2014–15 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

Doncaster Rovers

2014–15 season
Chairman	David Blunt
Manager	Paul Dickov
Stadium	Keepmoat Stadium
League One	13
FA Cup	Third Round (knocked out in a replay by Bristol City)
Football League Cup	Third Round (knocked out by Fulham)
Football League Trophy	Area Quarter-Finals (knocked out by Notts County)
Top goalscorer	League: Nathan Tyson (8) All: Nathan Tyson and Curtis Main (9)
Highest home attendance	11,037 vs Sheffield United (League 1, 15 Nov 14)
Lowest home attendance	5,197 vs Crawley Town (League 1, 16 Sep 14)
Average home league attendance	6803.5
Home colours Away colours
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 season will be Doncaster Rovers' 136th season in their existence, 12th consecutive season in the Football League and first season in League One following relegation the previous season.^[1] Along with League One, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015.

Squad

Detailed overview

Caps and goals up to the start of season 2014-15.

No.	Name	Position (s)	Nationality	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Club caps	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
13	Marko Maroši	GK			23 October 1993	–	–	–	–	Wigan Athletic	7 August 2014	Free	30 June 2016
40	Jack McLaren	GK		Londonderry		–	–	–	–	Academy		Trainee	30 June 2016
43	Stephen Bywater	GK		Oldham	7 June 1981	–	–	–	–	Millwall	16 January 2015	Free	30 June 2015
Defenders
3	Cedric Evina	LB			16 November 1991	–	–	–	–	Charlton Athletic	30 July 2014	Free	30 June 2016
5	Rob Jones	CB		Stockton-on-Tees	3 November 1979	63	9	–	–	Sheffield Wednesday	31 July 2012	Free
6	Jamie McCombe	CB		Pontefract	1 January 1983	38	1	–	–	Huddersfield Town	12 August 2012	Free
12	Luke McCullough	CB		Portadown	15 February 1994	14	0	2	0	Manchester United	25 July 2013	Free	30 June 2017
15	Liam Wakefield	CB		Doncaster	9 April 1994	7	1	–	–	Academy	27 June 2012	Trainee	30 June 2015
16	Andy Butler	CB		Doncaster	4 November 1983	7	1	–	–	Sheffield United	6 January 2015	Undisclosed	30 June 2017
22	Reece Wabara	RB		Birmingham	28 December 1991	15	0	–	–	Manchester City	1 August 2014	Free	30 June 2015
24	Paul McKay	CB		Glasgow	19 November 1996	–	–	–	–	Academy	18 August 2014	Trainee
30	Ben Askins	CB		Middlesbrough	2 January 1996	–	–	–	–	Academy		Trainee
31	Mitchell Lund	RB		Leeds	27 August 1996	–	–	–	–	Academy	1 July 2014	Trainee	30 June 2015
34	Scott Brown					–	–	–	–	Academy	1 July 2014	Trainee
Midfielders
4	Dean Furman	CM		Cape Town	22 June 1988	43	1	18	1	Oldham Athletic	12 July 2013	Free	30 June 2015
8	Abdul Razak	CM		Abidjan	11 November 1992	–	–	–	–	OFI	19 January 2015	Free	30 June 2015
10	Harry Forrester	AM/CF		Milton Keynes	2 January 1991	9	1	–	–	Brentford	31 July 2013	Free	30 June 2016
18	Paul Keegan	CM		Dublin	5 July 1984	77	1	–	–	Bohemians	17 January 2011	Undisclosed	30 June 2017
19	Richie Wellens	CM		Moston, Manchester	26 March 1980	132	10	–	–	Leicester City	2 August 2013	Free	30 June 2015
23	Kyle Bennett	RW/LW/CF		Telford	9 September 1990	81	8	–	–	Bury	1 July 2011	£80,000	30 June 2015
26	James Coppinger	RW/LW		Guisborough	10 January 1981	384	40	–	–	Exeter City	30 June 2004	£30,000	30 June 2016
29	Harry Middleton	CM/AM		Doncaster	12 April 1995	1	0	–	–	Academy	13 July 2013	Trainee
32	Billy Whitehouse	RW/LW		Doncaster	13 June 1996	–	–	–	–	Academy		Trainee
35	Lewis Ferguson	RW/LW		Doncaster	1 July 1996	–	–	–	–	Academy		Trainee	30 June 2015
Forwards
9	Theo Robinson	CF/RW		Birmingham	22 January 1989	32	5	7	0	Derby County	15 August 2013	Undisclosed	30 June 2015
11	Curtis Main	CF		South Shields	20 June 1992	–	–	–	–	Middlesbrough	30 July 2014	Swap	30 June 2017
14	Nathan Tyson	CF		Reading	4 May 1982	–	–	–	–	Blackpool	28 July 2014	Free	30 June 2015
25	Alex Peterson	CF		Doncaster	17 October 1994	5	0	–	–	Academy	1 July 2013	Trainee
36	Jack McKay	CF		Glasgow	19 November 1996	–	–	–	–	Academy		Trainee

