After finishing fifth in the old Third Divison (North) in 1933/34, it was hoped that the Rovers would go that one step further, and claim their first major honour during this campaign, and so it proved, with the men from Belle Vue taking the Third Divisin (North) Championship for the first time.

The season opened in promising style with three points coming from two away games, although the first home game, against Stockport County was lost by the odd goal in seven which came as a bitter disappointment to players and fans alike. However, the Rovers were not to taste defeat for another nine games, five of which were won. Successive losses at home to Chesterfield and away at Mansfield - the first away defeat of the season - proved only a temporary setback, and the remaining seven games of the year yielded eleven points from a possible fourteen.

Another important event in December 1934 was the signing of Reg Baines from Sheffield United. The sandy haired striker proved to be a revelation, and his goals later in the season were to prove crucial in the second half of the season. The New Year commenced with another defeat at the hands (or rather feet!) of Stockport County, but this loss only served to preface the series of results that went a long way to clinching the title for the Rovers.

In the seven weeks between mid-January and early March, the Rovers enjoyed no fewer than EIGHT consecutive wins. The pick of these being a 7-1 hammering of New Brighton at Belle Vue, where Albert Turner scored five goals - a club record that still stands to this day.

Chesterfield ended the run at Saltergate, thus becoming the second team to do the 'league double' over the Rovers. The Rovers soon got back on the winning trail with another good run, but their resolve was put to the test when Lincoln City and Rotherham United both won at Belle Vue within the space of a week, shortly before Easter.

The Easter games were to prove crucial to the Rovers' Championship hopes. Tranmere Rovers were defeated on their own ground and then Rotherham yielded both points at Millmoor to leave Doncaster within touching distance of the title. A further win in their next home game, against Wrexham, and a defeat for their closest rivals, Chester, and the job would be done. In the event, that was precisely what happened, with goals from Ronnie Dodd and Arthur Rodgers just enough for the victory required.

Although the seasons' end was something of an anti-climax with the last two games both lost by a goal to nil, the glory belonged to the boys from Belle Vue with no fewer than four goalscorers getting into double figures, whilst the club could also boast the best defensive record in the entire Football League, with only forty two goals conceded.

Leading scorers:Turner 25, Baines 21, Burton 12, Dodd 11

Division Three (North)
 1934-1935
 
P
W
D
L
F
A
Points
DONCASTER ROVERS
42
26
5
11
87
44
57
Halifax Town
42
25
5
12
76
67
55
Chester
42
20
14
8
91
58
54
Lincoln City
42
22
7
13
87
58
51
Darlington
42
21
9
12
80
59
51
Tranmere Rovers
42
20
11
11
74
55
51
Stockport County
42
22
3
17
90
72
47
Mansfield Town
42
19
9
14
75
62
47
Rotherham United
42
19
7
16
86
73
45
Chesterfield
42
17
10
15
71
52
44
Wrexham
42
16
11
15
76
69
43
Hartlepool United
42
17
7
18
80
78
41
Crewe Alexandra
42
14
11
17
66
86
39
Walsall
42
13
10
19
81
72
36
York City
42
15
6
21
76
82
36
New Brighton
42
14
8
20
59
76
36
Barrow
42
13
9
20
58
87
35
Accrington Stanley
42
12
10
20
63
89
34
Gateshead
42
13
8
21
58
96
34
Rochdale
42
11
11
20
53
71
33
Southport
42
10
12
20
55
85
32
Carlisle United
42
8
7
27
51
102
23