List of Doncaster Rovers F.C. seasons

graph of league positions
League Positions 1902–2018

This is a list of seasons played by Doncaster Rovers Football Club in English football, from 1891 to the present day.

Key

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Seasons

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Year League Lvl Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Leading league scorer[1] FA Cup FL Cup FL Trophy
FA Trophy 		Average home
attendance[2][a]
Name Goals Res Rec Res Rec Res Rec
1891–92 Midland League 20 8 5 7 30 36 -6 22 6th of 11 William 'Mickey' Bennett
Charles Waddington 		5
1892–93 24 11 4 9 47 44 +3 26 5th of 13 Billy Smith 12
1893–94 20 5 4 11 27 48 -21 14 7th of 11 Alex Lee 6
1894–95 26 6 6 14 35 70 -35 18 12th of 14 A Mackie 7
1895–96 28 10 6 12 44 56 -12 26 10th of 15 Bullock
W Fellows 		8
1896–97 28 17 5 6 77 40 +37 39 1st of 15 Goodison 18
1897–98 22 5 6 11 33 35 -2 16 10th of 12 Arnold Oxspring 7
1898–99 26 14 5 7 56 47 +9 33 1st of 14 'Dutch' Gladwin 13
1899–1900 24 9 6 9 51 42 +9 24 7th of 13 Arnold Oxspring 11
1900–01 26 17 2 7 87 2 +55 36 2nd of 14 Len Goodson
Tommy Vail 		20
The club elected to the Football League.
1901–02 Football League
Second Division 		2 34 13 8 13 49 58 -9 34 7th of 18 Jack Price 13 4,000
1902–03 34 9 7 18 35 72 -37 25 16th of 18 Billy Langham 8 5,800
The club voted out of the Football League.
1903–04 Midland League 34 13 5 16 58 55 +3 31 11th of 18 Joe Moran 12
The club elected to the Football League.
1904–05 Football League
Second Division 		2 34 3 2 29 23 81 -58 8 18th of 18 James Carnegie
George McGhee
Bob Norris
Bert Shinner 		3 3,000
The club voted out of the Football League.
1905–06 Midland League 34 10 6 18 47 78 -31 26 14th of 18
1906–07 38 10 7 21 52 82 -30 27 17th of 20
1907–08 38 14 4 20 48 65 -17 32 15th of 20
1908–09 38 18 3 17 50 58 -8 39 11th of 20
1909–10 42 14 11 17 51 66 -15 39 14th of 22
1910–11 38 23 4 11 106 63 +43 50 3rd of 20
1911–12 36 21 6 9 79 42 +37 48 3rd of 19
1912–13 38 21 7 10 67 43 +24 49 4th of 20
1913–14 34 12 2 20 30 51 -21 26 16th of 18
1914–15 38 14 3 21 58 82 -24 31 15th of 20
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the World War I.
1920–21 Midland League 38 11 10 17 38 54 -16 32 16th of 20
1921–22 42 17 6 19 52 66 -14 40 13th of 22
1922–23 42 26 9 7 72 28 +44 61 2nd of 22
The club elected to the Football League.
1923–24 Football League
Third Division North 		3 42 15 12 15 59 53 +6 42 9th of 22 7,285
1924–25 42 14 10 18 54 65 -11 38 18th of 22 R1 2-0-1 5,380
1925–26 42 16 11 15 80 72 +8 43 10th of 22 R2 1-0-1 5,190
1926–27 42 18 11 13 81 65 +16 47 8th of 22 R2 1-0-1 5,334
1927–28 42 23 7 12 80 44 +36 53 4th of 22 R1 0-0-1 7,574
1928–29 42 20 10 12 76 66 +10 50 5th of 22 R1 0-0-1 6,733
1929–30 42 15 9 18 62 69 -7 39 14th of 22 R4 3-2-1 4,652
1930–31 42 13 11 18 65 65 0 37 15th of 22 R2 1-0-1 4,176
1931–32 40 16 4 20 59 80 -21 36 15th of 21 R2 1-3-1 3,903
1932–33 42 17 14 11 77 79 -2 48 6th of 22 R3 2-0-1 5,262
