2018–19 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Doncaster Rovers' 140th season in their existence, 16th consecutive season in the Football League and second consecutive season in League One.^[1] Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Doncaster Rovers

2018–19 season
Chairman	David Blunt
Manager	Grant McCann
Stadium	Keepmoat Stadium
League One	6th
FA Cup	Fifth round (eliminated by Crystal Palace)
EFL Cup	Second round (eliminated by Blackpool)
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: John Marquis (21) All: John Marquis (25)
Highest home attendance	14,010 vs Crystal Palace (FA Cup, 17 February '19)
Lowest home attendance	1,420 vs Grimsby Town (EFL Trophy, 9 October '18)
Average home league attendance	8,098
Biggest win	7–0 vs Chorley (FA Cup, 20 November '18)
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs Fleetwood Town (6 October '18) 0–4 vs Luton Town (23 March '19)
Home colours Away colours
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Squad

Detailed overview

League caps and goals up to the start of season 2018–19.

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)	58	0	–	–	Manchester City
13	Marko Maroši	GK		Michalovce	(1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 31)	53	0	–	–	Wigan Athletic
Defenders
3	Danny Andrew	LB		Holbeach	(1990-12-23) 23 December 1990 (age 34)	6	0	–	–	Grimsby Town
6	Andy Butler	CB		Doncaster	(1983-11-04) 4 November 1983 (age 41)	174	14	–	–	Sheffield United
8	Niall Mason†	LB/RB		Bromley	(1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 28)	92	3	–	–	Aston Villa
15	Joe Wright	CB		Monk Fryston, England	(1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 30)	65	0	–	–	Huddersfield Town
20	Tyler Garratt	LB		Lincoln	(1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 28)	28	0	–	–	Bolton Wanderers
25	Mitchell Lund†	RB		Leeds	(1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 28)	45	2	–	–	Academy
39	Danny Amos	LB		Sheffield, England	(1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 25)	5	0	–	–	Academy
?	Tom Anderson	CB		Burnley	(1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 31)	7	2	–	–	Burnley
Midfielders
4	Luke McCullough	DM		Portadown	(1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 31)	111	1	6	0	Manchester United
10	Tommy Rowe	LM		Wythenshawe	(1988-09-24) 24 September 1988 (age 36)	104	25	–	–	Wolverhampton Wanderers
12	Benjamin Whiteman	AM/CM/RM		Rochdale	(1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 29)	47	7	–	–	Sheffield United
17	Matty Blair	RM/RB		Warwick	(1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 36)	94	5	–	–	Mansfield Town
22	Alfie Beestin	AM/CF		Leeds	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27)	41	3	–	–	Tadcaster Albion
26	James Coppinger	AM/RM/CM		Guisborough	(1981-01-18) 18 January 1981 (age 44)	574	65	–	–	Exeter City
27	Issam Ben Khémis†	LM/CM		Paris, France	(1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 29)	9	1	1	0	FC Lorient
30	Jacob Fletcher†	CM		Doncaster	(2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 (age 25)	3	0	–	–	Academy
32	Cody Prior	CM		Kilkenny	(1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 (age 25)	2	0	–	–	Academy
37	Morgan James†	RM		Rotherham	(1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 25)	2	0	–	–	Academy
Forwards
9	John Marquis	CF		Lewisham	(1992-05-16) 16 May 1992 (age 33)	99	41	–	–	Millwall
14	Liam Mandeville	CF		Lincoln	(1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 28)	64	15	–	–	Academy
19	Alfie May	CF		Leeds	(1993-07-02) 2 July 1993 (age 32)	47	9	–	–	Hythe Town
21	Will Longbottom	CF		Leeds	(1998-12-12) 12 December 1998 (age 26)	9	1	–	–	Academy
23	Alex Kiwomya	CF/RW		Sheffield	(1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 (age 29)	12	1	–	–	Chelsea
34	Lewis Scattergood	CF		Worksop	(2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 25)	1	0	–	–	Academy
38	James Morris†	CF		Doncaster	(2000-01-02) 2 January 2000 (age 25)	1	0	–	–	Academy

