# 2024–25 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 146th season in the history of Doncaster Rovers Football Club and their third consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in the League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| 14 June 2024 | RB | Tom Nixon | Hull City | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2024 | CM | Harry Clifton | Grimsby Town | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | RM | Jordan Gibson | Carlisle United | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | AM | Joe Sbarra | Solihull Moors | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | CF | Billy Sharp | Hull City | Free |
| 6 September 2024 | RB | Josh Emmanuel | Carlisle United | Free |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 11 June, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 2 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Grimsby Town contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 27 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Carlisle United contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Solihull Moors contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Hull City contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee |
| 25 June 2024 | LW | Deji Sotona | Eastleigh | Undisclosed |
| 9 August 2024 | CF | George Miller | Cheltenham Town | Undisclosed |
| 7 February 2025 | GK | Louis Jones | Dagenham & Redbridge | Undisclosed |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until |
| 14 June 2024 | GK | Teddy Sharman-Lowe | Chelsea | End of Season |
| 14 June 2024 | CF | Ephraim Yeboah | Bristol City | 1 January 2025 |
| 8 August 2024 | CM | Patrick Kelly | West Ham United | End of Season |
| 15 August 2024 | LB | Brandon Fleming | Hull City | 9 January 2025 |
| 3 January 2025 | CF | Rob Street | Lincoln City | End of Season |
| 10 January 2025 | RW | Ethan Ennis | Manchester United | End of Season |
| 14 January 2025 | DM | Charlie Crew | Leeds United | End of Season |
* ↑ The loan was announced on 13 June, and would officially commence on 14 June.
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 11 June, and would officially commence on 14 June.
* ↑ On 28 December, it was confirmed that Yeboah would return to his parent club Bristol City as the club opted not to continue with the loan.
* ↑ On 9 January, Fleming was recalled back to his parent club Hull

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until |
| 1 July 2024 | CB | Bobby Faulkner | Dundalk | 30 November 2024 |
| 26 July 2024 | CF | Jack Goodman | Peterborough Sports | 14 November 2024 |
| 26 July 2024 | GK | Louis Jones | Waterford | 30 November 2024 |
| 31 July 2024 | CM | Freddie Allen | Bridlington Town | 7 September 2024 |
| 31 July 2024 | AM | Jack Degruchy | Hanley Town | 7 September 2024 |
| 1 August 2024 | RW | Tavonga Kuleya | Truro City | 6 December 2024 |
| 9 August 2024 | CM | Will Flint | Darlington | End of Season |
| 5 October 2024 | CB | Freddie Allen | Grantham Town | End of Season |
| 14 November 2024 | CF | Jack Goodman | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 5 February 2025 |
| 3 December 2024 | GK | Jake Oram | Matlock Town | 31 December 2024 |
| 6 December 2024 | RW | Tavonga Kuleya | Belper Town | End of Season |
| 17 January 2025 | CB | Bobby Faulkner | Buxton | End of Season |
| 1 February 2025 | CM | Ben Close | Eastleigh | End of Season |
| 3 February 2025 | LW | Kyle Hurst | Queen's Park | End of Season |
| 5 February 2025 | CF | Jack Goodman | Basford United | End of Season |
| 28 February 2025 | CM | Sam Straughan-Brown | Peterborough Sports | 29 March 2025 |
* ↑ On 12 September, Goodman's loan at Peterborough Sports was extended until January
* ↑ On 14 November, Goodman was recalled from his loan at Peterborough Sports and subsequently loaned to Bradford PA
* ↑ On 12 September, Kuleya's loan at Truro was extended until January, but then on December 6, he was recalled
* ↑ On 7 January, Flint's loan at Darlington was extended until the end of season
* ↑ On 16 January, Allen's loan at Grantham was extended until the end of season
* ↑ On 8 January, Goodman's loan at Bradford (Park Avenue) was extended until the end of season, However, on 5 February he was recalled and subsequently joined Basford on loan

### Released / Out of Contract

| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Harrison Biggins | Shrewsbury Town | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Ben Bottomley | North Ferriby | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Charlie Seaman | Maidstone United | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Liam Ravenhill | Buxton | 9 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | RM | Jon Taylor | Salford City | 20 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Maxime Biamou | | |
| 30 June 2024 | LM | Tommy Rowe | | |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Caolan Lavery | Retired | Retired |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On June 7, Doncaster confirmed their first two pre-season friendlies against Middlesbrough and Stamford. Three days later, the club confirmed a double-header with the squad being split for two fixtures against Darlington and Spennymoor Town. On 12 June, a further two friendlies were later added, against Hull City and Rotherham United.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Walsall | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 69 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 2 | Bradford City | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 66 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 62 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 4 | Notts County | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 61 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | AFC Wimbledon | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 60 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 March 2025. Source: Soccerway

#### Results 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 26$^1$ | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | D | D | W | D | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | D | | | | | |
| Position | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Points | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 62 | | | | | |
* $^1$ Matchday 26 (vs. Morecambe) was postponed due to FA Cup involvements

#### Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Doncaster Rover were drawn away to Barrow in the first round, to Kettering Town in the second round, to Hull City in the third round and then at home against Crystal Palace in the fourth round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Doncaster being drawn away against Salford City. In the second round, they were drawn away to Everton.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Doncaster were drawn into Northern Group F alongside Barnsley, Huddersfield Town and Manchester United U21. In the round of 32, Doncaster were drawn at home to Port Vale.

#### Group stage

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Manchester United U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | |
| 4 | L1 | Barnsley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

#### Knockout stages
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 8 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list Italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | IRL | Ian Lawlor | 5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jamie Sterry | 38 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | James Maxwell | 23 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Tom Anderson | 23 | 1 | 14+5 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Joseph Olowu | 39 | 3 | 27+4 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Richard Wood | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Luke Molyneux | 45 | 14 | 34+1 | 12 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | George Broadbent | 36 | 2 | 18+10 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Rob Street | 14 | 7 | 7+5 | 7 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Joe Sbarra | 26 | 2 | 5+13 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Jordan Gibson | 42 | 4 | 22+10 | 4 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Billy Sharp | 44 | 11 | 18+18 | 8 | 4+0 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | WAL | Harry Clifton | 38 | 5 | 21+11 | 4 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Tom Nixon | 8 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Owen Bailey | 44 | 3 | 36+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Ethan Ennis | 10 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | ENG | Teddy Sharman-Lowe | 41 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Joe Ironside | 46 | 6 | 17+19 | 4 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Kyle Hurst | 28 | 4 | 9+12 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | NIR | Patrick Kelly | 31 | 2 | 13+10 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Jack Senior | 21 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Zain Westbrooke | 5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | IRL | Jay McGrath | 37 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | WAL | Charlie Crew | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Ben Close | 11 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Josh Emmanuel | 9 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Sam Straughan-Brown | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | ENG | Kasper Williams | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Players who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club on loan during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 18 | FW | ITA | Ephraim Yeboah | 15 | 2 | 1+10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Brandon Fleming | 20 | 0 | 12+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |