Following our game against MK Dons on New Year’s Day, Rovers Historian Stephen Byrne has come up with this interesting statistic.
“When Jordi van Stappershoef went on for Anssi Jaakkola (after sustaining a dislocated shoulder) in the 12th minute, I think we saw the earliest goalkeeping substitution in a League match involving Rovers.
- Anssi Jaakkola [Photo courtesy of Keith Brookman]
The previous fastest appears to have been on 5th November 2011 when Accrington Stanley’s Ian Dunbavin was injured after 13 mins 18 secs in a collision with Scott McGleish and replaced by Sean Murdoch
In the Football League Trophy tie against Portsmouth at Fratton Park on 8th November 2016, Kelle Roos went off after 2 mins 8 seconds and his replacement, Will Puddy, saved a penalty from Michael Smith after seven minutes.”