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2007–08 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

During the 2007–08 English football season, Doncaster Rovers F.C. competed in League One. The team were in fourth place by the New Year, and ended up in the top three during the final stages of the league. They were promoted to the Championship along with two other teams.

Doncaster Rovers F.C.
2007–08 season
ManagerSean O'Driscoll
StadiumKeepmoat Stadium
League One3rd (promoted)
FA CupFirst round
(Vs. Oldham Athletic)
League CupSecond round
(Vs. Plymouth Argyle
Football League TrophyQuarter finals
(Vs. Grimsby Town)
Top goalscorerLeague:
James Hayter, Paul Heffernan, Jason Price (7)
All:
James Hayter (11)
Average home league attendance7,978[1]

Season summary

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This was Doncaster's fourth consecutive season in League One.

With Adam Brown, Jan Budtz, Liam Green, Rob Pacey, Jon-Paul Pittman, and Sean Thornton released,[2] several new players were brought in for the beginning of the season. James Hayter was bought from Bournemouth, Gordon Greer came from Kilmarnock, free agents Sam Hird and Neil Sullivan came from Leeds, Richie Wellens from Oldham, Martin Woods from Rotherham, and Matt Mills was loaned from Manchester City.[2]

Rovers were in 4th place by the New Year,[2] and by the last game of the season they were in 2nd place but needed a win at Cheltenham to guarantee promotion to the Championship. Cheltenham won, as did 3rd placed Nottingham Forest, so Doncaster had to compete in the play-offs. First, they drew away at Southend where Paul Heffernan was sent off for a "head butt", but in the home leg they won 5–1, with James Coppinger getting a hattrick.[2]

The play-off final was at the new Wembley against a Leeds side that had failed to get an automatic place partly following a pre-season 15 point deduction for exiting administration without a CVA.[3] The contest attracted an attendance of 75,132, the biggest crowd Doncaster had ever played in front of.[2] From a Brian Stock corner, James Hayter headed in the only goal of the match in the 47th minute and Doncaster were promoted to the second tier after an absence of 50 years[4] when they had been relegated at the end of the 1957–58 season.

Progress in the three cup tournaments was limited.

The average league attendance figure of 7,978 was marginally up on the previous season and the highest since the 1969–70 season.[5]

During the season it was announced that Terry Bramall and Dick Watson had become equal controlling shareholders alongside John Ryan.[2]

League One

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Swansea City (C, P) 46 27 11 8 82 42 +40 92 Promotion to Football League Championship
2 Nottingham Forest (P) 46 22 16 8 64 32 +32 82
3 Doncaster Rovers (O, P) 46 23 11 12 65 41 +24 80 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Carlisle United 46 23 11 12 64 46 +18 80
5 Leeds United 46 27 10 9 72 38 +34 76[a]
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ↑ Leeds deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency.[6]

