DRFC v Portsmouth

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Andy WILLIAMS Doncaster Rovers v Portsmouth F.C. Sky Bet League Two Thursday 05th January 2017 Kick Off 7:45pm

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SEASON 2016/17 | PORTSMOUTH F.C. | 05.01.17 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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Darren FERGUSON Gavin BALDWIN Club Doncaster FOUNDATION Player INTERVIEW Away PLAYERS & MANAGER He PLAYED FOR BOTH Club NEWS FBT Junior ROVERS Club NEWS Match Day EXPERIENCE Commercial NOTES Player SPONSORS Match ACTION John COYLE BELLES Get AWAY SUPPORTERS FIXTURES

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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 Good evening and welcome back to the Keepmoat Stadium for the visit of Portsmouth. I would like to welcome the fans, manager, players and staff of the visitors who have made the long journey up. Pompey are a very good team and we know will provide a real test for us.

I had a good feeling going into the game, the players’ concentration in the pre match meeting and on the training ground was outstanding having played a game just 24 hours earlier.

I had no hesitation in playing Conor Grant, having signed him on loan from Everton. He really impressed me during his loan last season and I am delighted we have secured his services again as he is a Championship quality player. I have to thank the board for

I am delighted to have done our January transfer business nice and early, with Alfie May also joining us from Hythe.

Reece Fielding and Will Longbottom have signed professional deals, and we have high hopes for both of them.

I would also like to thank Riccardo Calder, who has returned to Aston Villa after his loan spell and Frazer Richardson who has left after his deal ran its course. Both have fantastic attitudes and have contributed to getting us where we are now.

Enjoy the game

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I was pleased with Monday’s win against a tough Stevenage side. We had to be patient, but there was a determination to keep doing what we were doing and eventually that bit of quality paid off so credit to the players for that.

their support – they backed me and we really went after him, to the point that we had a bid accepted for a permanent transfer which shows the ambition we have as a club.

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Gavin Baldwin I would like to thank every fan who filled in the In Rovers We Trust survey launched by the supporters board.

By the time we closed the survey we had almost 600 responses, which gives us plenty of informative feedback for our off-the-field team to analyse.

Games come thick and fast over the Christmas period, and I would like to thank everyone who has made the effort to follow us across this period. Our travelling support this season has been first class, and I know it has been appreciated by the players and staff.

Fan engagement is something we are very proud of at Club Doncaster, and In Rovers We Trust is a sign of our long-standing commitment to it. I am sure the supporters board will work with our club staff to ensure future developments are tailored to what fans want.

Our off-field staff have also worked hard over Christmas to ensure our games can go ahead smoothly and the players are all prepared – the “team behind the team” are a big part of this club’s success.

We are now into the second half of the season and firmly established in the top three - going back top after Monday’s win. This is a fantastic position to be starting 2017 in as we seek to achieve promotion straight back to Sky Bet League One.

Enjoy tonight’s game

Gavin

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Good evening and welcome back to the Keepmoat Stadium for this evening’s fixture with Portsmouth. I would like to welcome the supporters, directors players and staff of the visitors who have made the long trip up from the south coast.

CLUB DONCASTER FOUNDATION WHO’S WHO

Foundation

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

ATTENDANCE for Attendance

JOHN WALLBANK, PETER NORMAN, 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, 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 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,

Children from across the Doncaster Borough were invited to the Keepmoat Stadium when Doncaster Rovers hosted Grimsby Town.

Schools that work with Club Doncaster Foundation were given the chance to reward the students who have shown tremendous commitment to their studies through attendance of at least 97 per cent with tickets to matches.

The ‘attendance for attendance’ scheme also allows parents to accompany their child to the game at a discounted rate and will continue through to the New Year to encourage children to work hard every day at school.

Community co-ordinator for school sport Kelly Jackson has been delighted with the response of the schools involved and hopes that their attendance percentage continues to improve.

“When we go into schools with the mascot Donny Dog to explain attendance for attendance, you can just see the excitement on the children’s faces,” she said.

“A lot of them are Doncaster Rovers fans so it just makes their day. It’s great to reward the students that already work really hard in their studies but also it acts as a great incentive for the ones that could improve. They see their friends being rewarded for hard work and commitment and then they want to work hard too.”

The schools across Doncaster that work with Club Doncaster Foundation have a significant link to the club and are offered exclusive privileges including stadium visits, signed merchandise and of course excellently delivered coaching sessions from the community coaches.

For more information on schools packages or schools community work, contact community officer Dean Sharp on dean.sharp@clubdoncasterfoundation.co.uk or 01302 764663.

DANNY HERRING, LEANNE BATEMAN, RAJVEEN BASI Community coaches RICHARD HARFORD, JAMIE COTTON, LAUREN CUTTELL Foundation administrator

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AARON BEDFORD Apprentices JOE FIRBANK, BEN WATERS, JOSH GELDER

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BUSINESS Awards GIRLS Academy Club Doncaster Foundation were proud to be recognised at the Doncaster Business Awards in December.

awards that celebrated businesses throughout Doncaster.

