2017–18 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season: Difference between revisions

Doncaster Rovers
2017–18 season
Chairman	David Blunt
Manager	Darren Ferguson
Stadium	Keepmoat Stadium
League One	17
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	Third round; (Vs. Arsenal)
EFL Trophy	Round 2
Top goalscorer	League: John Marquis (5); All: John Marquis (6)
Highest home attendance	12,481 vs Rotherham United; (League One, 11 November '17)
Lowest home attendance	1,520 vs Sunderland; (EFL Trophy, 3 October '17)
Average home league attendance	7,767
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The 2017–18 season will be Doncaster Rovers's 139th season in their existence, 15th consecutive season in the Football League and first back in League One following promotion last season.^[1] Along with League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Squad

Detailed overview

League caps and goals up to the start of season 2017–18.

Players with name and squad number struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.

No.	Name	Position (s)	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Club caps	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Ian Lawlor	GK	Dublin	(1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 30)	19	0	–	–	Manchester City
13	Marko Maroši	GK	Michalovce, Slovakia	(1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 31)	29	0	–	–	Wigan Athletic
33	Louis Jones	GK		(1998-10-12) 12 October 1998 (age 26)	–	–	–	–	Academy
—	Ross Etheridge	GK	Chesterfield	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 30)	6	0	–	–	Accrington Stanley
Defenders
2	Craig Alcock	RB/LB/CB	Truro	(1987-12-08) 8 December 1987 (age 37)	54	0	–	–	Sheffield United
3	Danny Andrew	LB	Holbeach	(1990-12-23) 23 December 1990 (age 34)	–	–	–	–	Grimsby Town
5	Mathieu Baudry	CB/DM	Le Havre	(1988-02-24) 24 February 1988 (age 36)	31	5	–	–	Leyton Orient
6	Andy Butler	CB	Doncaster	(1983-11-04) 4 November 1983 (age 41)	117	10	–	–	Sheffield United
8	Niall Mason	RB	Bromley	(1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27)	38	0	–	–	Aston Villa
15	Joe Wright	CB	Monk Fryston, England	(1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 29)	22	0	–	–	Huddersfield Town
20	Tyler Garratt	LB/CB	Lincoln	(1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 28)	2	0	–	–	Bolton Wanderers
25	Mitchell Lund	RB	Leeds	(1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 28)	40	1	–	–	Academy
29	Reece Fielding	CB	Doncaster	(1998-10-23) 23 October 1998 (age 26)	–	–	–	–	Academy
32	Cody Prior	LB			–	–	–	–	Academy
—	Danny Amos	LB	Sheffield	(1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 25)	–	–	–	–	Academy
—	Cedric Evina	LB/LM	Cameroon	(1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 33)	77	1	–	–	Charlton Athletic
Midfielders
4	Luke McCullough	CB/RB/DM	Portadown	(1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 30)	86	1	5	0	Manchester United
10	Tommy Rowe	LM/LB/CM	Wythenshawe	(1989-05-01) 1 May 1989 (age 35)	56	16	–	–	Wolverhampton Wanderers
17	Matty Blair	CM/RW/LW	Warwick	(1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 35)	45	3	–	–	Mansfield Town
24	~~Harry Middleton †~~	CM/AM	Doncaster	(1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 (age 29)	63	0	–	–	Academy
26	James Coppinger	RM/CM/RB	Guisborough	(1981-01-18) 18 January 1981 (age 43)	472	53	–	–	Exeter City
27	Issam Ben Khémis	DM	Paris	(1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 28)	–	–	1	0	FC Lorient
30	Jacob Fletcher	CM		23 May 1999 (age 18)	–	–	–	–	Academy
—	Tony Donaldson	CM		Age 19	–	–	–	–	Runcorn Linnets
Forwards
9	John Marquis	CF/LW	Lewisham	(1992-05-16) 16 May 1992 (age 32)	45	26	–	–	Millwall
11	Andy Williams	CF]	Hereford	(1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 (age 38)	83	23	–	–	Swindon Town
14	Liam Mandeville	CF	Lincoln	(1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 27)	32	8	–	–	Academy
19	Alfie May	CF	Leeds	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27)	16	3	–	–	Hythe Town
21	Will Longbottom	CF	Leeds	(1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 (age 29)	4	0	–	–	Academy
22	Alfie Beestin	CF	Leeds	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27)	3	0	–	–	Tadcaster Albion
23	Alex Kiwomya	CF	Sheffield	(1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 (age 28)	–	–	–	–	Chelsea

Statistics

This includes any players featured in a match day squad in any competition.

