2014–15 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

Milton Keynes Dons
2014–15 season
Chairman Pete Winkelman
Manager Karl Robinson
Stadium Stadium mk
League One 2nd (promoted to Championship)
FA Cup Second round
League Cup Fourth round
League Trophy Second round
Top goalscorer League: Will Grigg (21)
All: Will Grigg (23)
Highest home attendance 26,969 (vs Manchester United)
26 August 2014, League Cup R2
Lowest home attendance 4,407 (vs AFC Wimbledon)
7 October 2014, League Trophy R2
Average home league attendance 9,452[1]
Biggest win 7–0 (vs Oldham Athletic)
20 December 2014, League One
Biggest defeat 4–2 (vs Gillingham)
14 February 2015, League One
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2014–15 season was Milton Keynes Dons' eleventh season in their existence as a professional association football club, and their seventh consecutive season competing in Football League One.

As well as competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015.

Pre-season friendlies

Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
14 July 2014 Republic of Ireland St James' GateA W6–0Alli (2), Hitchcock, Rasulo, Tshimanga (pen.), Wiltshire [2]
15 July 2014 Republic of Ireland Drogheda UnitedA L0–1 [3]
16 July 2014 Republic of Ireland Bray WanderersA W2–1Wiltshere, Powell [4]
22 July 2014 Dagenham & RedbridgeA W1–0Green
29 July 2014 Cambridge UnitedA L1–3Hitchcock 951 [5]
2 August 2014 Brackley TownA W4–1Reeves, Grigg, Hitchcock, Randall [6]
4 August 2014 Leicester CityH L0–2 4,332 [7]

Dean Lewington Testimonial

On 20 May 2014, Milton Keynes Dons announced a testimonial game to honour captain Dean Lewington's 10 years service to the club.[8] The fixture took place on 27 July 2014, with Milton Keynes Dons winning the game 1–0 against Championship side Nottingham Forest.[9]

Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
27 July 2014 Nottingham ForestH W1–0Reeves 4,121 [10]

Competitions

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bristol City (C, P) 46 29 12 5 96 38 +58 99 Promotion to Football League Championship
2 Milton Keynes Dons (P) 46 27 10 9 101 44 +57 91
3 Preston North End (O, P) 46 25 14 7 79 40 +39 89 Qualification for League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Swindon Town 46 23 10 13 76 57 +19 79
5 Sheffield United 46 19 14 13 66 53 +13 71
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

Matches

FA Cup

League Cup

League Trophy

Squad

As of 22 May 2018[11]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 David Martin England GK 22 January 1986 2010 England Liverpool
16 Ian McLoughlin Republic of Ireland GK 9 August 1991 2011 England Ipswich Town
29 Charlie Burns England GK 27 May 1995 2014 England Milton Keynes Dons Academy
Defenders
2 Lee Hodson Northern Ireland RB 2 October 1991 2013 England Watford
3 Dean Lewington England LB / CB 18 May 1984 2004 England Wimbledon
4 Tom Flanagan Northern Ireland CB 21 October 1991 2010 England Milton Keynes Dons Academy
5 Kyle McFadzean England CB 20 February 1987 2014 England Crawley Town
6 Antony Kay England CB 21 October 1982 2012 England Huddersfield Town
12 Jordan Spence England RB / CB 21 October 1982 2014 England West Ham United
23 Joe Walsh Wales CB / LB 13 May 1992 2015 England Crawley Town
24 Ben Tilney England LB 28 February 1997 2014 England Milton Keynes Dons Academy
25 Harry Hickford England CB 23 June 1996 2014 England Milton Keynes Dons Academy
Midfielders
7 Danny Green England RW 9 July 1988 2014 England Charlton Athletic
8 Darren Potter Republic of Ireland DM 21 December 1984 2011 England Sheffield Wednesday
9 Dean Bowditch England AM / ST 15 June 1986 2011 England Yeovil Town
10 Ben Reeves Northern Ireland AM 19 November 1991 2013 England Southampton
13 Carl Baker England RW / AM 26 December 1982 2014 England Coventry City
14 Dele Alli England DM / AM 11 April 1996 2015 England Tottenham Hotspur
15 Mark Randall England DM 28 September 1989 2014 Italy Ascoli
17 Daniel Powell England LW / ST 12 March 1991 2008 England Milton Keynes Dons Academy
20 Giorgio Rasulo England CM / AM 12 March 1991 2014 England Milton Keynes Dons Academy
21 Keith Andrews Republic of Ireland DM 13 September 1980 2015 England Bolton Wanderers
22 Samir Carruthers Republic of Ireland AM 4 April 1993 2014 England Aston Villa
26 Will Summerfield England AM 8 November 1995 2014 England Milton Keynes Dons Academy
34 Lewis Baker England AM 25 April 1995 2015 England Chelsea
38 Rob Hall England RW 20 October 1993 2015 England Bolton Wanderers
Forwards
11 Will Grigg Northern Ireland ST 3 July 1991 2014 England Brentford
19 Tom Hitchcock England ST 1 October 1992 2014 England Queens Park Rangers
28 Devante Cole England ST 10 May 1995 2015 England Manchester City
Out on loan
18 George Baldock England RB / RM 9 March 1993 2009 England Milton Keynes Dons Academy
27 Kabongo Tshimanga England ST 22 September 1997 2015 England Milton Keynes Dons Academy
Left club during season
23 Benik Afobe England ST 12 February 1993 2014 England Arsenal
23 Jonson Clarke-Harris England ST 21 July 1994 2015 England Rotherham United
35 George C Williams Wales LW / ST 7 September 1995 2015 England Fulham

