Anyway, Tranmere currently sit 19th in League Two, with 4 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, 10 goals for and 17 against. Scoring goals is obviously an issue for them (they're the lowest scorers by 4 goals)...and we've got the equal fourth worst defence in the division - I'll say no more about that. Rovers had a win in their last League game, which was on the 9th November, beating Newport, 2-1. Previous wins were back-to-back against Walsall (1-0, a game MF said Tranmere got battered in) and Carlisle (1-2) in August, and at Bromley (1-2) on 19th October. What stands out is that, apart from consecutive 3-0 away defeats at Gillingham and Colchester in September, all but two other games have finished with a 1 goal margin. There is no clear pattern in their stats - some games they have dominated the ball and possession, and won drawn or lost, and some games they have been dominated, and won, drawn or lost. Their current top scorer is Omari Patrick, with 4 goals in 14 appearances - an average of one goal every 272 minutes.
Players of note:
Kristian Dennis - 34yo striker, another one that we've faced dozens of time and still going. One L2 goal this season.
Connor Jennings - 33yo forward back at Tranmere for a third stint (I think), the 34 year old has faced us for them, Wrexham, possibly Grimsby, Macclesfield, Scunthorpe. Doesn't seem to have played this season, though.
Luke Norris - 31yo. Doesn't seem to have played this season... Seeing a couple of themes with their strikers? I think there's a clear reason why the team only have 10 goals so far this season.
Recent results:
2nd Apr 2024 - CTFC 4-0 TRFC - L2
19 Sep 2020 - TRFC 0-3 CTFC - L2
12 Jan 2019 - CTFC 1-3 TRFC - L2
11 Aug 2018 - TRFC 1-0 CTFC - L2
Overall (all comps): 9 wins, 2 draws, 6 losses. 23 goals for, 15 against.
Things of interest:
- There are three standout memories from two games when CTFC v TRFC is mentioned: that team/Holman free kick at Tranmere on our way to the NL title, then May's "Don't f#!$ stand up" after he scored and Callum "The Boy" Wright's phenomenal volley during the 4-0 Easter win live on Sky as we closed in on the L2 title.
- CTFC have won 7 of the last 10 meetings in all competitions since 17th March 2009.
- In those seven wins, Tranmere have only scored in one of them (2-3, Prenton Park, August 2014)! Tranmere have only scored in two of the 9 games they have lost against us, and we have scored 19 goals to 3 in those 9 games. Conversely, in the 6 games we have lost, the scoring is 9-1. Generally, if there's a winner...they usually win to 0.
- We were both relegated to the National League on the penultimate day of the 2014/15 season, CTFC 23rd, TRFC 24th.
- Players to have played for both clubs...name them below. I've decided this is a new weekly/bi-weekly quiz, because why not?
