2014–15 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

Milton Keynes Dons
2014–15 season
Chairman Pete Winkelman
Manager Karl Robinson
League One 2nd
(Automatic promotion to
The Championship)
FA Cup 2nd Round
(knocked out by Chesterfield)
League Cup 4th Round
(knocked out by Sheffield United)
Football League Trophy 2nd Round
(knocked out by Wimbledon
Highest home attendance 26,969
(against Manchester United in the League Cup, 26 August)
Lowest home attendance 4,407
(against Wimbledon in the Football League Trophy, 7 October)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 season was the 11th season in which Milton Keynes Dons had been in existence under its current name. They competed in League One, the third tier of English football, and were managed by Karl Robinson.

Match details

Pre-season

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

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.[1]

League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Milton Keynes Dons were drawn at home to AFC Wimbledon.[2]

Football League Trophy

First Team Squad

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK David Martin
2 Northern Ireland DF Lee Hodson
3 England DF Dean Lewington (captain)
5 England DF Kyle McFadzean
6 England DF Antony Kay
7 England MF Danny Green
8 Republic of Ireland MF Darren Potter
9 England FW Dean Bowditch
10 Northern Ireland MF Ben Reeves
11 Northern Ireland FW Will Grigg (on loan from Brentford)
12 England DF Jordan Spence
13 England MF Carl Baker
14 England MF Dele Alli (on loan from Tottenham)
No. Position Player
15 England MF Mark Randall
16 Republic of Ireland GK Ian McLoughlin
17 England MF Daniel Powell
19 England FW Tom Hitchcock
21 Republic of Ireland MF Keith Andrews (on loan from Bolton)
22 Republic of Ireland MF Samir Carruthers
23 Wales DF Joe Walsh (on loan from Crawley Town)
24 England FW Ben Tilney
25 England DF Harry Hickford
28 England FW Devante Cole (on loan from Man City)
29 England GK Charlie Burns
34 England MF Lewis Baker (on loan from Chelsea)
38 England FW Rob Hall (on loan from Bolton)

Transfers

In

N
 P
 Name
 EU
 Country
 Age
 Type
 Moving from
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
7 MF Danny Green EU England25 Free transfer Charlton Athletic Summer 2016 Free [3]
5 DF Kyle McFadzean EU England27 Transfer Crawley Town Summer 2016 Undisclosed [4]
19 FW Tom Hitchcock EU England21 Free transfer Queens Park Rangers Summer 2017 Free [5]
22 MF Samir Carruthers EU Republic of Ireland21 Transfer Aston Villa Summer 2017 Undisclosed [6]
12 DF Jordan Spence EU England24 Free transfer West Ham United Summer 2015 Free [7]
13 MF Carl Baker EU England31 Free transfer Coventry City Summer 2015 Free [8]

Out

N
 P
 Name
 EU
 Country
 Age
 Status
 Moving to
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
10 MF Luke Chadwick EU England33 Free Transfer Cambridge United Summer Free Milton Keynes Dons F.C
7 MF Stephen Gleeson EU Republic of Ireland25 Free Transfer Birmingham City Summer Free Milton Keynes Dons F.C
21 MF Ryan Hall EU England26 Released Rotherham United Summer Free Football League
BBC Sport
13 FW Izale McLeod EU England29 Released Crawley Town Summer Free Football League
BBC Sport
11 MF Alan Smith EU England33 Free Transfer Notts County Summer Free BBC Sport
19 DF Brendan Galloway EU England18 Transfer Everton Summer Undisclosed Milton Keynes Dons F.C
14 MF Dele Alli EU England18 Transfer Tottenham Hotspur Winter £5,000,000 Milton Keynes Dons F.C

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Loans in

No.
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
11 FW Will Grigg Northern Ireland23 Brentford 18 July 2014 30 June 2015 Milton Keynes Dons F.C
23 FW Benik Afobe England21 Arsenal 4 August 2014 10 January 2015 Milton Keynes Dons F.C
23 FW Jonson Clarke-Harris England20 Rotherham United 16 January 2015 14 February 2015 Milton Keynes Dons F.C
28 FW Devante Cole England19 Manchester City 22 January 2015 30 June 2015 Milton Keynes Dons F.C
21 MF Keith Andrews Republic of Ireland34 Bolton Wanderers 2 February 2015 30 June 2015 Bolton Wanderers F.C
14 MF Dele Alli England18 Tottenham Hotspur 2 February 2015 30 June 2015 Milton Keynes Dons F.C
35 FW George Williams Wales19 Fulham 16 February 2015 30 June 2015 Milton Keynes Dons F.C
34 MF Lewis Baker England19 Chelsea 25 February 2015 30 June 2015 Milton Keynes Dons F.C
— DF Joe Walsh Wales22 Crawley Town 2 March 2015 30 June 2015 Milton Keynes Dons F.C
— MF Rob Hall England27 Bolton Wanderers 26 March 2015 30 June 2015 Milton Keynes Dons F.C

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Loans out

No.
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
19 FW Tom Hitchcock England22 Fleetwood Town 31 October 2014 28 December 2014 Milton Keynes Dons F.C
29 GK Charlie Burns England19 Truro City 7 November 2014 4 December 2014 Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
25 DF Harry Hickford England18 Chelmsford City 23 December 2014 20 January 2015 Chelmsford City F.C
4 DF Tom Flanagan Northern Ireland23 Plymouth Argyle 9 January 2015 10 February 2015 Milton Keynes Dons F.C
27 FW Kabongo Tshimanga England17 Aldershot Town 30 January 2015 28 February 2015 Milton Keynes Dons F.C
18 DF George Baldock England21 Oxford United 12 February 2015 30 June 2015 Milton Keynes Dons F.C
20 FW Giorgio Rasulo England18 Oxford United 19 February 2014 30 June 2015 Milton Keynes Dons F.C

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

References

  1. ↑ "First round draw". The FA. 27 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dons draw AFC Wimbledon". Milton Keynes Dons F.C. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Danny Boy's Back!". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 23 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Dons confirm McFadzean capture". Milton Keynes Dons F.C. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Dons seal Hitchcock signing". Milton Keynes Dons F.C. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Samir signs!". Milton Keynes Dons F.C. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Spence returns to stadiummk". Milton Keynes Dons F.C. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Baker becomes a Don". Milton Keynes Dons F.C. 26 September 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, April 11, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.