2017–18 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Doncaster Rovers's 139th season in their existence, 15th consecutive season in the Football League and first back in League One following promotion last season.^[1] Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Doncaster Rovers

2017–18 season
Chairman	David Blunt
Manager	Darren Ferguson
Stadium	Keepmoat Stadium
League One	15th
FA Cup	Third round (vs. Rochdale)
EFL Cup	Third round (vs. Arsenal)
EFL Trophy	Second round (vs. Rochdale)
Top goalscorer	League: John Marquis (14) All: John Marquis (15)
Highest home attendance	12,481 vs Rotherham United (League One, 11 November '17)
Lowest home attendance	1,520 vs Sunderland (EFL Trophy, 3 October '17)
Average home league attendance	8,212
Home colours Away colours
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Squad

Detailed overview

League caps and goals up to the start of season 2017–18.

Players with name and squad number struck through and marked † left the club during the playing 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	Ian Lawlor	GK		Dublin	(1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 30)	19	0	–	–	Manchester City
13	Marko Maroši	GK		Michalovce	(1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 31)	29	0	–	–	Wigan Athletic
33	Louis Jones	GK			(1998-10-12) 12 October 1998 (age 26)	–	–	–	–	Academy
—	Ross Etheridge †	GK		Chesterfield	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 30)	6	0	–	–	Accrington Stanley
Defenders
2	Craig Alcock	RB/LB/CB		Truro	(1987-12-08) 8 December 1987 (age 37)	54	0	–	–	Sheffield United
3	Danny Andrew	LB		Holbeach	(1990-12-23) 23 December 1990 (age 34)	–	–	–	–	Grimsby Town
5	Mathieu Baudry	CB/DM		Le Havre	(1988-02-24) 24 February 1988 (age 37)	31	5	–	–	Leyton Orient
6	Andy Butler	CB		Doncaster	(1983-11-04) 4 November 1983 (age 41)	117	10	–	–	Sheffield United
8	Niall Mason	RB		Bromley	(1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 28)	38	0	–	–	Aston Villa
15	Joe Wright	CB		Monk Fryston, England	(1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 30)	22	0	–	–	Huddersfield Town
20	Tyler Garratt	LB/CB		Lincoln	(1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 28)	2	0	–	–	Bolton Wanderers
25	Mitchell Lund	RB		Leeds	(1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 28)	40	1	–	–	Academy
29	Reece Fielding	CB		Doncaster	(1998-10-23) 23 October 1998 (age 26)	–	–	–	–	Academy
32	Cody Prior	LB				–	–	–	–	Academy
—	Danny Amos	LB		Sheffield	(1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 26)	–	–	–	–	Academy
—	Cedric Evina	LB/LM		Cameroon	(1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 33)	77	1	–	–	Charlton Athletic
Midfielders
4	Luke McCullough	CB/RB/DM		Portadown	(1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 31)	86	1	5	0	Manchester United
10	Tommy Rowe	LM/LB/CM		Wythenshawe	(1989-05-01) 1 May 1989 (age 36)	56	16	–	–	Wolverhampton Wanderers
17	Matty Blair	CM/RW/LW		Warwick	(1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 36)	45	3	–	–	Mansfield Town
22	Alfie Beestin	AM		Leeds	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27)	3	0	–	–	Tadcaster Albion
24	Harry Middleton †	CM/AM		Doncaster	(1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 (age 30)	63	0	–	–	Academy
26	James Coppinger	RM/CM/RB		Guisborough	(1981-01-18) 18 January 1981 (age 44)	472	53	–	–	Exeter City
27	Issam Ben Khémis	DM		Paris	(1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 29)	–	–	1	0	FC Lorient
30	Jacob Fletcher	CM			23 May 1999 (age 18)	–	–	–	–	Academy
—	Tony Donaldson †	CM			Age 19	–	–	–	–	Runcorn Linnets
Forwards
9	John Marquis	CF/LW		Lewisham	(1992-05-16) 16 May 1992 (age 33)	45	26	–	–	Millwall
11	Andy Williams	CF		Hereford	(1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 (age 38)	83	23	–	–	Swindon Town
14	Liam Mandeville	CF		Lincoln	(1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 28)	32	8	–	–	Academy
19	Alfie May	CF		Leeds	(1993-07-02) 2 July 1993 (age 32)	16	3	–	–	Hythe Town
21	Will Longbottom	CF		Leeds	(1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 (age 29)	4	0	–	–	Academy
23	Alex Kiwomya	CF		Sheffield	(1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 (age 29)	–	–	–	–	Chelsea

