Doncaster Rovers v Barnet

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MAROSI Doncaster Rovers v Barnet F.C. Sky Bet League Two Saturday 08th October 2016 Kick Off 3pm

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SEASON 2016/17 | BARNET FC | 08.10.16 Main Club Sponsor One Call Insurance Associate Club Sponsor Stoneacre Motor Group Technical Kit Supplier FBT Europe Chairman David Blunt Vice Chairman Andrew Watson President Dick Watson Major Shareholders Terry Bramall, Dick Watson, David Blunt Directors Terry Bramall, Dick Watson, David Blunt, Andy Watson, Gavin Baldwin Club Directors Stuart Highfield Chief Executive Gavin Baldwin Chief Operating Officer Liam Scully

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Darren Ferguson Welcome to Martin Allen, the players, directors, staff and fans of Barnet. Martin’s sides are always among the most hard-working around, so we know we will have to put a real shift in to get something from the game.

Their goal knocked us a wee bit, but for the last 20 minutes of the first-half and most of the second-half we played some really good football. It just shows we have some really good players at the club to bring through.

They have done really well in both our Checkatrade Trophy games this season – Derby’s front four is worth millions, but we handled them well.

Tuesday was a real test because of the quality Derby had in their team, and their early goal knocked us a little bit. We had 14 U-21 players in the 18 so the changes to the tournament have not hindered our development, the only thing I am interested in is winning matches and going as far as we can in the tournament – and we now have a good chance of progressing from the group.

Enjoy today’s game.

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Confidence among the players is high, and we had good results in our past two matches against Portsmouth and Derby County. We dug in deep at Fratton Park for the win, and followed that up with a good showing against Derby back at the Keepmoat Stadium on Tuesday night.

I couldn’t have asked for more in terms of getting young players a game, and also a run-out for players like Mathieu Baudry, Paul Keegan and Niall Mason coming back from their injuries. I now know they are back to full fitness and ready to go. It makes it harder for me when picking the team now, but that is exactly what I want.

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Gavin Baldwin Good afternoon, and welcome back to the Keepmoat for today’s visit of Barnet. I’d like to welcome the directors, staff and players who have made the trip up from London, and wish them a safe journey home afterwards.

Then it was another good performance against Derby County. The changes to the Checkatrade Trophy this season have proved controversial, and we did not support them.

EFL clubs recently voted against allowing B teams into the league, which many feared was the ultimate aim of these changes. We are committed to listening to feedback from fans – and I’m sure it will have been discussed at our regular Supporters Board meeting before today’s match – about the tournament.

It is pleasing to see tickets selling well for the senior women’s international we are hosting on Friday October 21, when England take on France in a high-profile friendly. Don’t forget that our season ticket holders can attend for just £5/£2.50. The standard prices are £7.50/£3.50, with discounts for groups and Charter Standard football clubs. You can get tickets by calling into our Box Office, from our website or by calling 01302 762576.

Finally, I'm pleased to be able to inform fans of discussions for Rovers to go on a pre-season trip to Thailand, which would run from July 13-22 2017, in partnership with our kit suppliers FBT. We expect to have more details about the trip, which would include packages for fans, as soon as we can.

Gavin

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The character shown by our players in the past two games has been phenomenal. The win at Fratton Park on Saturday moved us up to second in the table and made the round trip of more than 500 miles worth it for everyone who went down – and it was a great effort from almost 500 supporters who were there backing the players.

From a playing perspective, though, it has worked out well for us in the sense that it has allowed us to give young players like Alfie Beestin and Liam Mandeville some valuable experience and ease our players who are returning from injuries back into the squad.

CLUB DONCASTER FOUNDATION WHO’S WHO

Foundation

Chair of Trustees STUART HIGHFIELD Trustees GAVIN BALDWIN, NIGEL BREWSTER,

NCS Summer GRADUATION

JOHN WALLBANK, PETER NORMAN, ROGER READE, RUPERT SUCKLING, ALLAN STEWART, JO DRAPIER Chief Executive JIM LORD EDUCATION FOUNDATION Principal ADI TURNPENNY Deputy Principals JOE BURTON, BEN THOMPSON Head of Quality Assurance DANIEL JENNINGS Sports Lecturers EMMA HARRISON, MARK ELLAMES, WILL BIGGS Academy Co-ordinator TIM RYAN Teaching Assistant/ Academy Coaching Team ERIC RANDERSON IAN DABELL, PATRICK QUEENS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Head of Community JOHN DAVIS NCS Programme Manager JAN BUDTZ Community Officers TOM FOY, NICK GILLOTT, DEAN SHARP Operation Co-ordinator STEPH FERRABY Media and Communications Co-ordinator SOPHIE SCARGILL

Club Doncaster Foundation hosted the National Citizen Service summer graduation at the end of last month to celebrate the success of those who completed the programme.

Almost 500 participants arrived at Doncaster Deaf Trust to celebrate their hard work and collect their certificates for various achievements as part of the NCS graduation ceremony.

The evening recognised a summer of physically and mentally enduring challenges at an outdoor residential, which included a voluntary 30-hour community social action.

Doncaster Rovers players Joe Pugh and Ross Etheridge were in attendance to show their support as well as the Deputy Civic Mayor, Councillor George Derx who was on hand to congratulate them for their success.

Delighted with the outcome of the evening, NCS Programme Manager, Jan Budtz said: “It was great to see all the graduates receiving their certificates and letting their hair down after a summer of hard work; they can be so proud of their achievements.”

“The voluntary 30-hour community social action stands out for me, they have made such a significant difference across the Borough of Doncaster as well as building up invaluable life skills to take into the future.”

While on the programme, the young people complete a series of adrenalin filled activities and complete courses such as first aid training to further enhance their life skills before they aid the community in a social action plan.

NCS is open to all 15-17 year olds in the region and the Club Doncaster Foundation will begin recruiting in November for the next set of adventures taking place in spring 2017 and summer 2017.

To find out more information, visit the website www.clubdoncasterfoundation.co.uk or phone 01302 764663.

Community Co-ordinators MARK COOPER, HEATHER KING, DANNY HERRING, LEANNE BATEMAN, RAVEN KAUR BASI Community Coaches ANDREW SHELDRAKE, RICHARD HARFORD, JAMIE COTTON, LAUREN CUTTELL, JAMIE BELL

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Club News England Women will take on France at the Keepmoat Stadium as they begin their UEFA Euro 2017 preparations.

