2024–25 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

The 2024–25 season was 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
Chairman	Pete Winkelman[1] (until 9 August) Fahad Al-Ghanim[1] (from 9 August)
Head Coach	Mike Williamson (until 19 September)[2] Dean Lewington (interim, from 19 Sep until 25 Sep)[2] Scott Lindsey (from 25 September to 2 March)[3][4] Ben Gladwin (interim, from 3 March to 15 April)[5] Paul Warne (from 15 April)[6]
Stadium	Stadium MK
League Two	19th
FA Cup	First round (eliminated by AFC Wimbledon)
EFL Cup	First round (eliminated by Watford)
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Alex Gilbey (11) All: Alex Gilbey (11)
Highest home attendance	10,419 vs AFC Wimbledon (3 November 2024, FA Cup R1)
Lowest home attendance	1,127 vs Leyton Orient (12 November 2024, EFL Trophy GS)
Average home league attendance	7,025
Biggest win	5–1 vs Harrogate Town (A) (1 October 2024, League Two)
Biggest defeat	5–0 vs Watford (A) (13 August 2024, EFL Cup R1)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 3 May 2025.

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

Ownership changes

On 9 August 2024, it was announced that a Kuwait-based consortium, led by Fahad Al Ghanim, had taken over ownership of the club from previous chairman Pete Winkelman.^[1]

Managerial changes

On 19 September 2024, it was announced that head coach Mike Williamson had left the club to take up the vacant managerial position at fellow League Two side Carlisle United. Club captain Dean Lewington was placed in charge of the team on an interim basis.^[2]

On 25 September 2024, Scott Lindsey was announced as the club's new Head Coach. He was most recently the manager of League One side Crawley Town.^[3]
However, on 2 March 2025, Lindsey was sacked after a run of six league games without a win after just five months in charge.^[4] The following day, former MK Dons midfielder Ben Gladwin, a current First Team Coach, was named as interim Head Coach.^[5]

On 15 April 2025, Paul Warne was announced as the club's new Head Coach. He was most recently the manager of EFL Championship side Derby County.^[6]

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Ref
18 June 2024	CM	Tommy Leigh (ENG)	Accrington Stanley (ENG)	Undisclosed	[7]
1 July 2024[a]	AM	Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (WAL)	Stockport County (ENG)	Free	[8]
1 July 2024[b]	CB	Laurence Maguire (ENG)	Chesterfield (ENG)	Free	[9]
1 July 2024[c]	CB	Luke Offord (ENG)	Crewe Alexandra (ENG)	Free	[10]
1 July 2024[d]	CM	Joe Pritchard (ENG)	Accrington Stanley (ENG)	Free	[11]
1 July 2024[e]	CB	Sam Sherring (ENG)	Northampton Town (ENG)	Free	[12]
4 July 2024	CM	Liam Kelly (IRL)	Crawley Town (ENG)	Undisclosed	[13]
5 July 2024	CM	Tom Carroll (ENG)	Exeter City (ENG)	Free	[14]
12 July 2024	CF	Callum Hendry (SCO)	Salford City (ENG)	Undisclosed	[15]
9 August 2024	RW	Aaron Nemane (FRA)	Notts County (ENG)	Undisclosed	[16]
30 August 2024	CM	Kane Thompson-Sommers (ENG)	FC Halifax Town (ENG)	Undisclosed	[17]
4 October 2024	CF	Scott Hogan (IRL)	Free agent	Free	[18]
9 January 2025	DM	Jay Williams (SKN)	Crawley Town (ENG)	Undisclosed	[19]
14 January 2025	AM	Daniel Crowley (ENG)	Notts County (ENG)	Undisclosed	[20]
24 January 2025	CB	Nathan Thompson (ENG)	Stevenage (ENG)	Undisclosed	[21]
31 January 2025	CB	Jack Sanders (ENG)	St Johnstone (SCO)	Undisclosed	[22]
3 February 2025	GK	Connal Trueman (ENG)	Millwall (ENG)	Undisclosed	[23]

