2023–24 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 20th season in the history of Milton Keynes Dons and their first season back in League Two since the 2018–19 season following relegation from League One the previous season. The club will also compete in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Milton Keynes Dons

2023–24 season
Chairman	Pete Winkelman
Head Coach	Graham Alexander (until 16 October)[1] Mike Williamson (from 17 October)[2]
Stadium	Stadium MK
League Two	4th (qualified for play-offs)
FA Cup	First round (eliminated by Reading)
EFL Cup	First round (eliminated by Wycombe Wanderers)
EFL Trophy	Round of 32 (eliminated by Brighton & Hove Albion U21)
Top goalscorer	League: Max Dean (15) All: Max Dean (19)
Highest home attendance	All: 11,282 vs Wrexham (20 February 2024, League Two)
Lowest home attendance	League: 4,962 vs Grimsby Town (28 November 2023) All: 789 vs Brighton & Hove Albion U21 (5 December 2023, EFL Trophy Round of 32)
Average home league attendance	6,855
Biggest win	5–0 vs Walsall (H) (29 March 2024, League Two)
Biggest defeat	5–0 vs Stockport County (A) (23 March 2024, League Two)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 11 May 2024.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

Managerial changes

After the departure of Mark Jackson following the conclusion of the 2022–23 season, the club appointed Graham Alexander as their new head coach. Alexander had most recently been the manager of Scottish Premiership side Motherwell.^[3]

On 16 October 2023, Alexander was sacked after a run of eight league games without a win, having taken charge of only sixteen games in all competitions since his appointment.^[1] The following day, the club named Mike Williamson as their new head coach. Williamson had most recently been the manager of National League side Gateshead.^[2]

Current squad

As of 23 March 2024

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
31	Ronnie Sandford	GK			(2005-02-24) 24 February 2005 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
32	Michael Kelly	GK		Leixlip	(1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 29)	Carlisle United	9 September 2023	Free	30 June 2024
33	Filip Marschall	GK		Cambridge	(2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 (age 22)	Aston Villa	19 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
Defenders
2	Cameron Norman	RB		Norwich	(1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 29)	Newport County	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
3	Dean Lewington (captain)	LB		Kingston upon Thames	(1984-05-18) 18 May 1984 (age 41)	Wimbledon	1 July 2002	Free	30 June 2024
4	Jack Tucker	CB		Whitstable	(1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 25)	Gillingham	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
5	Warren O'Hora	CB		Dublin	(1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 (age 26)	Brighton & Hove Albion	18 January 2021	£200,000	30 June 2024
14	Joe Tomlinson	LB		Swindon	(2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 (age 25)	Peterborough United	1 September 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
21	Daniel Harvie	LB		Glasgow	(1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 27)	Ayr United	27 July 2020	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
26	Anthony Stewart	CB		Brixton	(1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 (age 32)	Aberdeen	1 September 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
29	Kyran Lofthouse	RB		Oxford	(2000-09-15) 15 September 2000 (age 24)	Barnsley	9 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
Midfielders
6	MJ Williams	DM		Bangor	(1995-11-06) 6 November 1995 (age 29)	Bolton Wanderers	11 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
8	Alex Gilbey (vice-captain)	AM		Dagenham	(1994-12-09) 9 December 1994 (age 30)	Charlton Athletic	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
11	Jack Payne	AM		Tower Hamlets	(1994-10-25) 25 October 1994 (age 30)	Charlton Athletic	30 August 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
17	Ethan Robson	CM		Houghton-le-Spring	(1996-10-25) 25 October 1996 (age 28)	Blackpool	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
19	Brooklyn Ilunga	LM		Croydon	(2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2021	Trainee	30 June 2024
24	Stephen Wearne	AM		Stockton-on-Tees	(2000-12-16) 16 December 2000 (age 24)	Gateshead	6 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
50	Lewis Bate	CM		Sidcup	(2002-10-28) 28 October 2002 (age 22)	Leeds United	19 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
Forwards
9	Ellis Harrison	CF		Newport	(1994-01-29) 29 January 1994 (age 31)	Port Vale	1 September 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
18	Max Dean	CF		Ormskirk	(2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 21)	Leeds United	19 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
22	Emre Tezgel	CF		Burton upon Trent	(2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 19)	Stoke City	1 February 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
27	Dan Kemp	RW		Sidcup	(1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 (age 26)	Leyton Orient	31 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
30	Matthew Dennis	CF		Hammersmith and Fulham	(2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 23)	Norwich City	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
Out on loan
1	Craig MacGillivray	GK		Perth	(1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 (age 32)	Burton Albion	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
7	Jonathan Leko	RW		Kinshasa	(1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 26)	Birmingham City	13 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
10	Mohamed Eisa	CF		Khartum	(1994-07-12) 12 July 1994 (age 31)	Peterborough United	20 July 2021	£1,250,000	30 June 2024
12	Nathan Harness	GK			(2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 (age 25)	Charlton Athletic	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
16	Conor Grant	CM		Dublin	(2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 24)	Rochdale	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
20	Darragh Burns	RM		Stamullen	(2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 (age 23)	St Patrick's Athletic	4 July 2022	£150,000	30 June 2024
23	Joel Anker	AM			(2004-10-11) 11 October 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
25	Phoenix Scholtz	RB			(2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 20)	Academy	4 August 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
28	Dawson Devoy	AM		Ashbourne	(2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 23)	Bohemian	13 July 2022	£100,000	30 June 2025
34	Callum Tripp	CM			(2006-08-28) 28 August 2006 (age 18)	Academy	7 September 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
35	Charlie Waller	CB			(2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Left club during season
15	Tommy Smith	CB		Macclesfield	(1990-03-31) 31 March 1990 (age 35)	Colchester United	28 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
22	Ashley Hunter	LW		Derby	(1995-09-29) 29 September 1995 (age 29)	Morecambe	4 August 2023	Free	30 June 2025