Statistics

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

As of 17 May 2019

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		League One Play-offs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	IRL	Ian Lawlor	17	0	10	0	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
2	MF	ENG	Niall Mason	28	0	19+1	0	4	0	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Danny Andrew	56	5	46	4	6	0	2	1	0	0	2	0
4	DF	NIR	Luke McCullough	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	WAL	Joe Wright	18	2	14	2	0+1	0	2	0	0	0	0+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Andy Butler	48	3	39+1	1	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	1
7	FW	ENG	Mallik Wilks	55	16	42+4	14	2+2	1	1	1	1+1	0	2	0
8	MF	ENG	Ben Whiteman	50	5	39+1	3	6	2	2	0	0	0	2	0
9	FW	ENG	John Marquis	54	26	44	21	6	3	1	0	1	1	2	1
10	MF	ENG	Tommy Rowe	40	6	18+14	5	1+3	0	1	0	1	0	1+1	1
11	MF	SCO	Ali Crawford	42	3	25+10	3	2+2	0	0	0	2	0	0+1	0
12	DF	ENG	Tom Anderson	33	2	21+2	1	6	1	1	0	3	0	0	0
13	GK	SVK	Marko Maroši	42	0	36	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
14	MF	ENG	Alfie Beestin	9	0	0+5	0	0	0	0+1	0	3	0	0	0
15	MF	ENG	Herbie Kane	49	7	37+1	4	6	3	1	0	2	0	2	0
16	MF	ENG	Paul Taylor	19	1	1+13	1	0+2	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0
17	MF	ENG	Matty Blair	54	6	31+11	4	5+1	1	2	0	2	0	2	1
18	MF	TUN	Issam Ben Khémis	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
18	FW	ENG	Tyler Smith	14	2	2+12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	ENG	Alfie May	47	11	8+26	2	5+1	4	1+1	1	2+1	4	0+2	0
21	FW	ENG	Will Longbottom	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
22	MF	ENG	Jermaine Anderson	12	1	1+8	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
22	MF	IRL	Kieran Sadlier	19	3	6+8	3	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
23	FW	ENG	Alex Kiwomya	4	0	1+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	NIR	Danny Amos	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
25	DF	EIR	Shane Blaney	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
26	FW	ENG	James Coppinger	51	4	38+5	4	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
28	DF	ENG	Mitchell Lund	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
29	DF	ENG	Shaun Cummings	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
31	DF	ENG	Paul Downing	23	0	17+1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
32	MF	IRL	Cody Prior	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
33	GK	ENG	Louis Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	ENG	James Morris	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
35	DF	ENG	Branden Horton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
36	FW	ENG	Myron Gibbons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	GK	ENG	Declan Ogley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF	ENG	Anthony Greaves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	FW	ENG	Rieves Boocock	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF	ENG	Lirak Hasani	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	WAL	Aaron Lewis	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goals record

As of 17 May 2019.^[2]

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	League One Play-offs	Total
1	9	FW	John Marquis	21	3	0	1	1	26
2	7	FW	Mallik Wilks	14	1	1	0	0	16
3	19	FW	Alfie May	2	4	1	4	0	11
4	15	MF	Herbie Kane	4	3	0	0	0	7
5	10	MF	Tommy Rowe	5	0	0	0	1	6
	17	MF	Matty Blair	4	1	0	0	1	6
7	3	DF	Danny Andrew	4	0	1	0	0	5
	8	MF	Ben Whiteman	3	2	0	0	0	5
9	26	MF	James Coppinger	4	0	0	0	0	4
10	11	MF	Ali Crawford	3	0	0	0	0	3
	22	MF	Kieran Sadlier	3	0	0	0	0	3
	6	DF	Andy Butler	1	1	0	0	1	3
13	5	DF	Joe Wright	2	0	0	0	0	2
	18	FW	Tyler Smith	2	0	0	0	0	2
	12	DF	Tom Anderson	1	1	0	0	0	2
16	22	MF	Jermaine Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	1
	16	MF	Paul Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	1
-			Own goal	1	0	0	0	0	1
Total				76	16	3	5	4	104