Results

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League One match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
11 August 2007 Millwall H D0–0 7,542 [7]
18 August 2007 Hartlepool United A L1–2 Hayter 71'5,544[8]
25 August 2007 AFC Bournemouth H L1–2 Greer 24'6,476[9]
1 September 2007 Swansea City A W2–1 Wellens 68', 84'11,933[10]
7 September 2007 Northampton Town A L0–2 5,274[11]
16 September 2007 Crewe Alexandra H W2–0 Heffernan 31', Woodards 48' o.g.6,726[12]
22 September 2007 Southend United A L2–3 G. Roberts 28', Guy 36'8,117[13]
29 September 2007 Cheltenham Town H W2–0 Guy 18', Mills 58'6,150[14]
2 October 2007 Walsall H L2–3 Mills 17', Guy 40'6,038[15]
6 October 2007 Luton Town A D1–1 Hayter 67'6,513[16]
14 October 2007 Huddersfield Town H W2–0 Stock 13', Wilson 65'6,866[17]
20 October 2007 Nottingham Forest A D0–0 23,108[18]
28 October 2007 Leyton Orient H W4–2 Wellens 52', 88', Price 69', Hayter 83'7,184[19]
3 November 2007 Swindon Town A W2–1 Stock 31', Guy 73'6,517[20]
6 November 2007 Gillingham A D1–1 Hayter 65' pen.5,030[21]
17 November 2007 Tranmere Rovers H D0–0 7,070[22]
24 November 2007 Port Vale A W3–1 Guy 59', Hayter 68', Wellens 81'4,581[23]
4 December 2007 Brighton & Hove Albion H D0–0 6,215[24]
8 December 2007 Oldham Athletic A D1–1 Hayter 90' pen.4,776[25]
16 December 2007 Yeovil Town H L1–2 Skiverton 90' o.g.5,967[26]
22 December 2007 Crewe Alexandra A W4–0 Price 38', 50', Green 90', Guy 90'4,122[27]
26 December 2007 Northampton Town H W2–0 McCammon 11', Lockwood 29'7,046[28]
29 December 2007 Southend United H W3–1 Lockwood 8', Green 30', G. Roberts 42'7,163[29]
1 January 2008 Walsall A D1–1 Price 45'6,266[30]
12 January 2008 Carlisle United H W1–0 Hayter 84'8,197[31]
19 January 2008 Leeds United A W1–0 Stock 21'31,402[32]
25 January 2008 Swansea City H L0–4 10,358[33]
29 January 2008 Hartlepool United H W2–0 Wellens 34', Lockwood 54'6,442[34]
2 February 2008 Millwall A W3–0 Price 43, Coppinger 77, Green 90'8,230[35]
9 February 2008 Bristol Rovers H W2–0 Stock 65' pen., Heffernan 90' pen.8,168[36]
12 February 2008 AFC Bournemouth A W2–0 Price 1', 70'4,947[37]
23 February 2008 Carlisle United A L0–1 8,390[38]
1 March 2008 Tranmere Rovers A W1–0 Coppinger 2'7,551[39]
4 March 2008 Bristol Rovers A W1–0 Heffernan 3'3,933[40]
8 March 2008 Port Vale H W2–1 Heffernan 11', McCammon 19'8,040[41]
11 March 2008 Gillingham H W2–1 Coppinger 4', Heffernan 48' pen.7,867[42]
15 March 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion A L0–1 6,252[43]
21 March 2008 Yeovil Town A L1–2 Heffernan 73'6,146[44]
24 March 2008 Oldham Athletic H D1–1 Heffernan 37'8,777[45]
28 March 2008 Nottingham Forest H W1–0 G. Roberts 74'12,508[46]
1 April 2008 Leeds United H L0–1 15,001[47]
5 April 2008 Huddersfield Town A D2–2 Taylor 52, Green 84'10,279[48]
11 April 2008 Swindon Town H W2–0 McDaid 39', Stock 68' pen.8,371[49]
19 April 2008 Leyton Orient A D1–1 McCammon 60'4,582[50]
26 April 2008 Luton Town H W2–0 Mills 34', McCammon 68'9,332[51]
3 May 2008 Cheltenham Town A L1–2 Green 76'6,787[52]

Play-offs

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League One play-offs match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
Semi-final first leg 9 May 2008Southend UnitedAD0–09,109[53]
Semi-final second leg 16 May 2008Southend UnitedHW5–1Stock 11' pen., Barrett 21' o.g., Coppinger 39', 52', 80'13,081[54]
Final 25 May 2008Leeds UnitedNW1–0Hayter 48'75,132[4]

FA Cup

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FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 10 November 2007Oldham AthleticAD2–2Hayter 63', 86'4,280[55]
First round replay 27 November 2007Oldham AthleticHL1–2McCammon 26'4,340[56]

League Cup

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League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 14 August 2007Lincoln CityHW4–1Hayter 23', Wellens 55', Heffernan 59', McCammon 73'5,084[57]
Second round 28 August 2007Plymouth ArgyleAL0–25,133[58]

