How much Doncaster Rovers spent on agents fees and how it compares to rivals
Only two clubs in League One spent less on agents' fees than Doncaster Rovers did over the last year, new information from the Football Association shows.
Rovers paid out a total of £158,005 to agents from February 4, 2025 to February 2 this year. That is a slight increase on £153,040 from the previous 12-month period.
The costs relate to 16 transactions, whether that be new signings, loan arrivals or contract extensions from last summer and up to and including the January transfer window.
Some of the deals covered included summer signings such as Sean Grehan, Robbie Gotts and Glenn Middleton as well as loans such as Toyosi Olusanya and Frankie Okoronkwo. It also covered contract extensions for four players: Jamie Sterry, George Broadbent, Jay McGrath and Ian Lawlor. The latter has since moved on to Crewe Alexandra. The period covered Rovers transitioning from League Two up to League One, although only Exeter (£101,342) and Northampton £121,728) spent less on agents' fees.
Across League One as a whole, more than £14m was spent with three clubs - Cardiff, Luton and Huddersfield - spending seven-figure fees on intermediaries. Luton are by far and away the highest spenders, forking out more than £3.3m. Four clubs in League Two spent more than Rovers' tally, including MK Dons who dished out more than £340,000.
The lowest amount spent in the Championship was by crisis club Sheffield Wednesday (£534k) - a figure dwarfed by top spenders Ipswich who spent an eye-watering £11.7m.
Premier League clubs spent a total of more than £460m.