2016–17_Doncaster_Rovers_F.C._season

2016–17 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

Doncaster Rovers 2016–17 football season

The 2016–17 season was Doncaster Rovers's 138th season in their existence, 14th consecutive season in the Football League and first back in League Two following relegation last season.^[1] Along with League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy.

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Doncaster Rovers

2016–17 season

Chairman

David Blunt

Manager

Stadium

3rd (promoted)

First round (vs. Oldham Athletic)

League Cup

First round (vs. Nottingham Forest)

EFL Cup

Second round (vs. Blackpool)

Top goalscorer

League: John Marquis (26)
All: John Marquis (26)

Highest home attendance

10,084 vs Grimsby Town
(League Two, 17 Dec 16)

Lowest home attendance

1,495 vs Port Vale
(EFL Trophy, 8 Nov 16)

Average home league attendance

6,021

Home colours

Away colours

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The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Squad

Detailed Overview

Caps and goals up to the start of season 2016–17. Players in bold left during the season.

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No.	Name	Position (s)	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Club caps	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Ross Etheridge	GK	Chesterfield	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 29)	–	–	–	–	Accrington Stanley
13	Marko Maroši	GK	Michalovce, Slovakia	(1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 30)	6	0	–	–	Wigan Athletic
38	Ian Lawlor	GK	Dublin	(1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 29)	–	–	–	–	Manchester City
Defenders
2	Craig Alcock	RB/LB/CB	Truro	(1987-12-08) 8 December 1987 (age 36)	29	0	–	–	Sheffield United
3	Tyler Garratt	LB/CB	Lincoln	(1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 27)	–	–	–	–	Bolton Wanderers
4	Luke McCullough	CB/RB/DM	Portadown	(1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 30)	91	1	5	0	Manchester United
5	Mathieu Baudry	CB/DM	Le Havre	(1988-02-24) 24 February 1988 (age 36)	–	–	–	–	Leyton Orient
6	Andy Butler	CB	Doncaster	(1983-11-04) 4 November 1983 (age 40)	85	7	–	–	Sheffield United
12	Mitchell Lund	RB	Leeds	(1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 27)	39	2	–	–	Academy
15	Joe Wright	CB	Monk Fryston, England	(1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 29)	–	–	–	–	Huddersfield Town
20	Aaron Taylor-Sinclair	LB/LM	Aberdeen	(1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 (age 33)	49	2	–	–	Wigan Athletic
	Frazer Richardson	RB/LB	Rotherham	(1982-10-29) 29 October 1982 (age 41)	–	–	–	–	Rotherham United
27	Cedric Evina	LB/LM	Cameroon	(1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 32)	73	1	–	–	Charlton Athletic
29	Reece Fielding	CB	Doncaster	(1998-10-23) 23 October 1998 (age 25)	–	–	–	–	Academy
30	Danny Amos		Sheffield	(1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 24)	–	–	–	–	Academy
34	Morgan James		Rotherham	(1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 24)	–	–	–	–	Academy
Midfielders
10	Tommy Rowe	LM/LB/CM	Wythenshawe	(1989-05-01) 1 May 1989 (age 34)	10	3	–	–	Wolverhampton Wanderers
14	Harry Middleton	CM/AM	Doncaster	(1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 (age 29)	48	0	–	–	Academy
17	Matty Blair	CM/RW/LW	Warwick	(1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 34)	–	–	–	–	Mansfield Town
18	Paul Keegan	CM	Dublin	(1984-07-05) 5 July 1984 (age 39)	135	2	–	–	Bohemians
26	James Coppinger	RM/CM/RB	Guisborough	(1981-01-10) 10 January 1981 (age 43)	493	50	–	–	Exeter City
	Joey McCormick	CM		Age 18	–	–	–	–	Academy
	Tony Donaldson	CM		Age 18	–	–	–	–	Runcorn Linnets
Forwards
7	Gary McSheffrey	LW/AM/SS	Coventry	(1982-08-13) 13 August 1982 (age 41)	7	1	–	–	Scunthorpe United
9	John Marquis	CF/LW	Lewisham	(1992-05-16) 16 May 1992 (age 31)	–	–	–	–	Millwall
11	Andy Williams	CF/RW	Hereford	(1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 (age 37)	53	16	–	–	Swindon Town
19	Liam Mandeville	CF	Lincoln	(1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 27)	13	1	–	–	Academy
21	Joe Pugh	CF/CB	Doncaster, England	(1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 26)	0	0	–	–	Academy
22	Will Longbottom	CF	Leeds	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 29)	1	0	–	–	Academy
23	Alfie Beestin	CF	Leeds	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 26)	–	–	–	–	Tadcaster Albion
35	Lewis Scattergood		Worksop	(1999-03-20) 20 March 1999 (age 25)	–	–	–	–	Academy
	Dany N'Guessan	CF/LW/RW	Ivry-sur-Seine	(1987-08-11) 11 August 1987 (age 36)	9	0	–	–	AEL

