2012–13 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

Doncaster Rovers
2012–13 season
Chairman	John Ryan
Manager	Dean Saunders (until 7 Jan.); Brian Flynn (from 17 Jan.)
Stadium	Keepmoat Stadium
League One	1st (champions)
FA Cup	Second Round
League Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Paynter (15); All: Billy Paynter (15)
Highest home attendance	12,785 vs. Sheffield United, 1 January
Lowest home attendance	4,030 vs. Chesterfield, 9 October
Average home league attendance	6,809
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 season was Doncaster Rover's 10th consecutive season in The Football League. Doncaster were relegated at the end of the 2011–12 season, ending a four-year stay in the Championship. They finished the season as Champions thus gaining promotion back to the second tier.

League One[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Doncaster Rovers (C, P)	46	25	9	12	62	44	+18	84	Promotion to Football League Championship
2	Bournemouth (P)	46	24	11	11	76	53	+23	83	Promotion to Football League Championship
3	Brentford	46	21	16	9	62	47	+15	79	Qualification for League One play-offs^[a]
4	Yeovil Town (O, P)	46	23	8	15	71	56	+15	77
5	Sheffield United	46	19	18	9	56	42	+14	75

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	25	9	12	62	44	+18	84	10	5	8	26	23	+3	15	4	4	36	21	+15

Last updated: 28 April 2013.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Result round by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	L	W	D	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	D	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W
Position	2	2	5	9	9	10	12	10	11	10	9	7	6	5	6	9	8	4	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2013. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Squad[edit]

Detailed Overview[edit]

As of 25 February 2013

No.	Name	Place of birth	Date of birth	Club apps.	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Previous club	Date joined	Fee	Contract end
1	Neil Sullivan	Sutton	24 February 1970	204	0	28	0	Leeds United	15 May 2007	Free	30 June 2013
2	Paul Quinn	Wishaw	21 July 1985	15	0	–	–	Cardiff City	9 August 2012	Free	30 June 2013
3	James Husband	Leeds	3 January 1994	14	0	–	–	N/A	21 November 2011	Trainee	30 July 2014
5	Rob Jones	Stockton-on-Tees	3 November 1979	14	2	–	–	Sheffield Wednesday	31 July 2012	Free	30 June 2015
6	Dave Syers	Leeds	19 October 1977	16	2	–	–	Bradford City	14 June 2012	Free	30 June 2014
7	Martin Woods	Airdrie	1 January 1986	124	9	–	–	Rotherham United	5 June 2007	Free	30 June 2013
8	Billy Paynter	Liverpool	13 July 1984	11	3	–	–	Leeds United	13 August 2012	Undisclosed	30 June 2014
9	Chris Brown	Doncaster	11 December 1984	49	17	–	–	Preston North End	14 July 2011	Free	30 June 2013
10	Robbie Blake	Middlesbrough	4 March 1976	7	0	–	–	Bolton Wanderers	27 June 2012	Free	30 June 2013
11	David Cotterill	Cardiff	4 December 1987	16	5	19	1	Barnsley	27 June 2012	Free	30 June 2014
12	John Lundstram	Liverpool	18 February 1994	–	–	–	–	Everton	20 February 2013	Loan	20 March 2013
13	Jonathan Maxted		26 October 1993	–	–	–	–	N/A	26 June 2012	Trainee	30 June 2013
14	Tommy Spurr	Leeds	30 September 1987	37	0	–	–	Sheffield Wednesday	28 June 2011	£200,000	30 June 2013
15	Liam Wakefield	Doncaster	9 April 1994	1	0	–	–	N/A	27 June 2012	Trainee	30 June 2013
16	Jamie McCombe	Pontefract	1 January 1983	11	0	–	–	Huddersfield Town	12 August 2012	Free	30 June 2014
17	Iain Hume	Edinburgh	30 October 1983	7	1	36	5	Preston North End	31 August 2012	Loan	30 May 2013
18	Emile Sinclair	Leeds	29 December 1987	–	–	–	–	Peterborough United	5 January 2013	Loan	30 May 2013
19	Andy Griffin	Higher End	17 March 1979	–	–	–	–	Free Agent	22 October 2012	Free	30 June 2013
20	James Harper	Chelmsford	9 November 1980	12	0	–	–	Hull City	17 August 2012	Free	30 June 2013
21	Lee Fowler	Cardiff	10 June 1983	–	–	–	–	Fleetwood Town	4 January 2013	Undisclosed	30 June 2013
22	Cameron Howieson	Blenheim	22 December 1994	–	–	4	0	Burnley	22 February 2013	Loan	31 May 2013
23	Kyle Bennett	Telford	9 September 1990	54	7	–	–	Bury	1 July 2011	£80,000	30 June 2013
25	Jordan Ball	Mansfield	12 September 1993	2	1	–	–	N/A	9 August 2011	Trainee	30 June 2013
26	James Coppinger	Guisborough	10 January 1981	341	35	–	–	Exeter City	30 June 2004	£30,000	30 June 2014
27	Josh Meade	-	16 April 1995	-	-	-	-	N/A	–	Trainee	-
29	Harry Middleton	-	12 April 1995	-	-	-	-	N/A	–	Trainee	-
30	Paul Keegan	Dublin	5 July 1984	21	0	-	-	Bohemians	17 January 2011	Undisclosed	30 June 2013
31	Paddy Mullen	Doncaster	13 January 1994	–	–	–	–	N/A	22 June 2012	Trainee	30 June 2013
32	Jordan Binns	-	1 November 1994	-	-	-	-	N/A	–	Trainee	-
33	Gary Woods	Kettering	1 October 1990	49	0	–	–	Manchester United	26 March 2009	Free
	Jake McCormick	York	21 February 1994	–	–	–	–	N/A		Trainee	30 June 2013

