Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Scunthorpe United: result and report

League One · Sunday 17 September 2017

Result

Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Scunthorpe United

League One · Sunday 17 September 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Scunthorpe United: match report

Doncaster Rovers were beaten by Scunthorpe United 0-1 in the League One on Sunday 17 September 2017. It was 0-1 at half-time.

The only goal came from Lee Novak of Scunthorpe United in the 10th minute.

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

Going into the game Doncaster Rovers were 19th on 6 points from 7 and Scunthorpe United 10th on 12 points from 7. Doncaster Rovers went on to finish that season 15th with 56 points, and Scunthorpe United 5th with 75.

Doncaster Rovers lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Scunthorpe United in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Doncaster Rovers wins, 1 draw and 2 for Scunthorpe United.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Goal · Lee NovakScunthorpe United · 0-1
  • 32'Yellow card · Ben WhitemanDoncaster Rovers
  • 47'Yellow card · John MarquisDoncaster Rovers
  • 55'Yellow card · Neal BishopScunthorpe United

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Doncaster Rovers 5, draws 1, Scunthorpe United 2.

Team news

Doncaster Rovers line-up (4-3-1-2)

Ian Lawlor, Andy Butler, Niall Mason, Tommy Rowe, Joe Wright, Rodney Kongolo, Ben Whiteman, Matty Blair, James Coppinger, John Marquis, Andy Williams

Scunthorpe United line-up (4-4-2)

Matthew Gilks, Jordan Clarke, Conor Townsend, Murray Wallace, Rory McArdle, F. Ojo, Josh Morris, Neal Bishop, Paddy Madden, Lee Novak, Duane Holmes