2022–23 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was Milton Keynes Dons' 19th season in their existence, and the club's fourth consecutive season in League One. The club also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Milton Keynes Dons

2022–23 season
Chairman	Pete Winkelman[1]
Head Coach	Liam Manning (until 11 December)[2] Dean Lewington (interim, from 11 Dec until 23 Dec)[2] Mark Jackson (from 23 December until 9 May)[3][4]
Stadium	Stadium MK
League One	21st (relegated)
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	Fourth round
EFL Trophy	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Mohamed Eisa (11) All: Mohamed Eisa (14)
Highest home attendance	League: 14,046 vs Ipswich Town (25 February 2023) All: 15,495 vs Leicester City (20 December 2022, EFL Cup R4)
Lowest home attendance	League: 5,531 vs Shrewsbury Town (24 January 2023) All: 635 vs Newport County (22 November 2022, EFL Trophy Round of 32)
Average home league attendance	8,460
Biggest win	6–0 vs Taunton Town (H) (5 November 2022, FA Cup R1)
Biggest defeat	5–0 vs Bolton Wanderers (A) (14 February 2023, League One)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Managerial changes

On 11 December 2022, head coach Liam Manning was sacked by the club, with club captain Dean Lewington taking over as interim manager whilst a permanent replacement was sought.^[2] Goalkeeper David Martin became acting assistant manager alongside, with Bradley Johnson also taking charge of the team for their EFL Cup fixture on 20 December while Lewington underwent hamstring surgery.^[5]

On 23 December 2022, it was announced that Mark Jackson had been appointed as the club's new head coach,^[3] however after five months in charge Jackson was sacked following the club's relegation to League Two having registered just six wins in 25 games.^[4]

Pre-season friendlies

On 3 June, MK Dons announced their first two pre-season friendlies, against AFC Rushden & Diamonds and King's Lynn Town.^[6] A third, against Barnet was also confirmed.^[7]

All four of the club's pre-season friendlies took place away from Stadium MK due to the stadium being a host venue for UEFA Women's Euro 2022.^[6]

  Win   Draw   Loss

AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Milton Keynes Dons

5 July 2022 Friendly	AFC Rushden & Diamonds	0–4	Milton Keynes Dons	Rushden
19:30 BST		Report	McEachran 25' (pen.) Kemp 38' Holland 65' Robson 87'	Stadium: Hayden Road Attendance: 862

Norwich City U23 v Milton Keynes Dons

15 July 2022 Friendly	Norwich City U23	0–6	Milton Keynes Dons	Norwich
14:00 BST		Report	Smith 13' Burns 34', 51' Grant 60' Kemp 85' Tripp 90'	Stadium: Lotus Training Centre Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

King's Lynn Town v Milton Keynes Dons

16 July 2022 Friendly	King's Lynn Town	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	King's Lynn
15:00 BST	Omotayo 36'	Report	Fleming 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: The Walks Attendance: 371

Barnet v Milton Keynes Dons

23 July 2022 Friendly	Barnet	1–3	Milton Keynes Dons	Harrow
15:00 BST	De Havilland 77'	Report	Grigg 37' B. Johnson 71' Devoy 84'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	30 July 2022	7 May 2023	Matchday 1	21st	46	11	12	23	44	66	−22	023.91
FA Cup	5 November 2022	26 November 2022	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	8	3	+5	050.00
EFL Cup	9 August 2022	20 December 2022	First round	Fourth round	4	3	0	1	5	3	+2	075.00
EFL Trophy	30 August 2022	13 December 2022	Group Stage	Round of 16	5	3	0	2	9	7	+2	060.00
Total					57	18	12	27	66	79	−13	031.58

Last updated: 7 May 2023
Source: [BBC Sport]

