Doncaster Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

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DONCASTER ROVERS v PLYMOUTH ARGYLE Sky Bet League One Saturday January 13, 2018 3pm kick-off

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DARREN FERGUSON

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GAVIN BALDWIN

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IAN LAWLOR

17 OPPOSITION 29

JUNIOR ROVERS

34 COMMERCIAL 42

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A word from the manager

Darren Ferguson Good afternoon and welcome back to the Keepmoat Stadium. I’d like to welcome Derek Adams, and the supporters, players and staff of the visitors who have travelled up from the south coast.

Plymouth are a good team who have been in good form, but so have we.

We will assess the squad as the month progresses, but we have more than half the window left.

Alex Kiwomya and Luke McCullough are working hard on their recovery from injuries, and I am hopeful of seeing them in some Development games later this month.

We are unbeaten in our past five Sky Bet League One games, and have shown some Enjoy the game. good character to grind out results like the win at Bristol Rovers and come back for the draw at Peterborough. There were also plenty of positives to take from last week’s FA Cup game against Rochdale.

That gives us a real sense of belief for this afternoon as well as the rest of the season.

January is a month where lots of rumours start flying around in the media, but I’ve never been a manager who makes huge changes to his squad mid-season.

Getting Ben Whiteman in on a permanent transfer is great news for us. He has been a key player this season and I am delighted he has joined us for the next few years.

It is a sign of the long-term structure we are trying to build as a club.

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Thoughts of the chief executive

Gavin Baldwin Good afternoon, and welcome back to the Keepmoat Stadium. I’d like to welcome the owners, supporters, players and staff of Plymouth Argyle.

We can go into today’s match with real confidence after our form over Christmas.

There was a real dedication from the players and staff to get some good results, which really set us up for the second half of the season.

We are pleased to have been able to keep Jordan Houghton until the end of the season, even though we had hoped to make it a permanent deal.

As Darren Ferguson says in his programme notes, he is not a manager who likes to make wholesale changes in the January transfer window – he is much more about working with players and developing them.

That fits in perfectly with the vision of our owners. You can see that in some of our early business this transfer window - with Tyler Walker signing a contract extension earlier this week.

us in the summer of 2016 and is now getting his rewards.

Maybe some of the other young players who are getting experience in our Academy and Development squads at the moment will follow in his footsteps in the coming years.

We are delighted to have been able to secure the services of Ben Whiteman on a permanent transfer.

Ben has made a real impression since joining us in the summer, and we are confident he will go on to play a significant role for us this season and over the coming years.

This is an indication of the long-term thinking wanted by the owners - which prompted this investment - Ben is a proven talent at this level and can now go on to fulfil his potential with us.

2018 promises to be a really exciting year as Club Doncaster continues to grow and provide a truly stable base for the future.

We want to give young players a chance to really progress. We want them to know that if they have the ability, a good attitude and apply themselves right then they will be given a chance with us.

You can see really well with Alfie Beestin establishing himself in the first-team and being a key part of our good recent results: he has worked hard since joining

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IAN LAWLOR As a young player, Ian Lawlor made the brave decision 12 months ago to leave the comfort of Premier League side Manchester City.

He signed for Doncaster Rovers to not only make a name for himself, but to become an established goalkeeper under a manager in Darren Ferguson who loves to improve talented players.

they did and allowing me to show what I can do, overall it’s been a real success.

“As a person I’ve noticed myself change since coming here, I’ve grown up a lot and matured both on and off the pitch, I think like a man now rather than a young lad.

“I’m not the type of person to look at myself as the No.1 goalkeeper, I know that if I don’t carry on working hard every day in training then I won’t Today marks a year to the be in the team.” day since the Irishman made the move to South “As a person I’ve noticed Today’s game against Yorkshire, and he has myself change since Plymouth Argyle in Sky no regrets. coming here, I’ve grown Bet League One, providing up a lot and matured he is selected, would be “My first year here has both on and off the pitch” Lawlor’s 50th start for been the best of my career the club. The 23-year-old so far. With the promotion is surprised by the stat, last season and playing in but believes that is a result of consistent a team at the top of the league was performances from himself and the really challenging but something I defence in front of him. relished.” he says.

“I can’t thank the manager and the players enough for welcoming me in like

“The fact I’ve made 50 starts for this club in a year has blown my mind as I could

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never have expected to have achieved that in a short space of time,” says Lawlor.

“Consistency is always key for goalkeepers but as long as the team are doing well I don’t really think about plaudits too much, personally it’s a nice achievement but it’s just a start and I want to keep pushing on.

“It doesn’t really affect us if the personnel in the defence changes because we’ll have worked all week leading up to that game on how we’re going to play, and who is going to play where.

“My goals for the new year are to just keep improving, I’m the type of person to take game by game and don’t look too far ahead as that is when you can get caught out.”

Rovers are unbeaten in their past five league games, a run of form which has seen them climb into the top half of the table. That is a result of hard work and determination to keep on doing the right things, according to Lawlor.

“The main reason for the turn in league form is the amount of hard work we’ve been putting in, the players and coaching staff sat down and analysed where we could improve,” he says.

“Where we were in the league at the time didn’t do us any justice given the performances we were putting in, but we’re starting to get some luck now and things are turning our way. The main message was to keep doing the right

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things out there on the pitch and when you look back it’s really worked for us, we know the manager believes in us so he deserves massive credit.”

With just three goals conceded in their past six outings in Sky Bet League One, Lawlor is pleased to see that fortune has fallen in Rovers’ favour in recent weeks, after late goals conceded had previously cost them.

“It’s obvious to say but any team that doesn’t concede many goals will always be successful, it’s a solid foundation to build from and something that we’ve worked on a lot to improve at,” he says.

“The Bristol Rovers game was when I felt our luck has changed, we got a decision go in our favour when their goal was disallowed when in the weeks before that, it might have gone against us.

“I haven’t watched that incident back but I remember pulling off a save from the free-kick and then getting up as they put the ball back in the mix. We’ll take the decisions that go in our favour.

“The concentration has always been key for us no matter what the score is, as a team and as a defensive unit we don’t want to concede and want as many clean sheets as possible.

“Sometimes being comfortable in games can be when your concentration has to be at its best, 2-0 is always a tricky score line because you know the next goal could change the game. The manager

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS has shown that he is capable of changing formations while still being successful so we know that we’re capable of winning in different ways.”

To continue the interview with the goalkeeper we asked him a few quickfire questions about more quirky topics.

Lawlor feels he has improved his overall game as a goalkeeper during his time at the Keepmoat Stadium, including knowing when to be vocal with different players around him.

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Getting used to different personalities in a team sport is crucial, being able to predict what they are going to do and how they are going to react both on and off the pitch.

“I’m vocal at the right times and won’t shout at people if I think they might take it in the wrong way, different players respond differently to a wake-up call so you need to know your teammates,” he adds.

“I’m a passionate player and a team player too, I love all the lads in the squad and will always back them.

“We’re together as one on the pitch and are there to stick together against the opposition.

“Loan spells earlier on in my career have helped me learn to handle disappointments in football as they are bound to come around every so often.

“Being mature as a keeper is key and you have to look after yourself on and off the field, leading by example is something I try to do as much as possible.”

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Rodney Kongolo is looking to kick on following the extension of his loan deal from Manchester City until the end of the season. Kongolo has made 29 appearances for Rovers so far this season, scoring one goal, but he is pleased to be staying at the Keepmoat Stadium for longer.

“I’m very happy to be staying here until the end of the season, I’ve been enjoying my football and I always wanted to stay, especially for a full season, because you develop that relationship with the players here and that can help,” he said.

“I’m getting minutes in and getting to know people, playing in this league

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has been very good, its much harder physically and technically to understand everything quickly, it’s very different to what I’ve been used to.

“You haven’t seen the best of me yet, I want to score more goals, but my highlight has to be the game against Arsenal, that was such a great experience for me, and now I’m looking forward to earning my place in the side now and I’m looking to fight for a spot.

“I’ve really developed as a player during my time here and I’m really enjoying my football, all the lads have helped my both on and off the pitch, so I’m delighted to be able to stay.”

Jordan Houghton is open to signing for Rovers on a permanent transfer this summer. Houghton’s start against Rochdale last Saturday was his first since his loan from Chelsea was extended until the end of the season, with the midfielder not wanting to be rushed into making a decision on his long-term future.

Therefore a loan was agreed, meaning he could be registered in time to line up against Dale.

“Options are limited in midfield at the moment and the manager was keen to get me back, so I think the loan was the best option for everyone,” he said.