As of 4 November 2017

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	IRL	Ian Lawlor	18	0	15	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Craig Alcock	9	0	1+1	0	1	0	1+2	0	3	0
3	DF	ENG	Danny Andrew	6	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
4	DF	NIR	Luke McCullough	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	FRA	Mathieu Baudry	5	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF	ENG	Andy Butler	20	1	16	1	1	0	2	0	1	0
7	MF	NED	Rodney Kongolo (on loan from Manchester City)	19	1	6+8	0	1	0	3	1	1	0
8	MF	ENG	Niall Mason	21	0	13+1	0	0+1	0	2+1	0	2+1	0
9	FW	ENG	John Marquis	19	6	15	5	1	1	2+1	0	0	0
10	MF	ENG	Tommy Rowe	19	4	15	1	1	2	3	1	0	0
11	FW	ENG	Andy Williams	8	1	2+3	0	0	0	0+1	0	2	1
12	DF	ENG	Ben Whiteman (on loan from Sheffield United)	19	5	14+2	4	0	0	3	1	0	0
13	GK	SVK	Marko Maroši	6	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
14	FW	ENG	Liam Mandeville	16	2	6+6	1	0	0	0+1	0	3	1
15	DF	WAL	Joe Wright	20	0	16	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
16	MF	ENG	Jordan Houghton (on loan from Chelsea)	13	1	9+2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0
17	MF	ENG	Matty Blair	16	0	10+3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
18	DF	ENG	Harry Toffolo (on loan from Norwich City)	11	0	7+2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW	ENG	Alfie May	16	5	7+6	3	0	0	3	2	0	0
20	DF	ENG	Tyler Garratt	9	0	3+2	0	0	0	1+1	0	2	0
21	FW	ENG	Will Longbottom	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
22	MF	ENG	Alfie Beestin	5	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	2	0
26	MF	ENG	James Coppinger	17	3	12+3	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
27	MF	TUN	Issam Ben Khémis	6	1	1	0	0+1	0	1	0	3	1
29	DF	ENG	Reece Fielding	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	MF	ENG	Jacob Fletcher	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
31	MF	ENG	Tyler Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	DF	IRL	Cody Prior	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
33	GK	ENG	Louis Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	ENG	Louis Scattergood	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
35	DF	ENG	Keegan Townrow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	GK	ENG	Declan Ogley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	ENG	Morgan James	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
38	FW	ENG	James Morris	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
39	DF	ENG	Danny Amos	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
40	DF	ENG	Branden Horton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
24	MF	ENG	Harry Middleton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Goals record

As of 4 November 2017.^[2]

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	9	FW	John Marquis	5	1	0	0	6
2	12	MF	Ben Whiteman	4	0	1	0	5
2	19	FW	Alfie May	3	0	2	0	5
4	10	MF	Tommy Rowe	1	2	1	0	4
5	26	MF	James Coppinger	1	2	0	0	3
6	14	FW	Liam Mandeville	1	0	0	1	2
7	6	DF	Andy Butler	1	0	0	0	1
	16	MF	Jordan Houghton	0	1	0	0	1
	7	MF	Rodney Kongolo	0	0	1	0	1
	11	FW	Andy Williams	0	0	0	1	1
	27	MF	Issam Ben Khémis	0	0	0	1	1
-			Own Goal	2	0	0	0	2
Total				18	6	5	3	32