Statistics[edit]

As of 28 April 2013

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Neil Sullivan	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	SCO	Paul Quinn	43	0	37+1	0	1	0	3	0	0+1	0
3	DF	ENG	James Husband	40	3	24+9	3	2	0	3	0	2	0
5	DF	ENG	Rob Jones	50	8	45	7	2	0	2	1	1	0
6	MF	ENG	Dave Syers	38	5	20+12	3	2	0	1+2	2	1	0
7	MF	SCO	Martin Woods	20	2	15	1	1+1	1	2	0	1	0
8	FW	ENG	Billy Paynter	38	15	24+11	15	1	0	0+1	0	1	0
9	FW	ENG	Chris Brown	42	11	28+8	8	1+1	1	1+1	1	1+1	1
11	MF	WAL	David Cotterill	48	10	44	10	0	0	1+1	0	2	0
12	MF	ENG	John Lundstram (on loan from Everton)	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	ENG	Jonathan Maxted	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	ENG	Tommy Spurr	52	1	46	1	2	0	3	0	1	0
15	DF	ENG	Liam Wakefield	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
16	DF	ENG	Jamie McCombe	34	1	32	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
17	FW	CAN	Iain Hume (on loan from Preston North End)	35	7	24+8	6	1	1	1	0	0+1	0
18	FW	ENG	Emile Sinclair (on loan from Peterborough United)	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	ENG	Andy Griffin	18	0	8+8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
20	MF	ENG	James Harper	29	0	19+8	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
22	MF	NZL	Cameron Howieson (on loan from Burnley)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	ENG	Kyle Bennett	38	3	26+9	3	0	0	1+1	0	1	0
24	MF	IRL	Evan Finnegan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
25	FW	ENG	Jordan Ball	2	1	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	1
26	MF	ENG	James Coppinger	27	2	19+6	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
27	MF	ENG	Josh Meade	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29	MF	ENG	Harry Middleton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	MF	IRL	Paul Keegan	30	1	22+3	1	2	0	2	0	1	0
31	MF	ENG	Paddy Mullen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	ENG	Jordan Binns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	ENG	Gary Woods	49	0	42	0	2	0	3	0	2	0
35	MF	RSA	Dean Furman (on loan from Oldham Athletic)	8	0	6+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players currently out on loan:
21	MF	WAL	Lee Fowler (at Burton Albion)	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Jake McCormick (at Frickley Athletic)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have left the club:
4	DF	CUW	Shelton Martis	12	0	3+6	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
10	FW	ENG	Robbie Blake	14	1	0+7	0	1+1	1	2+1	0	2	0
12	MF	ENG	Michael Woods	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	NIR	Sammy Clingan	9	0	1+5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0

Captains[edit]

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
5	DF	Rob Jones		48
14	DF	Tommy Spurr		3

Last updated: 28 April 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Goalscorers[edit]

