DRFC v Wycombe Wanderers by Mark Hughesman

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BUTLER Doncaster Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Sky Bet League Two Saturday 29th October 2016 Kick Off 3pm

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SEASON 2016/17 | WYCOMBE WANDERERS FC | 29.10.16 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

CLUB STAFF Club Secretary Mary Lally Stadium Manager & Operations Marie Hepburn Safety Officer Sam Ramsden Deputy Safety Officer Fraser Garner Head Groundsman Jim Davison Director of Finance Richard Poole Head of Commercial Affairs Andrew Whitham Lottery Manager Ken Porter Ticket Manager Tracy Bawden Club Shop Manager Tracy Fernie Supporter Services Manager Charles Swallow Supporter Liaison Officers Dean Medcalf, Sheila Lynch Media Manager Luke Thornhill Marketing Manager Mark Hughesman PROGRAMME Contributors Clare Bailey, Tom Biltcliffe, Paul Mayfield, Dean Medcalf, Nicola Moran, Jon Warburton. Photography Phil Ryan, Action Images, Stephen Connor, Steve Uttley, Heather King, AH Pix Design Sandile Somhedlwana, Hannah Moore Print Pinders of Sheffield

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Darren FERGUSON Gavin BALDWIN Club Doncaster FOUNDATION Club NEWS Player INTERVIEW Away PLAYERS & MANAGER Legend WHERE ARE THEY NOW FBT Junior ROVERS Retro PROGRAMME Match Day EXPERIENCE Big BANG Commercial NOTES Player SPONSORS Youth TEAM Match ACTION John COYLE BELLES Get AWAY

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FOOTBALL STAFF Manager Darren Ferguson Assistant Manager Gavin Strachan Goalkeeping Coach Paul Gerrard Fitness Coach Ben Rome Physiotherapist Alex Dalton Club Doctor Dr Tim Douglas

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Darren Ferguson

Last Saturday at Blackpool was a disappointing day for us. But we’ve moved on from that, as soon as Monday morning came and went we were focused on today’s game. I have to say we have much to be positive about and if we get a win today then we are going to keep ourselves right on target. We have won three of our past four League games, which is promotion form, and I have to say I have been delighted with the players over the season. We have to make sure we build on the home form, which has been good. That home record will be important this season. We have players coming back

from injuries, too, so if we get a positive result today we would be able to look back on a good October and going into the final two-thirds of the season in confident mood. Wycombe will not make it easy for us today, though. They are a very fit and hard-working team. They have plenty of experience and did well last season. They will look to get about us and we will have to compete physically.

We will look to move the ball quickly and be aggressive off the ball. The players know I expect a good performance today and I am sure you will get 100 per cent from them as we look to finish the month strongly.

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Good afternoon and welcome to the Keepmoat Stadium for today’s game against Wycombe Wanderers. I’d like to welcome Gareth Ainsworth, the players, fans, staff and directors of the visitors who have travelled up from Buckinghamshire.

Enjoy the game.

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Gavin Baldwin I’d like to welcome you all back to the Keepmoat Stadium today and welcome the directors, fans, staff and players of Wycombe Wanderers. I hope you enjoy your visit to South Yorkshire and have a safe journey home afterwards.

The result at Bloomfield Road was disappointing, but should be seen in the context of a good start to the season which leaves us third in Sky Bet League Two. We know today will not be easy, but with the best home record in the EFL I am sure the players and backroom staff will give everything to build on that.

Speaking of events, I’m assured this year’s Big Bang will be even bigger and better than last year’s. We’ll be holding it here at the Keepmoat Stadium from 5pm on the evening of Friday November 4, and advance tickets are available now from our Box Office or the British Heart Foundation store on Printing Office Street. These cost £2 so you get a discount from the price on the gate, and don’t have to queue on the night. Enjoy this afternoon’s game.

Gavin

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We have had a busy few weeks, with a lot of our hard work coming to fruition. We had a crowd of 7,398 join us to watch England Women take on France on Friday October 21. The Football Association were very happy with the welcome they received both from our staff and local football fans. We wish Mark Sampson’s side well in next summer’s European Championship.

This week we installed a new ticketing system which we believe will give supporters far greater flexibility with regards to watching Rovers, the Dons or Belles as well as attending other Club Doncaster events. This will work better across mobile and desktop and help us tailor offers to supporters, so please do make sure your contact details are correct the next time you pop into the Box Office.

CLUB DONCASTER FOUNDATION WHO’S WHO

Foundation

Chair of Trustees STUART HIGHFIELD Trustees GAVIN BALDWIN, NIGEL BREWSTER,

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JOHN WALLBANK, PETER NORMAN, RUPERT SUCKLING, ALLAN STEWART, JO DRAPIER Chief Executive JIM LORD EDUCATION FOUNDATION Principal ADI TURNPENNY Deputy Principals JOE BURTON, BEN THOMPSON Head of Quality Assurance DANIEL JENNINGS Sports Lecturers EMMA HARRISON, MARK ELLAMES, WILL BIGGS, CRAIG COLLINS Academy Co-ordinator TIM RYAN Teaching Assistant/ Academy Coaching Team ERIC RANDERSON IAN DABELL, PATRICK QUEENS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Head of Community JOHN DAVIS NCS Programme Manager JAN BUDTZ Community Officers TOM FOY, NICK GILLOTT, DEAN SHARP Operation Co-ordinator STEPH FERRABY Media and Communications Co-ordinator SOPHIE SCARGILL Community Co-ordinators MARK COOPER, HEATHER KING,