League One

Main article: 2022–23 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
18	Port Vale	46	13	10	23	48	71	−23	49
19	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	49	56	−7	47
20	Cambridge United	46	13	7	26	41	68	−27	46
21	Milton Keynes Dons (R)	46	11	12	23	44	66	−22	45	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Morecambe (R)	46	10	14	22	47	78	−31	44
23	Accrington Stanley (R)	46	11	11	24	40	77	−37	44
24	Forest Green Rovers (R)	46	6	9	31	31	89	−58	27

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^[8]
(R) Relegated

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	11	12	23	44	66	−22	45	4	7	12	20	33	−13	7	5	11	24	33	−9

Last updated: 7 May 2023.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	D	D	D	D	L	L	D	D
Position	22	23	24	21	22	13	19	22	19	20	22	22	22	24	21	21	21	21	22	23	22	21	22	23	22	19	19	20	19	20	20	21	22	22	22	22	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	21

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures for the 2022–23 season were announced on 23 June 2022.^[9] The club's opening game of the season was away to Cambridge United on 30 July 2022 with the final game of the season being away at Burton Albion on 7 May 2023.^[10]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Cambridge United v Milton Keynes Dons

30 July 2022 1	Cambridge United	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Knibbs  9', 17' Jones  59'	Report	Lawrence  41' O'Hora  57' Oyegoke  89'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,588 (1,405 away) Referee: John Busby

Milton Keynes Dons v Sheffield Wednesday

6 August 2022 2	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST		Report	Windass 22' (pen.) Ihiekwe  45+2' Bannan  67' Paterson  76' Dele-Bashiru  80'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 13,241 (6,512 away) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Ipswich Town v Milton Keynes Dons

13 August 2022 3	Ipswich Town	3–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Burns 5' Harness 28' Chaplin 60'	Report	Robson  59'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 23,045 (532 away) Referee: Carl Brook

Milton Keynes Dons v Port Vale

16 August 2022 4	Milton Keynes Dons	2–1	Port Vale	Milton Keynes
19:45 BST	Johnson 34', 86' Tucker  90+2'	Report	Harrison  53', 90+3'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,011 (728 away) Referee: Tom Nield

Milton Keynes Dons v Accrington Stanley

20 August 2022 5	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Accrington Stanley	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Robson 30' Johnson  61' Lawrence  70'	Report	Astley  10' Clark  43' Hamilton  60' McConville  68', 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,001 (142 away) Referee: Tom Reeves

Morecambe v Milton Keynes Dons

27 August 2022 6	Morecambe	0–4	Milton Keynes Dons	Morecambe
15:00 BST		Report	Grigg 16', 36' Grant 62' Dennis 67'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,995 (279 away) Referee: Samuel Barrott

Exeter City v Milton Keynes Dons

3 September 2022 7	Exeter City	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Exeter
15:00 BST	Diabate 66' Grounds  82'	Report	Harvie  69'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,931 (286 away) Referee: Ben Toner

Milton Keynes Dons v Bristol Rovers

10 September 2022	Milton Keynes Dons	Postponed	Bristol Rovers	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium MK
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.[11]

Milton Keynes Dons v Bolton Wanderers

13 September 2022 8	Milton Keynes Dons	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Milton Keynes
19:45 BST	Tucker  58'	Report	Charles 31' (pen.) Jones 60' Morley  89'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,339 (760 away) Referee: Chris Pollard

Oxford United v Milton Keynes Dons

17 September 2022 9	Oxford United	1–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Oxford
15:00 BST	Mousinho 89'	Report	Smith 44' McEachran  59' Grigg 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,141 (715 away) Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Lincoln City v Milton Keynes Dons

24 September 2022 (2022-09-24)	Lincoln City	Postponed	Milton Keynes Dons	Lincoln
15:00 BST				Stadium: LNER Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to international call-ups.[12]

Milton Keynes Dons v Peterborough United

1 October 2022 10	Milton Keynes Dons	2–3	Peterborough United	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Robson  45' Devoy  68' Johnson  82' Harvie 90' Smith 90+1'	Report	Clarke-Harris 3' Fuchs  32' Poku 36' Jones 54'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 8,963 (2,631 away) Referee: Oliver Yates