Principal of Club Doncaster Sports College Adi Turnpenny was one of the 10 members representing Club Doncaster Foundation on the night and he was delighted to join John on stage to collect the certificate.

The accolade celebrates a fantastic year of hard work for the Foundation, who have produced some excellent delivery across the Doncaster Borough.

He said: “It was great to be recognised on such a prestigious evening and great for all the excellent work at the Foundation to be showcased.

HSR Law Solicitors sponsored the award and presented the certificate to head of community John Davis.

“There’s a real pride in working for Club Doncaster Foundation and I think that is reflected on both our work in the community and on receiving the award.”

He said: “I’m delighted that the team’s hard work has been acknowledged through these awards and hope the bar has now been set to emulate it in future years.

“It’s a privilege to be recognised alongside many excellent businesses in Doncaster.”

More than 900 people were welcomed with canapés and Champagne at the black-tie event, which was then hosted by Good Morning Britain’s Charlotte Hawkins.

A three-meal course was served for guests before Charlotte presented 16 different

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The Foundation were runners up for the Third Sector Business or Organisation of the Year in an enjoyable evening at Doncaster Racecourse.

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WILLIAMS

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Can’t take my eyes off of you

Andy WILLIAMS

Rovers’ free-scoring frontline have proven themselves among the great entertainers of Sky Bet League Two, and Andy Williams is enjoying being part of a side that is getting so many goals.

A foot injury suffered after grabbing a late winner against Barnet meant an enforced break, but he quickly settled back into the side on his return last month.

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sometimes you can be too nice as a footballer and now we have a bit more edge about us.

“John really helps with that. He is good to have around the place – off the pitch he is a good laugh, chatty and chirpy, but on the pitch he demands high standards and that is what we are hopefully providing everyone at the moment.”

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“Being injured is the most frustrating thing in football, so it’s nice to be back playing, being involved with the lads and getting a few goals,” he says.

Football is riddled with stories of players who were given a first-team chance due to someone’s injury or suspension, and Liam Mandeville certainly made the most of his chance to provide cover for Williams.

“It was literally the last kick of the game in a match where I’d scored a late winner. I was in quite a lot of pain and knew straight away it was bad, but thankfully It was not quite as bad as we thought so I got back a bit quicker than the doctors thought I would.

“Everyone that had been at the club knew it was going to come, he is a very talented young man and a great lad. He listens and learns, and works hard, and he is a good role model for the young kids coming through at the club,” says Williams.

“Getting a goal in my first start back against Blackpool was pleasing. It was a game we wanted to win and progress, unfortunately we couldn’t quite manage that but it was nice to get off the mark.”

“There can be a tendency in football to be mollycoddled a little bit, but Liam breaks that mould. All the senior pros are fond of him because his attitude is spot on. His hard work is paying off, and you can see on the pitch everything he touches at the moment is going in.

The injury – sustained while scoring the winning goal against Barnet in early October - came at a bad time for Williams. His partnership with John Marquis was one of the highlights of the early part of the season, and was stopped in its tracks by his absence.

“It was really good. At the start of the season we were set up well, our games complement each other,” says Williams.

“He likes to go short and I tend to go long. It was just starting to progress when I got injured.

“He brings something I think we missed massively last year. He is of a young age, 24, but he is very demanding out on the pitch.

We have a really good group of lads, but

“It is great for the team that we have this competition for places. Liam came in and has done really well, he and John have formed a bit of a partnership as well.

So I know I have to work hard to get into the team.”

This evening’s game concludes the festive schedule for Rovers, with the fourth game since Boxing Day. It is a busy period for footballers which means they don’t get to tuck in to quite as much turkey and chocolate as the rest of us – but it is a sacrifice the players are happy to make.

“At home, when everyone else is drinking, partying and eating what they want we have to

Being injured is the most frustrating thing in football, so it’s nice to be back playing, being involved with the lads and getting a few goals.

manage what we eat, we definitely can’t drink alcohol and have to look after our body as well as we can so we can recover as quickly as possible,” says Williams.

“But it’s not really much of a gripe when you have the best job possible, over the course of the year you can’t really complain. Our training is curtailed a bit because of the fixtures, we do a lot more video analysis and work off the training pitch rather than running around.

That good start leaves Rovers just above their target of two points per game – a tally manager Darren Ferguson believes would secure automatic promotion. The players are confident because of the results in the first half of the campaign, but know there is plenty of hard work to turn the promising start into something they can celebrate come May. “It’s looking good. Our aim at the start of the season was to be up there, and I don’t think we’ve seen anybody in the league that we should fear,” adds Williams.

“There are some good teams, but Plymouth are top and we went there and dominated. I’d like to think promotion is on the cards, but it is up to us to keep our foot and the gas and keep expecting from each other.

“I know it’s a cliché, but we’ve got to just look after ourselves: if we keep the standards high then we’ve got a great chance.”

