2016–17 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

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Milton Keynes Dons
2016–17 season
ChairmanPete Winkelman
ManagerRobbie Neilson
3 December 2016–
Richie Barker (caretaker)
23 October 2016 until 3 December 2016
Karl Robinson
until 23 October 2016
StadiumStadium mk
EFL League One12th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kieran Agard (12)
All: Kieran Agard (14)
Highest home attendance21,545 v Bolton Wanderers
Lowest home attendance2,114 v Barnet
Average home league attendance10,306
Biggest win5–3 v Northampton Town
Biggest defeat4–1 v Yeovil Town

The 2016–17 season was Milton Keynes Dons' 13th season in their existence, and was their first season back in EFL League One, the third tier of English football, following relegation from the Championship the previous season.[1]

Along with competing in EFL League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Squad

No. Name Pos. Nat. Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 David Martin GK England 30 333 0 Liverpool 12 May 2010 Free
19 Lee Nicholls GK England 23 16 0 Wigan Athletic 3 August 2016 Free
29 Charlie Burns GK England 21 5 0 Academy 1 January 2014 Trainee
Defenders
2 George Baldock RB England 23 125 2 Academy 1 July 2009 Trainee
3 Dean Lewington (c) LB England 32 641 23 Wimbledon 21 June 2004 Free
4 Joe Walsh CB Wales 24 67 3 Crawley Town 28 May 2015 Undisclosed
5 Scott Wootton CB England 25 4 1 Leeds United 5 August 2016 Free
12 George B Williams RB England 23 42 2 Barnsley 1 July 2016 Free
21 Callum Brittain RB England 18 8 0 Academy 27 April 2016 Trainee
23 Paul Downing CB England 24 43 0 Walsall 1 July 2016 Free
24 Ben Tilney LB England 19 10 1 Academy 21 October 2014 Trainee
Midfielders
6 Ed Upson DM England 26 47 3 Millwall 1 July 2016 Free
8 Darren Potter (vc) DM Republic of Ireland 31 263 12 Sheffield Wednesday 1 July 2016 Free
9 Dean Bowditch AM England 30 227 48 Yeovil Town 20 June 2011 Free
10 Ben Reeves CM Northern Ireland 24 134 31 Southampton 13 July 2013 Free
11 Stuart O'Keefe AM England 25 18 4 Cardiff City 31 January 2017 Loan
17 Daniel Powell LW England 25 270 46 Academy 1 August 2008 Trainee
18 Harvey Barnes AM England 19 21 6 Leicester City 20 January 2017 Loan
20 Giorgio Rasulo CM England 19 22 0 Academy 9 May 2014 Trainee
25 Chuks Aneke AM England 23 18 4 Zulte Waregem 2 August 2016 Free
Forwards
7 Maecky Ngombo ST Belgium 21 9 0 Fortuna Düsseldorf 30 January 2017 Loan
14 Kieran Agard CF England 26 48 14 Bristol City 11 August 2016 Undisclosed
16 Robbie Muirhead CF Scotland 20 18 2 Heart of Midlothian 20 January 2017 Undisclosed
28 Nicky Maynard ST England 29 72 9 Cardiff City 22 September 2015 Free
30 Brandon Thomas-Asante ST Ghana 18 11 1 Academy 12 September 2016 Trainee
Out on loan
22 Oran Jackson CB England 17 5 0 Academy 26 July 2016 Trainee
26 Connor Furlong AM Scotland 18 2 0 Academy 27 April 2016 Trainee
27 Kabongo Tshimanga ST Democratic Republic of the Congo 20 13 1 Academy 1 July 2014 Trainee

Left club during season

No. Name Pos. Nat. Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Defenders
16 Jack Hendry CB Scotland 21 12 0 Wigan Athletic 31 August 2016 Loan
Midfielders
7 Samir Carruthers AM Republic of Ireland 23 137 6 Aston Villa 6 August 2014 Undisclosed
11 George C Williams AM Wales 21 20 1 Fulham 29 July 2016 Loan
49 Ryan Colclough LW England 22 23 5 Wigan Athletic 31 August 2016 Loan
Forwards
Tom Hitchcock ST England 23 14 0 Queens Park Rangers 1 July 2014 Free
Simon Church ST Wales 27 23 3 Charlton Athletic 30 June 2015 Free

