2014–15 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

Doncaster Rovers
2014–15 season
ChairmanDavid Blunt
ManagerPaul Dickov
StadiumKeepmoat Stadium
League One13th
FA CupThird round (vs. Bristol City)
Football League CupThird round (vs. Fulham)
Football League TrophyArea quarter-finals (vs. Notts County)
Top goalscorerLeague: Nathan Tyson (8)
All:
Curtis Main
Nathan Tyson
(9 each)
Highest home attendance11,037 vs Sheffield United
(League 1, 15 Nov 14)
Lowest home attendance5,197 vs Crawley Town
(League 1, 16 Sep 14)
Average home league attendance6803.5

The 2014–15 season was 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 also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015.

Squad

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Detailed overview

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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 Slovakia (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 31) Wigan Athletic 7 August 2014 Free 30 June 2016
40 Jack McLaren GK Northern Ireland Londonderry Academy Trainee 30 June 2016
43 Stephen Bywater GK England Oldham (1981-06-07) 7 June 1981 (age 43) Millwall 16 January 2015 Free 30 June 2015
Defenders
3 Cedric Evina LB Cameroon (1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 32) Charlton Athletic 30 July 2014 Free 30 June 2016
5 Rob Jones CB England Stockton-on-Tees (1979-11-03) 3 November 1979 (age 44) 63 9 Sheffield Wednesday 31 July 2012 Free
6 Jamie McCombe CB England Pontefract (1983-01-01) 1 January 1983 (age 41) 38 1 Huddersfield Town 12 August 2012 Free
12 Luke McCullough CB Northern Ireland Portadown (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 30) 14 0 2 0 Manchester United 25 July 2013 Free 30 June 2017
15 Liam Wakefield CB England Doncaster (1994-04-09) 9 April 1994 (age 30) 7 1 Academy 27 June 2012 Trainee 30 June 2015
16 Andy Butler CB England Doncaster (1983-11-04) 4 November 1983 (age 40) 7 1 Sheffield United 6 January 2015 Undisclosed 30 June 2017
22 Reece Wabara RB England Birmingham (1991-12-28) 28 December 1991 (age 32) 15 0 Manchester City 1 August 2014 Free 30 June 2015
24 Paul McKay CB Scotland Glasgow (1996-11-19) 19 November 1996 (age 27) Academy 18 August 2014 Trainee
30 Ben Askins CB England Middlesbrough (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 28) Academy Trainee
31 Mitchell Lund RB England Leeds (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 28) Academy 1 July 2014 Trainee 30 June 2015
34 Scott Brown England Academy 1 July 2014 Trainee
Midfielders
4 Dean Furman CM South Africa Cape Town (1988-06-22) 22 June 1988 (age 36) 43 1 18 1 Oldham Athletic 12 July 2013 Free 30 June 2015
8 Abdul Razak CM Ivory Coast Abidjan (1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 (age 31) OFI 19 January 2015 Free 30 June 2015
10 Harry Forrester AM/CF England Milton Keynes (1991-01-02) 2 January 1991 (age 33) 9 1 Brentford 31 July 2013 Free 30 June 2016
18 Paul Keegan CM Republic of Ireland Dublin (1984-07-05) 5 July 1984 (age 40) 77 1 Bohemians 17 January 2011 Undisclosed 30 June 2017
19 Richie Wellens CM England Moston, Manchester (1980-03-26) 26 March 1980 (age 44) 132 10 Leicester City 2 August 2013 Free 30 June 2015
23 Kyle Bennett RW/LW/CF England Telford (1990-09-09) 9 September 1990 (age 34) 81 8 Bury 1 July 2011 £80,000 30 June 2015
26 James Coppinger RW/LW England Guisborough (1981-01-10) 10 January 1981 (age 43) 384 40 Exeter City 30 June 2004 £30,000 30 June 2016
29 Harry Middleton CM/AM England Doncaster (1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Academy 13 July 2013 Trainee
32 Billy Whitehouse RW/LW England Doncaster (1996-06-13) 13 June 1996 (age 28) Academy Trainee
35 Lewis Ferguson RW/LW England Doncaster (1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 (age 28) Academy Trainee 30 June 2015
Forwards
9 Theo Robinson CF/RW Jamaica Birmingham (1989-01-22) 22 January 1989 (age 35) 32 5 7 0 Derby County 15 August 2013 Undisclosed 30 June 2015
11 Curtis Main CF England South Shields (1992-06-20) 20 June 1992 (age 32) Middlesbrough 30 July 2014 Swap 30 June 2017
14 Nathan Tyson CF England Reading (1982-05-04) 4 May 1982 (age 42) Blackpool 28 July 2014 Free 30 June 2015
25 Alex Peterson CF England Doncaster (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 30) 5 0 Academy 1 July 2013 Trainee
36 Jack McKay CF Scotland Glasgow (1996-11-19) 19 November 1996 (age 27) Academy Trainee

