John Aldridge

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John William Aldridge is a celebrated former footballer and manager, renowned for his exceptional goal-scoring talent. Born on September 18, 1958, Aldridge's career at Tranmere Rovers spanned from 1991 to 1996, where he became an integral part of the team's history. With 293 appearances for the club, including 271 starts and 22 as a substitute, he scored a remarkable 174 goals. Aldridge made his debut for Tranmere Rovers in the 1991 season on August 17, against Brighton & Hove Albion, where he immediately made an impact by scoring twice. His contributions were pivotal in the team's achievements during his tenure.

Debut: Brighton & Hove Albion (1991-08-17)

Born: 1958-09-18,

Season Starts Goals Assists Headers Free Kicks Penalties Yellow Cards Red Cards
1991 56 (0) 40 6 8 0 8 0 1
1992 40 (1) 26 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 44 (0) 28 0 0 0 1 0 0
1994 39 (3) 26 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 49 (0) 29 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 37 (11) 20 0 0 0 3 4 1
1997 6 (7) 5 0 0 0 2 2 0
TOTAL 271 (22) 174 6 8 0 14 6 3
Season In/Out Fee
Real Sociedad £250,000
Retired
Season Competition Start/Sub Opposition Goals Subbed By/For
1991 League Start Brighton & Hove Albion (1991-08-17) 2
1991 League Cup Start Halifax Town (1991-08-20) 3
1991 League Start Bristol Rovers (1991-08-23) 1
1991 League Cup Start Halifax Town (1991-08-27) 2
1991 League Start Grimsby Town (1991-08-31) 1
1991 League Start Charlton Athletic (1991-09-03) 0
1991 League Start Newcastle United (1991-09-07) 0
1991 League Start Bristol City (1991-09-14) 0
1991 League Start Middlesbrough (1991-09-17) 0
1991 League Start Barnsley (1991-09-21) 1
1991 League Cup Start Chelsea (1991-09-25) 1
1991 League Start Blackburn Rovers (1991-09-28) 0
1991 Zenith Data Systems Trophy Start Newcastle United (1991-10-01) 3
1991 League Start Southend United (1991-10-04) 0
1991 League Cup Start Chelsea (1991-10-08) 1
1991 League Start Oxford United (1991-10-12) 0
1991 League Start Cambridge United (1991-10-18) 1
1991 Zenith Data Systems Trophy Start Grimsby Town (1991-10-22) 3
1991 League Start Wolverhampton Wanderers (1991-10-26) 0
1991 League Cup Start Leeds United (1991-10-29) 1
1991 League Start Derby County (1991-11-02) 1
1991 League Start Millwall (1991-11-05) 1
1991 League Start Plymouth Argyle (1991-11-08) 1
1991 FA Cup Start Runcorn (1991-11-16) 2
1991 League Start Swindon Town (1991-11-22) 0
1991 Zenith Data Systems Trophy Start Middlesbrough (1991-11-26) 1
1991 League Start Ipswich Town (1991-11-30) 0
1991 FA Cup Start York City (1991-12-07) 0
1991 Zenith Data Systems Trophy Start Nottingham Forest (1991-12-10) 0
1991 League Start Port Vale (1991-12-13) 0
1991 FA Cup Start York City (1991-12-17) 1
1991 League Start Sunderland (1991-12-26) 0
1991 League Start Grimsby Town (1991-12-28) 1
1991 League Start Watford (1992-01-01) 0
1991 FA Cup Start Oxford United (1992-01-04) 0
1991 League Start Cambridge United (1992-01-31) 0
1991 League Start Wolverhampton Wanderers (1992-02-08) 1
