Doncaster Rovers 5-0 Rochdale: result and report

League One · Tuesday 1 January 2019

Result

Doncaster Rovers 5-0 Rochdale

League One · Tuesday 1 January 2019, 15:00 UTC · half-time 3-0

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Doncaster Rovers 5-0 Rochdale: match report

Doncaster Rovers beat Rochdale 5-0 in the League One on Tuesday 1 January 2019. It was 3-0 at half-time.

Alfie May opened the scoring in the 1st minute. Doncaster Rovers's goals came from Alfie May (1'), Ali Crawford (23'), John Marquis (34'), John Marquis (75') and James Coppinger (82'). Rochdale did not score.

Discipline: Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card; Rochdale received 7 yellow cards.

Going into the game Doncaster Rovers were 7th on 42 points from 25 and Rochdale 16th on 30 points from 25. Doncaster Rovers went on to finish that season 6th with 76 points, and Rochdale 16th with 54.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Doncaster Rovers wins, 2 draws and 2 for Rochdale.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 1'Goal · Alfie MayDoncaster Rovers · 1-0
  • 23'Goal · Ali CrawfordDoncaster Rovers · 2-0
  • 34'Goal · John MarquisDoncaster Rovers · 3-0
  • 39'Yellow card · Harrison McGaheyRochdale
  • 50'Yellow card · Tom AndersonDoncaster Rovers
  • 60'Yellow card · J. WilliamsRochdale
  • 60'Yellow card · MJ WilliamsRochdale
  • 66'Yellow card · Callum CampsRochdale
  • 72'Yellow card · Bradden InmanRochdale
  • 72'Yellow card · Bradden InmanRochdale
  • 75'Goal · John MarquisDoncaster Rovers · 4-0
  • 75'Yellow card · Oliver RathboneRochdale
  • 82'Goal · James CoppingerDoncaster Rovers · 5-0

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Doncaster Rovers 3, draws 2, Rochdale 2.

Team news

Doncaster Rovers line-up

Ian Lawlor, Matty Blair, Danny Andrew, Ben Whiteman, Tom Anderson, Andy Butler, Ali Crawford, Herbie Kane, John Marquis, Mallik Wilks, Alfie May

Rochdale line-up

Magnus Norman, Kgosi Ntlhe, Matt Done, Ryan Delaney, Harrison McGahey, MJ Williams, Daniel Adshead, Callum Camps, Ian Henderson, Oliver Rathbone, Aaron Morley