Updated 18 October 2025, after full time.
Doncaster 1-2 Northampton in League One at The Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster on 18 October 2025. Scorers: Ben Close for Doncaster; Sam Hoskins, Ethan Wheatley for Northampton. In their last 3 meetings, Doncaster have won 2, Northampton 1, with 0 draws.
Doncaster 1-2 Northampton was the final score in League One on Saturday 18 October 2025 at The Keepmoat Stadium. Scorers: Ben Close for Doncaster; Sam Hoskins, Ethan Wheatley for Northampton. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Doncaster vs Northampton was played at The Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster on Saturday 18 October 2025, the home ground of Doncaster, which holds 15,231 people. It finished Doncaster 1-2 Northampton in League One, with kick-off at 15:00 UK time.
Doncaster have won 1, drawn 0 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 13, with results reading L L W L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-6 defeat away to MK Dons in the League One on 31 October.
Northampton have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 6 and conceding 3, with results reading D W L W D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-1 draw away to Accrington in the League Two on 31 October.
Across the last 3 meetings Doncaster have won 2, Northampton have won 1 and 0 were drawn, with Doncaster scoring 4 goals to Northampton's 3. The most recent was Northampton Town 1-3 Doncaster Rovers on 18 April 2026 in the League One.
Owen Bailey leads Doncaster with 15 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 1.5 a game, the most of any Doncaster player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Doncaster player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh leads Northampton with 16 shots across their last 10 games, 1.6 a game, the most of any Northampton player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Northampton player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
John Busby refereed Doncaster vs Northampton, averaging 23.2 fouls and 4.0 yellow cards per game across 6 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2026 | League One | Northampton Town vs Doncaster Rovers | 1-3 |
| 25 Mar 2023 | League Two | Doncaster Rovers vs Northampton Town | 0-2 |
| 27 Aug 2022 | League Two | Northampton Town vs Doncaster Rovers | 0-1 |
| Stat | Doncaster | Northampton |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 59% | 41% |
| Shots | 10 | 13 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 5 |
| Corners | 2 | 7 |
| Fouls | 11 | 7 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Tackles | 25 | 7 |
| Passes | 478 | 309 |
Doncaster: B. Close 36'. Northampton: E. Wheatley 47', S. Hoskins (penalty) 67'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.2 | 17 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.7 | 19 of 24 |
| Shots | 13.2 | 15 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 3.5 | 18 of 24 |
| Fouls | 10.4 | 21 of 24 |
| Tackles | 11.2 | 24 of 24 |
| Passes | 355.5 | 16 of 24 |
| Corners | 5 | 17 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.8 | 24 of 24 |
| Goals against | 0.8 | 2 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.3 | 16 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 3.7 | 15 of 24 |
| Fouls | 12 | 11 of 24 |
| Tackles | 14.9 | 10 of 24 |
| Passes | 337.4 | 17 of 24 |
| Corners | 5.8 | 6 of 24 |