Tranmere Rovers

Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional football club founded in 1884 and based in Birkenhead, Wirral, England. Originally known as Belmont Football Club, they adopted their current name in 1885. They were a founding member of the Division Three North in 1921, and were members of Football League Two until 2015, when they were relegated to the fifth tier of English football. The club currently plays in Football League Two.

During the 1980s, they were affected by financial problems, and in 1987 they went into administration. However, this was a prelude to the most successful period in Tranmere Rovers' history; under John King, the team reached the play-offs for promotion to the Premier League in three consecutive seasons. Under King's successor, John Aldridge, Tranmere Rovers enjoyed a number of cup runs, notably reaching the Football League Cup final in 2000. Other cup successes include reaching the quarter-finals in 1999–00, 2000–01 and 2003–04.

Tranmere Rovers' kit is an all-white stripe with blue details, their main colours since 1962. The club moved to its current home, Prenton Park, in 1912. In 1995, the ground underwent a major redevelopment in response to the Taylor Report. It now holds 16,789 across four stands: the Main Stand, the Kop, the Johnny King Stand and the Cowshed.