2011–12 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

Milton Keynes Dons
2011–12 season
ChairmanPete Winkelman
ManagerKarl Robinson
StadiumStadium mk
League One5th (qualified for play-offs)
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dean Bowditch (12)
All: Dean Bowditch (15)
Highest home attendance19,506 (vs Queens Park Rangers)
7 January 2012, FA Cup R3
Lowest home attendance4,110 (vs Nantwich Town)
12 November 2011, FA Cup R1
Average home league attendance8,659 [1]
Biggest win6–0 (vs Nantwich Town)
12 November 2011, FA Cup R1
Biggest defeat4–2 (vs Stevenage)
24 January 2012, League One

The 2011–12 season was Milton Keynes Dons' eighth season in their existence as a professional association football club, and their fourth 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 2011 to 30 June 2012.

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2011–12 Football League One

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Sheffield United 46 27 9 10 92 51 +41 90
4 Huddersfield Town (P) 46 21 18 7 79 47 +32 81
5 Milton Keynes Dons 46 22 14 10 84 47 +37 80
6 Stevenage 46 18 19 9 69 44 +25 73
7 Notts County 46 21 10 15 75 63 +12 73

Source: Sky Sports

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
6 August 2011 – 15:00 Hartlepool United Home 2–2 Chadwick, Ibehre 7,287 [2]
13 August 2011 – 15:00 Exeter City Away 2–0 Ibehre, Bowditch 4,832 [3]
16 August 2011 – 19:45 Yeovil Town Away 1–0 S. Baldock 3,274
20 August 2011 – 15:00 Chesterfield Home 6–2 S. Baldock (3), Bowditch, Chadwick, O'Shea 7,011 [4]
27 August 2011 – 15:00 Stevenage Home 1–0 MacDonald 8,128 [5]
3 September 2011 – 15:00 Carlisle United Away 3–1 MacDonald, Bowditch, Lewington 4,919 [6]
10 September 2011 – 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday Away 1–3 Balanta 16,982 [7]
17 September 2011 – 15:00 Huddersfield Town Home 1–1 Lewington 8,243 [8]
24 September 2011 – 15:00 Bury Away 0–0   2,378 [9]
27 September 2011 – 19:45 Charlton Athletic Home 1–1 Williams 8,114 [10]
1 October 2011 – 15:00 Notts County Home 3–0 Balanta, Morrison, Powell 7,620 [11]
10 October 2011 – 19:45 Oldham Athletic Away 1–2 Morrison 2,408 [12]
15 October 2011 – 15:00 Bournemouth Home 2–2 Balanta, Morrison 8,927 [13]
22 October 2011 – 15:00 Scunthorpe United Home 0–0   10,554 [14]
25 October 2011 – 19:45 Sheffield United Away 1–2 Gleeson 16,367 [15]
29 October 2011 – 15:00 Walsall Away 2–0 Lewington, Ibehre 3,712 [16]
5 November 2011 – 15:00 Rochdale Home 3–1 Smith, MacDonald, Beevers 7,120 [17]
19 November 2011 – 15:00 Colchester United Away 5–1 MacDonald (2), Flanagan, Gleeson, Ibehre 4,247 [18]
26 November 2011 – 15:00 Wycombe Wanderers Home 4–3 Bowditch (2), Ibehre, Kouo-Doumbé 9,701 [19]
10 December 2011 – 15:00 Tranmere Rovers Away 2–0 Ibehre, Williams 4,314 [20]
17 December 2011 – 15:00 Preston North End Home 0–1   8,009 [21]
26 December 2011 – 13:00 Leyton Orient Away 3–0 Bowditch, Smith, MacDonald 4,162 [22]
31 December 2011 – 15:00 Brentford Away 3–3 Potter, Balanta, MacDonald 5,397 [23]
2 January 2012 – 15:00 Colchester United Home 1–0 MacKenzie 7,892 [24]
21 January 2012 – 15:00 Notts County Away 1–1 Flanagan 6,123 [25]
24 January 2012 – 19:45 Stevenage Away 2–4 O'Shea, Flanagan 3,345 [26]
31 January 2012 – 19:45 Sheffield Wednesday Home 1–1 Bywater (o.g.) 9,776 [27]
4 February 2012 – 15:00 Huddersfield Town Away 1–1 Gleeson 16,898 [28]
14 February 2012 – 19:45 Charlton Athletic Away 1–2 Bowditch 15,569 [29]
18 February 2012 – 15:00 Oldham Athletic Home 5–0 Bowditch, Powell (2), Kouo-Doumbé, Gleeson 7,817 [30]
21 February 2012 – 19:45 Bury Home 2–1 Bowditch (2) 6,405 [31]
25 February 2012 – 15:00 Bournemouth Away 1–0 Kouo-Doumbé 6,419 [32]
3 March 2012 – 15:00 Hartlepool United Away 1–1 O'Shea 4,955 [33]
6 March 2012 – 19:45 Yeovil Town Home 0–1   6,624 [34]
10 March 2012 – 15:00 Exeter City Home 3–0 Kouo-Doumbé, MacDonald, Ibehre 9,016 [35]
17 March 2012 – 15:00 Chesterfield Away 1–1 O'Shea 6,444 [36]
20 March 2012 – 19:45 Leyton Orient Home 4–1 MacDonald, Williams, Ibehre, Powell 6,842 [37]
24 March 2012 – 15:00 Wycombe Wanderers Away 1–1 Powell 5,572 [38]
27 March 2012 – 19:45 Carlisle United Home 1–2 Powell 8,608 [39]
31 March 2012 – 15:00 Brentford Home 1–2 Williams 11,570 [40]
7 April 2012 – 15:00 Preston North End Away 1–1 Potter 13,941 [41]
9 April 2012 – 15:00 Tranmere Rovers Home 3–0 Williams (2), Gleeson 7,355 [42]
14 April 2012 – 15:00 Scunthorpe United Away 3–0 Bowditch, Powell, Williams 4,111 [43]
21 April 2012 – 15:00 Sheffield United Home 1–0 Smith 15,938
28 April 2012 – 15:00 Rochdale Away 2–1 O'Shea, Bowditch 2,213 [44]
5 May 2012 – 15:00 Walsall Home 0–1   10,607 [45]

Play-offs

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
12 May 2012 – 12:30 Huddersfield Town Home 0–2   11,893 [46]
15 May 2012 – 19:45 Huddersfield Town Away 2–1[a] Powell, Smith 15,085 [47]
  1. ^ Aggregate score 3-2 to Huddersfield Town.

FA Cup

Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
12 November 2011 – 15:00 First round Nantwich Town Home 6–0 Kouo-Doumbé, Bowditch (2), Powell
O'Shea, G.C. Williams		 4,110 [48]
3 December 2011 – 15:00 Second round Barnet Away 3–1 Potter, MacDonald, Powell 2,608 [49]
7 January 2012 – 15:00 Third round Queens Park Rangers Home 1–1 Bowditch 19,506 [50]
17 January 2012 – 20:00 Third round (replay) Queens Park Rangers Away 0–1   10,855 [51]

League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Cup

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
9 August 2011 – 19:45 First round Cheltenham Town Away 4–1 S. Baldock, Ibehre, Powell, Balanta 1,625 [52]
23 August 2011 – 19:45 Second round Norwich City Away 4–0 Chawick (2), S. Baldock, Powell 13,009 [53]
20 September 2011 – 19:45 Second round Burnley Away 1–2 Powell 4,134 [54]

League Trophy

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Trophy

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
30 August 2011 – 19:45 First round Brentford Home 3–3[a] MacDonald, Chadwick, Douglas (o.g.) 4,175 [55]
  1. ^ Score 3–3 at the conclusion of normal time. Brentford won 3–4 on penalties.