“We’re pleased that France have agreed to come over and play us. We haven’t beaten them for a long time so we’re looking to change that.

The Lionesses will entertain France, third in the FIFA world rankings on Friday 21 October (8pm).

“They are the third best team in the world so it is a great test for us and if we’re going to do well at the Euros we’ll have to beat teams like France on the way.

Tickets for the game are on sale priced £7.50 for adults and £3.50 for concessions. A family ticket (two adults and two children) is available at £15 and group booking and Charter Standard discounts apply.

Tickets can be purchased via the Club Doncaster Box Office in person, by calling 01302 762576.

The two sides last came together in March, in a closely-fought 0-0 draw at the SheBelieves Cup. England have already sealed qualification for next summer’s tournament, which will take place in Netherlands, following a 7-0 win over Serbia back in June.

England head coach Mark Sampson said: “We want to focus on playing European opposition between now and next summer’s Euros. ”There are some excellent nations who will be at the tournament and the more experience we can have playing them, the better prepared we’ll be.

“We’re looking forward to playing at Doncaster. The area has such a big women’s football history and the Keepmoat is a great stadium so it will hopefully make for a great game.”

Gavin Baldwin, Chief Executive of Club Doncaster added: “We are delighted to welcome Mark Sampson and the England Women’s team to the Keepmoat Stadium as they take on France in what should be a fantastic game.

“Our area has a long association with the women’s game, with the Belles side one of the most iconic names since their formation in 1969. I am delighted that we can build on that by hosting this game and hope we get a good crowd to support the Lionesses.”

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Season ticket holders for Doncaster Rovers or Doncaster Rovers Belles can gain tickets as a discounted price of £5 for adults and £2.50 concessions.

“Although it’s a friendly we’ll be approaching this game in a very competitive way as part of our tournament preparations.

News ROUNDUP Rovers would like to thank the Retford Branch of the Supporters Club for their generous donations at their AGM. They handed over a cheque for £1,250 to Club Doncaster’s chief operating officer Liam Scully, and £500 to the Club Doncaster Foundation’s head of community John Davis.

We will confirm in due course what we have spent the money on.

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“With the players we’ve got on our team playing well it’s hard to break in to the starting XI but these games give me the opportunity to show the gaffer I can play.”

Club Doncaster Foundation are recruiting for the position of Operations Coordinator.

Reporting to the Club Doncaster Foundation CEO, the successful applicant will help shape and develop the future of this award winning and innovative community foundation.

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The role includes the responsibility of keeping accurate staff records on sickness and annual leave as well as updating policies and procedures as required by the CEO and College Principal.

Liam Mandeville is aware the form of John Marquis and Andy Williams means he has to be patient in the search for first-team football.

Mandeville has scored twice this season, against Nottingham Forest in the EFL Cup and Derby County in the Checkatrade Trophy.

“Every year I just want to get more. John and Willo are on fire at the moment and I know that it’s difficult to break through so I want to learn off them and take my chance when I come on and hope I do well.

A full job description is available on our website. Send an up to date CV and covering letter (of no more than two pages, which fully addresses the criteria in the job description and person specification) by post to: Jim Lord C/O Stephanie Ferraby, Club Doncaster Foundation, Keepmoat Stadium Stadium Way Doncaster DN4 5JW or by email to: recruitment@clubdoncasterfoundation.co.uk Closing date: Friday 14th October 2016 5pm

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Marko MAROSI JEDEN? How would Marko Marosi take a penalty against himself?

After being nominated, albeit jokingly, by teammate John Marquis recently after Rovers’ third penalty failure in four attempts, the Slovakian stopper has the answer.

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“I don’t think it’s a good idea but I’d have a go at trying to whip it in to the top corner,” he concludes light-heartedly at the conclusion of an interview with RAW which emphasised how seriously he’s taking his chance between the sticks right now.

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“I wouldn’t say I was first choice,” he reminds us in the face of competition from Ross Etheridge.

“I keep my feet on the ground. I try to stay as humble as I can, that’s the way I’ve been brought up. My dad always told me to have patience, that’s the most important thing. If you have that then it’ll come to you, stay positive.

“I’d played a couple of games in three years but I don’t think there was a day where I didn’t want to be here. I see it as a challenge, I want to show people that I can do it and I do belong here and I’m still trying my hardest and improving every day with Gez (Paul Gerrard).

“No, in truth (I didn’t think I’d leave in the summer). To be honest, I always thought my time would come if I waited and stayed positive.”

Both parties agreed, in light of last week’s impressive win at Portsmouth, built on some sturdy defending, that it was only right we

I keep my feet on the ground. I try to stay as humble as I can, that’s the way I’ve been brought up. My dad always told me to have patience, that’s the most important thing. If you have that then it’ll come to you, stay positive. busy to register who his compatriots face tonight in the same group (Slovenia away, Marko!)

“First half I thought we did really well, we scored two early goals which is important especially against a team like that and how many fans they had. I thought we defended really well, there was a lack of concentration and it led to their goal but second half – when we knew they would come out guns blazing – Andy (Butler) and Joe Wright dealt with them really well. Andy had a clearance off the line which was amazing, it looked cheeky, but I thanked him for it. That’s what it takes, we look after each other, we work hard for each other but overall I thought we defended really well and deserved to win.

“To be perfectly honest with you, I haven’t been following it – I don’t have a clue who they have.

I watched the Slovakia v England game, it was disappointing to get beaten in the last minute but that’s football, it happens, even at the top level. I haven’t been following it at all, I’ll flick through the news for the football and will probably come across it but I’m trying to concentrate on myself and get a rest when I need it and learn where I can improve.

“We went there and knew what they were about – what the fans were like – it’s loud and we knew that if we gave them a hard time, the fans would turn on them and they did. In League Two, to have a bigger attendance than some Championship clubs is amazing, it’s great to see and it’s a great experience even if you can’t hear each other speak on the pitch and for confidence it’s huge, you want to do well every game but there was a little ‘kick’ to it which made it extra special.

