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Nationwide Football League
Game #23 of 1997/98
Tranmere Rovers
3 - 1
Stoke City
W
Saturday, 22/11/1997
Jones (9'), Aldridge (66'), O'Brien (87')
Match Details
Attendance
8,009
Manager
John Aldridge
Opposition Manager
Chic Bates
League Position
16
League Points
21
Team Lineups
Tranmere Rovers
Shirt
Player
Role
⏱️
⚽️
🟨
🟥
1
Simonsen, Steve
Starter
90
0
0
0
2
Stevens, Gary
Starter
90
0
0
0
3
Thompson, Andy
Starter
90
0
0
0
4
McGreal, John
Starter
46
0
0
0
5
Thorn, Andy
Starter
90
0
0
0
6
Irons, Kenny
Starter
90
0
0
0
7
Mellon, Micky
Starter
90
0
0
0
8
Aldridge, John
Starter
75
1
0
0
9
Kelly, David
Starter
90
0
1
0
10
O'Brien, Liam
Starter
90
1
0
0
11
Jones, Lee
Starter
87
1
0
0
12
Morrissey, Johnny
Sub
44
0
1
0
13
Mahon, Alan
Sub
3
0
0
0
14
Jones, Gary
Sub
15
0
0
0
Stoke City
Shirt
Player
Role
1
Carl Muggleton
Starter
2
Ally Pickering
Starter
3
Andy Griffin
Starter
4
Larus Sigurdsson
Starter
5
Steven Tweed
Starter
6
Kevin Keen
Starter
7
Richard Forsyth
Starter
8
Ray Wallace
Starter
9
Peter Thorne
Starter
10
Paul Stewart
Starter
11
Graham Kavanagh
Starter
-
Gerry McMahon
Sub
League Table
Pos
Club
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Nottingham Forest
18
11
4
3
31
16
+15
37
2
Middlesbrough
17
10
4
3
32
16
+16
34
3
West Bromwich Albion
17
10
4
3
21
13
+8
34
4
Swindon Town
19
10
4
5
26
24
+2
34
5
Sheffield United
17
8
8
1
25
14
+11
32
6
Charlton Athletic
18
8
5
5
35
26
+9
29
7
Stockport County
19
8
5
6
30
25
+5
29
8
Sunderland
18
7
6
5
26
21
+5
27
9
Port Vale
19
7
5
7
25
23
+2
26
10
Wolverhampton Wanderers
18
7
5
6
21
20
+1
26
11
Stoke City
18
7
5
6
21
21
0
26
12
Bradford City
19
6
8
5
17
18
-1
26
13
Queens Park Rangers
18
7
5
6
23
28
-5
26
14
Birmingham City
18
5
7
6
18
15
+3
22
15
Norwich City
18
6
4
8
16
27
-11
22
16
Tranmere Rovers
18
6
3
9
26
25
+1
21
17
Bury
19
4
9
6
21
27
-6
21
18
Ipswich Town
17
4
7
6
20
21
-1
19
19
Manchester City
18
4
6
8
21
21
0
18
20
Crewe Alexandra
19
5
3
11
22
30
-8
18
21
Reading
19
4
6
9
17
30
-13
18
22
Oxford United
19
4
5
10
21
28
-7
17
23
Portsmouth
17
3
5
9
20
28
-8
14
24
Huddersfield Town
19
3
5
11
14
32
-18
14
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