THE GROUND
Prenton Park Prenton Road West Prenton Wirral CH42 9PY
Tranmere Rovers celebrate 100 years at Prenton Park this year after spending nearly 30 years in a nearby ground of the same name.
The 16,567 capacity stadium has three sides less than 20 years old, including the Cowshed Stand, which is home to visiting supporters.
There is room for 2,500 away fans.
THE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS
It is approximately 222 miles from Griffin Park to Prenton Park by road.
Drivers should take the M6, M56 and M53 towards Birkenhead, then leave at junction four and follow the B5151 to the ground.
There is a large car park at Prenton Park but places have to be booked in advance.
Many of the streets around the ground are for residents only.
The nearest station is Rock Ferry, which is just over a mile from the ground, while Birkenhead Central is a little further away and Liverpool Lime Street is more than three miles away on the opposite side of the River Mersey.
Rock Ferry and Birkenhead Central are served by Merseyrail services, and to get there involves changing at Liverpool Lime Street.
To reach Liverpool Lime Street supporters have to take a Virgin Trains service from Euston.
The Supporters' Association will be running coaches to every game this season - details of times and prices will be announced in due course.
THE RECENT HISTORY
Tranmere Rovers are the division's second longest serving team - after Oldham Athletic, having been relegated from what is now The Championship in 2001.
That ended ten years in the second tier, during which they reached the play-offs for a Premier League place three times and also reached the League Cup semi-final and final and the FA Cup Sixth Round twice.
They almost went back up in 2005, finishing third and losing in the play-offs and were generally a top half team before the appointment of John Barnes in the summer of 2009.
Barnes was sacked after seven points in 11 games and even though Rovers only took 14 from their first 19 fixtures they survived thanks to wins in their final two games.
They started poorly again in 2010/11 but climbed to mid-table and eventually finished 18th.
Tranmere were back in the top half last season, finishing 12th - albeit closer to the relegation zone than Play-Off places in terms of points.
It looked back for the Merseyside club at the beginning of March when they sat 19th in the table, just a point clear of the drop zone.
But a change in manager and an upturn in form saw them climb clear of danger.
THE MANAGER
Ronnie Moore has returned to Prenton Park for his second spell as manager.
He started his playing career at Rovers, making 249 league appearances for them, between 1971 and 1979.
After spells with Cardiff City, Rotherham United, Charlton Athletic and Rochdale he returned to Tranmere, ending his playing career with promotion from the Fourth Division.
By this time he was assisting the hugely successful John King, with Rovers promoted to the Second Division in 1991.
Leaving Rovers to manage Southport in 1996, he moved to Rotherham United shortly after and spent eight largely successful years at Millmoor, winning promotion in both 1999 and 2001.
Appointed Tranmere Rovers manager in 2006, he was sacked after failing to guide them into the League One play-offs three years later.
Two seasons at Rotherham United followed, before he parted company with The Millers in 2011.
THE TOP SCORER
Three players shared the top league goalscoring total for Rovers in 2011/2012 but the striker that made the most impact was 19-year-old Jake Cassidy, who scored five goals in ten games during his loan period from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
He has represented Wales at both Under-19 and Under-21 levels and started his career at Airbus UK.
THE KEY MEN
Striker - and ex-Bee - Ben Burgess has arrived from Notts County, together with Danny Harrison (Rotherham United), Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro (Rochdale), and James Wallace (Everton).
Leaving Prenton Park this summer were Enoch Showunmi (Notts County), Joss Labadie, Mustapha Tiryaki, Robbie Weir, David Raven, Martin Devaney, Andy Coughlin, John Welsh (Preston North End), David Buchanan (Preston North End).
Welsh goalkeeper Owain Fon Williams is one of the lower leagues most reliable stoppers.
The 25-year-old has Crewe Alexandra, Stockport County, and Rochdale before his move to Prenton Park in the summer of 2011 on a two-year contract.
Jamaican international defender Ian Goodison is 40 in November but shows no signs of retiring.
He has made 338 league appearances for the club since his arrival at Prenton Park in 2004 and the former Hull City and Seba United player accepted the club's one year contract offer this summer.
THE FIRST MEETING
October 11 1958, Football League Division Three - Tranmere Rovers 1 Brentford 2
Brentford line-up: Cakebread; Wilson, Horne; Bristow, Dargie, Coote; Heath, Rainford, Francis, Towers, Parsons
Brentford goal scorers: Towers, Rainford
THE LAST MEETING
January 7 2012, nPower League One -Tranmere Rovers 2 Brentford 2
Brentford line-up: Lee; Bennett, Legge, Dean, Woodman; Saunders (sub McGinn), Douglas, Bean, Forrester (sub Diagouraga); Donaldson (sub Grella), Alexander
Subs (not used): Moore, Eger.
Brentford goal scorers: Donaldson, Alexander
An entertaining match ends in a draw with Clayton Donaldson and Gary Alexander scoring for Brentford.
Click here for a full match report
THE MEMORABLE DAY
December 17 2005, Coca-Cola League One - Tranmere Rovers 1 Brentford 4
Brentford line-up: Nelson; O'Connor, Turner, Sodje (sub Mousinho), Tillen; Brooker, Newman, Hutchinson, Tabb (sub Lewis); Owusu (sub Peters), Gayle
Subs (not used): Campbell, Bankole
Brentford goal scorers: Newman, Tabb, O'Connor, Owusu
Brentford scored three first half goals as they won at Prenton Park for the first time in more than 25 years.
THE ODDS
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Those who back the Birkenhead side can get ¼ of the odds if they finish in the top three.
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