“I usually watch my clips over on Sunday morning when I get up first thing and look at the things that I’ve done, every time I’ve touched the ball, and pick out things I can improve on – there’s a lot!

After today’s game, some fans will jump in their cars and switch their radios to England’s World Cup Qualifier against Malta, yet the Slovakian stopper admits he’s too

“We want to keep our home form going for as long as we can. We want to win every game.

We’re not always going to play perfectly. For example at Portsmouth we weren’t perfect but we won the game. We work as a team and work tremendously hard, starting with the front two and it spreads through the team.

“I think it’s important to keep the home run going. We want to strike fear in to the opponents. They’re going to come to the Keepmoat and if they want to come out with anything, they’re going to have to play us for those points because we’re not going to give them anything. That’s what we’re trying to do; make it a horrible place to come to. We want the opponents to fear us. I think it comes from the winning mentality in the team; we want to do the best we can. We’re confident but we know there’s still a lot to be improved upon but we’re all on the same page. I think the gaffer wants us to be like that as well, we want them beaten before

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quizzed the Slovakian about his form which includes three clean sheets in nine league outings.

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01 | JOSH VICKERS

Twenty-year-old Vickers is currently on loan from Premier League Swansea City and has nailed down the number one jersey as his own. The former Arsenal trainee had loan spells in non league with Concord Rangers and Canvey Island before joining the Swans on a two-year deal. He made his Football League debut on the opening day of this season and, to date, has registered a couple of clean sheets.

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Curtis is an influential central midfielder and now has over 250 appearances to his credit which makes him a senior member of the Barnet squad. Famous for being the youngest ever FA Cup finalist in 2004 when he came on as a substitute in the final for Millwall against Manchester United. The Greenwich-born midfielder has also appeared for Swindon Town, Leeds United and Scunthorpe United. He can play the holding role, but can also get forward to get shots away.

MIDFIELD MAESTRO

08 | CURTIS WESTON

Allen has been back at Barnet since March 2014 for the fourth time of a varied managerial career. ‘Mad Dog’ guided them to the National League title and has done a good job of keeping them competitive in the fourth tier. His playing career saw him make over 100 league appearances for QPR and West Ham which was followed by spells with Portsmouth and Southend. He began his managerial career at Underhill in March 2003 in the Conference prior to departing for Brentford. Spells with MK Dons, Leicester and Cheltenham followed before a return to Barnet in March 2011 for three games during which the Bees were unbeaten. After a spell with Notts County, Allen returned to Underhill for his third spell with the Bees and he guided them to safety on the final day of the 2011/12 season securing a 2-1 win over Burton Albion. He then led Gillingham to the 2012/13 League Two title but seemingly can’t resist the Hive.

06 | MICHAEL NELSON

DEFENSIVE ROCK

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John is a powerful leader of the line and joined the Bees from Alfreton and is now in his third season at the club. Earlier in his career, after impressing at Ebbsfleet, John signed for Bristol City in 2009, before moves to Crawley and Portsmouth were interspersed with a number of loan moves. John was in great form last season and was crowned Barnet’s Player of the Year. Top goalscorer in the Conference winning season and continued the free-scoring in Sky Bet eague Two last season.

09 | JOHN AKINDE

DEADLY STRIKER

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Michael is a vastly experienced centre-back who started his career with Leek Town, Spennymoor United and Bishop Auckland before moving into the professional game with Bury. After two seasons at Gigg Lane he moved to Hartlepool where he would be a virtual ever-present for six seasons. He got his big break with Norwich City in 2009 before playing for Scunthorpe United and Kilmarnock. Whilst north of the border, Killie defeated Celtic 1-0 in the 2012 League Cup Final. His other clubs have been Bradford City, Hibs and Cambridge United. This is his second campaign with the Bees.

HE PLAYED FOR BOTH

John Oster On international weekend, it seems only fitting that we include someone who went directly from South Yorkshire to North London and got a taste of international experience, albeit prior to playing for either. Welshman John Oster made thirteen appearances for his country, while he was a prodigy with Everton and then

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Sunderland. A highly skilled midfielder, Oster made 120 appearances for Doncaster

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Championship. He moved to the Bees but, under the stewardship of Dutch maestro

but infuriatingly only managed two goals but complimented the club greatly in the Edgar Davids, couldn’t prevent the slide in non-league

Dennis PEACOCK

LEGEND Where are they now?

A goalkeeping cult hero, Peacock made in excess of 350 appearances across two spells with Doncaster at Belle Vue in the mid-seventies and early-eighties where cries of “Easy for Dennis!” were often heard from the Popular Stand. Peacock was a virtual present during the 83/84 side as Rovers gained promotion from the fourth tier. No other Rovers goalkeeper has made more appearances.

Club NEWS Lakeside Village, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, has more than 45 outlet stores offering great discounts for shoppers.

The club have worked closely with Lakeside Village for many years with Donny Dog visiting the site regularly supporting their charity fundraising efforts.

Cheryl Sadler, centre manager for Lakeside Village, said: “We are pleased to be able to support Doncaster Rovers again this season.

Gavin Baldwin, chief executive of Doncaster Rovers, said: “It is great to see Lakeside Village supporting their local team and their package includes sponsoring our scoreboard once again.

Our relationship is a great example of partnership working and we are so pleased to have such great neighbours.

“We work closely with local partners and it is great to see Club Doncaster developing and growing. We love to welcome families to the centre who are visiting the town to support their local club. We are ideally located for them to enjoy a bit of extra time in Doncaster.”

“Visitors to our games from outside the area often make a day of it and working with Lakeside Village we are able to offer them somewhere close to the ground with great shopping and places to eat and great discounts.”

For further information about Lakeside Village visit www.lakeside-village.co.uk

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Rovers have signed a new deal with retail neighbours Lakeside Village who have teamed up with a sponsorship package at the Keepmoat Stadium for the third year running.

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FBT, both in Europe and in Thailand, are now

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that any fans wanting to travel will have as much support put in place to make this a trip of a lifetime.

On to matters today, and FBT wish Rovers well in their match against Barnet.