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CB England Paul Downing Walsall Free transfer [2]
1 July 2016 CM England Ed Upson Millwall Free transfer [3]
1 July 2016 RB England George B Williams Barnsley Free transfer [4]
2 August 2016 AM England Chuks Aneke Zulte Waregem Free transfer [5]
3 August 2016 GK England Lee Nicholls Wigan Athletic Free transfer [6]
5 August 2016 CB England Scott Wootton Leeds United Free transfer [7]
11 August 2016 CF England Kieran Agard Bristol City Undisclosed [8]
19 January 2017 CF Scotland Robbie Muirhead Heart of Midlothian Undisclosed [9]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 RM England Carl Baker Portsmouth Free transfer [10]
1 July 2016 GK United States Cody Cropper Free agent Released [11]
1 July 2016 CB England Harry Hickford Forest Green Rovers Free transfer [12]
1 July 2016 RB Northern Ireland Lee Hodson Rangers Undisclosed [13]
1 July 2016 CB England Antony Kay Bury [a] Released [15]
1 July 2016 CF England Alex Revell Northampton Town Free transfer [16]
1 July 2016 RB England Jordan Spence Ipswich Town [b] Released [15]
1 July 2016 CB England Matthew Upson Free agent Released [15]
12 July 2016 CB England Kyle McFadzean Burton Albion Undisclosed [18]
9 August 2016 CF England Tom Hitchcock Free agent Mutual consent [19]
24 August 2016 CF Wales Simon Church Roda JC Kerkrade Undisclosed [20]
3 January 2017 CM Republic of Ireland Samir Carruthers Sheffield United Undisclosed [21]
  1. ^ Following Kay's release, he signed for Bury.[14]
  2. ^ Following Spence's release, he signed for Ipswich Town.[17]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
29 July 2016 AM Wales George C Williams Fulham 3 January 2017 [a] [23]
31 August 2016 LW England Ryan Colclough Wigan Athletic 1 January 2017 [b] [25]
31 August 2016 CB Scotland Jack Hendry Wigan Athletic 7 January 2017 [26]
20 January 2017 CM England Harvey Barnes Leicester City End of season [27]
30 January 2017 ST Belgium Maecky Ngombo Fortuna Düsseldorf End of season [28]
31 January 2017 CM England Stuart O'Keefe Cardiff City 1 May 2017 [29]
  1. ^ On 3 January 2017, Fulham recalled George C Williams.[22]
  2. ^ On 1 January 2017, Wigan Athletic recalled Ryan Colclough.[24]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
31 January 2017 ST Democratic Republic of the Congo Kabongo Tshimanga Yeovil Town End of season [30]
17 February 2017 DF England Oran Jackson Hemel Hempstead Town End of season [31]
23 March 2017 CM Scotland Connor Furlong Oxford City End of season [32]

Pre-season friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 July 2016 (2016-07-11) Friendly St James's Gate Republic of Ireland 1–9 Milton Keynes Dons Drimnagh
19:45 IST Griffiths 26' (pen.) Report Williams 9'
Reeves 13', 37'
Rasulo 20'
Walsh 28'
Thomas-Asante 50'
Maynard 67'
Hitchcock 81'
Carruthers 84'
Stadium: Iveagh Grounds
12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) Friendly Drogheda United Republic of Ireland 1–3 Milton Keynes Dons Drogheda
18:30 IST Buckley 35' Report Powell 1', 59'
Thomas-Asante 84'
Stadium: United Park
Attendance: 100 (approx)
Referee: Adriano Reale
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly Cambridge City 3–0 Milton Keynes Dons St Ives
13:00 BST Femiola 47'
Woolfe 58'
Loker 81'
Report Stadium: ProEdge Stadium
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly St Ives Town 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons St Ives
16:00 BST Higgs 14' Report Upson 12' Stadium: ProEdge Stadium
19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly Corby Town 1–3 Milton Keynes Dons Corby
19:45 BST Johnson 56' (pen.) Report Reeves 47' (pen.), 49'
Nombe 78'
Stadium: Steel Park
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly Aldershot Town 2–2 Milton Keynes Dons Aldershot
15:00 BST Walker
Bellamy 47'
Report Maynard 13'
Rasulo 69'
Stadium: EBB Stadium
Attendance: 525
26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly Milton Keynes Dons 1–3 Everton Milton Keynes
19:45 BST Rasulo 31' Report Deulofeu 2'
Barkley 19'
Bešić 85'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 10,120
28 July 2016 (2016-07-28) Friendly Brackley Town 5–2 Milton Keynes Dons Brackley
19:45 BST Armson 31'
Ndlovu 39'
Trialist 56' (o.g.)
Diggin 61', 69'
Report Tshimanga 7', 28' Stadium: St. James Park
Attendance: 503
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly Stevenage 4–1 Milton Keynes Dons Stevenage
15:00 BST Godden 1', 61'
Hyde 36'
Conlon 70'
Report Upson 18' Stadium: Broadhall Way