Shrewsbury Town v Milton Keynes Dons

8 October 2022 11	Shrewsbury Town	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Bayliss 24' Shipley 45+2' Street  90+6'	Report	Jules 54' Devoy  59' Dennis  64' McEachran  70'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 5,875 (290 away) Referee: Andy Woolmer

Milton Keynes Dons v Bristol Rovers

11 October 2022 (2022-10-11) 12	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Milton Keynes
19:45 BST	Harvie  16' Jules  63' Robson  87'	Report	Collins  15' Thomas  33' Evans 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,466 (772 away) Referee: Scott Oldham

Milton Keynes Dons v Plymouth Argyle

15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 13	Milton Keynes Dons	1–4	Plymouth Argyle	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Grigg 49' Robson  70' Cumming  85'	Report	Whittaker 9' Ennis 25' Azaz 37', 59'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 10,656 (2,603 away) Referee: Sam Allison

Milton Keynes Dons v Wycombe Wanderers

22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 14	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Harvie  18'	Report	Freeman 40' Jacobson  61'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,377 (1,241 away) Referee: Oliver Langford

Charlton Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons

25 October 2022 (2022-10-25) 15	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Milton Keynes Dons	London (Charlton)
19:45 BST	Inniss  54'  65'	Report	Grigg 66' (pen.) Johnson 78'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,328 (400 away) Referee: Neil Hair

Cheltenham Town v Milton Keynes Dons

29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 16	Cheltenham Town	0–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Sercombe  70'		Johnson  52' Harvie  55' Jules  73'	Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 3,655 (425 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Milton Keynes Dons v Derby County

12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 17	Milton Keynes Dons	1–3	Derby County	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Barry 41' Harvie  45+1' Lewington  46' Dennis  90+2'	Report	Mendez-Laing  39', 79' Roberts 43' Collins 53' Rooney  67' Wildsmith  77'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 13,950 (6,542 away) Referee: James Linington

Barnsley v Milton Keynes Dons

19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 18	Barnsley	3–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Williams 18' Connell  26' Andersen  45+2' Phillips 50' Kitching  52' Kane 68'	Report	McEachran  23' Eisa 40',  45+3' Lawrence  84' Jules  90+2'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 9,994 (391 away) Referee: Andy Haines

Milton Keynes Dons v Burton Albion

3 December 2022 (2022-12-03) 19	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Burton Albion	Milton Keynes
12:30 GMT	Harvie  45+5' Johnson 84'	Report	Adeboyejo 29' (pen.) Onyango  64' Garratt  90+1'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,073 (250 away) Referee: Lee Swabey

Milton Keynes Dons v Fleetwood Town

10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) 20	Milton Keynes Dons	1–2	Fleetwood Town	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	O'Hora 52' Watson  69'	Report	Lynch  70' Johnston 72' Batty 90'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 5,672 (126 away) Referee: Martin Coy

Portsmouth v Milton Keynes Dons

17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) 21	Portsmouth	0–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Milton
15:00 GMT	Hackett-Fairchild  56' Dale  58' Ogilvie  70'	Report	Jules  28' Johnson 34' Tucker 64'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,426 (236 away) Referee: Samuel Barrott

Milton Keynes Dons v Forest Green Rovers

26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 22	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Forest Green Rovers	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	O'Hora  19' Harvie 58' McEachran  63' Tucker  77' Johnson  84'	Report	Little  76' Casey  90+2'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,516 (269 away) Referee: Lewis Smith

Peterborough United v Milton Keynes Dons

29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 23	Peterborough United	2–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Peterborough
19:45 GMT	Burrows  27' Ward 38' Jones 48',  85' Poku  73'	Report	Grigg  30' Jules  61'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 8,391 (699 away) Referee: David Rock

