2014–15 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

Doncaster Rovers
2014–15 season
Chairman David Blunt
Manager Paul Dickov
Stadium Keepmoat Stadium
League One 13
FA Cup Third Round
(knocked out in a replay by Bristol City)
Football League Cup Third Round
(knocked out by Fulham)
Football League Trophy Area Quarter-Finals
(knocked out by Notts County)
Top goalscorer League: Nathan Tyson (8)
All: Nathan Tyson and Curtis Main (9)
Highest home attendance 11,037 vs Sheffield United
(League 1, 15 Nov 14)
Lowest home attendance 5,197 vs Crawley Town
(League 1, 16 Sep 14)
Average home league attendance 6803.5
Home colours
Away colours

The 2014–15 season was Doncaster Rover's 12th consecutive season in the Football League.

Pre-season

Matches

Head-to-Head Records

This section documents the head-to-head records of Doncaster against the other teams in their league prior to the start of the season. Percentages are all rounded to the nearest whole number.[1]

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD % Won
Barnsley692521239895+336%
Bradford City76232330106120-1430%
Bristol City411112184869-2127%
Chesterfield9227293691115-2429%
Colchester United42187175563-843%
Coventry City206682324-130%
Crawley Town201112-10%
Crewe Alexandra94392530141130+1141%
Fleetwood Town00000000%
Gillingham551213305688-3222%
Leyton Orient29106134351-834%
Milton Keynes Dons632186+250%
Notts County51237218383045%
Oldham Athletic37161475041+943%
Peterborough United35137154665-1937%
Port Vale47208196773-643%
Preston North End33117154258-1633%
Rochdale103521734175140+3550%
Scunthorpe United602321169668+2838%
Sheffield United29612112944-1521%
Swindon Town208932618+840%
Walsall56219267581-638%
Yeovil Town2245131733-1618%
Total 101937126138713761467-9136%

Squad

Detailed overview

Caps and goals up to the start of season 2014-15.

No. Name Position (s) Nationality Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Club caps Club goals Int. caps Int. goals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
13Marko MarošiGKSlovakia 23 October 1993Wigan Athletic7 August 2014Free30 June 2016
40Jack McLarenGKNorthern IrelandLondonderry Academy Trainee30 June 2016
43Stephen BywaterGKEnglandOldham7 June 1981Millwall16 January 2015Free30 June 2015
Defenders
3Cedric EvinaLBCameroon 16 November 1991Charlton Athletic30 July 2014Free30 June 2016
5Rob JonesCBEnglandStockton-on-Tees3 November 1979639Sheffield Wednesday31 July 2012Free
6Jamie McCombeCBEnglandPontefract1 January 1983381Huddersfield Town12 August 2012Free
12Luke McCulloughCBNorthern IrelandPortadown15 February 199414020Manchester United25 July 2013Free30 June 2017
15Liam WakefieldCBEnglandDoncaster9 April 199471Academy27 June 2012Trainee30 June 2015
16Andy ButlerCBEnglandDoncaster4 November 198371Sheffield United6 January 2015Undisclosed30 June 2017
22Reece WabaraRBEnglandBirmingham28 December 1991150Manchester City1 August 2014Free30 June 2015
24Paul McKayCBScotlandGlasgow19 November 1996Academy18 August 2014Trainee
30Ben AskinsCBEnglandMiddlesbrough2 January 1996Academy Trainee
31Mitchell LundRBEnglandLeeds27 August 1996Academy1 July 2014Trainee30 June 2015
34Scott Brown England Academy1 July 2014Trainee
Midfielders
4Dean FurmanCMSouth AfricaCape Town22 June 1988431181Oldham Athletic12 July 2013Free30 June 2015
8Abdul RazakCMIvory CoastAbidjan11 November 1992OFI19 January 2015Free30 June 2015
10Harry ForresterAM/CFEnglandMilton Keynes2 January 199191Brentford31 July 2013Free30 June 2016
18Paul KeeganCMRepublic of IrelandDublin5 July 1984771Bohemians17 January 2011Undisclosed30 June 2017
19Richie WellensCMEnglandMoston, Manchester26 March 198013210Leicester City2 August 2013Free30 June 2015
23Kyle BennettRW/LW/CFEnglandTelford9 September 1990818Bury1 July 2011£80,00030 June 2015
26James CoppingerRW/LWEnglandGuisborough10 January 198138440Exeter City30 June 2004£30,00030 June 2016
29Harry MiddletonCM/AMEnglandDoncaster12 April 199510Academy13 July 2013Trainee
32Billy WhitehouseRW/LWEnglandDoncaster13 June 1996Academy Trainee
35Lewis FergusonRW/LWEnglandDoncaster1 July 1996Academy Trainee30 June 2015
Forwards
9Theo RobinsonCF/RWJamaicaBirmingham22 January 198932570Derby County15 August 2013Undisclosed30 June 2015
11Curtis MainCFEnglandSouth Shields20 June 1992Middlesbrough30 July 2014Swap30 June 2017
14Nathan TysonCFEnglandReading4 May 1982Blackpool28 July 2014Free30 June 2015
25Alex PetersonCFEnglandDoncaster17 October 199450Academy1 July 2013Trainee
36Jack McKayCFScotlandGlasgow19 November 1996Academy Trainee

