2018–19 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

2018–19 EFL Trophy
Country	England; Wales
Teams	64
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Doncaster Rovers
	2018–19 season
Chairman	David Blunt
Manager	Grant McCann
Stadium	Keepmoat Stadium
League One	6th
FA Cup	Fifth round (vs. Crystal Palace)
EFL Cup	Second round (vs. Blackpool)
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: John Marquis (21); All: John Marquis (25)
Highest home attendance	14,010 vs Crystal Palace; (FA Cup, 17 February '19)
Lowest home attendance	1,420 vs Grimsby Town; (EFL Trophy, 9 October '18)
Average home league attendance	8,098
Biggest win	7–0 vs Chorley; (FA Cup, 20 November '18)
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs Fleetwood Town; (6 October '18); 0–4 vs Luton Town; (23 March '19)
Home colours	Away colours
← 2017–18	2019–20 →

The 2018–19 season was Doncaster Rovers' 140th season in their existence, 16th consecutive season in the Football League and second consecutive season in League One.^[1] Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Squad

Detailed overview

League caps and goals up to the start of season 2018–19.

Players with name and squad number struck through and marked

left the club during the playing season.

No.	Name	Position (s)	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Club caps	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Ian Lawlor	GK	Dublin	(1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 29)	58	0	–	–	Manchester City
13	Marko Maroši	GK	Michalovce	(1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 30)	53	0	–	–	Wigan Athletic
Defenders
3	Danny Andrew	LB	Holbeach	(1990-12-23) 23 December 1990 (age 33)	6	0	–	–	Grimsby Town
6	Andy Butler	CB	Doncaster	(1983-11-04) 4 November 1983 (age 40)	174	14	–	–	Sheffield United
8	~~Niall Mason~~	LB/RB	Bromley	(1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27)	92	3	–	–	Aston Villa
15	Joe Wright	CB	Monk Fryston, England	(1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 29)	65	0	–	–	Huddersfield Town
20	Tyler Garratt	LB	Lincoln	(1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 27)	28	0	–	–	Bolton Wanderers
25	~~Mitchell Lund~~	RB	Leeds	(1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 28)	45	2	–	–	Academy
39	Danny Amos	LB	Sheffield, England	(1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 24)	5	0	–	–	Academy
?	Tom Anderson	CB	Burnley	(1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 31)	7	2	–	–	Burnley
Midfielders
4	Luke McCullough	DM	Portadown	(1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 30)	111	1	6	0	Manchester United
10	Tommy Rowe	LM	Wythenshawe	(1988-09-24) 24 September 1988 (age 35)	104	25	–	–	Wolverhampton Wanderers
12	Benjamin Whiteman	AM/CM/RM	Rochdale	(1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28)	47	7	–	–	Sheffield United
17	Matty Blair	RM/RB	Warwick	(1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 35)	94	5	–	–	Mansfield Town
22	Alfie Beestin	AM/CF	Leeds	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 26)	41	3	–	–	Tadcaster Albion
26	James Coppinger	AM/RM/CM	Guisborough	(1981-01-18) 18 January 1981 (age 43)	574	65	–	–	Exeter City
27	~~Issam Ben Khémis~~	LM/CM	Paris, France	(1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 28)	9	1	1	0	FC Lorient
30	~~Jacob Fletcher~~	CM	Doncaster	(2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 (age 24)	3	0	–	–	Academy
32	Cody Prior	CM	Kilkenny	(1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 (age 24)	2	0	–	–	Academy
37	~~Morgan James~~	RM	Rotherham	(1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 25)	2	0	–	–	Academy
Forwards
9	John Marquis	CF	Lewisham	(1992-05-16) 16 May 1992 (age 32)	99	41	–	–	Millwall
14	Liam Mandeville	CF	Lincoln	(1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 27)	64	15	–	–	Academy
19	Alfie May	CF	Leeds	(1993-07-02) 2 July 1993 (age 31)	47	9	–	–	Hythe Town
21	Will Longbottom	CF	Leeds	(1998-12-12) 12 December 1998 (age 25)	9	1	–	–	Academy
23	Alex Kiwomya	CF/RW	Sheffield	(1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 (age 28)	12	1	–	–	Chelsea
34	Lewis Scattergood	CF	Worksop	(2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 24)	1	0	–	–	Academy
38	~~James Morris~~	CF	Doncaster	(2000-01-02) 2 January 2000 (age 24)	1	0	–	–	Academy

Statistics

This includes any players featured in a match day squad in any competition.

