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Doncaster Rovers F.C.
2008–09 season
ManagerSean O'Driscoll
StadiumKeepmoat Stadium
Championship14th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paul Heffernan (10)
All:
Paul Heffernan (10)[1]
Highest home attendance14,823 (vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 14 February 2009)
Lowest home attendance9,534 (vs. Swansea City, 1 November 2008)
Average home league attendance11,964

During the 2008–09 English football season, Doncaster Rovers F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

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Doncaster endured a tough start to life in the second tier of English football and stood bottom of the league after 24 games with only 4 league wins. However, Doncaster went on an eight-match unbeaten run that lifted them to mid-table, and finished the season in a secure 14th place, above more fancied sides like Crystal Palace and Derby County.[2]

Kit

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Squad

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Squad at end of season[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Neil Sullivan[note 1]
2 DF England ENG James O'Connor
3 DF Wales WAL Gareth Roberts
4 DF Netherlands NED Jos van Nieuwstadt
5 DF England ENG Matthew Mills
6 DF England ENG James Chambers
7 FW England ENG Lewis Guy
8 MF Wales WAL Brian Stock[note 2]
9 FW Jamaica JAM Darren Byfield[note 3]
10 FW Wales WAL Gareth Taylor[note 4]
11 DF England ENG Adam Lockwood
12 FW England ENG James Hayter
13 GK England ENG Ben Smith
14 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Heffernan
15 MF England ENG Mark Wilson
16 FW Northern Ireland NIR Dean Shiels
17 MF Scotland SCO Martin Woods
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Scotland SCO Sean McDaid[note 5]
19 MF England ENG Richie Wellens
20 MF England ENG John Spicer
21 DF England ENG Sam Hird
22 GK Wales WAL Kyle Letheren (on loan from Barnsley)
23 FW Wales WAL Jason Price
24 DF Scotland SCO Gordon Greer
25 MF Northern Ireland NIR Stuart Elliott
26 FW England ENG James Coppinger
27 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Kazenga LuaLua (on loan from Newcastle United)
29 FW England ENG Waide Fairhurst
31 FW England ENG Tomi Ameobi
32 FW England ENG Stephen Brooker
33 GK England ENG Gary Woods
34 MF England ENG Robbie Clark
35 DF England ENG Charles Fisher

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF England ENG Andrew Boyce (released)
27 MF England ENG Craig Nelthorpe (to Oxford United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 DF Netherlands Antilles ANT Shelton Martis (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)

Competitions

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Championship

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 13 17 51 58 −7 61
13 Watford 46 16 10 20 68 72 −4 58
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 17 7 22 42 53 −11 58
15 Crystal Palace 46 15 12 19 52 55 −3 56[a]
16 Blackpool 46 13 17 16 47 58 −11 56
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Crystal Palace were give a one-point deduction for using an ineligible player during a match against Sheffield United on 3 May 2009.[5]