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Today's Mascots JACOB SIDDONS

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Age: 5 Lives: Selby School: Brayton C.E Primary Favourite Subject: PE Worst at School: Writing Favourite TV Programme: Paw Patrol Favourite Food: McDonalds Favourite Holiday: Filey Hobbies: Playing football and watching TV Favourite Player: Andy Williams because he scores lots of goals

Happy Birthday Jenson Anderton Leighton Critchlow Charlie Oleisky Kian Robertson Oliver Turner Victoria Wilson Bailey Winterman

SAMUEL SIDDONS

Age:7 Lives: Selby School: Brayton C.E Primary Favourite Subject: Maths Worst at School: Art Favourite TV Programme: Horrible Histories Favourite Food: Fish & Chips Favourite Holiday: London Hobbies: Playing football and jogging Favourite Player: James Coppinger because he never gives up and played for a long time at Rovers

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Hello everyone, Today we take on Barnet and welcome to all the visiting supporters. I cannot believe it is October already, but it will soon be Halloween when we can all dress up in scary costumes! I saw you all enjoyed the Zooperstars who came to our game against Carlisle, my favourite was Lion Messi. Don’t forget if you are in the Family Stand you can see me taking on a challenge, my last one was keepy uppies and I think I only managed one. I do like the keep fit sessions we do at the side of the pitch, I am hoping we do that today so please join in with me?

Enjoy the game!

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Don’t forget to sign up to our new junior membership scheme if you have not done so already, you can get lots of benefits. For details visit the Box Office or next door at the Club Doncaster Enterprise Zone Reception.

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The 2016 Big Bang is set to be the biggest and best yet, with a wide range of activities confirmed for the November 4 extravaganza at the Keepmoat Stadium – the seventh year in a row it has been held at the home of Doncaster Rovers.

We will have two fireworks displays, with a children’s one at 7pm – where our very own Donny Dog will be in attendance - followed by the main event at 8.45pm.

The event is always popular so we’d encourage early booking to ensure you are not disappointed – you can secure your spot at the event by calling in at our Box Office at the Keepmoat Stadium, calling 01302 762576 or visiting our website.

Our partners First Bus Group are also offering unlimited bus travel after 5pm on the day as part of a £5 which includes one adult entry to the Big Bang.

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Roger Tuby’s Fun Fair will again be bringing rides to suit all ages, with big screen entertainment and much more.

Tickets are just £3, with entry for children shorter than one metre free. Parking is £3.

Match Day EXPERIENCE Calling all Junior Clubs!

Match day experiences are a great way of experiencing life behind the scenes at Doncaster Rovers. Open to teams and clubs regardless of the sport, children up to 18 years of age can enjoy a VIP stadium tour, training session, tickets to the game, mention in the programme, flag bearing on the pitch and half-time penalties against our very own Donny Dog.

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Prices start at just ÂŁ150 for a group of 10 children and two adults, but we can cater for larger groups upon request.

Match day experiences are extremely popular, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

To find out more about our match day experiences, contact Nicola on 01302 764665 or email Nicola.moran@clubdoncaster.co.uk

Welcome Tickhill Juniors!

Today we welcome Tickhill Juniors Under 8s red to the Keepmoat Stadium .

Tickhill, who are managed by Rich Hill and our very own Andy Butler, train every Saturday and play on Sundays.

After a very successful 2015-16 season, they are hoping to emulate their success again over the next year.

Tickhill play at Friars Hill, just off Worksop Road and travel across Doncaster to play competitive matches. Look out for them as the players come onto the pitch today where they will be our official flagbearers and give them a round of applause when they take to the pitch at half-time for penalties against Donny Dog. We hope that they enjoy their day.

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process and the importance of regular checks.

their three yearly screening appointments.

Approximately one in eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime. Early

Doncaster Rovers

detection through screening offers a better chance

striker said: “It’s

of successful treatment and full recovery.

always the women in our lives looking

Breast cancer screening is currently available every

after us and making

three years to women aged 50 to 70 years with

sure we stay healthy

some women being called up from the age of 47.

and attend regular check-ups but it is

Early detection offers a better chance of successful

our turn to

treatment and full recovery. Join the fight and take

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“Look after the ladies in your life and make sure

Missed your appointment or need more

they take up their breast screening invitations.

information? Call Doncaster breast screening clinic

Breast screening saves lives.”

on 01302 644966.

Nick Gillott, Community Officer (Health and Wellbeing) for Club Doncaster said: “We are pleased to support the fight against breast cancer, and encourage women to look for changes in their breasts regularly and, for the over 50s, to make sure they have a mammogram every three years.

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Today’s match sponsors are logistics specialists JP Walton. The company was founded in 1999 with one vehicle and has progressed to a fleet of more than 40 vehicles, ranging from Transit vans to 44-tonne articulated LGVs .Their vehicles can be seen on a daily basis delivering products as diverse as a box weighing less than 1KG through to consignments of train wheels and bogies, heavy excavating and access equipment, frozen and fresh produce for supermarkets ,drainage products for the

Now the weather is colder, why not treat yourself and friends to one of our hospitality match packages at a great price? We are now taking bookings for the Colchester game next week. Tickets are ÂŁ50 per head plus VAT and include car parking, executive tickets, drinks reception, three course dining, waitress service, programmes, teamsheets and Man of the Match presentations. Please email commercial@clubdoncaster.co.uk or call 01302 764665 to find out more.

Matty Blair was our Signum Legends Club Man of the Match against Carlisle United. He is pictured here with Ian from AK Glass.

Match sponsors Dearneside Fabrications chose forward John Marquis as their Man of the Match against the Cumbrians.

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Good afternoon. Today we welcome Martin Allen, his team, staff and fans to the Keepmoat Stadium. The Bees have experienced a mixed bag of results so far this season with two wins, five draws and two losses. But, in this league, a couple of wins would see them right back among it.

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Youth Team Fixtures and Results AUGUST Sat 6 Sat 13 Sat 20 Sat 27

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SEPTEMBER Sat 3 A Sat 10 H Sat 17 H

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OCTOBER Sat 1 Sat 8 Sat 22 Sat 29

H H A H

Lincoln City W 2-1 Grimsby Town W 5-1 Oldham Athletic L 0-2 Scunthorpe United (YA Cup) L 1-3

York City A L 2-4 Burnley (YA Cup) W 1-0 Scunthorpe United 11am L 0-1

Mansfield Town 11am L 0-1 Notts County 11am Accrington Stanley 12pm Bradford City 11am

Rovers 0 Mansfield 1 REPORT

Rovers were extremely unfortunate to lose to a Mansfield team that had won five and drawn one of their games this season.