The Club Doncaster Foundation team were delighted to be joined by England international Jade Moore and Rovers club captain Andy Butler at their Hungerhill School girl’s football session. The pair supported the launch of the foundation’s Premier League girls’ delivery, which will see more opportunities for girls across Doncaster to access football. Moore, who actually kicked off her career with Doncaster Rovers Belles, relished her return to the town. She feels the direction of women’s football at the moment is something to be excited about. “To see so many girls turn up to a cold and wet Thursday afternoon session speaks volumes,” she said. “I’ve spoken to a lot of people about how much women’s football has achieved over the last few years - it’s exciting. With all the work that is being done and sessions like these, hopefully the game will only continue to grow. “It’s nice to come somewhere local, for the girls to understand and see that their dreams and aspirations are reachable. “For them to see that I just live around the corner, it shows the dream of playing for England can come true no matter where you’re from.” Also in attendance was Andy, an ambassador for Sports Participation and Education, who helped run the session as a guest coach. The girls were keen to impress the skipper with their skills and after the session they had the chance to ask him their burning questions. He said: “I’m proud to come down here and support the launch. Women’s football is definitely on the rise and anything we can do to boost that is a bonus. “It’s great to host England Internationals at the Keepmoat, hopefully between Jade and I we inspired some of the girls to be at the game but also put on their boots themselves at the sessions run by Club Doncaster Foundation.” For more information of the new women and girls programme at the Club Doncaster Foundation visit www.clubdoncasterfoundation.co.uk or phone 01302 764663.

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Foundation NCS AUTUMN PROGRAMME The Club Doncaster Sports College students have just returned from their NCS residential visit to Hawkshead in the Lake District. It is the second year running that the NCS autumn programme has been offered to the students, showcasing the partnership between the two departments. Ninety students embarked on the adventure where they tried their hand at adrenaline filled challenges such as rock climbing, kayaking, hiking and archery. They returned to home soil to workshops delivered at the Keepmoat Stadium by the Dame Kelly Homes Trust and volunteered in a range of social action projects which all had a real impact on the local community.

“The personal development, employability and social action aspects of the programme give added value to the courses they are studying and enhance the Club Doncaster sports College experience.”

They too will explore the depths of the Lake District before returning to learn invaluable workplace skills and showcase them through social action projects to help the community. Tom Foy, NCS officer is delighted to offer the programme to the college and hopes the relationship continues to blossom. He said: “It’s great that we can take full advantage of being on the doorstep of the college and come together in this autumn partnership. “The programme is such an indispensable thing to add to your CV, it gives you life skills you can’t learn in the classroom as well as giving you the confidence to take into working life or further education.” The NCS programme is open to all 15-17 year olds; opening in the spring and summer holidays to the public and gives them a real opportunity to grow their existing skills. To find out more information on NCS or to sign up for the next adventure contact programme manager Jan Budtz on jan.budtz@clubdoncasterfoundation.co.uk or visit the website www.clubdoncasterfoundation.co.uk

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Principal of the Sports College Adi Turnpenny explained the importance of diversity within their courses. He said: “NCS gives our new students a great opportunity to get to know each other while participating in exciting outdoor activities.

More than 100 first year students will participate in the partnership between education and NCS next autumn.

News ROUNDUP

Rovers players have been making the most of half-term by joining young fans carving pumpkins and on a trip to Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

Frazer showed a real flair for it as he arrived with his own specialist carving set and designs – working with young fan Ryan to create an impressive Minion design.

Five players got themselves in the mood for Halloween by joining foster kids to carve pumpkins at the Keepmoat Stadium.

Young supporters in the Family Area today will get a chance to recreate these – can you do better than the players pictured below?

Frazer Richardson, Tommy Rowe, Riccardo Calder, Craig Alcock and Matty Blair got a chance to be creative as they produced the traditional Jack-O’-Lanterns.

The first-team squad also joined our Junior Rovers members on a visit to Yorkshire Wildlife Park

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Andy BUTLER CUB CAPTAIN It’s not everyday RAW interviews the Rovers Club Captain in full glare of a once endangered Amur tiger. “That’s class, isn’t it? Look at the size of that! Brilliant aren’t they?” Purred defender Andy Butler – rather less menacingly. Beware the wounded animal though; the thirty-two-year-old wants Rovers to bite back – or at least bounce back – after last week’s humbling at the hands of his former employers Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.

He said: “We didn’t want to go there and lose 4-2 to

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Blackpool and we have to learn from mistakes we made. We have to start believing we are a good team – because we really are for this division. Even in League One I think we’d hold our own easily. I think it’s one of the best squads I’ve been in so you’ve got take heart from our performances “If we win on Saturday then it’s four wins from five and it’s a good month. You are going to lose games, but its how you learn from them and bounce back. That’s the main point we’re trying to get across, it’s not going to be a plain sailing league but we aim to win more than we lose. “The bus journey home wasn’t nice and we all knew that we didn’t play to what we are capable of, so it was time to reflect and have a few words with each other and what we can improve on. We’ve reviewed it on Monday and that’s as much as we can do. There’s no point dwelling on it now as it’s gone. Nothing will change the result.” Of greater meaning to Butler than tainting his 100th Doncaster Rovers appearance with that loss on the

Even in League One I think we’d hold our own easily. I think it’s one of the best squads I’ve been in so you’ve got take heart from our performances. Fylde coast is how Rovers have turned their home

for the first team manager to come down and show

fortunes around. Teams are no longer welcomed to

the youngsters what the first team are doing.