    Squad statistics

    As of 5 June 2018[12]
    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with squad numbers struck through and marked Left club during playing season left the club during the playing season.
    Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Milton Keynes Dons.
    Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
    Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
    No. Pos. Nat. Name Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
    League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
    1GK ENG David Martin 39030401047020
    2DF NIR Lee Hodson 12 (2)100100013 (2)110
    3DF ENG Dean Lewington 41330401049351
    4DF NIR Tom Flanagan 3 (3)01 (1)010005 (4)020
    5DF ENG Kyle McFadzean 413304110494141
    6DF ENG Antony Kay 45110300049190
    7MF ENG Danny Green 4 (10)11 (1)11 (1)0006 (12)221
    8MF IRE Darren Potter 402204010472120
    9MF ENG Dean Bowditch 26 (9)710301031 (9)740
    10MF NIR Ben Reeves 25 (5)71 (1)0400030 (6)740
    11FW NIR Will Grigg * 31 (13)202 (1)01 (2)20034 (16)2260
    12DF ENG Jordan Spence 33 (5)030201039 (5)080
    13MF ENG Carl Baker 24 (8)92100(1)026 (9)1040
    14MF ENG Dele Alli * 3916140000391690
    15MF ENG Mark Randall 2 (7)020(1)0105 (8)050
    16GK IRE Ian McLoughlin 7 (1)00000007 (1)000
    17MF ENG Daniel Powell 30 (12)8201 (3)11134 (15)1040
    18DF ENG George Baldock 6 (3)01 (1)01 (2)0008 (6)020
    19FW ENG Tom Hitchcock 1 (11)000(1)0102 (12)000
    20MF ENG Giorgio Rasulo 00(1)00000(1)000
    21MF IRE Keith Andrews * 2 (3)00000002 (3)000
    22MF IRE Samir Carruthers 20 (12)21 (1)0301024 (13)2100
    23 Left club during playing seasonFW ENG Benik Afobe * 11 (11)10323 (1)61123 (12)1930
    23 Left club during playing seasonFW ENG Jonson Clarke-Harris * 2 (3)00000002 (3)000
    23DF WAL Joe Walsh 200000002010
    24DF ENG Ben Tilney 000000000000
    25DF ENG Harry Hickford 000000000000
    27FW DRC Kabongo Tshimanga 00(1)00000(1)000
    28FW ENG Devante Cole * 5 (10)30000005 (10)300
    29GK ENG Charlie Burns 000000000000
    34MF ENG Lewis Baker * 8 (4)40000008 (4)400
    35 Left club during playing seasonMF WAL George Williams * 2 (2)00000002 (2)000
    38MF ENG Robert Hall * 5 (2)30000005 (2)300
    Players not included in matchday squads
    No. Pos. Nat. Name
    26MF ENG Will Summerfield

