| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 79 | 40 | +39 | 87 | WWWWD |
| 2 | Plymouth | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 87 | DWDWD |
| 3 | Doncaster | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 85 | 55 | +30 | 85 | LLLLD |
| 4 | Luton | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 77 | WWWDD |
| 5 | Exeter City | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 75 | 56 | +19 | 71 | LWWLW |
| 6 | Carlisle | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 69 | 68 | +1 | 71 | WWDDD |
| 7 | Blackpool | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 70 | WLWWD |
| 8 | Colchester | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 69 | WWDDD |
| 9 | Wycombe | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 69 | WDWWL |
| 10 | Stevenage | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 67 | LDLDL |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 66 | LWLWL |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 66 | DLWDW |
| 13 | Accrington ST | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 65 | WLLWD |
| 14 | Grimsby | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 63 | -4 | 62 | DLWLW |
| 15 | Barnet | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 57 | 64 | -7 | 57 | LWWLL |
| 16 | Notts County | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 54 | 76 | -22 | 56 | LWLLD |
| 17 | Crewe | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 67 | -9 | 55 | WLWLD |
| 18 | Morecambe | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 53 | 73 | -20 | 52 | LDLDW |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 71 | -18 | 51 | DLDLD |
| 20 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 64 | -15 | 50 | LDLWL |
| 21 | Cheltenham | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 69 | -20 | 50 | LWLWD |
| 22 | Newport County | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 51 | 73 | -22 | 48 | WLWLW |
| 23 | Hartlepool | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 54 | 75 | -21 | 46 | WLLLD |
| 24 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 47 | 87 | -40 | 36 | LLLWD |
Player stats
League Two match stats only.
Doncaster finished 3rd in the League Two in 2016/17 with 85 points (25W 10D 11L). They scored 85 and conceded 55, a goal difference of +30. J. Marquis top-scored with 25 goals and James Coppinger led the assists with 15 assists. The final table, every result and the season's team statistics are below.