The 2023–24 season is the 140th season in the history of Tranmere Rovers and their fourth consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.
Current squad
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Luke McGee GK Edgware Forest Green Rovers 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 13 Joe Murphy GK Dublin Shrewsbury Town 22 August 2020 Free 30 June 2024 29 Conor Robson GK Liverpool Cammell Laird 25 September 2023 Free 30 June 2024 Defenders 3 Jake Leake LB Kingston upon Hull Hull City 18 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 5 Tom Davies CB Warrington Bristol Rovers 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2025 6 Jordan Turnbull CB Trowbridge Salford City 26 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 21 Josef Yarney CB Liverpool Oldham Athletic 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024 24 Dan Pike RB Blackburn Rovers 28 August 2023 Free 30 June 2024 26 James Norris LB Liverpool Liverpool 1 September 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 27 Connor Wood LB Harlow Leyton Orient 8 September 2023 Free 30 June 2024 30 Jean Belehouan CB Sheffield United 25 September 2023 Free 30 June 2024 31 Joe Starbuck RB Essex Sheffield United 25 September 2023 Free 30 June 2024 Midfielders 2 Lee O'Connor DM Waterford Celtic 25 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 4 Brad Walker DM Billingham Port Vale 12 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 7 Kieron Morris RM Hereford Walsall 1 July 2019 Free 30 June 2025 8 Regan Hendry CM Edinburgh Forest Green Rovers 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 11 Josh Hawkes LM Stockton-on-Tees Sunderland 25 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 16 Chris Merrie CM Liverpool Wigan Athletic 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024 22 Paul Lewis CM Liverpool Northampton Town 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 23 Reece McAlear CM Glasgow Norwich City 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 Ousmane Kane DM Guédiawaye AS Douanes 6 February 2024 Free 30 June 2024 Forwards 9 Luke Norris CF Stevenage Stevenage 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024 12 Charlie Jolley CF Liverpool Wigan Athletic 25 January 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 14 Kristian Dennis CF Manchester Carlisle United 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 18 Connor Jennings CF Manchester Hartlepool United 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 19 Harvey Saunders CF Wolverhampton Bristol Rovers 27 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 20 Samuel Taylor CF Academy 10 January 2022 Trainee 30 June 2026 25 Rob Apter RW Liverpool Blackpool 12 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 Out on Loan 15 Ben Hockenhull CB Crewe Brentford 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 17 Rhys Hughes CM Wrexham Everton 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 28 Mikey Davies LB Birkenhead Academy 29 August 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 1 July 2023 CF Kristian Dennis Carlisle United Free Transfer 1 July 2023 CM Regan Hendry Forest Green Rovers Free Transfer 1 July 2023 CF Connor Jennings Hartlepool United Free Transfer 1 July 2023 GK Luke McGee Forest Green Rovers Free Transfer 1 July 2023 CF Luke Norris Stevenage Free Transfer 21 July 2023 CB Josef Yarney Oldham Athletic Free Transfer 28 August 2023 RB Dan Pike Blackburn Rovers Free Transfer 8 September 2023 LB Connor Wood Free agent 25 September 2023 CB Jean Belehouan Free agent 25 September 2023 GK Conor Robson Cammell Laird Free Transfer 25 September 2023 RB Joe Starbuck Free agent 6 February 2024 DM Ousmane Kane AS Douanes Free Transfer
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 30 June 2023 CF Jake Burton Chester Released 30 June 2023 RB Josh Dacres-Cogley Bolton Wanderers Free Transfer 30 June 2023 CM Max Fisher Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Released 30 June 2023 GK Mateusz Hewelt Radcliffe Free Transfer 30 June 2023 CM Florent Hoti FC Halifax Town Released 30 June 2023 CB Kyle Jameson Newport County Released 30 June 2023 AM Arthur Lomax Bootle Released 30 June 2023 CF Joel Mumbongo Hamilton Academical Released 30 June 2023 CM Jon Nolan Macclesfield Released 30 June 2023 AM Ryan Stratulis Connah's Quay Nomads Released 30 June 2023 RW Jack Williams Free agent Released 18 July 2023 LB Ethan Bristow Minnesota United Undisclosed 1 September 2023 CF Kane Hemmings Stevenage Mutual Consent
Loaned in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromUntilRef 18 July 2023 LB Jake Leake Hull City End of Season 1 September 2023 LB James Norris Liverpool End of Season 1 September 2023 RW Rob Apter Blackpool 1 January 2024 12 January 2024 RW Rob Apter Blackpool End of Season
Loaned out DatePosPlayerLoaned toUntilRef 1 August 2023 CB Luis Lacey Flint Town United 19 August 2023 CB Ben Hockenhull Chorley 16 September 2023 3 November 2023 CB Ben Hockenhull Spennymoor Town 2 December 2023 17 November 2023 CM Rhys Hughes Curzon Ashton End of Season 8 December 2023 LB Mikey Davies FC United of Manchester 6 January 2024 26 January 2024 RB Luis Lacey Flint Town United End of Season 9 February 2024 CB Ben Hockenhull Southport 9 March 2024 8 March 2024 LB Mikey Davies Clitheroe 6 April 2024
Pre-season and friendlies On 8 June Tranmere Rovers announced their pre-season schedule, with friendlies against Vauxhall Motors, Southport, Fleetwood Town, Rochdale and Everton XI. A sixth pre-season fixture was later added, against Wigan Athletic.
Competitions Overall record
League Two
League table
Results summary
Matches On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.
FA Cup
Rovers were drawn away to Stevenage in the first round.
EFL Cup
Tranmere were drawn away to Barnsley in the first round and at home to Leicester City in the second round.
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Tranmere Rovers were drawn into Northern Group D with Wigan Athletic, Fleetwood Town and Leicester City Under-21s.
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