Doncaster Rovers v Leyton Orient by Mark Hughesman

Red and White | The Official Matchday Magazine

Doncaster Rovers v Leyton Orient F.C. Sky Bet League Two Saturday 26th November 2016 Kick Off 3pm

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SEASON 2016/17 | LEYTON ORIENT F.C. | 26.11.16 Main Club Sponsor One Call Insurance Associate Club Sponsor Stoneacre Motor Group Technical Kit Supplier FBT Europe Chairman David Blunt Vice Chairman Andrew Watson President Dick Watson Major Shareholders Terry Bramall, Dick Watson, David Blunt Directors Terry Bramall, Dick Watson, David Blunt, Andy Watson, Gavin Baldwin Club Directors Stuart Highfield Chief Executive Gavin Baldwin Chief Operating Officer Liam Scully

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Darren Ferguson and both my strikers scored, which was pleasing. We were pretty solid, throughout the team, really. We just need to find that consistently. Your support, as always, was brilliant and helped us to victory.

But we can take a lot of confidence from last weekend’s win over Hartlepool United. We did really well, dominated possession and got control of the game.

I understand people will look at the results of sides around us, but we can’t control what happens at other teams. We can only concentrate on ourselves.

I’d have been disappointed if we’d not won, but I would not have been disappointed with the performance. Pools were stubborn defensively but our players stuck to what we wanted to do, and that’s a real key factor for me.

We are still unbeaten at home in the league, which is really important, and we’re looking to keep that consistency from last Saturday – if we do that, we will win a lot of games. If we win today then we would have 36 points from 18 games, which would be a great return.

Some of our football was very good, we controlled the ball and found some good passing angles. The supporters were fantastic, too, and had a big role to play in the victory. Liam Mandeville, who got the winner, was very good again. He was a handful

There have been moments when we’ve blown teams away, but I still think we can be better – there’s still more in there from us. Enjoy the game.

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Welcome to Alberto Cavasin, the fans, staff, players and directors of Leyton Orient. They have won their past two league games on the road, so we know we will have to be at our best to get a result today.

Gavin Baldwin I’d like to welcome the Leyton Orient fans, directors, staff and players to the Keepmoat Stadium this afternoon.

That victory means we go into today’s game with a possibility of a 100 per cent winning record in the league for the month. We hope not having a midweek game, while Orient and most of the rest of the division did, will be of some assistance today. As a reminder, we know some fans had already made travel arrangements to go to Stevenage before that match was moved – if you booked train tickets please make sure you get in touch with our Box Office so we can do something to make your life a little easier.

Planning for next season is also well underway at Doncaster Rugby League club, and season tickets are on sale now. Grand Final winner Feka Paleaaesina, who signed for us this summer, will hand-deliver tickets to some who purchase before the end of the month. Season tickets are £130 for adults, £110 for concessions, just £10 for juniors and free for under fives if purchased in this period. We are really excited by the possibilities for the Dons next season and fully expect to have two teams pushing for promotion at the Keepmoat Stadium in 2017. Enjoy the game

Gavin

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Last weekend’s win over Hartlepool United was an important one. It may have been a late goal to claim the three points, but the performance throughout the match meant the win was truly deserved. I’d also like to thank everyone present for their participation in the moving remembrance service before the match.

We welcome Blackpool in the second round of the Checkatrade Trophy. We are trialling an earlier kick-off of 7pm in response to requests to make evening matches easier for our younger fans to attend. Please make sure you’re aware of this kick-off time if you are coming down.

CLUB DONCASTER FOUNDATION WHO’S WHO

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Club Doncaster Foundation were proud to support iWill week, run by the charity Step Up To Serve this week.

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The iWill campaign highlighted the fantastic voluntary work done throughout the UK by 10-20 year olds that otherwise slip under the radar. To celebrate the week and exhibit Doncaster’s brilliance, a case study a day was showcased through videos and tweets showing how Club Doncaster Sports College students aided their community. The social action work the young people did included renovations to several community centres as well as raising almost £600 for Disability Sport Yorkshire. Kevan Halliday-Brown, chief executive of Disability Sport Yorkshire, believes young volunteers taking part in social action has many benefits. He said: “Fundraising is at the absolute core of everything we do, without the work of Club Doncaster Foundation and others like it, our work shops just wouldn’t happen.

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“Young people are so enthusiastic and willing; they have so much potential to help us raise not only money but profile too so it needs to be shouted about. “ Step Up To Serve aims to engage with 60 per cent of 10-20 year olds by 2020 through the iWill pledges making it a national campaign to improve communities. Club Doncaster Foundation’s head of community John Davis has been proud to support the week. He said: “I am delighted to support this campaign as it gives us a great opportunity to showcase some of the inspirational social action work that is taking place across Doncaster. “Since joining Club Doncaster Foundation I have been overwhelmed by the work that young people have carried out across our NCS programmes and this campaign gives them some well-deserved recognition.”

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Gideons International ROVERS-BRANDED BIBLES Gideons International recently came down to the Keepmoat Stadium to hand out Rovers-branded bibles to staff. Gideons are an international organisation who provide bibles free to members of the public, most famously ensuring there is one in most hotel rooms. They recently resupplied Doncaster Royal Infirmary, and now Rovers are only the second football club in the country to receive bespoke branded bibles.

“The thing I found with football, and it’s the same off the pitch, that if you’re performing well on the pitch then all is good, but if you’re not performing well then it impacts your relationships in life. “Footballers have to perform, for the manager, for the fans, to keep in the team or to earn a

Barry is a familiar face at Rovers, visiting the Keepmoat Stadium and Cantley Park training ground once a week to speak to staff. He added: “I’m just an ear for people to come and talk to. I am independent, I don’t get paid so I am not beholdent to anyone, it’s the person who is in front of me who is the most important. I also help out Jim the groundsman on matchdays.” Chris Axelby from Gideons added; “We wanted to take up the opportunity to give these bibles to everyone at Doncaster Rovers that we could. We are really keen to give crested New Testaments like this to any organisation, so it’s wonderful to work with Barry here to have these printed up to give to all the staff and players. “Sports people are under pressure, as we all are, and all Gideon New Testaments have a help section at the front. So you can be upset about your team not winning – it doesn’t tell you here how to win, but it tells you how to deal with those things in life. We call it a guidebook for life.”