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	8	FW	Billy Paynter	15	0	0	0	15
2	9	FW	Chris Brown	8	1	1	1	11
3	11	MF	David Cotterill	10	0	0	0	10
4	5	DF	Rob Jones	7	0	1	0	8
5	17	FW	Iain Hume	6	1	0	0	7
6	6	MF	Dave Syers	3	0	2	0	5
7	23	MF	Kyle Bennett	3	0	0	0	3
	3	DF	James Husband	3	0	0	0	3
	Own Goals			3	0	0	0	3
10	10	FW	Robbie Blake	0	2	0	0	2
	26	MF	James Coppinger	2	0	0	0	2
	7	MF	Martin Woods	1	1	0	0	2
13	25	FW	Jordan Ball	0	0	0	1	1
	30	MF	Paul Keegan	1	0	0	0	1
	16	DF	Jamie McCombe	1	0	0	0	1
	14	DF	Tommy Spurr	1	0	0	0	1
Total				64	4	4	2	74

Disciplinary record[edit]

No.	Pos.	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total
No.	Pos.	Name	2	DF	Paul Quinn	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
3	DF	James Husband	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
4	DF	Shelton Martis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF	Rob Jones	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
6	MF	Dave Syers	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
7	MF	Martin Woods	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	FW	Billy Paynter	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
9	FW	Chris Brown	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
10	FW	Robbie Blake	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
11	MF	David Cotterill	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
12	MF	John Lundstram	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	DF	Tommy Spurr	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
16	DF	Jamie McCombe	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
17	FW	Iain Hume	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
19	DF	Andy Griffin	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
20	MF	James Harper	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	MF	Sammy Clingan	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	MF	Lee Fowler	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23	MF	Kyle Bennett	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
26	MF	James Coppinger	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
30	MF	Paul Keegan	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
33	GK	Gary Woods	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
35	MF	Dean Furman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			67	2	5	0	3	0	1	0	77	2

Contracts[edit]

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Status	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
30	MF	Paul Keegan	28	Signed	1 year	June 2013	Official Site
3	DF	James Husband	18	Signed	3 years	June 2015	Official Site
19	DF	Andy Griffin	33	Signed	6 months	June 2013	Official Site

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
6	MF	Dave Syers	24	EU	Bradford City	Free Transfer	Summer	2014	Free	Sky Sports
25	FW	Jordan Ball	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted	Summer	2013	Youth system	Official Site
31	MF	Paddy Mullen	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted	Summer	2013	Youth system	Official Site
—	MF	Jake McCormick	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted	Summer	2013	Youth system	Official Site
15	DF	Liam Wakefield	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted	Summer	2013	Youth system	Official Site
13	GK	Jonathan Maxted	18	EU	Youth system	Promoted	Summer	2013	Youth system	Official Site
10	FW	Robbie Blake	36	EU	Bolton Wanderers	Free Transfer	Summer	2013	Free	BBC Sport
11	MF	David Cotterill	24	EU	Barnsley	Free Transfer	Summer	2014	Free	BBC Sport
5	DF	Rob Jones	32	EU	Sheffield Wednesday	Free Transfer	Summer	2014	Free	BBC Sport
2	DF	Paul Quinn	27	EU	Cardiff City	Free Transfer	Summer	2013	Free	BBC Sport
16	DF	Jamie McCombe	29	EU	Huddersfield Town	Free Transfer	Summer	2014	Free	BBC Sport
8	FW	Billy Paynter	28	EU	Leeds United	Transfer	Summer	2014	Undisclosed	Sky Sports
20	MF	James Harper	31	EU	Hull City	Free Transfer	Summer	2013	Free	BBC Sport
12	MF	Michael Woods	22	EU	Free agent	Free Transfer		N/A	Free	BBC Sport
19	DF	Andy Griffin	33	EU	Free agent	Free Transfer		N/A	Free	BBC Sport
21	MF	Sammy Clingan	28	EU	Free agent	Free Transfer		Month-to-Month	Free	Sky Sports
21	MF	Lee Fowler	29	EU	Fleetwood Town	Transfer	Winter	2013	Undisclosed	BBC Sport

Loans in[edit]

No.	P	Name	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source
17	FW	Iain Hume	40	Preston North End	31 August		BBC Sport
18	FW	Emile Sinclair	25	Peterborough United	5 January	30 May	Sky Sports
12	MF	John Lundstram	30	Everton	20 February	31 May	BBC Sport
22	MF	Cameron Howieson	18	Burnley	21 February	31 May	BBC Sport
35	MF	Dean Furman	24	Oldham Athletic	14 March	31 May	BBC Sport

