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Nationwide Football League
Game #45 of 1997/98
Tranmere Rovers
3 - 1
Bradford City
W
Saturday, 21/03/1998
Irons (56'), Jones (65'), Kelly (81')
Match Details
Attendance
9,463
Manager
John Aldridge
Opposition Manager
Paul Jewell
League Position
18
League Points
43
Team Lineups
Tranmere Rovers
Shirt
Player
Role
⏱️
⚽️
🟨
🟥
1
Simonsen, Steve
Starter
90
0
0
0
2
Kubicki, Dariusz
Starter
90
0
0
0
3
Thompson, Andy
Starter
90
0
0
0
4
McGreal, John
Starter
90
0
0
0
5
Challinor, Dave
Starter
90
0
0
0
6
Irons, Kenny
Starter
90
1
0
0
7
Morrissey, Johnny
Starter
80
0
0
0
8
Jones, Gary
Starter
90
1
0
0
9
Kelly, David
Starter
90
1
0
0
10
O'Brien, Liam
Starter
84
0
0
0
11
Jones, Lee
Starter
75
0
0
0
12
Mellon, Micky
Sub
10
0
0
0
13
Parkinson, Andy
Sub
15
0
0
0
14
Mahon, Alan
Sub
6
0
0
0
Bradford City
Shirt
Player
Role
1
Mark Prudhoe
Starter
2
Chris Wilder
Starter
3
Wayne Jacobs
Starter
4
Craig Ramage
Starter
5
Eddie Youds
Starter
6
Andy O'Brien
Starter
7
Jamie Lawrence
Starter
8
Nigel Pepper
Starter
9
Rob Steiner
Starter
10
Robbie Blake
Starter
11
Shaun Murray
Starter
-
Dennis Sepp
Sub
-
Lawrence Davies
Sub
-
Paul Bolland
Sub
League Table
Pos
Club
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Nottingham Forest
38
23
8
7
65
34
+31
77
2
Sunderland
38
21
10
7
70
40
+30
73
3
Middlesbrough
37
21
9
7
61
36
+25
72
4
Charlton Athletic
38
19
9
10
67
47
+20
66
5
Ipswich Town
38
17
13
8
63
38
+25
64
6
Sheffield United
36
16
14
6
54
37
+17
62
7
Birmingham City
39
15
14
10
51
33
+18
59
8
Wolverhampton Wanderers
37
16
8
13
45
39
+6
56
9
Stockport County
39
16
7
16
61
55
+6
55
10
West Bromwich Albion
39
14
11
14
39
45
-6
53
11
Swindon Town
40
14
9
17
39
59
-20
51
12
Oxford United
39
14
8
17
53
52
+1
50
13
Bradford City
39
12
14
13
39
42
-3
50
14
Crewe Alexandra
39
14
5
20
45
57
-12
47
15
Bury
39
9
18
12
36
46
-10
45
16
Huddersfield Town
39
12
9
18
44
57
-13
45
17
Norwich City
38
11
12
15
37
57
-20
45
18
Tranmere Rovers
37
11
10
16
40
46
-6
43
19
Queens Park Rangers
39
10
13
16
44
55
-11
43
20
Port Vale
39
11
9
19
46
56
-10
42
21
Portsmouth
38
11
8
19
41
53
-12
41
22
Manchester City
39
10
10
19
42
46
-4
40
23
Stoke City
39
9
13
17
38
58
-20
40
24
Reading
39
10
9
20
36
68
-32
39
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