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Doncaster Rovers
2011–12 season
ChairmanJohn Ryan
ManagerSean O'Driscoll (until 23 September)
Dean Saunders (from 23 September)
StadiumKeepmoat Stadium
Championship24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round (vs. Notts County)
League CupSecond round (vs. Leeds United)
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Sharp (10)
All: Billy Sharp (10)
Highest home attendance12,962 vs Leeds United
(14 October)
Lowest home attendance4,339 vs Tranmere Rovers
(9 August)
Average home league attendance9,341

The 2011–12 season was Doncaster Rover's 9th consecutive season in The Football League, and their 4th consecutive in the second tier. This season resulted in relegation and ended their four-year stay in the Championship.

Season Review

Kits

Doncaster continued with Nike as their kit suppliers and One Call Insurance as their shirt sponsor. Their home kit contained Doncaster's traditional broad red and white hoops however this season they opted for black trimmings on their kit and the red shorts and socks replace last season black ones.[1]

Events

  • 13 May – Doncaster reject a £2.3 million bid for Billy Sharp and a £300,000 bid for James Coppinger from Ipswich Town.[2]
  • 1 July – Doncaster reject a £3.25 million bid for Billy Sharp from Southampton.[3] Former Queens Park Rangers striker, Rowan Vine joins on a trial.[4]
  • 5 September – Doncaster pay a total of £180,000 to Bury for the transfer of Kyle Bennet after a tribunal was settled, an initial £80,000 was to paid in two separate sums, one being immediately and another in January 2012 with a further £25,000 being paid for every 15 appearances he makes.[5]
  • 20 September – Cardiff City's Jon Parkin holds talks over a possible one-month loan deal.[6]
  • 23 September – Sean O'Driscoll is placed on gardening leave after 1 draw and 6 losses.[7] Former Wrexham boss Dean Saunders joins on a three-year deal.[8]
  • 27 October – Former Wales international John Oster is ruled out for two months to undergo neck surgery.[9]
  • 31 October – Senegalese striker El-Hadji Diouf signs a 3-month deal which is later extended to the end of the 2012/13 season.
  • 23 November – Midfielder Bolo Zenden opens talks with Doncaster over a potential free transfer.[10]

Championship

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Championship

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Bristol City 46 12 13 21 44 68 −24 49
21 Barnsley 46 13 9 24 49 74 −25 48
22 Portsmouth (R) 46 13 11 22 50 59 −9 40[a] Relegation to League One
23 Coventry City (R) 46 9 13 24 41 65 −24 40
24 Doncaster Rovers (R) 46 8 12 26 43 80 −37 36
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Portsmouth were deducted 10 points for entering administration.[11]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 8 12 26 43 80  −37 36 4 8 11 22 35  −13 4 4 15 21 45  −24

Last updated: 29 April 2012.
Source: [1]

Result round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundDHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHHHAAHAHHAAH
ResultDDWLDLLWDWLLLDLWLDLWLWLLWDLDLLDDWDDLLLDLLLLDWL
Position1214824242424242420212323232424242424232323232423232322242424242323222323232424242424242424
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2012. Source: cardiffcityfc.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