Statistics

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

As of 8 March 2015
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF Cameroon Cedric Evina 19 0 12+2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
4 MF South Africa Dean Furman 28 2 21+2 2 1+1 0 3 0 0 0
5 DF England Rob Jones 6 0 5 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
6 DF England Jamie McCombe 19 1 14+1 1 0 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
7 FW England Jonson Clarke-Harris (on loan from Rotherham United) 7 0 3+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Ivory Coast Abdul Razak 7 0 4+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Jamaica Theo Robinson 37 4 13+16 4 3+1 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
10 MF England Harry Forrester 38 8 19+11 6 2+2 0 0+2 1 2 1
11 FW England Curtis Main 33 9 15+12 7 3+1 2 1 0 1 0
12 DF Northern Ireland Luke McCullough 36 1 28 0 4 1 3 0 1 0
13 GK Slovakia Marko Maroši 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW England Nathan Tyson 34 10 22+7 8 0+2 0 2 1 1 1
15 DF England Liam Wakefield 10 1 3+3 0 0 0 3 1 1 0
16 DF England Andy Butler 27 3 22 3 4 0 0 0 1 0
17 DF Republic of Ireland Enda Stevens (on loan from Aston Villa) 25 1 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Republic of Ireland Paul Keegan 40 0 30+2 0 4 0 2+1 0 1 0
19 MF England Richie Wellens 37 4 27+2 2 4 1 1+1 0 1+1 1
22 DF England Reece Wabara 42 1 35 1 4 0 2 0 1 0
23 MF England Kyle Bennett 39 5 22+9 5 2+2 0 3 0 1 0
24 DF Scotland Paul McKay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW England Alex Peterson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF England James Coppinger 36 6 26+1 4 4 1 3 1 1+1 0
29 MF England Harry Middleton 4 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
30 DF England Ben Askins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF England Mitchell Lund 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 MF England Billy Whitehouse 5 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
34 DF England Scott Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF England Lewis Ferguson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW Scotland Jack McKay 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK England Jack McClaren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 GK England Stephen Bywater 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
1 GK England Jed Steer (on loan from Aston Villa) 17 0 13 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
2 DF Scotland Paul Quinn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW England Uche Ikpeazu (on loan from Watford) 7 0 3+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Spain Marc de Val 16 0 8+3 0 0+1 0 2 0 2 0
33 GK England Sam Johnstone (on loan from Manchester United) 14 0 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 0

Captains

As of 1 November 2014
No. P Name Country No. games Notes
5 DF Rob Jones England 5 Club captain
18 MF Paul Keegan England 1
26 MF James Coppinger England 12 Vice Captain

Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Goals record

As of 18 February 2015
Rank No. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 14FWNathan Tyson70119
2 11FWCurtis Main52007
3 10MFHarry Forrester40116
26MFJames Coppinger41106
5 23MFKyle Bennett50005
6 9FWTheo Robinson40004
19MFRichie Wellens21014
8 16DFAndy Butler30003
9 4MFDean Furman20002
10 6DFJamie McCombe10001
12DFLuke McCullough01001
15DFLiam Wakefield00101
22DFReece Wabara10001
Own Goals01001
Total3364346

Disciplinary record

As of 1 November 2014
No. Pos. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
3DFCedric Evina200000000000200
4MFDean Furman200000000000200
6DFJamie McCombe100000100000200
10DFHarry Forrester211000000000211
14FWNathan Tyson200000100000300
16DFAndy Butler100000000000100
18MFPaul Keegan300000000000300
19MFRichie Wellens100000000000100
21MFMarc de Val000000200000200
22DFReece Wabara100000000000100
23MFKyle Bennett100000000000100
Total16110004000002011