Plymouth Argyle v Milton Keynes Dons

1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 24	Plymouth Argyle	3–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Wilson 4' Ennis 37' Whittaker 53'	Report	Holland 19' Tucker  49'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 15,421 (198 away) Referee: Paul Howard

Milton Keynes Dons v Lincoln City

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 25	Milton Keynes Dons	0–0	Lincoln City	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	McEachran  75'	Report	O'Connor  90+4'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 8,317 (885 away) Referee: Ben Speedie

Forest Green Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) 26	Forest Green Rovers	1–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT	Bakayoko  14' Peart-Harris 29',  56'	Report	Eisa 43', 51' Johnson  48' McEachran  55' Cumming  86' Grant  90+9'	Stadium: The Bolt New Lawn Attendance: 2,919 (527 away) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Milton Keynes Dons v Shrewsbury Town

24 January 2023 (2023-01-24) 27	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Shrewsbury Town	Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT	Devoy  45+3'	Report	Moore  9' Winchester  71' Leahy  88' Bayliss 89'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 5,531 (267 away) Referee: Alan Young

Milton Keynes Dons v Exeter City

28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 28	Milton Keynes Dons	0–2	Exeter City	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Devoy  36' Harvie  63' Kaikai  78' Watson  81'	Report	Brown  22', 37' (pen.), 67'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,719 (614 away) Referee: Andy Haines

Bristol Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 29	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Coutts  18' Finley  59'	Report	Eisa 3' (pen.) Devoy  45+2' Maghoma  68' Leko  76' Johnson  76' Dean 90+1',  90+4'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,429 (300 away) Referee: Carl Boyeson

Milton Keynes Dons v Oxford United

11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 30	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Oxford United	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Kaikai 25' Maghoma  53'	Report	Fleming  13' Brannagan  59' Bate 71'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 9,116 (2,112 away) Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Bolton Wanderers v Milton Keynes Dons

14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 31	Bolton Wanderers	5–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Horwich
19:45 GMT	Santos 7' Mbete 21' Jones 28' Toal 62' Williams 90+2'	Report		Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 16,634 (177 away) Referee: Marc Edwards

Sheffield Wednesday v Milton Keynes Dons

18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 32	Sheffield Wednesday	5–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Owlerton
15:00 GMT	Windass 9' Smith 54' (pen.), 74' Gregory 64' Byers 89'	Report	Leko 2' McEachran  18' Eisa 24'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 24,318 Referee: Scott Oldham

Milton Keynes Dons v Ipswich Town

25 February 2023 (2023-02-25) 33	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Ipswich Town	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	McEachran  41' Burns  86'	Report	Morsy 26' Humphreys  45+1' Chaplin  88'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 14,046 (6,740 away) Referee: Rebecca Welch

Lincoln City v Milton Keynes Dons

28 February 2023 (2023-02-28) 34	Lincoln City	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Mandroiu 5' House  90+3'	Report	Jules  39' Maghoma 89' Leko  90+3'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 7,056 (186 away) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Port Vale v Milton Keynes Dons

4 March 2023 (2023-03-04) 35	Port Vale	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Harrison  19' Donnelly 22' Ojo  43' Wilson  90+6'	Report	Jules  20' Tucker  35' Harvie  50'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,696 (314 away) Referee: Darren Handley

Milton Keynes Dons v Cambridge United

11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) 36	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Cambridge United	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Eisa 35'	Report	Jones  36' Smith  37' Seddon  81' Brophy  90+4'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 11,291 (2,186 away) Referee: Keith Stroud

Accrington Stanley v Milton Keynes Dons

18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) 37	Accrington Stanley	0–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Nottingham  39' Tharme  45+1' Leigh  80'	Report	Kaikai 8' Lewington  47' Watson  64'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,465 (290 away) Referee: Craig Hicks

Milton Keynes Dons v Morecambe

25 March 2023 (2023-03-25) 38	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Morecambe	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Leko 57' Maghoma  74'	Report	Simeu  40' Bedeau  79' Watts  90'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,758 (206 away) Referee: Thomas Parsons

