2024–25 season | ||||
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Chairman | Pete Winkelman[1] (until 9 August) Fahad Al Ghanim[1] (from 9 August) | |||
Head Coach | Mike Williamson | |||
Stadium | Stadium MK | |||
League Two | 23rd | |||
FA Cup | First round | |||
EFL Cup | First round (eliminated by Watford) | |||
EFL Trophy | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Alex Gilbey (1) All: Alex Gilbey (1) | |||
Highest home attendance | 7,561 vs Bradford City (10 August 2024, League Two) | |||
Biggest defeat | 5–0 vs Watford (A) (13 August 2024, EFL Cup R1) | |||
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All statistics correct as of 17 August 2024. |
The 2024–25 season is the 21st season in the history of Milton Keynes Dons Football Club and their second consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.
Ownership changes
[edit]On 9 August 2024, it was announced that a Kuwait-based consortium, led by Fahad Al Ghanim, had taken over ownership of the club from previous chairman Pete Winkelman.[1]
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Ref |
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18 June 2024 | CM | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | [2] |
1 July 2024[a] | AM | ![]() |
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Free | [3] |
1 July 2024[b] | CB | ![]() |
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Free | [4] |
1 July 2024[c] | CB | ![]() |
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Free | [5] |
1 July 2024[d] | CM | ![]() |
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Free | [6] |
1 July 2024[e] | CB | ![]() |
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Free | [7] |
4 July 2024 | CM | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | [8] |
5 July 2024 | CM | ![]() |
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Free | [9] |
12 July 2024 | CF | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | [10] |
9 August 2024 | RW | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | [11] |
- ^ The transfer was announced on 24 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Stockport County contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 6 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Chesterfield contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 29 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Crewe Alexandra contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 28 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Accrington Stanley contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Northampton Town contract expired
Out
[edit]Date | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Ref |
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3 July 2024 | LB | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | [12] |
12 July 2024 | CF | ![]() |
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€2,000,000 | [13][14] |
15 July 2024 | CM | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | [15] |
9 August 2024 | CM | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | [16] |
Loaned in
[edit]Date | Pos | Player | From | Date until | Ref |
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24 July 2024 | GK | ![]() |
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End of Season | [17] |
2 August 2024 | CB | ![]() |
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End of Season | [18] |
Loaned out
[edit]Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
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1 August 2024 | CB | ![]() |
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2 January 2025 | [19] |
7 August 2024 | CM | ![]() |
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8 September 2024 | [20] |
16 August 2024 | GK | ![]() |
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16 September 2024 | [21] |
RB | ![]() |
[22] | |||
21 August 2024 | RB | ![]() |
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18 September 2024 | [23] |
Released / Out of Contract
[edit]Date | Pos | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref |
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30 June 2024 | GK | ![]() |
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1 July 2024 | [24][25] |
RW | ![]() |
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1 July 2024 | [24][26] | |
RB | ![]() |
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1 July 2024 | [27] | |
CB | ![]() |
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1 July 2024 | [24][28] | |
CM | ![]() |
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1 July 2024 | [24][29] | |
CF | ![]() |
Currently unattached | [24] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]The club's full pre-season schedule was announced on 5 June 2024.[30] They began with three away friendlies against non league opposition, facing Barnet, Chelmsford City and Wealdstone. The club then played two home friendlies, hosting EFL Championship sides Portsmouth and Plymouth Argyle at Stadium MK.
