Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Newport County: result and report

League Two · Saturday 17 September 2016

Result

Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Newport County

League Two · Saturday 17 September 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Newport County: match report

Doncaster Rovers beat Newport County 2-0 in the League Two on Saturday 17 September 2016. It was 1-0 at half-time.

James Coppinger opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Doncaster Rovers's goals came from James Coppinger (17') and Andy Williams (59'). Newport County did not score.

Discipline: Doncaster Rovers received 3 yellow cards; Newport County received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Doncaster Rovers were 4th on 13 points from 7 and Newport County 20th on 6 points from 6. Doncaster Rovers went on to finish that season 3rd with 85 points, and Newport County 22nd with 48.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Goal · James CoppingerDoncaster Rovers · 1-0
  • 34'Yellow card · Andy ButlerDoncaster Rovers
  • 45+2'Yellow card · Jon ParkinNewport County
  • 59'Goal · Andy WilliamsDoncaster Rovers · 2-0
  • 71'Yellow card · Joe WrightDoncaster Rovers
  • 74'Yellow card · Jamie TurleyNewport County
  • 78'Yellow card · John MarquisDoncaster Rovers
  • 81'Yellow card · S. BennettNewport County
  • 83'Yellow card · Dan ButlerNewport County

Team news

Doncaster Rovers line-up

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

Newport County line-up

Joe Day, Dan Butler, Darren Jones, Jamie Turley, Ben Tozer, Joss Labadie, Mark Randall, Scot Bennett, Sean Rigg, Reece Grego-Cox, Jon Parkin