Statistics

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

As of 5 May 2018

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	IRL	Ian Lawlor	39	0	34	0	3	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Craig Alcock	17	0	6+3	0	1	0	1+2	0	4	0
3	DF	ENG	Danny Andrew	6	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
4	DF	NIR	Luke McCullough	13	0	10+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	FRA	Mathieu Baudry	26	1	19+3	1	2	0	0	0	2	0
6	DF	ENG	Andy Butler	43	4	34+2	4	3	0	2	0	1+1	0
7	MF	NED	Rodney Kongolo (on loan from Manchester City)	42	1	17+18	0	2+1	0	3	1	1	0
8	MF	ENG	Niall Mason	50	3	37+3	3	2+1	0	2+1	0	3+1	0
9	FW	ENG	John Marquis	51	15	45	14	3	1	2+1	0	0	0
10	MF	ENG	Tommy Rowe	47	9	40	4	3	4	3	1	0+1	0
11	FW	ENG	Andy Williams	13	1	3+6	0	0	0	0+1	0	3	1
12	MF	ENG	Ben Whiteman	47	7	34+8	6	1	0	3	1	1	0
13	GK	SVK	Marko Maroši	18	0	12+1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
14	FW	ENG	Liam Mandeville	24	4	7+10	1	0+2	1	0+1	0	4	2
15	DF	WAL	Joe Wright	38	0	32+1	0	1	0	3	0	1	0
16	MF	ENG	Jordan Houghton (on loan from Chelsea)	40	1	33+4	0	2	1	1	0	0	0
17	MF	ENG	Matty Blair	46	2	32+8	2	3	0	2	0	1	0
18	DF	ENG	Tom Anderson	7	2	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	ENG	Alfie May	31	6	13+14	4	1	0	3	2	0	0
20	DF	ENG	Tyler Garratt	21	0	10+3	0	1+1	0	1+1	0	4	0
21	FW	ENG	Will Longbottom	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
22	MF	ENG	Alfie Beestin	33	2	17+9	2	2+1	0	0+1	0	3	0
23	FW	ENG	Alex Kiwomya	12	1	5+7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	IRL	Andy Boyle	6	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	ENG	James Coppinger	42	5	34+4	3	2+1	2	1	0	0	0
27	MF	TUN	Issam Ben Khémis	9	2	2+1	1	0+1	0	1	0	4	1
29	DF	ENG	Reece Fielding	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	MF	ENG	Jacob Fletcher	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
31	MF	ENG	Tyler Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	DF	IRL	Cody Prior	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
33	GK	ENG	Louis Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	ENG	Louis Scattergood	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
35	DF	ENG	Keegan Townrow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	GK	ENG	Declan Ogley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	ENG	Morgan James	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
38	FW	ENG	James Morris	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
39	DF	NIR	Danny Amos	4	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
40	DF	ENG	Branden Horton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
18	DF	ENG	Harry Toffolo (on loan from Norwich City)	17	0	11+2	0	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
24	MF	ENG	Harry Middleton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Goals record

As of 5 May 2018.^[2]

