FA Cup
December 1, 2012
Tranmere Rovers
2 - 1
Chesterfield
FA Cup
15:00 +00:00, December 1, 2012
Prenton Park, England
Referee: R Madley
Rovers avoid cup upset
Scoring Summary
| Tranmere Rovers | Chesterfield |
|---|---|
| Cole Stockton (42') | Liam Cooper (31') |
| Adam McGurk (57') |
Teams
| Tranmere Rovers | Chesterfield |
|---|---|
| 1 Owain fon Williams | 1 Tommy Lee |
| 5 Ian Goodison | 6 Sam Hird |
| 14 Zoumana Bakayogo | 3 Nathan Smith |
| 2 Danny Holmes | 31 Liam Cooper |
| 21 Ben Gibson | 12 Tendayi Darwikwa |
| 12 Danny Harrison | 10 Danny Whitaker |
| 10 Andy Robinson | 8 Sam Togwell |
| 8 James Wallace | 25 Drew Talbot |
| 11 Adam McGurk | 15 Craig Clay |
| 20 Michael O'Halloran | 9 Marc Richards |
| 16 Cole Stockton | 37 Luis Boa Morte |
| Substitutes | |
| 33 Jason Mooney | Richard O'Donnell 13 |
| 19 Michael Kay | Terrell Forbes 4 |
| 3 Paul Black | Conor Townsend 33 |
| 4 Ash Taylor | Mark Randall 23 |
| 23 Donervorn Daniels | Jack Lester 14 |
| 7 Joe Thompson | Scott Boden 18 |
| 17 Max Power | Jonathan Wafula 22 |
| Substitutions | |
| Max Power for James Wallace (11) | Jack Lester for Danny Whitaker (62) |
| Joe Thompson for Andy Robinson (77) | Mark Randall for Craig Clay (62) |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Cole Stockton (42) | Luis Boa Morte (55) |
| Ben Gibson (65) | Tendayi Darwikwa (64) |
| Ian Goodison (70) | Sam Hird (76) |
| Owain fon Williams (86) | |
| · Squads: Tranmere Rovers | Chesterfield | |
Tranmere strikers Cole Stockton and Adam McGurk netted either side of half-time as the League One leaders comfortably progressed into the FA Cup third round with a 2-1 win over Chesterfield.
Stockton, who inspired Tranmere to victory over non-League Braintree in the first round, dragged Rovers back into the game before the break after Liam Cooper had given the Spireites the lead.
And then 12 minutes after the interval McGurk pounced on Bolton loanee Michael O'Halloran's throughball and coolly slotted home to keep Tranmere marching on in both the league and cup.
Tranmere captain James Wallace departed early through injury but Rovers responded positively as Stockton was twice denied by Chesterfield `keeper Tommy Lee.
Danny Whitaker brought a fingertip save from Owain Fon Williams at the other end before Cooper opened the scoring just after the half hour from Luis Boa Morte's resulting corner.
Lee stopped O'Halloran from equalising moments later but he could do nothing with Stockton's effort from the edge of the area in the 42nd minute.
O'Halloran then fed McGurk after the break before being thwarted by Lee again 10 minutes from time as Rovers looked to put the result beyond doubt.