2015–16 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

Doncaster Rovers
2015–16 season
Chairman David Blunt
Manager Paul Dickov
(until 8 September 2015)[1]
Stadium Keepmoat Stadium
League Cup Second Round
(knocked out by Ipswich Town)
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season will be Doncaster Rovers's 137th season in their existence, 13th consecutive season in the Football League and second consecutive season in League One.[2] Along with League One, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CB Scotland Gary MacKenzie Blackpool Free transfer [3]
1 July 2015 GK Germany Thorsten Stuckmann Preston North End Free transfer [4]
1 July 2015 CF England Andy Williams Swindon Town Free transfer [5]
6 July 2015 CM England Richard Chaplow Millwall Free transfer [6]
20 July 2015 LB Scotland Aaron Taylor-Sinclair Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [7]
30 July 2015 LW France Dany N'Guessan AEL Free transfer [8]
07 January 2016 RB England Craig Alcock Sheffield United Undisclosed [9]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
28 August 2015 LW England Cameron Stewart Ipswich Town 2 January 2016 [10]
1 September 2015 CM England Oscar Gobern Queens Park Rangers 4 January 2016 [11]
24 September 2015 AM England Keshi Anderson Crystal Palace 22 October 2015 [12]
28 September 2015 DM England James Horsfield Manchester City 27 October 2015 [13]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
2 September 2015 DF England Ben Askins Whitby Town 29 September 2015 [14]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 AM England Kyle Bennett Portsmouth Free transfer [15]
1 July 2015 GK England Stephen Bywater Kerala Blasters[lower-alpha 1] Released [17]
1 July 2015 CM England Lewis Ferguson Free Agent Released [17]
1 July 2015 CM South Africa Dean Furman SuperSport United[lower-alpha 2] Released [17]
1 July 2015 CB England Jamie McCombe Stevenage[lower-alpha 3] Free transfer [17]
1 July 2015 ST England Alex Peterson Free Agent Released [17]
1 July 2015 CM Ivory Coast Abdul Razak Free Agent Released [17]
1 July 2015 CF Jamaica Theo Robinson Motherwell[lower-alpha 4] Released [17]
1 July 2015 RB England Reece Wabara Barnsley[lower-alpha 5] Released [17]
7 August 2015 CB England Liam Wakefield Accrington Stanley Free transfer [22]
  1. ↑ Following Bywater's release, he joined Kerala Blasters.[16]
  2. ↑ Following Furman's release, he joined SuperSport United.[18]
  3. ↑ Following McCombe's release, he joined Stevenage.[19]
  4. ↑ Following Robinson's release, he joined Motherwell.[20]
  5. ↑ Following Wabara's release, he joined Barnsley.[21]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 26 May 2015, Doncaster Rovers announced Sunderland will visit during pre-season in a friendly.[23] A day later it was announced Wolverhampton Wanderers will visit as part of their pre-season preparations.[24] The club announced on 28 May 2015 they will host Nottingham Forest on 21 July 2015.[25] On 5 June 2015, Doncaster Rovers confirmed they will kick-off pre-season preparations off with a trip to Frickley Athletic.[26] On 8 June 2015, a home friendly against Middlesbrough was announced.[27]

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Fleetwood Town 45 11 15 19 50 56 −6 48
21 Blackpool 45 12 10 23 39 58 −19 46 Relegation to Football League Two
22 Doncaster Rovers 45 11 12 22 48 64 −16 45
23 Colchester United (R) 45 9 13 23 56 97 −41 40
24 Crewe Alexandra (R) 45 7 13 25 46 81 −35 34
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[28]

August
September
October
November
December
January
February

March

April

May

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.[29] In the second round, Doncaster Rovers were drawn at home to Ipswich Town.[30]

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.[31]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.[32]

References

  1. ↑ "Club Statement". Doncaster Rovers FC. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "History". Statto.
  3. ↑ "MacKenzie becomes third arrival". Doncaster Rovers FC. 30 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Rovers Sign Thorsten Stuckmann". Doncaster Rovers FC. 10 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rovers Net Andy Williams". Doncaster Rovers FC. 19 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Chaplow signs for Rovers". Doncaster Rovers FC. 6 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Taylor-Sinclair Signs!". Doncaster Rovers FC. 20 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "INCOMING: N'Guessan". Doncaster Rovers FC. 30 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Craig Alcock: Doncaster Rovers sign Sheffield United defender". BBC Sports. 7 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Stewart Signs On Loan". Doncaster Rovers FC. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Rovers Bag Gobern on loan". Doncaster Rovers FC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Keshi Anderson; Keepmoat Arrival". Doncaster Rovers FC. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "Doncaster Switch for Horsfield". Doncaster Rovers FC. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "Askins Joins Whitby". Doncaster Rovers FC. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Portsmouth sign winger Bennett". BBC Sport. 21 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "Kerala Blasters make a flurry of foreign signings". Manorama Online. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Retained List". Doncaster Rovers FC. 18 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "SuperSport confirm Furman deal". Doncaster Rovers FC. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  19. ↑ "Stevenage sign Jamie McCombe and Tom Hitchcock". BBC Sport. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  20. ↑ "Motherwell: Theo Robinson follows pals to Fir Park". BBC Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  21. ↑ "Barnsley 1 Burton 0: Reds sign former Doncaster defender". Yorkshire Post. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  22. ↑ "Stanley sign Wakefield". Accrington Stanley FC. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  23. ↑ "Premier Pre-Season Fixture". Doncaster Rovers FC. 26 May 2015.
  24. ↑ "Rovers to host Wolves". Doncaster Rovers FC. 27 May 2015.
  25. ↑ "Rovers set for Forest Friendly". Doncaster Rovers FC. 28 May 2015.
  26. ↑ "Frickley First Up". Doncaster Rovers FC. 5 June 2015.
  27. ↑ "Rovers to Welcome Boro". Doncaster Rovers FC. 8 June 2015.
  28. ↑ "ALL SHOOK UP!". Doncaster Rovers FC. 17 June 2015.
  29. ↑ "Capital One Cup 2015/16 Round 1 Draw". Capital One Cup. 16 June 2015.
  30. ↑ "Capital One Cup Round 2 draw". Capital One Cup. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  31. ↑ "Rovers Face Burton In JPT". Doncaster Rovers FC. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  32. ↑ "Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Round 2 draw". Football League. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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