2024–25 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 21st season in the history of Milton Keynes Dons Football Club and their second consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.

Milton Keynes Dons
2024–25 season
ChairmanPete Winkelman
Head CoachMike Williamson
StadiumStadium MK

The season covers the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

Transfers

In
Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
18 June 2024CM Tommy Leigh Accrington StanleyUndisclosed[1]
1 July 2024[lower-alpha 1]AM Connor Lemonheigh-Evans Stockport CountyFree[2]
1 July 2024[lower-alpha 2]CB Laurence Maguire ChesterfieldFree[3]
1 July 2024[lower-alpha 3]CB Luke Offord Crewe AlexandraFree[4]
1 July 2024[lower-alpha 4]CM Joe Pritchard Accrington StanleyFree[5]
1 July 2024[lower-alpha 5]CB Sam Sherring Northampton TownFree[6]
  1. The transfer was announced on 24 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Stockport County contract expired
  2. The transfer was announced on 6 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Chesterfield contract expired
  3. The transfer was announced on 29 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Crewe Alexandra contract expired
  4. The transfer was announced on 28 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Accrington Stanley contract expired
  5. The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Northampton Town contract expired

Out
Date Pos Player To Fee Ref

Loaned in
Date Pos Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out
Date Pos Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract
Date Pos Player Subsequent club Join date Ref
30 June 2024GK Michael Kelly Accrington Stanley1 July 2024[7][8]
RW Dan Kemp Stevenage1 July 2024[7][9]
RB Cameron Norman Tranmere Rovers1 July 2024[10]
CB Warren O'Hora Hibernian1 July 2024[7][11]
CM Ethan Robson Carlisle United1 July 2024[7][12]
CF Mohamed Eisa[7]

Pre-season and friendlies

The club's full pre-season schedule was announced on 5 June 2024.[13] They will begin with three away friendlies against non league opposition, facing Barnet, Chelmsford City and Wealdstone. The club will then play two home friendlies, hosting EFL Championship sides Portsmouth and Plymouth Argyle at Stadium MK.

For the second consecutive season, the club will also travel to Germany for pre-season training and are scheduled to play a friendly against local opposition.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2024 Friendly Barnet v Milton Keynes Dons Dunstable
19:45 BST Stadium: Creasey Park
24 July 2024 Friendly Chelmsford City v Milton Keynes Dons Chelmsford
19:45 BST Stadium: Melbourne Community Stadium
27 July 2024 Friendly Wealdstone v Milton Keynes Dons London (Ruislip)
15:00 BST Stadium: Grosvenor Vale
30 July 2024 Friendly Milton Keynes Dons v Portsmouth Milton Keynes
19:30 BST Stadium: Stadium MK
3 August 2024 Friendly Milton Keynes Dons v Plymouth Argyle Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Stadium: Stadium MK

Competitions

EFL League Two
Main article: 2024–25 EFL League Two

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Harrogate Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Milton Keynes Dons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Newport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Notts County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[14]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[15]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Milton Keynes Dons v Bradford City Denbigh
15:00 BST Stadium: Stadium MK

FA Cup
Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup
Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with MK Dons being drawn away against Watford.[16]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Watford v Milton Keynes Dons Watford
19:45 BST Stadium: Vicarage Road

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, MK Dons were drawn into Southern Group E alongside Colchester United, Leyton Orient and Arsenal U21.[17][18]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Arsenal U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 L2 Milton Keynes Dons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances and goals
As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupEFL CupEFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
— GK  ENG Nathan Harness 000+000+000+000+00
— GK  SCO Craig MacGillivray 000+000+000+000+00
— GK  ENG Ronnie Sandford 000+000+000+000+00
— GK  ENG Seb Stacey 000+000+000+000+00
Defenders
— DF  SCO Daniel Harvie 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  ENG Dean Lewington 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  ENG Laurence Maguire 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  ENG Luke Offord 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  NIR Phoenix Scholtz 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  ENG Sam Sherring 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  ENG Charlie Stirland 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  ENG Joe Tomlinson 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  ENG Jack Tucker 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  ENG Charlie Waller 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  ENG Albert Wood 000+000+000+000+00
Midfielders
— MF  ENG Joel Anker 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  IRL Dawson Devoy 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Alex Gilbey 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  IRL Conor Grant 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Brooklyn Ilunga 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Tommy Leigh 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  WAL Connor Lemonheigh-Evans 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Joe Pritchard 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Callum Tripp 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Stephen Wearne 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  WAL MJ Williams 000+000+000+000+00
Forwards
— FW  ENG Max Dean 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  ENG Matthew Dennis 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  WAL Ellis Harrison 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  ENG Jonathan Leko 000+000+000+000+00
Players away on loan:
— MF  IRL Darragh Burns[lower-alpha 1] 000+000+000+000+00
  1. Burns joined League of Ireland club Shamrock Rovers on a season-long loan in January 2024, with the Irish season scheduled to conclude in November 2024

References
  1. "DonDeal: Tommy Leigh signs at Stadium MK". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  2. "DonDeal: Lemonheigh-Evans becomes MK Dons' first summer signing". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  3. "Maguire moves to Milton Keynes". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. "DonDeal: Offord becomes MK Dons' second summer signing". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  5. "DonDeal: Joe Pritchard joins MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  6. "DonDeal: Sherring moves to MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  7. "Retained list". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  8. "Michael's a Red". Accrington Stanley FC. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  9. "Dan Kemp signs for Stevenage". Stevenage FC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  10. "Cameron Norman departs MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  11. "Warren O'Hora joins Hibs!". Hibernian FC. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  12. "Midfielder Signs Two-Year Deal". Carlisle United FC. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  13. "MK Dons gearing up for 2024/25 with pre-season friendlies". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  14. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  15. "Bromley face Harrogate in club's first ever EFL match". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  16. "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  17. "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  18. "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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