2019–20 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

Milton Keynes Dons
2019–20 season
ChairmanPete Winkelman
ManagerPaul Tisdale
(until 2 November)[1]
Russell Martin
(from 3 November)[2]
StadiumStadium MK
League One19th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupThird round
EFL TrophyThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Rhys Healey (11)
All: Rhys Healey (12)
Highest home attendance28,521 (vs Liverpool)
25 September 2019, EFL Cup R3
Lowest home attendance1,101 (vs Wycombe Wanderers)
12 November 2019, EFL Trophy Group G
Average home league attendance9,246[3]
Biggest win4–1 (vs Southend United)
27 August 2019, EFL Cup R2
Biggest defeat0–4 (vs Peterborough United)
24 August 2019, League One

The 2019–20 season was Milton Keynes Dons' 16th season in their existence, and the club's first season back in League One following promotion from League Two at the end of the 2018–19 season. Along with competing in League One, the club also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Fixtures were suspended on 13 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Clubs later voted to end the season prematurely with immediate effect on 9 June 2020, with the final table decided upon by an unweighted points-per-game system resulting in the club finishing the season in 19th place.[5]

The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2019–20 EFL League One

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
19 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 −11 37 1.06
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 −13 35 1.00
21 Tranmere Rovers (R) 34 8 8 18 36 60 −24 32 0.94
22 Southend United (R) 35 4 7 24 39 85 −46 19 0.54
23 Bolton Wanderers (R) 34 5 11 18 27 66 −39 14[a] 0.41

Source: Sky Sports

  1. ^ Bolton Wanderers deducted 12 points under EFL Regulations (12pts).

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
10 August 2019 – 15:00 Shrewsbury Town Home 1–0 Healey 7,967 [6]
17 August 2019 – 15:00 Wycombe Wanderers Away 2–3 Bowery, Houghton 5,243 [7]
20 August 2019 – 19:45 Lincoln City Home 2–1 Brittain, Williams 8,166 [8]
24 August 2019 – 15:00 Peterborough United Home 0–4   9,402 [9]
31 August 2019 – 15:00 Accrington Stanley Away 1–2 Agard 2,218 [10]
6 September 2019 – 12:00 AFC Wimbledon Home 2–1 Nombe, Healey 8,627 [11]
14 September 2019 – 15:00 Blackpool Away 3–0 Martin, Houghton, Kasumu 8,283 [12]
17 September 2019 – 19:45 Ipswich Town Home 0–1   10,167 [13]
21 September 2019 – 15:00 Southend United Home 0–1   7,493 [14]
28 September 2019 – 15:00 Sunderland Away 1–2 Bowery 29,954 [15]
5 October 2019 – 15:00 Burton Albion Home 0–3   9,111 [16]
12 October 2019 – 15:00 Bristol Rovers Away 0–1   7,864 [17]
19 October 2019 – 15:00 Coventry City Home 0–0   13,621 [18]
22 October 2019 – 19:45 Rochdale Away 0–2   2,286 [19]
26 October 2019 – 15:00 Fleetwood Town Away 0–1   2,722 [20]
2 November 2019 – 15:00 Tranmere Rovers Home 1–3 Reeves 7,171 [21]
16 November 2019 – 15:00 Bolton Wanderers Away 0–1   11,819 [22]
23 November 2019 – 15:00 Rotherham United Home 2–3 Gilbey, Mason 7,811 [23]
7 December 2019 – 15:00 Doncaster Rovers Away 1–1 Gilbey 7,193 [24]
14 December 2019 – 15:00 Oxford United Home 1–0 Mason 10,031 [25]
21 December 2019 – 15:00 Gillingham Away 1–3 Gilbey 4,739 [26]
26 December 2019 – 15:00 Southend United Away 2–2 Mason, Healey 6,189 [27]
29 December 2019 – 15:00 Portsmouth Home 3–1 Healey, McGrandles, Gilbey 12,788 [28]
1 January 2020 – 15:00 Bristol Rovers Home 3–0 Healey, Nombe, Agard 8,236 [29]
11 January 2020 – 15:00 Coventry City Away 1–1 Morris 6,666 [30]
14 January 2020 – 19:45 Burton Albion Away 0–1 2,005 [31]
18 January 2020 – 15:00 Sunderland Home 0–1 13,327 [32]
28 January 2020 – 19:45 Rochdale Home 2–1 Morris, Healey 6,393 [33]
1 February 2020 – 15:00 Wycombe Wanderers Home 2–0 Healey, Gladwin 9,699 [34]
8 February 2020 – 15:00 Shrewsbury Town Away 1–1 Healey 5,791 [35]
11 February 2020 – 19:45 Lincoln City Away 1–1 Healey 7.783 [36]
22 February 2020 – 15:00 Bolton Wanderers Home 1–0 Healey 8,539 [37]
25 February 2020 – 19:45 Portsmouth Away 1–3 Gilbey 16,577 [38]
29 February 2020 – 15:00 Rotherham United Away 1–1 Healey 8,883 [39]
7 March 2020 – 15:00 Doncaster Rovers Home 0–1 7,880 [40]