Competitions

EFL League One

League table

Template:2016–17 Football League One table

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 16 13 17 60 58  +2 61 7 6 10 29 37  −8 9 7 7 31 21  +10

Last updated: 30 April 2017.
Source: BBC Sport

Results by matchday

  Win   Draw   Loss

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Last updated: 30 April 2017.
Source: BBC Sport

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 1 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons Shrewsbury
15:00 BST El-Abd Yellow card 82'
Riley Yellow card 87'
Report Upson Yellow card 51'
Walsh Yellow card 71'
Powell 73'
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,452 (601 Dons fans)
Referee: Brendan Malone
13 August 2016 2 Milton Keynes Dons 2–2 Millwall Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Potter Yellow card 19'
Agard 28', 33'
Report Craig 24'
Worrall 27'
Romeo Yellow card 44'
Webster Yellow card 65'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 10,232 (2,065 Millwall fans)
Referee: Simon Hooper
16 August 2016 3 Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Bradford City Milton Keynes
19:45 BST Walsh Yellow card 86'
Upson 90+4', Yellow card 90+4'
Report Cullen 12'
Clarke 17'
Knight-Percival Yellow card 63'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 8,166 (588 Bradford fans)
Referee: Andy Haines
20 August 2016 4 Rochdale 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons Rochdale
15:00 BST McGahey Yellow card 50'
Lund Yellow card 70'
Report Upson Yellow card 48'
Wootton 90+5'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,176 (212 Dons fans)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
27 August 2016 5 Milton Keynes Dons 0–2 Peterborough United Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Walsh Yellow card 31'
Downing Yellow card 45'
Potter Yellow card 66'
Baldock Yellow card 88'
Report Hughes 2'
Taylor Yellow card 64'
Bostwick 71'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 10,621 (2,171 Peterborough fans)
Referee: Mark Heywood
4 September 2016 (2016-09-04) 6 Northampton Town 3–2 Milton Keynes Dons Northampton
12:00 BST Beautyman 8'
Revell 13'
Taylor 28'
Potter Yellow card 77'
Report Bowditch 39'
Carruthers Yellow card 42', 90+4'
Baldock Yellow card 44'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,618 (1,269 Dons fans)
Referee: David Webb
10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) 7 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons Bolton
15:00 BST Beevers 7'
Buxton Yellow card 64'
Spearing Yellow card 64'
Trotter Yellow card 75'
Report Lewington Yellow card 17'
Colclough 54'
Upson Yellow card 61'
Carruthers Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 12,727 (210 Dons fans)
Referee: Peter Bankes
17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) 8 Milton Keynes Dons 0–0 Oxford United Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Report Sercombe Yellow card 78' Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 12,340 (3,892 Oxford fans)
Referee: Lee Probert
24 September 2016 (2016-09-24) 9 Fleetwood Town 1–4 Milton Keynes Dons Fleetwood
15:00 BST Dempsey Yellow card 63'
Grant 70'
Report Colclough 9', 68', Yellow card 83', 90' (pen)
Bowditch 61' (pen)
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,518 (247 Dons fans)
Referee: Robert Jones
27 September 2016 (2016-09-27) 10 Milton Keynes Dons 1–3 Bury Milton Keynes
19:45 BST Downing Yellow card 48'
Reeves 63'
Colclough Yellow card 82'
Potter Yellow card 86'
Report Vaughan 8', 68'
Soares Yellow card 40'
Ismail Yellow card 80', 90+5'
Mellis Yellow card 82'
Bryan Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 7,652 (269 Bury fans)
Referee: Darren Deadman
1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) 11 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Milton Keynes Dons Oldham
15:00 BST Clarke Yellow card 54'
Flynn Yellow card 63'
Report Baldock Yellow card 34'
Reeves 36'
Agard 55'
Potter Yellow card 63'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,273 (193 Dons fans)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
9 October 2016 (2016-10-09) 12 Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Port Vale Milton Keynes
14:15 BST Walsh Yellow card 18'
Upson Yellow card 23'
Lewington Yellow card 34'
Potter Yellow card 55'
Report Jones 35'
Knops Yellow card 58'
Alnwick Yellow card 60'
Foley Yellow card 66'
Grant Yellow card 70'
Kiko Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 8,259 (292 Vale fans)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
15 October 2016 (2016-10-15) 13 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Holmes Yellow card 22'
Madden 66', 81'
Report Potter Yellow card 14'
Agard 37'
Bowditch Yellow card 54'
Reeves Yellow card 58'
Walsh Yellow card 70'
Carruthers Yellow card 73'
Downing Yellow card 79'
Lewington Yellow card 88'
Maynard Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,238 (223 Dons fans)
Referee: Mark Haywood
18 October 2016 (2016-10-18) 14 Milton Keynes Dons 3–3 Bristol Rovers Milton Keynes
19:45 BST Bowditch 16' Yellow card 31'
G B Williams 24'
Reeves 66'
Upson Yellow card 71'
Lewington Yellow card 73'
Report Taylor 47', 87', 89'
Harrison Yellow card 56'
Clarke Yellow card 58'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 8,366 (1,008 Rovers fans)