Main article: 2011-12 FA Cup
Round 3
Ground H
Result L

League Cup

Main article: 2011-12 Football League Cup
Round 1 2
Ground H H
Result W L

Squad

Detailed Overview

No. Name Nat. Place of birth Date of birth Club apps. Club goals Int. caps Int. goals Previous club Date joined Fee Contract end
1 Neil Sullivan Scotland Sutton England 24 February 1970 204 0 28 0 Leeds United 15 May 2007 Free 30 June 2013
2 James O'Connor England Birmingham 20 November 1984 212 5 – – Bournemouth 16 May 2006 £130,000 30 June 2012
3 George Friend England Barnstaple 19 October 1987 35 1 – – Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 June 2010 Free 30 June 2013
4 Shelton Martis Netherlands Antilles Willemstad 29 November 1982 46 3 3 0 West Bromwich Albion 1 February 2010 Undisclosed 30 June 2013
6 James Chambers England Sandwell 20 November 1980 97 0 – – Leicester City 5 August 2008 Free 30 June 2012
7 Martin Woods Scotland Airdrie 1 January 1986 107 9 – – Rotherham United 5 June 2007 Free 30 June 2013
8 Brian Stock Wales Winchester England 24 December 1981 188 22 3 0 Preston North End 3 January 2007 £150,000 30 June 2013
9 Chris Brown England Doncaster 11 December 1984 22 10 – – Preston North End 14 July 2011 Free 30 June 2013
10 El Hadji Diouf Senegal Dakar 15 January 1981 – – – – Free Agent 31 October 2011 Free 30 June 2012
11 Adam Lockwood England Wakefield 26 October 1981 164 8 – – Yeovil Town 18 July 2006 Free 30 June 2012
12 James Hayter England Sandown 9 April 1979 145 34 – – Bournemouth 29 May 2007 £200,000 30 June 2012
14 Tommy Spurr England Leeds 30 September 1987 – – – – Sheffield Wednesday 28 June 2011 £200,000 30 June 2013
16 John Oster Wales Boston England 8 December 1978 87 1 13 0 Crystal Palace 7 August 2009 Free 30 June 2012
17 Giles Barnes England London 5 August 1988 – – – – West Bromwich Albion 4 August 2011 Free 5 May 2012
18 Simon Gillett England Oxford 6 November 1985 33 1 – – Southampton 15 July 2010 Free 30 June 2012
19 Frédéric Piquionne France Nouméa 8 December 1978 – – 1 0 West Ham United 5 March 2012 Loan 5 April 2012
20 Oscar Radford England Rotherham – – – – Ferencvárosi 4 August 2011 Free 30 June 2012
21 Sam Hird England Doncaster 7 September 1987 130 2 – – Leeds United 19 June 2007 Free 30 June 2012
22 Fabien Robert France Hennebont 6 January 1989 – – – – Lorient 31 January 2012 Loan 30 June 2012
23 Kyle Bennett England Telford 9 September 1990 – – – – Bury 1 July 2011 £80,000 30 June 2013
24 Mustapha Dumbuya England London 7 August 1987 27 0 – – N/A 1 July 2009 Trainee
25 James Baxendale England Doncaster – – – – Leeds United 1 July 2011 Trainee 30 June 2012
26 James Coppinger England Guisborough 10 January 1981 296 33 – – Exeter City 30 June 2004 £30,000 30 June 2014
29 Rachid Bouhenna Algeria – – – – Sedan 4 August 2011 Free 30 June 2012
30 Paul Keegan Republic of Ireland Galway 5 July 1984 10 0 – – Bohemians 17 January 2011 Free 31 December 2011
31 Hérita Ilunga Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa 25 February 1982 15 0 32 1 Free Agent 9 March 2012 Free 9 April 2012
32 Damien Plessis France Neuville-aux-Bois 5 March 1998 – – – – Panathinaikos 2 January 2012 Loan 30 June 2012
33 Gary Woods England Kettering 1 October 1990 17 0 – – Manchester United 26 March 2009 Free 30 June 2012
37 Jordan Ball England Mansfield 12 September 1993 – – – – N/A 9 August 2011 Trainee
39 Pascal Chimbonda France Les Abymes 21 February 1979 – – – – Free Agent 28 September 2011 Free 30 June 2012
40 James Husband England Doncaster – – – – N/A 21 November 2011 Trainee 30 July 2014
41 Habib Beye Senegal Suresnes 19 October 1977 – – – – Free Agent 13 February 2012 Free 30 July 2013
43 Lamine Diatta Senegal Dakar 2 July 1975 – – – – Free Agent 7 December 2011 Free 7 February 2012
45 Habib Bamogo Burkina Faso Paris France 8 May 1982 – – – – Free Agent 2 January 2012 Free 30 June 2012
49 Mamadou Bagayoko Mali Paris France 21 May 1979 – – – – Free Agent 2 January 2012 Free 30 June 2012
Sam McMahon Scotland – – – – Rangers 4 January 2012 Free 30 June 2012