Disciplinary record

As of 17 May 2019.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			League One Play-offs			Total
2	DF	Niall Mason	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
3	DF	Danny Andrew	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
5	DF	Joe Wright	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
6	DF	Andy Butler	10	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	0	0
7	FW	Mallik Wilks	8	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
8	MF	Ben Whiteman	9	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	0	0
9	FW	John Marquis	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0
10	MF	Tommy Rowe	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
11	MF	Ali Crawford	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
12	DF	Tom Anderson	4	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0
13	GK	Marko Maroši	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
15	MF	Herbie Kane	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
16	MF	Paul Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
17	MF	Matty Blair	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
18	MF	Issam Ben Khémis	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
18	FW	Tyler Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
22	MF	Jermaine Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
22	MF	Kieran Sadlier	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
23	FW	Alex Kiwomya	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
26	MF	James Coppinger	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
31	DF	Paul Downing	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
44	DF	Aaron Lewis	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Total			91	1	1	10	1	0	6	0	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	114	2	1

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CB		Tom Anderson	Burnley	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2018	CF		Max Watters	Ashford United	Undisclosed	[4]
10 July 2018	LM		Ali Crawford	Hamilton Academical	Free transfer	[5]
2 August 2018	CF		Paul Taylor	Bradford City	Free transfer	[6]
14 November 2018	RB		Shaun Cummings	Rotherham United	Free transfer	[7]
1 January 2019	LW		Kieran Sadlier	Cork City	Free transfer	[8]
14 January 2019	DF		Rian McLean	Enfield Town	Undisclosed	[9]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	RB		Craig Alcock	Cheltenham Town	Released	[10][11]
1 July 2018	CB		Mathieu Baudry	Milton Keynes Dons	Released	[10][12]
1 July 2018	LB		Cedric Evina	Notts County	Released	[10][13]
1 July 2018	CB		Reece Fielding	Ossett United	Released	[10][14]
1 July 2018	RM		Tyler Walker	Boston Town	Released	[10]
1 July 2018	CF		Andy Williams	Northampton Town	Released	[10][15]
1 January 2019	CM		Issam Ben Khémis	Stade Tunisien	Mutual consent	[16]
31 January 2019	CF		Paul Taylor	Stevenage	Mutual consent	[17]
31 January 2019	RB		Mitchell Lund	Bradford (Park Avenue)	Mutual consent	[17]
31 January 2019	CF		James Morris	Free agent	Mutual consent	[17]
31 January 2019	CM		Jacob Fletcher	Free agent	Mutual consent	[17]
31 January 2019	RM		Morgan James	Hyde United	Mutual consent	[17]
19 March 2019	RB		Niall Mason	Peterborough United	Released	[18]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
11 July 2018	CF		Mallik Wilks	Leeds United	31 May 2019	[19][20]
2 August 2018	CM		Herbie Kane	Liverpool	31 May 2019	[21][22]
24 August 2018	CM		Jermaine Anderson	Peterborough United	January 2019	[23]
1 January 2019	CF		Tyler Smith	Sheffield United	31 May 2019	[24]
3 January 2019	RB		Aaron Lewis	Swansea City	31 May 2019	[25]
24 January 2019	CB		Paul Downing	Blackburn Rovers	31 May 2019	[26]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
12 July 2018	CF		Liam Mandeville	Morecambe	31 May 2019	[27]
24 July 2018	CB		Shane Blaney	Tamworth	January 2019	[28]
2 August 2018	LB		Tyler Garratt	AFC Wimbledon	31 May 2019	[29]
2 August 2018	FW		James Morris	Tamworth	September 2018	[30]
9 August 2018	GK		Louis Jones	Grantham Town	September 2018	[31]
9 August 2018	RW		Max Watters	Grantham Town	September 2018	[31]
20 August 2018	DM		Luke McCullough	Tranmere Rovers	31 May 2019	[32][33]
7 September 2018	FW		James Morris	Frickley Athletic	October 2018	[34]
9 October 2018	CM		Jacob Fletcher	Grantham Town	November 2018	[35]
10 October 2018	CB		Shane Blaney	Grantham Town	November 2018	[36]
10 October 2018	MF		Morgan James	Stafford Rangers	November 2018	[36]
11 October 2018	RW		Alex Kiwomya	Chesterfield	31 May 2019	[37][38][39][40]
7 November 2018	DF		Branden Horton	Gainsborough Trinity	Work experience	[41]
11 December 2018	SS		Alfie Beestin	Chesterfield	14 February 2019	[42][40]
8 January 2019	LB		Danny Amos	Hartlepool United	31 May 2019	[43]
18 January 2019	MF		Max Watters	Gainsborough Trinity	17 February 2019	[44]
19 January 2019	MF		Cody Prior	Nuneaton Borough	17 February 2019	[45]
25 January 2019	FW		Will Longbottom	Gainsborough Trinity	25 February 2019	[46]