Statistics

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

As of 12 May 2017

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Ross Etheridge	8	0	3+3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2	DF	ENG	Craig Alcock	29	0	24+3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Tyler Garratt	7	0	1+1	0	1	0	1	0	2+1	0
4	DF	NIR	Luke McCullough	7	0	6+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	FRA	Mathieu Baudry	35	5	26+5	5	1	0	0	0	2+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Andy Butler	46	3	44	3	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
7	FW	ENG	Gary McSheffrey	12	0	3+9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Riccardo Calder (on loan from Aston Villa)	20	1	5+10	0	0	0	0+1	0	4	1
9	FW	ENG	John Marquis	48	26	45	26	1	0	1	0	1	0
10	MF	ENG	Tommy Rowe	47	13	46	13	0	0	1	0	0	0
11	FW	ENG	Andy Williams	40	12	25+12	11	0	0	1	0	2	1
12	DF	ENG	Mitchell Lund	6	0	4+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	SVK	Marko Maroši	29	0	24+1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
14	MF	ENG	Harry Middleton	30	0	6+19	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
15	DF	WAL	Joe Wright	27	0	18+4	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
16	MF	ENG	Jordan Houghton (on loan from Chelsea)	36	1	32	1	0	0	1	0	1+2	0
17	MF	ENG	Matty Blair	48	3	45	3	1	0	1	0	1	0
18	MF	EIR	Paul Keegan	10	0	0+6	0	0+1	0	0	0	3	0
19	FW	ENG	Liam Mandeville	27	10	9+12	7	1	1	0+1	1	3+1	1
20	DF	SCO	Aaron Taylor-Sinclair	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	WAL	Joe Pugh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
22	FW	ENG	Will Longbottom	7	1	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	2+2	1
23	FW	ENG	Alfie Beestin	8	1	0+3	0	1	0	0	0	4	1
24	DF	ENG	Niall Mason (on loan from Aston Villa)	42	0	37+1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
25	DF	ENG	Frazer Richardson	6	0	3+1	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
25	MF	ENG	Conor Grant (on loan from Everton)	21	1	20+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	ENG	James Coppinger	39	10	38+1	10	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	FRA	Cedric Evina	21	0	13+3	0	0+1	0	0	0	4	0
29	DF	ENG	Reece Fielding	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
30	DF	ENG	Danny Amos	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
32	DF	ENG	Joshua Barker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	ENG	Louis Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	ENG	Morgan James	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	ENG	Lewis Scattergood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	ENG	Tyler Walker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	ENG	Jacob Fletcher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	GK	ENG	Ian Lawlor	19	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW	ENG	Alfie May	16	3	9+7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goals record

As of 12 May 2017.^[2]

