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The 2014–15 season was the 109th season of competitive association football and the 88th season in the Football League played by Tranmere Rovers Football Club, a professional football club based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The results on the final day of the 2013–14 season meant Tranmere were relegated from League One and were to spend this season in League Two for the first time since promotion from it in 1988–89. On 27 May 2014, Rob Edwards was appointed as the new manager replacing Ronnie Moore, who was suspended from mid-February for breaching FA rules. The summer transfer window saw twelve players join the club, including experienced striker Kayode Odejayi, while Ryan Lowe left the club shortly after being handed the Player of the Season award.〔 On 11 August, it was announced that former Football Association chief executive and ex-Tranmere Rovers player Mark Palios and his wife Nicola were taking a controlling interest in the club from outgoing chairman Peter Johnson. Edwards was sacked after just five months following the home loss to which saw Tranmere Rovers at the bottom of League Two. Three days later Micky Adams was announced as new manager. A brief improvement in results which saw Tranmere reach the Third Round of the FA Cup and move out of the relegation zone was followed by disastrous spring form resulting in Adams leaving Tranmere by mutual consent two games before the end of the season, with the club again bottom of the table. Assistant manager Alan Rogers took charge only to suffer a defeat at which confirmed Rovers' relegation to the National League one day prior to the end of the season. Tranmere Rovers' ninety-four-year presence in the Football League had ended. The season saw forty-eight players make at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, including 24 players joining on loan. Max Power participated in fifty-three matches missing only one game, and he finished as leading scorer with thirteen goals. ==Background and pre-season== (詳細はJohn McMahon as caretaker manager after manager Ronnie Moore was suspended by the club from mid-February for breaching FA rules against betting on competitions in which his club were involved.〔 On 6 May, it was announced that 42-year old Jamaican international Ian Goodison would end his ten-year stay at Prenton Park in which he made 410 appearances and won the Player of the Season accolade three times. Also, experienced forward Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro was released. On the same day, the club offered new contracts to five players, though finally only veteran Jason Koumas agreed a deal,〔 while goalkeeper Jason Mooney, defender Ash Taylor and midfielders James Wallace and Steve Jennings left the club. Eleven players, including first-choice goalkeeper Owain Fôn Williams and Player of the Season 2013–14 Ryan Lowe already had contracts for the upcoming season.〔 Despite that, on 19 May it was announced that Lowe, whose request to sign a longer contract was refused by the club, was transferred to division rivals for an undisclosed fee.〔 On 19 May, six pre-season friendly games were announced. On 3 July a friendly against local neighbours was announced. Later, a game against was arranged, while a friendly versus scheduled for the same date was cancelled. On 27 May, 41-year old former Welsh international Rob Edwards was appointed new Tranmere Rovers manager〔 with John McMahon to stay at the club as assistant manager. It was the first managerial experience for Edwards, who earlier was an assistant at . The next day, the first signing was made – 22-year old Welsh striker Eliot Richards agreed a two-year contract.〔 He was followed by his teammate midfielder Matthew Gill.〔 Previously Gill had spent three seasons with Exeter, winning back-to-back promotions from the Conference National and League Two together with Edwards. On 30 May, new home kits in the traditional all-white design were revealed for the upcoming season, while the existing away kits were retained. Further Edwards signings were young central defender Michael Ihiekwe from , ex- striker Kayode Odejayi, 24-year old defender Marcus Holness from , Scottish midfielder Marc Laird released by and 30-year old defender Danny Woodards, while Evan Horwood cancelled his contract with Tranmere Rovers by mutual consent to return to , where he had spent end of the previous season on loan. On 4 August, it was announced that ex-Tranmere Rovers player Joe Thompson had been signed by . The midfielder was sidelined since November 2013 when he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. In June he was given the all-clear after completing a course of chemotherapy, but he had not been contacted to negotiate a new contract with Tranmere Rovers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2014–15 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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