Doncaster Rovers v Stevenage

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Doncaster Rovers v Stevenage F.C. Sky Bet League Two Monday 02nd January 2017 Kick Off 3pm

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SEASON 2016/17 | STEVENAGE F.C. | 02.01.17 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

CLUB STAFF Club secretary Mary Lally Stadium manager & operations Marie Hepburn Safety officer Sam Ramsden Deputy safety officer Fraser Garner Head groundsman Jim Davison Director of finance Richard Poole Head of commercial affairs Andrew Whitham Lottery manager Ken Porter Ticket manager Tracy Bawden Media manager Luke Thornhill Marketing manager Mark Hughesman Club shop manager Tracy Fernie Supporter services manager Charles Swallow Supporter liaison officers Dean Medcalf, Sheila Lynch PROGRAMME Contributors Clare Bailey, Ryan Daly, Colin Harker, Paul Mayfield, Dean Medcalf, Nicola Moran, Sophie Scargill, Jon Warburton.

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FOOTBALL STAFF Manager Darren Ferguson Assistant manager Gavin Strachan Goalkeeping coach Paul Gerrard Fitness coach Ben Rome Physiotherapist Alex Dalton Club doctor Dr Tim Douglas

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Darren Ferguson I’d like to welcome the manager, fans, players and staff of Stevenage to the Keepmoat Stadium this afternoon.

will stand us in good stead. The support at both our festive away games was incredible, as always.

I hope everyone had a merry Christmas and new year. We are right where we want to be in terms of our two-points-per-game target as we enter the second half of the league season.

I hope to be able to add a couple of new faces to the squad by the end of the January transfer window. Yesterday we completed the signing of Alfie May from Hythe Town, while Tyler Garratt has joined Ross Etheridge in going out on loan.

Our centre-halves did really well at Notts County on Boxing Day when it was a real physical match at times. We know we will have to do that at times this season, especially away from home. It shows the character and determination of the players. If we keep fighting, added to the quality we have in the team, that

I felt Tyler and Ross needed game time.

We also have a few friendlies arranged this month to make sure the players who are not in the first-team every week get some game time.

Enjoy the game.

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We know there is a lot of hard work still to come, but we know if we consistently reach the standards we have set then we will continue to pick up plenty of points.

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Gavin Baldwin Welcome back to the Keepmoat Stadium today as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of it becoming our home. I am delighted to welcome some familiar faces back from the very first match played on the pitch to today’s game.

It is fitting that we look back to the past today, but as a club there is much to celebrate about the present and the future. Today we can confirm Reece Fielding and Will Longbottom have signed professional terms with us – both have already featured in the first-team this season, and I am sure they will go on to make significant contributions to the club.

Yesterday we also confirmed the signing of Alfie May from Hythe Town. We invited

We are in a strong position in the league so do not expect wholesale changes this January, but if we feel we can improve the quality in the squad then we will do so.

I hope all our fans had a good Christmas and new year. I’d like to welcome the directors, fans, staff and players of Stevenage to today’s game, and wish everyone a safe journey home.

Enjoy the game

Gavin

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Moving to this stadium just over a decade ago was a truly transformative period in the club’s history, and fans should be in no doubt just how much we have moved on in the 10 years we have called this ground home. It is exciting to think about where we could be as a club in a further 10 years.

him to spend a week training with us earlier this season, and he chose us over a number of other EFL clubs – including from the division above – because of the welcome he received and our manager’s record in developing players from non-league.

CLUB DONCASTER FOUNDATION WHO’S WHO

Foundation

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

CHRISTMAS Cup

JOHN WALLBANK, PETER NORMAN, RUPERT SUCKLING, ALLAN STEWART, JO DRAPIER Chief executive

More than 100 Club Doncaster Sports College students took part in their annual Christmas Cup, raising money for Save the Children in the process.

JIM LORD

Each year, the students are split into teams and battle it out in an 11 a-side football tournament to win the prestigious Christmas Cup.

EDUCATION FOUNDATION

This year the tournament was combined with Christmas Jumper Day, so staff and players wore their brightest Christmas jumpers and donated to Save the Children.

Principal ADI TURNPENNY Deputy principals JOE BURTON, BEN THOMPSON Head of quality assurance DANIEL JENNINGS Sports lecturers EMMA HARRISON, MARK ELLAMES, WILL BIGGS, CRAIG COLLINS 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

Club Doncaster Foundation staff also prepared a spread of food for everyone involved that was then enjoyed during a festive presentation.

Academy co-ordinator Tim Ryan was delighted with the outcome of the day.

“The standard of the football was quality, and it’s always great to see both the lads and girls getting stuck in,” he said.

“Everyone did themselves proud, from the footballers to the foundation staff who gave up their time to put on a spread of food for them. The amount we raised through the day will make such a difference to the charity.”

During the day the students were also able to purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win a pair of football boots and trainers with proceeds also going to the charity.

More than £200 was raised for the charity, much to the delight of principal of the Sports College Adi Turnpenny.

“You only have to watch the news to see the charity we are supporting is a great cause and all participants should be proud to be involved,” he said.

“The Christmas Cup is now the traditional way for the students to end the year with everyone from the college and staff from across the foundation getting involved. It’s always such a great event and this year even more so with everyone pulling together to put on a spread for the players.”

Applications to study in the 2017/2018 academic year are now being processed via www.clubdoncastersportscollege.co.uk.

TOM FOY, NICK GILLOTT, DEAN SHARP Operation co-ordinator STEPH FERRABY Media and communications co-ordinator SOPHIE SCARGILL Community co-ordinators MARK COOPER, HEATHER KING, DANNY HERRING, LEANNE BATEMAN, RAJVEEN BASI Community coaches RICHARD HARFORD, JAMIE COTTON, LAUREN CUTTELL Foundation administrator

K I N D LY S U P P O R T E D B Y F I R S T

AARON BEDFORD Apprentices JOE FIRBANK, BEN WATERS, JOSH GELDER

CLUB DONCASTER FOUNDATION PROUD PARTNERS

CHESWORLD PARK HOSPITAL Rovers trio Andy Butler, John Marquis and Harry Middleton paid a visit to Cheswold Park Hospital before Christmas to oversee the great work put in

by Club Doncaster Foundation.

The three spent time helping to prepare healthy food options before sitting down for a question and answer session in a scheme created to improve the health and wellbeing of those involved.

The visit marked the end of an eight-week spell with the hospital delivering Fit Rovers – a course designed to help men lose weight and adopt a much healthier lifestyle.

Butler praised Club Doncaster Foundation for their impressive work they have put into the scheme.

“Fit Rovers is excellent for anyone wanting to manage a healthier lifestyle - the results were so significant.”

The course will take place at the Keepmoat Stadium and offers excellentlydelivered sessions and advice to work towards a healthier lifestyle – free of charge.

Unlike big fitness/weight-loss chains that charge you for pubic weigh-ins andgive very little guidance, information at Fit Rovers is completely confidential meaning you can keep a track of exactly how you’re doing on a one-on-one basis with the staff.

One session a week for eight weeks is included in the course, as well as incentives such as sports wear, Rovers player visits and money off match shirts.

