# 2015–16 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Doncaster Rovers's 137th season in their existence, 13th consecutive season in the Football League and second consecutive season in League One. Along with League One, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

## Squad
### Detailed Overview

Caps and goals up to the start of season 2015–16. Players in bold were signed in the January window.
| No. | Name | Position (s) | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Club caps | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| 12 | Thorsten Stuckmann | GK | Gütersloh | (1981-03-17) 17 March 1981 (age 43) | – | – | – | – | Preston North End |
| 23 | Marko Maroši | GK | | (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 31) | 4 | 0 | – | – | Wigan Athletic |
| 40 | Louis Jones | GK | Doncaster | (1998-10-12) 12 October 1998 (age 26) | – | – | – | – | Academy |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| 2 | Mitchell Lund | RB | Leeds | (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 28) | 5 | 0 | – | – | Academy |
| 3 | Cedric Evina | LB/LM | Cameroon | (1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 33) | 24 | 0 | – | – | Charlton Athletic |
| 4 | Luke McCullough | CB/RB/DM | Portadown | (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 30) | 56 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Manchester United |
| 5 | Rob Jones | CB | Stockton-on-Tees | (1979-11-03) 3 November 1979 (age 45) | 74 | 11 | – | – | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 6 | Andy Butler | CB | Doncaster | (1983-11-04) 4 November 1983 (age 41) | 38 | 3 | – | – | Sheffield United |
| 17 | Gary MacKenzie | CB | Lanark | (1985-10-15) 15 October 1985 (age 39) | – | – | – | – | Blackpool |
| 20 | Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | LB/LM | Aberdeen | (1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 (age 33) | – | – | – | – | Wigan Athletic |
| 24 | Paul McKay | CB | Glasgow | (1996-11-19) 19 November 1996 (age 28) | 4 | 0 | – | – | Academy |
| 33 | Michael Carberry | | Liverpool | (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 26) | – | – | – | – | Academy |
| 38 | Craig Alcock | RB/LB/CB | Truro | (1987-12-08) 8 December 1987 (age 37) | – | – | – | – | Sheffield United |
| 39 | Kevin Mbuti | | | (1997-12-31) 31 December 1997 (age 26) | – | – | – | – | Academy |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| 7 | Richie Wellens | CM/DM/AM | Moston | (1980-03-26) 26 March 1980 (age 44) | 183 | 15 | – | – | Leicester City |
| 8 | Richard Chaplow | CM/RM/LM | Accrington | (1985-02-02) 2 February 1985 (age 39) | – | – | – | – | Millwall |
| 18 | Paul Keegan | CM | Dublin | (1984-07-05) 5 July 1984 (age 40) | 117 | 1 | – | – | Bohemians |
| 26 | James Coppinger | RM/CM/RB | Guisborough | (1981-01-10) 10 January 1981 (age 43) | 449 | 47 | – | – | Exeter City |
| 29 | Harry Middleton | CM/AM | Doncaster | (1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 (age 29) | 7 | 0 | – | – | Academy |
| 32 | Billy Whitehouse | CM/LM | Doncaster | (1996-06-13) 13 June 1996 (age 28) | 7 | 0 | – | – | Academy |
| 34 | Matty Davies | | Worksop | (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 28) | – | – | – | – | Academy |
| 36 | Jordan Linley | | Doncaster | (1998-01-23) 23 January 1998 (age 26) | – | – | – | – | Academy |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| 9 | Curtis Main | CF | South Shields | (1992-06-20) 20 June 1992 (age 32) | 44 | 10 | – | – | Middlesbrough |
| 10 | Harry Forrester | LW/RW/SS | Milton Keynes | (1991-01-02) 2 January 1991 (age 33) | 57 | 10 | – | – | Brentford |
| 11 | Andy Williams | CF/RW | Hereford | (1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 (age 38) | – | – | – | – | Swindon Town |
| 14 | Nathan Tyson | CF/LW | Reading | (1982-05-04) 4 May 1982 (age 42) | 44 | 14 | – | – | Blackpool |
| 15 | Dany N'Guessan | CF/LW/RW | Ivry-sur-Seine | (1987-08-11) 11 August 1987 (age 37) | – | – | – | – | AEL |
| 19 | Jack McKay | CF | Glasgow | (1996-11-19) 19 November 1996 (age 28) | 4 | 0 | – | – | Academy |
| 21 | Liam Mandeville | CF | Lincoln | (1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 27) | 3 | 0 | – | – | Academy |
| 25 | Joe Pugh | | Doncaster, England | (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 27) | – | – | – | – | Academy |
| 41 | Will Longbottom | | Leeds | (1998-12-12) 12 December 1998 (age 26) | – | – | – | – | Academy |

