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The 2010–11 season marked the 131st season in Doncaster Rovers Football Club's existence, and their third consecutive year in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The team finished the season with 11 wins, 15 draws, and 20 losses, for a total of 48 points, only good enough for 21st in the league, avoiding relegation by 6 points. Forward Billy Sharp led the team with 16 goals scored in 31 appearances, while midfielder John Oster had 43 total appearances for the team, leading all players. The team started the season winning three of their first six league matches, and generally alternated wins and losses or draws throughout the season, but ended the year losing six of their last seven matches. In FA Cup competition, they played the Wolverhampton Wanderers to a 2-2 draw in the first match at home, but lost the replay 6-0 at Molineux Stadium. In the League Cup, they lost in the first round to Accrington Stanley 2-1 after extra time.
| 2010–11 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | John Ryan | ||
| Manager | Sean O'Driscoll | ||
| Championship | 21st | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Billy Sharp James Coppinger (6 each) All: Billy Sharp James Coppinger (6 each) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 13,293 V Leeds United (17 Sep 2010) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,603 V Accrington Stanley (10 Aug 2010) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 10,258 | ||
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Players edit
First team edit
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2010–11 season.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Neil Sullivan | 
|
GK | 24 February 1970 (aged 40) | Leeds United | First team goalkeeper |
| 33 | Gary Woods | 
|
GK | 1 October 1990 (aged 19) | Manchester United | |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | James O'Connor |
|
RB | 20 November 1984 (aged 25) | Bournemouth | |
| 6 | James Chambers |
|
RB | 20 November 1980 (aged 29) | Leicester City | |
| 24 | Mustapha Dumbuya |
|
RB | 3 February 1988 (aged 22) | Grays Athletic | |
| 11 | Adam Lockwood |
|
CB | 26 October 1981 (aged 28) | Yeovil Town | Vice captain |
| 4 | Shelton Martis | 
|
CB | 29 November 1982 (aged 27) | West Bromwich Albion | |
| 23 | Byron Webster |
|
CB | 31 March 1987 (aged 23) | FK SIAD Most | |
| 21 | Sam Hird |
|
CB | 7 September 1987 (aged 22) | Leeds United | |
| 5 | Wayne Thomas |
|
CB | 17 May 1979 (aged 31) | Southampton | |
| 3 | George Friend |
|
LB | 19 October 1987 (aged 22) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 15 | Mark Wilson |
|
DM | 9 February 1979 (aged 31) | FC Dallas | |
| 22 | Dean Shiels |
|
RW | 1 February 1985 (aged 25) | Hibernian | |
| 26 | James Coppinger |
|
RW | 18 January 1981 (aged 29) | Exeter City | |
| 8 | Brian Stock | 
|
CM | 24 December 1981 (aged 28) | Preston North End | Captain |
| 7 | Martin Woods |
|
LM | 1 January 1986 (aged 24) | Rotherham United | |
| 18 | Simon Gillett |
|
CM | 6 November 1985 (aged 24) | Southampton | |
| 14 | Josh Payne |
|
MC | 25 November 1990 (aged 19) | West Ham United | |
| 34 | Robbie Clark |
|
CM | 30 April 1991 (aged 19) | Youth academy | Reserve team player |
| 16 | John Oster |
|
RW | 8 December 1978 (aged 31) | Crystal Palace | |
| Strikers | ||||||
| 9 | Steve Brooker |
|
ST | 21 May 1981 (aged 29) | Bristol City | |
| 10 | Billy Sharp |
|
ST | 5 February 1986 (aged 24) | Sheffield United | |
| 12 | James Hayter |
|
ST | 9 April 1979 (aged 31) | Bournemouth | |
| 29 | Waide Fairhurst |
|
ST | 7 May 1989 (aged 21) | Youth academy | Reserve team player |
| 36 | Bradley Grayson |
|
ST | 12 April 1992 (aged 18) | Youth academy | Reserve team player |
Squad statistics edit
- As of 31 June 2011
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | SCO
|
Neil Sullivan | 34 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG
|
James O'Connor | 37 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG
|
George Friend | 35 | 1 | 30+2 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ANT
|
Shelton Martis | 27 | 1 | 24+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG
|
Wayne Thomas | 21 | 0 | 17+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG
|
James Chambers | 9 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG
|
Martin Woods | 15 | 1 | 13+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | WAL
|
Brian Stock | 37 | 2 | 31+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG
|
Steve Brooker | 16 | 1 | 1+12 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG
|
Billy Sharp | 31 | 16 | 27+2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | ENG
|
Adam Lockwood | 19 | 1 | 13+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG
|
James Hayter | 35 | 10 | 28+4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG
|
Josh Payne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF |  BEL
|
Franck Moussa | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG
