2007–08 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox football club season
|club=Doncaster Rovers F.C.
|season=2007–08
|manager=Sean O'Driscoll
|chairman=
|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)
|average attendance=7,978{{Cite web|url=http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng2008.htm|title=Historical attendances|website=www.european-football-statistics.co.uk}}
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|prevseason=2006–07
|nextseason=2008–09
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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
=League table=
{{:2007–08 Football League One|showteam=DON}}
=Results=
=Play-offs=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ League One play-offs match details !scope="col"|Round !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Opponents !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Score !scope="col" class="unsortable"|Scorers !scope="col"|Attendance !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope=row|Semi-final first leg
|align=left|9 May 2008||align=left|Southend United||A||bgcolor="#FFFFCC"|D||0–0||||9,109||{{Cite web |date=9 May 2008 |title=Southend 0-0 Doncaster |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/7381779.stm |access-date=14 July 2024 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} |
|---|
| scope=row|Semi-final second leg
|align=left|16 May 2008||align=left|Southend United||H||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|W||5–1||align=left|Stock 11' pen., Barrett 21' o.g., Coppinger 39', 52', 80'||13,081||{{Cite web |date=16 May 2008 |title=Doncaster 5-1 Southend (Agg 5-1) |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/7393765.stm |access-date=14 July 2024 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} |
| scope=row|Final
|align=left|25 May 2008||align=left|Leeds United||N||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|W||1–0||align=left|Hayter 48'||75,132||{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Aimee |date=25 May 2008 |title=Doncaster 1-0 Leeds |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/7418498.stm |access-date=14 July 2024 |website=BBC Sport}} |
FA Cup
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ FA Cup match details !scope="col"|Round !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Opponents !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Score !scope="col" class="unsortable"|Scorers !scope="col"|Attendance !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope=row|First round
|align=left|10 November 2007||align=left|Oldham Athletic||A||bgcolor="#FFFFCC"|D||2–2||align=left|Hayter 63', 86'||4,280||{{Cite web |date=10 November 2007 |title=Oldham 2-2 Doncaster |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7076484.stm |access-date=14 July 2024 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} |
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| scope=row|First round replay
|align=left|27 November 2007||align=left|Oldham Athletic||H||bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|L||1–2||align=left|McCammon 26'||4,340||{{Cite web |date=27 November 2007 |title=Doncaster 1-2 Oldham |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7110792.stm |access-date=14 July 2024 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} |
League Cup
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ League Cup match details !scope="col"|Round !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Opponents !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Score !scope="col" class="unsortable"|Scorers !scope="col"|Attendance !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope=row|First round
|align=left|14 August 2007||align=left|Lincoln City||H||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|W||4–1||align=left|Hayter 23', Wellens 55', Heffernan 59', McCammon 73'||5,084||{{Cite web |date=14 August 2007 |title=Doncaster 4-1 Lincoln |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/6941823.stm |access-date=15 July 2024 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} |
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| scope=row|Second round
|align=left|28 August 2007||align=left|Plymouth Argyle||A||bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|L||0–2||||5,133||{{Cite web |date=28 August 2007 |title=Plymouth 2-0 Doncaster |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/6963507.stm |access-date=15 July 2024 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} |
Football League Trophy
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Football League Trophy match details !scope="col"|Round !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Opponents !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Score !scope="col" class="unsortable"|Scorers !scope="col"|Attendance !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope=row|First round
|align=left|4 September 2007||align=left|Bradford City||H||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|W||5–1||align=left|McCammon 16', 41', Guy 24', Woods 64', Harban 78' o.g.||4,710||{{Cite web |date=4 September 2007 |title=Doncaster 5-1 Bradford |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/6973818.stm |access-date=15 July 2024 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} |
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| scope=row|Second round
|align=left|23 October 2007||align=left|Oldham Athletic||H||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|W||3–0||align=left|Price 54', Green 74', Woods 87'||4,608||{{Cite web |title=Doncaster Rovers v Oldham Athletic, 23 October 2007 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/doncaster-rovers-v-oldham-athletic-23-october-2007-278938/ |access-date=15 July 2024 |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises}} |
| scope=row|Quarter-final
|align=left|13 November 2007||align=left|Grimsby Town||A||bgcolor="#FFFFCC"|D||2–2 |
Squad
=Statistics=
Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes.
