List of Doncaster Rovers F.C. records and statistics
Doncaster Rovers is an English football club formed in 1879.[1]
Honours[]
League[]
English third tier
Champions: 2012–13
Play-off winners: 2007–08
— Northern half
— Champions: 1934–35, 1946–47, 1949–50
— Runners up: 1937–38, 1938–39
English fourth tier
Champions: 1965–66, 1968–69, 2003–04
Runners up: 1983–84
Promoted: 1980–81, 2016–17
English fifth tier
Play-Off Winners: 2002–03
Midland Football League[2]
Champions: 1896–97, 1898–99
Runners up: 1900–01, 1922–23
Midland Alliance League
Runners up: 1890–91
Yorkshire League
Runners up: 1898–99
Cup[]
Football League Trophy
2006–07
Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup
1890–91, 1911–12, 2000–01, 2001–02
Sheffield and Hallamshire County Cup
1935–36, 1937–38, 1940–41, 1955–56, 1967–68, 1975–76, 1985–86
Conference Cup
1998–99, 1999–2000
Wharncliffe Charity Cup
1922–23
Club[]
- Highest overall League finish: 7th (25th overall), Division 2, 1901–02 Season
- Record League victory: 10–0 v Darlington, Division 4, 25 January 1964[1]
- Record cup victory: 7–0 v Blyth Spartans, FA Cup First Round, 27 November 1937[1] and v Chorley, FA Cup First Round replay, 20 November 2018.
- Record defeat: 0–12 v Small Heath, Division 2, 11 April 1903[1]
- Record home attendance at Belle Vue: 37,149 vs Hull City, Division 3 (N), 2 October 1948[1]
- Record home attendance at Keepmoat Stadium: 15,001 vs Leeds Utd, League 1, 1 April 2008
- Record League points: 92, Division 3, 2003–04
- Record League goals: 123, Division 3 (N), 1946–47[1]
- Longest match: 3 hours 23 minutes (203 minutes) vs. Stockport County, 30 March 1946, also a world record.
Players[]
Appearances[]
- Record League appearances: James Coppinger, 607
- Record appearances: James Coppinger, 688
- Most consecutive League appearances: Bert Tindill, 139 (11 September 1948 – 24 November 1951)[3]
- Longest serving: Walter Langton, 18 seasons
Goalscorers[]
A list of goalscorers who have scored 40 or more total goals. Ordered by total goals, then league goals, then ratios.
- As of 5 April 2021.
| # | Name | Position | Club career | League apps |
League goals |
League ratio |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Total ratio |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Keetley | FW | 1923–1929 | 231 | 180 | 0.779 | 241 | 186 | 0.772 | |
| 2 | Alick Jeffrey | FW | 1954–1959, 1963–1968 | 262 | 129 | 0.492 | 293 | 140 | 0.478 | |
| 3 | Bert Tindill | IF | 1946–1958 | 402 | 122 | 0.303 | 429 | 131 | 0.305 | Also scored 13 goals in the Wartime League and 3 in Wartime Cup games |
| 4 | Peter Kitchen | FW | 1970–1977 | 228 | 90 | 0.395 | 256 | 106 | 0.414 | |
| 5 | James Coppinger | MF | 2004– | 607 | 67 | 0.11 | 688 | 78 | 0.113 | |
| 6 | Brendan O'Callaghan | FW | 1973–1978 | 187 | 64 | 0.342 | 212 | 77 | 0.363 | |
| 7 | John Marquis | FW | 2016–2019 | 134 | 61 | 0.455 | 153 | 67 | 0.438 | |
| 8 | Billy Linward | OL | 1895–1901 | 53 | 65 | |||||
| 9 | Glynn Snodin | MF | 1976–1985 | 309 | 59 | 0.191 | 345 | 62 | 0.18 | |
| 10 | Colin Booth | IF | 1962–1964 | 88 | 57 | 0.648 | 101 | 62 | 0.614 | |
| 11 | Colin Douglas | FW /FB | 1981–1986, 1988–1993 | 404 | 53 | 0.131 | 444 | 62 | 0.14 | |
| 12 | Billy Boardman | FW | 1922–1927 | 182 | 57 | 0.313 | 196 | 61 | 0.311 | |
| 13 | Peter Doherty | IF | 1949–1953 | 103 | 55 | 0.534 | 109 | 58 | 0.532 | |
| 14 | William Jex | Inside Left | 1908–09 1910–11 1913–14 | 49 | 58 | |||||
| 15 | Arnold Oxspring | Inside Right / Outside Right | 1897–1900 | 51 | 56 | |||||
| 16 | Paul Todd | IF | 1946–1950 | 160 | 49 | 0.306 | 170 | 56 | 0.329 | |
| 17 | Stan "Dizzie" Burton | WI | 1932–1938 | 196 | 50 | 0.255 | 204 | 54 | 0.265 | |
| 18 | Albert Turner | WI | 1933–1937 | 119 | 51 | 0.429 | 122 | 53 | 0.434 | Scored in 6 consecutive games and 5 times in one game in 1934-35 season |
| 19 | Clarrie Jordan | FW | 1940–1948 | 60 | 48 | 0.8 | 67 | 50 | 0.746 | He also scored 63 goals in 102 games during the war years |
| 20 | Ray Harrison | CF | 1950–1954 | 126 | 47 | 0.373 | 134 | 50 | 0.373 | |
| 21 | Kit Lawlor | IF | 1950–1954 | 127 | 47 | 0.37 | 143 | 49 | 0.343 | |
| 22 | Ron Walker | LW | 1952–1961 | 240 | 46 | 0.192 | 258 | 49 | 0.19 | |
| 23 | Laurie Sheffield | CF | 1965–1966, 1969 | 73 | 41 | 0.562 | 85 | 48 | 0.565 | |
| 24 | Walter Langton | LB / CF | 1887–1905 | 28 | 48 | |||||
| 25 | Tony Leighton | CF | 1959–1961 | 84 | 44 | 0.524 | 88 | 45 | 0.511 | |
| 26 | Billy Sharp | FW | 2009–2012, 2014 | 98 | 44 | 0.449 | 102 | 45 | 0.441 | |
| 27 | Eddie Perry | CF | 1936–1940 | 98 | 44 | 0.449 | 102 | 44 | 0.431 | |
