Footballers who have played league football for both PNE and Doncaster
A-J
1039) Chris Beardsley
PNE 19 apps; 2 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 106 apps; 18 goals
Dons 109 apps; 29 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 75 apps; 23 goals
Dons 33 apps; 6 goals
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 – William Butler
William Ely Butler was born in Doncaster in 1881. The full-back only made 10 league appearances in his career.
Butler started his career with his home town club and made his debut in 1-0 defeat at Burton United on 12 November 1904. He had to wait near five months for his next appearance which was his only victory with the second division club which was a 2-1 home win against Glossop on 8 April 1905. His remaining 5 matches for the Dons were in a space of ten days. The last was a 2-1 defeat at Barnsley on 25 April.
Butler joined Preston and made 3 appearances for the Lilywhites in the 1906/07 season. His PNE debut was a 2-1 defeat at Newcastle on 27 October 1906. His only match at Deepdale saw his only victory with the club with a 2-0 win against Aston Villa on 3 November. His final match was a week later with a 6-1 defeat at Liverpool which he got blamed for some of the conceded goals.