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
9 November 2019 – 15:00 First round Port Vale Home 0–1   3,598 [41]

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
13 August 2019 – 19:45 First round AFC Wimbledon Away 2–2[a] McGrandles, Kasumu 2,191 [42]
27 August 2019 – 19:45 Second round Southend United Away 4–1 Healey, Brittain, Boateng, Nombe 2,433 [43]
25 September 2019 – 19:45 Third round Liverpool Home 0–2 28,521 [44]
  1. ^ After 90 minutes. MK Dons won 4–2 on penalties.

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Trophy

Southern Group G Table

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Milton Keynes Dons 3 2 0 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Stevenage 3 1 1 0 1 2 4 −2 5
3 ACA Fulham U21 3 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 L1 Wycombe Wanderers 3 1 0 0 2 3 4 −1 3
Source: EFL.com

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
3 September 2019 – 19:45 Group stage Stevenage Away 3–0 McGrandles, Nombe (2)   [45]
1 October 2019 – 19:45 Group stage Fulham U21 Home 1–0 Agard   [46]
12 November 2019 – 19:45 Group stage Wycombe Wanderers Home 1–2 Dickenson 1,101 [47]
3 December 2019 – 19:45 Second round Coventry City Home 2–0 Agard, Mason 1,686 [48]
7 January 2020 – 19:30 Third round Newport County Away 0–3 767 [49]

Player details

Note: Players' ages as of the club's opening fixture of the 2019–20 season.
# Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1 Lee Nicholls England GK (1992-10-05)5 October 1992 (aged 26) Free agent 2016 Free
13 Andy Fisher England GK (1998-02-12)12 February 1998 (aged 21) England Blackburn Rovers 2020 Loan
Defenders
2 George Williams England RB (1993-04-14)14 April 1993 (aged 26) England Barnsley 2016 Free
3 Dean Lewington England LB (1984-05-18)18 May 1984 (aged 35) England Wimbledon 2004 Free
4 Joe Walsh Wales CB (1992-05-13)13 May 1992 (aged 27) England Crawley Town 2015 Undisclosed
5 Regan Poole Wales CB (1998-06-18)18 June 1998 (aged 21) England Manchester United 2019 Free
6 Baily Cargill England CB (1995-07-05)5 July 1995 (aged 24) Free agent 2018 Free
15 Jordan Moore-Taylor England CB (1994-01-24)24 January 1994 (aged 25) England Exeter City 2018 Free
16 Russell Martin Scotland CB (1986-01-04)4 January 1986 (aged 33) Free agent 2019 Free
25 Callum Brittain England RB (1998-03-12)12 March 1998 (aged 21) Academy 2016 Trainee
Midfielders
7 Ben Reeves Northern Ireland AM (1991-11-19)19 November 1991 (aged 27) Free agent 2019 Free
8 Alex Gilbey England AM (1994-12-09)9 December 1994 (aged 24) England Wigan Athletic 2017 Undisclosed
17 Ben Gladwin England CM (1992-06-08)8 June 1992 (aged 27) Free agent 2020 Free
18 Conor McGrandles Scotland CM (1999-10-21)21 October 1999 (aged 19) England Norwich City 2017 Free
19 Louis Thompson Wales DM (1994-12-19)19 December 1994 (aged 24) England Norwich City 2020 Loan
24 Jordan Houghton England DM (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 23) Free agent 2018 Free
26 Hiram Boateng England AM (1996-01-08)8 January 1996 (aged 23) England Exeter City 2019 Compensation
29 David Kasumu Nigeria CM (1999-10-05)5 October 1999 (aged 19) Academy 2017 Trainee
33 Ryan Harley England AM (1985-01-22)22 January 1985 (aged 34) England Exeter City 2018 Free
38 Charlie Pattison England AM (2000-12-28)28 December 2000 (aged 18) Academy 2019 Trainee
Forwards
9 Jordan Bowery England CF (1991-07-02)2 July 1991 (aged 28) England Crewe Alexandra 2019 Free
10 Rhys Healey England CF (1994-12-06)6 December 1994 (aged 24) Wales Cardiff City 2019 Undisclosed
14 Kieran Agard England CF (1989-10-10)10 October 1989 (aged 29) England Bristol City 2016 Undisclosed
20 Joe Mason Republic of Ireland CF (1991-05-13)13 May 1991 (aged 28) Free agent 2019 Free
23 Carlton Morris England CF (1995-12-16)16 December 1995 (aged 23) England Norwich City 2020 Loan
27 Sam Nombe England CF (1998-10-22)22 October 1998 (aged 20) Academy 2017 Trainee
Out on loan
12 Laurie Walker England GK (1989-10-14)14 October 1989 (aged 29) Free agent 2019 Free
37 Dylan Asonganyi England CF (2000-12-10)10 December 2000 (aged 18) Academy 2017 Trainee
39 Jay Bird England CF (2001-05-06)6 May 2001 (aged 18) Academy 2019 Trainee
40 Matthew Sorinola England LWB (2001-02-19)19 February 2001 (aged 18) Academy 2019 Trainee
Left club during season
11 Brennan Dickenson England LW (1993-02-26)26 February 1993 (aged 26) England Colchester United 2019 Free