Statistics

This includes any players featured in a match day squad in any competition.

As of 8 March 2015

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF		Cedric Evina	19	0	12+2	0	0	0	3	0	2	0
4	MF		Dean Furman	28	2	21+2	2	1+1	0	3	0	0	0
5	DF		Rob Jones	6	0	5	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
6	DF		Jamie McCombe	19	1	14+1	1	0	0	1+1	0	1+1	0
7	FW		Jonson Clarke-Harris (on loan from Rotherham United)	7	0	3+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Abdul Razak	7	0	4+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Theo Robinson	37	4	13+16	4	3+1	0	1+1	0	1+1	0
10	MF		Harry Forrester	38	8	19+11	6	2+2	0	0+2	1	2	1
11	FW		Curtis Main	33	9	15+12	7	3+1	2	1	0	1	0
12	DF		Luke McCullough	36	1	28	0	4	1	3	0	1	0
13	GK		Marko Maroši	2	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW		Nathan Tyson	34	10	22+7	8	0+2	0	2	1	1	1
15	DF		Liam Wakefield	10	1	3+3	0	0	0	3	1	1	0
16	DF		Andy Butler	27	3	22	3	4	0	0	0	1	0
17	DF		Enda Stevens (on loan from Aston Villa)	25	1	21	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Paul Keegan	40	0	30+2	0	4	0	2+1	0	1	0
19	MF		Richie Wellens	37	4	27+2	2	4	1	1+1	0	1+1	1
22	DF		Reece Wabara	42	1	35	1	4	0	2	0	1	0
23	MF		Kyle Bennett	39	5	22+9	5	2+2	0	3	0	1	0
24	DF		Paul McKay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	FW		Alex Peterson	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF		James Coppinger	36	6	26+1	4	4	1	3	1	1+1	0
29	MF		Harry Middleton	4	0	0+2	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
30	DF		Ben Askins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF		Mitchell Lund	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	MF		Billy Whitehouse	5	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	0
34	DF		Scott Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF		Lewis Ferguson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	FW		Jack McKay	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK		Jack McClaren	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	GK		Stephen Bywater	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
1	GK		Jed Steer (on loan from Aston Villa)	17	0	13	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
2	DF		Paul Quinn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW		Uche Ikpeazu (on loan from Watford)	7	0	3+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Marc de Val	16	0	8+3	0	0+1	0	2	0	2	0
33	GK		Sam Johnstone (on loan from Manchester United)	14	0	10	0	3	0	0	0	1	0

Goals record

As of 18 February 2015

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	14	FW	Nathan Tyson	7	0	1	1	9
2	11	FW	Curtis Main	5	2	0	0	7
3	10	MF	Harry Forrester	4	0	1	1	6
	26	MF	James Coppinger	4	1	1	0	6
5	23	MF	Kyle Bennett	5	0	0	0	5
6	9	FW	Theo Robinson	4	0	0	0	4
	19	MF	Richie Wellens	2	1	0	1	4
8	16	DF	Andy Butler	3	0	0	0	3
9	4	MF	Dean Furman	2	0	0	0	2
10	6	DF	Jamie McCombe	1	0	0	0	1
	12	DF	Luke McCullough	0	1	0	0	1
	15	DF	Liam Wakefield	0	0	1	0	1
	22	DF	Reece Wabara	1	0	0	0	1
Own Goals				0	1	0	0	1
Total				33	6	4	3	46