Transfers

In

N
P
Name
EU
Country
Age
Type
Moving from
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
14 FW Nathan Tyson EU England32 Free transfer Blackpool Summer 2015 Free Doncaster Rovers F.C
3 DF Cedric Evina EU Cameroon22 Free transfer Charlton Athletic Summer 2016 Free Doncaster Rovers F.C
11 FW Curtis Main EU England22 Swap deal Middlesbrough Summer 2017 Swap Doncaster Rovers F.C
22 DF Reece Wabara EU England22 Free transfer Manchester City Summer 2015 Free Doncaster Rovers F.C
13 GK Marko Maroši EU Slovakia20 Free transfer Wigan Athletic Summer 2016 Free Doncaster Rovers F.C
16 DF Andy Butler EU England31 Transfer Sheffield United Winter 2017 Undisclosed BBC Sport
43 GK Stephen Bywater EU England33 Free transfer Millwall Winter 2015 Free BBC Sport
8 MF Abdul Razak EU Ivory Coast22 Free transfer OFIGreece Winter 2015 Free Doncaster Rovers F.C

Loans in

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
1 GK Jed Steer England21 Aston Villa 1 August 2014 31 October 2014 Doncaster Rovers F.C Doncaster Rovers F.C
16 DF Andy Butler England30 Sheffield United 23 October 2014 6 January 2015 BBC Sport BBC Sport
33 GK Sam Johnstone England21 Manchester United 27 October 2014 12 January 2015 Manchester United F.C Doncaster Rovers F.C
17 DF Enda Stevens Republic of Ireland24 Aston Villa 6 November 2014 30 June 2015 Doncaster Rovers F.C
Doncaster Rovers F.C
20 FW Uche Ikpeazu England19 Watford 28 January 2015 10 March 2015 Doncaster Rovers F.C Watford Observer
7 FW Jonson Clarke-Harris England20 Rotherham United 12 March 2015 30 June 2015 Doncaster Rovers F.C

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.

Out

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
17 DF Gabriel Tamaș Romania30 Free transfer Watford Summer Free 14 0 BBC Sport
7 MF Mark Duffy England28 Free transfer Birmingham City Summer Free 36 2 Doncaster Rovers F.C
9 FW Chris Brown England29 Free transfer Blackburn Rovers Summer Free 87 19 Blackburn Rovers F.C
11 MF David Cotterill Wales26 Free transfer Birmingham City Summer Free 80 15 Doncaster Rovers F.C
8 FW Billy Paynter England29 Free transfer Carlisle United Summer Free 46 13 BBC Sport
13 GK Jon Maxted England21 Released Hartlepool United Summer Free 0 0 The Star
BBC Sport
1 GK Ross Turnbull England29 Free transfer Barnsley Summer Free 28 0 BBC Sport
3 DF James Husband England20 Swap deal Middlesbrough Summer Undisclosed + Swap 62 4 Doncaster Rovers F.C
20 DF Abdoulaye Méïté Ivory Coast33 Free transfer OFIGreece Summer Free 21 1 Le Figaro Sport24 (French)
2 DF Paul Quinn Scotland29 Released Ross CountyScotland Summer Free 68 2 Doncaster Rovers F.C
Scottish Professional Football League
21 MF Marc de Val Spain24 Released Córdoba CFSpain Winter Free 16 0 Doncaster Rovers F.C
Inside Spanish Football

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; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Loans Out

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
9 FW Theo Robinson England26 Scunthorpe United 26 March 2015 30 June 2015 Doncaster Rovers F.C

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.

Match details

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Barnsley 46 17 11 18 62 61 +1 62
12 Gillingham 46 16 14 16 65 66 1 62
13 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 13 17 57 62 5 61
14 Walsall 46 14 17 15 50 54 4 59
15 Oldham Athletic 46 14 15 17 54 67 13 57
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAH
Result W L D W L P L D W L W P L L D W L
Position 1 10 10 9 11 P 19 18 15 18 13 P 14 17 20 17 17

Last updated: 1 November.
Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[2]

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

In the First Round Doncaster Rovers were drawn against Weston-super-Mare of the Conference South.[3]

League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Doncaster Rovers were drawn at away to League Two side York City.[4] For the second round they were drawn away to Championship club Watford.[5] The draw for the third round of the cup was made following the completion of second round fixtures on 27 August 2014. The Rovers were once again drawn away, this time against Championship side Fulham.[6] They lost this match, thus exiting the cup. However they did manage to cause Fulham trouble, with James Coppinger pulling one back on the hour mark, and were unlucky not to push into extra time with a Theo Robinson penalty being saved.[7]