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
1 July 2023	AM	Alex Gilbey	Charlton Athletic	Free Transfer	[4]
	GK	Nathan Harness	Charlton Athletic	Free Transfer	[5]
	GK	Craig MacGillivray	Burton Albion	Free Transfer	[6]
	RB	Cameron Norman	Newport County	Free Transfer	[7]
12 July 2023	DM	MJ Williams	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[8]
28 July 2023	CB	Tommy Smith	Colchester United	Free Transfer	[9]
4 August 2023	LW	Ashley Hunter	Morecambe	Free Transfer	[10]
1 September 2023	LB	Joe Tomlinson	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	[11]
	CF	Ellis Harrison	Port Vale	Undisclosed	[12]
9 September 2023	GK	Michael Kelly	Carlisle United	Free Transfer	[13]
6 January 2024	AM	Stephen Wearne	Gateshead	Undisclosed	[14]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
22 June 2023	CF	Will Grigg	Chesterfield	Undisclosed	[15]
30 June 2023	CB	Jack Davies	Banbury United	Released	[16][17]
	CM	Junior Gyamfi	Watford U21	Released	[16][18]
	CM	Bradley Johnson	Derby County	Released	[16][19]
	LW	Lewis Johnson	Free agent	Released	[16]
	LW	Sullay Kaikai	Cambridge United	Released	[16][20]
	GK	David Martin	Southend United	Released	[16][21]
	CM	Josh McEachran	Oxford United	Released	[16][22]
	GK	Franco Ravizzoli	Wycombe Wanderers	Released	[16][23]
	RB	Tennai Watson	Charlton Athletic	Released	[16][24]
22 July 2023	CB	Charlie Smith	Berkhamsted	Free Transfer	[25]
28 July 2023	CB	Zak Jules	Exeter City	Undisclosed	[26]
5 August 2023	DM	Matt Smith	St Johnstone	Undisclosed	[27]
24 August 2023	LW	Nathan Holland	Forest Green Rovers	Undisclosed	[28]
26 January 2024	LW	Ashley Hunter	AFC Fylde	Mutual Consent	[29][30]
6 February 2024	CB	Tommy Smith	Macarthur FC	Mutual Consent	[31]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Until	Ref
30 August 2023	AM	Jack Payne	Charlton Athletic	End of Season	[32]
1 September 2023	CB	Anthony Stewart	Aberdeen	End of Season	[33]
9 January 2024	RB	Kyran Lofthouse	Barnsley	End of Season	[34]
19 January 2024	GK	Filip Marschall	Aston Villa	End of Season	[35]
	CM	Lewis Bate	Leeds United	End of Season	[36]
1 February 2024	CF	Emre Tezgel	Stoke City	End of Season	[37]