As of 17 May 2019

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		League One Play-offs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Ian Lawlor	17	0	10	0	4	0	1	0	2	0
2	MF		Niall Mason	28	0	19+1	0	4	0	2	0	0+2	0
3	DF		Danny Andrew	54	5	46	4	6	0	2	1	0	0
4	DF		Luke McCullough	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
5	DF		Joe Wright	17	2	14	2	0+1	0	2	0	0	0
6	DF		Andy Butler	46	2	39+1	1	4	1	1	0	1	0
7	FW		Mallik Wilks	53	16	42+4	14	2+2	1	1	1	1+1	0
8	MF		Ben Whiteman	48	5	39+1	3	6	2	2	0	0	0
9	FW		John Marquis	52	25	44	21	6	3	1	0	1	1
10	MF		Tommy Rowe	38	5	18+14	5	1+3	0	1	0	1	0
11	MF		Ali Crawford	41	3	25+10	3	2+2	0	0	0	2	0
12	DF		Tom Anderson	33	2	21+2	1	6	1	1	0	3	0
13	GK		Marko Maroši	40	0	36	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
14	MF		Alfie Beestin	9	0	0+5	0	0	0	0+1	0	3	0
15	MF		Herbie Kane	47	7	37+1	4	6	3	1	0	2	0
16	MF		Paul Taylor	19	1	1+13	1	0+2	0	1+1	0	1	0
17	MF		Matty Blair	52	5	31+11	4	5+1	1	2	0	2	0
18	MF		Issam Ben Khémis	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
18	FW		Tyler Smith	14	2	2+12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Alfie May	45	11	8+26	2	5+1	4	1+1	1	2+1	4
21	FW		Will Longbottom	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
22	MF		Jermaine Anderson	12	1	1+8	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
22	MF		Kieran Sadlier	17	3	6+8	3	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW		Alex Kiwomya	4	0	1+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
24	DF		Danny Amos	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	DF		Shane Blaney	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
26	FW		James Coppinger	49	4	38+5	4	5	0	1	0	0	0
28	DF		Mitchell Lund	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
29	DF		Shaun Cummings	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31	DF		Paul Downing	21	0	17+1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
32	MF		Cody Prior	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33	GK		Louis Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW		James Morris	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
35	DF		Branden Horton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
36	FW		Myron Gibbons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	GK		Declan Ogley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF		Anthony Greaves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	FW		Rieves Boocock	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF		Lirak Hasani	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF		Aaron Lewis	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goals record

As of 17 May 2019.^[2]

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	League One Play-offs	Total
1	9	FW	John Marquis	21	3	0	1	1	26
2	7	FW	Mallik Wilks	14	1	1	0	0	16
3	19	FW	Alfie May	2	4	1	4	0	11
4	15	MF	Herbie Kane	4	3	0	0	0	7
5	10	MF	Tommy Rowe	5	0	0	0	1	6
5	17	MF	Matty Blair	4	1	0	0	1	6
7	3	DF	Danny Andrew	4	0	1	0	0	5
7	8	MF	Ben Whiteman	3	2	0	0	0	5
9	26	MF	James Coppinger	4	0	0	0	0	4
10	11	MF	Ali Crawford	3	0	0	0	0	3
	22	MF	Kieran Sadlier	3	0	0	0	0	3
	6	DF	Andy Butler	1	1	0	0	1	3
13	5	DF	Joe Wright	2	0	0	0	0	2
	18	FW	Tyler Smith	2	0	0	0	0	2
	12	DF	Tom Anderson	1	1	0	0	0	2
16	22	MF	Jermaine Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	1
16	16	MF	Paul Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	1
-			Own goal	1	0	0	0	0	1
Total				76	16	3	5	4	104

