2007–08 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season explained

Club:Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Season:2007–08
Manager:Sean O'Driscoll
Stadium:Keepmoat Stadium
League:League One
League Result:3rd (promoted)
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:First round
(Vs. Oldham Athletic)
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Second round
(Vs. Plymouth Argyle
Cup3:Football League Trophy
Cup3 Result:Quarter finals
(Vs. Grimsby Town)
League Topscorer:
James Hayter, Paul Heffernan, Jason Price (7)
Season Topscorer:
James Hayter (11)
Highest Attendance:xxxx (vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 14 February 2009)
Lowest Attendance:xxxx (vs. Swansea City, 1 November 2008)-->
Average Attendance:7,978[1]
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Prevseason:2006–07
Nextseason:2008–09

During the 2007–08 English football season, Doncaster Rovers F.C. competed in League One. The team were in fourth place by the New Year, and ended up in the top three during the final stages of the league. They were promoted to the Championship along with two other teams.

Season summary

This was Doncaster's fourth consecutive season in League One.

With Adam Brown, Jan Budtz, Liam Green, Rob Pacey, Jon-Paul Pittman, and Sean Thornton released, several new players were brought in for the beginning of the season. James Hayter was bought from Bournemouth, Gordon Greer came from Kilmarnock, free agents Sam Hird and Neil Sullivan came from Leeds, Richie Wellens from Oldham, Martin Woods from Rotherham, and Matt Mills was loaned from Manchester City.

Rovers were in 4th place by the New Year, and by the last game of the season they were in 2nd place but needed a win at Cheltenham to guarantee promotion to the Championship. Cheltenham won, as did 3rd placed Nottingham Forest, so Doncaster had to compete in the play-offs. First, they drew away at Southend where Paul Heffernan was sent off for a "head butt", but in the home leg they won 5–1, with James Coppinger getting a hattrick.

The play-off final was at the new Wembley against a Leeds side that had failed to get an automatic place partly following a pre-season 15 point deduction for exiting administration without a CVA. The contest attracted an attendance of 75,132, the biggest crowd Doncaster had ever played in front of. From a Brian Stock corner, James Hayter headed in the only goal of the match in the 47th minute and Doncaster were promoted to the second tier after an absence of 50 years when they had been relegated at the end of the 1957–58 season.

Progress in the three cup tournaments was limited.

The average league attendance figure of 7,978 was marginally up on the previous season and the highest since the 1969–70 season.

During the season it was announced that Terry Bramall and Dick Watson had become equal controlling shareholders alongside John Ryan.

League One

Results

League One match details
DateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
scope=row11 August 2007MillwallHD0–07,542[2]
scope=row18 August 2007Hartlepool UnitedAL1–2
scope=row25 August 2007AFC BournemouthHL1–2
scope=row1 September 2007Swansea CityAW2–1
scope=row7 September 2007Northampton TownAL0–2
scope=row16 September 2007Crewe AlexandraHW2–0
scope=row22 September 2007Southend UnitedAL2–3
scope=row29 September 2007Cheltenham TownHW2–0
scope=row2 October 2007WalsallHL2–3
scope=row6 October 2007Luton TownAD1–1
scope=row14 October 2007Huddersfield TownHW2–0
scope=row20 October 2007Nottingham ForestAD0–0
scope=row28 October 2007Leyton OrientHW4–2
scope=row3 November 2007Swindon TownAW2–1
scope=row6 November 2007GillinghamAD1–1
scope=row17 November 2007Tranmere RoversHD0–0
scope=row24 November 2007Port ValeAW3–1
scope=row4 December 2007Brighton & Hove AlbionHD0–0
scope=row8 December 2007Oldham AthleticAD1–1
scope=row16 December 2007Yeovil TownHL1–2
scope=row22 December 2007Crewe AlexandraAW4–0
scope=row26 December 2007Northampton TownHW2–0
scope=row29 December 2007Southend UnitedHW3–1
scope=row1 January 2008WalsallAD1–1
scope=row12 January 2008Carlisle UnitedHW1–0
scope=row19 January 2008Leeds UnitedAW1–0
scope=row25 January 2008Swansea CityHL0–4
scope=row29 January 2008Hartlepool UnitedHW2–0
scope=row2 February 2008MillwallAW3–0
scope=row9 February 2008Bristol RoversHW2–0
scope=row12 February 2008AFC BournemouthAW2–0
scope=row23 February 2008Carlisle UnitedAL0–1
scope=row1 March 2008Tranmere RoversAW1–0
scope=row4 March 2008Bristol RoversAW1–0
scope=row8 March 2008Port ValeHW2–1
scope=row11 March 2008GillinghamHW2–1
scope=row15 March 2008Brighton & Hove AlbionAL0–1
scope=row21 March 2008Yeovil TownAL1–2
scope=row24 March 2008Oldham AthleticHD1–1
scope=row28 March 2008Nottingham ForestHW1–0
scope=row1 April 2008Leeds UnitedHL0–1
scope=row5 April 2008Huddersfield TownAD2–2
scope=row11 April 2008Swindon TownHW2–0
scope=row19 April 2008Leyton OrientAD1–1
scope=row26 April 2008Luton TownHW2–0
scope=row3 May 2008Cheltenham TownAL1–2