League Trophy

Doncaster Rovers received a bye into round two in the Football League Trophy (known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons).[8] They were drawn away to League Two's Burton Albion in the draw for round two.[9] In the area quarter-finals Donny were drawn against fellow League One side Notts County.[10] This match was postponed, due to County's wish to avoid a fixture pile-up.[11]

Season Summary

International Appearances

Dean Furman and Luke McCullough were called up on international duty in September by South Africa and Northern Ireland respectively.[12] Furman made two appearances for South Africa, whilst McCullough did not make an appearance. Theo Robinson was called up to the preliminary squad for Jamaica's match against Canada, but did not make the final 18-man squad.[13] In October, Furman and McCullough were called up for their national teams again, this time alongside goalkeeper Marko Maroši for the Slovakia under 21s.[14] In the first and second legs of the play-off Marosi did not make the final 18-man squad.[15]

No. Pos Nat Player Total'15 CAN qualifiers '15 U21 Euro qualifiers '16 Euro qualifiers International Friendlies
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
4 MF South Africa Dean Furman (Full Team) 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Jamaica Theo Robinson (Full Team) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Northern Ireland Luke McCullough (Full Team) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
13 GK Slovakia Marko Maroši (Under 21s) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
These were the matches played in by a Doncaster Rovers player

Detailed Summary

As of 18 October 2014
Games played 18 (14 League One, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Games won 8 (5 League One, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Games drawn 3 (3 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Games lost 7 (6 League One, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Goals scored 21 (14 League One, 0 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 3 League Trophy)
Goals conceded 24 (21 League One, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Clean sheets 6 (4 League One, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Yellow cards 20 (16 League One, 0 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Second yellow cards 1 (1 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Red cards 1 (1 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Worst discipline Harry Forrester (2 , 1 Yellow cardYellow cardRed card, 1 Red card)
Best result 3–0 vs Yeovil Town, Burton Albion
Worst result 0–3 vs Bristol City, Walsall
Most appearances 17 appearances - Jed Steer, Luke McCullough, Paul Keegan, Reece Wabara, James Coppinger
Top scorer Nathan Tyson (6)
League One Goal Difference -8
League One Points 18
FA Cup Goal Difference 0
FA Cup Points 0
League Cup Goal Difference +1
League Cup Points 6
League Trophy Goal Difference +3
League Trophy Points 3
Overall Goal difference -4
Overall Points 27

Score overview

Opposition Home score Away score Double
Barnsley 1–0 1–1 No
Bradford City 2–1
Bristol City 1–3 0–3 No
Chesterfield 3–2 2–2 No
Colchester United 2–0 1–0 Yes
Coventry City 2–0
Crawley Town 0–0 5–0 No
Crewe Alexandra 2–1 1–1 No
Fleetwood Town 1–3 No
Gillingham 1–2 1–1 No
Leyton Orient 0–2 No
Milton Keynes Dons 0–0 No
Notts County 0–0 No
Oldham Athletic 0–2 2–2 No
Peterborough United 0–0 No
Port Vale 1–3 0–3 No
Preston North End 1–1 2–2 No
Rochdale 3–1
Scunthorpe United 2–1
Sheffield United 0–1 No
Swindon Town 1–0
Walsall 0–2 0–3 No
Yeovil Town 3–0 3–0 Yes

References

  1. "Doncaster Rovers : Head-to-Head". Statto. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. "Fixture Release Yields Yeovil Opener". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. "Rovers set to face Seagulls". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. "Rovers to Play Minstermen". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  5. "Capital One Cup Round 2 draw". Capital One Cup. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  6. "Capital One Cup Round 3 draw". Capital One Cup. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  7. "Capital One Cup: Fulham defeat Doncaster 2-1 to reach fourth round". Sky Sports. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  8. "Johnstone's Paint Trophy Round 1 draw". The Football League. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  9. "Johnstone's Paint Trophy Round 2 draw". The Football League. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  10. "Johnstone's Paint Trophy Area Quarter-Final draw". The Football League. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  11. "Notts County Johnstone's Paint Trophy clash rearranged". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  12. "Barnsley Game To Be Rescheduled". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  13. "Canada vs. Jamaica: International Friendly Match Preview". MLS Soccer. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  14. "Notts County game OFF". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  15. "Doncaster Rovers International Round-Up". Vital Donny. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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