Disciplinary record

As of 1 November 2014

No.	Pos.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
3	DF	Cedric Evina	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4	MF	Dean Furman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
6	DF	Jamie McCombe	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
10	DF	Harry Forrester	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
14	FW	Nathan Tyson	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
16	DF	Andy Butler	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
18	MF	Paul Keegan	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
19	MF	Richie Wellens	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
21	MF	Marc de Val	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
22	DF	Reece Wabara	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	MF	Kyle Bennett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			16	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	20	1	1

Transfers

In

N	P	Name	EU	Country	Age	Type	Moving from	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
14	FW	Nathan Tyson	EU		32	Free transfer	Blackpool	Summer	2015	Free	Doncaster Rovers F.C
3	DF	Cedric Evina	EU		22	Free transfer	Charlton Athletic	Summer	2016	Free	Doncaster Rovers F.C
11	FW	Curtis Main	EU		22	Swap deal	Middlesbrough	Summer	2017	Swap	Doncaster Rovers F.C
22	DF	Reece Wabara	EU		22	Free transfer	Manchester City	Summer	2015	Free	Doncaster Rovers F.C
13	GK	Marko Maroši	EU		20	Free transfer	Wigan Athletic	Summer	2016	Free	Doncaster Rovers F.C
16	DF	Andy Butler	EU		31	Transfer	Sheffield United	Winter	2017	Undisclosed	BBC Sport
43	GK	Stephen Bywater	EU		33	Free transfer	Millwall	Winter	2015	Free	BBC Sport
8	MF	Abdul Razak	EU		22	Free transfer	OFI	Winter	2015	Free	Doncaster Rovers F.C

Loans in

No.	P	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
1	GK	Jed Steer		21	Aston Villa	1 August 2014	31 October 2014	Doncaster Rovers F.C	Doncaster Rovers F.C
16	DF	Andy Butler		30	Sheffield United	23 October 2014	6 January 2015	BBC Sport	BBC Sport
33	GK	Sam Johnstone		21	Manchester United	27 October 2014	12 January 2015	Manchester United F.C	Doncaster Rovers F.C
17	DF	Enda Stevens		24	Aston Villa	6 November 2014	30 June 2015	Doncaster Rovers F.C Doncaster Rovers F.C
20	FW	Uche Ikpeazu		19	Watford	28 January 2015	10 March 2015	Doncaster Rovers F.C	Watford Observer
7	FW	Jonson Clarke-Harris		20	Rotherham United	12 March 2015	30 June 2015	Doncaster Rovers F.C

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

N	P	Name	Country	Age	Type	Moving to	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Apps	Goals	Source
17	DF	Gabriel Tamaș		30	Free transfer	Watford	Summer	Free	14	0	BBC Sport
7	MF	Mark Duffy		28	Free transfer	Birmingham City	Summer	Free	36	2	Doncaster Rovers F.C
9	FW	Chris Brown		29	Free transfer	Blackburn Rovers	Summer	Free	87	19	Blackburn Rovers F.C
11	MF	David Cotterill		26	Free transfer	Birmingham City	Summer	Free	80	15	Doncaster Rovers F.C
8	FW	Billy Paynter		29	Free transfer	Carlisle United	Summer	Free	46	13	BBC Sport
13	GK	Jon Maxted		21	Released	Hartlepool United	Summer	Free	0	0	The Star BBC Sport
1	GK	Ross Turnbull		29	Free transfer	Barnsley	Summer	Free	28	0	BBC Sport
3	DF	James Husband		20	Swap deal	Middlesbrough	Summer	Undisclosed + Swap	62	4	Doncaster Rovers F.C
20	DF	Abdoulaye Méïté		33	Free transfer	OFI	Summer	Free	21	1	Le Figaro Sport24 (French)
2	DF	Paul Quinn		29	Released	Ross County	Summer	Free	68	2	Doncaster Rovers F.C Scottish Professional Football League
21	MF	Marc de Val		24	Released	Córdoba CF	Winter	Free	16	0	Doncaster Rovers F.C Inside Spanish Football

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

No.	P	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
9	FW	Theo Robinson		26	Scunthorpe United	26 March 2015	30 June 2015	Doncaster Rovers F.C

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.