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Out[edit]

N	P	Name	Age	Type	Moving to	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Apps	Goals	Source
17	MF	Giles Barnes	23	Out of Contract	Houston Dynamo	Summer	Free	36	1	Sky Sports
25	MF	James Baxendale	19	Out of Contract	Walsall	Summer	Free	3	0	BBC Sport
29	DF	Bouhenna	20	Out of Contract		Summer	Free	0	0	Sky Sports
6	DF	James Chambers	31	Out of Contract	Walsall	Summer	Free	97	0	Sky Sports
39	DF	Pascal Chimbonda	33	Out of Contract		Summer	Free	15	0	Sky Sports
10	FW	El Hadji Diouf	31	Out of Contract	Leeds United	Summer	Free	23	6	LUFC Site
24	DF	Mustapha Dumbuya	24	Out of Contract	Portsmouth	Summer	Free	38	0	Portsmouth FC
18	MF	Simon Gillett	26	Out of Contract	Nottingham Forest	Summer	Free	81	4	TeamTalk
12	FW	James Hayter	33	Out of Contract	Yeovil Town	Summer	Free	178	39	BBC Sport
21	DF	Sam Hird	24	Free Transfer	Chesterfield	Summer	Free	164	2	BBC Sport
11	DF	Adam Lockwood	30	Free Transfer	Bury	Summer	Free	179	8	BBC Sport
16	MF	John Oster	33	Out of Contract	Barnet	Summer	Free	120	2	BBC Sport
20	DF	John Radford	18	Out of Contract		Summer	Free	0	0	Sky Sports
41	DF	Habib Beye	34	Contract Terminated		Summer	Free	22	2	BBC Sports
3	DF	George Friend	24	Transfer	Middlesbrough	Summer	Undisclosed	35	1	BBC Sport
2	DF	James O'Connor	27	Transfer	Derby County	Summer	Undisclosed	212	5	BBC Sport
8	MF	Brian Stock	30	Transfer	Burnley	Summer	Undisclosed	188	22	BBC Sport
21	MF	Sammy Clingan	28	Released	Free agent	Winter	N/A	8	0	BBC Sport
4	DF	Shelton Martis	30	Contract Terminated	Free agent		Free	68	4	BBC Sport

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Loans out[edit]

No.	P	Name	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
13	GK	Jonathon Maxted	30	Goole Town	September	18 September	Official Football Conference League site	Official Football Conference League site
15	DF	Liam Wakefield	30	Bradford Park Avenue	17 August	October	Official Site
25	FW	Jordan Ball	30	Belper Town	17 August	8 October	Official Site	Official Site
—	MF	Jake McCormick	30	Frickley Athletic	17 August		Official Site
26	MF	James Coppinger	31	Nottingham Forest	31 August	30 December	BBC Sport	BBC Sport
13	GK	Jonathon Maxted	30	Gainsborough Trinity	30 October		Official Site
1	GK	Neil Sullivan	43	Wimbledon	16 November	9 March	BBC Sport	BBC Sport
10	MF	Lee Fowler	29	Forest Green Rovers	26 February	March	BBC Sport
10	MF	Lee Fowler	29	Burton Albion	28 March		BBC Sport

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Fixtures[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

17 July 2012 Friendly	Grimsby Town	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Grimsby
19:30 BST	Southwell 68', 74'	Report	8' Syers 14' (pen.) Brown 28' (pen.) Cotterill	Stadium: Blundell Park

21 July 2012 Friendly	Bradford Park Avenue	3–3	Doncaster Rovers	Bradford
15:00 BST	O'Brien 15' (pen.) Holland 18' Marshall 49'	Report	14' Cotterill 58', 60' Bennett	Stadium: Horsfall Stadium Attendance: 296

24 July 2012 Friendly	Rotherham United	2-1	Doncaster Rovers	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Bradley 66' Agard 79'	Match Report	54' Cotterill	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 5967 Referee: Michael Naylor

28 July Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Doncaster
15:00 BST				Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

4 August Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	2–2	Barnsley	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Woods 12' Syers 77'	Report	25' (og) Jones 71' Davies	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

League One[edit]

