2015–16 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

Milton Keynes Dons
2015–16 season
ChairmanPete Winkelman
ManagerKarl Robinson
StadiumStadium MK
Championship23rd (relegated to League One)
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicky Maynard (6)
All: Nicky Maynard (7)
Josh Murphy (7)
Highest home attendance28,127 (vs Chelsea)
31 January 2016, FA Cup R4
Lowest home attendance5,444 (vs Leyton Orient)
11 August 2015, League Cup R1
Average home league attendance13,158[1]
Biggest win1–4 (vs Rotherham United)
8 August 2015, Championship
Biggest defeat0–6 (vs Southampton)
23 September 2015, League Cup R3

The 2015–16 season was Milton Keynes Dons's 12th season in their existence, and their first season in the Championship, the second tier of English football, having gained promotion from League One the previous season.[2]

Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Championship

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
20 Fulham 46 12 15 19 66 79 –13 51
21 Rotherham United 46 13 10 23 53 71 –18 49
22 Charlton Athletic (R) 46 9 13 24 40 80 –40 40
23 Milton Keynes Dons (R) 46 9 12 25 39 69 –30 39
24 Bolton Wanderers (R) 46 5 15 26 41 81 –40 30

Source: Sky Sports

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
8 August 2015 – 15:00 Rotherham United Away 4–1 Hall, Collins (o.g.), Bowditch, Baker 9,869 [3]
15 August 2015 – 15:00 Preston North End Home 0–1   11,035 [4]
18 August 2015 – 19:45 Bolton Wanderers Home 1–0 Powell 10,765 [5]
22 August 2015 – 15:00 Reading Away 0–0   16,547 [6]
29 August 2015 – 15:00 Birmingham City Home 0–2   14,626 [7]
12 September 2015 – 15:00 Middlesbrough Away 0–2   21,448 [8]
15 September 2015 – 19:45 Burnley Away 1–2 Baker 15,845 [9]
19 September 2015 – 15:00 Leeds United Home 1–2 Church 19,284 [10]
26 September 2015 – 12:30 Derby County Home 1–3 Murphy 13,554 [11]
3 October 2015 – 15:00 Bristol City Away 1–1 Powell 14,535 [12]
17 October 2015 – 15:00 Blackburn Rovers Home 3–0 Reeves (2), Church 11,548 [13]
20 October 2015 – 19:45 Huddersfield Town Away 0–2   11,471 [14]
24 October 2015 – 15:00 Queens Park Rangers Away 0–3   15,567 [15]
31 October 2015 – 15:00 Hull City Home 0–2   15,360 [16]
3 November 2015 – 19:45 Charlton Athletic Home 1–0 Bowditch 9,575 [17]
7 November 2015 – 15:00 Brighton & Hove Albion Away 1–2 Maynard 23,661 [18]
21 November 2015 – 15:00 Fulham Home 1–1 Bowditch 14,508 [19]
28 November 2015 – 15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 0–0   19,814 [20]
5 December 2015 – 15:00 Brentford Away 0–2   9,682 [21]
12 December 2015 – 15:00 Ipswich Town Home 0–1   13,520 [22]
15 December 2015 – 19:45 Sheffield Wednesday Home 2–1 Baker, Maynard 11,422 [23]
19 December 2015 – 15:00 Nottingham Forest Away 1–2 Murphy 19,975 [24]
26 December 2015 – 15:00 Cardiff City Home 2–1 Maynard, Murphy 12,510 [25]
28 December 2015 – 15:00 Birmingham City Away 0–1   19,714 [26]
2 January 2016 – 15:00 Leeds United Away 1–1 Hall 24,356 [27]
12 January 2016 – 19:45 Burnley Home 0–5   10,011 [28]
16 January 2016 – 15:00 Reading Home 1–0 Walsh 13,062 [29]
23 January 2016 – 15:00 Bolton Wanderers Away 1–3 Murphy 13,932 [30]
6 February 2016 – 15:00 Cardiff City Away 0–0   13,833 [31]
9 February 2016 – 19:45 Middlesbrough Home 1–1 Bowditch 11,256 [32]
13 February 2016 – 15:00 Derby County Away 1–0 Forster-Caskey 30,075 [33]
20 February 2016 – 15:00 Bristol City Home 0–2   12,825 [34]
23 February 2016 – 19:45 Huddersfield Town Home 1–1 Revell 9,402 [35]
27 February 2016 – 15:00 Blackburn Rovers Away 2–3 Carruthers, Revell 12,693 [36]
5 March 2016 – 15:00 Queens Park Rangers Home 2–0 Lewington, Reeves 14,796 [37]
8 March 2016 – 19:45 Charlton Athletic Away 0–0   13,146 [38]
12 March 2016 – 15:00 Hull City Away 1–1 Kay 16,183 [39]
19 March 2016 – 15:00 Brighton & Hove Albion Home 1–2 Kay 21,345 [40]
2 April 2016 – 15:00 Fulham Away 1–2 Murphy 17,588 [41]
5 April 2016 – 19:45 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 1–2 Maynard 12,131 [42]
9 April 2016 – 15:00 Rotherham United Home 0–4   13,048 [43]
16 April 2016 – 15:00 Preston North End Away 1–1 Maynard 10,457 [44]
19 April 2016 – 19:45 Sheffield Wednesday Away 0–0   20,220 [45]
23 April 2016 – 15:00 Brentford Home 1–4 Maynard 11,564 [46]
30 April 2016 – 15:00 Ipswich Town Away 2–3 Revell 19,631 [47]
7 May 2016 – 15:00 Nottingham Forest Home 1–2 Maynard 15,486 [48]

