2012–13 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season
# 2012–13 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Doncaster Rover's 10th consecutive season in The Football League. Doncaster were relegated at the end of the 2011–12 season, ending a four-year stay in the Championship. They finished the season as Champions thus gaining promotion back to the second tier.

## League One

### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers (C, P) | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 84 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 2 | Bournemouth (P) | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 83 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 79 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Yeovil Town (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 77 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 75 | Qualification for League One play-offs |

* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 28 April 2013. Source:

**Result round by round**

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |

## Squad

### Detailed Overview

As of 25 February 2013

| No. | Name | Place of birth | Date of birth | Club apps. | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Previous club | Date joined | Fee | Contract end |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Neil Sullivan | Sutton | 24 February 1970 | 204 | 0 | 28 | 0 | Leeds United | 15 May 2007 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 2 | Paul Quinn | Wishaw | 21 July 1985 | 15 | 0 | – | – | Cardiff City | 9 August 2012 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 3 | James Husband | Leeds | 3 January 1994 | 14 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 21 November 2011 | Trainee | 30 July 2014 |
| 5 | Rob Jones | Stockton-on-Tees | 3 November 1979 | 14 | 2 | – | – | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 July 2012 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 6 | Dave Syers | Leeds | 19 October 1977 | 16 | 2 | – | – | Bradford City | 14 June 2012 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 7 | Martin Woods | Airdrie | 1 January 1986 | 124 | 9 | – | – | Rotherham United | 5 June 2007 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 8 | Billy Paynter | Liverpool | 13 July 1984 | 11 | 3 | – | – | Leeds United | 13 August 2012 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2014 |
| 9 | Chris Brown | Doncaster | 11 December 1984 | 49 | 17 | – | – | Preston North End | 14 July 2011 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 10 | Robbie Blake | Middlesbrough | 4 March 1976 | 7 | 0 | – | – | Bolton Wanderers | 27 June 2012 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 11 | David Cotterill | Cardiff | 4 December 1987 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 1 | Barnsley | 27 June 2012 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 12 | John Lundstram | Liverpool | 18 February 1994 | – | – | – | – | Everton | 20 February 2013 | Loan | 20 March 2013 |
| 13 | Jonathan Maxted | | 26 October 1993 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 26 June 2012 | Trainee | 30 June 2013 |
| 14 | Tommy Spurr | Leeds | 30 September 1987 | 37 | 0 | – | – | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 June 2011 | £200,000 | 30 June 2013 |
| 15 | Liam Wakefield | Doncaster | 9 April 1994 | 1 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 27 June 2012 | Trainee | 30 June 2013 |
| 16 | Jamie McCombe | Pontefract | 1 January 1983 | 11 | 0 | – | – | Huddersfield Town | 12 August 2012 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 17 | Iain Hume | Edinburgh | 30 October 1983 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 5 | Preston North End | 31 August 2012 | Loan | 30 May 2013 |
| 18 | Emile Sinclair | Leeds | 29 December 1987 | – | – | – | – | Peterborough United | 5 January 2013 | Loan | 30 May 2013 |
| 19 | Andy Griffin | Higher End | 17 March 1979 | – | – | – | – | Free Agent | 22 October 2012 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 20 | James Harper | Chelmsford | 9 November 1980 | 12 | 0 | – | – | Hull City | 17 August 2012 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 21 | Lee Fowler | Cardiff | 10 June 1983 | – | – | – | – | Fleetwood Town | 4 January 2013 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2013 |
| 22 | Cameron Howieson | Blenheim | 22 December 1994 | – | – | 4 | 0 | Burnley | 22 February 2013 | Loan | 31 May 2013 |
| 23 | Kyle Bennett | Telford | 9 September 1990 | 54 | 7 | – | – | Bury | 1 July 2011 | £80,000 | 30 June 2013 |
| 25 | Jordan Ball | Mansfield | 12 September 1993 | 2 | 1 | – | – | N/A | 9 August 2011 | Trainee | 30 June 2013 |
| 26 | James Coppinger | Guisborough | 10 January 1981 | 341 | 35 | – | – | Exeter City | 30 June 2004 | £30,000 | 30 June 2014 |
| 27 | Josh Meade | - | 16 April 1995 | - | - | - | - | N/A | – | Trainee | - |
| 29 | Harry Middleton | - | 12 April 1995 | - | - | - | - | N/A | – | Trainee | - |
| 30 | Paul Keegan | Dublin | 5 July 1984 | 21 | 0 | - | - | Bohemians | 17 January 2011 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2013 |
| 31 | Paddy Mullen | Doncaster | 13 January 1994 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 22 June 2012 | Trainee | 30 June 2013 |
| 32 | Jordan Binns | - | 1 November 1994 | - | - | - | - | N/A | – | Trainee | - |
| 33 | Gary Woods | Kettering | 1 October 1990 | 49 | 0 | – | – | Manchester United | 26 March 2009 | Free | |
| | Jake McCormick | York | 21 February 1994 | – | – | – | – | N/A | | Trainee | 30 June 2013 |

