Preview: Tranmere Rovers v Barrow

29 September 2022

Tranmere Rovers v Barrow
Saturday 1st October 2022, kick-off 3pm
Prenton Park
Sky Bet League Two

Opposition
Founded in 1884, Tranmere have been a prominent name within the English football pyramid achieving the 3rd Division Title (Equivalent Current EFL League 1) in 1937/38, FA Cup quarter finalists on 3 occasions between 1999-2004 and League Cup runners up in 1999-00.

Rovers signed a certain John Aldridge from Real Sociedad for a fee worth around £250,000 in the summer of 1991. The former Liverpool striker is widely considered to be the greatest signing in the club’s history.

Rovers currently sit in 14th place in League Two, however come into the fixture on the back of 2 wins from their previous 2 fixtures, with a dramatic 1-0 victory last time out vs Walsall. A 95th minute winner from Elliot Nevitt delivered all 3 pts for Rovers at the Bescot Stadium.

The Venue
Tranmere Rovers have called Prenton Park their home since 1912, boasting a capacity of 16,587. Shared with Liverpool Women and Reserve teams, the stadia, which has played host to Tranmere fixtures for much of their tenure, has seen a record capacity of 24,424 vs Stoke City in 1972.

Located in Birkenhead, Prenton Park has seen an average attendance this season of 6,111.

Head To Head
A total of 82 fixtures have been played between the sides, dating back to March 1922. Tranmere edge the head-head with 36 victories to Barrow’s 25.

The last meeting between the two sides was at Holker Street last term. Bluebirds fans might remember Ollie Banks converting from the penalty spot to level the game, following an early strike from SWA's Josh Hawkes.

Pete Wild’s side will look to bounce back from defeat to Leyton Orient, with Barrow situated in 4th place compared to Saturday’s hosts Rovers, who find themselves in 14th.

Referee
Sam Purkiss will be the man with the whistle at Prenton Park at the weekend.

Purkiss has refereed 3 League Two fixtures and a Carabao Cup clash between Ipswich Town & Colchester Utd this season.

Barrow fans, you might remember him from the goalless FA Cup Second Round round tie at Portman Road last December, where he last officiated Barrow, a fixture that sent us to a memorable replay.

Purkiss will be joined at Prenton Park by Danny Gratton & Alex Gray and Fourth Official Thomas Kirk.

Tickets
Click here for all the information on tickets for the fixture.

Travel
The Bluebirds Trust are offering coach travel from £20pp for the trip to Prenton Park.

Visit The Bluebirds Trust's website for more information.

Live Streaming
We are not allowed to live stream games in the UK between the hours of 2.45pm and 5.15pm on a Saturday, so this weekend’s game will not be available to domestic supporters.

Barrow fans outside of the UK will be able to access a live stream via iFollow and you can purchase the match in the usual way ahead of kick-off

Live Commentary
We will be providing live online audio commentary from every game this season as we continue our link-up with BBC Radio Cumbria.

Fans will be able to listen to cool commentator Adam Johnson, who will at Prenton Park to describe all the action as it unfolds.

You can purchase an Audio Match Pass for £2.50, an Audio Monthly Pass for £4.49 or sign-up for Audio Season Pass which provides all live commentary and video news for just £45.

Match Previews

Match Reports

Match Report: Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Barrow

1 October 2022

Barrow fell to a narrow defeat in Birkenhead after an end-end encounter, with the only goal of the game coming in the 26th minute, courtesy of a well-executed shot from Josh Hawkes for the hosts. A positive second half performance followed wasn’t quite enough to find an all-important goal.

An end to end opening 10 minutes at Prenton Park produced an excellent reaction save from Paul Farman to keep out a ricocheted shot with his left hand. Shortly after the Bluebirds counter attacked, great through ball from Ben Whitfield found Robbie Gotts in the Tranmere box, although it was unable to trouble Ross Doohan’s goal.

Josh Hawkes opened the scoring for the home side, cutting in on the left and firing the ball past the reach of Paul Farman to put Tranmere in front, with 26 minutes on the clock.

In an open first half with few chances for Barrow, Ben Whitfield had the best of them on the 42nd minute, opening-up and getting a shot away on goal, however it didn’t cause toovmuch trouble for Doohan.

Barrow started the second half brightly with great attacking play down the left-hand side from Patrick Brough, his cross deflected wide producing a corner The Bluebirds' way.

Pete Wild’s men continued the positive opening to the second half on the 48th minute breaking down the right. Ben Whitfield whipped a ball into the box, but neither Tom White nor Josh Gordon could get on the end of it.

Tranmere found a foothold in the second half, on 57 minutes Paul Farman produced a brilliant reaction save to deny Tranmere from doubling their lead. Rovers continued this good spell, putting pressure on Farman’s goal with multiple opportunities on the hour mark.

Bluebirds showed a positive display to the opening 20 minutes to second half, although Rovers had a brilliant chance when Elliot Nevitt struck the post with a low shot on the 70th minute.

With 10 minutes to go Josh Gordon charged down a panicking Ross Doohan, who scuffed his clearance, allowing David Moyo to have an attempt on an open goal from distance. The resulting goal kick led to a big opportunity for Tranmere to double their lead, Paul Farman’s fantastic save kept out Dynel Simeu’s diving header.

Full Time: Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Barrow

Match Reports

Ticket News

Ticket Information: Tranmere Rovers v Barrow

26 September 2022

Here's the details you need to purchase your ticket for Saturday's trip to Prenton Park.

Tranmere Rovers v Barrow
Saturday 1st October 2022, kick-off 3pm
Prenton Park
Sky Bet League Two

Barrow have been given a 750 seating allocation behind the goal in the Cowshed Stand for this matchup.

Prices are as follows:
Adults (25+) | £22
Senior (65+) | £17
Young Adult (23-24) | £18
Young Person (18-22) | £15
U18 | (£9)
U12 | (£5)
Disabled plus PA | (£15)

Tranmere Rovers have advised that supporters purchasing the Young Person category will require ID. Student ID is not accepted, any ID must state DoB. If ID cannot be produced upon request, a full Adult price will be charged.

Tickets can be purchased on the day, and pre-purchased tickets can collected from Prenton Park on the day, if required.

CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets from our ticketing website.