Rob Street (right) finished the season with 13 goals for Doncaster
Doncaster clinched the League Two title while Notts County were consigned to the play-offs as Rob Street's first-half brace earned Rovers a win at Meadow Lane
Street opened the scoring from point-blank range in the 19th minute after Jordan Gibson's blocked effort had fallen kindly at his feet
he brought Jamie Sterry's aerial delivery under control before racing clear to lob Alex Bass to make it 2-0
Alassana Jatta scrambled home a consolation for County in the final minute of injury time
but it was not enough to spoil Rovers' party as the Magpies had to settle for a sixth-placed finish
Street had a chance to seal his hat-trick after the break but saw his effort strike the post
while Bass also denied Zain Westbrooke in the final minutes
County almost levelled within seconds of Street's opener
but Charlie Whitaker saw his header from Kellan Gordon's cross fly inches over
who could have themselves been automatically promoted with a win
also saw Gordon and Jodi Jones denied by Teddy Sharman-Lowe in quick succession before the break
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Scroll LeftScroll RightNotts County are unbeaten across their last three Football League games against Doncaster Rovers (W2 D1)
Doncaster Rovers have lost five of their last seven away Football League games against Notts County (W2)
Notts County have failed to win any of their last eight games on the final day of a Football League campaign (D3 L5)
since a 4-1 home victory over Colchester United in May 2012
This will be the fourth season in succession that Doncaster have finished a league campaign away from home
failing to win any of those three matches between 2022 and 2024 (D2 L1)
Alassana Jatta (Notts County) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner
George Broadbent (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half
Matt Palmer (Notts County) wins a free kick in the attacking half
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time
Lewis Macari (Notts County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right
Matty Platt (Notts County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked
Jack Hinchy (Notts County) header from the centre of the box misses to the left
Assisted by Jodi Jones with a cross following a corner
William Jarvis (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half
Zain Westbrooke (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner
Jack Hinchy replaces George Abbott because of an injury
Delay in match because of an injury George Abbott (Notts County)
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Rayohits radiosouth yorkshirenewsDoncaster Rovers win the League Two titleAuthor: Tom FeahenyPublished 4th May 2025Doncaster Rovers celebrated winning the League Two title.
They knew a win against Notts County would secure them the honour and they did just that and comfortably as well.
Speaking to the club's website Grant McCann said:
“We just needed to manage the week with the players,” manager McCann said. “We know they had a couple of days on the booze, which they deserve. We all won promotion last weekend.
“But when the boys came in on Tuesday, we got our heads straight back in the game and focused on Notts County and how we could hurt them, what we needed to do to win this game without relying on anyone else.
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Doncaster!” The crowd thunders in applause
the man whose voice would be instantly recognised by almost anyone in the country
the man who inspires devotion and loathing in equal measure
win the mayoralty and begin the process of turning this city around,” Nigel Farage declares
A few minutes earlier I’d arrived at Doncaster Racecourse
being ushered in by some slightly scary doormen and the Reform media team into the building's cavernous main conference hall. Loud
Business by Eminem (must be a circus in town
This is the big launch of Reform’s Doncaster campaign
In a city where 69% voted Brexit and an English Democrat was formerly mayor
you can see why they think they’ve got a good chance
these opening remarks would prove to be the high point of the mayoral campaign
After they are bundled out of the hall by some heavies
variously referencing Palestine and the fact that child sex abuse is mostly perpetrated by white men
They’re quickly drowned out by chants from the crowd: “Out
Farage uses the hecklers to make an unscheduled point
“Teaching unions in this country are poisoning the minds of young people,” he roars
“We will go to war with these left wing teaching unions
We will not be stopped by a ranting student mob.” Cue rapturous applause
Farage lists the issues Reform will be campaigning on
and what he calls “net stupid zero lunacy”) and the local (Doncaster Council spending money on “LGBT week” and “a £20 million cycle path that no one ever uses”)
But the main event is the unveiling of Reform’s candidate for mayor
the mayor is elected separately from the council
and grabbing the position would make a huge statement
Rumours have been flying around about which celebrity or defecting Tory might have got the nod
But the party has kept a tight lid on who it might be
with even the most seasoned Doncaster politics watchers being left in the dark
Everyone leans forward an inch to catch the big name
“The city needs a fresh start and a new boss,” continues Farage
So it’s going to be putting forward a “young businessman who is a great emblem for the multi-generational party” Reform has become: Alexander Jones
the journalists around me start checking their phones
Jones takes to the stage and catastrophically fails to live up to Farage’s billing
he is one of the worst public speakers I have ever heard
his plodding through the script reminiscent of a six year old in the school nativity
“Can we have a big round of applause for this brave young man standing up,” he says
“Your first political speech is one of the most nerve wracking things you can do.”
