Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Doncaster Rovers: result and report

League Two · Saturday 3 September 2016

Result

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

League Two · Saturday 3 September 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Doncaster Rovers: match report

Crewe Alexandra defeated Doncaster Rovers 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 3 September 2016. The half-time score was 1-0.

Ryan Lowe opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Crewe Alexandra's goals came from Ryan Lowe (14') and James Jones (87'). Doncaster Rovers scored through Tommy Rowe (82', penalty).

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

Going into the game Crewe Alexandra were 16th on 6 points from 5 and Doncaster Rovers 3rd on 10 points from 5. Crewe Alexandra went on to finish that season 17th with 55 points, and Doncaster Rovers 3rd with 85.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Crewe Alexandra wins, 1 draw and 6 for Doncaster Rovers.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Ryan LoweCrewe Alexandra · 1-0
  • 39'Yellow card · John MarquisDoncaster Rovers
  • 55'Yellow card · René HiguitaCrewe Alexandra
  • 82'Penalty goal · Tommy RoweDoncaster Rovers · 1-1
  • 82'Yellow card · H. DavisCrewe Alexandra
  • 87'Goal · James JonesCrewe Alexandra · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Crewe Alexandra 3, draws 1, Doncaster Rovers 6.

Team news

Crewe Alexandra line-up

Ben Garratt, Ollie Turton, Jon Guthrie, Harry Davis, Zoumana Bakayogo, Ryan Lowe, J. Jones, George Cooper, Danny Hollands, Chris Dagnall, Alex Kiwomya

Doncaster Rovers line-up

Marko Marosi, Andy Butler, Tommy Rowe, Joe Wright, Frazer Richardson, Cedric Evina, Jordan Houghton, Matty Blair, James Coppinger, John Marquis, Andy Williams