Doncaster Rovers
2010–11 season
ChairmanJohn Ryan
ManagerSean O'Driscoll
Championship21st
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Billy Sharp
James Coppinger
(6 each)

All:
Billy Sharp
James Coppinger
(6 each)
Highest home attendance13,293 V Leeds United (17 Sep 2010)
Lowest home attendance4,603 V Accrington Stanley (10 Aug 2010)
Average home league attendance10,258

The 2010–11 season marked the 131st season in Doncaster Rovers Football Club's existence, and their third consecutive year in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The team finished the season with 11 wins, 15 draws, and 20 losses, for a total of 48 points, only good enough for 21st in the league, avoiding relegation by 6 points. Forward Billy Sharp led the team with 16 goals scored in 31 appearances, while midfielder John Oster had 43 total appearances for the team, leading all players. The team started the season winning three of their first six league matches, and generally alternated wins and losses or draws throughout the season, but ended the year losing six of their last seven matches. In FA Cup competition, they played the Wolverhampton Wanderers to a 2-2 draw in the first match at home, but lost the replay 6-0 at Molineux Stadium. In the League Cup, they lost in the first round to Accrington Stanley 2-1 after extra time.

Pre-season

Doncaster's first pre-season friendly was an away game against local team Askern Miners. They hosted newly promoted Premier League new boys West Bromwich Albion at the Keepmoat Stadium on 27 July, followed by a trip by local rivals and recently relegated Sheffield Wednesday on 31 July, again at the Keepmoat.

Players

First team

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2010–11 season.

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Neil Sullivan Scotland GK 24 February 1970 (aged 40) Leeds United First team goalkeeper
33 Gary Woods England GK 1 October 1990 (aged 19) Manchester United
Defenders
2 James O'Connor England RB 20 November 1984 (aged 25) Bournemouth
6 James Chambers England RB 20 November 1980 (aged 29) Leicester City
24 Mustapha Dumbuya England RB 3 February 1988 (aged 22) Grays Athletic
11 Adam Lockwood England CB 26 October 1981 (aged 28) Yeovil Town Vice captain
4 Shelton Martis Netherlands Antilles CB 29 November 1982 (aged 27) West Bromwich Albion
23 Byron Webster England CB 31 March 1987 (aged 23) FK SIAD Most
21 Sam Hird England CB 7 September 1987 (aged 22) Leeds United
5 Wayne Thomas England CB 17 May 1979 (aged 31) Southampton
3 George Friend England LB 19 October 1987 (aged 22) Wolverhampton Wanderers
Midfielders
15 Mark Wilson England DM 9 February 1979 (aged 31) FC Dallas
22 Dean Shiels England RW 1 February 1985 (aged 25) Hibernian
26 James Coppinger England RW 18 January 1981 (aged 29) Exeter City
8 Brian Stock Wales CM 24 December 1981 (aged 28) Preston North End Captain
7 Martin Woods Scotland LM 1 January 1986 (aged 24) Rotherham United
18 Simon Gillett England CM 6 November 1985 (aged 24) Southampton
14 Josh Payne England MC 25 November 1990 (aged 19) West Ham United
34 Robbie Clark England CM 30 April 1991 (aged 19) Youth academy Reserve team player
16 John Oster Wales RW 8 December 1978 (aged 31) Crystal Palace
Strikers
9 Steve Brooker England ST 21 May 1981 (aged 29) Bristol City
10 Billy Sharp England ST 5 February 1986 (aged 24) Sheffield United
12 James Hayter England ST 9 April 1979 (aged 31) Bournemouth
29 Waide Fairhurst England ST 7 May 1989 (aged 21) Youth academy Reserve team player
36 Bradley Grayson England ST 12 April 1992 (aged 18) Youth academy Reserve team player

