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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 Yeats5 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

  1. 25 Aug

    Opening chapter

    Aldershot · 0-0

    View match

  2. 2 Nov

    Biggest victory

    Walsall · 3-0

    View match

  3. 2 Oct

    The biggest crowd

    Arsenal · 0-1

    View match

  4. 26 Apr

    Final word

    Southend United · 2-0

    View match

Top scorer

Paul Crossley

10 goals

Biggest crowd

20,616

Arsenal

Season form

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TranmereWeb award

Player of the Season

Awarded to the highest-scoring player in the TranmereWeb fantasy rankings for 1973/74.

Ron Yeats, TranmereWeb 1973 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
9
Competitive matches
53
Wins
18
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  1. Chapter 01

    August 1973

    DD
    2 competitive matches · 0W 2D 0LOpen chapter +
    Sat 25DAldershotRecreation Ground · League0-0Wed 29DCrewe AlexandraPrenton Park · League Cup3-3

  2. Chapter 02

    September 1973

    WWWWDWLL
    8 competitive matches · 5W 1D 2LOpen chapter +
    Sat 1WPlymouth ArgylePrenton Park · League2-0Wed 5WCrewe AlexandraGresty Road · League Cup0-1Sat 8WRochdaleSpotland · League0-1Mon 10WShrewsbury TownPrenton Park · League1-0Fri 14DGrimsby TownPrenton Park · League0-0Wed 19WHereford UnitedEdgar Street · League0-2Sat 22LAFC BournemouthDean Court · League2-1Fri 28LHalifax TownPrenton Park · League0-1

  3. Chapter 03

    October 1973

    WLDDDWLD
    8 competitive matches · 2W 4D 2LOpen chapter +
    Tue 2WArsenalHighbury · League Cup0-1Sat 6LCharlton AthleticThe Valley · League1-0Mon 8DHereford UnitedPrenton Park · League0-0Fri 12DBlackburn RoversPrenton Park · League1-1Fri 19DHuddersfield TownPrenton Park · League1-1Tue 23WShrewsbury TownGay Meadow · League1-3Sat 27LYork CityBootham Crescent · League2-0Wed 31DWolverhampton WanderersPrenton Park · League Cup1-1

  4. Chapter 04

    November 1973

    WLLDW
    5 competitive matches · 2W 1D 2LOpen chapter +
    Fri 2WWalsallPrenton Park · League3-0Sat 10LChesterfieldSaltergate · League1-0Tue 13LWolverhampton WanderersMolyneux · League Cup2-1Sat 17DSouthportHaig Avenue · League2-2Sat 24WBuryPrenton Park · FA Cup2-1

  5. Chapter 05

    December 1973

    DWLLLD
    6 competitive matches · 1W 2D 3LOpen chapter +
    Sat 1DSouthend UnitedRoots Hall · League1-1Sat 8WBrighton & Hove AlbionPrenton Park · League4-1Sat 15LDoncaster RoversBelle Vue · FA Cup3-0Sat 22LHalifax TownThe Shay · League2-1Wed 26LWrexhamPrenton Park · League0-1Sat 29DRochdalePrenton Park · League1-1

  6. Chapter 06

    January 1974

    LLLL
    4 competitive matches · 0W 0D 4LOpen chapter +
    Tue 1LPlymouth ArgyleHome Park · League2-0Sat 12LGrimsby TownBlundell Park · League5-0Sun 20LAldershotPrenton Park · League0-1Sat 26LPort ValeVale Park · League1-0

  7. Chapter 07

    February 1974

    LLDDW
    5 competitive matches · 1W 2D 2LOpen chapter +
    Sat 2LWatfordVicarage Road · League4-2Mon 4LOldham AthleticPrenton Park · League0-2Sun 10DAFC BournemouthPrenton Park · League1-1Sun 17DBlackburn RoversEwood Park · League0-0Sun 24WCharlton AthleticPrenton Park · League2-0

  8. Chapter 08

    March 1974

    DDDLLW
    6 competitive matches · 1W 3D 2LOpen chapter +
    Sat 2DWrexhamRacecourse Ground · League0-0Sat 9DYork CityPrenton Park · League0-0Sat 16DHuddersfield TownLeeds Road · League0-0Sat 23LChesterfieldPrenton Park · League1-2Wed 27LCambridge UnitedAbbey Stadium · League1-0Sat 30WWalsallFellows Park · League0-1

  9. Chapter 09

    April 1974

    WDWDWLWWW
    9 competitive matches · 6W 2D 1LOpen chapter +
    Mon 1WPort ValePrenton Park · League3-0Sat 6DOldham AthleticBoundary Park · League2-2Mon 8WWatfordPrenton Park · League1-0Fri 12DBristol RoversPrenton Park · League0-0Sat 13WSouthportPrenton Park · League3-1Tue 16LBristol RoversEastville Stadium · League1-0Sat 20WBrighton & Hove AlbionGoldstone Ground · League1-3Mon 22WCambridge UnitedPrenton Park · League5-2Fri 26WSouthend UnitedPrenton Park · League2-0
Division
Division 3
FA Cup:
Round: 2
Lg Cup:
Round: 3

Summary

Full Player Records

Selection summary

Competitive record

53 matches played

VenuePldWonDrawsLost
Away277713
Home2611105
Total53181718

Match list

Results

53 matches

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

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A gallery of Tranmere Rovers photos from the 1973-74 season

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