### Statistics

    As of 28 April 2013

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Neil Sullivan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Paul Quinn | 43 | 0 | 37+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | James Husband | 40 | 3 | 24+9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Rob Jones | 50 | 8 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Dave Syers | 38 | 5 | 20+12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Martin Woods | 20 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Billy Paynter | 38 | 15 | 24+11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Chris Brown | 42 | 11 | 28+8 | 8 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | WAL | David Cotterill | 48 | 10 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | John Lundstram (on loan from Everton) | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Jonathan Maxted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Tommy Spurr | 52 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Liam Wakefield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Jamie McCombe | 34 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | CAN | Iain Hume (on loan from Preston North End) | 35 | 7 | 24+8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Emile Sinclair (on loan from Peterborough United) | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Andy Griffin | 18 | 0 | 8+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | James Harper | 29 | 0 | 19+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | NZL | Cameron Howieson (on loan from Burnley) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Kyle Bennett | 38 | 3 | 26+9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | IRL | Evan Finnegan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Jordan Ball | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | James Coppinger | 27 | 2 | 19+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Josh Meade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Harry Middleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | IRL | Paul Keegan | 30 | 1 | 22+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Paddy Mullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Jordan Binns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | ENG | Gary Woods | 49 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | RSA | Dean Furman (on loan from Oldham Athletic) | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players currently out on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 21 | MF | WAL | Lee Fowler (at Burton Albion) | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jake McCormick (at Frickley Athletic) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have left the club: ||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | CUW | Shelton Martis | 12 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Robbie Blake | 14 | 1 | 0+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Michael Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | NIR | Sammy Clingan | 9 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

**Captains**

| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | DF | Rob Jones | | 48 | |
| 14 | DF | Tommy Spurr | | 3 | |

Last updated: 28 April 2012 Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches only Matches started as captain only Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

**Goalscorers**

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 8 | FW | Billy Paynter | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | Chris Brown | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | 11 | MF | David Cotterill | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | 5 | DF | Rob Jones | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | 17 | FW | Iain Hume | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | 6 | MF | Dave Syers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | 23 | MF | Kyle Bennett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | DF | James Husband | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 10 | FW | Robbie Blake | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 26 | MF | James Coppinger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | MF | Martin Woods | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 25 | FW | Jordan Ball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 30 | MF | Paul Keegan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 16 | DF | Jamie McCombe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 14 | DF | Tommy Spurr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 64 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 74 |

**Disciplinary record**

| No. | Pos. | Name | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Name | 2 | DF | Paul Quinn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | James Husband | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Shelton Martis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Rob Jones | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Dave Syers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Martin Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Billy Paynter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Chris Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Robbie Blake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | David Cotterill | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | John Lundstram | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Tommy Spurr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Jamie McCombe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Iain Hume | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | Andy Griffin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | James Harper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Sammy Clingan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Lee Fowler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Kyle Bennett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | James Coppinger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Paul Keegan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Gary Woods | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Dean Furman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 67 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 2 |

### Contracts

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | MF | Paul Keegan | 28 | Signed | 1 year | June 2013 | Official Site |
| 3 | DF | James Husband | 18 | Signed | 3 years | June 2015 | Official Site |
| 19 | DF | Andy Griffin | 33 | Signed | 6 months | June 2013 | Official Site |

## Transfers

### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | MF | Dave Syers | 24 | EU | Bradford City | Free Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | Sky Sports |
| 25 | FW | Jordan Ball | 18 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2013 | Youth system | Official Site |
| 31 | MF | Paddy Mullen | 18 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2013 | Youth system | Official Site |
| — | MF | Jake McCormick | 18 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2013 | Youth system | Official Site |
| 15 | DF | Liam Wakefield | 18 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2013 | Youth system | Official Site |
| 13 | GK | Jonathan Maxted | 18 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2013 | Youth system | Official Site |
| 10 | FW | Robbie Blake | 36 | EU | Bolton Wanderers | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 11 | MF | David Cotterill | 24 | EU | Barnsley | Free Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 5 | DF | Rob Jones | 32 | EU | Sheffield Wednesday | Free Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 2 | DF | Paul Quinn | 27 | EU | Cardiff City | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 16 | DF | Jamie McCombe | 29 | EU | Huddersfield Town | Free Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 8 | FW | Billy Paynter | 28 | EU | Leeds United | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Undisclosed | Sky Sports |
| 20 | MF | James Harper | 31 | EU | Hull City | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 12 | MF | Michael Woods | 22 | EU | Free agent | Free Transfer | | N/A | Free | BBC Sport |
| 19 | DF | Andy Griffin | 33 | EU | Free agent | Free Transfer | | N/A | Free | BBC Sport |
| 21 | MF | Sammy Clingan | 28 | EU | Free agent | Free Transfer | | Month-to-Month | Free | Sky Sports |
| 21 | MF | Lee Fowler | 29 | EU | Fleetwood Town | Transfer | Winter | 2013 | Undisclosed | BBC Sport |

