2011–12 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Doncaster Rover's 9th consecutive season in The Football League, and their 4th consecutive in the second tier. This season resulted in relegation and ended their four-year stay in the Championship.

Doncaster Rovers
2011–12 season
ChairmanJohn Ryan
ManagerSean O'Driscoll (until 23 September)
Dean Saunders (from 23 September)
StadiumKeepmoat Stadium
Championship24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round (vs. Notts County)
League CupSecond round (vs. Leeds United)
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Sharp (10)
All: Billy Sharp (10)
Highest home attendance12,962 vs Leeds United
(14 October)
Lowest home attendance4,339 vs Tranmere Rovers
(9 August)
Average home league attendance9,341

Season Review

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Kits

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Doncaster continued with Nike as their kit suppliers and One Call Insurance as their shirt sponsor. Their home kit contained Doncaster's traditional broad red and white hoops however this season they opted for black trimmings on their kit and the red shorts and socks replace last season black ones.[1]

Events

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  • 13 May – Doncaster reject a £2.3 million bid for Billy Sharp and a £300,000 bid for James Coppinger from Ipswich Town.[2]
  • 1 July – Doncaster reject a £3.25 million bid for Billy Sharp from Southampton.[3] Former Queens Park Rangers striker, Rowan Vine joins on a trial.[4]
  • 5 September – Doncaster pay a total of £180,000 to Bury for the transfer of Kyle Bennet after a tribunal was settled, an initial £80,000 was to paid in two separate sums, one being immediately and another in January 2012 with a further £25,000 being paid for every 15 appearances he makes.[5]
  • 20 September – Cardiff City's Jon Parkin holds talks over a possible one-month loan deal.[6]
  • 23 September – Sean O'Driscoll is placed on gardening leave after 1 draw and 6 losses.[7] Former Wrexham boss Dean Saunders joins on a three-year deal.[8]
  • 27 October – Former Wales international John Oster is ruled out for two months to undergo neck surgery.[9]
  • 31 October – Senegalese striker El-Hadji Diouf signs a 3-month deal which is later extended to the end of the 2012/13 season.
  • 23 November – Midfielder Bolo Zenden opens talks with Doncaster over a potential free transfer.[10]

Championship

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Bristol City 46 12 13 21 44 68 −24 49
21 Barnsley 46 13 9 24 49 74 −25 48
22 Portsmouth (R) 46 13 11 22 50 59 −9 40[a] Relegation to League One
23 Coventry City (R) 46 9 13 24 41 65 −24 40
24 Doncaster Rovers (R) 46 8 12 26 43 80 −37 36
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Portsmouth were deducted 10 points for entering administration.[11]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 8 12 26 43 80  −37 36 4 8 11 22 35  −13 4 4 15 21 45  −24

Last updated: 29 April 2012.
Source: [1]

Result round by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundDHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHHHAAHAHHAAH
ResultDDWLDLLWDWLLLDLWLDLWLWLLWDLDLLDDWDDLLLDLLLLDWL
Position1214824242424242420212323232424242424232323232423232322242424242323222323232424242424242424
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2012. Source: cardiffcityfc.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

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Round 3
Ground H
Result L

League Cup

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Round 1 2
Ground H H
Result W L

