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Doncaster Rovers 24th, English Div 3 |
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| English Div 3 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | A | Shrewsbury Town | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 3,029 |
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| 2 | 16-Aug-97 | H | Peterborough United | L | 0-5 | (0-1) | 1,920 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | A | Macclesfield Town | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 2,635 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | H | Exeter City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 1,186 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-97 | H | Leyton Orient | L | 1-4 | (1-0) | 1,098 |
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| 6 | 05-Sep-97 | A | Mansfield Town | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 2,874 |
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| 7 | 13-Sep-97 | A | Scunthorpe United | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 3,378 |
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| 8 | 20-Sep-97 | H | Cambridge United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 1,258 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | A | Torquay United | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 1,650 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 2,351 |
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| 11 | 11-Oct-97 | H | Hartlepool United | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 1,526 |
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| 12 | 18-Oct-97 | A | Darlington | L | 1-5 | (1-1) | 2,451 |
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| 13 | 21-Oct-97 | A | Colchester United | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | 2,588 |
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| 14 | 24-Oct-97 | H | Swansea City | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 1,170 |
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| 15 | 01-Nov-97 | A | Scarborough | L | 0-4 | (0-0) | 2,345 |
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| 16 | 04-Nov-97 | H | Cardiff City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 1,004 |
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| 17 | 08-Nov-97 | A | Barnet | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 2,015 |
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| 18 | 18-Nov-97 | A | Lincoln City | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 2,957 |
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| 19 | 22-Nov-97 | H | Rochdale | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 1,503 |
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| 20 | 29-Nov-97 | A | Hull City | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | 4,721 |
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| 21 | 02-Dec-97 | H | Chester City | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 864 |
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| 22 | 13-Dec-97 | A | Notts County | L | 2-5 | (1-3) | 4,024 |
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| 23 | 19-Dec-97 | H | Rotherham United | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 3,533 |
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| 24 | 28-Dec-97 | A | Leyton Orient | L | 0-8 | (0-4) | 4,437 |
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| 25 | 10-Jan-98 | H | Shrewsbury Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 1,116 |
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| 26 | 17-Jan-98 | A | Exeter City | L | 1-5 | (0-2) | 4,145 |
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| 27 | 24-Jan-98 | H | Macclesfield Town | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 1,707 |
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| 28 | 30-Jan-98 | H | Scunthorpe United | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 2,036 |
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| 29 | 03-Feb-98 | H | Mansfield Town | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 1,538 |
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| 30 | 07-Feb-98 | A | Cambridge United | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 2,478 |
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| 31 | 10-Feb-98 | A | Peterborough United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 4,577 |
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| 32 | 14-Feb-98 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 6,339 |
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| 33 | 21-Feb-98 | H | Torquay United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 1,424 |
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| 34 | 24-Feb-98 | H | Darlington | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 1,342 |
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| 35 | 28-Feb-98 | A | Hartlepool United | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 1,920 |
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| 36 | 03-Mar-98 | H | Barnet | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 739 |
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| 37 | 10-Mar-98 | H | Scarborough | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 1,129 |
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| 38 | 14-Mar-98 | A | Cardiff City | L | 1-7 | (0-2) | 2,931 |
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| 39 | 21-Mar-98 | H | Lincoln City | L | 2-4 | (2-2) | 2,357 |
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| 40 | 28-Mar-98 | A | Rochdale | L | 1-4 | (0-2) | 1,858 |
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| 41 | 04-Apr-98 | H | Hull City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 2,597 |
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| 42 | 11-Apr-98 | A | Chester City | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | 1,593 |
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| 43 | 13-Apr-98 | H | Notts County | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 2,485 |
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| 44 | 18-Apr-98 | A | Rotherham United | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | 4,328 |
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| 45 | 25-Apr-98 | A | Swansea City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 3,661 |
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| 46 | 02-May-98 | H | Colchester United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 3,572 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 15-Nov-97 | A | Preston North End | L | 2-3 | (1-0) | 7,953 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 11-Aug-97 | H | Nottingham Forest | L | 0-8 | (0-3) | 4,547 |
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| 1 L2 | 27-Aug-97 | A | Nottingham Forest | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 9,908 |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| August | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 0.25 | 2.75 | | 0.00 | 0 | 24 |
| September | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0.60 | 1.60 | | 0.60 | 3 | 23 |
| October | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 1.00 | 3.00 | | 0.20 | 1 | 24 |
| November | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 0.50 | 2.33 | | 0.33 | 2 | 24 |
| December | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | -13 | 1.00 | 4.25 | | 0.75 | 3 | 21 |
| January | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 0.75 | 2.50 | | 0.75 | 3 | 20 |
| February | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 0.42 | 1.57 | | 0.57 | 4 | 21 |
| March | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 1.00 | 3.80 | | 0.00 | 0 | 24 |
| April | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 0.60 | 1.40 | | 0.80 | 4 | 23 |
| May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | | 0.00 | 0 | 22 |
Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| L 1-2 | Notts County | L 2-5 | 0 |
| L 0-3 | Macclesfield Town | L 0-3 | 0 |
| L 2-4 | Lincoln City | L 1-2 | 0 |
| L 0-1 | Colchester United | L 1-2 | 0 |
| L 0-1 | Torquay United | L 0-2 | 0 |
| L 1-2 | Scarborough | L 0-4 | 0 |
| L 0-2 | Barnet | D 1-1 | 1 |
| L 1-2 | Scunthorpe United | D 1-1 | 1 |
| L 0-3 | Rotherham United | L 0-3 | 0 |
| L 0-5 | Peterborough United | W 1-0 | 3 |
| L 1-4 | Leyton Orient | L 0-8 | 0 |
| L 0-3 | Mansfield Town | D 1-1 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | Shrewsbury Town | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | Chester City | L 1-2 | 3 |
| L 0-1 | Exeter City | L 1-5 | 0 |
| D 0-0 | Cambridge United | L 1-2 | 1 |
| D 2-2 | Hartlepool United | L 1-3 | 1 |
| L 0-3 | Rochdale | L 1-4 | 0 |
| L 0-2 | Darlington | L 1-5 | 0 |
| L 0-3 | Swansea City | D 0-0 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | Cardiff City | L 1-7 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | Hull City | L 0-3 | 3 |
| L 1-3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | D 0-0 | 1 |
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| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Moncrieffe | | 8 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Mike | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| M Smith | | 2 | |  |  |
| McDonald | | 2 | |  |  |
| Rowe | | 2 | |  |  |
| Conlon | | 1 | |  |
| Cunningham | | 1 | |  |
| Donnelly | | 1 | |  |
| George | | 1 | |  |
| Hammond | | 1 | |  |
| Helliwell | | 1 | |  |
| Messer | | 1 | |  |
| Pell | | 1 | |  |
| Pemberton | | 1 | |  |
| Smith | | 1 | |  |
| Tedaldi | | 1 | |  |
| Warren | | 1 | |  |
| Wilson | | 1 | |  |
| (own goals) | | 1 | |  |
Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.
| League | Cup |
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 1 |
| 2 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 0 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | | 1 |
| 2 | | | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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