Supporters and Rivalries
Tranmere Rovers had an average home attendance of 5,467 during the during the 2010–11 season, making them the twelfth best supported club in League One and 61st in The Football League as a whole. The club have a number of supporters' groups, including the Tranmere Rovers Supporters Trust; in 2010, the trust raised £12,500 for the club to sign Andy Robinson on loan. In 2011, they raised £200,000 and plan to purchase a controlling interest in Tranmere. TSB (Tranmere Stanley Boys) is the hooligan firm associated with the club. The club has been the subject of an independent supporters' fanzine Give Us an R since the 1990s.
Despite being geographically closest to Everton and Liverpool, Tranmere's time in the lower leagues has meant that they have formed rivalries with other clubs against whom they regularly compete. According to the Football Fans Census of 2003, Tranmere fans listed Bolton Wanderers as their main rivals, followed by Chester City and Everton. Blackpool and Everton listed Tranmere as among their team's top three rivals. As of the end of the 2008–09 season, Tranmere had met the following teams most times in the Football League:
| Opponents | P | W | D | L | W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe Alexandra | 7002112000000000000112 | 700148000000000000048 | 700126000000000000026 | 700138000000000000038 | 700142900000000000042.9 |
| Hartlepool United | 7002110000000000000110 | 700151000000000000051 | 700124000000000000024 | 700135000000000000035 | 700146400000000000046.4 |
| Rochdale | 7002108000000000000108 | 700153000000000000053 | 700121000000000000021 | 700134000000000000034 | 700149100000000000049.1 |
| Stockport County | 7002106000000000000106 | 700140000000000000040 | 700130000000000000030 | 700136000000000000036 | 700137700000000000037.7 |
| Halifax Town | 7002104000000000000104 | 700142000000000000042 | 700128000000000000028 | 700134000000000000034 | 700140400000000000040.4 |
| Wrexham | 7002102000000000000102 | 700138000000000000038 | 700125000000000000025 | 700139000000000000039 | 700137300999990000037.3 |
| Chesterfield | 700194000000000000094 | 700131000000000000031 | 700119000000000000019 | 700144000000000000044 | 700133000000000000033.0 |
| Darlington | 700182000000000000082 | 700138000000000000038 | 700113000000000000013 | 700131000000000000031 | 700146300000000000046.3 |
| Southport | 700180000000000000080 | 700138000000000000038 | 700122000000000000022 | 700120000000000000020 | 700147500000000000047.5 |
| Bradford City | 700180000000000000080 | 700133000000000000033 | 700120000000000000020 | 700127000000000000027 | 700141300999990000041.3 |
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