Squad

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Detailed Overview

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No. Name Nat. Place of birth Date of birth Club apps. Club goals Int. caps Int. goals Previous club Date joined Fee Contract end
1 Neil Sullivan   Sutton   24 February 1970 204 0 28 0 Leeds United 15 May 2007 Free 30 June 2013
2 James O'Connor   Birmingham 20 November 1984 212 5 Bournemouth 16 May 2006 £130,000 30 June 2012
3 George Friend   Barnstaple 19 October 1987 35 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 June 2010 Free 30 June 2013
4 Shelton Martis   Willemstad 29 November 1982 46 3 3 0 West Bromwich Albion 1 February 2010 Undisclosed 30 June 2013
6 James Chambers   Sandwell 20 November 1980 97 0 Leicester City 5 August 2008 Free 30 June 2012
7 Martin Woods   Airdrie 1 January 1986 107 9 Rotherham United 5 June 2007 Free 30 June 2013
8 Brian Stock   Winchester   24 December 1981 188 22 3 0 Preston North End 3 January 2007 £150,000 30 June 2013
9 Chris Brown   Doncaster 11 December 1984 22 10 Preston North End 14 July 2011 Free 30 June 2013
10 El Hadji Diouf   Dakar 15 January 1981 Free Agent 31 October 2011 Free 30 June 2012
11 Adam Lockwood   Wakefield 26 October 1981 164 8 Yeovil Town 18 July 2006 Free 30 June 2012
12 James Hayter   Sandown 9 April 1979 145 34 Bournemouth 29 May 2007 £200,000 30 June 2012
14 Tommy Spurr   Leeds 30 September 1987 Sheffield Wednesday 28 June 2011 £200,000 30 June 2013
16 John Oster   Boston   8 December 1978 87 1 13 0 Crystal Palace 7 August 2009 Free 30 June 2012
17 Giles Barnes   London 5 August 1988 West Bromwich Albion 4 August 2011 Free 5 May 2012
18 Simon Gillett   Oxford 6 November 1985 33 1 Southampton 15 July 2010 Free 30 June 2012
19 Frédéric Piquionne   Nouméa 8 December 1978 1 0 West Ham United 5 March 2012 Loan 5 April 2012
20 Oscar Radford   Rotherham Ferencvárosi 4 August 2011 Free 30 June 2012
21 Sam Hird   Doncaster 7 September 1987 130 2 Leeds United 19 June 2007 Free 30 June 2012
22 Fabien Robert   Hennebont 6 January 1989 Lorient 31 January 2012 Loan 30 June 2012
23 Kyle Bennett   Telford 9 September 1990 Bury 1 July 2011 £80,000 30 June 2013
24 Mustapha Dumbuya   London 7 August 1987 27 0 N/A 1 July 2009 Trainee
25 James Baxendale   Doncaster Leeds United 1 July 2011 Trainee 30 June 2012
26 James Coppinger   Guisborough 10 January 1981 296 33 Exeter City 30 June 2004 £30,000 30 June 2014
29 Rachid Bouhenna   Sedan 4 August 2011 Free 30 June 2012
30 Paul Keegan   Galway 5 July 1984 10 0 Bohemians 17 January 2011 Free 31 December 2011
31 Hérita Ilunga   Kinshasa 25 February 1982 15 0 32 1 Free Agent 9 March 2012 Free 9 April 2012
32 Damien Plessis   Neuville-aux-Bois 5 March 1998 Panathinaikos 2 January 2012 Loan 30 June 2012
33 Gary Woods   Kettering 1 October 1990 17 0 Manchester United 26 March 2009 Free 30 June 2012
37 Jordan Ball   Mansfield 12 September 1993 N/A 9 August 2011 Trainee
39 Pascal Chimbonda   Les Abymes 21 February 1979 Free Agent 28 September 2011 Free 30 June 2012
40 James Husband   Doncaster N/A 21 November 2011 Trainee 30 July 2014
41 Habib Beye   Suresnes 19 October 1977 Free Agent 13 February 2012 Free 30 July 2013
43 Lamine Diatta   Dakar 2 July 1975 Free Agent 7 December 2011 Free 7 February 2012
45 Habib Bamogo   Paris   8 May 1982 Free Agent 2 January 2012 Free 30 June 2012
49 Mamadou Bagayoko   Paris   21 May 1979 Free Agent 2 January 2012 Free 30 June 2012
Sam McMahon   Rangers 4 January 2012 Free 30 June 2012