Statistics

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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 Cameroon CMR Cedric Evina 19 0 12+2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
4 MF South Africa RSA Dean Furman 28 2 21+2 2 1+1 0 3 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Rob Jones 6 0 5 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Jamie McCombe 19 1 14+1 1 0 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
7 FW England ENG Jonson Clarke-Harris (on loan from Rotherham United) 7 0 3+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Ivory Coast CIV Abdul Razak 7 0 4+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Jamaica JAM Theo Robinson 37 4 13+16 4 3+1 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
10 MF England ENG Harry Forrester 38 8 19+11 6 2+2 0 0+2 1 2 1
11 FW England ENG Curtis Main 33 9 15+12 7 3+1 2 1 0 1 0
12 DF Northern Ireland NIR Luke McCullough 36 1 28 0 4 1 3 0 1 0
13 GK Slovakia SVK Marko Maroši 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW England ENG Nathan Tyson 34 10 22+7 8 0+2 0 2 1 1 1
15 DF England ENG Liam Wakefield 10 1 3+3 0 0 0 3 1 1 0
16 DF England ENG Andy Butler 27 3 22 3 4 0 0 0 1 0
17 DF Ireland EIR Enda Stevens (on loan from Aston Villa) 25 1 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Ireland EIR Paul Keegan 40 0 30+2 0 4 0 2+1 0 1 0
19 MF England ENG Richie Wellens 37 4 27+2 2 4 1 1+1 0 1+1 1
22 DF England ENG Reece Wabara 42 1 35 1 4 0 2 0 1 0
23 MF England ENG Kyle Bennett 39 5 22+9 5 2+2 0 3 0 1 0
24 DF Scotland SCO Paul McKay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW England ENG Alex Peterson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF England ENG James Coppinger 36 6 26+1 4 4 1 3 1 1+1 0
29 MF England ENG Harry Middleton 4 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
30 DF England ENG Ben Askins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF England ENG Mitchell Lund 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 MF England ENG Billy Whitehouse 5 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
34 DF England ENG Scott Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF England ENG Lewis Ferguson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW Scotland SCO Jack McKay 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK England ENG Jack McClaren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 GK England ENG Stephen Bywater 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
1 GK England ENG Jed Steer (on loan from Aston Villa) 17 0 13 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Paul Quinn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW England ENG Uche Ikpeazu (on loan from Watford) 7 0 3+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Spain ESP Marc de Val 16 0 8+3 0 0+1 0 2 0 2 0
33 GK England ENG Sam Johnstone (on loan from Manchester United) 14 0 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 0

Goals record

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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

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As of 1 November 2014
No. Pos. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
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

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In

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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
14 FW England Nathan Tyson 32 EU Blackpool Free transfer Summer 2015 Free Doncaster Rovers F.C
3 DF Cameroon Cedric Evina 22 EU Charlton Athletic Free transfer Summer 2016 Free Doncaster Rovers F.C
11 FW England Curtis Main 22 EU Middlesbrough Swap deal Summer 2017 Swap Doncaster Rovers F.C
22 DF England Reece Wabara 22 EU Manchester City Free transfer Summer 2015 Free Doncaster Rovers F.C
13 GK Slovakia Marko Maroši 20 EU Wigan Athletic Free transfer Summer 2016 Free Doncaster Rovers F.C
16 DF England Andy Butler 31 EU Sheffield United Transfer Winter 2017 Undisclosed BBC Sport
43 GK England Stephen Bywater 33 EU Millwall Free transfer Winter 2015 Free BBC Sport
8 MF Ivory Coast Abdul Razak 22 EU OFI Greece Free transfer Winter 2015 Free Doncaster Rovers F.C

Loans in

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

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

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No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
9 FW Theo Robinson England 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

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Pre–season friendlies

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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

League One

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League table

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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

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWLDWLPLDWLWPLLDWL
Position11010911P1918151813P1417201717
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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

