Doncaster Rovers v Gillingham Official Matchday Magazine 19/10/18

DONCASTER ROVERS vs GILLINGHAM

SATURDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2018 3.00PM | ISSUE 09 | £3 SKY BET LEAGUE ONE

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FOOTBALL STAFF

Manager: Grant McCann Assistant manager: Cliff Byrne Goalkeeping coach: Paul Gerrard Physiotherapist: Joe Sharp Club doctor: Dr Tim Douglas

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Grant McCann

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Action replay

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Gavin Baldwin

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Player sponsorship

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Feature interview

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Commercial

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Head to head

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Supporters liaison officer

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Four to watch

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Supporters club

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Connections

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Away travel guide

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Memorable match

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Club Doncaster Foundation

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Numbers game

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League One stats

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Development squad

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Fixtures and results

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Junior Rovers

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Rovers roll-call

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Action replay

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"IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO THE LADS TO KNOW WE HAVE SUCH BACKING, AND YOU REALLY CAN BE OUR 12TH MAN HELPING US TO SUCCESS THIS SEASON"

GRANT McCANN GOOD AFTERNOON, AND WELCOME BACK TO THE FIRST OF TWO HOME GAMES IN FOUR DAYS. THESE ARE TWO IMPORTANT GAMES AS WE LOOK TO MAINTAIN THE MOMENTUM OF THE SEASON START. We can feel really encouraged by where we are, but this is still very early in the campaign and we are a long way to go - though we are all ready for the challenge.

I was happy with the result at Rochdale. The boys really had to dig in at times, we know we have to do that no matter who we play every week and Spotland is a difficult place to go. Coming through a tough game like that will help the lads.

I have been really impressed with our travelling support all season, with almost 800 braving the rain and making the trip to Rochdale last week.

It makes a huge difference to the lads to know we have such backing, and you really can be our 12th man helping us to success this season.

players like Will Longbottom and Issam Ben Khemis got good runouts in a behind-closed-doors friendly with York City on Tuesday so we know we have good strength in depth.

Gillingham are a good side, and Steve Lovell has done a good job since taking charge at Priestfield. They have had a tough start to the season, but their 2-0 win at Portsmouth a couple of weeks ago showed how dangerous they can be and why we need to be focused if we want the points today - as we need to be every week.

We’ve had a good week in training and are ready to go.

Enjoy the game.

I was pleased for Ali Crawford and Jermaine Anderson getting their first goals for the club last week, while

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"AS MUCH AS WE APPLY BUSINESS PRINCIPLES TO ENSURE THE LONGTERM VIABILITY OF THE CLUB, WE ARE ALL PROUD TO BE PART OF THE ROVERS FAMILY"

GAVIN BALDWIN IT WAS PLEASING TO SEE US BOUNCE BACK FROM THE LOSS TO FLEETWOOD WITH GOOD WINS OVER GRIMSBY TOWN AND ROCHDALE. WE SHOWED AN ABILITY TO CONTROL THE PACE OF A GAME AGAINST THE MARINERS, THEN SHOWED OUR RESOLVE AND DETERMINATION AT SPOTLAND ON SATURDAY. Those results mean we strengthened our place in the playoff positions, setting us up nicely for the two home games against Gillingham and Sunderland.

I received an email from supporter Derek Daniels earlier this week.

Many of you will know Derek, either personally or recognise his face from games, who sent me a picture of four generations of his family who were at that game.

His message summed up for me why those of us privileged enough to work for the club relish what we do for a living. Rovers runs through the blood of generations of Derek’s family, as it does many others.

As much as we apply business principles to ensure the long-term viability of the club, we are all proud to be part of the Rovers family.

We have a number of special guests

at today’s game. Students at Carr Lodge Academy received a visit from Donny Dog and Trax FM on Tuesday, with everyone receiving a goody bag as well as ticket vouchers.

We also have more youngsters who play in local football leagues than usual, as part of our partnership with DDJSFL meant we discounted child tickets to just £1. Plus our work with Women At The Game sees their second event at a Rovers game designed to ensure as many people

as possible feel comfortable coming to games.

We have been pleased with the interest in this year’s Big Bang. Don’t forget if you are a DNA Card holder then you can get a price reduction of one third on tickets purchased in advance.

Enjoy the game.

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NIALL N O S A M NIALL MASON HAS STARTED EVERY LEAGUE GAME UNDER MANAGER GRANT MCCANN SO FAR THIS SEASON. After being used in several positions during his first two years with Rovers, he has found himself earning plaudits in the right-back role for his ability to defend solidly and create chances going forward.

“I played a lot in midfield when I was younger and then at centre back, so the full-back role is fairly new to me,” he says.

“I have featured at left-back in different spells during my time here, but that hasn’t been as much of an attacking role as I am in now.

“I’m enjoying having a settled position, I’m always happy to play anywhere for the team but it’s nice to be able to focus on one position.

“There is a bit more balance to the team now that Danny Andrew is fully fit at left-back, and I can concentrate on doing my job on the right.

“It can be difficult to find a good level of consistency as a younger player when you’re playing in different positions. I think I did well wherever I was used, but when you’re settled in one area you can be a bit more adventurous and be positive within a game.”

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The way Rovers have set up so far in the 2018/19 campaign relies on the full-backs to play high up the field and cause problems for the opposition.

Mason feels he has improved as the season has gone on, after initially taking some time to get used to the new system.

“I’ve really enjoyed the system, it requires us to do a lot of work and take on a lot of responsibility, which can only improve us as individuals,” he says.

“It took some work to get used to with the intensity of it, you can do all the work in pre-season but it takes time to get up to speed in league games.

“To be fair now we’ve had a few games where it’s very competitive we’re starting to perform better each week.

“The manager has kept me in the same position even when we’ve had injuries elsewhere which is credit to him.”

With 13 games gone, Rovers sit in fourth place and just three points off of the automatic promotion places in Sky Bet League One. Mason believes the good start made is down to a change in the mentality of the squad, after a year of consolidation last season.

“I think it’s been a good start, we’re probably still a couple of points short of where we want to be but that shows how far we have come,” he says.

“It says a lot about the shift in mentality that we’re in

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the play-off places but we’re still disappointed that we’re not even higher. There are players like myself, Joe Wright and Ben Whiteman have had another year’s experience under our belt and I think we’re better players for it.

“Our targets have been clear from the start of preseason, we’ve had a couple of defeats but it’s about how you react to that.

“You can always tell the difference between good and bad teams in terms of how they react to defeats throughout the season.

“When we lost at Burton we went a few games unbeaten, winning breeds confidence and that has shown with the results we’ve picked up.”

Another key to the good start Rovers have made has

"WHEN YOU’RE SETTLED IN ONE AREA YOU CAN BE A BIT MORE ADVENTUROUS AND BE POSITIVE WITHIN A GAME"

been the belief within the dressing room, according to Mason.

