Footballers who have played league football for both PNE and Doncaster
A-J
1039) Chris Beardsley
PNE 7 apps; 1 goal
Dons 4 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 13/08/2012 v Huddersfield (H) – Won 2-0
408) Frank Beresford
PNE 36 apps; 4 goals
Dons 56 apps; 10 goals
PNE debut 21/02/1934 v Manchester United (H) – Won 3-2
750) George Berry
PNE 4 apps; 0 goals
Dons 1 app; 0 goals
PNE debut 17/08/1991 v Peterborough (A) – Lost 0-1
824) Paul Birch
PNE 11 apps; 2 goals
Dons 27 apps; 2 goals
PNE debut 09/ 03/1996 v Gillingham (A) – Drawn 1-1
583) John Bird
PNE 166 apps; 9 goals
Dons 50 apps; 3 goals
PNE debut 03/04/1971 v Bristol Rovers (A) – Drawn 0-0
955) Chris Brown
PNE 119 apps; 23 goals
Dons 41 apps; 15 goals
PNE debut 12/01/2008 v Watford (H) – Won 1-0
163) William Butler
PNE 3 apps; 0 goals
Dons 7 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 27/10/1906 v Newcastle (A) – Lost 1-2
853) Darren Byfield
PNE 5 apps; 1 goal
Dons 15 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 07/11/1998 v Burnley (H) – Won 4-1
465) Alf Calverley
PNE 13 apps; 0 goals
Dons 142 apps; 11 goals
PNE debut 23/08/1947 v Liverpool (A) – Lost 1-3
812) Matt Carmichael
PNE 10 apps; 3 goals
Dons 27 apps; 4 goals
PNE debut 18/03/1995 v Bury (H) – Won 5-0
554) Tony Coleman
PNE 5 apps; 1 goal
Dons 58 apps; 11 goals
PNE debut 27/02/1965 v Derby (H) – Drawn 2-2
605) Mike Elwiss
PNE 202 apps; 63 goals
Dons 97 apps; 30 goals
PNE debut 02/03/1974 v Carlisle (A) – Drawn 2-2
1014) Jonathan Forte
PNE 3 apps; 0 goals
Dons 54 apps; 9 goals
PNE debut 08/11/2011 v Rochdale (A) – Drawn 1-1
761) Lee Fowler
PNE 32 apps; 2 goals
Dons 11 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 15/08/1992 v Bournemouth (H) – Drawn 1-1
726) Steve Harper
PNE 77 apps; 10 goals
Dons 65 apps; 11 goals
PNE debut 01/04/1989 v Fulham (H) – Lost 1-4
877) David Healy
PNE 139 apps; 44 goals
Dons 8 apps; 2 goals
PNE debut 30/12/2000 v Bury (A) – Lost 0-1
796) Stuart Hicks
PNE 12 apps; 0 goals
Dons 36 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 02/04/1994 v Chester (A) – Lost 2-3
504) Peter Higham
PNE 15 apps; 10 goals
Dons 22 apps; 6 goals
PNE debut 14/11/1953 v Portsmouth (A) – Won 3-1
989) Iain Hume
PNE 59 apps; 21 goals
Dons 4 apps; 1 goal
PNE debut 18/09/2010 v Norwich (H) – Lost 0-1
506) Eric Jones
PNE 13 apps; 0 goals
Dons 15 apps; 2 goals
PNE debut 26/12/1953 v Burnley (H) – Won 2-1
Player Profile – Alf Calverley
Alfred Calverley was born in Huddersfield on 24 November 1947. During the Second World War Calverley joined his home town team and scored an hat-trick on his debut in a wartime match against Leeds.
In June 1946 Calverley joined Mansfield and scored once in 30 appearances before joining Arsenal for a fee of £5,000 in March 1947. His debut was at Deepdale as Arsenal won 4-1 on 15 March.
He joined Preston in July 1947 and played in the first 13 matches of the season in the number 11 shirt. His debut was in a 3-1 defeat at Liverpool on 23 August 1947, whilst his final match was a 1-1 draw at Grimsby on 18 October.
The following month Calverley joined Doncaster and made his debut in a 2-0 home win against Plymouth on 29 November . He made 20 appearances, scoring once during the 1947/48 season as Doncaster was relegated from Division Two. In the next two seasons Calverley netted 3 goals in each season, making 37 and 39 appearances respectively. The 1949/50 season saw Doncaster promoted back to Division Two and again netted 3 goals in 32 league appearances in 1950/51.
The 1951/52 season saw Calverley just make 12 appearances and in 1952/53 he made his last two appearances for the club. In total Calverley scored 11 goals in 142 matches.
Alf Calverley died in 1991.