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Until	Ref
18 July 2023	RW	Dan Kemp	Swindon Town	1 January 2024[a]	[38][39]
12 August 2023	GK	Ronnie Sandford	King's Lynn Town	September 2023	[40]
3 October 2023	CB	Charlie Waller	Billericay Town	31 October 2023	[41]
25 November 2023	LM	Brooklyn Ilunga	Wealdstone	28 January 2024	[42][43]
	CB	Charlie Waller	Banbury United	23 December 2023	[44]
8 December 2023	RB	Phoenix Scholtz	Kettering Town	TBD	[45]
15 December 2023	AM	Joel Anker	Biggleswade Town	TBD	[46]
2 January 2024	RM	Darragh Burns	Shamrock Rovers	1 November 2024	[47]
5 January 2024	AM	Dawson Devoy	Swindon Town	End of Season	[48]
18 January 2024	GK	Craig MacGillivray	Stevenage	End of Season	[49]
26 January 2024	RW	Jonathan Leko	Burton Albion	End of Season	[50]
30 January 2024	CF	Mohamed Eisa	Exeter City	End of Season	[51]
2 February 2024	CM	Conor Grant	Barnsley	End of Season	[52]
15 March 2024	CM	Callum Tripp	St Albans City	End of Season	[53]
22 March 2024	AM	Joel Anker	Hitchin Town	TBD	[54]
23 March 2024	GK	Nathan Harness	Gateshead	End of Season	[55]

1. Kemp originally joined Swindon Town on a season-long loan, but was recalled by the club on 1 January 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

The club's first pre-season friendly was announced on 1 June 2023, with an away fixture against National League side Wealdstone.^[56] A day later two more friendlies were announced, with the club facing both Coventry City and Northampton Town at Stadium MK.^[57] A fourth pre-season friendly was also announced on June 5, against Barnet.^[58]

The club also played a behind closed doors fixture whilst on a short training camp in Germany,^[59] playing newly promoted 2. Bundesliga team VfL Osnabrück.^[60]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Wealdstone v Milton Keynes Dons

11 July 2023 Friendly	Wealdstone	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	London (Ruislip)
19:45 BST	Dyer 26' McGregor 86'	Report	Dean 82'	Stadium: Grosvenor Vale Referee: J Richardson

Barnet v Milton Keynes Dons

15 July 2023 Friendly	Barnet	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	London (Canons Park)
15:00 BST	Barratt 12'	Report	Eisa 54'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 902 (283 away)

VfL Osnabrück v Milton Keynes Dons

21 July 2023 Friendly	VfL Osnabrück	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Barsinghausen, Germany
15:00 BST	Makridis 49'	Report	Dean  76'	Attendance: Behind closed doors

Milton Keynes Dons v Coventry City

25 July 2023 Friendly	Milton Keynes Dons	1–5	Coventry City	Milton Keynes
19:00 BST	Leko 2' (pen.)	Report	Simms 43', 45' Eccles 65' Palmer 71' Stretton 89'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 4,186

Milton Keynes Dons v Northampton Town

29 July 2023 Friendly	Milton Keynes Dons	1–3	Northampton Town	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	O'Hora 59'	Report	Pinnock 8' Abimbola 87' Fox 88'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 3,087 (1,073 away) Referee: Alan Young

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League Two	5 August 2023	27 April 2024	Matchday 1	4th	46	23	9	14	83	68	+15	050.00
FA Cup	4 November 2023		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
EFL Cup	8 August 2023		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
EFL Trophy	29 August 2023	5 December 2023	Group stage	Round of 32	4	3	0	1	8	7	+1	075.00
Play-offs	7 May 2024	11 May 2024	Semi final	Semi final	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7	000.00
Total					54	26	9	19	94	88	+6	048.15

Last updated: 11 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

EFL League Two

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Stockport County (C, P)	46	27	11	8	96	48	+48	92	Promoted to EFL League One
2	Wrexham (P)	46	26	10	10	89	52	+37	88
3	Mansfield Town (P)	46	24	14	8	90	47	+43	86
4	Milton Keynes Dons	46	23	9	14	83	68	+15	78	Qualified for League Two play-offs
5	Doncaster Rovers	46	21	8	17	73	68	+5	71
6	Crewe Alexandra	46	19	14	13	69	65	+4	71
7	Crawley Town (O, P)	46	21	7	18	73	67	+6	70

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^[61]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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	23	9	14	83	68	+15	78	14	5	4	47	26	+21	9	4	10	36	42	−6

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	19	20	22	23	24	25	26	28	29	181	30	31	32	33	34	273	35	36	212	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	D	L	D	L	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	D
Position	3	1	4	2	1	2	4	9	10	11	11	16	16	18	16	12	13	13	11	11	9	7	6	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Points	3	6	6	9	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	19	22	23	26	27	30	33	36	39	39	42	42	45	48	48	51	51	54	55	58	58	61	64	64	67	67	70	71	74	74	77	78

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 18 (vs AFC Wimbledon) was postponed due to international call-ups.
• ² Matchday 21 (vs Mansfield Town) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
• ³ Matchday 27 (vs Wrexham) was postponed due to Wrexham's FA Cup involvement.