9 August 2014 1 Yeovil Town 0–3 Doncaster Rovers Yeovil
15:00 BST Sokolík Yellow card 36'
Martin Yellow card 45+3'
Report Main 8'
Forrester Yellow card 55', 63'
Robinson 90+7'
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 5,235
Referee: Graham Horwood
16 August 2014 2 Doncaster Rovers 1–3 Port Vale Doncaster
15:00 BST Bennett 74'
Forrester Red card 79'
Report Williamson 27'
Pope 39'
Dickinson 41'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,437
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
19 August 2014 3 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Preston North End Doncaster
19:45 BST Tyson 90+2' Report Kilkenny Yellow card 49'
Humphrey 66'
Wright Yellow card 74'
Woods Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,513
Referee: Gary Sutton
23 August 2014 4 Colchester United 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
15:00 BST Bean Yellow card 50'
Gilbey Yellow card 90+5'
Report Bennett 65' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,162
Referee: Gavin Ward
30 August 2014 5 Doncaster Rovers 0–2 Oldham Athletic Doncaster
15:00 BST Keegan Yellow card 61' Report Clarke-Harris 4'
Forte 59' (pen), Yellow card 81'
Philliskirk Yellow card 72'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,313
Referee: Tony Harrington
13 September 2014 7 Bristol City 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Bristol
15:00 BST Wilbraham 13'
Little 30'
Agard 82'
Report Forrester Yellow card 10' Yellow-red card 51' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 11,733
Referee: Michael Bull
16 September 2014 8 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Crawley Town Doncaster
19:45 BST Bennett Yellow card 35' Report Leacock Yellow card 52'
Sadler Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 5,197
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
20 September 2014 9 Doncaster Rovers 3–2 Chesterfield Doncaster
15:00 BST Tyson 7'
Bennett 32'
McCombe 50', Yellow card 63'
Report Clucas 42'
Raglan Yellow card 52'
Doyle 61'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,954
Referee: Tony Harrington
27 September 2014 10 Walsall 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Walsall
15:00 BST Baxendale 45+3'
Bradshaw 57'
Forde 64'
O'Connor Yellow card 77'
Report Evina Yellow card 27'
Furman Yellow card 76'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,741
Referee: Scott Mathieson
4 October 2014 11 Scunthorpe United 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Sparrow Yellow card 7'
Fallon 24'
O'Neill Yellow card 51'
Bishop Yellow card 65'
Report Coppinger 29'
Tyson 49', Yellow card 50'
Furman Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 5,420
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
18 October 2014 13 Fleetwood Town 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood
15:00 BST Dobbie 11'
McAlinden 37'
Schumacher Yellow card 39'
Ball 73'
Crainey Yellow card 75'
Southern Yellow card 85'
Report Tyson 17' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,785
Referee: Steve Martin
21 October 2014 14 Doncaster Rovers 0–2 Leyton Orient Doncaster
19:45 BST Forrester Yellow card 45'
Wabara Yellow card 88'
Report Simpson 2'
McAnuff Yellow card 45'
Henderson 62'
Dagnall Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 5,205
Referee: Chris Sarginson
25 October 2014 15 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Milton Keynes Dons Doncaster
15:00 BST Butler Yellow card 38'
Keegan Yellow card 74'
Tyson Yellow card 83'
Report Alli Yellow card 33'
Potter Yellow card 42'
Flanagan Yellow card 51'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 5,976
Referee: Darren Handley
1 November 2014 16 Bradford City 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Bradford
15:00 GMT Stead 45+4'
Davies Yellow card 88'
Report Evina Yellow card 23'
Wabara 59'
Wellens Yellow card 63'
Main 69'
Keegan Yellow card 72'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 13,348
Referee: Kevin Wright
15 November 2014 17 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Sheffield United Doncaster
15:00 GMT Keegan Yellow card 18'
Stevens Yellow card 23'
Main Yellow card 37'
Forrester Yellow card 89'
Report Basham Yellow card 41'
McCarthy Red card 64'
Murphy 64'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 11,037
Referee: Keith Hill
22 November 2014 18 Rochdale 1–3 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
15:00 GMT Done 8' Red card 54'
Lund Yellow card 64'
Report Bennett 25' Yellow card 70'
Robinson 86'
Main 90'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,229
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
29 November 2014 19 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Crewe
15:00 Ikpeazu 30'
Ness Yellow card 66'
Report Butler Yellow card 38'
Coppinger 80'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,530
Referee: Charles Breakspear
2 December 2014 6 (Rescheduled) Barnsley 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Barnsley
19:45 Nyatanga 5' Yellow card 29' Report Robinson 52' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 10,058
Referee: Nigel Miller
13 December 2014 20 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Gillingham Doncaster
15:00 GMT Wabara Yellow card 41'
Main 90+4' (pen.)
Report Norris 51', 77'
Egan Yellow card 69'
Dack Yellow card 72'
Nelson Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 5,542
Referee: Graham Salisbury
20 December 2014 21 Swindon Town 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Swindon
15:00 Stephens Yellow card 90+1' Report Robinson 26' (pen.)
Bennett Yellow card 27'
Wellens Yellow card 60'
Furman Yellow card 69'
Wabara Yellow card 80'
Johnstone Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,793
Referee: Kevin Johnson
26 December 2014 22 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Coventry City Doncaster
15:00 Butler 2'
Forrester Yellow card 15' 22'
Report Maddison Yellow card 13' Yellow-red card 76'
Barton Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 74'
Pennington Yellow card 67'
Webster Yellow card 8'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,916
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
28 December 2014 23 Peterborough United 0–0 Doncaster Rovers Peterborough
15:00 Bostwick Yellow card 47' Report de Val Yellow card 26'
Wabara Yellow card 57'
Keegan Yellow card 62'
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,895
Referee: Gary Sutton
10 January 2015 24 Oldham Athletic 2–2 Doncaster Rovers Oldham
15:00 Ibehre 23'
Elokobi 54'
[[Joseph Mills (footballer) |Mills]] Red card 75'
Report Bennett Yellow card 24'