The sessions consist of an interactive workshop looking at managing portion sizes and making healthy but tasty food followed by a gym session tailored to the needs of every individual.

For more information on how to get involved contact Nick or Scott on fitrovers@clubdoncasterfoundation.co.uk or 01302 764663.

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“The visit to Cheswold Park Hospital was a great chance to see all the hard work that Club Doncaster Foundation do in action. It was clear just from the visit that it really helped the patients in there, and the whole Foundation team are a real credit to Doncaster Rovers,” he said.

Fit Rovers is an eight-week course aimed at the general public for men over the age of 30.

10 YEARS AT THE KEEPMOAT STADIUM Belle Vue was home. Rovers had played there since 1922 and by the time we reached the 1990s it was showing its age. One by one stands had been changed because of the changing face of football. The Popular Terrace that used to have a bar at the back and could accommodate thousands had to be cut in half due to subsidence issues and the “Cow Shed” on the Town End Terrace was pulled down as a result of the Taylor Report. In the mid nineties the then Rovers’ “benefactor” Ken Richardson arranged for a former SAS serviceman to burn down the Main Stand so that he could claim the insurance money. The plot failed and Richardson was imprisoned for his part in the debacle. This left a big hole in the stand and the club was close to going to the wall.

On the playing side, Richardson stopped putting any money into the club, which was relegated out of the Football League. O,nly thanks to an investment company Westferry did the club survive at all taking

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ownership for £4million. Soon after that former directorJohn Ryan was able to do business with Westferry and take ownership of the club himself. The team having dropped out of the Football League

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was playing Conference football with little hope of returning quickly.

John Ryan was conscious of the fact that if he was going to turn the club around, it would require significant work to be done on the state of the ground. A rally was held in the Earl of Doncaster Hotel in which Ryan criticised the Council in not helping the club over the idea of a new stadium. It caused uproar in the Council and Ryan was made to apologise for his comments but around the same time the Council did concede that dialogue with the club had broken down. It was the catalyst to them setting up a steering committee that included representatives from Doncaster Rugby League Club and Doncaster Rovers and significantly Andy Liney representing the Viking Supporters Co-operative, who were vocal in their support for Mr Ryan and the need to push for a new stadium in order for the club and town to progress.

Initial plans were drawn up for a 10,000 seater stadium to be built of four separate stands on the site where the XP School now stands. This was still ambitious as Rovers were a Conference side and weren’t showing any signs of moving any time soon. Then performances improved on the pitch and attendances started to increase as Rovers started to battle at the top end of the Conference.

Then Rovers achieved promotion back to the Football League in 2003, then after just one season in the bottom tier, were promoted again as champions in May 2004. The plans changed and started incorporating more and more and were now looking at a 15,000 capacity located closer to the lake. An ambitious plan with floating roofs was considered at one stage, then a version closer to the final build with pods situated at regular intervals around the ground were agreed. Mayor Martin Winter set a council budget for the stadium at £32million to include the main bowl, a second pitch with

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The tenders came back again, the pods were no longer on the plans, but Mowlem Construction / Carillion were awarded the contact with a deadline of completing the build in two years. Then in December 2004 came the news that construction would be delayed because England Nature had found the site to be a breeding ground for the Great Crested Newt, a species protected by law. The plans were given the go ahead by Doncaster Council on January 13 2005, but, thanks to the newts, construction did not commence until October 2005. The deadline to complete the stadium did not change, however, and Carillion were tasked to complete by December 2006 with the first match scheduled for December 27 2006 – a rugby friendly between the now aptly named Doncaster Lakers and Sheffield Eagles – with the first Rovers game, a league game against Huddersfield to follow on January 1 2007.

DONCASTER ROVERS KEEPMOAT GOALSCORERS Player

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League Goals

Cup & Other Goals

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COPPINGER, James

24

3

27

SHARP, Billy

20

1

21

HAYTER, James

16

3

19

HEFFERNAN, Paul

14

4

18

WILLIAMS, Andy

12

5

17

BROWN, Chris

12

3

15

STOCK, Brian

7

3

10

TYSON, Nathan

8

1

9

BENNETT, Kyle

7

1

8

PAYNTER, Billy

7

1

8

MCCAMMON, Mark

4

4

8

COTTERILL, David

7

0

7

LOCKWOOD, Adam

7

0

7

MANDEVILLE, Liam

5

2

7

PRICE, JJ

4

3

7

WOODS, Martin

3

4

7

JONES, Rob

5

1

6

WELLENS, Richie

5

1

6

SHIELS, Dean

5

0

5

GUY, Lewis

4

1

5

BUTLER, Andy

4

0

4

MAIN, Curtis

4

0

4

MARQUIS, John

4

0

4

MILLS, Matt

4

0

4

ROBERTS, Gareth

4

0

4

ROWE, Tommy

4

0

4

FORRESTER, Harry

3

1

4

DIOUF, El-Hadji

3

0

3

EMMANUEL-THOMAS, Jay 3

0

3

FURMAN, Dean

3

0

3

STEWART, Cameron

3

0

3

WILSON, Mark

3

0

3

SYERS, David

1

2

3

ANDERSON, Keshi

2

0

2

BEYE, Habib 2

0

2

CHAPLOW, Richard

2

0

2

DUFFY, Mark

2

0

2

GRANT, Conor

2

0

2

LEE, Graeme

2

0

2

Total Goals

Player

League Goals

Cup & Other Goals

2

0

2

MARTIS, Shelton

2

0

2

MCCOMBE, Jamie

2

0

2

MUTCH, Jordon

2

0

2

QUINN, Paul

2

0

2

ROBERT, Fabien

2

0

2

ROBINSON, Theo

2

0

2

GREEN, Paul

1

1

2

HUME, Iain

1

1

2

BARNES, Giles

1

0

1

BLAIR, Matty

1

0

1

BROOKER, Steve

1

0

1

EUELL, Jason Joseph

1

0

1

EVINA, Cedric

1

0

1

FAIRHURST, Simon

1

0

1

FORTE, Jonathan

1

0

1

FORTUNE, Quinton

1

0

1

GILLETT, Simon

1

0

1

GREER, Gordon

1

0

1

HEALY, David

1

0

1

HOUGHTON, Jordan

1

0

1

HUSBAND, James

1

0

1

McDAID, Sean

1

0

1

MÉITÉ, Abdoulaye

1

0

1

NELTHORPE, Craig

1

0

1

OSTER, John

1

0

1

PIQUIONNE, Freddie

1

0

1

SHACKELL, Jason

1

0

1

STEVENS, Enda

1

0

1

BALL, Jordan

0

1

1

HIRD, Sam

0

1

1

KHUMALO, Bongani

0

1

1

LONGBOTTOM, Will

0

1

1

MASON, Ryan

0

1

1

MCCULLOUGH, Luke

0

1

1

PAYNE, Josh

0

1

1

WAKEFIELD, Liam

0

1

1

OPPONENTS (OG)