18 August 1	Walsall	0–3	Doncaster Rovers	Walsall
15:00 BST		Report	5' Brown 26' Cotterill 56' Bennett	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,205 Referee: Mark Heywood

21 August 2	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Bury	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Bennett 36' Brown 84'	Report	5' Skarz 68' Schumacher	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,380 Referee: Sarginson

25 August 3	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Crawley Town	Doncaster
15:00 BST		Report	87' Ajose	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,403 Referee: Kettle

1 September 4	Yeovil Town	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Yeovil
15:00 BST	Hayter 56' Ugwu 84'	Report	90' Paynter	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,535 Referee: Mohareb

8 September	Doncaster Rovers	P–P	Oldham Athletic	Doncaster
15:00 BST				Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

15 September 5	Colchester United	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Colchester
15:00 BST	Okuonghae 30'	Report	3' Cotterill 48' (og) Bond	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,262 Referee: Sutton

18 September 6	Sheffield United	0–0	Doncaster Rovers	Sheffield
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Brammall Lane Attendance: 17,925 Referee: Haywood

22 September 7	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Stevenage	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Brown 79'	Report	16' Risser	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,910 Referee: Phil Gibbs

29 September 8	Leyton Orient	0–2	Doncaster Rovers	London
15:00 BST		Report	12' Hume 21' Cotterill	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,401 Referee: Miller

2 October 9	Doncaster Rovers	1–3	Preston North End	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Cotterill 45'	Report	33' King 60' Laird 71' Beavon	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,681 Referee: Whitestone

6 October 10	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Paynter 4' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,437 Referee: Clarke

13 October 11	Hartlepool United	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Hartlepool
15:00 BST	Austin 70' (pen)	Report	89' Jones	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,406 Referee: Scott

20 October 12	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Brentford	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Cotterill 74' Paynter 84'	Report	45' Douglas	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,555 Referee: Haines

23 October 13	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Tranmere
19:45 BST	Cassidy 87'	Report	48' Paynter 90' Hume	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,386 Referee: Mathieson

27 October 14	Notts County	0–2	Doncaster Rovers	Nottingham
15:00 BST		Report	61' Keegan 63' Brown	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,750 Referee: Tierney

6 November 15	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Crewe Alexandra	Doncaster
19:45 GMT		Report	5' Dalla Valle 71' Pogba	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,411 Referee: Duncan

10 November 16	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Bournemouth	Doncaster
15:00 GMT		Report	38' Arter	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,951 Referee: Bond

17 November 17	Portsmouth	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT		Report	25' Hume	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,792 Referee: Williamson

20 November 18	Carlisle United	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Carlisle
19:45 GMT	Symington 66'	Report	14' Jones 18' Cotterill 76' Spurr	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,229 Referee: Brown

24 November 19	Doncaster Rovers	4–0	Scunthorpe United	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Woods 22' Cotterill 46' Jones 62' Paynter 64'	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,037 Referee: Hooper

27 November 20	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Cotterill 69' Hume 78' 90+1'	Report	90+2' Bouzanis	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,066 Referee: Sutton

8 December 21	Swindon Town	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Ritchie 8'	Report	10' (og) Hollands	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,700 Referee: Phillips

15 December 22	Doncaster Rovers	1–4	Coventry City	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Brown 76'	Report	3' Moussa 26', 58' McGoldrick 89' Barton	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,623 Referee: Carl Berry

22 December	Doncaster Rovers	P–P	Milton Keynes Dons	Doncaster
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

26 December 23	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Oldham
15:00 GMT	M'Changama 27'	Report	3' Jones 90' Syers	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,252 Referee: Lewis

29 December 24	Preston North End	0–3	Doncaster Rovers	Preston
15:00 GMT		Report	1' Syers 30' Cotterill 76' (pen) Paynter	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,262 Referee: Rushton

1 January 25	Doncaster Rovers	2–2	Sheffield United	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Paynter 18' (pen) 87' Syers 63'	Report	80' (pen) Blackman 89' Kitson	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 12,785 Referee: Coote

5 January 26	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Colchester United	Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 GMT	Cotterill 84'	Report		Attendance: 6,374 Referee: Clark

12 January 27	Stevenage	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Broadhall Way
15:00 GMT	Dunne 66'	Report	79' Hume 90' Jones	Attendance: 3,280 Referee: Sarginson

22 January 28	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Leyton Orient	Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 GMT	Jones 19' Brown	Report		Attendance: 6,438 Referee: Drysdale

2 February 29	Bury	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Gigg Lane
15:00 GMT	Bishop 25' Ajose 36'	Report		Attendance: 3,618 Referee: Bates

9 February 30	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Walsall	Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 GMT	Paynter 16'	Report	2' Butler 81' Brandy	Attendance: 7,013 Referee: Adcock

12 February 31	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Keepmoat Stadium
19:45 GMT		Report		Attendance: 6,423 Referee: Webb

18 February 32	Crawley Town	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Broadfield Stadium
15:00 GMT	Simpson 25'	Report	43' Husband	Attendance: 3,267 Referee: D'Urso

23 February 33	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Yeovil Town	Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 GMT	Paynter 45'	Report	6' Madden	Attendance: 6,356 Referee: Ilderton

26 February 34	Shrewsbury Town	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	New Meadow
19:45 GMT	McAllister 37' Eaves 90'	Report	73' Husband 90' Bennett	Attendance: 4,886 Referee: Langford

2 March 35	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Hartlepool United	Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 GMT	Hume 35' Coppinger 54' Paynter 81'	Report		Attendance: 7,457 Referee: Bratt

6 March 36	Milton Keynes Dons	3–0	Doncaster Rovers	Stadium:mk
19:45 GMT	McLeod 40' Powell 56' Gleeson 83'	Report		Attendance: 6,804 Referee: Stroud

9 March 37	Bournemouth	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Dean Court
15:00 GMT	Tubbs 86'	Report	66' Paynter 87' Husband	Attendance: 7,178 Referee: Graham

12 March	Doncaster Rovers	P–P	Carlisle United	Doncaster
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

16 March 38	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Portsmouth	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Brown 37'	Report	75' Wallace	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,604 Referee: Harrington

23 March 39	Scunthorpe United	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Duffy 41' Hawley 85'	Report	5' (og) Mirfin 39' Hume 48' Brown	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 5,288 Referee: Mathieson

29 March 40	Coventry City	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Christie 13'	Report		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Referee: Halsey

1 April 41	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Swindon Town	Doncaster
12:15 GMT	McCombe 80'	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,106 Referee: Tierney

6 April 42	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Jones 63'	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,979 Referee: Coote

9 April 43	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Carlisle United	Doncaster
19:45 GMT		Report	35', 86' Noble	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,884 Referee: Woolmer

13 April 44	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Crewe
15:00 GMT	M Clayton 54'	Report	66', 70' Paynter	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,465 Referee: Attwell

20 April 45	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Notts County	Doncaster
15:00 GMT		Report	14' Labadie	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 12,624 Referee: Phil Gibbs

27 April 46	Brentford	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Brentford
15:00 GMT		Report	90' Coppinger	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 12,300 Referee: Oliver

FA Cup[edit]

3 November Round 1	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	Bradford Park Avenue	Doncaster
15:00	Martin Woods 27' Hume 36' Brown 76'	Report	56' Marshall	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,602 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

1 December Round 2	Oldham Athletic	3–1	Doncaster Rovers	Oldham
15:00	Wabara 45' Derbyshire 70', 77'	Report	4' Blake	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,783 Referee: Miller

Football League Cup[edit]

11 August Round 1	Doncaster Rovers	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4-2 p)	York City	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Brown 74' (pen.)	Report	65' Coulson	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,937 Referee: Salisbury
	Penalties
	Brown M. Woods Bennett Blake		Coulson Challinor Potts Blair

28 August Round 2	Doncaster Rovers	3–2	Hull City	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Syers 30', 90' Jones 57'	Report	1' McLean 10' Simpson 79' McKenna	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,703 Referee: Rushton

26 September Round 3	Norwich City	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Norwich
19:45 BST	Tetty 26'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,902 Referee: Deadman

Football League Trophy[edit]

9 October Round 2	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Chesterfield	Doncaster
19:00 BST	Ball 83'	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,030 Referee: James Adock

4 December Quarter Final	Crewe Alexandra	1–1 (5-3 p)	Doncaster Rovers	Crewe
19:45 BST	Robertson 30' Pogba 45+2' Tootle 90'	Summary	Blake 52' Brown 90+2'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 1,892 Referee: Trevor Kettle
	Penalties
	Dalla Valle Davis Osman Moore Robertson		Brown Hume Blake Quinn

References[edit]

[table_note_res_FLCPO0.74123330867907-1] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

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