Competitions

Pre–season friendlies

Bradford Park Avenue v Doncaster Rovers

9 July 2014 Friendly	Bradford Park Avenue	0–2	Doncaster Rovers	Bradford
19:45 BST		Report	Robinson  62' Black  73' (o.g.)	Stadium: Horsfall Stadium

Lincoln City v Doncaster Rovers

12 July 2014 Friendly	Lincoln City	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Burrow  56' Power  81'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank

Grimsby Town v Doncaster Rovers

22 July 2014 Friendly	Grimsby Town	0–4	Doncaster Rovers	Grimsby
19:00 BST		Report	Tyson  1' Bennett  20' Robinson  30' Peterson  83'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1,168

Doncaster Rovers v Sheffield Wednesday

27 July 2014 Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	2–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Doncaster
15:00 BST	de Val  50' Bennett  65'	Report	Nuhiu  42' Antonio  47'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

Doncaster Rovers v Rotherham United

2 August 2014 Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Rotherham United	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Main  82'	Report	Derbyshire  53' Hall  57'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Barnsley	46	17	11	18	62	61	+1	62
12	Gillingham	46	16	14	16	65	66	−1	62
13	Doncaster Rovers	46	16	13	17	58	62	−4	61
14	Walsall	46	14	17	15	50	54	−4	59
15	Oldham Athletic	46	14	15	17	54	67	−13	57

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result by round

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	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	D	W	L	P	L	D	W	L	W	P	L	L	D	W	L
Position	1	10	10	9	11	P	19	18	15	18	13	P	14	17	20	17	17

Last updated: 1 November.
Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.^[2]

Yeovil Town v Doncaster Rovers

9 August 2014 1	Yeovil Town	0-3	Doncaster Rovers	Yeovil
15:00 BST	Sokolík  36' Martin  45+3'	Report	Main  8' Forrester  55',  63' Robinson  90+7'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 5,235 Referee: Graham Horwood

Doncaster Rovers v Port Vale

16 August 2014 2	Doncaster Rovers	1-3	Port Vale	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Bennett  74' Forrester  79'	Report	Williamson  27' Pope  39' Dickinson  41'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,437 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Doncaster Rovers v Preston North End

19 August 2014 3	Doncaster Rovers	1-1	Preston North End	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Tyson  90+2'	Report	Kilkenny  49' Humphrey  66' Wright  74' Woods  90+2'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,513 Referee: Gary Sutton

Colchester United v Doncaster Rovers

23 August 2014 4	Colchester United	0-1	Doncaster Rovers	Colchester
15:00 BST	Bean  50' Gilbey  90+5'	Report	Bennett  65'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,162 Referee: Gavin Ward

Doncaster Rovers v Oldham Athletic

30 August 2014 5	Doncaster Rovers	0-2	Oldham Athletic	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Keegan  61'	Report	Clarke-Harris  4' Forte  59' (pen),  81' Philliskirk  72'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,313 Referee: Tony Harrington

Barnsley v Doncaster Rovers

Postponed 6	Barnsley	v	Doncaster Rovers	Barnsley
		Details		Stadium: Oakwell

Bristol City v Doncaster Rovers

13 September 2014 7	Bristol City	3-0	Doncaster Rovers	Bristol
15:00 BST	Wilbraham  13' Little  30' Agard  82'	Report	Forrester  10', 51'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 11,733 Referee: Michael Bull

Doncaster Rovers v Crawley Town

16 September 2014 8	Doncaster Rovers	0-0	Crawley Town	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Bennett  35'	Report	Leacock  52' Sadler  88'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,197 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Doncaster Rovers v Chesterfield

20 September 2014 9	Doncaster Rovers	3-2	Chesterfield	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Tyson  7' Bennett  32' McCombe  50',  63'	Report	Clucas  42' Raglan  52' Doyle  61'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,954 Referee: Tony Harrington

Walsall v Doncaster Rovers

27 September 2014 10	Walsall	3-0	Doncaster Rovers	Walsall
15:00 BST	Baxendale  45+3' Bradshaw  57' Forde  64' O'Connor  77'	Report	Evina  27' Furman  76'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,741 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Scunthorpe United v Doncaster Rovers

4 October 2014 11	Scunthorpe United	1-2	Doncaster Rovers	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Sparrow  7' Fallon  24' O'Neill  51' Bishop  65'	Report	Coppinger  29' Tyson  49',  50' Furman  71'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 5,420 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Doncaster Rovers v Notts County

Postponed 12	Doncaster Rovers	v	Notts County	Doncaster
		Details		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