Statistics

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As of 29 April 2012
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   SCO Neil Sullivan 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   ENG James O'Connor 29 0 24+3 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
3 DF   ENG George Friend 29 0 24+3 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF   ANT Shelton Martis 15 0 14+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF   ENG James Chambers 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   SCO Martin Woods 5 0 2+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
8 MF   WAL Brian Stock 28 1 25+1 1 1+0 0 0+1 0
9 FW   ENG Chris Brown 12 3 7+4 2 0+0 0 1+0 1
10 FW   SEN El Hadji Diouf 23 6 22+0 6 0+1 0 0+0 0
11 DF   ENG Adam Lockwood 15 0 11+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
12 FW   ENG James Hayter 31 5 17+12 4 1+0 0 1+0 1
14 DF   ENG Tommy Spurr 21 0 19+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
16 MF   WAL John Oster 33 1 23+7 1 0+1 0 2+0 0
17 MF   ENG Giles Barnes 34 1 23+8 1 1+0 0 1+1 0
18 MF   ENG Simon Gillett 48 3 43+3 3 0+0 0 2+0 0
19 FW   FRA Frédéric Piquionne 8 2 8+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF   ENG Oscar Radford 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF   ENG Sam Hird 34 0 23+8 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
22 MF   FRA Fabien Robert 13 2 7+6 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF   ENG Kyle Bennett 38 5 15+20 4 1+0 0 2+0 1
24 DF   ENG Mustapha Dumbuya 11 0 6+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF   ENG James Baxendale 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
26 MF   ENG James Coppinger 38 2 31+7 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF   ALG Rachid Bouhenna 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF   IRL Paul Keegan 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
31 DF   COD Hérita Ilunga 19 0 19+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF   FRA Damien Plessis 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 GK   ENG Gary Woods 10 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
37 FW   ENG Jordan Ball 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 DF   FRA Pascal Chimbonda 15 0 15+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 DF   ENG James Husband 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
41 DF   SEN Habib Beye 23 2 22+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
43 DF   SEN Lamine Diatta 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
45 FW   BFA Habib Bamogo 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
49 FW   MLI Mamadou Bagayoko 6 2 2+3 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Sam McMahon 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players played for Doncaster Rovers this season but who have left the club:
DF   ENG Reece Brown 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   ENG David Button 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW   FRA Marc-Antoine Fortuné 5 1 5+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   FRA Hérold Goulon 6 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   NGA Carl Ikeme 15 0 15+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   ENG Chris Kirkland 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SVK Milan Lalkovič 6 0 1+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Ryan Mason 5 1 2+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
DF   ENG Richard Naylor 15 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW   ENG Jon Parkin 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Billy Sharp 20 10 18+2 10 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Mark Wilson 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

Goalscorers

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Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW   10 Billy Sharp 10 0 0 10
2 FW   10 El-Hadji Diouf 6 0 0 6
3 MF   23 Kyle Bennett 4 0 1 5
4 FW   12 James Hayter 4 0 1 5
5 FW   9 Chris Brown 2 0 1 3
MF   18 Simon Gillett 3 0 0 3
7 FW   49 Mamadou Bagayoko 2 0 0 2
DF   41 Habib Beye 2 0 0 2
MF   26 James Coppinger 2 0 0 2
FW   19 Frédéric Piquionne 2 0 0 2
FW   22 Fabien Robert 2 0 0 2
12 MF   17 Giles Barnes 1 0 0 1
FW   32 Marc-Antoine Fortuné 1 0 0 1
MF   13 Ryan Mason 0 0 1 1
MF   16 John Oster 1 0 0 1
MF   8 Brian Stock 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 43 0 4 47

Disciplinary record

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Number Nation Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
               
41   DF Habib Beye 7 2 0 0 0 0 7 2
8   MF Brian Stock 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
11   DF Adam Lockwood 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
10   FW El Hadji Diouf 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
42   MF Hérold Goulon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
39   DF Pascal Chimbonda 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
3   DF George Friend 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
21   DF Sam Hird 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
23   FW Kyle Bennett 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
18   MF Simon Gillett 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5   DF Richard Naylor 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
16   MF John Oster 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9   FW Chris Brown 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2   DF James O'Connor 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14   DF Tommy Spurr 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17   MF Giles Barnes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
45   FW Habib Bamogo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12   FW James Hayter 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31   DF Hérita Ilunga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27   FW Milan Lalkovič 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26   MF James Coppinger 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13   MF Ryan Mason 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22   FW Fabien Robert 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10   FW Billy Sharp 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 65 4 2 0 0 0 67 4

Penalties

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Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition
9 August Chris Brown Yes Tranmere Rovers League Cup round 1
29 November Billy Sharp Yes Millwall Championship match 19
14 February El-Hadji Diouf Yes Blackpool Championship match 29
3 March El-Hadji Diouf Yes Brighton & Hove Albion Championship match 32

Suspensions Serves

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Date Given Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed
19 November 3 Adam Lockwood Sent Off vs Barnsley Watford (H), Millwall (A), Southampton (H)
31 December 3 Hérold Goulon Sent Off vs Watford Barnsley (H), Notts County (FA), Cardiff (H)
31 December 1 Habib Beye 5x   Barnsley
21 January 3 Habib Beye Sent Off vs Bristol City Hull City (A), Reading (H)
Crystal Palace (A)