The Rovers youth team, containing only three second year scholars, with two under 16 players dominated the game for long spells, showing composure, energy and some excellent spells of possession that caused frequent problems for the opposition.

NOVEMBER Sat 5 A Sat 19 H

Hartlepool United 11am Chesterfield 11am

The game was decided by an extremely fortunate goal 20 minutes from time. Despite numerous chances through the game Rovers could not find a way to break the deadlock.

DECEMBER Sat 3 H Sat 9 A Sat 17 A

Rotherham United 11am Burton Albion 11am Mansfield Town 11am

Academy boss Kieran Scarff said: “This was, in so many ways, our best performance of the season.

The players consistently showed the ability to take much of what we are asking on board.

JANUARY Sat 14 A Sat 28 A

Notts County 11am Bradford City 11am

FEBRUARY Sat 11 H Sat 18 A

Hartlepool United 11am Chesterfield 11am

MARCH Sat 4 Sat 11 Sat 25

A H A

Rotherham United 11am Burton Albion 11am Lincoln City 11am

APRIL Sat 1 Sat 8 Sat 22 Sat 29

H A H A

Grimsby Town 11am Oldham Athletic 11am York City 11am Scunthorpe United 11am

All fixtures Youth Alliance North-East unless stated

“They certainly need to be more ruthless, but their ability to dominate a strong side for long spells was very promising. Developing consistency will now ensure they are developing in a way that will create opportunities further down the line.”

The youth team are back in action when they host Notts County on Saturday (KO 11am), with spectators welcome to join us at Rovers’ Cantley Park training ground.

ROVERS XI | Overton, Walker, Fielding, Trialist, Prior, Fletcher, James, Longbottom, Overton, Morris, Scattergood. BENCH | Townrow, Jones, Horton, Barnett

Kieran SCARFF As I have said we are extremely fortunate to have a club, a first team manager and a first team coaching staff who are extremely pro-active in the development of our Academy and Development Centre programmes.

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First Team coaching staff working with youth team players on a daily basis.

First Team Manager and staff watching coaching sessions for 9s-16s players.

Academy and Development Centre coaches having an open invitation to observe first team and youth team sessions. This supports our view of a one club model and that we view all our coaching staff as part of one big coaching team.

Our coaches CPD programme being supported by the delivery and attendance of the first team manager and his staff.

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Six youth team players being part of the first team match-day squad on occasions this season.

The environment we have in place for players and coaches has enormous potential. It provides enormous potential for players to develop and ultimately play in our first team.

Quite simply that is the aim and purpose of any academy programme.

The great thing about Doncaster Rovers is that the aims are very realistic and the purpose receives the full support of the whole club.

All our staff are proud and excited to be a part of this and are all working together to maximise the opportunities for all the young players in our development and academy programmes.

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

Kieran

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Examples of the pro-active nature are: • Meetings at board level to discuss what and how the development centre and academy programmes can be supported and developed.

This is done to ensure the ethos of the whole club is aligned.

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Portsmouth 1 Doncaster Rovers 2

(Carl Baker 41) (John Marquis 7, Andy Williams 34)

Saturday 1st October 2016 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth | Sky Bet League Two | Attendance:16,950 (449) POMPEY XI: Forde, Doyle, Burgess, Stevens, Evans, Clarke, Rose (Linganzi), Baker, Naismith (Lalkovic), Roberts, Chaplin. UNUSED SUBS | O'Brien, Davies, Bennett, Smith, Main.

ROVERS XI: Marosi, Evina, Butler, Wright, Richardson (Calder) (Mason), Blair, Houghton, Rowe, Coppinger (Middleton), Marquis, Williams. UNUSED SUBS | Etheridge, Baudry ,Beestin, Mandeville.

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Doncaster Rovers 2 2 Derby County

(Mandeville 54, Longbottom 82) (Wilson 8, Weimann 90)

(Rovers win shootout 4-3)

Tuesday 04th October 16 | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster | Checkatrade Trophy | Attendance: 1,515 (94) ROVERS XI: Marosi, Mason, Wright (Fielding), Baudry, Evina (Garratt), Keegan, Calder, Beestin, Middleton, Marquis (c), Mandeville (Longbottom). UNUSED SUBS | Etheridge, James, Amos, Scattergood.

DERBY: Ravas, Russell, Wilson (Camara), Blackman, Weimann, Rawson (c), Cover, Guy, Santos, Stabana, Vernam (Bennett). UNUSED SUBS | Babos, Barnes, Gordon, Jakobsen, Bateman.

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THE RECORD BREAKERS: DONCASTER ROVERS 70 YEARS AGO. Part 6 - By John Coyle

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Saturday October 19 1946 offered a rare opportunity for Rovers fans to enjoy an away day. For the visit to meet York City, the railway company LNER put on a “Soccer Special” from Doncaster, with 1,000 places available at a cost of seven shillings and eight pence. The success of the Rovers meant this train service was heavily subscribed and Bootham Crescent was packed by a crowd of 15,504, a record for the ground. Rovers kept the same XI that had edged out Bradford City the week before: Archie Ferguson; Ernie Swallow, Jim Wooldridge; Cecil Stirland, Sid Bycroft, Bob McFarlane; Jackie Kirkaldie, Jackie Thompson, Clarrie Jordan, Paul Todd, Ralph Maddison.

Non-British players were unusual at this time and the fact that York included Eryk Kubicki, a Polish soldier, on the left wing, was a cause for some interest. Rovers were ahead after three minutes: Kirkaldie’s cross was cleared but only to McFarlane whose lobbed ball was headed in by Jordan. A mistake by the York centre-half, Park, who under-hit a back-pass, allowed Jordan to slam home his second after 16 minutes. Rovers held their 2-0 lead until the break, and increased it after 53 minutes. Kirkaldie’s centre from the right was helped home

by Jordan, who thus completed his second hat-trick in successive weeks.

York pulled one back on the hour when Allen was fouled in the area and Pinder beat Ferguson from the penalty spot.

However, five minutes later Todd restored Rovers’ three-goal lead when he wriggled his way through the home defence and fired high into the net. That completed the scoring and travellers from Doncaster had certainly had their money’s worth.