Fleetwood Town v Doncaster Rovers

18 October 2014 13	Fleetwood Town	3-1	Doncaster Rovers	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Dobbie  11' McAlinden  37' Schumacher  39' Ball  73' Crainey  75' Southern  85'	Report	Tyson  17'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,785 Referee: Steve Martin

Doncaster Rovers v Leyton Orient

21 October 2014 14	Doncaster Rovers	0-2	Leyton Orient	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Forrester  45' Wabara  88'	Report	Simpson  2' McAnuff  45' Henderson  62' Dagnall  85'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,205 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Doncaster Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

25 October 2014 15	Doncaster Rovers	0-0	Milton Keynes Dons	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Butler  38' Keegan  74' Tyson  83'	Report	Alli  33' Potter  42' Flanagan  51'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,976 Referee: Darren Handley

Bradford City v Doncaster Rovers

1 November 2014 16	Bradford City	1-2	Doncaster Rovers	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Stead  45+4' Davies  88'	Report	Evina  23' Wabara  59' Wellens  63' Main  69' Keegan  72'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 13,348 Referee: Kevin Wright

Doncaster Rovers v Sheffield United

15 November 2014 17	Doncaster Rovers	0-1	Sheffield United	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Keegan  18' Stevens  23' Main  37' Forrester  89'	Report	Basham  41' McCarthy  64' Murphy  64'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 11,037 Referee: Keith Hill

Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers

22 November 2014 18	Rochdale	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Done  8'  54' Lund  64'	Report	Bennett  25'  70' Robinson  86' Main  90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,229 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers

29 November 2014 19	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Crewe
15:00	Ikpeazu  30' Ness  66'	Report	Butler  38' Coppinger  80'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,530 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Barnsley v Doncaster Rovers

2 December 2014 6 (Rescheduled)	Barnsley	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Barnsley
19:45	Nyatanga  5'  29'	Report	Robinson  52'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,058 Referee: Nigel Miller

Doncaster Rovers v Gillingham

13 December 2014 20	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Gillingham	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Wabara  41' Main  90+4' (pen.)	Report	Norris  51', 77' Egan  69' Dack  72' Nelson  90+4'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,542 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Swindon Town v Doncaster Rovers

20 December 2014 21	Swindon Town	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Swindon
15:00	Stephens  90+1'	Report	Robinson  26' (pen.) Bennett  27' Wellens  60' Furman  69' Wabara  80' Johnstone  90+5'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,793 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Doncaster Rovers v Coventry City

26 December 2014 22	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Coventry City	Doncaster
15:00	Butler  2' Forrester  15'  22'	Report	Maddison  13', 76' Barton  42', 74' Pennington  67' Webster  8'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,916 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Peterborough United v Doncaster Rovers

28 December 2014 23	Peterborough United	0–0	Doncaster Rovers	Peterborough
15:00	Bostwick  47'	Report	de Val  26' Wabara  57' Keegan  62'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,895 Referee: Gary Sutton

Oldham Athletic v Doncaster Rovers

10 January 2015 24	Oldham Athletic	2–2	Doncaster Rovers	Oldham
15:00	Ibehre  23' Elokobi  54' Mills  75'	Report	Bennett  24' Tyson  78'  88' Keegan  90+3' Coppinger  90+5'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,181 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Doncaster Rovers v Barnsley

17 January 2015 25	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Barnsley	Doncaster
15:00	Stevens  35' Forrester  84'	Report	Nyatanga  61' Waring  71' Berry  80' Holgate  90+3'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 9,005 Referee: Kevin Wright

Doncaster Rovers v Notts County

20 January 2015 12 (Rescheduled)	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Notts County	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Keegan  71'	Report	White  55' Thomas  65', 87' Mullins  77'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,547 Referee: Richard Clark

Chesterfield v Doncaster Rovers

31 January 2015 26	Chesterfield	2–2	Doncaster Rovers	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	O'Shea  32' Doyle  43' Morsy  74' Ryan  87'	Report	Coppinger  3' Butler  9' Bennett  41'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 7,839 Referee: Darren Deadman

Doncaster Rovers v Walsall

7 February 2015 27	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Walsall	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Keegan  69' Butler  79'	Report	Cook  3'  9' Taylor  68' Hiwula-Mayifuila  70'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,089 Referee: Graham Scott