Statistics

As of 29 April 2012
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Neil Sullivan 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England ENG James O'Connor 29 0 24+3 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
3 DF England ENG George Friend 29 0 24+3 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF Netherlands Antilles ANT Shelton Martis 15 0 14+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF England ENG James Chambers 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Martin Woods 5 0 2+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
8 MF Wales WAL Brian Stock 28 1 25+1 1 1+0 0 0+1 0
9 FW England ENG Chris Brown 12 3 7+4 2 0+0 0 1+0 1
10 FW Senegal SEN El Hadji Diouf 23 6 22+0 6 0+1 0 0+0 0
11 DF England ENG Adam Lockwood 15 0 11+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
12 FW England ENG James Hayter 31 5 17+12 4 1+0 0 1+0 1
14 DF England ENG Tommy Spurr 21 0 19+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
16 MF Wales WAL John Oster 33 1 23+7 1 0+1 0 2+0 0
17 MF England ENG Giles Barnes 34 1 23+8 1 1+0 0 1+1 0
18 MF England ENG Simon Gillett 48 3 43+3 3 0+0 0 2+0 0
19 FW France FRA Frédéric Piquionne 8 2 8+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF England ENG Oscar Radford 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF England ENG Sam Hird 34 0 23+8 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
22 MF France FRA Fabien Robert 13 2 7+6 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF England ENG Kyle Bennett 38 5 15+20 4 1+0 0 2+0 1
24 DF England ENG Mustapha Dumbuya 11 0 6+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF England ENG James Baxendale 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
26 MF England ENG James Coppinger 38 2 31+7 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF Algeria ALG Rachid Bouhenna 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Keegan 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
31 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Hérita Ilunga 19 0 19+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF France FRA Damien Plessis 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 GK England ENG Gary Woods 10 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
37 FW England ENG Jordan Ball 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 DF France FRA Pascal Chimbonda 15 0 15+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 DF England ENG James Husband 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
41 DF Senegal SEN Habib Beye 23 2 22+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
43 DF Senegal SEN Lamine Diatta 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
45 FW Burkina Faso BFA Habib Bamogo 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
49 FW Mali MLI Mamadou Bagayoko 6 2 2+3 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Sam McMahon 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players played for Doncaster Rovers this season but who have left the club:
DF England ENG Reece Brown 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK England ENG David Button 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW France FRA Marc-Antoine Fortuné 5 1 5+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF France FRA Hérold Goulon 6 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Nigeria NGA Carl Ikeme 15 0 15+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK England ENG Chris Kirkland 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Slovakia SVK Milan Lalkovič 6 0 1+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Ryan Mason 5 1 2+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
DF England ENG Richard Naylor 15 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW England ENG Jon Parkin 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Billy Sharp 20 10 18+2 10 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Mark Wilson 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

Goalscorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW England 10 Billy Sharp 10 0 0 10
2 FW Senegal 10 El-Hadji Diouf 6 0 0 6
3 MF England 23 Kyle Bennett 4 0 1 5
4 FW England 12 James Hayter 4 0 1 5
5 FW England 9 Chris Brown 2 0 1 3
MF England 18 Simon Gillett 3 0 0 3
7 FW Mali 49 Mamadou Bagayoko 2 0 0 2
DF Senegal 41 Habib Beye 2 0 0 2
MF England 26 James Coppinger 2 0 0 2
FW France 19 Frédéric Piquionne 2 0 0 2
FW France 22 Fabien Robert 2 0 0 2
12 MF England 17 Giles Barnes 1 0 0 1
FW France 32 Marc-Antoine Fortuné 1 0 0 1
MF England 13 Ryan Mason 0 0 1 1
MF Wales 16 John Oster 1 0 0 1
MF Wales 8 Brian Stock 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 43 0 4 47