Competitions

Friendlies

Doncaster Rovers announced pre-season friendlies against Alfreton Town, Frickley Athletic, Birmingham City and Sheffield United.^{[47][48][49][50]}

Alfreton Town v Doncaster Rovers

7 July 2018 Friendly	Alfreton Town	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Alfreton
12:00 BST		Report	Wright 60'	Stadium: North Street

Frickley Athletic v Doncaster Rovers

10 July 2018 Friendly	Frickley Athletic	0–5	Doncaster Rovers	South Elmsall
19:30 BST		Report	Marquis 33' Fielding 42' May 63' Lund 69' Morris 74'	Stadium: Westfield Lane

Birmingham City v Doncaster Rovers

20 July 2018 (2018-07-20) Friendly	Birmingham City	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Solihull
19:00 BST	Adams 87'	Report		Stadium: Autotech Stadium

Grimsby Town v Doncaster Rovers

24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly	Grimsby Town	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Cleethorpes
19:30 BST	Hall-Johnson 23'	Report		Stadium: Blundell Park

Doncaster Rovers v Sheffield United

27 July 2018 Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Sheffield United	Doncaster
19:45 BST		Report	McGoldrick 74' Sharp 79'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Portsmouth	46	25	13	8	83	51	+32	88	Qualification for League One play-offs[a]
5	Sunderland	46	22	19	5	80	47	+33	85
6	Doncaster Rovers	46	20	13	13	76	58	+18	73
7	Peterborough United	46	20	12	14	71	62	+9	72
8	Coventry City	46	18	11	17	54	54	0	65

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results^[51]
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

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	20	13	13	74	56	+18	73	13	7	3	45	21	+24	7	6	10	29	35	−6

Last updated: 27 April 2019.
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/doncaster-rovers/tab/leagueTables/4-may-2019/

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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	L	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	D	L	D	L	D	D	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	W
Position	3	2	5	6	7	7	7	5	4	3	3	6	4	6	7	8	9	8	8	7	6	5	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

August

Southend United v Doncaster Rovers

4 August 2018 1	Southend United	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST	Turner  35' Hopper 75'  90+10' Robinson 86'	Report	Butler  29' Marquis 51' Mason  57' Wilks 58'  90+1' Rowe 70'  90+5' Kiwomya  90+7'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,147 Referee: Craig Hicks

Doncaster Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers

11 August 2018 2	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Butler  16' Whiteman  24' Wilks 55' Rowe  76' Wright 78' Marquis 80'	Report	El-Abd  50' Stewart  76' Gape  89'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,122 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Burton Albion v Doncaster Rovers

