Doncaster Rovers 2023–24 football season
The 2023–24 season is the 145th season in the history of Doncaster Rovers and their second consecutive season in League Two . The club are participating in League Two , the FA Cup , the EFL Cup , and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy .
Current squad
As of 31 March 2024
Transfers
In
Out
Loaned in
^ On 2 January, Roberts' loan from Wolves ended early.
^ On 13 January, Faal returned to parent club West Brom early from his season-long loan.
^ On 10 January, Marsh returned back to Sheffied United early due to injury.
Loaned out
^ On 19 January, Degruchy was recalled from his loan at Marske and subsequently joined Kettering on loan.
^ On 26 August, Tavonga Kuleya was recalled from his season-long loan at Marske United.
^ On 26 August, Jack Goodman was recalled from his season-long loan at Gainsborough Trinity.
Pre-season and friendlies
On 25 May, Doncaster announced their first pre-season friendly, against Rossington Main .[ 47] Port Vale .[ 48] Sheffield Wednesday .[ 49] Boston United , York City and Scunthorpe United .[ 50] [ 51] [ 52]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Competitions
Overall record
Competition
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
League Two
Matchday 1
27
8
4
15
31
47
−16
0 29.63
FA Cup
First round
Second round
3
1
1
1
5
5
+0
0 33.33
EFL Cup
First round
Second round
2
1
0
1
3
3
+0
0 50.00
EFL Trophy
Group stage
Quarter Final
6
3
1
2
10
6
+4
0 50.00
Total
38
13
6
19
49
61
−12
0 34.21
Last updated: 31 January 2024Soccerway
League Two
League table
Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences
[ 53] (O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
45
21
7
17
71
66
+5
70
14
2
7
38
30
+8
7
5
10
33
36
−3
Last updated: 23 April 2024.Soccerway
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 292 37 39 40 41 42 43 181 44 45 383 46 Ground H A H H A H A A H A H A H A H H A A H A H H A A H A H H A H A A H A A H A H A H A H H H A A Result L L D L L D L W W L W L W W L W L L W D L L L D W L L L D W D W W L D W W W W W W W W W W D Position 19 24 23 23 24 24 24 22 19 21 20 20 19 17 18 17 19 19 17 17 19 20 20 20 19 19 20 21 22 20 20 20 20 20 21 19 18 18 16 14 12 10 8 8 5 5
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2024. Source:
Soccerway A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss;
P = PostponedNotes:
1 Walsall ) was postponed due to the international call-ups.2 Bradford City ) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.3 Colchester United ) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
Matches
On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.[ 54]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Play-offs
Doncaster finished 5th in the regular 2023–24 EFL League Two season, so were drawn against 6th placed Crewe Alexandra in the Play-off Semi-Final. The first leg, which Doncaster won 2–0, took place at Gresty Road and the second leg took place at the Eco-Power Stadium . Crewe won the second leg 2–0, making the aggregate score 2–2, and then won a penalty shoot-out 4–3 to reach the final for promotion to EFL League One.
FA Cup
Rovers were drawn at home to Accrington Stanley in the first round[ 61] Peterborough United in the second round.[ 62]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
Doncaster were drawn away to Hull City in the first round and at home to Everton in the second round.[ 63] [ 64]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Doncaster were drawn into Northern Group H, alongside Burton Albion , Mansfield Town and Everton U21 .[ 65] Nottingham Forest U21 in the second round,[ 66] Wigan Athletic in the third round[ 67] [ 68] Bradford City in the quarter-finals.[ 69]
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2023. Source:
EFL.com Win Draw Loss Fixtures
References
National teams
League
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One ) Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South ) Essex Senior League (level 9 only)Hellenic League (Premier , One ) Midland League (Premier , One ) Northern Counties East League (Premier , One ) Northern League (One , Two ) North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South ) Southern Combination League (Premier , One ) Southern Counties East League (Premier , One ) South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One ) United Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One ) Wessex League (Premier , One ) Western League (Premier , One )
Cup
Youth