|
Mark Wilson | 30 | 0 | 15+13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | WAL
|
John Oster | 43 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG
|
Ryan Mason | 15 | 0 | 5+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG
|
Simon Gillett | 22 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW |  JAM
|
Jason Euell | 12 | 3 | 7+5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW |  NIR
|
David Healy | 8 | 2 | 6+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG
|
Joseph Mills | 19 | 2 | 17+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG
|
Sam Hird | 35 | 0 | 20+12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | NIR
|
Dean Shiels | 35 | 3 | 15+18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG
|
Byron Webster | 7 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF |  SLE
|
Mustapha Dumbuya | 24 | 0 | 17+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF |  BRA
|
Dennis Souza | 9 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG
|
James Coppinger | 42 | 7 | 38+2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG
|
Matthew Kilgallon | 12 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG
|
Waide Fairhurst | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF |  EIR
|
Paul Keegan | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG
|
Ryan Burge | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | ENG
|
Gary Woods | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG
|
Robert Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | ENG
|
Brett Lucas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | FW | ENG
|
Bradley Grayson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | ENG
|
Aaron Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | ENG
|
Robert Oldham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Results edit
Championship edit
| 7 Aug 2010 | Preston North End | 0–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Deepdale |
| 15:00 | O'Connor  12' Hayter 18' Gillett  78' |
Attendance: 12,190 |
| 14 Aug 2010 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | Bristol City | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 15:00 | Sharp 90' (pen.) |
Stewart 49' |
Attendance: 9,291 |
| 21 Aug 2010 | Cardiff City | 4–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Cardiff City Stadium |
| 15:00 | Bothroyd 36', 62' Burke 68' Bellamy 84' |
Attendance: 24,027 |
| 28 Aug 2010 | Doncaster Rovers | 3–1 | Hull City | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 15:00 | Woods 2' Sharp 44' (pen.) Coppinger 69' |
Barmby 9' |
Attendance: 11,149 |
| 11 Sep 2010 | Watford | 2–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Vicarage Road |
| 15:00 | Sordell 63', 70' |
Gillett 23' Friend 90' |
Attendance: 15,101 |
| 14 Sep 2010 | Doncaster Rovers | 3–1 | Norwich City | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 19:45 | Coppinger 14', 50', 86' |
R. Martin 64' |
Attendance: 9,314 |
| 17 Sep 2010 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–0 | Leeds United | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 19:45 | Attendance: 13,293 |
| 25 Sep 2010 | Queens Park Rangers | 3–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Loftus Road |
| 15:00 | Gorkšs 53', 88' Taarabt 81' (pen.) |
Attendance: 13,990 |
| 28 Sep 2010 | Coventry City | 2–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Ricoh Arena |
| 15:00 | Gunnarsson 2' McSheffrey 86' |
Sharp 43' |
Attendance: 12,292 |
| 2 Oct 2010 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 15:00 | Lockwood 33' |
Blackstock 28' |
Attendance: 10,759 |
| 16 Oct 2010 | Scunthorpe United | 1–3 | Doncaster Rovers | Glanford Park |
| 15:00 | Woolford 11' |
Sharp 31', 59' (pen.) O'Connor 72' |
Attendance: 7,005 |
| 19 Oct 2010 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–3 | Derby County | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 19:45 | Shiels 66', 68' |
Moore 19' Commons 59', 72' |
Attendance: 9,000 |
| 23 Oct 2010 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–0 | Sheffield United | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 15:00 | Coppinger 33' Sharp 42' |
Attendance: 8,985 |
| 30 Oct 2010 | Reading | 4–3 | Doncaster Rovers | Madejski Stadium |
| 15:00 | Mills 9' Karacan 60' Harte 74' Church 88' |
Hayter 26' Martis 42' Shiels 50' |
Attendance: 15,553 |
| 6 Nov 2010 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | Millwall | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 15:00 | Hayter 56' Healy 58' |
Morison 11' |
Attendance: 10,356 |
| 13 Nov 2010 | Portsmouth | 2–3 | Doncaster Rovers | Fratton Park |
| 15:00 | Ward 66' Nugent 74' Dickinson 88' |
Hayter 15' Coppinger 26' Healy 79' |
Attendance: 14,828 |
| 20 Nov 2010 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | Swansea City | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 15:00 | Hayter 16' |
Rangel 90' |
Attendance: 13,614 |
| 27 Nov 2010 | Crystal Palace | 1–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Selhurst Park |