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
41 Senegal DF Habib Beye 7 2 0 0 0 0 7 2
8 Wales MF Brian Stock 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
11 England DF Adam Lockwood 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
10 Senegal FW El Hadji Diouf 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
42 France MF Hérold Goulon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
39 France DF Pascal Chimbonda 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
3 England DF George Friend 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
21 England DF Sam Hird 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
23 England FW Kyle Bennett 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
18 England MF Simon Gillett 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5 England DF Richard Naylor 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
16 Wales MF John Oster 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9 England FW Chris Brown 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 England DF James O'Connor 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 England DF Tommy Spurr 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 England MF Giles Barnes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
45 Burkina Faso FW Habib Bamogo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 England FW James Hayter 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 Democratic Republic of the Congo DF Hérita Ilunga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 Slovakia FW Milan Lalkovič 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 England MF James Coppinger 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 England MF Ryan Mason 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 France FW Fabien Robert 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 England FW Billy Sharp 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 65 4 2 0 0 0 67 4

Penalties

Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition
9 August Chris Brown Yes Tranmere Rovers League Cup round 1
29 November Billy Sharp Yes Millwall Championship match 19
14 February El-Hadji Diouf Yes Blackpool Championship match 29
3 March El-Hadji Diouf Yes Brighton & Hove Albion Championship match 32

Suspensions Serves

Date Given Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed
19 November 3 Adam Lockwood Sent Off vs Barnsley Watford (H), Millwall (A), Southampton (H)
31 December 3 Hérold Goulon Sent Off vs Watford Barnsley (H), Notts County (FA), Cardiff (H)
31 December 1 Habib Beye 5x Yellow card Barnsley
21 January 3 Habib Beye Sent Off vs Bristol City Hull City (A), Reading (H)
Crystal Palace (A)

Long-Term Injuries

Date Suffered Name Injury Date Returned
27 October John Oster Neck Injury 7 January

Contracts

N
Pos.
 Nat.
Name
 Age
 Status
 Contract length
 Expiry date
 Source
30 MF Republic of Ireland Keegan 26 Green tickY Signed 6 Months December 2011 Doncaster Rovers
1 GK Scotland Sullivan 41 Green tickY Signed 1 year June 2012 Sky Sports
21 DF England Hird 23 Green tickY signed 1 year June 2012 BBC Sport
6 DF England Chambers 30 Green tickY signed 1 year June 2012 Doncaster Rovers
26 MF England Coppinger 30 Green tickY Signed 3 years June 2014 BBC Sport
1 GK Scotland Sullivan 41 Green tickY Signed 1 year June 2013 BBC Sport
19 FW Senegal Diouf 30 Green tickY Signed 6 months1 June 2012 BBC Sport
39 DF France Chimbonda 32 Green tickY Signed 6 months June 2012 BBC Sport
17 MF England Barnes 23 Green tickY Signed 6 months May 2012 Sky Sports

Notes
1With the option of a second year.

Transfers

In

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
14 DF England Tommy Spurr 23 EU Sheffield Wednesday Transfer Summer 2013 £200,0001 BBC Sport
23 MF England Kyle Bennett 20 EU Bury Transfer Summer 2013 Undisclosed BBC Sport
5 DF England Richard Naylor 34 EU Leeds United Free Transfer Summer 2012 Free Yorkshire Post
9 FW England Chris Brown 26 EU Preston North End Free Transfer Summer 2013 Free Sky Sports
17 MF England Giles Barnes 22 EU West Bromwich Albion Free Transfer Summer 2012 Free Official Site
39 DF France Pascal Chimbonda 32 EU Free agent Free Transfer 2012 Free BBC Sport
192 FW Senegal El Hadji Diouf 30 EU Free agent Free Transfer 2012 Free Sky Sports
49 FW Mali Mamadou Bagayoko 32 EU PAS Giannina Greece Free Transfer Winter 2012 Free Official Site
25 FW Burkina Faso Habib Bamogo 29 EU Panetolikos Greece Free Transfer Winter 2012 Free Official Site
41 DF Senegal Habib Beye 34 EU Aston Villa Free Transfer Winter 2013 Free Sky Sports
31 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Hérita Ilunga 30 EU Free agent Free Transfer 2012 Free BBC Sport

Notes

1Although officially undisclosed the fee was reported to be £200,000.[12]