Referee: Darren Handley
22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) 15 Milton Keynes Dons 0–3 Southend United Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Potter Yellow card 59'
Colclough Yellow card 90'
Martin Yellow card 90'
Report Cox 2'
Wordsworth 25', 90+3'
Coker Yellow card 45'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 11,039
Referee: Charles Breakspear
29 October 2016 (2016-10-29) 16 Sheffield United 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons Sheffield
15:00 BST Scougall 6'
Freeman Yellow card 31'
Sharp 63'
Coutts Yellow card 81'
Hendry Yellow card 39'
Baldock Yellow card 45+3'
Potter 49' Yellow card 86'
Walsh Yellow card 70'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,495 (411 Dons fans)
Referee: Simon Hooper
12 November 2016 (2016-11-12) 17 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Walsall Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Carruthers Yellow card 40'
Downing Yellow card 58'
Bowditch 90'
Report Laird 28'
Preston Yellow card 42'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 8,188 (500 Walsall fans)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
19 November 2016 (2016-11-19) 18 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Milton Keynes Dons Bristol
15:00 GMT Taylor Yellow card 70' Report Baldock Yellow card 49'
Agard Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,031 (291 Dons fans)
Referee: Nigel Miller
22 November 2016 (2016-11-22) 19 Milton Keynes Dons 2–3 Chesterfield Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT Powell 67'
Colclough 73'
Report O'Shea 32' (pen), Yellow card 65'
Evatt Yellow card 33'
Dennis 76'
Gardner 80'
Donohue Yellow card 87'
Liddle Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 7,429 (207 Chesterfield fans)
Referee: Gavin Ward
26 November 2016 (2016-11-26) 20 Coventry City 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Coventry
15:00 GMT Stevenson 38', Red card 74'
Kelly-Evans Yellow card 77'
Jones Yellow card 78'
Maycock Yellow card 90+2'
Report Upson 35', 80'
Aneke Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 9,640 (772 Dons fans)
Referee: Andy Davies
10 December 2016 (2016-12-10) 21 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Milton Keynes
13:00 GMT Bowditch 63' (pen.) Report Whelpdale Yellow card 60'
Robinson Yellow card 67'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 11,185 (1,967 Wimbledon fans)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
17 December 2016 (2016-12-17) 22 Gillingham 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons Gillingham
15:00 GMT Wagstaff Yellow card 25'
McDonald Yellow card 37', 72'
Konchesky Yellow card 41'
Report Carruthers Yellow card 56'
Potter Yellow card 69'
Lewington Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,682 (350 Dons fans)
Referee: Brett Huxtable
26 December 2016 (2016-12-26) 23 Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Charlton Athletic Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Carruthers Yellow card 63'
Walsh Yellow card 90'
Report Lookman 38', Yellow card 85' Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 10,257 (928 Charlton fans)
Referee: Chris Sarginson
30 December 2016 24 Milton Keynes Dons 3–2 Swindon Town Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT Agard 9', 26'
Maynard 54'
Report Norris 36' Yellow card 52'
Branco Yellow card 57' 66'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 9,385
Referee: Ben Toner
2 January 2017 (2017-01-02) 25 Chesterfield 0–0 Milton Keynes Dons Chesterfield
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 5,554 (394 Dons fans)
Referee: Darren England
21 January 2017 (2017-01-21) 26 Milton Keynes Dons 5–3 Northampton Town Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Agard 38'
Aneke 43' (pen.), 56', Yellow card 73'
Potter 63', Yellow card 90+2'
GB Williams Yellow card 64'
Barnes 80'
Upson Yellow card 87'
Report Taylor Yellow card 12'
Wylde 61'
Richards 71', 84' (pen.)
Nyatanga Yellow card 73'
Boateng Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Roger East
28 January 2017 (2017-01-28) 27 Peterborough United 0–4 Milton Keynes Dons Peterborough
15:00 GMT Tafazolli Yellow card 79' Report Baldock Yellow card 51'
GB Williams Yellow card 53'
Barnes 59'
Potter Yellow card 67'
Agard 71'
Aneke 74', 83'
Walsh Yellow card 90'
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,617 (685 Dons fans)
Referee: John Busby
4 February 2017 (2017-02-04) 28 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Aneke Yellow card 38'
Agard 59'
O'Keefe Yellow card 82'
Report Wilson Yellow card 15'
Beevers Yellow card 34'
Spearing 45'
Moxey Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 21,545
Referee: David Coote
7 February 2017 (2017-02-07) 29 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Oldham Athletic Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT Baldock Yellow card 8'
Maynard 90+6'
Report Clarke Yellow card 61' Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 7,598 (209 Oldham fans)
Referee: Darren Handley
11 February 2017 (2017-02-11) 30 Oxford United 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons Oxford
15:00 GMT Ledson Yellow card 62'
Hemmings 88'
Maguire Yellow card 90+4'
Walsh Yellow card 10'
Barnes Yellow card 82'
