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2024–25 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

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Doncaster Rovers
2024–25 season
OwnerDoncaster Rovers Limited
ChairmanTerry Bramall
ManagerGrant McCann[1]
StadiumEco-Power Stadium
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The 2024–25 season is the 146th season in the history of Doncaster Rovers Football Club and their third consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in the League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] RB England Tom Nixon England Hull City Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2024[b] CM Wales Harry Clifton England Grimsby Town Free [3]
1 July 2024[c] RM England Jordan Gibson England Carlisle United Free [4]
1 July 2024[d] AM England Joe Sbarra England Solihull Moors Free [5]
1 July 2024[e] CF England Billy Sharp England Hull City Free [6]
6 September 2024 RB England Josh Emmanuel England Carlisle United Free [7]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 11 June, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 2 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Grimsby Town contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 27 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Carlisle United contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Solihull Moors contract expired
  5. ^ The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Hull City contract expired

Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
25 June 2024 LW Republic of Ireland Deji Sotona England Eastleigh Undisclosed [8]
9 August 2024 CF England George Miller England Cheltenham Town Undisclosed [9]

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
14 June 2024[a] GK England Teddy Sharman-Lowe England Chelsea End of Season [10]
14 June 2024[b] CF Italy Ephraim Yeboah England Bristol City End of Season [11]
8 August 2024 CM Northern Ireland Patrick Kelly England West Ham United End of Season [12]
15 August 2024 LB England Brandon Fleming England Hull City End of Season [13]
  1. ^ The loan was announced on 13 June, and would officially commence on 14 June.
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 11 June, and would officially commence on 14 June.

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
1 July 2024 CB England Bobby Faulkner Republic of Ireland Dundalk 30 November 2024 [14]
26 July 2024 CF England Jack Goodman England Peterborough Sports 1 January 2025[a] [15][16]
26 July 2024 GK England Louis Jones Republic of Ireland Waterford 30 November 2024 [17]
31 July 2024 CM England Freddie Allen England Bridlington Town 7 September 2024 [18]
31 July 2024 AM England Jack Degruchy England Hanley Town 7 September 2024 [19]
1 August 2024 RW England Tavonga Kuleya England Truro City 1 January 2025[b] [20][21]
9 August 2024 CM England Will Flint England Darlington 7 September 2024 [22]
5 October 2024 CB England Freddie Allen England Grantham Town 12 January 2025 [23]
  1. ^ On 12 September, Goodman's loan at Peterborough Sports was extended until January
  2. ^ On 12 September, Kuleya's loan at Truro was extended until January

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CM England Harrison Biggins England Shrewsbury Town 1 July 2024 [24]
30 June 2024 GK England Ben Bottomley England North Ferriby 1 July 2024 [25][26]
30 June 2024 RB England Charlie Seaman England Maidstone United 1 July 2024 [25][27]
30 June 2024 CM Northern Ireland Liam Ravenhill England Buxton 9 July 2024 [25][28]
30 June 2024 RM England Jon Taylor England Salford City 20 July 2024 [25][29]
30 June 2024 CF France Maxime Biamou [25]
30 June 2024 LM England Tommy Rowe [25]
30 June 2024 CF Northern Ireland Caolan Lavery Retired [25][30]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On June 7, Doncaster confirmed their first two pre-season friendlies against Middlesbrough and Stamford.[31][32] Three days later, the club confirmed a double-header with the squad being split for two fixtures against Darlington and Spennymoor Town.[33] On 12 June, a further two friendlies were later added, against Hull City and Rotherham United.[34][35]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 July 2024 Friendly Stamford 0–4 Doncaster Rovers Stamford
19:00 BST Report
Stadium: Zeeco Stadium
Note: 2x 60 minute halves
20 July 2024 Friendly Darlington 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Darlington
12:30 BST Report
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows
20 July 2024 Friendly Spennymoor Town 0–2 Doncaster Rovers Spennymoor
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: The Brewery Field
Attendance: 813
23 July 2024 Friendly Doncaster Rovers 4–0 Hull City Doncaster
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
27 July 2024 Friendly Doncaster Rovers 3–5 Middlesbrough Doncaster
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Referee: James Bell
3 August 2024 Friendly Rotherham United 0–0 Doncaster Rovers Doncaster
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Note: Richard Wood's testimonial match
8 October 2024 Friendly Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Scunthorpe United Wokingham
13:00 BST Report Stadium: Cantley Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Competitions

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League Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Walsall 14 8 3 3 27 15 +12 27 Promotion to EFL League One
3 Notts County 15 7 6 2 23 13 +10 27
4 Doncaster Rovers 15 8 3 4 21 17 +4 27 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Crewe Alexandra 14 7 4 3 17 13 +4 25
6 Milton Keynes Dons 15 7 3 5 24 17 +7 24
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[36]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
14 8 2 4 20 16  +4 26 4 1 2 8 6  +2 4 1 2 12 10  +2