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
3 July 2024	LB	Daniel Harvie (SCO)	Wycombe Wanderers (ENG)	Undisclosed	[24]
12 July 2024	CF	Max Dean (ENG)	KAA Gent (BEL)	€2,000,000	[25][26]
15 July 2024	CM	Dawson Devoy (IRL)	Bohemian (IRL)	Undisclosed	[27]
9 August 2024	CM	Conor Grant (IRL)	Notts County (ENG)	Undisclosed	[28]
10 January 2025	CM	Tommy Leigh (ENG)	Bradford City (ENG)	Undisclosed	[29]
13 January 2025	AM	Stephen Wearne (ENG)	Carlisle United (ENG)	Undisclosed	[30]
14 January 2025	LM	Brooklyn Ilunga (ENG)	Bromley (ENG)	Undisclosed	[31]
23 January 2025	DM	MJ Williams (WAL)	Barrow (ENG)	Undisclosed	[32]
26 January 2025	RM	Darragh Burns (IRL)	Grimsby Town (ENG)	Undisclosed	[33]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	From	Date until	Ref
24 July 2024	GK	Tom McGill (CAN)	Brighton & Hove Albion (ENG)	3 February 2025[a]	[35]
2 August 2024	CB	Nico Lawrence (ENG)	Southampton (ENG)	End of Season	[36]
30 August 2024	CF	Sonny Finch (ENG)	Middlesbrough (ENG)	2 January 2025[b]	[38]
	AM	Joe White (ENG)	Newcastle United (ENG)	End of Season	[39]
16 January 2025	AM	Tommi O'Reilly (ENG)	Aston Villa (ENG)	End of Season	[40]
3 February 2025	LB	Travis Patterson (ENG)	Aston Villa (ENG)	End of Season	[41]
4 February 2025	CF	Danilo Orsi (ENG)	Burton Albion (ENG)	End of Season	[42]

1. On 3 February, McGill was recalled back to Brighton^[34]
2. On 2 January, Finch was recalled back to Middlesbrough^[37]

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
1 August 2024	CB	Charlie Waller (ENG)	Sutton United (ENG)	2 January 2025	[43]
7 August 2024	CM	Keon Lewis-Burgess (ENG)	Banbury United (ENG)	8 September 2024	[44]
16 August 2024	GK	Seb Stacey (ENG)	Potters Bar Town (ENG)	16 September 2024	[45]
	RB	Albert Wood (ENG)			[46]
21 August 2024	RB	Phoenix Scholtz (NIR)	AFC Dunstable (ENG)	18 September 2024	[47]
26 September 2024	GK	Seb Stacey (ENG)	AFC Dunstable (ENG)	31 October 2024	[48]
30 October 2024	CF	Matthew Dennis (ENG)	Rochdale (ENG)	2 January 2025	[49]
15 November 2024	GK	Seb Stacey (ENG)	Hitchin Town (ENG)	13 December 2024	[50]
	GK	Nathan Harness (ENG)	Wealdstone (ENG)	13 December 2024	[51]
	CM	Keon Lewis-Burgess (ENG)	AFC Dunstable (ENG)	TBA	[52]
	RB	Albert Wood (ENG)
16 November 2024	CF	Chase Medwynter (ENG)	Banbury United (ENG)	15 December 2024	[53]
19 November 2024	CB	Charlie Stirland (ENG)	Oxford City (ENG)	17 December 2024	[54]
15 January 2025	GK	Nathan Harness (ENG)	Southend United (ENG)	12 February 2025	[55]
21 January 2025	RM	Callum Tripp (ENG)	Gateshead (ENG)	24 February 2025	[56][57]
23 January 2025	CB	Jack Tucker (ENG)	Colchester United (ENG)	End of Season	[58]
3 February 2025	CF	Ellis Harrison (WAL)	Walsall (ENG)	End of Season	[59]
21 February 2025	CB	Charlie Stirland (ENG)	Darlington (ENG)	End of Season[a]	[61]

