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Tranmere Rovers FC
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they adopted their current name in 1885. Tranmere's regular kit is an all-white strip with blue, or occasionally blue and green trim which have been their main colours since 1962. The club moved to its current home, Prenton Park, in 1912. In 1995, the ground had a major redevelopment in response to the Taylor Report. It now seats 16,567 in four stands: the Main Stand, the Kop, the Johnny King Stand and the Cowshed. Tranmere played in regional leagues until they were invited to become a founder member of Football League Third Division North in 1921. They finished as champions for the 1937–38 season, though were relegated out of the Second Division the following year. They dropped into the Fourth Division in 1961, before winning promotion b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prenton Park
Prenton Park is a Association football, football stadium in the area of Prenton, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. It is the home ground of Tranmere Rovers F.C., Tranmere Rovers Football Club since opening in 1912, and formerly the home ground of Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy, Liverpool Reserves and Liverpool F.C. Women, Liverpool Women. The ground has had several rebuilds, with the most recent occurring in 1995 in response to the requirement of the Taylor Report to become all-seater. The stadium now holds 16,587 in four stands: the Kop, the John King (footballer born 1938), Johnny King Stand, the Main Stand and the Cowshed for away supporters. Attendances at the ground have fluctuated over its hundred-year history. Its largest-ever crowd was 24,424 for a 1972 FA Cup match between Tranmere Rovers and Stoke City F.C., Stoke City. In 2010, an average of 5,000 fans attended each home game. History Tranmere Rovers F.C. were formed in 1884; they played their first matches at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
