2025–26 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

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The 2025–26 season is the 147th season in the history of Doncaster Rovers Football Club and their first season back in League One since the 2021–22 season following promotion from League Two in the preceding season. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

OwnerDoncaster Rovers Limited

ChairmanTerry Bramall

ManagerGrant McCann

StadiumEco-Power Stadium

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Doncaster Rovers
2025–26 season
Owner	Doncaster Rovers Limited
Chairman	Terry Bramall
Manager	Grant McCann
Stadium	Eco-Power Stadium
League One	17th
← 2024–25 2026–27 →

Transfers and contracts

In

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Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
24 June 2025	CB	Seán Grehan	Crystal Palace	Undisclosed	^[1]
1 July 2025^[a]	CM	Robbie Gotts	Barrow	Free	^[2]
1 July 2025^[b]	CF	Brandon Hanlan	Wycombe Wanderers		^[3]
1 July 2025^[c]	LW	Glenn Middleton	Dundee United		^[4]
1 July 2025^[d]	CB	Matty Pearson	Huddersfield Town		^[5]
2 January 2026	LB	Bayley McCann	Barnsley	Undisclosed	^[6]
2 January 2026	CDM	Darren Robinson	Derby County	Free transfer	^[6]
6 January 2026	RW	Hakeeb Adelakun	Cheltenham Town	Free	^[7]

[a]
The transfer was announced on 15 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Barrow contract had expired
[b]
The transfer was announced on 13 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Wycombe contract had expired
[c]
The transfer was announced on 3 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Dundee United contract had expired
[d]
The transfer was announced on 12 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Huddersfield contract had expired

Out

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Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
1 September 2025	CF	Joe Ironside	Tranmere Rovers	Undisclosed	^[8]
10 January 2026	GK	Ian Lawlor	Crewe Alexandra	Free Transfer	^[9]

Loaned in

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Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
16 June 2025	GK	Thimothée Lo-Tutala	Hull City	31 May 2026	^[10]
24 June 2025	RW	Damola Ajayi	Tottenham Hotspur	1 January 2026^[a]	^[11]^[12]
27 June 2025	CB	Connor O'Riordan	Blackburn Rovers	5 January 2026^[b]	^[13]^[12]
5 August 2025	CDM	Charlie Crew	Leeds United	1 January 2026^[c]	^[14]^[12]
30 August 2025	CF	Toyosi Olusanya	Houston Dynamo	6 January 2026	^[15]
6 January 2026	CF	Francis Okoronkwo	Everton	6 March 2026^[d]	^[16]^[17]
10 January 2026	GK	Zander Clark	Heart of Midlothian	31 May 2026	^[18]
26 January 2026	CB	Neill Byrne	Bradford City		^[19]
2 February 2026	CAM	Elliot Lee	Wrexham		^[20]

[a]
On 23 December, it was announced that Ajayi would be recalled back to Tottenham in January
[b]
On 23 December, it was announced that O'Riordan would be recalled back to Blackburn on 5 January
[c]
On 23 December, it was announced that Crew would be recalled back to Leeds in January
[d]
On 6 March, Okoronkwo returned back to Everton due to a hamstring injury ruling him out for the rest of the season

Loaned out

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Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2025	CM	Sam Straughan-Brown	Peterborough Sports	25 March 2026^[a]	^[21]^[22]
2 July 2025	CB	Bobby Faulkner	Harrogate Town	31 May 2026	^[23]
24 July 2025	CM	Will Flint	Gateshead	9 February 2026^[b]	^[24]^[25]
31 July 2025	CB	Kasper Williams	Bridlington Town	11 September 2025	^[26]
8 August 2025	LW	Kyle Hurst	Gateshead	2 January 2026	^[27]
1 October 2025	CM	Zain Westbrooke	Scunthorpe United	31 May 2026^[c]	^[28]^[29]
13 November 2025	CAM	Joe Sbarra	Solihull Moors	31 May 2026^[d]	^[30]^[31]
22 December 2025	GK	Jake Oram	Hallam	19 January 2026	^[32]
24 December 2025	CB	Kasper Williams	Stocksbridge Park Steels	21 January 2026	^[33]
27 December 2025	CB	Aaron Cashmore	Stamford	Work Experience	^[34]
1 January 2026	CF	Rhomani Murray	Bottesford Town		^[34]
	CM	Harry Glaves	Pickering Town		^[34]
	CF	Ethan Hodgett	Gainsborough Trinity		^[34]
	CM	Franklin Middleton	Ossett United		^[34]
	CM	Deshaun Musgrave-Dore	Bridlington Town		^[34]
2 January 2026	LB	Bayley McCann	Alfreton Town	25 March 2026^[e]	^[6]^[35]
8 January 2026	LW	Kyle Hurst	Scunthorpe United	31 May 2026	^[36]
3 February 2026	GK	Jake Oram	Bradford (Park Avenue)	4 February 2026^[f]	^[37]^[38]
9 February 2026	CB	Will Flint	Buxton	31 May 2026	^[25]

