| Club: | Tranmere Rovers |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Chairman: | Mark Palios |
| Manager: | Micky Mellon (until 19 March)[1] |
| Stadium: | Prenton Park |
| League: | League Two |
| League Result: | 12th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| Cup2: | EFL Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Cup3: | EFL Trophy |
| Cup3 Result: | Second round |
| League Topscorer: | Josh Hawkes (10) |
| Season Topscorer: | Josh Hawkes (11) |
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| Pattern So1: | _tranmere2223hl |
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| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 season is the 139th season in the existence of Tranmere Rovers Football Club and the club's third consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 2022 | Free Transfer | [2] | ||||
| 10 June 2022 | Free Transfer | [3] | ||||
| 1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | [4] | ||||
| 1 July 2022 | Undisclosed | [5] | ||||
| 1 July 2022 | Rhys Hughes | Free Transfer | [6] | |||
| 1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | [7] | ||||
| 1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | [8] | ||||
| 1 July 2022 | Jack Williams | Free Transfer | ||||
| 6 July 2022 | Undisclosed | [9] | ||||
| 13 July 2022 | Free Transfer | [10] | ||||
| 26 July 2022 | Free Transfer | [11] | ||||
| 28 July 2022 | Free Transfer | [12] | ||||
| 12 January 2023 | Undisclosed | [13] | ||||
| 27 January 2023 | Undisclosed | [14] | ||||
| 23 March 2023 | Free Transfer | [15] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2022 | Free transfer | [16] [17] | ||||
| 30 June 2022 | Free transfer | |||||
| 30 June 2022 | Free transfer | [18] | ||||
| 30 June 2022 | Released | [19] | ||||
| 30 June 2022 | Unattached | Released | ||||
| 30 June 2022 | Nicky Maynard | Released | [20] | |||
| 30 June 2022 | Unattached | Released | [21] | |||
| 30 June 2022 | ||||||
| 27 September 2022 | Ethan Jones | Free Transfer | [22] | |||
| 8 October 2022 | Free Transfer | [23] | ||||
| 6 January 2023 | Undisclosed | [24] | ||||
| 10 January 2023 | Undisclosed | [25] | ||||
| 11 January 2023 | Undisclosed | [26] | ||||
| 12 January 2023 | Ethan Roberts | Free Transfer | [27] | |||
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2022 | End of Season | [28] | ||||
| 1 September 2022 | End of Season | [29] | ||||
| 1 September 2022 | 5 January 2023 | [30] [31] | ||||
| 16 January 2023 | End of Season | [32] | ||||
| 31 January 2023 | End of Season | [33] | ||||
| 31 January 2023 | Jay Turner-Cooke | End of Season | [34] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2022 | Jack Williams | 24 October 2022 | [35] | |||
| 18 January 2023 | 21 March 2023 | [36] [37] | ||||
| 31 January 2023 | End of Season | [38] |
On June 16, Tranmere announced their pre-season schedule.[39]
See main article: 2022–23 EFL League Two.
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[40]
See main article: 2022–23 FA Cup.
Rovers were drawn away to Carlisle United in the first round.[41]
See main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup.
Tranmere were drawn away to Accrington Stanley in the first round and at home to Newcastle United in the second round.[42] [43]
See main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy.
On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Tranmere Rovers with Bolton Wanderers and Crewe Alexandra.[44]