Milton Keynes Dons
2016–17 season
ChairmanPete Winkelman
ManagerKarl Robinson
(until 23 October 2016)
Richie Barker
(caretaker, from 23 October 2016 until
3 December 2016)
Robbie Neilson
(from 3 December 2016)
StadiumStadium MK
League One12th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kieran Agard (12)
All: Kieran Agard (14)
Highest home attendance21,545 (vs Bolton Wanderers)
4 February 2017, League One
Lowest home attendance2,114 (vs Barnet)
30 August 2016, EFL Trophy Group F
Average home league attendance10,307[1]
Biggest win5–3 (vs Northampton Town)
21 January 2017, League One
Biggest defeat1–4 (vs Yeovil Town)
6 December 2016, EFL Trophy R2
1–4 (vs Norwich City U23)
8 November 2016, EFL Trophy Group F

The 2016–17 season was Milton Keynes Dons' 13th season in their existence, and was their first season back in League One, the third level of English football, following relegation from the Championship the previous season.[2]

Along with competing in 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.

Competitions

League One

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Bristol Rovers 46 18 12 16 68 70 −2 66
11 Peterborough United 46 17 11 18 62 62 0 62
12 Milton Keynes Dons 46 16 13 17 60 58 +2 61
13 Charlton Athletic 46 14 18 14 60 53 +7 60
14 Walsall 46 14 16 16 51 58 −7 58
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
6 August 2016 – 15:00Shrewsbury TownAway1–0Powell5,452[3]
13 August 2016 – 15:00MillwallHome2–2Agard (2)10,232[4]
16 August 2016 – 19:45Bradford CityHome1–2Upson8,166[5]
20 August 2016 – 15:00RochdaleAway1–0Wootton2,176[6]
27 August 2016 – 15:00Peterborough UnitedHome0–2 10,621[7]
4 September 2016 – 12:00Northampton TownAway2–3Bowditch, Carruthers6,618[8]
10 September 2016 – 15:00Bolton WanderersAway1–1Colclough12,727[9]
17 September 2016 – 15:00Oxford UnitedHome0–0 12,340[10]
24 September 2016 – 15:00Fleetwood TownAway4–1Colclough (3), Bowditch2,518[11]
27 September 2016 – 19:45BuryHome1–3Reeves7,652[12]
1 October 2016 – 15:00Oldham AthleticAway2–0Reeves, Agard3,273[13]
9 October 2016 – 14:15Port ValeHome0–1 8,259[14]
15 October 2016 – 15:00Scunthorpe UnitedAway1–2Agard4,238[15]
18 October 2016 – 19:45Bristol RoversHome3–3Bowditch, G.B. Williams, Reeves8,366[16]
22 October 2016 – 15:00Southend UnitedHome0–3 11,039[17]
29 October 2016 – 15:00Sheffield UnitedAway1–2Potter20,495[18]
12 November 2016 – 15:00WalsallHome1–1Bowditch8,188[19]
19 November 2016 – 15:00Bristol RoversAway0–0 9,031[20]
22 November 2016 – 19:45ChesterfieldHome2–3Powell, Colclough7,429[21]
26 November 2016 – 15:00Coventry CityAway2–1Upson (2)9,640[22]
10 December 2016 – 13:00AFC WimbledonHome1–0Bowditch11,185[23]
17 December 2016 – 15:00GillinghamAway0–1 5,682[24]
26 December 2016 – 15:00Charlton AthleticHome0–1 10,257[25]
30 December 2016 – 15:00Swindon TownHome3–2Agard (2), Maynard9,385[26]
2 January 2017 – 15:00ChesterfieldAway0–0 5,554[27]
21 January 2017 – 15:00Northampton TownHome5–3Agard, Aneke (2), Potter, Barnes12,300[28]
28 January 2017 – 15:00Peterborough UnitedAway4–0Barnes, Agard, Aneke (2)6,617[29]
4 February 2017 – 15:00Bolton WanderersHome1–1Agard21,545[30]
7 February 2017 – 19:45Oldham AthleticHome1–0Maynard7,598[31]
11 February 2017 – 15:00Oxford UnitedAway0–1 9,179[32]
14 February 2017 – 19:45BuryAway0–0 2,005[33]
18 February 2017 – 15:00Fleetwood TownHome0–1 8,278[34]
25 February 2017 – 15:00Shrewsbury TownHome2–1Agard, Downing8,322[35]
28 February 2017 – 19:45Bradford CityAway2–2O'Keefe, G.B. Williams16,725[36]
4 March 2017 – 15:00MillwallAway1–2Reeves9,636[37]
11 March 2017 – 15:00RochdaleHome2–2Agard, Reeves10,569[38]
14 March 2017 – 19:45AFC WimbledonAway0–2 4,112[39]
18 March 2017 – 15:00Coventry CityHome1–0O'Keefe9,060[40]
25 March 2017 – 15:00Port ValeAway0–0 3,877[41]
1 April 2017 – 15:00GillinghamHome3–2Muirhead, Barnes, Lewington8,807[42]
4 April 2017 – 19:45Charlton AthleticAway2–0O'Keefe, Barnes10,943[43]
8 April 2017 – 15:00Swindon TownAway1–1Agard7,946[44]
14 April 2017 – 15:00Scunthorpe UnitedHome0–1 9,274[45]
17 April 2017 – 15:00Southend UnitedAway2–1Reeves, Walsh9,009[46]
22 April 2017 – 15:00Sheffield UnitedHome0–3 18,180[47]
30 April 2017 – 12:00WalsallAway4–1Muirhead, Reeves, O'Keefe, Barnes5,004[48]