Keepmoat Stadium but challenged to enter the lair; somewhere where the hosts have not lost since

“If you can’t learn off the gaffer then you won’t learn

March.

from anyone! He’s been there, seen everything and has got experience from being around his father and

He said: “It’s about the tempo we play at, it’s a good

people like that so he’s learned a lot there. If you can

tempo and we want to make it a feared place to come.

learn off the gaffer, he’s brilliant, his demeanour and

It’s not an easy ride for any team and it hasn’t been

how he gets his point across is one of the most

for anyone yet. We intend to keep it like that and keep

professional things I’ve seen in football.

the pressure on them and force them in to mistakes. “Rather than us be on the back foot, we want to be on the front foot and force the issue. It’s really important that you build on your home form and go from there. doing that. “I aim to keep myself as fit as I can and try and keep that consistency. That’s good 100 appearances; I’ve been here about two years so that’s not bad. I do pride myself on being fit. People think I’m slow but I’m not that slow I don’t think – I just look slow!” No player has played under manager Darren Ferguson more during his current 12 month tenure at Doncaster and Butler revealed that, with Halloween in mind, he is eager to pick the brains of

strength. There are plans to improve that – that’s Kieran (Scarff)’s domain along with Stan (Paul Stancliffe) and Schoey (John Schofield) – and you can really see what they’re trying to implement. My 12’s are brilliant at football, there are some good little players well there and it bodes well for Doncaster. “I don’t mind doing player appearances, I like doing them. When I was a youngster walking around Donny we had appearances for us so it’s nice for us. All the lads enjoy doing them so it’s not a chore. “I had quite a few people come to my school; Rovers used to use the school fields as a training ground when they were struggling for money – I used to

the boss.

watch Darren Moore and people like that. It was quite

He added: “I’m enjoying it. I think the gaffer and

to our school so to have people do that means a lot.

interesting and we always got a thrill when they came

Strachs (assistant Gavin Strachan) have improved me as a player if I’m being totally honest and that’s what

“Everything is coming together if I’m being honest.

they aim to do – they aim to do that with every player.

Sometimes it takes the shock of relegation to see

I’ve learned a lot and now I’m trying to help with the

what you’ve got to do and where you’ve got to go. To

under 12’s in the academy and just watch little

be fair I think the club has bounced back and the way

sessions that are put on. The gaffer came down and

they’ve structured things now and done things

did an under 15 & 16’s session and that means a lot

differently – as opposed to before – is really good.”

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We have done well this year and we intend to keep

“The academy structure is going from strength to

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The 22-year-old stands at 6’6” tall. An England under 19 international on a half-season loan from Chelsea, Blackman has had previous loan spells with Middlesbrough and Swedish side Ostersunds. Chelsea showed how much they value the young ‘keeper when they tied him down to a new five year-contract in 2014. He won the FA Youth Cup with his parent club and will see Wycombe as the perfect stepping stone in order to make his name in both professional football and the Football League. Blackman made his debut against Accrington in August and could come up against fellow Chelsea loanee Jordan Houghton at the Keepmoat.

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Thompson joined Wycombe in the summer of 2015 with a number of former clubs in his CV including Barnsley and Scunthorpe. He’s a seasoned pro at the age of 35 and his experience of playing in higher divisions can only benefit Wanderers. Thompson has won promotion with three different clubs: Scunthorpe, Morecambe and Bradford, as well as bagging a goal against Arsenal in a League Cup quarter-final for the Bantams back in 2013. A tricky midfielder who can play on either flank as well as a number 10, Rovers will be mindful of his technical ability whenever he gets on the ball.

MIDFIELD MAESTRO

07 | GARRY THOMPSON

The 43-year-old Ainsworth became permanent manager of Wycombe in April 2013 following a spell as a player with the club and then caretaker manager. The appointment of him as manager brought an end to his playing career for a while before earlier on this season when he laced his boots back up and played for the club in the EFL Trophy away at Northampton. Ainsworth led the club to the League Two play-off final back in 2015 where they eventually lost on penalties to Southend following a 1-1 draw in normal time. His most successful playing spell came with Queens Park Rangers where he made 141 appearances for the R’s and scored 36 goals.

05 | ANTHONY STEWART

DEFENSIVE ROCK

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20 | ADEBAYO AKINFENWA

‘Bayo’ will need no introduction to the majority of Rovers’ fans who will look back with fond memories to the striker’s short stint at Belle Vue in the promotion season of 2003/04. The beast, as he is regarded throughout football, scored four goals in just nine appearances before moving on to pastures new. Since then, Akinfenwa has racked up seven different clubs as well as having two spells at both Northampton Town and Gillingham. He joined Wycombe in the summer on the back of scoring the winning goal in AFC Wimbledon’s play-off final win at Wembley. Standing at 5’11” and weighing in at 101kg, his main attributes are clearly his ability to hold up the ball as well as bullying defenders out of the way.

