Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Barnsley: result and report

Championship · Monday 2 January 2012

Result

Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Barnsley

Championship · Monday 2 January 2012, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Doncaster Rovers · Barnsley · Championship predictions

Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Barnsley: match report

Doncaster Rovers beat Barnsley 2-0 in the Championship on Monday 2 January 2012. The half-time score was 1-0.

James Hayter opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Doncaster Rovers's goals came from James Hayter (14') and K. Bennett (89'). Barnsley did not score.

Discipline: Doncaster Rovers received 2 yellow cards; Barnsley received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Doncaster Rovers were 24th on 19 points from 24 and Barnsley 14th on 33 points from 24. Doncaster Rovers went on to finish that season 24th with 36 points, and Barnsley 22nd with 48.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Doncaster Rovers win, 1 draw and 5 for Barnsley.

Going into the match Doncaster Rovers's last five read L-L-W-L-W and Barnsley's W-L-L-L-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · James HayterDoncaster Rovers · 1-0
  • 33'Yellow card · Brian StockDoncaster Rovers
  • 40'Yellow card · Miles AddisonBarnsley
  • 65'Yellow card · Adam Brian LockwoodDoncaster Rovers
  • 89'Goal · K. BennettDoncaster Rovers · 2-0

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Doncaster Rovers 1, draws 1, Barnsley 5.

Team news

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Doncaster Rovers line-up

David Button, George Friend, Sam Hird, Hérita N'Kongolo Ilunga, Simon Gillett, Kyle Bennett, James Coppinger, Patrick McCarthy, James Hayter, James O'Connor, Brian Stock