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'''Record Away Attendance''': 3,155<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mkweb.co.uk/Football-QPR-2-MK-Dons-4-historic-FA-Cup-victory-Dons-send-Premier-League-QPR/story-22270032-detail/story.html|title=Football: QPR 2 MK Dons 4 – historic FA Cup victory as Dons send Premier League QPR out|work=OneMK}}</ref> vs. [[Queen's Park Rangers]], [[2012–13 FA Cup#Fourth round proper|FA Cup 4th Round]], 26 January 2013 ([[Loftus Road]]) <br/>
'''Record Away Attendance''': 3,155<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mkweb.co.uk/Football-QPR-2-MK-Dons-4-historic-FA-Cup-victory-Dons-send-Premier-League-QPR/story-22270032-detail/story.html|title=Football: QPR 2 MK Dons 4 – historic FA Cup victory as Dons send Premier League QPR out|work=OneMK}}</ref> vs. [[Queen's Park Rangers]], [[2012–13 FA Cup#Fourth round proper|FA Cup 4th Round]], 26 January 2013 ([[Loftus Road]]) <br/>
'''Record Away League Attendance''': 2,005<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uptheposh.com/matches/6731/|title=Peterborough Utd 2 – 0 MK Dons (19/05/2011) – UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database|publisher=}}</ref> vs. [[Peterborough United]], [[2010–11 Football League One|League One]] ([[2011 Football League play-offs#League One|play-off semi-final]]), 19 May 2011 ([[London Road Stadium|London Road]]) <br/>
'''Record Away League Attendance''': 2,005<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uptheposh.com/matches/6731/|title=Peterborough Utd 2 – 0 MK Dons (19/05/2011) – UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database|publisher=}}</ref> vs. [[Peterborough United]], [[2010–11 Football League One|League One]] ([[2011 Football League play-offs#League One|play-off semi-final]]), 19 May 2011 ([[London Road Stadium|London Road]]) <br/>
'''Record Neutral Venue Attendance''': 33,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mkdsa.co.uk/index.php/dons-history-2/the-story-of-the-dons-2000-2010|title=Account Suspended|publisher=}}</ref> <small>(out of a total of 56 618<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7309420.stm|title=BBC SPORT – Football – Grimsby 0–2 MK Dons|publisher=}}</ref>)</small> vs [[Grimsby Town]], Football League Trophy Final, 30 March 2008 ([[Wembley Stadium]])
'''Record Neutral Venue Attendance''': 33,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mkdsa.co.uk/index.php/dons-history-2/the-story-of-the-dons-2000-2010|title=Account Suspended|publisher=|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410091713/http://mkdsa.co.uk/index.php/dons-history-2/the-story-of-the-dons-2000-2010|archivedate=10 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> <small>(out of a total of 56 618<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7309420.stm|title=BBC SPORT – Football – Grimsby 0–2 MK Dons|publisher=}}</ref>)</small> vs [[Grimsby Town]], Football League Trophy Final, 30 March 2008 ([[Wembley Stadium]])


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This article is about the club from Milton Keynes, formed under this name in 2004. For its origins, see Wimbledon F.C. and Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes.

Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
MK Dons badge
Full nameMilton Keynes Dons Football Club
Nickname(s)The Dons
Short nameMK Dons
Founded2004[n 1]
GroundStadium MK
Capacity30,500
ChairmanPete Winkelman
ManagerRobbie Neilson
LeagueLeague One
2016–17League One, 12th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (

League One, the third tier
of English football.

Initially based at the

League One until the 2014–15 season when it won promotion to the Championship under the management of Karl Robinson
, however they were relegated back to League One after one season at the higher level.

Milton Keynes Dons have built a strong reputation for youth development – between 2004 and 2014 the club gave first-team debuts to 14 local academy graduates, including the England international midfielder Dele Alli.[4][5]

Origins

Main article: Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes
Further information: Wimbledon F.C.
Milton Keynes Dons F.C. is located in England
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Plough Lane
Plough Lane
Selhurst Park
Selhurst Park
class=notpageimage|
Locations of Plough Lane, Selhurst Park and Milton Keynes

Football League club might relocate there. There was no precedent in English league football for such a move between conurbations and the football authorities and most fans expressed strong opposition to the idea.[7] Charlton Athletic briefly mooted moving to "a progressive Midlands borough" during a planning dispute with their local council in 1973,[8] and the relocation of nearby Luton Town to Milton Keynes was repeatedly suggested from the 1980s onwards.[9] Another team linked with the new town was Wimbledon Football Club.[10]

Wimbledon, established in south London in 1889 and nicknamed "the Dons", were elected to the Football League in 1977. They thereafter went through a "fairytale" rise from obscurity and by the end of the 1980s were established in the top division of English football.[11] Despite Wimbledon's new prominence, the club's modest home stadium at Plough Lane remained largely unchanged from its non-league days.[11] The club's then-owner Ron Noades identified this as a problem as early as 1979, extending his dissatisfaction to the ground's very location. Interested in the stadium site designated by the Milton Keynes Development Corporation, Noades briefly planned to move Wimbledon there by merging with a non-league club in Milton Keynes, and to this end purchased debt-ridden Milton Keynes City. However he then decided that the club would not get higher crowds in Milton Keynes and abandoned the idea.[10]

In 1991, after the

1999–2000 season.[15]

A man in a dark suit with wispy brown hair and a wide smile looks into the camera.
Pete Winkelman, in 2011

