[2] On 27 August 1921, as founder members of Division Three North,[3] they won their first Football League match 4–1 against Crewe Alexandra at Prenton Park.
[4][5] Harold Bell made a record 595 league appearances for Tranmere.
[6][7] Bell also holds the record for the most consecutive league appearances for a British team; he was picked for the first game after the Second World War in the 1946–47 season and did not miss a match until 30 August 1955, a total of 401 consecutive matches in the Third Division North.
[8] Ian Muir's tally of 142 goals in 314 league appearances makes him Tranmere's leading scorer.
[9][10] This list contains players who have appeared in domestic league competition for Tranmere since the Second World War.