That is something which Grant McCann made sure Rovers had in abundance going into the season, and has held them in good stead.

“The belief has grown a lot over the past few months and that is down to the start we’ve had, the manager has made sure we’re aware of how good we can be,” says Mason.

“He believes we’re capable of challenging for promotion from this league and everyone is pulling in the same direction to achieve that.

“I think we’ve had quality all the way through me being here but now we’ve added even more experience to that.

“We’ve set our own standards for how we need to perform, we’ve shown in games throughout the opening part of the season how much we can hurt teams.”

The only competitive game Mason hasn’t featured in so far was the Checkatrade Trophy win against Grimsby Town, where he was an unused substitute.

"I THINK IT’S BEEN A GOOD START, WE’RE PROBABLY STILL A COUPLE OF POINTS SHORT OF WHERE WE WANT TO BE BUT THAT SHOWS HOW FAR WE HAVE COME" He understands that the squad will be rotated from time to time, but wants to play as often as he can do.

“The sort of player I am I want to be playing as many games as possible, it’s my job to play football matches and that’s something I enjoy massively,” he says.

“I’m not really the type of player who wants to be rested, I want to play every game no matter what the competition is.

“Everybody has to understand the choices the manager makes when he changes things, he has a squad for a reason and he has to use different players.”

Rovers return to the Keepmoat Stadium this afternoon after bouncing back from a defeat against Fleetwood with a hard-fought victory over Rochdale last weekend.

Mason says the squad were keen to make sure the loss was a one-off, and show why they’re challenging at the right end of the table.

“The Fleetwood result was disappointing for everyone but we’re keen to make sure it was a bump in the road, it can happen to any team every so often,” he adds.

“The way we play can be risky if you don’t take your chances in front of goal, because you can sometimes be exposed at the other end.

“When teams do get chances it’s down to us as defenders and as a unit to make sure we make it as difficult as we can for them to score.

“We have a lot of one-on-one defending to do and that is something which we’re trusted to do, so we need to make sure we repay that faith.”

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HEAD TO HEAD DONCASTER ROVERS v GILLINGHAM | COMPLETE RESULTS COMPETITION Football League

League Cup

Grand Total

FOOTBALL LEAGUE - HOME LEVEL SEASON DATE 4 1959 15/04/1960 4 1960 22/10/1960 4 1961 16/12/1961 4 1962 15/09/1962 4 1963 12/10/1963 3 1966 21/04/1967 3 1969 14/03/1970 3 1970 13/02/1971 4 1971 04/04/1972 4 1972 26/01/1973 4 1973 22/12/1973 3 1981 03/04/1982 3 1982 25/03/1983 3 1984 22/12/1984 3 1985 25/04/1986 3 1986 07/11/1986 3 1987 03/10/1987 4 1989 26/08/1989 4 1990 03/11/1990 4 1991 19/10/1991 4 1992 10/10/1992 4 1993 03/01/1994 4 1994 07/02/1995 4 1995 08/04/1996 3 2005 18/02/2006 3 2006 09/09/2006 3 2007 11/03/2007 3 2014 13/12/2014 3 2015 16/01/2016 3 2017 05/08/2017 FOOTBALL LEAGUE - AWAY LEVEL SEASON DATE 4 1959 18/04/1960 4 1960 11/03/1961 4 1961 19/08/1961 4 1962 01/05/1963 4 1963 22/02/1964

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VENUE RESULT FOR AGST PENS SCORERS H W 3 0 Leighton, Fernie (2) H L 2 3 Broadbent, Mordue H W 2 1 Larkin (2) H W 1 0 Booth H L 1 2 Robinson H L 2 3 Gilfillan, Lindsey (pen) H W 1 0 Briggs (pen) H D 2 2 Bird, Watson H D 1 1 Elwiss H L 0 1 H L 1 2 Kitchen H D 1 1 Wigginton H L 0 2 H L 0 1 H L 2 3 Douglas, Dobbin H W 2 0 Russell, Woods H W 4 2 Gaynor, Miller, Kinsella, Stubbs H D 0 0 H D 1 1 Rankine H D 1 1 Limber H W 1 0 Jeffrey H D 0 0 H L 1 2 Schofield H L 0 1 H W 2 0 Wheater, McCormack (pen) H L 1 2 Clohessy (og) H W 2 1 Coppinger, Heffernan (pen) H L 1 2 Main (pen ) H D 2 2 Stewart, Williams H D 0 0

OPPONENT Gillingham Gillingham Gillingham Gillingham Gillingham

VENUE RESULT FOR AGST PENS SCORERS A L 1 2 Walker R A L 0 2 A D 2 2 Broadbent, Veall A L 0 1 A D 1 1 Hale

3 1966 13/05/1967 3 1969 18/02/1970 3 1970 23/01/1971 4 1971 02/10/1971 4 1972 08/09/1972 4 1973 29/09/1973 3 1981 14/11/1981 3 1982 13/11/1982 3 1984 11/05/1985 3 1985 30/11/1985 3 1986 04/04/1987 3 1987 27/02/1988 4 1989 13/01/1990 4 1990 11/05/1991 4 1991 01/02/1992 4 1992 27/02/1993 4 1993 31/08/1993 4 1994 22/04/1995 4 1995 21/10/1995 3 2005 06/12/2005 3 2006 13/01/2007 3 2007 06/11/2007 3 2014 07/03/2015 3 2015 05/09/2015 3 2017 07/04/2018 LEAGUE CUP - HOME LEVEL SEASON DATE 3 2005 25/10/2005

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Warboys Sheffield Irvine

Kitchen Austin Harle Russell Rankine Douglas Ormsby O'Connor (og) Norbury, Warren

Price, Stock Hayter (pen) Forrester

VENUE RESULT FOR AGST PENS SCORERS H W 2 0 Heffernan (2)

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FOUR T GILLINGHAM

TOMÁŠ HOLY TOP STOPPER

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The former Czech international stopper was given the number one shirt by manager Steve Lovell ahead of this season following impressive performances between the sticks last term. Holy made a total of 12 appearances for his country from under-16 level through to the under-18s, having come through the academy at one of his country’s biggest sides, Sparta Prague. It would be from Sparta’s B side that Holy joined the Gills last year, and he would go on to feature in 42 League One games last season, including on the opening day against Rovers at the Keepmoat Stadium, where a string of fine saves saw him ensure the game finished goalless.

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The Irishman is in his third season with the Gills, having joined from Newport County back in 2016. Byrne began his professional career with Nottingham Forest. Much of his time was spent away on loan, with a season with Rushden & Diamonds proving to be his most fruitful spell, earning both the Players’ Player and Fans’ Player of the Year awards there in 2010. Byrne also made more than 120 appearances for Barnet following his departure from Forest, before two seasons with Newport after joining the Exiles in 2014. Byrne linked up with the Gills on a two-year deal following his departure from South Wales, and he was rewarded for his fine form last year with a new deal over the summer.