Starting in 2000,[14] a consortium led by music promoter Pete Winkelman and supported by Asda (a Walmart subsidiary) and IKEA proposed a large retail development in Milton Keynes including a Football League-standard stadium.[16][17] The consortium proposed that an established league club move to use this site;[16][17] it approached Luton, Wimbledon, Crystal Palace, Barnet and Queens Park Rangers.[18] In 2001 Røkke and Gjelsten appointed a new chairman, Charles Koppel, who was in favour of this idea, saying it was necessary to stop the club going out of business.[19] To the fury of most Wimbledon fans,[20] Koppel announced on 2 August 2001 that the club intended to relocate to Milton Keynes. After the Football League refused permission, Wimbledon launched an appeal, leading to a Football Association arbitration hearing and subsequently the appointment of a three-man independent commission to make a final and binding verdict. The league and FA stated opposition but the commissioners ruled in favour, two to one, on 28 May 2002.[21]

Having campaigned against the move,[20] a group of disaffected Wimbledon fans reacted to this in June 2002 by forming their own non-league club, AFC Wimbledon, to which most of the original team's support defected.[22] AFC Wimbledon entered a groundshare agreement with Kingstonian in the borough of Kingston upon Thames, adjacent to Merton.[22] The original Wimbledon intended to move to Milton Keynes immediately but were unable to do so until a temporary home in the town meeting Football League criteria could be found.[23] The club remained at Selhurst Park in the meantime and in June 2003 went into administration.[24] With the move threatened and the club facing liquidation,[25] Winkelman decided to buy it himself.[17] He secured funding for the administrators to keep the team operating with the goal of getting it to Milton Keynes as soon as possible.[26] The club arranged the temporary use of the National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes and played its first match there in September 2003.[27] Nine months later Winkelman's Inter MK Group bought the club out of administration and announced changes to its name, badge and colours—the team was renamed Milton Keynes Dons Football Club.[28]

History

See also: List of Milton Keynes Dons F.C. seasons

2004–2006: Struggles and relegation

former England National Hockey Stadium during the 2004–05
season

The first season for the club as Milton Keynes Dons was

League Two; Wilson, as a result, was sacked.[31]

2006–2010: Promotion and first trophy

Wilson's successor for

Football League Championship. Milton Keynes Dons were in contention for automatic promotion right up to the last game, but eventually finished fourth and had to settle for a play-off place. They then suffered a defeat to Shrewsbury Town in the play-off semi-finals. During the 2007 summer break, Allen left to take over at Leicester City
.

For the

League One for the 2008–09 season. Following his successes, Ince left at the end of the season to manage Blackburn Rovers
.

Ince's replacement was

penalty shootout at Stadium MK. Di Matteo left at the season's end for West Bromwich Albion.[32]

A year after leaving, Ince returned to manage the Dons for the 2009–10 season.[33] He resigned from the club on 16 April 2010, but remained manager until the end of the season.[34]

2010–2016: Karl Robinson era

On 10 May 2010,

Peterborough United
in the play-off semifinals. Although they won the first leg 3–2, a 2–0 defeat at London Road meant they missed out on the play-off final.

The 2011–12 season brought similar results to the previous season with the Dons finishing fifth in 2011–12 League One facing Huddersfield in the play-offs. Losing the first leg 2–0 followed by winning 2–1 at The Galpharm saw Milton Keynes Dons lose 3–2 on aggregate against the eventual play-off winners. The away leg was John Gorman's last match in football after announcing his retirement a few weeks beforehand. Gorman's replacement was announced on 18 May 2012 as being ex-Luton manager Mick Harford along with new part-time coach Ian Wright.

Chart showing the progress of MK Dons' league finishes since the 2004–05 season

Milton Keynes Dons experienced their best ever FA Cup campaign in the

2012–13 season by beating a spirited Cambridge City (0–0 and 6–1), League Two fierce rivals AFC Wimbledon (2–1), Championship Sheffield Wednesday (0–0 and 2–0) and Premier League Queens Park Rangers (4–2) to reach the fifth round of the competition for the first time ever in their footballing history. Their record-breaking run ended in the fifth round at stadium:mk on 16 February 2013, losing 3–1 to Championship side Barnsley
.

Following a disappointing end to the

2013–14 League One season (10th, after being in the top five for much of the season), Karl Robinson made some shrewd summer signings to take the football club forward in 2014–15, including Danny Green, Kyle McFadzean, Benik Afobe (on loan from Arsenal), Samir Carruthers, Jordan Spence on a free transfer and Will Grigg (on loan from Brentford
).

The 2014–15 season began well. The highlight event of the season's first month was being drawn against

Colchester United) on the final day of the season.[40]

Having achieved promotion to the Championship for the first time since becoming MK Dons, the club struggled to compete in the transfer market. Joe Walsh was the only signing with a fee, with the Dons heavily relying on free transfers and loan signings. The Dons started life in the Championship in impressive fashion, hammering Rotherham away 4–1 on the opening day of the season. Despite taking seven points from a possible 12 in their first four games, MK Dons couldn't keep up their form throughout the season. The Dons did not win any of their final 11 games and they returned to League One after finishing 23rd in the Championship.[41]

On 23 October 2016, Karl Robinson left the club by mutual consent, following a 3–0 home to defeat to Southend United the previous day, which had extended the Dons' winless run to four games and left them 19th in the League One table.[42]

2016–: Robbie Neilson era

Northampton Town.[48]

Stadium

Stadium mk
's East Stand in 2007
Main articles:
Stadium mk

The club's first stadium was the National Hockey Stadium, which was temporarily converted for football for the duration of the club's stay. Their lease on this ground ended in May 2007.