18 August 2018 3	Burton Albion	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Boyce 47' Brayford  79'	Report	Butler  67'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,129 Referee: Peter Bankes

Doncaster Rovers v Shrewsbury Town

21 August 2018 4	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Shrewsbury Town	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Wilks  37'	Report	Waterfall  39'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,943 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Doncaster Rovers v Portsmouth

25 August 2018 5	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Portsmouth	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Whiteman  45+2' Kane  74' Maroši  83'	Report	Thompson  29' Close  79' Whatmough  81'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,618 Referee: Andy Haines

September

Peterborough United v Doncaster Rovers

1 September 2018 6	Peterborough United	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Raynor  31'  82' Tafazolli 58' Daniel  66' Evans  78'  82'	Report	Kane  31' Marquis 40' Wilks 50' Whiteman  81'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 7,060 Referee: Darren Bond

Doncaster Rovers v Luton Town

8 September 2018 7	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Luton Town	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Blair 6' Whiteman 46' Wright  55' Blair  61'	Report	Collins  35' Lee 45+1'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,526 Referee: Tom Nield

Walsall v Doncaster Rovers

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8	Walsall	1–4	Doncaster Rovers	Walsall
15:00 BST	Ferrier 17'  65' Leahy  33' Dobson  57'	Report	Marquis 33' (pen.) Wilks 58' Coppinger 66' Kane  69' Mason  71' Butler  89' Blair 90+2'  90+3'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,546 Referee: Antony Coggins

Doncaster Rovers v Bradford City

22 September 2018 9	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Bradford City	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Marquis 23', 52' Whiteman  45' Mason  47' Whiteman  45' Wright  57'	Report	Knight-Percival  32' Ball  51' Wood  55' Miller 81' McGowan  87'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,481 Referee: Martin Coy

Plymouth Argyle v Doncaster Rovers

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10	Plymouth Argyle	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Lameiras 40' Grant  67' Carey 90+6',  74'	Report	J. Anderson  2' Marquis 18', 90',  90+8' Wright  45+2' Blair 57' Andrew  79'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,532 Referee: Kevin Johnson

October

Accrington Stanley v Doncaster Rovers

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Accrington
19:45 BST	Ihiekwe  71' Zanzala 87',  88'	Report	Kane  45+3' Andrew  65'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,327 Referee: Peter Wright

Doncaster Rovers v Fleetwood Town

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12	Doncaster Rovers	0–4	Fleetwood Town	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Wright  43' Kane  61'	Report	Evans 4' (pen.),  45' Husband  9' Wallace 34',  44' Eastham 45+5' Hunter 49' Taylor  64'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,846 Referee: John Busby

Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 13	Rochdale	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Henderson 59' (pen.) Williams  70' Cannon  73' Ntlhe 82'	Report	Mason  17' Crawford 20' Wright  27' Butler 50' J. Anderson 68' Taylor  88'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Scott Oldham

Doncaster Rovers v Gillingham

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14	Doncaster Rovers	3–3	Gillingham	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Marquis 51' Wilks 67' Whiteman  74' Taylor 90+1'	Report	Fuller 7' Eaves 25',  71' Zakuani  26' Stevenson  28' Reilly  65' Ehmer 88'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,891 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Doncaster Rovers v Sunderland

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Sunderland	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Wilks  28' Whiteman  28' Mason  59' Wright  90' Butler  90+2' Marquis  ??'	Report	McGeouch  14' Cattermole  16' Honeyman  34' Maguire 47' James  49'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 11,881 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Coventry City v Doncaster Rovers

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16	Coventry City	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Coventry
15:00 BST	Hiwula-Mayifuila 21' Thomas 41'	Report	Kane  14' Wright 69' Anderson  78'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,006 Referee: Carl Boyeson