Last updated: 26 October 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314
GroundHAHAHAAHHAHAHA
ResultWLWWWLDLWWDWLW
Position19651667542244
Points336912121313161920232326
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[37]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Doncaster Rovers 4–1 Accrington Stanley Doncaster
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 6423
Referee: Ross Joyce
17 August 2024 2 Newport County 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,755
Referee: Scott Simpson
24 August 2024 3 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Morecambe Doncaster
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 6,823
Referee: Scott Tallis
31 August 2024 4 Port Vale 2–3 Doncaster Rovers Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,454
Referee: Adam Herczeg
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[38]
7 September 2024 5 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Gillingham Doncaster
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 7,546
Referee: Thomas Parsons
12 September 2024 6 Harrogate Town 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Harrogate
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 3,123
Referee: Thomas Kirk
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 14 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[38]
21 September 2024 7 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 7,838
Referee: Simon Mather
28 September 2024 8 Doncaster Rovers 0–3 Chesterfield Doncaster
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 10,790
Referee: James Bell
1 October 2024 9 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Barrow Doncaster
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 5,632
Referee: Farai Hallam
5 October 2024 10 Grimsby Town 0–3 Doncaster Rovers Cleethorpes
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,693
Referee: Edward Duckworth
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[39]
12 October 2024 11 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Doncaster
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 7,472
Referee: Ben Atkinson
19 October 2024 12 Swindon Town 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Swindon
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,837
Referee: Craig Hicks
22 October 2024 13 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Bromley Doncaster
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 6,309
Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle
26 October 2024 14 Bradford City 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Bradford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 18,269
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

FA Cup

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Doncaster Rover were drawn away to Barrow in the first round[40][41] then to Kettering Town in the second round.[42][43]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 November 2024 First round Barrow 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 2,605
Referee: Dale Baines
1 December 2024 Second round Kettering Town v Doncaster Rovers Burton Latimer
12:00 GMT Stadium: Latimer Park

EFL Cup

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On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Doncaster being drawn away against Salford City.[44] In the second round, they were drawn away to Everton.[45][46]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Salford City 0–2 Doncaster Rovers Salford
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 1,328
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
27 August 2024 Second round Everton 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Liverpool
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,245
Referee: James Bell

EFL Trophy

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In the group stage, Doncaster were drawn into Northern Group F alongside Barnsley, Huddersfield Town and Manchester United U21.[47][48]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Doncaster Rovers (A) 3 2 0 1 0 8 5 +3 7 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Manchester United U21 2 1 1 0 0 6 5 +1 5
3 L1 Huddersfield Town 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 +1 3
4 L1 Barnsley (E) 3 0 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2024. Source: EFL
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

3 September 2024 Group stage Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Huddersfield Town Doncaster
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 2,319
Referee: Declan Bourne
24 September 2024 Group stage Doncaster Rovers 3–3
(3–5 p)
Manchester United U21 Doncaster
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Referee: Aaron Bannister
Penalties
29 October 2024 Group stage Barnsley 1–3 Doncaster Rovers Barnsley
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 1,813
Referee: Elliot Bell

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 2 November 2024

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Ian Lawlor 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
2 DF England ENG Jamie Sterry 17 0 13+1 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO James Maxwell 5 0 3+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF England ENG Tom Anderson 9 1 8+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF England ENG Joseph Olowu 15 1 6+4 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
6 DF England ENG Richard Wood 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW England ENG Luke Molyneux 19 7 13+0 6 1+0 0 1+1 1 0+3 0
8 MF England ENG George Broadbent 14 1 6+3 0 1+0 0 0+2 0 2+0 1
10 MF England ENG Joe Sbarra 12 1 2+5 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 3+0 1
11 MF England ENG Jordan Gibson 19 3 12+1 3 0+1 0 1+1 0 1+2 0
14 FW England ENG Billy Sharp 18 6 9+5 5 1+0 0 1+1 1 1+0 0
15 MF Wales WAL Harry Clifton 16 3 11+2 2 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+1 1
16 DF England ENG Tom Nixon 4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
17 MF England ENG Owen Bailey 18 1 14+0 1 1+0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
18 FW Italy ITA Ephraim Yeboah 14 2 1+9 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 2
19 GK England ENG Teddy Sharman-Lowe 16 0 14+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW England ENG Joe Ironside 20 3 6+8 1 0+1 0 1+1 0 2+1 2
21 FW England ENG Kyle Hurst 15 2 2+8 1 1+0 0 0+1 0 2+1 1
22 MF Northern Ireland NIR Patrick Kelly 15 1 5+5 0 0+1 1 2+0 0 2+0 0
23 DF England ENG Jack Senior 10 0 2+2 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
24 MF England ENG Zain Westbrooke 4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jay McGrath 16 0 11+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+1 0
27 DF England ENG Brandon Fleming 13 0 9+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
33 MF England ENG Ben Close 8 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
34 DF England ENG Josh Emmanuel 4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
37 MF England ENG Sam Straughan-Brown 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
40 MF England ENG Kasper Williams 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0

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