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O WATCH GABRIEL ZAKUANI DEFENSIVE ROCK

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The Congolese defender retired from international duty just last month following 30 appearances for his country. Zakuani is a former teammate of current Rovers duo Tommy Rowe and gaffer Grant McCann following eight years with Peterborough United across two spells, twice helping them to win promotion to the Championship, with Rowe and McCann both scoring in the Posh’s play-off final win at Old Trafford in 2011. Prior to that, Zakuani was part of the Stoke City side that reached the Premier League in 2008, finishing as runners up, having been on loan from Fulham for that season. Zakuani joined the Gills last season, and like Holy, made his debut against Rovers on the opening day.

TOM EAVES DEADLY STRIKER

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The towering front man joined from League Two Yeovil Town back in 2017, going on to score 17 goals in the third tier last season. After spells with Oldham Athletic, Bolton Wanderers, and various other loan spells across the EFL, Eaves finally found his feet at the Priestfield Stadium, scoring two hat-tricks last term, including one on the final day in a 5-2 victory over Plymouth Argyle. He has picked up from where he left off this year as well, having notched six goals in 12 League One games so far.

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TWO POPULAR ROVERS STRIKERS MAKE UP THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE TWO CLUBS, WITH MARK McCAMMON BEING THE FIRST. AFTER BEGINNING HIS CAREER WITH CAMBRIDGE UNITED, CHARLTON ATHLETIC AND BRENTFORD, MCCAMMON SIGNED WITH MILLWALL IN 2003, SPENDING TWO YEARS AT THE DEN. IN HIS FIRST SEASON WITH MILLWALL, HE WOULD BE A PART OF THE SIDE THAT MADE IT TO THE FA CUP FINAL IN 2004, COMING ON AS A SUBSTITUTE AT THE MILLENNIUM STADIUM IN THEIR 4-0 DEFEAT BY MANCHESTER UNITED. After spells with Brighton & Hove Albion and Bristol City, McCammon made the move north, arriving at Belle Vue in 2006, during Rovers’ final half-season at their former ground. Upon their move across the lake to the Keepmoat Stadium in January 2007, McCammon wrote his name in Rovers’ folklore, becoming the first player to ever score at the new ground, grabbing the opener in the 3-0 win over Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town on New Years Day. During his time with Rovers, McCammon would take part in the 2007 Caribbean Cup with Barbados, scoring four goals in five games whilst on international duty.

McCammon would be involved in Rovers’ successful Johnstone’s Paint Trophy campaign, as well as scoring eight goals in his second season with the club, propelling Rovers to the League One play-offs, coming on for the last 20 minutes of the 1-0 victory over Leeds United at Wembley Stadium in 2008. He left Rovers following their promotion, heading back down south and signing with Gillingham on a three-year deal.

With the Gills, he would secure his second promotion in two seasons, this time from League Two, as he scored five times despite an injury during the early part of the 2008/09 campaign.

Following his departure from the Priestfield Stadium, McCammon would see out his career with Braintree Town and Lincoln City in non-league, retiring in 2012 following his spell at Sincil Bank.

The second connection is a man currently on the books at the Keepmoat Stadium, with none other than JOHN MARQUIS also spending time with the Gills during the 2014/15 season.

Marquis’ loan spell with the Gills was one of nine temporary moves away from parent club Millwall, signing in January 2015 for Gillingham, scoring eight league goals in 21

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games, including the equaliser in a 1-1 draw at the Priestfield Stadium against Rovers in March 2015.

Of Marquis’ nine temporary switches away from The Den, three of those were at Northampton Town, with his final move to the Cobblers resulting in a League Two title triumph in 2016, scoring six goals in 15 appearances.

Following this, Marquis would make a permanent move away from Millwall, signing with Rovers upon their return to League Two. Marquis would go on to be a star man in the Rovers’ attack, scoring 26 goals in 45 league games in his first season at the Keepmoat Stadium, being named as League Two Player of the Year, as well as being named in the divisional Team of the Year. After signing a new contract the following summer, Marquis would again be a shining light up top, scoring 14 goals in League One, including the opener in the 3-1 win away at Blackburn Rovers in August 2017.

Marquis started off this current season brightly, scoring Rovers’ opening goal of the season in the 3-2 victory away at Southend on the opening day, before returning to the Keepmoat Stadium a week later, grabbing the final goal in the 3-0 win over Wycombe Wanderers.

Alex Gibbings

MEMORABLE MATCH GILLINGHAM

JANUARY 16 2016 Late drama at the Keepmoat Stadium saw Rovers come from behind to snatch a point against Gillingham in League One. The Gills went into the game sitting in the second automatic promotion place after a brilliant first half of the season, and they were in front inside the opening 10 minutes, with Rory Donnelly grabbing the opener. Ryan Jackson crossed the ball into the area, with Donnelly at the back post, and his stunning volley found the top corner, handing the visitors the lead after nine minutes.

Bradley Dack then went close to doubling the Gills’ lead, as he nearly finished off a counter-attack that he started inside his own half. He dispossessed Aaron Taylor-Sinclair before clipping the ball out wide for Bradley Garmston. The left-back carried the ball down the wing unchallenged before crossing in for the on-rushing Dack, but although his header looped over Thorsten Stuckmann, there wasn’t enough dip on it to get under the bar, instead hitting the frame of the goal and bouncing into the German’s clutches.

The Gills made an even quicker start to the second half, as within two minutes of the restart, they and Donnelly doubled their tally. Donnelly played a one-two with Dack, with

the midfielder carving open the Rovers defence, leaving the Northern Irishman with the simple task of slotting past Stuckmann, with which he duly obliged.

The introduction of Cameron Stewart off the bench for Rovers galvanised them, however, and he got one back with 15 minutes still to play. His freekick from 20 yards out was up and over the wall and placed out of the reach of former Rovers’ stopper Stuart Nelson and into the top corner, giving the home side hope of getting an unlikely point.

Stewart himself would be replaced after a nasty looking injury, but it would be Andy Williams who stole the show,

as he grabbed an equalising goal two minutes from the end of normal time.

Cedric Evina’s hopeful ball forward was collected by Williams, and he took a touch to take him away from Max Ehmer, with the Rovers man baring down one-on-one with Nelson. The Gills stopper rushed out, but Williams was able to slot under the keeper and into the corner to bring Rovers level.

Williams and Evina both missed chances deep into the 10 minutes that were added on at the end of the game, but they were unable to snatch the three points at the death, but they would be more than happy to steal a point from a strong Gills side.

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? The game with the Gills would come at the start of Rovers’ 16-game winless run in the league which would culminate in their eventual relegation from League One. Rovers drew 0-0 away at Fleetwood Town, before losing 11 of the next 12, drawing just once during that time. Rovers saw relegation all but confirmed after a 3-1 defeat away at Crewe Alexandra, despite Tommy Rowe putting Rovers ahead, with the final day goalless draw with Burton Albion condemning Rovers to the fourth tier.