DEADLY STRIKER

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Stewart is an imposing centre-back who is now in his second spell at the club following a brief spell with fellow League Two outfit Crewe Alexandra. The 23year-old is blessed with good pace and is regarded as one of the best defenders in the division as well as proving to be a handful in Rovers penalty area when attacking a set piece. He originally came through the Chairboys youth system before making his first-team debut in January 2012. 39 appearances followed which then saw Stewart courted by other clubs and led to a move to Crewe at the beginning of the 14/15 season. The move didn’t pan out well for both parties which meant a return to his home town club beckoned just six months later.

HE PLAYED FOR BOTH

Barry RICHARDSON Richardson is still going strong at the tender age of 47 years old! The former Lincoln City and Northampton Town stopper signed for Rovers in 2000 and made more than

50 appearances over 18 months with the club. After a brief stint at Halifax Town, Richardson returned to Belle Vue primarily as a goalkeeping coach but would don

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the gloves in the Football League Trophy on a couple of occasions. His last appearance came against Cambridge United in November 2005, aged 36. But that was not to be the end as, more than 11 years later, he came off the bench for the Chairboys to replace the injured Alex Lynch after just 15 minutes of a league game against Plymouth â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and kept a clean sheet in a 1-0 win!

Charlie WILLIAMS

LEGEND

Williams was probably better remembered for being a comedian rather than a footballer having reached the dazzling heights of the Royal Variety Show in 1973 and being awarded an MBE in the late nineties before his death in 2006. A former miner, Williams moved in to professional football in 1948 with Rovers and made 171 appearances as a centre half before finding fame alongside the likes of Mike Reid, Frank Carson and Bernard Manning in The Comedians.

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You will see them behind the counter, so for the kids in particular, why not call in to the Shop and pick up your favourite player – maybe try and get the player to autograph the photo – all for just £1.

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Hello everyone, Welcome to our spooky Halloween game against Wycombe Wanderers. I hope many of you have come dressed up in scary costumes like me?! Cre8ive Dance Academy will be entertaining us before the game, and it is fantastic that they can be here. I am looking forward to today’s match and the Halloween party afterwards for all you junior members. I had lots of fun at the last match against Colchester as I completed my challenge by knocking all the balls over and we had fitness fun. A big thank you to all the junior squad members who came to our Big Day Out at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, it was my first visit and I would definitely go again.

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Club News England head coach Mark Sampson reckons England Women can take a lot of belief from their hard-fought draw with France at the Keepmoat Stadium. The Lionesses battled to keep the visitors, the third best side in the world, at bay and gradually grew into the game themselves. England substitute Toni Duggan thought she had won the game for the hosts in added time, only for the referee to, incorrectly, adjudge the ball to have gone out of play before the Man City striker assumed control.

He said: “We wanted to win, but we are preparing for a tournament. We played that game as if it was a tournament match and I feel that if it had have gone to extra-time, like it would have done in a tournament, there would have been only one winner - England. “We’ll take some learnings from it and a lot of belief as well. That’s the first time we have limited France to so few chances, and by the end of the game been the better team. “The team are full of belief now. They genuinely believe they can win these games and the way they managed the opponent was exceptional.

“We’ve showed that we are really hard to score against but we need to score more goals against these sorts of teams. It’s absolutely coming.” Sampson praised England’s defensive solidity in restricting France to very few clear-cut chances, but admitted his charges might have done a bit better in possession. He added: “We grew into the game and we managed the spaces really well defensively, certainly in the first half. All their good play was in front of us. “To get through 90 minutes against a very good French side without your goalkeeper having to dive [to make a save] you know that’s a very, very good defensive performance. “But we need to improve with the ball. We had so many moments on the counter-attack where we picked the wrong pass and lacked a bit of composure. “But as the confidence grew that got better, we saw that with the chances we created.” The Lionesses will be among the top seeds for the finals draw, which takes place in Rotterdam on Tuesday 8 November.

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But Sampson, who guided England to the Euro 2017 finals, believes his side are rapidly closing the gap on the world’s top teams.

“You can only test yourselves against the best. That’s how you find out how good you are. And I think we definitely raised the bar.

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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.

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

Today we welcome Crowle Colts Juniors u11s on their first match day experience at Doncaster Rovers. The team play in the Tommy Taylor division of the Jack Kalson league. Colts are run by Lyndsey and Mark Fillingham and are coached by Dan Ford .The team has mixed abilities and ages and have recently celebrated their first win! Look out for them as our official flagbearers today when the teams take to the pitch and cheer them on when they take penalties against Donny Dog at half- time. Everyone at the club wishes them a great day.

The 2016 Big Bang is set to be the biggest and best yet, with a wide range of activities confirmed for the November 4 extravaganza at the Keepmoat Stadium – the seventh year in a row it has been held at the home of Doncaster Rovers.

Tickets are just £3, with entry for children shorter than one metre free. Parking is £3.

We will have two fireworks displays, with a children’s one at 7pm – where our very own Donny Dog will be in attendance followed by the main event at 8.45pm.

Our partners First Bus Group are also offering unlimited bus travel after 5pm on the day as part of a £5 which includes one adult entry to the Big Bang.

Roger Tuby’s Fun Fair will again be bringing rides to suit all ages, with big screen entertainment and much more.

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Last year’s showpiece was our most popular to date, but we are going to surpass that this time round.

