StoryTimelineFull archive

Season story · Division 3

1972–73

15 league wins, 56–52 league goals and a campaign told match by match.

Follow the timelineBrowse the archive
Manager: Ron Yeats7 recorded transfers
Division
Football League Division Three
Final league position
10th
League matches
46
League wins
15
League draws
16
League defeats
15
League goals
56–52
Average Prenton Park gate
5,615

The journey

Four moments from the campaign

12 Aug → 28 Apr

  1. 12 Aug

    Opening chapter

    Watford · 1-0

    View match

  2. 25 Sept

    Biggest victory

    Charlton Athletic · 4-0

    View match

  3. 28 Apr

    The biggest crowd

    Notts County · 4-1

    View match

Top scorer

Eddie Loyden

19 goals

Biggest crowd

23,613

Notts County

Season form

WLLWWDLLWDDDDLWLLL

TranmereWeb award

Player of the Season

Awarded to the highest-scoring player in the TranmereWeb fantasy rankings for 1972/73.

Eddie Loyden, TranmereWeb 1972 Player of the Season

Season timeline

The campaign, month by month

Follow the rhythm of the season through every result, change in the dugout and recorded player movement.

Months
10
Competitive matches
49
Wins
16
Open the complete results archive

  1. Chapter 01

    July 1972

    0 competitive matches · 0W 0D 0LOpen chapter +

    Squad movement

    Trevor Storton departed for Liverpool1972-07-28

  2. Chapter 02

    August 1972

    LLWLL
    5 competitive matches · 1W 0D 4LOpen chapter +
    Sat 12LWatfordVicarage Road · League1-0Wed 16LPort ValePrenton Park · League Cup0-1Fri 18WScunthorpe UnitedPrenton Park · League2-1Sat 26LWalsallFellows Park · League2-0Mon 28LNotts CountyPrenton Park · League0-2

  3. Chapter 03

    September 1972

    WDWDLWW
    7 competitive matches · 4W 2D 1LOpen chapter +
    Fri 1WSouthend UnitedPrenton Park · League3-1Sat 9DRochdaleSpotland · League1-1Fri 15WYork CityPrenton Park · League1-0Tue 19DSwansea CityVetch Field · League1-1Sat 23LBolton WanderersBurnden Park · League2-0Mon 25WCharlton AthleticPrenton Park · League4-0Fri 29WChesterfieldPrenton Park · League1-0

  4. Chapter 04

    October 1972

    DLDDDW
    6 competitive matches · 1W 4D 1LOpen chapter +
    Sat 7DAFC BournemouthDean Court · League1-1Mon 9LBrentfordGriffin Park · League2-0Fri 13DHalifax TownPrenton Park · League1-1Sat 21DPort ValeVale Park · League0-0Mon 23DBristol RoversPrenton Park · League1-1Fri 27WWrexhamPrenton Park · League4-0

  5. Chapter 05

    November 1972

    DDWD
    4 competitive matches · 1W 3D 0LOpen chapter +
    Sat 4DCharlton AthleticThe Valley · League1-1Fri 10DSwansea CityPrenton Park · League1-1Sat 18WSouth LiverpoolUnknown · FA Cup0-2Fri 24DBlackburn RoversPrenton Park · League1-1

  6. Chapter 06

    December 1972

    WLWDDW
    6 competitive matches · 3W 2D 1LOpen chapter +
    Sat 2WPlymouth ArgyleHome Park · League0-1Sat 9LBradford CityValley Parade · FA Cup2-1Fri 15WRotherham UnitedPrenton Park · League2-0Fri 22DShrewsbury TownGay Meadow · League0-0Tue 26DBolton WanderersPrenton Park · League1-1Sat 30WScunthorpe UnitedOld Show Ground · League1-5

  7. Chapter 07

    January 1973

    WLL
    3 competitive matches · 1W 0D 2LOpen chapter +
    Fri 5WWalsallPrenton Park · League3-1Sat 13LBristol RoversEastville Stadium · League2-0Sat 20LSouthend UnitedRoots Hall · League1-0

  8. Chapter 08

    February 1973

    WLLWW
    5 competitive matches · 3W 0D 2LOpen chapter +
    Fri 2WBrentfordPrenton Park · League6-2Tue 6LRochdalePrenton Park · League0-1Sat 10LYork CityBootham Crescent · League4-1Fri 16WWatfordPrenton Park · League1-0Sat 24WRotherham UnitedMillmoor · League1-2

  9. Chapter 09

    March 1973

    DLLWDDD
    7 competitive matches · 1W 4D 2LOpen chapter +
    Fri 2DAFC BournemouthPrenton Park · League0-0Wed 7LOldham AthleticBoundary Park · League3-1Sat 10LHalifax TownThe Shay · League2-1Fri 16WPort ValePrenton Park · League2-0Mon 19DGrimsby TownPrenton Park · League1-1Fri 23DWrexhamRacecourse Ground · League0-0Sat 31DBlackburn RoversEwood Park · League2-2

  10. Chapter 10

    April 1973

    DLWLLL
    6 competitive matches · 1W 1D 4LOpen chapter +
    Fri 6DPlymouth ArgylePrenton Park · League2-2Sat 14LGrimsby TownBlundell Park · League2-0Fri 20WShrewsbury TownPrenton Park · League1-0Sat 21LOldham AthleticPrenton Park · League0-1Tue 24LChesterfieldSaltergate · League2-0Sat 28LNotts CountyMeadow Lane · League4-1
Division
Division 3
FA Cup:
Round: 2
Lg Cup:
Round: 1

Summary

Full Player Records

Selection summary

Competitive record

49 matches played

VenuePldWonDrawsLost
Away254813
Home241284
Total49161617

Match list

Results

49 matches

DateOppositionResult
1-0
0-1
2-1
2-0
0-2
3-1
1-1
1-0
1-1
2-0
4-0
1-0
1-1
2-0
1-1
0-0
1-1
4-0
1-1
1-1
0-2
1-1
0-1
2-1
2-0
0-0
1-1
1-5
3-1
2-0
1-0
6-2
0-1
4-1
1-0
1-2
0-0
3-1
2-1
2-0
1-1
0-0
2-2
2-2
2-0
1-0
0-1
2-0
4-1