2021–22 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

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Milton Keynes Dons
2021–22 season
ChairmanPete Winkelman[1]
Head CoachRussell Martin
(until 31 July)[2]
Dean Lewington (interim)
(from 3 August until 13 August)[3]
Liam Manning
(from 13 August)[4]
StadiumStadium MK
League One3rd (qualified for play-offs)
FA CupFirst round
(eliminated by Stevenage)
EFL CupFirst round
(eliminated by Bournemouth)
EFL TrophyRound of 16
(eliminated by Charlton Athletic)
Top goalscorerLeague: Scott Twine (20)
All: Scott Twine (20)
Highest home attendance15,311 (vs Ipswich Town)
12 February 2022, League One[5]
Lowest home attendance1,320 (vs Wycombe Wanderers)
5 October 2021, EFL Trophy GS
Average home league attendance9,314[6]
Biggest win5–0 vs Plymouth Argyle
30 April 2022, League One
Biggest defeat0–5 vs Bournemouth,
31 July 2021, EFL Cup R1

The 2021–22 season was Milton Keynes Dons' 18th season in their existence, and the club's third consecutive season in League One. The club also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Managerial change[edit]

On 1 August 2021, manager Russell Martin departed the club to take up the vacant managerial position at Swansea City, with the buyout clause in his contract activated.[2] On 3 August 2021, the club announced captain Dean Lewington would take over as interim manager whilst a permanent replacement was sought.[7]

A successor was announced on 13 August 2021, with Liam Manning being revealed as the club's first ever Head Coach.[4]

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

Milton Keynes Dons announced they will play friendly matches against King's Lynn Town,[8] Chelmsford City,[9] Bristol City[10] and Tottenham Hotspur[11] as part of their pre-season preparations.

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
13 July 2021 – 19:00 King's Lynn Town Away 3–1 Twine (2), Watters [12][a]
17 July 2021 – 11:00 Maidenhead United Away 3–1 Trialist (2), Bird [13][b]
19 July 2021 – 20:00 Chelmsford City Away P–P[14] [15][c]
21 July 2021 – 11:00 Coventry City Neutral 7–1 Bird, Watters (2), Twine, O'Riley (2), Darling [16][d]
24 July 2021 – 13:30 Bristol City Away 1–3 Bird [17]
28 July 2021 – 19:45 Tottenham Hotspur Home 1–3 Freeman 15,795 [18]
  1. ^ 2 x 60 minute matches.
  2. ^ Behind closed doors. 2 x 60 minute matches.
  3. ^ Milton Keynes Dons XI side.
  4. ^ Behind closed doors. 2 x 60 minute matches.

Competitions[edit]

League One[edit]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Wigan Athletic (C, P) 46 27 11 8 82 44 +38 92 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Rotherham United (P) 46 27 9 10 70 33 +37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 +34 89 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 +28 85
5 Sunderland (O, P) 46 24 12 10 79 53 +26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 +24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 +20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 +23 76
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 based on yellow and red cards received excluding the last four games of the season (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences; 9) If the tie affects the automatic promotion or relegation places, a play-off game or games would be held between the two tied teams[19]
(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 26 11 9 78 44  +34 89 13 5 5 34 21  +13 13 6 4 44 23  +21

