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Deutsch2012–13 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season
| 2012–13 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | John Ryan | |||
| Manager | Dean Saunders (until 7 Jan.) Brian Flynn (from 17 Jan.) | |||
| Stadium | Keepmoat Stadium | |||
| League One | 1st (champions) | |||
| FA Cup | Second Round | |||
| League Cup | Third Round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Billy Paynter (15) All: Billy Paynter (15) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 12,785 vs. Sheffield United, 1 January | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,030 vs. Chesterfield, 9 October | |||
| Average home league attendance | 6,809 | |||
| | ||||
The 2012–13 season was Doncaster Rover's 10th consecutive season in The Football League. Doncaster were relegated at the end of the 2011–12 season, ending a four-year stay in the Championship. They finished the season as Champions thus gaining promotion back to the second tier.
League One
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers (C, P) | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 84 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 2 | Bournemouth (P) | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 83 | |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 79 | Qualification for League One play-offs[a] |
| 4 | Yeovil Town (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 77 | |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 75 |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 84 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 21 | +15 |
Last updated: 28 April 2013.
Source: [citation needed]
Result round by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2013. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Squad
[edit]Detailed Overview
[edit]As of 25 February 2013
| No. | Name | Nat. | Place of birth | Date of birth | Club apps. | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Previous club | Date joined | Fee | Contract end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Sullivan |  | Sutton  | 24 February 1970 | 204 | 0 | 28 | 0 | Leeds United | 15 May 2007 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 2 | Paul Quinn | | Wishaw | 21 July 1985 | 15 | 0 | – | – | Cardiff City | 9 August 2012 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 3 | James Husband | | Leeds | 3 January 1994 | 14 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 21 November 2011 | Trainee | 30 July 2014 |
| 5 | Rob Jones | | Stockton-on-Tees | 3 November 1979 | 14 | 2 | – | – | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 July 2012 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 6 | Dave Syers | | Leeds | 19 October 1977 | 16 | 2 | – | – | Bradford City | 14 June 2012 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 7 | Martin Woods | | Airdrie | 1 January 1986 | 124 | 9 | – | – | Rotherham United | 5 June 2007 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 8 | Billy Paynter | | Liverpool | 13 July 1984 | 11 | 3 | – | – | Leeds United | 13 August 2012 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2014 |
| 9 | Chris Brown | | Doncaster | 11 December 1984 | 49 | 17 | – | – | Preston North End | 14 July 2011 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 10 | Robbie Blake | | Middlesbrough | 4 March 1976 | 7 | 0 | – | – | Bolton Wanderers | 27 June 2012 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 11 | David Cotterill |  | Cardiff | 4 December 1987 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 1 | Barnsley | 27 June 2012 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 12 | John Lundstram | | Liverpool | 18 February 1994 | – | – | – | – | Everton | 20 February 2013 | Loan | 20 March 2013 |
| 13 | Jonathan Maxted | | 26 October 1993 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 26 June 2012 | Trainee | 30 June 2013 | |
| 14 | Tommy Spurr | | Leeds | 30 September 1987 | 37 | 0 | – | – | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 June 2011 | £200,000 | 30 June 2013 |
| 15 | Liam Wakefield | | Doncaster | 9 April 1994 | 1 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 27 June 2012 | Trainee | 30 June 2013 |
| 16 | Jamie McCombe | | Pontefract | 1 January 1983 | 11 | 0 | – | – | Huddersfield Town | 12 August 2012 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 17 | Iain Hume |  | Edinburgh | 30 October 1983 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 5 | Preston North End | 31 August 2012 | Loan | 30 May 2013 |
| 18 | Emile Sinclair | | Leeds | 29 December 1987 | – | – | – | – | Peterborough United | 5 January 2013 | Loan | 30 May 2013 |