[a]
On 25 March, Straughan-Brown was recalled back from his season-long loan at Peterborough Sports
[b]
On 9 February, Flint was recalled back from his season-long loan at Gateshead and subsequently joined Buxton on loan
[c]
On 8 January, Westbrooke's loan at Scunthorpe United was extended until the end of the season
[d]
On 13 January, Sbarra's loan at Solihull Moors was extended until the end of the season
[e]
On 25 March, McCann was recalled back from his half-season long loan at Alfreton Town
[f]
On 4 February, Oram was recalled back from his loan at Bradford (Park Avenue)

Released / Out of Contract

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Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2025	CB	Tom Anderson	Shrewsbury Town	1 July 2025	^[39]^[40]
	CF	Jack Goodman	Basford United		^[41]^[42]
	CB	Joseph Olowu	Stockport County		^[43]^[44]
	RW	Tavonga Kuleya	Belper Town	6 July 2025	^[41]^[45]
	AM	Jack Degruchy	Stoskbridge Park Steels	17 July 2025	^[41]^[46]
	LB	Freddie Allen			^[41]
	CB	Richard Wood	Retired		^[41]

New Contract

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Date	Pos.	Player	Contract until	Ref.
4 June 2025	GK	Jacob Bryant	30 June 2026^[a]	^[47]
	CM	Sam Straughan-Brown	30 June 2027^[b]^[a]	^[47]
	CB	Kasper Williams	30 June 2027^[b]^[a]	^[47]
5 June 2025	CB	Bobby Faulkner	30 June 2026^[a]	^[48]
4 July 2025	DM	George Broadbent	30 June 2027^[a]	^[49]
10 July 2025	CB	Jay McGrath	30 June 2028^[a]	^[50]
8 October 2025	CB	Lincoln Pawlak	30 June 2027^[b]^[a]	^[51]
24 April 2026	CAM	Alex Pavan	30 June 2027^[b]^[a]	^[52]
29 April 2026	GK	Jacob Bryant	30 June 2027	^[53]
	CM	Harry Clifton		^[53]
	CB	Bobby Faulkner		^[53]
	CB	Will Flint		^[53]

[a]
Option of an additional year
[b]
First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

On 27 May, Doncaster Rovers confirmed their first two pre-season friendlies, a double-header against Stamford and Peterborough Sports.^[54] A week later, a match against Milton Keynes Dons at a neutral venue was confirmed.^[55] A fourth fixture was added, against Gateshead.^[56] On 20 June, two further friendlies were confirmed against Blackpool and Alfreton Town.^[57]^[58]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

8 July 2025 Friendly	Alfreton Town	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Alfreton
19:00 BST	Clackstone 33' (pen.) Trialist 102'	Report	Ajayi 45' Broadbent 74' Hanlan 92'	Stadium: North Street
Note: 120-minute match.

