1967–68 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 December 2011 Tranmere Rovers F.C. 1967–68 W.Hodgson Esq J.P Dave Russell Prenton Park Football League Third Division 19th (of 24) FA Cup Fifth Round (eliminated by Everton) _birmingham1011a _color_3_stripes_blue FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Team 1966–67 1968–69 In 1967–68, centre forward George Yardley starred as Tranmere Rovers F.C. reached the FA Cup fifth round. Newly promoted Tranmere lost their first three games and future England star Roy McFarland was sold to Derby County. Results improved with Yardley scoring four goals in a 4–1 win over Shrewsbury, then scoring hat-tricks against Colchester United and Swindon Town. George Hudson also scored a hat-trick in Tranmere's 5–1 win over Rochdale in the FA Cup first round; the team went on to beat Bradford Park Avenue 3–2, Huddersfield Town 2–1 and Coventry City 2–0, before losing 2–0 to Everton in a fifth round tie watched by 61,982 at Goodison Park. Final league table 1967–68 Football League#Third Division y Third Division TRA References Leigh Edwards Tranmere Rovers classic campaigns Official Matchday Programme Stevenage F.C. 21 17 December 2011 12 Upton Gilbert Wilson Steve Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record November 1997 The Authors 978-0-9518648-2-1 Category:Tranmere Rovers F.C. seasons Tranmere Rovers