Wycombe Wanderers v Milton Keynes Dons

1 April 2023 (2023-04-01) 39	Wycombe Wanderers	2–2	Milton Keynes Dons	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Wheeler 22', 55'	Report	Harvie 9' Eisa  29' Watson  62' Leko 71',  74'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,149 (893 away) Referee: Sam Purkiss

Milton Keynes Dons v Portsmouth

7 April 2023 (2023-04-07) 40	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Portsmouth	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Eisa 65'	Report	Ogilvie 14',  24' Pack  26' Morrell  39' Raggett  54' Bishop  73'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 11,395 (4,171 away) Referee: Carl Brook

Derby County v Milton Keynes Dons

10 April 2023 (2023-04-10) 41	Derby County	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Derby
15:00 BST	McGoldrick 17' Rooney  70' Roberts  84'	Report	Maghoma  24' Lawrence 68' Watson  74'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,793 (962 away) Referee: Ben Speedie

Milton Keynes Dons v Cheltenham Town

15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) 42	Milton Keynes Dons	2–2	Cheltenham Town	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Eisa 45+2', 59' (pen.) Lewington  90+2'	Report	Bonds 12' Long  32' May 70', 90+7',  90+8'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,974 (409 away) Referee: Ben Toner

Milton Keynes Dons v Charlton Athletic

18 April 2023 (2023-04-18) 43	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Milton Keynes
19:45 BST		Report	Leaburn  33' Payne 61' Dobson  63' Kane  90+8'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,600 (755 away) Referee: Sam Allison

Fleetwood Town v Milton Keynes Dons

22 April 2023 (2023-04-22) 44	Fleetwood Town	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Rooney  43' Omochere 44' Nsiala  86'	Report	Watson  75' Grigg  86' Kaikai  90+6' Maghoma  90+8'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,258 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Milton Keynes Dons v Barnsley

29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) 45	Milton Keynes Dons	4–4	Barnsley	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	McEachran  19' Eisa 48' (pen.), 61' Leko 52' O'Hora 69' Johnson  90+2'	Report	Kitching  23' Kane 30' Benson  50' Norwood 73' Watters 75', 86'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 9,579 (2,139 away) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Burton Albion v Milton Keynes Dons

7 May 2023 (2023-05-07) 46	Burton Albion	0–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Burton upon Trent
12:00 BST	Oshilaja  53'	Report	McEachran  32'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,021 (1,698 away) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

Matches

In the first round, MK Dons were drawn at home to either Yeovil Town or Taunton Town.^[13] A day later, Taunton Town beat Yeovil Town in a Fourth qualifying round replay.^[14] In the second round, the club were drawn away to fellow League One side Portsmouth.^[15]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Milton Keynes Dons v Taunton Town

5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) First round	Milton Keynes Dons	6–0	Taunton Town	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Devoy 6' Grigg 13' Burns 48' Eisa 74' Grant 82', 84'	Report	Grimes  67'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 2,739 (908 away) Referee: Thomas Kirk

Portsmouth v Milton Keynes Dons

26 November 2022 (2022-11-26) Second round	Portsmouth	3–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Milton
15:00 GMT	Hackett-Fairchild 22' Bishop 35' (pen.), 48' (pen.)	Report	Burns 19' McEachran  38' Eisa 61' Lawrence  89'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 8,056 (203 away) Referee: Sunny Gill

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

Matches

The club were drawn at home to Sutton United in the first round.^[16] In the second round, the club were drawn away to EFL Championship club Watford.^[17] In round three, the club were drawn at home to fellow League One side Morecambe.^[18] In the fourth round, the club were drawn at home to Premier League side Leicester City.^[19]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Milton Keynes Dons v Sutton United

9 August 2022 First round	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Sutton United	Milton Keynes
19:45 BST	Grant 41'	Report		Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 2,263 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Watford v Milton Keynes Dons