7

2

9

Grand Total

274

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330

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Total Goals

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MACHEDA, Federico

TWO GOALS OR MORE ROVERS Date

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Opponents

Score

Scorer Name

16-May-2008 League One play-off

Competition

SOUTHEND UNITED

5-1

James Coppinger 3

14-Sep-2010 Championship

NORWICH CITY

3-1

James Coppinger 3

03-May-2015 League One

SCUNTHORPE UNITED

5-2

Nathan Tyson

3

27-Aug-2016 League Two

YEOVIL TOWN

4-1

Andy Williams

3

27-Jan-2007 League One

ROTHERHAM UNITED

3-2

Paul Heffernan 2

12-Feb-2007 EFL Trophy

CREWE ALEXANDRA

3-2

Paul Heffernan 2

04-Sep-2007 EFL Trophy

BRADFORD CITY

5-1

Mark McCammon 2

28-Oct-2007 League One

LEYTON ORIENT

4-2

Richie Wellens 2

20-Jan-2009 FA Cup

CHELTENHAM TOWN

3-0

Brian Stock 3

31-Oct-2009 Championship

BLACKPOOL

3-3

Billy Sharp 2

19-Oct-2010 Championship

DERBY COUNTY

2-3

Dean Shiels 2

17-Dec-2011 Championship

LEICESTER CITY

2-1

Billy Sharp 2

28-Aug-2012 League Cup

HULL CITY

3-2

David Syers 2

21-Sep-2013 Championship

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

2-2

Federico Macheda 2

18-Jan-2014 Championship

WIGAN ATHLETIC

3-0

Chris Brown 2

15-Feb-2014 Championship

BARNSLEY

2-2

James Coppinger 2

07-Nov-2015 FA Cup

STALYBRIDGE CELTIC

2-0

Andy Williams 2

16-Apr-2016 League One

WIGAN ATHLETIC

3-1

Andy Butler 2

26-Nov-2016 League Two

LEYTON ORIENT

3-1

Liam Mandeville 2

Scorer Name

OPPONENTS Date

Opponents

Score

15-Feb-2011 Championship

Competition

IPSWICH TOWN

0-6

Connor Wickham 3

06-Jan-2007 FA Cup

BOLTON WANDERERS

0-4

Andranik Teymourian 2

26-Jan-2010 Championship

MIDDLESBROUGH

1-4

Adam Johnson 2

24-Apr-2010 Championship

SCUNTHORPE UNITED

4-3

Gary Hooper 2

19-Oct-2010 Championship

DERBY COUNTY

2-3

Kris Commons 2

25-Jan-2011 Championship

BARNSLEY

0-2

Danny Haynes 2

09-Apr-2011 Championship

CARDIFF CITY

1-3

Jason Koumas 2

01-Nov-2011 Championship

MIDDLESBROUGH

1-3

Barry Robson 2

14-Feb-2012 Championship

BLACKPOOL

1-3

Gary Taylor-Fletcher 2

14-Apr-2012 Championship

PORTSMOUTH

3-4

Greg Halford 2

07-Jan-2012 FA Cup

NOTTS COUNTY

0-2

Jeff Hughes 2

23-Aug-2011 League Cup

LEEDS UNITED

1-2

Ramon Nunez 2

15-Dec-2012 League One

COVENTRY CITY

1-4

David McGoldrick 2

09-Apr-2013 League One

CARLISLE UNITED

0-2

Liam Noble 2

26-Dec-2013 Championship

IPSWICH TOWN

0-3

David McGoldrick 2

15-Feb-2014 Championship

BARNSLEY

2-2

Nick Proschwitz 2

05-Apr-2014 Championship

BIRMINGHAM CITY

1-3

Federico Macheda 2

26-Apr-2014 Championship

READING

1-3

Pavel Pogrebnyak 2

13-Dec-2014 League One

GILLINGHAM

1-2

Luke Norris 2

21-Nov-2015 League One

ROCHDALE

0-2

Ian Henderson 2

16-Jan-2016 League One

GILLINGHAM

2-2

Rory Donnelly 2

26-Jan-2016 League One

PORT VALE

1-2

Ajay Leitch-Smith 2

29-Oct-2016 League Two

WYCOMBE WANDERERS

2-2

Matt Bloomfield 2

Hat Tricks in Bold

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HIGH SCORES BIGGEST WINS: DRFC Date

Competition

Opponent

Score

04-Sep-2007

EFL Trophy

BRADFORD CITY

5-1

16-May-2008

League One play-off

SOUTHEND UNITED

5-1

03-May-2015

League One

SCUNTHORPE UNITED

5-2

24-Nov-2012

League One

SCUNTHORPE UNITED

4-0

14-Aug-2007

League Cup

LINCOLN CITY

4-1

27-Aug-2016

League Two

YEOVIL TOWN

4-1

28-Oct-2007

League One

LEYTON ORIENT

4-2

Score

BIGGEST WINS: OPPONENTS Date

Competition

Opponent

15-Feb-2011

Championship

IPSWICH TOWN

0-6

26-Aug-2009

League Cup

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

1-5

06-Jan-2007

FA Cup

BOLTON WANDERERS

0-4

25-Jan-2008

League One

SWANSEA CITY

0-4

26-Jan-2010

Championship

MIDDLESBROUGH

1-4

15-Dec-2012

League One

COVENTRY CITY

1-4

25-Aug-2015

League Cup

IPSWICH TOWN

1-4

Score

HIGHEST AGGREGATE: 7 GOALS Competition

Opponent

03-May-2015

League One

SCUNTHORPE UNITED

5-2

24-Apr-2010

Championship

SCUNTHORPE UNITED

4-3

14-Apr-2012

Championship

PORTSMOUTH

3-4

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Date

TOP 20 KEEPMOAT APPEARANCES

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Name

Lge Apps

Lge Subs

Cup Apps

Cup Subs

Total

COPPINGER, James

165

18

17

3

203

O'CONNOR, James

92

3

12

1

108

SULLIVAN, Neil

94

0

9

0

103

WELLENS, Richie

83

3

11

2

99

STOCK, Brian

82

5

10

1

98

HAYTER, James

58

28

7

2

95

HIRD, Sam

49

24

9

1

83

LOCKWOOD, Adam

53

14

9

2

78

WOODS, Martin

51

8

10

2

71

WILSON, Mark

50

14

4

2

70

KEEGAN, Paul

51

7

10

1

69

ROBERTS, Gareth

56

4

7

1

68

BENNETT, Kyle

37

21

6

2

66

OSTER, John

48

6

4

1

59

BUTLER, Andy

47

0

8

0

55

HEFFERNAN, Paul

32

16

5

2

55

GUY, Lewis

20

24

7

3

54

SHARP, Billy

47

2

1

0

50

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HE PLAYED FOR BOTH

Carl ALFORD During his playing days for Stevenage, Carl Alford certainly knew where the back of the net was. The striker, originally from Denton in Greater Manchester plied his trade with Burnley, Macclesfield Town, Rochdale and Stockport County before heading south.

His goal scoring record could not be continued at Belle Vue as he only managed to score one goal before leaving at the end of the season.

Jamie MCCOMBE

LEGEND, WHERE ARE THEY NOW

Towering central defender Jamie McCombe penned a deal with Rovers back in the summer of 2012, he started his footballing career with rivals Scunthorpe United before moving onto Lincoln City and Bristol City respectively.

