Championship Away Guide

Doncaster Rovers

Nickname: Rovers
Year formed: 1879
Ground: Keepmoat Stadium
Capacity: 15,231 2009/10 average: 10,992
For visitors: 3,344 fans in the North Stand.
Position last season: 12th in the Champonship
Manager: Sean O' Driscoll (September 2006)

Player to watch – Brian Stock A recent addition to the full Wales squad, the former Preston man makes Rovers tick in midfield and can score a goal himself to boot.

Record transfer fee paid: £300k (Matthew Mills, Manchester City)
Record transfer fee received: £2m (Matthew Mills, Reading)

Ticket office: 01302 762 576
Ticket prices: Adults: £23, concessions: £10-£17
Official website: www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk

Distance: 144 miles
Journey time: 3 hrs, 19 mins
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Pub: The Lakeside Beefeater, which is near Stadium Way, is open to away fans before and after the game, and is the best place to head for.

Last league meeting: Doncaster Rovers 1, Norwich City 1 (January 30, 2009): Gary Doherty and Darel Russell led by example for Norwich City as they suffered in the line of duty against Doncaster at the Keepmoat Stadium, both needing the attention of a doctor before leaving the field – one for swift repairs and the other to hospital. But it was on-loan defender Jonathan Grounds who used his head most tellingly to earn the Canaries the point that kept them above fellow strugglers Rovers in the Championship table, albeit still precariously placed in 19th. Grounds’ goal, just after an hour of play, cancelled out Paul Heffernan’s first-half opener for Doncaster and preserved new boss Bryan Gunn’s unbeaten start to life in the Carrow Road hot seat.

City connection: Ex-Scunthorpe striker Billy Sharp almost joined Norwich, but Sheffield United topped Peter Grant’s bid £2m bid.