“All parties had Saturday’s game in mind, it would be my first permanent move so I had to make sure it was right for everyone around me. I’m definitely open to it, though.

“Signing permanently rather than on loan is a big commitment, it means relocating fully up here, which I am willing to do, but just didn’t want to be rushed.”

a massive game and in the short-term it was massive to get it done. I always wanted to stay and now we have six months to sit down before the summer.

“I’ve been happy with my time at Chelsea, I’ve been there since I was eight, but I’m happy to find a home after and kick on and push to where I want to be. A lot can happen in the next six months, but I’ve enjoyed my time here so far and long may it continue.”

Houghton has confidence Rovers’ can build on their strong League One form.

“We’re in a good place at the moment though and, barring the Rochdale match, we’ve been on a decent run,” he added.

“I’ve signed to push for a play-off position and there’s no reason why the top six can’t be a realistic aim, I wouldn’t be here if that wasn’t the case.”

The midfielder wants to enjoy his football before making a decision on a permanent move in the summer.

“With Ben Whiteman going back it left us a bit open in central midfield, we were heading into

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John Schofield praised the Development side’s first half display after they drew 4-4 against Morecambe at Cantley Park.

A Liam Mandeville double, along with goals from Cody Prior and Max Watters put Rovers in control, before a Garry Thompson hat-trick for Morecambe meant they had to settle for a share of the spoils on Tuesday afternoon.

Schofield said: “We were in control at half time so it’s disappointing not to win the game, we had to find a balance between killing the game off but not leaving ourselves too open.

“We scored some nice goals and looked a threat going forward, the conditions were tough to play good football in but we gave a good account of ourselves.”

Schofield was also happy with the performance of full-back Tyler Walker,

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who has agreed a contract extension with the club until the end of the season.

He added: “These games are crucial for the younger lads and it enables them to get a run of games under their belt against good players. The first-team coaching staff are at these games so get to see players like Tyler performing on a regular basis.”

Walker has targetted these games as a chance to prove his worth and earn a stay beyond the summer.

Four Development side games in January provide the youngster, who played earlier this season in the Checkatrade Trophy win over Sunderland U23s, a chance to impress manager Darren Ferguson.

He said: “I want to play as many minutes as I can, then once this run of games are out the way we’ll see what happens.”

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HEAD TO HEAD

COMPLETE RESULT TABLE COMPETITON FOOTBALL LEAGUE

FA CUP

LEAGUE CUP

EFL Trophy GRAND TOTAL

P

W

D

L

F

A

H 18 7 7 4 31 27 A 19 6 6 7 24 32 N 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 37 13 13 11 55 59 H 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 1 1 0 0 2 0 N 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1 1 0 0 2 0 H 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 1 0 0 1 0 2 N 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 1 0 2 H 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 N 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0

39 14 13 12 57 61 17

AWAY TEAM PLYMOUTH ARGYLE

TOP STOPPER Argyle’s captain is in his second spell with the Pilgrims, rejoining the club in 2013.

McCormick spent eight years with Argyle in his first stint, being a part of the team that earned promotion to the Championship in 2004. Later that year, he moved on loan to Boston United for a month, before returning to Plymouth and establishing himself as No.1. A spell away from the game was ended when he signed for non-league Truro City for half of the 2012/13 season, where he then spent the second of the season at Oxford United.

He moved back to Devon to join Argyle in 2013, where he then became captain at the start of the 2016/17 and helped them to promotion alongside Rovers from Sky Bet League Two.

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LUKE McCORMICK

MIDFIELD MAESTRO The attacking midfielder is in his third season with Argyle after signing a new contract in the summer.

Carey came through the ranks at Celtic, making one appearance in the Europa League, but he spent most of his time with the club out on loan with Bohemians, where he helped them to win the League of Ireland, as well as stints at St Mirren and Huddersfield Town.

He made a permanent switch to St Mirren in 2011, where he helped them win the Scottish League Cup in 2013. He then spent two seasons with Ross County, before moving south to join the Pilgrims in 2015. In his first season he helped them reach the League Two play-off final, and last season saw him win Plymouth’s Player of the Year award and a place in the League Two Team of the Year.

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GRAHAM CAREY

DEFENSIVE ROCK Like his captain, the defender is currently in his second stint with Argyle.

Sawyer also spent eight years with Plymouth in his first spell, but spent time on loan at Weymouth and Bristol City, and also spent two seasons on loan at Exeter City, being a part of the famous Grecians side that earned an FA Cup replay away at Manchester United in 2005.

GARY SAWYER

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He then spent two years with Bristol Rovers, before a move to Leyton Orient in 2012, where he helped the O’s reach the League One play-off final in 2014.

He returned to Plymouth in 2015, and was made vice-captain in 2016, helping the Pilgrims to promotion to League One last term.

DEADLY STRIKER The former Rotherham man is enjoying his second season with the Pilgrims.

RYAN TAYLOR

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Making more than 150 appearances for his hometown club, Taylor spent six years with the Millers, also going on loan to Burton Albion and Exeter City – returning from his spell at the Grecians to score two goals for Rotherham in their League Two play-off final win over Dagenham and Redbridge in 2010. Taylor signed for Bristol City in 2011, before moving on to Portsmouth in 2014. A stint with Oxford United followed, before a move to Plymouth in January this year.

Taylor scored on his Argyle debut in a 3-0 win over Devon rivals Exeter, and last month he marked his return from injury with a goal against Rotherham.

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JOINT FIVE-A-SIDE GOALKEEPER Remi MATTHEWS Yet to make a professional appearance for Norwich City after coming through the ranks at the Canaries. Matthews got his first taste of professional football in 2015 at Burton Albion when their first team goalkeeper, Chris Weale, picked up an injury meaning he spent a month on loan at the Brewers.

The 23-year-old then joined Darren Ferguson’s Rovers side for the end of the 2015/16 season - making nine appearances. He had a spell at Hamilton Academical before joining Argyle on an emergency loan in October - a temporary switch which was renewed at the end of last month meaning he will be in the visiting squad today.

DEFENDERS Aaron TAYLOR-SINCLAIR The Scottish left-back was on Aberdeen’s books as a schoolboy, but got his first proper taste of senior football with spells at Montrose then Partick Thistle.

He moved to Wigan Athletic in the summer of 2014, before joining Rovers under Paul Dickov the following summer.

He was a regular starter that season, but a knee injury suffered in the final game of the campaign kept him out of most of 2016/17 - he then moved to the Pilgrims this summer.

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Rufus BREVETT The defender came through the ranks at Rovers as a youngster breaking into the first team, making 129 appearances for Rovers over the course of three years. He impressed enough at Belle Vue to earn a move to top-flight Queens Park Rangers in 1991, featuring 178 times – scoring once for the R’s against Southampton in the Premier League. He also had spells with fellow London sides before joining Plymouth Argyle in 2005. He featured 13 times for the south coast-side, having a period on loan at Leicester before moving to Oxford United the following summer.

MIDFIELDER Jordan HOUGHTON The youngster has spent entire career at Chelsea after joining them in 2003.

He got his first taste of professional football at Gillingham where he played 12 games, scoring one. In March 2016 Houghton joined Argyle in League Two where he made 10 appearances, and hit one goal (against Morecambe in March 2016). Houghton joined Rovers in August 2016 as cover for the injured Luke McCullough. The midfielder made the holding midfield position

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his own, scoring against Leyton Orient, extending the loan until the end of the season. A knee injury in February saw him return to Chelsea, but he came back to South Yorkshire this summer and has again extended the loan until the end of the current campaign. He also continued his record of scoring once in every loan move, netting in the 6-2 FA Cup firstround win at Ebbsfleet United.

STRIKER Terry AUSTIN The forward enjoyed his first real run of first-team football with Plymouth after joining them in 1976 as part of the move that saw Paul Mariner join Ipswich Town from Argyle.

He made 69 appearances for the south coast side, scoring 20 goals, before moving to Walsall.

Also had spells with Mansfield and Huddersfield, beforespending the 1983-84 season at Belle Vue. Austin was on the move again a year later, moving to Northampton Town.

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MY WEEK: ASSISTANT MANAGER As Darren Ferguson’s assistant boss Gavin Strachan oversees daily training for the Rovers first-team and much more MONDAY I’ll be at our Cantley Park training ground for 7.15am. We’ll have already reviewed Saturday’s game, which is something I do on the Sunday, and probably have looked at the last game of our next opponents. I am in early to organise which players are doing what in training, as some of the lads who played on Saturday will use Monday to continue their recovery from the game while others do more high intensity work.

We’ll plan Tuesday’s session before everyone goes home. I try to find some time in the gym too.