Loans in

No.
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
13 MF Ryan Mason England 20 Tottenham Hotspur 28 July 24 November BBC Sport Sky Sports
19 DF Reece Brown England 19 Manchester United 16 August 10 September Talksport BBC Sport
27 FW Milan Lalkovič Slovakia 18 Chelsea 18 August 18 October Sky Sports Tribal Football
19 FW Jon Parkin England 29 Cardiff City 21 September 24 October Sky Sports BBC Sport
31 DF Hérita Ilunga Democratic Republic of the Congo 29 West Ham United 4 October 6 January BBC Sport Sheffield Star
32 GK Chris Kirkland England 30 Wigan Athletic 12 October 20 October1 BBC Sport BBC Sport
27 GK Carl Ikeme Nigeria
England		 25 Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 November 4 January BBC Sport BBC Sport
41 DF Habib Beye Senegal
France		 34 Aston Villa 21 November 2 February BBC Sport
42 MF Hérold Goulon France 27 Blackburn Rovers 23 November 26 January BBC Sport Sky Sports
32 FW Marc-Antoine Fortuné France 30 West Bromwich Albion 24 November 20 December2 BBC Sport BBC Sport
47 GK David Button England 23 Tottenham Hotspur 1 January 1 March BBC Sport BBC Sport
35 MF Damien Plessis France 36 Panathinaikos 2 January Official Site
22 MF Fabien Robert France 35 Lorient 31 January BBC Sport
27 GK Carl Ikeme Nigeria
England		 25 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 March 19 April BBC Sport Sunday Express
19 FW Frédéric Piquionne France 45 West Ham United 6 March BBC Sport
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.
Notes
1Kirkland originally signed on a three-month deal till January, but was sent back after a back injury on the date stated.

2Fortuné originally signed until 2 January, but was recalled due to injury problems at West Bromwich Albion.

Out

N
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Type
 Moving to
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Apps
 Goals
 Source
9 FW Steve Brooker England 29 Out of Contract Summer N/A 17 2 Doncaster Rovers
23 DF Byron Webster England 24 Free Transfer Northampton Town Summer Free 14 0 BBC Sport
25 DF Dennis Souza Brazil 30 Out of Contract OFI Greece Summer N/A 9 0 Doncaster Rovers
5 DF Wayne Thomas England 32 Out of Contract Atromitos Greece Summer Free 18 0 Doncaster Rovers
29 FW Waide Fairhurst England 22 Transfer Macclesfield Town Summer Undisclosed 13 2 BBC Football
5 DF Richard Naylor England 34 Released Rotherham United Winter Free 15 0 BBC Sport
22 MF Dean Shiels Northern Ireland 26 Released Kilmarnock Scotland Winter Free 88 10 Official Site
10 FW Billy Sharp England 25 Transfer Southampton Winter £1,850,000 86 41 BBC Sport
15 MF Mark Wilson England 32 Free Transfer Oxford United Winter Free 157 3 BBC Sport

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Loans Outs

No.
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
22 MF Dean Shiels Northern Ireland 26 Kilmarnock 30 July 11 January Sky Sports Official Site
15 MF Mark Wilson England 32 Walsall 28 October 28 November BBC Sport Official Site
25 MF James Baxendale England 32 Buxton 24 November Official Site
24 DF Mustapha Dumbuya England 24 Crystal Palace 6 January 22 February BBC Sport Official Site
25 MF James Baxendale England 19 Hereford United 22 March 30 May 2012 BBC Sport
6 DF James Chambers England 31 Hereford United 22 March 30 May BBC Sport
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Fixtures & Results

Pre-season

7 July Friendly Armthorpe Welfare 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Armthorpe, South Yorkshire
19:30 BST Stadium: Welfare Ground
16 July Friendly Barrow 0–2 Doncaster Rovers Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
15:00 BST Report Oster 32'
Gillett 43'		 Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 424
Referee: P Banks
19 July Friendly Mansfield Town 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
19:30 BST Sharp 78' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 1,576
23 July Friendly Carlisle United 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Brunton Park
15:00 Curran 43' Attendance: 1,851
26 July Friendly Sheffield United 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Sheffield, South Yorkshire
19:30 BST Gillett 72' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 5,002
29 July Friendly Grimsby Town 0–3 Doncaster Rovers Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire
19:45 BST Report Sharp 39'
Coppinger 41'
Baxendale 80'		 Stadium: Blundell Park

