2024–25 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

The 2024–25 season was the 146th season in the history of Doncaster Rovers Football Club and their third consecutive season in League Two. In aditition to the domestic league, the club participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy. The club finished in first place in the league, earning promotion back to League One for the first time since the 2021–22 season.

Doncaster Rovers

2024–25 season
Owner	Doncaster Rovers Limited
Chairman	Terry Bramall
Manager	Grant McCann[1]
Stadium	Eco-Power Stadium
League Two	1st (promoted)
FA Cup	Fourth round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Luke Molyneux (16) All: Luke Molyneux (18)
Home colours
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Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
14 June 2024[a]	RB	Tom Nixon (ENG)	Hull City (ENG)	Undisclosed	[2]
1 July 2024[b]	CM	Harry Clifton (WAL)	Grimsby Town (ENG)	Free	[3]
1 July 2024[c]	RM	Jordan Gibson (ENG)	Carlisle United (ENG)	Free	[4]
1 July 2024[d]	AM	Joe Sbarra (ENG)	Solihull Moors (ENG)	Free	[5]
1 July 2024[e]	CF	Billy Sharp (ENG)	Hull City (ENG)	Free	[6]
6 September 2024	RB	Josh Emmanuel (ENG)	Carlisle United (ENG)	Free	[7]

1. The transfer was announced on 11 June, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened
2. The transfer was announced on 2 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Grimsby Town contract expired
3. The transfer was announced on 27 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Carlisle United contract expired
4. The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Solihull Moors contract expired
5. The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Hull City contract expired

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
25 June 2024	LW	Deji Sotona (IRL)	Eastleigh (ENG)	Undisclosed	[8]
9 August 2024	CF	George Miller (ENG)	Cheltenham Town (ENG)	Undisclosed	[9]
7 February 2025	GK	Louis Jones (ENG)	Dagenham & Redbridge (ENG)	Undisclosed	[10]

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
14 June 2024[a]	GK	Teddy Sharman-Lowe (ENG)	Chelsea (ENG)	End of season	[11]
14 June 2024[b]	CF	Ephraim Yeboah (ITA)	Bristol City (ENG)	1 January 2025[c]	[12][13]
8 August 2024	CM	Patrick Kelly (NIR)	West Ham United (ENG)	End of season	[14]
15 August 2024	LB	Brandon Fleming (ENG)	Hull City (ENG)	9 January 2025[d]	[15][16]
3 January 2025	CF	Rob Street (ENG)	Lincoln City (ENG)	End of season	[17]
10 January 2025	RW	Ethan Ennis (ENG)	Manchester United (ENG)	End of season	[18]
14 January 2025	DM	Charlie Crew (WAL)	Leeds United (ENG)	End of season	[19]

1. The loan was announced on 13 June, and would officially commence on 14 June.
2. The transfer was announced on 11 June, and would officially commence on 14 June.
3. On 28 December, it was confirmed that Yeboah would return to his parent club Bristol City as the club opted not to continue with the loan.
4. On 9 January, Fleming was recalled back to his parent club Hull

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2024	CB	Bobby Faulkner (ENG)	Dundalk (IRL)	30 November 2024	[20]
26 July 2024	CF	Jack Goodman (ENG)	Peterborough Sports (ENG)	14 November 2024[a][b]	[23]
26 July 2024	GK	Louis Jones (ENG)	Waterford (IRL)	30 November 2024	[24]
31 July 2024	CM	Freddie Allen (ENG)	Bridlington Town (ENG)	7 September 2024	[25]
31 July 2024	AM	Jack Degruchy (ENG)	Hanley Town (ENG)	7 September 2024	[26]
1 August 2024	RW	Tavonga Kuleya (ENG)	Truro City (ENG)	6 December 2024[c]	[29]
9 August 2024	CM	Will Flint (ENG)	Darlington (ENG)	29 March 2025[d]	[32]
5 October 2024	CB	Freddie Allen (ENG)	Grantham Town (ENG)	End of Season[e]	[34]
14 November 2024	CF	Jack Goodman (ENG)	Bradford (Park Avenue) (ENG)	5 February 2025[f]	[22]
3 December 2024	GK	Jake Oram (ENG)	Matlock Town (ENG)	31 December 2024	[37]
6 December 2024	RW	Tavonga Kuleya (ENG)	Belper Town (ENG)	End of season	[38]
17 January 2025	CB	Bobby Faulkner (ENG)	Buxton (ENG)	End of season	[39]
1 February 2025	CM	Ben Close (ENG)	Eastleigh (ENG)	End of season	[40]
3 February 2025	LW	Kyle Hurst (ENG)	Queen's Park (SCO)	End of season	[41]
5 February 2025	CF	Jack Goodman (ENG)	Basford United (ENG)	End of season	[36]
28 February 2025	CM	Sam Straughan-Brown (ENG)	Peterborough Sports (ENG)	29 March 2025	[42]

1. On 12 September, Goodman's loan at Peterborough Sports was extended until January^[21]
2. On 14 November, Goodman was recalled from his loan at Peterborough Sports and subsequently loaned to Bradford PA^[22]
3. On 12 September, Kuleya's loan at Truro was extended until January,^[27] but then on December 6, he was recalled^[28]
4. On 7 January, Flint's loan at Darlington was extended until the end of season,^[30] However, on 29 March, Flint was recalled back^[31]
5. On 16 January, Allen's loan at Grantham was extended until the end of season^[33]
6. On 8 January, Goodman's loan at Bradford (Park Avenue) was extended until the end of season,^[35] However, on 5 February he was recalled and subsequently joined Basford on loan^[36]

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024	CM	Harrison Biggins (ENG)	Shrewsbury Town (ENG)	1 July 2024	[43]
30 June 2024	GK	Ben Bottomley (ENG)	North Ferriby (ENG)	1 July 2024	[44][45]
30 June 2024	RB	Charlie Seaman (ENG)	Maidstone United (ENG)	1 July 2024	[44][46]
30 June 2024	CM	Liam Ravenhill (NIR)	Buxton (ENG)	9 July 2024	[44][47]
30 June 2024	RM	Jon Taylor (ENG)	Salford City (ENG)	20 July 2024	[44][48]
30 June 2024	CF	Maxime Biamou (FRA)			[44]
30 June 2024	LM	Tommy Rowe (ENG)			[44]
30 June 2024	CF	Caolan Lavery (NIR)	Retired		[44][49]

Pre-season and friendlies

On June 7, Doncaster confirmed their first two pre-season friendlies against Middlesbrough and Stamford.^[50][51] Three days later, the club confirmed a double-header with the squad being split for two fixtures against Darlington and Spennymoor Town.^[52] On 12 June, a further two friendlies were later added, against Hull City and Rotherham United.^[53][54]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Stamford v Doncaster Rovers

16 July 2024 Friendly	Stamford	0–4	Doncaster Rovers	Stamford
19:00 BST		Report	Sharp 15' Hurst 82' Gibson 88', 110'	Stadium: Zeeco Stadium
Note: 2x 60 minute halves

Darlington v Doncaster Rovers

20 July 2024 Friendly	Darlington	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Darlington
12:30 BST		Report	Hedley 50' (o.g.)	Stadium: Blackwell Meadows

Spennymoor Town v Doncaster Rovers

20 July 2024 Friendly	Spennymoor Town	0–2	Doncaster Rovers	Spennymoor
15:00 BST		Report	Gibson 15' Hurst 27'	Stadium: The Brewery Field Attendance: 813

Doncaster Rovers v Hull City

23 July 2024 Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	4–0	Hull City	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Hurst 22' Ironside 28' Bailey 54', 60'	Report		Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium

Doncaster Rovers v Middlesbrough

27 July 2024 Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	3–5	Middlesbrough	Doncaster
14:00 BST	Molyneux 40' Sharp 48' (pen.) Ironside 71'	Report	Hackney 24' Azaz 50' McGree 54' Latte Lath 64' Finch 82'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Referee: James Bell

Rotherham United v Doncaster Rovers

3 August 2024 Friendly	Rotherham United	0–0	Doncaster Rovers	Doncaster
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Note: Richard Wood's testimonial match

Doncaster Rovers v Scunthorpe United

8 October 2024 Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Wokingham
13:00 BST	Yeboah	Report	Whitehall	Stadium: Cantley Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Doncaster Rovers v Rotherham United

27 November 2024 Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	2–3	Rotherham United	Doncaster
	Clifton 2', 55'	Report	32' 36' 39'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2024–25 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Doncaster Rovers (C, P)	46	24	12	10	73	50	+23	84	Promotion to EFL League One
2	Port Vale (P)	46	22	14	10	65	46	+19	80
3	Bradford City (P)	46	22	12	12	64	45	+19	78
4	Walsall	46	21	14	11	75	54	+21	77	Qualification for League Two play-offs
5	AFC Wimbledon (O, P)	46	20	13	13	56	35	+21	73

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[55]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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	24	12	10	73	50	+23	84	12	7	4	38	23	+15	12	5	6	35	27	+8

Last updated: 3 May 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	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	27	28	29	30	31	32	261	33	34	35	36	37	39	40	41	42	382	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	W	W
Position	1	9	6	5	1	6	6	7	5	4	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	5	5	3	4	3	7	6	3	2	2	3	6	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	1
Points	3	3	6	9	12	12	13	13	16	19	20	23	23	26	27	28	29	32	33	33	36	36	37	40	40	43	46	49	52	52	52	55	58	61	61	62	63	66	67	70	71	72	75	78	81	84

Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 26 (vs. Morecambe) was postponed due to FA Cup involvements.
• ² Matchday 38 (vs. Salford City) was postponed due to international call-ups.

Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.^[56]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Doncaster Rovers v Accrington Stanley

10 August 2024 1	Doncaster Rovers	4–1	Accrington Stanley	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Molyneux 43', 62' Gibson 68' Sharp 87'	Report	Walton 47' Knowles  70' O’Brien  85'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 6423 Referee: Ross Joyce

Newport County v Doncaster Rovers

17 August 2024 2	Newport County	3–1	Doncaster Rovers	Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Glennon  17' Baker-Richardson 47' Whitmore 66' Baker 69'	Report	Bailey  5' 30' Senior  64'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,755 Referee: Scott Simpson

Doncaster Rovers v Morecambe

24 August 2024 3	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Morecambe	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Clifton 20' Fleming  38'	Report	Tutonda  62' Songo'o  66' Slew  73' Hendrie  87'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 6,823 Referee: Scott Tallis

Port Vale v Doncaster Rovers

31 August 2024 4	Port Vale	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 BST	Croasdale 30' Chislett 87' (pen.)	Report	Molyneux 16', 58' Sharp 46' Yeboah  90+6'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,454 Referee: Adam Herczeg
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[57]

Doncaster Rovers v Gillingham

7 September 2024 5	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Gillingham	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Sharp 30' Sterry  39'	Report	Nevitt  50'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 7,546 Referee: Thomas Parsons

Harrogate Town v Doncaster Rovers

12 September 2024 6	Harrogate Town	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Harrogate
20:00 BST	Taylor 27',  88' O'Connor  45' March 45+1' Muldoon  86'	Report	Fleming  25' McGrath  58' Clifton  75'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 3,123 Referee: Thomas Kirk
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 14 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[57]

Milton Keynes Dons v Doncaster Rovers

21 September 2024 7	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Harrison 34',  52' Nemane  36' Gilbey  90+3'	Report	Clifton  3'  10' Yeboah  66' Anderson 82'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,838 Referee: Simon Mather

Doncaster Rovers v Chesterfield

28 September 2024 8	Doncaster Rovers	0–3	Chesterfield	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Fleming  17' McGrath  41' Molyneux  45+4'  49' Yeboah  79' Anderson  85'	Report	Dunkley 31' Madden  38', 59' (pen.) Berry  75', 90+5'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 10,790 Referee: James Bell

Doncaster Rovers v Barrow

1 October 2024 9	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Barrow	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Clifton 81'	Report	Campbell  46' Acquah  90+1'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 5,632 Referee: Farai Hallam

Grimsby Town v Doncaster Rovers

5 October 2024 10	Grimsby Town	0–3	Doncaster Rovers	Cleethorpes
12:30 BST	Hume  24' Green  36' Rodgers  45'	Report	Gibson 2', 44' Molyneux 10'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,693 Referee: Edward Duckworth
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[58]

Doncaster Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

12 October 2024 11	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Hurst 73'	Report	Cooney  30' Tabiner  40' Conway 56' Thibaut  76'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 7,472 Referee: Ben Atkinson

Swindon Town v Doncaster Rovers

19 October 2024 12	Swindon Town	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Swindon
15:00 BST	Clarke  28' Butterworth  38' Smith 75' Freckleton  90+4'	Report	Sharp  51' Olowu 58' Kelly  77' Ironside 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,837 Referee: Craig Hicks

Doncaster Rovers v Bromley

22 October 2024 13	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Bromley	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Sharp  90'	Report	Thompson 20' Grant  42' Imray  45+3' Odutayo  71' Jenkinson  80'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 6,309 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle

Bradford City v Doncaster Rovers

26 October 2024 14	Bradford City	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Bradford
15:00 BST	Shepherd  6' Diabate  36' Cook 83' Kavanagh  90+5'	Report	Sharp  6', 66' Hurst  13' Maxwell  36' Molyneux 57' Broadbent  86' Bailey  90+5'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 18,269 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

Doncaster Rovers v Notts County

9 November 2024 15	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Notts County	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Ironside 73'	Report	Jatta 13' Bedeau  80' Tsaroulla  86' Brown  90+3'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 10,988 Referee: Tom Reeves

Doncaster Rovers v Salford City

16 November 2024 16	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Salford City	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Sharman-Lowe  23' Bailey  38' Hurst  49' Sharp 77'	Report	N'Mai  23' Ashley  42' Kouassi 50'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 7,280 Referee: Martin Woods

Carlisle United v Doncaster Rovers

23 November 2024 17	Carlisle United	0–0	Doncaster Rovers	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Mellish  60'	Report	Maxwell  5' Molyneux  31' McGrath  45+1'  90+6'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,837 Referee: James Oldham

Fleetwood Town v Doncaster Rovers

4 December 2024 18	Fleetwood Town	2–4	Doncaster Rovers	Fleetwood
19:45 GMT	Bolton  19' Helm 34' Graydon 42'	Report	Anderson  9' Hurst 13' Bailey 49' Sharp 45+3' Sterry  54' Bolton 68' (o.g.) Sharman-Lowe  90+3'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Referee: Adam Herczeg

Doncaster Rovers v Cheltenham Town

7 December 2024 19	Doncaster Rovers	2–2	Cheltenham Town	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	McGrath  26' Hurst  34' Broadbent 55' Molyneux 75'	Report	Bailey 15' (o.g.) Archer 56' Kinsella  65'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 6,259 Referee: Scott Simpson

AFC Wimbledon v Doncaster Rovers

14 December 2024 20	AFC Wimbledon	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Hutchinson  8' Stevens 27' Kelly  57' Bugiel  80'	Report	Bailey  66' McGrath  76' Sharp  80' Senior  88' Clifton  90+4'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,862 Referee: David Rock

Doncaster Rovers v Tranmere Rovers

21 December 2024 21	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	Tranmere Rovers	Doncaster
12:30 GMT	Olowu 38' Bailey  46' Kelly 66' Hurst 77'	Report	Wood  17' Davies  24' Finley  45+1' Solomon 83'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 7,201 Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[58]

Walsall v Doncaster Rovers

26 December 2024 22	Walsall	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Lowe 47' Barrett  59' Williams 79' Gordon  88'	Report	Fleming  11'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 7,220 Referee: Oliver Mackey

Colchester United v Doncaster Rovers

29 December 2024 23	Colchester United	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Taylor  45', 51' McDonnell  45+1' Thorn  60' Iandolo  90+1'	Report	Sterry  32' Gibson 40',  69'  80' Bailey  42'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,729 Referee: James Durkin

Doncaster Rovers v Fleetwood Town

1 January 2025 24	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Bailey 44' Sharp 90+2'	Report	Virtue 62'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 7,290 Referee: Declan Bourne

Doncaster Rovers v Port Vale

4 January 2025 25	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Port Vale	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Kelly  48' Street 84'	Report	Croasdale 33',  51' Tolaj 61'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 8,438 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Gillingham v Doncaster Rovers

18 January 2025 27	Gillingham	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Gillingham
12:30 GMT	Little  6'	Report	Olowu  17' Molyneux 33',  90+1' Street  70' Broadbent  90'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,814 Referee: Lee Swabey
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[59]

Doncaster Rovers v Harrogate Town

25 January 2025 28	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Harrogate Town	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Clifton 86'	Report	Moon  74' Belshaw  84'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 7,241 Referee: Richard Eley

Barrow v Doncaster Rovers

29 January 2025 29	Barrow	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Barrow-in-Furness
20:00 GMT	Acquah 45+5' Smith  58' Duru  60' Campbell  90+4'	Report	Clifton  5' Crew  9' Olowu 28' Molyneux 29', 78'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,009 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 January, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[59]

Doncaster Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

1 February 2025 30	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Ironside 31' Street 73'	Report	Hogan 58' Sanders  70' Hendry  76' Tomlinson  84'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 6,871 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle

Chesterfield v Doncaster Rovers

6 February 2025 31	Chesterfield	5–2	Doncaster Rovers	Chesterfield
19:45 GMT	Duffy 11' Dobra  29' Pepple 37', 59' Olakigbe 54' Sparkes  84' Banks 90+4'	Report	Molyneux  42', 45+4' Crewe  56' Sterry  68' McGrath  75' Ironside 90+3'	Stadium: SMH Group Stadium Attendance: 8,707 Referee: Greg Rollason
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 8 February, but was rearranged due to FA Cup involvements.[60]

Doncaster Rovers v Grimsby Town

15 February 2025 32	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Grimsby Town	Doncaster
12:30 GMT	Molyneux  82' Street 85'	Report	Obikwu 38' Olowu 47' (o.g.) Rose  51'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 9,961 Referee: Martin Coy
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[59]

Morecambe v Doncaster Rovers

18 February 2025 26[61]	Morecambe	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Dackers  8' Lewis  72'	Report	Street 3' Bailey  67' Senior  70' Clifton  82'	Stadium: Mazuma Mobile Stadium Attendance: 2,951 Referee: Oliver Yates
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 11 January, but was postponed due to FA Cup involvements.

Accrington Stanley v Doncaster Rovers

22 February 2025 33	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Accrington
15:00 GMT	O'Brien  45' Conneely 57',  71' J. Woods  79' Whalley  79' B. Woods  80'	Report	Clifton 2' Street  36' Ward 61' (o.g.) Bailey  80' Kelly  89' Sharman-Lowe  90+6'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,258 Referee: Stuart Morland

Doncaster Rovers v Newport County

1 March 2025 34	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Newport County	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Street 34', 46' Molyneux 78'	Report	Antwi  84'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 8,007 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Bromley v Doncaster Rovers

4 March 2025 35	Bromley	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Bromley
19:45 GMT	Elerewe 10',  58'	Report	Broadbent  9' Street  17' Clifton  19'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 2,433 Referee: Bobby Madley

Doncaster Rovers v Swindon Town

8 March 2025 36	Doncaster Rovers	2–2	Swindon Town	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Street 1' Sbarra 22' Molyneux  83'	Report	Butterworth 50' Westley 51' Freckleton  83'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 7,440 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers

15 March 2025 37	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Crewe
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Gresty Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[62]

Doncaster Rovers v Carlisle United

29 March 2025 39	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Carlisle United	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Broadbent  13' Bailey 36' Gibson 68' Sterry  69' Clifton 73'	Report		Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 8,299 Referee: Scott Oldham

Doncaster Rovers v Walsall

1 April 2025 40	Doncaster Rovers	2–2	Walsall	Doncaster
19:45 BST				Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium

Cheltenham Town v Doncaster Rovers

5 April 2025 41	Cheltenham Town	0–2	Doncaster Rovers	Cheltenham
12:30 BST	Dieng  30'  56' Backwell  33'	Report	Wood  45+1' Sbarra  88' Sterry 89' Street 90+5'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,897 Referee: Carl Brook
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[63]

Doncaster Rovers v AFC Wimbledon

12 April 2025 42	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Doncaster
12:30 BST	Sharp  72' Sterry 79'	Report	Smith 5' Harbottle  22' Reeves  28' Tilley  40'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 8,733 Referee: Neil Hair
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[64]

Salford City v Doncaster Rovers

15 April 2025 38[65]	Salford City	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Kersal
19:45 BST	Garbutt  19', 27' Tilt  22'  90+4' Woodburn  45+1' Lund  65'	Report	Street 21' Anderson  26' Maxwell  75'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 3,030 Referee: Elliot Bell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 22 March, but was moved postponed due to international call-ups.[66]

Tranmere Rovers v Doncaster Rovers

18 April 2025 43	Tranmere Rovers	0–3	Doncaster Rovers	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Dennis  32'	Report	Molyneux 23', 51', 77' Clifton  28' Bailey  55' Anderson  89'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8,814 Referee: Scott Tallis

Doncaster Rovers v Colchester United

21 April 2025 44	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Colchester United	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Clifton 9' Gibson 22' Senior  51' Kelly 90+1'	Report	Edwards  25'  80' Lisbie  61' Iandolo  70'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 8,936 Referee: Alan Young

Doncaster Rovers v Bradford City

26 April 2025 45	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Bradford City	Doncaster
12:30 BST	Broadbent  6' Street 33' Sharp 90+1'	Report	Sarcevic  20' Baldwin  45+3'  45+3' Wright 85' Crichlow 90+4'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 12,574 Referee: Ross Joyce
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[67]

Notts County v Doncaster Rovers

3 May 2025 46	Notts County	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Jatta 90+5'	Report	Street 18', 28',  44'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 15,427 Referee: Adam Herczeg

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Doncaster Rover were drawn away to Barrow in the first round,^[68][69] to Kettering Town in the second round,^[70][71] to Hull City in the third round^[72][73] and then at home against Crystal Palace in the fourth round.^[74][75]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Barrow v Doncaster Rovers

2 November 2024 First round	Barrow	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Garner  18' Eccleston  39' Newby  71'	Report	Kelly 83'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,605 Referee: Dale Baines

Kettering Town v Doncaster Rovers

1 December 2024 Second round	Kettering Town	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Doncaster Rovers	Burton Latimer
12:00 GMT	Noel-Williams 30' Sordell  109'	Report	Sharp 75', 105' Hurst  81' Broadbent  90+5'	Stadium: Latimer Park Attendance: 2,803 Referee: Ben Speedie

Hull City v Doncaster Rovers

12 January 2025 Third round	Hull City	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Doncaster Rovers	Kingston upon Hull
12:00 GMT	Giles  55' Puerta 80'	Report	Olowu  36' McGrath  45' Molyneux 51' Sbarra  57' Clifton  65' Bailey  78' Sharman-Lowe  83' Sterry  89'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 10,032 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
	Penalties
	João Pedro McLoughlin Coyle Slater Burstow Jones		Ironside Sterry Gibson Close Molyneux Clifton

Doncaster Rovers v Crystal Palace

10 February 2025 Fourth round	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Crystal Palace	Doncaster
19:45 GMT		Report	Muñoz 32' Devenny 55'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 12,739 Referee: Farai Hallam

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Doncaster being drawn away against Salford City.^[76] In the second round, they were drawn away to Everton.^[77][78]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Salford City v Doncaster Rovers

13 August 2024 First round	Salford City	0–2	Doncaster Rovers	Salford
19:45 BST	Chesters  39' Chester  62' Negru  83' N'Mai  90+2' Edwards  90+5'	Report	Sharp 21' Senior  59' Yeboah  70' Molyneux 90+1'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 1,328 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Everton v Doncaster Rovers

27 August 2024 Second round	Everton	3–0	Doncaster Rovers	Liverpool
19:45 BST	McNeil 53' Iroegbunam  58' Young  69' Ndiaye 74' Beto 83'	Report	Senior  38'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,245 Referee: James Bell

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Doncaster were drawn into Northern Group F alongside Barnsley, Huddersfield Town and Manchester United U21.^[79][80] In the round of 32, Doncaster were drawn at home to Port Vale.^[81]

Group stage

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Doncaster Rovers	3	2	0	1	0	8	5	+3	7	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Huddersfield Town	3	2	0	0	1	7	3	+4	6
3	ACA	Manchester United U21	3	1	1	0	1	7	9	−2	5
4	L1	Barnsley	3	0	0	0	3	3	8	−5	0

Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Doncaster Rovers v Huddersfield Town

3 September 2024 Group stage	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Huddersfield Town	Doncaster
19:00 BST	Yeboah 37' Sbarra  47' Ironside 83' (pen.)	Report	Ward 49' Turton  51' Lonwijk  55'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 2,319 Referee: Declan Bourne

Doncaster Rovers v Manchester United U21

24 September 2024 Group stage	Doncaster Rovers	3–3 (3–5 p)	Manchester United U21	Doncaster
19:00 GMT	Williams  8' Sbarra 24' Hurst  35' Yeboah 50' Sharp  53' Broadbent 65',  82'	Report	Mather 11' Ennis 72' Wheatley  78' Jackson 90+6'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Referee: Aaron Bannister
	Penalties
	Ironside Molyneux Broadbent Gibson		Mather Wheatley Fletcher Amass Biancheri

Barnsley v Doncaster Rovers

29 October 2024 Group stage	Barnsley	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Barnsley
19:00 GMT	Bland  45' Marsh 78'	Report	Ironside 45+1' Anderson  47' Fleming  67' Clifton 72' Hurst 84'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 1,813 Referee: Elliot Bell

Knockout stages

Doncaster Rovers v Port Vale

10 December 2024 Round of 32	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Port Vale	Doncaster
19:00 GMT	Gibson  80'	Report	Harper 90+2' John  90+5'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 1,396 Referee: Paul Marsden

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 26 April 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	IRL	Ian Lawlor	5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Jamie Sterry	46	2	39+1	2	4+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
3	DF	SCO	James Maxwell	26	0	19+4	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Tom Anderson	32	1	23+5	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Joseph Olowu	39	3	27+4	3	4+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Richard Wood	8	0	7+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW	ENG	Luke Molyneux	54	18	43+1	16	4+0	1	1+1	1	0+4	0
8	MF	ENG	George Broadbent	45	2	27+10	1	3+1	0	0+2	0	2+0	1
9	FW	ENG	Rob Street	23	10	14+7	10	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF	ENG	Joe Sbarra	34	2	7+19	1	2+0	0	1+1	0	4+0	1
11	MF	ENG	Jordan Gibson	51	6	31+10	6	1+3	0	1+1	0	2+2	0
14	FW	ENG	Billy Sharp	50	12	19+23	9	4+0	2	1+1	1	1+1	0
15	MF	WAL	Harry Clifton	46	7	26+14	6	0+3	0	1+0	0	1+1	1
16	DF	ENG	Tom Nixon	12	0	2+6	0	0+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Owen Bailey	53	5	45+0	5	4+0	0	1+1	0	0+2	0
18	FW	ENG	Ethan Ennis	16	0	3+11	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	GK	ENG	Teddy Sharman-Lowe	50	0	45+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
20	FW	ENG	Joe Ironside	49	6	17+22	4	0+4	0	1+1	0	3+1	2
21	FW	ENG	Kyle Hurst	28	4	9+12	3	1+1	0	0+1	0	2+2	1
22	MF	NIR	Patrick Kelly	38	3	15+15	2	1+2	1	2+0	0	3+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Jack Senior	29	0	15+6	0	2+1	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Zain Westbrooke	9	0	2+4	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
25	DF	IRL	Jay McGrath	40	0	30+3	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	2+1	0
27	MF	WAL	Charlie Crew	12	0	10+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF	ENG	Ben Close	11	0	3+4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
34	DF	ENG	Josh Emmanuel	9	0	3+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
37	MF	ENG	Sam Straughan-Brown	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
40	MF	ENG	Kasper Williams	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
Players who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club on loan during the season:
18	FW	ITA	Ephraim Yeboah	15	2	1+10	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	2
27	DF	ENG	Brandon Fleming	20	0	12+5	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0