| 19 | Andy Griffin | | Higher End | 17 March 1979 | – | – | – | – | Free Agent | 22 October 2012 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 20 | James Harper | | Chelmsford | 9 November 1980 | 12 | 0 | – | – | Hull City | 17 August 2012 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 21 | Lee Fowler | | Cardiff | 10 June 1983 | – | – | – | – | Fleetwood Town | 4 January 2013 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2013 |
| 22 | Cameron Howieson |  | Blenheim | 22 December 1994 | – | – | 4 | 0 | Burnley | 22 February 2013 | Loan | 31 May 2013 |
| 23 | Kyle Bennett | | Telford | 9 September 1990 | 54 | 7 | – | – | Bury | 1 July 2011 | £80,000 | 30 June 2013 |
| 25 | Jordan Ball | | Mansfield | 12 September 1993 | 2 | 1 | – | – | N/A | 9 August 2011 | Trainee | 30 June 2013 |
| 26 | James Coppinger | | Guisborough | 10 January 1981 | 341 | 35 | – | – | Exeter City | 30 June 2004 | £30,000 | 30 June 2014 |
| 27 | Josh Meade | | - | 16 April 1995 | - | - | - | - | N/A | – | Trainee | - |
| 29 | Harry Middleton | | - | 12 April 1995 | - | - | - | - | N/A | – | Trainee | - |
| 30 | Paul Keegan |  | Dublin | 5 July 1984 | 21 | 0 | - | - | Bohemians | 17 January 2011 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2013 |
| 31 | Paddy Mullen | | Doncaster | 13 January 1994 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 22 June 2012 | Trainee | 30 June 2013 |
| 32 | Jordan Binns | | - | 1 November 1994 | - | - | - | - | N/A | – | Trainee | - |
| 33 | Gary Woods | | Kettering | 1 October 1990 | 49 | 0 | – | – | Manchester United | 26 March 2009 | Free | |
| Jake McCormick | | York | 21 February 1994 | – | – | – | – | N/A | Trainee | 30 June 2013 |
Statistics
[edit]- As of 28 April 2013
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | SCO | Neil Sullivan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Paul Quinn | 43 | 0 | 37+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | James Husband | 40 | 3 | 24+9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Rob Jones | 50 | 8 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Dave Syers | 38 | 5 | 20+12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Martin Woods | 20 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Billy Paynter | 38 | 15 | 24+11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Chris Brown | 42 | 11 | 28+8 | 8 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | WAL | David Cotterill | 48 | 10 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | John Lundstram (on loan from Everton) | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Jonathan Maxted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Tommy Spurr | 52 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Liam Wakefield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Jamie McCombe | 34 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | CAN | Iain Hume (on loan from Preston North End) | 35 | 7 | 24+8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Emile Sinclair (on loan from Peterborough United) | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Andy Griffin | 18 | 0 | 8+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | James Harper | 29 | 0 | 19+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | NZL | Cameron Howieson (on loan from Burnley) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Kyle Bennett | 38 | 3 | 26+9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | IRL | Evan Finnegan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Jordan Ball | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | James Coppinger | 27 | 2 | 19+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Josh Meade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Harry Middleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | IRL | Paul Keegan | 30 | 1 | 22+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Paddy Mullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Jordan Binns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | ENG | Gary Woods | 49 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | MF |  RSA | Dean Furman (on loan from Oldham Athletic) | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players currently out on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 21 | MF | WAL | Lee Fowler (at Burton Albion) | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Jake McCormick (at Frickley Athletic) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players who have left the club: | |||||||||||||
| 4 | DF |  CUW | Shelton Martis | 12 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Robbie Blake | 14 | 1 | 0+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Michael Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF |  NIR | Sammy Clingan | 9 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Captains
[edit]| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | DF | Rob Jones | | 48 | |
| 14 | DF | Tommy Spurr | | 3 |
Last updated: 28 April 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.