1991 League Start Sunderland (1992-02-11) 1
1991 League Start Ipswich Town (1992-02-21) 0
1991 League Start Portsmouth (1992-02-29) 0
1991 League Start Port Vale (1992-03-06) 1
1991 League Start Millwall (1992-03-11) 2
1991 League Start Derby County (1992-03-14) 3
1991 League Start Swindon Town (1992-03-17) 0
1991 League Start Plymouth Argyle (1992-03-21) 0
1991 League Start Leicester City (1992-03-27) 0
1991 League Start Bristol City (1992-03-31) 0
1991 League Start Newcastle United (1992-04-04) 2
1991 League Start Portsmouth (1992-04-07) 0
1991 League Start Middlesbrough (1992-04-10) 0
1991 League Start Leicester City (1992-04-15) 0
1991 League Start Barnsley (1992-04-18) 0
1991 League Start Blackburn Rovers (1992-04-20) 0
1991 League Start Southend United (1992-04-25) 0
1991 League Start Charlton Athletic (1992-04-28) 1
1991 League Start Oxford United (1992-05-02) 1
1992 League Start Cambridge United (1992-08-15) 1
1992 League Cup Start Blackpool (1992-08-19) 2
1992 League Start Sunderland (1992-08-22) 0
1992 League Cup Start Blackpool (1992-08-25) 0
1992 League Start Bristol Rovers (1992-08-28) 0
1992 Anglo Italian Cup Start Peterborough United (1992-09-01) 0
1992 League Start Luton Town (1992-09-05) 1
1992 League Start Grimsby Town (1992-09-12) 0
1992 Anglo Italian Cup Start Wolverhampton Wanderers (1992-09-15) 2
1992 League Start Charlton Athletic (1992-09-18) 0
1992 League Start Oxford United (1992-09-26) 0
1992 League Start Notts County (1992-09-29) 1
1992 League Start Bristol City (1992-10-03) 2
1992 League Start Newcastle United (1992-10-10) 0
1992 League Start Birmingham City (1992-10-17) 2
1992 League Start Watford (1992-10-24) 0
1992 League Start Peterborough United (1992-10-30) 0
1992 League Start Southend United (1992-11-03) 1
1992 League Start Leicester City (1992-11-07) 0
1992 Anglo Italian Cup Start Reggia (1992-11-11) 0
1992 League Start Brentford (1992-11-14) 0
1992 League Start Portsmouth (1992-11-21) 0
1992 Anglo Italian Cup Start Cremonese (1992-11-24) 0
1992 League Start Derby County (1992-11-28) 2
1992 League Start West Ham United (1992-12-04) 3
1992 Anglo Italian Cup Start Cozensa (1992-12-16) 0
1992 League Start Wolverhampton Wanderers (1992-12-19) 3
1992 League Start Millwall (1992-12-26) 0
1992 League Start Barnsley (1992-12-28) 0
1992 FA Cup Start Oldham Athletic (1993-01-02) 1
1992 League Start Charlton Athletic (1993-01-09) 1
1992 FA Cup Start Oldham Athletic (1993-01-12) 0
1992 League Start Oxford United (1993-01-15) 2
1992 League Start Luton Town (1993-02-13) 0
1992 League Start Bristol Rovers (1993-02-20) 0
1992 League Sub Birmingham City (1993-04-24) 0 Tommy Coyne
1992 League Start Watford (1993-05-01) 2
1992 League Start Sunderland (1993-05-04) 0
1992 League Start Peterborough United (1993-05-08) 0
1992 Play Offs Start Swindon Town (1993-05-16) 0
1992 Play Offs Start Swindon Town (1993-05-19) 0
1993 League Start Crystal Palace (1993-08-14) 0
1993 League Start Leicester City (1993-08-21) 0
1993 League Start Charlton Athletic (1993-08-24) 0
1993 League Start Grimsby Town (1993-08-28) 0