Tyson 78' Yellow card 88'
Keegan Yellow card 90+3'
Coppinger 90+5'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,181
Referee: Carl Boyeson
17 January 2015 25 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Barnsley Doncaster
15:00 Stevens Yellow card 35'
Forrester 84'
Report Nyatanga Yellow card 61'
Waring Yellow card 71'
Berry Yellow card 80'
Holgate Red card 90+3'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 9,005
Referee: Kevin Wright
20 January 2015 12 (Rescheduled) Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Notts County Doncaster
19:45 GMT Keegan Yellow card 71' Report White Yellow card 55'
Thomas Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 87'
Mullins Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 5,547
Referee: Richard Clark
31 January 2015 26 Chesterfield 2–2 Doncaster Rovers Chesterfield
15:00 GMT O'Shea Yellow card 32'
Doyle 43'
Morsy Yellow card 74'
Ryan 87'
Report Coppinger 3'
Butler 9'
Bennett Yellow card 41'
Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 7,839
Referee: Darren Deadman
7 February 2015 27 Doncaster Rovers 0–2 Walsall Doncaster
15:00 GMT Keegan Yellow card 69'
Butler Yellow card 79'
Report Cook 3' Yellow card 9'
Taylor Yellow card 68'
Hiwula-Mayifuila 70'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,089
Referee: Graham Scott
10 February 2015 28 Crawley Town 0–5 Doncaster Rovers Crawley
19:45 GMT Edwards Yellow card 26'
Wordsworth Yellow card 62'
Walsh Red card 67'
Report Stevens Yellow card 20'
Butler 38'
Wellens 56'
Tyson 64' Yellow card 67'
Forrester 73'
Main 90+1'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,581
Referee: Lee Collins
14 February 2015 29 Doncaster Rovers 3–0 Yeovil Town Doncaster
15:00 GMT Tyson 22'
Furman 57'
Bennett 77'
Report Foley Yellow card 60'
Moore Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 5,950
Referee: Mark Heywood
17 February 2015 30 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Doncaster
19:45 Furman 62'
Wellens 90'
Report Ray 8'
Tate Yellow card 61'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,164
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 31 Port Vale 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Burslem
15:00 GMT Marshall 7'
Veseli 38'
Neal Yellow card 45+1'
Inniss Yellow card 58'
Moore 87'
Report McCombe Yellow card 23'
Tyson Yellow card 58'
Furman Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,713
Referee: Keith Stroud
24 February 2015 (2015-02-24) 32 Doncaster Rovers 1–3 Bristol City Doncaster
19:45 GMT Main 57' Report Freeman 10'
Cunningham 33' (pen.) Yellow card 73'
Wilbraham 69' Yellow card 70'
Little Yellow card 72'
Fielding Yellow card 81'
Smith Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 5,495
Referee: Stuart Attwell
28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) 33 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Colchester United Doncaster
15:00 GMT Wabara Yellow card 12'
Stevens 39'
Main Yellow card 76'
Tyson 83' (pen.)
Report Clohessy Yellow card 9'
Gilbey Yellow card 46'
Eastman Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,330
Referee: Peter Bankes
3 March 2015 (2015-03-03) 34 Preston North End 2–2 Doncaster Rovers Preston
19:45 GMT Johnson 13'
Garner Yellow card 54'
Huntington Yellow card 86'
Beckford 90+4'
Report Forrester 81'
Main 84'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 8,703
Referee: Dean Whitestone
7 March 2015 (2015-03-07) 35 Gillingham 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Gillingham
15:00 GMT Marquis 44'
Martin Yellow card 66'
Norris Yellow card 84'
Report Forrester 40' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,909
Referee: Keith Hill
14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) 36 Doncaster Rovers 0–2 Peterborough United Doncaster
15:00 GMT Stevens Yellow card 37' Report James 16'
Payne Yellow card 31'
Ntlhe Yellow card 52'
Washington Yellow card 53' 88'
Bostwick Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 11,520
Referee: England Nigel Miller
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: England Tony Harrington
21 March 2015 38 Coventry City 1–3 Doncaster Rovers Coventry
15:00 GMT Samuel 5'
Nouble Yellow card 14'
O'Brien Yellow card 38'
Report Razak Yellow card 17'
Wellens 50'
Clarke-Harris 72' Yellow card 74'
Forrester 84'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 8,699
Referee: England Carl Boyeson
3 April 2015 39 Doncaster Rovers 0–3 Bradford City Doncaster
19:45 GMT Forrester Yellow card 45+2'
Furman Yellow card 48'
Butler Yellow card 82'
Report MacKenzie 55'
Clarke 64'
Mcmahon 90+6'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,592
Referee: England Graham Salisbury
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 Yellow card 45'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,487
Referee: England Scott Duncan
11 April 2015 41 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Rochdale Doncaster
15:00 GMT Wabara Yellow card 15'
Bennett 17'
Furman Yellow card 61'
Report Henderson 59' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 5,695
Referee: England Gavin Ward
14 April 2015 42 Leyton Orient 0–1 Doncaster Rovers London
19:45 GMT Clarke Yellow card 5'
Henderson Yellow card 47'
Wright Yellow card 50'
Bartley Yellow card 90+1'
Report Evina Yellow card 28'
Bennett Yellow card 41'
Jones Yellow card 45+3' 56'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4,410
Referee: England Carl Berry
18 April 2015 43 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Fleetwood Town Doncaster
15:00 GMT Lund Yellow card 52' Report McLaughlin Yellow card 19' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,211
Referee: England Tim Robinson
21 April 2015 44 Milton Keynes Dons 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT Bowditch 66'
Baker 77' 84'
Report Evina Yellow card 25'
Forrester Yellow card 42'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 8,159
Referee: England Roger East
25 April 2015 45 Notts County 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Nottingham
15:00 GMT Thompson 8'
Hollis Yellow card 46'
Noble 60'
Burke Yellow card 64'
Bajner Yellow card 70'
Report Butler Yellow card 67'
Jones Yellow card 90+1'
Tyson 90+5' (pen.)
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,857
Referee: England Kevin Johnson
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 Yellow card 61'
Lund Yellow card 62'
Report Clarke Yellow card 9'
van Veen Yellow card 36'
Bishop Yellow card 51'
Butler 53' (o.g.)
Canavan Yellow card 57'
Adelakun 90+2'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 9,394
Referee: England Chris Kavanagh