| 15:00 | Couñago 35' |
Attendance: 12,470 |
| 11 Dec 2010 | Leicester City | 5–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Walkers Stadium |
| 15:00 | Gallagher 45' (pen.) Wellens 61' Naughton 69' Vassell 75' Waghorn 90' |
Sharp 6' |
Attendance: 27,549 |
| 17 Dec 2010 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | Middlesbrough | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 19:45 | Hayter 22' Stock 90' |
McDonald 4' |
Attendance: 9,543 |
| 1 Jan 2011 | Doncaster Rovers | 3–0 | Scunthorpe United | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 15:00 | Sharp 26' Hayter 38' Mills 45' Hird 85' |
Attendance: 9,447 |
| 3 Jan 2011 | Sheffield United | 2–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Bramall Lane |
| 15:00 | Bogdanović 86' Kozluk 90' |
Sharp 66', 74' (pen.) |
Attendance: 21,102 |
| 15 Jan 2011 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–3 | Reading | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 15:00 | Long 29' Kébé 67' McAnuff 74' |
Attendance: 9,496 |
| 22 Jan 2011 | Ipswich Town | 3–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Norris 48' Wickham 60' Edwards 64' |
Sharp 6', 61' |
Attendance: 17,298 |
| 25 Jan 2011 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–2 | Barnsley | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 19:45 | Haynes 54', 67' |
Attendance: 10,740 |
| 1 Feb 2011 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Burnley | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 19:45 | Duff 59' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 8,893 |
| 12 February 2011 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–2 | Portsmouth | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 15:00 | Kitson 42' Ward 52' Hogg 89' |
Attendance: 10,288 |
| 15 February 2011 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–6 | Ipswich Town | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 19:45 |
FA Cup edit
| 8 Jan 2011 Round 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 15:00 | Sharp 41' Hayter 43' |
Milijaš 38' Hunt 58' (pen.) |
Attendance: 8,616 |
| 18 Jan 2011 Round 3 Replay | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Molineux |
| 19:45 | Fletcher 5' Mujangi Bia 61' Doyle 66' Jarvis 74' Jones 90' |
Attendance: 10,031 |
League Cup edit
| 10 Aug 2010 First Round | Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 AET | Accrington Stanley | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 19:45 | Payne 57' |
Turner 83' Lindfield 93' |
Attendance: 4,603 |
Team kit edit
Doncaster Rovers were sponsored by Nike, after their deal with previous sponsor Vandanal expired. Their shirt sponsor changed to One Call Insurance who previously sponsored the club during their days in the Football Conference.
Transfers edit
In edit
First team
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | LB |
|
Friend | 21 | EU | Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Free | |
| 10 | FW |
|
Sharp | 24 | EU | Sheffield United | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | £1.15M | |
| 18 | CM |
|
Gillett | 24 | EU | Southampton | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | |
| 14 | CM |
|
Payne | 19 | EU | West Ham United | Transfer | Summer | 2010 | Free | |
| 5 | CB |
|
Thomas | 30 | EU | Southampton | Transfer | Summer | 2011 | Free |
Last updated: 8 May
Reserves and academy
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|
Last updated: 8 May
Total spending: 
£1.15 million
Out edit
First team
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | FW |
|
Guy | 24 | EU | MK Dons | Contract expired | Summer | Free | |
| 14 | FW | 
|
Heffernan | 28 | EU | Sheffield Wednesday | Contract expired | Summer | Free | |
| 3 | LB |
|
Roberts | 32 | EU | Derby County | Contract expired | Summer | Free | |
| 18 | LB |
|
McDaid | 23 | EU | Carlisle United | Contract expired | Summer | Free | |
| 10 | CM |
|
Spicer | 26 | EU | Notts County | Contract expired | Summer | Free | |
| 13 | GK |
|
Smith | 23 | EU | Shrewsbury Town | Contract expired | Summer | Free | |
| 14 | CM |
|
Payne | 20 | EU | Oxford United | Contract expired | Winter | Free |
Last updated: 7 July
Reserves and academy
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | DF |
|
Fisher | 18 | EU | Released | Contract expired | Summer | Free |
Last updated: 7 July
Total income: 
£0 million
Loaned in edit
| # | Pos | Player | From | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | AMC | Ryan Mason | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 August 2010 | Present |
| 20 | LB | Joseph Mills | Southampton | 19 October 2010 | Present |
| 19 | FW | David Healy | Sunderland | 4 November 2010 | Present |
| CB | Matthew Kilgallon | Sunderland | 9 January 2011 | Present |
Loaned out edit
| # | Pos | Player | To | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | MC | Josh Payne | Oxford | 1 September 2010 | 31 December 2010 |
| 35 | MC | Robbie Clark | Sheffield F.C. | 9 October 2010 | Present |