2015–16 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

Milton Keynes Dons
2015–16 season
Chairman Pete Winkelman
Manager Karl Robinson
Stadium Stadium mk
Championship 20th
League Cup Third round
(eliminated by Southampton)
Top goalscorer League: Carl Baker (2)
All: Carl Baker (4)
Highest home attendance 19,284 vs Leeds United
(19 Sep 15, Championship)
Lowest home attendance 5,444 vs Leyton Orient
(11 Aug 15, League Cup)

The 2015–16 season will be Milton Keynes Dons's first season in the Championship, after gaining promotion the previous season, in their twelve years since renaming.[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CF Wales Simon Church Charlton Athletic Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 GK United States Cody Cropper Southampton Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 CF England Dale Jennings Barnsley Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 LB Wales Joe Walsh Crawley Town Undisclosed [3]
17 July 2015 AM Peru Cristian Benavente Real Madrid Castilla Free transfer [4]
30 July 2015 CB England Matthew Upson Leicester City Free transfer [5]
31 July 2015 CM Spain Sergio Aguza Real Madrid Castilla Free transfer [6]
22 September 2015 CF England Nicky Maynard Cardiff City Free transfer [7]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 GK Republic of Ireland Ian McLoughlin Free Agent Released [8]
1 July 2015 MF England Will Summerfield Free Agent Released [8]
3 July 2015 RW England Danny Green Luton Town [lower-alpha 1] Free transfer [10]
25 August 2015 DF England Tom Flanagan Burton Albion Free transfer [11]
  1. Following Green's release on 3 July 2015, he joined Luton Town a day later.[9]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
28 July 2015 CF England Robert Hall Bolton Wanderers End of season [12]
29 July 2015 CF England Sam Gallagher Southampton End of season [13][lower-alpha 1]
19 August 2015 DM Uruguay Diego Poyet West Ham United End of season [15][lower-alpha 2]
21 August 2015 LW England Josh Murphy Norwich City End of season [17]
22 September 2015 CM England Jake Forster-Caskey Brighton & Hove Albion 24 October 2015 [18][lower-alpha 3]
  1. Gallagher was recalled to Southampton on the 6 January 2016.[14]
  2. On the 2 January 2016 it was announced that Poyet would be returning to West Ham as he was not getting enough playing time.[16]
  3. Forster-Caskey returned for a second loan spell on the 8 January 2016 for the rest of the season.[19]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
1 July 2015 RB England George Baldock Oxford United End of season [20]
6 August 2015 CB England Harry Hickford Chelmsford City 1 October 2015 [21]
7 August 2015 SS England Tom Hitchcock Stevenage 11 October 2015 [22][lower-alpha 1]
12 August 2015 CF England Kabongo Tshimanga Corby Town 8 November 2015 [24][lower-alpha 2]
22 September 2015 CB England Harry Hickford Torquay United 24 October 2015 [26]
14 January 2016 CB England Harry Hickford Dagenham & Redbridge 14 February 2016 [27]
  1. On 11 September 2015, Hitchcock's loan at Stevenage was extended until 11 October 2015.[23]
  2. On 7 September 2015, Tshimanga's loan at Corby was extended until 8 November 2015.[25]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 13 May 2015, Milton Keynes Dons confirmed they will face Chesham United in a pre-season friendly on 20 July 2015.[28] On 27 May 2015, a friendly against Brackley Town was announced for 30 July 2015.[29] Two days later, Milton Keynes Dons announced two more friendlies against Newport Pagnell Town and Buckingham Athletic.[30] Also confirmed on 29 May 2015, was a trip to Barnet on 25 July 2015.[31] On 10 June 2015, Mansfield Town were the latest addition to the pre-season schedule.[32] On 29 June 2015, MK confirmed three friendlies for their Republic of Ireland trip.[33] On 1 July 2015, Dons announced a further two pre-season friendlies against a La Liga side and a Premier League XI side.[34] On 21 July 2015, MK announced they will travel to Rochdale on 1 August 2015.[35]

Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hull City 31 18 6 7 47 19 +28 60 Promotion to Premier League
2 Middlesbrough 30 17 7 6 39 16 +23 58
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 31 15 12 4 40 30 +10 57 Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Burnley 31 15 11 5 48 26 +22 56
5 Sheffield Wednesday 31 14 11 6 49 33 +16 53
6 Derby County 31 13 12 6 40 27 +13 51
7 Birmingham City 31 13 9 9 38 30 +8 48
8 Ipswich Town 31 13 9 9 40 39 +1 48
9 Cardiff City 31 11 13 7 38 33 +5 46
10 Nottingham Forest 31 10 12 9 31 27 +4 42
11 Preston North End 31 10 12 9 29 29 0 42
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 10 10 11 40 42 2 40
13 Brentford 31 11 7 13 42 48 6 40
14 Queens Park Rangers 31 9 12 10 37 38 1 39
15 Reading 31 9 10 12 33 33 0 37
16 Leeds United 31 8 13 10 29 34 5 37
17 Huddersfield Town 31 9 8 14 42 44 2 35
18 Blackburn Rovers 30 7 13 10 28 27 +1 34
19 Fulham 31 7 11 13 47 53 6 32
20 Milton Keynes Dons 31 8 7 16 25 42 17 31
21 Bristol City 31 7 10 14 27 48 21 31
22 Rotherham United 31 7 5 19 36 55 19 26 Relegation to Football League One
23 Charlton Athletic 31 5 10 16 26 56 30 25
24 Bolton Wanderers 31 4 12 15 30 52 22 24
Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Premier League.

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[36]

August
September
October
November
December
January
February

FA Cup

Being a Championship side, Milton Keynes Dons entered the FA Cup in the third round proper. A total of 64 teams play in this round: 44 teams from Premier League and Football League Championship which entered in this round, and the 20 winners of the previous round. The draw was held on 7 December 2015.[37] The draw for the fourth round proper was held on 11 January 2016.[38]

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Milton Keynes Dons were drawn at home against Leyton Orient.[39] In the second, MK Dons were again at home drawn against Cardiff City.[40] The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. MK Dons were at home to Southampton.[41]

Berks & Bucks Senior Cup

The first round details were announced on the BBFA website. MK Dons will face Didcot Town in the first round.[42]

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  34. "Two home friendlies announced". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 1 July 2015.
  35. "Dale friendly for Dons". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 21 July 2015.
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  37. "Exeter City to face Liverpool in Emirates FA Cup third round". thefa.com. The Football Association. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  38. "FA Cup fourth-round draw: Eastleigh could face Leeds". bbc.com/sport. BBC Sport. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  39. "Capital One Cup 2015/16 Round 1 Draw". Capital One Cup. 16 June 2015.
  40. "Capital One Cup Round 2 draw". Capital One Cup. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  41. "Capital One Cup Round 3 draw". Capital One Cup. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  42. "BBFA Fixtures - 1st round". Berks & Bucks FA. August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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