List of Doncaster Rovers F.C. records and statistics
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Doncaster Rovers is an English football club formed in 1879.[1]
League
English third tier
Champions: 2012–13
Play-off winners: 2007–08
— Northern half
— Champions: 1934–35, 1946–47, 1949–50
— Runners up: 1937–38, 1938–39
English fourth tier
Champions: 1965–66, 1968–69, 2003–04 2024-25
Runners up: 1983–84
Promoted: 1980–81, 2016–17
English fifth tier
Play-Off Winners: 2002–03
Midland Football League[2]
Champions: 1896–97, 1898–99
Runners up: 1900–01, 1922–23
Midland Alliance League
Runners up: 1890–91
Yorkshire League
Runners up: 1898–99
Cup
Football League Trophy
2006–07
Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup
1890–91, 1911–12, 2000–01, 2001–02
Sheffield and Hallamshire County Cup
1935–36, 1937–38, 1940–41, 1955–56, 1967–68, 1975–76, 1985–86
Club
- Highest overall League finish: 7th (25th overall), Division 2, 1901–02 season
- Record League victory: 10–0 v Darlington, Division 4, 25 January 1964[1]
- Record cup victory: 7–0 v Blyth Spartans, FA Cup first round, 27 November 1937[1] and v Chorley, FA Cup first round replay, 20 November 2018.
- Record defeat: 0–12 v Small Heath, Division 2, 11 April 1903[1]
- Record home attendance at Belle Vue: 37,149 v Hull City, Division 3 (N), 2 October 1948[1]
- Record home attendance at Keepmoat Stadium: 15,001 vs Leeds Utd, League 1, 1 April 2008
- Record League points: 92, Division 3, 2003–04
- Record League goals: 123, Division 3 (N), 1946–47[1]
- Longest match: 3 hours 23 minutes (203 minutes) v Stockport County, 30 March 1946, also a world record.
Players
Appearances
- Record League appearances: James Coppinger, 607
- Record appearances: James Coppinger, 688
- Most consecutive League appearances: Bert Tindill, 139 (11 September 1948 – 24 November 1951)[3]
- Longest serving: Walter Langton, 18 seasons
Goalscorers
A list of goalscorers who have scored 40 or more total goals. Ordered by total goals, then league goals, then ratios.
- As of 5 April 2021.
| # | Name | Position | Club career | League apps | League goals | League ratio | Total apps | Total goals | Total ratio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Keetley | FW | 1923–1929 | 231 | 180 | 0.779 | 241 | 186 | 0.772 | |
| 2 | Alick Jeffrey | FW | 1954–1959, 1963–1968 | 262 | 129 | 0.492 | 293 | 140 | 0.478 | |
| 3 | Bert Tindill | IF | 1946–1958 | 402 | 122 | 0.303 | 429 | 131 | 0.305 | Also scored 13 goals in the Wartime League and 3 in Wartime Cup games |
| 4 | Peter Kitchen | FW | 1970–1977 | 228 | 90 | 0.395 | 256 | 106 | 0.414 | |
| 5 | James Coppinger | MF | 2004–2021 | 607 | 67 | 0.11 | 688 | 78 | 0.113 | |
| 6 | Brendan O'Callaghan | FW | 1973–1978 | 187 | 64 | 0.342 | 212 | 77 | 0.363 | |
| 7 | John Marquis | FW | 2016–2019 | 134 | 61 | 0.455 | 153 | 67 | 0.438 | |