Gillingham would collect just 18 points from their remaining games of the season, slipping away from the promotion and play-off picture dramatically towards the end of the campaign. They would finish with 69 points in ninth place in League One, with the draw at the Keepmoat seeing them slip out of the top two, and ultimately a poor end to the season, with just four wins from their last 19 games, would see them drop out of contention for a place in the Championship.

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NUMBERS GAME TRADITIONALLY NO. 7S WERE RIGHT WINGERS AND WHEN THINKING OF THIS PARTICULAR SHIRT NUMBER ONE THINKS OF THE LIKES OF STANLEY MATTHEWS. SINCE 2002 AT ROVERS A MIXTURE OF WINGERS, MIDFIELDERS AND STRIKERS HAVE WORN THE NO. 7 SHIRT, THOUGH NOONE IS PERHAPS BETTER REMEMBERED THAT THE FIRST MAN TO BE ALLOCATED THIS SQUAD NUMBER. FRANCIS TIERNEY (2002-2004) is seldom referred to by Rovers fans without the prefix ‘Sir’ Indeed, 10th May is always remembered as ‘Sir Francis Tierney Day,’ on which the man named scored the ‘Golden Goal’ which gave Rovers a 3-2 victory over Dagenham & Redbridge in the 2002-03 Conference Promotion Final. That goal took Rovers back to the Football League after an absence of five seasons.

A player seen as a future star after progressing through Crewe Alexandra’s youth system, Tierney had rather lost his way when Steve Wignall signed him during the 2000-01 season, but his cultured wing-play soon made him a favourite. Nevertheless, Tierney was badly hampered by injuries and only made 68 senior appearances for Rovers, scoring 12 times. One of those twelve goals, though, was utterly priceless. He retired from the professional game in 2004, having earned a Division Three winners medal in the 2003-04 season.

The No. 7 shirt passed on, in 2005, to a young striker signed from Newcastle United. LEWIS GUY (200510) was a quick forward who sometimes struggled to find the net. Nevertheless he played a part in Rovers’ Johnstone’s Paint Trophy success in 200607 and the following season he helped Rovers gain promotion back to the second tier of English football for the first time in 50 years. Perhaps his finest hour came when, on 9th August 2009 he scored the goal which gave Rovers a 1-0 victory over Derby County at Pride Park in their first Championship fixture of the 2008-09 season. He also scored a week later, in a 1-1 home draw with Cardiff City, although this was to be his final goal for Rovers before he moved on to MK Dons in 2010.

For the 2010-11 season the No. 7 shirt was acquired

by MARTIN WOODS (2010-13) who had worn No. 17 since arriving from Rotherham United in 2007. The change of shirt did him little good as he made only 40 appearances in three seasons before moving on to Barnsley. In 2013, the shirt passed to MARK DUFFY (2013-14), signed from Scunthorpe United.

Duffy, who played on the wide right of midfield, certainly fulfilled the profile of the No. 7 and showed some promise during Rovers’ brief foray back into

the Championship. However, following relegation he moved on to Birmingham City.

During 2014-15 the No. 7 was worn briefly by loanee JONSON CLARKEHARRIS (2014-15) and at the start of 2015-16 RICHIE WELLENS (2015-16), who had always previously sported No. 19, surprised everyone by moving to No. 7. He didn’t remain at the club much longer, moving on to Shrewsbury Town. For the remainder of 2015-16, No. 7 was worn by loan players EDDIE LECYGNE (2016) and GARY MCSHEFFREY (2016-17). When McSheffrey’s loan from Scunthorpe United became permanent he retained the No. 7 shirt, but a serious knee injury restricted his contribution to Rovers’ successful promotion campaign in League Two in 2016-17.

McSheffrey remains the last permanent signing to be allocated squad number 7. Last season it was worn by RODNEY KONGOLO (2017-18), a midfielder on loan from Manchester City who has now joined SC Heerenveen in his native Netherlands.

For this season, MALLIK WILKS (2018-19), on loan from Leeds United, has the shirt, and after scoring in his first two outings hopes are high that he might go on to wear the 7 with distinction.

JOHN COYLE

RICHIE WELLENS

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CENTRAL LEAGUE DEVELOPMENT SQUAD FIXTURES 2018/2019 DATE OPPOSITION SEPTEMBER Tue 11 Grimsby Town Tue 18 Mansfield Town NOVEMBER Tue 20 Notts County DECEMBER Tue 5 Port Vale JANUARY Tue 15 Rotherham United Tue 29 Wigan Athletic FEBRUARY Tue 5 Grimsby Town Tue 19 Mansfield Town MARCH Tue 5 Morecambe Tue 19 Notts County Tue 26 Wigan Athletic APRIL Tue 2 Morecambe Tue 16 Port Vale Tue 23 Rotherham United

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"OUR YOUNG PLAYERS CERTAINLY ENJOYED THE OUTCOME AND THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE CELEBRATIONS WITH THE TROPHY"

KIERAN SCARFF IT WAS GREAT TO WITNESS OUR YOUNG PLAYERS TAKING ON EVERTON IN THE U23 PREMIER LEAGUE CUP. GOALS IN THE 88TH AND 94TH MINUTES GAVE A SOMEWHAT UNFAIR REFLECTION OF THE GAME. WE WERE CERTAINLY VERY COMPETITIVE THROUGHOUT THE GAME AND THE 3-0 DEFEAT WAS HARSH ON OUR YOUNG PLAYERS. Everton have a pool of 54 players outside of their first team squad. The average age of our team was just below 18 and a half years of age, while Everton’s average age was just below 21. The two-and-a-half years of development and experience is massive at this stage of a player’s career and we played the last 20 minutes with seven youth team players on the pitch.

Elliott Walker gave an impressive performance at right back and, at 16 years of age, he was three years younger than Everton’s youngest player!

coaching young players and the annual trophy game is a fitting way to remember him.

This type of experience and opportunity should provide our young players with real belief as they look to fulfil the potential we believe they have.

Good luck to the gaffer, staff and players ahead of today’s game.

It was brilliant to see our youngsters triumph in a nerve-jangling penalty shoot-out. The game was played with real quality from both teams. Our young players certainly enjoyed the outcome and thoroughly enjoyed the celebrations with the trophy. Well done to all involved in continuing the memory of Ian through this annual fixture.

Our under 14s competed against Barnsley in the annual ‘Kenno’ Cup, in memory of Ian Kennedy. Ian was someone who gave so much to both clubs in relation to

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SAFETY Three points is not the only priority today. Making sure everyone goes home safe is the most important result.

Over recent months we have been working closely with the police and the EFL to review security at the Keepmoat Stadium.

Now we are asking you to do your bit.