The event is always popular so we’d encourage early booking to ensure you are not disappointed – you can secure your spot at the event by calling in at our Box Office at the Keepmoat Stadium, calling 01302 762576 or visiting our website.

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A warm welcome to Rovers fan Scott Kinder who is joining us today all the way from New Zealand. Scott is a lifelong Rovers supporter and will be joining us on our pre match tour today. We hope you enjoy the game!

Marko Marosi was presented with the Signum Legends Club MOM by Harry Newsome who was also celebrating his 90th birthday

Tommy Rowe was chosen as the man of the match by our match sponsors “Friends of Mel Curry”

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REPORT Accrington Stanley Rovers

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Youth Team Fixtures and Results AUGUST Sat 6 Sat 13 Sat 20 Sat 27

H A H H

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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SEPTEMBER Sat 3 A Sat 10 H Sat 17 H

York City L 2-4 Burnley (YA Cup) W 1-0 Scunthorpe United L 0-1

OCTOBER Sat 1 Sat 8 Sat 22 Sat 29

H H A H

Mansfield Town L 0-1 Notts County W 4-1 Accrington Stanley L 4-1 Bradford City 11am

NOVEMBER Sat 5 A Sat 19 H

Hartlepool United 11am Chesterfield 11am

DECEMBER Sat 3 H Sat 9 A Sat 17 A

Rotherham United 11am Burton Albion 11am Mansfield Town 11am

JANUARY Sat 14 A Sat 28 A

Notts County 11am Bradford City 11am

FEBRUARY Sat 11 H Sat 18 A

Hartlepool United 11am Chesterfield 11am

MARCH Sat 4 Sat 11 Sat 25

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Rotherham United 11am Burton Albion 11am Lincoln City 11am

APRIL Sat 1 Sat 8 Sat 22 Sat 29

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Grimsby Town 11am Oldham Athletic 11am York City 11am Scunthorpe United 11am

All fixtures Youth Alliance North-East unless stated

Rovers bowed out of the Youth Alliance Cup with a narrow defeat at Accrington. The game started at a fast pace with both sides struggling to gain any real control. Rovers took the lead just after the 10 minute mark with an excellent team goal, involving a number of one touch passes around the edge of the opposition penalty box resulting in a chance that Lewis Scattergood clinicallyfinished. The game continued at a frenetic pace with both sides struggling to keep hold of the ball for any sort of spell with chances very few and far between. A dubious penalty decision gave Accrington the opportunity to draw level, a chance they took despite the foul looking to be comfortably outside the penalty area. The shape of the game changed just before half time when poor defending resulted in a foul by Josh Barker prevented a clear goalscoring opportunity that gave the referee little choince but to send the Rovers captain off. Accrington took the lead following a very edgy start to the second half. Rovers worked hard to gain some good spells of control but despite a really committed effort from the 10 men they could not find a way through. Academy Manager Kieran Scarff said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a very frustrating day. Neither side ever managed to really gain control. We made some poor decisions in possession and lacked the composure that the players are certainly capable of showing. On a positive note the character they showed with 10 men saw them going very close to getting something from the game. In fact for good periods of the second half we controlled the game with 10 men. Consistency and belief remain two key words being used by coaches.â&#x20AC;?

ROVERS XI | Leverton, Walker, Barker, Trialist, Amos, Fletcher, James, Longbottom, Overton, Henderson, Scattergood. BENCH | Townrow, Jones, Bingley, Morris, Prior.

Kieran SCARFF Within the Academy programme we are looking at structured ways in which we can target improving the personal skills and characteristics of our players. We are fortunate to have a very positive relationship with the British Army U23 team. As a result of this we have been able to, this week, take our Youth Team players down to Aldershot for two days as guests of the Army.

During the first day of our visit the boys were split into teams and were instructed to complete a series of command tasks. These tasks were designed to challenge their ability to problem solve under pressure, to communicate and to work as a team. The boys threw themselves into the challenges and it was great to see the positive outcomes throughout the day. We then met up with the Army U23 squad for an evening meal and took the opportunity to mix the boys in with people they had just met, giving them the opportunity to come out of their comfort zone and have conversations with people they had never met. The Army lads were great with the boys and it was a very positive end to the day.

The game gave our players a more physical challenge than perhaps they are used to but we were also up against players who had a very good footballing background, many still playing at very good levels of non-league. We ran out 3-1 winners after a very competitive game that we controlled for long spells. Throughout the two days the hospitality and support shown to us by Cpt Paul Dale his staff and his players was absolutely brilliant. It is a relationship that we very much value and look forward to building on it further. Utilising the expertise the Army can provide our players will certainly benefit through their development process. I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank all of the Army personnel involved in making it a very positive and productive two days. Good luck to the gaffer, the staff and players this afternoon. Kieran

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Aldershot is the home of sport for the British Army and the facilities we saw and enjoyed were first class.

On the second day we were able to make use of the excellent training facilities to have a light training session before getting ready to play the Army U23 side in the afternoon. The game was part of the Army sideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preparation for a special remembrance game against their German counterparts in November.

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Doncaster Rovers 1 Colchester United 0

(Rowe 44)

Saturday 15th October 2016 | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster | Sky Bet League Two | Attendance: 5,007 (225) ROVERS XI: Marosi, Mason, Butler, Wright (Baudry 70), Evina, Houghton, Blair, Rowe (Calder, 57), Coppinger (c), Mandeville (Middleton, 70), Marquis. UNUSED SUBS | Etheridge, Beestin, Garratt, Longbottom.