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	9	FW	John Marquis	14	1	0	0	15
2	10	MF	Tommy Rowe	4	4	1	0	9
3	12	MF	Ben Whiteman	6	0	1	0	7
4	19	FW	Alfie May	4	0	2	0	6
5	26	MF	James Coppinger	3	2	0	0	5
6	6	DF	Andy Butler	4	0	0	0	4
	14	FW	Liam Mandeville	1	1	0	2	4
8	8	MF	Niall Mason	3	0	0	0	3
9	22	MF	Alfie Beestin	2	0	0	0	2
	17	MF	Matty Blair	2	0	0	0	2
	18	DF	Tom Anderson	2	0	0	0	2
	27	MF	Issam Ben Khémis	1	0	0	1	2
13	5	DF	Mathieu Baudry	1	0	0	0	1
	23	FW	Alex Kiwomya	1	0	0	0	1
	24	DF	Andy Boyle	1	0	0	0	1
	16	MF	Jordan Houghton	0	1	0	0	1
	7	MF	Rodney Kongolo	0	0	1	0	1
	11	FW	Andy Williams	0	0	0	1	1
-			Own goal	3	0	0	0	3
Total				52	9	5	4	70

Disciplinary record

As of 5 May 2018.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
1	GK	Ian Lawlor	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
4	DF	Luke McCullough	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
5	DF	Mathieu Baudry	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
6	DF	Andy Butler	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
7	MF	Rodney Kongolo	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
8	MF	Niall Mason	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
9	FW	John Marquis	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
12	MF	Ben Whiteman	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
13	GK	Marko Maroši	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	FW	Liam Mandeville	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
15	DF	Joe Wright	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
16	MF	Jordan Houghton	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
17	MF	Matty Blair	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18	DF	Tom Anderson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
19	FW	Alfie May	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
22	MF	Alfie Beestin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
26	MF	James Coppinger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
27	MF	Issam Ben Khémis	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			62	0	0	6	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	71	0	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	LB		Danny Andrew	Grimsby Town	Free	[3]
1 July 2017	RW		Alex Kiwomya	Chelsea	Free	[4]
1 July 2017	CB		Niall Mason	Aston Villa	Undisclosed	[5]
3 August 2017	RM		Issam Ben Khémis	Lorient	Free	[6]
11 January 2018	AM		Benjamin Whiteman	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	[7]
16 January 2018	LB		Shane Blaney	Finn Harps	Undisclosed	[8]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CM		Paul Keegan	Waterford	Released	[9][a]
1 July 2017	MF		Joey McCormick	Pickering Town	Released	[9][b]
1 July 2017	LW		Gary McSheffrey	Eastleigh	Released	[9][c]
1 July 2017	CF		Joe Pugh	North Ferriby United	Released	[9][d]
1 July 2017	LB		Aaron Taylor-Sinclair	Plymouth Argyle	Released	[9][e]
31 August 2017	MF		Harry Middleton	Port Vale	Free	[15]
25 January 2018	GK		Ross Etheridge	Nuneaton Town	Released	[9][f]
27 January 2018	CM		Tony Donaldson		Released	[16]

