Doncaster Rovers is an English football club formed in 1879.[1]

Honours

League

English third tier
Champions: 2012–13
Play-off winners: 2007–08
— Northern half
— Champions: 1934–35, 1946–47, 1949–50
— Runners up: 1937–38, 1938–39

English fourth tier
Champions: 1965–66, 1968–69, 2003–04
Runners up: 1983–84 Promoted: 1980–81, 2016–17

English fifth tier
Play-Off Winners: 2002–03

Midland Football League[2]
Champions: 1896–97, 1898–99
Runners up: 1900–01, 1922–23

Midland Alliance League
Runners up: 1890–91

Yorkshire League
Runners up: 1898–99

Cup

Football League Trophy
2006–07

Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup
1890–91, 1911–12, 2000–01, 2001–02

Sheffield and Hallamshire County Cup
1935–36, 1937–38, 1940–41, 1955–56, 1967–68, 1975–76, 1985–86

Conference Cup
1998–99, 1999–2000

Wharncliffe Charity Cup
1922–23

Club

Players

See also: List of Doncaster Rovers F.C. players and List of Doncaster Rovers F.C. players (1879–1918)

Appearances

Goalscorers

A list of goalscorers who have scored 40 or more total goals. Ordered by total goals, then league goals, then ratios.

As of 5 April 2021.
# Name Position Club career League
apps		 League
goals		 League
ratio		 Total
apps		 Total
goals		 Total
ratio		 Notes
1 Tom Keetley FW 1923–1929 231 180 0.779 241 186 0.772
2 Alick Jeffrey FW 1954–1959, 1963–1968 262 129 0.492 293 140 0.478
3 Bert Tindill IF 1946–1958 402 122 0.303 429 131 0.305 Also scored 13 goals in the Wartime League and 3 in Wartime Cup games
4 Peter Kitchen FW 1970–1977 228 90 0.395 256 106 0.414
5 James Coppinger MF 2004–2021 607 67 0.11 688 78 0.113
6 Brendan O'Callaghan FW 1973–1978 187 64 0.342 212 77 0.363
7 John Marquis FW 2016–2019 134 61 0.455 153 67 0.438
8 Billy Linward OL 1895–1901 53 65
9 Glynn Snodin MF 1976–1985 309 59 0.191 345 62 0.18
10 Colin Booth IF 1962–1964 88 57 0.648 101 62 0.614
11 Colin Douglas FW /FB 1981–1986, 1988–1993 404 53 0.131 444 62 0.14
12 Billy Boardman FW 1922–1927 182 57 0.313 196 61 0.311
13 Peter Doherty IF 1949–1953 103 55 0.534 109 58 0.532
14 William Jex Inside Left 1908–09 1910–11 1913–14 49 58
15 Arnold Oxspring Inside Right / Outside Right 1897–1900 51 56
16 Paul Todd IF 1946–1950 160 49 0.306 170 56 0.329
17 Stan "Dizzie" Burton WI 1932–1938 196 50 0.255 204 54 0.265
18 Albert Turner WI 1933–1937 119 51 0.429 122 53 0.434 Scored in 6 consecutive games and 5 times in one game in 1934-35 season
19 Clarrie Jordan FW 1940–1948 60 48 0.8 67 50 0.746 He also scored 63 goals in 102 games during the war years
20 Ray Harrison CF 1950–1954 126 47 0.373 134 50 0.373
21 Kit Lawlor IF 1950–1954 127 47 0.37 143 49 0.343
22 Ron Walker LW 1952–1961 240 46 0.192 258 49 0.19
23 Laurie Sheffield CF 1965–1966, 1969 73 41 0.562 85 48 0.565
24 Walter Langton LB / CF 1887–1905 28 48
25 Tony Leighton CF 1959–1961 84 44 0.524 88 45 0.511
26 Billy Sharp FW 2009–2012, 2014 98 44 0.449 102 45 0.441
27 Eddie Perry CF 1936–1940 98 44 0.449 102 44 0.431
28 Reg Baines CF 1934–1936 80 43 0.538 81 43 0.531
29 Alfie Hale IF 1962–1965 119 42 0.353 135 44 0.326
30 Paul Heffernan FW 2005–2010 128 35 0.273 150 43 0.287
31 Albert Broadbent LW 1959–1961 1963-1966 206 39 0.189 231 42 0.182

Other

Inclusion criteria

Statistics includes substitute appearances, but excludes wartime matches. Further information on competitions/seasons which are regarded as eligible for general statistics are provided below.

League stats

League statistics includes data for the following league spells, but not play-off matches:

Total stats

The figures for total statistics includes the League figures together with the following competitions:

NOT included:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Doncaster Rovers Facts and Figures". Doncaster Rovers FC. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. ^ "England – Midland League". Dinant Abbink and RSSSF 2006/08. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Consecutive Player Appearances". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  4. ^ a b Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978 0 9569848 3 8.
  5. ^ Mortley, Chris (7 July 2010). BILLY SHARP SIGNS IN CLUB RECORD DEAL. doncasterroversfc.co.uk
  6. ^ BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | R | Reading | Mills completes Reading transfer. BBC News (5 August 2009). Retrieved on 24 September 2012.

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