Matches

The league fixtures for the 2023–24 season were announced on 22 June 2023.^[62] The club's opening game of the season will be away to newly promoted Wrexham on 5 August 2023 with the final game of the season being at home to Sutton United on 27 April 2024.^[63]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Wrexham v Milton Keynes Dons

5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) 1	Wrexham	3–5	Milton Keynes Dons	Wrexham
15:00 BST	O'Connell  11' Lee  23' Mendy 42' Davies 82' Forde 90+6'	Report	O'Connell 6' (o.g.) Eisa 10',  11' Leko 51', 64' Norman  68' MacGillivray  84' Harvie 90+4'	Stadium: STōK Racecourse Attendance: 10,205 (1,115 away) Referee: Tom Reeves

Milton Keynes Dons v Tranmere Rovers

12 August 2023 (2023-08-12) 2	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Eisa 7',  37' MacGillivray  77'	Report	Davies  27'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 5,831 (819 away) Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

Crawley Town v Milton Keynes Dons

15 August 2023 (2023-08-15) 3	Crawley Town	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Crawley
19:45 BST	Tsaroulla 16' Orsi 52' Williams  90+8'	Report	Eisa 27' Robson  65' Hunter  90+8'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,282 (505 away) Referee: Daniel Middleton

Colchester United v Milton Keynes Dons

19 August 2023 (2023-08-19) 4	Colchester United	2–3	Milton Keynes Dons	Colchester
15:00 BST	Taylor 10', 14' Ihionvien  42' Fevrier  45+2' Chilvers  67' Tchamadeu  81' Egbo  85'	Report	Eisa 8',  45+5' Harvie  82' Gilbey  84', 88' Grant  90+6' Dennis 90+9'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,857 (569 away) Referee: Carl Brook

Milton Keynes Dons v Doncaster Rovers

26 August 2023 (2023-08-26) 5	Milton Keynes Dons	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Harvie 16' Smith  25' O'Hora 33'	Report	Senior  42' Molyneux 56'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 5,697 (535 away) Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Crewe Alexandra v Milton Keynes Dons

2 September 2023 (2023-09-02) 6	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Crewe
15:00 BST	Thomas  55', 62' Baker-Richardson 69' O'Riordan  90' Long 90' Rowe  90+2' Davies  90+3'	Report	Leko 8' Gilbey  75'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,927 (505 away) Referee: Peter Wright

Milton Keynes Dons v Notts County

9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 7	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Notts County	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Harvie 46' Smith  90+1'	Report	Cameron 66'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 8,011 (2,762 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Milton Keynes Dons v Stockport County

16 September 2023 (2023-09-16) 8	Milton Keynes Dons	1–2	Stockport County	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Eisa 26' Robson  58' Smith  62' Gilbey  72' Harvie  83'	Report	Barry 17',  75' Powell 45+2' Pye  88'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,085 (1,064 away) Referee: Edward Duckworth

Sutton United v Milton Keynes Dons

23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) 9	Sutton United	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	London (Sutton)
15:00 BST	Sowunmi 37'	Report	Gilbey 53' Williams  71'	Stadium: VBS Community Stadium Attendance: 3,288 (691 away) Referee: Thomas Kirk

Milton Keynes Dons v Harrogate Town

30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) 10	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Harrogate Town	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Williams  54' Ilunga  90+5' Dean  90+6'	Report	O'Hora 41' (o.g.) Oxley  43'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 5,251 (138 away) Referee: Martin Coy

Walsall v Milton Keynes Dons

3 October 2023 (2023-10-03) 11	Walsall	0–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Walsall
19:45 BST	McEntee  24' Hutchinson  41' Williams  53'	Report	Harrison  24' Gilbey  66' Norman  67'	Stadium: Poundland Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,515 (245 away) Referee: Chris Pollard

Gillingham v Milton Keynes Dons

7 October 2023 (2023-10-07) 12	Gillingham	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Bonne 26' Malone  35', 55' Turner  73'	Report	Williams  58' Harvie  62'  90+2' Dean  81' Harrison 82' Stewart  90'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,119 (323 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Milton Keynes Dons v Barrow

14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) 13	Milton Keynes Dons	2–2	Barrow	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Robson  6' Dean 12', 35' Norman  49'	Report	Gotts  45+1' Whitfield 90+3' Acquah 90+5'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 5,725 (278 away) Referee: Will Finnie

