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Nationwide Football League
Game #26 of 1996/97
Stoke City
2 - 0
Tranmere Rovers
L
Saturday, 07/12/1996
Match Details
Attendance
9,924
Manager
John Aldridge
Opposition Manager
Lou Macari
League Position
7
League Points
32
Team Lineups
Tranmere Rovers
Shirt
Player
Role
⏱️
⚽️
🟨
🟥
1
Nixon, Eric
Starter
90
0
0
0
2
Stevens, Gary
Starter
90
0
0
0
3
Irons, Kenny
Starter
76
0
0
0
4
Higgins, Dave
Starter
90
0
0
0
5
Teale, Shaun
Starter
90
0
0
0
6
O'Brien, Liam
Starter
90
0
1
0
7
Brannan, Ged
Starter
90
0
0
0
8
Aldridge, John
Starter
90
0
0
0
9
Thomas, Tony
Starter
90
0
0
0
10
Nevin, Pat
Starter
76
0
0
0
11
Cook, Paul
Starter
90
0
0
0
12
Morrissey, Johnny
Sub
14
0
0
0
13
Jones, Gary
Sub
14
0
0
0
Stoke City
Shirt
Player
Role
1
Mark Prudhoe
Starter
2
Ally Pickering
Starter
3
Andy Griffin
Starter
4
Larus Sigurdsson
Starter
5
Justin Whittle
Starter
6
Richard Forsyth
Starter
7
Gerry McMahon
Starter
8
Ray Wallace
Starter
9
Mark Stein
Starter
10
Mike Sheron
Starter
11
Graham Kavanagh
Starter
-
Kevin Keen
Sub
-
Neil MacKenzie
Sub
League Table
Pos
Club
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Bolton Wanderers
21
11
8
2
43
28
+15
41
2
Sheffield United
21
11
6
4
38
20
+18
39
3
Barnsley
21
10
8
3
38
26
+12
38
4
Crystal Palace
21
9
8
4
46
22
+24
35
5
Wolverhampton Wanderers
21
9
6
6
29
21
+8
33
6
Norwich City
20
9
5
6
27
21
+6
32
7
Tranmere Rovers
22
9
5
8
31
26
+5
32
8
Birmingham City
22
8
8
6
23
21
+2
32
9
Oxford United
22
8
6
8
27
21
+6
30
10
Stoke City
20
8
6
6
27
30
-3
30
11
Swindon Town
22
9
2
11
32
28
+4
29
12
Charlton Athletic
21
9
2
10
23
29
-6
29
13
Huddersfield Town
22
7
7
8
25
28
-3
28
14
Queens Park Rangers
22
7
7
8
25
28
-3
28
15
Port Vale
22
6
10
6
19
22
-3
28
16
Portsmouth
22
7
5
10
25
29
-4
26
17
Ipswich Town
22
6
8
8
27
32
-5
26
18
Reading
22
7
5
10
25
33
-8
26
19
Manchester City
22
8
2
12
26
35
-9
26
20
West Bromwich Albion
20
5
9
6
26
31
-5
24
21
Southend United
22
5
9
8
23
36
-13
24
22
Bradford City
22
5
6
11
21
37
-16
21
23
Grimsby Town
22
5
6
11
24
41
-17
21
24
Oldham Athletic
22
4
8
10
23
28
-5
20