1990–91 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

Tranmere Rovers F.C.
	1990–91 season
Manager	John King
Stadium	Prenton Park
Football League Third Division	5th (of 24)
	Team colours
	Team colours
← 1989–90	1991–92 →

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Tranmere Rovers F.C. won the Third Division play-off final in 1990–91. John King's side lost only two of their first twelve games, with Eddie Bishop scoring a hat-trick over Mansfield Town. After a period of inconsistent form, the re-entered the promotion places with six successive wins. They qualified for the play-offs in fifth position after winning four of their last five matches. Tranmere defeated Brentford 3–2, then beat Bolton Wanderers 1–0 after extra time in the final. They defeated Rotherham United 3–0, Blackpool 2–0, Wigan Athletic 3–0 and Preston North End 4–1 in the Leyland DAF Cup before losing to Birmingham City in the final at Wembley Stadium.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Cambridge United	46	14	5	4	42	22	11	6	6	33	28	75	50	+25	86
2	Southend United	46	13	6	4	34	23	13	1	9	33	28	67	51	+16	85
3	Grimsby Town	46	16	3	4	42	13	8	8	7	24	21	66	34	+32	83
4	Bolton Wanderers	46	14	5	4	33	18	10	6	7	31	32	64	50	+14	83
5	Tranmere Rovers	46	13	5	5	38	21	10	4	9	26	25	64	46	+18	78	^{[notes3 1]}
6	Brentford	46	12	4	7	30	22	9	9	5	29	25	59	47	+12	76
7	Bury	46	12	4	8	31	21	9	9	4	28	26	59	47	+12	76
8	Bradford City	46	13	3	7	36	22	7	7	9	26	32	62	54	+8	70
9	Bournemouth	46	14	6	3	37	20	5	7	11	21	38	58	58	±0	70
10	Wigan Athletic	46	14	3	6	40	20	6	6	11	31	34	61	54	+7	69
11	Huddersfield Town	46	13	3	7	37	23	5	10	8	20	28	57	51	+6	67
12	Birmingham City	46	8	9	6	21	21	8	8	7	24	28	45	49	–4	65
13	Leyton Orient	46	15	2	6	35	19	3	8	12	20	39	55	58	–3	64
14	Stoke City	46	9	7	7	36	29	7	5	11	19	30	55	59	–4	60
15	Reading	46	11	5	7	34	28	6	3	14	19	38	53	66	–13	59
16	Exeter City	46	12	6	5	35	16	4	3	16	23	36	58	52	+6	57
17	Preston North End	46	11	5	7	33	29	4	6	13	21	38	54	67	–13	56
18	Shrewsbury Town	46	8	7	8	29	22	6	3	14	32	46	61	68	–7	52
19	Chester City	46	10	3	10	27	27	4	6	13	19	31	46	58	–14	51
20	Swansea City	46	8	6	9	31	33	5	3	15	18	39	49	72	–23	48	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1991–92 First round
21	Fulham	46	8	8	7	27	22	2	8	13	14	34	41	56	–15	46
22	Crewe Alexandra	46	6	9	8	35	35	5	2	16	27	45	62	80	–8	44
23	Rotherham United	46	5	10	8	31	38	5	2	16	19	49	50	87	–37	42
24	Mansfield Town	46	5	8	10	23	27	3	6	14	19	36	42	63	–21	38

Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Welsh Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
	Participated in play-offs
	Promoted through play-offs
	Relegated

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