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAHAHHAAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAHA
ResultDLWDWDWWWDLLWLWWWLWDLWDDWWLWWWDDWWWWWDWWWDLLWW
Position815121311105333666775586797775555433333333333223333
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
7 August 2021 – 15:00 Bolton Wanderers Away 3–3 Eisa, Twine, Boateng 16,087 [20]
14 August 2021 – 15:00 Sunderland Home 1–2 Parrott 9,830 [21]
17 August 2021 – 19:45 Charlton Athletic Home 2–1 Parrott, Eisa 7,939 [22]
21 August 2021 – 15:00 Ipswich Town Away 2–2 Twine, O'Riley 18,622 [23]
28 August 2021 – 15:00 Accrington Stanley Home 2–0 Eisa, O'Riley 6,816 [24]
4 September 2021 – 15:00 Cheltenham Town Away 1–1 Boateng 3,704 [25]
11 September 2021 – 15:00 Portsmouth Home 1–0 Robson 10,822 [26]
18 September 2021 – 15:00 Gillingham Away 4–1 Twine, Kioso, Ehmer (o.g.), Watters 4,119 [27]
25 September 2021 – 15:00 Wycombe Wanderers Home 1–0 Parrott 9,355 [28]
28 September 2021 – 19:45 Fleetwood Town Home 3–3 Twine (3) 6,564 [29]
2 October 2021 – 15:00 Doncaster Rovers Away 1–2 Kioso 5,927 [30]
16 October 2021 – 15:00 Shrewsbury Town Away 0–1   5,711 [31]
19 October 2021 – 19:45 Wigan Athletic Away 2–1 Kioso, Darikwa (o.g.) 8,351 [32]
23 October 2021 – 15:00 Rotherham United Home 0–3   8,448 [33]
30 October 2021 – 15:00 Crewe Alexandra Away 4–1 Eisa, O'Riley, Kioso, Watters 4,512 [34]
13 November 2021 – 15:00 Cambridge United Home 4–1 Twine (2), Watters (2) 9,904 [35]
20 November 2021 – 15:00 Burton Albion Home 1–0 Watters 9,770 [36]
23 November 2021 – 19:45 Sheffield Wednesday Away 1–2 Twine 18,581 [37]
27 November 2021 – 15:00 Morecambe Away 4–0 Eisa, O'Riley (2), Darling 3,700 [38]
8 December 2021 – 19:45 Plymouth Argyle Home 1–1 Watson 7,566 [39]
11 December 2021 – 15:00 Oxford United Home 1–2 Boateng 9,914 [40]
26 December 2021 – 15:00 Lincoln City Away 3–2 Twine (2), O'Riley 8,328 [41]
1 January 2022 – 15:00 Gillingham Home 0–0   7,891 [42]
8 January 2022 – 15:00 Accrington Stanley Away 1–1 Eisa 1,880 [43]
11 January 2022 – 19:45 AFC Wimbledon Home 1–0 O'Riley 7,663 [44]
15 January 2022 – 15:00 Portsmouth Away 2–1 Eisa, Corbeanu 14,958 [45]
22 January 2022 – 15:00 Doncaster Rovers Home 0–1   7,229 [46]
25 January 2022 – 19:45 Burton Albion Away 1–0 Twine 2,171 [47]
29 January 2022 – 15:00 Wycombe Wanderers Away 1–0 Twine 7,345 [48]
5 February 2022 – 15:00 Lincoln City Home 2–1 Darling, O'Hora 8,723 [49]
8 February 2022 – 19:45 Fleetwood Town Away 1–1 Darling 3,227 [50]
12 February 2022 – 15:00 Ipswich Town Home 0–0   15,311 [5]
19 February 2022 – 15:00 Sunderland Away 2–1 Eisa, Wickham 30,451 [51]
22 February 2022 – 19:45 Charlton Athletic Away 2–0 Watson, Kesler Hayden 8,807 [52]
26 February 2022 – 15:00 Bolton Wanderers Home 2–0 Eisa, Twine 10,388 [53]
5 March 2022 – 15:00 Rotherham United Away 2–1 Darling, Eisa 9,731 [54]
8 March 2022 – 19:45 Cheltenham Town Home 3–1 Parrott (2), Eisa 6,894 [55]
12 March 2022 – 15:00 Wigan Athletic Home 1–1 Darling 11,193 [56]
19 March 2022 – 15:00 Cambridge United Away 1–0 O'Hora 6,325 [57]
2 April 2022 – 15:00 Shrewsbury Town Home 2–0 Eisa, Twine 8,984 [58]
5 April 2022 – 19:45 Crewe Alexandra Home 2–1 Parrott, Coventry 7,315 [59]
9 April 2022 – 15:00 AFC Wimbledon Away 1–1 Parrott 7,841 [60]
16 April 2022 – 19:45 Sheffield Wednesday Home 2–3 Parrott, Twine 14,252 [61]
19 April 2022 – 19:45 Oxford United Away 0–1   9,685 [62]
23 April 2022 – 15:00 Morecambe Home 2–0 Darling, Harvie 10,101 [63]
30 April 2022 – 12:30 Plymouth Argyle Away 5–0 Twine (4), Darling 15,644 [64]

Play-offs[edit]

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
5 May 2022 – 19:45 Semi-final 1st leg Wycombe Wanderers Away 0–2   8,987 [65]
8 May 2022 – 18:30 Semi-final 2nd leg Wycombe Wanderers Home 1–0 Parrott 13,012 [66]

FA Cup[edit]

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
6 November 2021 – 15:00 First round Stevenage Home 2–2 Darling, Watters 2,860 [67]
16 November 2021 – 19:45 First round (replay) Stevenage Away 1–2 (a.e.t.) Darling 1,876 [68]

EFL Cup[edit]

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
31 July 2021 – 15:00 First round Bournemouth Away 0–5 5,746 [69]

EFL Trophy[edit]