Disciplinary record

As of 17 May 2019.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			League One Play-offs			Total
No.	Pos.	Name
2	DF	Niall Mason	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
3	DF	Danny Andrew	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
5	DF	Joe Wright	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
6	DF	Andy Butler	10	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	0	0
7	FW	Mallik Wilks	8	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
8	MF	Ben Whiteman	9	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	0	0
9	FW	John Marquis	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0
10	MF	Tommy Rowe	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
11	MF	Ali Crawford	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
12	DF	Tom Anderson	4	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0
13	GK	Marko Maroši	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
15	MF	Herbie Kane	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
16	MF	Paul Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
17	MF	Matty Blair	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
18	MF	Issam Ben Khémis	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
18	FW	Tyler Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
22	MF	Jermaine Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
22	MF	Kieran Sadlier	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
23	FW	Alex Kiwomya	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
26	MF	James Coppinger	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
31	DF	Paul Downing	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
44	DF	Aaron Lewis	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Total			91	1	1	10	1	0	6	0	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	114	2	1

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CB	Tom Anderson	Burnley	Free transfer	^[3]
1 July 2018	CF	Max Watters	Ashford United	Undisclosed	^[4]
10 July 2018	LM	Ali Crawford	Hamilton Academical	Free transfer	^[5]
2 August 2018	CF	Paul Taylor	Bradford City	Free transfer	^[6]
14 November 2018	RB	Shaun Cummings	Rotherham United	Free transfer	^[7]
1 January 2019	LW	Kieran Sadlier	Cork City	Free transfer	^[8]
14 January 2019	DF	Rian McLean	Enfield Town	Undisclosed	^[9]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	RB	Craig Alcock	Cheltenham Town	Released	^[10]^[11]
1 July 2018	CB	Mathieu Baudry	Milton Keynes Dons	Released	^[10]^[12]
1 July 2018	LB	Cedric Evina	Notts County	Released	^[10]^[13]
1 July 2018	CB	Reece Fielding	Ossett United	Released	^[10]^[14]
1 July 2018	RM	Tyler Walker	Boston Town	Released	^[10]
1 July 2018	CF	Andy Williams	Northampton Town	Released	^[10]^[15]
1 January 2019	CM	Issam Ben Khémis	Stade Tunisien	Mutual consent	^[16]
31 January 2019	CF	Paul Taylor	Stevenage	Mutual consent	^[17]
31 January 2019	RB	Mitchell Lund	Bradford (Park Avenue)	Mutual consent	^[17]
31 January 2019	CF	James Morris	Free agent	Mutual consent	^[17]
31 January 2019	CM	Jacob Fletcher	Free agent	Mutual consent	^[17]
31 January 2019	RM	Morgan James	Hyde United	Mutual consent	^[17]
19 March 2019	RB	Niall Mason	Peterborough United	Released	^[18]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
11 July 2018	CF	Mallik Wilks	Leeds United	31 May 2019	^[19]^[20]
2 August 2018	CM	Herbie Kane	Liverpool	31 May 2019	^[21]^[22]
24 August 2018	CM	Jermaine Anderson	Peterborough United	January 2019	^[23]
1 January 2019	CF	Tyler Smith	Sheffield United	31 May 2019	^[24]
3 January 2019	RB	Aaron Lewis	Swansea City	31 May 2019	^[25]
24 January 2019	CB	Paul Downing	Blackburn Rovers	31 May 2019	^[26]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Name	To	End date	Ref.
12 July 2018	CF	Liam Mandeville	Morecambe	31 May 2019	^[27]
24 July 2018	CB	Shane Blaney	Tamworth	January 2019	^[28]
2 August 2018	LB	Tyler Garratt	AFC Wimbledon	31 May 2019	^[29]
2 August 2018	FW	James Morris	Tamworth	September 2018	^[30]
9 August 2018	GK	Louis Jones	Grantham Town	September 2018	^[31]
9 August 2018	RW	Max Watters	Grantham Town	September 2018	^[31]
20 August 2018	DM	Luke McCullough	Tranmere Rovers	31 May 2019	^[32]^[33]
7 September 2018	FW	James Morris	Frickley Athletic	October 2018	^[34]
9 October 2018	CM	Jacob Fletcher	Grantham Town	November 2018	^[35]
10 October 2018	CB	Shane Blaney	Grantham Town	November 2018	^[36]
10 October 2018	MF	Morgan James	Stafford Rangers	November 2018	^[36]
11 October 2018	RW	Alex Kiwomya	Chesterfield	31 May 2019	^[37]^[38]^[39]^[40]
7 November 2018	DF	Branden Horton	Gainsborough Trinity	Work experience	^[41]
11 December 2018	SS	Alfie Beestin	Chesterfield	14 February 2019	^[42]^[40]
8 January 2019	LB	Danny Amos	Hartlepool United	31 May 2019	^[43]
18 January 2019	MF	Max Watters	Gainsborough Trinity	17 February 2019	^[44]
19 January 2019	MF	Cody Prior	Nuneaton Borough	17 February 2019	^[45]
25 January 2019	FW	Will Longbottom	Gainsborough Trinity	25 February 2019	^[46]