On 18 July 2007, the club's new 22,000 seater,

the Queen.[50]
The stadium features an open concourse at the top of the lower tier, an integrated hotel with rooms looking over the pitch and conference facilities

The complex was to include a 3,000 seat indoor arena, where the MK Lions (now London Lions) basketball team would be based. The completion of this arena was delayed due to deferral of proposed commercial developments around the site,[51] leaving the Lions to find a new home away from Milton Keynes.

In May 2009, the stadium was named as one of 15 stadia put forward as potential hosts for the (later) unsuccessful England 2018 FIFA World Cup bid. Plans were announced to extend the capacity to 44,000 in the event of a successful bid.[52]

In May 2013, the organisers of the

Rugby World Cup 2015 announced that they had selected this stadium to be one of 13 to host the tournament.[53]

Supporters

The Cowshed

The South stand of Stadium MK is known as The Cowshed by Dons' fans, as Milton Keynes' reputation for its Concrete Cow sculptures. This nickname was also used for the home end at the Dons' previous ground in Milton Keynes, the National Hockey Stadium, which was later demolished 2010. The Cowshed is preferred by the club's more ardent fans.[citation needed]

Chants

The most popular chants are those used by many other clubs, including "

The Battle Hymn of the Republic".[citation needed
]

Famous supporters

The Dons' most famous non-football related supporter was local resident

talkSport radio presenter Darren Gough,[55] despite being a Barnsley F.C.
fan attends Dons games from time to time as he lives nearby, and also frequently speaks fondly of the Dons when presenting on the radio.

Other notable fans who are either Dons fans or regularly attend games are: Gabi Downs,

George Webley.[55]

Supporters' club recognition

On 4 June 2005, at the 2005 Football Supporters' Federation "Fans' Parliament" (AGM), the FSF refused the Milton Keynes Dons Supporters Association membership of the FSF in a debate that, among other arguments, questioned why the Football League had yet to introduce any new rules to prevent the "franchising" of other football clubs in the future.[57][58] In addition, the FSF membership agreed with the Wimbledon Independent Supporters' Association that the Milton Keynes Dons Supporters Association should not be entitled to join the FSF until they give up all claim to the history and honours of Wimbledon FC. With this in mind, the FSF began discussions aimed at returning Wimbledon FC's honours to the London Borough of Merton.

Shortly afterwards, following heavy criticism for allowing the move, the Football League announced new tighter rules on club relocation.[59]

At its AGM on 5 June 2006, the FSF again considered a motion[60] proposed by the FSF Council to allow Milton Keynes Dons Supporters Association membership if the honours and trophies of Wimbledon FC were given to the London Borough of Merton. In October 2006, agreement[61] was reached between the club, the Milton Keynes Dons Supporters Association, the Wimbledon Independent Supporters' Association and the Football Supporters Federation. The replica of the FA Cup plus all club patrimony gathered under the name of Wimbledon F.C. would be returned to the London Borough of Merton. Ownership of trademarks and website domain names related to Wimbledon F.C. would also be transferred to the borough, which subsequently transferred all trademarks to AFC Wimbledon. As part of the same deal it was agreed that any reference made to Milton Keynes Dons FC should refer only to events subsequent to 7 August 2004 (the date of the first League game of Milton Keynes Dons FC). As a result of this deal, the FSF announced that the supporters of Milton Keynes Dons FC would be permitted to become members of the federation, and that it would no longer appeal to the supporters of other clubs to boycott Milton Keynes Dons' matches.[62] On 2 August 2007, Milton Keynes Dons transferred the replica trophies and all Wimbledon FC memorabilia to the London Borough of Merton.[63]

Rivalries

Wycombe Wanderers are the only other professional team in Buckinghamshire, and therefore the teams contest the Bucks Derby.[64][65][66] Northampton Town and Luton Town are also considered rivals due to geographic proximity,[a] though those rivals are usually not in the same league as each other. Due to their shared ancestry in Wimbledon F.C., there is an unavoidably acrimonious rivalry with AFC Wimbledon.[67] As of the 2016–17 season, the Dons, Northampton, Peterborough and AFC Wimbledon are all in EFL League One, while Luton and Wycombe play in League Two.

Versus Peterborough United

Milton Keynes Dons' fans consider their biggest rivals to be

MK Lightning-Peterborough Phantoms rivalry in ice hockey which pre-dates the rivalry in football), and they are both (substantially) new towns
.

Head to head

Opponent Matches Won Drawn Lost Win %
Peterborough United 24 9 3 12 37.5
Previous games
Peterborough United v Milton Keynes Dons
24 August 2004 (2004-08-24)
UTC
)		 Rea Yellow card 73' Report McLeod Yellow card 42', 63'
Small Yellow card 45'
Smart 80'
Kamara 90'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 2,886
Referee: Kevin Friend
7 December 2004 (2004-12-07)
UTC
)
Herve
Yellow card 90'		 Report Constantine 26' Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
Attendance: 3,913
Referee: Mick Fletcher
8 January 2005 (2005-01-08)
UTC
)		 McLeod Yellow card 69'
Chorley Yellow card 87'		 Report Logan 45'
Arber 57'
Legg Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
Attendance: 4,407
Referee: Phil Crossley
30 April 2005 (2005-04-30)
UTC
)		 Woodhouse Yellow card 30'
Kanu Yellow card 85'		 Report Rizzo 9'
McLeod 22', Yellow card 84', 85'
Chorley Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 3,742
Referee: Grant Hegley
6 October 2006 (2006-10-06)
UTC
)		 Diallo Yellow card 53' Report Arber 70'
Branston Yellow card 77'
Richards 80'
Huke Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
Attendance: 6,647
Referee: Paul Melin
10 March 2007 (2007-03-10)
UTC
)		 Gain 25', Yellow card 56'
Mackail-Smith Yellow card 33', 79'
Strachan 39'
Blackett Red card 70'
Butcher 85'
Huke Yellow card 90'		 Report Platt Yellow card 36'
Diallo Yellow card 54'
Hayes Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,087
Referee: Mike Russell
9 October 2007 (2007-10-09)
UTC
)		 Wright 25', 52'
Cameron 85'		 Report McLean 16' Stadium:
Stadium mk