1. On 28 March, Stirland's loan at Darlington was extended until the end of season^[60]

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Pos	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref
30 June 2024	GK	Michael Kelly (IRL)	Accrington Stanley (ENG)	1 July 2024	[62][63]
	RW	Dan Kemp (ENG)	Stevenage (ENG)	1 July 2024	[62][64]
	RB	Cameron Norman (ENG)	Tranmere Rovers (ENG)	1 July 2024	[65]
	CB	Warren O'Hora (IRL)	Hibernian (SCO)	1 July 2024	[62][66]
	CM	Ethan Robson (ENG)	Carlisle United (ENG)	1 July 2024	[62][67]
	CF	Mohamed Eisa (SUD)	Nassaji Mazandaran (IRN)	18 September 2024	[62][68]
3 February 2025	CM	Joe Pritchard (ENG)	Oldham Athletic (ENG)	4 February 2025	[69][70]
	CF	Matthew Dennis (ENG)	Carlisle United (ENG)	11 February 2025	[71][72]
	CM	Tom Carroll (ENG)	Reading (ENG)	3 March 2025	[73][74]

Pre-season and friendlies

The club's full pre-season schedule was announced on 5 June 2024.^[75] They began with three away friendlies against non league opposition, facing Barnet, Chelmsford City and Wealdstone. The club then played two home friendlies, hosting EFL Championship sides Portsmouth and Plymouth Argyle at Stadium MK.

For the second consecutive season, the club travelled to Germany for pre-season training and also played a friendly against local opposition, taking on 3. Liga side Hannover 96 II.^[76]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Barnet v Milton Keynes Dons

12 July 2024 Friendly	Barnet	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Dunstable
19:45 BST	Wilkinson 66' Clifford 77'	Report	Dennis 61'	Stadium: Creasey Park

Hannover 96 II v Milton Keynes Dons

20 July 2024 Friendly	Hannover 96 II	1–4	Milton Keynes Dons	Hanover, Germany
14:00 BST	31' (pen.)	Report	Dennis 57', 77' (pen.) Sherring 64' Waller 90'	Stadium: Eilenriedestadion Attendance: Behind closed doors

Chelmsford City v Milton Keynes Dons

24 July 2024 Friendly	Chelmsford City	0–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Chelmsford
19:45 BST		Report	Dennis 49'	Stadium: Melbourne Community Stadium Attendance: 259

Wealdstone v Milton Keynes Dons

27 July 2024 Friendly	Wealdstone	1–3	Milton Keynes Dons	London (Ruislip)
15:00 BST	Boldewijn 68'	Report	Wearne 12' Tomlinson 16' Dennis 81'	Stadium: Grosvenor Vale Attendance: 434

Milton Keynes Dons v Portsmouth

30 July 2024 Friendly	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Portsmouth	Denbigh
19:30 BST	Leigh 61'	Report	Murphy 3'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 2,317 (647 away)

Milton Keynes Dons v Plymouth Argyle

3 August 2024 Friendly	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Denbigh
15:00 BST		Report	Hardie 69'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 2,682 (601 away)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League Two	10 August 2024	3 May 2025	Matchday 1	19th	46	14	10	22	52	66	−14	030.43
FA Cup	3 November 2024		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
EFL Cup	13 August 2024		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
EFL Trophy	17 September 2024	12 November 2024	Group stage	Group stage	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	000.00
Total					51	14	11	26	56	80	−24	027.45

Last updated: 3 May 2025
Source: Soccerway

EFL League Two

Main article: 2024–25 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
17	Gillingham	46	14	16	16	41	46	−5	58
18	Harrogate Town	46	14	11	21	43	61	−18	53
19	Milton Keynes Dons	46	14	10	22	52	66	−14	52
20	Tranmere Rovers	46	12	15	19	45	65	−20	51
21	Accrington Stanley	46	12	14	20	53	69	−16	50

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^[77]

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	14	10	22	52	66	−14	52	8	6	9	25	25	0	6	4	13	27	41	−14

Last updated: 3 May 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	18	20	21	22	23	24	25	27	171	28	29	30	31	192	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	263	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	D	D
Position	16	23	15	19	14	20	19	19	14	13	15	13	12	8	6	5	3	8	9	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	14	15	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	19	19	19	18	18	19
Points	0	0	3	3	6	6	7	8	11	12	12	15	18	21	24	27	30	30	30	30	31	34	34	34	34	35	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	42	42	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	51	52

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2025. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 17 (vs. Fleetwood Town) was postponed due to poor conditions caused by Storm Bert.
• ² Matchday 19 (vs. Barrow) was postponed due to poor conditions caused by Storm Darragh.
• ³ Matchday 26 (vs. Carlisle United) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.^[78] The club will begin the season at home to Bradford City on 10 August with the final game of the regular season being away at Swindon Town on 3 May.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Milton Keynes Dons v Bradford City