The win over York left Rovers two points clear of second placed Chester, with Rotherham, who had a game in hand, back in third place. Tranmere Rovers, struggling in the lower reaches of the

Division Three (North) table, were the visitors to Belle Vue on the final Saturday of October. Manager Jackie Bestall was able to name an unchanged side for the third game in a row. Despite the counter-attractions of a race meeting across the road on the Town Moor, a crowd of 14,008, the best of the season to date, turned up to watch the League leaders in action.

With both Chester and Rotherham gaining wins away from home, Rovers still led the division by a mere two points. Chester were in fact unbeaten since Rovers had won at Sealand Road

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in the first week of the campaign. As well as Rovers being on top their leading scorer, Clarrie Jordan was on top of the Football League’s scoring charts. His 16 goals put him one ahead of Stoke City’s England international Freddie Steele. Jordan had also scored in six successive games, in which time he had amassed a total of 12 goals, including three hat-tricks. It was proving to be a very impressive season for both the club and its talismanic centre forward.

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Those expecting either a goal-feast like the last home game against Bradford, or a comprehensive victory were to be disappointed. In a desultory first half, Rovers struggled to create many clear-cut chances. When they did they found the visiting goalkeeper, Lloyd, in fine form. After a goalless first period, Rovers finally got their noses in front after 57 minutes. Jordan’s pass found Thompson and his shot beat Lloyd and bounced over the line via the crossbar.

There were still some nervous moments for Rovers until Jordan scored a second after 80 minutes to secure a 2-0 victory.

Clarrie JORDAN

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Get Away Our next game sees the Rovers travel to Bloomfield Road on Saturday October 22

We have received 1,070 allocated seating tickets from Blackpool, which are already on sale to season ticket holders, as well as Members/Alliance Members. They will go on general sale from Monday. Prices are £22 for adults, £18 for seniors (60+) and £10 for U19s. Juniors U11 are free if purchased alongside an adult or senior ticket.

Travelling By Car After the M62 and M6, come off at junction 32 for the M55.

Keep going on the road and the ground is easy to spot as it comes up on your right. There is some street parking available, with a large pay and display car park also available at a cost of £3.50 for three hours.

Exeter Away We will confirm ticket information on our website as soon as possible. Supporter coaches for this game depart Retford 7.15am, Harworth 7.20am, Bawtry/Rossington 7.30am, Infirmary 7.45am and Keepmoat 8.00am. The weekend bus will also be leaving at the same time, fares are £24 adult members and £22 concessions, please add £2 for non-members. Call Paul on 07961727769 or Len on 01302 817347 to book seats (please ring after 6pm if possible.) You can join membership on the day and get your fare reduction.

Our North Branch also run coaches to away games from the Adwick, Carcroft A19 corridor, call on 07780316923.

Contact Details As always if you have any questions then please contact me on the usual SLO social media outlets, @SLO_DRFC on twitter, DRFC SLO on Facebook or supporterliaison@doncasterroversfc.co.uk. I hope you all enjoy today’s game.

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Supporters Coaches Coaches depart Retford 10am, Harworth 10.05am, Rossington/Bawtry 10.15am, Infirmary 10.30am and the Keepmoat Car park one 10am. Fares are £ 15 adult, £ 14 concessions. If you are interested in travelling to the game on our Supporters Club Coaches then please contact Paul Mayfield on 07961727769 after 6pm.

Travelling by Train The nearest station to the ground is Blackpool South, but most trains stop at Blackpool North. This is two miles away from the ground, so your options are a taxi or bus No.11 (the bus station is across the road) and get off at the Bridge House pub. From there the ground is a short walk down Lonsdale Road.

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Ground: Bloomfield Road Capacity: 16,750 (all seated) Phone 01253 685000 Postcode: FY1 6JJ

Rovers Family Doncaster Rovers Supporters Club A warm welcome to all the Barnet fans who have made the trip up the A1 for today’s game. They are a team we have not played for a few years, and we are looking forward to visiting their new ground in January. I Hope the fans have an enjoyable day with us at the Keepmoat Stadium.

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It was great being second in the league, after the Newport victory, so we travelled to Kenilworth Road quite buoyant. For the first 20 mins we pummelled Luton but after Copps scored, and Scott Cuthbert received a nasty neck injury (glad that he is now ok), we just seemed to switch off and eventually got beat 3-1. We had another good following of 557 fans who were made very welcome at Luton, the police were also very helpful and friendly.

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The match against Carlisle was an enjoyable 2-2 draw which saw us drop to third in the table. I must say enjoyed the half-time entertainment against Carlisle, it was certainly something different…

And the support and performance at Portsmouth was fantastic, with the victory moving us back up to second in the table.

The Supporters Club are running mini-weekend trips to the Exeter game on November 12 and the Plymouth game on December 10, the cost for each trip will be £90 per person, travelling on the Saturday and returning on the Sunday at 2.30pm.

Cost inc coach fare bed/breakfast and evening meal.

The next away game sees us travel to Blackpool on Saturday October 22, coaches depart, Retford 10am, Harworth 10.05am, Rossington/Bawtry 10.15am, Infirmary 10.30am and the Keepmoat Car park one 10am, fares are £15 adult, £14 concessions, this is followed by Exeter City on Saturday November 12 , coaches for this game depart Retford 7.15am, Harworth 7.20am, Bawtry/Rossington 7.30am, Infirmary 7.45am and Keepmoat 8.00am. The weekend bus will also be leaving at the same time, fares are £24 adult members and £22 concessions, please add £2 for non-members.

Call Paul on 07961727769 or Len on 01302 817347 to book seats (please ring after 6pm if possible). You can join membership on the day and get your fare reduction.

Our North Branch also run coaches to away games from the Adwick, Carcroft A19 corridor, call on 07780316923.

Remember to use the home match bus from the Retford, Harworth, and Rossington area, departs 1pm from Kettlewells, 1.20pm Harworth Pit gates, 1.30pm Rossington Styrupp/Labour Club.

The Retford Branch are having a Christmas raffle, to be drawn on December 12th, first prize is £250, plus Rovers shirts and many other prizes. If you would like to sell tickets on our behalf, please call Paul on 07961727769.

