List of Doncaster Rovers F.C. records and statistics

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

Highest overall League finish: 7th (25th overall), Division 2, 1901–02 season
Record League victory: 10–0 v Darlington, Division 4, 25 January 1964^[1]
Record cup victory: 7–0 v Blyth Spartans, FA Cup first round, 27 November 1937^[1] and v Chorley, FA Cup first round replay, 20 November 2018.
Record defeat: 0–12 v Small Heath, Division 2, 11 April 1903^[1]
Record home attendance at Belle Vue: 37,149 vs Hull City, Division 3 (N), 2 October 1948^[1]
Record home attendance at Keepmoat Stadium: 15,001 vs Leeds Utd, League 1, 1 April 2008
Record League points: 92, Division 3, 2003–04
Record League goals: 123, Division 3 (N), 1946–47^[1]
Longest match: 3 hours 23 minutes (203 minutes) vs. Stockport County, 30 March 1946, also a world record.

Players

Appearances

Record League appearances: James Coppinger, 607
Record appearances: James Coppinger, 688
Most consecutive League appearances: Bert Tindill, 139 (11 September 1948 – 24 November 1951)^[3]
Longest serving: Walter Langton, 18 seasons

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

Record League goal-scorer: Tom Keetley, 180 league goals (1923 to 1929)
Record goal-scorer: Tom Keetley, 186 goals in all competitions
Highest League scorer in a season: Clarrie Jordan, 42 (Division 3 (N), 1946–47)
Most goals in one match: Tom Keetley, 6 (in 7–4 league win at Ashington, 1928–29)
Scoring in most consecutive games: Clarrie Jordan, 10 (1946–47)
Most goals scored in their debut: Arnold Oxspring, 4 against Long Eaton Rangers in the Midland League^[4]

Other

Most international caps while at Rovers: Len Graham (14 caps for Northern Ireland)
Youngest player: Alick Jeffrey (15 years, 229 days, 1954)
Oldest player: John Ryan (52 years and 11 months, 2003)
Record transfer fee paid: Billy Sharp £1,150,000 (to Sheffield United)^[5]
Record fee received: Matthew Mills, £2,000,000 (from Reading)^[6]

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:

Midland Alliance: 1890−91
Midland Football League: 1891-92 to 1900-01; 1903–04; 1905-06 to 1922-23
The Yorkshire League: 1897−98 to 1898−99
Football League: 1901-02 to 1902-03; 1904–05; 1923-24 to 1997-98; 2003-04 to present
Football Conference: 1998-99 to 2002-03

Total stats

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

Play-off matches (2002–03 and 2007–08)
FA Cup; FA Trophy (1998-99 to 2002-03)
Football League Cup, Football League Trophy (including three seasons as a Conference club 2000-01 to 2002-03), Football League Group Cup (1982–83), Football League Third Division North Cup (1933-34 to 1934-35; 1937–38)
Conference League Cup (1999-00 to 2000-01)
Sheffield and Hallamshire FA Minor Challenge Cup
Sheffield and Hallamshire FA Senior Challenge Cup
Gainsborough News Charity Cup
Wharncliffe Charity Cup
Mexborough Montague Charity Cup
Friendlies (pre 1890−91 when Doncaster weren't in a league)

NOT included:

Wartime League matches
Friendlies (1890−91 onwards)

References

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

Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.
Doncaster Rovers: 1946/47 - 1997/98 & 2003/04 - 2013/14 at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Soccerbase stats (use Search for...on left menu and select 'Players' drop down)
- During Doncaster's period in the Conference the database does not include full match stats:
  - FA Cup qualifying round matches do not have line-ups included in the database. This affects a total of 7 matches during the period.
  - Only one of their FA Trophy games has match line-ups in Soccerbase, namely the original game against Yeovil on 19 February 2002, leaving a total of 9 Trophy matches without line-ups.
A to Z Doncaster player stats at doncasterrovers.co.uk - Other than league matches appearance data only appears to include FA Cup and Football League Cup matches (the latter do not seem to be present for seasons 1993-94 to 1997-98). Play-off statistics are included, but are listed within the 'League' totals.
Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
Appearances, goals and club years stats at since1888.co.uk Michael Joyce (site no longer active)

External links

[dr-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Doncaster Rovers Facts and Figures". Doncaster Rovers FC. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.

[rsssfmid-2] "England – Midland League". Dinant Abbink and RSSSF 2006/08. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

[enfa-3] "Consecutive Player Appearances". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 17 February 2014.

[bluff-4] 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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