| 2022–23 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Mark Palios | |
| Manager | Micky Mellon (until 19 March)[1] | |
| Stadium | Prenton Park | |
| League Two | 12th | |
| FA Cup | First round | |
| EFL Cup | Second round | |
| EFL Trophy | Second round | |
| Top goalscorer | League:Josh Hawkes (10) All: Josh Hawkes (11) | |
The 2022–23 season is the 139th season in the existence ofTranmere Rovers Football Club and the club's third consecutive season inLeague Two. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the2022–23 FA Cup, the2022–23 EFL Cup and the2022–23 EFL Trophy.
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 2022[a] | CB | Free Transfer | [2] | ||
| 10 June 2022[b] | CM | Free Transfer | [3] | ||
| 1 July 2022[c] | LB | Free Transfer | [4] | ||
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Undisclosed | [5] | ||
| 1 July 2022[d] | CM | Free Transfer | [6] | ||
| 1 July 2022[e] | CM | Free Transfer | [7] | ||
| 1 July 2022[f] | CM | Free Transfer | [8] | ||
| 1 July 2022[g] | RW | Free Transfer | [6] | ||
| 6 July 2022 | GK | Undisclosed | [9] | ||
| 13 July 2022 | CB | Free Transfer | [10] | ||
| 26 July 2022 | CB | Free Transfer | [11] | ||
| 28 July 2022 | CF | Free Transfer | [12] | ||
| 12 January 2023 | DM | Undisclosed | [13] | ||
| 27 January 2023 | CF | Undisclosed | [14] | ||
| 23 March 2023 | CM | Free Transfer | [15] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Free transfer | [16][17] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Free transfer | [18] | ||
| 30 June 2022[a] | CM | Free transfer | [19] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Released | [18][20] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Released | [18] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Released | [18][21] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Released | [18] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | DM | Retired | [18] | ||
| 27 September 2022 | LB | Free Transfer | [22] | ||
| 8 October 2022 | LB | Free Transfer | [23] | ||
| 6 January 2023 | CB | Undisclosed | [24] | ||
| 10 January 2023 | GK | Undisclosed | [25] | ||
| 11 January 2023 | CF | Undisclosed | [26] | ||
| 12 January 2023 | LW | Free Transfer | [27] | ||
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2022 | LB | End of Season | [28] | ||
| 1 September 2022 | CF | End of Season | [29] | ||
| 1 September 2022 | CB | 5 January 2023[a] | [30][31] | ||
| 16 January 2023 | LW | End of Season | [32] | ||
| 31 January 2023 | CM | End of Season | [33] | ||
| 31 January 2023 | AM | End of Season | [34] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2022 | RW | 24 October 2022 | [35] | ||
| 18 January 2023 | CM | 21 March 2023[a] | [36][37] | ||
| 31 January 2023 | CM | End of Season | [38] |
On June 16, Tranmere announced their pre-season schedule.[39]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 2 July 2022Friendly | Fleetwood Town | 2–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Thornton-Cleveleys |
| 15:00BST | Nsiala Lane | Report | Hemmings Burton | Stadium:Poolfoot Farm Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| 5 July 2022Friendly | Preston North End | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Euxton |
| 14:00BST | Report | Nolan | Stadium:Preston North End Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| 9 July 2022Friendly | Warrington Town | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Warrington |
| 15:00BST | Report | Morris | Stadium:Cantilever Park |
| 13 July 2022Friendly | Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Birkenhead |
| 19:30BST | Hemmings | McKay Boyce | Stadium:Prenton Park |
| 16 July 2022Friendly | Southport | 1–4 | Tranmere Rovers | Blowick |
| 15:00BST | Munro | Report | Hemmings McAlear Mumbongo Hawkes | Stadium:Pure Stadium Attendance: 1,006 |
| 23 July 2022Friendly | Tranmere Rovers | 1–4 | Huddersfield Town | Birkenhead |
| 12:00BST | McAlear | Report | Jackson Diarra Rhodes Grant | Stadium:Prenton Park |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| League Two | 30 July 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 43 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 032.56 | |
| FA Cup | 5 November 2022 | 5 November 2022 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| EFL Cup | 9 August 2022 | 24 August 2022 | First round | Second round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 000.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 20 September 2022 | 22 November 2022 | Group stage | Second round | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 025.00 |
| Total | 50 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 030.00 | ||||
Last updated: 18 April 2023
Source: [ Soccerway]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Barrow | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 62 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 61 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 61 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 58 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 58 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 58 |
| 15 | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 57 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 45 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 58 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 28 | −10 |
