Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Wigan Athletic: result and report

League One · Saturday 16 April 2016

Result

Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Wigan Athletic

League One · Saturday 16 April 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Wigan Athletic: match report

Doncaster Rovers won against Wigan Athletic 3-1 in the League One on Saturday 16 April 2016. The half-time score was 0-1.

Will Grigg opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Doncaster Rovers's goals came from A. Butler (50'), A. Butler (54') and Andy Williams (88', penalty). Wigan Athletic scored through Will Grigg (41').

Discipline: Doncaster Rovers received 3 yellow cards; Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Doncaster Rovers were 22nd on 38 points from 41 and Wigan Athletic 1st on 80 points from 41. Doncaster Rovers went on to finish that season 21st with 46 points, and Wigan Athletic 1st with 87.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Doncaster Rovers win, 2 draws and 0 for Wigan Athletic.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 28'Yellow card · R. ChaplowDoncaster Rovers
  • 41'Goal · Will GriggWigan Athletic · 0-1
  • 48'Yellow card · Gary McSheffreyDoncaster Rovers
  • 50'Goal · A. ButlerDoncaster Rovers · 1-1
  • 54'Goal · A. ButlerDoncaster Rovers · 2-1
  • 57'Yellow card · Will GriggWigan Athletic
  • 60'Yellow card · A. ButlerDoncaster Rovers
  • 79'Yellow card · Michael JacobsWigan Athletic
  • 86'Red card · David PerkinsWigan Athletic
  • 88'Penalty goal · Andy WilliamsDoncaster Rovers · 3-1

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Doncaster Rovers 1, draws 2, Wigan Athletic 0.

Team news

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Doncaster Rovers line-up

Remi Matthews, Mitchell Lund, Luke McCullough, Andy Butler, Aaron Taylor-Sinclair, Tommy Rowe, Craig Alcock, Richard Chaplow, James Coppinger, Gary McSheffrey, Andy Williams

Wigan Athletic line-up

Jussi Jaaskelainen, Donervon Daniels, Leon Barnett, Jason Pearce, David Perkins, Max Power, Sam Morsy, Stephen Warnock, Will Grigg, Conor McAleny, Y. Wildschut