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 the 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.
Players
First team
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 Leeds United First team goalkeeper 33 Gary Woods GK Manchester United Defenders 2 James O'Connor RB Bournemouth 6 James Chambers RB Leicester City 24 Mustapha Dumbuya RB Grays Athletic 11 Adam Lockwood CB Yeovil Town Vice captain 4 Shelton Martis CB West Bromwich Albion 23 Byron Webster CB FK SIAD Most 21 Sam Hird CB Leeds United 5 Wayne Thomas CB Southampton 3 George Friend LB Wolverhampton Wanderers Midfielders 15 Mark Wilson DM FC Dallas 22 Dean Shiels RW Hibernian 26 James Coppinger RW Exeter City 8 Brian Stock CM Preston North End Captain 7 Martin Woods LM Rotherham United 18 Simon Gillett CM Southampton 14 Josh Payne MC West Ham United 34 Robbie Clark CM Youth academy Reserve team player 16 John Oster RW Crystal Palace Strikers 9 Steve Brooker ST Bristol City 10 Billy Sharp ST Sheffield United 12 James Hayter ST Bournemouth 29 Waide Fairhurst ST Youth academy Reserve team player 36 Bradley Grayson ST Youth academy Reserve team player
Squad statistics
Results Championship + Championship match detailsDateTimeOpponentVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance7 August 201015:00Preston North EndAwayW2–0O'Connor 12', Hayter 18'12,19014 August 201015:00Bristol CityHomeD1–1Sharp 90' pen.9,29121 August 201015:00Cardiff CityAwayL0–424,02728 August 201015:00Hull CityHomeW3–1Woods 2', Sharp 44' pen., Coppinger 69'11,14911 September 201015:00WatfordAwayD2–2Gillett 23', Friend 90'15,10114 September 201019:45Norwich CityHomeW3–1Coppinger 14', 50', 86'9,31417 September 201019:45Leeds UnitedHomeD0–013,29325 September 201015:00Queens Park RangersAwayL0–313,99028 September 201015:00Coventry CityAwayL1–2Sharp 43'12,2922 October 201015:00Nottingham ForestHomeD1–1Lockwood 33'10,75916 October 201015:00Scunthorpe UnitedAwayW3–1Sharp 31', 59' pen., O'Connor 72'7,00519 October 201019:45Derby CountyHomeL2–3Shiels 66', 68'9,00023 October 201015:00Sheffield UnitedHomeW2–0Coppinger 33', Sharp 42'8,98530 October 201015:00ReadingAwayL3–4Hayter 26', Martis 42', Shiels 50'15,5536 November 201015:00MillwallHomeW2–1Hayter 56', Healy 58'10,3569 November 201019:45BurnleyAwayD1–1Hayter 13'13,65513 November 201015:00PortsmouthAwayW3–2Hayter 15', Coppinger 26', Healy 79'14,82820 November 201015:00Swansea CityHomeD1–1Hayter 16'13,61427 November 201015:00Crystal PalaceAwayL0–112,47011 December 201015:00Leicester CityAwayL1–5Sharp 6'27,54917 December 201019:45MiddlesbroughHomeW2–1Hayter 22', Stock 90'9,5431 January 201115:00Scunthorpe UnitedHomeW3–0Sharp 26', Hayter 38', Mills 45'9,4473 January 201115:00Sheffield UnitedAwayD2–2Sharp 66', 74' pen.21,10215 January 201115:00ReadingHomeL0–39,49622 January 201115:00Ipswich TownAwayL2–3Sharp 6', 61'17,29825 January 201119:45BarnsleyHomeL0–210,7401 February 201119:45BurnleyHomeW1–0Duff 59' o.g.8,8935 February 201115:00MillwallAwayL0–111,42712 February 201115:00PortsmouthHomeL0–210,28815 February 201119:45Ipswich TownHomeL0–68,44819 February 201115:00Swansea CityAwayL0–313,30922 February 201119:45Norwich CityAwayD1–1Drury 83' o.g.25,52926 February 201115:00WatfordHomeD1–1Euell 45+1'8,9541 March 201119:45Derby CountyAwayW3–1Sharp 41', 48', Mills 71'24,2395 March 201115:00Leeds UnitedAwayL2–5Sharp 45+2', Moussa 49'27,0278 March 201119:45Coventry CityHomeD1–1Hayter 88'7,92112 March 201115:00Nottingham ForestAwayD0–025,44219 March 201115:00Queens Park RangersHomeL0–111,7472 April 201115:00Bristol CityAwayL0–113,7269 April 201115:00Cardiff CityHomeL1–3Coppinger 78'9,17412 April 201119:45Preston North EndHomeD1–1Stock 77'9,45616 April 201115:00Hull CityAwayL1–3Moussa 16'21,39522 April 201115:00Crystal PalaceHomeD0–014,31225 April 201115:00BarnsleyAwayD2–2Euell 59', 73'12,41830 April 201115:00Leicester CityHomeD1–1Brooker 50'11,7577 May 201112:45MiddlesbroughAwayL0–319,978
FA Cup + FA Cup match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round8 January 201115:00Wolverhampton WanderersHomeD2–2Sharp 41', Hayter 43'8,616Third round replay18 January 201119:45Wolverhampton WanderersAwayL0–510,031
League Cup + League Cup match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round10 August 201019:45Accrington StanleyHomeL1–2 Payne 57'4,603
Team kit 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
In First team
Reserves and academy
Total spending: £1.15 million
Out First team
Reserves and academy
Total income: £0 million
Loaned in
#PosPlayerFromStartEnd17AMCRyan MasonTottenham Hotspur13 August 2010Present20LBJoseph MillsSouthampton19 October 2010Present19FWDavid HealySunderland4 November 2010PresentCBMatthew KilgallonSunderland9 January 2011Present
Loaned out
#PosPlayerToStartEnd14MCJosh PayneOxford1 September 201031 December 201035MCRobbie ClarkSheffield F.C.9 October 2010Present
References