Competitions

Friendlies

Doncaster Rovers announced pre-season friendlies against Alfreton Town, Frickley Athletic, Birmingham City and Sheffield United.^[47]^[48]^[49]^[50]

7 July 2018 Friendly	Alfreton Town	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Alfreton
12:00 BST		Report	Wright 60'	Stadium: North Street

10 July 2018 Friendly	Frickley Athletic	0–5	Doncaster Rovers	South Elmsall
19:30 BST		Report	Marquis 33' Fielding 42' May 63' Lund 69' Morris 74'	Stadium: Westfield Lane

20 July 2018 (2018-07-20) Friendly	Birmingham City	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Solihull
19:00 BST	Adams 87'	Report		Stadium: Autotech Stadium

24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly	Grimsby Town	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Cleethorpes
19:30 BST	Hall-Johnson 23'	Report		Stadium: Blundell Park

27 July 2018 Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Sheffield United	Doncaster
19:45 BST		Report	McGoldrick 74' Sharp 79'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

League One

League table

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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	20	13	13	74	56	+18	73	13	7	3	45	21	+24	7	6	10	29	35	−6

Last updated: 27 April 2019.
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/doncaster-rovers/tab/leagueTables/4-may-2019/

Results by matchday

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Matches

August

4 August 2018 1	Southend United	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST	Turner 35' Hopper 75' 90+10' Robinson 86'	Report	Butler 29' Marquis 51' Mason 57' Wilks 58' 90+1' Rowe 70' 90+5' Kiwomya 90+7'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,147 Referee: Craig Hicks

11 August 2018 2	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Butler 16' Whiteman 24' Wilks 55' Rowe 76' Wright 78' Marquis 80'	Report	El-Abd 50' Stewart 76' Gape 89'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,122 Referee: Carl Boyeson

18 August 2018 3	Burton Albion	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Boyce 47' Brayford 79'	Report	Butler 67'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,129 Referee: Peter Bankes

21 August 2018 4	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Shrewsbury Town	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Wilks 37'	Report	Waterfall 39'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,943 Referee: Darren Drysdale

25 August 2018 5	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Portsmouth	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Whiteman 45+2' Kane 74' Maroši 83'	Report	Thompson 29' Close 79' Whatmough 81'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,618 Referee: Andy Haines

September

1 September 2018 6	Peterborough United	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Raynor 31', 82' Tafazolli 58' Daniel 66' Evans 78', 82'	Report	Kane 31' Marquis 40' Wilks 50' Whiteman 81'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 7,060 Referee: Darren Bond

8 September 2018 7	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Luton Town	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Blair 6' Whiteman 46' Wright 55' Blair 61'	Report	Collins 35' Lee 45+1'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,526 Referee: Tom Nield