TUESDAY Training is a bit more intense now, and we incorporate some aspects of what we expect from the next game – something like switching play, or attacking via the wider areas. I’ll often attend a game on a Tuesday evening, looking at U23 games for potential signings or upcoming opponents.

WEDNESDAY This is a rest day for the players and the coaching staff all try to get some time away from the job too, though most use it as a bit of an admin day. At the moment the transfer window is open which adds to the workload, and I spend a lot of time throughout the week liaising with our head of recruitment Russ Wilcox.

THURSDAY We get some squad work with the players, looking at formations and tactics for

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the weekend. Occasionally I step in for the gaffer with his pre-match press commitments – usually when he has meetings he needs to attend.

FRIDAY We work on set-pieces ready for the game the following day, we also have some small-sided games so there is a competive element. If we have a long away trip then there will be some travel required the day before.

MATCHDAY 11am: If the youth team are at home then I take in the first half at Cantley Park. I think it’s important the lads can see the first-team staff taking an interest in how they are doing.

12noon: I head to the Keepmoat Stadium, and always seem to get the short straw and have to bring the coffees in. We have an hour or so as a coaching staff in the manager’s office to fill in the teamsheets, ca-tch a bit of the early game on TV and prepare ourselves before the players come in.

1.20pm: The players are all in for a video meeting, where we go through our approach to the game – particularly focused on our attacking play.

1.45pm: I go with the captain to the officials’ room to exchange teamsheets.

One copy goes to the media manager to prepare the official teamsheets and

social media, while we get our first look at the opposition’s line-up. What the referee says varies from each person, sometimes it’s just a quick handshake and exchange of teamsheets and sometimes it is a little more in depth.

2.15pm: The players are out doing the warm-up. I spend a bit of time with the outfield players making sure they are ready.

3pm: I use a radio to keep in touch with our analyst Adam, who is based in the gantry and can watch back key moments.

This helps us identify if we need to make any tweaks such as to player positioning.

3.45pm: The manager’s voice is the most important just before the match or at the break, but I may also speak to a couple of players individually just to back up some important points.

5pm: My Saturday evening very much depends on how the match went!

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YOUTH TEAM FIXTURES YOUTH ALLIANCE Sat Aug 5 Grimsby Town Sat Aug 12 Bradford City Sat Aug 26 Bury (YL Cup)

L 0-3 L1-2 L 0-4

Sat Sep 2 Sat Sep 9 Fri Sep 15 Sat Sep 23 Sat Sep 30

Scunthorpe Mansfield Town Scunthorpe Oldham Athletic Chesterfield

L1-2 D 0-0 D3-3 L 0-2 L 1-2

Sat Oct 7 Sat Oct 14 Sat Oct 28

Sat Nov 4 Sat Nov 11 Sat Nov 18

Port Vale Hartlepool Notts County

D 1-1 W 2-1 L 1-4

Hartlepool Rotherham Lincoln City

W 2-1 D 2-2 W 1-0

Sat Dec 2

Burton Albion

W 3-1

Sat Jan 6 Sat Jan 20 Sat Jan 27

Mansfield Town D 1-1 Scunthorpe United Chesterfield

Sat Feb 3 Sat Feb 10 Sat Feb 24

Cup area final Oldham Athletic Notts County

Sat Mar 3 Sat Mar 17 Sat Mar 24

Hartlepool United Lincoln City Rotherham United

Sat Apr 7 Sat Apr 14 Sat Apr 21 Sat Apr 28

York City Burton Albion Grimsby Town Bradford City

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FA YOUTH CUP Tues Oct 26 Tues Nov 14

Walsall Blackpool

W 4-3 L 0-2

CENTRAL LEAGUE Tues Sept 5 Bradford City L 1-2 Tues Sept 19 Rotherham L 0-4 Tues Oct 10 Walsall (CL Cup) W 4-0 Wed Oct 18 Port Vale L 0-2 Tues Nov 7 Hartlepool W 4-0 Tues Dec 19 Port Vale (CL Cup) L 0-6 Tues Jan 9 Morecambe D 4-4 Tues Jan 16 Bradford City 2pm Tues Jan 23 Port Vale 1pm Tues Jan 30 Mansfield Town 1pm Tues Feb 6 Rotherham 2pm Tues Feb 27 York City 1pm Tues March 13 Walsall 2pm Tues Mar 20 Grimsby Town 2pm Tues Mar 27 Walsall 1pm Tues April 10 Morecambe 1pm

Bold denotes home fixture All Youth Alliance fixtures are 11am kick-off unless stated

Words from the Academy manager

KIERAN SCARFF It was great to see the way the Checkatrade Trophy was utilised, receiving recognition from the Football League in their monthly newsletter that is circulated to all clubs and the EFL’s partner organisations. Our use of the trophy in relation to the opportunities given to young players to receive first team opportunities was the headline in an article based on this subject. To effectively be seen as a club leading the way in this is testament to the club philosophy in terms of developing players.

In addition it was also great to see Danny Amos given recognition by the Football League. Danny was awarded a place in their ‘XI’ last month. These monthly places are given as recognition to apprentices for football progression, education progression and for their work within the community. Danny thoroughly deserves this recognition following his international caps, his professional

contract, first team debut, academic progress and his general superb attitude.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see others awarded this recognition before the end of the season.

Our younger age groups have started training again this week after enjoying a good break over Christmas and new year. I know they will have an enjoyable second half of the season with our excellent academy staff and look forward to watching them grow further as young players but more importantly as young people enjoying the opportunities they receive.

Good luck to the gaffer, the staff and the players.

Paul Stancliffe felt his Rovers U18s side played outstanding football at times during the 1-1 draw with Mansfield Town last Saturday. James Morris’ strike ensured the young Rovers side claimed a point, and went close to claiming victory when Lewis Scattergood’s effort came back off the crossbar.

Stancliffe said: “I’m very happy with that performance – the only disappointing thing was that we didn’t win, and I thought that we thoroughly deserved to do that with the way we played. The performance at times was outstanding. Even when we went down to 10men we still passed the ball and moved the ball round with confidence and we were very affective.”

The point continued the strong form of Stancliffe’s side from prior to the Christmas break. Stancliffe added: “If they keep doing the things they’ve done in this match then they’ve got a chance of continuing the unbeaten run we’re on. It’s all about standards – it’s how we want to play and this was exactly how we wanted to play.”

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TEN YEARS AGO: DONCASTER ROVERS IN SEASON 2007-08. Part 14 On Tuesday February 12, 2008, Rovers travelled to meet AFC Bournemouth, looking to make it four wins in a row.

Bournemouth had won at the Keepmoat Stadium earlier in the season but had struggled since going into administration, for which they had been docked 10 points.

They suffered a further blow when skipper Danny Hollands was injured in the warm-up.

An unchanged Rovers side was quickly out of the traps, taking the lead in the first minute. Gareth Roberts put over a cross from the left for J. J. Price (pictured)to head powerfully home.

Brian Stock almost made it two after 18 minutes when he shot just wide.

After 40 minutes Bournemouth’s Cooper, already on a yellow card, was dismissed for a bad tackle on Richie Wellens, an incident which provoked a melee which resulted in Price and Mark McCammon being booked.

Rovers dominated the second half and Price and Gareth Roberts both had shots blocked before Price sealed victory in the 70th minute, converting Wellens’ neat pass. The win meant Rovers were still in second place.

The following Saturday was a day many Rovers fans had been looking forward

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to as Leeds United were due to visit the Keepmoat Stadium, only four weeks after the sides had met at Elland Road when Rovers had won 1-0.

A capacity crowd was expected for the game which was due to kick off at 12noon.

Unfortunately there was a sharp frost on the Friday night and with part of the pitch surprisingly left uncovered, an early morning inspection by the referee resulted in a postponement.

Rovers’ next game was a week later when they faced fourth placed Carlisle United at Brunton Park.

Carlisle’s game the previous week had also been postponed so both teams would be fresh.

Rovers made one change, a fit-again Adam Lockwood replacing Matt Mills, while recent signing Stuart Elliott featured on the bench for the first time.

The freezing weather of the previous week had been replaced by rain and strong winds and the pitch was very heavy.

Nevertheless, Rovers managed to play some good football and dominated the first half.

Their best chance came when Stock’s fierce shot was well saved by Keiron Westwood.

After 40 minutes Rovers lost possession

and Carlisle’s Cleveland Taylor got free on the right. His low cross found Danny Graham, who swept home at the near post.

