Tranmere Rovers 1973/74 season review

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Season story · Division 3

1973–74

15 league wins, 50–44 league goals and a campaign told match by match.

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Manager: Ron Yeats4 recorded transfers

Division: Football League Division Three
Final league position: 16th
League matches: 46
League wins: 15
League draws: 15
League defeats: 16
League goals: 50–44
Average Prenton Park gate: 4,215

The journey

Four moments from the campaign

25 Aug → 26 Apr

25 Aug
Opening chapter
Aldershot · 0-0
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2 Nov
Biggest victory
Walsall · 3-0
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2 Oct
The biggest crowd
Arsenal · 0-1
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26 Apr
Final word
Southend United · 2-0
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Defining matches

The days that shaped the season

012 Nov · LeagueWalsallPrenton Park · 3,502 attendance3-0 022 Oct · League CupArsenalHighbury · 20,616 attendance0-1 0326 Apr · LeagueSouthend UnitedPrenton Park · 4,227 attendance2-0

The team

Most-used XI

Ronnie MooreStriker

Eddie LoydenStriker

Bobby TynanWinger

Tommy YoungCentral Midfielder

Mark PaliosCentral Midfielder

Tommy VeitchCentral Midfielder

Syd FarrimondFull Back

Ron YeatsCentral Defender

Kit FaganCentral Defender

Ray MathiasFull Back

Tommy LawrenceGoalkeeper

Top scorer

Paul Crossley

10 goals

Biggest crowd

20,616

Arsenal

Season form

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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: 9
Matches: 53
Wins: 18

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May · Opening chapter

Pre-season squad changes

4 recorded moves. Exact dates are not held in the archive.View moves +

Arrivals · 4

Hughie McAuleyFrom Liverpool · Loan Mark PaliosFrom Trainee Russ AllenFrom West Bromich Albion · Free Transfer Steve PeplowFrom Nottingham Forest · Free Transfer

Departures · 0

No recorded departures.

Chapter 01
August 1973
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2 matches · 0W 2D 0LOpen chapter +Close chapter −
Sat 25DAldershotRecreation Ground · League0-0 Wed 29DCrewe AlexandraPrenton Park · League Cup3-3
Chapter 02
September 1973
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8 matches · 5W 1D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −
Sat 1WPlymouth ArgylePrenton Park · League2-0 Wed 5WCrewe AlexandraGresty Road · League Cup0-1 Sat 8WRochdaleSpotland · League0-1 Mon 10WShrewsbury TownPrenton Park · League1-0 Fri 14DGrimsby TownPrenton Park · League0-0 Wed 19WHereford UnitedEdgar Street · League0-2 Sat 22LAFC BournemouthDean Court · League2-1 Fri 28LHalifax TownPrenton Park · League0-1
Chapter 03
October 1973
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8 matches · 2W 4D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −
Tue 2WArsenalHighbury · League Cup0-1 Sat 6LCharlton AthleticThe Valley · League1-0 Mon 8DHereford UnitedPrenton Park · League0-0 Fri 12DBlackburn RoversPrenton Park · League1-1 Fri 19DHuddersfield TownPrenton Park · League1-1 Tue 23WShrewsbury TownGay Meadow · League1-3 Sat 27LYork CityBootham Crescent · League2-0 Wed 31DWolverhampton WanderersPrenton Park · League Cup1-1
Chapter 04
November 1973
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5 matches · 2W 1D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −
Fri 2WWalsallPrenton Park · League3-0 Sat 10LChesterfieldSaltergate · League1-0 Tue 13LWolverhampton WanderersMolyneux · League Cup2-1 Sat 17DSouthportHaig Avenue · League2-2 Sat 24WBuryPrenton Park · FA Cup2-1
Chapter 05
December 1973
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6 matches · 1W 2D 3LOpen chapter +Close chapter −
Sat 1DSouthend UnitedRoots Hall · League1-1 Sat 8WBrighton & Hove AlbionPrenton Park · League4-1 Sat 15LDoncaster RoversBelle Vue · FA Cup3-0 Sat 22LHalifax TownThe Shay · League2-1 Wed 26LWrexhamPrenton Park · League0-1 Sat 29DRochdalePrenton Park · League1-1
Chapter 06
January 1974
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4 matches · 0W 0D 4LOpen chapter +Close chapter −
Tue 1LPlymouth ArgyleHome Park · League2-0 Sat 12LGrimsby TownBlundell Park · League5-0 Sun 20LAldershotPrenton Park · League0-1 Sat 26LPort ValeVale Park · League1-0
Chapter 07
February 1974
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5 matches · 1W 2D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −
Sat 2LWatfordVicarage Road · League4-2 Mon 4LOldham AthleticPrenton Park · League0-2 Sun 10DAFC BournemouthPrenton Park · League1-1 Sun 17DBlackburn RoversEwood Park · League0-0 Sun 24WCharlton AthleticPrenton Park · League2-0
Chapter 08
March 1974
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6 matches · 1W 3D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −
Sat 2DWrexhamRacecourse Ground · League0-0 Sat 9DYork CityPrenton Park · League0-0 Sat 16DHuddersfield TownLeeds Road · League0-0 Sat 23LChesterfieldPrenton Park · League1-2 Wed 27LCambridge UnitedAbbey Stadium · League1-0 Sat 30WWalsallFellows Park · League0-1
Chapter 09
April 1974
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9 matches · 6W 2D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −
Mon 1WPort ValePrenton Park · League3-0 Sat 6DOldham AthleticBoundary Park · League2-2 Mon 8WWatfordPrenton Park · League1-0 Fri 12DBristol RoversPrenton Park · League0-0 Sat 13WSouthportPrenton Park · League3-1 Tue 16LBristol RoversEastville Stadium · League1-0 Sat 20WBrighton & Hove AlbionGoldstone Ground · League1-3 Mon 22WCambridge UnitedPrenton Park · League5-2 Fri 26WSouthend UnitedPrenton Park · League2-0