COLCHESTER XI: Walker, Brindley, Prosser (c), Eastman, Wynter, Wright, Slater, Szmodics, Vincent-Young (Sembie -Ferris, 56), Guthrie (Bonne, 66), Porter (Johnstone, 63). UNUSED SUBS | Doyley, James, Kamara, Bransgrove.

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Blackpool 4 Doncaster Rovers 2

(Potts 25, 47, Mellor 39, Vassell 48) (Taylor 1og, Rowe 66pen)

Saturday 22nd October 2016 | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | Sky Bet League Two | Attendance: 3,623 (1,060) BLACKPOOL XI: Slocombe, Mellor, Taylor, Robertson, Vassell, Potts, Aldred, Matt (Cullen), Pugh (c), Daniel, Payne. UNUSED SUBS | McAlister, Nolan, Philliskirk, Boney, Cain, Gnanduillet.

ROVERS XI: Marosi (Etheridge), Mason, Baudry, Butler, Evina, Houghton, Blair, Rowe, Middleton (Mandeville), Coppinger (c) (Calder), Marquis. UNUSED SUBS | Garratt, Wright, Keegan, Beestin. BOOKED | Mason

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THE RECORD BREAKERS: DONCASTER ROVERS 70 YEARS AGO. Part 8 - By John Coyle

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The third Saturday of November 1946 saw Rovers back in the North East as they travelled to Redheugh Park to take on Gateshead. Travelling was certainly an issue for one of the Rovers players as full-back Ernie Swallow stayed in Durham on the Friday evening, and then found his journey to Gateshead frustrated by a broken down bus. Fortunately his deputy, Harry Tomlinson, had travelled with the main party and stood in, this being Rovers’ first team change in seven games. The line-up was as follows: Archie Ferguson; Harry Tomlinson, Jim Wooldridge; Cecil Stirland, Sid Bycroft, Bob McFarlane; Jackie Kirkaldie, Jackie Thompson, Clarrie Jordan, Paul Todd, Ralph Maddison. Jordan gave Rovers a lead after only three minutes, capitalising on hesitancy

Ernie SWALLOW

Harry TOMLINSON

in the home defence to shoot home from an acute angle. Gateshead had plenty of the play thereafter, but with Bycroft in commanding form in defence they created very little in terms of chances. Just before the interval the home side suffered a blow when full-back Thompson was injured and with no substitutes he was reduced to being a limping passenger on the wing for the rest of the game. On the hour Todd doubled Rovers’ lead, striking home a free-kick from the edge of the area, but five minutes later an error by Wooldridge allowed centre-forward McCormack to reduce the deficit from close range. Rovers continued to be largely untroubled in defence and after 86 minutes Jordan sealed the points with his second goal of the game. On Monday November 18 1946 the draw was made for the First Round proper of the FA Cup. This event had none of the razzamatazz of today’s televised extravaganzas and was held in a quiet committee room at the FA’s headquarters in London. Rovers came out of the bag with a home draw against Accrington Stanley, a team they had already beaten 5-0 at Belle Vue in the League, and progress was confidently forecast.

It was League business that occupied Rovers the following Saturday when Hartlepools United travelled to Belle Vue. United had started the season well but were in a run of five successive defeats, hardly the time to be facing the free-scoring League leaders. Swallow returned to an otherwise unchanged XI, replacing Tomlinson.

The win maintained Rovers’ two-point lead at the top of Division Three North, although they were finding their pursuers difficult to shake off, Chester, in second place with 25 points from

Clarrie JORDAN

Paul TODD

the same number of games as Rovers (15) won again and Rotherham (23 from 14) earned a hard-fought draw at Carlisle. John Bedford, the sports writer in the Doncaster Gazette, forecast that 61 points would secure the title for Rovers and in the same article opined that Jordan would double his tally of 21 goals. History would show that if in the first case, he underestimated to a degree; in the second case he would prove to be uncannily accurate.

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Despite a day of rain and strong winds, a crowd of 13,093 turned up and they were rewarded by five goals from Rovers, who recovered from an early shock when Sloan scored for the visitors. Todd got the Rovers’ first, and Jordan added two more before the interval. The Hartlepool defence, in common with many others, found Jordan’s movement and ability to forage in wide positions a constant problem, one reporter describing him as a “Will-o-the-Wisp.” In the second half Maddison scored a beauty, beating Heywood with a fierce cross-shot and then Thompson, who had a fine game, completed the 5-1 victory.

Jackie THOMSON

Doncaster

BELLES

Jess Sigsworth says the team will be playing for the Belles badge and the fans for the remaining two games this season.

“When it came to the final ball, just nothing went our way and unfortunately the game dwindled out and ended up staying 2-1.”

The Belles’ return to FA WSL 2 was confirmed last weekend following Notts County’s 2-1 victory at the Keepmoat Stadium.

It’s been a difficult year for the Belles and Sigsworth admitted the game against County summed up their tough return to top-flight football but remained optimistic about the future and life in WSL 2.

But with Arsenal and Reading still around the corner to complete Doncaster’s 2016 campaign, striker Sigsworth insists that pride and passion are still very much at stake.