1993 Anglo Italian Cup Start Sunderland (1993-08-31) 0
1993 League Start Notts County (1993-09-04) 1
1993 League Start Stoke City (1993-09-11) 0
1993 League Start Luton Town (1993-09-14) 1
1993 League Start Barnsley (1993-09-18) 0
1993 League Cup Start Oxford United (1993-09-21) 2
1993 League Start Oxford United (1993-09-25) 0 Chris Malkin
1993 League Cup Start Grimsby Town (1993-10-26) 2 Ian Muir
1993 League Start Sunderland (1993-11-13) 1
1993 League Start Birmingham City (1993-11-27) 2
1993 League Cup Start Oldham Athletic (1993-11-30) 1
1993 League Start Peterborough United (1993-12-03) 1
1993 League Start Luton Town (1993-12-11) 1
1993 League Start Crystal Palace (1993-12-19) 0
1993 League Start Wolverhampton Wanderers (1993-12-27) 0 Graham Branch
1993 League Start Nottingham Forest (1994-01-16) 1
1993 League Start Bolton Wanderers (1994-01-23) 0
1993 League Cup Start Nottingham Forest (1994-01-26) 0
1993 League Cup Start Nottingham Forest (1994-01-29) 0
1993 League Start Bristol City (1994-02-05) 0
1993 League Start Portsmouth (1994-02-11) 1
1993 League Cup Start Aston Villa (1994-02-16) 1
1993 League Start Leicester City (1994-02-23) 0
1993 League Cup Start Aston Villa (1994-02-27) 1
1993 League Start Grimsby Town (1994-03-05) 0
1993 League Start Barnsley (1994-03-12) 0
1993 League Start Stoke City (1994-03-15) 2
1993 League Start Oxford United (1994-03-19) 0
1993 League Start Southend United (1994-03-25) 1
1993 League Start Derby County (1994-03-29) 2
1993 League Start Wolverhampton Wanderers (1994-04-02) 1
1993 League Start Middlesbrough (1994-04-04) 1 Gary Jones
1993 League Start Watford (1994-04-09) 1 Gary Jones
1993 League Start West Bromwich Albion (1994-04-16) 0 Ian Muir
1993 League Start Millwall (1994-04-23) 2
1993 League Start Charlton Athletic (1994-04-26) 1
1993 League Start Sunderland (1994-04-30) 1
1993 League Start Birmingham City (1994-05-08) 0
1993 Play Offs Start Leicester City (1994-05-15) 0
1993 Play Offs Start Leicester City (1994-05-18) 0
1994 League Start Stoke City (1994-08-13) 0
1994 League Start Swindon Town (1994-08-20) 2
1994 Anglo Italian Cup Start Venezia (1994-08-24) 1
1994 League Start Grimsby Town (1994-08-27) 1
1994 League Start Luton Town (1994-08-30) 3
1994 League Start Sheffield United (1994-09-03) 1
1994 League Start Wolverhampton Wanderers (1994-09-10) 0
1994 League Start Portsmouth (1994-09-14) 0
1994 League Start Millwall (1994-09-17) 1
1994 League Cup Start Brentford (1994-09-20) 0
1994 League Start Sunderland (1994-09-24) 0
1994 League Cup Start Brentford (1994-09-27) 0
1994 League Start Burnley (1994-10-01) 1
1994 Anglo Italian Cup Start Ascoli (1994-10-04) 0
1994 League Start Middlesbrough (1994-10-08) 1
1994 League Start West Bromwich Albion (1994-10-15) 3
1994 League Start Watford (1994-10-22) 0
1994 League Cup Start Norwich City (1994-10-26) 1
1994 League Start Port Vale (1994-10-29) 0
1994 League Start Barnsley (1994-11-01) 4
1994 League Cup Start Norwich City (1994-11-09) 0
1994 League Start Watford (1994-12-03) 0
1994 League Start Notts County (1994-12-07) 0
1994 League Start Swindon Town (1994-12-10) 0