November

Charlton Athletic v Doncaster Rovers

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Aribo 18' Grant 33' Ward  70'	Report	T. Anderson  45+1' Mason  45+2' Whiteman  77' Butler  77'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 9,873 Referee: Gavin Ward

Doncaster Rovers v Wimbledon

17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Wimbledon	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Crawford 35' Rowe 86'	Report	Pinnock 26' Trotter  36' Wordsworth  75' Barcham  90+1'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,843 Referee: Antony Coggins

Barnsley v Doncaster Rovers

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19	Barnsley	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Woodrow 62' Cavaré  90+4'	Report	Kane  47' 52'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 13,573 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Doncaster Rovers v Blackpool

27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Blackpool	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	T. Anderson  29' Kane 45+3' Marquis 78'	Report	Pritchard  60' Heneghan  86'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,473 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

December

Bristol Rovers v Doncaster Rovers

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21	Bristol Rovers	0–4	Doncaster Rovers	Horfield, Bristol
15:00 GMT		Report	Marquis 10' Wilks 43' 59' Coppinger  45' T Anderson 54'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,356 Referee: John Busby

Doncaster Rovers v Scunthorpe United

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Doncaster
12:15 GMT	Whiteman 6'  43' Kane 10'  21' Marquis  43' 85'	Report	Borthwick-Jackson  53'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,969 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Doncaster Rovers v Oxford United

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23	Doncaster Rovers	2–2	Oxford United	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Whiteman 20' (pen.) Crawford  45' Butler  80' May 90'	Report	Dickie  9' Mousinho  45+2' Hanson  45+3' Ruffels  61' 90+7' Whyte 64'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,425 Referee: Alan Young

Fleetwood Town v Doncaster Rovers

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24	Fleetwood Town	3–0	Doncaster Rovers	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Madden 11', 90+1' Sheron  14' Hunter 48' Coyle  61'	Report	Butler  55' Andrew  63' Rowe  89'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,908 Referee: Peter Wright

Gillingham v Doncaster Rovers

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25	Gillingham	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Byrne  39' Reilly 88'	Report	Marquis 28' Rowe  53' Wilks 54' Andrew 61'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,791 Referee: Neil Hair

January

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26	Doncaster Rovers	5–0	Rochdale	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	May 1' Crawford 23' Marquis 28', 75' T Anderson  50' Coppinger 82'	Report	McGahey  39' Williams  60' Camps  66' Inman  72' Rathbone  75'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,408 Referee: Martin Coy

Wycombe Wanderers v Doncaster Rovers

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27	Wycombe Wanderers	3–2	Doncaster Rovers	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Jacobson  75' Cowan-Hall 77', 90+4'  90+5' Gape  80' Thompson 90'  90+9' Allsop  90+8'	Report	Blair  46' Marquis 60'  80' Rowe 70' Kane  84' Butler  90+9'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,747 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Doncaster Rovers v Burton Albion

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28	Doncaster Rovers	2–2	Burton Albion	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Smith 53', 75',  76'	Report	Brayford 8', 90'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,202 Referee: Paul Marsden

February

Portsmouth v Doncaster Rovers

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 29	Portsmouth	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Thompson  7' Bogle 54' Lowe  56' Burgess  65' Naylor  88'	Report	Wilks 30' Lewis  42'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,800 Referee: Alan Young

Doncaster Rovers v Peterborough United

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 30	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	Peterborough United	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Wilks  45+5' Downing  60' Blair 62' Marquis 65' Sadlier 74'	Report	Cooper 6' Denton  35'  45' Toney  45+5' Naismith  84'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 9,627 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Doncaster Rovers v Southend United

12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) 31	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Southend United	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Marquis 14' Lewis  26' Wilks 55' Kane 73'	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,557 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Scunthorpe United v Doncaster Rovers

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 32	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Scunthorpe
13:00 GMT	Sutton  12' McArdle  61' Wootton 69'	Report	Wilks 25' Downing  63'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 6,255 Referee: John Brooks

Shrewsbury Town v Doncaster Rovers

26 February 2019 (2019-02-26) 33	Shrewsbury Town	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT	Waterfall  11' Laurent 18' Campbell 35' Grant  39' Sears  81'	Report	Rowe  86'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,394 Referee: Matt Donohue

March

Doncaster Rovers v Charlton Athletic

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 34	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Wilks 76'  90+8'	Report	Marquis 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,385 Referee: Ben Toner

Wimbledon v Doncaster Rovers

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 35	Wimbledon	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT	Wagstaff  44' Seddon 67' McLoughlin 90+3'	Report	Marquis  44'  51'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,203 Referee: Paul Marsden

Blackpool v Doncaster Rovers

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 36	Blackpool	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Nottingham 49'  90+4'	Report	Rowe 73'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,404 Referee: Peter Wright

Doncaster Rovers v Barnsley

15 March 2019 (2019-03-15) 37	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Barnsley	Doncaster
19:45 GMT		Report	Lindsay  20' Mowatt  90+1'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 11,710 Referee: Ross Joyce

Luton Town v Doncaster Rovers

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 38	Luton Town	4–0	Doncaster Rovers	Luton
15:00GMT	Mpanzu 33'  69' Hylton 57' LuaLua 82' Berry 90+2'	Report	Lewis  11' Blair  45' Coppinger  78'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,071 Referee: John Busby

Doncaster Rovers v Bristol Rovers

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26) 39	Doncaster Rovers	4–1	Bristol Rovers	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Coppinger 2', 12' Wilks 31'  49' Sadlier 46'	Report	Clarke-Harris 66' Holmes-Dennis  70' Upson  74' Clarke  90+4'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,907 Referee: Martin Coy

Doncaster Rovers v Walsall

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	Walsall	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Marquis 3' (pen.) Wilks 4' Andrew 39'	Report	Gordon 14' Leahy  90+4'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,630 Referee: Graham Salisbury

April

Bradford City v Doncaster Rovers

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41	Bradford City	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Bradford
15:00 BST	Caddis  90+1'	Report	Marquis  33' Rowe  65' Wilks 73' Blair  88'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 16,496 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Doncaster Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Rowe 7' Butler  40' Andrew 44'	Report	Songo'o  4' Canavan  66'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,795 Referee: Ollie Yates

Sunderland v Doncaster Rovers

19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43	Sunderland	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Sunderland
17:15 BST	Morgan 7' Wyke 32' Cattermole  67'	Report	Andrew  87'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 34,287 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Doncaster Rovers v Accrington Stanley

23 April 2019 (2019-04-23) 44	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Andrew 90' Sadlier  90+2'	Report	McConville 17' Smyth 44'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,222 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Oxford United v Doncaster Rovers

29 April 2019 (2019-04-29) 45	Oxford United	2–2	Doncaster Rovers	Oxford
15:00 BST	Browne 13'  67' Henry 49' Nelson  71'	Report	Marquis 7' Downing  12' Jones 61' (o.g.) Blair  80' Kane  88'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Charles Breakspear

May

Doncaster Rovers v Coventry City

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Coventry City	Doncaster
17:30 BST	Sadlier  20' 31' Wilks  56' Rowe  84' Marquis 85'	Report	Thomas  36'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 12,794 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Play-offs

Doncaster Rovers v Charlton Athletic

12 May 2019 (2019-05-12) Semi-final first leg	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Doncaster
12:15 BST	Blair 87'	Report	Bauer  27' Taylor 32' Aribo 34'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 11,140 Referee: Oliver Langford

Charlton Athletic v Doncaster Rovers

17 May 2019 (2019-05-17) Semi-final second leg	Charlton Athletic	2–3 (a.e.t.) (4–4 agg.) (4–3 p)	Doncaster Rovers	Charlton
19:45 BST	Bielik 2' 38' Pratley 101' Aribo  113' Pratley  120'	Report	Rowe 11' Downing  48' Whiteman  60' Butler  60' 88' Marquis 100'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 25,428 Referee: Gavin Ward
	Penalties
	Solly Cullen Taylor Aribo Sarr		Whiteman Sadlier Crawford Marquis Rowe

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.^[52] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.^[53] The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.^[54] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.^[55] The fifth round draw was broadcast on 28 January 2019 live on BBC, Alex Scott and Ian Wright conducted the draw.^[56]

Chorley v Doncaster Rovers

11 November 2018 (2018-11-11) First round	Chorley	2–2	Doncaster Rovers	Chorley
12:45 GMT	O'Keefe 2' Meppen-Walter 43' Challoner  61' Wilson  62' Newby  72' Carver  81' Whitham  85'	Report	Kane 11', 77' Blair  42' Whiteman  82' T. Anderson  82'	Stadium: Victory Park Attendance: 3,239 Referee: Ross Joyce

Doncaster Rovers v Chorley

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20) First round replay	Doncaster Rovers	7–0	Chorley	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	May 7', 30', 36', 81' Blair 21' Kane 28' T. Anderson  49'  59' Marquis 85'	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 3,048 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Charlton Athletic v Doncaster Rovers

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Second round	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Doncaster Rovers	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Clarke  90+2'	Report	Butler  61' 66' Marquis 77'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 3,249 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Preston North End v Doncaster Rovers

6 January 2019 (2019-01-06) Third round	Preston North End	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Preston
14:00 GMT	Ledson  38' Hughes 56' Gallagher  71'	Report	Butler  2' Marquis 5' Wilks  33' 87' Anderson 72' Andrew  77'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,101 Referee: Andy Davies

Doncaster Rovers v Oldham Athletic

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) Fourth round	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Mason  66' Whiteman 68', 90' (pen.) Wilks  73'		Baxter  73' Clarke 84'  90+6' Edmundson  86' Branger  89'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 11,260 Referee: Peter Bankes

Doncaster Rovers v Crystal Palace

17 February 2019 (2019-02-17) Fifth round	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Crystal Palace	Doncaster
16:00 GMT	Whiteman  81'	Report	Schlupp 8' Meyer 45+2'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 14,010 Referee: Mike Dean

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.^[57] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.^[58]

Scunthorpe United v Doncaster Rovers

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Scunthorpe
19:45 BST	Perch  33' Clarke  HT' Humphrys 90+2'	Report	Whiteman  26' Wilks 36' Butler  HT' Andrew 56'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,272 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Doncaster Rovers v Blackpool

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Blackpool	Doncaster
19:45 BST	May 23' Wright  31' Anderson  40' Ben Khémis  90'	Report	Nottingham 38' Pritchard 60' Turton  75' O'Connor  90+2'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 3,188 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.^[59]

Pos	Lge	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ACA	Newcastle United U21	3	3	0	0	0	8	3	+5	9	Round 2
2	L2	Notts County	3	1	0	0	2	5	6	−1	3
3	L1	Doncaster Rovers	3	1	0	0	2	5	7	−2	3
4	L2	Grimsby Town	3	1	0	0	2	4	6	−2	3

Source: EFL.com

Doncaster Rovers v Newcastle United U21

4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group stages	Doncaster Rovers	1–3	Newcastle United U21	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Marquis 45+7' Blair  68'	Report	Allan 14' Roberts 65' Sorensen 86' S. Longstaff  90+6'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 1,544 Referee: Matthew Donohue

Doncaster Rovers v Grimsby Town

9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Grimsby Town	Doncaster
19:45 BST	May 23', 57' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 1,420

Notts County v Doncaster Rovers

14 November 2018 (2018-11-14) Group stages	Notts County	4–2	Doncaster Rovers	Nottingham
19:45 GMT	Dennis 15', 40', 64' (pen.) Boldewijn 26'	Report	May 50', 70'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 915