Squad statistics

As of 31 June 2011
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland SCO Neil Sullivan 34030+102010
2 DF England ENG James O'Connor 3723422010
3 DF England ENG George Friend 35130+210+2010
4 MF Netherlands Antilles ANT Shelton Martis 27124+21000+10
5 DF England ENG Wayne Thomas 21017+400000
6 DF England ENG James Chambers 906+102000
7 MF England ENG Martin Woods 15113+210000
8 MF Wales WAL Brian Stock 37231+620000
9 FW England ENG Steve Brooker 1611+1210+2010
10 FW England ENG Billy Sharp 311627+2152100
11 DF England ENG Adam Lockwood 19113+312010
12 FW England ENG James Hayter 351028+49210+10
14 MF England ENG Josh Payne 11000011
14 MF Belgium BEL Franck Moussa 1421420000
15 MF England ENG Mark Wilson 30015+1302000
16 MF Wales WAL John Oster 4304102000
17 MF England ENG Ryan Mason 1505+1000000
18 MF England ENG Simon Gillett 22121+110000
19 FW Jamaica JAM Jason Euell 1237+530000
19 FW Northern Ireland NIR David Healy 826+220000
20 DF England ENG Joseph Mills 19217+121000
21 DF England ENG Sam Hird 35020+1202010
22 MF Northern Ireland NIR Dean Shiels 35315+1831010
23 DF England ENG Byron Webster 701+600000
24 DF Sierra Leone SLE Mustapha Dumbuya 24017+600010
25 DF Brazil BRA Dennis Souza 903+500+1000
26 MF England ENG James Coppinger 42738+272000
27 DF England ENG Matthew Kilgallon 1207+500000
29 FW England ENG Waide Fairhurst 300+200010
30 MF Ireland EIR Paul Keegan 1009+100000
32 MF England ENG Ryan Burge 100+100000
33 GK England ENG Gary Woods 1601600000
34 MF England ENG Robert Clark 10000010
35   England ENG Brett Lucas 00000000
36 FW England ENG Bradley Grayson 1000000+10
37   England ENG Aaron Jones 00000000
38   England ENG Robert Oldham 00000000

Results

Championship

7 Aug 2010 Preston North End 0–2 Doncaster Rovers Deepdale
15:00 O'Connor 12'
Hayter 18'
Gillett Red card 78'
Attendance: 12,190
14 Aug 2010 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Bristol City Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 Sharp 90' (pen.) Stewart 49' Attendance: 9,291
21 Aug 2010 Cardiff City 4–0 Doncaster Rovers Cardiff City Stadium
15:00 Bothroyd 36', 62'
Burke 68'
Bellamy 84'
Attendance: 24,027
28 Aug 2010 Doncaster Rovers 3–1 Hull City Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 Woods 2'
Sharp 44' (pen.)
Coppinger 69'
Barmby 9' Attendance: 11,149
11 Sep 2010 Watford 2–2 Doncaster Rovers Vicarage Road
15:00 Sordell 63', 70' Gillett 23'
Friend 90'
Attendance: 15,101
14 Sep 2010 Doncaster Rovers 3–1 Norwich City Keepmoat Stadium
19:45 Coppinger 14', 50', 86' R. Martin 64' Attendance: 9,314
17 Sep 2010 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Leeds United Keepmoat Stadium
19:45 Attendance: 13,293
25 Sep 2010 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Loftus Road
15:00 Gorkšs 53', 88'
Taarabt 81' (pen.)
Attendance: 13,990
28 Sep 2010 Coventry City 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Ricoh Arena
15:00 Gunnarsson 2'
McSheffrey 86'
Sharp 43' Attendance: 12,292
2 Oct 2010 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Nottingham Forest Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 Lockwood 33' Blackstock 28' Attendance: 10,759
16 Oct 2010 Scunthorpe United 1–3 Doncaster Rovers Glanford Park
15:00 Woolford 11' Sharp 31', 59' (pen.)
O'Connor 72'
Attendance: 7,005
19 Oct 2010 Doncaster Rovers 2–3 Derby County Keepmoat Stadium
19:45 Shiels 66', 68' Moore 19'
Commons 59', 72'
Attendance: 9,000
23 Oct 2010 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Sheffield United Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 Coppinger 33'
Sharp 42'
Attendance: 8,985
30 Oct 2010 Reading 4–3 Doncaster Rovers Madejski Stadium
15:00 Mills 9'
Karacan 60'
Harte 74'
Church 88'
Hayter 26'
Martis 42'
Shiels 50'
Attendance: 15,553
6 Nov 2010 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Millwall Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 Hayter 56'
Healy 58'
Morison 11' Attendance: 10,356
9 Nov 2010 Burnley 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Turf Moor
19:45 Cork 63' Hayter 13' Attendance: 13,655
13 Nov 2010 Portsmouth 2–3 Doncaster Rovers Fratton Park
15:00 Ward 66'
Nugent 74'
Dickinson Red card 88'
Hayter 15'
Coppinger 26'
Healy 79'
Attendance: 14,828
20 Nov 2010 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Swansea City Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 Hayter 16' Rangel 90' Attendance: 13,614
27 Nov 2010 Crystal Palace 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Selhurst Park
15:00 Couñago 35' Attendance: 12,470
11 Dec 2010 Leicester City 5–1 Doncaster Rovers Walkers Stadium
15:00 Gallagher 45' (pen.)
Wellens 61'
Naughton 69'
Vassell 75'
Waghorn 90'
Sharp 6' Attendance: 27,549
17 Dec 2010 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Middlesbrough Keepmoat Stadium
19:45 Hayter 22'
Stock 90'
McDonald 4' Attendance: 9,543
1 Jan 2011 Doncaster Rovers 3–0 Scunthorpe United Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 Sharp 26'
Hayter 38'
Mills 45'
Hird Red card 85'
Attendance: 9,447
3 Jan 2011 Sheffield United 2–2 Doncaster Rovers Bramall Lane
15:00 Bogdanović 86'
Kozluk 90'
Sharp 66', 74' (pen.) Attendance: 21,102
15 Jan 2011 Doncaster Rovers 0–3 Reading Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 Long 29'
Kébé 67'
McAnuff 74'
Attendance: 9,496
22 Jan 2011 Ipswich Town 3–2 Doncaster Rovers Portman Road
15:00 Norris 48'
Wickham 60'
Edwards 64'
Sharp 6', 61' Attendance: 17,298
25 Jan 2011 Doncaster Rovers 0–2 Barnsley Keepmoat Stadium
19:45 Haynes 54', 67' Attendance: 10,740
1 Feb 2011 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Burnley Keepmoat Stadium
19:45 Duff 59' (o.g.) Attendance: 8,893
5 February 2011 Millwall 1–0 Doncaster Rovers The Den
15:00 Lisbie 90' Attendance: 11,427
12 February 2011 Doncaster Rovers 0–2 Portsmouth Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 Kitson 42'
Ward 52'
Hogg Red card 89'
Attendance: 10,288
15 February 2011 Doncaster Rovers 0–6 Ipswich Town Keepmoat Stadium
19:45