12 July 2025 Friendly	Stamford	0–5	Doncaster Rovers	Stamford
12:00 BST		Report	Hanlan 29' Ajayi 33', 87' Senior 52' Clifton 55'	Stadium: Zeeco Stadium

12 July 2025 Friendly	Peterborough Sports	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Booth 28'	Report	Gibson 49'	Stadium: Lincoln Road

15 July 2025 Friendly	Gateshead	0–7	Doncaster Rovers	Wokingham
13:00 BST		Report	Sharp 17', 33' (pen.) Bailey 26' Middleton 61' (pen.), 70' Sbarra 62', 75'	Stadium: Cantley Park Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
Note: Fixture was originally schedued to take place at Gateshead International Stadium, but was moved to behind-closed-doors at an alternative venue due to concerns over the playing surface.^[59]

19 July 2025 Friendly	Milton Keynes Dons	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Dunstable
15:00 BST	Thompson-Sommers 29'	Report	Ajayi 19' Molyneux 27' Hanlan 33'	Stadium: Creasey Park

26 July 2025 Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Blackpool	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Bailey 51'	Report	Fletcher 26'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium

Competitions

League One

League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Reading	46	16	15	15	64	60	+4	63
13	Blackpool	46	17	9	20	54	65	−11	60
14	Doncaster Rovers	46	17	9	20	50	69	−19	60
15	Barnsley	46	15	14	17	68	73	−5	59
16	Wigan Athletic	46	14	14	18	49	58	−9	56

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[60]

Results summary

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	17	9	20	50	69	−19	60	9	6	8	27	32	−5	8	3	12	23	37	−14

Last updated: complete.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	27	28	29	30	26²	31	33	34	35	36	25¹	37	38	39	32³	41	42	43	44	40⁴	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	W
Position	10	6	5	10	8	5	2	5	7	9	10	10	12	12	18	19	19	18	19	20	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	22	17	20	18	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	15	17	17	15	14	15	15	14
Points	3	6	7	7	10	13	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	21	21	21	21	23	23	24	27	28	31	31	34	34	37	40	40	40	41	44	45	48	51	51	51	54	57	57	58	61

Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

¹ Matchday 25 (vs. Luton Town) was postponed due to a frozen pitch and then due to oppositions reinstatement in the EFL Trophy.
² Matchday 26 (vs. Burton Albion) was postponed due to both clubs in FA Cup involvements.
³ Matchday 32 (vs. Port Vale) was postponed due to their FA Cup involvements.
⁴ Matchday 40 (vs. Lincoln City) was postponed due to international call-ups.

Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced, with Doncaster hosting Exeter City on the opening weekend.^[61]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

2 August 2025 1	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Exeter City	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Molyneux 88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 8,688 Referee: Ross Joyce

9 August 2025 2	Mansfield Town	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Mansfield
15:00 BST	McAdam 19' McLaughlin 57' Bowery 90+7'	Report	Crew 55' Bailey 76', 90+6'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 8,798 Referee: Andrew Humphries

16 August 2025 3	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Sharp 56' O'Riordan 75' Bailey 84' Broadbent 90+2'	Report	Mullins 30' Quitirna 71' Onyedinma 90+3'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Referee: Martin Coy

19 August 2025 4	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Wallace 27' Ledson 45+1' Wiles 78' Taylor 84' (pen.) Sørensen 90'	Report	Broadbent 50' Sharp 60' O'Riordan 83'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 18,529 Referee: Leigh Doughty

23 August 2025 5	Port Vale	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Burslem
15:00 BST	Humphreys 37'	Report	McGrath 50' Bailey 54' Molyneux 90+2'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 7,728 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

30 August 2025 6	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Rotherham United	Doncaster
12:30 BST	Bailey 26' Broadbent 73' Ajayi 85' Senior 87'	Report	Etete 12'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 11,457 Referee: Elliot Bell
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[62]

6 September 2025 7	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	Bradford City	Doncaster
3:00 BST	Molyneux 6' Gibson 22' Sharp 44'		Swan 12' Tilt 44' Wright 53'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 11,191 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

13 September 2025 8	Wigan Athletic	3–0	Doncaster Rovers	Wigan
15:00 BST	Costelloe 11' Smith 14' Mullin 43' Murray 50' Fox 69'	Report	Senior 76'	Stadium: Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 9,288 Referee: Craig Hicks

20 September 2025 9	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	AFC Wimbledon	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Molyneux 37' Bailey 53'	Report	Seddon 37' Johnson 70' Smith 80' Hippolyte 82'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 7,889 Referee: Peter Wright

27 September 2025 10	Luton Town	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Luton
15:00 BST	Naismith 40' Wells 43' Keeley 45+5' Kodua 77'	Report	Middleton 39'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,957 Referee: Tim Robinson