Attendance: 5,087
Referee: Mike Russell
15 December 2007 (2007-12-15)
UTC
)		 McLean 75'
Gnakpa Yellow card 88'		 Report Gallen 47'
Andrews 57'
Diallo 		Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 10,351
Referee: Nigel Miller
21 March 2008 (2008-03-21)
UTC
)		 Wilbraham 12'
Andrews Yellow card 57'		 Report Whelpdale 27'
Gnakpa Yellow card 30'
Morgan Yellow card 51'
Boyd Yellow card 90'		 Stadium:
Stadium mk

Attendance: 14,521
Referee: Peter Walton
27 September 2008 (2008-09-27)
UTC
)		 Gerba 63'
Llera Yellow card
Guéret Yellow card
Lewington Yellow card		 Report Mackail-Smith 73' (pen)
Green 75'
Hyde Yellow card		 Stadium:
Stadium mk

Attendance: 10,876
Referee: Phil Dowd
20 January 2009 (2009-01-20)
UTC
)		 Morgan Yellow card
Whelpdale Yellow card		 Report Llera Yellow card
Chadwick Yellow card
Leven Yellow card		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 8,982
Referee: Graham Salisbury
25 September 2010 (2010-09-25)
UTC
)		 Mackail-Smith 36'
McLean 48'		 Lewington 37' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 7,838
Referee: Andy D'Urso
21 March 2011 (2011-03-21)
UTC
)		 MacKenzie 69' Stadium:
Stadium mk

Attendance: 10,019
Referee: Graham Scott
15 May 2011 (2011-05-15)
UTC
)
Balanta
56'		 Report Mackail-Smith 8'
McCann 81' (pen.)		 Stadium:
Jonathan Moss
19 May 2011 (2011-05-19)
UTC
)		 McCann 11'
Mackail-Smith 54'		 Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 11,920
Referee: Colin Webster
21 September 2013 (2013-09-21)
UTC
)		 Knight-Percival Red card 7'
Tomlin 12' (pen)
Assombalonga 34'
Little Red card 76'		 Report McLeod 74' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 8,149
Referee: Darren Drysdale
15 March 2014 (2014-03-15)
UTC
)		 Report Assombalonga 58', 60' (pen.) Stadium:
Stadium mk

Attendance: 9,590
Referee: Keith Hill

Most recent

16 August 2014 (2014-08-16)
UTC
)		 McEvoy 45+1'
Vassell 81', 85'		 Report Alli 48'
Powell 87'		 Stadium:
ABAX Stadium

Attendance: 7,115
Referee: Keith Stroud
21 February 2015 (2015-02-21)
UTC
)		 Gleeson 4'
Reeves 30', 45+1'		 Report Stadium:
Stadium mk

Attendance: 11,162
Referee: Dean Whitestone
27 August 2016
League One
 Milton Keynes Dons 0–2 Peterborough United Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Walsh Yellow card 31'
Downing Yellow card 45'
Potter Yellow card 66'
Baldock Yellow card 88'		 Report Hughes 2'
Taylor Yellow card 64'
Bostwick 71'		 Stadium:
Stadium mk

Attendance: 10,621 (2,171 Peterborough fans)
Referee: Mark Heywood
6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
UTC
)		 Oduwa Yellow card 78' Report Agard 40'
Rasulo Yellow card 90+3'
Carruthers Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium:
ABAX Stadium

Attendance: 1,793 (138 Dons fans)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
28 January 2017 (2017-01-28)
League One
 Peterborough United 0–4 Milton Keynes Dons Peterborough
15:00 GMT Tafazolli Yellow card 79' Report Baldock Yellow card 51'
GB Williams Yellow card 53'
Barnes 59'
Potter Yellow card 67'
Agard 71'
Aneke 74', 83'
Walsh Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,617 (685 Dons fans)
Referee: John Busby

[69]

Versus Northampton Town

Northampton Town are the geographically one of the closest professional football team to the Dons, separated by a little over 20 miles (32 km)[70] and a partly shared fanbase in the regions between the two are the major factors in this rivalry. Increased number of fixtures between the two have intensified the derby in recent years.[71] Taunting anti-Northampton chants include references to inbreeding (due to the mostly rural setting of Northamptonshire) and the rivals' lack of on-field success ("100 years and you've won f*** all").

Head to head

Opponent Matches Won Drawn Lost Win %
Northampton Town 10 7 1 2 70.0
Previous games
16 August 2008 (2008-08-16)
League One
 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Northampton Town Milton Keynes
Wilbraham 66' [72] Guttridge Yellow card
Coke Yellow card		 Stadium: stadium:mk
Attendance: 12,078
Referee: Gavin Ward (Surrey)
28 April 2009 (2009-04-28)
League One
 Northampton Town 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons Northampton
Holt Yellow card
Watts Yellow card		 [73] Wilbraham 34'
Stirling Yellow card
Navarro Yellow card		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,054
Referee: Keith Stroud (Hampshire)
10 November 2009 (2009-11-10) League Trophy Milton Keynes Dons 3–1 Northampton Town Milton Keynes
Wilbraham 6'
Baldock 16'
Baldock 27' (pen)
Gobern Yellow card 62'
Powell Yellow card 73'
McCracken Yellow card 87'		 [74] Dunn Yellow card 23'
Paul Rodgers (footballer) Yellow card 39'
Guinan 51'		 Stadium: stadium:mk
Attendance: 8,886
Referee: Wright
4 September 2012 (2012-09-04) League Trophy Northampton Town 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons Northampton
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
6 August 2013 (2013-08-06) League Cup Northampton Town 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Northampton
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium

Most Recent

3 September 2013 (2013-09-03) League Trophy Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Northampton Town Milton Keynes
Stadium: stadium:mk
9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) FA Cup Northampton Town 2–2 Milton Keynes Dons Northampton
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
19 January 2016 (2016-01-19) FA Cup Milton Keynes Dons 3–0 Northampton Town Milton Keynes
Stadium: stadium:mk
4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)
League One
 Northampton Town 3–2 Milton Keynes Dons Northampton
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
21 January 2017 (2017-01-21)
League One
 Milton Keynes Dons 5–3 Northampton Town Milton Keynes
Stadium: stadium:mk

[75]

Versus AFC Wimbledon

Milton Keynes Dons fans have a rivalry with

better source needed] Although it is an acrimonious rivalry, most fans do not consider them as their number one rivals.[citation needed] The chairman Pete Winkelman initially stated that MK Dons were the rightful inheritors, writing in November 2004 that "MK Dons and AFC Wimbledon share the same heritage, but we're the real child of Wimbledon"[77]—but MK Dons officially abandoned this stance in October 2006, relinquishing any claim to history before 2004 as part of an agreement with the Football Supporters' Federation. As part of this agreement MK Dons transferred Wimbledon F.C.'s trophies and other patrimony to Merton Council in 2007.[3]

The first fixture between MK Dons and AFC Wimbledon took place in the second round of the

Football League Trophy Southern section second round, AFC Wimbledon defeated MK Dons 3–2 with a winning goal by Adebayo Akinfenwa.[81]

On 10 December 2016, the sides met for the first time in a competitive league fixture following MK Dons' relegation from the

League Two the previous season. Milton Keynes Dons won 1–0, with Dean Bowditch scoring the only goal of the game with a 63rd minute penalty.[82]
. The first visit of MK Dons to AFC Wimbledon's home ground for a League One match on 14 March 2017 resulted in a 2–0 victory for AFC Wimbledon.

Head to head

Opponent Matches Won Drawn Lost Win %
AFC Wimbledon 6 4 0 2 66.7

Encounters

2 December 2012 (2012-12-02)
UTC
)
Report Midson 59' Stadium:
Stadium mk

Attendance: 16,459
Referee: Scott Mathieson
12 August 2014 (2014-08-12)
UTC+1
)
Report Tubbs 90+4' (pen.) Stadium:
Stadium mk

Attendance: 7,174
Referee: Dean Whitestone
7 October 2014 (2014-10-07)
UTC+1
)
Report
Stadium:
Stadium mk

Attendance: 4,407
Referee: Tim Robinson
10 December 2016 (2016-12-10)
AFC Wimbledon
Milton Keynes
13:00 GMT Bowditch 63' (pen) Report
Stadium:
Stadium mk

Attendance: 11,185 (1,967 AFC fans)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
AFC Wimbledon v Milton Keynes Dons
14 March 2017 (2017-03-14)
UTC
)
Report Stadium:
Kingsmeadow

Attendance: 4,112 (650 MK fans)
Referee: Roger East
22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)
UTC+1
)		 Taylor soccer ball with red X 63' Report
Stadium:
Kingsmeadow

Attendance: 3,973 (c.300 MK fans)
Referee: Mike Jones

Community

Through the work of Milton Keynes Dons SET (Sport and Educational Trust), the club works locally (Milton Keynes and the neighbouring towns) in the fields of education, social inclusion, participation and football development.[83] It works with schools, has 14 disability teams playing in regional or national competitions, works with BME (black and minority ethnic) community groups and runs many activities for women and girls. MK Dons also supports the "Football v Homophobia" initiative (one of only 25 premiership and football league clubs supporting the programme in 2012 and only 30 in 2013).[84]

Milton Keynes Dons' work in the community was recognised by the award of

Football League Awards Community Club of the Year for London and the South East for 2012, and in the award of an honorary doctorate to chairman Pete Winkelman by the Open University in June 2013.[85]

Thanks to the co-operation with the

partly based in Milton Keynes), Dons match highlights are shown free of charge on YouTube
.

Youth academy

Tottenham Hotspur
for £5 million in 2015

In recent years Milton Keynes Dons are gaining a growing reputation for their youth academy, partially due to former head of coaching Dan Micciche.[citation needed]

Striker Sam Baldock was the first notable academy graduate who, after making 102 appearances, moved on to West Ham for a seven-figure sum. Since then he became captain of Bristol City and now plays for Brighton. As of February 2015, Daniel Powell, Tom Flanagan and George Baldock, brother of Sam, all play regularly for the MK Dons first team.

On 2 February 2015, Milton Keynes Dons academy graduate and first team midfielder Dele Alli was sold to Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur for a fee in the region of £5 million.[86] Alli became the first Milton Keynes Dons academy product to make a full England senior team debut, on 9 October 2015.[87]

Other notable youth graduates who have gone on to play at a higher level include George Williams, Brendan Galloway, Scotland international Liam Kelly and Sheyi Ojo.

