And this retro gallery we’ve dug out some of the best pics from those cup journeys.
We’ve got that memorable Carling Cup run which saw Rovers get to the quarter-finals before being beaten by Arsenal on penalties in 2005. The run included wins over Villa and Man City.
There is the JPT final win over Bristol Rovers in 2007 at Cardiff.
And who could forget that great day in Stoke in 2003 when Rovers returned to the Football League?
Take a look at these pics and enjoy your trip down memory lane.
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There is the JPT final win over Bristol Rovers in 2007 at Cardiff.
![Jan Budtz (2nd R) of Doncaster is mobbed by players after his side's penalty shoot-out victory against Manchester City in the Carling Cup Round Two match on September 21, 2005.](https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU3YThkZjE1LTY1N2UtNDBmNC04YmZkLWFmMjI1NzdhMzEzZDoyNGU4ZjYxYS1kMmE0LTQ4NmQtYTQ4NS0zYjZhNWU4ZDc3ZjQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
17. Doncaster Rovers v Manchester City - 2005
Jan Budtz (2nd R) of Doncaster is mobbed by players after his side's penalty shoot-out victory against Manchester City in the Carling Cup Round Two match on September 21, 2005.Photo: Michael Steele:j
![Doncaster Rovers' players celebrate their penalty shoot-out victory in the Carling Cup against Manchester City at Belle Vue on September 21, 2005.](https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjMxN2Q5MWY3LWNjNzctNGFjYS04NmNiLWQ0OTY1NTFmNDdmNDoxODMwYmQxNi02OTMxLTQ5NzMtODUxZS00ZmI0ZWE2MjNhNGE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
18. Doncaster Rovers v Manchester City - 2005
Doncaster Rovers' players celebrate their penalty shoot-out victory in the Carling Cup against Manchester City at Belle Vue on September 21, 2005.Photo: Michael Steele:f
![Mark McCammon is congratulated by team-mates after scoring during the FA Cup second round replay between Doncaster Rovers and Mansfield Town at Belle Vue on December 12, 2006.](https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjdkMDliYmVlLWJhMjgtNDA0Zi1iMTRlLTI3OTAyNDYyYzhlMDpmMDA3OGZlMS0wNDIwLTQzN2UtYWZiMi1mM2NiODcxNDAzMmI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
19. Doncaster Rovers v Mansfield Town - 2006
Mark McCammon is congratulated by team-mates after scoring during the FA Cup second round replay between Doncaster Rovers and Mansfield Town at Belle Vue on December 12, 2006.Photo: Gary M. Prior:f