 Towards the end of the season it was announced that he would not stay with St Pats, but join English Football Conference side Doncaster Rovers.Hawkins was signed by Ian Snodin, but within weeks Snodin was sacked and replaced by Steve Wignall.Wignall did not rate Hawkins as highly as Snodin did, and initially Hawkins had to be content with only substitute appearances.