On 9 August 2016 in a first round

Newport County, manager Karl Robinson selected a first-team squad composed of 13 academy graduates and players, giving eight of those players their full debuts for the club including Brandon Thomas-Asante. The game ended with a 2–3 away win for the club. Following the game Robinson said, "I'm so happy for them and proud of them all".[88]

Players

As of 18 November 2017[89]

First team squad

No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Lee Nicholls  England
2 DF George Williams  England
3 DF Dean Lewington (C)  England
4 DF Joe Walsh  Wales
5 DF Scott Wootton  England
6 MF Ed Upson  England
7 MF Gboly Ariyibi (on loan from Nottingham Forest)  United States
8 MF Ousseynou Cissé  Mali
9 FW Osman Sow  Sweden
10 MF Chuks Aneke  England
11 MF Peter Pawlett  Scotland
12 DF Scott Golbourne (on loan from Bristol City)  England
13 GK Wieger Sietsma  Netherlands
14 FW Kieran Agard  England
15 FW Ryan Seager (on loan from Southampton)  England
16 FW Robbie Muirhead  Scotland
18 MF Conor McGrandles  Scotland
19 DF Ethan Ebanks-Landell (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)  England
21 MF Aidan Nesbitt  Scotland
22 MF Giorgio Rasulo  England
25 DF Callum Brittain  England
26 MF Alex Gilbey (VC)  England
28 MF Hugo Logan  England
29 DF Oran Jackson  England
30 FW Sam Nombe  England
31 FW Brandon Thomas-Asante  Ghana

Out on loan

No. Position Player Nation
17 DF Paul Downing (on loan to Blackburn Rovers until the end of the season)  England
23 DF Ben Tilney (on loan to Brackley Town until the end of the season)  England
24 MF Connor Furlong (on loan to Aylesbury United until 1 January 2018)  Scotland

Under-18s

As of 19 November 2017[90][91]
No. Position Player Nation
34 MF Joe Evans  England
35 MF David Kasumu  Nigeria
36 DF Finn Tapp  England
37 MF Liam Sole  England
38 GK Nathan Pickworth  Wales
39 MF Bradley Bell  England
40 DF Tommy Hope  England
41 DF Jack Hourican-Harvey  Ireland
42 GK Alfie Jones  England
43 FW Dylan Asonganyi  England
44 MF Charlie Pattison  England
45 MF Jenson Wright  England
46 DF Matthew Sorinola  England
47 DF Delsin Ackom  England
48 FW Jay Bird  England
49 FW Recoe Martin  England

Player of the year, club captains and top scorers

The following table shows players who have previously been selected to be club captain, have been voted the club's Player of the Year and have been the player who scored the most league goals in a season (including penalties) in chronological order:

Season Club captain Player of the year Top scorer Goals
2004–05 England Ben Chorley England Wade Small England Izale McLeod 16
2005–06
 England Paul Mitchell England Izale McLeod England Izale McLeod 17
2006–07
 Republic of Ireland Keith Andrews England Clive Platt England Izale McLeod 21
2007–08 Republic of Ireland Keith Andrews Republic of Ireland Keith Andrews England Mark Wright 13
2008–09 England Dean Lewington England Aaron Wilbraham England Aaron Wilbraham 17
2009–10 England Dean Lewington England Luke Chadwick Wales Jermaine Easter 14
2010–11 England Dean Lewington England Luke Chadwick England Sam Baldock 12
2011–12 England Dean Lewington Republic of Ireland Darren Potter England Dean Bowditch 12
2012–13 England Dean Lewington Republic of Ireland Shaun Williams England Ryan Lowe 11
2013–14 England Dean Lewington Northern Ireland Ben Reeves England Patrick Bamford 14
2014–15 England Dean Lewington England Carl Baker England Will Grigg 20
2015–16 England Dean Lewington England David Martin England Nicky Maynard 7
2016–17 England Dean Lewington England George Williams England Kieran Agard 12
2017–18 England Dean Lewington

Former players

For a list of all Milton Keynes Dons players, past or present, see Category:Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players.

Notable players

Dean Lewington, the present captain of MK Dons, has played more matches for the team than any other player. Pictured in 2011, he is, as of October 2017, the only former Wimbledon player left in the club's squad.
This list contains players who have made 100 or more league appearances (with the exception of Dele Alli). Appearances and goals apply to league matches only; substitute appearances are included. Names in bold denote current Milton Keynes Dons players.
Statistics are correct as of 26 August 2017.[92]
Name Nationality Position[n 3] Milton Keynes Dons
career		 Apps Goals Notes
Dele Alli  England Midfielder 2011–2015 88 24
Sam Baldock  England Forward 2006–2011 102 33
Dean Bowditch  England Winger 2011–2017 185 37
Samir Carruthers  Ireland Midfielder 2013–2017 117 6
Luke Chadwick  England Midfielder 2008–2014 210 17
Gareth Edds  Australia Midfielder 2004–2008 122 10
Stephen Gleeson  Ireland Midfielder 2009–2014 174 16
Willy Guéret  France Goalkeeper 2007–2011 135 0
Antony Kay  England Defender 2012–2016 142 6
Mathias Kouo-Doumbé  France Defender 2009–2013 121 11
Peter Leven  Scotland Midfielder 2008–2011 113 22
Dean Lewington  England Defender 2004– 539 19 [n 4]
David Martin
 		 England Goalkeeper 2004–2006
2010–17		 274 0
Izale McLeod  England Forward 2004–2007
2013–2014		 165 62
Sean O'Hanlon  England Defender 2006–2011 157 15
Clive Platt  England Forward 2005–2007 102 27
Darren Potter  Ireland Midfielder 2011–2017 228 9
Daniel Powell  England Forward 2008–2017 228 37
Ben Reeves  Northern Ireland Midfielder 2013–2017 102 22
Jordan Spence  England Defender 2013–2016 100 2
Aaron Wilbraham  England Forward 2005–2011 178 50
Shaun Williams  Ireland Defender 2011–2014 108 19

Other notable players

There have been many other notable players at the club, who have either gained fame elsewhere or for other reasons before joining the Dons, or have been remembered at the club for notable appearances.