Play-offs

Round!scope="col"
DateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
scope=rowSemi-final first leg9 May 2008Southend UnitedAD0–09,109[3]
scope=rowSemi-final second leg16 May 2008Southend UnitedHW5–1Stock 11' pen., Barrett 21' o.g., Coppinger 39', 52', 80'13,081[4]
scope=rowFinal25 May 2008Leeds UnitedNW1–0Hayter 48'75,132[5]

FA Cup

Round!scope="col"
DateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
scope=rowFirst round10 November 2007Oldham AthleticAD2–2Hayter 63', 86'4,280[6]
scope=rowFirst round replay27 November 2007Oldham AthleticHL1–2McCammon 26'4,340[7]

League Cup

Round!scope="col"
DateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
scope=rowFirst round14 August 2007Lincoln CityHW4–1Hayter 23', Wellens 55', Heffernan 59', McCammon 73'5,084[8]
scope=rowSecond round28 August 2007Plymouth ArgyleAL0–25,133[9]

Football League Trophy

Round!scope="col"
DateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
scope=rowFirst round4 September 2007Bradford CityHW5–1McCammon 16', 41', Guy 24', Woods 64', Harban 78' o.g.4,710[10]
scope=rowSecond round23 October 2007Oldham AthleticHW3–0Price 54', Green 74', Woods 87'4,608[11]
scope=rowQuarter-final13 November 2007Grimsby TownAD2–2
Guy 25', Heffernan 79' pen.4,011[12]

Squad

Statistics

Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes.|-|colspan="16"|Players who left the club during the season:|}

Goals record

Rank No. Po. Name Total
112FWJames Hayter7121011
214FWPaul Heffernan700119
323FWJason Price700018
7FWLewis Guy600028
9FWMark McCammon401128
619MFRichie Wellens600107
78MFBrian Stock510006
20MFPaul Green500016
26MFJames Coppinger330006
103DFGareth Roberts300003
22DFMatt Mills300003
11DFAdam Lockwood300003
1317MFMartin Woods000022
1424DFGordon Greer100001
15MFMark Wilson100001
10MFGareth Taylor100001
18MFSean McDaid100001
Own Goals210014
Total656341088

Disciplinary record

No.Pos.NameLeague OneLeague One Play-offsFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotal
1GKNeil Sullivan300100000000000400
2DFJames O'Connor300000000000000300
3DFGareth Roberts300000000000000300
4MFStephen Roberts301000000000000301
7FWLewis Guy101000000000000101
8MFBrian Stock600000200000000800
9FWMark McCammon400000000000000400
11DFAdam Lockwood500000000000000500
12FWJames Hayter100000000000000100
14FWPaul Heffernan100001000000000101
15MFMark Wilson300000000000000300
17MFMartin Woods100000000000000100
18MFSean McDaid000000000000100100
19MFRichie Wellens200000100000000300
20MFPaul Green200000000000000200
21DFSam Hird100000000000100200
22DFMatt Mills701000000000000701
23FWJason Price300000000000000300
25MFStuart Elliott100000000000000100
26MFJames Coppinger300000000000000300
Total53031013000002005904

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historical attendances. www.european-football-statistics.co.uk.
  2. Web site: 11 August 2007 . Doncaster 0-0 Millwall . 14 July 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  3. Web site: 9 May 2008 . Southend 0-0 Doncaster . 14 July 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  4. Web site: 16 May 2008 . Doncaster 5-1 Southend (Agg 5-1) . 14 July 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Lewis . Aimee . 25 May 2008 . Doncaster 1-0 Leeds . 14 July 2024 . BBC Sport.
  6. Web site: 10 November 2007 . Oldham 2-2 Doncaster . 14 July 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  7. Web site: 27 November 2007 . Doncaster 1-2 Oldham . 14 July 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  8. Web site: 14 August 2007 . Doncaster 4-1 Lincoln . 15 July 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  9. Web site: 28 August 2007 . Plymouth 2-0 Doncaster . 15 July 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  10. Web site: 4 September 2007 . Doncaster 5-1 Bradford . 15 July 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Doncaster Rovers v Oldham Athletic, 23 October 2007 . 15 July 2024 . 11v11.com . AFS Enterprises.
  12. Web site: 13 November 2007 . Grimsby 2-2 Doncaster . 15 July 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.

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