Doncaster Rovers' fixtures for 2020/21 season announced - Who they face first and last and who will be the opponents when supporters are set to be first allowed back into the Keepmoat?
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Current plans will see a limited number of fans permitted back into grounds from October 1 as football begins to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
And Rovers will welcome Shrewsbury Town to the Keepmoat on October 10, on what would be a memorable occasion for supporters who will have not seen their team play in person since March 7.
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Hide AdThe team Rovers visited on that date, MK Dons, will provide the first opposition of the new campaign when they visit the Keepmoat Stadium on September 12.
Rovers will then visit freshly relegated Charlton Athletic on September 19 and then round off the first month of the season - which will feature the first four rounds of the Carabao Cup - by hosting Bristol Rovers on September 26.
The season will be concluded on home soil as Rovers host Peterborough United on May 8, having completed their away campaign a week earlier at Rochdale.
Boxing Day will see Rovers host Accrington Stanley, with a trip to Fleetwood Town on December 29. They will visit Peterborough on January 2.
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Hide AdEaster weekend has Darren Moore’s side hosting Charlton on Good Friday (April 2) before travelling to Bristol Rovers on Easter Monday.
Moore’s side will visit Hull City - managed by former Rovers boss Grant McCann - on December 1 and host them in the reverse fixture on February 20.
They will welcome Sunderland to the Keepmoat on November 21 and visit the Stadium of Light on February 13.
ROVERS’ LEAGUE ONE FIXTURE LIST IN FULL
SEPTEMBER
12 MK Dons (H)
19 Charlton Athletic (A)
26 Bristol Rovers (H)
OCTOBER
3 Wigan Athletic (A)
10 Shrewsbury Town (H)
17 Portsmouth (A)
20 Ipswich Town (H)
24 Crewe Alexandra (H)
27 Plymouth Argyle (A)
31 Lincoln City (H)
NOVEMBER
3 AFC Wimbledon (A)
14 Oxford United (A)
21 Sunderland (H)
24 Blackpool (H)
DECEMBER
1 Hull City (A)
5 Northampton Town (A)
12 Gillingham (H)
15 Swindon Town (H)
19 Burton Albion (A)
26 Accrington Stanley (H)
29 Fleetwood Town (A)
JANUARY
2 Peterborough United (A)
9 Rochdale (H)
16 Swindon Town (A)
23 Burton Albion (H)
26 AFC Wimbledon (H)
30 Lincoln City (A)
FEBRUARY
6 Oxford United (H)
13 Sunderland (A)
20 Hull City (H)
23 Blackpool (A)
27 Ipswich Town (A)
MARCH
2 Portsmouth (H)
6 Plymouth Argyle (H)
9 Crewe Alexandra (A)
13 Northampton Town (H)
20 Gillingham (A)
27 Milton Keynes Dons (A)
APRIL
2 Charlton Athletic (H)
5 Bristol Rovers (A)
10 Wigan Athletic (H)
17 Shrewsbury Town (A)
20 Accrington Stanley (A)
24 Fleetwood Town (H)
MAY
1 Rochdale (A)
8 Peterborough United (H)
CUP DATES
FA CUP
First round - November 7
Second round - November 28
Third round - January 9
Fourth round - January 23
Fifth round - February 10
Quarter-finals - March20
Semi-finals - April 17
Final - May 15
CARABAO CUP
First round - September 5
Second round - September 15/16
Third round - September 22/23
Fourth round - September 29/30
Fifth round - December 22/23
Semi-finals - January 5/6
Final - February 28
EFL TROPHY
Group match 1 - September 8/9
Group match 2 - October 6/7
Group match 3 - November 10/11
Round of 32 - December 8/9
Round of 16 - January 12/13
Quarter-finals - February 2/3
Semi-finals - February 16/17
Final - March 14
INTERNATIONAL DATES
October 10
November 14
March 27
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