FA Cup

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

18 November 2014 First Round Weston-super-Mare 1–4 Doncaster Rovers Weston-super-Mare
19:45 GMT Jordan Yellow card 25'
Mawford Yellow card 77'
Monelle 90+3'
Report Main 16', 36'
Coppinger 45+1'
Wellens 64'
Bennett Yellow card 67'
Stevens Yellow card 83'
Wabara Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Woodspring Stadium
Attendance: 2,949
Referee: Tim Robinson
6 December 2014 Second Round Oldham Athletic 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Boundary Park, Oldham
15:00 Forte Yellow card 84' Report Coppinger Yellow card 53'
Wabara Yellow card 81'
Kusunga 86' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,242
Referee: Lee Collins
3 January 2015 Third Round Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Bristol City Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
15:00 McCullough 50' Report Little Yellow card 13'
Kane Yellow card 57'
Smith 75'
Attendance: 5,671
Referee: Scott Duncan
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

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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]

12 August 2014 First Round York City 0–1 Doncaster Rovers York
19:45 BST Report McCombe Yellow card 36'
de Val Yellow card 58'
Forrester 90+1'
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,357
Referee: Mark Haywood
26 August 2014 Second Round Watford 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Watford
19:45 BST Dyer 31'
Andrews Yellow card 35'
Report Tyson 12' (pen), Yellow card 90+1'
Wakefield 52'
de Val Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,318
Referee: Andy Woolmer
23 September 2014 Third Round Fulham 2-1 Doncaster Rovers London
19:45 BST Bettinelli Yellow card 10'
Ruiz 16'
Burn 32', Yellow card 90+6'
Bodurov Yellow card 80'
Report Coppinger 60' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 8,070
Referee: Kevin Friend

League Trophy

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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]

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

Season summary

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International appearances

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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 South Africa RSA Dean Furman (Full Tea