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2008–09 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was the fifth season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Milton Keynes Dons Football Club, a professional football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.

Milton Keynes Dons
2008–09 season
ChairmanPete Winkelman
ManagerRoberto Di Matteo
StadiumStadium mk
League One3rd (qualified for play-offs)
FA CupFirst round
League CupSecond round
League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Aaron Wilbraham (17)
All: Aaron Wilbraham (17)
Highest home attendance17,717 (vs Leicester City)
28 February 2009, League One
Lowest home attendance6,931 (vs Stockport County)
21 October 2008, League One
Average home league attendance10,550[1]
Biggest win6–2 (vs Oldham Athletic)
14 March 2009, League One
Biggest defeat3–2 (vs Carlisle United)
17 January 2009, League One

Following their successful promotion from League Two in the previous 2007–08 season, the club returned to League One. On 2 July 2008, following the resignation of manager Paul Ince, the club appointed former Chelsea midfielder Roberto Di Matteo, his first managerial role in football.[2]

The season covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

Competitions edit

League One edit

Main article: 2008–09 Football League One

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Leicester City (C,P) 46 27 15 4 84 39 +45 96
2 Peterborough United (P) 46 26 11 9 78 54 +24 89
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 9 11 83 47 +36 87
4 Leeds United 46 26 6 14 77 49 +28 84
5 Millwall 46 25 7 14 63 53 +10 82