### Statistics

This includes any players featured in a match day squad in any competition.
    As of 8 May 2016
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Mitchell Lund | 34 | 2 | 25+5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Cedric Evina | 49 | 1 | 38+4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NIR | Luke McCullough | 35 | 0 | 28+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Andy Butler | 47 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Gary McSheffrey (on loan from Scunthorpe United) | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Richard Chaplow | 30 | 2 | 20+7 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | USA | Lynden Gooch (on loan from Sunderland) | 10 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Andy Williams | 53 | 16 | 41+5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | GER | Thorsten Stuckmann | 43 | 0 | 35+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Nathan Tyson | 36 | 7 | 22+10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | FRA | Dany N'Guessan | 9 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | SCO | Gary MacKenzie | 16 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | EIR | Paul Keegan | 18 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | SCO | Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | 49 | 2 | 38+5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Liam Mandeville | 10 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Conor Grant (on loan from Everton) | 22 | 4 | 18+1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | SVK | Marko Maroši | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Tommy Rowe (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | 10 | 3 | 9+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | WAL | Joe Pugh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | James Coppinger | 44 | 3 | 38+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Cameron Stewart (on loan from Ipswich Town) | 28 | 4 | 11+15 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Harry Middleton | 41 | 0 | 24+10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Billy Whitehouse | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Michael Carberry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Matty Davies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Jordan Linley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Riccardo Calder (on loan from Aston Villa) | 12 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Craig Alcock | 29 | 0 | 24+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | COD | Kevin Mbuti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | ENG | Louis Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | ENG | Will Longbottom | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | GK | ENG | Remi Matthews (on loan from Norwich City) | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | ENG | Rob Jones | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Richie Wellens | 16 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Eddy Lecygne (on loan from Stoke City) | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Curtis Main | 14 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Harry Forrester | 9 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Oscar Gobern (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SCO | Jack McKay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SCO | Paul McKay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Keshi Anderson (on loan from Crystal Palace) | 9 | 3 | 5+2 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG | James Horsfield (on loan from Manchester City) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | BRA | Felipe Mattioni (on loan from Everton) | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | ENG | Chris Neal (on loan from Port Vale) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goals record

| Rank | No. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 11 | FW | Andy Williams | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | 14 | FW | Nathan Tyson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 6 | DF | Andy Butler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 22 | MF | Conor Grant | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 27 | FW | Cameron Stewart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 24 | MF | Tommy Rowe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 25 | FW | Keshi Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 26 | MF | James Coppinger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | DF | Mitchell Lund | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 8 | MF | Richard Chaplow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 20 | DF | Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 3 | DF | Cedric Evina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 7 | FW | Gary McSheffrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 9 | FW | Curtis Main | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 10 | FW | Harry Forrester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 18 | MF | Paul Keegan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 21 | FW | Liam Mandeville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 48 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 56 |

#### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Name | League One | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Mitchell Lund | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Cedric Evina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Luke McCullough | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Andy Butler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Richie Wellens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Gary McSheffrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Richard Chaplow | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Curtis Main | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Harry Forrester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Lynden Gooch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Andy Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Thorsten Stuckmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Nathan Tyson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Gary MacKenzie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | Paul Keegan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Conor Grant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Keshi Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | James Coppinger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Cameron Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Harry Middleton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | James Horsfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | Craig Alcock | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 47 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 1 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 10 June 2015 | GK | Thorsten Stuckmann | Preston North End | Free transfer |
| 19 June 2015 | FW | Andy Williams | Swindon Town | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2015 | DF | Gary MacKenzie | Blackpool | Free transfer |
| 6 July 2015 | MF | Richard Chaplow | Millwall | Free transfer |
| 20 July 2015 | DF | Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | Wigan Athletic | Free transfer |
| 30 July 2015 | FW | Dany N'Guessan | AEL | Free transfer |
| 7 January 2016 | DF | Craig Alcock | Sheffield United | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 28 August 2015 | FW | Cameron Stewart | Ipswich Town | 8 May 2016 |
| 1 September 2015 | MF | Oscar Gobern | Queens Park Rangers | 4 January 2016 |
| 24 September 2015 | FW | Keshi Anderson | Crystal Palace | 2 January 2016 |
| 28 September 2015 | MF | James Horsfield | Manchester City | 27 October 2015 |
| 29 October 2015 | MF | Conor Grant | Everton | 8 May 2016 |
| 31 October 2015 | DF | Felipe Mattioni | Everton | 2 January 2016 |
| 10 November 2015 | DF | Craig Alcock | Sheffield United | 2 January 2016 |
| 21 January 2016 | FW | Lynden Gooch | Sunderland | 8 May 2016 |
| 25 January 2016 | MF | Eddy Lecygne | Stoke City | 25 February 2016 |
| 1 February 2016 | GK | Chris Neal | Port Vale | 1 March 2016 |
| 3 March 2016 | MF | Riccardo Calder | Aston Villa | 8 May 2016 |
| 19 March 2016 | MF | Tommy Rowe | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 May 2016 |
| 23 March 2016 | FW | Gary McSheffrey | Scunthorpe United | 8 May 2016 |
| 24 March 2016 | GK | Remi Matthews | Norwich City | 8 May 2016 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 2 September 2015 | DF | Ben Askins | Whitby Town | 29 September 2015 |
| 2 October 2015 | FW | Jack McKay | Ilkeston | 2 November 2015 |
| 8 October 2015 | DF | Paul McKay | Ilkeston | 8 November 2015 |
| 9 November 2015 | FW | Liam Mandeville | Whitby Town | 9 December 2015 |
| 26 November 2015 | MF | Richie Wellens | Oldham Athletic | 2 January 2016 |
| 1 February 2016 | DF | Gary MacKenzie | Notts County | 1 March 2016 |
| 13 February 2016 | MF | Billy Whitehouse | FC Halifax Town | 13 March 2016 |
| 15 February 2016 | FW | Curtis Main | Oldham Athletic | 8 May 2016 |

### Transfers out

| Date to | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 21 May 2015 | FW | Kyle Bennett | Portsmouth | Free transfer |
| 11 July 2015 | FW | Alex Peterson | Scarborough Athletic | Free transfer |
| 7 August 2015 | DF | Jamie McCombe | Stevenage | Free transfer |
| 7 August 2015 | DF | Liam Wakefield | Accrington Stanley | Free transfer |
| 15 August 2015 | DF | Reece Wabara | Barnsley | Free transfer |
| 18 August 2015 | MF | Dean Furman | SuperSport United | Free transfer |
| 28 August 2015 | FW | Theo Robinson | Motherwell | Free transfer |
| 4 September 2015 | GK | Stephen Bywater | Kerala Blasters | Free transfer |
| 8 October 2015 | MF | Lewis Ferguson | Scarborough Athletic | Free transfer |
| 31 December 2015 | FW | Harry Forrester | Rangers | Undisclosed |
| 8 January 2016 | MF | Richie Wellens | Shrewsbury Town | Free transfer |
| 11 January 2016 | FW | Jack McKay | Leeds United | Undisclosed |
| 11 January 2016 | DF | Paul McKay | Leeds United | Undisclosed |
| 3 March 2016 | DF | Rob Jones | Hartlepool United | Free transfer |
| 31 March 2016 | MF | Abdul Razak | AFC United | Free transfer |