Rovers continued to have the better of the game in the second half but couldn’t find the net. Paul Green and then James Coppinger both fired just wide of the target. Elliott, who replaced McCammon to make his debut, also went close to an equaliser just before the end.

Unfortunately Rovers could not manage to score and Rovers suffered their first away defeat since September 22, when they lost 2-3 at Southend. They also lost O’Connor, who went off just before the end and would need a hernia operation.

The defeat at Carlisle meant that Rovers slipped into third place, going below Nottingham Forest on goal difference.

Both teams were well behind runaway leaders Swansea City.

There was another looming issue affecting the promotion race in League One: Leeds United had been docked 15 points at the start of the season after coming out of administration.

Chairman Ken Bates had vowed to overturn this and an appeal was still pending. If Leeds won back some or all of their lost points, the promotion picture would look very different.

John Coyle

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Donny’s Score Prediction

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Erik’s Score Prediction

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My friends from Sine FM always pick a song from a local band to play before games.

This week is The Toy Trains with their song Starting Gun –

Today’s Mascots

Codi Nazimek

Age: 9 Hobbies: Lego, Rovers, playing football and animals Favourite player: Alfie May

OLIVER JACKSON

Age: 7 Hobbies: playing for 780 Coaching Alfie May and players: Favourite Liam Mandeville

EBAN Nazimek

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CYRUS DAVIES

Age: 8 Hobbies: football Favourite player: James Coppinger

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Welcome back to the Keepmoat once again. Taking 10 points from a possible 12 from our past four league games will certainly instil confidence into Darren Ferguson’s side who are facing old League two rivals Plymouth Argyle from last season. Plymouth will be confident after an improved run of form over the Christmas period so, with both teams on a run of good form, we hope it is Rovers who snatch the win today.

Our match sponsors are Dearneside Fabrications. Established in 1994, Dearneside Fabrications are one of the leading architectural metalwork companies currently operating in the UK construction industry.

Based in Sheffield, their experienced and highly knowledgeable personnel liaise and guide clients projects from initial tender through to completion.

Our matchball sponsors today are celebrating the birthdays of Archie Moss and Peter Wall. They will be enjoying a training session with one of our Academy

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coaches before continuing their day in the restaurant.

The match programme sponsors are IFS Risk Solutions Ltd .

They are a privately owned Insurance and risk management broker based in Doncaster.

They offer a range of products and services and their philosophy is to ensure clients continually receive outstanding levels of service and professionalism.

Their focus remains to provide tailored insurance and risk management solutions.

We thank all of our sponsors for their continued support. Our sponsors will enjoy a VIP stadium tour, three course fine dining, drinks reception and post man of the match presentation in our exclusive Legends Club. For more information on match sponsorship, please call 01302 764665 or email commercial@ clubdoncaster.co.uk

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Match sponsors Venatu Consulting chose Tommy Rowe as their Man of the Match against Rochdale in the FA Cup

Rodney Kongolo was named Legends Club Man of the Match against Rochdale last Saturday

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PLAYER SPONSORS PLAYER SPONSORS IAN LAWLOR GOALKEEPER IAN LAWLOR

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LUKE McCULLOUGH LUKEMIDFIELDER McCULLOUGH

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MATHIEU BAUDRY DEFENDER MATHIEU BAUDRY

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Retford Supporters Club

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ANDREW BUTLER DEFENDER ANDREW BUTLER DEFENDER

Home April Thomas Home

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April Thomas

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NIALL MASON MIDFIELDER NIALL MASON

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JOHN MARQUIS STRIKER JOHN MARQUIS

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LIAM MANDEVILLE LIAMSTRIKER MANDEVILLE STRIKER

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Sam Parry Training Alfie Moss

BEN WHITEMAN MIDFIELDER BEN WHITEMAN

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The Farrell Family

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Ema Baxter

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In Memory of Carl Home AKA Choco In Memory of Carl AKA Choco Away

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JAMES COPPINGER MIDFIELDER JAMES COPPINGER MIDFIELDER

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ALEX KIWOMYA MIDFIELDER ALEX KIWOMYA

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ADVERTORIAL

In 2020 the UK, USA, and the Netherlands will unite to commemorate the voyage of the Mayflower in 1620.

This 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower from Plymouth UK to Plymouth Massachusetts USA is a unique opportunity to commemorate the legacy of the passengers and crew who undertook the journey and to highlight their stories and heritage.

William Bradford, one of the most important figures in the Mayflower Pilgrims story who became the second governor of the Plymouth Colony, was born in Austerfield which makes Doncaster the birthplace of the Mayflower Pilgrims movement.

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Doncaster and Plymouth have through these events become historically linked and through this game we continue this association.

The Pilgrim movement came about through adversity, and personal beliefs, in the right to achieve the aims that allowed for freedom of expression, the right to live in peace and exist as a community in respectful friendship.

The Visit Doncaster team marks this fixture as just one of the many Mayflower 400 events that will take place between now and 2020.

It aims to create a legacy and ensure that communities and visitors understand the importance of our local history with the rest of the world.

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LOTTERY RESULTS – WEEK 3 All Rovers Alliance members are automatically entered into the weekly lottery, this week the following members have won prizes through their Rovers Alliance numbers.

Rovers Alliance Lottery winners 9542 John Wheeldon £25 9439 John King Cheswold meal 9449 Keith Stokes Hatfields meal 9360 Martin Rose Blacksmith’s

Arms meal 9553 Paul Clay Vintage Bar meal The Rovers Alliance costs just £2.25 per week and comes packed with numerous benefits, not only do members get entry into the weekly lottery draw but they are also entered into the annual Super Jackpot Draw (with a guaranteed prize of £10,000) and numerous draws for money can’t buy prizes. Other fantastic benefits include 5% discount on season tickets and 10% off all corporate hospitality packages.

Several other Rovers fans were also winners this week through their £1 lottery membership, the full list of winners is as follows: Winning number: 3800 M Bowkett, Doncaster, wins £500 Next week’s top prize £500 Two £50 winners 5433 K Jebb 7172 L Emmerson Four £25 winners 0184 B Bradbury 0339 S Parkinson 0549 G Flanagan 9542 J Wheeldon

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Sponsored Prize winners 8229 S Horrocks Canal Tavern meal 9439 J King Cheswold meal 1952 J Ainley Corner Pin meal 9449 K Stokes Hatfields meal 1480 C Sissons Trades & Labour

Club meal 3489 B Hickson Eagle & Child meal For more information about the benefits 0224 A Brown Ship Inn meal of joining Rovers Alliance, please e-mail reception@clubdoncaster.co.uk 3787 I Hossack Med @ The Market

meal 3938 P Walton Angel Inn meal 1956 A Jepson Grove Inn meal 1274 K Coleman Coleman’s Pizzeria & Steak House meal 1733 A Casper Woodfield Farm meal 9360 M Rose Blacksmith’s Arm meal 9553 P Clay Vintage Bar meal 1611 N Thomas two match tickets

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SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Since 2000, the Football Foundation has been transforming grassroots facilities across the country thanks to the generous investment provided by the Premier League, The FA and the Government via Sport England.

39,160 If every changing room the Football Foundation ever funded was combined, 39,160 players would be able to change simultaneously!

If every all-weather and natural grass pitch the Football Foundation funded was laid back-toback, it would stretch from London’s BIG BEN TO CALAIS!

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If every goalpost the Football Foundation funded were stacked on top of each other, it would create a structure equivalent to the height of 351 WEMBLEY STADIUMS!

The total area of every all-weather pitch the Football Foundation has funded is equivalent to NEW YORK’S CENTRAL PARK!

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The latest from the

Communications team They say that in football you can never look too far ahead: but in some jobs forward planning is essential.

Which is why as a communications team we’ve spent some time recently thinking about next season. Not that much time – there isn’t a great deal of downtime over Christmas due to the rush of fixtures – but enough to have a first draft of some of the things we want to do.

You may actually see us experimenting a little bit over the coming months. A few more news stories based on player interviews here, a few more videos there.

We are always going to be constrained by time and resources to a point (you should have seen how many media staff Arsenal had when we played them, yet we feel our output at least matched their in terms of quality), but we’re clear that we want to provide the most engaging and entertaining content we can to provide an insight into Rovers and Club Doncaster.

There are some incredible stories to be told: the Club Doncaster Foundation changes lives on a daily basis, while the ever expanding Club Doncaster Sports Village means more and more people can stay active and healthy thanks to our facilities.

Recent programmes, such as the Boxing Day one dedicated to mental health, show the incredible impact football clubs can have on their fans – genuinely to the point of helping save a life.

So what do you want more of? Less of?