In his first season down at Ashton Gate, the Robins achieved promotion to the Championship after finishing second in the league. He was voted the club’s Player of the Season.

McCombe joined Rovers on a free transfer from Huddersfield Town. It took him until April 1 to score his first goal for the club, scoring the winner against Swindon Town at the Keepmoat.

He spent a season at Boro after leaving Rovers at the end of the 2014/15 season, McCombe is currently playing for Lincoln City in the Conference National.

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He signed for the Boro in 1998 where he spent two seasons, Alford managed to scored an incredible 42 goals in 39 games, which saw him leave to join fellow Conference Premier side Doncaster Rovers in 2000.

AWAY TEAM STEVENAGE

The GAFFER Darren SARLL

Managerial CAREER 2007 - 2008 | Stevenage Borough Reserves 2016 - present | Stevenage

TOP STOPPER

01 | JAMIE JONES

Jamie Jones, 27, originally form Kirkby in Merseyside, came through the youth academy at Everton. He was rewarded with his professional contract in the summer of 2007, but the keeper could not force his way into the first team.

Leyton Orient was his next destination and after battling for the first choice position alongside Glenn Morris, Jones eventually made it his. He made his debut for The O’s in a League Cup game against Southend, before his League bow in a 2-1 defeat to Scunthorpe United

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The 6ft 3in top stopper made more than 150 appearances for Orient during his six-years at the Matchroom Stadium before moving up to Lancashire to sign for Preston North End.

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First-team opportunities came hard to come by during his spell up North, which saw him pull on a Lilywhite shirt on only 17 occasions.

During his time at Deepdale he was loaned out on four separate occasions, playing for Colchester United, Coventry City, Rochdale and Stevenage – for whom he signed on a permanent basis.

Jones moved to Stevenage in the January transfer window in 2016, the keeper has gone on to make more than 40 appearances for Boro.

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The last time we faced Stevenage, Tom Pett came on as a half-time substitute and significantly changed the game in the favour of the hosts down at the Lamex Stadium. Fortunately for Rovers they walked away with all three points in a 4-3 victory that afternoon.

The midfield maestro started his footballing career with Boreham Wood before moving onto Potters Bar Town in 2003, after spending a large chunk of his youth career with the Scholars, he was rewarded with a first-team contract.

Pett played for the Hertfordshire-based side for three seasons, which also saw him captain the side . In 2012, the then 21-year-old moved on to Wealdstone.

During his two seasons at the club he made more than 90 appearances, finding the net 24 times. It was agreed in June of 2014 that Pett would become a new addition at the Lamex and he once again hit the ground running.

He scored his first goal for the Boro in a 3-2 defeat to York City, the midfielder found the net another seven times that season - including a play-off semi-final strike against Southend

MIDFIELD MAESTRO

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Darren Sarll is the youngest manager in Sky Bet League Two. Sarll came through the youth system at semi-professional side Hitchin Town, where he made 23 appearances for the Canaries in his first and only season with the club.

After spending only a few months with Berkhamsted Town in 2002, he found himself on the move again to Bedford Town. The midfielder spent two seasons at the Eyrie, making 73 appearances, before going on to play for Chesham United, Dunstable Town, Hemel Hempstead Town and St Albans City before hanging up his boots in 2006.

His first venture into coaching came with Stevenage’s reserve side at the start of the 2007/08 season. He had a spell with Brentford which eventually saw him promoted to the role of assistant manager after Andy Scott took the vacant managerial post at Griffin Park, before going on to take the role of head of player development at Rotherham United.

After Stevenage parted company with ex-Manchester United player Teddy Sheringham earlier this year, Sarll was given the position of caretaker manager before being taking the job on a permanent basis.

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DEFENSIVE ROCK Defender Fraser Franks has spent his entire footballing career in the south of England, starting with Chelsea before moving onto Brentford in 2006. He was rewarded with a professional deal two seasons later, but he was unable to make any first team appearances during his time at Griffin Park.

After spending a season out on loan at Basingstoke Town, Franks saw his future elsewhere and decided to join AFC Wimbledon on a one-year deal. He made his full debut in a televised game against Crawley Town, the Dons won 2-1 and Franks also scooped the Man of the Match award.

He was part of the Wimbledon side that were promoted into the Football League in 2011, though he missed majority of that season due to a knee ligament injury he suffered against Grimsby Town.

He was named in the Conference South’s Team of the Year as Welling were promoted to the Conference Premier League as champions.

Luton Town came in for the defender halfway through the 2013/14 season and at the end of the season he achieved promotion to League Two with the Hatters.

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After turning professional with Scunthorpe United in 2009, Godden found first team opportunities hard to come by at Glanford Park which saw him subsequently loaned out for first team action.

Brigg Town was his first destination, the move saw him stay at the Hawthorns for three months where he made 20 appearances and found the back of the net on nine occasions.

During his five years at Glanford Park he was loaned out to Dartford, Ebbsfleet United, Gainsborough Trinity, Ilkeston Town and Tamworth before leaving the Iron in 2014.

Despite being loaned out on numerous occasions Godden did make 21 appearances in all competitions for Scunthorpe, which included coming on as a substitute against Manchester United in a League Cup fixture in 2011.

Godden returned to Ebbsfleet. The deadly striker made an impressive impact at Stonebridge Road, scoring 35 times in just over 70 appearances.

He returned to the EFL by signing for Stevenage at the start of this season, and the 25-year-old has been a regular goalscorer.

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After spending two seasons out on loan at Hayes & Yeading United and Newport County respectively, Franks took the opportunity to move on at the of the 2011/12 season by signing for Conference South side Welling United.

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2017 brings with it lots of excitement, not just anticipation of success on the field, but for exciting things going on at the Club Shop too.

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The British Heart Foundation shirts proved to be a really popular shirt when Rovers first wore it, and this went on sale in the Club Shop just after Christmas. It will be seen again when Rovers play at home to Luton on the 18th February.

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FBT are delighted to have manufactured this kit and equally pleased to see a contribution of the sales going to such a fantastic charity as the British Heart Foundation.

FBT are pleased to be a partner of the Club as it reaches a milestone of 10 years at the Keepmoat. A book has been produced Boxed pen ÂŁ7.99 to recognise the 10 year anniversary and this is now on sale at the Club Shop along with a pin badge which can be kept as a memento of this milestone.

As always, the club shop is packed full of clothing and gifts.

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Millie Parry is nine, and her favourite player is James Coppinger.

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Happy Birthday Ellie Baker Spencer Bird Naz Demissie Caleb Dilks Owen Hird Reece Hogsden Harry Huddlestone Jack Huddlestone Georgia Lakin Sean Simpson Rae Turner

Calum Young Age: 9 Lives: Bircotes School: Harworth C of E Primary Favourite Subject: Art Worst at School: Maths Favourite TV Programme: Lego Ninjago Favourite Food: Hotdogs Favourite Holiday: Cornwall Hobbies: Football Favourite Player: James Coppinger, because he is a legend! #26

Hello everyone Happy New Year! Welcome to our first game of 2017 against Stevenage. Hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and are excited about today’s game. Thank you to all of you who attended the party after the Grimsby game, I had so much fun. We are back again on Thursday night when we play Portsmouth, I know the game is live on Sky Sports,≠≠ but it would be great to see many of you here. What a great season so far!