10 August 2024 1	Milton Keynes Dons	1–2	Bradford City	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Offord  6' Gilbey 20'	Report	Pattison 3' Sherring 5' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,561 (1,726 away) Referee: Tom Reeves
Note: Fixture live on Sky Sports.[79]

Colchester United v Milton Keynes Dons

17 August 2024 2	Colchester United	2–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Colchester
15:00 BST	Flanagan  69' Read 81' Tovide  84' Payne 90+4'	Report	Offord  15' Tucker  27' Gilbey  75'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 4,521 (494 away) Referee: Jacob Miles

Milton Keynes Dons v Carlisle United

24 August 2024 3	Milton Keynes Dons	3–0	Carlisle United	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Hendry 18' Gilbey 31' Wearne  38' Nemane  75' Tomlinson 90+2' Tripp  90+8'	Report		Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,399 (734 away) Referee: Farai Hallam

Salford City v Milton Keynes Dons

2 September 2024 4	Salford City	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Salford
20:00 BST	Okoronkwo 42' Edwards  60'	Report		Stadium: Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 2,227 (231 away) Referee: Ben Speedie
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 31 August at 15:00, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[80]

Milton Keynes Dons v Walsall

7 September 2024 5	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Walsall	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Hendry 18',  68'		Weir  13' Jellis  63'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,547 (813 away) Referee: James Oldham

AFC Wimbledon v Milton Keynes Dons

14 September 2024 6	AFC Wimbledon	3–0	Milton Keynes Dons	London (Wimbledon)
12:30 BST	Hippolyte 11' Maycock 90', 90+7'			Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 7,921 (705 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale
Note: Fixture was originally given a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward to 12:30 for live Sky Sports coverage.[80]

Milton Keynes Dons v Doncaster Rovers

21 September 2024 7	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Harrison 34',  52' Nemane  36' Gilbey  90+3'	Report	Clifton  3'  10' Yeboah  66' Anderson 82'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,838 (1,065 away) Referee: Simon Mather

Bromley v Milton Keynes Dons

28 September 2024 8	Bromley	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	London (Bromley)
15:00 BST	Cheek 23' Grant  45+2'	Report	Tomlinson 8' Leigh  53'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 3,522 (420 away) Referee: Lee Swabey

Harrogate Town v Milton Keynes Dons

1 October 2024 9	Harrogate Town	1–5	Milton Keynes Dons	Harrogate
19:45 BST	Offord 73' (o.g.)	Report	Leigh 35' White 45+2' Gilbey 45+4' Lemonheigh-Evans 88' Finch 90'	Stadium: Exercise Stadium Attendance: 1,694 (138 away) Referee: Aaron Bannister

Milton Keynes Dons v Tranmere Rovers

5 October 2024 10	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Denbigh
15:00 BST	White 23' Lemonheigh-Evans  33' Nemane  59'		Patrick  68' Hendry 90+1'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,047 (452 away) Referee: Craig Hicks

Milton Keynes Dons v Port Vale

12 October 2024 11	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Port Vale	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Maguire  70'	Report	Debrah  36' Hackford 77' Richards  89' Stockley  90+3'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,855 (1,050 away) Referee: David Rock

Morecambe v Milton Keynes Dons

19 October 2024 12	Morecambe	1–3	Milton Keynes Dons	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Stott 44'	Report	Tomlinson 2' (pen.) Maguire  7' Hogan 22' Kelly 49' Offord  69' Williams  79'	Stadium: Mazuma Mobile Stadium Attendance: 3,448 (250 away) Referee: Will Finnie

Milton Keynes Dons v Accrington Stanley

22 October 2024 13	Milton Keynes Dons	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Denbigh
19:45 BST	Gilbey 1',  43' Tomlinson 58',  72' Lewington  73' Offord  86'	Report	Whalley  35' Coyle  52' Woods 67' Batty  72' Love  81' Rawson  82' Hunter  90+3'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 5,084 (79 away) Referee: Ross Martin