Roughly the same of? Please let me know

via email - you can get me on media@ clubdoncaster.co.uk.

Let us know what you are interested in, and we’ll try and shape our team to provide it.

One of the areas I feel has been a real success this season is our audio commentary on iFollow Rovers.

Last season we had some hiccups at away grounds where the facilities were not ideal, but, touchwood, so far this season the higher standards at League One grounds combined with the new providers mean we have not had the same reliability issues.

Andy Williams is providing regular cocommentary for home games, following in the footsteps of John Marquis and Alfie May earlier in the season.

A monthly subscription to iFollow Rovers costs just £4.49, providing audio commentary for all first-team matches plus access to exclusive videos.

At the moment that includes full recordings of every press conference held before and after games (four in total) as well as full recordings of matches available from the following day (rights restrictions mean these cannot be available straight away(.

You can read more about iFollow Rovers, watch some free videos, or subscribe, at www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/ifollow.

Luke Thornhill Club Doncaster media manager

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SUPPORTERS A good afternoon, happy new year and a warm welcome to the fans, players and management of Plymouth Argyle to the Keepmoat Stadium.

The Green Army fans are amongst some of the most loyal fans in the country, with the journeys they have to make throughout the season, some coming from deepest Cornwall, which can be a couple of hours onwards from Plymouth, they always travel in great numbers.

We had a great day at Home Park eariler in the season, and had an excellent victory: a coachload of us stopped the weekend, and although the weather was not brilliant, we had a great time on the Hoe and down in the harbour area.

I hope you all had a great festive period: Rovers did picking up 10 points out of 12, and once again we had great followings at Bristol Rovers and Peterborough. At the Bristol game we ended up stopping at the Old Badger Inn at Eastrington near Stroud, as we thought Cirencester would be too congested, had a great time in there consuming 53 chip butties, we are looking at repeating these kind of stops on the longer away games.

The next away game is at Shrewsbury next Saturday: bus times are in the programme, please book early, so we know how many buses to book. This is followed on the Tuesday 23 by the re arranged game at Scunthorpe, departure times are Retford 5.40pm, Harworth 5.50pm, Bawtry /Rossington 6pm, Punches 6.05pm, Infirmary 6.15pm and

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Keepmoat 6.30pm - again book early.

If you live in the Retford, Harworth, Rossington area, why not use the Supporters Club home bus, which runs every home match at a very competitive price. If you live on Bawtry Road you can also use this service at £1 return.

It runs direct to the Keepmoat Stadium and back and there no need to book, just turn up. Please let us know if would like picking up on Bawtry Road - call 07961727769 for more information. Our North branch also run coaches to most away games from Carcroft, Adwick, and points along the A19, a good active branch, it makes it much easier to travel if you live that way on –call 07780316923 for more information.

We also run coaches for certain games from the Sprotborough area, and the travel club have pick ups in the Hatfield area. Please remember there is no alchohol is allowed on the coaches.

The Supporters Club weekend away will be for the last game of the season, away at Oldham on April 27-29. We are looking at stopping at the Prince of Wales Hotel in Southport from Friday til the Sunday, cost will be about £125 per person, bed, breakfast and evening meal.

The Branch Dinner dance this season will be Friday May 11 2018 at the Mount Pleasant Hotel.

Paul Mayfield

Viking Supporters Co-Operative Football is the national game, and football supporters are the lifeblood of the game.

While many privately owned football clubs are well run, ours included, there are numerous examples over the years where this model of ownership has failed the supporters of that club, and has led to a number of clubs becoming either partly or fully owned by those supporters.

Recently the Minister Of Sport set up the Expert Working Group with the intention of looking at ways to improve engagement and dialogue between clubs and fans, and therefore to improve transparency and trust.

discuss a very broad range of topics. It is early days for this new Board, but so far the signs are very encouraging in that nothing has been held back and the trust between club and supporters is evident.

As the meetings progress we hope to be able to announce the progress that has been made.

Suffice to say that DRFC have not only met the new requirements but have exceeded them in both frequency and content, and that is something we can once again be proud of.

IRWT Martin O’Hara

The detailed recommendations from the EWG led to the government instructing the Football League and the Premier League to enter into structured dialogue with those supporters, and especially with the supporters trust at that club.

The EFL issued a new league rule informing clubs of the minimum requirement for meeting with supporters and the kind of topics that should be included. That new rule came into force for the 2016/17 season.

As you may be aware the club hold two Meet The Owners events each year which meet the criteria set down by the EFL. On top of that the club have initiated a Supporters Board which meets on a monthly basis during the season to

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AWAY TRAVEL

Rovers travel to Montgomery Waters Meadow to face Shrewsbury Town in Sky Bet League One on Saturday January 20.

Rovers make the short trip down the M180 to face Scunthorpe United in Sky Bet League One on Tuesday January 23.

Ground: Montgomery Waters Meadow Capacity: 9,875 (all seated) Phone: 01743 289177 Postcode: SY2 6ST

Ground: Glanford Park Capacity: 9,088 Phone: 01724 840139 Postcode: DN15 8TD

Travelling by car: Follow the M1, M42, M6 Toll and M54 before joining the A5, then take a left, continuing on the A5. At the roundabout, take the third exit onto B4380 Thieves Lane, before turning left and the ground is on your right. Parking at the ground is restricted to permit holders, with street parking available.

Travelling by car: Follow the M18 and M180 before joining the M181, and as you arrive at the roundabout at the end of the motorway the ground is on the right. There is a large car park at the stadium which is open to home and away supporters.

Travelling by train: The closest station to the ground is Shrewsbury station which is located just over two miles from the ground. There is a park and ride bus that runs from the train station towards the ground, as well as other public bus services which stop just a short walk from Montgomery Waters Meadow.

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Travelling by train: The nearest train station to Glanford Park is Scunthorpe station. This is located two miles from the ground and can be accessed by the public bus service.

OPPONENT 4.35PM

HAW 4.45PM

BAWTRY 4.45PM

ROSS 4.50PM

MILL/C 5.00PM

DRI 5.05PM

WATER/D 5.15PM

KEEP

8.45AM

8.45AM

8.50AM

9.00AM 9.05AM

9.15AM

£15.00 £22.00

Wigan Athletic

Oxford United

Bristol Rovers

21/11/17

09/12/17

23/12/17

4.30PM

3.35PM 3.45PM

8.15AM

28/04/18

MK Dons

£23.00

Gillingham

9.05AM 9.15 AM

14/04/18

8.50AM 9.00 AM

8.40 AM 8.50 AM 8.55AM

9.00 AM

1.00PM

6.00PM

Home Bus Sat

Home Bus Night

6.20PM

1.20PM -

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1.30PM

6.35PM

1.35PM

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Oldham Athletic 11.15 AM 11.20AM 11.30AM 11.30AM 11.35AM 11.45AM 11.50AM

6.45PM

1.45PM

NOON

10.00 AM 10.05 AM 10.15 AM 10.15 AM 10.20 AM 10.30 AM 10.35AM 10.45 AM

8.15 AM 8.25 AM 8.35 AM 8.35 AM

£15.00

£15.00

£22.00

9.45 AM 9:50 AM 10.00AM 10.00 AM 10.05 AM 10.15 AM 10.25AM 10.30 AM £15.00

8.30 AM 8.35 AM 8.45 AM 8.45 AM

07/04/18

£18.00

£26.00

Blackpool

4.15 PM

30/03/18

4.05PM

7.50 AM 8.00 AM 8.05AM

3.45 PM 3.50PM 4.00PM

Southend United

3.30PM 3.35 PM 3.45 PM

7.30 AM 7.35 AM 7.45 AM 7.45 AM

9.45 AM 9.50 AM 10.10 AM 10.10AM 10.15AM 10.20 AM 10.25AM 10.30 AM £16.00

12.50PM 13.00 PM £11.00

£15.00

Rotherham United 12.15 PM 12.25PM 12.35PM 12.35 PM 12.40 PM 12.45PM 12.50PM 13.00 PM £11.00