1933–34 42 22 9 11 83 61 +22 53 5th of 22 R1 0-0-1 6,000
1934–35 42 26 5 11 87 44 +43 57 1st of 22
Promoted 		R1 0-0-1 10,761
1935–36 Football League
Second Division 		2 42 14 9 19 51 71 -20 37 18th of 22 R3 0-0-1 14,122
1936–37 42 7 10 25 30 84 -54 24 22nd of 22
Relegated 		R3 0-0-1 11,697
1937–38 Football League
Third Division North 		3 42 21 19 9 74 49 +25 54 2nd of 22 R3 2-0-1 12,373
1938–39 42 21 14 7 87 47 +40 56 2nd of 22 R4 3-1-1 11,587
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the World War II.
1946–47 Football League
Third Division North 		3 42 33 6 3 123 40 +83 72 1st of 22
Promoted 		R3 2-1-1 15,339
1947–48 Football League
Second Division 		2 42 9 11 22 40 66 -26 29 21st of 22
Relegated 		R3 0-0-1 22,317
1948–49 Football League
Third Division North 		3 42 20 10 12 53 40 +13 50 3rd of 22 R1 0-0-1 13,842
1949–50 42 19 17 6 66 38 +28 55 1st of 22
Promoted 		R4 3-0-1 18,252
1950–51 Football League
Second Division 		2 42 15 13 14 64 68 -4 43 11th of 22 R3 0-0-1 22,838
1951–52 42 13 12 17 55 60 -5 38 16th of 22 R5 2-0-1 21,078
1952–53 42 12 16 14 58 64 -6 40 13th of 22 R3 0-0-1 15,862
1953–54 42 16 9 17 59 63 -4 41 12th of 22 R5 2-0-1 16,983
1954–55 42 14 7 21 58 95 -37 35 18th of 22 R5 2-4-1 12,385
1955–56 42 12 11 19 69 96 -27 35 17th of 22 R5 2-1-1 12,414
1956–57 42 15 10 17 77 77 0 40 14th of 22 R3 0-1-1 12,375
1957–58 42 8 11 23 56 88 -32 27 22nd of 22
Relegated 		R3 0-0-1 11,129
1958–59 Football League
Third Division 		3 46 14 5 27 50 90 -40 33 22nd of 24
Relegated 		R3 2-0-1 6,665
1959–60 Football League
Fourth Division 		4 46 16 10 20 59 76 -7 42 17th of 24 R3 2-2-1 5,247
1960–61 46 19 7 20 76 78 -2 45 11th of 24 R1 0-1-1 R3 1-0-1 4,754
1961–62 44 11 7 26 60 85 -25 29 21st of 23 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 4,471
1962–63 46 14 14 18 64 77 -13 42 16th of 24 R2 1-1-1 R2 1-1-1 6,303
1963–64 46 15 12 19 70 75 -5 42 14th of 24 R3 2-2-1 R1 0-1-1 6,355
1964–65 46 20 11 15 84 72 +12 51 9th of 24 R3 2-1-1 R3 2-0-1 8,135
1965–66 46 24 11 11 85 54 +31 59 1st of 24
Promoted 		R1 0-1-1 R2 1-1-1 10,398
1966–67 Football League
Third Division 		3 46 12 8 26 58 117 -59 32 23rd of 24
Relegated 		R1 0-1-1 R3 2-3-1 7,906
1967–68 Football League
Fourth Division 		4 46 18 15 13 66 56 +10 51 10th of 24 R3 2-1-1 R1 0-0-1 7,852
1969–68 46 21 17 8 65 38 +27 59 1st of 24
Promoted 		R3 2-0-1 R1 0-1-1 10,212
1969–70 Football League
Third Division 		3 46 17 12 17 52 54 -2 46 11th of 24 R2 1-2-1 R2 1-0-1 8,564
1970–71 46 13 9 24 45 66 -21 35 23rd of 24
Relegated 		R1 0-1-1 R1 0-1-1 4,473
1971–72 Football League
Fourth Division 		4 46 16 14 16 56 63 -7 46 12th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 4,126
1972–73 46 15 12 19 59 58 -9 42 17th of 24 R3 2-0-1 R1 0-0-1 2,259
1973–74 46 12 11 23 47 80 -33 35 22nd of 24 R3 2-1-1 R2 1-0-1 2,395
1974–75 46 14 12 20 65 79 -14 40 17th of 24 R2 1-0-1 R2 1-0-1 2,975
1975–76 46 19 11 16 75 69 +6 49 10th of 24 R1 0-0-1 QF 4-2-1 6,056
1976–77 46 21 9 16 74 65 +6 51 8th of 24 R1 0-1-1 R2 0-3-1 4,631
1977–78 46 14 17 15 52 65 -13 45 12th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-2 3,228
1978–79 46 13 11 22 50 73 -23 37 22nd of 24 R2 1-0-1 R1 1-0-2 2,978
1979–80 46 15 14 17 62 63 -1 44 12th of 24 R2 1-0-1 R2 2-1-1 4,315
1980–81 46 22 12 12 59 49 +10 56 3rd of 24
Promoted 		R3 2-0-1 R1 0-1-1 5,412
1981–82 Football League
Third Division 		3 46 13 17 16 55 68 -13 56 19th of 24 R4 3-0-1 R2 1-2-1 5,232
1982–83 46 9 11 26 57 97 -40 38 23rd of 24
Relegated 		R2 1-0-1 R1 0-1-1 3,517
1983–84 Football League
Fourth Division 		4 46 24 13 9 82 54 +28 85 2nd of 24
Promoted 		R1 0-0-1 R2 1-1-2 AQF 2-0-1 3,747
1984–85 Football League
Third Division 		3 46 17 8 21 72 74 -2 59 14th of 24 R4 3-0-1 R1 0-0-2 R1 0-1-1 4,147
1985–86 46 16 16 14 45 52 -7 64 11th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 1-0-1 G 1-0-2 2,822
1986–87 46 14 15 17 56 62 -6 57 13th of 24 R2 1-1-1 R1 0-1-1 G 0-1-1 2,402
1987–88 46 8 9 29 40 84 -44 33 24th of 24
Relegated 		R1 0-1-1 R2 1-0-3 G 0-0-2 1,893
1988–89 Football League
Fourth Division 		4 46 13 10 23 49 78 -29 49 23rd of 24 R2 1-1-1 R1 0-1-1 G 0-1-1 2,163
1989–90 46 14 9 23 53 60 -7 51 20th of 24 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-1-1 AF 4-2-1 2,710
1990–91 46 17 14 15 56 46 +10 65 11th of 24 R1 0-1-1 R1 0-0-2 R1 1-2-0 2,836
1991–92 42 9 8 25 40 65 -25 35 21st of 24 R1 0-1-1 R1 0-0-2 G 0-1-1 2,052
Football League divisions renamed after the Premier League creation.
1992–93 Football League
Third Division 		4 42 11 14 17 42 57 -15 47 16th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-1-1 R2 1-0-2 2,417
1993–94 42 14 10 18 44 57 -13 52 15th of 24 R1 0-1-1 R1 0-1-1 G 0-0-2 2,485
1994–95 42 17 10 15 58 43 +15 61 9th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-1-1 R2 2-0-1 2,591
1995–96 46 16 11 19 49 60 -11 59 13th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-2-0 R2 0-2-1 2,090
1996–97 46 14 10 22 52 66 -14 52 19th of 24 Colin Cramb 18 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-1-1 R1 0-0-1 2,088
1997–98 46 4 8 34 30 113 -83 20 24th of 24
Relegated 		Prince Moncrieffe 8 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-2 R1 0-0-1 1,715
1998–99 Football Conference 5 42 12 12 18 51 55 -4 48 16th of 24 R2 3-1-1 R2 0-0-1 3,380
1999–2000 42 15 9 18 46 48 -2 54 12th of 24 Dino Maamria 7 R1 1-0-1 R4 2-1-1 2,909
2000–01 42 15 13 14 47 43 +4 58 9th of 24 Jamie Paterson 9 QR4 0-1-1 R2 (FLT)
R3 (FAT) 		1-0-1
0-0-1 		2,281
2001–02 42 18 13 11 68 46 +22 67 4th of 24 Jamie Paterson 14 R1 1-0-1 R1 (FLT)
R4 (FAT) 		0-0-1
1-1-1 		2,409
2002–03 42 22 12 8 73 47 +26 78 3rd of 24 Paul Barnes 25 R1 1-0-1 AQF (FLT)
R3 (FAT) 		2-0-1
0-0-1 		3,540
Promoted after winning the play-offs.
2003–04 Football League
Third Division 		4 46 27 11 8 79 37 +42 92 1st of 24
Promoted 		Gregg Blundell 18 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 R2 1-0-1 6,939
Football League divisions renamed.
2004–05 Football