Grimsby Town v Milton Keynes Dons

26 October 2024 14	Grimsby Town	1–3	Milton Keynes Dons	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Rose 16' Warren  88' Hume  90+2'	Report	Gilbey 49',  65' Hogan 53' Lemonheigh-Evans  90+1', 90+5' Harrison  90+4'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,853 (303 away) Referee: Scott Oldham

Milton Keynes Dons v Swindon Town

9 November 2024 15	Milton Keynes Dons	3–1	Swindon Town	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	Thompson-Sommers 45+4' Williams 57' Gilbey 64' Hendry  86'	Report	Smith 1',  62'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,407 (1,242 away) Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

Milton Keynes Dons v Cheltenham Town

16 November 2024 16	Milton Keynes Dons	3–2	Cheltenham Town	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	Gilbey 22' Thompson-Sommers  34' Harrison 75' Maguire 86'	Report	Young 6' Miller 13'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,333 (458 away) Referee: Jacob Miles

Milton Keynes Dons v Chesterfield

3 December 2024 18	Milton Keynes Dons	3–0	Chesterfield	Denbigh
19:45 GMT	Hogan 1' Gilbey 26', 82' Wearne  61'	Report	Oldaker  13'  24' Araujo  31' Gordon  84'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 5,903 (916 away) Referee: Carl Brook

Milton Keynes Dons v Gillingham

14 December 2024 20	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Gillingham	Denbigh
15:00 GMT		Report	Rowe  27' Ehmer  37' McKenzie 59',  90'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,191 (1,009 away) Referee: Dale Baines

Newport County v Milton Keynes Dons

21 December 2024 21	Newport County	6–3	Milton Keynes Dons	Newport
15:00 GMT	Morris 12', 16', 36' (pen.) Kamwa 23', 47', 81',  79'	Report	Nemane  34' Offord 45+3', 75' White 71',  72' Maguire  79'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,887 (411 away) Referee: Simon Mather

Milton Keynes Dons v Notts County

26 December 2024 22	Milton Keynes Dons	0–2	Notts County	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	Kelly  9' White  18'	Report	Austin  39' Abbott 57' Crowley 71' Palmer  82' Bass  87'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 9,249 (1,684 away) Referee: Scott Tallis

Milton Keynes Dons v Crewe Alexandra

29 December 2024 23	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	White 9' Sherring  49' Gilbey  75' Hogan  82'	Report	Knight-Lebel 55',  88' Conway  62'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,508 (611 away) Referee: Greg Rollason

Chesterfield v Milton Keynes Dons

1 January 2025 24	Chesterfield	1–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Dobra  45+2' Mandeville  51' Oldaker 76' Colclough  90+4'	Report	Harrison  14' Hendry 18' White 44' Offord  58' Nemane  75' Sherring  90+1'	Stadium: SMH Group Stadium Attendance: 9,119 (584 away) Referee: Elliot Bell

Milton Keynes Dons v Salford City

4 January 2025 25	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Salford City	Denbigh
15:00 GMT		Report	Adelakun 35' Ashley  50' Tilt  52' Watson  69' Shephard  78'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 5,934 (117 away) Referee: Matthew Russell

Walsall v Milton Keynes Dons

18 January 2025 27	Walsall	4–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Adomah  26', 81' Barrett  28' Okagbue 32',  49' Gordon 46' Jellis  58' Williams 67'	Report	Hogan 14' Williams  23' Offord  80' Thompson-Sommers 85'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,144 (733 away) Referee: Scott Oldham

Fleetwood Town v Milton Keynes Dons

21 January 2025 17[81]	Fleetwood Town	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Fleetwood
19:45 GMT	Bonds  14' Broom 33' Coughlan  42' Sarpong-Wiredu  45+2' Rooney 68',  83'	Report	White  14' O'Reilly 81' Hendry  90+6'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Thomas Parsons
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 November, but was postponed due to poor conditions caused by Storm Bert.[82]

Milton Keynes Dons v AFC Wimbledon

25 January 2025 28	Milton Keynes Dons	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Denbigh
12:30 GMT	Williams  26'	Report	Smith  75' Browne  79'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,693 (1,228 away) Referee: Craig Hicks
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved on policing request.[83]