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Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	9	FW	John Marquis	26	0	0	0	26
2	10	MF	Tommy Rowe	13	0	0	0	13
3	11	FW	Andy Williams	11	0	0	1	12
4	26	MF	James Coppinger	10	0	0	0	10
5	19	FW	Liam Mandeville	7	1	1	1	10
6	5	DF	Mathieu Baudry	5	0	0	0	5
7	17	MF	Matty Blair	3	0	0	0	3
	6	DF	Andy Butler	3	0	0	0	3
	39	FW	Alfie May	3	0	0	0	3
10	16	MF	Jordan Houghton	1	0	0	0	1
	25	MF	Conor Grant	1	0	0	0	1
	8	MF	Riccardo Calder	0	0	0	1	1
	22	FW	Will Longbottom	0	0	0	1	1
	23	FW	Alfie Beestin	0	0	0	1	1
-			Own Goal	2	0	0	0	2
Total				85	1	1	5	92

Disciplinary record

As of 12 May 2017.^[2]

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No.	Pos.	Name	League Two			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
No.	Pos.	Name
2	DF	Craig Alcock	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4	MF	Luke McCullough	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
5	DF	Mathieu Baudry	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
6	DF	Andy Butler	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
7	MF	Gary McSheffrey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
8	MF	Riccardo Calder	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	FW	John Marquis	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
10	MF	Tommy Rowe	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
11	FW	Andy Williams	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
13	GK	Marko Maroši	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
14	MF	Harry Middleton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
15	DF	Joe Wright	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	0	0
16	MF	Jordan Houghton	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
17	MF	Matty Blair	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
18	MF	Paul Keegan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
19	FW	Liam Mandeville	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
22	MF	Will Longbottom	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
24	DF	Niall Mason	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
26	MF	James Coppinger	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
27	DF	Cedric Evina	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
29	DF	Reece Fielding	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
38	GK	Ian Lawlor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
39	FW	Alfie May	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Total			80	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	87	1	1

Transfers

Transfers in

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Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
18 May 2016	MF	Tommy Rowe	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	^[3]
24 May 2016	MF	Matty Blair	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	^[4]
25 May 2016	GK	Ross Etheridge	Accrington Stanley	Free transfer	^[5]
27 May 2016	DF	Mathieu Baudry	Leyton Orient	Free transfer	^[6]
1 June 2016	DF	Joe Wright	Huddersfield Town	Free transfer	^[7]
6 June 2016	FW	Gary McSheffrey	Scunthorpe United	Free transfer	^[8]
13 June 2016	FW	John Marquis	Millwall	Free transfer	^[9]
28 June 2016	DF	Tyler Garratt	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed	^[10]
2 August 2016	FW	Alfie Beestin	Tadcaster Albion	Undisclosed	^[11]
30 August 2016	DF	Frazer Richardson	Rotherham United	Free transfer	^[12]
1 January 2017	ST	Alfie May	Hythe Town	Undisclosed	^[13]
4 January 2017	MF	Tony Donaldson	Runcorn Linnets	Undisclosed	^[14]
13 January 2017	GK	Ian Lawlor	Manchester City	Undisclosed	^[15]

Transfers out

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Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
17 May 2016	MF	Matty Davies	Free agent	Released	^[16]
8 June 2016	DF	Ben Askins	Whitby Town	Free transfer	^[17]
21 June 2016	DF	Gary MacKenzie	St Mirren	Free transfer	^[18]
30 June 2016	DF	Michael Carberry
30 June 2016	MF	Jordan Linley	Free agent	Released
30 June 2016	DF	Kevin M'buti	Adelaide Comets	Free transfer	^[19]
4 July 2016	FW	Curtis Main	Portsmouth	Undisclosed	^[20]
29 July 2016	MF	Richard Chaplow	Orange County Blues	Free transfer	^[21]
2 August 2016	MF	Billy Whitehouse	Leeds United	Undisclosed	^[22]
12 September 2016	FW	Nathan Tyson	Kilmarnock	Free transfer	^[23]
16 September 2016	GK	Thorsten Stuckmann	Partick Thistle	Free transfer	^[24]^[25]
27 October 2016	FW	Dany N'Guessan	Free agent	Mutual agreement	^[26]
3 January 2017	DF	Frazer Richardson	Free agent	Released	^[27]