Potter Yellow card 85', Red card 90+5'
Williams Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,179 (1,350 Dons fans)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
14 February 2017 (2017-02-14) 31 Bury 0–0 Milton Keynes Dons Bury
19:45 GMT Report O'Keefe Yellow card 58'
Upson Yellow card 79'
Martin Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,005 (113 Dons fans)
Referee: David Webb
18 February 2017 (2017-02-18) 32 Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Fleetwood Town Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Downing Yellow card 83' Report Bolger 61' Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 8,278 (159 Fleetwood fans)
Referee: Nicholas Kinseley
25 February 2017 (2017-02-25) 33 Milton Keynes Dons 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Agard 5'
Downing 11'
GB Williams Yellow card 73'
Report Nsiala Yellow card 51'
Humphrys 90'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 8,322 (543 Shrewsbury fans)
Referee: Mark Brown
28 February 2017 (2017-02-28) 34 Bradford City 2–2 Milton Keynes Dons Bradford
19:45 GMT McMahon 22' (pen.)
Wyke 43'
Report O'Keefe 4'
Walsh Yellow card 22'
Williams 35', Yellow card 69'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 16,725 (116 Dons fans)
Referee: Darren Deadman
4 March 2017 (2017-03-04) 35 Millwall 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons London
15:00 GMT Gregory 24', 90' (pen.), Yellow card 90'
Ferguson Yellow card 50'
Thompson Yellow card 62'
Morison Yellow card 90'
Report Reeves 30'
Walsh Yellow card 75'
Martin Yellow card 77'
Lewington Yellow card 90'
Baldock Yellow card 90'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,636 (319 Dons fans)
Referee: Ross Joyce
11 March 2017 (2017-03-11) 36 Milton Keynes Dons 2–2 Rochdale Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Upson Yellow card 35'
Agard 71'
Reeves 90'
Report Davies 17'
Cannon Yellow card 58'
Mendez-Laing 85'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 10,569 (329 Rochdale fans)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
14 March 2017 (2017-03-14) 37 AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons Kingston upon Thames
19:45 GMT Reeves 62', Yellow card 73'
Taylor 69'
Report Upson Yellow card 79'
GB Williams Yellow card 87'
O'Keefe Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,112
Referee: Roger East
18 March 2017 (2017-03-18) 38 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Coventry City Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Walsh Yellow card 35'
O'Keefe 51'
Report Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 9,060 (908 Coventry fans)
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
25 March 2017 (2017-03-25) 39 Port Vale 0–0 Milton Keynes Dons Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Smith Yellow card 42'
Bikey Yellow card 84'
Taylor Yellow card 87'
Report GB Williams Yellow card 20'
Baldock Yellow card 35'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,877 (229 Dons fans)
Referee: Kevin Johnson
1 April 2017 (2017-04-01) 40 Milton Keynes Dons 3–2 Gillingham Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Muirhead 5'
Barnes 10'
GB Williams Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 89'
Baldock Yellow card 85'
Lewington 90+1'
Bowditch Yellow card 90+2'
Ehmer Yellow card 37'
McDonald 56'
Dack Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Oshilaja Yellow card 86'
Wright 90'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 8,807 (650 Gillingham fans)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
4 April 2017 (2017-04-04) 41 Charlton Athletic 0–2 Milton Keynes Dons London
19:45 GMT Pearce Yellow card 52'
Watt Yellow card 69'
Report Downing Yellow card 1'
O'Keefe 7' Yellow card 45'
Barnes 57'
Reeves Yellow card 83'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 10,943 (443 Dons fans)
Referee: Andy Haines
8 April 2017 (2017-04-08) 42 Swindon Town 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons Swindon
15:00 GMT Ince Yellow card 39'
Obika 90'
Colkett Yellow card 90+1'
Report Walsh Yellow card 34'
Agard 43' (pen.)
Lewington Yellow card 90'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,946 (589 Dons fans)
Referee: Graham Salisbury
14 April 2017 (2017-04-14) 43 Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Scunthorpe United Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Report Toney 29' Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 9,274 (670 Scunthorpe fans)
17 April 2017 (2017-04-17) 44 Southend United 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Robinson Yellow card 84'
Wordsworth Yellow card 90+4'
Cox 90+5' (pen.)
Report Reeves Yellow card 35', 62'
Walsh 53'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 9,009 (529 Dons fans)
Referee: Andy Haines
22 April 2017 (2017-04-22) 45 Milton Keynes Dons 0–3 Sheffield United Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Potter Yellow card 27' Report Clarke 45'
Sharp 67', 81'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 18,180 (7,521 Sheffield fans)
Referee: John Brooks
30 April 2017 (2017-04-30) 46 Walsall 1–4 Milton Keynes Dons Walsall
12:00 GMT Oztumer 85' Report Muirhead 11'
Reeves 32'
O'Keefe 70'
Barnes 86'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,004 (758 Dons fans)
Referee: Mark Brown

