Former scholars round-up (01/03/21)

With the recent FA announcement that the non-league football season is over at Steps 3-6, plus with the National League North and South also being declared null and void, this might be the briefest round-up yet on the whereabouts of former Doncaster Rovers scholars.

Only a handful of lads have managed to get 'game-time' and the only player who has been on the score-sheet during the past 28 days is James Morris.

James Morris in action for Seattle (Photo: Seattle University Redhawks).

The striker, who signed a professional deal under Darren Ferguson in May 2018, was on target with a header (which can be seen here) in Seattle Redhawks' 3-0 win over Houston Baptist. The 21-year-old also picked up the much-coveted Freshman Of The Year award for his efforts during his first season in the United States.

Much closer to home, one player who has got on the score-sheet regularly this term is Jack Muldoon. The Harrogate Town frontman, who was a scholar at Cantley Park in 2007-08, hasn't bagged over the past month but the League Two newcomers have enjoyed victories over Crawley Town, Carlisle United, Mansfield Town and Grimsby Town to all but ensure their status in the Football League for another season.

Another former scholar who has regularly been on the winning side in recent weeks is James Husband. The 27-year-old has helped Blackpool to four wins in his previous five outings to give the Seasiders outside hope of reaching the League One play-off spots. Jerry Yates, at DRFC up to the Under 16s, has been amongst their goals scoring 13 times this season including two in last weekend's away day win at Charlton Athletic.

Exeter City is now home to former youth team 'keeper Jonny Maxted though he last featured for the Grecians in a 2-0 home reverse to Morecambe at the end of January. Exeter are in eighth position in League Two heading into this month.

At Chesterfield, Liam Mandeville has appeared in the Spireites' last three games (though hasn't scored) and their recent mini-revival came to an end when they were beaten 2-0 at Stockport County on Saturday. Jack McKay, who is in the final year of his contract at the Technique Stadium hasn't featured for several months and his loan at Blyth Spartans is now over too.

Jack's twin brother Paul McKay is still waiting to resume his campaign at Airdrieonians after the Scottish Government paused football below the top two tiers in January.

Finally, Aron Gordon is on the lookout for a new club - announcing his departure from Waltham Abbey on Twitter only last night. The Abbotts were top of the Isthmian League South Central Division before the season came to its abrupt end.

Aron Gordon on the ball for Waltham Abbey (Photo: Unknown).

I'll try and put another article together next month - even if it's just a review of the season on the whereabouts of several lads who experienced the delights of Cantley Park at one time or another in the early days of their careers.

To view the January round-up, which includes a lot more names from the past, click here.