Tranmere Rovers - Who needs a lemon when you've got a Mellon!

Tranmere Rovers have brought in and sold a player on the same day with Ritchie Sutton leaving and Adam Buxton coming in.

Versatile defender Ritchie Sutton has joined namesake club Sutton Utd for a fee of two and a half thousand pounds. Sutton joined the club in 2015 and made 27 appearances for Rovers, scoring once. Last season, Sutton had a loan spell at fellow National League side Barrow where he made 10 appearances.

Coming into Prenton Park is former Portsmouth defender Adam Buxton who has signed a permanent deal until the end of the season.

The 24-year-old, who can play anywhere across the defence, joined the Fratton Park outfit at the beginning of the season after leaving Accrington Stanley. Having come through the ranks at Wigan Athletic, Buxton initially joined Stanley on loan at the end of the 2013-14 season.

Mellon said of the signing: "I’m delighted to be able to bring Adam to the Club. He is a player we have watched closely. He is a strong defender who will add to our options at this important stage of the season. He’s only 24 years of age but he has good experience in the Football League which I think will add to what we already have at the Club.”

Tranmere took the spoils in their local derby with Chester, with Liam Ridehalgh adding to a James Norwood brace in a 3-2 victory.




Tranmere: Turner, Fitzwater, McNulty, Coker (Ihiekwe 68), Ridehalgh, S Jennings (Tombides 68), Collins, J Hughes, Tollitt, Norwood (Lisbie 68), Cook.
Subs Not Used: Davies, Shaw.

Chester: Roberts, Helm, Vassell, Hudson, Horwood, S Hughes, George (Chapell 54), Durell, Vicars (Mahon 45), Lloyd (Hunt 75), Akintunde.
Subs Not Used: Morton, Waters.

Booked: George.



Referee: S Bennett.
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,078 (678 away).
Possession: Tranmere 56% - 44% Chester
Shots: Tranmere 18 - 9 Chester
On Target: Tranmere 7 - 2 Chester
Fouls: Tranmere 4 - 11 Chester

Steve Jennings stunned his former club, scoring the winner, as Tranmere beat Coventry 3-2 to set up a FA Cup 2nd round tie with Southend.




Final Score: Tranmere 3-2 Coventry.

Tranmere: Turner, Fitzwater, McNulty (Ihiekwe 81), Coker, Ridehalgh, S Jennings, Tombides, Collins, Tollitt (Kirby 81), Norwood, Lisbie (Cook 57).
Subs Not Used: Davies, Shaw, Hughes, Almond.

Booked: S Jennings.

Coventry: Charles-Cook, Ricketts, Stokes, Turnbull (Haynes 70), Page, Wright, McCann, Bigirimana (Jones 63), Reid, McBean, Agyei (Sordell 63).
Subs Not Used: Harries, Burge, Lameiras, Tudgay.

Shots: Tranmere 21-10 Coventry
On Target: Tranmere 9-4 Coventry
Possession: Tranmere 58%-42% Coventry
Corners: Tranmere 4-3 Coventry
Fouls: Tranmere 18-15 Coventry
Attendance: 11,769 (723 away).
Referee: D Bond.

Man Of the Match: Andre Wright

Tranmere manager Micky Mellon cut a proud figure as he discussed his sides 3-2 FA Cup 1st round replay win over League One Coventry.

After drawing the original tie at the Ricoh Arena, Tranmere went into the FA Cup 1st round replay against Coventry as massive underdogs. It looked as if Tranmere's FA Cup journey was over when Jack McBean scored but Andy Cook and Taylor Tombides made it 2-1. Sordell equalised for Coventry before Tranmere skipper Steve Jennings popped up with a late winner.

Rovers boss Micky Mellon was understandably delighted after his side secured a FA Cup 2nd round tie with Southend.

"I am over the moon with that result. Noone gave us a hope going into that game but we showed everyone just how far we've come. That game was like a throwback to the John Aldridge days when I was a player and I hope there's more of that to come in the next round. What a fantastic result."

Kevin Lisbie rescued a point for National League leaders Tranmere as they drew 2-2 away at Braintree.




Braintree: Beasant, Ashton (Williams 78), Goodman, Stone (Gayle 73), Okimo, Isaac, Matthews, Corne (Braham-Barrett 67), Lee, Akinola, Goodship.
Subs Not Used: Cheek, Banner.

Booked: Corne, Isaac.

Tranmere: Turner, Fitzwater, Coker, McNulty, Ridehalgh (Shaw 82), Collins (Tombides 82), Maynard, S Jennings, Tollitt, Cook, Norwood (Lisbie 71).
Subs Not Used: Davies, Hughes.

Booked: Collins.



Referee: D Richardson.
Stadium: Cressing Road Stadium.
Attendance: 966 (428 away).
Possession: Braintree 38% - 62% Tranmere
Shots: Braintree 13 - 20 Tranmere
On Target: Braintree 5 - 7 Tranmere
Fouls: Braintree 11 - 10 Tranmere

James Norwood scored twice against his former club, as Tranmere beat Forest Green by 3 goals to 1 at The New Lawn.