For information please visit the supporters club web site www.doncasterrovers-supportersclub.com, or visit the supporters club shop situated in the community changing room area, (North Stand) Rovers till we die Paul Mayfield

From Your SLO Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome Keepmoat Stadium and a very warm welcome to the visiting fans from Barnet – I hope plenty of travelling fans make good use of the reciprocal deal agreed between the two clubs.

Thank you I would like to thank all the Rovers supporters who made the recent trip to Portsmouth. I hope you all enjoyed the visit to Fratton Park and that you all had a safe journey home – the 500+ mile round-trip was a lot sweeter with the victory!

Supporters Coaches Keep an eye on my social media accounts for my away day guide for more information. If you are

interested in travelling to the game on our Supporters Club Coaches then please contact Paul Mayfield on 07961727769 after 6pm.

Contact Details As always if you have any questions then please contact me on the usual SLO social media outlets, @SLO_DRFC on twitter, DRFC SLO on Facebook or supporterliaison@doncasterroversfc.co.uk.

I hope you all enjoy today’s game.

Rovers Till I Die Dean Medcalf Supporter Liaison Officer

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K/O

Comp

AUGUST Sat 6 Tue 9 Sat 13 Tue 16 Sat 20 Sat 27 Tue 30

Accrington Stanley Nottingham Forest Crawley Town Cambridge United Cheltenham Town Yeovil Town Mansfield Town

3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 7.45PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 7.45pm

EFL2 EFLC EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 CT

3-2 1-2 1-1 1-0 0-1 4-1 0-2

L L D W W W W

2,647 5,160 4,327 4,768 2,923 4,686 1,461

1240 2,283 133 393 367 167 337

18 13 6 3

Etheridge Marosi Etheridge Marosi Marosi Marosi Etheridge

Butler Blair Blair Lund Lund Lund Fielding

Mason Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright

Lund Butler Butler Butler Butler Butler Evina

Blair Mason Mason Garrett Evina Evina Blair

SEPTEMBER Sat 3 Crewe Alexandra Sat 10 Morecambe Sat 17 Newport County Sat 24 Luton Town Tue 27 Carlisle United

3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 7.45PM

EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

2-1 1-5 2-0 1-3 2-2

L W W L D

3,830 4,768 5,254 7,917 4,773

520 393 266 554 439

6 4 4 4 3

Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi

Richardson Blair1 Blair Richardson1 Evina

Butler Evina Evina Evina2 Butler

Wright Butler1 Butler Butler Wright

Evina Wright Wright Wright Blair

OCTOBER Sat 1 Portsmouth Tue 4 Derby County Sat 8 Barnet Sat 15 Colchester United Sat 22 Blackpool Sat 29 Wycombe Wanderers

3.00PM 7.45PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM

EFL CT EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

22-1 2-2

W D

16,950 1,515

449 94

2

Marosi Marosi

Evina Mason

Butler Wright

Wright Baudry

Richardson Evina

NOVEMBER Tue 8 Port Vale Sat 12 Exeter City Sat 19 Hartlepool United Tue 22 Stevenage Sat 26 Leyton Orient

7.45PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 7.45PM 3.00PM

CT EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

DECEMBER Sat 10 Plymouth Argyle Sat 17 Grimsby Town Mon 26 Notts County Sat 31 Mansfield Town

3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 12.15PM

EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

JANUARY Mon 2 Stevenage Sat 7 Portsmouth Sat 14 Barnet Sat 21 Crewe Alexandra Sat 28 Yeovil Town

3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM

EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

FEBRUARY Sat 4 Morecambe Fri 10 Newport County Tue 14 Carlisle United Sat 18 Luton Town Sat 25 Accrington Stanley Tue 28 Cambridge United

7.45PM 7.45PM 7.45PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 7.45PM

EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

MARCH Sat 4 Sat 11 Tue 14 Sat 18 Sat 25

Crawley Town Cheltenham Town Notts. County Leyton Orient Plymouth Argyle

3.00PM 3.00PM 7.45PM 3.00PM 3.00PM

EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

APRIL Sat 1 Sat 8 Fri 14 Mon 17 Sat 22 Sat 29

Grimsby Town Mansfield Town Colchester United Blackpool Wycombe Wanderers Exeter City

3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM

EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

MAY Sun 8

Hartlepool United

3.00PM

EFL2

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Score W/D/L

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Att

3rd Sub

Away Pos

21 Coppinger Rowe1 Houghton Calder Houghton Garratt Middleton Rowe Calder Houghton Coppinger1 Rowe Houghton Blair Rowe Coppinger Houghton Blair Rowe Coppinger Houghton Blair Rowe Coppinger1 Calder1 Houghton Middleton Mandeville

Houghton Blair Middleton Houghton 1 Middleton Houghton Blair Houghton Houghton Rowe1

Blair Keegan

Houghton Calder

Williams1 Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams3 Williams

Marquis Middleton Marquis Lund Marquis Lund 1 Marquis Evina 1 Marquis Calder Marquis Beestin Beestin1 Longbottom

Marosi Etheridge Marosi Etheridge Etheridge Etheridge Marosi

Rowe1 Rowe Rowe Rowe3 Calder

Coppinger Marquis Coppinger1 Marquis2 Coppinger2 Marquis3 Coppinger1 Marquis Coppinger Marquis1

Williams Beestin Williams Garratt 1 Williams Middleton1 Williams Mandeville Williams Mandeville

Etheridge Etheridge Etheridge Etheridge Etheridge

Calder Calder Garratt Baudry1 Baudry

Rowe Beestin

Coppinger Marquis1 Middleton1 Marquis

Williams Etheridge Mandeville Etheridge

Calder Fielding

Mason Garratt

1

Mandeville Evina Wright Mandeville1 Evina Coppinger Mandeville Evina Middleton Mandeville Middleton Calder Mandeville Middleton Fielding Calder Middleton Mandeville Butler Barker James

Garratt Calder Garratt Pugh Amos Pugh Pugh

Middleton Mandeville Pugh Mandeville Longbottom Beestin Baudry Beestin Mandeville2 Calder2 Beestin Garratt Beestin Garratt Richardson