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“It is always an important time of the year.

Because we have had a good start it is perhaps not so make and break, but if we do well it can really kick us on and maybe push us away from a few teams which would be brilliant. It is important we try not to pick up injuries with a lot of games in a short space of time, want to ensure everyone stays fit, and hopefully we’ll be in a really good position.”

AWAY TEAM PORTSMOUTH

The GAFFER Paul COOK

Managerial CAREER 2006 – 2007 | Southport 2007 – 2012 | Sligo Rovers 2012 | Accrington Stanley 2012 – 2015 | Chesterfield 2015 – present | Portsmouth

TOP STOPPER

01 | DAVID FORDE

Republic of Ireland international David Forde is on loan at Portsmouth from Millwall. He was a late bloomer on the international stage, not making his debut until 2011 at the age of 31.

He came on as a late substitute to feature in the Republic’s 5-0 demolition of neighbours Northern Ireland, the keeper was selected as one of the three goalkeepers that went to Euro 2012 in Poland & Ukraine.

Forde became Ireland’s No.1 in 2013 after the retirement of Shay Given, he was played a big part in Martin O’Neill’s side that qualified for Euro 2016 but he was overlooked for the final 23-man squad that went to France.

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He spent five years in the United Kingdom with Barry Town, Barnet and West Ham United before returning to the Republic of Ireland with Derry City in 2004. His one and a half seasons with Derry City would prove to be his most significant in the League of Ireland, as he would pick up three winners medals with the Candystripes.

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The 6ft 2in keeper won the League of Ireland Cup in 2005, before retaining it in 2006, he would also pick up the FAI Cup in the same season.

He returned to England a season later, where he has since played for Cardiff City, Luton Town, Bournemouth and Millwall before joining Portsmouth on loan.

Forde is also only one appearance away from 300 league outings for his parent club Millwall.

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Experienced midfield maestro Gary Roberts started his footballing career in the Welsh Premier League, plying his trade with Bangor City, Rhyl and Welshpool Town before breaking into English football with Crewe Alexandra.

He moved on from the Railywaymen to Accrington Stanley, making his debut against Morecambe in a 2-1 win over the Shrimpers in March 2005, a week later he had scored his first goal for the club which came against York City in a 2-2 draw the Crown Ground.

Roberts, was loaned out to Championship side Ipswich Town in the 2006/07 season, the move was made permanent during that January transfer window for an undisclosed fee.

He achieved promotion to the Championship with Huddersfield Town, as they managed to beat fellow Yorkshire side Sheffield United on penalties at Wembley after goalkeeper Steve Simonsen blasted the decisive penalty over the bar.

The midfielder would add another promotion to his CV later on in his career, as he would go up as champion of League Two with Chesterfield in 2014.

MIDFIELD MAESTRO

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Former central midfielder Paul Cook began his life in football with non-league side Marine before being snapped up by Wigan Athletic, where he spent four seasons, making more than 80 appearances and finding the back of the net on 14 occasions.

Cook moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers for ÂŁ250,000. He became a cult hero at the club during his five years at Molineux, turning out for the Wanderers more than 200 times before moving on to play for Coventry City, Tranmere Rovers, Accrington Stanley, Burnley, Stockport County and Wigan Athletic, before hanging up his boots in 2006.

His first trophies as a manager came in 2010, leading Sligo Rovers to the Irish League Cup and the FAI Cup, they also managed to retain a season later. Cook also managed Accrington Stanley and Chesterfield before taking charge at Fratton Park.

02 | TOM DAVIES

DEFENSIVE ROCK Twenty-four-year-old Tom Davies has spent majority of his early playing career in English non-league.

He began his career at Manchester United, spending four seasons at the Red Devils before moving to Blackburn Rovers for three years. After his contract at Ewood Park ran out he moved back to Lancashire - joining FC.United of Manchester in 2013.

He made 27 league appearances in the Northern Premier League Division before returning to the Football League with Fleetwood.

He went back on loan for some of the 2013/14 season, with further temporary moves to Alfreton, Lincoln and Southport.

He moved to Accrington Stanley in the summer of 2015, making 38 appearances before joining Portsmouth for this season.

Michael Smith is originally from Wallsend in the north east of England and began his footballing career with Darlington in League Two, before joining Workington on loan.

He made his Football League debut for the Quakers in 2010 in a 1-0 defeat to Hereford, Smith scored his first goal for the club on the penultimate league game of the season.

The forward scored the second in a 2-0 win over Greater-Manchester side Macclesfield Town, bu only spent one season at the Darlington Arena before moving onto Charlton Athletic.

He made two appearances for the Addicks before loan spells at Gillingham, AFC Wimbledon, Colchester United and Newport County.

He signed for Swindon Town on a permanent basis for a fee of ÂŁ100,000, marking his debut with two goals against Shrewsbury Town in January 2014.

Loan moves to Barnsley and Portsmouth followed, and he made a permanent move the Pompey at the beginning of this season.