Enjoy the game!

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Doncaster Rovers would like to express its thanks to our nutrition partners Nutrition X.

Rovers fitness coach Ben Rome feels there are real benefits from the partnership with Nutrition X.

As well as providing high quality products, Nutrition X run workshops and provide informative presentations to Rovers players.

“Nutrition X provide quality products for us here at Doncaster Rovers, they are rigorously tested and are carry the informed logo, which guarantees that the product is clean for the players to use so they do not fail any drug tests,” he said.

The brand delivers science-led education and a range of quality tested sports nutrition products to improve nutritional wellbeing.

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Nutrition X has fast become the number one choice of sports nutrition for a number of elite athletes and professional sports team.

“Working with Ben Rome and the Doncaster Rovers team over the past couple of years has been a pleasure.,” said Nutrition X’s managing director James Markey.

“We are extremely proud to be providing the players with our accredited products.”

“Don McLaren is a professor that comes in and presents the players with information about which products to use for fuelling up for games and recommends which nutritional products they should use after the game.

“The players love the products that Nutrition X provide and they have certainly made my job a lot easier with their expert knowledge, and I hope that we continue the partnership in years to come.”

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.

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

Managed by Andy Rawcliffe with the help of Dave Hepworth and Trevor Rawcliffe, the team play their home matches at Brayton Community Centre.

The team have developed their football skills well over the past two-and-a-half years, resulting in recent promotion to the top mini league in their U9 age group for the Selby area.

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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.

Today we welcome Brayton Juniors, who play in the Selby & District Junior Football League.

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Commercial Notes MATCH SPONSOR

Good afternoon and a very happy new year to you all. We hope that all our members and partners have had a lovely Christmas and you are all ready for a new year full of great football action and many more wins here at the Keepmoat Stadium.

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Youth Team Fixtures and Results AUGUST Sat 06 Sat 13 Sat 20 Sat 27

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

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York City Burnley (YA Cup) Scunthorpe United

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Kieran SCARFF Firstly, I’d like to wish you all very best wishes for 2017! I hope you have all enjoyed a great Christmas and New Year period.

My first few months as Academy Manager have been very positive. The support I have had from so many people makes the future certainly very exciting.

Just before Christmas I looked at the involvement of youth team players in the first team squad on match days.

In 70 per cent of our first team games we have included at least one youth team player in the match day squad.

Nine youth team players, out of a current squad of 17, have had the opportunity to be in the match day squad. These statistics are enormously positive and provide clear evidence of the opportunities afforded to young players at this football club.

Credit should go to the players for grasping these opportunities whilst the manager and his staff should be applauded for playing such

I am delighted to say that Will Longbottom and Reece Fielding have been offered professional contracts by the club. Both players have become well known to the supporters and we wish them all the best as they embark on a thoroughly deserved next stage of their career.

Both players have developed through the academy system and this news will be a proud moment for the two boys, their parents, families and coaching staff who have played key roles in their development.

On this 10th anniversary of the Keepmoat Stadium I am sure you will have been reminiscing about your favourite moments.

I certainly expect that in 10 years’ time you will be talking about a significant number of home-grown players who will have played their part in the history of this club.

Good luck to the gaffer, staff and players ahead of today’s game.

Kieran

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Of course, the primary aim for any academy programme is to develop players through their system who then go onto appear in the first team and then develop careers at this football club.

a key role in the development of these players. The owners and the directors are clear that they want ‘home-grown’ players in the first team squad and their commitment to this is clear.

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Doncaster Rovers 1 Grimsby 0

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Saturday 17th November 2016 | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster | Sky Bet League Two | Attendance: 10,084 (4,012)

ROVERS XI: Marosi, Baudry, Butler (C), Mason, Houghton, Blair, Rowe, Middleton (Wright), Mandeville, Marquis, Williams (Calder) SUBS | Jones, Beestin, Longbottom, Garratt, Keegan.

GRIMSBY XI: McKeown, Andrew, Pearson (C) (Jones), Mills, Jackson (Tuton) , Berrett, Bolarinwa, Summerfield, Vernon, Collins, Comley. SUBS | Davies, Gowling, Chambers, Disley, Henderson.

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Notts County 0 Doncaster Rovers 1

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ROVERS XI: Marosi, Mason, Alcock, Butler, Baudry (Wright), Rowe (Middleton), Blair, Houghton, Mandeville, Marquis, Williams. UNUSED SUBS | Jones, Keegan, Beestin, Calder, Â Longbottom.

NOTTS XI: Loach, Richards, Duffy, Hollis, Dickinson (c), Tootle (Laing), Thompson (Oliver), Milsom, Campbell, Stead (Collins), Forte. UNUSED SUBS | Collin, Smith, Audel, Hewitt

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THE RECORD BREAKERS: DONCASTER ROVERS 70 YEARS AGO. Part 12 - By John Coyle

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Rovers may have enjoyed a convincing win over Wrexham on Christmas Day, but they travelled the Racecourse Ground less than 24 hours later knowing that the return game would offer a stiffer test. Wrexham were unbeaten on their home turf in 1946-47 and were far from out of contention for the Championship of Division Three North. Rovers named an unchanged line up:

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Archie Ferguson; Ernie Swallow, Bill Corbett; Cecil Heydon, Sid Bycroft, Bob McFarlane; Jackie Kirkaldie, Leslie Owens, Clarrie Jordan, Paul Todd, Ralph Maddison.

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Frank MITCHESON

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The home side forced Rovers into some stout defending, with Ferguson in goal having a fine match. Despite the handicap of losing Owens to an ankle injury, Rovers were ahead at the break, Maddison racing clear of the home defence to shoot past McKee. Rovers were back to a full complement for the second half, although Owens was below his best. Nevertheless they secured a 2-0 victory after 70 minutes when Jordan escaped his marker and fed Todd who capped off a fine move with the second goal. Rotherham beat Chester 3-1 at Millmoor, so Rovers found themselves four points clear at the top of the table.

Boxing Day was a Thursday and two days later Rovers were back in action with a trip to Spotland to face Rochdale. Rovers were proving to be a big attraction and the crowd of 13,555 was the highest at a Rochdale game for a number of years.

Owens had not recovered from his injury sustained at Wrexham, and to make matters worse Jordan missed his first game of the season with a knee problem.

Frank Mitcheson returned to the side and Jackie Marriott made his first appearance of the campaign at centre-forward. Rovers were behind after seven minutes when Cunliffe’s pass caught out the defence and Hargreaves scored.

and Heydon respectively. New Brighton were near the foot of the table and a comfortable home win was anticipated.

It was as well Rovers won, because it allowed them to maintain their four point lead at the top, with Chester and Rotherham United both recording 6-0 home wins. A week later Rovers welcomed New Brighton for their first game of 1947. Jordan and Cecil Stirland were fit to return and replaced Marriott

Bill CORBETT

So the game ended 0-0, Rovers’ first scoreless draw of the season and the only time they had failed to find the net so far in 1946-47.