'We're playing for pride' - SIGSWORTH

“We’ve got to play for the fans now and play for the badge. You’re representing Doncaster Belles so you’ve got to give it everything for the final two games of the season,” said the forward on 5live Sport Extra.

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“Against County, I think we started really brightly and got a good goal to go ahead through Carla [Humpnhrey]. But when Notts County got their first, things didn’t start going our way. “Notts then became more positive and got on top so when their second one went in, I think panic set in and we were thinking ‘We’re behind, we’ve got to win’.

“That game epitomised how our season has gone. In a few games we’ve got that early goal but not been able to hold our lead and at this level, you’ve got to take every chance you can,” said Sigsworth who is recovering from a knee injury. “In FA WSL 1, teams punish you. With any chance they get, they score, and that’s what we’ve got to learn from. “We’ve got to go back into WSL 2 and hopefully get promoted again. This can be a massive learning curve for us and we can push on and do well.”

Get Away

Our next game sees Rovers travel to SportsDirect.Com Arena to take on Oldham Athletic in the first round of the Emirates FA Cup.

Rovers fans travelling to the SportsDirect.Com Arena only have the option to pay on the gate, with unallocated seating. The ZenOffice Stand can hold up to 3,100 supporters. Tickets are £10 for adults, £5 concessions (over 65 and under 21) and £1 for under 12s.

Travelling By Car After the M62 and M6, come off at junction 32 for the M55. Keep going on the road and the ground is easy to spot as it comes up on your right. There is some street parking available, with a large pay and display car park also available at a cost of £3.50 for three hours.

Contact Details As always if you have any questions then please contact Deaean 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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Supporters Coaches If you are interested in travelling to the game on our Supporters Club coaches then please contact Paul Mayfield on 07961727769 after 6pm. Coaches will leave Retford at 11.30am, Harworth 11.35am, Bawtry/Rossington 11.451m, Punches /Sprotborough 11.50am, Infirmary 12noon, Keepmoat (car park one) 12.15pm. Members are £13 adult, £12 for oaps, and £2 more for non-members.

Exeter City Away Our next Sky Bet League Two fixture on the road is at Exeter City on Saturday November 12. We have received 378 allocated seating tickets (£22 adults, £20 concessions and £9.50 U18s) and 500 terrace tickets (£16 adults, £12 concessions and £4.50 U18s). They have been on sale to season ticket holders since Tuesday, will be available to Members / Alliance members from Monday and go on general sale on Monday November 7. The Supporters Club are running coaches which return on the day, as well as a trip which includes an overnight stay on the Saturday night. The details are on the following page.

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Ground: SportsDirect.Com Arena Capacity: 13,500 Phone: 01617855150 Postcode: OL1 2PA

Rovers Family Doncaster Rovers Supporters Club A welcome to the Chairboys from Wycombe, we hope their supporters have had a good journey to the Keepmoat today and they enjoy the day with us but let’s continue our fantastic home form going. We have not played Wanderers for a few years, but have always been close games. They have former Rovers favourite Adebayo Akinfenwa, who, if he plays, ensures our defence will know they will have been in a game. I had the pleasure of meeting him at the EFL launch at Craven Cottage this summer - what a character!

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Our next away game will be the Emirates FA Cup first round trip to Oldham, the third time in four seasons we have played the Latics in this competition. Supporters Club coaches cost £13/£12 for members and £2 more for non-members – details are on the previous page. Our following away trip will be at Exeter City on Saturday November 12. Our coaches which return on the day cost £24/£22.They leave Retford & Wilfreda Yard (bus 2) at 7.15am, Harworth 7.20am, Rossington 7.30am, Infirmary 7.45am and the Keepmoat Stadium at 8pm. We have weekend coaches which leave at the same time but return the following day after an overnight stay. We will also have a weekend trip to the fixture at Plymouth Argyle on December 10, priced at £90, while we will run a long weekend option for Crawley away at the beginning of March. For just £145 pp you get bed/breakfast/evening meals as well as coach travel.

and Rossington to all home league games, and some cup games. For coach bookings and more information call Len South on 01302 817347 or Paul Mayfield on 07961727769. Rovers till we die Paul Mayfield Viking Supporters Co-Operative Football is the national game, and football supporters are the lifeblood of the game. 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.

The Retford branch are holding a Christmas draw on December 12, at Harworth FC, all supporters welcome to attend, with tickets on sale outside the Belle Vue bar on match days and on away coaches, The Branch are pleased to announce they have purchased a Gazebo for the club to use outside the bar on match days, to keep the fans sheltered.

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.

Why not visit the supporters club shop in the South Stand community changing room are, near the away end, or visit the supporters Club website on www.doncasterroverssupportersclub.com. We also run a home match coach from Retford, Harworth

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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Accrington Stanley Nottingham Forest Crawley Town Cambridge United Cheltenham Town Yeovil Town Mansfield Town

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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 3 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 1 Portsmouth Tue 4 Derby County Sat 8 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

W D W W L

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

449 94 198 225 1,060

Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi

Evina Mason Mason Mason Mason

Butler Wright Butler Butler Baudry

Wright Baudry Wright Wright Butler

Richardson Evina Evina Evina Evina

NOVEMBER Tue 8 Port Vale Sat 12 Exeter City Sat 19 Hartlepool United Tue 22 Stevenage Sat 26 Leyton Orient