4 October 2025 11	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Burton Albion	Doncaster
12:30 BST	Pearson 31' Sbarra 72'	Report	Hartridge 33' Shade 69'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 7,435 Referee: Thomas Parsons
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[63]

11 October 2025 12	Leyton Orient	4–0	Doncaster Rovers	Leyton
15:00 BST	Ballard 2', 49', 72' Connolly 20' El Mizouni 90+6'	Report	McGrath 24'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,128 Referee: Edward Duckworth

18 October 2025 13	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Northampton Town	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Close 36' Middleton 55'	Report	Wheatley 47' Hoskins 67' (pen.), 86' Fornah 81'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 8,113 Referee: John Busby

25 October 2025 14	Reading	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Reading
15:00 BST	Savage 44' Doyle 68'	Report	Lo-Tutala 33' Sharp 61'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,003 Referee: Matthew Russell

8 November 2025 15	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Barnsley	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Molyneux 38' Nixon 90+5'	Report	Yoganathan 33' 55' Keillor-Dunn 68' Roberts 75' Connell 88'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 11,415 Referee: Darren Drysdale

15 November 2025 16	Lincoln City	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Okoronkwo 31' Collins 44' Gotts 71' (o.g.) Jefferies 84'	Report	Broadbent 36' Maxwell 38' Hanlan 70', 90+6'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,812 Referee: David Rock

22 November 2025 17	Stevenage	0–0	Doncaster Rovers	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Piergianni 44'	Report	Middleton 86' Molyneux 90+1'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,015 Referee: Elliot Bell

29 November 2025 18	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Peterborough United	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Gibson 7', 24' Hanlan 32' Clifton 33' O'Riordan 65' McGrath 69' Maxwell 76'	Report	Kioso 34' Leonard 50' Woods 77'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 9,654 Referee: Oliver Yates

9 December 2025 19	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Stockport County	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Sharp 38' Broadbent 40' Molyneux 55' Bailey 90+6'	Report	Olowu 10' Osborn 59', 83' Wootton 66'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 7,929 Referee: Martin Woods

13 December 2025 20	Cardiff City	4–3	Doncaster Rovers	Leckwith
15:00 GMT	Kellyman 25' Ashford 34' Salech 50' Robertson 57' Wintle 82' Bagan 90+9'	Report	Bailey 15', 76' Hanlan 42' Close 59' Clifton 72'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Alex Chilowicz

20 December 2025 21	Doncaster Rovers	1–5	Plymouth Argyle	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Hanlan 4' Bailey 62' Lo-Tutala 72'	Report	Tolaj 11', 23', 73' Oseni 22' Ralls 62' Mumba 63' Amaechi 88'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 8,370 Referee: Ross Joyce

26 December 2025 22	Blackpool	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Bloxham 17' Honeyman 36' Horsfall 60' Morgan 67'	Report	Broadbent 67' Bailey 86' Gotts 90+1'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 16,616 Referee: Matthew Corlett

29 December 2025 23	Stockport County	4–2	Doncaster Rovers	Edgeley
19:45 GMT	Norwood 29' (pen.), 66' Edun 38' Wootton 60', 83' Bailey 80' Senior 90+8' (o.g.)	Report	Molyneux 25' Senior 28' Bailey 74' Sharp 90+6'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,629

1 January 2026 24	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Middleton 54' Bailey 75' Clifton 81'	Report	Osei-Tutu 36' Simons 47' Dempsey 70', 78'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium

17 January 2026 27	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Seddon 66' Lewis 72' 90' Reeves 85'	Report	Senior 56' Gotts 73' Bailey 90+9'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,092 Referee: James Durkin

24 January 2026 28	Doncaster Rovers	3–3	Wigan Athletic	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Okoronkwo 7' McGrath 21' Clifton 49' Broadbent 58' Gotts 79' Senior 90+8'	Report	Carragher 45+1' Taylor 60' Wright 66' Moxon 87' Fox 89'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 8,128 Referee: David Rock

27 January 2026 29	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Leyton Orient	Doncaster
20:00 GMT	Bailey 34', 49' Sterry 38' Molyneux 45+1' (pen.) Sharp 79'	Report	Casey 45' O'Neill 51' Wellens 90+1'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 7,033 Referee: Martin Woods
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[64]

31 January 2026 30	Bradford City	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Bradford
12:30 GMT	Baldwin 53' Mullin 71' Wright 81'	Report	Hanlan 80'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 19,775 Referee: Craig Hicks
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[64]

3 February 2026 26^[65]	Burton Albion	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	Lofthouse 74' Beesley 78'	Report	Molyneux 2' (pen.) Bailey 12' Gotts 29' Senior 45+1'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,069 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 10 January, but it was postponed due to both clubs in FA Cup involvements.

