Football: Rovers go in at sharp end ; Spirit and commitment key to win NORTHWEST & MERSEYSIDE Edition

TRANMERE ROVERS: [Phil Whitehead], [Ryan Taylor], Allen, Edwards, Roberts, Mellon, Jones, Curtis, Barlow, Hay, Haworth. Subs (not used): Sharps, Parkinson, Olsen, Harrison, Nixon. STOCKPORT COUNTY: [Gary Jones], Clare (Lescott, 45), Palmer, Challinor, Briggs, Gibb, Goodwin, Pemberton (Ellison, 68),...

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Published inDaily post (Liverpool, England : 1978)
Main Author Pictures by CLIFF BRETT NICK HILTON
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Liverpool (UK) MGN Ltd 30.09.2002
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Daly, Jonathan
Edwards, Chris
Haworth, Simon
Hay, Alex
Whitehead, Phil
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Summary:TRANMERE ROVERS: [Phil Whitehead], [Ryan Taylor], Allen, Edwards, Roberts, Mellon, Jones, Curtis, Barlow, Hay, Haworth. Subs (not used): Sharps, Parkinson, Olsen, Harrison, Nixon. STOCKPORT COUNTY: [Gary Jones], Clare (Lescott, 45), Palmer, Challinor, Briggs, Gibb, Goodwin, Pemberton (Ellison, 68), Tonkin, Beckett, [Jonathan Daly]. Subs (not used): Ingram, Hardiker, Ross. So we had a tense finale to a second half that curiously, lacked the sharp competitive edge and niggle of the first. Perhaps that was just as well for Stockport's player-manager Carlton Palmer who made himself public enemy number one among the Tranmere supporters with a scything late tackle on [Simon Haworth] in the 39th minute. MAKE [Alex Hay]: Young striker Alex Hay holds off his defender and fires in a shot on his first senior appearance this season while Micky Mellon tries to ensure Rovers have the upper hand in the midfield battle (above) by putting in a crunching tackle on a Stockport player; SIMPLE FOR SIMON: Tranmere matchwinner Simon Haworth (partially hidden, above) leaps to power home the winning goal against Stockport and (below) challenges former Rovers favourite [Dave Challinor] from a corner