For the second consecutive season, the club travelled to Germany for pre-season training and also played a friendly against local opposition, taking on 3. Liga side Hannover 96 II.[31]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
12 July 2024 Friendly | Barnet | 2–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | Dunstable |
19:45 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Creasey Park |
20 July 2024 Friendly | ![]() | 1–4 | Milton Keynes Dons | Hanover, Germany |
14:00 BST | ![]() |
Report | Dennis ![]() Sherring ![]() Waller ![]() |
Stadium: Eilenriedestadion Attendance: Behind closed doors |
24 July 2024 Friendly | Chelmsford City | 0–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | Chelmsford |
19:45 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Melbourne Community Stadium Attendance: 259 |
27 July 2024 Friendly | Wealdstone | 1–3 | Milton Keynes Dons | London (Ruislip) |
15:00 BST | Boldewijn ![]() |
Report | Wearne ![]() Tomlinson ![]() Dennis ![]() |
Stadium: Grosvenor Vale Attendance: 434 |
30 July 2024 Friendly | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Denbigh |
19:30 BST | Leigh ![]() |
Report | Murphy ![]() |
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 2,317 (647 away) |
3 August 2024 Friendly | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Denbigh |
15:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 2,682 (601 away) |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
League Two | 10 August 2024 | 3 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 | |
FA Cup | November 2024 | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
EFL Cup | 13 August 2024 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 | |
EFL Trophy | 17 September 2024 | Group stage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0.00 |
Last updated: 17 August 2024
Source: Soccerway
EFL League Two
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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19 | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | |
20 | Salford City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
21 | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |
22 | Morecambe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |
23 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | Relegation to National League |
24 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[32]
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
Last updated: 17 August 2024.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
[edit]On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[33] The club will begin the season at home to Bradford City on 10 August with the final game of the regular season being away at Swindon Town on 3 May.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
10 August 2024 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–2 | Bradford City | Denbigh |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,561 (1,726 away) Referee: Tom Reeves | ||
Note: Fixture live on Sky Sports.[34] |
17 August 2024 2 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | Colchester |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 4,521 (494 away) Referee: Jacob Miles |
24 August 2024 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | v | Carlisle United | Denbigh |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Stadium MK |
2 September 2024 4 | Salford City | v | Milton Keynes Dons | Salford |
20:00 BST | Stadium: Peninsula Stadium | |||
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 31 August at 15:00, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[35] |
7 September 2024 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | v | Walsall | Denbigh |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Stadium MK |
14 September 2024 6 | AFC Wimbledon | v | Milton Keynes Dons | London (Wimbledon) |
12:30 BST | Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium | |||
Note: Fixture was originally given a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward to 12:30 for live Sky Sports coverage.[35] |
21 September 2024 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | v | Doncaster Rovers | Denbigh |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Stadium MK |
28 September 2024 8 | Bromley | v | Milton Keynes Dons | London (Bromley) |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Hayes Lane |
FA Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
[edit]On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with MK Dons being drawn away against Watford.[36]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
13 August 2024 First round | Watford | 5–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | Watford |
19:45 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,885 Referee: Lewis Smith |
EFL Trophy
[edit]In the group stage, MK Dons were drawn into Southern Group E alongside Colchester United, Leyton Orient and Arsenal U21.[37][38]
Group stage
[edit]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ACA | Arsenal U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Colchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | L1 | Leyton Orient | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | L2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
17 September 2024 Group stage | Colchester United | v | Milton Keynes Dons | Colchester |
19:45 BST | Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium |
8 October 2024 Group stage | Milton Keynes Dons | v | Arsenal U21 | Denbigh |
19:00 BST | Stadium: Stadium MK |
12 November 2024 Group stage | Milton Keynes Dons | v | Leyton Orient | Denbigh |
19:00 GMT | Stadium: Stadium MK |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]- As of 17 August 2024
List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Tom McGill (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | MF | ![]() |
Joe Pritchard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Dean Lewington (captain) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Jack Tucker | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Sam Sherring | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
MJ Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Jonathan Leko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Alex Gilbey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Ellis Harrison | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Liam Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Stephen Wearne | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | GK | ![]() |
Nathan Harness | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Joe Tomlinson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | GK | ![]() |
Craig MacGillivray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Aaron Nemane | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | DF | ![]() |
Luke Offord | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Tommy Leigh | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
Joel Anker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Brooklyn Ilunga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | FW | ![]() |
Callum Hendry | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | DF | ![]() |
Laurence Maguire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | MF | ![]() |
Connor Lemonheigh-Evans | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | DF | ![]() |
Nico Lawrence (on loan from Southampton) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | MF | ![]() |
Tom Carroll | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | FW | ![]() |
Matthew Dennis | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | GK | ![]() |
Ronnie Sandford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | MF | ![]() |
Damerai Singh-Hurditt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | MF | ![]() |
Callum Tripp | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | DF | ![]() |
Charlie Stirland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
20 | MF | ![]() |
Darragh Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF | ![]() |
Phoenix Scholtz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | DF | ![]() |
Charlie Waller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | DF | ![]() |
Albert Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
51 | GK | ![]() |
Seb Stacey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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