Goalscorers
[edit]| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | FW | Billy Paynter | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | Chris Brown | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | 11 | MF | David Cotterill | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | 5 | DF | Rob Jones | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | 17 | FW | Iain Hume | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | 6 | MF | Dave Syers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | 23 | MF | Kyle Bennett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | James Husband | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 10 | 10 | FW | Robbie Blake | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | MF | James Coppinger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | MF | Martin Woods | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | 25 | FW | Jordan Ball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | MF | Paul Keegan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | DF | Jamie McCombe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | DF | Tommy Spurr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 64 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 74 | |||
Disciplinary record
[edit]| No. | Pos. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Paul Quinn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | James Husband | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Shelton Martis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Rob Jones | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Dave Syers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Martin Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Billy Paynter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Chris Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Robbie Blake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | David Cotterill | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | John Lundstram | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Tommy Spurr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Jamie McCombe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Iain Hume | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | Andy Griffin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | James Harper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Sammy Clingan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Lee Fowler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Kyle Bennett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | James Coppinger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Paul Keegan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Gary Woods | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Dean Furman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 67 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 2 | ||
Contracts
[edit]| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | MF | | Paul Keegan | 28 | Signed | 1 year | June 2013 | Official Site |
| 3 | DF | | James Husband | 18 | Signed | 3 years | June 2015 | Official Site |
| 19 | DF | | Andy Griffin | 33 | Signed | 6 months | June 2013 | Official Site |
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | MF | | Dave Syers | 24 | EU | Bradford City | Free Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | Sky Sports |
| 25 | FW | | Jordan Ball | 18 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2013 | Youth system | Official Site |
| 31 | MF | | Paddy Mullen | 18 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2013 | Youth system | Official Site |
| — | MF | | Jake McCormick | 18 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2013 | Youth system | Official Site |
| 15 | DF | | Liam Wakefield | 18 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2013 | Youth system | Official Site |
| 13 | GK | | Jonathan Maxted | 18 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2013 | Youth system | Official Site |
| 10 | FW | | Robbie Blake | 36 | EU | Bolton Wanderers | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 11 | MF | | David Cotterill | 24 | EU | Barnsley | Free Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 5 | DF | | Rob Jones | 32 | EU | Sheffield Wednesday | Free Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 2 | DF | | Paul Quinn | 27 | EU | Cardiff City | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 16 | DF | | Jamie McCombe | 29 | EU | Huddersfield Town | Free Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 8 | FW | | Billy Paynter | 28 | EU | Leeds United | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Undisclosed | Sky Sports |
| 20 | MF | | James Harper | 31 | EU | Hull City | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 12 | MF | | Michael Woods | 22 | EU | Free agent | Free Transfer | N/A | Free | BBC Sport | |
| 19 | DF | | Andy Griffin | 33 | EU | Free agent | Free Transfer | N/A | Free | BBC Sport | |
| 21 | MF | | Sammy Clingan | 28 | EU | Free agent | Free Transfer | Month-to-Month | Free | Sky Sports | |
| 21 | MF | | Lee Fowler | 29 | EU | Fleetwood Town | Transfer | Winter | 2013 | Undisclosed | BBC Sport |
Loans in
[edit]| No. | P | Name | Country | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | FW | Iain Hume | | 41 | Preston North End | 31 August | BBC Sport | ||
| 18 | FW | Emile Sinclair | | 25 | Peterborough United | 5 January | 30 May | Sky Sports | |
| 12 | MF | John Lundstram | | 31 | Everton | 20 February | 31 May | BBC Sport | |
| 22 | MF | Cameron Howieson | | 18 | Burnley | 21 February | 31 May | BBC Sport | |
