Yes, Tranmere is in Birkenhead (Everton isn’t). Their ground Prenton Park.
Tranmere Rovers was the answer to a question on “University Challenge” this week. The bonus questions were on the only football league club found in named metropolitan areas. When Amol Rajan said the area was “Wirral”, the students suggested the team located there was Brentford..
Back in the era when almost all weekend football matches kicked off at 3pm on Saturday afternoon, Tranmere often played their home games on Friday nights. In that era, either Liverpool or Everton was going to be at home. Tranmere figured it would affect their crowds, so the FA allowed them to play on Fridays instead. As Southport often did when we were a league side.
I haven’t been to Prenton Park since the late 80s/early 90s, back in the day when the old Cowshed stand was still in place. You took your life into your own hands when you stood in there. I still wake up in a cold sweat about it sometimes..