It is vital that everyone - players, staff and supporters - remains vigilant and reports any concerns to stewards or police.

Attacks might be rare, and the chance of you being caught up in one unlikely, but the message is ACT #ActionCountersTerrorism.

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"We want everyone to enjoy today’s game at the Keepmoat Stadium but if you see anything that causes you concern, tell a steward or staff member. Please do not worry that you might be wasting our time.

"The stewards are here to help keep us all safe so please be patient and cooperate with their instructions. When it comes to security it has to be a team effort and we are all players."

Here's a quick reminder of what you can do to help keep yourself and others safe: • Arrive early, allowing more time for security checks • Minimise what you carry, fewer bag searches will speed up entry to the ground

• Be vigilant at all times and if you see anything suspicious, tell a steward right away • If you see anything that could pose an immediate threat to safety, call 999 • In an emergency, listen to the public address instructions and follow them • If told to evacuate, do so immediately, do not wait around to film events on your mobile • Move right away from the stadium as quickly as possible for your safety and to allow clear access for any emergency vehicles • Once you are safe, follow the local police force on Twitter for updates To find out more, visit gov.uk/ACT or @TerrorismPolice

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SUPPORTER LIAISON OFFICER DEAN MEDCALF GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND A WARM WELCOME KEEPMOAT STADIUM TO THE VISITING FANS FROM GILLINGHAM. I would like to thank all the Rovers fans who made the recent journey to Rochdale, I hope you all had a safe journey and enjoyed the game.

On Monday October 8, I travelled to Blackburn Rovers’ Ewood Park for the annual EFL SLO seminar.

There was a jam-packed agenda of things to discuss and these events are always a good way to network with other SLOs. I was joined on my table by representatives from Carlisle United, Tranmere Rovers, Grimsby Town, Wigan Athletic and Leeds United. I have worked with the SLOs from Wigan before, but it was my first time meeting the representatives from other clubs.

We started off the day with a presentation from the representatives from the EFL which looked at supporter engagement, the Family Excellence scheme and away fan experiences. We discussed different topics such as the challenges and the rewards of working with away fans and clubs.

It was interesting to see that many of the SLOs have very similar issues when it comes to contacting clubs and fans. One of the hardest parts of this role is getting responses from other clubs, I believe the main reason behind this is that every club carries out the role differently and some do not put as much effort into the role as we and other clubs do.

We then had a presentation which was looking at matchday safety

and security. This was looking at many different topics from alcohol being served at games to safe standing. We then discussed the new agreement by all the EFL clubs relating to the banning orders that will be given out for pyrotechnic offences. This is a three-year banning order for anyone who is found to be in possession or use of flares, smoke bombs etc.

After lunch more discussions were held looking at supporter surveys, the Checkatrade Trophy and the new streaming services that are being offered to fans. The EFL will also be relaunching their away fans survey to gather feedback on how well clubs welcome supporters to their clubs. This is something that I will share on my social media accounts in the coming weeks.

We then got to have a look around Ewood Park and the main part of this I was looking forward to seeing was the Family Stand. Blackburn

were last season’s League One Family Club of the year, so I was interested to see what they do so that I could feedback to the Rovers to help improve our family stand.

Overall it was an enjoyable and interesting day, there were a lot of topics that were discussed and a lot of good best practice stories to consider. Listening to the other SLOs discuss their matchday roles it is always a good chance to pick up new and fresh ideas to help improve my own role here at DRFC. As always I hope you all enjoy today’s game, if you have any questions then please contact me on the usual SLO social media accounts, @SLO_DRFC on twitter, DRFC SLO on Facebook or you email me at dean.medcalf@ clubdoncaster.co.uk.

Rovers Till I Die Dean Medcalf Supporter Liaison Officer

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SUPPORTERS CLUB PAUL MAYFIELD

A BIG WELCOME TO THE FANS, PLAYERS AND MANAGEMENT OF GILLINGHAM FC, WE HOPE THEIR FANS ENJOY THE KEEPMOAT STADIUM EXPERIENCE, AND HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME.

Confidence is high after two straight wins, and there was great backing from almost 800 supporters at Spotland on Saturday.

Our next away game is at Coventry City on Saturday October 27, coaches depart Retford 10.45am, Harworth 10.50am, Bawtry/Rossington 11am, Punches 11.05am Infirmary 11.15am and the Keepmoat Sadium at 11.30am. Fares are £19 adult member and £17 under 16s, please add £2 for non-members. This is followed by Charlton Athletic away the following Saturday, coaches dep Retford 8.30am, Harworth 8.35am, Bawtry/ Rossington 8.45am, Punches 8.50am, Infirmary 9am and the Keepmoat Stadium at 9.15am, Fares are £25 adult and £23 concessions, add £2 for non-members. If you want to book on the coaches call Paul on 07961727769 or Len on 01302 817347 after 6pm, and the cut off point is Wednesday. You can join on the coaches and get your discount straight away.

Our North Branch also run coaches to away games from the Carcroft/ Adwick A19 corridor, if you live from that side of town you can travel with a good set of fans, call 07780316923.

I hope the fans that went on the weekend trip to Plymouth had a great time - it was a great hotel and great result. Also if you travel to home games from the Retford, Harworth or Rossington areas we run a coach to the Keepmoat Stadium - departure time is 1pm/6pm from Retford, Harworth 1.20pm/6.20pm and Rossington Styrupp and Labour Club 1.3pm/6.30pm.

There is no need to book on this service.

It is nearly time for the Supporters Club Christmas draw tickets to go on sale, if you would like to sell on our behalf, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Paul.

The Supporters Club handbooks are now ready for collection from the Supporters Club Shop, situated in the Club Doncaster Academy, or on coaches. This is free for all members of the Supporters Club. The shop has also had new deliveries of Rovers programmes and other memorabilia.

Hope you enjoy the game.

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.

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 EFL and the Premier League to enter into structured dialogue with those supporters, and especially with the supporters trust at that club.

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 a Supporters Board which meets on a regular basis during the season to discuss a very broad range of topics.

Suffice to say that DRFC have not only met the requirements but have exceeded them in both frequency and content, and that is something we can once again be proud of.

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SATURDAY 27TH OCTOBER | 3.00PM | SKY BET LEAGUE ONE Rovers travel to the Ricoh Arena to face Coventry City in Sky Bet League One on Saturday October 27.

Ground: Ricoh Arena Capacity: 32,609 (all seated) Phone: 024 7699 1987 Postcode: CV6 6HH TRAVELLING BY CAR: Take the M1 and the M69 towards Coventry, before merging briefly onto the M6 for one junction, exiting at Junction 3.

Continue onto the A444, taking the second exit at the first roundabout. At the next roundabout, take the first exit on to Judds Lane, and the ground will be on the right.

TRAVELLING BY TRAIN: The closest train station to the ground is Coventry Arena station, which is located directly behind the Ricoh Arena.

CHARLTON ATHLETIC

SATURDAY 3RD NOVEMBER | 3.00PM | SKY BET LEAGUE ONE Rovers head to South London to face Charlton Athletic in Sky Bet League One on Saturday November 3.

Ground: The Valley Capacity: 27,111 (all seated) Phone: 0208 333 4000 Postcode: SE7 8BL

TRAVELLING BY CAR: Merge on to North Circular Road, and take the A12 slip road towards Central London, before taking the fifth exit at Redbridge Roundabout.

Continue towards the Blackwall Tunnel, and then exit towards A206 Woolwich and continue towards A1020 Horn Lane. Turn left on to A206 Woolwich Road, taking a left on to Charlton Church Lane, and then left again on to Floyd Road. Continue onto Harvey Gardens and the ground is on the right.

TRAVELLING BY TRAIN: The nearest train station to The Valley is Charlton, which is just over a quarter of a mile walk from the ground.

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FOUNDATION UP Club Doncaster Foundation will be working with the Yorkshire Smokefree Doncaster to support members of the community give up smoking during October.

Stoptober is an NHS campaign aimed at supporting people who want to quit and helps thousands of people annually.

Head of Foundation John Davis said: “We’re delighted to be working with SmokeFree Doncaster to support this important campaign. It’s widely reported that you’re more likely to quit with the right support and that’s what’s on offer with just the click of a button.

“There are many benefits to quitting smoking, such as feeling healthier, protecting your family and saving money. The simple fact is that no matter how long you've smoked for, quitting can help improve your health straight away.

“In addition to the associated health benefits quitting helps protect your loved ones from harmful second-hand smoke – reducing their risk of developing

asthma, meningitis and some cancers.”

Stoptober is a great opportunity for smokers to quit and the most successful way to quit, by far, is with support from your local NHS stop smoking service.

Yorkshire Smokefree Doncaster offers free expert support and free nicotine replacement products or Champix which means that smokers are five times more likely to quit compared to willpower alone.

Yorkshire Smokefree provides flexible support to suit you, either through face to face or telephone sessions or through an innovative online quit programme. To get the right support for you click on the link below or call 08006120011. https://yorkshiresmokefree. nhs.uk/pages/callback-request As an added incentive for Doncaster residents in October, all participants that sign up and complete the programme will be eligible for a free ticket to watch DRFC at the Keepmoat Stadium in December. Terms and conditions apply.

Matty Blair was on hand to help the newest inductees to Club Doncaster Foundation’s Fit Rovers course.

The Rovers player, who as ambassador for the course regularly stops by the sessions held at the Keepmoat Stadium, spoke to those starting out and helped take their initial measurements.

Matty said: “I’ve been coming down to Fit Rovers sessions now for something like 18 months, and it is amazing to see the transformation that has taken place among those who are on the course.

“I’m sure some of the new guys are wondering what they have let themselves in for, but there are veterans of the course who have come back for more than 50 further sessions since completing it which just shows what an incredible family it has become.”

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Health and wellbeing officer Nick Gillott said: “Matty has been brilliant for us, coming down regularly to our sessions - and we had a bit more to talk about this time with his three goals in four games for the first-team which he kept getting asked about.

“It is inspirational for the guys to have real buy-in from a first-team player, it is down to the participants themselves to put in the hard work but they could not ask for a greater role model.”

For more information about the Fit Rovers project and how to get involved in the future courses contact the team on 01302 764663 or go to clubdoncasterfoundation. co.uk.

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SKY BET LEAGUE ONE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

PORTSMOUTH PETERBOROUGH UNITED BARNSLEY DONCASTER ROVERS SUNDERLAND ACCRINGTON STANLEY WALSALL FLEETWOOD TOWN SOUTHEND UNITED LUTON TOWN CHARLTON ATHLETIC COVENTRY CITY SCUNTHORPE UNITED BLACKPOOL BURTON ALBION ROCHDALE SHREWSBURY TOWN WYCOMBE WANDERERS GILLINGHAM AFC WIMBLEDON BRISTOL ROVERS BRADFORD CITY OXFORD UNITED PLYMOUTH ARGYLE

P 13 13 12 13 12 13 12 13 13 13 12 13 13 11 12 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 13

W 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 4 3 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 1

D 3 3 4 3 5 5 4 5 2 4 3 3 5 7 2 4 6 6 2 2 4 1 3 4

TOP GOALSCORERS

L 1 2 1 3 1 2 2 3 5 4 4 5 4 1 6 6 5 5 7 8 7 9 8 8

F 23 30 26 21 24 17 15 21 17 19 19 11 20 12 13 19 11 14 15 10 9 10 13 9

A 11 19 9 16 13 13 12 12 16 18 18 13 26 9 15 28 13 19 22 18 13 20 23 22

GD 12 11 17 5 11 4 3 9 1 1 1 -2 -6 3 -2 -9 -2 -5 -7 -8 -4 -10 -10 -13

PTS 30 27 25 24 23 23 22 20 20 19 18 18 17 16 14 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 7

W L D W D D D D L W W W W D D W W D L L L L D L

D W L W L W L L W D W L W W W L L D L L W L L L

FORM W W D D W D W L W D W W W L L D W W D W W D D L D W W D D L L D D D L D L D W L D D D W L L L D

L L W L D L D W D W L W L D L D W W W L L L D W

W W W W W W W W W L L W L D W L L L L L L L W L

FIXTURES & RESULTS SATURDAY 13TH OCTOBER Accrington Stanley 3-1 Bradford City AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Portsmouth Barnsley 3-2 Luton Town Burton Albion 1-0 Bristol Rovers Coventry City 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers Fleetwood Town 2-1 Shrewsbury Town Gillingham 0-2 Southend United Oxford United 2-0 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale 2-3 Doncaster Rovers Scunthorpe United 0-2 Peterborough United

PLAYER

TEAM

GLS

Matt Godden

Peterborough United

Josh Maja

Sunderland

9

John Marquis

Doncaster Rovers

8

Lyle Taylor

Charlton Athletic

7

Ian Henderson

Rochdale

7

Kieffer Moore

Barnsley

7

Mallik Wilks

Doncaster Rovers

3

Matty Blair

Doncaster Rovers

3

9

SATURDAY 20TH OCTOBER Blackpool v AFC Wimbledon Bradford City v Rochdale Bristol Rovers v Oxford United Charlton Athletic v Barnsley Doncaster Rovers v Gillingham Luton Town v Walsall Peterborough United v Accrington Stanley Plymouth Argyle v Burton Albion Portsmouth v Fleetwood Town Shrewsbury Town v Sunderland Southend United v Coventry City Wycombe Wanderers v Scunthorpe United

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FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE

OPPOSITION

COMP

SCORE

ATT

AWAY POS

STARTING XI

AUGUST Sat 4

Southend United

A

EFL1

W

3-2

7,147

591

3

Marosi

Andrew

Wright

Butler

Crawford

Sat 11

Wycombe Wanderers

H

EFL1

W

3-0

7,122

414

1

Marosi

Mason

Andrew

Wright

Butler

Kane

Tue 14

Scunthorpe United

A

CC1

W

2-1

3,272

1,206

-

Marosi

Mason

Andrew

Wright

Butler

Kane

Sat 18

Burton Albion

A

EFL1

L

0-1

3,129

1,031

5

Marosi

Mason

Andrew

Wright

Butler

Kane

Tue 21

Shrewsbury Town

H

EFL1

D

0-0

6,943

331

6

Marosi

Mason

Andrew

Wright

Butler

Sat 25

Portsmouth

H

EFL1

D

0-0

7,618

1,121

7

Mason

Andrew

Wright

Butler

Tue 28

Blackpool

H

CC2

L

1-2

3,188

192

-

Lawlor

Mason

Andrew

Wright

Andrew

T Anderson

Butler

Blair

T Anderson

Butler

Marosi

Mason

T Anderson

Kane Kane Blair

SEPTEMBER Sat 1

Peterborough United

A

EFL1

D

1-1

7,060

641

7

Marosi

Mason

Tue 4

Newcastle United U21

H

CTG1

L

1-3

1,544

115

-

Marosi

Lund

Sat 8

Luton Town

H

EFL1

W

2-1

7,526

1,013

7

Sat 15

Walsall

A

EFL1

W

4-1

4,546

496

5

Marosi

Mason

Sat 22

Bradford City

H

EFL1

W

2-1

8,481

1,298

4

Marosi

Mason

Sat 29

Plymouth Argyle

A

EFL1

W

3-2

8,532

257

3

Marosi

Mason

Andrew Andrew

Marosi

Mason

Andrew Andrew Andrew

Wright Wright Wright Wright

Butler Butler

Kane Kane Kane Kane

Butler

Kane

Butler

Kane

OCTOBER Tue 2

Accrington Stanley

A

EFL1

L

0-1

2,327

546

3

Marosi

Mason

Sat 6

Fleetwood Town

H

EFL1

L

0-4

6,846

205

6

Marosi

Mason

Andrew

Wright

Butler

Tue 9

Grimsby Town

H

CTG2

W

2-0

1,420

143

-

Lawlor

Lund

Horton

T Anderson

Blaney

Kane

Sat 13

Rochdale

A

EFL1

W

3-2

3,600

754

4

Marosi

Mason

Andrew

Wright

Butler

Crawford

Sat 20

Gillingham

H

EFL1

15:00

Tue 23

Sunderland

H

EFL1

19:45

Sat 27

Coventry City

A

EFL1

15:00 15:00

NOVEMBER Sat 3

Charlton Athletic

A

EFL1

Tue 13

Notts County

A

CTG3

19:45

Sat 17

AFC Wimbledon

H

EFL1

15:00

Sat 24

Barnsley

A

EFL1

15:00

Tue 27

Blackpool

H

EFL1

19:45

DECEMBER Sat 8

Bristol Rovers

A

EFL1

15:00

Sat 15

Scunthorpe United

H

EFL1

12:15

Sat 22

Oxford United

H

EFL1

15:00

Wed 26 Fleetwood Town

A

EFL1

15:00

Sat 29

A

EFL1

15:00

Gillingham

JANUARY 2019 Tue 1

Rochdale

H

EFL1

15:00

Sat 5

Southend United

H

EFL1

15:00

Sat 12

Wycombe Wanderers

A

EFL1

15:00

Sat 19

Burton Albion

H

EFL1

15:00

Sat 26

Shrewsbury Town

A

EFL1

15:00

FEBRUARY Sat 2

Portsmouth

A

EFL1

15:00

Sat 9

Peterborough United

H

EFL1

15:00

Sat 16

Bristol Rovers

H

EFL1

15:00

Sat 23

Scunthorpe United

A

EFL1

15:00

MARCH Sat 2

Charlton Athletic

H

EFL1

15:00

Sat 9

AFC Wimbledon

A

EFL1

15:00

Tue 12

Blackpool

A

EFL1

19:45

Sat 16

Barnsley

H

EFL1

15:00

Sat 23

Luton Town

A

EFL1

15:00

Sat 30

Walsall

H

EFL1

15:00

APRIL Sat 6

Bradford City

A

EFL1

15:00

Sat 13

Plymouth Argyle

H

EFL1

15:00

Fri 19

Sunderland

A

EFL1

15:00

Mon 22 Accrington Stanley

H

EFL1

15:00

Sat 27

Oxford United

A

EFL1

15:00

Sat 4

Coventry City

H

EFL1

17:30

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MAY

Wright

Butler

Kane Kane

Whiteman

SUB 1

SUB 2

SUB 3

UNUSED

Rowe

Coppinger

Marquis

Kiwomya

Amos

Blair

Lawlor, T Anderson, Kane, May

Whiteman

Rowe

Kiwomya

Wilks

Marquis

Coppinger

Blair

Taylor

Lawlor, T Anderson, May, Amos

Whiteman

Blair

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis

May

Taylor

McCullough

Rowe

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis

Blair

Taylor

May

Whiteman

Rowe

Coppinger

Marquis

Taylor

Blair

T Anderson

Whiteman

Blair

May

Wilks

Marquis

Coppinger

Rowe

Kiwomya

Rowe

J Anderson

Taylor

May

Kiwomya

Beestin

Whiteman

Rowe

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis

May

Ben Khemis

Rowe

Beestin

Wilks

Marquis

Horton

Mason

May

Lawlor, J Anderson, Kiwomya, Prior

Whiteman

Whiteman

Wilks

Wilks

Ben Khemis

Lawlor, T Anderson, Beestin, Amos Lawlor, McCullough, Anderson, Beestin Lawlor, Beestin, May, Lund Lawlor, T Anderson, Beestin, J Anderson Ogley, Lund, Horton, Gibbons Lawlor, Beestin, Taylor, Blair, Ben Khemis, Lund