23 August 2022 Second round	Watford	0–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Watford
19:45 BST		Report	Dennis 45' Burns 53' Devoy  76' Oyegoke  79'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,891 (1,759 away) Referee: Andy Woolmer

Milton Keynes Dons v Morecambe

8 November 2022 Third round	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Morecambe	Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT	O'Hora 18' Eisa  22' Dennis 51'	Report	Watts  35' Gibson  83'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 1,674 (108 away) Referee: Ben Toner

Milton Keynes Dons v Leicester City

20 December 2022 Fourth round	Milton Keynes Dons	0–3	Leicester City	Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT		Report	Tielemans 18' Pérez 29' Vardy 50'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 15,495 (6,594 away) Referee: Andre Marriner

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping MK Dons with Cheltenham Town and Walsall.^[20] Three days later, West Ham United U21s joined Southern Group C.^[21] MK Dons were then drawn at home to Newport County in the Round of 32,^[22] and away to Bristol Rovers in the Round of 16.^[23]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Milton Keynes Dons	3	2	0	0	1	5	2	+3	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Cheltenham Town	3	2	0	0	1	5	4	+1	6
3	ACA	West Ham United U21	3	2	0	0	1	3	3	0	6
4	L2	Walsall	3	0	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0

Source: EFL.com

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Milton Keynes Dons v Cheltenham Town

30 August 2022 Group stage	Milton Keynes Dons	1–2	Cheltenham Town	Milton Keynes
19:00 BST	Oyegoke  7' Gyamfi  17' Jules 43'	Report	May 8' (pen.) Raglan  12' Horton  33' Barkers  42' Brown 54'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 1,626 Referee: Lee Swabey

Milton Keynes Dons v West Ham United U21

4 October 2022 Group stage	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	West Ham United U21	Milton Keynes
19:00 BST	O'Hora  28' Dennis 63', 74' (pen.) Lawrence  85'	Report		Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 854 Referee: Craig Hicks

Walsall v Milton Keynes Dons

18 October 2022 Group stage	Walsall	0–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Walsall
19:00 BST	Maddox  66' Comley  84' Bennett  85' Allen  90+2'	Report	Lawrence 62' Holland 90+3'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,070 Referee: Scott Tallis

Milton Keynes Dons v Newport County

22 November 2022 Round of 32	Milton Keynes Dons	3–1	Newport County	Milton Keynes
19:00 GMT	Burns 27' Dennis 59' Grigg 77'	Report	Demetriou  34' Tucker 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 635 (72 Away) Referee: Carl Brook

Bristol Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

13 December 2022 (2022-12-13) Round of 16	Bristol Rovers	4–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Horfield
19:30 GMT	Hoole 33' Marquis 54', 66' Saunders 71' Kilgour  77' McCormick  82'	Report	Johnson  45+4' Eisa 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 864 Referee: Declan Bourne

Player details

Note: Players' ages as of the opening day of the 2022–23 season.