Last updated: 29 April 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | L | D | W | D |
| Position | 18 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[41]
| 30 July 20221 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | Stevenage | Birkenhead |
| 15:00BST | Hemmings McAlear | Report | List Reeves Vancooten Roberts | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 6,111 Referee:Jeremy Simpson |
| 6 August 20222 | Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Harbottle Quinn Hawkins | Report | Hemmings | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 7,128 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 13 August 20223 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–0 | Gillingham | Birkenhead |
| 15:00BST | Nevitt Bristow Dacres-Cogley | Report | Baggott MacDonald | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 5,414 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 16 August 20224 | Hartlepool United | 0–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Hartlepool |
| 19:45BST | Cooke Umerah Lacey | Report | Turnbull Jameson | Stadium:Suit Direct Stadium Attendance: 4,072 Referee: Thomas Kirk |
| 20 August 20225 | Newport County | 2–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Newport |
| 15:00BST | Moriah-Welsh Bogle Clarke | Report | Lewis | Stadium:Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,070 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 27 August 2022 (2022-08-27)6 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–0 | Colchester United | Birkenhead |
| 15:00BST | Hawkes Byrne Burton | Report | Tchamadeu | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 5,041 Referee:Rebecca Welch |
| 3 September 2022 (2022-09-03)7 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Leyton |
| 15:00BST | Dacres-Cogley Kelman Smyth Beckles | Report | Byrne | Stadium:Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 6,578 Referee: David Webb |
| 9 September 2022 (2022-09-09) | Tranmere Rovers | Postponed | Stockport County | Birkenhead |
| 19:45BST | Stadium:Prenton Park | |||
| Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect, for the passing ofElizabeth II.[42] | ||||
| 13 September 2022 (2022-09-13)8 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | Bradford City | Birkenhead |
| 19:45BST | Hemmings Byrne Hemmings McAlear | Report | Cook Crichlow | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 5,864 Referee: Adam Herczeg |
| 17 September 2022 (2022-09-17)9 | Salford City | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Salford |
| 15:00BST | Hendry Watt | Report | Hawkes Turnbull Hemmings | Stadium:Moor Lane Attendance: 3,175 Referee: David Rock |
| 24 September 202210 | Walsall | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Bescot |
| 15:00BST | Maddox | Report | McAlear Hemmings Nevitt | Stadium:Poundland Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,845 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 1 October 2022 (2022-10-01)11 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Barrow | Birkenhead |
| 15:00BST | Merrie Hawkes | Report | Stevens Foley | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 6,123 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 8 October 2022 (2022-10-08)12 | Sutton United | 0–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Sutton |
| 15:00BST | Eastmond | Report | Hemmings Merrie Lewis Hawkes | Stadium:VBS Community Stadium Attendance: 3,007 Referee:Darren Drysdale |
| 14 October 2022 (2022-10-14)13 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Birkenhead |
| 19:45BST | Simeu Merrie Nevitt | Report | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 8,001 Referee: Simon Mather |
| 22 October 2022 (2022-10-22)14 | Harrogate Town | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Harrogate |
| 15:00BST | Daly Headley Falkingham McArdle | Report | Turnbull | Stadium:The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 2,316 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)15 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Rochdale | Birkenhead |
| 19:45BST | Hemmings Simeu | Report | Henderson O'Donnell | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 5,742 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 29 October 2022 (2022-10-29)16 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–2 | Carlisle United | Birkenhead |
| 15:00BST | Report | Dennis Mellish | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 6,756 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 1 November 2022 (2022-11-01)17 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–0 | Stockport County | Birkenhead |
| 19:45GMT | O'Connor | Report | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 6,800 Referee:Bobby Madden |
| 12 November 2022 (2022-11-12)18 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Swindon |
| 15:00GMT | Wakeling | Report | Hawkes Turnbull Nevitt Simeu | Stadium:The County Ground Attendance: 9,425 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 19 November 2022 (2022-11-19)19 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–2 | AFC Wimbledon | Birkenhead |
