Accrington Stanley 1-2 Tranmere Rovers: result and report

League One · Saturday 7 March 2020

Result

Accrington Stanley 1-2 Tranmere Rovers

League One · Saturday 7 March 2020, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Accrington Stanley 1-2 Tranmere Rovers: match report

Accrington Stanley were beaten by Tranmere Rovers 1-2 in the League One on Saturday 7 March 2020. It was 0-1 at half-time.

James Vaughan opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Accrington Stanley's goal came from an own goal by Alex Woodyard (82'). Tranmere Rovers scored through James Vaughan (8') and Mark Ellis (77').

Discipline: Accrington Stanley received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Tranmere Rovers received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Accrington Stanley were 16th on 40 points from 34 and Tranmere Rovers 21st on 26 points from 32. Accrington Stanley went on to finish that season 17th with 40 points, and Tranmere Rovers 21st with 32.

Accrington Stanley lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Tranmere Rovers in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Mark Ellis of Tranmere Rovers (8.1), ahead of James Vaughan (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Accrington Stanley win, 1 draw and 1 for Tranmere Rovers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · James VaughanTranmere Rovers · 0-1
  • 34'Yellow card · Connor JenningsTranmere Rovers
  • 39'Yellow card · Harvey RodgersAccrington Stanley
  • 72'Yellow card · Sam FinleyAccrington Stanley
  • 77'Goal · Mark EllisTranmere Rovers · 0-2
  • 79'Yellow card · Liam RidehalghTranmere Rovers
  • 82'Own goal · Alex WoodyardAccrington Stanley · 1-2
  • 88'Yellow card · Scott DaviesTranmere Rovers
  • 90+3'Second yellow · Harvey RodgersAccrington Stanley

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Accrington Stanley 1, draws 1, Tranmere Rovers 1.

Team news

Accrington Stanley line-up (4-2-3-1)

Josef Bursik, Callum Johnson, Harvey Rodgers, Jerome Opoku, Joseph Maguire, Seamus Conneely, Sam Finley, Jordan Clark, Dion Charles, Joe Pritchard, Colby Bishop

Tranmere Rovers line-up (4-4-1-1)

Scott Davies, Kane Wilson, Mark Ellis, Peter Clarke, Liam Ridehalgh, Kieron Morris, Luke McCullough, Alex Woodyard, Corey Blackett-Taylor, Connor Jennings, James Vaughan