Milton Keynes Dons v Harrogate Town

28 January 2025 29	Milton Keynes Dons	2–1	Harrogate Town	Denbigh
19:45 GMT	Thompson  18' White 27',  70' Waller  40' Gilbey  68', 90+4'	Report	Morris  29' Sutton  54' Asare 90+2' Hill  90+5'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 5,101 (103 away) Referee: Lee Swabey

Doncaster Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

1 February 2025 30	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Ironside 31' Street 73'	Report	Hogan 58' Sanders  70' Hendry  76' Tomlinson  84'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 6,871 (355 away) Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle

Milton Keynes Dons v Bromley

8 February 2025 31	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Bromley	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	Tomlinson  28' Lemonheigh-Evans  31' Crowley  51' Williams  78' O'Reilly  90+9'	Report	Mayor  47' Cheek 51' Thompson 60'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,972 (596 away) Referee: James Durkin

Barrow v Milton Keynes Dons

11 February 2025 19[84]	Barrow	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT	Spence 10' Foley  41' Cameron 62'	Report	Hogan 8' Lemonheigh-Evans  34' Hendry  46'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,783 (136 away) Referee: Simon Mather
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 7 December, but was postponed due to poor conditions caused by Storm Darragh.[85]

Tranmere Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

15 February 2025 32	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Norris 79' (pen.)	Report	Orsi 32',  64' Williams  61' Patterson  75'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,699 (270 away) Referee: Stephen Parkinson

Bradford City v Milton Keynes Dons

22 February 2025 33	Bradford City	2–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Sarcevic 11', 60' Adaramola  39' Khela  50' Crichlow  68'	Report	Patterson  37'	Stadium: University of Bradford Stadium Attendance: 17,666 (314 away) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Milton Keynes Dons v Colchester United

1 March 2025 34	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Colchester United	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	White  28' Gilbey  87' Hendry  90+3'	Report	Gordon  28' Payne 87' (pen.) Simpson  90+2'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 8,002 (1,330 away) Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Accrington Stanley v Milton Keynes Dons

4 March 2025 35	Accrington Stanley	2–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Accrington
19:45 GMT	Walton 24',  90+6' O'Brien-Whitmarsh 39' Quirk  89'	Report	Patterson  59' Lawrence  62' Offord  90+6'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,596 (97 away) Referee: Gareth Rhodes

Milton Keynes Dons v Morecambe

8 March 2025 36	Milton Keynes Dons	2–1	Morecambe	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	Trueman  36' Offord 42' Lemonheigh-Evans  50' Orsi 64' Lawrence  90+2'	Report	Taylor  19' Angol 37' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 5,718 (115 away) Referee: Martin Woods

Port Vale v Milton Keynes Dons

15 March 2025 37	Port Vale	3–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Tolaj 27' Stockley 53' Garrity 90+8'	Report	O'Reilly  55' Crowley  90'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,773 (294 away) Referee: Michael Barlow

Cheltenham Town v Milton Keynes Dons

22 March 2025 38	Cheltenham Town	0–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Jude-Boyd  87'	Report	Sanders 9'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,283 (388 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Carlisle United v Milton Keynes Dons

25 March 2025 26[86]	Carlisle United	2–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Carlisle
19:45 GMT	Vela  3' Dennis 26' Harris 45+4'	Report	Tomlinson 6' Nemane  8' Gilbey 37'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,739 (134 away) Referee: Ben Speedie
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 11 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[87]

Milton Keynes Dons v Fleetwood Town

29 March 2025 39	Milton Keynes Dons	2–4	Fleetwood Town	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	Orsi 27' Hogan 84'	Report	Neal  16' Virtue 45' Bolton 49' Marsh 60' Rooney  66' Devonport 71'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,273 (138 away) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Notts County v Milton Keynes Dons

2 April 2025 40	Notts County	3–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Nottingham
19:45 BST	McGoldrick 47' Palmer  52' Tsaroulla 54' Jarvis 74' Edwards  87'	Report	Thompson-Sommers  34' Gilbey  81'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 8,920 (265 away) Referee: Alan Young
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 1 April, but was moved due to the Premier League fixture between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United taking place on the same date.[88]