Loans in

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Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
12 July 2016	MF	Riccardo Calder	Aston Villa	2 January 2017	^[28]
6 August 2016	MF	Jordan Houghton	Chelsea	End of season ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[30]
6 August 2016	DF	Niall Mason	Aston Villa	End of season^{[lower-alpha 2]}	^[32]
2 January 2017	MF	Conor Grant	Everton	End of season	^[33]

On 1 January 2017, Jordan Houghton's loan from Chelsea was extended until the end of the season.^[29]
On 29 December 2016, Niall Mason's loan from Aston Villa was extended until the end of the season.^[31]

Loans out

More information Date from, Position ...

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
16 September 2016	FW	Joe Pugh	Hyde United	15 October 2016	^[34]
16 December 2016	GK	Ross Etheridge	Alfreton Town	4 January 2017	^[35]
2 January 2017	FW	Joe Pugh	Frickley Athletic	2 February 2017	^[36]
7 January 2016	MF	Tony Donaldson	AFC Telford United	4 February 2017	^[37]
25 February 2017	MF	Tony Donaldson	Burscough	22 April 2017	^[38]

Competitions

Pre–season friendlies

Rossington Main v Doncaster Rovers

12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) Friendly	Rossington Main	0–4	Doncaster Rovers	Doncaster
19:45 BST		Report	Coppinger 15' Longbottom 23' Rowe 47' Williams 83'	Stadium: Oxford Street Attendance: 1,425

Doncaster Rovers v Middlesbrough

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Middlesbrough	Doncaster
15:00 BST		Report	Downing 13' Pattison 82'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 2,886

Doncaster Rovers v Newcastle United

20 July 2016 (2016-07-20) Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	2–2	Newcastle United	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Williams 19', 45+4'	Report	Hayden 51' Pérez 90+2'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,698

York City v Doncaster Rovers

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly	York City	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	York
19:00 BST	Fenwick 32'	Report	Rowe 21' Blair 67'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 883

League Two

Main article: 2016–17 Football League Two

League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Portsmouth (C, P)	46	26	9	11	79	40	+39	87	Promotion to EFL League One
2	Plymouth Argyle (P)	46	26	9	11	71	46	+25	87
3	Doncaster Rovers (P)	46	25	10	11	85	55	+30	85
4	Luton Town	46	20	17	9	70	43	+27	77	Qualification for League Two play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Exeter City	46	21	8	17	75	56	+19	71	Qualification for League Two play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One

Matches

Football League fixtures for the 2016–17 season were released on 22 June 2016.^[39]

Accrington Stanley v Doncaster Rovers

6 August 2016 1	Accrington Stanley	3–2	Doncaster Rovers	Accrington
15:00 BST	Boco 8' Brown 24' Pearson 29' Donacien 51' McCartan 89' McConville 90+1'	Report	Rowe 12' Calder 43' Williams 82' Mandeville 86'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,647 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Doncaster Rovers v Crawley Town

13 August 2016 2	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Crawley Town	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Coppinger 49' Houghton 83'	Report	Collins 26' Davey 89' Smith 90+2' Blackman 90+5'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,327 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Doncaster Rovers v Cambridge United

16 August 2016 3	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Cambridge United	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Butler 53' Coppinger 55' Marquis 74' Wright 89'	Report	Norris 2' Coulson 23' Pigott 88'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,768 Referee: Darren Handley

Cheltenham Town v Doncaster Rovers

20 August 2016 4	Cheltenham Town	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Suliman 18' Jennings 81'	Report	Marquis 53' Maroši 57' Houghton 79' Butler 83'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,923 Referee: Mark Heywood

