2016–17 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season explained

Club:	Milton Keynes Dons
Season:	2016–17
Manager:	Karl Robinson (until 23 October 2016) Richie Barker (caretaker, from 23 October 2016 until 3 December 2016) Robbie Neilson (from 3 December 2016)
Chairman:	Pete Winkelman
Stadium:	Stadium MK
League:	League One
League Result:	12th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Third round
Cup2:	EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:	Second round
Cup3:	EFL Trophy
Cup3 Result:	Second round
League Topscorer:	Kieran Agard (12)
Season Topscorer:	Kieran Agard (14)
Highest Attendance:	21,545
Lowest Attendance:	2,114
Average Attendance:	10,307^[1]
Largest Win:	5–3
Largest Loss:	1–4 1–4
Prevseason:	2015–16
Nextseason:	2017–18
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The 2016–17 season was Milton Keynes Dons' 13th season in their existence, and was their first season back in League One, the third level of English football, following relegation from the Championship the previous season.^[2]

Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Competitions

League One

See main article: 2016–17 EFL League One. Matches

Win

Draw

Loss

Date! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black; border:1px solid red;"

Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
6 August 2016 – 15:00	Shrewsbury Town	Away	1–0	Powell	5,452	^[3]
13 August 2016 – 15:00	Millwall	Home	2–2	Agard (2)	10,232	^[4]
16 August 2016 – 19:45	Bradford City	Home	1–2	Upson	8,166	^[5]
20 August 2016 – 15:00	Rochdale	Away	1–0	Wootton	2,176	^[6]
27 August 2016 – 15:00	Peterborough United	Home	0–2		10,621	^[7]
4 September 2016 – 12:00	Northampton Town	Away	2–3	Bowditch, Carruthers	6,618	^[8]
10 September 2016 – 15:00	Bolton Wanderers	Away	1–1	Colclough	12,727	^[9]
17 September 2016 – 15:00	Oxford United	Home	0–0		12,340	^[10]
24 September 2016 – 15:00	Fleetwood Town	Away	4–1	Colclough (3), Bowditch	2,518	^[11]
27 September 2016 – 19:45	Bury	Home	1–3	Reeves	7,652	^[12]
1 October 2016 – 15:00	Oldham Athletic	Away	2–0	Reeves, Agard	3,273	^[13]
9 October 2016 – 14:15	Port Vale	Home	0–1		8,259	^[14]
15 October 2016 – 15:00	Scunthorpe United	Away	1–2	Agard	4,238	^[15]
18 October 2016 – 19:45	Bristol Rovers	Home	3–3	Bowditch, G.B. Williams, Reeves	8,366	^[16]
22 October 2016 – 15:00	Southend United	Home	0–3		11,039	^[17]
29 October 2016 – 15:00	Sheffield United	Away	1–2	Potter	20,495	^[18]
12 November 2016 – 15:00	Walsall	Home	1–1	Bowditch	8,188	^[19]
19 November 2016 – 15:00	Bristol Rovers	Away	0–0		9,031	^[20]
22 November 2016 – 19:45	Chesterfield	Home	2–3	Powell, Colclough	7,429	^[21]
26 November 2016 – 15:00	Coventry City	Away	2–1	Upson (2)	9,640	^[22]
10 December 2016 – 13:00	AFC Wimbledon	Home	1–0	Bowditch	11,185	^[23]
17 December 2016 – 15:00	Gillingham	Away	0–1		5,682	^[24]
26 December 2016 – 15:00	Charlton Athletic	Home	0–1		10,257	^[25]
30 December 2016 – 15:00	Swindon Town	Home	3–2	Agard (2), Maynard	9,385	^[26]
2 January 2017 – 15:00	Chesterfield	Away	0–0		5,554	^[27]
21 January 2017 – 15:00	Northampton Town	Home	5–3	Agard, Aneke (2), Potter, Barnes	12,300	^[28]
28 January 2017 – 15:00	Peterborough United	Away	4–0	Barnes, Agard, Aneke (2)	6,617	^[29]
4 February 2017 – 15:00	Bolton Wanderers	Home	1–1	Agard	21,545	^[30]
7 February 2017 – 19:45	Oldham Athletic	Home	1–0	Maynard	7,598	^[31]
11 February 2017 – 15:00	Oxford United	Away	0–1		9,179	^[32]
14 February 2017 – 19:45	Bury	Away	0–0		2,005	^[33]
18 February 2017 – 15:00	Fleetwood Town	Home	0–1		8,278	^[34]
25 February 2017 – 15:00	Shrewsbury Town	Home	2–1	Agard, Downing	8,322	^[35]
28 February 2017 – 19:45	Bradford City	Away	2–2	O'Keefe, G.B. Williams	16,725	^[36]
4 March 2017 – 15:00	Millwall	Away	1–2	Reeves	9,636	^[37]
11 March 2017 – 15:00	Rochdale	Home	2–2	Agard, Reeves	10,569	^[38]
14 March 2017 – 19:45	AFC Wimbledon	Away	0–2		4,112	^[39]
18 March 2017 – 15:00	Coventry City	Home	1–0	O'Keefe	9,060	^[40]
25 March 2017 – 15:00	Port Vale	Away	0–0		3,877	^[41]
1 April 2017 – 15:00	Gillingham	Home	3–2	Muirhead, Barnes, Lewington	8,807	^[42]
4 April 2017 – 19:45	Charlton Athletic	Away	2–0	O'Keefe, Barnes	10,943	^[43]
8 April 2017 – 15:00	Swindon Town	Away	1–1	Agard	7,946	^[44]
14 April 2017 – 15:00	Scunthorpe United	Home	0–1		9,274	^[45]
17 April 2017 – 15:00	Southend United	Away	2–1	Reeves, Walsh	9,009	^[46]
22 April 2017 – 15:00	Sheffield United	Home	0–3		18,180	^[47]
30 April 2017 – 12:00	Walsall	Away	4–1	Muirhead, Reeves, O'Keefe, Barnes	5,004	^[48]