Disciplinary record

As of 4 November 2017.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
No.	Pos.	Name
1	GK	Ian Lawlor	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
6	DF	Andy Butler	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
7	MF	Kongolo	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
8	MF	Niall Mason	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9	FW	John Marquis	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
10	MF	Tommy Rowe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11	FW	Andy Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
12	MF	Ben Whiteman	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
14	FW	Liam Mandeville	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
15	DF	Joe Wright	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
16	MF	Jordan Houghton	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
19	FW	Alfie May	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
27	MF	Issam Ben Khémis	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			20	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	26	0	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	LB	Danny Andrew	Grimsby Town	Free	^[3]
1 July 2017	RW	Alex Kiwomya	Chelsea	Free	^[4]
1 July 2017	CB	Niall Mason	Aston Villa	Undisclosed	^[5]
3 August 2017	RM	Issam Ben Khémis	Lorient	Free	^[6]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CM	Paul Keegan	Waterford	Released	^[7]^[a]
1 July 2017	MF	Joey McCormick	Pickering Town	Released	^[7]^[b]
1 July 2017	LW	Gary McSheffrey	Eastleigh	Released	^[7]^[c]
1 July 2017	CF	Joe Pugh	North Ferriby United	Released	^[7]^[d]
1 July 2017	LB	Aaron Taylor-Sinclair	Plymouth Argyle	Released	^[7]^[e]
31 August 2017	MF	Harry Middleton	Port Vale	Free	^[13]

^ Paul Keegan joined Waterford following his release.^[8]
^ Joey McCormick joined Pickering Town following his release.^[9]
^ Gary McSheffrey joined Eastleigh following his release.^[10]
^ Joe Pugh joined North Ferriby United following his release.^[11]
^ Aaron Taylor-Sinclair joined Plymouth Argyle following his release.^[12]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
1 July 2017	AM	Benjamin Whiteman	Sheffield United	January 2018	^[14]
3 August 2017	CM	Rodney Kongolo	Manchester City	January 2018	^[6]
30 August 2017	DM	Jordan Houghton	Chelsea	3 January 2018	^[15]
31 August 2017	LB	Harry Toffolo	Norwich City	3 January 2018	^[16]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2017	LB	Cedric Evina	Crawley Town	30 June 2018	^[17]
3 July 2017	RB	Mitchell Lund	Morecambe	30 June 2018	^[18]
12 August 2017	DF	Reece Fielding	Biggleswade Town	January 2018	^[19]^[a]
12 August 2017	GK	Louis Jones	Gainsborough Trinity	10 September 2017	^[19]
12 August 2017	DF	Tyler Walker	Biggleswade Town	January 2018	^[19]^[b]
1 September 2017	FW	Will Longbottom	Kidderminster Harriers	28 September 2017	^[21]
14 September 2017	GK	Louis Jones	Tadcaster Albion	11 October 2017	^[20]^[c]
10 November 2017	GK	Louis Jones	Sheffield	10 December 2017	^[23]

^ On 14 September 2017, Reece Fielding extended his loan with Biggleswade Town until January 2018.^[20]
^ On 14 September 2017, Tyler Walker extended his loan with Biggleswade Town until January 2018.^[20]
^ On 29 September 2017, Louis Jones was recalled to Doncaster Rovers following an injury to Ian Lawlor.^[22]

Competitions

Friendlies

As of 5 June 2017, Doncaster Rovers have announced six pre-season friendlies against Derby County,^[24] Armthorpe Welfare, Tadcaster Albion,^[25] Guiseley,^[26] Sheffield Wednesday and Chesterfield.^[27]

11 July 2017	Armthorpe Welfare	0–9	Doncaster Rovers	Armthorpe
19:30		Report	Rowe 29' Coppinger 31', 32' Williams 34' Whiteman 57' Mandeville 62', 77', 84' Marquis 75'	Stadium: Welfare Ground

15 July 2017	Tadcaster Albion	0–2	Doncaster Rovers	Tadcaster
15:00 BST		Report	McSheffrey 57' Mandeville 71' (pen.)	Stadium: i2i Stadium

18 July 2017	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Derby County	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Rowe 59'	Report	Keogh 14'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

22 July 2017	Guiseley	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Guiseley
15:00 BST		Report	Mandeville 19'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park