Doncaster Rovers v Yeovil Town

27 August 2016 5	Doncaster Rovers	4–1	Yeovil Town	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Williams 1', 82', 90+1' Coppinger 54', 66'	Report	Dawson 54' Hedges 55' Mugabi 76' Dolan 85'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,686 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers

3 September 2016 6	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Crewe
15:00 BST	Lowe 14' Hollands 55' Jones 87'	Report	Marquis 39' Rowe 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,830 Referee: Lee Probert

Morecambe v Doncaster Rovers

10 September 2016 7	Morecambe	1–5	Doncaster Rovers	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Kenyon 27' Stockton 45' Barkhuizen 51' Rose 63' Whitmore 84'	Report	Butler 4' Marquis 17', 66', 49' Blair 74' Coppinger 80'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,791 Referee: Ollie Yates

Doncaster Rovers v Newport County

17 September 2016 8	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Newport County	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Coppinger 17' Butler 34' Williams 59' Wright 71' Marquis 78'	Report	Parkin 45+2' Turley 74' Bennett 81' Butler 83'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,254 Referee: David Webb

Luton Town v Doncaster Rovers

24 September 2016 9	Luton Town	3–1	Doncaster Rovers	Luton
15:00 BST	McGeehan 36', 81' (pen.) Marriott 41' Potts 90+3' Hylton 90+5'	Report	Coppinger 21' Evina 61' Wright 80'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,917 Referee: Andy Haines

Doncaster Rovers v Carlisle United

27 September 2016 10	Doncaster Rovers	2–2	Carlisle United	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Rowe 18' Marquis 44', 90+3'	Report	Miller 15' Grainger 49' Ibehre 79'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,773 Referee: Ross Joyce

Portsmouth v Doncaster Rovers

1 October 2016 11	Portsmouth	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Evans 36' Baker 41'	Report	Marquis 7', 90' Williams 34' Butler 58' Evina 88'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,950 Referee: Darren Deadman

Doncaster Rovers v Barnet

8 October 2016 12	Doncaster Rovers	3–2	Barnet	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Coppinger 15' Blair 32' Rowe 81' Williams 90+2', 90+2'	Report	Dembélé 63' Gambin 86'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,861 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Doncaster Rovers v Colchester United

15 October 2016 13	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Colchester United	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Mason 19' Rowe 45+1' Blair 50'	Report	Brindley 23' Slater 53'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,007 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Blackpool v Doncaster Rovers

22 October 2016 14	Blackpool	4–2	Doncaster Rovers	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Potts 25', 47' 35' Mellor 39' Vassell 48' 72' Slocombe 87'	Report	Taylor 1' (o.g.) Rowe 66' (pen.) Mason 82'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,623 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Doncaster Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers

29 October 2016 15	Doncaster Rovers	2–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Rowe 29' Marquis 40' Baudry 81'	Report	Bloomfield 19', 78' De Havilland 75' Harriman 87'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,287 Referee: Lee Probert

Exeter City v Doncaster Rovers

12 November 2016 16	Exeter City	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Reid 51' (pen.)	Report	Maroši 50' Baudry 53' Mandeville 72' 90+2' Rowe 74' Marquis 77', 90'	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 3,540 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Doncaster Rovers v Hartlepool United

19 November 2016 17	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Hartlepool United	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Marquis 23' 86' Mandeville 90'	Report	Amond 42' (pen.) Nsiala 86'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,009 Referee: Mark Haywood

Doncaster Rovers v Leyton Orient

26 November 2016 18	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	Leyton Orient	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Houghton 45+1' Mandeville 59' (pen.), 66' (pen.)	Report	Kennedy 19' Atangana 38'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,135 Referee: Richard Jones