Championship

6 August 2011 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Brighton, East Sussex
15:00 Buckley 83', 90+8' Sharp 39' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 20,219
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
13 August 2011 2 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 West Ham United Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Nolan 5' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 11,344
Referee: Scott Mathieson
16 August 2011 3 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Nottingham Forest Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Gunter 31' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 9,464
Referee: Woolmer
20 August 2011 4 Derby County 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Derby, Derbyshire
15:00 Kilbane 6'
S Davies 46'
B Davies 62'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 23,377
Referee: Langford
27 August 2011 5 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Bristol City Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Hayter 68' Adomah 45' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,778
Referee: Scott
10 September 2011 6 Cardiff City 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Cardiff, South Glamorgan
15:00 Gerrard 52'
Earnshaw 70'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,863
Referee: Wright
17 September 2011 7 Reading 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Reading, Berkshire
15:00 Church 52'
Le Fondre 59'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,124
Referee: Salisbury
24 September 2011 8 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Crystal Palace Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Oster 65' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Referee: Sarginson
27 September 2011 9 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Hull City Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Gillett 58' Waghorn 25' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 9,786
Referee: Rushton
1 October 2011 10 Peterborough United 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
15:00 McCann 19' Stock 55'
Bennett 67'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 8,220
Referee: Drysdale
14 October 2011 11 Doncaster Rovers 0–3 Leeds United Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Pugh 20'
McCormack 51'
Lees 64'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 12,962
Referee: Friend
18 October 2011 12 Blackpool 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Blackpool, Lancashire
19:45 Ince 63', 90+4' Sharp 27' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,587
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
22 October 2011 13 Portsmouth 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Portsmouth, Hampshire
15:00 Varney 3', 75'
Kitson 68'		 Gillett 27' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 12,779
Referee: Graham
29 October 2011 14 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Coventry City Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Hayter 60' Clingan 31' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,426
Referee: Webster
1 November 2011 15 Doncaster Rovers 1–3 Middlesbrough Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Sharp 14' Robson 30', 66' (pen.)
Emnes 45+1'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 9,792
Referee: Deadman
5 November 2011 16 Ipswich Town 2–3 Doncaster Rovers Ipswich, East Anglia
15:00 Carson 53'
Chopra 90+4'		 Diouf 18', 39'
Sharp 24'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,184
Referee: Hooper
19 November 2011 17 Barnsley 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Barnsley, South Yorkshire
15:00 Davies 30', 64' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,783
Referee: Friend
26 November 2011 18 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Watford Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,389
Referee: Tierney
29 November 2011 19 Millwall 3–2 Doncaster Rovers London
19:45 Trotter 25' (pen.), 42'
Henderson 84'		 Sharp 40' (pen.), 86' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,062
Referee: D'Urso
3 December 2011 20 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Southampton Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Sharp 60' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Referee: Haines
10 December 2011 21 Birmingham City 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00 King 62', 88' Fortuné 50' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 17,369
Referee: Miller
17 December 2011 22 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Leicester City Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Sharp 63', 65' Nugent 38' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 9,461
Referee: Sheldrake
26 December 2011 23 Burnley 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Burnley, Lancashire
Rodriquez 37' (pen.)
Paterson 84'
Hird 90+5' (og)		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 16,756
31 December 2011 24 Watford 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Watford
Sordell 44', 68'
Eustace 84'
Kightly 90+3'		 Sharp 47'
Goulon Red card 64'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 11,654
2 January 2012 25 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Barnsley Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Hayter 14'
Bennett 89'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 11,446
14 January 2012 26 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Cardiff City Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,834
21 January 2012 27 Bristol City 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Bristol, West Country
15:00 Wood 26'
Cissé 31'		 Beye Red card 32' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 14,951
31 January 2012 28 Hull City 0–0 Doncaster Rovers Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
19:45 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 19,187
14 February 2012 29 Doncaster Rovers 1–3 Blackpool Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Diouf 43' (pen.) Taylor-Fletcher 20', 34'
Dicko 72'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,319
18 February 2012 30 Leeds United 3–2 Doncaster Rovers Leeds, South Yorkshire
15:00 Townsend 55'
Clayton 80'
Becchio 90'		 Bagayoko 32', 54' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,181
25 February 2012 31 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Peterborough United Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Barnes 45' Barnett 90+3' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
3 March 2012 32 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Diouf 79' Mackail-Smith 20' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,964
6 March 2012 33 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
19:45 Blackstock 63' Piquionne 44'
Bennett 47'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 18,521
10 March 2012 34 West Ham United 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Upton Park, London
15:00 Nolan 9' Coppinger 73' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
13 March 2012 35 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Reading Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Bennett 27' Pearce 73' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,287
17 March 2012 36 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Derby County Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Diouf 67' Robinson 13'
Roberts 55'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 9,791
20 March 2012 37 Doncaster Rovers 0–3 Millwall Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Keogh 8'
Kane 13'
Henderson 58'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,572
24 March 2012 38 Southampton 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Southampton, Hampshire
15:00 Sharp 58', 75' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,209
27 March 2012 39 Crystal Palace 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Croydon, London
19:45 Easter 57' Brown 76' Stadium: Selhurst Park
30 March 2012 40 Doncaster Rovers 1–3 Birmingham City Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Piquionne 4' Murphy 15'
Burke 61'
King 80'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,656
7 April 2012 41 Leicester City 4–0 Doncaster Rovers Leicester, Leicestershire
15:00 Drinkwater 33'
Peltier 47'
Marshall 78'
Gallagher 88'		 Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 22,054
9 April 2012 42 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Burnley Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Brown 56' McQuoid 36'
Austin 76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,350
14 April 2012 43 Doncaster Rovers 3–4 Portsmouth Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 Beye 3' Red card 60'
Robert 5'
Coppinger 67'		 Halford 59' (pen.), 65'
Kitson 90'
Futács 90+3'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,196
17 April 2012 44 Middlesbrough 0–0 Doncaster Rovers Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
19:45 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 14,967
21 April 2012 45 Coventry City 0–2 Doncaster Rovers Coventry, West Midlands
15:00 Hayter 81' (pen.)
Gillett 87'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,124
28 April 2012 46 Doncaster Rovers 2–3 Ipswich Town Doncaster, South Yorkshire
12:30 Robert 34'
Beye 90'		 Smith 10'
Stevenson 29'
Scotland 79' (pen.)		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 9,764