09 | MICHAEL SMITH

DEADLY STRIKER

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HE PLAYED FOR BOTH

Mustapha DUMBUYA Sierra Leone international Mustapha Dumbuya joined Doncaster Rovers in 2009 under the stewardship of Sean O’Driscoll. In his second season at Rovers he became more of a regular starter, making 36 appearances.

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Due to the change in management at the Keepmoat Stadium, Dumbuya found himself surplus to requirements, he was loaned out to Crystal Palace before transferring to Pompey on a permanent basis.

While it was only a short stay down at Fratton Park during the 2012/13 season, Dumbuya was certainly held in high regard due to his willingness to play for the side during a time of financial difficulty and he also impressed the fans with his performances.

Joe LAIDLAW

LEGEND, WHERE ARE THEY NOW

Midfielder Joe Laidlaw began a three year spell with Billy Bremner’s Rovers in 1976, where he would go onto spend three seasons with the South Yorkshire side.

Laidlaw originally started his footballing life in Middlesbrough, making more than 100 appearances for Boro before moving onto Carlisle United in 1972.

After finding the net on 27 occasions and making more than 130 appearancess within three years, he joined Portsmouth for £15,000 but would only stay for one season.

Laidlaw retired from football in 1982 and went on to manage Fareham Town and Chichester respectively, the ex-Pompey man is occasionally found in the press box at Fratton Park, providing his expert knowledge for Express FM.

Club NEWS Rovers can confirm the signing of forward Alfie May. The 23-year-old has agreed a two-and-a-half year contract at the Keepmoat Stadium, and officially completed his move from Hythe Town on January 1 2017.

“It is a big step, but I feel confident I can play in League Two and training every day will only improve me.

“I’ve done really well in non-league with Hythe, I’ve felt they’ve really got the best out of me, but working with Darren Ferguson as manager is different – I reckon he can get goals out of me too.”

May spent a week on trial with Rovers earlier in the season and, after being impressed by the players, staff and facilities, said it was an easy decision to accept the contract offer which followed.

He said: “From the minute I met the players, they came out their way to ask where I was from and introducing themselves. It made it so much easier and took a lot of weight off my shoulders.

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Rovers will pay Hythe an undisclosed fee for the player, who chose a move to South Yorkshire despite interest from a number of other EFL clubs.

New signing - Alfie May

FBT SPORTS

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It has been a busy time over Christmas and New Year, and there has been loads going on at the club shop too.

Here’s a reminder of a few things that have happened:

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Christmas / New Year British Heart Foundation third kit on sale

January 10 Year Anniversary at the Keepmoat celebration book for sale.

Coming next Starting on January 9, the club shop January sale will start. There will be lots on offer and it will be just the time to grab a bargain.

For more information call 01302 764667 or e-mail clubdoncastershop@fbtsports.co.uk or why not buy online from the comfort of your own home at www.clubdoncastershop.com.

FBT have also been busy bringing in lots of new seasonal winter garments - check out the stadium blanket for just £20!

Other new items in the club shop include hoodies, gilets, hats, umbrellas, and jackets.

We are also developing our “small pocket money” section so if your kids have got some Christmas money left, why not pop in to the club shop to see what there is.

FBT would like to wish Rovers all the best this evening, and for the remainder the season.

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Age: 6 Lives: Bessacarr School: St Peter’s Catholic Primary Favourite Subject: Maths Worst at School: English Favourite TV Programme: Avengers Assemble & Spiderman Favourite Food: Pizza Favourite Holiday: Turkey Hobbies: Football, NFL, WWE and playing for Finningley Harriers Favourite Player: James Coppinger & Tommy Rowe because they are skillful and score good goals

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Hello everyone Welcome to our game against Portsmouth which is our televised game, I had best smile for the cameras tonight!

I hope you all had a brilliant Christmas and got lots of exciting presents? I have a pile of bones which will take me forever to eat.

I bury them every year and can never find them so I think people know to keep getting me more… thank you Sneyds! I am delighted with all the first time fans that have been attending lately and hope they are hooked now as much as we are.

Let’s make lots of noise tonight and sing COME ON YOU REDS! Enjoy the game!

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Club NEWS Jordan Houghton and Niall Mason are determined to seal promotion, after extending their stays at the Keepmoat Stadium until the end of the season.

The players, on loan from Chelsea and Aston Villa respectively, have both been key figures in the first-team.

Three Sky Bet League One clubs were interested in Houghton, but he was happy to commit his immediate future to Rovers.

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He said: “I’ve enjoyed every moment since I’ve been here, I’ve moved up and am settled up here. It helps that I’m playing every week, and hopefully that can continue for the rest of the season.

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“There were three clubs interested in League One, but I never had my head turned because I want to finish off the good start to the season we have. I want to get that promotion and hopefully win the title.

“It was the right decision for me, and all the parties I think. Chelsea were happy for me to stay because I’m playing. And I’m happy because I’m enjoying it, and hopefully Doncaster are enjoying it as I’m part of a winning side.”