Stevenage v Doncaster Rovers

3 December 2016 19	Stevenage	3–4	Doncaster Rovers	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	McKirdy 22' Lee 41' Gorman 44' Pett 61' Franks 72' Liburd 90'	Report	Marquis 12' 73' Butler 28' Mandeville 35' Blair 39'	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,705 Referee: Lee Collins

Plymouth Argyle v Doncaster Rovers

10 December 2016 20	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Carey 33' Jervis 63' (pen.) Smith 79'	Report	Mandeville 89' Coppinger 90'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,575 Referee: Oliver Langford

Doncaster Rovers v Grimsby Town

17 December 2016 21	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Grimsby Town	Doncaster
12:30 GMT	Mandeville 3' Butler 45+1'	Report	Pearson 70' Collins 86' Berrett 89'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 10,084 Referee: Richard Clark

Notts County v Doncaster Rovers

26 December 2016 22	Notts County	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Oliver 74'	Report	Williams 60' 86' Mandeville 88'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Stadium Attendance: 5,828 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Mansfield Town v Doncaster Rovers

31 December 2016 23	Mansfield Town	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Mansfield
12:15 GMT	Pearce 48' Green 59'	Report	Mandeville 77' (pen.)	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 5,042 Referee: Peter Bankes

Doncaster Rovers v Stevenage

2 January 2017 24	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Stevenage	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Franks 85' (o.g.)	Report	Pett 20' King 88'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,604 Referee: Mark Brown

Doncaster Rovers v Portsmouth

5 January 2017 25	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	Portsmouth	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Marquis 5', 72' Alcock 52' Rowe 58'	Report	Burgess 34' Evans 40' Naismith 41' Doyle 45+1'	Stadium: The Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,568 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Barnet v Doncaster Rovers

14 January 2017 26	Barnet	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Canons Park, London
15:00 GMT	Akinde 13' Champion 29' Weston 37' Campbell-Ryce 41' Vilhete 73' Nelson 90+3'	Report	Coppinger 18', 31' Baudry 21' Marquis 28' Houghton 82'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 2,582 Referee: John Brooks

Doncaster Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

21 January 2017 27	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	Crewe Alexandra	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Grant 22' Blair 51' Marquis 56' Rowe 68' Williams 73' Butler 83'	Report	Jones 32' Ray 82'	Stadium: The Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,737 Referee: Andy Haines

Yeovil Town v Doncaster Rovers

28 January 2017 28	Yeovil Town	0–3	Doncaster Rovers	Yeovil
15:00 GMT	Butcher 30'	Report	Baudry 31' 78' Marquis 35', 79'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,627 Referee: Lee Swabey

Doncaster Rovers v Morecambe

4 February 2017 29	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Morecambe	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Butler 51' Marquis 56' Mason 66'	Report	Murphy 24' Edwards 75'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,096 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Newport County v Doncaster Rovers

10 February 2017 30	Newport County	0–0	Doncaster Rovers	Newport
19:45 GMT	Jones 65' Rose 68' Butler 72'	Report	Wright 70' Marquis 90'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,653 Referee: David Webb

Carlisle United v Doncaster Rovers

14 February 2017 31	Carlisle United	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Carlisle
19:45 GMT	Joyce 18' Adams 34' Gillesphey 55' Mason 85' (o.g.)	Report	Blair 56' Lawlor 82' Rowe 90+5'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,527 Referee: Tony Harrington

Doncaster Rovers v Luton Town

18 February 2017 32	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Luton Town	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Butler 15' May 80'	Report	Cook 54' Rea 66'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,506 Referee: Darren Deadman

Doncaster Rovers v Accrington Stanley

25 February 2017 33	Doncaster Rovers	2-2	Accrington Stanley	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Rowe 20' 68' Mason 42' Marquis 58'	Report	McCartan 4' 42' Hughes 67' Edwards 81' Pearson 86'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,272 Referee: Robert Lewis