Source: Sky Sports

FA Cup

See main article: 2016–17 FA Cup. Matches

Win

Draw

Loss

Date! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black; border:1px solid red;"

Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
5 November 2016 – 15:00	First round	Spennymoor Town	Home	3–2	Reeves, Thomas-Asante, Agard	4,099	^[49]
3 December 2016 – 15:00	Second round	Charlton Athletic	Away	0–0		4,982	^[50]
13 December 2016 – 19:45	Second round (replay)	Charlton Athletic	Home	3–1	Powell, Reeves, Bowditch	3,655	^[51]
7 January 2017 – 15:00	Third round	Brighton & Hove Albion	Away	0–2		11,091	^[52]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup. Matches

Win

Draw

Loss

Date! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black; border:1px solid red;"

Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
9 August 2016 – 19:45	First round	Newport County	Away	3–2	Bowditch (2), Tilney	1,402	^[53]
23 August 2016 – 19:45	Second round	Reading	Away	2–2	Bowditch, Tshimanga	6,848	^[54]

EFL Trophy

See main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy. Southern Group F Table'Matches

Win

Draw

Loss

Date! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black; border:1px solid red;"

Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
30 August 2016 – 19:45	Group stage	Barnet	Home	2–2	Reeves, Walsh	2,114	^[55]
4 October 2016 – 19:30	Group stage	Peterborough United	Away	1–0	Agard	1,793	^[56]
8 November 2016 – 19:00	Group stage	Norwich City Academy	Away	1–4	Tapp	1,042	^[57]
6 December 2016 – 19:45	Second round	Yeovil Town	Away	1–4	Lacey (o.g.)	1,308	^[58]

Player details

Note: Players' ages as of the club's opening fixture of the 2016–17 season.