Heel of God".[93]

Milton Keynes Dons were former Premier League player

Leicester City.[95]

Like many other clubs in the league the club relies heavily on loan players from bigger clubs, most notable of which were strikers

Premiership players Paul Rachubka and James Tavernier
also noted short loan spells.

Newcastle before making the move permanent totalling 67 appearances for the club. Other international players who have worn the Dons shirt include Tore André Flo, Ali Gerba, Michel Pensée, Cristian Benavente and Richard Pacquette
.

Technical staff

As of 11 January 2017[98]
Robbie Neilson Manager
Stevie Crawford Assistant Manager
Neil MacFarlane [99] First-team coach
Paul Heald Goalkeeping coach
John Hill [100] Head of Sports Science
Simon Crampton Head of Sports Medicine
Adam Ross First Team Sports Therapist
Mike Dove Director of Youth
Edu Rubio Senior PDP Coach
Lewis Higgs Lead YDP Coach
John Bitting Lead Foundation Coach
Tom Gittoes Senior Academy Physiotherapist
Bobby Winkelman Head of Recruitment
Ben Couzens Head of Academy Recruitment
Joe Aylett Head Groundsman
Dr Martin Cave Team Doctor
Dr James Baldock Academy Doctor
Dr Gary D Jackson Chiropractor
Ian Lanning Kit Manager

Senior management and club staff

As of 14 November 2017[98]
Pete Winkelman
Club Chairman
John Cove Club Director
Mark Turner Club Director
Berni Winkelman Club Director
Chris Rance Associate Director
Peter Cork Associate Director
Reg Davis Associate Director
Andrew Cullen Executive Director (Football)
Sue Dawson Stadium Operations Director
Kirstine Nicholson Head of Football Operations
Antoni Fruncillo Media Manager
Gordon McNicol Supporter Liaison Officer
Gayle Zeolla Disability Liaison Officer

Managers

Paul Ince, pictured in 2006, managed the club over two spells between 2007 and 2010.

The first Milton Keynes Dons manager was

Football League Trophy.[105] Ince too left after only a season, to become manager of Blackburn Rovers.[109]

Former

Roberto di Matteo was then appointed in July 2008, his personal first ever managerial position[110][111] and left after a season to manage West Bromwich Albion.[32] Ince was reappointed in his stead on 3 July 2009.[33] Paul Ince
resigned as manager on 16 April 2010, stating "a reduction in funds for next season was the reason behind his decision to leave", although he remained with the club until the end of the 2009–10 season.

Karl Robinson was appointed manager on 10 May 2010, having previously been the club's assistant manager under previous boss Paul Ince.[112] At 30 years of age, he was the youngest manager in the Football League and former England coach John Gorman was named his number two. He was also the youngest person to ever acquire a UEFA Pro Licence at the age of 29. At the end of the 2011–12 season Gorman retired and was replaced by former Luton player/manager Mick Harford. At the same time, ex-Arsenal and former England international Ian Wright was also enlisted in a part-time role to provide assistance with coaching duties.

In January 2013, Robinson turned down an offer to manage

Leeds United

Statistics are correct as of 30 April 2017.[111]
Name Nationality From To Matches Won Drawn Lost Win % Notes
Stuart Murdoch  Scotland 7 August 2004 8 November 2004 21 5 5 11 023.81 [101][102][n 5]
Jimmy Gilligan  England 8 November 2004 7 December 2004 4 2 0 2 050.00 Caretaker[103]
Danny Wilson  Northern Ireland 7 December 2004 21 June 2006 81 25 32 24 030.86 [104]
Martin Allen  England 21 June 2006 25 May 2007 46 25 9 12 054.35 [106][107]
Paul Ince  England 25 June 2007 21 June 2008 55 35 11 9 063.64 [108][109]
Roberto di Matteo
 		 Italy 3 July 2008 30 June 2009 41 22 7 12 053.66 [32][110]
Paul Ince  England 3 July 2009 10 May 2010 44 22 4 18 050.00 [33]
Karl Robinson  England 10 May 2010 23 October 2016 346 147 81 118 042.49 [114]
Richie Barker  England 23 October 2016 3 December 2016 8 2 3 3 025.00 Caretaker[114]
Robbie Neilson  Scotland 3 December 2016 Present 28 12 7 9 042.86 [115]

Notable coaches

Notable former coaches include

German international Dietmar Hamann and Arsenal legend Ian Wright
.

Former

Notts County
, as an assistant manager, a role which he fulfilled until 3 April 2011 when he left the club following the departure of manager Ince.

Honours

Main article: List of Milton Keynes Dons F.C. records and statistics § Honours and achievements

The Football League

  • League One
Runners-up (1): 2014–15
  • League Two
Champions (1): 2007–08

The Football Association

Winners (1): 2007–08[117]

Berks & Bucks FA

Winners (1): 2006–07
Runners-up (1): 2005–06

Club records and achievements

Main article: List of Milton Keynes Dons F.C. records and statistics
See also: Milton Keynes Dons F.C. league record by opponent

Attendance

Record Home Attendance: 28,127 vs.