1. Paul Keegan joined Waterford following his release.^[10]
2. Joey McCormick joined Pickering Town following his release.^[11]
3. Gary McSheffrey joined Eastleigh following his release.^[12]
4. Joe Pugh joined North Ferriby United following his release.^[13]
5. Aaron Taylor-Sinclair joined Plymouth Argyle following his release.^[14]
6. Ross Etheridge joined Nuneaton Town following his release.^[16]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
1 July 2017	AM		Benjamin Whiteman	Sheffield United	January 2018	[17]
3 August 2017	CM		Rodney Kongolo	Manchester City	January 2018	[6]
30 August 2017	DM		Jordan Houghton	Chelsea	3 January 2018	[18]
31 August 2017	LB		Harry Toffolo	Norwich City	3 January 2018	[19]
4 January 2018	CM		Rodney Kongolo	Manchester City	End of season	[20]
5 January 2018	DM		Jordan Houghton	Chelsea	End of season	[21]
30 January 2018	CB		Andy Boyle	Preston North End	End of season	[22]
31 January 2018	CB		Tom Anderson	Burnley	End of season	[23]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2017	LB		Cedric Evina	Crawley Town	30 June 2018	[24]
3 July 2017	RB		Mitchell Lund	Morecambe	30 June 2018	[25]
12 August 2017	DF		Reece Fielding	Biggleswade Town	January 2018	[26][a]
12 August 2017	GK		Louis Jones	Gainsborough Trinity	10 September 2017	[26]
12 August 2017	DF		Tyler Walker	Biggleswade Town	January 2018	[26][b]
1 September 2017	FW		Will Longbottom	Kidderminster Harriers	28 September 2017	[28]
14 September 2017	GK		Louis Jones	Tadcaster Albion	11 October 2017	[27][c]
10 November 2017	GK		Louis Jones	Sheffield	10 December 2017	[30]
24 December 2017	DF		Kane Bingley	Ossett Town		[31]
31 January 2018	FW		Liam Mandeville	Colchester United	End of season	[32]
2 February 2018	DF		Danny Amos	Buxton	2 March 2018	[33]
2 February 2018	DF		Reece Fielding	Biggleswade Town	End of season	[33]
2 February 2018	DF		Tyler Walker	Biggleswade Town	End of season	[33]
9 February 2018	FW		Will Longbottom	Halesowen Town	10 March 2018	[34]

1. On 14 September 2017, Reece Fielding extended his loan with Biggleswade Town until January 2018.^[27]
2. On 14 September 2017, Tyler Walker extended his loan with Biggleswade Town until January 2018.^[27]
3. On 29 September 2017, Louis Jones was recalled to Doncaster Rovers following an injury to Ian Lawlor.^[29]

Competitions

Friendlies

Armthorpe Welfare v Doncaster Rovers

11 July 2017	Armthorpe Welfare	0–9	Doncaster Rovers	Armthorpe
19:30		Report	Rowe 29' Coppinger 31', 32' Williams 34' Whiteman 57' Mandeville 62', 77', 84' Marquis 75'	Stadium: Welfare Ground

Tadcaster Albion v Doncaster Rovers

15 July 2017	Tadcaster Albion	0–2	Doncaster Rovers	Tadcaster
15:00 BST		Report	McSheffrey 57' Mandeville 71' (pen.)	Stadium: i2i Stadium

Doncaster Rovers v Derby County

18 July 2017	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Derby County	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Rowe 59'	Report	Keogh 14'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

Guiseley v Doncaster Rovers

22 July 2017	Guiseley	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Guiseley
15:00 BST		Report	Mandeville 19'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park

Doncaster Rovers v Sheffield Wednesday

25 July 2017	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Doncaster
19:30 BST	Mandeville 43'	Report	Winnall 30' Hooper 67'	Stadium: Keempoat Stadium

Chesterfield v Doncaster Rovers

29 July 2017	Chesterfield	4–0	Doncaster Rovers	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Dennis 55' Brewster 71' Ugwu 83' Mitchell 85'	Report		Stadium: Proact Stadium

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Bristol Rovers	46	16	11	19	60	66	−6	59
14	Fleetwood Town	46	16	9	21	59	68	−9	57
15	Doncaster Rovers	46	13	17	16	52	52	0	56
16	Oxford United	46	15	11	20	61	66	−5	56
17	Gillingham	46	13	17	16	50	55	−5	56

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	13	17	16	52	52	0	56	7	9	7	30	25	+5	6	8	9	22	27	−5

Last updated: 5 May 2018.
Source: 11v11.com

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H
Result	D	W	D	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	D	D	D	L	D	D	L	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	D	D	L
Position	13	7	8	12	12	16	16	19	17	18	19	17	18	17	18	17	16	17	18	16	18	18	14	13	10	11	12	12	11	14	14	14	16	14	14	15	14	13	14	14	13	14	14	15	14	15

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2018. Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^[35][36]

Doncaster Rovers v Gillingham

5 August 2017 1	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Gillingham	Doncaster
15:00 BST		Report	Eaves  61'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,512 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Blackburn Rovers v Doncaster Rovers

12 August 2017 2	Blackburn Rovers	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Mulgrew  66' Evans  74' Samuel 87'	Report	Marquis 46' Coppinger 67' (pen.) May 82'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,223 Referee: David Webb

Doncaster Rovers v Blackpool

19 August 2017 3	Doncaster Rovers	3–3	Blackpool	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Allsop 37' (o.g.) Marquis 45+1' May 75' Whiteman  85'	Report	Longstaff 38' Turton 65' Cooke 76' Daniel  86'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,558 Referee: Robert Jones

AFC Wimbledon v Doncaster Rovers

26 August 2017 4	AFC Wimbledon	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Norbiton
15:00 BST	Oshilaga  48' Appiah 58' Barcham 60'	Report	Marquis  41'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,144 Referee: Gavin Ward

Doncaster Rovers v Peterborough United

2 September 2017 5	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Peterborough United	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Mason  58' Marquis  79'	Report	Grant  35' Taylor  41' Edwards  90'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,677 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Northampton Town v Doncaster Rovers

9 September 2017 6	Northampton Town	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Northampton
15:00 BST	Crooks 1'	Report	Whiteman  32'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,843 Referee: Darren Handley

Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers

12 September 2017 7	Rochdale	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Spotland
19:45 BST	Bunney  45' McNulty  87' Kitching 90+2' Davies 90+4'	Report	Williams  40' Marquis 74'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,371 Referee: Ben Toner

Doncaster Rovers v Scunthorpe United

17 September 2017 8	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Whiteman  32' Marquis  47'	Report	Novak 10' Bishop  55'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 9,227 Referee: David Webb

Plymouth Argyle v Doncaster Rovers

23 September 2017 9	Plymouth Argyle	0–3	Doncaster Rovers	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Miller  15' Lameiras  24' Songo'o  40' Bradley  80'	Report	Butler 19' Houghton  42' May  50' 73' Marquis 59'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,510 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Doncaster Rovers v Shrewsbury Town

26 September 2017 10	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Shrewsbury Town	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Rowe 34' Wright  59'	Report	Riley 35' Ogogo  43' Brown  68' Gnahoua 90+4'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,194 Referee: John Brooks

Bradford City v Doncaster Rovers

30 September 2017 11	Bradford City	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Bradford
15:00 BST	Wyke 18' Knight-Percival 42' Reeves  48' Chicksen  75' Vincelot  80'	Report	Mason  81'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 20,430 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Doncaster Rovers v Southend United

7 October 2017 12	Doncaster Rovers	4–1	Southend United	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Marquis 45+1'  80' Whiteman 47', 50', 57' (pen.) Mason  85'	Report	Wordsworth  21' 38' White  49' Oxley  58' Bwomono  81' Ferdinand  90+5'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,369 Referee: Darren Handley

Charlton Athletic v Doncaster Rovers

14 October 2017 13	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Charlton
15:00 BST	Fosu 9'  43' Dasilva  24' Clarke  61' Kashi  78'	Report	Houghton  30' Marquis  66' Butler  83'	Stadium: The Valley Referee: Robert Lewis

Doncaster Rovers v Portsmouth

17 October 2017 14	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Portsmouth	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Mandeville 3' Burgess 5' (o.g.) Rowe  78'	Report	Baudry 54' (o.g.) Burgess  58' Donohue  71' O'Keefe  87'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,211 Referee: Martin Coy

Doncaster Rovers v Walsall

21 October 2017 15	Doncaster Rovers	0–3	Walsall	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Houghton  54'	Report	Guthrie  35' Oztumer 62', 66' Morris 80' Edwards  87'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,391 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Bury v Doncaster Rovers