Walsall

13/02/18

£16.00 £20.00

9.15 AM £23.00

9.45 AM

3.50PM 4.00 PM 9.35AM

10/03/18

Portsmouth

03/02/18

£15.00

24/02/18

Scunthorpe Utd

Shrewsbury Town

06/01/18

20/01/18

£13.00

9.50 AM 10.00 AM 10.05AM 10.15AM £16.00

9.05 AM 9.15 AM 9.15 AM 9.20 AM 9.30 AM

3.20 PM 3.30 PM 3.30 PM

NOON

£29.00

9.15 AM £22.00

11.20AM 11.30AM

9.05AM

8.30 AM 8.35 AM 8.45 AM 8.45 AM 8.50 AM 9.00 AM 9.05AM

9.00AM

3.15PM

9.30 AM 9.35 AM 9.45 AM 9.45 AM

10.45 AM 11.05AM 11.00AM 11.00AM 11.10AM 11.15AM

8.30 AM 8.35 AM 8.45 AM 8.45 AM 8.50 AM 9.00 AM

11.15 AM 11.30 AM 11.20 AM 11.30 AM 11.35 AM 1 1.45 AM 11.50AM

7.15 AM

4.35PM 4.45 PM

12.15 PM 12.25PM 12.35PM 12.35 PM 12.40 PM 12.45PM

Fleetwood Town

18/11/17

4.20PM

10.45 AM 10.50AM 11.00AM 11.00AM 11.10AM 11.15AM 11.20AM 11.30AM

Bury

28/10/17

4.15 PM

6.30AM 6.40 AM 6.45 AM 6.45 AM 6.55 AM 7.00 AM 7.05AM

4.00PM 4.05 PM 4.15 PM

01/01/18 Peterborough Utd

Bradford City

Charlton Athletic

30/09/17

14/10/17

Rochdale

Plymouth Argyle

12/09/17

23/09/17

£18.00

£20.00 £17.00

£17.00

£24.00

£17.00

£25.00

£12.00

£20.00

£28.00

£18.00

£12.00

£17.00

£25.00

£22.00

£18.00

£18.00

£17.00

£24.00

£15.00

£31.00

£14.00 £17.00

£14.00

£20.00

£14.00

£21.00

£10.00

£16.00

£24.00

£15.00

£10.00

£14.00

£21.00

£18.00

£15.00

£15.00

£14.00

£20.00

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The regional competition hosted by the Foundation challenges students to write about resilience, with the chance to win complimentary Rovers tickets and signed merchandise.

Club Doncaster Foundation staff also held their own poetry competition over the Christmas period to inspire the children in schools, following in the footsteps of Alan Shearer, who also wrote his own poem for the campaign.

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Dons chief executive Carl Hall said: “We are obviously disappointed to lose this game, which would have been a really good test for our lads and a good match for the fans, but understand Leigh have some injuries and cannot send a side as a result of this. I have a good relationship with Leigh owner Derek Beaumont and am sure he is as gutted as I am at this, but am sure we can sort something out for next pre-season - at which point they could well be a Super League side again.”

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when we got relegated I assured Carl we would still proceed with the game on the terms required of Super League clubs and that was always my intention.

“I found this difficult to cancel last minute as I have always lived my life treating others as I expect to be treated and I would hate for this to happen to me in the same situation. I have taken measures to ensure that this doesn’t have a significant impact on the Doncaster club off-field.

“I would like to thank Carl for his understanding. I know it has greatly disappointed him, but he is a genuine guy and knows through our relationship that this has been difficult for me to do.”

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DONCASTER ROVERS BELLES Jess Sigsworth feels the arrival of Neil Redfearn is a sign of how far Doncaster Rovers Belles have progressed.

as soon as we got the first goal it was good, but Watford made it hard for us.”

Leandra Little nodded in the first within 10 minutes, beating Watford keeper Frances Kitching at the near post after appointment Sigsworth knocked the ball in we’re excited

Redfearn’s first game in charge brought a 2-0 win at Watford “It’s a great last Sunday, “It’s been great under the new manager, we all respect Neil a lot, it’s a great appointment for us so we’re excited for the rest of the season,” said Sigworth.

for us so for the rest of the season.

We’re playing well and training well under him so we’re excited to see what will come of it”

“We’re playing and training well under him so we’re excited to see what will come of it. It was a tough game, I feel like

The Belles grabbed another just before half time as the ball broke to Sigsworth following confusion from a throw in, who buried it from close range.

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Date Opp

Opp

K/O

K/O Comp

Comp Score Att Score Away Att

Away Pos

Pos

EFL1 0-0 D EFLC 2-3 W EFL1 1-3 W EFL1 3-3 D EFLC 2-0 W EFL1 2-0 L CT 1-1 D

7,512 0-0 D 3,175 2-3 W 12,223 1-3 W 3-3 D 7,558 7,139 2-0 W 4,144 2-0 L 862 1-1 D

568 7,512 388 3,175 12,223 7,558 432 2,179 7,139 561 4,144 319 862

56813 3886 4328 2,179 56112 319-

13 Lawlor -Lawlor 6Lawlor 8Lawlor -Marosi 12 Lawlor -Marosi

Lawlor Mason Lawlor Mason Lawlor Mason Lawlor Mason Marosi Alcock Lawlor Mason Marosi Alcock

Mason Andrew Andrew Wright Mason Andrew Andrew Wright Mason Andrew Andrew Wright Mason Andrew Andrew Wright Alcock Andrew Andrew Wright Mason Andrew Andrew Wright Alcock Garratt Garratt Wright

Wright Butler Wright Garratt Wright Butler Wright Butler Wright Blair Wright Butler Wright Butler

Butler Blair Blair Garratt Garratt Garratt Butler Blair Blair Butler Blair Blair BlairBen Khemis Ben Khemis Butler Blair Blair Butler Ben Khemis Ben Khemis

Whitem White Whitem Whitem Whitem Whitem Middle

EFL1 0-0 D EFL1 1-0 L EFL1 2-1 L EFL1 0-1 L EFLC 0-1 L EFL1 3-0 W EFL1 1-2 L EFL1 2-0 L

8,877 0-0 D 5,843 1-0 L 2-1 L 2,371 9,227 0-1 L 44,064 0-1 L 8,510 3-0 W 7,194 1-2 L 2-0 L 20,430

1,696 8,877 736 5,843 2,371 1,898 9,227 4,836 44,064 241 8,510 295 7,194 20,430 899

1,696 8 73616 16 1,898 19 4,836 24117 29518 89919

8Lawlor 16 Lawlor 16 Lawlor 19 Lawlor -Lawlor 17 Lawlor 18 Lawlor 19 Marosi

Lawlor Mason Lawlor Garratt Lawlor Mason Lawlor Mason Lawlor Mason Lawlor Mason Lawlor Mason Marosi Mason

Mason Garratt Garratt Butler Mason Garratt Mason Butler Mason Butler Mason Butler1 Mason Butler Mason Butler

Garratt Wright ButlerWright Garratt Wright ButlerWright ButlerWright 1 Butler Wright ButlerWright ButlerWright

Wright Butler Wright Toffolo Wright Butler Wright Blair Wright Blair Wright Blair Wright Blair Wright Toffolo

Butler Blair Blair Toffolo Blair Blair Butler Ben Khemis Ben Khemis BlairKongoloKongolo BlairHoughton Houghton BlairHoughton Houghton BlairHoughton Houghton Toffolo Houghton Houghton

Whitem Whitem Whitem Whitem Whitem Whitem Kongo Whitem

CT 1-0 W EFL1 4-1 W EFL1 0-1 L EFL1 2-1 W EFL1 0-3 L EFL1 1-0 W CT 1-1 D

1,520 1-0 W 7,369 4-1 W 10,917 0-1 L 2-1 W 7,211 7,391 0-3 L 3,079 1-0 W 1,717 1-1 D

93 1,520 478 7,369 753 10,917 7,211 620 329 7,391 454 3,079 236 1,717

93 47817 75318 62017 32919 45417 236-

Marosi 17 Lawlor 18 Lawlor 17 Lawlor 19 Lawlor 17 Lawlor -Marosi

Marosi Mason Lawlor Mason Lawlor Mason Lawlor Baudry Lawlor Baudry Lawlor Baudry Marosi Baudry

Mason Alcock Mason Butler Mason Butler Baudry Butler Baudry Butler Baudry Butler Baudry Amos

Alcock Fielding Fielding Garratt ButlerWright Wright Toffolo ButlerWright Wright Toffolo ButlerWright Wright Toffolo ButlerWright Wright Toffolo ButlerWright Wright Toffolo AmosAlcock Alcock Garratt

Garratt Walker Walker Toffolo Houghton Houghton Toffolo Houghton Houghton Toffolo Houghton Houghton Toffolo Houghton Houghton Toffolo Alcock Alcock Garratt Mason Mason

Toffolo White Whitem Whitem Whitem Hough James

NOVEMBER NOVEMBER Sat 4 SatEbbsfleet 4 Ebbsfleet United United 3.00PM 3.00PM FAC1 Sat 11 Sat Rotherham 11 Rotherham United United 12.30PM12.30PM EFL1 18 Fleetwood Sat 18 SatFleetwood Town Town 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Tue 21 Tue Wigan 21 Athletic Wigan Athletic 7.45PM 7.45PM EFL1 Sat 25 Sat MK 25DonsMK Dons 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Tue 28 Tue Rochdale 28 Rochdale 7.30pm 7.30pm CT