	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1	David Martin		GK	August 6, 2016	Liverpool	2010	Free
19	Lee Nicholls		GK	August 6, 2016	Free agent	2016	Free
29	Charlie Burns		GK	August 6, 2016	Academy	2014	Trainee
Defenders
2	George Baldock		RB	August 6, 2016	Academy	2009	Trainee
3	Dean Lewington		LB	August 6, 2016	Wimbledon	2004	Free
4	Joe Walsh		CB	August 6, 2016	Crawley Town	2015	Undisclosed
5	Scott Wootton		CB	August 6, 2016	Free agent	2016	Free
12	George Williams		RB	August 6, 2016	Barnsley	2016	Free
21	Callum Brittain		RB	August 6, 2016	Academy	2016	Trainee
22	Oran Jackson		CB	August 6, 2016	Academy	2016	Trainee
23	Paul Downing		CB	August 6, 2016	Walsall	2016	Free
24	Ben Tilney		LB	August 6, 2016	Academy	2014	Trainee
34	Finn Tapp		CB	August 6, 2016	Academy	2016	Trainee
Midfielders
6	Ed Upson		CM	August 6, 2016	Millwall	2016	Free
8	Darren Potter		DM	August 6, 2016	Sheffield Wednesday	2011	Free
10	Ben Reeves		AM	August 6, 2016	Free agent	2013	Free
11	Stuart O'Keefe		CM	August 6, 2016	Cardiff City	2017	Loan
20	Giorgio Rasulo		CM	August 6, 2016	Academy	2012	Trainee
26	Connor Furlong		CM	August 6, 2016	Academy	2016	Trainee
31	David Kasumu		CM	August 6, 2016	Academy	2017	Trainee
Forwards
7	Maecky Ngombo		CF	August 6, 2016	Fortuna Düsseldorf	2017	Loan
9	Dean Bowditch		LW	August 6, 2016	Yeovil Town	2011	Free
14	Kieran Agard		CF	August 6, 2016	Bristol City	2016	Undisclosed
16	Robbie Muirhead		CF	August 6, 2016	Hears	2017	Undisclosed
17	Daniel Powell		LW	August 6, 2016	Academy	2008	Trainee
18	Harvey Barnes		LW	August 6, 2016	Leicester City	2017	Loan
25	Chuks Aneke		CF	August 6, 2016	Zulte Waregem	2016	Free
28	Nicky Maynard		CF	August 6, 2016	Free agent	2015	Free
30	Brandon Thomas-Asante		LW	August 6, 2016	Academy	2016	Trainee
33	Sam Nombe		CF	August 6, 2016	Academy	2017	Trainee
Out on loan
27	Kabongo Tshimanga		CF	August 6, 2016	Academy	2014	Trainee
Left club during season
7	Samir Carruthers		AM	August 6, 2016	Aston Villa	2014	Undisclosed
11	George Williams		LW	August 6, 2016	Fulham	2016	Loan
16	Jack Hendry		CB	August 6, 2016	Wigan Athletic	2016	Loan
49	Ryan Colclough		LW	August 6, 2016	Wigan Athletic	2016	Loan

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	DF				^[59]
	MF
	DF		Barnsley
2 August 2016	FW				^[60]
3 August 2016	GK			Undisclosed
11 August 2016	FW		Bristol City
19 January 2017	FW				^[61]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	DF			Undisclosed
1 July 2016	DF
1 July 2016	FW
12 July 2016	DF			Undisclosed	^[62]
24 August 2016	FW
3 January 2017	MF

Loans in

Start date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
29 July 2016	FW			End of season
31 August 2016	FW			1 January 2017
20 January 2017	MF			End of season
30 January 2017	FW		Fortuna Düsseldorf
31 January 2017	MF