### Loans in

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | FW | Iain Hume | 39 | Preston North End | 31 August | | BBC Sport |
| 18 | FW | Emile Sinclair | 25 | Peterborough United | 5 January | 30 May | Sky Sports |
| 12 | MF | John Lundstram | 29 | Everton | 20 February | 31 May | BBC Sport |
| 22 | MF | Cameron Howieson | 18 | Burnley | 21 February | 31 May | BBC Sport |
| 35 | MF | Dean Furman | 24 | Oldham Athletic | 14 March | 31 May | BBC Sport |

### Out

| N | P | Name | Age | Type | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Apps | Goals | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | MF | Giles Barnes | 23 | Out of Contract | Houston Dynamo | Summer | Free | 36 | 1 | Sky Sports |
| 25 | MF | James Baxendale | 19 | Out of Contract | Walsall | Summer | Free | 3 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 29 | DF | Bouhenna | 20 | Out of Contract | | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 | Sky Sports |
| 6 | DF | James Chambers | 31 | Out of Contract | Walsall | Summer | Free | 97 | 0 | Sky Sports |
| 39 | DF | Pascal Chimbonda | 33 | Out of Contract | | Summer | Free | 15 | 0 | Sky Sports |
| 10 | FW | El Hadji Diouf | 31 | Out of Contract | Leeds United | Summer | Free | 23 | 6 | LUFC Site |
| 24 | DF | Mustapha Dumbuya | 24 | Out of Contract | Portsmouth | Summer | Free | 38 | 0 | Portsmouth FC |
| 18 | MF | Simon Gillett | 26 | Out of Contract | Nottingham Forest | Summer | Free | 81 | 4 | TeamTalk |
| 12 | FW | James Hayter | 33 | Out of Contract | Yeovil Town | Summer | Free | 178 | 39 | BBC Sport |
| 21 | DF | Sam Hird | 24 | Free Transfer | Chesterfield | Summer | Free | 164 | 2 | BBC Sport |
| 11 | DF | Adam Lockwood | 30 | Free Transfer | Bury | Summer | Free | 179 | 8 | BBC Sport |
| 16 | MF | John Oster | 33 | Out of Contract | Barnet | Summer | Free | 120 | 2 | BBC Sport |
| 20 | DF | John Radford | 18 | Out of Contract | | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 | Sky Sports |
| 41 | DF | Habib Beye | 34 | Contract Terminated | | Summer | Free | 22 | 2 | BBC Sports |
| 3 | DF | George Friend | 24 | Transfer | Middlesbrough | Summer | Undisclosed | 35 | 1 | BBC Sport |
| 2 | DF | James O'Connor | 27 | Transfer | Derby County | Summer | Undisclosed | 212 | 5 | BBC Sport |
| 8 | MF | Brian Stock | 30 | Transfer | Burnley | Summer | Undisclosed | 188 | 22 | BBC Sport |
| 21 | MF | Sammy Clingan | 28 | Released | Free agent | Winter | N/A | 8 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 4 | DF | Shelton Martis | 30 | Contract Terminated | Free agent | | Free | 68 | 4 | BBC Sport |

### Loans out

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | GK | Jonathon Maxted | 29 | Goole Town | September | 18 September | Official Football Conference League site | Official Football Conference League site |
| 15 | DF | Liam Wakefield | 29 | Bradford Park Avenue | 17 August | October | Official Site | |
| 25 | FW | Jordan Ball | 29 | Belper Town | 17 August | 8 October | Official Site | Official Site |
| — | MF | Jake McCormick | 29 | Frickley Athletic | 17 August | | Official Site | |
| 26 | MF | James Coppinger | 31 | Nottingham Forest | 31 August | 30 December | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| 13 | GK | Jonathon Maxted | 29 | Gainsborough Trinity | 30 October | | Official Site | |
| 1 | GK | Neil Sullivan | 43 | Wimbledon | 16 November | 9 March | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| 10 | MF | Lee Fowler | 29 | Forest Green Rovers | 26 February | March | BBC Sport | |
| 10 | MF | Lee Fowler | 29 | Burton Albion | 28 March | | BBC Sport | |
