DONCASTER ROVERS   

("Rovers")

Year formed1879
Turned professional1885 
Limited company 1905 and 1920
Previous namesNone
GroundEco-Power Stadium, Stadium Way, Lakeside, Doncaster DN4 5JW

(for pictures of the ground click here)

 

previous names:

2006 - November 2006: Doncaster Community Stadium

November 2006 - 26 December 2021: Keepmoat Stadium

27 December 2021 to date: Eco-Power Stadium

Club's ground since2007
Pitch measurements109 x 77 yards (100 x 70 metres)
Ground capacity15,231
Record attendance at present ground15,001 v Leeds United, League One, 1st April 2008 (lost 0-1)

Record attendance for League Cup match

at present ground

12,923 v Tottenham Hotspur, Carabao Cup 2nd round, 26th August 2009

(lost 1-5)

Lowest attednance for League Cup match

at present ground

3,188 v Blackpool, Carabao Cup 2nd round, 28th August 2018 (lost 1-2)

First game at present ground1 January 2007 v Huddersfield Town, League One (won 3-0)
Previous grounds

1885 - 1915: Intake Ground

1920 - 1922: Bennetthorpe Ground

1922 - 2006: Belle Vue

League career

Midland League: 1891 - 1901

Yorkshire League: 1897 - 1899

Division Two: 1901 - 1903 (failed re-election)

Midland League: 1903 - 1904

Division Two: 1904 - 1905 (failed re-election)

Midland League: 1905 - 1923

Division Three (North): 1923 - 1935

Division Two: 1935 - 1937

Division Three (North): 1937 - 1947

Division Two: 1947 - 1948

Division Three (North): 1948 - 1950

Division Two: 1950 - 1958

Division Three: 1958 - 1959

Division Four: 1959 - 1966

Division Three: 1966 - 1967

Division Four: 1967 - 1969

Division Three: 1969 - 1971

Division Four: 1971 - 1981

Division Three: 1981 - 1983

Division Four: 1983 - 1984

Division Three: 1984 - 1988

Division Four/Three: 1988 - 1998

Conference: 1998 - 2003

Division Three: 2003 - 2004

League One: 2004 - 2008

Championship: 2008 - 2012

League One: 2012 - 2013

Championship: 2013 - 2014

League One: 2014 - 2016

League Two: 2016 - 2017

League One: 2017 - 2022

League Two: 2022 - 2025

League One: 2025 - .

First Football League game7th September 1901 v Burslem Port Vale, Division Two, drew 3-3 
  
Honours 
EuropeanNone
Domestic - League

League One champions: 2012-13

Division Three (North) champions: 1934-35, 1946-47, 1949-50

Division Three (North) runners-up: 1937-38, 1938-39

Division Four/Three/Leagie Two champions: 1965-66, 1968-69, 2003-04, 

2024-25

Division Four runners-up: 1983-84

Midland League champions: 1896-97, 1898-99

Midland League runners-up: 1900-01, 1922-23

Domestic - CupJohnstone's Paint Trophy winners: 2006-07

Football Conference Challenge Cup winners: 1998-99, 1999-2000

FA Youth Cup runners-up: 1987-88

Best League position7th, Division Two, 1901-02
Lowest League position24th, Division Three, 1997-98
Furthest in FA Cup5th round, 1951-52, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56, 2018-19
Furthest in League CupQuarter-final, 1975-76, 2005-06
  
Most League points  
2 for a win72, Division Three (North), 1946-47
3 for a win92, Division Three, 2003-04
Fewest League points 
2 for a win8, Division Two, 1904-05
3 for a win20, Division Three, 1997-98
Most League goals scored123, Division Three (North), 1946-47
Most League goals conceded117, Division Three, 1966-67
Fewest League goals scored23, Division Two, 1904-05
Fewest League goals conceded33, League One, 2019-20
Most wins in a League season33, Division Three (North), 1946-47
Fewest wins in a League season3, Division Two, 1904-05
Most draws in a League season18, League One, 2004-05
Fewest draws in a League season2, Division Two, 1904-05
Most losses in a League season34, Division Three, 1997-98
Fewest losses in a League season3, Division Three (North), 1946-47
Record League win10-0 v Darlington, Division Four, 25th January 1964
Record Cup win7-0 v Blyth Spartans, FA Cup 1st round, 27th November 1937 
Record League Cup win5-2 v Bradford City, League Cup 1st round replay, 30 August 1966
Record defeat0-12 v Small Heath, Division Two, 11th April 1903
Record League Cup defeat

0-8 v Nottingham Forest, Coca-Cola Cup 1st round 1st leg, 11 August

1997

  
Highest Number of League goals scored 
in a season42, Clarrie Jordan, Division Three (North), 1946-47
in total180, Tom Keetley, 1923-29
  
Most League goals in one match6, Tom Keetley v Ashington, Division Three (North), 16th February 1929 
Top League Cup goalscorer10, Brendan O'Callaghan, 1975-78
Most League appearances 417, Fred Emery, 1925-36
Most capped player14, Len Graham for Northern Ireland, 1951-58
Youngest League playerAlick Jeffrey, 15 years 229 days v Fulham, 15th September 1954 
Highest Transfer Fee Received

£2,000,000 for Matthew Mills from Reading, July 2009

Highest Transfer Fee Paid£1,150,000 for Billy Sharp from Sheffield United, July 2010