Every Tranmere Rovers season on record, from 1921–22 to 2026–27 — league record, finishing position and leading scorer. Click a season for every match it contained.
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pos | Leading scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921–22 | Third Division North | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 51 | 61 | 18 | |
| 1922–23 | Third Division North | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 59 | 16 | |
| 1923–24 | Third Division North | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 60 | 12 | |
| 1924–25 | Third Division North | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 59 | 78 | 21 | |
| 1925–26 | Third Division North | 44 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 74 | 85 | 7 | |
| 1926–27 | Third Division North | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 87 | 70 | 9 | |
| 1927–28 | Third Division North | 45 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 111 | 75 | 5 | |
| 1928–29 | Third Division North | 44 | 23 | 3 | 18 | 81 | 79 | 7 | |
| 1929–30 | Third Division North | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 85 | 89 | 12 | |
| 1930–31 | Third Division North | 44 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 117 | 81 | 4 | |
| 1931–32 | Third Division North | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 117 | 65 | 4 | |
| 1932–33 | Third Division North | 48 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 80 | 75 | 11 | |
| 1933–34 | Third Division North | 46 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 99 | 68 | 7 | |
| 1934–35 | Third Division North | 44 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 79 | 60 | 6 | |
| 1935–36 | Third Division North | 47 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 108 | 67 | 3 | |
| 1936–37 | Third Division North | 43 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 71 | 89 | 19 | |
| 1937–38 | Third Division North | 45 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 87 | 45 | 1 | |
| 1938–39 | Second Division | 43 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 39 | 105 | 22 | |
| 1945–46 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |||
| 1946–47 | Third Division North | 43 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 66 | 78 | ||
| 1947–48 | Third Division North | 44 | 17 | 4 | 23 | 56 | 73 | ||
| 1948–49 | Third Division North | 43 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 47 | 60 | ||
| 1949–50 | Third Division North | 44 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 50 | ||
| 1950–51 | Third Division North | 48 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 89 | 64 | ||
| 1951–52 | Third Division North | 53 | 24 | 9 | 20 | 91 | 83 | ||
| 1952–53 | Third Division North | 50 | 23 | 6 | 21 | 77 | 75 | ||
| 1953–54 | Third Division North | 51 | 20 | 9 | 22 | 71 | 80 | ||
| 1954–55 | Third Division North | 48 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 58 | 74 | ||
| 1955–56 | Third Division North | 48 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 61 | 87 | ||
| 1956–57 | Third Division North | 47 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 52 | 93 | ||
| 1957–58 | Third Division North | 49 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 87 | 79 | ||
| 1958–59 | Third Division | 48 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 91 | 70 | 7 | |
| 1959–60 | Third Division | 47 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 72 | 76 | 20 | |
| 1960–61 | Third Division | 51 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 85 | 120 | 21 | |
| 1961–62 | Fourth Division | 49 | 21 | 5 | 23 | 79 | 93 | 15 | |
| 1962–63 | Fourth Division | 51 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 92 | 76 | 8 | |
| 1963–64 | Fourth Division | 50 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 90 | 78 | 7 | |
| 1964–65 | Fourth Division | 50 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 101 | 59 | 5 | |
| 1965–66 | Fourth Division | 48 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 95 | 70 | 5 | |
| 1966–67 | Fourth Division | 52 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 75 | 51 | 4 | |
| 1967–68 | Third Division | 54 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 77 | 83 | 19 | |
| 1968–69 | Third Division | 52 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 75 | 77 | 7 | |
| 1969–70 | Third Division | 55 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 70 | 85 | 16 | |
| 1970–71 | Third Division | 53 | 11 | 26 | 16 | 54 | 62 | 18 | |
| 1971–72 | Third Division | 56 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 70 | 84 | 20 | |
| 1972–73 | Third Division | 49 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 59 | 55 | 10 | |