Division

Division 3

FA Cup:

Round: 2

Lg Cup:

Round: 3

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Season archive

Squad & staff

Managers

Name	From
Ron Yeats	1972-04-08

Shirts

Top Scorer

Name	Starts	Goals
Paul Crossley	31	10

Player Data

Name	Starts	Goals
Ronnie Moore	53 (0)	3
Bobby Tynan	45 (1)	8
Syd Farrimond	45 (0)	0
Tommy Young	44 (1)	8
Ray Mathias	43 (1)	1
Ron Yeats	41 (1)	2
Mark Palios	36 (3)	7
Tommy Lawrence	35 (0)	0
Tommy Veitch	35 (0)	1
Paul Crossley	31 (4)	10
Willie Stevenson	27 (0)	0
Eddie Loyden	25 (1)	6
Dickie Johnson	18 (0)	0
Steve Peplow	18 (0)	2
Russ Allen	17 (7)	5
Kit Fagan	17 (1)	0
Barrie Mitchell	16 (0)	4
Hughie McAuley	15 (0)	1
Eddie Flood	9 (0)	0
Steve Coppell	6 (2)	0
John Seasman	5 (1)	0
Ben Seddon	2 (0)	0
Ray Pritchard	0 (1)	0
Own Goal	0 (0)	1

Full Player Records

Selection summary

Overall record

53 matches played

Venue	Pld	Won	Draws	Lost	For	Agn	Diff
Away	27	7	7	13	22	34	-12
Home	26	11	10	5	37	20	+17
Total	53	18	17	18	59	54	+5

Match list

Results

53 matches

Date	Opposition	Competition	Result	Att.
25/8	AwayAldershot	League	0-0	4749
29/8	HomeCrewe Alexandra	League Cup	3-3	2351
1/9	HomePlymouth Argyle	League	2-0	3304
5/9	AwayCrewe Alexandra	League Cup	0-1	4488
8/9	AwayRochdale	League	0-1	2745
10/9	HomeShrewsbury Town	League	1-0	5404
14/9	HomeGrimsby Town	League	0-0	6872
19/9	AwayHereford United	League	0-2	9004
22/9	AwayAFC Bournemouth	League	2-1	10011
28/9	HomeHalifax Town	League	0-1	5840
2/10	AwayArsenal	League Cup	0-1	20616
6/10	AwayCharlton Athletic	League	1-0	6350
8/10	HomeHereford United	League	0-0	5943
12/10	HomeBlackburn Rovers	League	1-1	5379
19/10	HomeHuddersfield Town	League	1-1	4715
23/10	AwayShrewsbury Town	League	1-3	2311
27/10	AwayYork City	League	2-0	4879
31/10	HomeWolverhampton Wanderers	League Cup	1-1	14442
2/11	HomeWalsall	League	3-0	3502
10/11	AwayChesterfield	League	1-0	4469
13/11	AwayWolverhampton Wanderers	League Cup	2-1	14839
17/11	AwaySouthport	League	2-2	2674
24/11	HomeBury	FA Cup	2-1	3476
1/12	AwaySouthend United	League	1-1	4917
8/12	HomeBrighton & Hove Albion	League	4-1	4458
15/12	AwayDoncaster Rovers	FA Cup	3-0	2444
22/12	AwayHalifax Town	League	2-1	1844
26/12	HomeWrexham	League	0-1	6069
29/12	HomeRochdale	League	1-1	2766
1/1	AwayPlymouth Argyle	League	2-0	13004
12/1	AwayGrimsby Town	League	5-0	5375
20/1	HomeAldershot	League	0-1	4908
26/1	AwayPort Vale	League	1-0	3004
2/2	AwayWatford	League	4-2	5454
4/2	HomeOldham Athletic	League	0-2	3017
10/2	HomeAFC Bournemouth	League	1-1	3400
17/2	AwayBlackburn Rovers	League	0-0	10077
24/2	HomeCharlton Athletic	League	2-0	3326
2/3	AwayWrexham	League	0-0	7548
9/3	HomeYork City	League	0-0	2650
16/3	AwayHuddersfield Town	League	0-0	4702
23/3	HomeChesterfield	League	1-2	2752
27/3	AwayCambridge United	League	1-0	3975
30/3	AwayWalsall	League	0-1	3752
1/4	HomePort Vale	League	3-0	3050
6/4	AwayOldham Athletic	League	2-2	11606
8/4	HomeWatford	League	1-0	3497
12/4	HomeBristol Rovers	League	0-0	6290
13/4	HomeSouthport	League	3-1	2773
16/4	AwayBristol Rovers	League	1-0	14670
20/4	AwayBrighton & Hove Albion	League	1-3	9609
22/4	HomeCambridge United	League	5-2	2796
26/4	HomeSouthend United	League	2-0	4227