25 July 2017	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Doncaster
19:30 BST	Mandeville 43'	Report	Winnall 30' Hooper 67'	Stadium: Keempoat Stadium

29 July 2017	Chesterfield	4–0	Doncaster Rovers	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Dennis 55' Brewster 71' Ugwu 83' Mitchell 85'	Report		Stadium: Proact Stadium

League One

League table

Template:2017–18 EFL One table

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
17	5	4	8	19	21	−2	19	2	4	3	11	12	−1	3	0	5	8	9	−1

Last updated: 11 November 2017.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

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Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^[28]^[29]

5 August 2017 1	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Gillingham	Doncaster
15:00 BST		Report	Eaves 61'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,512 Referee: Dean Whitestone

12 August 2017 2	Blackburn Rovers	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Mulgrew 66' Evans 74' Samuel 87'	Report	Marquis 46' Coppinger 67' (pen.) May 82'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,223 Referee: David Webb

19 August 2017 3	Doncaster Rovers	3–3	Blackpool	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Allsop 37' (o.g.) Marquis 45+1' May 75' Whiteman 85'	Report	Longstaff 38' Turton 65' Cooke 76' Daniel 86'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,558 Referee: Robert Jones

26 August 2017 4	AFC Wimbledon	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Norbiton
15:00 BST	Oshilaga 48' Appiah 58' Barcham 60'	Report	Marquis 41'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,144 Referee: Gavin Ward

2 September 2017 5	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Peterborough United	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Mason 58' Marquis 79'	Report	Grant 35' Taylor 41' Edwards 90'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,677 Referee: Graham Salisbury

9 September 2017 6	Northampton Town	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Northampton
15:00 BST	Crooks 1'	Report	Whiteman 32'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,843 Referee: Darren Handley

12 September 2017 7	Rochdale	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Spotland
19:45 BST	Bunney 45' McNulty 87' Kitching 90+2' Davies 90+4'	Report	Williams 40' Marquis 74'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,371 Referee: Ben Toner

17 September 2017 8	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Whiteman 32' Marquis 47'	Report	Novak 10' Bishop 55'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 9,227 Referee: David Webb

23 September 2017 9	Plymouth Argyle	0–3	Doncaster Rovers	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Miller 15' Lameiras 24' Songo'o 40' Bradley 80'	Report	Butler 19' Houghton 42' May 50' 73' Marquis 59'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,510 Referee: Nick Kinseley

26 September 2017 10	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Shrewsbury Town	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Rowe 34' Wright 59'	Report	Riley 35' Ogogo 43' Brown 68' Gnahoua 90+4'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,194 Referee: John Brooks

30 September 2017 11	Bradford City	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Bradford
15:00 BST	Wyke 18' Knight-Percival 42' Reeves 48' Chicksen 75' Vincelot 80'	Report	Mason 81'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 20,430 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

7 October 2017 12	Doncaster Rovers	4–1	Southend United	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Marquis 45+1' 80' Whiteman 47', 50', 57' (pen.) Mason 85'	Report	Wordsworth 21' 38' White 49' Oxley 58' Bwomono 81' Ferdinand 90+5'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,369 Referee: Darren Handley

14 October 2017 13	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Charlton
15:00 BST	Fosu 9' 43' Dasilva 24' Clarke 61' Kashi 78'	Report	Houghton 30' Marquis 66' Butler 83'	Stadium: The Valley Referee: Robert Lewis

17 October 2017 14	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Portsmouth	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Mandeville 3' Burgess 5' (o.g.) Rowe 78'	Report	Baudry 54' (o.g.) Burgess 58' Donohue 71' O'Keefe 87'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,211 Referee: Martin Coy

21 October 2017 15	Doncaster Rovers	0–3	Walsall	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Houghton 54'	Report	Guthrie 35' Oztumer 62', 66' Morris 80' Edwards 87'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,391 Referee: Kevin Johnson

28 October 2017 16	Bury	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Bury
15:00 BST	O'Connell 45+3' Maguire 67'	Report	Marquis 36' Whiteman 78'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,079 Referee: Andy Haines