Source: Sky Sports

FA Cup

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
5 November 2016 – 15:00First roundSpennymoor TownHome3–2Reeves, Thomas-Asante, Agard4,099[49]
3 December 2016 – 15:00Second roundCharlton AthleticAway0–0 4,982[50]
13 December 2016 – 19:45Second round (replay)Charlton AthleticHome3–1[lower-alpha 1]Powell, Reeves, Bowditch3,655[51]
7 January 2017 – 15:00Third roundBrighton & Hove AlbionAway0–2 11,091[52]
  1. ↑ After extra-time. 1–1 at the conclusion of 90 minutes.

EFL Cup

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
9 August 2016 – 19:45First roundNewport CountyAway3–2Bowditch (2), Tilney1,402[53]
23 August 2016 – 19:45Second roundReadingAway2–2[lower-alpha 1]Bowditch, Tshimanga6,848[54]
  1. ↑ After extra-time. 1–1 after 90 minutes. Reading won 4–2 on penalties.

EFL Trophy

Southern Group F Table

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Norwich City U21 3 3 0 0 0 15 2 +13 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Milton Keynes Dons 3 1 1 0 1 4 6 −2 5
3 L1 Peterborough United 3 1 0 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4 L2 Barnet 3 0 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
Source: Sky Sports

'Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
30 August 2016 – 19:45Group stageBarnetHome2–2[lower-alpha 1]Reeves, Walsh2,114[55]
4 October 2016 – 19:30Group stagePeterborough UnitedAway1–0Agard1,793[56]
8 November 2016 – 19:00Group stageNorwich City AcademyAway1–4Tapp1,042[57]
6 December 2016 – 19:45Second roundYeovil TownAway1–4Lacey (o.g.)1,308[58]
  1. ↑ After 90 minutes. Milton Keynes Dons gained an extra point with a 5–3 win on penalties

Player details

Note: Players' ages as of the club's opening fixture of the 2016–17 season.
# Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1 David Martin England GK 22 January 1986 (aged 30) England Liverpool 2010 Free
19 Lee Nicholls England GK 5 October 1992 (aged 23) Free agent 2016 Free
29 Charlie Burns England GK 27 May 1995 (aged 21) Academy 2014 Trainee
Defenders
2 George Baldock Greece RB 9 March 1993 (aged 23) Academy 2009 Trainee
3 Dean Lewington England LB 18 May 1984 (aged 32) England Wimbledon 2004 Free
4 Joe Walsh Wales CB 13 May 1992 (aged 24) England Crawley Town 2015 Undisclosed
5 Scott Wootton England CB 12 September 1991 (aged 24) Free agent 2016 Free
12 George Williams England RB 14 April 1993 (aged 23) England Barnsley 2016 Free
21 Callum Brittain England RB 12 March 1998 (aged 18) Academy 2016 Trainee
22 Oran Jackson England CB 16 October 1998 (aged 17) Academy 2016 Trainee
23 Paul Downing England CB 26 October 1991 (aged 24) England Walsall 2016 Free
24 Ben Tilney England LB 28 February 1997 (aged 19) Academy 2014 Trainee
34 Finn Tapp England CB 9 November 1999 (aged 16) Academy 2016 Trainee
Midfielders
6 Ed Upson England CM 21 November 1989 (aged 26) England Millwall 2016 Free
8 Darren Potter Republic of Ireland DM 21 December 1984 (aged 31) England Sheffield Wednesday 2011 Free
10 Ben Reeves Northern Ireland AM 19 November 1991 (aged 24) Free agent 2013 Free
11 Stuart O'Keefe England CM 4 March 1991 (aged 25) Wales Cardiff City 2017 Loan
20 Giorgio Rasulo England CM 23 January 1997 (aged 19) Academy 2012 Trainee
26 Connor Furlong Scotland CM 7 February 1998 (aged 18) Academy 2016 Trainee
31 David Kasumu Nigeria CM 5 October 1999 (aged 16) Academy 2017 Trainee
Forwards
7 Maecky Ngombo Belgium CF 31 March 1995 (aged 21) Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 2017 Loan
9 Dean Bowditch England LW 15 June 1986 (aged 30) England Yeovil Town 2011 Free
14 Kieran Agard England CF 10 October 1989 (aged 26) England Bristol City 2016 Undisclosed
16 Robbie Muirhead Scotland CF 8 March 1996 (aged 20) Scotland Hears 2017 Undisclosed
17 Daniel Powell England LW 12 March 1991 (aged 25) Academy 2008 Trainee
18 Harvey Barnes England LW 9 December 1997 (aged 18) England Leicester City 2017 Loan
25 Chuks Aneke England CF 3 July 1993 (aged 23) Belgium Zulte Waregem 2016 Free
28 Nicky Maynard England CF 11 December 1986 (aged 29) Free agent 2015 Free
30 Brandon Thomas-Asante Ghana LW 29 December 1998 (aged 17) Academy 2016 Trainee
33 Sam Nombe England CF 22 October 1998 (aged 17) Academy 2017 Trainee
Out on loan
27 Kabongo Tshimanga England CF 22 July 1997 (aged 19) Academy 2014 Trainee
Left club during season
7 Samir Carruthers Republic of Ireland AM 4 April 1993 (aged 23) England Aston Villa 2014 Undisclosed
11 George Williams Wales LW 7 September 1995 (aged 20) England Fulham 2016 Loan
16 Jack Hendry Scotland CB 7 September 1995 (aged 20) England Wigan Athletic 2016 Loan
49 Ryan Colclough England LW 27 December 1994 (aged 21) England Wigan Athletic 2016 Loan