Long-Term Injuries

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Date Suffered Name Injury Date Returned
27 October John Oster Neck Injury 7 January

Contracts

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Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Status
Contract length
Expiry date
Source
30 MF   Keegan 26  Y Signed 6 Months December 2011 Doncaster Rovers
1 GK   Sullivan 41  Y Signed 1 year June 2012 Sky Sports
21 DF   Hird 23  Y signed 1 year June 2012 BBC Sport
6 DF   Chambers 30  Y signed 1 year June 2012 Doncaster Rovers
26 MF   Coppinger 30  Y Signed 3 years June 2014 BBC Sport
1 GK   Sullivan 41  Y Signed 1 year June 2013 BBC Sport
19 FW   Diouf 30  Y Signed 6 months1 June 2012 BBC Sport
39 DF   Chimbonda 32  Y Signed 6 months June 2012 BBC Sport
17 MF   Barnes 23  Y Signed 6 months May 2012 Sky Sports

Notes
1With the option of a second year.

Transfers

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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
14 DF   Tommy Spurr 23 EU Sheffield Wednesday Transfer Summer 2013 £200,0001 BBC Sport
23 MF   Kyle Bennett 20 EU Bury Transfer Summer 2013 Undisclosed BBC Sport
5 DF   Richard Naylor 34 EU Leeds United Free Transfer Summer 2012 Free Yorkshire Post
9 FW   Chris Brown 26 EU Preston North End Free Transfer Summer 2013 Free Sky Sports
17 MF   Giles Barnes 22 EU West Bromwich Albion Free Transfer Summer 2012 Free Official Site
39 DF   Pascal Chimbonda 32 EU Free agent Free Transfer 2012 Free BBC Sport
192 FW   El Hadji Diouf 30 EU Free agent Free Transfer 2012 Free Sky Sports
49 FW   Mamadou Bagayoko 32 EU PAS Giannina   Free Transfer Winter 2012 Free Official Site
25 FW   Habib Bamogo 29 EU Panetolikos   Free Transfer Winter 2012 Free Official Site
41 DF   Habib Beye 34 EU Aston Villa Free Transfer Winter 2013 Free Sky Sports
31 DF   Hérita Ilunga 30 EU Free agent Free Transfer 2012 Free BBC Sport

Notes

1Although officially undisclosed the fee was reported to be £200,000.[12]

Loans in

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No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
13 MF Ryan Mason   20 Tottenham Hotspur 28 July 24 November BBC Sport Sky Sports
19 DF Reece Brown   19 Manchester United 16 August 10 September Talksport BBC Sport
27 FW Milan Lalkovič   18 Chelsea 18 August 18 October Sky Sports Tribal Football
19 FW Jon Parkin   29 Cardiff City 21 September 24 October Sky Sports BBC Sport
31 DF Hérita Ilunga   29 West Ham United 4 October 6 January BBC Sport Sheffield Star
32 GK Chris Kirkland   30 Wigan Athletic 12 October 20 October1 BBC Sport BBC Sport
27 GK Carl Ikeme  
 
25 Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 November 4 January BBC Sport BBC Sport
41 DF Habib Beye  
 
34 Aston Villa 21 November 2 February BBC Sport
42 MF Hérold Goulon   27 Blackburn Rovers 23 November 26 January BBC Sport Sky Sports
32 FW Marc-Antoine Fortuné   30 West Bromwich Albion 24 November 20 December2 BBC Sport BBC Sport
47 GK David Button   23 Tottenham Hotspur 1 January 1 March BBC Sport BBC Sport
35 MF Damien Plessis   36 Panathinaikos 2 January Official Site
22 MF Fabien Robert   35 Lorient 31 January BBC Sport
27 GK Carl Ikeme  
 
25 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 March 19 April BBC Sport Sunday Express
19 FW Frédéric Piquionne   45 West Ham United 6 March BBC Sport
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.
Notes
1Kirkland originally signed on a three-month deal till January, but was sent back after a back injury on the date stated.

2Fortuné originally signed until 2 January, but was recalled due to injury problems at West Bromwich Albion.

