2013–14 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season explained

The 2013–14 season was Doncaster Rover's 11th consecutive season in the Football League and their 5th season in the second tier of English football, following their promotion from League One in the 2012–13 season. They were relegated back to the third tier at the end of the season, after finishing in 22nd place in the Championship.

Championship data

Result by round

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Squad

Detailed overview

No.	Name	Position (s)	Nationality	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Club caps	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Ross Turnbull	GK		Bishop Auckland	4 January 1985	31	0	–	–	Chelsea	31 July 2013	Free	30 June 2014
13	Jonathan Maxted	GK			26 November 1993	–	–	–	–	Academy	26 June 2012	Trainee	30 June 2014
Defenders
2	Paul Quinn	RB/CB		Wishaw	21 July 1985	65	1	–	–	Cardiff City	9 August 2012	Free	30 June 2015
3	James Husband	LB/LM		Leeds	3 January 1994	60	4	–	–	Academy	21 November 2011	Trainee	30 June 2014
5	Rob Jones	CB		Stockton-on-Tees	3 November 1979	63	9	–	–	Sheffield Wednesday	31 July 2012	Free	30 June 2015
12	Luke McCullough	CB		Portadown	15 February 1994	14	0	–	–	Manchester United	25 July 2013	Free	30 June 2015
14	Bongani Khumalo	CB/LB		Manzini	6 January 1987	27	1	41	1	Tottenham Hotspur	31 July 2013	Free	31 May 2014
15	Liam Wakefield	CB/RB		Doncaster	9 April 1994	7	1	–	–	Academy	27 June 2012	Free	30 June 2014
16	Jamie McCombe	CB		Pontefract	1 January 1983	35	1	–	–	Huddersfield Town	12 August 2012	Free	30 June 2014
Midfielders
4	Dean Furman	CM		Cape Town	22 June 1988	28	1	17	1	Oldham Athletic	12 July 2013	Free	30 June 2015
7	Mark Duffy	LM/RM		Liverpool	7 November 1985	27	2	–	–	Scunthorpe United	13 July 2013	Free	30 June 2016
11	David Cotterill	LM/RM		Cardiff	4 December 1987	73	11	20	1	Barnsley	27 June 2012	Free	30 June 2014
18	Paul Keegan	CM		Dublin	5 July 1984	59	1	–	–	Bohemians	17 January 2011	Undisclosed	30 June 2014
19	Richie Wellens	CM		Moston, Manchester	26 March 1980	125	10	–	–	Leicester City	2 August 2013	Free	30 January 2014
20	James Harper	CM		Chelmsford	9 November 1980	29	0	–	–	Hull City	17 August 2012	Free	30 June 2014
21	Marc de Val	DM		Blanes	15 February 1990	4	0	–	–	Real Madrid	24 June 2013	Free	30 June 2015
25	Harry Forrester	AM/CF		Milton Keynes	2 January 1991	7	1	–	–	Brentford	31 July 2013	Free	30 June 2016
26	James Coppinger	RW/LW		Guisborough	10 January 1981	388	38	–	–	Exeter City	30 June 2004	£30,000	30 June 2014
Forwards
8	Billy Paynter	CF/RW		Liverpool	13 July 1984	49	14	–	–	Leeds United	13 August 2012	Undisclosed	30 June 2014
9	Chris Brown	CF		Doncaster	11 December 1984	99	29	–	–	Preston North End	14 July 2011	Free	30 June 2015
22	Theo Robinson	CF/RW		Birmingham	22 January 1989	22	5	6	0	Derby County	15 August 2013	Undisclosed	30 June 2015
23	Kyle Bennett	RW/LW/CF		Telford	9 September 1990	81	8	–	–	Bury	1 July 2011	£80,000	30 June 2015

Statistics

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Goals record

Rank	No.	Po.	Name				Total
1	9	FW	Chris Brown	9	0	0	9
2	22	FW	Theo Robinson	5	0	0	5
3	10	FW	Billy Sharp	4	0	0	4
	26	MF	James Coppinger	4	0	0	4
5	10	FW	Federico Macheda	3	0	0	3
	7	MF	Mark Duffy	3	0	0	3
	11	MF	David Cotterill	3	0	0	3
8	2	DF	Paul Quinn	2	0	0	2
9	3	DF	James Husband	1	0	0	1
	4	MF	Dean Furman	1	0	0	1
	5	DF	Rob Jones	1	0	0	1
	8	FW	Billy Paynter	0	0	1	1
	14	DF	Bongani Khumalo	0	0	1	1
	15	DF	Liam Wakefield	0	1	0	1
	20	DF	Abdoulaye Méïté	1	0	0	1
	25	MF	Harry Forrester	0	1	0	1
	Own Goals			2	0	0	2
Total				39	2	2	43

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
1	GK	Ross Turnbull	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
2	DF	Paul Quinn	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
3	DF	James Husband	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
4	MF	Dean Furman	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
7	MF	Mark Duffy	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
9	FW	Chris Brown	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0
10	FW	Federico Macheda	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
10	FW	Billy Sharp	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
11	MF	David Cotterill	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
14	DF	Bongani Khumalo	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
17	DF	Gabriel Tamaș	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18	MF	Paul Keegan	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
19	MF	Richie Wellens	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
20	DF	Abdoulaye Méïté	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
21	MF	Marc de Val	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
22	FW	Theo Robinson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
26	MF	James Coppinger	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
31	DF	Enda Stevens	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
32	DF	Reece Wabara	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
33	GK	Sam Johnstone	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Total			70	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	73	1	3

Contracts

Transfers

In

• Total outgoings: ~ Undisclosed

Out

• Total income: ~ £0

Fixtures

FA Cup

Overall summary

Summary

Games played	49 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Games won	12 (11 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games drawn	11 (11 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost	26 (24 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored	43 (39 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Goals conceded	76 (70 Championship, 3 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Goal difference	−33
Clean sheets	14 (13 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Yellow cards	73 (70 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Second yellow cards	1 (1 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Red cards	3 (3 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst discipline	Dean Furman (5, 1), Abdoulaye Méïté (4, 1)
Best result	3–0 vs Wigan Athletic, Charlton Athletic
Worst result	0–5 vs Bournemouth
Most appearances	David Cotterill, James Coppinger, Chris Brown (43)
Top scorer	Chris Brown (9)
Points	44

Score overview

Opposition	Home score	Away score	Double
Barnsley	2–2	0–0
Birmingham City	1–3	1–1
Blackburn Rovers	2–0	0–1
Blackpool	1–3	1–1
Bolton Wanderers	0–3	1–2
Bournemouth	0–1	0–5
Brighton & Hove Albion	1–3	0–1
Burnley	0–2	0–2
Charlton Athletic	3–0	0–2
Derby County	0–2	1–3
Huddersfield Town	2–0	0–0
Ipswich Town	0–3	1–2
Leeds United	0–3	2–1
Leicester City	1–0	0–1
Middlesbrough	0–0	0–4
Millwall	0–0	0–0
Nottingham Forest	2–2	0–0
Queens Park Rangers	2–1	1–2
Reading	1–3	1–4
Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	1–0
Watford	2–1	1–2
Wigan Athletic	3–0	2–2
Yeovil Town	2–1	1–2