FA Cup

On 17 October 2016, Milton Keynes Dons were drawn at home to seventh-tier side Spennymoor Town in the first round of the FA Cup.[33]

5 November 2016 (2016-11-05) First round Milton Keynes Dons 3–2 Spennymoor Town Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Reeves 8'
Thomas-Asante 12'
Agard 14'
Upson Yellow card 63'
Report Tait 19'
Armstrong Yellow card 24'
Johnson 84'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 4,099 (729 Spennymoor fans)
Referee: Constantine Hatzidakis
3 December 2016 (2016-12-03) Second round Charlton Athletic 0–0 Milton Keynes Dons Charlton
15:00 GMT Pearce Yellow card 75' Report Potter Yellow card 33'
Baldock Yellow card 60'
Downing Yellow card 70'
Walsh Yellow card 84'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 4,982 (639 Dons fans)
Referee: Darren England
13 December 2016 (2016-12-13) Second round Milton Keynes Dons 3–1 (a.e.t.) Charlton Athletic Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT Powell 6'
Potter Yellow card 90+1'
Reeves 93'
Bowditch 97'
Report Chicksen 24'
Foley Yellow card 29'
Konsa Yellow card 34'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 3,655 (374 Charlton fans)
Referee: Robert Jones
7 January 2017 (2017-01-07) Third round Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons Brighton
15:00 GMT Kayal 9'
Hemed 72'
Report GB Williams Yellow card 74'
Maynard Yellow card 82'
Stadium: AMEX Stadium
Attendance: 11,091 (704 Dons fans)
Referee: James Linington

EFL Cup

9 August 2016 First round Newport County 2–3 Milton Keynes Dons Newport
19:45 BST Jackson 31'
Randall 55' (pen)
Report Thomas-Asante Yellow card 46'
Bowditch 63' (pen), 90'
Tilney 70'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,402 (169 Dons fans)
Referee: Oliver Langford
23 August 2016 Second round Reading 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Milton Keynes Dons Reading
19:45 BST Jaakkola Yellow card 34'
Harriott 68', 114'
Moore Yellow card 81'
Quinn Yellow card 81'
Williams Yellow card 118'
Report Bowditch 34' (pen), Yellow card 60'
Tshimanga 118'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 6,848 (361 Dons fans)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Penalties
Williams soccer ball with check mark
Evans soccer ball with check mark
Quinn soccer ball with check mark
Harriott soccer ball with red X
Obita soccer ball with check mark
Upson soccer ball with check mark
Reeves soccer ball with red X
Carruthers soccer ball with red X
G.C Williams soccer ball with check mark