Accrington Stanley v Milton Keynes Dons

21 October 2023 (2023-10-21) 14	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Accrington
15:00 BST	Whalley 32',  61' Woods  41'	Report	Harvie  56'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,995 (208 away) Referee: Simon Mather

Milton Keynes Dons v Bradford City

24 October 2023 (2023-10-24) 15	Milton Keynes Dons	4–1	Bradford City	Milton Keynes
19:45 BST	Tomlinson 4' Payne 31' Dean 59' Gilbey 90'	Report	Gilliead 17' Taylor  30' McDonald  39' Ridehalgh  52' Stubbs  70'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 5,510 (780 away) Referee: Matthew Corlett

Milton Keynes Dons v Swindon Town

28 October 2023 (2023-10-28) 16	Milton Keynes Dons	3–2	Swindon Town	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Grant  27' Dean 39' Harvie  54' O'Hora 66' McEachran 84' (o.g.) Eisa  90+6'	Report	Clayton  29' Khan  37' McEachran  53' Young 59' Austin  86' Blake-Tracy 90+4'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,821 (2,595 away) Referee: Ross Joyce

Newport County v Milton Keynes Dons

11 November 2023 (2023-11-11) 17	Newport County	0–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Newport
15:00 GMT	Bogle  15' Evans  45+2'	Report	Norman  67' Payne  90+5'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,777 (345 away) Referee: Ben Atkinson

Salford City v Milton Keynes Dons

25 November 2023 (2023-11-25) 19	Salford City	2–4	Milton Keynes Dons	Salford
15:00 GMT	Lund  33' N'Mai 36' Watson 45+2' (pen.) Mariappa  64'	Report	Dean 10' Tomlinson 50', 72',  73' Williams  67' Harrison 88'	Stadium: Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 2,508 (440 away) Referee: Scott Jackson

Milton Keynes Dons v Grimsby Town

28 November 2023 (2023-11-28) 20	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Grimsby Town	Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT	Williams  45+7' Payne 66'	Report	Pyke 20' Conteh  64' Ainley  85' Wilson  90'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 4,962 (610 away) Referee: Peter Wright

Milton Keynes Dons v Forest Green Rovers

16 December 2023 (2023-12-16) 22	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Forest Green Rovers	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Dean 21',  53' Payne 35' Norman  44' E Robson  57' Harvie  89'	Report	Jones  2' J Robson  53' Inniss  75' Moore-Taylor  90'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,033 (171 away) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Morecambe v Milton Keynes Dons

23 December 2023 (2023-12-23) 23	Morecambe	1–3	Milton Keynes Dons	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Connolly  27' McKiernan 49',  52' Slew  90+6'		Dean 31', 90+7' Williams  41' Tomlinson 69'	Stadium: Mazuma Mobile Stadium Attendance: 4,551 (183 away) Referee: Lewis Smith

Milton Keynes Dons v Colchester United

26 December 2023 (2023-12-26) 24	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Colchester United	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Williams  48' Payne  55' Dean  83' Harrison 89'	Report	Read  66'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,335 (552 away) Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Milton Keynes Dons v Crawley Town

29 December 2023 (2023-12-29) 25	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Crawley Town	Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT	Tomlinson 2' Dean  17' Grant  18' Gilbey  61', 82'	Report	Maguire  8'  85'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 5,945 (380 away) Referee: Ross Joyce

Doncaster Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

1 January 2024 (2024-01-01) 26	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Molyneux 8',  22' Ironside 14' Senior  32' Rowe 43'	Report	Eisa  45+3' Dean  74' Lewington  76' Robson  90+5'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 6,151 (517 away) Referee: Thomas Parsons

Tranmere Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

13 January 2024 (2024-01-13) 28	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Morris 12' Apter  45+2'	Report	Gilbey 9' Harrison 90+7'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,861 (344 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Milton Keynes Dons v Morecambe

20 January 2024 (2024-01-20) 29	Milton Keynes Dons	1–2	Morecambe	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Dean 2',  10' Tomlinson  21'	Report	Bedeau  35' Slew 51' Brown 90+2',  90+6' Stokes  90+8'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,099 (193 away) Referee: Marc Edwards

Milton Keynes Dons v AFC Wimbledon

23 January 2024 (2024-01-23) 18[64]	Milton Keynes Dons	3–1	AFC Wimbledon	Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT	Kemp 10' Johnson 16' (o.g.) O'Hora 22' Payne  79'	Report	Little 53' Tilley  56' Biler  65' Kalambayi  73'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,278 (651 away) Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 18 November, but was postponed because of international call-ups.[65]