| 35 | MF | Dean Furman | | 24 | Oldham Athletic | 14 March | 31 May | BBC Sport |
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.
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
[edit]| N | P | Name | Country | Age | Type | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Apps | Goals | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | MF | Giles Barnes | | 23 | Out of Contract | Houston Dynamo  | Summer | Free | 36 | 1 | Sky Sports |
| 25 | MF | James Baxendale | | 19 | Out of Contract | Walsall | Summer | Free | 3 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 29 | DF | Bouhenna |   | 20 | Out of Contract | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 | Sky Sports | |
| 6 | DF | James Chambers | | 31 | Out of Contract | Walsall | Summer | Free | 97 | 0 | Sky Sports |
| 39 | DF | Pascal Chimbonda | | 33 | Out of Contract | Summer | Free | 15 | 0 | Sky Sports | |
| 10 | FW | El Hadji Diouf |  | 31 | Out of Contract | Leeds United | Summer | Free | 23 | 6 | LUFC Site |
| 24 | DF | Mustapha Dumbuya | | 24 | Out of Contract | Portsmouth | Summer | Free | 38 | 0 | Portsmouth FC |
| 18 | MF | Simon Gillett | | 26 | Out of Contract | Nottingham Forest | Summer | Free | 81 | 4 | TeamTalk |
| 12 | FW | James Hayter | | 33 | Out of Contract | Yeovil Town | Summer | Free | 178 | 39 | BBC Sport |
| 21 | DF | Sam Hird | | 24 | Free Transfer | Chesterfield | Summer | Free | 164 | 2 | BBC Sport |
| 11 | DF | Adam Lockwood | | 30 | Free Transfer | Bury | Summer | Free | 179 | 8 | BBC Sport |
| 16 | MF | John Oster | | 33 | Out of Contract | Barnet | Summer | Free | 120 | 2 | BBC Sport |
| 20 | DF | John Radford | | 18 | Out of Contract | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 | Sky Sports | |
| 41 | DF | Habib Beye | | 34 | Contract Terminated | Summer | Free | 22 | 2 | BBC Sports | |
| 3 | DF | George Friend | | 24 | Transfer | Middlesbrough | Summer | Undisclosed | 35 | 1 | BBC Sport |
| 2 | DF | James O'Connor | | 27 | Transfer | Derby County | Summer | Undisclosed | 212 | 5 | BBC Sport |
| 8 | MF | Brian Stock | | 30 | Transfer | Burnley | Summer | Undisclosed | 188 | 22 | BBC Sport |
| 21 | MF | Sammy Clingan | | 28 | Released | Free agent | Winter | N/A | 8 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 4 | DF | Shelton Martis | | 30 | Contract Terminated | Free agent | Free | 68 | 4 | BBC Sport |
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
[edit]| No. | P | Name | Country | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | GK | Jonathon Maxted | | 30 | Goole Town | September | 18 September | Official Football Conference League site | Official Football Conference League site |
| 15 | DF | Liam Wakefield | | 30 | Bradford Park Avenue | 17 August | October | Official Site | |
| 25 | FW | Jordan Ball | | 31 | Belper Town | 17 August | 8 October | Official Site | Official Site |
| — | MF | Jake McCormick | | 31 | Frickley Athletic | 17 August | Official Site | ||
| 26 | MF | James Coppinger | | 31 | Nottingham Forest | 31 August | 30 December | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| 13 | GK | Jonathon Maxted | | 30 | Gainsborough Trinity | 30 October | Official Site | ||
| 1 | GK | Neil Sullivan | | 43 | Wimbledon | 16 November | 9 March | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| 10 | MF | Lee Fowler | | 29 | Forest Green Rovers | 26 February | March | BBC Sport | |
| 10 | MF | Lee Fowler | | 29 | Burton Albion | 28 March | BBC Sport |
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.
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.
Fixtures
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]| 17 July 2012 Friendly | Grimsby Town | 2–3 | Doncaster Rovers | Grimsby |
| 19:30 BST | Southwell  68', 74' | Report | 8' Syers 14' (pen.) Brown 28' (pen.) Cotterill | Stadium: Blundell Park |
| 21 July 2012 Friendly | Bradford Park Avenue | 3–3 | Doncaster Rovers | Bradford |
| 15:00 BST | O'Brien 15' (pen.) Holland 18'Marshall 49' | Report | 14' Cotterill 58', 60' Bennett | Stadium: Horsfall Stadium Attendance: 296 |
| 24 July 2012 Friendly | Rotherham United | 2-1 | Doncaster Rovers | Rotherham |
| 19:45 BST | Bradley 66' Agard 79' | Match Report | 54' Cotterill | Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 5967 Referee: Michael Naylor |
| 28 July Friendly | Doncaster Rovers | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Doncaster |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium |
| 4 August Friendly | Doncaster Rovers | 2–2 | Barnsley | Doncaster |
| 15:00 BST | Woods 12' Syers 77' | Report | 25' (og) Jones 71' Davies | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium |
League One
[edit]| 18 August 1 | Walsall | 0–3 | Doncaster Rovers | Walsall |
| 15:00 BST | Report | 5' Brown 26' Cotterill 56' Bennett | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,205 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 21 August 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | Bury | Doncaster |
| 19:45 BST | Bennett 36' Brown 84' | Report | 5' Skarz 68' Schumacher | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,380 Referee: Sarginson |
| 25 August 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–1 | Crawley Town | Doncaster |
| 15:00 BST | Report | 87' Ajose | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,403 Referee: Kettle |
| 1 September 4 | Yeovil Town | 2–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Yeovil |
| 15:00 BST | Hayter 56' Ugwu 84' | Report | 90' Paynter | Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,535 Referee: Mohareb |