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Club chaplain Barry Miller arranged this after working with Gideons and Club Doncaster’s supporter services manager Charles Swallow. Barry, a former Rovers centre-back, said: “We wanted to get a bible to every person who works here because we know how much it can make a difference.

move your identity is wrapped up in that. Because faith is so important to me, my identity is wrapped up in who God thought I was and how valuable I was to him.”

News ROUNDUP John Marquis is not getting carried away with

week then fair enough as we had a few chances to

notching his 10th goal of the season in what is

put it to bed a bit earlier.

turning out to be a purple patch for the 24-year-old.

“We fortunately got the three points and that’s two wins from two and we’re looking at the fixtures The striker

coming up and are excited because after Leyton

scored one and

Orient and Stevenage we’ve got teams who are

set up the

going to be up there at the end of the season so

winner in last

we’re looking to hit some good form now and take it

weekend’s 2-1

in to those games.”

win over

Hartlepool

Marquis laid on the winner for Mandeville and then

United and is

praise at his strike partner’s door.

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the quickest to the double

“He’s a young

figure mark in

player but he

over 30 years

works so hard on

since Glyn Snodin in the 1984/85 season.

and off the pitch, he’s always trying

“I’m happy so far. Most importantly I just want to be

to improve which I

playing in a winning side, playing regularly, playing

really like about

football and enjoying it and I’m doing that at the

him,” he added.

moment. My form is good but I’m always looking to improve,” he said.

“He’s willing to listen; he listens to people with more experience and takes things on board. He’s a

“It’s a lot better than it has been recently. We won at

great lad and thoroughly deserved his goal.

Exeter but it’s been below par recently. We’ve not really been the Doncaster Rovers at the start of the

“He came on and changed the game last week – did

season where we controlled games and dominated

unbelievably well – and people were probably saying

possession but I thought we went back to that.

‘Can he do it from the start?’ and I feel he did.

“As teams do when they come here, they

“The best option was to give Liam the ball and he’s

(Hartlepool) sat off and hoped we couldn’t break

happy he got a tap in.”

them down. If we score in the 90th minute every

MIDFIELDER

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ROWE TOMMY

Tommy ROWE MIDFIELD DYNAMO It’s a miserably wet Monday morning at Cantley Park training ground but there is an energy about the place. Whether rain or shine, Tommy Rowe’s outlook remains the same. There’s a measured balance to the way he talks but with the inflection of authenticity. The midfielder made a leap of faith in the summer to join the club permanently despite the stain of relegation on his CV while on loan at the end of last season. So, with Rovers sitting in the upper echelons of League Two, has he been justified in reuniting with his mentor Darren Ferguson?

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“Personally, yes. I always thought, regardless of what we did, you always have a high standard in your head of where you want to be and that was at the top and the size of the club would help with that,” Rowe explains. “The way I visualised it was simple; to have a successful season this year on and off the field, as a team, as a unit and build to get promotion – and then for the future. “The unity is as a whole squad, the whole club and we’re all working hard to keep that going. That’s what gets you success and makes the whole club happy. The ultimate aim is promotion and anything short of that isn’t good enough really. “Sometimes our football at this level might not suit the way we want to play but if we keep the same philosophy and keep digging out the performances then we stick by the fact that the results don’t matter, but the performances do. Sometimes, you won’t get the performances but you’ll get the results and we’ll be able to pick up points.” Rovers – and Rowe – are resilient. Both shrug off the bumps and bruises and go to the final whistle. The team have scored more goals in the last 15 minutes than at any other period of matches, and, as the 28-year-old

The ultimate aim is promotion and anything short of that isn’t good enough really

nurses a strong cup of tea to fend off the cold, he

him now at this higher level and I think he’s got the ability

emphasises how sweet the three points last weekend were.

and mind-set, works hard and is out late after training, practicing.

“It’s always easier with three points. We do a lot of analysis on games in terms of going over where we can improve, what

“I came out of nowhere, a bit like Liam may say himself,

we did well and the next team we’re going to play – we work

you’re in and around the first team but you’ve got to stick a

game to game. Sometimes it’s not as good when you’ve not

few games together otherwise things can turn around quick

done so well but in this case we feel that we have done quite

and you can find yourself back out. It’s important that when

well and we can always improve.

you’re in there then you impress and he’s done that definitely with some of his contributions. Even without the goals some

“Mondays are a good start for us, we do yoga and all the lads

of his work rate has been fantastic; he never stops working,

have taken to it quite well. You get benefits from it; mobility

a very intelligent player who gives you great balance.”

for the game and training. It’s the start of the week after a Saturday where you get a lot of aches and pains and it helps to alleviate some of that!

been doing it for a long time – myself in particular, I’ve felt the benefits for a couple of years now – but especially the young lads, it’s good for the endurance side of it, long stretches etc. and I think the training sessions have been a bit sharper with the yoga.”

moment for the club; his signature was cited as the reasons for many other transfer targets opting to call the Keepmoat home. They’ve combined to deliver performances that have ranged from gritty to the sublime, but have they been outplayed yet?

“No. And I don’t think we will,” said Rowe.

Rovers, who again left it late last week courtesy of Liam

“You can say from game to game you could look at it where

Mandeville’s 90th minute winner against a durable

we haven’t been so great but we always find a way. It might

Hartlepool side, extended their tally to 11 league games

not always be conventional, it might be different but that’s

without home defeat. They’ve also scored in all seventeen

what’s good about this team.

league games to date. “We’ve said from the beginning of the season that we have to “I think the gaffer has pointed that out to us before, it’s a

make the Keepmoat a fortress and we know the fans wanted

good stat to have and puts the emphasis on the other team to

that because they want to see us at home performing and we

go out and attack us, teams can’t really sit back. When they

want to show them performances.

do, they're more difficult to break down rather than them playing their natural game knowing that we’ll score at some

“We have said about our away form, we need to improve but

point.

the win at Exeter shows that if we can build on that and get performances and results then that will stand us in good

“I said to Liam last year that this is a big year for him in

stead coming to the next part of the season.

terms of his development; the way he has come in is brilliant. We’ve seen him in the U21s and reserves and he’s always on form and it’s just about getting that consistency for

“We spoke about our individual targets which we keep in house and Orient is our next game and we’ll work hard to stop them.”