Football League Trophy

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Football League Trophy match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 4 September 2007Bradford CityHW5–1McCammon 16', 41', Guy 24', Woods 64', Harban 78' o.g.4,710[59]
Second round 23 October 2007Oldham AthleticHW3–0Price 54', Green 74', Woods 87'4,608[60]
Quarter-final 13 November 2007Grimsby TownAD2–2
(4–5 p)		Guy 25', Heffernan 79' pen.4,011[61]

Squad

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Statistics

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Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneLeague One Play-offsFA CupLeague CupLeague Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland SCO Neil Sullivan 55046030202020
2 DF England ENG James O'Connor 49040030202020
3 DF Wales WAL Gareth Roberts 45335+2330102020
4 MF Wales WAL Stephen Roberts 28020+500000002+10
5 DF England ENG Graeme Lee 100+1000000000
7 FW England ENG Lewis Guy 39813+1661+201+101+1032
8 MF Wales WAL Brian Stock 46640531200010
9 FW Barbados BRB Mark McCammon 39822+940+30110+211+12
10 FW Wales WAL Gareth Taylor 1214+8100000000
11 DF England ENG Adam Lockwood 4433930+10202000
12 MF England ENG James Hayter 431122+1372+1122210+10
13 GK England ENG Ben Smith 200+000000001+10
14 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Heffernan 32918+9710002121
15 MF England ENG Mark Wilson 35124+8100001+1010
16 MF England ENG Anthony Griffith 000000000000
17 MF Scotland SCO Martin Woods 2227+800020202+12
18 MF Scotland SCO Sean McDaid 29114+10100101+1020
19 MF England ENG Richie Wellens 5274462020211+10
20 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Green 45626+12530100031
21 DF England ENG Sam Hird 903+103000001+10
22 DF England ENG Matthew Mills 41329+5330001030
23 MF Wales WAL Jason Price 35818+117300+200011
24 DF Scotland SCO Gordon Greer 17110+1100201+1020
25 MF Northern Ireland NIR Stuart Elliott 1001+9000000000
26 MF England ENG James Coppinger 46631+83331+101010
27 MF England ENG Craig Nelthorpe 400+20000+10000+10
30 DF England ENG Matt Noble 000000000000
Players who left the club during the season:
GK England ENG Barry Richardson 000000000000
MF Northern Ireland NIR Kevin Horlock 000000000000
FW Montserrat MSR Bruce Dyer 10000000000+10

Goals record

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As of 23 January 2018
RankNo.Po.NameLeague OneLeague One Play-offsFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotal
1 12FWJames Hayter7121011
2 14FWPaul Heffernan700119
3 23FWJason Price700018
7FWLewis Guy600028
9FWMark McCammon401128
6 19MFRichie Wellens600107
7 8MFBrian Stock510006
20MFPaul Green500016
26MFJames Coppinger330006
10 3DFGareth Roberts300003
22DFMatt Mills300003
11DFAdam Lockwood300003
13 17MFMartin Woods000022
14 24DFGordon Greer100001
15MFMark Wilson100001
10MFGareth Taylor100001
18MFSean McDaid100001
Own Goals210014
Total656341088

Disciplinary record

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As of 23 January 2018
No. Pos. Name League One League One Play-offs FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Yellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed card
1GKNeil Sullivan300100000000000400
2DFJames O'Connor300000000000000300
3DFGareth Roberts300000000000000300
4MFStephen Roberts301000000000000301
7FWLewis Guy101000000000000101
8MFBrian Stock600000200000000800
9FWMark McCammon400000000000000400
11DFAdam Lockwood500000000000000500
12FWJames Hayter100000000000000100
14FWPaul Heffernan100001000000000101
15MFMark Wilson300000000000000300
17MFMartin Woods100000000000000100
18MFSean McDaid000000000000100100
19MFRichie Wellens200000100000000300
20MFPaul Green200000000000000200
21DFSam Hird100000000000100200
22DFMatt Mills701000000000000701
23FWJason Price300000000000000300
25MFStuart Elliott100000000000000100
26MFJames Coppinger300000000000000300
Total53031013000002005904

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.
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