1994 League Start Stoke City (1994-12-17) 0
1994 FA Cup Sub Wimbledon (1995-01-29) 0 Ian Muir
1994 League Sub Burnley (1995-02-25) 1 Chris Malkin
1994 League Sub Sunderland (1995-03-05) 0 Chris Malkin
1994 League Start Sheffield United (1995-03-07) 0
1994 League Start Grimsby Town (1995-03-11) 1
1994 League Start Luton Town (1995-03-18) 0
1994 League Start Millwall (1995-03-25) 0
1994 League Start Portsmouth (1995-04-01) 2
1994 League Start Bristol City (1995-04-08) 1
1994 League Start Bolton Wanderers (1995-04-14) 0
1994 League Start Derby County (1995-04-17) 0
1994 League Start Southend United (1995-04-21) 0
1994 League Start West Bromwich Albion (1995-04-30) 1
1994 League Start Wolverhampton Wanderers (1995-05-03) 1
1994 League Start Middlesbrough (1995-05-07) 0
1994 Play Offs Start Reading (1995-05-14) 0
1994 Play Offs Start Reading (1995-05-17) 0
1995 League Start Wolverhampton Wanderers (1995-08-12) 1
1995 League Start Sheffield United (1995-08-19) 2
1995 League Start Huddersfield Town (1995-08-26) 1
1995 League Start Barnsley (1995-08-29) 1
1995 League Start Charlton Athletic (1995-09-09) 0
1995 League Start West Bromwich Albion (1995-09-12) 1
1995 League Start Stoke City (1995-09-16) 0
1995 League Cup Start Oldham Athletic (1995-09-19) 1
1995 League Start Portsmouth (1995-09-23) 0 Jon Kenworthy
1995 League Start Watford (1995-09-30) 1
1995 League Start Luton Town (1995-10-07) 1
1995 League Start Millwall (1995-10-14) 0 Graham Branch
1995 League Start Southend United (1995-10-21) 0
1995 League Cup Start Birmingham City (1995-10-24) 0
1995 League Start Norwich City (1995-10-29) 0
1995 League Start Derby County (1995-11-04) 2
1995 League Cup Start Birmingham City (1995-11-08) 1
1995 League Start Leicester City (1995-11-19) 0
1995 League Start Port Vale (1995-11-22) 2
1995 League Start Grimsby Town (1995-11-25) 0
1995 League Start Luton Town (1995-12-02) 0
1995 League Start Watford (1995-12-16) 0
1995 League Start Birmingham City (1995-12-23) 0
1995 League Start Oldham Athletic (1995-12-26) 2
1995 League Start Reading (1996-01-01) 0
1995 FA Cup Start Queens Park Rangers (1996-01-06) 0
1995 League Start Sheffield United (1996-01-13) 0
1995 League Start Wolverhampton Wanderers (1996-01-20) 1
1995 League Start Sunderland (1996-01-30) 0
1995 League Start Huddersfield Town (1996-02-03) 0
1995 League Start Barnsley (1996-02-10) 1
1995 League Start West Bromwich Albion (1996-02-17) 0
1995 League Start Crystal Palace (1996-02-20) 1
1995 League Start Stoke City (1996-02-24) 0
1995 League Start Oldham Athletic (1996-03-03) 1
1995 League Start Birmingham City (1996-03-09) 1
1995 League Start Crystal Palace (1996-03-12) 0
1995 League Start Ipswich Town (1996-03-16) 1
1995 League Start Reading (1996-03-23) 1
1995 League Start Southend United (1996-03-30) 0
1995 League Start Millwall (1996-04-02) 1
1995 League Start Norwich City (1996-04-06) 1
1995 League Start Derby County (1996-04-08) 1
1995 League Start Leicester City (1996-04-13) 0 Gary Jones
1995 League Start Ipswich Town (1996-04-17) 1
1995 League Start Port Vale (1996-04-20) 0 Gary Jones
1995 League Start Grimsby Town (1996-04-27) 1 Ian Thomas-Moore