| 15:00GMT | Hawkes Simeu Hemmings Davies | Report | Chislett Assal | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 6,010 Referee: Thomas Kirk |
| 3 December 2022 (2022-12-03)20 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Sixfields |
| 15:00GMT | McWilliams | Report | Bristow Hemmings Doohan | Stadium:PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 5,601 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 10 December 2022 (2022-12-10)21 | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00GMT | Kiernan Maher Khan | Report | Lewis Burton | Stadium:Blundell Park Attendance: 5,134 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) | Tranmere Rovers | Postponed | Crawley Town | Birkenhead |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Prenton Park | |||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[43] | ||||
| 26 December 2022 (2022-12-26)22 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Birkenhead |
| 15:00GMT | Bristow Hemmings Morris Lewis | Report | Maxwell Anderson | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 7,033 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 29 December 2022 (2022-12-29)23 | Barrow | 1–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Barrow |
| 19:45GMT | Stevens Gordon | Report | Turnbull Lewis Hemmings | Stadium:The dunes Hotel Stadium Attendance: 3,383 Referee: Tom Reeves |
| 1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)24 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Agyei Colkett | Report | Davies | Stadium:Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 5,349 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 7 January 2023 (2023-01-07)25 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–2 | Sutton United | Birkenhead |
| 15:00GMT | Hawkes Mumbongo Hemmings Morris O'Connor | Report | Smith Eastmond Bugiel | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 5,348 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 14 January 2023 (2023-01-14)26 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Walsall | Birkenhead |
| 15:00GMT | Turnbull Hawkes Morris | Report | Monthé Johnson White | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 6,027 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) | Doncaster Rovers | Postponed | Tranmere Rovers | Doncaster |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Eco-Power Stadium | |||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[44] | ||||
| 28 January 2023 (2023-01-28)27 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | Birkenhead |
| 15:00GMT | Beckles | Report | Sotiriou Archibald | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 5,946 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 4 February 2023 (2023-02-04)28 | Stockport County | 3–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Edgeley |
| 15:00GMT | Knoyle Wootton Collar | Report | Hemmings Davies Morris | Stadium:Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,231 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 7 February 2023 (2023-02-07)29 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Doncaster |
| 19:45GMT | Lakin Close Hurst | Report | Hendry Walker Turnbull | Stadium:The Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 5,775 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 11 February 2023 (2023-02-11)30 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Salford City | Birkenhead |
| 15:00GMT | Morris O'Connor Turnbull | Report | Touray Watson | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 6,516 Referee: James Oldham |
| 14 February 2023 (2023-02-14)31 | Bradford City | 2–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Bradford |
| 19:45GMT | Walker Stubbs Cook Halliday | Report | Davies | Stadium:University of Bradford Stadium Attendance: 15,482 Referee: Simon Mather |
| 18 February 2023 (2023-02-18)32 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–2 | Mansfield Town | Birkenhead |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Harbottle Keillor-Dunn | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 6,282 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 25 February 202333 | Stevenage | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Stevenage |
| 15:00GMT | Reid Reeves | Report | Hendry Hawkes Dacres-Cogley Davies | Stadium:The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 3,675 Referee: Martin Woods |
| 28 February 202334 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Crawley Town | Birkenhead |
| 19:45GMT | Turnbull Walker | Report | Telford | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 5,105 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 5 March 202335 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Hartlepool United | Birkenhead |
| 15:00GMT | Hawkes | Report | Pruti Cooke | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 6,320 Referee: James Oldham |
| 11 March 202336 | Gillingham | 2–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Gillingham |
| 15:00GMT | Williams Masterson | Report | Hendry | Stadium:MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,674 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 18 March 202337 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–3 | Newport County | Birkenhead |