The 30-year-old former estate agent and foreign exchange trader is a far cry from the stereotype of a Reform voter
His Facebook page is much more focused on his gym sessions than politics
But maybe this isn’t so strange after all — Farage has made much of Reform’s popularity among “Gen Z” and the toned self-made businessman image might appeal to some in that group
The fact he was already running to be a local councillor has prompted some to claim that he was a last minute pick after a bigger name fell through with only hours to spare
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Labour's Ros Jones told Sky News after narrowly beating Reform UK's candidate by just 698 votes
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Labour's Ros Jones won with a slim majority of 698 with 23,805 votes over Reform UK's Alexander Jones
A JOSH DRINKWATER try treble helped earn Oldham a narrow and hard-fought victory over the stubborn hosts
who had a hat-trick scorer themselves in Edene Gebbie
holding onto their lead in the second half to stave off Doncaster’s attempted fightback
Sean Long’s side have been guilty of not making their pressure pay at times
with draws against Widnes and Batley springing to mind
However this time they found a ruthless streak to inflict Doncaster’s fifth league defeat despite being far from their best
The South Yorkshire side threw everything at Oldham and dangermen Connor Robinson and Craig Hall caused their defence a number of problems
but the visitors hung on for a first win at this ground since 2010
a patched-up Oldham were well beaten by energetic Bradford
The away side completed high in the opening stages and forced two goal-line drop-outs before Riley Dean
snaking past a frustrated Doncaster defence
Oldham were nearly flawless in the opening quarter
capitalising on every mistake from Richard Horne’s side
powering over after a Doncaster forward pass deep inside their own half
But the hosts swung into life before the half-hour mark and a scrappy end to a set caused chaos in the Oldham line with Jack Charles alert to ground wide out
Adam Lawton was caught flying out of the line which left a gap for the quick Gebbie
Connor Robinson’s second conversion making it 12-10
However another unforced Doncaster error proved costly as Drinkwater seized the opportunity with a brilliant dummy which sliced a hole through the defence and allowed him to ease over then tag on the two
A late shot on Drinkwater off the ball allowed the Australian to add a couple more points before the break
The scrum-half was once again at the centre of the action early in the second period
who fumbled the ball barely a metre from his own try-line
Drinkwater darted through the defence to claim his second
Drinkwater grabbed his third on the right side after 56 minutes
with his fifth strike from the tee making it 30-12
But 18th man Isaac Misky could hardly believe his luck when he feigned a pass from dummy-half and crashed over
with Robinson converting to spark a Doncaster onslaught
but Robinson’s missed goal attempt kept Oldham eight points in front
Doncaster peppered the Oldham line and finally found a way through when Gebbie forced his third
GAMESTAR: Josh Drinkwater came up with the big plays at the crucial moments to win Oldham the game
GAMEBREAKER: Drinkwater’s three tries and five goals were key
Guardian video producers Maeve Shearlaw and Bruno Rinvolucri spoke to party members
and prospective candidates from a range of parties to find out
This video was amended on 30 April 2025 to remove subtitling for a comment that was indistinct and contested