Stadium mk)[118]

Record Home League Attendance: 21,545 vs.
Bolton Wanderers, 2016–17 EFL League One, 4 February 2017 (stadium:mk)[119]

Record Away Attendance: 3,155
Queen's Park Rangers, FA Cup 4th Round, 26 January 2013 (Loftus Road
)
Record Away League Attendance: 2,005
Peterborough United, League One (play-off semi-final), 19 May 2011 (London Road
)
Record Neutral Venue Attendance: 33,000
Grimsby Town, Football League Trophy Final, 30 March 2008 (Wembley Stadium
)

Managerial

Youngest League Manager at the time of hiring: Karl Robinson (b. 13 September 1980) May 2010 – October 2016

League

Highest finishing position: 23rd Championship, 2015–16
Records points: 97, League Two, 2007–08
Most wins in season: 29, League Two, 2007–08
Longest unbeaten run: 18 games – 29 January to 3 May 2008
Longest winning run: 8 games – 7 September to 27 October 2007
Highest scoring season: 101, League One, 2014–15
Lowest scoring season: 39, Championship, 2015–16
Record home win: 7–0

Oldham Athletic, 20 December 2014 (stadium:mk)[124]

Record away win:
Crewe Alexandra 0–5, 31 January 2015 (Gresty Road)[39]

Record home defeat: 0–5 Burnley, 12 January 2016 (stadium:mk)[126]
Record away defeat: 5–0 Carlisle United, 13 February 2010 (Brunton Park);[127] 5–0 Rochdale, 27 January 2007 (Spotland);[128] 5–0 Huddersfield Town, 18 February 2006 (Kirklees Stadium);[129] 5–0 Hartlepool United, 3 January 2005 (Victoria Park)[130]
Most goals scored in one game: 7–0
Oldham Athletic, 20 December 2014 (stadium:mk)[124]

Cup

Best FA Cup progression:

Fifth Round, 2013 (lost 3–1 to Barnsley on 16 February 2013 at stadium:mk)[131]

Best League Cup progression:
Sheffield United on 28 October 2014 at stadium:mk)[132]

Best Football League Trophy progression:
Grimsby Town on 30 March 2008 at Wembley Stadium
)
Record FA Cup win: 6–0
Nantwich Town, 12 November 2011 (stadium:mk)[133]

Record FA Cup defeat: 1–5 Chelsea, 31 January 2016 (stadium:mk)[134]
Record League Cup win: 4–0
Manchester United, 26 August 2014
(stadium:mk)
Record League Cup defeat 0–6 Southampton, 23 September 2015 (stadium:mk)[135]
Record Football League Trophy win:
Hereford United 1–4 MK Dons, 15 December 2009 (Edgar Street)[136]

Record Football League Trophy defeat: Yeovil Town 4–1 MK Dons, 6 December 2016 (Huish Park),[137] Norwich City U21 4–1 MK Dons, 8 November 2016 (Carrow Road),[138] Brighton 4–1 MK Dons, 1 November 2006 (Withdean Stadium)
Most goals scored in game: 6–0
Nantwich Town, 12 November 2011 (stadium:mk); 6–1 Cambridge City 13 November 2012 (stadium:mk)[139]

Most goals conceded in a game: 0–6 Southampton, 23 September 2015 (stadium:mk)[135]

Players

Most appearances: Dean Lewington – 551 (up to 1 July 2017, still playing, only including games when team known as MK Dons)[140]
Most goals: Izale McLeod − 62
Youngest player: Giorgio Rasulo – 15 years and 10 months[141]
Youngest Goal Scorer: George Williams – 16 years and 2 months (12 November 2011 at stadium:mk vs. Nantwich Town)
Oldest player: Alex Rae – 40 years and 10 months
Oldest Goal Scorer: Colin Cameron – 35 years and 1 month

Transfers

Record transfer fee received:

Tottenham Hotspur, February 2015[142]

Record transfer fee paid: Kieran Agard – undisclosed, 11 August 2016.[143]

Kit history

Only seasons played by Milton Keynes Dons under that name are given here. For a kit history of Wimbledon F.C., see Wimbledon F.C.#Kit history.
Season Kit Manufacturer Sponsor
2004–2005 A-line Marshall Amplification
2005–2006
2006–2007 Surridge Sports
2007–2008 Nike
2008–2009
2009–2010 DoubleTree by Hilton
2010–2011
ISC
2011–2012
2012–2013 Vandanel Case Security
2013–2014
Sondico
2014–2015 Suzuki[144]
2015–2016 Erreà
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019 TBA

Source: Historical Football Kits

See also

  • Relocation of professional sports teams in the United Kingdom

Footnotes

  1. Football League One.[1] The Wimbledon Football Club Ltd legally endured until 2009.[2] Since 2006 Milton Keynes Dons has officially considered itself a new club, formed in 2004—it no longer claims any history before then, despite retaining Wimbledon F.C.'s "Dons" nickname.[3]
  2. ^ The club abandoned its claim to any history before 2004 in October 2006 as part of an agreement with the Football Supporters' Federation, which had previously boycotted the team and its supporters' groups. Under this deal Milton Keynes Dons transferred Wimbledon F.C.'s trophies and other patrimony to Merton Council in south London in 2007.[3]
  3. Football positions
    .
  4. ^ Dean Lewington played for Wimbledon before the club was renamed in 2004. The date of Milton Keynes Dons's first league match, 7 August 2004, was agreed in 2006 to be the date on which Lewington ceased to play for Wimbledon and began to play for Milton Keynes Dons.
  5. ^ Stuart Murdoch was the manager of Wimbledon before the club was renamed in 2004. The date of Milton Keynes Dons's first league match, 7 August 2004, was agreed in 2006 to be the date on which Murdoch ceased to manage Wimbledon and began to manage Milton Keynes Dons.

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Footnotes

  1. ^ 22.5 miles (36.2 km) and 19 miles (31 km) respectively, stadium to stadium.

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