Source: Sky Sports

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
9 August 2008 – 15:00 Leicester City Away 0–2   23,351 [3]
16 August 2008 – 15:00 Northampton Town Home 1–0 Wilbraham 12,078 [4]
23 August 2008 – 15:00 Huddersfield Town Away 3–1 Stirling, Wright, Leven 13,189 [5]
30 August 2008 – 15:00 Swindon Town Away 1–2 Stirling 8,846 [6]
6 September 2008 – 15:00 Yeovil Town Home 3–0 Leven (2), Baldock 7,959 [7]
13 September 2008 – 15:00 Oldham Athletic Away 0–2   5,530 [8]
20 September 2008 – 15:00 Colchester United Away 3–0 Wilbraham, Baldock (2) 4,888 [9]
27 September 2008 – 15:00 Peterborough United Home 1–2 Gerba 10,876 [10]
4 October 2008 – 15:00 Millwall Away 4–0 O'Hanlon, Baldock (2), Robinson (o.g.) 9,871 [11]
11 October 2008 – 15:00 Carlisle United Home 3–1 Leven (2), Llera 11,194 [12]
18 October 2008 – 15:00 Crewe Alexandra Away 2–2 Baldock, Chadwick 4,055 [13]
21 October 2008 – 19:45 Stockport County Home 1–2 Gerba 6,931 [14]
25 October 2008 – 15:00 Cheltenham Town Home 3–1 Gerba (2), Baldock 8,190 [15]
28 October 2008 – 19:45 Leyton Orient Away 2–1 Chadwick (2) 3,869 [16]
1 November 2008 – 15:00 Tranmere Rovers Home 1–0 Gallen 8,185 [17]
15 November 2008 – 15:00 Hartlepool United Away 3–1 Lewington, Wright, Powell 4,021 [18]
22 November 2008 – 15:00 Walsall Away 3–0 Johnson, Gerba, Wright 5,026 [19]
25 November 2008 – 19:45 Hereford United Home 3–0 Leven, Wright, Johnson 7,189 [20]
6 December 2008 – 15:00 Scunthorpe United Away 0–2   11,550 [21]
12 December 2008 – 19:45 Brighton & Hove Albion Away 4–2 Llera, Johnson, Leven, Puncheon 5,691 [22]
20 December 2008 – 15:00 Leeds United Home 3–1 O'Hanlon, Wilbraham (2) 17,073 [23]
26 December 2008 – 15:00 Bristol Rovers Away 2–1 Wilbraham, Anthony (o.g.) 9,002 [24]
28 December 2008 – 15:00 Southend United Home 2–0 O'Hanlon, Baldock 10,432 [25]
12 January 2009 – 19:45 Colchester United Home 1–1 Wilbraham 8,408 [26]
17 January 2009 – 15:00 Carlisle United Away 2–3 Wilbraham (2) 6,298 [27]
20 January 2009 – 19:45 Peterborough United Away 0–0   8,982 [28]
27 January 2009 – 19:45 Leyton Orient Home 1–2 Chadwick 8,170 [29]
31 January 2009 – 15:00 Cheltenham Town Away 5–3 Johnson (2), Wilbraham (3) 3,681 [30]
3 February 2009 – 19:45 Stockport County Away 1–0 Wilbraham 4,891 [31]
14 February 2009 – 15:00 Hartlepool United Home 3–1 Gerba (2), Lewington 8,657 [32]
21 February 2009 – 15:00 Tranmere Rovers Away 1–1 Leven 5,625 [33]
28 February 2009 – 15:00 Leicester City Home 2–2 Leven (2) 17,717 [34]
7 March 2009 – 15:00 Swindon Town Away 1–1 Wilbraham 7,453 [35]
10 March 2009 – 19:45 Huddersfield Town Home 1–1 Baldock 9,707 [36]
14 March 2009 – 15:00 Oldham Athletic Home 6–2 Wilbraham, Puncheon, Baldock (2), Navarro, Gerba 10,621 [37]
17 March 2009 – 19:45 Millwall Home 0–1   12,238 [38]
21 March 2009 – 15:00 Yeovil Town Away 0–0   9,707 [39]
24 March 2009 – 19:45 Crewe Alexandra Away 2–2 Wilbraham, Puncheon 8,454 [40]
28 March 2009 – 15:00 Leeds United Away 0–2   27,649 [41]
4 April 2009 – 15:00 Brighton & Hove Albion Home 2–0 Gerba, Puncheon 15,842 [42]
10 April 2009 – 15:00 Southend United Away 2–0 Wright (2) 10,241 [43]
13 April 2009 – 15:00 Bristol Rovers Home 2–1 Gerba, Chadwick 10,251 [44]
18 April 2009 – 15:00 Scunthorpe United Away 1–0 Chadwick 4,873 [45]
25 April 2009 – 15:00 Walsall Home 0–1   12,094 [46]
28 April 2009 – 19:45 Northampton Town Away 1–0 Wilbraham 6,054 [47]
2 May 2009 – 15:00 Hereford United Away 1–0 Howell 3,224 [48]

Play-offs

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
8 May 2009 – 19:45 Scunthorpe United Away 1–1 Wilbraham 6,599 [49]
15 May 2009 – 19:45 Scunthorpe United Home 0–0[a]   14,479 [50]
  1. ^ After extra-time. 0–0 at the conclusion of 90 minutes. Scunthorpe won 7–6 on penalties.

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
9 November 2008 – 15:00 First round Bradford City Home 1–2 Johnson 5,542 [51]

League Cup edit

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
12 August 2008 – 19:45 First round Norwich City Home 1–0 Baldock 6,261 [52]
26 August 2008 – 19:45 Second round Cardiff City Away 1–2 O'Hanlon 6,334 [53]

League Trophy edit

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Trophy

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
7 October 2008 – 19:45 Second round Bournemouth Away 0–1   4,329 [54]