Milton Keynes Dons v Gillingham

27 January 2024 (2024-01-27) 30	Milton Keynes Dons	2–1	Gillingham	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Payne  69' Williams 79' Gilbey 88'	Report	Walker 90'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,723 (1,380 away) Referee: Carl Brook

Barrow v Milton Keynes Dons

3 February 2024 31	Barrow	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Canavan  38' Ray  55' Stockton 78' Farman  90+6'	Report	Williams  51' Tomlinson  53'	Stadium: SO Legal Stadium Attendance: 3,501 (275 away) Referee: Tom Reeves

Milton Keynes Dons v Accrington Stanley

10 February 2024 32	Milton Keynes Dons	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Payne 71',  77' Tomlinson 90+3'	Report	Nolan 11',  90' Gubbins  29' Martin  34' Conneely  58' Woods  65' O'Brien  79'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 5,508 (102 away) Referee: Declan Bourne

Bradford City v Milton Keynes Dons

13 February 2024 33	Bradford City	4–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Bradford
19:45 GMT	Platt 14' Kavanagh 36' McDonald  44' Gilliead  45+3' Cook 49',  76' Oduor 51' Smallwood  59' Tomkinson  71'	Report	Robson  90'	Stadium: University of Bradford Stadium Attendance: 16,234 Referee: Ollie Yates

Swindon Town v Milton Keynes Dons

17 February 2024 34	Swindon Town	1–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Khan  45' McKirdy  75' Austin 89'	Report	Wearne 4', 8' Bate  29'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 8,789 (697 away) Referee: Scott Tallis

Milton Keynes Dons v Wrexham

20 February 2024 (2024-02-20) 27[66]	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Wrexham	Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT	Kemp 26' Lewington  60' Harvie  82' Gilbey  90+5' O'Hora  90+8'	Report	McClean 22' Boyle  49'  77' O'Connell  62'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 11,282 (1,436 away) Referee: Sam Purkiss
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 6 January, but was postponed due to Wrexham's involvement in the FA Cup third round.[67]

Milton Keynes Dons v Newport County

24 February 2024 35	Milton Keynes Dons	3–0	Newport County	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Kemp 12' Payne 23' Gilbey 29',  83' Tomlinson  88'	Report	Wildig  25' Morris  31' Evans  85'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,354 (512 away) Referee: Ben Atkinson

AFC Wimbledon v Milton Keynes Dons

2 March 2024 36	AFC Wimbledon	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	London (Wimbledon)
12:30 GMT	Little  28' Kelly  36' Bugiel  77' Reeves  85' O'Toole  90+2' Curtis 90+4',  90+5'	Report	Kelly  4' Wearne  29' Harvie  55' Lofthouse  56' Gilbey  65' Norman  87'	Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 8,182 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Note: Fixture was originally given a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward to 12:30.[68]

Mansfield Town v Milton Keynes Dons

5 March 2024 21[69]	Mansfield Town	1–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Mansfield
19:45 GMT	Akins 15' Quinn 15' Cargill  45+2' Boateng  85'	Report	Gilbey 20' Dennis  50', 54'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 7,414 (370 away) Referee: Lee Swabey
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 9 December, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[70]

Milton Keynes Dons v Salford City

9 March 2024 (2024-03-09) 37	Milton Keynes Dons	3–1	Salford City	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Lofthouse 27' Gilbey 31' Tezgel 45+7' Harrison  74' Bate  74'	Report	Smith 12',  54' McLennan  20' McAleny  71' Vassell  74' Lund  82'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,544 (187 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone

Grimsby Town v Milton Keynes Dons

12 March 2024 (2024-03-12) 38	Grimsby Town	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT	Gnahoua  10' Mullarkey  16' Obikwu 33' Holohan  44', 45+2' Hume  73' Thompson  90'	Report		Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,659 (153 away) Referee: Aaron Bannister

Milton Keynes Dons v Crewe Alexandra

16 March 2024 (2024-03-16) 39	Milton Keynes Dons	3–1	Crewe Alexandra	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Dennis 5', 22' Wearne 25' Bate  62' Kemp  70' Tomlinson  72'	Report	Nevitt 19' Turns  38' Cooney  72'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,661 (719 away) Referee: Paul Howard

Stockport County v Milton Keynes Dons

23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) 40	Stockport County	5–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Stockport
17:15 GMT	Camps 31' Madden 36' Kane  44' Olaofe 45+1' Lemonheigh-Evans 51' Byrne 90+5'	Report	Payne  39'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,727 (568 away) Referee: Marc Edwards
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled to kick-off at 15:00, but was moved back for live Sky Sports coverage.[71]

