2010–11 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

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 the 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.

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

Players

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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   GK (1970-02-24)24 February 1970 (aged 40) Leeds United First team goalkeeper
33 Gary Woods   GK (1990-10-01)1 October 1990 (aged 19) Manchester United
Defenders
2 James O'Connor   RB (1984-11-20)20 November 1984 (aged 25) Bournemouth
6 James Chambers   RB (1980-11-20)20 November 1980 (aged 29) Leicester City
24 Mustapha Dumbuya   RB (1988-02-03)3 February 1988 (aged 22) Grays Athletic
11 Adam Lockwood   CB (1981-10-26)26 October 1981 (aged 28) Yeovil Town Vice captain
4 Shelton Martis   CB (1982-11-29)29 November 1982 (aged 27) West Bromwich Albion
23 Byron Webster   CB (1987-03-31)31 March 1987 (aged 23) FK SIAD Most
21 Sam Hird   CB (1987-09-07)7 September 1987 (aged 22) Leeds United
5 Wayne Thomas   CB (1979-05-17)17 May 1979 (aged 31) Southampton
3 George Friend   LB (1987-10-19)19 October 1987 (aged 22) Wolverhampton Wanderers
Midfielders
15 Mark Wilson   DM (1979-02-09)9 February 1979 (aged 31) FC Dallas
22 Dean Shiels   RW (1985-02-01)1 February 1985 (aged 25) Hibernian
26 James Coppinger   RW (1981-01-18)18 January 1981 (aged 29) Exeter City
8 Brian Stock   CM (1981-12-24)24 December 1981 (aged 28) Preston North End Captain
7 Martin Woods   LM (1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 24) Rotherham United
18 Simon Gillett   CM (1985-11-06)6 November 1985 (aged 24) Southampton
14 Josh Payne   MC (1990-11-25)25 November 1990 (aged 19) West Ham United
34 Robbie Clark   CM (1991-04-30)30 April 1991 (aged 19) Youth academy Reserve team player
16 John Oster   RW (1978-12-08)8 December 1978 (aged 31) Crystal Palace
Strikers
9 Steve Brooker   ST (1981-05-21)21 May 1981 (aged 29) Bristol City
10 Billy Sharp   ST (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 24) Sheffield United
12 James Hayter   ST (1979-04-09)9 April 1979 (aged 31) Bournemouth
29 Waide Fairhurst   ST (1989-05-07)7 May 1989 (aged 21) Youth academy Reserve team player
36 Bradley Grayson   ST (1992-04-12)12 April 1992 (aged 18) Youth academy Reserve team player

Squad statistics

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As of 31 June 2011
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   SCO Neil Sullivan 34 0 30+1 0 2 0 1 0
2 DF   ENG James O'Connor 37 2 34 2 2 0 1 0
3 DF   ENG George Friend 35 1 30+2 1 0+2 0 1 0
4 MF   ANT Shelton Martis 27 1 24+2 1 0 0 0+1 0
5 DF   ENG Wayne Thomas 21 0 17+4 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   ENG James Chambers 9 0 6+1 0 2 0 0 0
7 MF   ENG Martin Woods 15 1 13+2 1 0 0 0 0
8 MF   WAL Brian Stock 37 2 31+6 2 0 0 0 0
9 FW   ENG Steve Brooker 16 1 1+12 1 0+2 0 1 0
10 FW   ENG Billy Sharp 31 16 27+2 15 2 1 0 0
11 DF   ENG Adam Lockwood 19 1 13+3 1 2 0 1 0
12 FW   ENG James Hayter 35 10 28+4 9 2 1 0+1 0
14 MF   ENG Josh Payne 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
14 MF   BEL Franck Moussa 14 2 14 2 0 0 0 0
15 MF   ENG Mark Wilson 30 0 15+13 0 2 0 0 0
16 MF   WAL John Oster 43 0 41 0 2 0 0 0
17 MF   ENG Ryan Mason 15 0 5+10 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   ENG Simon Gillett 22 1 21+1 1 0 0 0 0
19 FW   JAM Jason Euell 12 3 7+5 3 0 0 0 0
19 FW   NIR David Healy 8 2 6+2 2 0 0 0 0
20 DF   ENG Joseph Mills 19 2 17+1 2 1 0 0 0
21 DF   ENG Sam Hird 35 0 20+12 0 2 0 1 0
22 MF   NIR Dean Shiels 35 3 15+18 3 1 0 1 0
23 DF   ENG Byron Webster 7 0 1+6 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   SLE Mustapha Dumbuya 24 0 17+6 0 0 0 1 0
25 DF   BRA Dennis Souza 9 0 3+5 0 0+1 0 0 0
26 MF   ENG James Coppinger 42 7 38+2 7 2 0 0 0
27 DF   ENG Matthew Kilgallon 12 0 7+5 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   ENG Waide Fairhurst 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 0
30 MF   EIR Paul Keegan 10 0 9+1 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF   ENG Ryan Burge 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK   ENG Gary Woods 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF   ENG Robert Clark 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
35     ENG Brett Lucas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW   ENG Bradley Grayson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
37     ENG Aaron Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38     ENG Robert Oldham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Results

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Championship

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7 Aug 2010 Preston North End 0–2 Doncaster Rovers Deepdale
15:00 O'Connor   12'
Hayter   18'
Gillett   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   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   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   89'
Attendance: 10,288
15 February 2011 Doncaster Rovers 0–6 Ipswich Town Keepmoat Stadium
19:45

FA Cup

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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

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10 August 2010 First round Doncaster Rovers 1–2 (a.e.t.) Accrington Stanley Keepmoat Stadium
19:45 Payne   57' Turner   83'
Lindfield   93'
Attendance: 4,603

Team kit

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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

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First team

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

First team

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

Last updated: 7 July

Total income:   £0 million

Loaned in

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# 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

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# 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

References

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