Loans out

External links

• • Official Supporters Association website
• MK Dons news on MKWeb

Notes and References

1. Web site: League One 2016/2017 . worldfootball.net . 16 October 2017 .
2. News: History . Statto . 12 May 2016 . 9 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150709121541/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/milton-keynes-dons/history . dead .
3. Web site: Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 6 August 2016 . 15 July 2019 .
4. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 2-2 Millwall . BBC Sport . 13 August 2016 . 15 July 2019 .
5. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 1-2 Bradford City . BBC Sport . 16 August 2016 . 15 July 2019 .
6. Web site: Rochdale 0-1 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 20 August 2016 . 15 July 2019 .
7. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 0-2 Peterborough United . BBC Sport . 27 August 2016 . 15 July 2019 .
8. Web site: Northampton Town 3-2 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 4 September 2016 . 17 July 2019 .
9. Web site: Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 10 September 2016 . 17 July 2019 .
10. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 0-0 Oxford United . BBC Sport . 17 September 2016 . 17 July 2019 .
11. Web site: Fleetwood Town 1-4 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 24 September 2016 . 17 July 2019 .
12. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 1-3 Bury . BBC Sport . 27 September 2016 . 17 July 2019 .
13. Web site: Oldham Athletic 0-2 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 1 October 2016 . 17 July 2019 .
14. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Port Vale . BBC Sport . 9 October 2016 . 17 July 2019 .
15. Web site: Scunthorpe United 2-1 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 15 October 2016 . 17 July 2019 .
16. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 3-3 Bristol Rovers . BBC Sport . 18 October 2016 . 17 July 2019 .
17. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 0-3 Southend United . BBC Sport . 22 October 2016 . 17 July 2019 .
18. Web site: Sheffield United 2-1 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 29 October 2016 . 17 July 2019 .
19. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 1-1 Walsall . BBC Sport . 12 November 2016 . 17 July 2019 .
20. Web site: Bristol Rovers 0-0 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 19 November 2016 . 17 July 2019 .
21. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 2-3 Chesterfield . BBC Sport . 22 November 2016 . 17 July 2019 .
22. Web site: Coventry City 1-2 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 26 November 2016 . 17 July 2019 .
23. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 AFC Wimbledon . BBC Sport . 10 December 2016 . 17 July 2019 .
24. Web site: Gillingham 1-0 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 17 December 2016 . 17 July 2019 .
25. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Charlton Athletic . BBC Sport . 26 December 2016 . 17 July 2019 .
26. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 3-2 Swindon Town . BBC Sport . 30 December 2016 . 17 July 2019 .
27. Web site: Chesterfield 0-0 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 2 January 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
28. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 5-3 Northampton Town . BBC Sport . 21 January 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
29. Web site: Peterborough United 0-4 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 28 January 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
30. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 1-1 Bolton Wanderers . BBC Sport . 4 February 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
31. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 Oldham Athletic . BBC Sport . 7 February 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
32. Web site: Oxford United 1-0 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 11 February 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
33. Web site: Bury 0-0 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 14 February 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
34. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Fleetwood Town . BBC Sport . 18 February 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
35. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 2-1 Shrewsbury Town . BBC Sport . 25 February 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
36. Web site: Bradford City 2-2 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 28 February 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
37. Web site: Millwall 2-1 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 4 March 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
38. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 2-2 Rochdale . BBC Sport . 11 March 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
39. Web site: AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 14 March 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
40. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 Coventry City . BBC Sport . 18 March 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
41. Web site: Port Vale 0-0 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 25 March 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
42. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 3-2 Gillingham . BBC Sport . 1 April 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
43. Web site: Charlton Athletic 0-2 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 4 April 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
44. Web site: Swindon Town 1-1 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 8 April 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
45. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Scunthorpe United . BBC Sport . 14 April 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
46. Web site: Southend United 1-2 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 17 April 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
47. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 0-3 Sheffield United . BBC Sport . 22 April 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
48. Web site: Walsall 1-4 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 30 April 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
49. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 3-2 Spennymoor Town . BBC Sport . 5 November 2016 . 18 July 2019 .
50. Web site: Charlton Athletic 0-0 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 3 December 2016 . 18 July 2019 .
51. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 3-1 Charlton Athletic (aet) . BBC Sport . 13 December 2016 . 18 July 2019 .
52. Web site: FA Cup: Brighton 2-0 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 7 January 2017 . 18 July 2019 .
53. Web site: Newport County 2-3 Milton Keynes Dons . BBC Sport . 9 August 2016 . 18 July 2019 .
54. Web site: Reading 2-2 Milton Keynes Dons (4-2 pens) . BBC Sport . 23 August 2016 . 18 July 2019 .
55. Web site: Report: MK Dons 2-2 Barnet (5-3 on pens) . Milton Keynes Dons . 30 August 2016 . 18 July 2019 .
56. Web site: Report: P'Boro Utd 0-1 MK Dons . Milton Keynes Dons . 4 October 2016 . 18 July 2019 .
57. Web site: Report: Norwich City 4-1 MK Dons . Milton Keynes Dons . 8 November 2016 . 18 July 2019 .
58. Web site: Report: Yeovil Town 4-1 MK Dons . Milton Keynes Dons . 6 December 2016 . 18 July 2019 .
59. Web site: Transfers - June 2016 . BBC Sport . 9 June 2019 .
60. Web site: Transfers - August 2016 . BBC Sport . 9 June 2019 .
61. Web site: Transfers - January 2017 . BBC Sport . 9 June 2019 .
62. Web site: Transfers - July 2016 . BBC Sport . 9 June 2019 .