2019–20 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

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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[]

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition.
Players with squad numbers struck through and marked Left club during playing season left the club during the playing season.
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Lee Nicholls 37 0 34 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
2 DF England ENG George Williams 32 1 27 1 0 0 2 0 3 0
3 DF England ENG Dean Lewington 38 0 32 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
4 DF Wales WAL Joe Walsh 28 0 24 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
5 DF Wales WAL Regan Poole 24 0 19 0 1 0 3 0 1 0
6 DF England ENG Baily Cargill 16 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Ben Reeves 18 1 16 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF England ENG Alex Gilbey 36 5 29 5 1 0 3 0 3 0
9 FW England ENG Jordan Bowery 22 2 16 2 1 0 3 0 2 0
10 FW England ENG Rhys Healey 20 12 18 11 0 0 1 1 1 0
11 Left club during playing season MF England ENG Brennan Dickenson 13 1 7 0 1 0 1 0 4 1
12 GK England ENG Laurie Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK England ENG Andrew Fisher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW England ENG Kieran Agard 24 4 19 2 0 0 2 0 3 2
15 DF England ENG Jordan Moore-Taylor 15 0 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
16 DF Scotland SCO Russell Martin 16 1 11 1 0 0 3 0 2 0
17 MF England ENG Ben Gladwin 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Conor McGrandles 38 3 31 1 1 0 2 1 4 1
19 MF Wales WAL Louis Thompson 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Mason 15 4 12 3 1 0 0 0 2 1
22 GK England ENG Stuart Moore 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
23 FW England ENG Carlton Morris 9 2 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF England ENG Jordan Houghton 34 2 29 2 1 0 1 0 3 0
25 DF England ENG Callum Brittain 36 2 30 1 1 0 3 1 2 0
26 MF England ENG Hiram Boateng 27 1 20 0 1 0 2 1 4 0
27 FW England ENG Sam Nombe 24 5 21 2 0 0 2 1 1 2
29 MF Nigeria NGA David Kasumu 27 2 20 1 1 0 3 1 3 0
33 MF England ENG Ryan Harley 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
37 FW England ENG Dylan Asonganyi 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
38 MF England ENG Charlie Pattison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW England ENG Jay Bird 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF England ENG Matthew Sorinola 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
45 DF England ENG Finn Brennan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

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[]

  • EFL League One Player of the Month (December 2019): Alex Gilbey[79]

References[]

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