After days of waiting its finally here, the match we have been most looking forward to this season. Turnstiles open at 10am. Our visitors to Latimer Park on Sunday, Doncaster Rovers FC, are currently in third place in League Two, 69 places above KTFC who are leaders of the Southern League Premier Central. The two teams have played each other 24 times over 110 years with honour’s even, 8 wins each and 8 draws.
There have been 25 players who have played for both clubs and the game marks the return of Lee Glover to Latimer Park.
Its going to be one to remember whatever the result. Enjoy the game. COYP!
DONCASTER ROVERS
Season V Comp F-A Att: Poppies Scorers
1892-93 H ML 3-0 1000 Garfield, Starr,2
A ML 2-2 1400 Panter.2
1883-94 H ML 0-0
A ML 1-2 Own goal
1894-95 H ML 2-1 2000 Own goal.2
A ML 1-1 Thorpe
1895-96 H ML 3-0 Panter A, Whitehouse, Miller
A ML 3-1 McMain,………..?
1896-97 H ML 5-1 Whitehouse, Green, McMain.2, Dixon
A ML 0-1 2000
1897-98 H ML 1-0 York
A ML 1-1 3000 Panter
1898-99 H ML 2-1 3000 Farren, Dixon
A ML 1-3 Dixon
1899-1900 H ML 2-1 Pegg, Mawson
A ML 2-3 Heskin, Winterhalder
1996-97 H Friendly 3-0 Lynch, Mustapha, Berry
1998-99 H NC 0-1 3643
A NC 1-1 4569 Norman
1999-2000 H NC 2-2 1279 Setchell, Adams
A NC 1-2 3544 Setchell
2000-01 H NC 0-0 1106
A NC 0-0 1884
2002-03 H NC 0-2 1633
A NC 0-1 3764
POPPIES WINS: 8 GOALS FOR: 33
ROVERS WINS: 8 GOALS AGAINST: 27 DRAWS 8
POPPIES STATS:
Highest home win: 5-1 1896-97 (ML)
Highest away win: 3-1 1885-86 (ML)
Highest home defeat: 0-2 2002-03 (NC)
Highest away defeat: 1-3 1898-99 (ML)
Highest home attendance: 3643 1998-99 (NC)
Lowest home attendance: 1000 1892-93 (ML)
Highest away attendance: 4569 1998-99 (NC)
Lowest away attendance: 1400 1892-93 (ML)
Most goals in a game for the Poppies v Doncaster Rovers (2)
Jackie Starr (1892-93), Avery Panter (1892-93)
Played for both clubs (25)
Goalkeepers
Maurice Robinson, Jim Davey, Freddie Taylor, Dick Dawson, Steve Humphries, Willie Boyd, Ernie Moss, Dave Cusack, Gary Jones, Billy Whitehurst, Shane Reddish, Chris Swailes, Andy Beasley, Steve Adams, Shaun Dunphy, Zeke Rowe, Carl Alford, Andy Turner, Tarkan Mustafa, Jamie Paterson, Chris Beardsley, Oscar Radford, Lee Fowler, Riccardo Calder, Jack Degruchy.
Manager of both clubs (1)
Dave Cusack (player/manager at Rovers).
1st Team Coach (1)
Lee Glover
Kettering Town players sent off v Doncaster Rovers (1)
Shaun Murray 2002-03 (h)
DONCASTER ROVERS – THE LAST 5 SEASONS
LEAG P W D L F A PTS POS
2023-24 LEAG 2 46 21 8 17 73 68 71 5th
2022-23 LEAG 2 46 16 7 23 46 65 55 18th
2021-22 LEAG 1 46 10 8 28 37 82 38 22nd
2020-21 LEAG 1 46 19 7 20 63 67 64 14th
2019-20* LEAG 1 34 15 9 10 51 33 54 9th
* Null & Void – Covid 19