For Niall, it was also an easy decision to remain at the club. The 19-year-old is relishing his first real period of first-team football.

He said: “I’ve had a really good time since I’ve

been here, and had a really good experience. I can’t wait for the coming months now.

“Promotion is the target, to keep the performances we know gets us results and win as many games as possible.

“We need to keep maintaining those standards to ensure we get over the line. I want to keep playing every game and try to keep performing well.

“It is gaining a bit of confidence, knowing I can play first-team football which is brand-new to me.”

Jordan grabbed his first goal for the club in the win over Leyton Orient, and is hoping he can contribute at both ends of the field in the second part of the campaign.

He added: “If I can pop up with a few goals now and again, it is something I hope to add to my game even when playing as holding midfielder.

“When we dominate games that gives me licence to get forward – when we have more of the ball and are in the opponent’s half. That allows me to get some shots off.

“I like to set high standards in every game I play, I want to be consistent. That’s something I hope to carry on for the rest of my career. There are little things I want to improve, and the manager is helping me to do that. I’ll go back to Chelsea as a better player.”

Hospital VISIT Doncaster Rovers players handed out presents in the children’s ward at Doncaster Royal Infirmary as part of their annual Christmas visit.

Andy Butler, Tommy Rowe, Andy Williams, Mathieu Baudry visited the hospital before Christmas.

The players handed out presents which were bought after a collection from Rovers’ staff, while the players made a further donation.

Club captain Butler said: “The players look forward to this visit above any other in the year, as they get to meet some truly inspirational young people.

Lesley Musk, senior sister at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals commented: “On behalf of the Trust I’d like to say a huge thank you to Doncaster Rovers for their generosity and taking time out of their busy schedule to visit the Hospital School and children’s wards.

“It’s a lovely thing to do, especially when children are in hospital over the Christmas period, they miss out on what’s happening in school and parties, so when the players come in it’s such a special experience for them – providing a much needed boost when they are poorly at Christmas.”

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This money will be used to buy a light desk which is particularly useful for children with special needs, but will be used by all children on the wards.

“It’s great to see the smiles on their faces and we hope to be back before too long in the New Year to see how everyone is doing.”

The Rovers players were joined by Doncaster Rugby League prop Connor Scott and chief executive Carl Hall.

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Don’t miss the biggest ride and party in football this season!

FOOTBALL TO AMSTERDAM 2017 is Prostate Cancer UK’s end of season football fundraiser.

• Join 500 football fans and legends of the game in raising money to fight a disease killing one man every hour.

• It’s a two day pedal-powered pilgrimage before a celebratory night out in Amsterdam to finish.

Now’s the time to speak to the team at Prostate Cancer UK and make sure your club join the biggest ride (and party) in football this season.

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Football to Amsterdam is an unforgettable weekend.

Great camraderie and banter - and all to raise money for a great cause. The night out in Amsterdam was pretty good too!

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Commercial Notes MATCH SPONSOR

Good evening. It has been a quick turnaround for home games this week after Monday’s match against Stevenage. We would like to welcome Paul Cook and his team after their long journey up north from Fratton Park.

Today’s match sponsors are long term partners and friends of the club Polypipe. Polypipe provide systems and solutions to the residential, commercial and civils and infrastructure sectors.

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The match ball sponsors at the Grimsby game were Stoneacre, who are pictured here with Tommy Rowe.

As match sponsors, Polypipe and their guests will enjoy a three course meal, stadium tour, PA announcements and man of the match presentations.

To find out more about how Doncaster Rovers can help your business, please contact and member of the team on 01302 764665 or email commercial@clubdoncaster.co.uk.

Liam Mandeville was chosen by our Legends Club members as their Man of the Match at the Grimsby game.

Our Grimsby match sponsors Pristine Cleaning presented their Man of the Match Champagne to Tommy Rowe

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This season’s league is proving to be a tight one and this top of the league clash should be a great game, and we hope its Rovers that come out on top.

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

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York City Burnley (YA Cup) Scunthorpe United

L 2-4 W 1-0 L 0-1

OCTOBER Sat 01 Sat 08 Sat 22 Sat 29

Mansfield Town Notts County Accrington Stanley Bradford City

L 0-1 W 4-1 L 4-1 L 0-1

NOVEMBER Tue 01 A Sat 05 A Sat 19 H

Tranmere (FA Youth Cup) Hartlepool United Chesterfield

L 0-3 W 3-2 D 2-2

DECEMBER Sat 03 H Fri 09 A

Rotherham United Burton Albion

W 4-3 L 2-1

JANUARY Sat 07 A Sat 14 A Sat 28 A

Mansfield Town Notts County Bradford City

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FEBRUARY Sat 11 H Sat 18 A

Hartlepool United Chesterfield

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All fixtures Youth Alliance North-East unless stated

Kieran SCARFF In my previous programme notes I have spoken about the level of support linked to the development of our young players.

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.