## Competitions
### Pre–season friendlies

On 26 May 2015, Doncaster Rovers announced Sunderland will visit during pre–season in a friendly. A day later it was announced Wolverhampton Wanderers will visit as part of their pre–season preparations. The club announced on 28 May 2015 they will host Nottingham Forest on 21 July 2015. On 5 June 2015, Doncaster Rovers confirmed they will kick–off pre–season preparations off with a trip to Frickley Athletic. On 8 June 2015, a home friendly against Middlesbrough was announced.

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 51 | |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 58 | 79 | −21 | 50 | |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers (R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 46 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Blackpool (R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 46 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 23 | Colchester United (R) | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 57 | 99 | −42 | 40 | Relegation to EFL League Two |

#### Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

### FA Cup

On 26 October 2015, the first round draw was made, Doncaster Rovers were drawn at home against Stalybridge Celtic. On 9 November 2015, the second round draw was made, Doncaster Rovers were drawn away against Cambridge United. On 7 December 2015, the third round draw was made, Doncaster Rovers were drawn home against Stoke City.

### League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Doncaster Rovers were drawn at home against Leeds United. In the second round, Doncaster Rovers were drawn at home to Ipswich Town.

### Football League Trophy

On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Doncaster will travel to face York City.

## Season summary

    As of 8 May 2016

### Detailed Summary

Results on penalties taken as draws
| Games played | 53 (46 League One, 3 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 2 League Trophy) |
| Games won | 13 (11 League One, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy) |
| Games drawn | 15 (13 League One, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 League Trophy) |
| Games lost | 25 (22 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 League Trophy) |
| Goals scored | 56 (48 League One, 6 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 0 League Trophy) |
| Goals conceded | 74 (64 League One, 3 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 2 League Trophy) |
| Clean sheets | 12 (10 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 League Trophy) |
| Yellow cards | 54 (47 League One, 3 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 2 League Trophy) |
| Second yellow cards | 2 (2 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy) |
| Red cards | 1 (1 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy) |
| Worst discipline | Richard Chaplow (9 , 1 , 0 ) |
| Best result | 3–0 vs. Chesterfield, Southend United, League One |
| Worst result | 0–4 vs. Peterborough United, League One |
| Most appearances | 53 appearances – Andy Williams |
| Top scorer(s) | Andy Williams(16) |
| League One Goal Difference | –16 |
| League One Points | 46 |
| FA Cup Goal Difference | 3 |
| League Cup Goal Difference | –3 |
| League Trophy Goal Difference | –2 |
| Overall Goal difference | –18 |

### Score overview

| Opposition | Home score | Away score | Double |
| Barnsley | 2–1 | 0–1 | No |
| Blackpool | 0–1 | 2–0 | No |
| Bradford City | 0–1 | 1–2 | No |
| Burton Albion | 0–0 | 3–3 | No |
| Bury | 1–1 | 0–1 | No |
| Chesterfield | 3–0 | 1–1 | No |
| Colchester United | 2–0 | 1–4 | No |
| Coventry City | 2–0 | 2–2 | No |
| Crewe Alexandra | 3–2 | 1–3 | No |
| Fleetwood Town | 2–0 | 0–0 | No |
| Gillingham | 2–2 | 0–1 | No |
| Millwall | 1–1 | 0–2 | No |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | 2–1 | No |
| Peterborough United | 1–2 | 0–4 | No |
| Port Vale | 1–2 | 0–3 | No |
| Rochdale | 0–2 | 2–2 | No |
| Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | 0–2 | No |
| Sheffield United | 0–1 | 1–3 | No |
| Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | 2–1 | No |
| Southend United | 0–0 | 3–0 | No |
| Swindon Town | 2–2 | 0–2 | No |
| Walsall | 1–2 | 0–2 | No |
| Wigan Athletic | 3–1 | 0–0 | No |