| 28 | Reg Baines | CF | 1934–1936 | 80 | 43 | 0.538 | 81 | 43 | 0.531 | |
| 29 | Alfie Hale | IF | 1962–1965 | 119 | 42 | 0.353 | 135 | 44 | 0.326 | |
| 30 | Paul Heffernan | FW | 2005–2010 | 128 | 35 | 0.273 | 150 | 43 | 0.287 | |
| 31 | Albert Broadbent | LW | 1959–1961 1963-1966 | 206 | 39 | 0.189 | 231 | 42 | 0.182 |
- Record League goal-scorer: Tom Keetley, 180 league goals (1923 to 1929)
- Record goal-scorer: Tom Keetley, 186 goals in all competitions
- Highest League scorer in a season: Clarrie Jordan, 42 (Division 3 (N), 1946–47)
- Most goals in one match: Tom Keetley, 6 (in 7–4 league win at Ashington, 1928–29)
- Scoring in most consecutive games: Clarrie Jordan, 10 (1946–47)
- Most goals scored in their debut: Arnold Oxspring, 4 against Long Eaton Rangers in the Midland League[4]
Other[]
- Most international caps while at Rovers: Len Graham (14 caps for Northern Ireland)
- Youngest player: Alick Jeffrey (15 years, 229 days, 1954)
- Oldest player: John Ryan (52 years and 11 months, 2003)
- Record transfer fee paid: Billy Sharp £1,150,000 (to Sheffield United)[5]
- Record fee received: Matthew Mills, £2,000,000 (from Reading)[6]
Inclusion criteria[]
Statistics includes substitute appearances, but excludes wartime matches. Further information on competitions/seasons which are regarded as eligible for general statistics are provided below.
League stats[]
League statistics includes data for the following league spells, but not play-off matches:
- Midland Alliance: 1890−91
- Midland Football League: 1891-92 to 1900-01; 1903–04; 1905-06 to 1922-23
- The Yorkshire League: 1897−98 to 1898−99
- Football League: 1901-02 to 1902-03; 1904–05; 1923-24 to 1997-98; 2003-04 to present
- Football Conference: 1998-99 to 2002-03
Total stats[]
The figures for total statistics includes the League figures together with the following competitions:
- Play-off matches (2002–03 and 2007–08)
- FA Cup; FA Trophy (1998-99 to 2002-03)
- Football League Cup, Football League Trophy (including three seasons as a Conference club 2000-01 to 2002-03), Football League Group Cup (1982–83), Football League Third Division North Cup (1933-34 to 1934-35; 1937–38)
- Conference League Cup (1999-00 to 2000-01)
- Sheffield and Hallamshire FA Minor Challenge Cup
- Sheffield and Hallamshire FA Senior Challenge Cup
- Gainsborough News Charity Cup
- Wharncliffe Charity Cup
- Mexborough Montague Charity Cup
- Friendlies (pre 1890−91 when Doncaster weren't in a league)
NOT included:
- Wartime League matches
- Friendlies (1890−91 onwards)
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f "Doncaster Rovers Facts and Figures". Doncaster Rovers FC. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "England – Midland League". Dinant Abbink and RSSSF 2006/08. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Consecutive Player Appearances". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ a b Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978 0 9569848 3 8.
- ^ Mortley, Chris (7 July 2010). BILLY SHARP SIGNS IN CLUB RECORD DEAL. doncasterroversfc.co.uk
- ^ BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | R | Reading | Mills completes Reading transfer. BBC News (5 August 2009). Retrieved on 24 September 2012.
- Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.
- Doncaster Rovers: 1946/47 - 1997/98 & 2003/04 - 2013/14 at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- Soccerbase stats (use Search for...on left menu and select 'Players' drop down)
- During Doncaster's period in the Conference the database does not include full match stats:
- FA Cup Qualifying Round matches do not have line-ups included in the database. This affects a total of 7 matches during the period.
- Only one of their FA Trophy games has match line-ups in Soccerbase, namely the original game against Yeovil on 19 February 2002, leaving a total of 9 Trophy matches without line-ups.
- During Doncaster's period in the Conference the database does not include full match stats:
- A to Z Doncaster player stats at doncasterrovers.co.uk - Other than league matches appearance data only appears to include FA Cup and Football League Cup matches (the latter do not seem to be present for seasons 1993-94 to 1997-98). Play-off statistics are included, but are listed within the 'League' totals.
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- Appearances, goals and club years stats at since1888.co.uk Michael Joyce (site no longer active)
External links[]
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