| 8 | Billy Linward | OL | 1895–1901 | 53 | 65 | |||||
| 9 | Glynn Snodin | MF | 1976–1985 | 309 | 59 | 0.191 | 345 | 62 | 0.18 | |
| 10 | Colin Booth | IF | 1962–1964 | 88 | 57 | 0.648 | 101 | 62 | 0.614 | |
| 11 | Colin Douglas | FW /FB | 1981–1986, 1988–1993 | 404 | 53 | 0.131 | 444 | 62 | 0.14 | |
| 12 | Billy Boardman | FW | 1922–1927 | 182 | 57 | 0.313 | 196 | 61 | 0.311 | |
| 13 | Peter Doherty | IF | 1949–1953 | 103 | 55 | 0.534 | 109 | 58 | 0.532 | |
| 14 | William Jex | Inside Left | 1908–09 1910–11 1913–14 | 49 | 58 | |||||
| 15 | Arnold Oxspring | Inside Right / Outside Right | 1897–1900 | 51 | 56 | |||||
| 16 | Paul Todd | IF | 1946–1950 | 160 | 49 | 0.306 | 170 | 56 | 0.329 | |
| 17 | Stan "Dizzie" Burton | WI | 1932–1938 | 196 | 50 | 0.255 | 204 | 54 | 0.265 | |
| 18 | Albert Turner | WI | 1933–1937 | 119 | 51 | 0.429 | 122 | 53 | 0.434 | Scored in 6 consecutive games and 5 times in one game in 1934-35 season |
| 19 | Clarrie Jordan | FW | 1940–1948 | 60 | 48 | 0.8 | 67 | 50 | 0.746 | He also scored 63 goals in 102 games during the war years |
| 20 | Ray Harrison | CF | 1950–1954 | 126 | 47 | 0.373 | 134 | 50 | 0.373 | |
| 21 | Kit Lawlor | IF | 1950–1954 | 127 | 47 | 0.37 | 143 | 49 | 0.343 | |
| 22 | Ron Walker | LW | 1952–1961 | 240 | 46 | 0.192 | 258 | 49 | 0.19 | |
| 23 | Laurie Sheffield | CF | 1965–1966, 1969 | 73 | 41 | 0.562 | 85 | 48 | 0.565 | |
| 24 | Walter Langton | LB / CF | 1887–1905 | 28 | 48 | |||||
| 25 | Tony Leighton | CF | 1959–1961 | 84 | 44 | 0.524 | 88 | 45 | 0.511 | |
| 26 | Billy Sharp | FW | 2009–2012, 2014 | 98 | 44 | 0.449 | 102 | 45 | 0.441 | |
| 27 | Eddie Perry | CF | 1936–1940 | 98 | 44 | 0.449 | 102 | 44 | 0.431 | |
| 28 | Reg Baines | CF | 1934–1936 | 80 | 43 | 0.538 | 81 | 43 | 0.531 | |
| 29 | Alfie Hale | IF | 1962–1965 | 119 | 42 | 0.353 | 135 | 44 | 0.326 | |
| 30 | Paul Heffernan | FW | 2005–2010 | 128 | 35 | 0.273 | 150 | 43 | 0.287 | |
| 31 | Albert Broadbent | LW | 1959–1961 1963-1966 | 206 | 39 | 0.189 | 231 | 42 | 0.182 | |
- Record League goal-scorer: Tom Keetley, 180 league goals (1923 to 1929)
- Record goal-scorer: Tom Keetley, 186 goals in all competitions
- Highest League scorer in a season: Clarrie Jordan, 42 (Division 3 (N), 1946–47)
- Most goals in one match: Tom Keetley, 6 (in 7–4 league win at Ashington, 1928–29)
- Scoring in most consecutive games: Clarrie Jordan, 10 (1946–47)
- Most goals scored in their debut: Arnold Oxspring, 4 against Long Eaton Rangers in the Midland League[4]
Other
- Most international caps while at Rovers: Len Graham (14 caps for Northern Ireland)
- Youngest player: Alick Jeffrey (15 years, 229 days, 1954)
- Oldest player: John Ryan (52 years and 11 months, 2003)
- Record transfer fee paid: Billy Sharp £1,150,000 (to Sheffield United)[5]
- Record fee received: Matthew Mills, £2,000,000 (from Reading)[6]