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“The yoga has been brilliant for us, a few individuals have

Rowe’s summer transfer could be perceived as a watershed

AWAY TEAM LEYTON ORIENT

The GAFFER Alberto CAVASIN

TOP STOPPER

01 | ALEX CISAK

Cisak signed for the O’s in the summer of 2015 on a two-year deal having previously enjoyed a loan spell at Orient during the 2014-15 season.

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Originally born in Krakow, Poland, before moving to Australia at the age of two, Cisak started his career at Leicester City but made his professional debut at Accrington Stanley having moved there in August 2010. Following a successful 2010-11 campaign the goalkeeper was then signed by Oldham where he made 59 appearances during two years before making the switch to Burnley. Despite joining the Clarets in 2013, Cisak was unable to force himself into the first team and was restricted to only two appearances at Turf Moor, leading to loan spells at York and Orient during the 2014-15 season. Cisak is eligible to play for the Australia national team and has been called up for the first team squad on several occasions.

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Wide man Massey became Orient’s third signing ahead of the 2016-17 season, when he joined from Colchester for an undisclosed fee. The Watford academy graduate penned a three-year deal with the O’s, bringing a four-year stay in Essex to an end. Massey made his professional debut for Watford in May 2010, and went on to make a further eight appearances for the Hornets before going on loan to Yeovil and United during the 2011-12 season, before making his U’s spell permanent in August 2012. During his time with the U’s Massey made over 150 appearances for the club, scoring 21 goals in all competitions.

MIDFIELD MAESTRO

11 | GAVIN MASSEY

Alberto Cavasin was appointed first team manager on October 2, 2016, and penned a two-year deal in E10. Cavasin, whose management career spans over 21 years, has managed a number of Serie A clubs in his native country and also picked up the Panchina D'Oro award for the Italian Coach of the Year in Serie A whilst at Lecce in 2000. The 60-year-old former right back started his playing career with hometown club Treviso in 1973, of whom he also started his first team management career with in 1990 following his retirement as a player.

16 | NICKY HUNT

DEFENSIVE ROCK Experienced defender Hunt joined Orient from Mansfield Town on a permanent deal in January 2015 until the end of the season for an undisclosed fee.

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Powerful forward Palmer became Orient’s fifth summer signing of 2015 when he signed on a two-year deal. Palmer began his career at Woking and made a number of substitute appearances for the first team before moving to Havant & Waterlooville in 2011. The striker spent two years at The Hawks and it was during his second season that he bagged 25 goals during the 2012-13 season to be named the Conference South’s Player of the Year having finished as the division’s top scorer. Palmer’s impressive form led to Mansfield securing his signature for an undisclosed fee that summer and scored his first goal for the club in a 1-0 victory at Wycombe in August 2013, which was subsequently the clubs first goal since making their return to the Football League. The 2014-15 season was to be frustrating for Palmer at Mansfield however as he made the majority of his appearances from the bench but impressed with eight goals in 15 appearances on loan at Grimsby Town.

09 | OLLIE PALMER

DEADLY STRIKER

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Hunt came through the youth system and Bolton and went on to make over 150 appearances for the Trotters. The 32-year-old had loan spells with Birmingham City, Derby County while with Bolton before permanent deals followed with Bristol City, Preston North End, Rotherham and Accrington Stanley, before joining the Stags. Following the conclusion of the 2015-16 campaign, Hunt activated an appearance clause in his contract which saw his stay in London extended by a further year, and was subsequently named Club Captain by manager Andy Hessenthaler in July 2016.

HE PLAYED FOR BOTH

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Sean THORNTON The Irish midfielder played 11 games in the Premier League for Sunderland before signing for Rovers in 2005 for a then club record transfer fee of ÂŁ175,000. He amassed 77 appearances in two seasons with the club scoring four goals including a memorable long range strike against Aston Villa in a 3-0 League Cup win at Belle Vue. Leyton Orient were quick to snap him up soon after and he went on to clock up the best part of 100 games in East London. Thornton, after a spell in Wales, now plays for Drogheda in his native country.

Peter KITCHEN

LEGEND, WHERE ARE THEY NOW

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Kitchen is somewhat of a cult hero at Doncaster after scoring 89 goals in just over 200 appearances for the club over a successful seven year period, including a goal at Anfield in the famous FA Cup draw with Liverpool. He signed for Orient from Rovers in 1977 for a fee of £40,000 and went on to continue his fine goal-scoring form netting 28 in 65 games before moving on to Fulham and in turn Cardiff City. After three years away Kitchen returned for a second spell with the O’s which proved just as fruitful as he scored 21 goals in two years with the club. He now has a banner up in the south stand at the Keepmoat and also has a book out called the ‘Goal Gourmet.’

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Dylan Bell Rosie Armstrong Connor Batunas Emma Pickering Luke Robinson Joe Wallace

Age: 6 Lives: Cantley School: Bessacarr Primary Favourite Subject: English Worst at School: Maths Favourite TV Programme: Toy Story That Time Forgot Favourite Food: Chocolate Favourite Holiday: Majorca Hobbies: Playing football, riding my bike, playing with my toys and nerf gun Favourite Player: James Coppinger because he has played more than 500 games and was really friendly when I met him

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ed 5. Favour ite player is Andy But ler

Hello everyone Welcome to our game against Leyton Orient. I am getting really excited about Christmas: the count down has begun and I have written my letter to Santa, have you written yours yet? I saw a few of you at the town centre Christmas light switch on which was nice. I always enjoy being with my mascot friends Vila (Doncaster Rugby League), Donny Knight (Doncaster Knights) and Valda (Doncaster Belles). Hope you have all bought the second issue of Donny Kicks and will be joining me after the Grimsby game for our junior Christmas party?

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Enjoy the game!

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Rovers Back RAINBOW LACES CAMPAIGN Doncaster Rovers have joined Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces campaign to show that lesbian, gay, bi and trans people are welcome at every level of sport and that homophobia is unacceptable. Thousands of people across Britain, from fans to players, will lace up this weekend as part of a UK-wide campaign to make sport everyone’s game.