7.45PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 7.45PM 3.00PM

CT EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

DECEMBER Sat 10 Plymouth Argyle Sat 17 Grimsby Town Mon 26 Notts County Sat 31 Mansfield Town

3.00PM 12.30PM 3.00PM 12.15PM

EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

JANUARY Mon 2 Stevenage Sat 7 Portsmouth Sat 14 Barnet Sat 21 Crewe Alexandra Sat 28 Yeovil Town

3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM

EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

FEBRUARY Sat 4 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 4 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 1 Sat 8 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

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MAY Sun 8

Hartlepool United

3.00PM

EFL2

1st Sub

Score W/D/L

2nd Sub

Att

3rd Sub

Away Pos

2 2 3

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

Rowe Beestin Rowe Rowe1 Rowe1

Coppinger Marquis1 Williams1 Etheridge Middleton Marquis Mandeville1 Etheridge Coppinger1 Mandeville Williams1 Etheridge Coppinger Mandeville Marquis Etheridge Middleton Coppinger Marquis Etheridge

Calder Fielding Baudry Baudry Garratt

Garratt Calder Garratt Pugh Amos Pugh Pugh

Beestin Beestin Beestin Fielding Pugh Fielding Amos

Calder Calder Garratt Baudry Baudry

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

Mason Garratt Garratt Garratt Wright

Baudry Middleton 1 James Longbottom Middleton Calder Middleton Calder Keegan Calder

Beestin Mandeville Amos Scattergood Beestin Longbottom Beestin Longbottom Beestin Mandeville

League TABLE W

57 L

PTS

Plymouth

+12

Carlisle

+10

Doncaster

Luton

Portsmouth

Notts County

Accrington Stanley

Grimsby

Crawley Town

-1

10 Morecambe

-6

11 Mansfield

12 Crewe

-1

13 Yeovil

-5

14 Blackpool

15 Colchester

-1

16 Cheltenham

-1

17 Hartlepool

-4

18 Cambridge Utd

-5

19 Leyton Orient

-2

20 Barnet

-4

21 Wycombe

-5

22 Stevenage

-3

23 Exeter

-6

24 Newport County

-8

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Appearances & Goals As of 24/10/2016

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

App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls

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ALCOCK, Craig

AMOS, Danny

0 0

BAUDRY, Mathieu

BEESTIN, Alfie

BLAIR, Matty

BUTLER, Andrew

CALDER, Riccardo

COPPINGER, James

397

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 2.0

1.0

Average Goals Per Game

52.8 %

41.7 %

Average Shots On Target

1.4

Average Goals Conceded Per Game

19.7 %

12.2 %

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136

187

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REFEREE

MANAGER

Lee PROBERT ASSISTANT REFEREES

Darren FERGUSON

Gareth AINSWORTH

DONCASTER ROVERS

WYCOMBE WANDERERS F.C.

Rot ETHERIDGE (GK)

Scott CLOWN (GK)

Plague ALCOCK

Psycho JOMBATI

Tyler GARROTT

Joe JACK-O-LANTERN

Spook McCULLOUGH

Stephen MCGRIM

Mathieu BLOODY

Anthony STEWED HEART

DOING SO WILL FACE

Andy BATLER

Aaron FEAR

ARREST AND A BAN FROM

Gary MCSHIVERY

Gorey THOMPSON

Riccardo CALDRON

Marcus BONE

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

John MARCREEPS

Pall HAYES

Doncaster Rovers Football Club

Tommy CROW

Matt BROOMFIELD

consideration all supporters,

Andy SHRILLIAMS

Sam HAUNTED WOOD

regardless of Gender, Race or Ethnic

Witchell LUND

Paris COWAN-HELL

origin, Religious Belief, Age, Sexual

Marko MAROSE (GK)

Bury RICHARDSON (GK)

unjustifiable reason. The club, in

Harry MIDDLETOMBSTONE

Nail SOUTHWELL

association with its governing bodies

Joe FRIGHT

Michael HORRORMAN

(the FA and the Football League) and

Jordan HOWLTON

Look Out O'NIEN

determined to eradicate racism in

Matty BLAIR-WITCH

Daniel SCARECROW

football by ensuring that no barriers

Maul KEEGAN

Wild WESTON

Liam MANDEERIEVILLE

Adebayonet AKINFENWA

ethnic background. To this end,

Aaron TAYLOR-SINSCARE

Mask MÜLLER

Doncaster Rovers Football Club will

Joe BOO

Trick FREEMAN

Will GHOSTBOTTOM

Will DEVILHAND

be culpable of displaying any form of

Alfie BEAST

Scott CASKET

racist behaviour will be removed from

Vile MASON

Dominic CAPE

Crazy RICHARDSON

Jamal BLACK CAT (GK)

RESPECT THE LAW

James COFFINGER

Gareth BRAINSWORTH

Supporters are reminded that the

Cedric ESCREAMER

SMOKING venue. It is an offence to

purchase or attempt to purchase

alcohol for anybody under the age of

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Orientation, Disability, or any other

all footballing authorities, is

exist to anyone playing/enjoying the national game, whatever their

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

the stadium immediately.

Keepmoat Stadium is a strictly NO

18. Anybody caught doing so will face ejection from the stadium and

prosecution. Anybody who appears to

be under the age of 21 will be asked for ID. We appreciate supporters’ cooperation.

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