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
9 FW Steve Brooker   29 Out of Contract Summer N/A 17 2 Doncaster Rovers
23 DF Byron Webster   24 Free Transfer Northampton Town Summer Free 14 0 BBC Sport
25 DF Dennis Souza   30 Out of Contract OFI   Summer N/A 9 0 Doncaster Rovers
5 DF Wayne Thomas   32 Out of Contract Atromitos   Summer Free 18 0 Doncaster Rovers
29 FW Waide Fairhurst   22 Transfer Macclesfield Town Summer Undisclosed 13 2 BBC Football
5 DF Richard Naylor   34 Released Rotherham United Winter Free 15 0 BBC Sport
22 MF Dean Shiels   26 Released Kilmarnock   Winter Free 88 10 Official Site
10 FW Billy Sharp   25 Transfer Southampton Winter £1,850,000 86 41 BBC Sport
15 MF Mark Wilson   32 Free Transfer Oxford United Winter Free 157 3 BBC Sport

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Loans Outs

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No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
22 MF Dean Shiels   26 Kilmarnock 30 July 11 January Sky Sports Official Site
15 MF Mark Wilson   32 Walsall 28 October 28 November BBC Sport Official Site
25 MF James Baxendale   32 Buxton 24 November Official Site
24 DF Mustapha Dumbuya   24 Crystal Palace 6 January 22 February BBC Sport Official Site
25 MF James Baxendale   19 Hereford United 22 March 30 May 2012 BBC Sport
6 DF James Chambers   31 Hereford United 22 March 30 May BBC Sport
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Fixtures & Results

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Pre-season

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16 July Friendly Barrow 0–2 Doncaster Rovers Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
15:00 BST Report Oster   32'
Gillett   43'
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 424
Referee: P Banks