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The Rainbow Laces weekend follows research by ICM that reveals homophobic language is still regularly heard at live sporting events. 72 per cent of football fans have heard anti-LGBT remarks at live games in the past five years. Despite this, the majority of people support LGBT people in sport according to the research, with nearly two-thirds (59 per cent) saying more should be done to make LGBT people feel accepted. This weekend Stonewall, the leading charity for lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality, is calling on fans, players and governing bodies to visibly show their support for LGBT people in sport. Rovers are one of dozens of football clubs backing the campaign, which has been endorsed by Premiership Rugby, the Premier

League, the English Football League and the Football Association. Gavin Baldwin, Rovers’ chief executive, said: “We can’t let the minority of fans spoil the game. We’re supporting the campaign to show that at Rovers we do not accept anti-LGBT chants, language or behaviour. “We want to make sport everyone’s game and show that football welcomes players and fans, no matter who they are.” Ruth Hunt, Stonewall’s chief executive, said: “Such high-profile support is crucial for lesbian, gay, bi and trans people who want to take part in sport, either as players or fans, but feel unsafe, unwelcome or unable to be themselves. We need fans, players, clubs and governing bodies to stand up as allies so that we can make sport everyone’s game. “Homophobic abuse has absolutely no place in sport, either at grass roots or professional level, yet there is a persistent, and vocal, minority who believe anti-LGBT language is harmless. “The majority of people believe homophobic chants and abuse are a problem, and this weekend is about encouraging that majority to step up and show they will not stand for this abuse.”

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Respect TEAM OF THE MONTH AWARD This season Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA has launched a RESPECT Team of the Month award and today, October’s winning team, FC Cumberland, have joined us at Keepmoat Stadium to receive their award.

We also welcome presentatives from the Doncaster Sunday Alliance League who nominated them for the award following a very positive report received by the League from a referee that highlighted the team’s excellent attitude and behaviour on and off the pitch.

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FC Cumberland applauded good play by their opponents and did not get into any arguments or disagreements. The team supported all decisions made by the referee and at the end of the game every player shook hands with opponents and referee. When told of the news John Steele from Doncaster Sunday Alliance League said: “That is excellent news and well deserved. “FC Cumberland have been in the league for a while now. All teams should look to follow the example they set as being a well-run team and club, I really admire them.”

Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA Assistant Football Development Officer Jade Elson commented: “This is a fantastic example of good sportsmanship within the game and something all teams should aspire to. "The players and club officials are a credit to their club, league and the game.” Earlier this week S&HCFA presented the club with a match ball and Respect merchandise and today, pitch side, the club will receive a trophy and certificate which will be presented by John Steele from the Doncaster Sunday Alliance League and Roger Reade from the County FA. Doncaster Rovers FC also rewarded the team, with a free pitch to train on earlier this week and a number tickets for today’s game, everyone at the County FA is grateful to the club for their help and support.

Match Day EXPERIENCE Calling all Junior Clubs! Match day experiences are a great way of experiencing life behind the scenes at Doncaster Rovers. Open to teams and clubs regardless of the sport, children up to 18 years of age can enjoy a VIP stadium tour, training session, tickets to the game, mention in the programme, flag bearing on the pitch and half-time penalties against our very own Donny Dog.

To find out more about our match day experiences, contact Nicola on 01302 764665 or email nicola.moran@clubdoncaster.co.uk

With the help of their devoted coaches Matt Brooke and Jack Dudley, the team are aiming for glory this season and striving for a top place position at the end of the season. Not only have they improved their football skills on the pitch, they have developed their knowledge of the game through regular training. Joining Stainforth today are Havelock Academy. Havelock Academy is part of the David Ross Education Trust and receives huge support to ensure the children get the very best. From this, the sport and enrichment programme offers the pupils the very best in coaches, competitions and trips. In recent years they have offered coaching from top professionals such as Lawrence Dallaglio, Darren Purse, Steve Redgrave, Shane Warne and Chris Robshaw, to name a few. The students representing the academy today have been chosen due to their commitment to clubs and hard work during this season.

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Prices start at just ÂŁ150 for a group of 10 children and two adults, but we can cater for larger groups upon request. Match day experiences are extremely popular, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

We welcome Stainforth Juniors (pictured) on their first match day experience today. This is their first season together and, although they have a long way to go, they have come so far already.

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Commercial Notes MATCH SPONSOR

A warm welcome back to the Keepmoat for todays match against Leyton Orient.

Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s match sponsors are Jenkinson Electrical Engineering. They are acknowledged electrical engineers and are experts in the provision of electrical services. They offer a variety of services including electrical design maintenance, process control and instrumentation, inspection, electrical surveys and much more. All

John Marquis and match ball sponsor AET UK at the Hartlepool game

tailor-made services to match specific requirements, they aim to work in partnership with their clients to ensure a high class and efficient service that benefits each customer. Our match ball sponsors are Dearnside Fabrications. Established in 1994 they are one of the leading architectural metalwork companies operating in the UK construction industry. Based in Sheffield, their experienced and highly knowledgeable personnel liase and guide clients projects from initial tender through to completion. Both our sponsors will enjoy fine three course dining, PA announcements, executive seats, stadium tour and post man of the match presentations. To find out more about sponsorship, please call 01302 764665 or email commercial@clubdoncaster.co.uk.

Match sponsor Donasonic chose their man of the match John Marquis at the Hartlepool game

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Rovers will be looking to keep hold of their undefeated run at home in what is proving to be a very tight league this season. Darren Ferguson will be hoping for a repeat performance after Liam Mandevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dramatic last minute winner last week to earn his side the full three points they deserved.

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Friday Fizz NETWORKING EVENT Yesterday saw the first Friday Fizz networking event held here at the Keepmoat stadium. Running from 2-4pm on on the last Friday of every month, it is a chance to build relationships with local businesses from around Doncaster.

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Held in our exclusive Directorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Lounge, overlooking the impressive Keepmoat pitch, guests can enjoy canapes and a glass of Prosecco in a relaxed environment while speaking to like-minded business people. On top of this, one business will be showcasing their company at each

event, starting yesterday with Nuffield Health who offered free health MOTs to all attendees as well as exclusive day passes. It is a great opportunity to get your business name out there, meet new people and increase your portfolio of customers in a relaxed atmosphere. On top of this, there are some great prizes to be won such as hospitality tickets to a Rovers game and a bottle of bubbly! Cost to attend these events is just ÂŁ15. To book please call nicola.moran@clubdoncaster.co.uk or call 01302 764665. Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.