Both Andy and James Coppinger have been pivotal in the development of a mentoring programme which will see each youth team player having their own first- team mentor who will spend time with them, each week, providing support and guidance in their development.

In addition to this Andy and James are actively encouraging players to spend some time with our younger age groups. Again, I know the players will really value their input and encouragement.

This level of involvement provides further evidence of our whole club approach.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Andy, James and the rest of their squad for their support.

Our youth team fixtures begin again this Saturday away to Mansfield, while our Academy fixtures begin again this Sunday with matches against Scunthorpe.

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

Kieran

The willingness of the players to provide this support is hugely appreciated. The impact of

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This support comes from so many directions.

One very important focus of support comes from our first-team players. They take an active role in the development of our youth team players and club captain Andy Butler can be found coaching our Under 12s during the evening and on Sundays.

their support on players who look up to them is and will be a powerful influence.

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Mansfield Town 1 Doncaster Rovers 1

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Saturday 31st December 2016 | Field Mill, Mansfield | Sky Bet League Two | Attendance: 5,042 (1,618 away) ROVERS XI: Marosi, Mason, Alcock (Middleton), Butler (c), Baudry, Rowe, Blair, Houghton, Mandeville (Keegan), Marquis, Williams. ROVERS SUBS | Jones, Wright, Beestin, Calder, Longbottom.

MANSFIELD XI: Shearer, Bennett, Benning, Collins (c), Pearce, Clements (M.Rose), Green, Baxendale (Hurst), Howkins, Hamilton, D.Rose (Hoban). STAGS SUBS | Jensen, Thomas, Hemings, Maguire.

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Monday 2nd January 2017 | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster | Sky Bet League Two | Attendance: 5,604 (196 away) ROVERS XI: Marosi, Baudry, Butler, Mason, Houghton, Blair, Rowe, Middleton (Williams), Grant, Marquis, Coppinger (C) (Keegan). ROVERS SUBS | Jones, Wright, Alcock, Beestin, May, Williams.

STEVENAGE XI: Jones, King, Franks, Walker (Lee), Pett, Kennedy (McAnuff), Gorman, Tongue, Godden (Liburd), Henry (C), Ntlhe. STEVENAGE SUBS | Schumacher, Day, Cowans, Johnson.

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THE RECORD BREAKERS: DONCASTER ROVERS 70 YEARS AGO. Part 13 - By John Coyle

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Ahead of their FA Cup Third Round tie at home to Portsmouth, Rovers travelled to Skegness where they were again accommodated at the Lumley Hotel. Their seaside break had done them good in the run up to the previous tie at Oldham and it was hoped it would again give them the impetus to win. Jim Wooldridge and Leslie Owens were still injured but others were making good progress under the watchful eye of the veteran trainer Bob McLean. Snow fell across the north during the week and disrupted the Rovers’ training as well as threatening the Cup tie. However, by Saturday 11th January 1947 a thaw had set in and cleared the snow, although the Belle Vue pitch was very heavy.

Jackie Thompson returned from injury and replaced Frank Mitcheson, the only change to the team that had drawn with New Brighton. Line up: Archie Ferguson; Ernie Swallow, Bill Corbett; Cecil Stirland, Sid Bycroft, Bob McFarlane; Jackie Kirkaldie, Jackie Thompson, Clarrie Jordan, Paul Todd, Ralph Maddison.

A crowd of 24,129, Rovers’ best of the season, assembled to watch the First Division side, which included former Rovers winger Cliff Parker.

Rovers almost took the lead through Maddison’s close range effort before Portsmouth struck on 13 minutes.

Parker’s cross was Ralph MADDISON dropped by Ferguson and Froggatt slotted the ball into the empty net. Some slick interplay between Dickinson and Parker then set up Evans whose fierce shot made it 2-0 to the visitors. Rovers were shaken but with heavy rain falling they managed to gain a foothold in the match.

Kirkaldie just failed to reach a ball from Jordan and then with half time approaching Thompson’s clever run set up Kirkaldie who pulled a goal back, shooting in via a post.

Rovers changed into dry shirts for the second half, although they were soon soaked again by the heavy rain. Jordan had the ball in the net but was flagged offside. After 60 minutes Rovers suffered a hammer blow when Froggatt beat the offside trap and ran in to score from an acute angle. Rovers were still fighting, though, and with 13 minutes left Todd shot home from close range. Despite a strong finish Portsmouth held on to win

3-2. Rovers were out of the FA Cup, but could hold their heads high.

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A week later they travelled to The Shay to take on bottom of the table Halifax Town. Rovers fielded the same side that had Ernie lost so narrowly to SWALLOW Portsmouth but found themselves behind when Swallow turned a shot from Massey into his own net. Maddison equalised with a good goal before the interval and when Todd put them ahead five minutes into the second half another two points seemed to be heading to Belle Vue. However, Rovers were shattered by two goals in the space of a minute. On 56 minutes Ferguson let England’s long shot squirm over the line and then a

minute later Walters put the home side back in front. To make matters worse Thompson then missed a penalty and Rovers were punished when Walters made it 4-2 with ten minutes remaining. Rovers had therefore suffered only their second League defeat of the season, the first away from home.