#	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1	Jamie Cumming		GK	(1999-09-04)4 September 1999 (aged 22)	Chelsea	2022	Loan
18	David Martin		GK	(1986-01-22)22 January 1986 (aged 36)	Free agent	2022	Free
23	Franco Ravizzoli		GK	(1997-07-09)9 July 1997 (aged 25)	Eastbourne Borough	2021	Free
Defenders
2	Tennai Watson		RWB	(1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 25)	Free agent	2021	Free
3	Dean Lewington (captain)		CB	(1984-05-18)18 May 1984 (aged 38)	Wimbledon	2004	Free
4	Jack Tucker		CB	(1999-11-13)13 November 1999 (aged 22)	Gillingham	2022	Compensation
5	Warren O'Hora		CB	(1997-07-02)2 July 1997 (aged 25)	Brighton & Hove Albion	2021	Undisclosed
19	Anthony Stewart		CB	(1992-09-18)18 September 1992 (aged 29)	Aberdeen	2023	Loan
21	Daniel Harvie		LWB	(1998-07-14)14 July 1998 (aged 24)	Ayr United	2020	Undisclosed
22	Henry Lawrence		RB	(2001-09-21)21 September 2001 (aged 20)	Chelsea	2022	Loan
33	Zak Jules		CB	(1997-07-02)2 July 1997 (aged 25)	Walsall	2021	Undisclosed
Midfielders
6	Josh McEachran		CM	(1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 29)	Free agent	2021	Free
7	Matt Smith		CM	(1999-11-22)22 November 1999 (aged 22)	Manchester City	2022	Undisclosed
8	Ethan Robson		CM	(1996-10-25)25 October 1996 (aged 25)	Blackpool	2022	Free
11	Nathan Holland		LM	(1998-06-19)19 June 1998 (aged 24)	West Ham United	2022	Free
14	Bradley Johnson		CM	(1987-04-28)28 April 1987 (aged 35)	Free agent	2022	Free
16	Conor Grant		AM	(2001-11-20)20 November 2001 (aged 20)	Rochdale	2022	Undisclosed
20	Darragh Burns		RM	(2002-08-06)6 August 2002 (aged 19)	St Patrick's Athletic	2022	£150,000
28	Dawson Devoy		AM	(2001-07-23)23 July 2001 (aged 21)	Bohemians	2022	Undisclosed
42	Paris Maghoma		CM	(2001-05-08)8 May 2001 (aged 21)	Brentford	2023	Loan
Forwards
9	Will Grigg		CF	(1991-07-03)3 July 1991 (aged 31)	Free agent	2022	Free
10	Mohamed Eisa		CF	(1994-07-12)12 July 1994 (aged 28)	Peterborough United	2021	Undisclosed
12	Jonathan Leko		RW	(1999-04-24)24 April 1999 (aged 23)	Birmingham City	2023	Undisclosed
15	Joshua Kayode		CF	(2000-05-04)4 May 2000 (aged 22)	Rotherham United	2022	Loan
24	Sullay Kaikai		LW	(1995-08-26)26 August 1995 (aged 26)	Wycombe Wanderers	2023	Free
29	Max Dean		CF	(2004-02-21)21 February 2004 (aged 18)	Leeds United	2023	Undisclosed
Out on loan
17	Dan Kemp		AM	(1999-01-11)11 January 1999 (aged 23)	Leyton Orient	2022	Undisclosed
25	Brooklyn Ilunga		LWB	(2003-11-21)21 November 2003 (aged 18)	Academy	2022	Trainee
26	Jack Davies		CB	(2002-12-03)3 December 2002 (aged 19)	Academy	2020	Trainee
27	Lewis Johnson		LW	(2004-01-09)9 January 2004 (aged 18)	Academy	2020	Trainee
30	Matthew Dennis		CF	(2002-04-15)15 April 2002 (aged 20)	Norwich City	2022	Undisclosed
31	Ronnie Sandford		GK	(2005-02-24)24 February 2005 (aged 17)	Academy	2021	Trainee
32	Edward Gyamfi		CM	(2004-07-01)1 July 2004 (aged 18)	Academy	2022	Trainee
Left club during season
12	Daniel Oyegoke		RB	(2003-01-03)3 January 2003 (aged 19)	Brentford	2022	Loan
19	Louie Barry		LW	(2003-06-21)21 June 2003 (aged 19)	Aston Villa	2022	Loan