Southern Group C table

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Aston Villa U21 3 3 0 0 0 11 5 +6 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Milton Keynes Dons 3 2 0 0 1 6 6 0 6
3 L1 Burton Albion 3 1 0 0 2 8 6 +2 3
4 L1 Wycombe Wanderers 3 0 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: EFL.com

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
31 August 2021 – 19:00 Group game 1 Burton Albion Away 2–1 Bird, Darling 690 [70]
5 October 2021 – 19:00 Group game 2 Wycombe Wanderers Home 2–1 Boateng, Jules 1,320 [71]
26 October 2021 – 19:00 Group game 3 Aston Villa U21 Home 2–4 Parrott, Watters 2,683 [72]
30 November 2021 – 19:00 Second round Leyton Orient Away 0–0 (5–4 p)   990 [73]
4 January 2022 – 19:00 Round of 16 Charlton Athletic Away 0–1   1,653 [74]

Player details[edit]

Note: Players' ages as of the club's final match of the 2021–22 season.
# Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1 Jamie Cumming England GK (1999-09-04)4 September 1999 (aged 22) England Chelsea 2022 Loan
23 Franco Ravizzoli Argentina GK (1997-07-09)9 July 1997 (aged 24) England Eastbourne Borough 2021 Free
33 Ronnie Sandford England GK (2005-02-24)24 February 2005 (aged 17) Academy 2021 Trainee
Defenders
2 Tennai Watson England RWB (1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 25) Free agent 2021 Free
3 Dean Lewington England CB (1984-05-18)18 May 1984 (aged 37) England Wimbledon 2004 Free
5 Warren O'Hora Republic of Ireland CB (1999-04-19)19 April 1999 (aged 23) England Brighton & Hove Albion 2021 Undisclosed
6 Harry Darling England CB (1999-08-08)8 August 1999 (aged 22) England Cambridge United 2021 Undisclosed
15 Aden Baldwin England CB (1997-06-10)10 June 1997 (aged 24) Free agent 2021 Free
21 Daniel Harvie Scotland LWB (1998-07-14)14 July 1998 (aged 23) Scotland Ayr United 2020 Undisclosed
26 Jack Davies England CB (2002-12-03)3 December 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2020 Trainee
29 Kaine Kesler Hayden England RWB (2002-10-23)23 October 2002 (aged 19) England Aston Villa 2022 Loan
31 Brandon Mason England LWB (1997-09-30)30 September 1997 (aged 24) Free agent 2022 Free
Midfielders
7 Matt Smith Wales CM (1999-11-22)22 November 1999 (aged 22) England Manchester City 2022 Undisclosed
8 David Kasumu Nigeria CM (1999-10-05)5 October 1999 (aged 22) Academy 2017 Trainee
9 Scott Twine England AM (1999-07-14)14 July 1999 (aged 22) England Swindon Town 2021 Compensation
14 Conor Coventry Republic of Ireland CM (2000-03-25)25 March 2000 (aged 22) England West Ham United 2022 Loan
16 Josh McEachran England CM (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 29) Free agent 2021 Free
17 Dan Kemp England AM (1999-01-11)11 January 1999 (aged 23) England Leyton Orient 2022 Undisclosed
18 Hiram Boateng England CM (1996-01-08)8 January 1996 (aged 26) England Exeter City 2019 Compensation
22 John Freeman England CM (2001-11-04)4 November 2001 (aged 20) Academy 2019 Trainee
Forwards
10 Mo Eisa Sudan CF (1994-07-12)12 July 1994 (aged 27) England Peterborough United 2021 Undisclosed
11 Theo Corbeanu Canada RW (2002-05-17)17 May 2002 (aged 19) England Wolverhampton Wanderers 2022 Loan
19 Connor Wickham England CF (1993-03-31)31 March 1993 (aged 29) Free agent 2022 Free
20 Troy Parrott Republic of Ireland CF (2002-02-04)4 February 2002 (aged 20) England Tottenham Hotspur 2021 Loan
24 Jay Bird England CF (2001-05-06)6 May 2001 (aged 21) Academy 2019 Trainee
Out on loan
4 Zak Jules Scotland CB (1997-07-02)2 July 1997 (aged 24) England Walsall 2021 Undisclosed
25 Brooklyn Ilunga England LWB (2003-11-21)21 November 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2021 Trainee
27 Lewis Johnson England LW (2004-11-09)9 November 2004 (aged 17) Academy 2020 Trainee
Left club during season
1 Andy Fisher England GK (1998-02-12)12 February 1998 (aged 24) England Blackburn Rovers 2020 Undisclosed
7 Matt O'Riley Denmark AM (2000-11-21)21 November 2000 (aged 21) Free agent 2021 Free
11 Charlie Brown England CF (1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 22) England Chelsea 2021 Undisclosed
12 Laurie Walker England GK (1989-10-14)14 October 1989 (aged 32) Free agent 2021 Free
14 Josh Martin England LW (2001-09-09)9 September 2001 (aged 20) England Norwich City 2021 Loan
17 Ethan Robson England CM (1996-10-25)25 October 1996 (aged 25) England Blackpool 2021 Loan
31 Peter Kioso Republic of Ireland RWB (1999-08-15)15 August 1999 (aged 22) England Luton Town 2021 Loan
36 Max Watters England CF (1999-03-23)23 March 1999 (aged 23) Wales Cardiff City 2021 Loan

