# 2013–14 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Doncaster Rover's 11th consecutive season in the Football League and their 5th season in the second tier of English football, following their promotion from League One in the 2012–13 season. They were relegated back to the third tier at the end of the season, after finishing in 22nd place in the Championship.

## Championship data
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Blackpool | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 66 | −28 | 46 | |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 58 | 74 | −16 | 44 | |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers (R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 70 | −31 | 44 | Relegation to Football League One |
| 23 | Barnsley (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 77 | −33 | 39 | Relegation to Football League One |
| 24 | Yeovil Town (R) | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 44 | 75 | −31 | 37 | Relegation to Football League One |

### Result summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 May 2014. Source:

### Result by round

| 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 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | L | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L |
| Position | 23 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 |

## Kit

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| Home | Away |
Last updated: 11 September 2012. Source: Historical Football Kit – NPower Championship 2013–14

## Squad
### Detailed overview

| No. | Name | Position (s) | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Club caps | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ross Turnbull | GK | Bishop Auckland | (1985-01-04) 4 January 1985 (age 39) | 31 | 0 | – | – | Chelsea | 31 July 2013 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 13 | Jonathan Maxted | GK | | (1993-11-26) 26 November 1993 (age 31) | – | – | – | – | Academy | 26 June 2012 | Trainee | 30 June 2014 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Paul Quinn | RB/CB | Wishaw | (1985-07-21) 21 July 1985 (age 39) | 65 | 1 | – | – | Cardiff City | 9 August 2012 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 3 | James Husband | LB/LM | Leeds | (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30) | 60 | 4 | – | – | Academy | 21 November 2011 | Trainee | 30 June 2014 |
| 5 | Rob Jones | CB | Stockton-on-Tees | (1979-11-03) 3 November 1979 (age 45) | 63 | 9 | – | – | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 July 2012 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 12 | Luke McCullough | CB | Portadown | (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 30) | 14 | 0 | – | – | Manchester United | 25 July 2013 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 14 | Bongani Khumalo | CB/LB | Manzini | (1987-01-06) 6 January 1987 (age 37) | 27 | 1 | 41 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 July 2013 | Free | 31 May 2014 |
| 15 | Liam Wakefield | CB/RB | Doncaster | (1994-04-09) 9 April 1994 (age 30) | 7 | 1 | – | – | Academy | 27 June 2012 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 16 | Jamie McCombe | CB | Pontefract | (1983-01-01) 1 January 1983 (age 41) | 35 | 1 | – | – | Huddersfield Town | 12 August 2012 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dean Furman | CM | Cape Town | (1988-06-22) 22 June 1988 (age 36) | 28 | 1 | 17 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 12 July 2013 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 7 | Mark Duffy | LM/RM | Liverpool | (1985-11-07) 7 November 1985 (age 39) | 27 | 2 | – | – | Scunthorpe United | 13 July 2013 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 11 | David Cotterill | LM/RM | Cardiff | (1987-12-04) 4 December 1987 (age 36) | 73 | 11 | 20 | 1 | Barnsley | 27 June 2012 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 18 | Paul Keegan | CM | Dublin | (1984-07-05) 5 July 1984 (age 40) | 59 | 1 | – | – | Bohemians | 17 January 2011 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2014 |
| 19 | Richie Wellens | CM | Moston, Manchester | (1980-03-26) 26 March 1980 (age 44) | 125 | 10 | – | – | Leicester City | 2 August 2013 | Free | 30 January 2014 |
| 20 | James Harper | CM | Chelmsford | (1980-11-09) 9 November 1980 (age 44) | 29 | 0 | – | – | Hull City | 17 August 2012 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 21 | Marc de Val | DM | Blanes | (1990-02-15) 15 February 1990 (age 34) | 4 | 0 | – | – | Real Madrid | 24 June 2013 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 25 | Harry Forrester | AM/CF | Milton Keynes | (1991-01-02) 2 January 1991 (age 33) | 7 | 1 | – | – | Brentford | 31 July 2013 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 26 | James Coppinger | RW/LW | Guisborough | (1981-01-10) 10 January 1981 (age 43) | 388 | 38 | – | – | Exeter City | 30 June 2004 | £30,000 | 30 June 2014 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Billy Paynter | CF/RW | Liverpool | (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 40) | 49 | 14 | – | – | Leeds United | 13 August 2012 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2014 |
| 9 | Chris Brown | CF | Doncaster | (1984-12-11) 11 December 1984 (age 39) | 99 | 29 | – | – | Preston North End | 14 July 2011 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 22 | Theo Robinson | CF/RW | Birmingham | (1989-01-22) 22 January 1989 (age 35) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | Derby County | 15 August 2013 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2015 |
| 23 | Kyle Bennett | RW/LW/CF | Telford | (1990-09-09) 9 September 1990 (age 34) | 81 | 8 | – | – | Bury | 1 July 2011 | £80,000 | 30 June 2015 |

### Statistics

    As of 3 May 2014
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Ross Turnbull | 31 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Paul Quinn | 37 | 0 | 31+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | James Husband | 30 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | RSA | Dean Furman | 35 | 1 | 25+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Rob Jones | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Dave Syers | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Mark Duffy | 39 | 2 | 28+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Billy Paynter | 12 | 1 | 1+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Chris Brown | 43 | 9 | 38+2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Billy Sharp (on loan from Southampton) | 16 | 4 | 15+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | WAL | David Cotterill | 43 | 4 | 25+15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | NIR | Luke McCullough | 15 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Jonathan Maxted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | RSA | Bongani Khumalo (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | 32 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Liam Wakefield | 5 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Jamie McCombe | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ROU | Gabriel Tamaș | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | IRL | Paul Keegan | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Richie Wellens | 39 | 0 | 36+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | CIV | Abdoulaye Méïté | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Marc de Val | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | JAM | Theo Robinson | 32 | 5 | 19+12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Kyle Bennett | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Harry Forrester | 9 | 1 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | James Coppinger | 43 | 4 | 34+7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | AUS | Lucas Neill | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Louis Tomlinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Alex Peterson | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | IRL | Enda Stevens (on loan from Aston Villa) | 14 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | ENG | Sam Johnstone (on loan from Manchester United) | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | ENG | Jordan Bowery (on loan from Aston Villa) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Martin Woods | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season: ||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | ITA | Federico Macheda (on loan Manchester United) | 15 | 3 | 12+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | James Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | KOR | Yun Suk-Young (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Reece Wabara (on loan from Manchester City) | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