| 15:00GMT | Saunders Hendry | Report | Wildig McNeill Bennett Kavanagh | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 5,496 Referee:Darren Drysdale |
| 25 March 202338 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Colchester |
| 15:00GMT | Tovide Newby Chilvers Tchamadeu Read Kelleher | Report | Saunders Mumbongo Davies Hendry Dacres-Cogley Murphy Turnbull Bristow | Stadium:JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,420 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 31 March 202339 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Harrogate Town | Birkenhead |
| 19:45BST | Oxley Dacres-Cogley Hendry Turnbull | Report | Armstrong O'Connor Falkingham Sutton | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 5,861 Referee: Sunny Gill |
| 7 April 202340 | Carlisle United | 2–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Carlisle |
| 15:00BST | Dennis McCalmont Garner | Report | Hemmings | Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 13,410 (716 away) Referee: Thomas Kirk |
| 10 April 202341 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Birkenhead |
| 15:00BST | Saunders | Report | McEachran Darcy | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 5,654 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
| 15 April 202342 | Crawley Town | 2–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Crawley |
| 15:00BST | Oteh Powell Gordon Grant | Report | Saunders Hendry Hemmings Turnbull Turner-Cooke | Stadium:Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,812 Referee: Alan Young |
| 18 April 202343 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale |
| 19:45BST | Dodgson Lloyd Ebanks-Landell | Report | O'Donnell Hawkes Hemmings | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,263 Referee: Scott Tallis |
| 22 April 202344 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Birkenhead |
| 15:00BST | Hawkes Hughes Turnbull | Report | Hunt Lloyd | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 29 April 202345 | AFC Wimbledon | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Wimbledon |
| 15:00BST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 8,106 Referee: Martin Woods |
| 8 May 2023 (2023-05-08)46 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Birkenhead |
| 12:30BST | Davies | Report | Hoskins Hylton | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 8,225(2,200) Referee: Craig Hicks |
| Note: Live onSky Sports | ||||
Rovers were drawn away toCarlisle United in the first round.[45]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 5 November 2022 (2022-11-05)First round | Carlisle United | 2–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Carlisle |
| 15:00GMT | Gibson Harris Armer | Report | Davies Byrne | Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 4,154 Referee: Declan Bourne |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Tranmere were drawn away toAccrington Stanley in the first round and at home toNewcastle United in the second round.[46][47]
| 9 August 2022First round | Accrington Stanley | 2–2 (11–12p) | Tranmere Rovers | Accrington |
| 19:45BST | Adedoyin Astley Clark | Report | Hawkes Astley | Stadium:Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,035 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| Penalties | ||||
| McConville Whalley Pritchard Astley Pell Clark Woods Coyle Sangare Rodgers Jensen McConville Whalley | Hemmings Hawkes Hughes Lewis Robinson McAlear Byrne Dacres-Cogley Bristow Mumbongo Hewelt Hemmings Hawkes | |||
| 24 August 2022Second round | Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | Newcastle United | Birkenhead |
| 19:45BST | Nevitt Hemmings | Report | Lascelles Wood | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 10,961 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Tranmere Rovers withBolton Wanderers andCrewe Alexandra.[48]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Advance toRound 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | |
| 3 | ACA | Leeds United U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 20 September 2022Group stage | Tranmere Rovers | 2–2 (5–4p) | Bolton Wanderers | Birkenhead |
| 19:00BST | Morris Lewis Simeu Lomax | Report | Sadlier Carty | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 1,779 Referee: Martin Coy |
| Penalties | ||||
| Hemmings Hughes McAlear Merrie Burton | Morley Afolayan Isgrove Sadlier Sheehan | |||
| 4 October 2022Group stage | Tranmere Rovers | 3–5 | Leeds United U21 | Birkenhead |
| 19:00BST | Lewis Hughes Byrne Jameson Nevitt Nolan | Report | Perkins Gelhardt Greenwood Joseph Gyabi Drameh Gnonto | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 816 Referee: Martin Woods |
| 18 October 2022Group stage | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Crewe |
| 19:00BST | Finney | Report | O'Connor Jameson Nevitt | Stadium:Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 888 Referee: Daniel Middleton |
| 22 November 2022 (2022-11-22)Second round | Burton Albion | 1–1 (5–4p) | Tranmere Rovers | Burton upon Trent |
| 19:00GMT | Taylor Carayol | Turnbull Merrie Hemmings | Stadium:Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 591 Referee: Thomas Parsons | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Winnall Taylor Oshilaja Dodoo Butcher Hamer Kamwa | Hemmings Hughes Merrie Lewis Hawkes O'Connor Dacres-Cogley | |||