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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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. ^ 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
Date Pos Player To Fee Ref

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 [6]
14 June 2024[b] CF   Ephraim Yeboah   Bristol City End of Season [7]
  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

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 [8]
30 June 2024 CF   Maxime Biamou [9]
30 June 2024 GK   Ben Bottomley [9]
30 June 2024 CF   Caolan Lavery [9]
30 June 2024 CM   Liam Ravenhill [9]
30 June 2024 LM   Tommy Rowe [9]
30 June 2024 RB   Charlie Seaman [9]
30 June 2024 RM   Jon Taylor [9]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On June 7, Doncaster confirmed their first two pre-season friendlies against Middlesbrough and Stamford.[10][11] Three days later, the club confirmed a double-header with the squad being split for two fixtures against Darlington and Spennymoor Town.[12] On 12 June, a further two friendlies were later added, against Hull City and Rotherham United.[13][14]

  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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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[15]

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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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

FA Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Trophy

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  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
Goalkeepers
GK   ENG Louis Jones 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   IRL Ian Lawlor 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   ENG Teddy Sharman-Lowe (on loan from Chelsea) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
DF   ENG Tom Anderson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Tom Nixon 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Bobby Faulkner 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO James Maxwell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   IRL Jay McGrath 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Joseph Olowu 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Jack Senior 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Jamie Sterry 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Richard Wood 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
MF   ENG Owen Bailey 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG George Broadbent 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   WAL Harry Clifton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Ben Close 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Jack Degruchy 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Jordan Gibson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Joe Sbarra 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Zain Westbrooke 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
FW   ENG Jack Goodman 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Kyle Hurst 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Joe Ironside 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Tavonga Kuleya 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG George Miller 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Luke Molyneux 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   IRL Deji Sotona 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ITA Ephraim Yeboah (on loan from Bristol City) 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. ^ "Rovers sign Chelsea keeper Ted Sharman-Lowe on loan". Doncaster Rovers FC. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Rovers sign Bristol City winger Ephraim Yeboah on loan". Doncaster Rovers FC. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Shrewsbury Town snap up box-to-box midfielder Harrison Biggins". Shrewsbury Town FC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Rovers to host Championship side Middlesbrough in pre-season". Doncaster Rovers FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Rovers to begin pre-season programme with Stamford AFC trip". Doncaster Rovers FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Rovers set for north east friendly double-header". Doncaster Rovers FC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Rovers to host Championship side Hull City in pre-season". Doncaster Rovers FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Rovers to face Rotherham United for Richard Wood testimonial in pre-season". Doncaster Rovers FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  15. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.