Doncaster started the season badly with four points from their first nine league games, including a 6-0 drubbing at Ipswich, leaving them rock-bottom in League One.

That improved slightly to an overall 13 points from 19 league games in December but, with Rovers still six points from safety, the club sacked Richie Wellens as manager after only six months in charge.

McSheffrey was promoted from leading Rovers' under-18s side and guided the first team to some spirited results, including wins at play-off chasing sides MK Dons and Sunderland, which kept them in contention to stay up.

Doncaster at least lifted themselves off the bottom of the table - helped by Crewe's dreadful run of 15 defeats in 16 games - before they ultimately relegated the Alex by beating them 17 days before their own drop was sealed.

Rovers, who last went down - also from League One - in 2016, beat Burton 2-0 last Saturday, but ultimately relegation was out of their hands.

They have lost 28 games this season to slip back into the fourth tier.

This season was the first since 2003-04 in which they have played without talismanic former midfielder James Coppinger following the 41-year-old's retirement in May 2021, after a club record of 695 games in all competitions.

All over at Oakwell, and Barnsley end their home Championship campaign with defeat.

The Tykes led through Aiden Marsh, but Daniel Johnson's brace and a Emil Riis Jakobsen strike earned Preston all three points.

Gillingham's nine-season stay in the third tier comes to an end.

Talk about contrasting emotions at Priestfield.

The away side will be in the Championship next season and the home team will be in League Two.

The Gills go down on goal difference.

Wycombe finish sixth.

The play-offs, and MK Dons, await.

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Gillingaham 0-2 Rotherham

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Foals from Rarmani Edmonds-Green and debutant Georgie Kelly are enough for the Millers.

They'll be back in the Championship next season.

THAT is how you go into the play-offs.

Sheffield Wednesday smash Portsmouth 4-1 to seal fourth spot.

Influential skipper Barry Bannan was forced off late on though. They'll hope it's not serious.

All over at the University of Bolton Stadium.

Bolton had a scare but see out victory against Fleetwood who remain in the division on goal difference in all likelihood.

Disappointment for both of these sides, in very different ways,

Plymouth miss out on a place in the play-offs after falling to a thumping 5-0 home defeat by MK Dons, who are are going to have to settle for third spot.

Scott Twine bagged four for the visitors in a virtuoso display.

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Shrewsbury 0-3 Wigan

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From staying up by just a point last season to the League One title this season.

Wigan have done it and they've found form in their final game of the season with a thumping 3-0 win over Shrewsbury to wrap up the title and their return to the Championship.

What a job Leam Richardson has done.

AFC Wimbledon put up a fight but lose to Accrington.

Their six-season stay in League One come to an end as they experience their first relegation since their formation 20 years ago.

A couple of late goals to report, with James Norwood adding a fourth for Ipswich against Charlton.

Alfie May has levelled for Cheltenham at Cambridge, and Lincoln look to have grabbed a late winner against Crewe through Hakeeb Adelakun.

All over at the Mazuma Stadium.

Sunderland are into the play-offs. Morecambe are staying up.

Doncaster's very inevitable relegation to League Two is confirmed.

Billy Bodin gave the home side the lead before Josh Martin's long range shot levelled for Rovers.

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I still can't believe that Dion Charles goal for Bolton. It's a slide tackle and you expect more from your keeper.

It's a once-in-a-lifetime goal, to slide tackle someone 40 yards from goal and it to lob the keeper.

Danny Andrew lets fly from outside the box as Fleetwood try to find a late equaliser.

His effort cannons off the bar. Nervy.

A whopping six minutes added on at Bolton.

How are your nerves, Fleetwood fans?