Milton Keynes Dons v Barrow

5 April 2025 41	Milton Keynes Dons	0–3	Barrow	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Offord  59' O'Reilly  77' Leko  89'	Report	Pressley 16', 57' Smith 90+4'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,585 (168 away) Referee: Jamie O'Connor

Gillingham v Milton Keynes Dons

12 April 2025 42	Gillingham	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Gbode  65' Dack 90+5'	Report	Offord  34' Sanders  64' Gilbey  81' Thompson-Sommers  84'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,080 (208 away) Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis

Milton Keynes Dons v Newport County

18 April 2025 43	Milton Keynes Dons	0–0	Newport County	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Thompson-Sommers  23' Maguire  39' Lemonheigh-Evans  43' O'Reilly  45+1'	Report	Baker-Richardson  50' Hudlin  89'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 8,135 (361 away) Referee: Abigail Byrne

Crewe Alexandra v Milton Keynes Dons

21 April 2025 44	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Crewe
15:00 BST	Thomas  43'	Report	Hogan 28' Offord  39' Nemane  50'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,954 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Milton Keynes Dons v Grimsby Town

26 April 2025 45	Milton Keynes Dons	0–0	Grimsby Town	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Hendry  85'	Report		Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 10,244 (2,091 away) Referee: Adam Herczeg

Swindon Town v Milton Keynes Dons

3 May 2025 46	Swindon Town	0–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Swindon
15:00 BST	Smith  24'	Report	Sanders  16' Hendry  68'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,503 (791 away) Referee: Declan Bourne

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

The draw for the first round proper took place on 14 October, with the club being drawn at home to fellow League Two side AFC Wimbledon.^[89]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Milton Keynes Dons v AFC Wimbledon

3 November 2024 First round	Milton Keynes Dons	0–2	AFC Wimbledon	Denbigh
12:30 GMT	Hogan  30' Lemonheigh-Evans  38'  71' Thompson-Sommers  57' Harrison  90+2' Gilbey  90+5'	Report	Neufville  12' Stevens 44',  73' Bugiel 51' Hippolyte  67' Lewis  90+1'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 10,419 (1,855 away) Referee: Matthew Corlett

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.^[90]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Watford v Milton Keynes Dons

13 August 2024 First round	Watford	5–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Watford
19:45 BST	Pollock 24' Ince 45+1', 67', 74' Baah 64' Sierralta  70'	Report	Williams  90'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,885 Referee: Lewis Smith

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.^[91][92]

Group stage

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Colchester United	3	2	0	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Leyton Orient	3	1	1	0	1	5	4	+1	5
3	ACA	Arsenal U21	3	1	0	1	1	4	6	−2	4
4	L2	Milton Keynes Dons	3	0	1	0	2	4	7	−3	2

Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Colchester United v Milton Keynes Dons

17 September 2024 Group stage	Colchester United	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Colchester
19:45 BST	Kelleher  27', 54' McDonnell  35' Scully 41' (pen.) Bendle  77' Hunt  79'	Report	Wearne 34'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 1,148 (45 away) Referee: Scott Tallis

Milton Keynes Dons v Arsenal U21

8 October 2024 Group stage	Milton Keynes Dons	2–2 (3–1 p)	Arsenal U21	Denbigh
19:00 BST	Harrison 26', 32' Leigh  84'	Report	Annous 30' Butler-Oyedeji 36'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 2,427 (596 away) Referee: Matthew Russell
	Penalties
	Lewington Williams Carroll Leigh		Rosiak Oulad M'Hand Dudziak Kacurri

Milton Keynes Dons v Leyton Orient

12 November 2024 Group stage	Milton Keynes Dons	1–3	Leyton Orient	Denbigh
19:00 GMT	Hendry  23', 33' Lewington  38' Wood  79'	Report	Kelman 6' Perkins 21' James  25' Obiero  45' Happe  49' Cooper  76' Agyei 90+3'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 1,127 (193 away) Referee: Thomas Parsons