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REPORT Rovers 2 Chesterfield 2

Youth Team Fixtures and Results AUGUST Sat 06 Sat 13 Sat 20 Sat 27

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Lincoln City W 2-1 Grimsby Town W 5-1 Oldham Athletic L 0-2 Scunthorpe United (YA Cup) L 1-3

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York City Burnley (YA Cup) Scunthorpe United

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Mansfield Town Notts County Accrington Stanley Bradford City

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Tranmere (FA Youth Cup) Hartlepool United Chesterfield

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Rotherham United Burton Albion Mansfield Town

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Rovers came from behind to salvage a point in a game that the home side created more than enough chances to win. Rovers went ahead on the half hour mark though a neat finish by Lewis Scattergood, but a Chesterfield goal on the stroke of half-time after an initial save by the goalkeeper meant that the teams were level going into the break. Despite a much improved performance in the second half, Rovers fell victim to a Chesterfield goal in the 85th minute, and it looked to be a bitter end to an impressive performance. But, in a thrilling finale, Rovers managed to salvage a point from the match in the dying moments, as Jacob Fletcher emphatically converted a penalty, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way. “Going 2-1 down at such a late stage, it could have been very easy just to think, it’s not our day. But we kept going and got a point, so I think the team showed really great character,” Academy head Kieran Scarff said. “The youngsters need to learn the importance of consistency, because if they played the way they did in the second half for another 30 minutes, they would have won the game comfortably. “We need to be more clinical, and more ruthless. We created a lot of chances in the second half and probably deserved to win.”

ROVERS XI | Leverton, Walker, Bingley, Dunnet, Amos, Fletcher, James, Prior, Overton, Morris, Scattergood. BENCH | Townrow, Ogley, Barnett, Horton.

Kieran SCARFF I would like to take this opportunity to say a big thankyou to Suzanne Uttley who has, this week, moved from her role in the football administration department into a role in our ticket office. In my first few months Suzanne has been a great support and her organisation and support has been excellent and of huge benefit to me in the first few months in my role.

Ernie has already been hard at work talking to local clubs and looking to build positive and supportive relationships with many people in the local area. Ernie will undoubtedly provide a real drive and enthusiasm in this department and I wish him all the best in his role. Good luck to the Gaffer, the staff and the players today! Kieran

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With Suzanne moving into another department I am delighted to welcome Shelley Tonge into the role of academy secretary within the football administration department. Shelley joins us from Barnsley where she has accumulated a number of years of knowledge and experience. I know the level of input Shelley will provide will be of huge significance as we continue to work to develop and grow our academy programme. Shelley will work under the guidance of Mary Lally, our club secretary. Mary does a great job in making sure we are all organised her input is another major contributing factor to our aims and aspirations.

Another new arrival on the staffing front has seen the arrival of Ernie Oliver as head of academy recruitment. Ernie brings with him many, many years of experience as a player, coach, manager and scout. Most recently Ernie has been working in the recruitment department at Sheffield Wednesday and we are delighted to have been able to secure his services. Recruiting players with the required potential is absolutely vital as we strive to increase the numbers of players that come through our Academy programme into the first team.

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Doncaster Rovers 2 Hartlepool United 1

(Marquis 23, Mandeville 90) (Amond 40pen)

Saturday 19th November 2016 | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster | Sky Bet League Two | Attnd: 5,009 (661) ROVERS XI: Marosi (Etheridge, 22), Alcock, Baudry, Butler, Mason, Houghton, Blair, Rowe, Coppinger (C) (Keegan, 90), Mandeville, Marquis. UNUSED SUBS | Wright, Beestin, Longbottom, Evina, Garratt.

POOLS XI: Carson, Carroll, Featherstone (C), Bates, Amond, Alessandra (Paynter, 82), Deverdics (Jones, 88), Hawkins (Woods, 63), Richards, Nsiala, Laurent. UNUSED SUBS | Oates, Bartlett, Orrell, Harrison.

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THE RECORD BREAKERS: DONCASTER ROVERS 70 YEARS AGO. Part 10 - By John Coyle

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Having secured a visit to Oldham in the FA Cup with their midweek win at Accrington, Rovers turned their thoughts to Football League matters. On Saturday December 7 1946 they travelled to Sincil Bank to face Lincoln City. They would have to do so without full-back Jim Wooldridge, who had suffered a muscle strain in the midweek replay. Bill Corbett, who began his career as a goalkeeper but now played at full-back, deputised. Leslie Owens kept his place with Jackie Thompson still injured. Line up: Archie Ferguson; Ernie Swallow, Bill Corbett; Cecil Stirland, Sid Bycroft, Bob McFarlane; Jackie Kirkaldie, Leslie Owens, Clarrie Jordan, Paul Todd, Ralph Maddison.

pulled one back, Maddison scrambling the ball home from close range. Then just before the break they were level. Bycroft took a free-kick midway inside the Lincoln half and spotting the home goalkeeper Daniels out of position he struck it low and hard into the corner of the net. Seven minutes into the second half, Rovers were ahead, Owens dribbling round three defenders and then shooting past Daniels. Toddâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quick thinking enabled him to make it 4-2 after 64 minutes and the turnaround was completed when Jordan got the better of his marker Johnson to make it 5-2 after 70 minutes. A late goal by Cheetham was no more than a consolation for the home side and Rovers retained a two point lead over Chester at the top of Division Three (North). In 1946 it was unusual for footballers to spend time away from home other than on match days, but with a FA Cup tie and a busy festive programme looming,

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Rovers were rather shocked to find themselves 2-0 down before 20 minutes had been completed, Marlow and Stillyard scoring for Lincoln. They soon

Oldham were 11th in the league, but promised to give Rovers a tough test on a heavy pitch. Jordan had an early appeal for a penalty rejected while at the

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played manager Jackie Bestall and trainer Bob McLean took their charges away to Skegness. They stayed at the Lumley Hotel and enjoyed a mixture of training and relaxation before travelling to Manchester on the Friday. A party of 18 travelled, including Wooldridge and Thompson, but neither was fit to play at Boundary Park, Oldham on Saturday December 14, when same team that at Lincoln took on Athletic.