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date from Position Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 GK Argentina Franco Ravizzoli Eastbourne Borough Free transfer [75]
AM England Scott Twine Swindon Town Compensation [76]
13 July 2021 CB England Aden Baldwin Bristol City Free transfer [77]
20 July 2021 CF Sudan Mo Eisa Peterborough United Undisclosed [78]
28 July 2021 RWB England Tennai Watson Free agent Free transfer [79]
21 January 2022 CF England Connor Wickham [80]
31 January 2022 DM Wales Matt Smith Manchester City Undisclosed [81]
AM England Dan Kemp Leyton Orient [82]
18 March 2022 LWB England Brandon Mason Free agent Free transfer [83]

Loans in[edit]

Start date Position Name From End date Ref.
1 July 2021 LW England Josh Martin Norwich City 17 January 2022[a] [85]
CM England Ethan Robson Blackpool 17 January 2022[b] [87]
8 July 2021 CF England Max Watters Cardiff City 30 December 2021[c] [89]
29 July 2021 CF Republic of Ireland Troy Parrott Tottenham Hotspur End of season [90]
31 August 2021 RWB Republic of Ireland Peter Kioso Luton Town 18 January 2022[d] [92]
6 January 2022 RW Canada Theo Corbeanu Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [93]
13 January 2022 GK England Jamie Cumming Chelsea [94]
18 January 2022 DM Republic of Ireland Conor Coventry West Ham United [95]
31 January 2022 RWB England Kaine Kesler Hayden Aston Villa [96]
  1. ^ Originally until the end of the season. Recalled early by Norwich City.[84]
  2. ^ Originally until the end of the season. Recalled early by Blackpool.[86]
  3. ^ Originally until the end of the season. Recalled early by Cardiff City.[88]
  4. ^ Originally until the end of the season. Recalled early by Luton Town.[91]

Loans out[edit]

Start date Position Name To End date Ref.
12 August 2021 DF England Jack Davies Oxford City 21 January 2022[a] [97]
17 August 2021 GK England Laurie Walker Oldham Athletic 24 August 2021 [98]
29 September 2021 CF England Jay Bird Wealdstone January 2022 [99]
29 October 2021 GK England Laurie Walker Aldershot Town [100]
26 November 2021 FW England Lewis Johnson Banbury United 25 February 2022[b] [101]
7 January 2022 MF England John Freeman Chelmsford City January 2022 [102]
15 January 2022 CB Scotland Zak Jules Fleetwood Town End of season [103]
22 February 2022 FW England Brooklyn Ilunga Royston Town [104]
23 March 2022 FW England Lewis Johnson AFC Rushden & Diamonds [105]
  1. ^ Originally until end of the season. Recalled early on 21 January 2022.
  2. ^ Originally until end of the season. Recalled early on 25 February 2022.

Transfers out[edit]

Date from Position Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 CF England Kieran Agard Plymouth Argyle Released [106][107]
DM England Jordan Houghton [106][108]
CF England Cameron Jerome Luton Town Free transfer [109]
CF Republic of Ireland Joe Mason Canada Cavalry Released [106][110]
GK England Lee Nicholls Huddersfield Town [106][111]
LB England Matthew Sorinola Belgium Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Compensation [112]
CM England Andrew Surman Retired [113][114][115]
5 July 2021 CF England Sam Nombe Exeter City Undisclosed [116]
14 July 2021 AM Scotland Scott Fraser Ipswich Town [117]
26 July 2021 CM England Ben Gladwin Swindon Town Free transfer [118]
6 January 2022 CF England Charlie Brown Cheltenham Town Undisclosed [119]
GK England Laurie Walker Stevenage [120]
11 January 2022 England Andy Fisher Wales Swansea City £400,000 [121]
20 January 2022 AM Denmark Matt O'Riley Scotland Celtic £1,500,000 [122]

Awards[edit]

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