11 November 2017 17	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Rotherham United	Doncaster
12:30 GMT	Wood 62' (o.g.) Lawlor 90+6'	Report	Ihiekwe 72' Moore 90+6'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 12,481 Referee: Graham Scott

FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Doncaster Rovers were drawn away to East Thurrock United or Ebbsfleet United in the first round.^[30] Ebbsfleet United went on to win their replayed match to set to first round tie up. A home tie against either Scunthorpe United or Northampton Town was confirmed for the second round.^[31]

4 November 2017 First round	Ebbsfleet United	2–6	Doncaster Rovers	Northfleet
15:00 GMT	Rance 2' Kedwell 35' (pen.) Coulson 37' Bush 64' 80' Magri 76' Brandy 87'	Report	Lawlor 35' Blair 45+1' Marquis 45+3' Coppinger 52', 83' (pen.) Kongolo 57' Houghton 78' Rowe 85' Ben Khémis 90+2'	Stadium: Kuflink Stadium Attendance: 2,069 Referee: Lee Collins

1-4 December 2017 Second round	Doncaster Rovers	v	Scunthorpe United or Northampton Town	Doncaster
TBC GMT				Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Doncaster Rovers were drawn away to Bradford City in the first round.^[32] A home tie versus Hull City was confirmed for the second round.^[33] An away trip to Premier League side Arsenal was drawn for the third round.^[34]

8 August 2017 First round	Bradford City	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Bradford
19:45 BST	Poleon 35' Vincelot 61' Jones 84'	Report	May 8' Kongolo 71' Wright 72' Whiteman 88'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 3,175 Referee: Darren Drysdale

22 August 2017 Second round	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Hull City	Doncaster
19:45 BST	May 48' Rowe 54'	Report	Weir 73' Batty 86'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,139 Referee: Graham Salisbury

20 September 2017 Third round	Arsenal	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Holloway
19:45 BST	Walcott 25'	Report	Mason 68'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 44,064 Referee: Scott Duncan

EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, the group stage draw was complete with Doncaster Rovers facing Grimsby Town, Scunthorpe United and Sunderland U23s in Northern Group H.^[35]^[36] After finishing second in the group stages, Doncaster Rovers were drawn away to Rochdale in the second round.^[37]

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Scunthorpe United (A)	3	2	0	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Round 2
2	L1	Doncaster Rovers (A)	3	1	2	0	0	3	2	+1	7	Round 2
3	L2	Grimsby Town (E)	3	0	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2
4	ACA	Sunderland U23s (E)	3	0	1	0	2	2	5	−3	2

Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2017. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated

29 August 2017 Group Game 1	Grimsby Town	1–1 (3–4 p)	Doncaster Rovers	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST	Jones 20' Cardwell 29' Davies 69'	Report	Williams 38' Mandeville 86'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 862 Referee: Mike Jones
	Penalties
	Davies Hooper Mills Jones Bolarinwa Cardwell		Middleton Williams Beestin Mandeville Alcock Kongolo

3 October 2017 Group Game 2	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Sunderland U23s	Doncaster
19:30 BST	Ben Khémis 69'	Report	Love 38'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 1,520 Referee: Ross Joyce

31 October 2017 Group Game 3	Doncaster Rovers	1–1 (3–2 p)	Scunthorpe United	Doncaster
19:30 GMT	Mandeville 37'	Report	Lewis 55' Hopper 76' Adelakun 83'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 1,717 Referee: Ben Toner
	Penalties
	Mason Beestin Fletcher Mandeville Ben Khémis		van Veen Madden Lewis Adelakun Goode

TBC Second round	Rochdale	v	Doncaster Rovers	Spotland
TBC GMT				Stadium: Spotland Stadium