other end Corbett had to clear after Tomlinson’s shot was parried by Ferguson. Oldham took the lead after 44 minutes when Hormanby’s cross was headed past Ferguson by Bowden. Early in the second half Rovers missed a chance to level when Harris saved at the feet of Todd, but on the hour they did make it 1-1. Kirkaldie got past two men and centred and although the ball was scrambled clear it reached McFarlane whose low shot was turned in by Jordan. Oldham claimed the ball had not crossed the line, but the referee was happy to award the goal. Action continued at both ends, Jordan hitting a post and Ferguson saving well from Burns and Waite. Then, with eight minutes left, Rovers were ahead. Owens crossed from the right and Maddison leapt highest to head past Harris. Even then, the drama was not over. Tomlinson was fouled in the Rovers’ box and a penalty was awarded, but Waite shot wide from the spot. Rovers then had the ball in the net, but Owens’ effort was ruled out for offside. A breathless Cup tie ended in a 2-1 win for Rovers and they would await Monday’s third round draw with anticipation.

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BELLES

The WSL Spring Series is designed to bridge the gap between the end of the FA WSL 2016 season in November and the start of the next full season, which will begin in September 2017. Since 2011 the FA Women’s Super League has been played over the summer, with the season running from February until October. The women’s game is now going back to a more traditional September-May calendar, starting in 2017/18.

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So that the teams and fans don’t have to sit around waiting for ten months for the new season to begin, the FA has organised the Spring Series.

2017 FA WSL Spring Series

As the name suggests Spring Series will run in spring 2017, with every team playing each other once. The Belles will be competing against Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion, Durham, Everton, London Bees, Millwall Lionesses, Oxford United, Sheffield and Watford. There will be either five home games and four away games, or vice versa. We don’t yet know which games will be home and which will be away. Season tickets for the 2017 Spring Series will be on sale in due course – follow the Belles on Twitter (@donnybelles) or like them on Facebook to make sure you stay up to date.

Get Away

Our next game sees Rovers travel to Lamex Stadium on Saturday December 3.

Travelling By Car After travelling along the A1(M), come off at junction 7 and take the A602 towards Stevenage. Head straight over the first roundabout and if you go straight over the second roundabout you will see a large car park on your left which is free to park in. There is also street parking available.

Supporters Coaches These leave Retford 10.15am, Harworth 10.20am, Bawtry/Rossington 10.30am, Infirmary 10.45am, and the Keepmoat 11am. Fares £22 adult, £20 concessions, add £2 for non-members, you can join on the day and get your reduced fare.

Tickets bought in advance cost £20 for adults, £15 for seniors / 18-21 years, £7 for U18s. Family tickets (one adult, one U18) is £25. Wheelchair disabled supporters are required to book direct from Plymouth in advance on 01752 907700. Away fans are in the Barn Park Stand and Family Stand. Contact Details As always if you have any questions then please contact Dean Medcalf on the usual SLO social media outlets, @SLO_DRFC on twitter, DRFC SLO on Facebook or supporterliaison@doncasterroversfc.co.uk.

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Travelling By Train Stevenage Railway Station is a mere one mile away from the ground, so your options are a taxi or bus No. 5 (the bus station is nearby) and get off on Monkswood Way, opposite the retail park.

Plymouth Away We make the trip to table-topping Plymouth Argyle on Saturday December 9. We have received 558 allocated seats for the game. These are already on sale to season ticket holders, will be available to Members/Alliance members from Monday and go on general sale from Monday November 28.

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Ground: Lamex Stadium Capacity: 6,920 (3,412 seated) Phone: 01438 223 223 Postcode: SG2 8RH

Rovers Family

Doncaster Rovers Supporters Club Good afternoon and a warm welcome to you all for today’s fixture with Leyton Orient, we hope their fans have had a safe trip up the M1/A1 or on the train , and they enjoy their day with us. We can be full of confidence, though, after the wins over Exeter City and Hartlepool United.

thanks to all who have bought tickets, donated prizes, and sold tickets.

Hopefully Rovers and Orient legend peter Kitchen will be at today’s game, Peter is currently researching Orient footballers and their war efforts -a worthwhile project. The Supporters Club hosted a successful question and answer night with Peter, earlier in the year at the Belle Vue bar.

Viking Supporters Co-Operative Football is the national game, and football supporters are the lifeblood of the game.

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We have had a hectic few weeks fixtures wise, we were knocked out of the FA Cup at ice station Zebra, aka Oldham, but progressed into the next round of the Checkatrade Trophy, with a home tie to look forward to against Blackpool. Should we progress then it iis no longer on a regional basis, so we could get an away tie at somewhere like Plymouth - not really a good way to get more fans interested, if it’s not broken don’t fix it. Our game against Stevenage has now been moved from this Tuesday , to next Saturday, as both clubs have been knocked out of the FA Cup. I feel sorry for the fans that have pre booked their train tickets but the club having been offering something to those affected. The following Saturday, December 10 , we have another long trip to Plymouth , coaches dep Retford 6.45am, Harworth 6.50am, Rossington 7am, Infirmary 7.15am and Keepmoat Stadium 8am, coach prices are £27 adult, £25 concessions, add £2 for non-members. We are also running a mini weekend travelling down on Saturday and returning Sunday, stopping in Torquay, priced at £90 Inc. bus travel, dinner, bed & breakfast… for all coach bookings please call Paul on 07961727769 for more information, please don’t call Len for a couple of weeks… hope he gets better soon, all our best wishes to Len. The Retford branch are drawing the Christmas Raffle at 7.30pm on Monday December 12, at Harworth FC Social club. All welcome to attend,

