The 2013–14 season was the 113th season of competitive association football and the 87th season in the Football League played by Tranmere Rovers Football Club, a professional football club based in Birkenhead, Wirral.

Background and pre-season

League One

League table

Results by matchday

Matches

FA Cup

Football League Cup

Football League Trophy

Players Transfers, contract extensions and loans are listed from the last day of the previous season till the final day of this season

Transfers

In Date Player Age Previous club Ends Fee19 June 2013 Stephen FosterBarnsley1 July 2015Free19 June 2013 Evan HorwoodHartlepool United1 July 2015Free21 June 2013 Ryan LoweMilton Keynes Dons1 July 2015Free15 July 2013 Akpo SodjeScunthorpe United1 July 2014Free19 July 2013 James RoweForest Green Rovers1 July 2014Free1 August 2013 Jason KoumasWigan Athletic1 July 2014Free21 September 2013 Tom HateleyMotherwell20 January 2014Free27 September 2013 Antonie BolandBlackburn Rovers1 July 2014Free27 September 2013 Callum MorrisWigan Athletic1 July 2014Free22 October 2013 Steve JenningsCoventry Citynon-contractFree3 January 2014 Liam RidehalghHuddersfield Town1 July 2016Free

Out Date Player Age Status Next club Fee22 July 2013 Zoumana BakayokoTransferLeicester CityFree29 August 2013 Stephen FosterReleasedRetiredFree20 January 2014 Tom HateleyReleasedŚląsk WrocławFree17 April 2014 Akpo SodjeReleasedRetiredFree17 April 2014 Andy RobinsonReleasedShrewsbury TownFree

Contract extensions Date Player Age Ends9 May 2013 Ian Goodison1 July 201414 June 2013 Jason Mooney1 July 201419 June 2013 Andy Robinson1 July 20148 July 2013 Owain Fôn Williams1 July 201510 January 2014 Steve Jennings1 July 20142 May 2014 James Rowe1 July 2015

Loans

In Player Age Signed from Date Started Ended Chris AtkinsonHuddersfield Town18 July31 December Andrai JonesBarnsley17 August17 September Adam DugdaleCrewe Alexandra30 August30 September Liam RidehalghHuddersfield Town28 September31 December Jimmy McNultyBarnsley3 October2 January Bradley WatkinsAston Villa11 October11 November Ryan EdwardsBlackburn Rovers28 November31 December Kristoffer PetersonLiverpool28 November31 December Jon OtsemoborMilton Keynes Dons28 November31 December Matthew PenningtonEverton1 January24 February Stephen ArthurworreyFulham1 Januaryend of the season Matthew KennedyEverton9 January24 February Jake CassidyWolverhampton Wanderers20 January28 April Junior BrownFleetwood Town6 Marchend of the season Gboly AriyibiLeeds United25 Marchend of the season Matthew PenningtonEverton27 Marchend of the season

Out Player Age Signed to Date Started Ended Jean-Louis Akpa AkproBury24 January29 March Akpo SodjeMacclesfield Town20 February20 March Evan HorwoodNorthampton Town24 Marchend of the season

