He made his final move to Doncaster Rovers in April 1949, where he assumed the role of player-manager.[16] He scored 30 goals from 39 games in the 1949–50 season and led "Donny" to promotion as champions of the Third Division North.[16] He was again top-scorer with 14 goals in 23 matches during the 1950–51 season as Rovers posted an 11th-place finish in the Second Division.[16] He then settled more into his management role, helping the club to sign players from his home country such as Len Graham, Harry Gregg and Kit Lawlor, whilst overseeing the development of young players such as Alick Jeffrey.[16] The club spent the next six seasons finishing in the lower half of the Second Division table: 1951–52 (16th), 1952–53 (13th), 1953–54 (12th), 1954–55 (18th) 1955–56 (17th) and 1956–57 (14th).