List of Tranmere Rovers F.C. players (1921–1939) (original) (raw)

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Tranmere in 1921, including Johnny Campbell, Jimmy Moreton and Tommy Stuart[1]

Tranmere Rovers Football Club is an English association football club based in Birkenhead, Wirral. Founded in 1884, they played their first games under the name Belmont F.C.; in 1885, before the start of their second season, they adopted the name Tranmere Rovers.[2] In 1889, Tranmere entered the West Lancashire League, and progressed through the Combination, the Lancashire Combination and the Central League.[3] On 27 August 1921, as founder members of Division Three North,[4] they won their first Football League match 4–1 against Crewe Alexandra at Prenton Park.[2] Tranmere have played in the Football League ever since, with the exception of 1939–1946, when competitive football was suspended due to the Second World War. Their highest league finish was fourth in the First Division which, at the time, was the second tier of the league pyramid, in the 1992–93 season.[5][6]

This list contains players who appeared in nationally organised first-team competition for Tranmere from 1921 until the Second World War. It includes first-team appearances and goals in the Football League, the FA Cup and the Third Division North Cup. Appearances and goals in other competitions or non-competitive matches are not included. Statistics from the three games in the 1939–40 Football League season abandoned because of the Second World War have been expunged from the records and are not included.[7] Players that also represented the club after the war are instead at List of post-war Tranmere Rovers F.C. players.

Jimmy Moreton joined in 1910, and went on to manage the team.[8]

Tommy Stuart was Rovers' regular left back between 1921 and 1927.[9]

1. ^ Positions are listed according to the tactical formation that were employed until the 1960s.
2. ^ All statistics sourced from Upton; Wilson; Bishop (2009)[10] which does not include FA Cup appearances prior to 1921.[7]
3. ^ If a player received an international first-team cap, the country or countries he represented are shown.[11]
4. ^ Between 1926 and 1950, two competing teams represented the island of Ireland – the FAI and the IFA.[13][14] Davis was a dual international who played for both teams.[15]

General

• Bishop, Peter (1990). The A–Z of Tranmere Rovers. Ellesmere Port: Chester IV Graphics. ASIN B0011SRSOG.
• Bishop, Peter (1 November 1998). Tranmere Rovers Football Club. Images of England. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 978-0-7524-1505-5.
• Upton, Gilbert (December 1991). Tranmere Rovers, 1881–1921: A New History. ISBN 978-0-9518648-0-7.
• Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.
• Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve; Bishop, Peter (24 July 2009). Tranmere Rovers: The Complete Record. Breedon. ISBN 978-1-85983-711-5.

Specific

1. ^ Bishop (1998). p. 18
2. ^ a b "Club History". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Retrieved 10 September 2012.[_permanent dead link_]
3. ^ Upton; Wilson (1997). "A Short History of Tranmere Rovers". pp. 7–10.
4. ^ Felton, Paul; Spencer, Barry (14 June 2000). "England 1921–22". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
5. ^ Upton; Wilson; Bishop (2009). "Key Data". pp. 492–496.
6. ^ Felton, Paul. "Season 1992–93". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
7. ^ a b Upton; Wilson; Bishop (2009). "By Way of Explanation". pp. 545–546.
8. ^ Bishop (1990). "Moreton, Jimmy". p. 30.
9. ^ Bishop (1998). p. 20
10. ^ Upton; Wilson; Bishop (2009). "Player Records". pp. 520–538.
11. ^ Upton; Wilson; Bishop (2009). "International Players up to 2008–09". pp. 470–471.
12. ^ Courtney, Barrie (21 March 2004). "England – International Results 1920–1929". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
13. ^ Byrne, Peter (1996). Football Association of Ireland: 75 years. Dublin: Sportsworld. p. 59. ISBN 1-900110-06-7.
14. ^ Ryan, Sean (1997). The Boys in Green: the FAI international story. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 1-85158-939-2.
15. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (15 July 2011). "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2012.