Whiteman

Blair

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis

May

J Anderson

Taylor

Lawlor, T Anderson, Beestin, Prior

Whiteman

Blair

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis

May

J Anderson

Taylor

Lawlor, T Anderson, Beestin, Amos

Wilks

2

Marquis

May

Taylor

Coppinger

Wilks

2

Crawford

May

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis

May

Crawford

Taylor

Lawlor, T Anderson, J Anderson, Amos

Wilks

Marquis

Crawford

May

Beestin

Lawlor, T Anderson, J Anderson, Amos

Whiteman

Blair

J Anderson

Blair

Whiteman

Blair

Whiteman

Blair

J Anderson Whiteman

Coppinger

Coppinger

Marquis

Lawlor, T Anderson, Beestin, J Anderson, Amos Beestin

Lawlor, T Anderson, Taylor, Amos

Crawford

Taylor

Beestin

May2

Longbottom

Prior

Morris

Mason, Marosi, Greaves, Boocock

Blair

Coppinger

May

Marquis

J Anderson

Wilks

Taylor

Lawlor, T Anderson, Beestin, Horton

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0

8

0

13

11

2

0

0

0

0

11

1

0

0

0

13

13

13

2

0

0

0

5

0

0

12

12

12

18 BEN KHEMIS, Issam

17 BLAIR, Matty

25 BLANEY, Shane

06 BUTLER, Andy

26 COPPINGER, James

11 CRAWFORD, Ali

30 FLETCHER, Jacob

35 HORTON, Branden

31 JAMES, Morgan

33 JONES, Louis

15 KANE, Herbie

23 KIWOMYA, Alex

01 LAWLOR, Ian

21 LONGBOTTOM, Will

28 LUND, Mitchell

13 MAROSI, Marko

09 MARQUIS, John

02 MASON, Niall

19 MAY, Alfie

04 McCULLOUGH, Luke

34 MORRIS, James

32 PRIOR, Cody

10 ROWE, Tommy

16 TAYLOR, Paul

27 WATTERS, Max

08 WHITEMAN, Ben

07 WILKS, Mallik

05 WRIGHT, Joe

36

0

1

0

0

8

1

0

0

0

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

3

2

0

0

4

0

2

0

1

3

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

3

0

0

0

0

21

0

14 BEESTIN, Alfie

143

13

03 ANDREW, Danny

1

1

TOTALS

1

12 ANDERSON, Tom

3

0

0

1

22 ANDERSON, Jermaine

1

GLS

OWN GOALS

0

24 AMOS, Danny

SUB

SKY BET LEAGUE 1

APPS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

SUB

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

GLS

EMIRATES FA CUP APPS

22

2

1

2

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

2

1

1

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

2

0

0

2

1

1

0

6

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

SUB

3

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

GLS

CARABAO CUP APPS

22

0

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

2

0

1

0

2

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

1

1

1

2

0

2

1

0

APPS

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

SUB

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

GLS

CHECKATRADE TROPHY

187

14

14

14

0

2

7

0

0

0

4

15

15

15

2

0

2

1

14

0

0

1

0

3

12

15

1

11

1

2

15

4

3

0

48

0

1

0

0

9

1

1

1

1

10

1

0

0

0

1

0

3

0

0

0

1

0

3

2

0

0

4

1

3

0

1

3

1

SUB

27

0

1

4

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

3

0

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

3

0

0

1

0

1

0

GLS

2018-19 TOTAL APPS

74

14

53

0

2

109

0

0

102

30

100

113

63

39

2

90

6

14

0

1

1

1

3

520

185

1

97

8

29

21

11

3

3

5

1

8

0

9

3

3

2

10

31

8

1

5

8

8

0

10

0

0

1

1

2

3

68

4

0

12

3

17

0

1

3

3

SUB

1

4

8

0

0

26

0

0

1

12

3

50

0

2

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

66

15

0

8

2

3

1

2

1

0

GLS

CAREER TOTALS APPS

ROVERS ROLL-CALL

MATCH OFFICIALS REFEREE Graham Salisbury

DONCASTER ROVERS

GILLINGHAM

ASSISTANTS Barry Gordon Duncan Street

MANAGER: Grant McCann 01 Ian LAWLOR 02 Niall MASON 03 Danny ANDREW 04 Luke McCULLOUGH 05 Joe WRIGHT 06 Andrew BUTLER 07 Mallik WILKS 08 Ben WHITEMAN 09 John MARQUIS 10 Tommy ROWE 11 Alister CRAWFORD 12 Tom ANDERSON 13 Marko MAROSI 14 Alfie BEESTIN 15 Herbie KANE 16 Paul TAYLOR 17 Matthew BLAIR 18 Issam BEN KHEMIS 19 Alfie MAY 20 Tyler GARRATT 21 Will LONGBOTTOM 22 Jermaine ANDERSON 23 Alex KIWOMYA 24 Danny AMOS 26 James COPPINGER 28 Mitchell LUND

MANAGER: Steve Lovell FOURTH OFFICIAL Lisa Rashid

01 Tomáš HOLÝ 02 Luke O'NEILL 03 Bradley GARMSTON

IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO ENTER THE PITCH OR PERIMETER TRACK. ANYONE DOING SO WILL FACE ARREST AND A BAN FROM WATCHING FOOTBALL ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

04 Alex LACEY 05 Max EHMER 06 Gabriel ZAKUANI 07 Brandon HANLAN

Doncaster Rovers Football Club is determined to treat with equal consideration all supporters, regardless of gender, race or ethnic origin, religious belief, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other unjustifiable reason. The club, in association with its governing bodies (the FA and the EFL) and all footballing authorities, is determined to eradicate racism in football by ensuring that no barriers exist to anyone playing/enjoying the national game, whatever their ethnic background. To this end, Doncaster Rovers Football Club will not tolerate any form of racism amongst spectators.

Anyone found to be culpable of displaying any form of racist behaviour will be removed from the stadium immediately.

08 Dean PARRETT 09 Tom EAVES 10 Conor WILKINSON 11 Regan CHARLES-COOK 12 Barry FULLER 13 Callum REILLY 14 Josh PARKER 15 Elliott LIST 16 Billy BINGHAM 17 Navid NASSERI 18 Liam NASH 19 Aaron SIMPSON 20 Darren OLDAKER

RESPECT THE LAW Supporters are reminded that the Keepmoat Stadium is a strictly no smoking venue. It is an offence to purchase or attempt to purchase alcohol for anybody under the age of 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’ co-operation.

22 Ben CHAPMAN 23 Noel MBO 24 Josh REES 25 Bradley STEVENSON 26 Jack TUCKER 27 Ryan HUCKLE 28 Henry WOODS 29 Leroy HLABI

MATCH SPONSOR

30 Tom HADLER 31 Danny DIVINE 32 Louie CATHERALL 33 Mark BYRNE 34 Connor OGILVIE 35 Miquel SCARLETT

Club Doncaster and Doncaster Rovers treats discriminatory anti-social behaviour seriously and wants to ensure the enjoyment of the match for all. If you experience anti-social behaviour close to you, please report it to the nearest steward or police officer. We also offer and anonymous ‘safe text’ service to enable supporters to report their concerns quickly and easily by text message.

Please send a text with your location and the location of the offence – e.g. block, row, seat - to 07825012850 with one of the following:

• • • •

STAND (standing up) HPH (homophobic chanting) DRINK (drinking alcohol in view of the pitch) PYRO (use of or intended use of any pyrotechnic or smoke bomb)

• FOUL (language & behaviour) • SMOKE (smoking in the stadium) • RACISM (racist chanting & shouting)

Each message costs one standard text at your local rate.