| 8 September | Doncaster Rovers | P–P | Oldham Athletic | Doncaster |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium |
| 15 September 5 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Okuonghae 30' | Report | 3' Cotterill 48' (og) Bond | Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,262 Referee: Sutton |
| 18 September 6 | Sheffield United | 0–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Brammall Lane Attendance: 17,925 Referee: Haywood |
| 22 September 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | Stevenage | Doncaster |
| 15:00 BST | Brown 79' | Report | 16' Risser | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,910 Referee: Phil Gibbs |
| 29 September 8 | Leyton Orient | 0–2 | Doncaster Rovers | London |
| 15:00 BST | Report | 12' Hume 21' Cotterill | Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,401 Referee: Miller |
| 2 October 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–3 | Preston North End | Doncaster |
| 19:45 BST | Cotterill 45' | Report | 33' King 60' Laird 71' Beavon | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,681 Referee: Whitestone |
| 6 October 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Doncaster |
| 15:00 BST | Paynter 4' (pen) | Report | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,437 Referee: Clarke |
| 13 October 11 | Hartlepool United | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Hartlepool |
| 15:00 BST | Austin 70' (pen) | Report | 89' Jones | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,406 Referee: Scott |
| 20 October 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | Brentford | Doncaster |
| 15:00 BST | Cotterill 74' Paynter 84' | Report | 45' Douglas | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,555 Referee: Haines |
| 23 October 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Tranmere |
| 19:45 BST | Cassidy 87' | Report | 48' Paynter 90' Hume | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,386 Referee: Mathieson |
| 27 October 14 | Notts County | 0–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | 61' Keegan 63' Brown | Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,750 Referee: Tierney |
| 6 November 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Doncaster |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | 5' Dalla Valle 71' Pogba | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,411 Referee: Duncan |
| 10 November 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–1 | Bournemouth | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | 38' Arter | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,951 Referee: Bond |
| 17 November 17 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | 25' Hume | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,792 Referee: Williamson |
| 20 November 18 | Carlisle United | 1–3 | Doncaster Rovers | Carlisle |
| 19:45 GMT | Symington 66' | Report | 14' Jones 18' Cotterill 76' Spurr | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,229 Referee: Brown |
| 24 November 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 4–0 | Scunthorpe United | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | Woods 22' Cotterill 46'Jones 62'Paynter 64' | Report | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,037 Referee: Hooper |
| 27 November 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Doncaster |
| 19:45 GMT | Cotterill 69' Hume  78'  90+1' | Report | 90+2' Bouzanis | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,066 Referee: Sutton |
| 8 December 21 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Swindon |
| 15:00 GMT | Ritchie 8' | Report | 10' (og) Hollands | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,700 Referee: Phillips |
| 15 December 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–4 | Coventry City | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | Brown 76' | Report | 3' Moussa 26', 58' McGoldrick 89' Barton | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,623 Referee: Carl Berry |
| 22 December | Doncaster Rovers | P–P | Milton Keynes Dons | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium |
| 26 December 23 | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Oldham |
| 15:00 GMT | M'Changama 27' | Report | 3' Jones 90' Syers | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,252 Referee: Lewis |
| 29 December 24 | Preston North End | 0–3 | Doncaster Rovers | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | 1' Syers 30' Cotterill 76' (pen) Paynter | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,262 Referee: Rushton |
| 1 January 25 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–2 | Sheffield United | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | Paynter 18' (pen) 87' Syers 63' | Report | 80' (pen) Blackman 89' Kitson | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 12,785 Referee: Coote |
| 5 January 26 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Colchester United | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Cotterill 84' | Report | Attendance: 6,374 Referee: Clark |
| 12 January 27 | Stevenage | 1–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Broadhall Way |
| 15:00 GMT | Dunne 66' | Report | 79' Hume 90' Jones | Attendance: 3,280 Referee: Sarginson |
| 22 January 28 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–0 | Leyton Orient | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Jones 19' Brown | Report | Attendance: 6,438 Referee: Drysdale |
| 2 February 29 | Bury | 2–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 GMT | Bishop 25' Ajose 36' | Report | Attendance: 3,618 Referee: Bates |