Milton Keynes Dons v Walsall

29 March 2024 (2024-03-29) 41	Milton Keynes Dons	5–0	Walsall	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Tezgel 28' Dean 59' (pen.), 78' Gilbey 62' Tomlinson 74'	Report	Gordon  68' Adegboyega  81'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 8,121 (1,513 away) Referee: Edward Duckworth

Notts County v Milton Keynes Dons

1 April 2024 (2024-04-01) 42	Notts County	3–3	Milton Keynes Dons	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Austin 45+4' Jatta 48' Langstaff  58' Nemane 90+1' Robertson  90+6'	Report	Dean 18' Bate  39' Norman  39' Harrison 64', 83' Harvie  90+7'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 10,439 (1,168 away) Referee: Scott Simpson

Forest Green Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

6 April 2024 (2024-04-06) 43	Forest Green Rovers	0–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Nailsworth
15:00 BST	Moore-Taylor  44' McCann  61'	Report	Dean 40' Gilbey 51' Tezgel  90+4'	Stadium: The Bolt New Lawn Attendance: 2,507 (571 away) Referee: Andy Davies

Milton Keynes Dons v Mansfield Town

13 April 2024 (2024-04-13) 44	Milton Keynes Dons	1–4	Mansfield Town	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Dean 13',  54' Gilbey  89' Harvie  90'	Report	Swan  27' Hewitt 30' Clarke  32' Keillor-Dunn 51', 90' Williams  69' Boateng  84' Lewis  88' Gale 90+2'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 11,212 (3,653 away) Referee: Ben Speedie

Harrogate Town v Milton Keynes Dons

20 April 2024 (2024-04-20) 45	Harrogate Town	3–5	Milton Keynes Dons	Harrogate
15:00 BST	Odoh 33' Thomson 45+2', 50'	Report	Gilbey 40' Dean 43' Wearne 52' Tezgel 80' Harrison 83'	Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 3,572 (573 away) Referee: David Webb

Milton Keynes Dons v Sutton United

27 April 2024 (2024-04-27) 46	Milton Keynes Dons	4–4	Sutton United	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Payne 14' Gilbey 41' Tezgel 60' O'Hora  67' Harrison 70',  90+6'	Report	Duke-McKenna 50', 75' Lakin 62' Eastmond  65' Hart  67' Smith 90+1'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 8,685 (860 away) Referee: Thomas Parsons

Play-offs

Main article: 2024 English Football League play-offs

The club finished the regular season in fourth place in the league table and met Crawley Town, the team that finished seventh, over two legs in the play-offs.^[72] The first leg took place at Broadfield Stadium with the second leg at Stadium MK.

The first leg was due to take place on 6 May, but was postponed until the following day due to a waterlogged pitch. As a result the second leg, originally scheduled for 9 May, was rescheduled to 11 May.^[73]

Crawley Town v Milton Keynes Dons

7 May 2024 (2024-05-07) Semi-final Leg 1	Crawley Town	3–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Crawley
19:30 BST	Kelly 5' Williams 45+1' Maguire  51' Darcy 65' Conroy  66' Gordon  90+3'	Report	Tomlinson  41' Bate  45' Harvie  57'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 5,564 (575 away) Referee: Ross Joyce
Note: Fixture live on Sky Sports

Milton Keynes Dons v Crawley Town

11 May 2024 (2024-05-11) Semi-final Leg 2	Milton Keynes Dons	1–5 (1–8 agg.)	Crawley Town	Milton Keynes
19:45 BST	Dean 45+1', 67',  90+5' Tucker  63' Williams  83'	Report	Williams 3',  61' Orsi 30', 48', 90+2' Lolos  40' Roles 80'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 10,053 (1,630 away) Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Note: Fixture live on Sky Sports

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

In the first round proper, the club were drawn away to Reading.^[74]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Reading v Milton Keynes Dons

4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) First round	Reading	3–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Reading
15:00 GMT	Ehibhatiomhan 3' Elliott  28' Hutchinson  49' Knibbs 64',  77' Wing 68'	Report	Gilbey 39' Dean 90+3',  90+4'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 4,325 (635 away) Referee: Thomas Kirk

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

The club were drawn at home to Wycombe Wanderers in the first round.^[75]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Milton Keynes Dons v Wycombe Wanderers

