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Nationwide Football League
Game #36 of 1997/98
Reading
1 - 3
Tranmere Rovers
W
Saturday, 07/02/1998
Irons (10'), Kelly (65'), Branch (72')
Match Details
Attendance
7,069
Manager
John Aldridge
Opposition Manager
Terry Bullivant
League Position
21
League Points
30
Team Lineups
Tranmere Rovers
Shirt
Player
Role
⏱️
⚽️
🟨
🟥
1
Simonsen, Steve
Starter
90
0
0
0
2
Frail, Stephen
Starter
90
0
0
0
3
Thompson, Andy
Starter
90
0
0
0
4
McGreal, John
Starter
69
0
0
0
5
Challinor, Dave
Starter
90
0
0
0
6
Irons, Kenny
Starter
90
1
0
0
7
Morrissey, Johnny
Starter
90
0
1
0
8
Hill, Clint
Starter
90
0
0
0
9
Kelly, David
Starter
90
1
0
0
10
O'Brien, Liam
Starter
61
0
0
0
11
Branch, Graham
Starter
90
1
0
0
12
Jones, Gary
Sub
21
0
0
0
14
Mellon, Micky
Sub
29
0
0
0
Reading
Shirt
Player
Role
1
Sal Bibbo
Starter
2
Martyn Booty
Starter
3
Steve Swales
Starter
4
Andy Bernal
Starter
5
Gareth Davies
Starter
6
Phil Parkinson
Starter
7
Jason Bowen
Starter
8
Ray Houghton
Starter
9
Trevor Morley
Starter
10
Carl Asaba
Starter
11
Lee Hodges
Starter
-
Stuart Lovell
Sub
-
Martin Williams
Sub
League Table
Pos
Club
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Nottingham Forest
30
18
6
6
48
28
+20
60
2
Middlesbrough
30
17
8
5
50
26
+24
59
3
Sunderland
29
16
7
6
49
28
+21
55
4
Sheffield United
30
14
12
4
46
31
+15
54
5
Charlton Athletic
30
15
7
8
53
38
+15
52
6
Wolverhampton Wanderers
30
14
6
10
40
30
+10
48
7
West Bromwich Albion
30
14
6
10
32
28
+4
48
8
Birmingham City
30
11
11
8
37
23
+14
44
9
Stockport County
30
13
5
12
48
42
+6
44
10
Bradford City
31
11
11
9
33
32
+1
44
11
Swindon Town
31
12
7
12
34
43
-9
43
12
Norwich City
30
11
7
12
29
41
-12
40
13
Ipswich Town
29
9
12
8
36
31
+5
39
14
Crewe Alexandra
30
11
4
15
37
45
-8
37
15
Queens Park Rangers
30
9
9
12
33
45
-12
36
16
Reading
30
9
9
12
31
45
-14
36
17
Oxford United
30
9
6
15
36
44
-8
33
18
Huddersfield Town
30
8
9
13
32
41
-9
33
19
Stoke City
30
8
9
13
31
45
-14
33
20
Manchester City
30
7
9
14
33
34
-1
30
21
Tranmere Rovers
29
7
9
13
31
38
-7
30
22
Port Vale
30
8
6
16
35
47
-12
30
23
Bury
30
4
15
11
27
40
-13
27
24
Portsmouth
29
6
6
17
31
47
-16
24