| 9 February 30 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | Walsall | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Paynter 16' | Report | 2' Butler 81' Brandy | Attendance: 7,013 Referee: Adcock |
| 12 February 31 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Attendance: 6,423 Referee: Webb |
| 18 February 32 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Broadfield Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Simpson 25' | Report | 43' Husband | Attendance: 3,267 Referee: D'Urso |
| 23 February 33 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | Yeovil Town | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Paynter 45' | Report | 6' Madden | Attendance: 6,356 Referee: Ilderton |
| 26 February 34 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | Doncaster Rovers | New Meadow |
| 19:45 GMT | McAllister 37' Eaves 90' | Report | 73' Husband 90' Bennett | Attendance: 4,886 Referee: Langford |
| 2 March 35 | Doncaster Rovers | 3–0 | Hartlepool United | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Hume 35' Coppinger 54'Paynter 81' | Report | Attendance: 7,457 Referee: Bratt |
| 6 March 36 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Stadium:mk |
| 19:45 GMT | McLeod 40' Powell 56'Gleeson 83' | Report | Attendance: 6,804 Referee: Stroud |
| 9 March 37 | Bournemouth | 1–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Dean Court |
| 15:00 GMT | Tubbs 86' | Report | 66' Paynter 87' Husband | Attendance: 7,178 Referee: Graham |
| 12 March | Doncaster Rovers | P–P | Carlisle United | Doncaster |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium |
| 16 March 38 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | Brown 37' | Report | 75' Wallace | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,604 Referee: Harrington |
| 23 March 39 | Scunthorpe United | 2–3 | Doncaster Rovers | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Duffy 41' Hawley 85' | Report | 5' (og) Mirfin 39' Hume 48' Brown | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 5,288 Referee: Mathieson |
| 29 March 40 | Coventry City | 1–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Coventry |
| 15:00 GMT | Christie 13' | Report | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Referee: Halsey |
| 1 April 41 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Doncaster |
| 12:15 GMT | McCombe 80' | Report | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,106 Referee: Tierney |
| 6 April 42 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | Jones 63' | Report | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,979 Referee: Coote |
| 9 April 43 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–2 | Carlisle United | Doncaster |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | 35', 86' Noble | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,884 Referee: Woolmer |
| 13 April 44 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | M Clayton 54' | Report | 66', 70' Paynter | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,465 Referee: Attwell |
| 20 April 45 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–1 | Notts County | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | 14' Labadie | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 12,624 Referee: Phil Gibbs |
| 27 April 46 | Brentford | 0–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Brentford |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | 90' Coppinger | Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 12,300 Referee: Oliver |
FA Cup
[edit]| 3 November Round 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 3–1 | Bradford Park Avenue | Doncaster |
| 15:00 | Martin Woods 27' Hume 36'Brown 76' | Report | 56' Marshall | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,602 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 1 December Round 2 | Oldham Athletic | 3–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Oldham |
| 15:00 | Wabara 45' Derbyshire 70', 77' | Report | 4' Blake | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,783 Referee: Miller |
Football League Cup
[edit]| 11 August Round 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4-2 p) | York City | Doncaster |
| 15:00 BST | Brown 74' (pen.) | Report | 65' Coulson | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,937 Referee: Salisbury |
| Penalties | ||||
Brown  M. Woods Bennett Blake |  Coulson Challinor Potts Blair | |||
| 28 August Round 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 3–2 | Hull City | Doncaster |
| 19:45 BST | Syers 30', 90' Jones 57' | Report | 1' McLean 10' Simpson 79' McKenna | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,703 Referee: Rushton |
| 26 September Round 3 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Norwich |
| 19:45 BST | Tetty 26' | Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,902 Referee: Deadman |
Football League Trophy
[edit]| 9 October Round 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Chesterfield | Doncaster |
| 19:00 BST | Ball 83' | Report | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,030 Referee: James Adock |
| 4 December Quarter Final | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 (5-3 p) | Doncaster Rovers | Crewe |
| 19:45 BST | Robertson 30' Pogba 45+2'Tootle 90' | Summary | Blake 52' Brown 90+2' | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 1,892 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| Penalties | ||||
| Dalla Valle Davis Osman Moore Robertson | Brown Hume Blake Quinn | |||