Forest Green: Maxted, Norman, Bennett, A Hughes, Field, Noble, Marsh-Brown Traore (Wishart 63), Frear (Kelly 63), Murphy (Moore 66).
Subs Not Used: Jefford, Russell.

Tranmere: Turner, Fitzwater, Coker, McNulty, Ridehalgh, Collins, J Hughes, S Jennings, Tollitt, Cook, Norwood.
Subs Not Used: Davies, Shaw, Lisbie, Maynard, Tombides.



Referee: M McLaughlin.
Stadium: The New Lawn.
Attendance: 1,469 (379 away).
Possession: Forest Green 45% - 55% Tranmere
Shots: Forest Green 9 - 15 Tranmere
On Target: Forest Green 3 - 7 Tranmere
Fouls: Forest Green 10 - 16 Tranmere

Would be great to see a table man! But glad the results are still going well!

2016-11-14 21:39#238736 mgriffin2012 : Would be great to see a table man! But glad the results are still going well!

I've been doing a table at the end of each month so it's not far away.

You are going to make Tranmere a force to be reckoned with once you get to the Premier League. I hope you get the easiest Brexit but if you get the hard one I know you will do amazing!

2016-11-15 12:44#238766 MJK46 : You are going to make Tranmere a force to be reckoned with once you get to the Premier League. I hope you get the easiest Brexit but if you get the hard one I know you will do amazing!

Hope so!

Andy Cook scored a late double, as Tranmere continued their remarkable National League run, with a 2-0 win over Torquay at Prenton Park.




Tranmere: Turner, Fitzwater, McNulty, Coker, Ridehalgh, S Jennings, Collins (Tombides 79), Hughes, Tollitt (Mangan 23), Norwood, Cook.
Subs Not Used: Davies, Maynard, Lisbie.

Booked: Collins.

Torquay: Moore, Duhaney, Gallifuoco, McGinty, Hamalainen, Richards (Burgess 73), Reid, Young, Verma (Marrow 62), Sparkes, Blissett (Ward 56).
Subs Not Used: Robba, Williams.



Referee: M Thompson.
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,213 (191 away).
Possession: Tranmere 64% - 36% Torquay
Shots: Tranmere 15 - 3 Torquay
On Target: Tranmere 4 - 0 Torquay
Fouls: Tranmere 12 - 13 Torquay

Tranmere will host National League North side Altrincham in the 1st round of this year's FA trophy.

The two sides played each last season in the National League with each team grabbing a home victory. Bowerman and Rankin scored in a 2-1 Altrincham win at Altrincham in August and a James Norwood goal seperated the two sides in the return fixture at Prenton Park in December.

The full draw

Eastbourne Boro vs Chelmsford
Dag & Red vs Sutton Utd
Leatherhead vs Boreham Wood
Weston-super-mare vs Hastings
Maidenhead vs Forest Green
Aldershot vs Enfield Town
Goole vs Alfreton
Gloucester vs York
Margate vs Bromley
Barrow vs Chorley
Eastleigh vs Torquay
North Ferriby vs Salford
Tamworth vs Darlington 1883
AFC Flyde vs Lincoln
Grays vs Bath
Bamber Bridge vs Bradford PA
Solihull Moors vs Lancaster
FC Halifax vs Kings Lynn
Oxford City vs Whitehawk
Kingstonian vs Dover
Southport vs Droylsden
Guiseley vs AFC Telford
Maidstone vs Welling
Truro vs Braintree
Macclesfield vs Chester
Dulwich Hamlet vs Ebbsfleet
Stockport vs Kidderminster
Woking vs Dartford
Gateshead vs Curzon Ashton
Hampton & Richmond vs Bishop's Stortford
Tranmere vs Altrincham
Worcester vs Wrexham

Nana Owusu scored two penalties for Gateshead as they drew 3-3 with runaway National League leaders Tranmere.




Gateshead: Hanford, Tattum, Smith, Williams (Hogan 79), Owusu, Mafuta, McLaughlin (Broccoli 45), Ajala, Jasaitis (D Johnson 51), Twardzik, Moore.
Subs Not Used: Bell, S Johnson.

Booked: Mafuta.

Tranmere: Turner, Fitzwater (Hughes 73), Coker, McNulty, Ridehalgh, Collins (Tombides 55), Maynard, S Jennings, Tollitt, Cook, Norwood (Mangan 45).
Subs Not Used: Davies, Lisbie.

Booked: Fitzwater, S Jennings.



Referee: N Lugg.
Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium.
Attendance: 1,255 (378 away).
Possession: Gateshead 42% - 58% Tranmere
Shots: Gateshead 9 - 15 Tranmere
On Target: Gateshead 6 - 8 Tranmere
Fouls: Gateshead 11 - 8 Tranmere

Awesome to see you sailing away at the top mate!