League One 		3 46 16 18 12 65 60 +5 66 10th of 24 Michael McIndoe 10 R2 1-0-1 R3 2-0-1 R2 1-1-0 6,886
2005–06 46 20 9 17 55 51 +4 69 8th of 24 Michael McIndoe 8 R3 2-0-1 QF 3-2-0 R2 1-0-1 6,139
2006–07 46 16 15 15 52 47 +5 63 11th of 24 Paul Heffernan 11 R3 2-1-1 R3 1-2-0 W 6-1-0 7,746
2007–08 46 23 11 12 65 41 +24 80 3rd of 24 James Hayter
Paul Heffernan
Jason Price 		7 R1 0-1-1 R2 1-0-1 AQF 2-1-0 7,978
Promoted after winning the play-offs.
2008–09 Football League
Championship 		2 46 17 7 22 42 53 -11 58 14th of 24 Paul Heffernan 10 R4 1-2-1 R1 0-0-1 11,964
2009–10 46 15 15 16 59 58 +1 60 12th of 24 Billy Sharp 15 R4 1-0-1 R2 1-0-1 10,992
2010–11 46 11 15 20 55 81 -26 48 21st of 24 Billy Sharp 15 R3 0-1-1 R1 0-0-1 10,258
2011–12 46 8 12 26 43 80 -37 36 24th of 24
Relegated 		Billy Sharp 10 R3 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 9,341
2012–13 Football
League One 		3 46 25 9 12 62 44 +18 84 1st of 24
Promoted 		Billy Paynter 13 R2 1-0-1 R3 1-1-1 AQF 1-1-0 7,239
2013–14 Football League
Championship 		2 46 11 11 24 39 70 -31 44 22nd of 24
Relegated 		Chris Brown 9 R3 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 9,041
2014–15 Football
League One 		3 46 16 13 17 58 62 -4 61 13th of 24 Nathan Tyson 12 R3 2-1-1 R3 2-0-1 AQF 1-0-1 6,807
2015–16 46 11 13 22 48 64 -16 46 21st of 24
Relegated 		Andy Williams 12 R3 2-0-1 R2 0-1-1 R2 0-1-1 6,553
2016–17 Football
League Two 		4 46 25 10 11 85 55 +30 85 3rd of 24
Promoted 		John Marquis 26 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-3-0 6,021
2017–18 Football
League One 		3 46 13 17 16 52 52 0 56 15th of 24 John Marquis 14 R3 2-0-1 R3 2-0-1 R2 1-3-0 8,213
2018–19 46 20 13 13 76 58 +18 73 6th of 24 John Marquis 21 R5 4-1-1 R2 1-0-1 G 1-0-2 8,098
Lost in the play-off semifinal.
2019–20 34 15 9 10 51 33 +18 54 9th of 24 Kieran Sadlier 11 R2 1-1-1 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-0-3 8,252
Final league positions decided by Points-Per-Game after league was postponed due to COVID-19
2020–21 46 19 7 20 63 67 -4 64 14th of 24 Fejiri Okenabirhie 11 R4 3-0-1 R1 0-0-1 G 0-1-2 – [b]
2021–22 46 10 8 28 37 82 -45 38 22nd of 24
Relegated 		Tommy Rowe 7 R2 1-0-1 R2 0-1-1 R2 2-0-2 6,906
2022–23 Football
League Two 		4 46 16 7 23 46 65 -13 55 18th of 24 George Miller 11 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 GS 1-1-1 6,500
2023–24 46 21 8 17 73 68 +5 71 5th of 24 Joe Ironside 20 R2 1-1-1 R2 1-0-1 QF 3-2-1 7,090
Lost in the play-off semifinal.

Notes

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  1. ^ Average home attendance = for league games only
  2. ^ COVID-19 prevented fans from attending games

References

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  • Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978 0 9569848 3 8.
  1. ^ "Doncaster FC club details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. ^ "English non-league attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
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