#### Captains

    As of 26 October 2013
| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
| 5 | DF | Rob Jones | | 13 | Club captain |
Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches only Matches started as captain only Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

#### Goals record

    As of 3 May 2014
| Rank | No. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | Chris Brown | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | 22 | FW | Theo Robinson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 10 | FW | Billy Sharp | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 26 | MF | James Coppinger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | FW | Federico Macheda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | MF | Mark Duffy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | MF | David Cotterill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 2 | DF | Paul Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 3 | DF | James Husband | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | MF | Dean Furman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | DF | Rob Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 8 | FW | Billy Paynter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 14 | DF | Bongani Khumalo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 15 | DF | Liam Wakefield | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 20 | DF | Abdoulaye Méïté | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 25 | MF | Harry Forrester | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 2 | 2 | 43 |

#### Disciplinary record

    As of 3 May 2014
| No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Ross Turnbull | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Paul Quinn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | James Husband | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Dean Furman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Mark Duffy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Chris Brown | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Federico Macheda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | Billy Sharp | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | David Cotterill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Bongani Khumalo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Gabriel Tamaș | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Paul Keegan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Richie Wellens | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Abdoulaye Méïté | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Marc de Val | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Theo Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | James Coppinger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Enda Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Reece Wabara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Sam Johnstone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 70 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 1 | 3 |

### Contracts

    As of 25 October 2013
| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date | Source |
| 23 | MF | Kyle Bennett | 22 | Signed | 2 years | June 2015 | BBC Sport |
| 9 | FW | Chris Brown | 28 | Signed | 2 years | June 2015 | BBC Sport |
| | DF | Andy Griffin | 45 | Talks | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Doncaster Free Press |
| 18 | MF | Paul Keegan | 29 | Signed | 1 year | June 2014 | BBC Sport |
| 13 | GK | Jonathan Maxted | 19 | Signed | 1 year | June 2014 | Doncaster Rovers FC |
| 2 | DF | Paul Quinn | 39 | Signed | 2 years | June 2015 | Doncaster Rovers F.C. Official Twitter |
| 14 | DF | Tommy Spurr | 25 | Rejected | Rejected | June 2013 | Doncaster Rovers FC |
| 1 | GK | Neil Sullivan | 43 | Rejected | Rejected | June 2013 | BBC Sport |
| 15 | DF | Liam Wakefield | 19 | Signed | 1 year | June 2014 | Doncaster Rovers FC |
| 19 | MF | Richie Wellens | 33 | Signed | 4 months | January 2014 | BBC Sport |

## Transfers

    As of 25 October 2013

### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 21 | MF | Marc de Val | 23 | EU | Real Madrid | Free Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 4 | MF | Dean Furman | 25 | EU | Oldham Athletic | Free Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | Doncaster Rovers FC |
| 7 | MF | Mark Duffy | 27 | EU | Scunthorpe United | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Undisclosed | Doncaster Rovers FC |
| 12 | DF | Luke McCullough | 19 | EU | Manchester United | Free Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | BBC Sport |
| | MF | Harry Forrester | 22 | EU | Brentford | Bosman Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Tribunal | Doncaster Rovers FC |
| 14 | DF | Bongani Khumalo | 26 | EU | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan | Summer | 2014 | Season Long Loan | BBC Sport |
| 1 | GK | Ross Turnbull | 28 | EU | Chelsea | Free Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | Doncaster Rovers FC |
| 28 | DF | Louis Tomlinson | 21 | EU | | | Summer | Non-contract | Free | Doncaster Rovers FC |
| 19 | MF | Richie Wellens | 33 | EU | Leicester City | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | Doncaster Rovers FC |
| 22 | FW | Theo Robinson | 24 | EU | Derby County | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Undisclosed | BBC Sport |
* Total outgoings: ~ Undisclosed

### Loans in

| No. | P | Name | Country | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
| 32 | DF | Reece Wabara | | 32 | Manchester City | 6 August | | BBC Sport | |
| 10 | FW | Federico Macheda | | 22 | Manchester United | 16 September | 8 October | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |

### Out

| N | P | Name | Age | Type | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Apps | Goals | Source |
| 7 | MF | Martin Woods | 27 | Contract Ended | Free agent | Summer | Free | 131 | 10 | football365 |
| 21 | MF | Lee Fowler | 30 | Contract Ended | Free agent | Summer | Free | 4 | 0 | football365 |
| 25 | FW | Jordan Ball | 19 | Contract Ended | Free agent | Summer | Free | 2 | 1 | football365 |
| 31 | MF | Patrick Mullen | 19 | Contract Ended | Free agent | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 | football365 |
| 33 | GK | Gary Woods | 22 | Contract Ended | Free agent | Summer | Free | 97 | 0 | football365 |
| 1 | GK | Neil Sullivan | 43 | Contract Ended | Retired | Summer | Free | 208 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 14 | DF | Tommy Spurr | 25 | Contract Ended | Free agent | Summer | Free | 73 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers FC |
* Total income: ~ £0