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Season story · Division 4

1988–89

21 league wins, 62–43 league goals and a campaign told match by match.

Honours seasonPromotion from Division FourView the complete Rovers roll of honour
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Manager: John King (2nd)8 recorded transfers
Division
Football League Division Four
Final league position
2nd
League matches
46
League wins
21
League draws
17
League defeats
8
League goals
62–43
Average Prenton Park gate
5,331

The journey

Four moments from the campaign

27 Aug → 13 May

  1. 27 Aug

    Opening chapter

    Scarborough · 0-0

    View match

  2. 22 Nov

    Biggest victory

    Preston North End · 3-0

    View match

  3. 13 May

    The biggest crowd

    Crewe Alexandra · 1-1

    View match

Top scorer

Ian Muir

29 goals

Biggest crowd

15,286

Crewe Alexandra

Season form

DLWLWDWDWWWWDWLDWD

Season recognition

Captains & awards

Club captain

Player awards

PFA Division 4 Team of the Season

Eric Nixon

PFA Division 4 Team of the Season

Ian Muir

PFA Division 4 Team of the Season

Jim Harvey

TranmereWeb award

Player of the Season

Awarded to the highest-scoring player in the TranmereWeb fantasy rankings for 1988/89.

Ian Muir, TranmereWeb 1988 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
12
Competitive matches
60
Wins
27
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  1. Chapter 01

    May 1988

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

    Squad movement

    Paul Collings arrived from Ellesmere Port & Neston1988-05-01

  2. Chapter 02

    July 1988

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

    Squad movement

    Eric Nixon arrived from Manchester City1988-07-18

  3. Chapter 03

    August 1988

    DW
    2 competitive matches · 1W 1D 0LOpen chapter +
    Sat 27DScarboroughUnknown · League0-0Mon 29WStockport CountyEdgeley Park · League Cup0-1

  4. Chapter 04

    September 1988

    DDDLWWDW
    8 competitive matches · 3W 4D 1LOpen chapter +
    Fri 2DColchester UnitedPrenton Park · League0-0Mon 5DStockport CountyPrenton Park · League Cup1-1Sat 10DCarlisle UnitedBrunton Park · League1-1Fri 16LCambridge UnitedPrenton Park · League1-2Mon 19WPeterborough UnitedPrenton Park · League1-0Fri 23WHalifax TownThe Shay · League2-3Wed 28DMiddlesbroughAyresome Park · League Cup0-0Fri 30WHartlepool UnitedPrenton Park · League2-1

  5. Chapter 05

    October 1988

    DLWDDWL
    7 competitive matches · 2W 3D 2LOpen chapter +
    Tue 4DGrimsby TownBlundell Park · League0-0Fri 7LYork CityPrenton Park · League0-1Tue 11WMiddlesbroughPrenton Park · League Cup1-0Sat 15DRotherham UnitedMillmoor · League0-0Sat 22DWrexhamRacecourse Ground · League3-3Mon 24WLincoln CityPrenton Park · League1-0Sat 29LTorquay UnitedPlainmoor · League3-2

  6. Chapter 06

    November 1988

    WWWLDWDL
    8 competitive matches · 4W 2D 2LOpen chapter +
    Tue 1WBlackpoolPrenton Park · League Cup1-0Fri 4WRochdalePrenton Park · League2-0Mon 7WHereford UnitedPrenton Park · League1-0Sat 12LCrewe AlexandraGresty Road · League2-1Sat 19DPreston North EndDeepdale · FA Cup1-1Tue 22WPreston North EndPrenton Park · FA Cup3-0Fri 25DStockport CountyEdgeley Park · League1-1Tue 29LBristol CityAshton Gate · League Cup1-0

  7. Chapter 07

    December 1988

    DWWDWLW
    7 competitive matches · 4W 2D 1LOpen chapter +

    Squad movement

    Ken McKenna loaned out to Telford United1988-12-01

    Fri 16 · Archive news

    John King named Manger of the Month for November.

    Fri 2DDoncaster RoversPrenton Park · League2-2Mon 5WStockport CountyPrenton Park · Sherpa Van Trophy2-1Sat 10WNorthwich VictoriaUnknown · FA Cup1-2Tue 13DCrewe AlexandraGresty Road · Sherpa Van Trophy1-1Fri 16WDarlingtonPrenton Park · League2-0Mon 26LLeyton OrientBrisbane Road · League2-0Sat 31WScunthorpe UnitedOld Show Ground · League0-1

  8. Chapter 08

    January 1989

    WDLWLDD
    7 competitive matches · 2W 3D 2LOpen chapter +
    Mon 2WBurnleyPrenton Park · League2-1Sat 7DReadingPrenton Park · FA Cup1-1Wed 11LReadingElm Park · FA Cup2-1Fri 13WColchester UnitedLayer Road · League2-3Tue 17LWigan AthleticPrenton Park · Sherpa Van Trophy0-1Sat 21DScarboroughPrenton Park · League1-1Sat 28DCambridge UnitedAbbey Stadium · League1-1

  9. Chapter 09

    February 1989

    DWWD
    4 competitive matches · 2W 2D 0LOpen chapter +
    Sat 4DPeterborough UnitedLondon Road · League1-1Fri 10WHalifax TownPrenton Park · League2-0Sat 18WYork CityBootham Crescent · League0-1Sat 25DRotherham UnitedPrenton Park · League0-0

  10. Chapter 10

    March 1989

    LWLWDWDW
    8 competitive matches · 4W 2D 2LOpen chapter +
    Wed 1LLincoln CitySincil Bank · League2-1Fri 3WWrexhamPrenton Park · League2-1Sat 11LRochdaleSpotland · League3-1Mon 13WTorquay UnitedPrenton Park · League3-0Fri 17DCarlisle UnitedPrenton Park · League0-0Mon 20WExeter CityPrenton Park · League2-0Sat 25DBurnleyTurf Moor · League2-2Mon 27WLeyton OrientPrenton Park · League3-0

  11. Chapter 11

    April 1989

    WWWDW
    5 competitive matches · 4W 1D 0LOpen chapter +
    Sat 1WDarlingtonFeethams · League1-2Wed 5WExeter CitySt James Park · League0-1Fri 7WScunthorpe UnitedPrenton Park · League2-1Sat 15DHartlepool UnitedVictoria Park · League2-2Fri 28WStockport CountyPrenton Park · League1-0

  12. Chapter 12

    May 1989

    Honour achieved
    LDWD
    4 competitive matches · 1W 2D 1LOpen chapter +

    Season achievement

    Promotion from Division FourFinished runners-up and won promotion.
    Mon 1LHereford UnitedEdgar Street · League2-1Sat 6DDoncaster RoversBelle Vue · League0-0Tue 9WGrimsby TownPrenton Park · League3-2Sat 13DCrewe AlexandraPrenton Park · League1-1
Division
Division 4
FA Cup:
Round: 3
Lg Cup:
Round: 4

Summary

Full Player Records

Selection summary

Competitive record

60 matches played

VenuePldWonDrawsLost
Away308148
Home301983
Total60272211

Match list

Results

60 matches

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