EFL Trophy

Template:2016–17 EFL Trophy Southern Group F

30 August 2016 Group stage Milton Keynes Dons 2–2
(5–3 p)
Barnet Milton Keynes
19:45 BST Reeves 34', Yellow card 60'
Walsh 82'
Report Nelson Yellow card 59'
Nicholls 62'
Weston 72'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 2,114 (15 Barnet fans)
Referee: John Brooks
Penalties
Bowditch soccer ball with check mark
Walsh soccer ball with check mark
Powell soccer ball with check mark
Maynard soccer ball with check mark
Thomas-Asante soccer ball with check mark
Weston soccer ball with check mark
Nicholls soccer ball with check mark
Nelson soccer ball with check mark
Akpa Akpro soccer ball with red X
4 October 2016 Group stage Peterborough United 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons Peterborough
19:30 BST Oduwa Yellow card 78' Report Agard 40'
Rasulo Yellow card 90+3'
Carruthers Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 1,793 (138 Dons fans)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
8 November 2016 Group stage Norwich City U23 4–1 Milton Keynes Dons Norwich
19:00 GMT Morris 11'
Nélson Oliveira 38' (pen.), 63'
Adams 87'
Report Hendry Yellow card 37'
Tapp 84'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 1,042 (58 Dons fans)
Referee: Andy Haines
6 December 2016 Second round Yeovil Town 4–1 Milton Keynes Dons Yeovil
19:45 GMT Campbell Yellow card 35'
Smith Yellow card 45'
Dawson 49' (pen.)
Zoko 62' (pen.)
Lacey 73'
Whitfield 79'
Report Lacey 24' (o.g.)
Carruthers Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 68'
Hendry Yellow card 67'
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 1,308 (92 Dons fans)
Referee: Lee Swabey

Berks & Bucks Senior Cup

On 31 August 2016 the club announced a first round Berks & Bucks Senior Cup tie against Chalfont St Peter would be played on 6 September 2016.[34]

6 September 2016 First round Chalfont St Peter 1–4 Milton Keynes Dons Chalfont St Peter
19:45 BST Mendy 62' Report Tilney 39', 67'
Tshimanga 42'
Thomas-Asante 67'
Stadium: Mill Meadow
20 December 2016 Quarter-final Slough Town 3–0 Milton Keynes Dons Slough
19:45 GMT Adebayo 23'
Nisbet 59'
Dobson 83'
Report Stadium: Arbour Park

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 4 May 2017.
No. Pos Nat Player Total EFL League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG David Martin 42 0 39+1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
19 GK England ENG Lee Nicholls 16 0 7+1 0 2 0 2 0 4 0
29 GK England ENG Charlie Burns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG George Baldock 42 0 36+1 0 3 0 0 0 1+1 0
3 DF England ENG Dean Lewington 41 1 36 1 4 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF Wales WAL Joe Walsh 43 2 39 1 3 0 0 0 1 1
5 DF England ENG Scott Wootton 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0
12 DF England ENG George B Williams 42 2 29+4 2 3 0 2 0 3+1 0
21 DF England ENG Callum Brittain 8 0 2+4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
23 DF England ENG Paul Downing 43 0 34+3 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
24 DF England ENG Ben Tilney 11 1 5+1 0 0 0 2 1 3 0
34 DF England ENG Finn Tapp 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 1
Midfielders
6 MF England ENG Ed Upson 48 3 40+2 3 4 0 1 0 1 0
8 MF Ireland EIR Darren Potter 41 2 32+5 2 3 0 0 0 1 0
9 MF England ENG Dean Bowditch 35 9 20+8 5 3 1 1+1 3 2 0
10 MF Northern Ireland NIR Ben Reeves 42 10 26+8 7 3+1 2 0+1 0 2+1 1
11 MF England ENG Stuart O'Keefe 18 4 17+1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF England ENG Daniel Powell 27 3 8+12 2 1+2 1 0+1 0 3 0
18 MF England ENG Harvey Barnes 21 6 18+3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF England ENG Giorgio Rasulo 7 0 1+2 0 0 0 2 0 1+1 0
25 MF England ENG Chuks Aneke 18 4 9+6 4 2 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
7 FW Belgium BEL Maecky Ngombo 9 0 1+8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW England ENG Kieran Agard 48 14 33+9 12 3+1 1 0 0 1+1 1
16 FW Scotland SCO Robbie Muirhead 19 2 12+7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW England ENG Nicky Maynard 34 2 20+11 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
30 FW Ghana GHA Brandon Thomas-Asante 12 1 0+6 0 1 1 1+1 0 2+1 0
Players sent out on loan this season
22 DF England ENG Oran Jackson 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0+2 0
26 MF Scotland SCO Connor Furlong 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Kabongo Tshimanga 12 1 0+6 0 0+1 0 2 1 2+1 0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
7 MF Ireland EIR Samir Carruthers 28 1 18+5 1 1 0 0+1 0 3 0
11 MF Wales WAL George C Williams 15 0 5+6 0 0 0 0+2 0 2 0
16 DF Scotland SCO Jack Hendry 12 0 6+1 0 1+1 0 0 0 3 0
32 MF England ENG Andrew Osei-Bonsu 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
49 DF England ENG Ryan Colclough 20 5 12+6 5 0 0 0 0 1+1 0