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8	Walsall	1–4	Doncaster Rovers	Walsall
15:00 BST	Ferrier 17' 65' Leahy 33' Dobson 57'	Report	Marquis 33' (pen.) Wilks 58' Coppinger 66' Kane 69' Mason 71' Butler 89' Blair 90+2' 90+3'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,546 Referee: Antony Coggins

22 September 2018 9	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Bradford City	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Marquis 23', 52' Whiteman 45' Mason 47' Whiteman 45' Wright 57'	Report	Knight-Percival 32' Ball 51' Wood 55' Miller 81' McGowan 87'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,481 Referee: Martin Coy

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10	Plymouth Argyle	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Lameiras 40' Grant 67' Carey 90+6', 74'	Report	J. Anderson 2' Marquis 18', 90', 90+8' Wright 45+2' Blair 57' Andrew 79'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,532 Referee: Kevin Johnson

October

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Accrington
19:45 BST	Ihiekwe 71' Zanzala 87', 88'	Report	Kane 45+3' Andrew 65'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,327 Referee: Peter Wright

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12	Doncaster Rovers	0–4	Fleetwood Town	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Wright 43' Kane 61'	Report	Evans 4' (pen), 45' Husband 9' Wallace 34', 44' Eastham 45+5' Hunter 49' Taylor 64'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,846 Referee: John Busby

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 13	Rochdale	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Henderson 59' (pen) Williams 70' Cannon 73' Ntlhe 82'	Report	Mason 17' Crawford 20' Wright 27' Butler 50' J. Anderson 68' Taylor 88'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Scott Oldham

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14	Doncaster Rovers	3–3	Gillingham	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Marquis 51' Wilks 67' Whiteman 74' Taylor 90+1'	Report	Fuller 7' Eaves 25', 71' Zakuani 26' Stevenson 28' Reilly 65' Ehmer 88'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,891 Referee: Graham Salisbury

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Sunderland	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Wilks 28' Whiteman 28' Mason 59' Wright 90' Butler 90+2' Marquis ??'	Report	McGeouch 14' Cattermole 16' Honeyman 34' Maguire 47' James 49'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 11,881 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16	Coventry City	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Coventry
15:00 BST	Hiwula-Mayifuila 21' Thomas 41'	Report	Kane 14' Wright 69' Anderson 78'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,006 Referee: Carl Boyeson

November

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Aribo 18' Grant 33' Ward 70'	Report	T. Anderson 45+1' Mason 45+2' Whiteman 77' Butler 77'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 9,873 Referee: Gavin Ward

17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Wimbledon	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Crawford 35' Rowe 86'	Report	Pinnock 26' Trotter 36' Wordsworth 75' Barcham 90+1'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,843 Referee: Antony Coggins

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19	Barnsley	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Woodrow 62' Cavaré 90+4'	Report	Kane 47' 52'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 13,573 Referee: Michael Salisbury

27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Blackpool	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	T. Anderson 29' Kane 45+3' Marquis 78'	Report	Pritchard 60' Heneghan 86'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,473 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

December

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21	Bristol Rovers	0–4	Doncaster Rovers	Horfield, Bristol
15:00 GMT		Report	Marquis 10' Wilks 43' 59' Coppinger 45' T Anderson 54'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,356 Referee: John Busby

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Doncaster
12:15 GMT	Whiteman 6' 43' Kane 10' 21' Marquis 43' 85'	Report	Borthwick-Jackson 53'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,969 Referee: Andy Woolmer

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23	Doncaster Rovers	2–2	Oxford United	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Whiteman 20' (pen) Crawford 45' Butler 80' May 90'	Report	Dickie 9' Mousinho 45+2' Hanson 45+3' Ruffels 61' 90+7' Whyte 64'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,425 Referee: Alan Young

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24	Fleetwood Town	3–0	Doncaster Rovers	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Madden 11', 90+1' Sheron 14' Hunter 48' Coyle 61'	Report	Butler 55' Andrew 63' Rowe 89'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,908 Referee: Peter Wright

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25	Gillingham	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Byrne 39' Reilly 88'	Report	Marquis 28' Rowe 53' Wilks 54' Andrew 61'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,791 Referee: Neil Hair

