Doncaster Rovers F.C.
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Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based at Belle Vue in the town of Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
Formed in September 1879 by Albert Jenkins, a fitter at Doncaster's LNER railway works in response to the emerging popularity of the game in the nearby city of Sheffield.
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At a glance
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| Full name | Doncaster Rovers Football Club |
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| Nickname | Donny Rovers, The Rovers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Belle Vue, Doncaster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | John Ryan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Dave Penney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Football League One | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004-05 | League One, 10th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements
- Nationwide League Division 3 Champions
- 2003/2004
- Third Division North Champions
- 1934/1935, 1946/1947, 1949,1950
- Fourth Division Champions
- 1965/1966, 1968/1969
- Nationwide Conference Play-Off Winners
- 2002/2003
- Nationwide Conference Cup Winners
- 1998/1999, 1999/2000
- Sheffield & Hallamshire FA Senior Challenge Cup Winners
- 2000/2001, 2001/2002
- Sheffield County Cup Winners
- 1890/1891, 1911/1912, 1935/1936, 1937/1938, 1955/1956, 1967/1968, 1975/1976, 1985/1986
- Northern Intermediate League Cup
- 1984/1985, 1986/1987
- Midland Counties League Champions
- 1896/1897, 1898/1899
- Yorkshire Electricity Cup Winners
- 1995/1996
Fanzines
- Popular Stand (http://www.inboxnews.co.uk/DRFC/fanzine.html)
Supporters Organisations
- Doncaster Rovers Supporters Club website (http://www.doncasterrovers-supportersclub.co.uk/)
- Viking Supporters Co-operative website (http://www.vikingsc.co.uk)
- Doncaster Rovers United Independent Disabled Supporters website (http://www.bellevue32.freeserve.co.uk/)
External links
- Official club website (http://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk)
- Roversworld website (http://www.doncasterroversfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/WorldKickOff)
- Viking Supporters Co-operative Forum (http://www.confguide.com/donny.mpl)
- Official website of Doncaster Rovers Belles, the club's women's team (http://www.donny.co.uk/Belles)
- YAURS (Yet Another Unofficial Rovers website) (http://www.yaurs.com)
- Doncaster Rovers Mad website (http://www.doncasterrovers-mad.co.uk)
- Rovers On The Net website (http://www.roversonthe.net)
- Doncaster Rovers unofficial website (http://www.doncasterrovers.co.uk)
Football League One clubs, 2004-2005
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| FA Premier League | FA Cup | |
| The Football League (Champ, 1, 2) | England (men) | League Cup |
| Football Conference (Nat, N, S) | FA Community Shield | |
| Northern Premier League (Prem, 1) | (women) | Football League Trophy |
| Southern League (Prem, 1W, 1E) | List of clubs | FA Trophy |
| Isthmian League (Prem, 1, 2) | FA Vase | |
| English football league system | Records | FA NLS Cup |
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