Hope you enjoy the game Rovers till we Die Paul Mayfield

While many privately owned football clubs are well run, ours included, there are numerous examples over the years where this model of ownership has failed the supporters of that club, and has led to a number of clubs becoming either partly or fully owned by those supporters. Recently the Minister Of Sport set up the Expert Working Group with the intention of looking at ways to improve engagement and dialogue between clubs and fans, and therefore to improve transparency and trust. The detailed recommendations from the EWG led to the government instructing the Football League and the Premier League to enter into structured dialogue with those supporters, and especially with the Supporters Trust at that club. The EFL issued a new league rule informing clubs of the minimum requirement for meeting with supporters and the kind of topics that should be included. That new rule came into force for the 2016/17 season. As you may be aware the club hold two ‘Meet The Owners’ events each year which meet the criteria set down by the EFL. On top of that the club have initiated a ‘Supporters Board’ which meets on a monthly basis during the season to discuss a very broad range of topics. It is early days for this new Board, but so far the signs are very encouraging in that nothing has been held back and the trust between club and supporters is evident. As the meetings progress we hope to be able to announce the progress that has been made. Suffice to say that DRFC have not only met the new requirements but have exceeded them in both frequency and content, and that is something we can once again be proud of. IRWT

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3-2 1-2 1-1 1-0 0-1 4-1 0-2

L L D W W W W

2,647 5,160 4,327 4,768 2,923 4,686 1,461

1240 2,283 133 393 367 167 337

18 13 6 3

Etheridge Marosi Etheridge Marosi Marosi Marosi Etheridge

Butler Blair Blair Lund Lund Lund Fielding

Mason Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright

Lund Butler Butler Butler Butler Butler Evina

Blair Mason Mason Garrett Evina Evina Blair

SEPTEMBER Sat 03 Crewe Alexandra Sat 10 Morecambe Sat 17 Newport County Sat 24 Luton Town Tue 27 Carlisle United

3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 7.45PM

EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

2-1 1-5 2-0 1-3 2-2

L W W L D

3,830 4,768 5,254 7,917 4,773

520 393 266 554 439

6 4 4 4 3

Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi

Richardson Blair1 Blair Richardson Evina

Butler Evina Evina Evina Butler

Wright Butler1 Butler Butler Wright

Evina Wright Wright Wright Blair

OCTOBER Sat 01 Portsmouth Tue 04 Derby County Sat 08 Barnet Sat 15 Colchester United Sat 22 Blackpool Sat 29 Wycombe Wanderers

3.00PM 7.45PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM

EFL CT EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

2-1 2-2 3-2 1-0 4-2 2-2

W D W W L D

16,950 1,515 4,861 5,007 3,623 5,287

449 94 198 225 1,060

2 2 2 3 3

Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Etheridge

Evina Mason Mason Mason Mason Mason

Butler Wright Butler Butler Baudry Baudry

Wright Baudry Wright Wright Butler Butler

Richardson Evina Evina Evina Evina Evina

NOVEMBER Sat 05 Oldham Tue 08 Port Vale Sat 12 Exeter City Sat 19 Hartlepool United Sat 26 Leyton Orient

3.00PM 7.45PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM

FAC CT EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

2-1 0-0 1-3 2-1

L D W W

2,984 1,495 3,540 5,009

3 3

Marosi Richardson Etheridge Mason Marosi Mason Marosi Alcock

Garratt Evina Butler Baudry

Wright Alcock Wright Butler

Alcock Baudry Evina Mason

DECEMBER Sat 03 Stevenage Tue 06 Blackpool Sat 10 Plymouth Argyle Sat 17 Grimsby Town Mon 26 Notts County Sat 31 Mansfield Town

3.00PM 7.00PM 3.00PM 12.30PM 3.00PM 12.15PM

EFL2 CT EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

JANUARY Mon 02 Stevenage Thur 05 Portsmouth Sat 14 Barnet Sat 21 Crewe Alexandra Sat 28 Yeovil Town

3.00PM 7.45PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM

EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

FEBRUARY Sat 04 Morecambe Fri 10 Newport County Tue 14 Carlisle United Sat 18 Luton Town Sat 25 Accrington Stanley Tue 28 Cambridge United

7.45PM 7.45PM 7.45PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 7.45PM

EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

MARCH Sat 04 Sat 11 Tue 14 Sat 18 Sat 25

Crawley Town Cheltenham Town Notts. County Leyton Orient Plymouth Argyle

3.00PM 3.00PM 7.45PM 3.00PM 3.00PM

EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

APRIL Sat 01 Sat 08 Fri 14 Mon 17 Sat 22 Sat 29

Grimsby Town Mansfield Town Colchester United Blackpool Wycombe Wanderers Exeter City

3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM

EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

MAY Sun 08

Hartlepool United

3.00PM

EFL2

1st Sub

Score W/D/L

2nd Sub

Att

3rd Sub

Away Pos

92 332 661

21 Coppinger Rowe1 Houghton Calder Houghton Garratt Middleton Rowe Calder Houghton Coppinger1 Rowe Houghton Blair Rowe Coppinger Houghton Blair Rowe Coppinger Houghton Blair Rowe Coppinger1 Calder1 Houghton Middleton Mandeville

Williams1 Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams3 Williams

Marquis Marquis Marquis Marquis1 Marquis1 Marquis Beestin1

Marosi Middleton Mandeville Evina Wright Etheridge Lund Mandeville1 Evina Coppinger Marosi Lund Mandeville Evina Middleton Etheridge Evina Mandeville Middleton Calder Etheridge Calder Mandeville Middleton Fielding Etheridge Beestin Calder Middleton Mandeville Marosi Longbottom Butler Barker James

Williams Williams 1 Williams Williams Williams

Etheridge Beestin Etheridge Garratt Etheridge Middleton Etheridge Mandeville Etheridge Mandeville

Houghton Blair Middleton Houghton Middleton Houghton Blair Houghton Houghton Rowe1

Rowe1 Rowe Rowe Rowe Calder

Coppinger Marquis Coppinger1 Marquis2 Coppinger1 Marquis Coppinger1 Marquis Coppinger Marquis1

Blair Houghton Keegan Calder Houghton Blair1 Houghton Blair Houghton Blair Houghton Blair

Rowe Beestin Rowe Rowe1 Rowe1 Calder

Coppinger Marquis1 Middleton Marquis Coppinger1 Mandeville Coppinger Mandeville Middleton Coppinger Rowe1 Coppinger

Williams Etheridge Mandeville1 Etheridge Williams1 Etheridge Marquis Etheridge Marquis Etheridge Marquis1 Jones