Jackie THOMSON

Archie FERGUSON

Paul TODD

Despite the defeat, Rovers retained a three point lead at the top of Division Three North. Rotherham United, who beat Hull City 2-0 to maintain their 100% home record, were emerging as the biggest threat with Chester slipping away. At least Rovers had the chance to make amends with a rearranged game at Crewe on the coming Wednesday.

Doncaster

BELLES

Former Watford Ladies head coach Katie Rowson has been appointed as RTC technical director.

Doncaster Rovers Belles have appointed Katie Rowson as technical director of our regional talent club.

The former Watford Ladies head coach replaces Ben Hardaker, who is moving to a new role within the club.

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Upon her appointment, Rowson said: "I am delighted to be joining Doncaster Rovers Belles: with the quality of the staffing team, the history of the first team and the vision of the RTC programme it is a great opportunity to join such and established club.

"I am eager to get started as the Technical Director of the RTC; to meet, observe and work with the players to aid and impact their development and potential for progression throughout the full player pathway.

"Working closely alongside all of the coaches and fully understanding the club’s values, philosophy, first team playing style and positional profiles will be the key components to build on the current talent and to support, guide and inspire our players to play at FA WSL level and have pride in challenging for a first-team place.

"I look forward to applying my previous experience as a technical director of the British Virgin Islands Football Association

NEW Technical Director Appointed (BVI FA) and my knowledge from the FA WSL as manager of Watford FC to provide; opportunities for the players to progress, coaches the support to develop and the club to have a recognised and successful player pathway.

"I would like to thank Julie Grundy, Julie Chipchase and Emma Coates for welcoming me to the club and I look forward to meeting all players, parents, coaches and supporters in the near future."

Manager Julie Grundy is delighted with the appointment and has also thanked Hardaker for his efforts during his time working with the RTC. She said: " He has made a great impact with the players and parents. He has helped to build a strong foundation for Katie to develop.

"I'm extremely pleased with the appointment of Katie and shows our ambition as an RTC with her experience and qualifications."

Get Away

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

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

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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Travelling By Car Leave the M1 at Junction 4 and take the A41 towards Edgware. At the first roundabout take the 3rd 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 ÂŁ5.00 per car.

Rovers Family Doncaster Rovers Supporters Club Good afternoon and welcome to the all the Portsmouth supporters who have made the long trip up up north on a Thursday night for the game. I hope they enjoy the visit to the Keepmoat Stadium.

It does not seem 10 years since we moved to the Keepmoat Stadium, with Mark McCammon scoring that first goal against Huddersfield. We have seen many a good game in that time, but personally I miss Belle Vue, we have had the success of the play-offs and cup games, seen managers come and go, but we the fans will always be behind the club.

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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.

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.

Enjoy the game.

Rovers till we die 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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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 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 1-1 D 5,042 1,618

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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

1-0

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

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Att

W

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196

3 3 1 3

Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi

Alcock Mason Mason Mason Alcock Alcock

Baudry Wright Alcock Baudry Baudry Baudry

Butler1 Garratt Butler Butler Butler Butler

Mason Evina Baudry Blair Mason Mason

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Baudry

Butler

Grant

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 Mandeville1

Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones

Beestin Baudry Wright Wright Wright Wright

Evina Houghton Keegan Garratt Middleton Middleton

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

Jones

Wright

Alcock

Blair1 Calder Blair Rowe Rowe Rowe

Rowe Middleton Houghton Middleton Blair Blair

Houghton

Rowe1

Blair

Marquis1 Mandeville1 Williams1 Longbottom Marquis Mandeville Marquis Williams Marquis Williams1 Marquis Williams

