Misplaced Pages

2008–09 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

Milton Keynes Dons 2008–09 football season
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
Biggest win6–2 (vs Oldham Athletic)
14 March 2009, League One
Biggest defeat3–2 (vs Carlisle United)
17 January 2009, League One
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2007–082009–10 →

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.

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.

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

Competitions

League One

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

Play-offs

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

FA Cup

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

League Cup

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
26 August 2008 – 19:45 Second round Cardiff City Away 1–2 O'Hanlon 6,334

League Trophy

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

Player details

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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Nathan Abbey 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF England ENG Jude Stirling 38 2 34 2 1 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF England ENG Dean Lewington 46 2 42 2 1 0 2 0 1 0
4 † MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Andrews 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF Spain ESP Miguel Llera 38 2 36 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
5 † DF Guinea GUI Drissa Diallo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Sean O'Hanlon 44 4 40 3 1 0 2 1 1 0
7 FW England ENG Mark Wright 37 5 34 5 1 0 1 0 1 0
8 FW United States USA Jemal Johnson 37 6 33 5 1 1 2 0 1 0
9 FW England ENG Aaron Wilbraham 36 17 35 17 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 † FW England ENG Kevin Gallen 8 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
11 † MF Austria AUT Florian Sturm 7 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
12 GK France FRA Willy Guéret 48 0 46 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
14 DF England ENG Carl Regan 31 0 29 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
15 FW England ENG Sam Baldock 44 11 42 10 0 0 2 1 0 0
16 † FW Republic of Ireland IRL Donal McDermott 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF England ENG Jason Puncheon 9 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Jamaica JAM Shaun Cummings 35 0 33 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
18 FW Canada CAN Ali Gerba 25 10 24 10 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Gleeson 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 † DF England ENG Carl Magnay 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 † DF England ENG Paul Mitchell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
20 MF England ENG Alan Navarro 41 1 38 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Peter Leven 44 10 42 10 1 0 1 0 0 0
23 † MF Jamaica JAM Craig Dobson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 MF France FRA Flavien Belson 15 0 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
25 DF England ENG Danny Swailes 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
26 MF England ENG Luke Chadwick 27 6 26 6 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 MF England ENG David King 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
28 DF England ENG Adam Chicksen 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
29 † GK Wales WAL Lewis Price 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW England ENG Daniel Powell 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 † DF England ENG Bondz Ngala 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW Norway 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

Transfers in

Date from Position Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2008 MF Scotland Peter Leven Chesterfield Free transfer
23 July 2008 MF Austria Florian Sturm Free agent
7 August 2008 FW Canada Ali Gerba Free agent
20 August 2008 MF France Flavien Belson Free agent
1 September 2008 DF Spain Miguel Llera Free agent
21 November 2008 FW Norway Tore André Flo Free agent
1 January 2009 MF England Luke Chadwick Free agent

Transfers out

Date from Position Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2008 FW England Lloyd Dyer Released
MF Scotland Colin Cameron Released
14 July 2008 FW The Gambia Mustapha Carayol Torquay United Undisclosed
28 August 2008 MF Republic of Ireland Keith Andrews Blackburn Rovers £1,300,000
2 January 2009 MF Jamaica Craig Dobson Released
6 January 2009 MF England Paul Mitchell Retired
12 January 2009 FW England Kevin Gallen Released
15 January 2009 DF Guinea Drissa Diallo Released

Loans in

Start date Position Name From End date Ref.
4 August 2008 DF Jamaica Shaun Cummings Chelsea End of season
11 September 2008 FW Republic of Ireland Donal McDermott Manchester City 11 October 2008
1 October 2008 MF England Luke Chadwick Norwich City 1 January 2009
24 October 2008 MF England Jason Puncheon Plymouth Argyle Unknown
13 November 2008 MF England Bondz N'Gala West Ham United 13 December 2008
12 January 2009 MF England Jason Puncheon Plymouth Argyle End of season
30 January 2009 DF Northern Ireland Carl Magnay Chelsea Unknown
25 March 2009 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Gleeson Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season

Loans out

Start date Position Name To End date Ref.
29 August 2008 MF England Paul Mitchell Barnet September 2008
  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

  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. ^ "Transfers - August 2008". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  58. ^ "Transfers - September 2008". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  59. "Transfers - November 2008". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  60. ^ "Transfers - December 2008". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  61. ^ "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. ^ "Transfers - October 2008". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  66. ^ "Transfers - January 2009". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  67. "Transfers - March 2009". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

External links

Milton Keynes Dons Football Club
History
Home stadium
Matches2008 Football League Trophy final
Rivalries
See also
Milton Keynes Dons F.C. seasons
Milton Keynes Dons F.C. Player of the Year
2008–09 in English football
« 2007–08 2009–10 »
National teams
League
competitions
Level 1
Levels 2–4
Levels 5–6
Levels 7–8
Levels 9–10
Cup competitions
FA cups
Football League cups
Youth competitions
Club seasons
Premier
League
Championship
League One
League Two
Non-League
Categories: