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Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based at Belle Vue in the town of Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
Formed in September 1879 by Albert Jenkins, a fitter at Doncaster's LNER railway works in response to the emerging popularity of the game in the nearby city of Sheffield.
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| Full name | Doncaster Rovers Football Club |
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| Nickname | Donny Rovers, The Rovers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Belle Vue, Doncaster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | John Ryan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Dave Penney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Football League One | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 3rd Division, Champions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This article is part of the series: Football League One 2004/05 | ||
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