Results

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Championship match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
9 August 2008 Derby County A W 1–0 Guy 59' 33,010 [6]
16 August 2008 Cardiff City H D 1–1 Guy 67' 11,873 [7]
23 August 2008 Queens Park Rangers A L 0–2 15,536 [8]
30 August 2008 Coventry City H W 1–0 Wellens 31' 11,806 [9]
13 September 2008 Birmingham City A L 0–1 18,165 [10]
16 September 2008 Charlton Athletic H L 0–1 10,483 [11]
20 September 2008 Bristol City A L 1–4 Wellens 69' 15,960 [12]
27 September 2008 Southampton H L 0–2 10,867 [13]
30 September 2008 Sheffield United H L 0–2 14,242 [14]
4 October 2008 Barnsley A L 1–4 Stock 11' pen. 15,086 [15]
18 October 2008 Blackpool H D 0–0 11,342 [16]
21 October 2008 Reading A L 1–2 van Nieuwstadt 74' 17,294 [17]
25 October 2008 Norwich City A L 1–2 Stock 77' pen. 24,543 [18]
28 October 2008 Barnsley H L 0–1 13,251 [19]
1 November 2008 Swansea City H D 0–0 9,534 [20]
8 November 2008 Sheffield Wednesday A L 0–1 20,872 [21]
15 November 2008 Ipswich Town H W 1–0 Martis 42' 10,823 [22]
22 November 2008 Burnley A D 0–0 12,173 [23]
25 November 2008 Nottingham Forest H D 0–0 12,612 [24]
29 November 2008 Watford A D 1–1 Brooker 70' 14,008 [25]
6 December 2008 Plymouth Argyle H W 1–0 Stock 37' 10,187 [26]
9 December 2008 Preston North End A L 0–1 13,152 [27]
13 December 2008 Crystal Palace A L 1–2 Heffernan 15' 13,811 [28]
20 December 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers H L 0–1 13,669 [29]
26 December 2008 Nottingham Forest A W 4–2 Heffernan 12', 65', Woods 33', Wellens 45' 26,501 [30][31]
28 December 2008 Burnley H W 2–1 Coppinger 37', Stock 40' pen. 14,020 [32]
17 January 2009 Southampton A W 2–1 Woods 46', Coppinger 81' 15,837 [33]
27 January 2009 Sheffield United A W 1–0 O'Connor 50' 26,555 [34]
30 January 2009 Norwich City H D 1–1 Heffernan 23' 12,384 [35]
7 February 2009 Blackpool A W 3–2 Stock 26', Hird 54', Coppinger 64' 7,452 [36]
14 February 2009 Sheffield Wednesday H W 1–0 Heffernan 31' 14,823 [37]
17 February 2009 Bristol City H W 1–0 Heffernan 4' 10,928 [38]
21 February 2009 Swansea City A L 1–3 Coppinger 11' 16,161 [39]
27 February 2009 Derby County H W 2–1 Heffernan 56', Wilson 71' 14,435 [40]
3 March 2009 Charlton Athletic A W 2–1 Coppinger 50', Stock 78' pen. 20,815 [41]
7 March 2009 Cardiff City A L 0–3 17,821 [42]
10 March 2009 Queens Park Rangers H W 2–0 Stewart 23 o.g., Heffernan 30' 10,223 [43]
14 March 2009 Birmingham City H L 0–2 11,482 [44]
17 March 2009 Reading H L 0–1 10,393 [45]
21 March 2009 Coventry City A L 0–1 18,498 [46]
4 April 2009 Watford H L 1–2 Hayter 85' 12,126 [47]
11 April 2009 Ipswich Town A W 3–1 Roberts 9', Heffernan 74', Hayter 85' 19,918 [48]
13 April 2009 Preston North End H L 0–2 11,648 [49]
18 April 2009 Plymouth Argyle A W 3–0 Spicer 15', Hayter 33', Heffernan 70' 11,100 [50]
25 April 2009 Crystal Palace H W 2–0 Shiels 45', Hayter 75' 12,031 [51]
3 May 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers A L 0–1 28,252 [52]

FA Cup

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FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
Third round 13 January 2009 Cheltenham Town A D 0–0 4,417 [53]
Third round replay 20 January 2009 Cheltenham Town H W 3–0 Stock 26', 58', Hird 36' 5,345 [54]
Fourth round 24 January 2009 Aston Villa H D 0–0 13,517 [55]
Fourth round replay 4 February 2009 Aston Villa A L 1–3 Price 45' 24,203 [56]

Football League Cup

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League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 12 August 2008 Notts County A L 0–1 (a.e.t.) 3,272 [57]

Notes

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  1. ^ Sullivan was born in Sutton, England, but qualifies to represent Scotland internationally, and made his international debut for Scotland in 1997.
  2. ^ Stock was born in Winchester, England, but qualifies to represent Wales internationally, and made his international debut for Wales in September 2009.
  3. ^ Byfield was born in Birmingham, England, but qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally, and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  4. ^ Taylor was born in Weston-super-Mare, England, but qualifies to represent Wales internationally through his father, and made his international debut for Wales in 1995.
  5. ^ Sullivan was born in Harrogate, England, but qualifies to represent Scotland internationally, and has represented Scotland at every youth level up to U-20.

References

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  3. ^ http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2008-2009/championship.html Kits for 2008–09 Championship clubs
  4. ^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2008-2009/flcham/doncast.htm Doncaster Rovers squad for 2008–09 season
  5. ^ "Crystal Palace have one point deduction for fielding ineligible Rui Fonte". The Guardian. 1 June 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
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  11. ^ "Doncaster 0–1 Charlton". BBC Sport. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Bristol City 4–1 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 20 September 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Doncaster 0–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
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  35. ^ "Doncaster 1–1 Norwich". BBC Sport. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
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  49. ^ "Doncaster 0–2 Preston". BBC Sport. 13 April 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  50. ^ "Plymouth 0–3 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
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  54. ^ "Doncaster 3–0 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
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