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Summer
24 June 2022	AM		Conor Grant	Rochdale	Undisclosed	[24]
1 July 2022	CF		Matthew Dennis	Norwich City	Undisclosed	[25]
1 July 2022	LW		Nathan Holland	West Ham United	Free Transfer	[26]
1 July 2022	CM		Ethan Robson	Blackpool	Free	[27]
1 July 2022	CB		Jack Tucker	Gillingham	Compensation	[28]
4 July 2022	RW		Darragh Burns	St Patrick's Athletic	£150,000	[29][30]
13 July 2022	AM		Dawson Devoy	Bohemians	Undisclosed	[31]
14 July 2022	CF		Will Grigg	Free agent	Free	[32]
15 July 2022	CM		Bradley Johnson	Free agent	Free	[33]
23 September 2022	GK		David Martin	Free agent	Free	[34]
Winter
13 January 2023	RW		Jonathan Leko	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	[35]
19 January 2023	CF		Max Dean	Leeds United	Undisclosed	[36]
26 January 2023	LW		Sullay Kaikai	Wycombe Wanderers	Free	[37]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
18 June 2022	CB		Harry Darling	Swansea City	£1,400,000	[38][39]
26 June 2022	AM		Scott Twine	Burnley	£4,000,000	[40][41]
1 July 2022	CB		Aden Baldwin	Notts County	Released	[42][43]
1 July 2022	CF		Jay Bird	Dagenham & Redbridge	Released	[42][44]
1 July 2022	CM		Hiram Boateng	Mansfield Town	Released	[42][45]
1 July 2022	CM		John Freeman	Cambridge City	Released	[42][46]
1 July 2022	CM		David Kasumu	Huddersfield Town[a]	Compensation	[47]
1 July 2022	LWB		Brandon Mason	Crawley Town	Released	[42][48]
1 July 2022	CF		Connor Wickham	Forest Green Rovers	Released	[42][49]

1. Contract expired 30 June 2022. Declined new deal and signed for Huddersfield Town on 6 July 2022. Compensation paid due to player's age.

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
Summer
9 July 2022	GK		Jamie Cumming	Chelsea	End of season	[50]
12 July 2022	LW		Louie Barry	Aston Villa	30 January 2023[a]	[51][52]
22 July 2022	RB		Henry Lawrence	Chelsea	End of season	[53]
27 July 2022	RB		Daniel Oyegoke	Brentford	2 January 2023[b]	[54][55]
29 August 2022	CF		Joshua Kayode	Rotherham United	End of season	[56]
Winter
23 January 2023	CM		Paris Maghoma	Brentford	End of season	[57]
31 January 2023	CB		Anthony Stewart	Aberdeen	End of season	[58]

1. On 30 January, Barry returned to Aston Villa after his loan was cut short, with the player joining Salford City on loan
2. On 2 January, Oyegoke returned to Brentford after his loan was cut short

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
Summer
29 July 2022	GK		Ronnie Sandford	Hertford Town	End of season	[59]
7 August 2022	CB		Jack Davies	Concord Rangers	TBC	[60]
7 August 2022	LW		Lewis Johnson	Concord Rangers	TBC	[60]
1 September 2022	LWB		Brooklyn Ilunga	Hemel Hempstead Town	January 2023	[61]
22 November 2022	MF		Joel Anker	Tring Athletic	Work Experience	[62]
22 November 2022	FW		Tommy Blennerhassett	Tring Athletic	Work Experience	[62]
22 November 2022	DF		Edward Gyamfi	Bedford Town	22 December 2022	[62]
22 November 2022	DF		Charlie Waller	Tring Athletic	Work Experience	[62]
Winter
6 January 2023	MF		Brooklyn Ilunga	Wealdstone	16 March 2023[a]	[63][64]
7 January 2023	DF		Jack Davies	Oxford City	End of Season	[65]
13 January 2023	MF		Joel Anker	AFC Rushden & Diamonds	13 February 2023	[66]
13 January 2023	DF		Charlie Waller	AFC Rushden & Diamonds	13 February 2023	[66]
27 January 2023	CF		Matthew Dennis	Sutton United	End of Season	[67]
31 January 2023	AM		Dan Kemp	Hartlepool United	End of Season	[68]

1. On 16 March, Ilunga returned to the club after his loan was cut short due to him sustaining a season-ending injury