{{Efs start|League One|League One Play-offs|FA Cup|League Cup|League Trophy}}
{{Efs player|no=1 |nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=Neil Sullivan |46|0|3|0|2|0|2|0|2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=2 |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=James O'Connor |40|0|3|0|2|0|2|0|2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=3 |nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=Gareth Roberts |35+2|3|3|0|1|0|2|0|2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=4 |nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Stephen Roberts |20+5|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|2+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=5 |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Graeme Lee |0+1|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=7 |nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Lewis Guy |13+16|6|1+2|0|1+1|0|1+1|0|3|2}}
{{Efs player|no=8 |nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Brian Stock |40|5|3|1|2|0|0|0|1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=9 |nat=BAR|pos=FW|name=Mark McCammon |22+9|4|0+3|0|1|1|0+2|1|1+1|2}}
{{Efs player|no=10 |nat=WAL|pos=FW|name=Gareth Taylor |4+8|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=11 |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Adam Lockwood |39|3|0+1|0|2|0|2|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=12 |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=James Hayter |22+13|7|2+1|1|2|2|2|1|0+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=13 |nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Ben Smith |0+0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|1+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=14 |nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=Paul Heffernan |18+9|7|1|0|0|0|2|1|2|1}}
{{Efs player|no=15 |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Mark Wilson |24+8|1|0|0|0|0|1+1|0|1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=16 |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Anthony Griffith |0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=17 |nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Martin Woods |7+8|0|0|0|2|0|2|0|2+1|2}}
{{Efs player|no=18 |nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Sean McDaid |14+10|1|0|0|1|0|1+1|0|2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=19 |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Richie Wellens |44|6|2|0|2|0|2|1|1+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=20 |nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Paul Green |26+12|5|3|0|1|0|0|0|3|1}}
{{Efs player|no=21 |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Sam Hird |3+1|0|3|0|0|0|0|0|1+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=22 |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Matthew Mills |29+5|3|3|0|0|0|1|0|3|0}}
{{Efs player|no=23 |nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Jason Price |18+11|7|3|0|0+2|0|0|0|1|1}}
{{Efs player|no=24 |nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Gordon Greer |10+1|1|0|0|2|0|1+1|0|2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=25 |nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=Stuart Elliott |1+9|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=26 |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=James Coppinger |31+8|3|3|3|1+1|0|1|0|1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=27 |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Craig Nelthorpe |0+2|0|0|0|0+1|0|0|0|0+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=30 |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Matt Noble |0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0}}
|-
|colspan="16"|Players who left the club during the season:
{{Efs player|no= |nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Barry Richardson |0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no= |nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=Kevin Horlock |0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no= |nat=MSR|pos=FW|name=Bruce Dyer |0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0+1|0}}
|}
==Goals record==
{{Updated|23 January 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||||||||
| Rank | No. | Po. | Name | League One | League One Play-offs | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=1|1
|12||FW||James Hayter||7||1||2||1||0||11 | |||||||||
| rowspan=1|2
|14||FW||Paul Heffernan||7||0||0||1||1||9 | |||||||||
| rowspan=3|3
|23||FW||Jason Price||7||0||0||0||1||8 | |||||||||
| 7 | FW | Lewis Guy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 9 | FW | Mark McCammon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| rowspan=1|6
|19||MF||Richie Wellens||6||0||0||1||0||7 | |||||||||
| rowspan=3|7
|8||MF||Brian Stock||5||1||0||0||0||6 | |||||||||
| 20 | MF | Paul Green | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 26 | MF | James Coppinger | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| rowspan=3|10
|3||DF||Gareth Roberts||3||0||0||0||0||3 | |||||||||
| 22 | DF | Matt Mills | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | DF | Adam Lockwood | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| rowspan=1|13
|17||MF||Martin Woods||0||0||0||0||2||2 | |||||||||
| rowspan=4|14
|24||DF||Gordon Greer||1||0||0||0||0||1 | |||||||||
| 15 | MF | Mark Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | Gareth Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | MF | Sean McDaid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| colspan=4|Own Goals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| colspan=4|Total | 65 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 88 |
==Disciplinary record==
{{Updated|23 January 2018}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" | |
| rowspan="2"| No.
!rowspan="2"| Pos. !rowspan="2"| Name !colspan="3"| League One !colspan="3"| League One Play-offs !colspan="3"| FA Cup !colspan="3"| League Cup !colspan="3"| League Trophy !colspan="3"| Total | |
|---|---|
| {{yel}} | {{sent off|2 |
|-
|1||GK||Neil Sullivan||3||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0||0
|-
|2||DF||James O'Connor||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0
|-
|3||DF||Gareth Roberts||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0
|-
|4||MF||Stephen Roberts||3||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||1
|-
|7||FW||Lewis Guy||1||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||1
|-
|8||MF||Brian Stock||6||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||8||0||0
|-
|9||FW||Mark McCammon||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0||0
|-
|11||DF||Adam Lockwood||5||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||0||0
|-
|12||FW||James Hayter||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
|-
|14||FW||Paul Heffernan||1||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||1
|-
|15||MF||Mark Wilson||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0
|-
|17||MF||Martin Woods||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
|-
|18||MF||Sean McDaid||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||1||0||0
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|19||MF||Richie Wellens||2||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0
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|20||MF||Paul Green||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0
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|21||DF||Sam Hird||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||2||0||0
|-
|22||DF||Matt Mills||7||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||7||0||1
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|23||FW||Jason Price||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0
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|25||MF||Stuart Elliott||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
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|26||MF||James Coppinger||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0
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!colspan="3"|Total!!53!!0!!3!!1!!0!!1!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0!!0!!59!!0!!4
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References
{{Reflist|list
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{{Doncaster Rovers F.C.}}
{{2007–08 in English football}}
External links
- [http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=800&teamTabs=stats Doncaster FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base]
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