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
9 January 2016 – 15:00 Third round Northampton Town Away 2–2 Cresswell (o.g.), Maynard 5,878 [49]
19 January 2016 – 19:45 Third round (replay) Northampton Town Home 3–0 Reeves, Murphy, Church 15,133 [50]
31 January 2016 – 16:00 Fourth round Chelsea Home 1–5 Potter 28,127 [51]

League Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
11 August 2015 – 19:45 First round Leyton Orient Home 2–1 Baudry (o.g.), Baker 5,444 [52]
25 August 2015 – 19:45 Second round Cardiff City Home 2–1[a] Baker, Murphy 5,617 [53]
23 September 2015 – 19:45 Third round Southampton Home 0–6   10,189 [54]
  1. ^ After extra time. Score 1–1 at the conclusion of 90 minutes.

Player details

Note: Players' ages as of the club's opening fixture of the 2015–16 season.
# Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1 David Martin England GK (1986-01-22)22 January 1986 (aged 29) England Liverpool 2010 Free
22 Cody Cropper United States GK (1993-02-16)16 February 1993 (aged 22) England Southampton 2016 Free
29 Charlie Burns England GK (1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 20) Academy 2014 Trainee
Defenders
3 Dean Lewington England LB (1984-05-18)18 May 1984 (aged 31) England Wimbledon 2004 Free
4 Matthew Upson England CB (1979-04-18)18 April 1979 (aged 36) Free agent 2015 Free
5 Kyle McFadzean England CB (1987-02-28)28 February 1987 (aged 28) England Crawley Town 2014 Undisclosed
6 Antony Kay England CB (1982-10-21)21 October 1982 (aged 32) England Huddersfield Town 2012 Free
12 Jordan Spence England RB (1990-05-24)24 May 1990 (aged 25) Free agent 2014 Free
16 Joe Walsh Wales CB (1992-05-13)13 May 1992 (aged 23) England Crawley Town 2015 Undisclosed
21 George Baldock Greece RB (1993-03-09)9 March 1993 (aged 22) Academy 2009 Trainee
33 Oran Jackson England CB (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 16) Academy 2016 Trainee
24 Ben Tilney England LB (1997-02-28)28 February 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2014 Trainee
24 Harry Hickford England CB (1996-06-23)23 June 1996 (aged 19) Academy 2014 Trainee
40 Kevin Long Republic of Ireland CB (1990-08-18)18 August 1990 (aged 24) England Burnley 2016 Loan
Midfielders
7 Carl Baker England AM (1982-12-26)26 December 1982 (aged 32) Free agent 2014 Free
8 Darren Potter Republic of Ireland DM (1984-12-21)21 December 1984 (aged 30) England Sheffield Wednesday 2011 Free
10 Ben Reeves Northern Ireland AM (1991-11-19)19 November 1991 (aged 23) Free agent 2013 Free
14 Samir Carruthers Republic of Ireland AM (1993-04-04)4 April 1993 (aged 22) England Aston Villa 2014 Undisclosed
20 Giorgio Rasulo England CM (1997-01-23)23 January 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2012 Trainee
34 Connor Furlong Scotland CM (1998-02-07)7 February 1998 (aged 17) Academy 2016 Trainee
44 Jake Forster-Caskey England CM (1994-04-25)25 April 1994 (aged 21) England Brighton & Hove Albion 2016 Loan
Forwards
9 Dean Bowditch England LW (1986-06-15)15 June 1986 (aged 29) England Yeovil Town 2011 Free
13 Jay Emmanuel-Thomas England CF (1990-12-27)27 December 1990 (aged 24) England Queens Park Rangers 2016 Loan
17 Daniel Powell England LW (1991-03-12)12 March 1991 (aged 24) Academy 2008 Trainee
18 Alex Revell England CF (1983-07-07)7 July 1983 (aged 32) Wales Cardiff City 2016 Free
27 Kabongo Tshimanga England CF (1997-07-22)22 July 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2014 Trainee
28 Nicky Maynard England CF (1986-12-11)11 December 1986 (aged 28) Free agent 2015 Free
33 Josh Murphy England LW (1995-02-24)24 February 1995 (aged 20) England Norwich City 2015 Loan
Out on loan
2 Lee Hodson Northern Ireland RB (1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 23) Free agent 2013 Free
11 Simon Church Wales CF (1988-12-10)10 December 1988 (aged 26) England Charlton Athletic 2015 Free
19 Tom Hitchcock England CF (1992-10-01)1 October 1992 (aged 22) England Queens Park Rangers 2014 Free
Left club during season
13 Sam Gallagher England CF (1995-09-15)15 September 1995 (aged 19) England Southampton 2015 Loan
15 Mark Randall England CM (1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 25) Free agent 2014 Free
18 Sergio Aguza Spain CM (1992-09-02)2 September 1992 (aged 22) Spain Real Madrid Castilla 2015 Free
21 Dale Jennings England LW (1992-12-21)21 December 1992 (aged 22) England Barnsley 2015 Free
23 Cristian Benavente Peru AM (1994-05-19)19 May 1994 (aged 21) Spain Real Madrid Castilla 2015 Free
23 Jonny Williams Wales AM (1993-10-09)9 October 1993 (aged 21) England Crystal Palace 2016 Loan
26 Tom Flanagan Northern Ireland CB (1991-10-21)21 October 1991 (aged 23) Academy 2010 Trainee
38 Rob Hall England RW (1993-10-20)20 October 1993 (aged 21) England Bolton Wanderers 2015 Loan
39 Diego Poyet Uruguay CM (1995-04-08)8 April 1995 (aged 20) England West Ham United 2015 Loan

