League One
December 29, 2012
Tranmere
1 - 0
Scunthorpe
League One
15:00 +00:00, December 29, 2012
Prenton Park, England
Referee: A Davies
Rovers return to summit
Scoring Summary
| Tranmere Rovers | Scunthorpe United |
|---|---|
| Cole Stockton (59') |
Teams
| Tranmere Rovers | Scunthorpe United |
|---|---|
| 1 Owain fon Williams | 26 Steve Mildenhall |
| 14 Zoumana Bakayogo | 6 Paul Reid |
| 2 Danny Holmes | 21 Tom Newey |
| 4 Ash Taylor | 3 Callum Kennedy |
| 23 Donervorn Daniels | 15 Niall Canavan |
| 10 Andy Robinson | 19 Michael Collins |
| 6 Liam Palmer | 14 Robbie Gibbons |
| 17 Max Power | 8 Damien Mozika |
| 11 Adam McGurk | 22 Karl Hawley |
| 9 Jake Cassidy | 11 Andy Barcham |
| 20 Michael O'Halloran | 29 Adda Djeziri |
| Substitutes | |
| 33 Jason Mooney | Sam Slocombe 1 |
| 5 Ian Goodison | Mark Hughes 18 |
| 19 Michael Kay | Jordan Keegan 23 |
| 3 Paul Black | Mike Grella 10 |
| 12 Danny Harrison | Matt Godden 17 |
| 7 Joe Thompson | Jamie Wootton 24 |
| 16 Cole Stockton | Hakeeb Adelakun 28 |
| Substitutions | |
| Cole Stockton for Michael O'Halloran (46) | Matt Godden for Robbie Gibbons (72) |
| Joe Thompson for Adam McGurk (87) | Hakeeb Adelakun for Adda Djeziri (72) |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Andy Barcham (36) | |
| Adda Djeziri (45) | |
| Paul Reid (78) | |
| · Squads: Tranmere Rovers | Scunthorpe United | |
Tranmere Rovers returned to the summit of League One after Cole Stockton's second-half strike was enough to seal a 1-0 victory over Scunthorpe.
Second-bottom Scunthorpe made the more confident start and midfielder Andy Barcham squandered a good chance after 18 minutes, firing over from 15 yards when free.
Andy Robinson came close in the 37th minute for the hosts, floating a free kick over Steve Mildenhall's bar after he was fouled following a great break from Ash Taylor.
Robinson was at the heart of all Tranmere's best moments and seven minutes after the break, he forced Mildenhall into a fine save, with sub Stockton unable to follow up.
Rovers took a deserved lead just before the hour when Taylor rose to meet Robinson's corner, with Mildenhall making a fine save before Stockton followed up and headed home from a yard.
Barcham could have drawn the Iron level with 13 minutes remaining but he fired high and wide from 20 yards with Owain Fon Williams out of his goal after failing to gather the ball.