Some consolation for Rovers came in that their nearest challengers for the title, Chester and Rotherham, had both suffered away defeats. Now Rovers faced a break from their League programme with Portsmouth due to visit for an eagerly-awaited FA Cup tie.

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Todd levelled after 23 minutes, wriggling past defenders in characteristic style and then Maddison’s fierce drive made it 2-1. Wood’s equaliser sent the teams in level at the break. On the hour Rovers scored the decisive goal, Marriott getting out to the left and centring for Kirkaldie to shoot home. Rovers’ 18th win of the campaign put them on 38 points, representing the best first half of a Football League campaign for 53 years.

Rovers were below par and the visiting defence had few problems in keeping them at bay. Rovers had the ball in the net after 20 minutes when Todd headed home from Maddison’s corner only for the officials to rule that the ball had already gone out of play. Rovers continued to press but their forwards experienced a frustrating afternoon and the closest they came to scoring was when left-back Corbett struck the bar with a speculative shot from distance.

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Midfielder Emily Simpkins has extended her stay at the club.

Doncaster Rovers Belles have confirmed that Emily Simpkins has extended her contract with the club.

Simpkins, who re-joined the club in 2015, became the first ever professional player at the Belles following promotion to FA WSL1.

And now she will be with Emma Coates’ side for her immediate future.

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On extended her deal, Simpkins said: “I'm happy to get this sorted, that’s important for me.

“Over the years I've learnt if you can be happy at a club it will only help bring the best out of you. It's a special feeling putting on that Belles shirt

CONTRACT: Simpkins extends Belles deal Preparations are already underway for next season and I'm fully focused and looking forward to embracing another challenging season.

“We have the best fans. They are such a big part of this club a going out there to play knowing that the fans have your back is appreciated and helped in my decision.

“A manager always has a big influence on your decision. Emma has shown belief in me and already supported my development in such a short space of time and I trust that she can play integral role in me becoming a better player.”

Manager Emma Coates added: "We're delighted that Emily has extended her contract. She gives her all for us on and off the pitch. Her experience and level of professionalism will be important next season."

Get Away

Our next game sees Rovers travel to The Hive Stadium on Saturday January 14.

Travelling By Car Leave the M1 at Junction 4 and take the A41 towards Edgware.

After passing through a set of traffic lights at the next set of traffic lights turn right into Camrose Avenue. The entrance to the stadium is down this road on the right.

Travelling By Train The best route to get to the ground is heading for the London Underground, Canons Park stop on the Jubilee Line is the nearest to the ground.

You can either take a taxi to the ground or embark on the 10 minute walk.

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At the first roundabout take the third exit onto the A410 towards Harrow and Stanmore. At the next small roundabout turn left towards Edgware.

There is a large car park situated at the ground which is ÂŁ5 per car.

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Ground: The Hive Stadium Capacity: 6,418 (5,318) Phone: 020 8381 3800 Postcode: HA8 6AG

Rovers Family Doncaster Rovers Supporters Club Good afternoon and welcome to the all the Stevenage supporters who have made the trip up the A1 for today’s game, let’s hope it’s as exciting as the game back in December where we scrapped home a 4-3 victory. That second-half was exciting, but not good for my blood pressure! It was great to get back to winning ways against Grimsby Town after the defeat at Plymouth.

The Supporters Club have two new badge designs on sale priced at £3. You can get them from Supporters Club shop , situated in the community changing room area, in the North Stand which is also the place to go for all your programme needs.. Supporters Club handbooks are now also available for collection from our office, or on the away coaches.

We played well at Home Park, despite the result. Credit to the 400 or so fans who made the trip down there, many only getting to the game 30 mins before kick-off, and to the fans who stayed over in Torquay and seemed to have a great night out.

Rovers till we die

I hope all our fans had a fantastic Christmas, and have had a brilliant start to the New Year

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Congratulations also to Liam Mandeville for winning the EFL Young Player of the Month for November and continuing that form last month, long may it continue.

Our next away game sees us travel to north London, to play the Bees of Barnet, with the Hive being a new ground for many. Our coaches leave Retford at 9.15am, Harworth 9.20am, Bawtry /Rossington 9.30am Punches 9.35am, Infirmary 9.45am , Waterdale 9.50am and the Keepmoat Stadium at 10am. Fares are £22 adult, £20 concessions, again adds £2 for non-members. Please note we do now pick up in the Waterdale area opposite the Library.

Fans who live in the north of Doncaster such as Adwick, Carcroft and Skellow, our North Branch run coaches to most away games, call 077803316923for further details.

For all coach bookings call Paul on 0791 727769 or Len on 01302 817347.

If you live in the Retford, Harworth, Rossington areas then why not use the home match supporters coach which runs to all league games. For 3pm kick-offs, the coach leaves Kettlewells yard Retford 1pm, Harworth Pit gates 1.20pm, and Rossington Styrupp and Labour Club 1.30pm. It is much cheaper than taking the car.

The Supporters Club main weekend away is to the Crawley game, when we will be stopping at the Best Western York House in Eastbourne from Friday March 3 to Sunday March 5 at a cost of £140 per person. Single person supplement may be extra. Price includes coach travel, bed breakfast and evening meal. Call Paul on 07961727769 for more details, though there are not many places left and capacity is limited to 100 fans.

Enjoy the game.

Paul Mayfield SUPPORTERS CLUB CHRISTMAS DRAW WINNERS Prize Ticket No. Winner £250 Cash 0076 Derek French Signed Rovers Shirt 1762 Davina Skinn Christmas Hamper 2574 Dean Medcalf Press Day at a Rovers game 0857 Paul Womack £50 Voucher China Rose Bawrty 1626 R & J Winterman £50 Shopping vouchers 0825 Mick Martin £50 Colemans Bawtry voucher 0567 K. Makuch £25 Elachi voucher Armthorpe 1627 R & J Winterman M & S red wine duo 1975 P. Longdon Bottle Brittons Vodka 2016 J.Hargreaves Mini air compressor 1308 J.Beaileu 14volt drill set 1444 K.Backhowe Bottle Vodka 3709 T.Alder Lorna Surprise Gift 1 1500 Paul And Jill Lorna Surprise Gift 2 0699 A. Thompson Lorna Surprise Gift 3 0587 Big Lev (Spinney) Lorna Surprise Gift 4 2191 G.Jackson £10 Tesco Voucher 2199 D.Tierney Dome Swim And Skate 1056 H. & A. Green Trax FM Rovers show live 2922 John Cooper Two bottles of wine 0193 G. Biscon Men’s cosmetic kit 1566 Brian Cooke Large wall clock 2712 Phil Ryan Large umbrella 0734 A.Smith Printed wall clock 2716 Allison Hayley Thornton’s Favorite 0758 A.Smith M & S Belgium Collection 2720 Allison Hayley Bottle of Prosseco 2424 Irene Hydson Avon cosmetics 1296 John Wood Letter To Santa hamper 2027 M. Hargreaves Jar Jelly select 1379 D.Leeman Tin mini shortbread 1178 Dave Dennis Fox’s Chocolate Select 1001 John Hope Small umbrella 0829 Irene Holt Bottle red wine 3206 Dave C/o Post Office Bottle of Dubonnet 1235 Hugh Fraser Reserve 1 0259 R.Hart Reserve 2 1235 C/o Leeman