January

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26	Doncaster Rovers	5–0	Rochdale	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	May 1' Crawford 23' Marquis 28', 75' T Anderson 50' Coppinger 82'	Report	McGahey 39' Williams 60' Camps 66' Inman 72' Rathbone 75'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,408 Referee: Martin Coy

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27	Wycombe Wanderers	3–2	Doncaster Rovers	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Jacobson 75' Cowan-Hall 77', 90+4' 90+5' Gape 80' Thompson 90' 90+9' Allsop 90+8'	Report	Blair 46' Marquis 60' 80' Rowe 70' Kane 84' Butler 90+9'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,747 Referee: Trevor Kettle

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28	Doncaster Rovers	2–2	Burton Albion	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Smith 53', 75', 76'	Report	Brayford 8', 90'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,202 Referee: Paul Marsden

February

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 29	Portsmouth	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Thompson 7' Bogle 54' Lowe 56' Burgess 65' Naylor 88'	Report	Wilks 30' Lewis 42'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,800 Referee: Alan Young

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 30	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	Peterborough United	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Wilks 45+5' Downing 60' Blair 62' Marquis 65' Sadlier 74'	Report	Cooper 6' Denton 35', 45' Toney 45+5' Naismith 84'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 9,627 Referee: Carl Boyeson

12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) 31	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Southend United	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Marquis 14' Lewis 26' Wilks 55' Kane 73'	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,557 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 32	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Scunthorpe
13:00 GMT	Sutton 12' McArdle 61' Wootton 69'	Report	Wilks 25' Downing 63'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 6,255 Referee: John Brooks

26 February 2019 (2019-02-26) 33	Shrewsbury Town	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT	Waterfall 11' Laurent 18' Campbell 35' Grant 39' Sears 81'	Report	Rowe 86'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,394 Referee: Matt Donohue

March

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 34	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Wilks 76' 90+8'	Report	Marquis 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,385 Referee: Ben Toner

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 35	Wimbledon	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT	Wagstaff 44' Seddon 67' McLoughlin 90+3'	Report	Marquis 44', 51'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,203 Referee: Paul Marsden

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 36	Blackpool	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Nottingham 49' 90+4'	Report	Rowe 73'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,404 Referee: Peter Wright

15 March 2019 (2019-03-15) 37	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Barnsley	Doncaster
19:45 GMT		Report	Lindsay 20' Mowatt 90+1'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 11,710 Referee: Ross Joyce

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 38	Luton Town	4–0	Doncaster Rovers	Luton
15:00GMT	Mpanzu 33' 69' Hylton 57' LuaLua 82' Berry 90+2'	Report	Lewis 11' Blair 45' Coppinger 78'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,071 Referee: John Busby

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26) 39	Doncaster Rovers	4–1	Bristol Rovers	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Coppinger 2', 12' Wilks 31' 49' Sadlier 46'	Report	Clarke-Harris 66' Holmes-Dennis 70' Upson 74' Clarke 90+4'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,907 Referee: Martin Coy

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	Walsall	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Marquis 3' (pen) Wilks 4' Andrew 39'	Report	Gordon 14' Leahy 90+4'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,630 Referee: Graham Salisbury

April

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41	Bradford City	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Bradford
15:00 BST	Caddis 90+1'	Report	Marquis 33' Rowe 65' Wilks 73' Blair 88'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 16,496 Referee: Dean Whitestone

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Rowe 7' Butler 40' Andrew 44'	Report	Songo'o 4' Canavan 66'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,795 Referee: Ollie Yates

19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43	Sunderland	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Sunderland
17:15 BST	Morgan 7' Wyke 32' Cattermole 67'	Report	Andrew 87'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 34,287 Referee: Andy Woolmer

23 April 2019 (2019-04-23) 44	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Andrew 90' Sadlier 90+2'	Report	McConville 17' Smyth 44'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,222 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

29 April 2019 (2019-04-29) 45	Oxford United	2–2	Doncaster Rovers	Oxford
15:00 BST	Browne 13' 67' Henry 49' Nelson 71'	Report	Marquis 7' Downing 12' Jones 61' (o.g.) Blair 80' Kane 88'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Charles Breakspear