8 August 2023 (2023-08-08) First round	Milton Keynes Dons	0–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Milton Keynes
19:45 BST	Hunter  15' O'Hora  30'	Report	Tafazolli  37' Hanlan 73' Forino-Joseph 82'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 2,946 (635 away) Referee: James Bell

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

In the group stage draw, MK Dons were drawn into Southern Group F alongside Northampton Town, Oxford United and Chelsea U21s.^[76][77]

After topping the group, the club were drawn at home to Brighton & Hove Albion U21s in the Round of 32 draw.^[78]

Group stage

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Milton Keynes Dons	3	3	0	0	0	8	3	+5	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Oxford United	3	2	0	0	1	8	2	+6	6
3	ACA	Chelsea U21	3	0	1	0	2	3	11	−8	2
4	L1	Northampton Town	3	0	0	1	2	5	8	−3	1

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Milton Keynes Dons v Chelsea U21

29 August 2023 (2023-08-29) Group stage	Milton Keynes Dons	4–1	Chelsea U21	Milton Keynes
19:00 BST	Dennis 9' Scholtz  14' Leko 56',  68' Devoy  60' Hunter  66' Dean 70', 79'	Report	Morgan 32' McNeilly  82' Boniface  90+4'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 1,704 (284 away) Referee: Jacob Miles

Oxford United v Milton Keynes Dons

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) Group stage	Oxford United	0–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Oxford
19:00 BST	McEachran  49'	Report	Stewart  4' Tomlinson  39' Lewington  45' Payne 56' (pen.) Tripp  67' Harvie  69'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,588 (143 away) Referee: Alan Young

Milton Keynes Dons v Northampton Town

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) Group stage	Milton Keynes Dons	3–2	Northampton Town	Milton Keynes
19:00 GMT	Waller 56' Burns 64' Devoy 83'	Report	Simpson  28', 82' (pen.) Monthé 36' Hondermarck  85'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 1,648 (427 away) Referee: Sam Purkiss

Knockout stages

Milton Keynes Dons v Brighton & Hove Albion U21

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) Round of 32	Milton Keynes Dons	0–4	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	Milton Keynes
19:00 GMT	Devoy  78'	Report	Chouchane 50' (pen.) Knight 68' Duffus  72' McConville 89' Bashir 90+2'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 789 (55 away) Referee: Neil Hair

Club statistics

Goalscorers

Correct as of match played on 11 May 2024

Note: The list is sorted by surname when total goals are equal.

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	League Two	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Play-offs	Total
1	18	FW	Max Dean	15	1	0	2	1	19
2	8	MF	Alex Gilbey	13	1	0	0	0	14
3	9	FW	Ellis Harrison	8	0	0	0	0	8
4	11	MF	Jack Payne	6	0	0	1	0	7
	14	DF	Joe Tomlinson	7	0	0	0	0
6	30	FW	Matthew Dennis	4	0	0	1	0	5
	10	FW	Mohamed Eisa	5	0	0	0	0
8	7	FW	Jonathan Leko	3	0	0	1	0	4
	22	FW	Emre Tezgel	4	0	0	0	0
	24	MF	Stephen Wearne	4	0	0	0	0
11	21	DF	Daniel Harvie	3	0	0	0	0	3
	27	FW	Dan Kemp	3	0	0	0	0
	5	DF	Warren O'Hora	3	0	0	0	0
14	20	MF	Darragh Burns	0	0	0	1	0	1
	28	MF	Dawson Devoy	0	0	0	1	0
	29	DF	Kyran Lofthouse	1	0	0	0	0
	35	DF	Charlie Waller	0	0	0	1	0
	6	MF	MJ Williams	1	0	0	0	0
Own goals				3	0	0	0	0	3
Totals				83	2	0	8	1	94

Home attendances

Correct as of match played on 11 May 2024

Note: The list omits the FA Cup as the club did not play a home match in the competition.

Competition	Total	Matches	Highest	Lowest	Average
League Two	157,673	23	11,282	4,962	6,855
EFL Cup	2,946	1	2,946		2,946
EFL Trophy	4,141	3	1,704	789	1,380
Play-offs	10,053	1	10,053		10,053
Totals	174,813	28			6,243

Awards

Recipient	Award	Month	Ref
Graham Alexander	EFL League Two Manager of the Month	August	[79]
Max Dean	EFL Young Player of the Month	October	[80]
Mike Williamson	EFL League Two Manager of the Month	December	[81]
Dean Lewington	EFL League Two Player of the Month
Callum Tripp	EFL League Two Apprentice of the Season	n/a	[82]
Alex Gilbey	EFL League Two Goal of the Month	March	[83]