Calder Fielding Baudry Baudry Garratt Wright

Baudry Middleton Garratt Keegan Houghton Calder Houghton Blair

Blair Calder Blair Rowe

Mandeville1 Beestin Marquis Etheridge Beestin Longbottom Mandeville Marosi Coppinger Rowe Marquis2 Etheridge Coppinger Mandeville1 Marquis1 Etheridge

Butler Walker Alcock Wright

Calder Calder Garratt Baudry Baudry

Garratt Calder Garratt Pugh Amos Pugh Pugh

Beestin Beestin Beestin Fielding Pugh Fielding Amos

Middleton Mandeville Pugh Fielding Mandeville Longbottom Beestin Fielding Baudry Beestin Mandeville Longbottom Calder Beestin Garratt Middleton Beestin Garratt Richardson Middleton

Mason Baudry Middleton 1 Garratt James Longbottom Garratt Middleton Calder Garratt Middleton Calder Wright Keegan Calder Middleton Mandeville Beestin

Evina James Baudry Keegan

Beestin Mandeville Amos Scattergood Beestin Longbottom Beestin Longbottom Beestin Mandeville Keegan Garratt

Keegan Longbottom Pugh Fletcher Richardson Houghton Keegan Beestin LongbottomMandeville1 Beestin Longbottom Evina Garratt

League TABLE

Plymouth

PTS 38

Carlisle

+11

Doncaster

+11

Portsmouth

+13

Luton

+10

Grimsby

Crewe

Wycombe

-1

Mansfield

-1

10 Blackpool

11 Barnet

-1

12 Yeovil

-4

13 Hartlepool

-2

14 Cambridge Utd

-4

15 Notts County

-7

16 Stevenage

-1

17 Colchester

-3

18 Accrington Stanley

-5

19 Crawley Town

-7

20 Morecambe

-14

21 Exeter

-5

22 Leyton Orient

-3

23 Cheltenham

-6

24 Newport County

-2

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Football League 2016/17

Emirates FA Cup

Rovers Total

2016/17

EFL Cup

Rovers Total

2016/17

Checkatrade Trophy

Rovers Total

2016/17

Rovers Total

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ALCOCK, Craig

AMOS, Danny

0 0

BAUDRY, Mathieu

BEESTIN, Alfie

BLAIR, Matty

BUTLER, Andrew

CALDER, Riccardo

COPPINGER, James

400

ETHERIDGE, Ross

EVINA, Cedric

FIELDING, Reece

GARRATT, Tyler

HOUGHTON, Jordan

KEEGAN, Paul

107

LONGBOTTOM, Will

LUND, Mitchell

MANDEVILLE, Liam

MAROSI, Marko

MARQUIS, John

MASON, Niall

McCULLOUGH, Luke

McSHEFFREY, Gary

MIDDLETON, Harry

N'GUESSAN, Dany

PUGH, Joseph

RICHARDSON, Frazer

ROWE, Tommy

TAYLOR-SINCLAIR, Aaron

WILLIAMS, Andy

WRIGHT, Joe

Total

Head to Head 2.1

1.2

Average Goals Per Game

53.3 %

44.8 %

Average Shots On Target

1.4

1.3

Average Goals Conceded Per Game

21.0 %

13.8 %

% Goals To Shots

Clean Sheets

168

180

Fouls

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REFEREE

MANAGER

Robert JONES

Darren FERGUSON

Alberto CAVASIN

DONCASTER ROVERS

LEYTON ORIENT F.C.

Ross ETHERIDGE (GK)

Alex CISAK (GK)

Craig ALCOCK

Callum KENNEDY

Tyler GARRATT

Liam KELLY

Luke McCULLOUGH

Alan DUNNE

Mathieu BAUDRY

Tom PARKES

DOING SO WILL FACE

Andy BUTLER

Michael COLLINS

ARREST AND A BAN FROM

Gary MCSHEFFREY

Robbie WEIR

Riccardo CALDER

Ollie PALMER

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

John MARQUIS

Paul MCCALLUM

Doncaster Rovers Football Club

Tommy ROWE

Gavin MASSEY

Andy WILLIAMS

Charlie GRAINGER (GK)

regardless of Gender, Race or Ethnic

Mitchell LUND

Nigel ATANGANA

origin, Religious Belief, Age, Sexual

Marko MAROSI (GK)

Nicky HUNT

unjustifiable reason. The club, in

Harry MIDDLETON

Josh DOHERTY

association with its governing bodies

Joe WRIGHT

Ulrich NNOMO

(the FA and the Football League) and

Jordan HOUGHTON

Harry CORNICK

determined to eradicate racism in

Matty BLAIR

Jordan BOWERY

football by ensuring that no barriers

Paul KEEGAN

Sandro SEMEDO

exist to anyone playing/enjoying the

Liam MANDEVILLE

Sam SARGEANT (GK)

ethnic background. To this end,

Aaron TAYLOR-SINCLAIR

Aron POLLOCK

Doncaster Rovers Football Club will

Joe PUGH

Victor ADEBOYEJO

Will LONGBOTTOM

Jay SIMPSON

be culpable of displaying any form of

Alfie BEESTIN

Josh KOROMA

racist behaviour will be removed from

Niall MASON

Myles JUDD

Frazer RICHARDSON

Sam DALBY

RESPECT THE LAW

James COPPINGER

Steven ALZATE

Supporters are reminded that the

Cedric EVINA

Henry OCHIENG

Reece FIELDING

Zan BENEDICIC

purchase or attempt to purchase

Danny AMOS

Yvan ERICHOT

alcohol for anybody under the age of

Joshua BARKER

Jens JANSE

ejection from the stadium and

Morgan JAMES

prosecution. Anybody who appears to

Lewis SCATTERGOOD

ASSISTANT REFEREES Nigel SMITH Barry CROPP FOURTH OFFICIAL Gareth MELLOR IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO ENTER THE PITCH OR PERIMETER TRACK. ANYONE

WATCHING FOOTBALL.

is determined to treat with equal consideration all supporters,

Orientation, Disability, or any other

all footballing authorities, is

national game, whatever their

not tolerate any form of racism amongst spectators. Anyone found to

the stadium immediately.

Keepmoat Stadium is a strictly NO SMOKING venue. It is an offence to

18. Anybody caught doing so will face

be under the age of 21 will be asked for ID. We appreciate supportersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cooperation.

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