Season statistics Player Total LeagueOne FACup LeagueCup LeagueTrophy Discipline Signed† Status Joined Left Goalkeepers 1 Owain Fôn Williams 49+0 – 43+0 – 2+0 – 3+0 – 1+0 – 5 – – – – 13 Sam Ramsbottom – – – – – – – – – – – – youth – – 25 Bradley Watkins – – – – – – – – – – – – loan 11.10 11.11 30 Luke Pilling – – – – – – – – – – – – youth – – 33 Jason Mooney 3+0 – 3+0 – – – – – – – – – – – – Defenders 2 Danny Holmes 29+4 – 25+3 – 2+0 – 2+1 – – – 5 1 – – – 3 Evan Horwood 16+6 1 12+6 – – – 3+0 – 1+0 1 3 – – – – 4 Ash Taylor 46+1 3 41+1 3 1+0 – 3+0 – 1+0 – 5 1 – – – 5 Ian Goodison 17+3 – 15+3 – – – 1+0 – 1+0 – 3 1 – – – 6 Tom Hateley 10+0 – 8+0 – 1+0 – 1+0 – – – 1 – – 21.09 20.01 6 Stephen Foster 5+0 – 4+0 – – – 1+0 – – – – – – – 29.08 18 Andrai Jones 2+1 – 1+1 – – – - – 1+0 – – 1 loan 17.08 17.09 20 Adam Dugdale 5+0 1 4+0 1 – – 1+0 – – – – – loan 30.08 30.09 20 Jimmy McNulty 14+0 – 12+0 – 2+0 – – – – – 2 1 loan 03.10 02.01 23 Liam Ridehalgh 38+0 1 36+0 1 2+0 – – – - – 2 - loan / – 28.09 – 27 Ben Maher – – – – – – – – – – – – youth – – 28 Antonie Boland – – – – – – – – – – – – – 27.09 – 29 Matthew Pennington 17+0 2 17+0 2 – – – – – – - – loan 01.01 27.03 24.02 – 29 Ryan Edwards 1+0 - - - 1+0 – – – – – 3 – loan 28.11 31.12 31 Jon Otsemobor 2+0 - 2+0 - – – – – – – - – loan 28.11 31.12 32 Stephen Arthurworrey 15+2 - 15+2 - – – – – – – 4 – loan 01.01 – Midfielders 7 Joe Thompson 7+1 2 6+0 2 – – 1+0 – 0+1 – 2 – – – – 8 James Wallace 17+2 2 16+2 2 1+0 – – – – – 3 1 – – – 11 Abdulai Bell-Baggie 5+10 – 4+8 – 1+0 – 0+2 – – – – – – – – 12 James Rowe 11+13 1 7+12 1 0+1 – 3+0 – 1+0 – 5 – – – – 14 Chris Atkinson 28+0 3 22+0 2 2+0 – 3+0 1 1+0 – 1 – loan – 31.12 15 Jake Kirby 21+14 2 19+12 2 2+0 – 0+1 – 0+1 – 1 – – – – 17 Max Power 30+6 2 27+6 2 – – 2+0 – 1+0 – 6 – – – – 18 Steve Jennings 23+2 1 23+2 1 – – – – – – 4 – – 22.10 – 20 Matthew Kennedy 8+0 – 8+0 – – – – – – – 1 – loan 09.01 24.02 22 Jason Koumas 26+8 4 24+7 4 1+0 – 1+1 – – – 4 – – – – 24 Callum Morris – – – – – – – – – – – – – 27.09 – 25 Kristoffer Peterson 7+0 – 6+0 – 1+0 – – – – – 2 – loan 28.11 31.12 25 Gboly Ariyibi 0+2 – 0+2 – – – – – – – – – loan 25.03 – Forwards 9 Ryan Lowe 49+1 20 44+1 19 2+0 1 2+0 – 1+0 – 7 – – – – 10 Andy Robinson 10+10 4 9+10 3 – – 1+0 1 – – 6 – – – 17.04 14 Jake Cassidy 19+0 1 19+0 1 – – – – – – 4 – loan 20.01 28.04 16 Cole Stockton 5+21 3 2+19 2 0+2 – 2+0 1 1+0 – 1 – – – – 19 Akpo Sodje 5+6 – 3+6 – – – 1+0 – 1+0 – 1 – – – 17.04 20 Junior Brown 8+1 1 8+1 1 – – – – – – – 1 loan 06.03 – 21 Liam Davies – – – – – – – – – – – – youth – – 26 Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro 24+7 2 21+4 2 1+1 – 2+1 – 0+1 – 5 – – – – Own goals 1 1 – – – Total 52 56 46 51 2 1 3 3 1 1 86 7 † Statuses are mentioned for youth academy players without senior contract and players who were signed on non-contract basis or on loan. Dates joined and left are mentioned only for players who changed club between the first and the last matchday of the season.

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