Championship

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6 August 2011 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Brighton, East Sussex
15:00 Buckley   83', 90+8' Sharp   39' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 20,219
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
13 August 2011 2 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 West Ham United Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Nolan   5' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 11,344
Referee: Scott Mathieson
16 August 2011 3 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Nottingham Forest Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Gunter   31' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 9,464
Referee: Woolmer
20 August 2011 4 Derby County 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Derby, Derbyshire
15:00 Kilbane   6'
S Davies   46'
B Davies   62'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 23,377
Referee: Langford
27 August 2011 5 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Bristol City Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Hayter   68' Adomah   45' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,778
Referee: Scott
10 September 2011 6 Cardiff City 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Cardiff, South Glamorgan
15:00 Gerrard   52'
Earnshaw   70'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,863
Referee: Wright
17 September 2011 7 Reading 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Reading, Berkshire
15:00 Church   52'
Le Fondre   59'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,124
Referee: Salisbury
24 September 2011 8 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Crystal Palace Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Oster   65' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Referee: Sarginson
27 September 2011 9 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Hull City Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Gillett   58' Waghorn   25' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 9,786
Referee: Rushton
1 October 2011 10 Peterborough United 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
15:00 McCann   19' Stock   55'
Bennett   67'
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 8,220
Referee: Drysdale
14 October 2011 11 Doncaster Rovers 0–3 Leeds United Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Pugh   20'
McCormack   51'
Lees   64'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 12,962
Referee: Friend
18 October 2011 12 Blackpool 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Blackpool, Lancashire
19:45 Ince   63', 90+4' Sharp   27' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,587
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
22 October 2011 13 Portsmouth 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Portsmouth, Hampshire
15:00 Varney   3', 75'
Kitson   68'
Gillett   27' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 12,779
Referee: Graham
29 October 2011 14 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Coventry City Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Hayter   60' Clingan   31' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,426
Referee: Webster
1 November 2011 15 Doncaster Rovers 1–3 Middlesbrough Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Sharp   14' Robson   30', 66' (pen.)
Emnes   45+1'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 9,792
Referee: Deadman
5 November 2011 16 Ipswich Town 2–3 Doncaster Rovers Ipswich, East Anglia
15:00 Carson   53'
Chopra   90+4'
Diouf   18', 39'
Sharp   24'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,184
Referee: Hooper
19 November 2011 17 Barnsley 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Barnsley, South Yorkshire
15:00 Davies   30', 64' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,783
Referee: Friend
26 November 2011 18 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Watford Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,389
Referee: Tierney
29 November 2011 19 Millwall 3–2 Doncaster Rovers London
19:45 Trotter   25' (pen.), 42'
Henderson   84'
Sharp   40' (pen.), 86' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,062
Referee: D'Urso
3 December 2011 20 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Southampton Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Sharp   60' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Referee: Haines
10 December 2011 21 Birmingham City 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00 King   62', 88' Fortuné   50' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 17,369
Referee: Miller
17 December 2011 22 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Leicester City Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Sharp   63', 65' Nugent   38' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 9,461
Referee: Sheldrake
26 December 2011 23 Burnley 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Burnley, Lancashire
Rodriquez   37' (pen.)
Paterson   84'
Hird   90+5' (og)
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 16,756
31 December 2011 24 Watford 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Watford
Sordell   44', 68'
Eustace   84'
Kightly   90+3'
Sharp   47'
Goulon   64'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 11,654
2 January 2012 25 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Barnsley Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Hayter   14'
Bennett   89'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 11,446
21 January 2012 27 Bristol City 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Bristol, West Country
15:00 Wood   26'
Cissé   31'
Beye   32' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 14,951
31 January 2012 28 Hull City 0–0 Doncaster Rovers Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
19:45 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 19,187
14 February 2012 29 Doncaster Rovers 1–3 Blackpool Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Diouf   43' (pen.) Taylor-Fletcher   20', 34'
Dicko   72'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,319
18 February 2012 30 Leeds United 3–2 Doncaster Rovers Leeds, South Yorkshire
15:00 Townsend   55'
Clayton   80'
Becchio   90'
Bagayoko   32', 54' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,181
6 March 2012 33 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
19:45 Blackstock   63' Piquionne   44'
Bennett   47'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 18,521
13 March 2012 35 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Reading Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Bennett   27' Pearce   73' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,287
17 March 2012 36 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Derby County Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Diouf   67' Robinson   13'
Roberts   55'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 9,791
20 March 2012 37 Doncaster Rovers 0–3 Millwall Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Keogh   8'
Kane   13'
Henderson   58'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,572
24 March 2012 38 Southampton 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Southampton, Hampshire
15:00 Sharp   58', 75' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,209
30 March 2012 40 Doncaster Rovers 1–3 Birmingham City Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Piquionne   4' Murphy   15'
Burke   61'
King   80'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,656
7 April 2012 41 Leicester City 4–0 Doncaster Rovers Leicester, Leicestershire
15:00 Drinkwater   33'
Peltier   47'
Marshall   78'
Gallagher   88'
Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 22,054
9 April 2012 42 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Burnley Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Brown   56' McQuoid   36'
Austin   76' (pen.)
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,350
14 April 2012 43 Doncaster Rovers 3–4 Portsmouth Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Beye   3'   60'
Robert   5'
Coppinger   67'
Halford   59' (pen.), 65'
Kitson   90'
Futács   90+3'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,196
21 April 2012 45 Coventry City 0–2 Doncaster Rovers Coventry, West Midlands
15:00 Hayter   81' (pen.)
Gillett   87'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,124
28 April 2012 46 Doncaster Rovers 2–3 Ipswich Town Doncaster, South Yorkshire
12:30 Robert   34'
Beye   90'
Smith   10'
Stevenson   29'
Scotland   79' (pen.)
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 9,764

FA Cup

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7 January 2012 Round Three Doncaster Rovers 0–2 Notts County Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 report J Hughes   37', 70' (pen.) Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 9,535
Referee: Phil Gibbs

League Cup

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9 August 2011 Round One Doncaster Rovers 3–0 Tranmere Rovers Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Brown   5' (p)
Mason   29'
Bennett   59'
report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 4,339
Referee: Gary Sutton
23 August 2011 Round Two Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Leeds United Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Hayter   2' Nunez   30', 83' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,505

Overall Summary

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Summary

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Games Played 49 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Games Won 9 (8 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games Drawn 12 (12 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games Lost 28 (26 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals Scored 47 (43 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Goals conceded 84 (80 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Goal Difference −37
Clean Sheets 6 (6 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Yellow Cards 67 (65 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Red Cards 4 (4 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst Discipline Habib Beye (7 yellows, 2 reds)
Best Result 3–0 vs Tranmere Rovers
Worst Result 0–4 vs Leicester City
Most Appearances Simon Gillett(48 appearances)
Top Scorer Billy Sharp (10 goals)
Points 36/133 (27.07%)

Competition Summary

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Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
2011–12 Football League Championship 24th 6 August 2011 28/29 April 2012
2011-12 Football League Cup 1st Round 2nd Round 8 August 2011 23 August 2011
FA Cup 3rd round 3rd round 7 January 2012 7 January 2012

Updated to match played 4 June 2011
Source: Competitions

References

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