1995 League Start Charlton Athletic (1996-04-30) 0 Ian Thomas-Moore
1995 League Start Sunderland (1996-05-05) 1
1996 League Start Southend (1996-08-17) 0 Ged Brannan
1996 League Cup Start Shrewsbury (1996-08-21) 1
1996 League Start Grimsby (1996-08-23) 2
1996 League Start Port Vale (1996-08-27) 0
1996 League Start Bradford (1996-08-31) 0
1996 League Cup Start Shrewsbury (1996-09-03) 0
1996 League Start Birmingham (1996-09-07) 1 Ian Thomas-Moore
1996 League Start Huddersfield (1996-09-10) 1 Ian Thomas-Moore
1996 League Start Swindon (1996-09-14) 1
1996 League Cup Start Oldham (1996-09-17) 1
1996 League Start West Brom (1996-09-21) 1
1996 League Cup Start Oldham (1996-09-24) 0
1996 League Start Norwich (1996-09-28) 1
1996 League Start Oxford (1996-10-01) 0
1996 League Start Portsmouth (1996-10-04) 0
1996 League Start Sheff Utd (1996-10-12) 0
1996 League Start Bolton (1996-10-15) 0
1996 League Start QPR (1996-10-20) 1
1996 League Sub Ipswich (1996-10-26) 0 Gary Jones
1996 League Sub Charlton (1996-10-29) 1 Gary Jones
1996 League Sub Crystal Palace (1996-11-02) 0 Ian Thomas-Moore
1996 League Start Oldham (1996-11-15) 1
1996 League Start Man City (1996-11-23) 0 Gary Jones
1996 League Start Ipswich (1996-11-30) 2
1996 League Start Reading (1996-12-03) 0
1996 League Start Stoke (1996-12-07) 0
1996 League Start Barnsley (1996-12-14) 0
1996 League Sub Wolves (1996-12-21) 0 Graham Branch
1996 League Start Huddersfield (1996-12-26) 0
1996 League Start West Brom (1997-01-01) 2 Ian Thomas-Moore
1996 League Start Swindon (1997-01-10) 0 Ian Thomas-Moore
1996 FA Cup Start Carlisle (1997-01-14) 0 Graham Branch
1996 League Start Oxford (1997-01-18) 1
1996 League Sub Crystal Palace (1997-02-22) 0 Graham Branch
1996 League Sub Stoke (1997-02-28) 0 Kenny Irons
1996 League Start Oldham (1997-03-04) 0 Gary Jones
1996 League Start Wolves (1997-03-08) 1 Paul Cook
1996 League Start Barnsley (1997-03-15) 0
1996 League Sub Man City (1997-03-18) 0 Alan Mahon
1996 League Start Grimsby (1997-03-22) 0
1996 League Start Southend (1997-03-28) 1 Paul Cook
1996 League Sub Port Vale (1997-03-31) 0 Kenny Irons
1996 League Start Bradford (1997-04-04) 0 Graham Branch
1996 League Sub Portsmouth (1997-04-12) 0 Andy Thorn
1996 League Sub Birmingham (1997-04-15) 0 John Morrissey
1996 League Sub Sheff Utd (1997-04-19) 0 John Morrissey
1996 League Start QPR (1997-04-26) 0
1996 League Start Bolton (1997-05-04) 1
1997 League Sub West Brom (1997-08-09) 0 Liam O'Brien
1997 League Sub QPR (1997-08-15) 0 David Kelly
1997 League Sub Middlesbrough (1997-08-30) 0 David Kelly
1997 League Sub Birmingham (1997-09-02) 0 Gary Stevens
1997 League Sub Norwich (1997-10-04) 0 Lee Jones
1997 League Start Stoke (1997-11-22) 1 Gary Jones
1997 League Start Sunderland (1997-11-29) 0 John Morrissey
1997 League Sub Ipswich (1997-12-06) 0 Gary Stevens
1997 League Start Stockport (1997-12-13) 1
1997 League Sub Oxford (1997-12-20) 0 Micky Mellon
1997 League Start West Brom (1998-01-09) 0 Andy Parkinson
1997 League Start QPR (1998-01-17) 0 Andy Parkinson
1997 League Start Wolves (1998-05-03) 2