11th August 2007 - Tranmere v Leeds

Saturday was the opening day of the football season and saw the newly relegated Leeds United make a trip to my beloved Tranmere Rovers. It was a much anticipated game as this was Leeds first game in the third tier of English football and the first league meeting between the two clubs. Leeds recent and well publicised financial difficulties resulting in them starting the season on -15 points, and their rapid decline from Premiership giants to League One minnows only added further weight to the encounter.

Despite starting brightly and taking the lead in the first half, Tranmere, as they often do, let their nerves get the better of them, losing the game 2-1 to a very late Leeds winner.

The photo shows the Leeds fans filling the 'Cowshed' stand to the rafters as their faithful following made the trip across the Pennines to Merseyside