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Lund Butler Butler Butler Butler Butler Evina

Blair Mason Mason Garrett Evina Evina Blair

SEPTEMBER Sat 03 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 Richardson Evina

Butler Evina Evina Evina Butler

Wright Butler1 Butler Butler Wright

Evina Wright Wright Wright Blair

OCTOBER Sat 01 Portsmouth Tue 04 Derby County Sat 08 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

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

W D W W L D

16,950 1,515 4,861 5,007 3,623 5,287

449 94 198 225 1,060

2 2 2 3 3

Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Etheridge

Evina Mason Mason Mason Mason Mason

Butler Wright Butler Butler Baudry Baudry

Wright Baudry Wright Wright Butler Butler

Richardson Evina Evina Evina Evina Evina

NOVEMBER Sat 05 Oldham Tue 08 Port Vale Sat 12 Exeter City Sat 19 Hartlepool United Sat 26 Leyton Orient

3.00PM 7.45PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM

FAC CT EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

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

L D W W W

2,984 1,495 3,540 5,009 5,135

3 3 3

Marosi Richardson Etheridge Mason Marosi Mason Marosi Alcock Marosi Alcock

Garratt Evina Butler Baudry Baudry

Wright Alcock Wright Butler Butler

Alcock Baudry Evina Mason Mason

DECEMBER Sat 03 Stevenage Tue 06 Blackpool Sat 10 Plymouth Argyle Sat 17 Grimsby Town Mon 26 Notts County Sat 31 Mansfield Town

3.00PM 7.00PM 3.00PM 12.30PM 3.00PM 12.15PM

EFL2 CT EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

4-3 W 2,705 542 1-1(8-7 loss on pens)1,549 99 0-2 L 8,575 385 1-0 W 10,084 4,012 1-0 W 5,828 1,448

Baudry Wright Alcock Baudry Baudry

Butler1 Garratt Butler Butler Butler

Mason Evina Baudry Blair Mason

JANUARY Mon 02 Stevenage Thur 05 Portsmouth Sat 14 Barnet Sat 21 Crewe Alexandra Sat 28 Yeovil Town

3.00PM 7.45PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM

EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

FEBRUARY Sat 04 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 04 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 01 Sat 08 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 08

Hartlepool United

3.00PM

EFL2

1st Sub

Score W/D/L

2nd Sub

Att

3rd Sub

Away Pos

92 332 661 366

1 3 3 1

Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi

Alcock Mason Mason Mason Alcock

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

Williams1 Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams3 Williams

Marquis Marquis Marquis Marquis1 Marquis1 Marquis Beestin1

Marosi Middleton Mandeville Evina Wright Etheridge Lund Mandeville1 Evina Coppinger Marosi Lund Mandeville Evina Middleton Etheridge Evina Mandeville Middleton Calder Etheridge Calder Mandeville Middleton Fielding Etheridge Beestin Calder Middleton Mandeville Marosi Longbottom Butler Barker James

Williams Williams 1 Williams Williams Williams

Etheridge Beestin Etheridge Garratt Etheridge Middleton Etheridge Mandeville Etheridge Mandeville

Beestin Beestin Beestin Fielding Pugh Fielding Amos

Houghton Blair Middleton Houghton Middleton Houghton Blair Houghton Houghton Rowe1

Rowe1 Rowe Rowe Rowe Calder

Coppinger Marquis Coppinger1 Marquis2 Coppinger1 Marquis Coppinger1 Marquis Coppinger Marquis1

Blair Houghton Keegan Calder Houghton Blair1 Houghton Blair Houghton Blair Houghton Blair

Rowe Beestin Rowe Rowe1 Rowe1 Calder

Coppinger Marquis1 Middleton Marquis Coppinger1 Mandeville Coppinger Mandeville Middleton Coppinger Rowe1 Coppinger

Williams Etheridge Mandeville1 Etheridge Williams1 Etheridge Marquis Etheridge Marquis Etheridge Marquis1 Jones

Calder Fielding Baudry Baudry Garratt Wright

Baudry Middleton Garratt Keegan Houghton Calder Houghton Blair Houghton1 Blair

Blair Calder Blair Rowe Rowe

Mandeville1 Beestin Marquis Etheridge Beestin Longbottom Mandeville Marosi Coppinger Rowe Marquis2 Etheridge Coppinger Mandeville1 Marquis1 Etheridge Coppinger Mandeville2 Marquis Jones

Butler Walker Alcock Wright Wright

Evina James Baudry Keegan Keegan

Keegan Longbottom Pugh Fletcher Richardson Houghton Keegan Beestin LongbottomMandeville1 Beestin Longbottom Evina Garratt Evina Calder Beestin Longbottom

Coppinger Beestin Coppinger Mandeville1 Mandeville

Beestin Baudry Wright Wright Wright

Evina Houghton Keegan Garratt Middleton

Calder Wright Keegan Williams Rowe Mandeville Marquis Walker Beestin Calder Middleton Williams Calder Beestin Keegan Longbottom Calder Beestin Keegan Longbottom

Blair1 Calder Blair Rowe Rowe

Rowe Middleton Houghton Middleton Blair

Marquis1 Mandeville1 Williams1 Longbottom Marquis Mandeville Marquis Williams Marquis Williams1

Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones

Middleton Mandeville Pugh Fielding Mandeville Longbottom Beestin Fielding Baudry Beestin Mandeville Longbottom Calder Beestin Garratt Middleton Beestin Garratt Richardson Middleton

Mason Baudry Middleton 1 Garratt James Longbottom Garratt Middleton Calder Garratt Middleton Calder Wright Keegan Calder Middleton Mandeville Beestin

Beestin Mandeville Amos Scattergood Beestin Longbottom Beestin Longbottom Beestin Mandeville Keegan Garratt