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 DF Wales Joe Walsh Crawley Town Undisclosed [55]
FW Wales Simon Church Charlton Athletic Free transfer [56]
GK United States Cody Cropper Southampton
FW England Dale Jennings Barnsley
17 July 2015 MF Peru Cristian Benavente Spain Real Madrid Castilla Free transfer[a] [57]
30 July 2015 DF England Matthew Upson Free agent[b] Free transfer
31 July 2015 MF Spain Sergio Aguza Spain Real Madrid Castilla Free transfer[c]
22 September 2015 FW England Nicky Maynard Free agent[d] Free transfer [58]
1 February 2016 FW England Alex Revell Wales Cardiff City Free transfer[e] [59]

Transfers out

Date from Position Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 MF England Danny Green Released[f] [57]
25 August 2015 DF Northern Ireland Tom Flanagan Burton Albion Free transfer[g] [60]
5 January 2016 MF Peru Cristian Benavente Released[h] [61]
14 January 2016 MF England Mark Randall Barnet Free transfer[i] [62]
16 January 2016 MF Spain Sergio Aguza Released[j] [63]

Loans in

Start date Position Name From End date Ref.
28 July 2015 FW England Rob Hall Bolton Wanderers 5 April 2016[k] [57]
29 July 2015 FW England Sam Gallagher Southampton 6 January 2016[l]
19 August 2015 MF Uruguay Diego Poyet West Ham United 3 January 2016[m] [60]
21 August 2015 FW England Josh Murphy Norwich City End of season
8 January 2016 MF England Jake Forster-Caskey Brighton & Hove Albion End of season [62]
22 January 2016 MF Wales Jonny Williams Crystal Palace April 2016 [62]
1 February 2016 FW England Jay Emmanuel-Thomas Queens Park Rangers End of season [59]
24 March 2016 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin Long Burnley [64]

Loans out

Start date Position Name To End date Ref.
1 July 2015 DF England George Baldock Oxford United 28 January 2016[n] [56]
7 August 2015 FW England Tom Hitchcock Stevenage October 2015[o] [60]
6 November 2015 MF England Giorgio Rasulo Oldham Athletic 6 January 2016 [65]
14 January 2016 DF England Harry Hickford Dagenham & Redbridge February 2016 [62]
1 February 2016 FW Wales Simon Church Scotland Aberdeen End of season [59]
DF Northern Ireland Lee Hodson Scotland Kilmarnock
23 February 2016 FW England Tom Hitchcock Crewe Alexandra
  1. ^ Mutual contract termination.
  2. ^ Previous club: Leicester City.
  3. ^ Mutual contract termination.
  4. ^ Previous club: Cardiff City.
  5. ^ Mutual contract termination.
  6. ^ Joined Luton Town on 4 July 2015.
  7. ^ Mutual contract termination.
  8. ^ Mutual contract termination. Joined Sporting Charleroi on 15 January 2016.
  9. ^ Mutual contract termination.
  10. ^ Mutual contract termination. Joined Ponferradina on 18 January 2016.
  11. ^ Recalled due to injury. Originally until end of season.
  12. ^ Recalled. Originally until end of season.
  13. ^ Recalled. Originally until end of season.
  14. ^ Recalled. Originally until end of season.
  15. ^ Extended. Originally until September 2015.

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