7 February 2026 31	Wycombe Wanderers	4–0	Doncaster Rovers	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Morley 13' Boyd-Munce 17' Woodrow 47' Onyedinma 59' Mullins 72'	Report	McGrath 48'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,063 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

17 February 2026 33	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Huddersfield Town	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Byrne 28' Molyneux 34' (pen.), 88' Gotts 64' Bailey 75'	Report	Nicholls 33'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 9,118 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

21 February 2026 34	Rotherham United	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Rotherham
12:30 GMT	Nombe 3' (pen.) McWilliams 10' Spence 45' Gray 90+6'	Report	McGrath 1' Bynre 17' Hanlan 56' Molyneux 68' Sterry 73'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,049 Referee: Simon Mather
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled on police advice.^[66]

28 February 2026 35	Doncaster Rovers	0–4	Cardiff City	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Gotts 45+1' Broadbent 77'	Report	Robertson 26' Lawlor 46' Ashford 56' Robinson 90+5'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 11,618 Referee: Edward Duckworth

7 March 2026 36	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Edwards 21' Pepple 45+3', 60' Curtis 51' MacKenzie 58' Watts 72' Kane 74' Ashby-Hammond 90+4'	Report	Lee 22' Senior 35' Clifton 42' Molyneux 73' Sterry 81'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16,046 Referee: Stephen Parkinson

10 March 2026 25^[67]	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Luton Town	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Hanlan 60' Gotts 90+4'	Report	Palmer 27', 68' Clark 41' Walsh 72'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 7,470 Referee: Andrew Humphries
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 4 January, but it was postponed due to a frozen pitch.^[68] It was then postponed again due to Luton's reinstatement into the EFL Trophy.^[69]

14 March 2026 37	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Blackpool	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Bailey 29' Adelakun 83'	Report	Anderson 42' Ennis 60' Bowler 64' Horsfall 74' 89' Fletcher 88'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 8,662 Referee: Carl Brook

17 March 2026 38	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Doncaster Rovers	Horwich
19:45 GMT	Dempsey 58' Toal 90+7'	Report	Gotts 45+1' Pearson 54' Sterry 90+6' Byrne 90+8'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 19,570 Referee: Jamie O'Connor

21 March 2026 39	Barnsley	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	O'Keeffe 64' Watson 74'	Report	Gotts 54' Lee 65' (pen.) Lo-Tutala 74'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 13,026 Referee: David Rock

24 March 2026 32^[70]	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Port Vale	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Campbell 22' (o.g.) Sterry 73' Gotts 89' Middleton 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 7,178 Referee: Michael Barlow
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 14 February, but was postponed due to Port Vale in FA Cup involvements.

3 April 2026 41	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Mansfield Town	Doncaster
12:30 BST	Pearson 44' McGrath 89'	Report	Oshilaja 26' Oates 50' Russell 70'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 10,887 Referee: Lee Swabey
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward as an agreement was reached between the two clubs.^[71]

6 April 2026 42	Exeter City	3–0	Doncaster Rovers	Exeter
15:00 BST	Wareham 20', 42', 84' Magennis 69'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,638 Referee: Alan Dale

11 April 2026 43	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Reading	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Bailey 58' Hanlan 90+6'	Report	Savage 37' Kyerewaa 67'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 8,904 Referee: Scott Jackson

18 April 2026 44	Northampton Town	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Northampton
15:00 BST	Burroughs 45' Campbell 59' Guinness-Walker 69' Evans 86' List 90+1' McGeehan 90+6'	Report	Lee 50' Adelakun 57' Lo-Tutala 69' Broadbent 90+3' Gotts 90+5'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,454 Referee: Dale Baines