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016DFEngland Paul DowningWalsallFree transfer[59]
MFEngland Ed UpsonMillwall
DFEngland George B WilliamsBarnsley
2 August 2016FWEngland Chuks AnekeBelgium Zulte WaragemFree transfer[lower-alpha 1][60]
3 August 2016GKEngland Lee NichollsWigan AthleticUndisclosed
11 August 2016FWEngland Kieran AgardBristol City
19 January 2017FWScotland Robbie MuirheadScotland Heart of Midlothian[61]

Transfers out

Date from Position Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016DFNorthern Ireland Lee HodsonScotland RangersUndisclosed[59]
1 July 2016DFEngland Antony KayBuryFree transfer
1 July 2016FWEngland Alex RevellNorthampton Town
12 July 2016DFEngland Kyle McFadzeanBurton AlbionUndisclosed[62]
24 August 2016FWWales Simon ChurchNetherlands Roda JC Kerkrade[60]
3 January 2017MFRepublic of Ireland Samir CarruthersSheffield United[61]

Loans in

Start date Position Name From End date Ref.
29 July 2016FWWales George C WilliamsFulhamEnd of season[62]
31 August 2016FWEngland Ryan ColcloughWigan Athletic1 January 2017[lower-alpha 2][60]
20 January 2017MFEngland Harvey BarnesLeicester CityEnd of season[61]
30 January 2017FWBelgium Maecky NgomboGermany Fortuna Düsseldorf
31 January 2017MFEngland Stuart O'KeefeWales Cardiff City

Loans out

Start date Position Name To End date Ref.
31 January 2017FWDemocratic Republic of the Congo Kabongo TshimangaYeovil TownEnd of season[61]
  1. ↑ Mutual contract termination.
  2. ↑ Recalled. Originally until end of season.

References

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  2. ↑ "History". Statto.
  3. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 2-2 Millwall". BBC Sport. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 1-2 Bradford City". BBC Sport. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Rochdale 0-1 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 0-2 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Northampton Town 3-2 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 0-0 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "Fleetwood Town 1-4 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  12. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 1-3 Bury". BBC Sport. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "Oldham Athletic 0-2 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  15. ↑ "Scunthorpe United 2-1 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 3-3 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  17. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 0-3 Southend United". BBC Sport. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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  19. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 1-1 Walsall". BBC Sport. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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  21. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 2-3 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  22. ↑ "Coventry City 1-2 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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  33. ↑ "Bury 0-0 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  34. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  35. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 2-1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  36. ↑ "Bradford City 2-2 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  37. ↑ "Millwall 2-1 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  38. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 2-2 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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  41. ↑ "Port Vale 0-0 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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  43. ↑ "Charlton Athletic 0-2 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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  45. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  46. ↑ "Southend United 1-2 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  47. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 0-3 Sheffield United". BBC Sport. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  48. ↑ "Walsall 1-4 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  49. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 3-2 Spennymoor Town". BBC Sport. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  50. ↑ "Charlton Athletic 0-0 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  51. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 3-1 Charlton Athletic (aet)". BBC Sport. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  52. ↑ "FA Cup: Brighton 2-0 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  53. ↑ "Newport County 2-3 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  54. ↑ "Reading 2-2 Milton Keynes Dons (4-2 pens)". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  55. ↑ "Report: MK Dons 2-2 Barnet (5-3 on pens)". Milton Keynes Dons. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  56. ↑ "Report: P'Boro Utd 0-1 MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  57. ↑ "Report: Norwich City 4-1 MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  58. ↑ "Report: Yeovil Town 4-1 MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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