2021–22 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

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Doncaster Rovers
2021–22 season
ChairmanDavid Blunt
ManagerRichie Wellens[1]
StadiumKeepmoat Stadium
League One24th
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Charlie Seaman (1)
All:
Charlie Seaman (1)
Away colours
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The 2021–22 season is Doncaster Rovers' 143rd year in their history and fifth consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Pre-season friendlies[]

Rovers revealed they would have friendly matches against Rossington Main,[2] Spennymoor Town,[2] Bradford City,[2] Wakefield,[3] Newcastle United,[3] Sheffield United[4] and Harrogate Town[3] as part of their pre-season preparations.

10 July 2021 Friendly Rossington Main 0–4 Doncaster Rovers Rossington
15:00 BST Report Trialist Goal 34', 40', 43'
Trialist Goal 68' (pen.)		 Stadium: Oxford Street
13 July 2021 Friendly Spennymoor Town Cancelled Doncaster Rovers Spennymoor
19:00 BST Stadium: The Brewery Field
Note: Match cancelled due to COVID-19 positive test in Doncaster squad.[5]
17 July 2021 Friendly Bradford City 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Bradford
15:00 BST Eisa Goal 10' (pen.)
Cook Goal 55'		 Report Stadium: Valley Parade
20 July 2021 Friendly Wakefield 0–6 Doncaster Rovers Featherstone
19:30 BST Report Trialist Goal ?'
Trialist Goal ?'
Close Goal ?'
Trialist Goal ?'
Williams Goal ?'
Trialist Goal ?'		 Stadium: Millenium Stadium
23 July 2021 Friendly Doncaster Rovers 2–3 Newcastle United Doncaster
19:00 BST Rowe Goal 30'
Bogle Goal 76'		 Report Fraser Goal 12'
Longstaff Goal 24'
Wilson Goal 56'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
28 July 2021 Friendly Doncaster Rovers 0–4 Sheffield United Doncaster
19:00 BST Report Burke Goal 25'
Mousset Goal 34', 45+4'
Freeman Goal 82'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
1 August 2021 Friendly Harrogate Town 2–3 Doncaster Rovers Harrogate
14:00 BST Muldoon Goal 48'
Armstrong Goal 65'		 Report Knoyle Goal 19'
Barlow Goal 48'
Trialist Goal 51'		 Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium

Competitions[]

League One[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Fleetwood Town 7 2 2 3 11 11 0 8
18 Morecambe 7 2 1 4 9 10 −1 7
19 Ipswich Town 7 1 3 3 11 15 −4 6
20 Gillingham 7 1 3 3 7 11 −4 6
21 Crewe Alexandra 7 1 2 4 4 8 −4 5 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Shrewsbury Town 8 1 2 5 4 11 −7 5
23 Charlton Athletic 7 1 1 5 6 10 −4 4
24 Doncaster Rovers 7 1 1 5 3 9 −6 4
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[6]

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 0 1 5 2 9  −7 1 0 1 1 1 2  −1 0 0 4 1 7  −6

Last updated: 11 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday123456
GroundHAAHAA
ResultLLLDLL
Position202323232424
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Doncaster's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[7]

7 August 2021 1 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 AFC Wimbledon Doncaster
15:00 BST Seaman Goal 46' Report Hartigan Yellow card 32'
Assal Goal 58'
McCormick Goal 74', Yellow card 75'
Guinness-Walker Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,419
Referee: Samuel Barrott
14 August 2021 (2021-08-14) 2 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Owlerton
15:00 BST Bannan Goal 72'
Adeniran Goal 75'		 Report Rowe Yellow card 22'
Knoyle Yellow card 40'
Galbraith Yellow card 72'
Bogle Penalty missed 88'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 24,738
Referee: Ross Joyce
17 August 2021 3 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Accrington
19:45 BST Dahlberg Goal 3' (o.g.)
Pell Yellow card 23'
Butcher Yellow card 62'
Sykes Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,223
Referee: Scott Oldham
21 August 2021 4 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Portsmouth Doncaster
15:00 BST Bostock Yellow card 65'
Knoyle Yellow card 87'		 Report Marquis Yellow card 72'
Williams Penalty missed 78'
Jacobs Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,660
Referee: Carl Boyeson
28 August 2021 5 Rotherham United 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Rotherham
13:00 BST Miller Yellow card 4', Red card 53'
Smith Goal 27', 45+2'		 Report Galbraith Yellow card 56'
Smith Yellow card 77'
Knoyle Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,748
Referee: Martin Coy
11 September 2021 6 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Wigan
15:00 BST Whatmough Yellow card 11'
Keane Goal 24', 52'
McClean Yellow card 25'
Wyke Yellow card 73'
Power Yellow card 75'		 Report Rowe Goal 22'
Dodoo Yellow card 25'
Smith Yellow card 31'
Olowu Yellow card 48'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,975
Referee: Tom Nield

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Doncaster Rovers were drawn away to Walsall in the first round[8][9] and Stoke City in the second round.[10][11]

10 August 2021 First round Walsall 0–0
(3–4 p)		 Doncaster Rovers Bescot
19:45 BST Osadebe Yellow card 60' Report Close Yellow card 36'
Greaves Red card 88'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 2,384
Referee: John Busby
Penalties
Wilkinson Penalty scored
Phillips Penalty scored
Osadebe Penalty missed
Earing Penalty missed
Kiernan Penalty missed
Ward Penalty scored
Kinsella Penalty missed		 Gardner Penalty missed
Close Penalty scored
Cukur Penalty missed
Williams Penalty missed
Barlow Penalty scored
Anderson Penalty scored
Knoyle Penalty scored
24 August 2021 Second round Stoke City 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST Batth Yellow card 8'
Ince Goal 38'
Surridge Goal 48', Yellow card 65'		 Report Williams Yellow card 25' Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 6,193
Referee: Marc Edwards

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Rovers were drawn into Northern Group E alongside Manchester City U21s, Rotherham United and Scunthorpe United.[12] On July 8, the dates for the group matches were confirmed.[13]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Rotherham United 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 +6 3 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Manchester City U21 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 +3 3
3 L2 Scunthorpe United 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
4 L1 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2021. Source: EFL.com
7 September 2021 Group game 1 Doncaster Rovers 0–6 Rotherham United Doncaster
19:00 BST Report Miller Goal 13'
Ladapo Goal 15'
Jones Goal 16' (o.g.)
Mattock Yellow card 30', Goal 85'
Grigg Goal 49'
Hull Goal 67'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 1,765
Referee: Ben Speedie
21 September 2021 Group game 2 Doncaster Rovers v Manchester City U21s Doncaster
19:00 BST Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Scunthorpe United v Doncaster Rovers Scunthorpe
19:00 GMT Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 CM England Ben Close England Portsmouth Free transfer [14]
1 July 2021 RB England Kyle Knoyle England Cambridge United Free transfer [15]
1 July 2021 LM England Tommy Rowe England Bristol City Free transfer [16]
1 July 2021 CB England Ro-Shaun Williams England Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [17]
10 July 2021 CF England Jordy Hiwula England Portsmouth Free transfer [18]
28 July 2021 LM England Aidan Barlow Free agent N/A [19]
6 August 2021 AM England Dan Gardner England Wigan Athletic Free transfer [20]
6 September 2021 LW England Joe Dodoo England Wigan Athletic Free transfer [21]
10 September 2021 CB England Joseph Olowu England Arsenal Free transfer [22]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
5 July 2021 CM England Matt Smith England Arsenal End of season [23]
19 July 2021 CF Turkey Tiago Çukur England Watford End of season [24]
6 August 2021 GK Sweden Pontus Dahlberg England Watford End of season [25]
13 August 2021 CM Northern Ireland Ethan Galbraith England Manchester United End of season [26]
31 August 2021 AM Peru Rodrigo Vilca England Newcastle United End of season [27]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
12 August 2021 CM England Lirak Hasani England Matlock Town [28]
13 August 2021 GK England Ben Bottomley England Frickley Athletic [29]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 LB Northern Ireland Danny Amos England Port Vale Released [30][31]
30 June 2021 CM Spain Madger Gomes England Crewe Alexandra Released [30][32]
30 June 2021 RB England Brad Halliday England Fleetwood Town Released [30][33]
30 June 2021 LB England Reece James England Blackpool Free transfer [34]
30 June 2021 GK Republic of Ireland Ian Lawlor Scotland Dundee FC Released [30]
30 June 2021 RM Democratic Republic of the Congo Jason Lokilo Poland Górnik Łęczna Released [30]
30 June 2021 CB Wales Joe Wright Released [30]
9 July 2021 CB England Andy Butler England Boston United Mutual consent [35]
11 August 2021 CM The Gambia Ethan Bojang England Peterborough United Free transfer [36]

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