Beestin Beestin Beestin Fielding Pugh Fielding Amos

Fielding Fielding Longbottom3 Middleton3 Middleton

Baudry Middleton Beestin Mandeville 1 James Longbottom Amos Scattergood

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F

A

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D

L

F

A

GD

PTS

1

Plymouth

11

4

1

1

10

6

4

0

1

7

2

+9

25

2

Doncaster

11

3

2

0

10

4

3

0

3

12

10

+8

20

3

Carlisle

11

3

3

0

8

4

1

4

0

8

7

+5

19

4

Luton

11

3

1

1

11

6

2

2

2

9

6

+8

18

5

Crawley Town

11

3

2

1

7

5

2

1

2

6

8

0

18

6

Portsmouth

11

4

1

1

16

6

1

1

3

2

6

+6

17

7

Notts County

10

1

2

2

7

8

4

0

1

10

6

+3

17

8

Crewe

11

2

4

0

9

6

2

1

2

6

9

0

17

9

16

Grimsby

11

3

0

3

9

9

2

1

2

8

8

0

10 Morecambe

10

2

0

3

8

11

3

1

1

8

7

-2

16

11 Colchester

11

3

0

2

11

9

1

3

2

5

7

0

15

12 Accrington Stanley

11

2

1

2

8

8

2

2

2

7

7

0

15

13 Hartlepool

11

0

4

1

5

6

3

2

1

12

12

-1

15

14 Mansfield

11

1

2

2

2

3

2

3

1

7

7

-1

14

15 Wycombe

11

4

1

1

10

5

0

1

4

3

10

-2

14

16 Blackpool

11

2

2

1

7

4

1

2

3

8

8

+3

13

17 Leyton Orient

11

1

0

4

4

6

2

3

1

8

8

-2

12

18 Barnet

10

1

4

1

6

5

1

2

1

4

7

-2

12

19 Cambridge Utd

11

2

2

2

7

9

1

1

3

3

6

-5

12

20 Stevenage

10

3

0

2

11

7

0

2

3

3

10

-3

11

21 Yeovil

11

2

0

3

7

8

1

1

4

4

11

-8

10

22 Cheltenham

11

1

3

2

6

6

0

3

2

6

9

-3

9

23 Exeter

11

0

0

5

1

8

3

0

3

7

8

-8

9

24 Newport County

9

0

2

2

6

8

1

1

3

4

7

-5

6

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Football League 2016/17

Emirates FA Cup

Rovers Total

2016/17

EFL Cup

Rovers Total

2016/17

Checkatrade Trophy

Rovers Total

2016/17

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ALCOCK, Craig

0

0

0

24

3

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

AMOS, Danny

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0 0

BAUDRY, Mathieu

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

BEESTIN, Alfie

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

1

2

0

1

BLAIR, Matty

11

0

1

11

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

BUTLER, Andrew

11

0

1

84

0

8

0

0

0

7

0

0

1

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

CALDER, Riccardo

3

5

0

10

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

2

0

1

2

0

1

COPPINGER, James

11

0

5

395

49

48

0

0

0

20

4

1

0

0

0

18

5

3

0

0

0

8

2

0

ETHERIDGE, Ross

2

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

EVINA, Cedric

8

2

0

63

8

1

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

5

0

0

2

0

0

6

0

0

FIELDING, Reece

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

1

1

0

GARRATT, Tyler

1

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

3

1

1

0

0

1

3

1

0

2

0

2

2

1

HOUGHTON, Jordan

11

0

0

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

KEEGAN, Paul

0

0

0

107

11

2

0

0

0

7

1

0

0

0

0

4

2

0

1

0

0

4

0

0

LONGBOTTOM, Will

0

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

1

0

2

1

LUND, Mitchell

4

1

0

33

6

1

0

0

0

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

MANDEVILLE, Liam

0

7

0

2

16

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

1

1

2

0

1

3

1

1

MAROSI, Marko

9

0

0

11

2

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

0

MARQUIS, John

11

0

6

11

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

MASON, Niall

2

1

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

McCULLOUGH, Luke

0

0

0

74

5

0

0

0

0

5

0

1

0

0

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

McSHEFFREY, Gary

0

0

0

7

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MIDDLETON, Harry

2

7

0

28

19

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

1

0

0

2

1

0

2

0

0

5

1

0

N'GUESSAN, Dany

0

0

0

1

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

PUGH, Joseph

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

RICHARDSON, Frazer

3

1

0

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

ROWE, Tommy

11

0

3

20

1

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

TAYLOR-SINCLAIR, Aaron

0

0

0

38

5

2

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

WILLIAMS, Andy

11

0

6

52

5

18

0

0

0

3

0

2

1

0

0

3

0

2

1

0

0

2

1

0

WRIGHT, Joe

10

0

0

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

2

0

0

2

0

0

Total

22

1

4

Head to Head 2.0

1.0

Average Goals Per Game

53.2 %

46.3 %

Average Shots On Target

1.3

1.2

Average Goals Conceded Per Game

17.7 %

10.5 %

% Goals To Shots

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107

112

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01

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02

Craig ALCOCK

02

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03

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03

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04

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04

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07

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08

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08

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ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

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09

John AKINDE

Doncaster Rovers Football Club

10

Tommy ROWE

10

Michael GASH

consideration all supporters,

11

Andy WILLIAMS

11

Luke GAMBIN

regardless of Gender, Race or Ethnic

12

Mitchell LUND

12

Josh VICKERS (GK)

origin, Religious Belief, Age, Sexual

13

Marko MAROSI (GK)

13

Jamal CAMPBELL-RYCE

unjustifiable reason. The club, in

14

Harry MIDDLETON

14

Sam TOGWELL

association with its governing bodies

15

Joe WRIGHT

15

Alie SESAY

(the FA and the Football League) and

16

Jordan HOUGHTON

16

Harry TAYLOR

determined to eradicate racism in

17

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17

Sam MUGGLETON

football by ensuring that no barriers

18

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18

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19

Liam MANDEVILLE

19

Jean-Louis AKPA AKPRO

ethnic background. To this end,

20

Aaron TAYLOR-SINCLAIR

21

Shaun BATT

Doncaster Rovers Football Club will

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Joe PUGH

22

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22

Will LONGBOTTOM

23

Alex NICHOLLS

be culpable of displaying any form of

23

Alfie BEESTIN

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