Crawley Town v Doncaster Rovers

10 February 2015 28	Crawley Town	0–5	Doncaster Rovers	Crawley
19:45 GMT	Edwards  26' Wordsworth  62' Walsh  67'	Report	Stevens  20' Butler  38' Wellens  56' Tyson  64'  67' Forrester  73' Main  90+1'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,581 Referee: Lee Collins

Doncaster Rovers v Yeovil Town

14 February 2015 29	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Yeovil Town	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Tyson  22' Furman  57' Bennett  77'	Report	Foley  60' Moore  74'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,950 Referee: Mark Heywood

Doncaster Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

17 February 2015 30	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Doncaster
19:45	Furman  62' Wellens  90'	Report	Ray  8' Tate  61'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,164 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Port Vale v Doncaster Rovers

21 February 2015 31	Port Vale	3–0	Doncaster Rovers	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Marshall  7' Veseli  38' Neal  45+1' Inniss  58' Moore  87'	Report	McCombe  23' Tyson  58' Furman  79'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,713 Referee: Keith Stroud

Doncaster Rovers v Bristol City

24 February 2015 32	Doncaster Rovers	1–3	Bristol City	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Main  57'	Report	Freeman  10' Cunningham  33' (pen.)  73' Wilbraham  69'  70' Little  72' Fielding  81' Smith  90+2'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,495 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Doncaster Rovers v Colchester United

28 February 2015 33	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Colchester United	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Wabara  12' Stevens  39' Main  76' Tyson  83' (pen.)	Report	Clohessy  9' Gilbey  46' Eastman  86'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,330 Referee: Peter Bankes

Preston North End v Doncaster Rovers

3 March 2015 34	Preston North End	2–2	Doncaster Rovers	Preston
19:45 GMT	Johnson  13' Garner  54' Huntington  86' Beckford  90+4'	Report	Forrester  81' Main  84'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,703 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Gillingham v Doncaster Rovers

7 March 2015 35	Gillingham	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Marquis  44' Martin  66' Norris  84'	Report	Forrester  40'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,909 Referee: Keith Hill

Doncaster Rovers v Peterborough United

14 March 2015 36	Doncaster Rovers	0-2	Peterborough United	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Stevens  37'	Report	James  16' Payne  31' Ntlhe  52' Washington  53'  88' Bostwick  74'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 11,520 Referee: Nigel Miller

Doncaster Rovers v Swindon Town

17 March 2015 37	Doncaster Rovers	1-2	Swindon Town	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Main  41'	Report	Smith  54' (pen.) Obika  90+1'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,258 Referee: Tony Harrington

Coventry City v Doncaster Rovers

21 March 2015 38	Coventry City	1-3	Doncaster Rovers	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Samuel  5' Nouble  14' O'Brien  38'	Report	Razak  17' Wellens  50' Clarke-Harris  72'  74' Forrester  84'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 8,699 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Doncaster Rovers v Bradford City

3 April 2015 39	Doncaster Rovers	0-3	Bradford City	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Forrester  45+2' Furman  48' Butler  82'	Report	MacKenzie  55' Clarke  64' Mcmahon  90+6'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,592 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Sheffield United v Doncaster Rovers

7 April 2015 40	Sheffield United	3-2	Doncaster Rovers	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Baxter  29' (pen.) Done  52' Davies  71'	Report	Bennett  17'  59' Wellens  45'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 20,487 Referee: Scott Duncan

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

11 April 2015 41	Doncaster Rovers	1-1	Rochdale	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Wabara  15' Bennett  17' Furman  61'	Report	Henderson  59'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,695 Referee: Gavin Ward

Leyton Orient v Doncaster Rovers

14 April 2015 42	Leyton Orient	0-1	Doncaster Rovers	London
19:45 GMT	Clarke  5' Henderson  47' Wright  50' Bartley  90+1'	Report	Evina  28' Bennett  41' Jones  45+3'  56'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,410 Referee: Carl Berry

Doncaster Rovers v Fleetwood Town

18 April 2015 43	Doncaster Rovers	0-0	Fleetwood Town	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Lund  52'	Report	McLaughlin  19'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,211 Referee: Tim Robinson

Milton Keynes Dons v Doncaster Rovers

21 April 2015 44	Milton Keynes Dons	3-0	Doncaster Rovers	Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT	Bowditch  66' Baker  77'  84'	Report	Evina  25' Forrester  42'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 8,159 Referee: Roger East

