2008–09 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

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Doncaster Rovers F.C.
2008–09 season
ManagerSean O'Driscoll
StadiumKeepmoat Stadium
Championship14th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paul Heffernan (10)
All:
Paul Heffernan (10)[1]
Highest home attendance14,823 (vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 14 February 2009)
Lowest home attendance9,534 (vs. Swansea City, 1 November 2008)
Average home league attendance11,964

During the 2008–09 English football season, Doncaster Rovers F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary[]

Doncaster endured a tough start to life in the second tier of English football and stood bottom of the league after 24 games with only 4 league wins. However, Doncaster went on an eight-match unbeaten run that lifted them to mid-table, and finished the season in a secure 14th place, above more fancied sides like Crystal Palace and Derby County.[2]

Kit[]

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Squad[]

Squad at end of season[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Neil Sullivan[note 1]
2 DF England ENG James O'Connor
3 DF Wales WAL Gareth Roberts
4 DF Netherlands NED Jos van Nieuwstadt
5 DF England ENG Matthew Mills
6 DF England ENG James Chambers
7 FW England ENG Lewis Guy
8 MF Wales WAL Brian Stock[note 2]
9 FW Jamaica JAM Darren Byfield[note 3]
10 FW Wales WAL Gareth Taylor[note 4]
11 DF England ENG Adam Lockwood
12 FW England ENG James Hayter
13 GK England ENG Ben Smith
14 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Heffernan
15 MF England ENG Mark Wilson
16 FW Northern Ireland NIR Dean Shiels
17 MF Scotland SCO Martin Woods
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Scotland SCO Sean McDaid[note 5]
19 MF England ENG Richie Wellens
20 MF England ENG John Spicer
21 DF England ENG Sam Hird
22 GK Wales WAL Kyle Letheren (on loan from Barnsley)
23 FW Wales WAL Jason Price
24 DF Scotland SCO Gordon Greer
25 MF Northern Ireland NIR Stuart Elliott
26 FW England ENG James Coppinger
27 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Kazenga LuaLua (on loan from Newcastle United)
29 FW England ENG Waide Fairhurst
31 FW England ENG Tomi Ameobi
32 FW England ENG Stephen Brooker
33 GK England ENG Gary Woods
34 MF England ENG Robbie Clark
35 DF England ENG Charles Fisher

Left club during season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF England ENG Andrew Boyce (released)
27 MF England ENG Craig Nelthorpe (to Oxford United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 DF Netherlands Antilles ANT Shelton Martis (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)

Notes[]

  1. ^ Sullivan was born in Sutton, England, but qualifies to represent Scotland internationally, and made his international debut for Scotland in 1997.
  2. ^ Stock was born in Winchester, England, but qualifies to represent Wales internationally, and made his international debut for Wales in September 2009.
  3. ^ Byfield was born in Birmingham, England, but qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally, and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  4. ^ Taylor was born in Weston-super-Mare, England, but qualifies to represent Wales internationally through his father, and made his international debut for Wales in 1995.
  5. ^ Sullivan was born in Harrogate, England, but qualifies to represent Scotland internationally, and has represented Scotland at every youth level up to U-20.

References[]

  1. ^ "Doncaster Rovers | Match | Club Statistics | Goalscorers". doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Doncaster Rovers 2008-2009 Home". statto.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2009.
  3. ^ http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2008-2009/championship.html Kits for 2008–09 Championship clubs
  4. ^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2008-2009/flcham/doncast.htm Doncaster Rovers squad for 2008–09 season
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