It all happened here on the streets of Doncaster, to the people of Donny, these are the historic events that happened here once upon a time in our history:
| 30th August 1960 | Doncaster Rovers player manager Norman Curtis's first game in charge, away at Southport. |
| 31st August 2002 | Nobel prize winner Renowned chemist George Porter passed away aged 81. |
| 31st August 1946 | Manager Jackie Bestall's first ever game in charge of Doncaster Rovers, home to Rochdale. |
| 31st August 1902 | Station Road officially opened, and acted as Doncaster's tram terminus. |
| 1st September 2012 | Doncaster's Superbike Racer Jamie Toseland marries singer Katie Melua.» |
| 1st September 1991 | The Dons Rugby team beat Nottingham City a club record 88-6 in the first game of the 3rd division of the rugby League. |
| 1st September 1972 | David Bowie plays at Doncaster's Rank Theatre on his Ziggy Stardust tour. |
| 1st September 1966 | Doncaster Rovers defender John Purcel Nicholson crashes his car in Warmsworth, he dies 2 days later, Alick Jeffrey survives.» |
| 2nd September 2006 | Legendary local comedian and former Doncaster Rovers player Charlie Williams sadly passed away. |
| 2nd September 1910 | Donald Watson, founder of the Vegan Society, was born in Mexborough. |
| 2nd September 1906 | Bawtry Hall records UK's highest ever September temperature as 35.6 degrees.» |
| 3rd September 1971 | Walter Owen Bentley, Doncaster train engineer and founder of Bentley Motors, sadly passed away.» |
| 3rd September 1966 | Doncaster Rovers defender John Purcel Nicholson dies after his car crash 2 days earlier. |
| 3rd September 1961 | The Grand Theatre was re-opened as a bingo hall. |
| 3rd September 1934 | Gaumont Palace Theatre in Hallgate was opened. |
| 4th September 1967 | Barnby Dun Station was closed to the general public. |
| 4th September 1849 | The railway line between Retford and Doncaster was first opened at 6pm. |
| 5th September 1982 | World War II Hero Pilot Douglas Bader sadly passed away.» |