57

League TABLE PLD

W

D

L

F

A

W

D

L

F

A

GD

1

Doncaster

22

8

3

0

22

10

6

0

5

22

20

+14

P 45

2

Plymouth

22

6

3

3

19

17

8

0

2

16

7

+11

45

3

Carlisle

22

8

3

0

24

12

3

7

1

17

14

+15

43

4

Portsmouth

22

5

2

3

22

10

6

3

3

14

12

+14

38

5

Luton

22

4

4

3

16

13

5

4

2

15

7

+11

35

6

Wycombe

22

7

1

2

15

7

3

4

5

14

18

+4

35

7

Cambridge Utd

22

4

2

5

13

15

6

2

3

17

10

+5

34

8

Blackpool

22

5

3

2

20

10

4

3

5

16

14

+12

33

9

Barnet

22

3

5

3

14

15

5

4

2

17

15

+1

33

10 Colchester

22

5

2

3

19

15

3

4

5

11

12

+3

30

11 Stevenage

22

3

1

7

19

21

6

2

3

14

13

-1

30

12 Grimsby

22

4

2

5

15

15

4

3

4

14

12

+2

29

13 Yeovil

22

6

2

4

16

10

2

3

5

9

16

-1

29

14 Crawley Town

22

5

3

2

14

11

3

2

7

14

25

-8

29

15 Exeter

22

1

2

7

5

13

7

1

4

20

13

-1

27

16 Crewe

22

3

5

3

13

13

3

4

4

11

17

-6

27

17 Mansfield

22

4

4

4

11

9

2

4

4

10

19

-7

26

18 Morecambe

21

3

0

8

11

24

5

2

3

14

14

-13

26

19 Leyton Orient

22

3

0

9

10

16

4

3

3

15

13

-4

24

20 Hartlepool

22

2

5

4

11

16

3

3

5

17

22

-10

23

21 Notts County

22

1

4

7

9

18

5

0

5

16

19

-12

22

22 Accrington Stanley

22

3

3

5

13

16

2

3

6

7

13

-9

21

23 Cheltenham

22

2

5

5

13

18

2

4

4

11

16

-10

21

24 Newport County

21

1

3

6

13

19

3

2

6

12

16

-10

17

* League table not including 31/12/16 results

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1

Calder Calder Garratt Baudry Baudry

Garratt Calder Garratt Pugh Amos Pugh Pugh

Appearances & Goals As of 26/12/2016

Football League 2016/17

Emirates FA Cup

Rovers Total

2016/17

EFL Cup

Rovers Total

2016/17

Checkatrade Trophy

Rovers Total

2016/17

hy

Rovers Total

App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls 1

0

28

4

0

1

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

BAUDRY, Mathieu

8

4

0

6

4

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

1

0

2

1

0

BEESTIN, Alfie

0

3

0

0

3

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

1

4

0

1

BLAIR, Matty

22

0

2

20

0

2

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

BUTLER, Andrew

22

0

1

93

0

8

0

1

0

7

1

0

1

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

CALDER, Riccardo

5

9

0

12

13

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

4

0

1

4

0

1

COPPINGER, James

20

0

6

404

49

49

0

0

0

20

4

1

0

0

0

18

5

3

0

0

0

8

2

0

ETHERIDGE, Ross

3

2

0

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

2

0

0

EVINA, Cedric

13

2

0

68

8

1

0

1

0

3

1

0

0

0

0

5

0

0

4

0

0

8

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

1

0

0

1

3

1

1

0

0

1

3

1

1

2

0

3

2

1

HOUGHTON, Jordan

22

0

1

20

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

2

1

0

2

1

0

KEEGAN, Paul

0

1

0

107

12

2

0

1

0

7

2

0

0

0

0

4

2

0

3

1

0

6

1

0

LONGBOTTOM, Will

0

2

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

1

2

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

8

9

5

8

18

5

1

0

1

1

0

1

0

1

1

0

1

1

3

1

1

4

2

1

MAROSI, Marko

19

0

0

19

2

0

1

0

0

2

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

2

0

0

2

1

0

MARQUIS, John

21

0

10

19

0

10

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

MASON, Niall

13

1

0

11

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

3

0

0

3

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

4

10

0

29

21

0

1

0

0

5

0

0

1

0

0

2

1

0

3

0

0

6

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

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

ROWE, Tommy

22

0

5

29

1

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

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

14

2

7

53

7

19

0

0

0

3

0

2

1

0

0

3

0

2

2

0

0

3

1

0

WRIGHT, Joe

13

2

0

13

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

3

0

0

3

0

0

Total

38

1

4

% Goals To Shots

/

6

° Ê

6

6

° Ê

Clean Sheets

208

265

Fouls

/

°

17.1 %

/

° Ê

° Ê

21.5 %

4

°

°

° Ê

Average Shots On Target

-

6

5 6

Average Goals Conceded Per Game

-

/

-

49.7 %

/

° Ê

-

Average Goals Per Game

53.5 %

1.5

°

1.4 6

-

/

1.5

-

2.0

°

Head to Head

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MANAGER

MANAGER

Mark BROWN

Darren FERGUSON

Darren SARLL

DONCASTER ROVERS

STEVENAGE F.C.

01

Ross ETHERIDGE (GK)

01

Jamie JONES (GK)

02

Craig ALCOCK

03

Andrew FOX

03

Tyler GARRATT

04

Jack KING

04

Luke McCULLOUGH

05

Fraser FRANKS

05

Mathieu BAUDRY

06

Luke WILKINSON

DOING SO WILL FACE

06

Andy BUTLER

07

Jobi MCANUFF

ARREST AND A BAN FROM

07

Gary MCSHEFFREY

08

Jobi MCANUFF

08

Riccardo CALDER

09

Rowan LIBURD

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

09

John MARQUIS

10

Tyler WALKER

Doncaster Rovers Football Club

10

Tommy ROWE

11

Tom PETT

11

Andy WILLIAMS

14

Ben KENNEDY

regardless of Gender, Race or Ethnic

12

Mitchell LUND

15

Jake HYDE

origin, Religious Belief, Age, Sexual

13

Marko MAROSI (GK)

16

Chris DAY (GK)

unjustifiable reason. The club, in

14

Harry MIDDLETON

17

Dale GORMAN

association with its governing bodies

15

Joe WRIGHT

18

Michael TONGE

(the FA and the Football League) and

16

Jordan HOUGHTON

19

Dean WELLS

determined to eradicate racism in

17

Matty BLAIR

20

Connor HUNTE

football by ensuring that no barriers

18

Paul KEEGAN

22

Charlie LEE

exist to anyone playing/enjoying the

19

Liam MANDEVILLE

23

Henry COWANS

ethnic background. To this end,

20

Aaron TAYLOR-SINCLAIR

24

Matt GODDEN

Doncaster Rovers Football Club will

21

Joe PUGH

25

Ronnie HENRY

22

Will LONGBOTTOM

27

Ryan JOHNSON

be culpable of displaying any form of

23

Alfie BEESTIN

28

Nathan KERR

racist behaviour will be removed from

24

Niall MASON

29

Dipo AKINYEMI

25

Frazer RICHARDSON

30

Mark MCKEE

RESPECT THE LAW

26

James COPPINGER

32

Tom CONLON

Supporters are reminded that the

27

Cedric EVINA

33

Kgosi NTLHE

29

Reece FIELDING

ASSISTANT REFEREES Stephen WADE Matthew BRISTOW FOURTH OFFICIAL Neil HAIR IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO ENTER THE PITCH OR PERIMETER TRACK. ANYONE

WATCHING FOOTBALL.

is determined to treat with equal consideration all supporters,

Orientation, Disability, or any other

all footballing authorities, is

national game, whatever their

not tolerate any form of racism amongst spectators. Anyone found to

the stadium immediately.

Keepmoat Stadium is a strictly NO SMOKING venue. It is an offence to purchase or attempt to purchase

30

Danny AMOS

alcohol for anybody under the age of

32

Joshua BARKER

ejection from the stadium and

34

Morgan JAMES

prosecution. Anybody who appears to

35

Lewis SCATTERGOOD

18. Anybody caught doing so will face

be under the age of 21 will be asked for ID. We appreciate supporters’ cooperation.

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