DONCASTER ROVERS
("Rovers")
Year formed | 1879 |
Turned professional | 1885 |
Limited company | 1905 and 1920 |
Previous names | None |
Ground | The Keepmoat Stadium, Stadium Way, Lakeside, Doncaster DN4 5JW (for pictures of the ground click here) |
Pitch measurements | 109 x 77 yards (100 x 70 metres) |
Ground capacity | 15,231 |
Record attendance at present ground | 15,001 v Leeds United, League One, 1st April 2008 (lost 0-1) |
League career | Midland League: 1891 - 1901 Yorkshire League: 1897 - 1899 Division Two: 1901 - 1903 (failed re-election) Midland League: 1903 - 1904 Division Two: 1904 - 1905 (failed re-election) Midland League: 1905 - 1923 Division Three (North): 1923 - 1935 Division Two: 1935 - 1937 Division Three (North): 1937 - 1947 Division Two: 1947 - 1948 Division Three (North): 1948 - 1950 Division Two: 1950 - 1958 Division Three: 1958 - 1959 Division Four: 1959 - 1966 Division Three: 1966 - 1967 Division Four: 1967 - 1969 Division Three: 1969 - 1971 Division Four: 1971 - 1981 Division Three: 1981 - 1983 Division Four: 1983 - 1984 Division Three: 1984 - 1988 Division Four/Three: 1988 - 1998 Conference: 1998 - 2003 Division Three: 2003 - 2004 League One: 2004 - 2008 Championship: 2008 - 2012 League One: 2012 - 2013 Championship: 2013 - 2014 League One: 2014 - 2016 League Two: 2016 - 2017 League One: 2017 - 2022 League Two: 2022 - . |
First Football League game | 7th September 1901 v Burslem Port Vale, Division Two, drew 3-3 |
Honours | |
European | None |
Domestic - League | League One champions: 2012-13 Division Three (North) champions: 1934-35, 1946-47, 1949-50 Division Three (North) runners-up: 1937-38, 1938-39 Division Four/Three champions: 1965-66, 1968-69, 2003-04 Division Four runners-up: 1983-84 Midland League champions: 1896-97, 1898-99 Midland League runners-up: 1900-01, 1922-23 |
Domestic - Cup | Johnstone's Paint Trophy winners: 2006-07 Football Conference Challenge Cup winners: 1998-99, 1999-2000 FA Youth Cup runners-up: 1987-88 |
Best League position | 7th, Division Two, 1901-02 |
Lowest League position | 24th, Division Three, 1997-98 |
Furthest in FA Cup | 5th round, 1951-52, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56, 2018-19 |
Furthest in League Cup | Quarter-final, 1975-76, 2005-06 |
Most League points | |
2 for a win | 72, Division Three (North), 1946-47 |
3 for a win | 92, Division Three, 2003-04 |
Fewest League points | |
2 for a win | 8, Division Two, 1904-05 |
3 for a win | 20, Division Three, 1997-98 |
Most League goals scored | 123, Division Three (North), 1946-47 |
Most League goals conceded | 117, Division Three, 1966-67 |
Fewest League goals scored | 23, Division Two, 1904-05 |
Fewest League goals conceded | 33, League One, 2019-20 |
Most wins in a League season | 33, Division Three (North), 1946-47 |
Fewest wins in a League season | 3, Division Two, 1904-05 |
Most draws in a League season | 18, League One, 2004-05 |
Fewest draws in a League season | 2, Division Two, 1904-05 |
Most losses in a League season | 34, Division Three, 1997-98 |
Fewest losses in a League season | 3, Division Three (North), 1946-47 |
Record League win | 10-0 v Darlington, Division Four, 25th January 1964 |
Record Cup win | 7-0 v Blyth Spartans, FA Cup 1st round, 27th November 1937 |
Record League Cup win | 5-2 v Bradford City, League Cup 1st round replay, 30 August 1966 |
Record defeat | 0-12 v Small Heath, Division Two, 11th April 1903 |
Record League Cup defeat | 0-8 v Nottingham Forest, Coca-Cola Cup 1st round 1st leg, 11 August 1997 |
Highest Number of League goals scored | |
in a season | 42, Clarrie Jordan, Division Three (North), 1946-47 |
in total | 180, Tom Keetley, 1923-29 |
Most League goals in one match | 6, Tom Keetley v Ashington, Division Three (North), 16th February 1929 |
Most League appearances | 417, Fred Emery, 1925-36 |
Most capped player | 14, Len Graham for Northern Ireland, 1951-58 |
Youngest League player | Alick Jeffrey, 15 years 229 days v Fulham, 15th September 1954 |
Highest Transfer Fee Received | £2,000,000 for Matthew Mills from Reading, July 2009 |
Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £1,150,000 for Billy Sharp from Sheffield United, July 2010 |