Cambridge United v Doncaster Rovers

28 February 2017 34	Cambridge United	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Legge 70' Maris 78' Berry 90+2'	Report	Rowe 18' Baudry 23' Marquis 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,236 Referee: Ross Joyce

Crawley Town v Doncaster Rovers

4 March 2017 35	Crawley Town	0–0	Doncaster Rovers	Crawley
GMT	McNerney 54' Smith 55' Boldewijn 83' Young 90+3'	Report	Baudry 63' Alcock 90+3'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,417 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Doncaster Rovers v Cheltenham Town

11 March 2017 36	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Cheltenham Town	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Butler 23' Blair 53' Marquis 81'	Report	Boyle 26'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,737 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Doncaster Rovers v Notts County

14 March 2017 37	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	Notts County	Doncaster
GMT	Coppinger 43' Baudry 47' Lawlor 66' May 78' Williams 90+5'	Report	Duffy 20' Bola 71' Tootle 90+1'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,760 Referee: Nigel Miller

Leyton Orient v Doncaster Rovers

18 March 2017 38	Leyton Orient	1–4	Doncaster Rovers	Leyton, London
15:00 GMT	Parkes 44' Massey 68'	Report	Rowe 36' Marquis 55', 82' Mason 67' Baudry 86'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,791 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Doncaster Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

26 March 2017 39	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Doncaster
14:45 GMT		Report	Bradley 50'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,414 Referee: Oliver Langford

Grimsby Town v Doncaster Rovers

1 April 2017 40	Grimsby Town	1–5	Doncaster Rovers	Cleethorpes
13:00 GMT	Clements 6' Dyson 22' Jones 34' Mills 65'	Report	Marquis 37', 43', 61' Williams 49' 78' May 88'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,821 Referee: Graham Scott

Doncaster Rovers v Mansfield Town

8 April 2017 41	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Mansfield Town	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Rowe 74'	Report	Green 57'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 9,903 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Colchester United v Doncaster Rovers

14 April 2017 42	Colchester United	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Colchester
15:00 BST	Dickenson 16' James 48' Eastman 71'	Report	Mason 31' Blair 42' Baudry 45+2' May 90+5'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,720 Referee: David Webb

Doncaster Rovers v Blackpool

17 April 2017 43	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Blackpool	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Blair 4' 52' Wright 35' Baudry 87' Marquis 90+7'	Report	Flores 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,914 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Wycombe Wanderers v Doncaster Rovers

22 April 2017 44	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	O'Nien 9', 32' Jacobson 21' Bloomfield 89'	Report	May 18' Baudry 34' Butler 65' McCullough 90+8'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,587 Referee: Graham Horwood

Doncaster Rovers v Exeter City

29 April 2017 45	Doncaster Rovers	1–3	Exeter City	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Coppinger 26' Butler 56' McCullough 58' Wright 59' Mason 90+1'	Report	Moore-Taylor 16' Wheeler 61' McAlinden 86'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,790 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Hartlepool United v Doncaster Rovers

6 May 2017 46	Hartlepool United	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
17:30 BST	Rodney 74', 83' Magnay 82'	Report	Williams 31' McCullough 36' McSheffrey 95' Wright 90+5'	Attendance: 6,799 Referee: Mark Brown

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

Doncaster were drawn against Oldham Athletic of League One in the first round on 17 October 2016.^[40]

Oldham Athletic v Doncaster Rovers

5 November 2016 First round	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Flynn 45+1' Mckay 53' Dummigan 84'	Report	Mandeville 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,984 Referee: David Webb

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

The first round of the EFL Cup for 2016–17 saw fixtures drawn on 22 June 2016. Rovers were drawn against Championship side Nottingham Forest.^[41]

Doncaster Rovers v Nottingham Forest

9 August 2016 First round	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Nottingham Forest	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Mandeville 69'	Report	Vaughan 11' Vellios 54' Ward 68', 90+1'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,160 Referee: Andy Haines

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Following changes to the League Trophy, a group stage was introduced. Each group contains one Category One status academy and at least one team from each of League One and League Two, with the two highest placed teams qualifying for the next round. Doncaster were drawn in Northern Group E, alongside Derby County, Port Vale and Mansfield Town.^[42] Fixtures for the group stage were released on 27 July 2016.^[43]

More information Pos, Div ...