28 October 2017 16	Bury	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Bury
15:00 BST	O'Connell  45+3' Maguire  67'	Report	Marquis  36' Whiteman 78'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,079 Referee: Andy Haines

Doncaster Rovers v Rotherham United

11 November 2017 17	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Rotherham United	Doncaster
12:30 GMT	Wood 62' (o.g.) Lawlor  90+6'	Report	Ihiekwe  72' Moore 90+6'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 12,481 Referee: Graham Scott

Fleetwood Town v Doncaster Rovers

18 November 2017 18	Fleetwood Town	0–0	Doncaster Rovers	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Bolger  66'	Report	Baudry  67'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,181 Referee: John Busby

Wigan Athletic v Doncaster Rovers

21 November 2017 19	Wigan Athletic	3–0	Doncaster Rovers	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Burn  22' Byrne  31' Wright 40' (o.g.) Colclough 45+2', 58'  53'	Report	Houghton  34' Wright  36'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 7,966 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Doncaster Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

25 November 2017 20	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Marquis 54' Blair 71'	Report	Aneke 3' Ebanks-Landell  86' Gilbey  90+4'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,743 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Oxford United v Doncaster Rovers

9 December 2017 21	Oxford United	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Tiendalli  35' Mousinho  39' Ricardinho  88' Ruffels 90+6'	Report	Wright  68' Lawlor  79' Houghton  83'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,711 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Doncaster Rovers v Oldham Athletic

16 December 2017 22	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Butler 59'	Report	Gerrard  59' Doyle 88'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,831 Referee: Gavin Ward

Bristol Rovers v Doncaster Rovers

23 December 2017 23	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Partington  76' Sercombe  90+1'	Report	Mason 33' (pen.) Wright  62' Houghton  77'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,300 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Doncaster Rovers v Northampton Town

26 December 2017 24	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Northampton Town	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Coppinger 33' Mason 43' (pen.) Butler 66'	Report	Hoskins  58'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,032 Referee: Ben Toner

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

29 December 2017 25	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Rochdale	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Whiteman 4' May 27' Marquis  64'	Report	Daniels  62'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,997 Referee: Ross Joyce

Peterborough United v Doncaster Rovers

1 January 2018 26	Peterborough United	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Lloyd-McGoldrick 4' Maddison  34' Penny  57'	Report	Wright  59' Mason  71' Whiteman 90+3'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,173 Referee: John Brooks

Scunthorpe United v Doncaster Rovers

6 January 2018 P	Scunthorpe United	v	Doncaster Rovers	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Glanford Park
Note: On 8 December, it was announced the away trip to face Scunthorpe United was to be rescheduled due to FA Cup involvement.[37]

Doncaster Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

13 January 2018 27	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Beestin 37' Rowe  63' May  74' Baudry  90+1'	Report	Edwards 74'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,494 Referee: Andy Haines

Shrewsbury Town v Doncaster Rovers

20 January 2018 28	Shrewsbury Town	2–2	Doncaster Rovers	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Sadler 21' Nsiala  31' Morris 52' Hendrie  74'	Report	Butler  8' Baudry 62' Mason  64' Ben Khémis 76' Whiteman  81' Blair  81'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,818 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Scunthorpe United v Doncaster Rovers

23 January 2018 29	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT	Hopper 3' Bishop  30' Wallace  40'	Report	Rowe  24' Beestin 90+6' Beestin  90+7'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 5,193 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Doncaster Rovers v Bristol Rovers

27 January 2018 30	Doncaster Rovers	1–3	Bristol Rovers	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Marquis 4' Whiteman  39'	Report	Sweeney 24' Gaffney 50' Harrison  83' Harrison 85'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,021 Referee: Darren Bond

