2016–17 Doncaster Rovers F.C. 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.

Doncaster Rovers

2016–17 season
Chairman	David Blunt
Manager	Darren Ferguson
Stadium	Keepmoat Stadium
League Two	3rd (promoted)
FA Cup	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
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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.

No.	Name	Position (s)	Nationality	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 30)	–	–	–	–	Accrington Stanley
13	Marko Maroši	GK		Michalovce, Slovakia	(1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 31)	6	0	–	–	Wigan Athletic
38	Ian Lawlor	GK		Dublin	(1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 30)	–	–	–	–	Manchester City
Defenders
2	Craig Alcock	RB/LB/CB		Truro	(1987-12-08) 8 December 1987 (age 37)	29	0	–	–	Sheffield United
3	Tyler Garratt	LB/CB		Lincoln	(1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 28)	–	–	–	–	Bolton Wanderers
4	Luke McCullough	CB/RB/DM		Portadown	(1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 31)	91	1	5	0	Manchester United
5	Mathieu Baudry	CB/DM		Le Havre	(1988-02-24) 24 February 1988 (age 37)	–	–	–	–	Leyton Orient
6	Andy Butler	CB		Doncaster	(1983-11-04) 4 November 1983 (age 41)	85	7	–	–	Sheffield United
12	Mitchell Lund	RB		Leeds	(1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 28)	39	2	–	–	Academy
15	Joe Wright	CB		Monk Fryston, England	(1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 30)	–	–	–	–	Huddersfield Town
20	Aaron Taylor-Sinclair	LB/LM		Aberdeen	(1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 (age 34)	49	2	–	–	Wigan Athletic
	Frazer Richardson	RB/LB		Rotherham	(1982-10-29) 29 October 1982 (age 42)	–	–	–	–	Rotherham United
27	Cedric Evina	LB/LM		Cameroon	(1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 33)	73	1	–	–	Charlton Athletic
29	Reece Fielding	CB		Doncaster	(1998-10-23) 23 October 1998 (age 26)	–	–	–	–	Academy
30	Danny Amos			Sheffield	(1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 26)	–	–	–	–	Academy
34	Morgan James			Rotherham	(1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 25)	–	–	–	–	Academy
Midfielders
10	Tommy Rowe	LM/LB/CM		Wythenshawe	(1989-05-01) 1 May 1989 (age 36)	10	3	–	–	Wolverhampton Wanderers
14	Harry Middleton	CM/AM		Doncaster	(1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 (age 30)	48	0	–	–	Academy
17	Matty Blair	CM/RW/LW		Warwick	(1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 36)	–	–	–	–	Mansfield Town
18	Paul Keegan	CM		Dublin	(1984-07-05) 5 July 1984 (age 41)	135	2	–	–	Bohemians
26	James Coppinger	RM/CM/RB		Guisborough	(1981-01-10) 10 January 1981 (age 44)	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 43)	7	1	–	–	Scunthorpe United
9	John Marquis	CF/LW		Lewisham	(1992-05-16) 16 May 1992 (age 33)	–	–	–	–	Millwall
11	Andy Williams	CF/RW		Hereford	(1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 (age 39)	53	16	–	–	Swindon Town
19	Liam Mandeville	CF		Lincoln	(1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 28)	13	1	–	–	Academy
21	Joe Pugh	CF/CB		Doncaster, England	(1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 27)	0	0	–	–	Academy
22	Will Longbottom	CF		Leeds	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 30)	1	0	–	–	Academy
23	Alfie Beestin	CF		Leeds	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27)	–	–	–	–	Tadcaster Albion
35	Lewis Scattergood			Worksop	(1999-03-20) 20 March 1999 (age 26)	–	–	–	–	Academy
	Dany N'Guessan	CF/LW/RW		Ivry-sur-Seine	(1987-08-11) 11 August 1987 (age 38)	9	0	–	–	AEL

Statistics

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

As of 12 May 2017

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				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]

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]

No.	Pos.	Name	League Two			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
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

Date from	Position	Nationality	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

Date from	Position	Nationality	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

Date from	Position	Nationality	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 [a]	[30]
6 August 2016	DF		Niall Mason	Aston Villa	End of season[b]	[32]
2 January 2017	MF		Conor Grant	Everton	End of season	[33]

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

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	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

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[a]
5	Exeter City	46	21	8	17	75	56	+19	71

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:

1. 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]

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
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]