Player details

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition.
Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup Other[a]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG David Martin 56 0 46 0 4 0 3 0 3 0
2 † DF England ENG Adam Smith 19 2 17 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
2 † DF England ENG James Tavernier 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Dean Lewington 55 4 46 3 3 0 3 1 3 0
4 DF France FRA Mathias Kouo-Doumbé 23 5 20 4 3 1 0 0 0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Gary MacKenzie 32 1 26 1 2 0 2 0 2 0
6 † DF England ENG Mark Beevers 14 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Gleeson 46 5 39 5 2 0 2 0 3 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Darren Potter 49 3 40 2 3 1 3 0 3 0
9 FW England ENG Dean Bowditch 51 15 41 12 4 3 3 0 3 0
10 FW England ENG Charlie MacDonald 41 11 35 9 3 1 0 0 3 1
11 † FW Colombia COL Ángelo Balanta 23 4 19 3 2 0 2 1 0 0
11 MF England ENG Alan Smith 18 2 16 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
12 DF England ENG Adam Chicksen 27 0 20 0 2 0 2 0 3 0
13 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shaun Williams 49 9 39 8 4 1 3 0 3 0
14 † FW England ENG Lewis Guy 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Paul Slane 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Northern Ireland NIR Tom Flanagan 25 3 21 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
16 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Ian McLoughlin 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW England ENG Daniel Powell 53 11 43 6 4 2 3 2 3 1
18 MF England ENG George Baldock 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
19 FW England ENG Jabo Ibehre 47 9 39 8 3 0 3 1 2 0
20 FW England ENG Charlie Collins 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jay O'Shea 35 6 28 5 2 1 2 0 3 0
26 MF England ENG Luke Chadwick 50 5 42 2 3 0 3 2 2 1
27 † MF England ENG Anthony McNamee 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
29 † FW Republic of Ireland IRL Clinton Morrison 6 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW Wales WAL George C Williams 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
37 DF England ENG Brendan Galloway 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
46 FW England ENG Rob Hall 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  1. ^ Includes Football League Trophy and 2011–12 Football League One play-offs.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2011 MF Republic of Ireland Darren Potter Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer [56]
22 July 2011 GK Republic of Ireland Ian McLoughlin Free agent[a] [57]
MF England Jay O'Shea Free agent[b] [57]
26 August 2011 FW England Charlie MacDonald Brentford Undisclosed [58]
31 August 2011 MF England Anthony McNamee Norwich City Free transfer[c] [59]

Transfers out

Date from Position Name To Fee Ref.
26 August 2011 FW England Sam Baldock West Ham United Undisclosed[d] [58]
31 January 2012 MF England Anthony McNamee Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer[e] [60]

Loans in

Start date Position Name From End date Ref.
1 August 2011 FW Colombia Ángelo Balanta Queens Park Rangers January 2012 [58]
16 August 2011 DF England Adam Smith Tottenham Hotspur January 2012[f] [58]
31 August 2011 DF England Mark Beevers Sheffield Wednesday 31 December 2011 [59]
24 September 2011 FW Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison 24 October 2011 [61]
29 January 2012 MF England Alan Smith Newcastle United End of season [62]
31 January 2012 MF Scotland Paul Slane Scotland Celtic [63]
16 March 2012 FW England Rob Hall West Ham United [64]

Loans out

Start date Position Name To End date Ref.
9 August 2011 FW England Lewis Guy Oxford United 10 September 2011 [58]
24 November 2011 24 December 2011 [65]
MF England Anthony McNamee Wycombe Wanderers 7 January 2012 [66]
1 January 2012 DF England Adam Chicksen Leyton Orient 1 February 2012 [67]
13 January 2012 FW England Charlie Collins Aldershot Town 13 February 2012 [68]
22 March 2012 Tamworth End of season [69]
DF England George Baldock Tamworth
  1. ^ Previous club: Ipswich Town.
  2. ^ Previous club: Birmingham City.
  3. ^ Mutual contract termination with Norwich City.
  4. ^ Rumoured transfer fee £2,750,000.
  5. ^ Mutual contract termination.
  6. ^ Recalled. Originally until end of season.

References

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  3. ^ "Exeter 0-2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ^ "MK Dons 6-2 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. ^ "MK Dons 1-0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Carlisle 1-3 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  8. ^ "MK Dons 1-1 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Bury 0-0 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  10. ^ "MK Dons 1-1 Charlton". BBC Sport. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  11. ^ "MK Dons 3-0 Notts County". BBC Sport. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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  14. ^ "MK Dons 0-0 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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