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 3 May 2025

Players with no appearances are not included in the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Connal Trueman	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Dean Lewington (captain)	11	0	2+4	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
4	DF	ENG	Jack Tucker	12	0	7+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	2	0
5	DF	ENG	Sam Sherring	13	0	9+1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
6	DF	ENG	Nathan Thompson	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	ENG	Jonathan Leko	9	0	2+7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Alex Gilbey	44	11	42	11	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
9	FW	WAL	Ellis Harrison	24	4	3+16	2	0+1	0	1	0	2+1	2
10	MF	IRL	Liam Kelly	39	1	32+6	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF	ENG	Daniel Crowley	18	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	GK	ENG	Nathan Harness	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
14	DF	ENG	Joe Tomlinson	43	5	38+2	5	1	0	1	0	1	0
15	GK	SCO	Craig MacGillivray	10	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
16	MF	FRA	Aaron Nemane	42	0	36+4	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
17	DF	ENG	Luke Offord	44	3	42	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
18	MF	ENG	Tommi O'Reilly	16	1	3+13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	ENG	Kane Thompson-Sommers	23	2	11+11	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	ENG	Danilo Orsi	18	3	10+8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW	SCO	Callum Hendry	32	4	15+14	3	0+1	0	1	0	1	1
23	DF	ENG	Laurence Maguire	30	1	29+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	WAL	Connor Lemonheigh-Evans	37	2	29+5	2	1	0	0	0	1+1	0
26	DF	ENG	Nico Lawrence	22	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	ENG	Joe White	35	6	23+11	6	0	0	0	0	1	0
29	FW	IRL	Scott Hogan	34	8	25+8	8	1	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	ENG	Jack Sanders	13	1	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	ENG	Damerai Singh-Hurditt	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
34	MF	ENG	Callum Tripp	9	0	5+2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
35	DF	ENG	Charlie Waller	8	0	4+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	ENG	Charlie Stirland	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
37	DF	ENG	Albert Wood	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
38	MF	ENG	Keon Lewis-Burgess	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
40	MF	ENG	Rian Silver	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
42	MF	SKN	Jay Williams	10	0	9+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	FW	ENG	Chase Medwynter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
50	FW	ENG	Michael Brammeld	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
66	DF	ENG	Travis Patterson	7	0	4+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season:
1	GK	CAN	Tom McGill	25	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW	ENG	Sonny Finch	8	1	0+6	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
2	MF	ENG	Joe Pritchard	7	0	3+1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
6	MF	WAL	MJ Williams	17	1	4+9	1	0+1	0	1	0	2	0
11	MF	ENG	Stephen Wearne	14	1	9+2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	1	1
18	MF	ENG	Tommy Leigh	17	1	7+5	1	1	0	1	0	1+2	0
21	MF	ENG	Brooklyn Ilunga	6	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
28	MF	ENG	Tom Carroll	16	0	3+11	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
30	FW	ENG	Matthew Dennis	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Disciplinary record

As of match played 3 May 2025

List is sorted by squad number when total number of cards are equal
Players with no cards are not included in the list

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	League Two			FA Cup			EFL Cup			EFL Trophy			Total
8	MF		Alex Gilbey	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
17	DF		Luke Offord	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
22	FW		Callum Hendry	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	1
16	MF		Aaron Nemane	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
24	MF		Connor Lemonheigh-Evans	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0
20	MF		Kane Thompson-Sommers	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
27	MF		Joe White	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
9	FW		Ellis Harrison	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
18	MF		Tommi O'Reilly	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
23	DF		Laurence Maguire	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
42	MF		Jay Williams	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
14	DF		Joe Tomlinson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
32	DF		Jack Sanders	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
66	DF		Travis Patterson	3	0	0	O	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
3	DF		Dean Lewington	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
5	DF		Sam Sherring	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
6	MF		MJ Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
11	MF		Daniel Crowley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
11	MF		Stephen Wearne	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18	MF		Tommy Leigh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
26	DF		Nico Lawrence	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
29	FW		Scott Hogan	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1	GK		Connal Trueman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4	DF		Jack Tucker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
6	DF		Nathan Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
7	FW		Jonathan Leko	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	MF		Liam Kelly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
21	FW		Danilo Orsi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
34	MF		Callum Tripp	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
35	DF		Charlie Waller	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
37	DF		Albert Wood	0	0	0	O	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Totals				91	0	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	100	1	2

Awards

Recipient	Award	Month	Ref
Alex Gilbey	EFL League Two Player of the Month	November	[93]
Scott Hogan	EFL League Two Goal of the Month	March	[94]