Notts County v Doncaster Rovers

25 April 2015 45	Notts County	2-1	Doncaster Rovers	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Thompson  8' Hollis  46' Noble  60' Burke  64' Bajner  70'	Report	Butler  67' Jones  90+1' Tyson  90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,857 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Doncaster Rovers v Scunthorpe United

3 May 2015 46	Doncaster Rovers	5-2	Scunthorpe United	Doncaster
12:15 GMT	Canavan  12' (o.g.)Tyson  33'  74' (pen.)  80' (pen.) Jones  45+2' Butler  61' Lund  62'	Report	Clarke  9' van Veen  36' Bishop  51' Butler  53' (o.g.) Canavan  57' Adelakun  90+2'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 9,394 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

FA Cup

In the First Round Doncaster Rovers were drawn against Weston-super-Mare of the Conference South.^[3]

Weston-super-Mare v Doncaster Rovers

18 November 2014 First Round	Weston-super-Mare	1–4	Doncaster Rovers	Weston-super-Mare
19:45 GMT	Jordan  25' Mawford  77' Monelle  90+3'	Report	Main  16', 36' Coppinger  45+1' Wellens  64' Bennett  67' Stevens  83' Wabara  83'	Stadium: Woodspring Stadium Attendance: 2,949 Referee: Tim Robinson

Oldham Athletic v Doncaster Rovers

6 December 2014 Second Round	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Boundary Park, Oldham
15:00	Forte  84'	Report	Coppinger  53' Wabara  81' Kusunga  86' (o.g.)	Attendance: 3,242 Referee: Lee Collins

Doncaster Rovers v Bristol City

3 January 2015 Third Round	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Bristol City	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
15:00	McCullough  50'	Report	Little  13' Kane  57' Smith  75'	Attendance: 5,671 Referee: Scott Duncan

Bristol City v Doncaster Rovers

13 January 2015 Replay	Bristol City	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
19:45	Emmanuel-Thomas  36', 79'	Report		Attendance: 6,951 Referee: Darren Bond

League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Doncaster Rovers were drawn at away to League Two side York City.^[4] For the second round they were drawn away to Championship club Watford.^[5] The draw for the third round of the cup was made following the completion of second round fixtures on 27 August 2014. The Rovers were once again drawn away, this time against Championship side Fulham.^[6] They lost this match, thus exiting the cup. However they did manage to cause Fulham trouble, with James Coppinger pulling one back on the hour mark, and were unlucky not to push into extra time with a Theo Robinson penalty being saved.^[7]

York City v Doncaster Rovers

12 August 2014 First Round	York City	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	York
19:45 BST		Report	McCombe  36' de Val  58' Forrester  90+1'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,357 Referee: Mark Haywood

Watford v Doncaster Rovers

26 August 2014 Second Round	Watford	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Watford
19:45 BST	Dyer  31' Andrews  35'	Report	Tyson  12' (pen),  90+1' Wakefield  52' de Val  78'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,318 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Fulham v Doncaster Rovers

23 September 2014 Third Round	Fulham	2-1	Doncaster Rovers	London
19:45 BST	Bettinelli  10' Ruiz  16' Burn  32',  90+6' Bodurov  80'	Report	Coppinger  60'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 8,070 Referee: Kevin Friend

League Trophy

Doncaster Rovers received a bye into round two in the Football League Trophy (known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons).^[8] They were drawn away to League Two's Burton Albion in the draw for round two.^[9] In the area quarter-finals Donny were drawn against fellow League One side Notts County.^[10] This match was postponed, due to County's wish to avoid a fixture pile-up.^[11]

Burton Albion v Doncaster Rovers

7 October 2014 Round Two	Burton Albion	0–3	Doncaster Rovers	Burton-upon-Trent
19:45 BST		Report	Forrester  32' Tyson  41' (pen) Wellens  87'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 1,269 Referee: Mark Brown

Doncaster Rovers v Notts County

Postponed Area Quarter-Finals	Doncaster Rovers	v	Notts County	Doncaster
		Details		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

Doncaster Rovers v Notts County

18 November 2014 Area Quarter-Finals (Rescheduled)	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Notts County	Doncaster
19:30 GMT		Report	Hall  63' Noble  74' Traoré  83'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 2,570 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Season Summary