21 April 2026 40^[72]	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Lincoln City	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Gotts 16' Senior 33' Grehan 74'	Report	Lo-Tutala 22' House 43', 72'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 10,241 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 March, but was needed to be rearranged due to international call-ups.^[73]

25 April 2026 45	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Stevenage	Doncaster
12:30 BST	McGrath 45+3' Sharp 69' Senior 72'	Report	Phillips 9' Earley 60'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 8,770 Referee: Martin Coy
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[74]

2 May 2026 46	Peterborough United	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Mills 38' Leonard 76'	Report	Sharp 54', 73', 79' Grehan 68' Lee 87'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 10,192 Referee: Ed Duckworth

FA Cup

Doncaster were drawn away to Crewe Alexandra in the first round,^[75]^[76] to Chesterfield in the second round^[77]^[78] and at home to Southampton in the third round.^[79]^[80]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

1 November 2025 First round	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Demetriou 45'	Report	Pearson 40' Sharp 54' Olusanya 86' Bailey 90+2'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,996 Referee: Neil Hair

6 December 2025 Second round	Chesterfield	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Chesterfield
19:30 GMT	Bonis 31', 57' Fleck 60'	Report	Clifton 6' Maxwell 31' Bailey 34' Senior 90'	Stadium: SMH Group Stadium Attendance: 6,175 Referee: Neil Hair

10 January 2026 Third round	Doncaster Rovers	2–3	Southampton	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	McGrath 36' Pearson 48', 67' Gibson 59' Gotts 78'	Report	Bragg 8' Archer 24' Matsuki 36', 41' Downes 84'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 7,671 Referee: John Busby

EFL Cup

Doncaster were drawn away to Middlesbrough in the first round,^[81]^[82] Accrington Stanley in the second round^[83]^[84] and Tottenham Hotspur in the third round.^[85]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round	Middlesbrough	0–4	Doncaster Rovers	Middlesbrough
19:30 BST	Kanté 27'	Report	Close 11', 83' Ajayi 23' McGrath 47' Grehan 60' Gotts 84' Nixon 90+6'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 11,979 Referee: Matt Corlett

26 August 2025 Second round	Accrington Stanley	0–2	Doncaster Rovers	Accrington
19:45 BST	Woods 65' 71'	Report	Bailey 75' Close 82'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,270 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle

24 September 2025 Third round	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Doncaster Rovers	Tottenham
19:45 BST	João Palhinha 14' McGrath 17' (o.g.) Porro 85' Johnson 90+4'	Report	Bailey 19'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 42,473 Referee: Andrew Madley

EFL Trophy

Doncaster were drawn against Bradford City, Grimsby Town and Everton U21 in the group stage.^[86] After winning the group they were guaranteed a home time in the round of 32, and were drawn against Chesterield,^[87]^[88] Then against Fleetwood Town in the round of 16,^[89]^[90] away to Huddersfield Town in the quarter-finals^[91]^[92] and home to Stockport County in the semi-finals.^[93]^[94]

More information Pos, Div ...

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Doncaster Rovers	3	3	0	8	2	+6	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Bradford City	3	2	1	8	5	+3	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Grimsby Town	3	1	2	6	8	−2	3
4	ACA	Everton U21	3	0	3	5	12	−7	0

Source: EFL

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

2 September 2025 North Group C	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Everton U21	Doncaster
19:00 BST	Hanlan 7' Close 54' McGrath 65' Sbarra 90+4'	Report	Beaumont-Clark 51' Clarke 90+2'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 1,755 Referee: Jamie O'Connor

7 October 2025 North Group C	Grimsby Town	0–3	Doncaster Rovers	Cleethorpes
19:00 BST		Report	Gotts 7', 14' McJannet 90' (o.g.) Flint 90+3'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1,511 Referee: Scott Oldham

11 November 2025 North Group C	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	Bradford City	Doncaster
19:00 GMT	Gotts 16' Gibson 64', 78' Hanlan 70'	Report	Wright 39' Halliday 84'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 2,085 Referee: Steven Copeland

2 December 2025 Round of 32	Doncaster Rovers	5–1	Chesterfield	Doncaster
19:00 GMT	Sharp 15', 77', 90+1' Ajayi 19' Senior 31'	Report	Grimes 54' Bonis 74'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Referee: James Oldham

