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Season story · Division 4

1981–82

14 league wins, 51–56 league goals and a campaign told match by match.

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Manager: Bryan Hamilton12 recorded transfers
Division
Football League Division Four
Final league position
11th
League matches
46
League wins
14
League draws
18
League defeats
14
League goals
51–56
Average Prenton Park gate
1,735

The journey

Four moments from the campaign

29 Aug → 15 May

  1. 29 Aug

    Opening chapter

    York City · 0-2

    View match

  2. 19 Jan

    Biggest victory

    Crewe Alexandra · 3-0

    View match

  3. 7 Nov

    The biggest crowd

    Sheffield United · 2-0

    View match

  4. 15 May

    Final word

    Peterborough United · 1-2

    View match

Top scorer

John Kerr

17 goals

Biggest crowd

13,454

Sheffield United

Season form

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TranmereWeb award

Player of the Season

Awarded to the highest-scoring player in the TranmereWeb fantasy rankings for 1981/82.

John Williams, TranmereWeb 1981 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
54
Wins
18
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May · Opening chapter

Pre-season

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

Arrivals · 6

Bobby HutchinsonFrom Wigan Athletic · Free TransferBrian MorleyFrom Blackburn Rovers · Free TransferDavid BurgessFrom Everton · Free TransferMark FergusonFrom TraineeOwen BrownFrom Carlisle United · Free TransferScott EnderbyFrom Ipswich Town · Free Transfer

Departures · 6

Dick JohnsonTo RetiredJohn BramhallTo Bury · Free TransferOwen BrownTo Crewe Alexandra · Free TransferScott EnderbyTo Swindon Town · Free TransferSteve CravenTo Crewe Alexandra · Free TransferSteve PeplowTo Released

  1. Chapter 01

    August 1981

    L
    1 competitive matches · 0W 0D 1LOpen chapter +
    Sat 29LYork CityPrenton Park · League0-2

  2. Chapter 02

    September 1981

    WLDDLWDD
    8 competitive matches · 2W 4D 2LOpen chapter +
    Tue 1WBurnleyPrenton Park · League Cup4-2Fri 4LColchester UnitedLayer Road · League4-0Sat 12DHereford UnitedPrenton Park · League0-0Tue 15DBurnleyTurf Moor · League Cup3-3Sat 19LScunthorpe UnitedOld Show Ground · League2-1Tue 22WHalifax TownThe Shay · League0-2Sat 26DWigan AthleticPrenton Park · League0-0Tue 29DDarlingtonPrenton Park · League1-1

  3. Chapter 03

    October 1981

    WWLWWLWL
    8 competitive matches · 5W 0D 3LOpen chapter +
    Sat 3WHull CityBoothferry Park · League1-2Mon 5WPort ValePrenton Park · League Cup2-0Sat 10LBuryPrenton Park · League1-3Sat 17WTorquay UnitedPlainmoor · League1-2Tue 20WHartlepool UnitedPrenton Park · League1-0Sat 24LNorthampton TownCounty Ground · League3-2Wed 28WPort ValeVale Park · League Cup1-2Sat 31LAFC BournemouthPrenton Park · League0-1

  4. Chapter 04

    November 1981

    DLWDDLL
    7 competitive matches · 1W 3D 3LOpen chapter +
    Tue 3DRochdaleSpotland · League0-0Sat 7LSheffield UnitedBramall Lane · League2-0Tue 10WColchester UnitedPrenton Park · League Cup1-0Sat 14DBradford CityPrenton Park · League1-1Sat 21DBuryPrenton Park · FA Cup1-1Tue 24LBuryGigg Lane · FA Cup3-1Sat 28LAldershotRecreation Ground · League2-1

  5. Chapter 05

    December 1981

    LD
    2 competitive matches · 0W 1D 1LOpen chapter +
    Wed 2LNottingham ForestCity Ground · League Cup2-0Sat 5DMansfield TownPrenton Park · League2-2

  6. Chapter 06

    January 1982

    DWWWDL
    6 competitive matches · 3W 2D 1LOpen chapter +
    Tue 5DWigan AthleticSpringfield Park · League0-0Wed 13WBlackpoolBloomfield Road · League1-2Tue 19WCrewe AlexandraPrenton Park · League3-0Sat 23WYork CityBootham Crescent · League1-3Mon 25DPort ValeVale Park · League0-0Sat 30LScunthorpe UnitedPrenton Park · League0-1

  7. Chapter 07

    February 1982

    DDDDLL
    6 competitive matches · 0W 4D 2LOpen chapter +
    Sat 6DHereford UnitedEdgar Street · League1-1Tue 9DHalifax TownPrenton Park · League1-1Sat 13DHull CityPrenton Park · League2-2Mon 15DStockport CountyEdgeley Park · League1-1Tue 23LPeterborough UnitedPrenton Park · League1-2Sat 27LBuryGigg Lane · League4-0

  8. Chapter 08

    March 1982

    WDDLWDD
    7 competitive matches · 2W 4D 1LOpen chapter +
    Tue 2WColchester UnitedPrenton Park · League2-1Sat 6DTorquay UnitedPrenton Park · League1-1Wed 10DHartlepool UnitedVictoria Park · League0-0Sat 13LNorthampton TownPrenton Park · League0-2Tue 16WRochdalePrenton Park · League2-0Sat 20DAFC BournemouthDean Court · League1-1Sat 27DSheffield UnitedPrenton Park · League2-2

  9. Chapter 09

    April 1982

    DWDLWW
    6 competitive matches · 3W 2D 1LOpen chapter +
    Sat 3DBradford CityValley Parade · League1-1Sat 10WBlackpoolPrenton Park · League3-1Mon 12DCrewe AlexandraGresty Road · League1-1Sat 17LMansfield TownField Mill · League3-0Sat 24WAldershotPrenton Park · League1-0Fri 30WDarlingtonFeethams · League1-2

  10. Chapter 10

    May 1982

    WLW
    3 competitive matches · 2W 0D 1LOpen chapter +
    Tue 4WStockport CountyPrenton Park · League2-0Sat 8LPort ValePrenton Park · League1-2Sat 15WPeterborough UnitedLondon Road · League1-2
Division
Division 4
FA Cup:
Round: 1
Lg Cup:
Round: 4

Summary

Full Player Records

Selection summary

Competitive record

54 matches played

VenuePldWonDrawsLost
Home2710107
Away278109
Total54182016

Match list

Results

54 matches

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