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Doncaster Rovers administration history: every insolvency event since 1986
Doncaster Rovers has one insolvency event on record in 1997, with no points deducted. The most recent: administration in 26 June 1997, Third Division.
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Doncaster Rovers had faced a winding-up order in February 1997. They entered administration on 26 June 1997 under Ken Richardson, before the disastrous 1997-98 Third Division season. The order came after the club's final 1996-97 fixture, so it counts in 1997-98. No points deduction applied (the Football League's automatic administration penalty did not exist until 2004-05).
Owner at the time: Ken Richardson
Outcome: Survived. A CVA was approved on 6 October 1997 and the administration discharged on 27 October 1997 (Companies House). The club was relegated to the Conference in 1998 and later taken over by the Westferry consortium (John Ryan).
Sources: Companies House: Doncaster Rovers Football Club Limited - Insolvency (Companies House) · Away On Saturday: Mark Weaver on his time at Doncaster Rovers (Part 2) · The Set Pieces: Doncaster Rovers, 1997/98: The most disastrous season in Football League history