| 1973–74 | Third Division | 53 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 59 | 54 | 16 | |
| 1974–75 | Third Division | 53 | 17 | 11 | 25 | 61 | 65 | 22 | |
| 1975–76 | Fourth Division | 50 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 93 | 62 | 4 | |
| 1976–77 | Third Division | 50 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 55 | 65 | 14 | |
| 1977–78 | Third Division | 50 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 61 | 59 | 12 | |
| 1978–79 | Third Division | 51 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 50 | 87 | 23 | |
| 1979–80 | Fourth Division | 53 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 64 | 65 | 15 | |
| 1980–81 | Fourth Division | 53 | 15 | 11 | 27 | 67 | 87 | 21 | |
| 1981–82 | Fourth Division | 54 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 65 | 68 | 11 | |
| 1982–83 | Fourth Division | 54 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 59 | 82 | 19 | |
| 1983–84 | Fourth Division | 50 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 56 | 60 | 10 | |
| 1984–85 | Fourth Division | 51 | 26 | 5 | 20 | 96 | 74 | 6 | |
| 1985–86 | Fourth Division | 52 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 80 | 81 | 19 | |
| 1986–87 | Fourth Division | 50 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 61 | 81 | 20 | |
| 1987–88 | Fourth Division | 50 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 66 | 61 | 14 | |
| 1988–89 | Fourth Division | 57 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 74 | 50 | 2 | |
| 1989–90 | Third Division | 57 | 28 | 13 | 16 | 100 | 66 | 4 | |
| 1990–91 | Third Division | 53 | 26 | 11 | 16 | 74 | 55 | 5 | |
| 1991–92 | Second Division | 59 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 88 | 81 | 14 | |
| 1992–93 | First Division | 59 | 29 | 13 | 17 | 91 | 73 | 4 | |
| 1993–94 | First Division | 59 | 26 | 12 | 21 | 91 | 69 | 5 | |
| 1994–95 | First Division | 59 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 79 | 75 | 5 | |
| 1995–96 | First Division | 51 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 70 | 67 | 13 | |
| 1996–97 | First Division | 51 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 68 | 61 | 11 | |
| 1997–98 | First Division | 54 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 65 | 63 | 14 | |
| 1998–99 | First Division | 52 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 71 | 66 | 15 | |
| 1999–00 | First Division | 60 | 25 | 12 | 23 | 86 | 82 | 13 | |
| 2000–01 | First Division | 57 | 16 | 14 | 27 | 67 | 89 | 24 | |
| 2001–02 | Second Division | 54 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 86 | 74 | 12 | |
| 2002–03 | Second Division | 49 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 71 | 66 | 7 | |
| 2003–04 | Second Division | 56 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 71 | 63 | 8 | |
| 2004–05 | League One | 51 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 78 | 61 | 3 | |
| 2005–06 | League One | 48 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 52 | 56 | 18 | |
| 2006–07 | League One | 49 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 64 | 59 | 9 | |
| 2007–08 | League One | 52 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 53 | 11 | |
| 2008–09 | League One | 50 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 51 | 7 | |
| 2009–10 | League One | 53 | 17 | 11 | 25 | 53 | 76 | 19 | |
| 2010–11 | League One | 49 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 58 | 68 | 18 | |
| 2011–12 | League One | 52 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 56 | 63 | 12 | |
| 2012–13 | League One | 52 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 65 | 60 | 11 | |
| 2013–14 | League One | 52 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 57 | 89 | 21 | |
| 2014–15 | League Two | 54 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 57 | 81 | 24 | |
| 2017–18 | National League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | League Two | 58 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 78 | 76 | 6 | |
| 2019–20 | League One | 45 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 56 | 84 | 21 | |
| 2020–21 | League Two | 60 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 76 | 66 | 7 | |
| 2021–22 | League Two | 53 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 51 | 9 | |
| 2022–23 | League Two | 53 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 56 | 62 | 12 | |
| 2023–24 | League Two | 52 | 17 | 8 | 27 | 72 | 81 | 16 | |
| 2024–25 | League Two | 53 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 56 | 78 | 20 | |
| 2025–26 | League Two | 52 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 62 | 90 | 21 | |
| 2026–27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |