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2024–25 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 146th season in the history of Doncaster Rovers Football Club and their third consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in the League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Doncaster Rovers
2024–25 season
OwnerDoncaster Rovers Limited
ChairmanTerry Bramall
ManagerGrant McCann[1]
StadiumEco-Power Stadium
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Transfers

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In

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

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
25 June 2024 LW   Deji Sotona   Eastleigh Undisclosed [7]

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
14 June 2024[a] GK   Teddy Sharman-Lowe   Chelsea End of Season [8]
14 June 2024[b] CF   Ephraim Yeboah   Bristol City End of Season [9]
  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.

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
1 July 2024 CB   Bobby Faulkner   Dundalk 30 November 2024 [10]

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CM   Harrison Biggins   Shrewsbury Town 1 July 2024 [11]
30 June 2024 GK   Ben Bottomley   North Ferriby 1 July 2024 [12][13]
30 June 2024 RB   Charlie Seaman   Maidstone United 1 July 2024 [12][14]
30 June 2024 CF   Maxime Biamou [12]
30 June 2024 CF   Caolan Lavery [12]
30 June 2024 CM   Liam Ravenhill [12]
30 June 2024 LM   Tommy Rowe [12]
30 June 2024 RM   Jon Taylor [12]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On June 7, Doncaster confirmed their first two pre-season friendlies against Middlesbrough and Stamford.[15][16] Three days later, the club confirmed a double-header with the squad being split for two fixtures against Darlington and Spennymoor Town.[17] On 12 June, a further two friendlies were later added, against Hull City and Rotherham United.[18][19]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 July 2024 Friendly Stamford v Doncaster Rovers Stamford
19:00 BST Stadium: Zeeco Stadium
20 July 2024 Friendly Darlington v Doncaster Rovers Darlington
12:30 BST Stadium: Blackwell Meadows
20 July 2024 Friendly Spennymoor Town v Doncaster Rovers Spennymoor
15:00 BST Stadium: The Brewery Field
23 July 2024 Friendly Doncaster Rovers v Hull City Doncaster
19:45 BST Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
27 July 2024 Friendly Doncaster Rovers v Middlesbrough Doncaster
14:00 BST Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
3 August 2024 Friendly Doncaster Rovers v Rotherham United Doncaster
15:00 BST Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Note: Richard Wood's testimonial match

Competitions

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League Two

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL League Two

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Chesterfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Crewe Alexandra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. 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[20]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

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On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[21]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Doncaster Rovers v Accrington Stanley Doncaster
15:00 BST Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
17 August 2024 2 Newport County v Doncaster Rovers Newport
15:00 BST Stadium: Rodney Parade
24 August 2024 3 Doncaster Rovers v Morecambe Doncaster
15:00 BST Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
31 August 2024 4 Port Vale v Doncaster Rovers Burslem
12:30 BST Stadium: Vale Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[22]
7 September 2024 5 Doncaster Rovers v Gillingham Doncaster
15:00 BST Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
12 September 2024 6 Harrogate Town v Doncaster Rovers Harrogate
20:00 BST Stadium: Wetherby Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 14 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[22]

FA Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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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.[23]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Salford City v Doncaster Rovers Kersal
19:45 BST Stadium: Moor Lane

EFL Trophy

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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.[24][25]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Manchester United U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

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 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   ENG Jamie Sterry 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   SCO James Maxwell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF   ENG Tom Anderson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   ENG Joseph Olowu 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF   ENG Richard Wood 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW   ENG Luke Molyneux 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   ENG George Broadbent 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   ENG George Miller 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF   ENG Joe Sbarra 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF   ENG Jordan Gibson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 GK   ENG Louis Jones 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW   ENG Billy Sharp 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF   WAL Harry Clifton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF   ENG Tom Nixon 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF   ENG Owen Bailey 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW   ITA Ephraim Yeboah (on loan from Bristol City) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 GK   ENG Teddy Sharman-Lowe (on loan from Chelsea) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW   ENG Joe Ironside 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 FW   ENG Kyle Hurst 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF   ENG Jack Senior 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF   ENG Zain Westbrooke 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF   IRL Jay McGrath 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 MF   ENG Jack Degruchy 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW   ENG Tavonga Kuleya 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF   ENG Will Flint 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 GK   ENG Jake Oram 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF   ENG Ben Close 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 FW   ENG Jack Goodman 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 MF   ENG Freddie Allen 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players away on loan:
28 DF   ENG Bobby Faulkner 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Rovers appoint Grant McCann as manager". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. ^ "He's back! - Tom Nixon joins on permanent deal". Doncaster Rovers FC. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Rovers secure deal for midfielder Harry Clifton". Doncaster Rovers FC. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Rovers land winger Jordan Gibson". Doncaster Rovers FC. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Rovers snap up sought-after midfielder Sbarra". Doncaster Rovers FC. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Billy Sharp rejoins Rovers". Doncaster Rovers FC. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Deji Sotona departs Rovers". Doncaster Rovers FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Rovers sign Chelsea keeper Ted Sharman-Lowe on loan". Doncaster Rovers FC. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Rovers sign Bristol City winger Ephraim Yeboah on loan". Doncaster Rovers FC. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Faulkner heads to Dundalk on loan". Doncaster Rovers FC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Shrewsbury Town snap up box-to-box midfielder Harrison Biggins". Shrewsbury Town FC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g "Rovers confirm retained and released list at end of 23/24 season". Doncaster Rovers FC. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  13. ^ "North Ferriby Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of exciting goalkeeper Ben Bottomley!". Twitter. North Ferriby FC. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Charlie lines up for the Stones". Maidstone United FC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Rovers to host Championship side Middlesbrough in pre-season". Doncaster Rovers FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Rovers to begin pre-season programme with Stamford AFC trip". Doncaster Rovers FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Rovers set for north east friendly double-header". Doncaster Rovers FC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Rovers to host Championship side Hull City in pre-season". Doncaster Rovers FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Rovers to face Rotherham United for Richard Wood testimonial in pre-season". Doncaster Rovers FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  20. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Bromley face Harrogate in club's first ever EFL match". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  22. ^ a b "Two matches selected for Sky Sports broadcast". Doncaster Rovers FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  25. ^ "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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