Player details edit

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition.
Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup Other[a]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Nathan Abbey 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF   ENG Jude Stirling 38 2 34 2 1 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF   ENG Dean Lewington 46 2 42 2 1 0 2 0 1 0
4 † MF   IRL Keith Andrews 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF   ESP Miguel Llera 38 2 36 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
5 † DF   GUI Drissa Diallo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF   ENG Sean O'Hanlon 44 4 40 3 1 0 2 1 1 0
7 FW   ENG Mark Wright 37 5 34 5 1 0 1 0 1 0
8 FW   USA Jemal Johnson 37 6 33 5 1 1 2 0 1 0
9 FW   ENG Aaron Wilbraham 36 17 35 17 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 † FW   ENG Kevin Gallen 8 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
11 † MF   AUT Florian Sturm 7 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
12 GK   FRA Willy Guéret 48 0 46 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
14 DF   ENG Carl Regan 31 0 29 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
15 FW   ENG Sam Baldock 44 11 42 10 0 0 2 1 0 0
16 † FW   IRL Donal McDermott 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   ENG Jason Puncheon 9 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF   JAM Shaun Cummings 35 0 33 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
18 FW   CAN Ali Gerba 25 10 24 10 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF   IRL Stephen Gleeson 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 † DF   ENG Carl Magnay 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 † DF   ENG Paul Mitchell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
20 MF   ENG Alan Navarro 41 1 38 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
22 MF   SCO Peter Leven 44 10 42 10 1 0 1 0 0 0
23 † MF   JAM Craig Dobson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 MF   FRA Flavien Belson 15 0 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
25 DF   ENG Danny Swailes 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
26 MF   ENG Luke Chadwick 27 6 26 6 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 MF   ENG David King 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
28 DF   ENG Adam Chicksen 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
29 † GK   WAL Lewis Price 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW   ENG Daniel Powell 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 † DF   ENG Bondz Ngala 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW   NOR Tore André Flo 14 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  1. ^ Includes Football League Trophy and 2008–09 Football League One play-offs.

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2008 MF   Peter Leven Chesterfield Free transfer [55]
23 July 2008 MF   Florian Sturm Free agent[a] [56]
7 August 2008 FW   Ali Gerba Free agent[b] [57]
20 August 2008 MF   Flavien Belson Free agent[c] [57]
1 September 2008 DF   Miguel Llera Free agent[d] [58]
21 November 2008 FW   Tore André Flo Free agent[e] [59]
1 January 2009 MF   Luke Chadwick Free agent[f] [60]

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2008 FW   Lloyd Dyer Released[g] [61]
MF   Colin Cameron Released[h] [61]
14 July 2008 FW   Mustapha Carayol Torquay United Undisclosed [61]
28 August 2008 MF   Keith Andrews Blackburn Rovers £1,300,000 [62]
2 January 2009 MF   Craig Dobson Released[i] [63]
6 January 2009 MF   Paul Mitchell Retired
12 January 2009 FW   Kevin Gallen Released[j] [64]
15 January 2009 DF   Drissa Diallo Released

Loans in edit

Start date Position Name From End date Ref.
4 August 2008 DF   Shaun Cummings Chelsea End of season[k] [57]
11 September 2008 FW   Donal McDermott Manchester City 11 October 2008 [58]
1 October 2008 MF   Luke Chadwick Norwich City 1 January 2009[l] [65]
24 October 2008 MF   Jason Puncheon Plymouth Argyle Unknown [65]
13 November 2008 MF   Bondz N'Gala West Ham United 13 December 2008 [60]
12 January 2009 MF   Jason Puncheon Plymouth Argyle End of season [66]
30 January 2009 DF   Carl Magnay Chelsea Unknown [66]
25 March 2009 MF   Stephen Gleeson Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [67]

Loans out edit

Start date Position Name To End date Ref.
29 August 2008 MF   Paul Mitchell Barnet September 2008 [57]
  1. ^ Previous club: FC Vaduz.
  2. ^ Previous club: FC Ingolstadt 04.
  3. ^ Previous club: FC Metz.
  4. ^ Previous club: Hércules CF.
  5. ^ Previous club: Leeds United.
  6. ^ Previous club: Leeds United.
  7. ^ Joined Leicester City on 1 July 2008.
  8. ^ Joined Dundee on 15 July 2008.
  9. ^ Joined Brentford on 24 March 2009.
  10. ^ Joined Luton Town on 12 January 2009.
  11. ^ Originally until December, later extended until end of season.
  12. ^ Loan move became permanent on 1 January 2009.