Top scorers

As of 3 May 2017
Rank Position Nation Number Name EFL League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 FW England 14 Kieran Agard 12 1 0 1 14
2 MF Northern Ireland 10 Ben Reeves 7 2 0 1 10
3 MF England 9 Dean Bowditch 5 1 3 0 9
4 MF England 18 Harvey Barnes 6 6
5 MF England 49 Ryan Colclough 5 0 0 0 5
6 MF England 25 Chuks Aneke 4 0 0 0 4
MF England 11 Stuart O'Keefe 4 0 0 0 4
8 MF England 6 Ed Upson 3 0 0 0 3
MF England 17 Daniel Powell 2 1 0 0 3
10 FW England 28 Nicky Maynard 2 0 0 0 2
FW Scotland 16 Robbie Muirhead 2 2
MF Republic of Ireland 8 Darren Potter 2 0 0 0 2
DF England 12 George B Williams 2 0 0 0 2
DF Wales 4 Joe Walsh 1 0 0 1 2
15 MF Republic of Ireland 7 Samir Carruthers 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 5 Scott Wootton 1 0 0 0 1
FW Ghana 30 Brandon Thomas-Asante 0 1 0 0 1
DF England 24 Ben Tilney 0 0 1 0 1
FW Democratic Republic of the Congo 27 Kabongo Tshimanga 0 0 1 0 1
DF England 34 Finn Tapp 0 0 0 1 1
Own goal 0 0 0 1 1
Total 60 6 5 5 76

Disciplinary record

As of 22 April 2017
Number Nation Position Name EFL League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
8 Republic of Ireland MF Darren Potter 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
4 Wales DF Joe Walsh 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
6 England MF Ed Upson 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13 0
2 England DF George Baldock 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
7 Republic of Ireland MF Samir Carruthers 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1
3 England DF Dean Lewington 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
12 England DF George B Williams 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
23 England DF Paul Downing 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
11 England MF Stuart O'Keefe 4 0 4 0
9 England MF Dean Bowditch 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
10 Northern Ireland MF Ben Reeves 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
25 England MF Chuks Aneke 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1 England GK David Martin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
16 Scotland DF Jack Hendry 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
49 England MF Ryan Colclough 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
28 England FW Nicky Maynard 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 England FW Kieran Agard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 England MF Harvey Barnes 1 0 1 0
30 Ghana FW Brandon Thomas-Asante 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
20 England MF Giorgio Rasulo 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
5 England DF Scott Wootton 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Totals 96 2 7 0 3 0 6 1 112 3

Summary

As of 3 May 2017
Games played 56 (46 League One) (4 FA Cup) (2 EFL Cup) (4 EFL Trophy)
Games won 20 (16 EFL League One) (2 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (1 EFL Trophy)
Games drawn 16 (13 EFL League One) (1 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (1 EFL Trophy)
Games lost 20 (17 EFL League One) (1 FA Cup) (2 EFL Trophy)
Goals scored 76 (60 EFL League One) (6 FA Cup) (5 EFL Cup) (5 EFL Trophy)
Goals conceded 77 (58 EFL League One) (5 FA Cup) (4 EFL Cup) (10 EFL Trophy)
Goal difference –1 (+2 EFL League One) (+1 FA Cup) (+1 EFL Cup) (–5 EFL Trophy)
Clean sheets 15 (13 EFL League One) (1 FA Cup) (1 EFL Trophy)
Yellow cards 112 (96 EFL League One) (7 FA Cup) (3 EFL Cup) (6 EFL Trophy)
Most yellow cards 14 (Wales Joe Walsh)
Red cards 3 (2 EFL League One) (1 EFL Trophy)
Most red cards 1 (Republic of Ireland Samir Carruthers, Republic of Ireland Darren Potter, England George B Williams)
Most appearances 48 (England Kieran Agard, England Ed Upson)
Top league scorer 12 (England Kieran Agard)
Top overall scorer 14 (England Kieran Agard)
Earliest goal scored 4 mins (England Stuart O'Keefe vs Bradford City, EFL League One)
Largest home win 5–3 (vs Northampton Town, EFL League One)
Largest away win 0–4 (vs Peterborough United, EFL League One)
Largest home defeat 0–3 (vs Sheffield United, EFL League One), (vs Southend United, EFL League One)
Largest away defeat 4–1 (vs Yeovil Town, EFL Trophy), (vs Norwich City U23, EFL Trophy)
Highest home attendance 21,545 (vs Bolton Wanderers, EFL League One)
Lowest home attendance 2,114 (vs Barnet, EFL Trophy)
Average home attendance 10,306 (EFL League One)
Highest away following 1,350 (vs Oxford United, EFL League One)
Lowest away following 58 (vs Norwich City U23, EFL Trophy)
Average away following 458 (EFL League One)
Win percentage 35.7% (20/56)

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