    Transfers


    Transfers in

    Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
    1 July 2014MFEnglandDanny GreenCharlton AthleticFree transfer[13]
    1 July 2014DFEnglandKyle McFadzeanCrawley TownUndisclosed[14]
    1 July 2014STEnglandTom HitchcockQueens Park RangersFree transfer[15]
    6 August 2014MFRepublic of IrelandSamir CarruthersAston VillaFree transfer[16]
    21 August 2014DFEnglandJordan SpenceWest Ham UnitedFree transfer[17]
    26 September 2014MFEnglandCarl BakerCoventry CityFree transfer[18]

    Transfers out

    Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
    1 July 2014MFEnglandLuke ChadwickCambridge UnitedFree transfer[19]
    1 July 2014MFRepublic of IrelandStephen GleesonBirmingham CityFree transfer[20]
    1 July 2014MFEnglandRyan HallRotherham United [lower-alpha 1]Free transfer[22]
    1 July 2014STEnglandIzale McLeodCrawley Town[lower-alpha 2]Free transfer[24]
    1 July 2014MFEnglandAlan SmithNotts County[lower-alpha 3]Free transfer[26]
    2 August 2014DFEnglandBrendan GallowayEvertonUndisclosed[27]
    2 February 2015MFEnglandDele AlliTottenham Hotspur£5,000,000[28]
    1. ↑ Following Hall's release on 26 June 2014, he joined Rotherham United.[21]
    2. ↑ Following McLeod's release from the club, he joined Crawley Town.[23]
    3. ↑ Following Smith's release from the club, on 20 May 2014 he signed for Notts County.[25]

    Loans in

    Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
    18 July 2014STNorthern IrelandWill GriggBrentfordEnd of season[29]
    4 August 2014STEnglandBenik AfobeArsenalEnd of season[30]
    16 January 2015STEnglandJonson Clarke-HarrisRotherham United14 February 2015[31]
    22 January 2015STEnglandDevante ColeManchester CityEnd of season[32]
    2 February 2015MFRepublic of IrelandKeith AndrewsBolton WanderersEnd of season[33]
    2 February 2015MFEnglandDele AlliTottenham HotspurEnd of season[34]
    16 February 2015MFWalesGeorge WilliamsFulhamEnd of season[35]
    25 February 2015MFEnglandLewis BakerChelseaEnd of season[36]
    2 March 2015DFWalesJoe WalshCrawley TownEnd of season[37]
    26 March 2015FWEnglandRob HallBolton WanderersEnd of season[38]

      Loans out

      Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
      31 October 2014STEnglandTom HitchcockFleetwood Town28 December 2014[39]
      7 November 2014GKEnglandCharlie BurnsTruro City4 December 2014[40]
      23 December 2014DFEnglandHarry HickfordChelmsford City20 January 2015
      9 January 2015DFEnglandTom FlanaganPlymouth Argyle10 February 2015[41]
      30 January 2015STDemocratic Republic of the CongoKabongo TshimangaAldershot Town28 February 2015[42]
      12 February 2015DFEnglandGeorge BaldockOxford UnitedEnd of season[43]
      19 February 2015MFEnglandGiorgio RasuloOxford UnitedEnd of season[44]

        Awards

        References

        1. ↑ "League One 2014/2015". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
        2. ↑ "Report: St. James's Gate 0-6 MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
        3. ↑ "Report: Drogheda United 1-0 MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
        4. ↑ "Report: Bray Wanderers 1-2 MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
        5. ↑ "Report: Cambridge United 3-1 MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
        6. ↑ "Report: Brackley Town 1-4 MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
        7. ↑ "Report: MK Dons 0-2 Leicester City". Milton Keynes Dons. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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        9. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 Forest". Nottingham Forest. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
        10. ↑ "Report: MK Dons 1-0 Nottingham Forest". Milton Keynes Dons. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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        16. ↑ "Samir signs!". Milton Keynes Dons Official Site. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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        33. ↑ "Keith Andrews loaned to MK Dons". Bolton Wanderers Official Site. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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        37. ↑ "Dons capture Crawley's Walsh". Milton Keynes Dons Official Site. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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        47. ↑ "Carl Baker named Sky Bet League One Player of the Month". the Football League. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
        48. ↑ "England U19s and MK Dons youngster Dele Alli lands League One prize". The Football Association.
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