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Doncaster Rovers	3	1	1	1	0	4	2	+2	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Mansfield Town	3	2	0	0	1	4	4	0	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Port Vale	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	5
4	ACA	Derby County U21	3	0	0	1	2	4	6	−2	1

Source: Sky Sports

Mansfield Town v Doncaster Rovers

30 August 2016 Group stage	Mansfield Town	0–2	Doncaster Rovers	Mansfield
19:45 BST		Report	Wright 23' Houghton 36' Beestin 72' Calder 86'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 1,461 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Doncaster Rovers v Derby County

4 October 2016 Group stage	Doncaster Rovers	2–2 (4–2 p)	Derby County	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Wright 14' Mandeville 53' Keegan 64' Longbottom 82'	Report	Wilson 8' Rawson 88' Weimann 90'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 1,515 Referee: Carl Boyeson
	Penalties
	Middleton Longbottom Keegan Marquis Beestin		Blackman Guy Alefe Bennett

Doncaster Rovers v Port Vale

8 November 2016 Group stage	Doncaster Rovers	0–0 (3–4 p)	Port Vale	Doncaster
GMT	Mandeville 20' Longbottom 57'	Report	Smith 53'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 1,495 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
	Penalties
	Houghton Evina Longbottom Mandeville Keegan		Streete Grant Paulo Tavares Leite Pereira Hart

Doncaster Rovers v Blackpool

6 December 2016 Second round	Doncaster Rovers	1–1 (7–8 p)	Blackpool	Doncaster
19:00 GMT	Williams 52'	Report	Gnanduillet 24'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 1,549 Referee: David Coote
	Penalties
	Middleton Beestin Keegan Mandeville Houghton Calder Mason Baudry Longbottom		Philliskirk Cullen Redshaw Roache Yeates Nolan Cameron Aimson Higham

Season summary

As of 22 May 2017

Detailed Summary

Results on penalties are given as draws.

Games played	52 (46 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 4 League Trophy)
Games won	26 (25 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Games drawn	13 (10 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 3 League Trophy)
Games lost	13 (11 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Goals scored	92 (85 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 5 League Trophy)
Goals conceded	63 (55 League Two, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 4 League Trophy)
Clean sheets	13 (12 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Yellow cards	87 (80 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 7 League Trophy)
Second yellow cards	1 (1 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Red cards	1 (1 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Worst discipline	Andy Butler (11 , 0 , 0 )
Best result	5–1 vs. Morecambe and Grimsby Town, both in League Two
Worst result	0–2 vs. Plymouth Argyle, 1–3 vs. Luton Town, Exeter City, 2–4 vs. Blackpool, all in League Two
Most appearances	48 John Marquis
Top scorer	26 John Marquis
League Two Goal Difference	30
League Two Points	85
FA Cup Goal Difference	–1
League Cup Goal Difference	–1
League Trophy Goal Difference	2
Overall Goal difference	85

Awards

League Two Player of the Month (August): James Coppinger^[44]
EFL Young Player of the Month (November): Liam Mandeville^[45]
League Two Manager of the Month (January): Darren Ferguson^[46]
League Two Player of the Season: John Marquis^[47]
Football Manager League Two Team of the Season:^[48]
- Manager: Darren Ferguson
- James Coppinger
- John Marquis
Football Manager EFL Team of the Season:^[47]
- Manager: Darren Ferguson
PFA Player in the Community: Andy Butler^[47]
EFL Supporter of the Year: Paul Mayfield^[47]

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