13 January 2026 Round of 16	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	Fleetwood Town	Doncaster
19:00 GMT	Sharp 25', 52' Adelakun 84' Molyneux 90+4'	Report	Davies 90', 90+5' Bonds 90+3'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 1,506 Referee: Richard Eley

10 February 2026 Quarter-finals	Huddersfield Town	0–0 (0–2 p)	Doncaster Rovers	Huddersfield
19:00 GMT	Ashia 52' Kasumu 73'	Report	Pearson 18' Sharp 35' (pen.) Maxwell 90'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Referee: Tom Reeves
	Penalties
	May Sørensen Charles Evans		Molyneux Close Gotts

3 March 2026 Semi-finals	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Stockport County	Doncaster
20:00 GMT	Pearson 79' Molyneux 90'	Report	Norwood 11' Dixon 53'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 5,418 Referee: Will Finnie

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicated loaned in player

More information No., Pos ...

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Zander Clark	9	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Jamie Sterry	36	0	28+4	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
3	DF	SCO	James Maxwell	26	0	18+1	0	2+1	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Owen Bailey	55	16	46+0	13	3+0	2	1+2	1	0+3	0
5	DF	ENG	Matty Pearson	37	2	26+5	1	2+0	1	1+0	0	3+0	0
6	DF	IRL	Jay McGrath	42	1	27+5	1	2+1	0	2+0	0	5+0	0
7	FW	ENG	Luke Molyneux	52	8	39+1	8	3+0	0	0+3	0	0+6	0
8	MF	ENG	George Broadbent	46	1	24+15	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	4+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Brandon Hanlan	46	7	20+16	5	1+1	0	1+1	0	3+3	2
10	MF	ENG	Joe Sbarra	8	1	3+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	1
11	MF	ENG	Jordan Gibson	51	6	18+22	3	2+1	1	2+1	0	2+3	2
12	DF	IRL	Neill Byrne	14	0	14+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Billy Sharp	45	14	19+18	7	1+2	1	1+0	0	4+0	6
15	MF	WAL	Harry Clifton	42	2	27+10	2	2+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
16	DF	ENG	Tom Nixon	23	1	9+5	0	0+0	0	3+0	1	5+1	0
17	FW	SCO	Glenn Middleton	46	1	15+20	1	1+1	0	1+2	0	6+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Elliot Lee	18	3	14+4	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF	NIR	Darren Robinson	10	0	2+4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
22	MF	ENG	Robbie Gotts	44	3	25+11	0	1+1	0	1+1	1	3+1	2
23	DF	ENG	Jack Senior	46	2	28+9	0	1+1	1	2+0	0	4+1	1
25	DF	NIR	Bayley McCann	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	DF	IRL	Seán Grehan	24	0	11+6	0	1+0	0	3+0	0	3+0	0
29	GK	FRA	Thimothée Lo-Tutala	39	0	33+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
31	MF	ENG	Will Flint	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
32	GK	ENG	Jake Oram	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF	ENG	Ben Close	31	3	9+12	1	0+1	0	3+0	2	5+1	0
34	MF	ENG	Harry Glaves	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
37	MF	ENG	Sam Straughan-Brown	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+2	0
38	FW	ENG	Ethan Hodgett	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
39	MF	ENG	Deshaun Musgrave-Dore	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
40	DF	ENG	Kasper Williams	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	GK	ENG	Jacob Bryant	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
42	FW	ENG	Rhomani Murray	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
47	FW	ENG	Hakeeb Adelakun	23	3	14+5	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+3	1
Player(s) who featured but departed the club during the season:
1	GK	IRL	Ian Lawlor	11	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0
12	DF	IRL	Connor O'Riordan	23	0	18+1	0	2+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
18	MF	WAL	Charlie Crew	11	0	5+2	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Damola Ajayi	19	2	1+10	0	0+1	0	3+0	1	4+0	1
19	FW	ENG	Francis Okoronkwo	5	1	3+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
20	FW	ENG	Joe Ironside	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
30	FW	ENG	Toyosi Olusanya	11	0	0+7	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0

2025–26 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

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