May

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Coventry City	Doncaster
17:30 BST	Sadlier 20' 31' Wilks 56' Rowe 84' Marquis 85'	Report	Thomas 36'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 12,794 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Play-offs

12 May 2019 (2019-05-12) Semi-final first leg	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Doncaster
12:15 BST	Blair 87'	Report	Bauer 27' Taylor 32' Aribo 34'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 11,140 Referee: Oliver Langford

17 May 2019 (2019-05-17) Semi-final second leg	Charlton Athletic	2–3 (a.e.t.) (4–4 agg.) (4–3 p)	Doncaster Rovers	Charlton
19:45 BST	Bielik 2' 38' Pratley 101' Aribo 113' Pratley 120'	Report	Rowe 11' Downing 48' Whiteman 60' Butler 60' 88' Marquis 100'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 25,428 Referee: Gavin Ward
		Penalties
	Solly Cullen Taylor Aribo Sarr		Whiteman Sadlier Crawford Marquis Rowe

FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.^[51] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.^[52] The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.^[53] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.^[54] The fifth round draw was broadcast on 28 January 2019 live on BBC, Alex Scott and Ian Wright conducted the draw.^[55]

11 November 2018 (2018-11-11) First round	Chorley	2–2	Doncaster Rovers	Chorley
12:45 GMT	O'Keefe 2' Meppen-Walter 43' Challoner 61' Wilson 62' Newby 72' Carver 81' Whitham 85'	Report	Kane 11', 77' Blair 42' Whiteman 82' T. Anderson 82'	Stadium: Victory Park Attendance: 3,239 Referee: Ross Joyce

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20) First round replay	Doncaster Rovers	7–0	Chorley	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	May 7', 30', 36', 81' Blair 21' Kane 28' T. Anderson 49', 59' Marquis 85'	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 3,048 Referee: Darren Drysdale

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Second round	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Doncaster Rovers	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Clarke 90+2'	Report	Butler 61' 66' Marquis 77'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 3,249 Referee: Brett Huxtable

6 January 2019 (2019-01-06) Third round	Preston North End	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Preston
14:00 GMT	Ledson 38' Hughes 56' Gallagher 71'	Report	Butler 2' Marquis 5' Wilks 33' 87' Anderson 72' Andrew 77'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,101 Referee: Andy Davies

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) Fourth round	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Mason 66' Whiteman 68', 90' (pen.) Wilks 73'		Baxter 73' Clarke 84' 90+6' Edmundson 86' Branger 89'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 11,260 Referee: Peter Bankes

17 February 2019 (2019-02-17) Fifth round	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Crystal Palace	Doncaster
16:00 GMT	Whiteman 81'	Report	Schlupp 8' Meyer 45+2'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 14,010 Referee: Mike Dean

EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.^[56] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.^[57]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Scunthorpe
19:45 BST	Perch 33' Clarke HT' Humphrys 90+2'	Report	Whiteman 26' Wilks 36' Butler HT' Andrew 56'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,272 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Blackpool	Doncaster
19:45 BST	May 23' Wright 31' Anderson 40' Ben Khémis 90'	Report	Nottingham 38' Pritchard 60' Turton 75' O'Connor 90+2'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 3,188 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.^[58]

The 2018–19 EFL Trophy, known as the Checkatrade Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 36th season in the history of the competition, a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two of the English football system, and also including 16 Premier League and Championship "B teams" with Category One status.

4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group stages	Doncaster Rovers	1–3	Newcastle United U21	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Marquis 45+7' Blair 68'	Report	Allan 14' Roberts 65' Sorensen 86' S. Longstaff 90+6'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 1,544 Referee: Matthew Donohue

9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Grimsby Town	Doncaster
19:45 BST	May 23', 57' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 1,420

14 November 2018 (2018-11-14) Group stages	Notts County	4–2	Doncaster Rovers	Nottingham
19:45 GMT	Dennis 15', 40', 64' (pen.) Boldewijn 26'	Report	May 50', 70'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 915

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