Middleton Coppinger

Marquis

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

Keegan

Beestin

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

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D

L

F

A

W

D

L

F

A

GD

1

Doncaster

24

9

3

0

23

10

6

1

5

23

21

+15

49

2

Plymouth

24

7

3

3

21

17

8

0

3

16

8

+12

48

3

Carlisle

24

8

3

1

25

15

4

7

1

20

16

+14

46

4

Portsmouth

24

6

2

3

23

10

6

4

3

14

12

+15

42

5

Wycombe

24

8

1

2

17

8

4

4

5

15

18

+6

41

6

Luton

24

5

4

3

19

14

5

4

3

15

8

+12

38

7

Cambridge Utd

24

5

2

5

17

15

6

3

3

18

11

+9

38

8

Colchester

24

6

2

3

21

15

4

4

5

15

14

+7

36

9

Barnet

24

4

5

3

15

15

5

4

3

18

18

0

36

10 Blackpool

24

5

3

3

20

11

4

4

5

16

14

+11

34

11 Exeter

24

2

2

7

9

13

8

1

4

24

14

+6

33

12 Grimsby

24

4

3

5

15

15

5

3

4

17

13

+4

33

13 Crawley Town

24

6

3

2

16

11

3

2

8

14

27

-8

32

14 Yeovil

24

6

3

4

16

10

2

3

6

9

18

-3

30

15 Stevenage

24

3

1

8

21

25

6

2

4

14

14

-4

30

16 Mansfield

24

4

5

4

12

10

3

4

4

11

19

-6

30

17 Crewe

24

3

5

4

13

14

3

5

4

11

17

-7

28

18 Hartlepool

24

3

5

4

14

18

3

4

5

19

24

-9

27

19 Morecambe

23

3

1

8

11

24

5

2

4

16

17

-14

27

20 Leyton Orient

24

3

1

9

11

17

4

3

4

15

17

-8

25

21 Accrington Stanley

24

3

4

5

15

18

3

3

6

8

13

-8

25

22 Notts County

24

1

4

8

11

21

5

0

6

16

23

-17

22

23 Cheltenham

24

2

5

6

13

19

2

4

5

11

18

-13

21

24 Newport County

23

1

3

7

14

23

3

2

7

13

18

-14

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ALCOCK, Craig

6

1

0

30

4

0

1

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

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

BAUDRY, Mathieu

10

4

0

10

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

24

0

2

24

0

2

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

BUTLER, Andrew

24

0

1

97

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

14

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

4

0

1

4

0

1

COPPINGER, James

21

0

6

405

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

24

0

1

24

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

2

1

0

2

1

0

KEEGAN, Paul

0

3

0

107

14

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

9

9

6

11

18

7

1

0

1

1

0

1

0

1

1

0

1

1

3

1

1

4

2

1

MAROSI, Marko

21

0

0

23

2

0

1

0

0

2

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

2

0

0

2

1

0

MARQUIS, John

23

0

10

23

0

10

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

MASON, Niall

15

1

0

15

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

5

11

0

31

23

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

23

0

6

32

1

9

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

15

3

8

56

8

20

0

0

0

3

0

2

1

0

0

3

0

2

2

0

0

3

1

0

WRIGHT, Joe

13

2

0

13

2

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

3

0

0

3

0

0

Total

41

1

4

Head to Head 1.9

1.5

Average Goals Per Game

51.8 %

44.3 %

Average Shots On Target

1.3

0.9

Average Goals Conceded Per Game

20.5 %

13.1 %

% Goals To Shots

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PORTSMOUTH F.C.

01

Ross ETHERIDGE (GK)

01

David FORDE (GK)

02

Craig ALCOCK

02

Tom DAVIES

03

Tyler GARRATT

03

Enda STEVENS

04

Luke McCULLOUGH

04

Danny ROSE

05

Mathieu BAUDRY

05

Matt CLARKE

DOING SO WILL FACE

06

Andy BUTLER

06

Christian BURGESS

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07

Gary MCSHEFFREY

07

Carl BAKER

09

John MARQUIS

08

Michael DOYLE

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

10

Tommy ROWE

09

Michael SMITH

Doncaster Rovers Football Club

11

Andy WILLIAMS

10

Milan LALKOVIC

12

Mitchell LUND

11

Gary ROBERTS

regardless of Gender, Race or Ethnic

13

Marko MAROSI (GK)

13

Liam O'BRIEN (GK)

origin, Religious Belief, Age, Sexual

14

Harry MIDDLETON

14

Curtis MAIN

unjustifiable reason. The club, in

15

Joe WRIGHT

16

Jack WHATMOUGH

association with its governing bodies

16

Jordan HOUGHTON

19

Conor CHAPLIN

(the FA and the Football League) and

17

Matty BLAIR

20

Noel HUNT

determined to eradicate racism in

18

Paul KEEGAN

21

Adam BUXTON

football by ensuring that no barriers

19

Liam MANDEVILLE

22

Kal NAISMITH

exist to anyone playing/enjoying the

20

Aaron TAYLOR-SINCLAIR

23

Kyle BENNETT

ethnic background. To this end,

21

Joe PUGH

24

Amine LINGANZI

Doncaster Rovers Football Club will

22

Will LONGBOTTOM

25

Drew TALBOT

23

Alfie BEESTIN

26

Gareth EVANS

be culpable of displaying any form of

24

Niall MASON

33

Ben CLOSE

racist behaviour will be removed from

25

ConorGRANT

38

Brandon HAUNSTRUP

26

James COPPINGER

RESPECT THE LAW

27

Cedric EVINA

Supporters are reminded that the

29

Reece FIELDING

ASSISTANT REFEREES Shaun HUDSON Tony PEART FOURTH OFFICIAL Andrew MADLEY 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

30

Danny AMOS

purchase or attempt to purchase

32

Joshua BARKER

alcohol for anybody under the age of

SMOKING venue. It is an offence to

33

Louis JONES (GK)

ejection from the stadium and

34

Morgan JAMES

prosecution. Anybody who appears to

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Lewis SCATTERGOOD

be under the age of 21 will be asked

39

Alfie MAY

18. Anybody caught doing so will face

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