Portsmouth v Doncaster Rovers

3 February 2018 31	Portsmouth	2–2	Doncaster Rovers	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Walkes 19' Burgess  45+3' Donohue  45+3' Pitman 81' Burgess  90+3'	Report	Coppinger 4' Marquis  45+3' Marquis 63' Anderson  90+1'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,364 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Doncaster Rovers v Charlton Athletic

10 February 2018 32	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Anderson  48' Houghton  62' Blair  73' Blair 90+4'	Report	Bauer 18' Solly  76' Amos  85'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,797 Referee: Mark Heywood

Walsall v Doncaster Rovers

13 February 2018 33	Walsall	4–2	Doncaster Rovers	Walsall
19:45 GMT	Edwards 22' Edwards 24' Morris 45+1' Bakayoko 71'	Report	Rowe 87' Mason 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,514 Referee: John Brooks

Doncaster Rovers v Fleetwood Town

17 February 2018 34	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Fleetwood Town	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Kiwomya 13' Anderson 27', 55'	Report	Diagouraga  54' Dempsey  58'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,013 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Rotherham United v Doncaster Rovers

24 February 2018 35	Rotherham United	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Smith 90+3' Newell 90+13'	Report	Coppinger  32' Marquis 39' Maroši  90+13'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,275 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Southend United v Doncaster Rovers

10 March 2018 36	Southend United	0–0	Doncaster Rovers	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT		Report	Baudry  52'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,766 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Doncaster Rovers v Bradford City

19 March 2018 37	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Bradford City	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Marquis 75' 90+2'	Report	Vincelot  56'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,369 Referee: Darren Handley

Blackpool v Doncaster Rovers

30 March 2018 38	Blackpool	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Turton  36' Daniel 56' Tilt  69' Spearing  77' Ryan  78'	Report	Rowe 43' 70' Marquis  88'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,533 Referee: Ollie Yates

Gillingham v Doncaster Rovers

7 April 2018 39	Gillingham	0–0	Doncaster Rovers	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Wilkinson  13'	Report	McCullough  77'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,870 Referee: John Brooks

Milton Keynes Dons v Doncaster Rovers

14 April 2018 40	Milton Keynes Dons	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Ugbo 19' Pawlett  45+2' Brittain  60'	Report	McCullough  37' Marquis 49'  60' 63' Wright 74' Houghton 76' Whiteman  90+4'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 8,954 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Doncaster Rovers v Bury

17 April 2018 41	Doncaster Rovers	3–3	Bury	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Butler 2' Marquis 35' Boyle 65'	Report	Mason 38' (o.g.) O'Shea 51' (pen.) Styles  58' Miller 60'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,131 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Doncaster Rovers v Oxford United

21 April 2018 42	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Oxford United	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Baudry  6'	Report	Dickie  13' Brannagan  41' Henry 63'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,255 Referee: Martin Coy

Doncaster Rovers v Blackburn Rovers

24 April 2018 43	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Marquis  79'	Report	Mulgrew  46' Conway  55' Mulgrew 80'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 10,443 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Oldham Athletic v Doncaster Rovers

28 April 2018 44	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Doncaster Rovers	Oldham
15:00 BST	Benyu  55'	Report	Whiteman  28'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,297 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Doncaster Rovers v AFC Wimbledon

1 May 2018 45	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Doncaster
19:45 BST		Report	Barcham  89'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,094 Referee: John Brooks

Doncaster Rovers v Wigan Athletic

5 May 2018 46	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Doncaster
17:30 BST		Report	Grigg 75'  76'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 12,057 Referee: David Webb

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Doncaster Rovers were drawn away to Ebbsfleet United in the first round,^[38] Scunthorpe United at home in the second round^[39][40] and Rochdale at home in the third round.^[41]