FA Cup

8 Jan 2011 Round 3 Doncaster Rovers 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 Sharp 41'
Hayter 43'
Milijaš 38'
Hunt 58' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,616
18 Jan 2011 Round 3 Replay Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Doncaster Rovers Molineux
19:45 Fletcher 5'
Mujangi Bia 61'
Doyle 66'
Jarvis 74'
Jones 90'
Attendance: 10,031

League Cup

10 Aug 2010
First Round
Doncaster Rovers 1–2
AET
Accrington Stanley Keepmoat Stadium
19:45 Payne 57' Turner 83'
Lindfield 93'
Attendance: 4,603

Team kit

Doncaster Rovers were sponsored by Nike, after their deal with previous sponsor Vandanal expired. Their shirt sponsor changed to One Call Insurance who previously sponsored the club during their days in the Football Conference.

Transfers

In

First team

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
3 LB England Friend 21EU Wolverhampton Wanderers England Transfer Summer 2012 Free
10 FW England Sharp 24EU Sheffield United Transfer Summer 2013 £1.15M
18 CM England Gillett 24EU Southampton Transfer Summer 2013 Free
14 CM England Payne 19EU West Ham United Transfer Summer 2010 Free
5 CB England Thomas 30EU Southampton Transfer Summer 2011 Free

Last updated: 8 May

Reserves and academy

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source

Last updated: 8 May

Total spending: Decrease £1.15 million

Out

First team

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
7 FW England Guy 24EU MK Dons Contract expired Summer Free
14 FW Republic of Ireland Heffernan 28EU Sheffield Wednesday Contract expired Summer Free
3 LB England Roberts 32EU Derby County Contract expired Summer Free
18 LB Scotland McDaid 23EU Carlisle United Contract expired Summer Free
10 CM England Spicer 26EU Notts County Contract expired Summer Free
13 GK England Smith 23EU Shrewsbury Town Contract expired Summer Free
14 CM England Payne 20EU Oxford United Contract expired Winter Free

Last updated: 7 July

Reserves and academy

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
35 DF England Fisher 18EU Released Contract expired Summer Free

Last updated: 7 July

Total income: Increase £0 million

Loaned in

# Pos Player From Start End
17 AMC Ryan Mason Tottenham Hotspur 13 August 2010 Present
20 LB Joseph Mills Southampton 19 October 2010 Present
19 FW David Healy Sunderland 4 November 2010 Present
CB Matthew Kilgallon Sunderland 9 January 2011 Present

Loaned out

# Pos Player To Start End
14 MC Josh Payne Oxford 1 September 2010 31 December 2010
35 MC Robbie Clark Sheffield F.C. 9 October 2010 Present

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