FAC1 6-2 W 2,069 6-2 W 325 2,069 EFL1 1-1 D 12,428 1-1 D 3,829 12,428 EFL1 0-0 D 454 3,181 0-0 D 3,181 EFL1 0-3 L 7,106 0-3 L 356 7,106 EFL1 2-1 W 7,743 2-1 W 268 7,743 CT 1-1 D(L4-5) 1-1786 D(L4-5) 103786

3253,829 16 45417 35618 26816 103-

-Lawlor 16 Lawlor 17 Lawlor 18 Lawlor 16 Lawlor -Marosi

Lawlor Baudry Lawlor Baudry Lawlor Baudry Lawlor Baudry Lawlor Mason Marosi Baudry

Baudry Butler Baudry Butler Baudry Butler Baudry Butler Mason Butler Baudry Alcock

ButlerAlcock ButlerWright ButlerWright ButlerWright ButlerWright Alcock Toffolo

Alcock Toffolo Wright Toffolo Wright Toffolo Wright Toffolo Wright Garratt Toffolo Garratt

Toffolo Blair Blair Toffolo Blair Blair Toffolo Blair Blair Toffolo Blair Blair Garratt Whiteman Whiteman Garratt Blair Blair

Hough Hough Hough Hough Hough Mason

DECEMBER DECEMBER Sun 03 Sun Scunthorpe 03 Scunthorpe United United 2.00PM 2.00PM FAC2 Sat 09 SatOxford 09 United Oxford United 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 16 Oldham EFL1 Sat 16 Sat Oldham Athletic Athletic 3.00PM 3.00PM Sat 23 SatBristol 23 Rovers Bristol Rovers 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Tue 26 Tue Northampton 26 Northampton Town Town 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Fri 29 FriRochdale 29 Rochdale 7.45pm 7.45pm EFL1

FAC2 3-0 W EFL1 0-1 L EFL1 1-1 D EFL1 1-0 W EFL1 3-0 W EFL1 2-0 W

5,251 3-0 W 6,711 0-1 L 7,831 1-1 D 8,300 1-0 W 8,032 3-0 W 7,997 2-0 W

1,877 5,251 462 6,711 851 7,831 332 8,300 495 8,032 364 7,997

1,877 46218 85118 33214 49513 36410

-Lawlor 18 Lawlor 18 Lawlor 14 Lawlor 13 Lawlor 10 Lawlor

Lawlor Mason Lawlor Mason Lawlor Mason Lawlor Baudry Lawlor Mason1 Lawlor Mason

Mason Butler Mason Butler Mason Butler1 Baudry Butler 1 1 Mason Butler Mason Butler

ButlerWright ButlerWright 1 Butler Wright ButlerWright 1 Butler Baudry ButlerBaudry

Wright Garratt Wright Toffolo Wright Garratt Wright Garratt Baudry Garratt Baudry Garratt

Garratt Blair Blair Toffolo Houghton Houghton Garratt Houghton Houghton Garratt Mason1 Mason1 Garratt Whiteman Whiteman 1 1 Garratt Whiteman Whiteman

Whitem Whitem Whitem Hough Kongo Hough

JANUARY JANUARY Mon 01 Mon Peterborough 01 Peterborough United United 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Sat 06 Sat Rochdale 06 Rochdale 3.00PM 3.00PM FAC3 Sat 13 Sat Plymouth 13 Plymouth Argyle Argyle 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Sat 20 SatShrewsbury 20 Shrewsbury Town Town 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Tues 23 Tues Scunthorpe 23 Scunthorpe United United 7.45PM 7.45PM EFL1 Sat 27 Sat Bristol 27 Rovers Bristol Rovers3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1

EFL1 1-1 D FAC3 0-1 L EFL1 EFL1 EFL1 EFL1

5,173 1-1 D 582 5,173 4,513 0-1 L 574 4,513

58211 574-

11 Lawlor Lawlor Mason Mason Butler ButlerWright Wright Blair -Lawlor Lawlor Mason Mason Butler ButlerBaudry Baudry Blair

1 1 BlairWhiteman Whiteman BlairHoughton Houghton

Hough Kongo

FEBRUARY FEBRUARY Sat 03 SatPortsmouth 03 Portsmouth 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Sat 10 Sat Charlton 10 Charlton Athletic Athletic 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Tue 13 Tue Walsall 13 Walsall 7.45PM 7.45PM EFL1 Sat 17 Sat Fleetwood 17 Fleetwood Town Town 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Sat 24 SatRotherham 24 Rotherham United United 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1

EFL1 EFL1 EFL1 EFL1 EFL1

MARCH MARCH Sat 03 Sat Bury 03 Bury 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Sat 10 SatSouthend 10 Southend United United 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 17 Bradford City 3.00PM 3.00PM Sat 17 Sat Bradford City EFL1 24 Blackburn Sat 24 Sat Blackburn Rovers Rovers 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Fri 30 FriBlackpool 30 Blackpool 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1

EFL1 EFL1 EFL1 EFL1 EFL1

APRIL Mon 02 Sat 07 Sat 14 Sat 21 Sat 28

APRIL Mon AFC 02Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 SatGillingham 07 Gillingham 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 SatMK 14DonsMK Dons 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Sat Oxford 21 United Oxford United 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 SatOldham 28 Oldham Athletic Athletic 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1

EFL1 EFL1 EFL1 EFL1 EFL1

MAY MAY Sat 05 Sat Wigan 05 Athletic Wigan Athletic5.30PM 5.30PM EFL1

EFL1

AUGUSTAUGUST Sat 05 Sat Gillingham 05 Gillingham 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Tue 08 Tue Bradford 08 Bradford City City 7.45PM 7.45PM EFLC Sat 12 SatBlackburn 12 Blackburn Rovers Rovers 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 19 Blackpool Sat 19 Sat Blackpool 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Tue 22 Tue Hull 22 CityHull City 7:45PM 7:45PM EFLC Sat 26 SatAFC 26 Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Tues 29 Tues Grimsby 29 Grimsby Town Town 7.45PM 7.45PM CT SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER Sat 02 Sat Peterborough 02 Peterborough United 3.00PM United 3.00PM EFL1 Sat 09 SatNorthampton 09 Northampton Town Town 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 12 Rochdale Tue 12 Tue Rochdale 7.45PM 7.45PM EFL1 Sun 17 Sun Scunthorpe 17 Scunthorpe United United 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Wed 20 Wed Arsenal 20 Arsenal 7.45PM 7.45PM EFLC Sat 23 SatPlymouth 23 Plymouth Argyle Argyle 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Tue 26 Tue Shrewsbury 26 Shrewsbury Town Town 7:45PM 7:45PM EFL1 30 Bradford City 3:00PM 3:00PM Sat 30 SatBradford City EFL1 OCTOBER OCTOBER Tue 03 Tue Sunderland 03 Sunderland U21 U21 7.30PM 7.30PM CT Sat 07 Sat Southend 07 Southend United United 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Sat 14 SatCharlton 14 Charlton Athletic Athletic 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 17 Portsmouth 7.45PM 7.45PM Tue 17 Tue Portsmouth EFL1 Sat 21 Sat Walsall 21 Walsall 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Sat 28 SatBury 28 Bury 3.00PM 3.00PM EFL1 Tue 31 Tue Scunthorpe 31 Scunthorpe United United 7:30PM 7:30PM CT

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2nd Sub

Longbottom Fletcher May1 May1 Mandeville Mandeville Scattergood

3rd Sub

Whiteman Whiteman1 Whiteman Whiteman Whiteman Whiteman Middleton

Coppinger Kongolo1 Coppinger1 Coppinger Kongolo Coppinger Kongolo

Rowe Rowe Rowe Rowe Rowe1 Rowe Beestin

Mandeville May1 Mandeville Mandeville May1 May Mandeville

Marquis Marquis Marquis1 Marquis1 Marquis Marquis Williams1

Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Lawlor Marosi Ogley

Alcock Alcock Alcock Alcock Butler Alcock Mason

Garratt Fielding Garratt Garratt Garratt Garratt Prior

Kongolo Prior Ben Khemis Ben Khemis Mason Ben Khemis Townrow

Beestin Beestin Kongolo Kongolo Beestin Kongolo Fletcher

May Longbottom Williams Williams Williams Williams Longbottom

Whiteman Whiteman Whiteman Whiteman Whiteman Whiteman Kongolo Whiteman

Coppinger Kongolo Coppinger Coppinger Coppinger Coppinger Coppinger Kongolo

Rowe Rowe Houghton Rowe Rowe Rowe Rowe1 Rowe

May Mandeville Williams Williams Kongolo May1 May May

Marquis Marquis Marquis1 Marquis May Marquis1 Marquis Marquis

Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Jones

Alcock Alcock Alcock Alcock Alcock Alcock Alcock Alcock

Toffolo Mason Toffolo Toffolo Toffolo Toffolo Toffolo Garratt

Ben Khemis Coppinger Blair Garratt Garratt Garratt Garratt Coppinger

Houghton Mandeville Houghton May Kongolo May Ben Khemis May Marquis Mandeville Kongolo Mandeville Whiteman Mandeville Ben Khemis Mandeville