References edit

  1. ^ "Football League Attendances For The 2008/09 Season". East Midlands Football. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Di Matteo appointed MK Dons boss". BBC Sport. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Leicester 2-0 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. ^ "MK Dons 1-0 Northampton". BBC Sport. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Huddersfield 1-3 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Swindon Town 2-1 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 30 August 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  7. ^ "MK Dons 3-0 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 6 September 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Oldham 2-0 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Colchester 0-3 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 20 September 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  10. ^ "MK Dons 1-2 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Millwall 0-4 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  12. ^ "MK Dons 3-1 Carlisle". BBC Sport. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Crewe 2-2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  14. ^ "MK Dons 1-2 Stockport". BBC Sport. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  15. ^ "MK Dons 3-1 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Leyton Orient 1-2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 28 October 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  17. ^ "MK Dons 1-0 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 1 November 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Hartlepool 1-3 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 15 November 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Walsall 0-3 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  20. ^ "MK Dons 3-0 Hereford". Sky Sports. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  21. ^ "MK Dons 0-2 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 6 December 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Brighton 2-4 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  23. ^ "MK Dons 3-1 Leeds". BBC Sport. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Bristol Rovers 1-2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 26 December 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  25. ^ "MK Dons 2-0 Southend". BBC Sport. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  26. ^ "MK Dons 1-1 Colchester". BBC Sport. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  27. ^ "Carlisle 3-2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 17 January 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  28. ^ "Peterborough 1-1 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  29. ^ "MK Dons 1-2 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  30. ^ "Cheltenham 3-5 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  31. ^ "Stockport 0-1 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  32. ^ "MK Dons 3-1 Hartlepool". BBC Sport. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  33. ^ "Tranmere 1-1 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 21 February 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  34. ^ "MK Dons 2-2 Leicester". BBC Sport. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  35. ^ "Swindon 1-1 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 7 March 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  36. ^ "MK Dons 1-1 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  37. ^ "MK Dons 6-2 Oldham". BBC Sport. 14 March 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  38. ^ "MK Dons 0-1 Millwall". BBC Sport. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  39. ^ "MK Dons 1-1 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  40. ^ "MK Dons 2-2 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  41. ^ "Leeds 2-0 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  42. ^ "MK Dons 2-0 Brighton". BBC Sport. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  43. ^ "Southend 0-2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  44. ^ "MK Dons 2-1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 13 April 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  45. ^ "Scunthorpe 0-1 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  46. ^ "MK Dons 0-1 Walsall". BBC Sport. 25 April 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  47. ^ "Northampton 0-1 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  48. ^ "Hereford 0-1 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  49. ^ "Scunthorpe 1-1 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  50. ^ "MK Dons 0-0 Scunthorpe (agg 1-1)". BBC Sport. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  51. ^ "MK Dons 1-2 Bradford". BBC Sport. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  52. ^ "MK Dons 1-0 Norwich". BBC Sport. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  53. ^ "Cardiff 2-1 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  54. ^ "Bournemouth 1-0 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  55. ^ "Transfers - June 2008". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  56. ^ "Transfers - July 2008". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  57. ^ a b c d "Transfers - August 2008". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  58. ^ a b "Transfers - September 2008". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  59. ^ "Transfers - November 2008". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  60. ^ a b "Transfers - December 2008". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  61. ^ a b c "Transfers - July 2008". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  62. ^ "Blackburn snap up MK Dons skipper". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  63. ^ "MK Dons midfielder Dobson departs". BBC Sport. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  64. ^ "Gallen and MK Dons agree to part". BBC Sport. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  65. ^ a b "Transfers - October 2008". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  66. ^ a b "Transfers - January 2009". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  67. ^ "Transfers - March 2009". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

External links edit

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