International Appearances

Dean Furman and Luke McCullough were called up on international duty in September by South Africa and Northern Ireland respectively.^[12] Furman made two appearances for South Africa, whilst McCullough did not make an appearance. Theo Robinson was called up to the preliminary squad for Jamaica's match against Canada, but did not make the final 18-man squad.^[13] In October, Furman and McCullough were called up for their national teams again, this time alongside goalkeeper Marko Maroši for the Slovakia under 21s.^[14] In the first and second legs of the play-off Marosi did not make the final 18-man squad.^[15]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		'15 CAN qualifiers		'15 U21 Euro qualifiers		'16 Euro qualifiers		International Friendlies
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
4	MF		Dean Furman (Full Team)	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Theo Robinson (Full Team)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF		Luke McCullough (Full Team)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
13	GK		Marko Maroši (Under 21s)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

These were the matches played in by a Doncaster Rovers player

• Dean Furman

Sudan v South Africa

5 September 2014 '15 CAN qualifiers Group Stage	Sudan	0-3	South Africa	Omdurman, Sudan
20:00 EAT		Report	Hlatshwayo  28' Vilakazi  55',  62' Ndulula  79'	Stadium: Al-Merrikh Stadium Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

South Africa v Nigeria

10 September 2014 '15 CAN qualifiers Group Stage	South Africa	0-0	Nigeria	Cape Town, South Africa
20:05 SAST	Furman  76'	Report	Oboabona  45'	Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Congo v South Africa

11 October 2014 '15 CAN qualifiers Group Stage	Congo	0-2	South Africa	Pointe-Noire, Congo
15:30 WAT	F. N'Ganga  50'	Report	Ndulula  52' Rantie  54' Serero  88'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)

South Africa v Congo

15 October 2014 '15 CAN qualifiers Group Stage	South Africa	0-0	Congo	Polokwane, South Africa
20:05 SAST	Khumalo  58' Hlatshwayo  60'	Report	I. N'Ganga  62' Gandzé  87'	Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

• Luke McCullough

Northern Ireland v Faroe Islands

11 October 2014 '16 Euro qualifiers Group Stage	Northern Ireland	2-0	Faroe Islands	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST	McAuley  6' Lafferty  20' Ferguson  36'	Report	Tór Næs  15'	Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

Detailed Summary

As of 18 October 2014

Games played	18 (14 League One, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Games won	8 (5 League One, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Games drawn	3 (3 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Games lost	7 (6 League One, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Goals scored	21 (14 League One, 0 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 3 League Trophy)
Goals conceded	24 (21 League One, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Clean sheets	6 (4 League One, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Yellow cards	20 (16 League One, 0 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Second yellow cards	1 (1 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Red cards	1 (1 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Worst discipline	Harry Forrester (2 , 1 , 1 )
Best result	3–0 vs Yeovil Town, Burton Albion
Worst result	0–3 vs Bristol City, Walsall
Most appearances	17 appearances - Jed Steer, Luke McCullough, Paul Keegan, Reece Wabara, James Coppinger
Top scorer	Nathan Tyson (6)
League One Goal Difference	-8
League One Points	18
FA Cup Goal Difference	0
FA Cup Points	0
League Cup Goal Difference	+1
League Cup Points	6
League Trophy Goal Difference	+3
League Trophy Points	3
Overall Goal difference	-4
Overall Points	27

Score overview

Opposition	Home score	Away score	Double
Barnsley	1–0	1–1	No
Bradford City		2–1
Bristol City	1–3	0–3	No
Chesterfield	3–2	2–2	No
Colchester United	2–0	1–0	Yes
Coventry City	2–0
Crawley Town	0–0	5–0	No
Crewe Alexandra	2–1	1–1	No
Fleetwood Town		1–3	No
Gillingham	1–2	1–1	No
Leyton Orient	0–2		No
Milton Keynes Dons	0–0		No
Notts County	0–0		No
Oldham Athletic	0–2	2–2	No
Peterborough United		0–0	No
Port Vale	1–3	0–3	No
Preston North End	1–1	2–2	No
Rochdale		3–1
Scunthorpe United		2–1
Sheffield United	0–1		No
Swindon Town		1–0
Walsall	0–2	0–3	No
Yeovil Town	3–0	3–0	Yes

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