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 DM England Hiram Boateng Exeter City Compensation [50]
CF England Jordan Bowery Crewe Alexandra Free transfer [51]
LM England Brennan Dickenson Colchester United [50]
CF Republic of Ireland Joe Mason Free agent[a] [52]
CB Wales Regan Poole Manchester United [53]
GK England Laurie Walker Free agent[b] [54]
16 July 2019 CF England Rhys Healey Cardiff City Undisclosed [55]
1 August 2019 AM Northern Ireland Ben Reeves Free agent Free transfer [56]
10 January 2020 CM England Ben Gladwin [57]

Transfers out

Date from Position Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 CF England Chuks Aneke Charlton Athletic Free transfer [58]
CB France Mathieu Baudry Swindon Town [59]
DM Mali Ousseynou Cissé Gillingham [60]
CM England Lawson D'Ath Released[c] [62]
LB England Mitch Hancox Solihull Moors Free transfer [63]
CB England Oran Jackson Released[d] [62]
CF England Robbie Simpson Released[e] [62]
CM England Liam Sole Released[f] [62]
CB England Finn Tapp Released[g] [62]
LW Ghana Brandon Thomas-Asante Released[h] [62]
DM England Ryan Watson Northampton Town Free transfer [69]
17 January 2020 LM England Brennan Dickenson Exeter City [70]

Loans in

Start date Position Name From End date Ref.
8 January 2020 CF England Carlton Morris Norwich City End of season [71]
16 January 2020 DM Wales Louis Thompson [72]
31 January 2020 GK England Andrew Fisher Blackburn Rovers [73]

Loans out

Start date Position Name To End date Ref.
5 July 2019 GK England Laurie Walker Hampton & Richmond Borough End of season [74]
9 August 2019 CF England Jay Bird Hitchin Town [75]
5 September 2019 CM England Charlie Pattison Kings Langley 2 November 2019 [76]
30 November 2019 Biggleswade Town 3 January 2020
3 January 2020 1 February 2020 [77]
14 February 2020 LB England Matthew Sorinola Beaconsfield Town End of season
13 March 2020 CF England Dylan Asonganyi Maidenhead United [78]
  1. ^ Previous club: Wolverhampton Wanderers.
  2. ^ Previous club: Hemel Hempstead Town.
  3. ^ Joined Yeovil Town on 3 August 2019.[61]
  4. ^ Joined ÍBV on 18 July 2019.[64]
  5. ^ Joined Chelmsford City on 15 August 2019.[65]
  6. ^ Joined Nottingham Forest on 28 October 2019.[66]
  7. ^ Joined Oxford City on 19 July 2019.[67]
  8. ^ Joined Ebbsfleet United on 9 August 2019.[68]

Awards

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