FA Cup

7 January 2012 Round Three Doncaster Rovers 0–2 Notts County Doncaster, South Yorkshire
15:00 report J Hughes 37', 70' (pen.) Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 9,535
Referee: Phil Gibbs

League Cup

9 August 2011 Round One Doncaster Rovers 3–0 Tranmere Rovers Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Brown 5' (p)
Mason 29'
Bennett 59'		 report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 4,339
Referee: Gary Sutton
23 August 2011 Round Two Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Leeds United Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 Hayter 2' Nunez 30', 83' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,505

Overall Summary

Summary

Games Played 49 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Games Won 9 (8 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games Drawn 12 (12 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games Lost 28 (26 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals Scored 47 (43 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Goals conceded 84 (80 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Goal Difference −37
Clean Sheets 6 (6 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Yellow Cards 67 (65 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Red Cards 4 (4 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst Discipline Habib Beye (7 yellows, 2 reds)
Best Result 3–0 vs Tranmere Rovers
Worst Result 0–4 vs Leicester City
Most Appearances Simon Gillett(48 appearances)
Top Scorer Billy Sharp (10 goals)
Points 36/133 (27.07%)

Competition Summary

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
2011–12 Football League Championship — 24th 6 August 2011 28/29 April 2012
2011-12 Football League Cup 1st Round — 2nd Round 8 August 2011 23 August 2011
FA Cup 3rd round — 3rd round 7 January 2012 7 January 2012

Updated to match played 4 June 2011
Source: Competitions

References

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  6. ^ "Breaking news: Doncaster Rovers in talks with Cardiff City striker Jon Parkin". Doncaster Free Press. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
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