Ebbsfleet United v Doncaster Rovers

4 November 2017 First round	Ebbsfleet United	2–6	Doncaster Rovers	Northfleet
15:00 GMT	Rance  2' Kedwell 35' (pen.) Coulson 37' Bush  64'  80' Magri  76' Brandy  87'	Report	Lawlor  35' Blair 45+1' Marquis 45+3' Coppinger 52', 83' (pen.) Kongolo  57' Houghton 78' Rowe 85' Ben Khémis  90+2'	Stadium: Kuflink Stadium Attendance: 2,069 Referee: Lee Collins

Doncaster Rovers v Scunthorpe United

3 December 2017 Second round	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Doncaster
14:00 GMT	Rowe 16', 67' Whiteman  75' Mandeville  78' 90+2'	Report	Hopper  9' Crofts  13' Church  79'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,251 Referee: Mark Heywood

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

6 January 2018 Third round	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Rochdale	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Marquis  28'	Report	McNulty  1' Andrew 18' Daniels  72'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,513 Referee: Andy Woolmer

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Doncaster Rovers were drawn away to Bradford City in the first round.^[42] A home tie versus Hull City was confirmed for the second round.^[43] An away trip to Premier League side Arsenal was drawn for the third round.^[44]

Bradford City v Doncaster Rovers

8 August 2017 First round	Bradford City	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Bradford
19:45 BST	Poleon 35' Vincelot  61' Jones 84'	Report	May 8' Kongolo 71' Wright  72' Whiteman 88'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 3,175 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Doncaster Rovers v Hull City

22 August 2017 Second round	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Hull City	Doncaster
19:45 BST	May 48' Rowe 54'	Report	Weir  73' Batty  86'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,139 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Arsenal v Doncaster Rovers

20 September 2017 Third round	Arsenal	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Holloway
19:45 BST	Walcott 25'	Report	Mason  68'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 44,064 Referee: Scott Duncan

EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, the group stage draw was complete with Doncaster Rovers facing Grimsby Town, Scunthorpe United and Sunderland U23s in Northern Group H.^[45][46] After finishing second in the group stages, Doncaster Rovers were drawn away to Rochdale in the second round.^[47]

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Scunthorpe United (A)	3	2	0	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Round 2
2	L1	Doncaster Rovers (A)	3	1	2	0	0	3	2	+1	7
3	L2	Grimsby Town (E)	3	0	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2
4	ACA	Sunderland U23s (E)	3	0	1	0	2	2	5	−3	2

Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2017. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated

Grimsby Town v Doncaster Rovers

29 August 2017 Group Game 1	Grimsby Town	1–1 (3–4 p)	Doncaster Rovers	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST	Jones  20' Cardwell 29' Davies  69'	Report	Williams 38' Mandeville  86'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 862 Referee: Mike Jones
	Penalties
	Davies Hooper Mills Jones Bolarinwa Cardwell		Middleton Williams Beestin Mandeville Alcock Kongolo

Doncaster Rovers v Sunderland U23s

3 October 2017 Group Game 2	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Sunderland U23s	Doncaster
19:30 BST	Ben Khémis 69'	Report	Love  38'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 1,520 Referee: Ross Joyce

Doncaster Rovers v Scunthorpe United

31 October 2017 Group Game 3	Doncaster Rovers	1–1 (3–2 p)	Scunthorpe United	Doncaster
19:30 GMT	Mandeville 37'	Report	Lewis 55' Hopper  76' Adelakun  83'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 1,717 Referee: Ben Toner
	Penalties
	Mason Beestin Fletcher Mandeville Ben Khémis		van Veen Madden Lewis Adelakun Goode

Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers

28 November 2017 Second round	Rochdale	1–1 (5–4 p)	Doncaster Rovers	Spotland
19:30 GMT	Gillam 33' (pen.) Camps  53' Kitching  79'	Report	Whiteman  55' Mandeville 72'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 786
	Penalties
	Andrew McGahey Bunney Inman Kitching		Mason Mandeville Ben Khémis Alcock Rowe