Williams Williams Mandeville Mandeville Williams Williams Williams Williams

Toffolo Whiteman3 Whiteman Whiteman Whiteman Houghton James

Ben Khemis1 Coppinger Coppinger Blair Mason Kongolo Ben Khemis

Fletcher Rowe Rowe Rowe Rowe Coppinger Beestin

Williams May May Kongolo Mandeville Rowe Mandeville1

Mandeville Marquis1 Marquis Mandeville1 Marquis Marquis Williams

Jones Jones Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Jones

Townrow Alcock Alcock Alcock Alcock Mason Horton

James Blair Blair Mason Garratt Garratt Prior

Prior Garratt Garratt Garratt Kongolo Whiteman1 Fletcher

Morris Fletcher Kongolo Fletcher Beestin Beestin Morris

Ben Khemis Ben Khemis Ben Khemis Ben Khemis Ben Khemis Scattergood

Mandeville Mandeville Beestin Coppinger Williams

Houghton1 Houghton Houghton Houghton Houghton Mason

Kongolo Kongolo Kongolo Kongolo Kongolo Ben Khemis

Rowe2 Rowe Rowe Rowe Rowe Whiteman

Coppinger2 Coppinger Coppinger Coppinger Coppinger Beestin

Marquis1 Marquis Marquis Marquis Marquis1 Mandeville1

Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Lawlor

Mason Alcock Mason Mason Baudry Butler

Garratt Garratt Garratt Garratt Toffolo Prior

Amos Whteman Whiteman Whiteman Blair1 James

Beestin Beestin Mandeville Beestin Beestin Morris

Ben Khemis Mandeville Ben Khemis Ben Khemis Ben Khemis Rowe

Williams Williams Williams Williams Mandeville Scattergood

Whiteman Whiteman Whiteman Houghton Kongolo Houghton

Beestin Beestin Beestin Kongolo Coppinger1 Coppinger

Rowe2 Rowe Rowe Rowe Rowe Rowe

Coppinger Coppinger May Beestin May May1

Marquis Marquis Marquis Marquis Marquis Marquis

Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi

Alcock Baudry Baudry Alcock Alcock Alcock

Baudry Garratt Amos Whiteman Wright Wright

Toffolo Kongolo Kongolo Longbottom Blair Blair

Kongolo Mandeville Mandeville Mandeville Houghton Mandeville

Ben Khemis May Ben Khemis Ben Khemis Beestin Ben Khemis

Mandeville1 Longbottom Longbottom May Mandeville Longbottom

Houghton Kongolo

Mandeville Beestin

Rowe Rowe

May May

Marquis Marquis

Marosi Marosi

Alcock Alcock

Baudry Wright

Garratt Garratt

Kongolo Beestin Ben Khemis Coppinger Ben Khemis Mandeville

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Appearances & Goals As of 6/1/2018 EFL

FA Cup

Carabao Cup

Career totals 2017/18

ALCOCK, Craig AMOS, Danny ANDREW, Danny BAUDRY, Mathieu BEESTIN, Alfie BEN KHEMIS, Issam BLAIR, Matty BUTLER, Andy COPPINGER, James FIELDING, Reece FLETCHER, Jacob GARRATT, Tyler HORTON, Branden HOUGHTON, Jordan JAMES, Morgan JONES, Louis KIWOMYA, Alex KONGOLO, Rodney LAWLOR, Ian LONGBOTTOM, Will MANDEVILLE, Liam MAROSI, Marko MARQUIS, John MASON, Niall MAY, Alfie McCULLOUGH, Luke MIDDLETON, Harry MORRIS, James OGLEY, Declan PRIOR, Cody ROWE, Tommy SCATTERGOOD, Lewis TOFFOLO, Harry TOWNROW, Keegan WALKER, Tyler WHITEMAN, Ben WILLIAMS, Andy WRIGHT, Joe

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1 0 4 9 3 1 14 26 19 0 0 8 0 18 0 0 0 12 25 0 7 1 25 20 11 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 11 0 0 20 2 24

2 0 0 2 5 0 6 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 9 1 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 4 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0

1 0 0 2 2 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1

0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3

2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Rovers total

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7 1 6 11 7 6 20 32 22 1 1 14 0 21 1 0 0 18 30 0 11 6 30 27 15 0 1 0 0 0 31 0 14 0 1 25 5 27

4 1 0 2 6 1 6 1 4 0 2 4 0 2 1 0 0 11 0 1 12 1 1 4 8 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 5 5 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 7 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 7 1 0

59 1 6 42 13 6 68 162 493 2 1 19 0 55 1 0 0 18 49 2 27 37 78 68 24 92 45 0 0 0 87 0 14 0 1 25 80 52

10 1 0 8 10 1 6 2 64 1 2 6 0 4 1 0 0 11 0 7 36 5 1 5 15 6 34 1 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 5 23 4

0 0 0 5 1 1 4 13 64 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 15 0 33 2 9 1 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 7 29 0

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DONCASTER ROVERS 01 Ian LAWLOR (GK) 02 Craig ALCOCK 03 Danny ANDREW 04 Luke McCULLOUGH 05 Mathieu BAUDRY 06 Andy BUTLER 07 Rodney KONGOLO 08 Niall MASON 09 John MARQUIS 10 Tommy ROWE 11 Andy WILLIAMS 12 Ben WHITEMAN 13 Marko MAROSI (GK) 14 Liam MANDEVILLE 15 Joe WRIGHT 16 Jordan HOUGHTON 17 Matty BLAIR 18 Harry TOFFOLO 19 Alfie MAY 20 Tyler GARRATT 21 Will LONGBOTTOM 22 Alfie BEESTIN 23 Alex KIWOMYA 25 Mitchell LUND 26 James COPPINGER 27 Issam BEN KHEMIS 29 Reece FIELDING 30 Jacob FLETCHER 31 Tyler WALKER 32 Cody PRIOR 33 Louis JONES (GK) 37 Morgan JAMES 39 Danny AMOS

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 01 Robbert TE LOEKE (GK) 02 Gary MILLER 03 Gary SAWYER 04 Yann SONGO’O 05 Ryan EDWARDS 06 Jamie NESS 07 Antoni SARCEVIC 08 Lionel AINSWORTH 09 Nadir CIFTCI 10 Graham CAREY 11 Ruben LAMEIRAS 13 Nathan BLISSETT 14 Jake JERVIS 15 Sonny BRADLEY 16 Joel GRANT 17 Aaron TAYLOR-SINCLAIR 18 Oscar THRELKELD 19 Ryan TAYLOR 20 Jakub SOKOLIK 21 Gregg WYLDE 23 Luke McCORMICK (GK) 24 David FOX 25 Kyle LETHEREN (GK) 26 Jordan BENTLEY 27 Alex FLETCHER 28 Callum ROSE 31 Michael COOPER (GK) 34 Remi MATHHEWS (GK)

Michael DENTON Wayne GRUNNILL FOURTH OFFICIAL Andrew MILLER IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO ENTER THE PITCH OR PERIMETER TRACK. ANYONE DOING SO WILL FACE ARREST AND A BAN FROM WATCHING FOOTBALL ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY Doncaster Rovers Football Club is determined to treat with equal consideration all supporters, regardlessof Gender, Race or Ethnic origin, Religious Belief, Age, Sexual Orientation, Disability, or any other unjustifiable reason. The club, in association with its governing bodies (the FA and the Football League) and all footballing authorities, is determined to eradicate racism in football by ensuring that no barriers exist to anyone playing/enjoying the national game, whatever their ethnic background. To this end, Doncaster Rovers Football Club will not tolerate any form of racism amongst spectators. Anyone found to be culpable of displaying any form of racist behaviour will be removed from the stadium immediately.

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