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^ "Ex-Doncaster Rovers pro signs for Pickering Town!". The Bootiful Game. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
^ "Former Coventry City striker Gary McSheffrey signs for Eastleigh". Coventry Telegraph. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
^ "Ferriby welcome Joe Pugh to the squad". North Ferriby United Official Site. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^ "Plymouth Argyle sign Gregg Wylde and Doncaster's Aaron Taylor-Sinclair". BBC. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^ "Tom Anderson and Harry Middleton join Port Vale". BBC. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
^ "Whiteman signs on loan". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^ "Houghton seals Rovers return". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
^ "Rovers complete Toffolo loan". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
^ "Cedric Evina signs for the Reds". Crawley Town Official Site. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
^ "Lund joins Morecambe on loan". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Three youngsters go out on loan". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Jones loaned to Tadcaster". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ "Longbottom joins Harriers". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
^ "Taddy Sign Former Man City Keeper". Tadcaster Albion Official Site. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^ "Jones moves to Sheffield FC". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
^ "Rovers face Rams". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
^ "Armthorpe and Tadcaster trips". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
^ "Guiseley friendly added". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
^ "Wednesday and Chesterfield friendlies". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ "Home start for Rovers". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
^ "Fixture List". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
^ "Rovers to face East Thurrock or Ebbsfleet United". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^ "Home tie in FA Cup second round". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
^ "Rovers to host Hull". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
^ "Rovers draw Arsenal". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
^ "Checkatrade Trophy draw". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
^ "Checkatrade Trophy dates". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ "Checkatrade Trophy second round". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

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[9] Paul Keegan joined Waterford following his release.^[8]

[11] Joey McCormick joined Pickering Town following his release.^[9]

[13] Gary McSheffrey joined Eastleigh following his release.^[10]

[15] Joe Pugh joined North Ferriby United following his release.^[11]

[17] Aaron Taylor-Sinclair joined Plymouth Argyle following his release.^[12]

[26] On 14 September 2017, Reece Fielding extended his loan with Biggleswade Town until January 2018.^[20]

[27] On 14 September 2017, Tyler Walker extended his loan with Biggleswade Town until January 2018.^[20]

[30] On 29 September 2017, Louis Jones was recalled to Doncaster Rovers following an injury to Ian Lawlor.^[22]

[1] "History". Statto.

[sb2017-2] "Soccer Base: Doncaster- Squad details". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.

[3] "Andrew signs on". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

[4] "Kiwomya to bring goals". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[5] "Mason signs up". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

[Double_Signing-6] "Double signing for Rovers". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 3 August 2017.

[Players_released-7] "Players released". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[8] "SQUAD NEWS: Paul Keegan Joins The Blues". Waterford FC Official Site. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

[10] "Ex-Doncaster Rovers pro signs for Pickering Town!". The Bootiful Game. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

[12] "Former Coventry City striker Gary McSheffrey signs for Eastleigh". Coventry Telegraph. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.

[14] "Ferriby welcome Joe Pugh to the squad". North Ferriby United Official Site. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[16] "Plymouth Argyle sign Gregg Wylde and Doncaster's Aaron Taylor-Sinclair". BBC. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[18] "Tom Anderson and Harry Middleton join Port Vale". BBC. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[19] "Whiteman signs on loan". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[20] "Houghton seals Rovers return". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[21] "Rovers complete Toffolo loan". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[22] "Cedric Evina signs for the Reds". Crawley Town Official Site. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

[23] "Lund joins Morecambe on loan". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[Three_loaned_out-24] "Three youngsters go out on loan". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.

[Three_loan_deals_completed-25] "Jones loaned to Tadcaster". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[28] "Longbottom joins Harriers". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[29] "Taddy Sign Former Man City Keeper". Tadcaster Albion Official Site. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

[31] "Jones moves to Sheffield FC". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

[32] "Rovers face Rams". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

[33] "Armthorpe and Tadcaster trips". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[34] "Guiseley friendly added". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

[35] "Wednesday and Chesterfield friendlies". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[36] "Home start for Rovers". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

[37] "Fixture List". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

[38] "Rovers to face East Thurrock or Ebbsfleet United". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[39] "Home tie in FA Cup second round". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

[40] "Carabao Cup Round One draw". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[41] "Rovers to host Hull". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.

[42] "Rovers draw Arsenal". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.

[43] "Checkatrade Trophy draw". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

[44] "Checkatrade Trophy dates". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

[45] "Checkatrade Trophy second round". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

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