The 2005–06 season was Milton Keynes Dons' second season in their existence as a professional association football club, and their second consecutive season competing in League One.
2005–06 season | ||||
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Chairman | Pete Winkelman | |||
Manager | Danny Wilson | |||
Stadium | National Hockey Stadium | |||
League One | 22nd (relegated to League Two) | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
League Cup | First round | |||
League Trophy | Quarter-final | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Izale McLeod (17) All: Izale McLeod (18) | |||
Highest home attendance | 8,426 (vs Bradford City) 26 February 2006, League One | |||
Lowest home attendance | 2,649 (vs Colchester United) 20 December 2005, League Trophy QF | |||
Average home league attendance | 5,776 [1] | |||
Biggest win | 0–3 (vs Barnet) 22 November 2005, League Trophy R2 3–0 (vs Blackpool) 11 February 2006, League One | |||
Biggest defeat | 5–0 (vs Huddersfield Town) 18 February 2006, League One | |||
As well as competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.
Competitions
League One
Final table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | Rotherham United | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 62 | –10 | 52 |
21 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 44 | 59 | –15 | 50 |
22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 66 | –21 | 50 |
23 | Swindon Town | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 46 | 65 | –19 | 48 |
24 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 47 | 70 | –23 | 47 |
Source: Sky Sports
Matches
Win | Draw | Loss |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 August 2005 – 15:00 | Bournemouth | Home | 2–2 | McLeod (2) | 5,163 | [2] |
9 August 2005 – 19:45 | Doncaster Rovers | Away | 1–1 | McLeod | 5,232 | [3] |
13 August 2005 – 15:00 | Bradford City | Away | 0–2 | 7,315 | [4] | |
20 August 2005 – 15:00 | Colchester United | Home | 1–1 | Wilbraham | 4,423 | [5] |
27 August 2005 – 15:00 | Bristol City | Away | 2–2 | Platt (2) | 10,011 | [6] |
29 August 2005 – 15:00 | Port Vale | Home | 0–0 | 4,592 | [7] | |
10 September 2005 – 15:00 | Brentford | Away | 0–1 | 5,862 | [8] | |
13 September 2005 – 19:45 | Swansea City | Home | 1–3 | Mills | 4,798 | [9] |
17 September 2005 – 15:00 | Barnsley | Home | 0–0 | 4,620 | [10] | |
24 September 2005 – 15:00 | Blackpool | Away | 2–3 | Rizzo, Small | 4,723 | [11] |
27 September 2005 – 19:45 | Scunthorpe United | Home | 1–0 | Platt | 4,682 | [12] |
1 October 2005 – 15:00 | Swindon Town | Home | 3–1 | Kamara, Edds, McLeod | 5,536 | [13] |
8 October 2005 – 15:00 | Walsall | Away | 1–1 | Edds | 5,041 | [14] |
15 October 2005 – 15:00 | Chesterfield | Home | 0–0 | 5,642 | [15] | |
21 October 2005 – 19:45 | Hartlepool United | Away | 1–2 | McLeod | 4,337 | [16] |
29 October 2005 – 15:00 | Rotherham United | Home | 1–1 | Kamara | 5,096 | [17] |
12 November 2005 – 15:00 | Tranmere Rovers | Away | 2–1 | McLeod (2) | 6,611 | [18] |
19 November 2005 – 15:00 | Walsall | Home | 2–1 | McLeod, Wilbraham | 5,506 | [19] |
26 November 2005 – 15:00 | Bournemouth | Away | 0–2 | 5,485 | [20] | |
6 December 2005 – 19:45 | Huddersfield Town | Home | 2–2 | Rizzo, McLeod | 4,832 | [21] |
10 December 2005 – 15:00 | Doncaster Rovers | Home | 2–3 | Smith, Wilbraham | 5,351 | [22] |
17 December 2005 – 15:00 | Colchester United | Away | 0–2 | 3,400 | [23] | |
26 December 2005 – 15:00 | Southend United | Home | 0–0 | 7,452 | [24] | |
31 December 2005 – 15:00 | Gillingham | Away | 0–3 | 6,012 | [25] | |
2 January 2006 – 15:00 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 0–1 | 5,082 | [26] | |
10 January 2006 – 19:45 | Swansea City | Away | 1–3 | McLeod | 11,922 | [27] |
14 January 2006 – 15:00 | Yeovil Town | Home | 1–1 | McLeod | 5,548 | [28] |
21 January 2006 – 15:00 | Barnsley | Away | 0–2 | 7,588 | [29] | |
31 January 2006 – 19:45 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 1–0 | McLeod | 7,670 | [30] |
4 February 2006 – 15:00 | Scunthorpe United | Away | 0–2 | 4,631 | [31] | |
11 February 2006 – 15:00 | Blackpool | Home | 3–0 | McLeod (2), Taylor | 5,691 | |
14 February 2006 – 19:45 | Yeovil Town | Away | 1–1 | Harding | 5,048 | [32] |
18 February 2006 – 15:00 | Huddersfield Town | Away | 0–5 | 11,423 | [33] | |
25 February 2006 – 15:00 | Bradford City | Home | 2–1 | Harding, Lewington | 8,426 | [34] |
10 March 2006 – 19:45 | Bristol City | Home | 0–1 | 6,855 | [35] | |
18 March 2006 – 15:00 | Southend United | Home | 2–1 | Smith, Taylor | 7,071 | [36] |
25 March 2006 – 15:00 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 0–3 | 18,214 | [37] | |
28 March 2006 – 19:45 | Brentford | Home | 0–1 | 5,592 | [38] | |
1 April 2006 – 15:00 | Gillingham | Home | 1–2 | Smith | 6,432 | [39] |
4 April 2006 – 19:45 | Port Vale | Away | 3–1 | Platt | 3,452 | [40] |
8 April 2006 – 15:00 | Oldham Athletic | Away | 2–1 | McLeod (2) | 5,919 | [41] |
15 April 2006 – 15:00 | Swindon Town | Away | 1–0 | Platt | 7,273 | [42] |
17 April 2006 – 15:00 | Hartlepool United | Home | 2–1 | Wilbraham, Taylor | 6,472 | [43] |
22 April 2006 – 15:00 | Chesterfield | Away | 2–1 | Platt, Edds | 3,965 | [44] |
29 April 2006 – 15:00 | Tranmere Rovers | Home | 1–2 | McLeod | 7,777 | [45] |
6 May 2006 – 15:00 | Rotherham United | Away | 0–0 | 7,625 | [46] |
FA Cup
Matches
Win | Draw | Loss |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 November 2005 – 15:00 | First round | Lincoln City | Away | 1–1 | Edds | 3,508 | [47] |
15 November 2005 – 19:45 | First round (replay) | Lincoln City | Home | 2–1 | Platt (2) | 4,029 | [48] |
3 December 2005 – 15:00 | Second round | Southend United | Away | 2–1 | McLeod, Smith | 5,267 | [49] |
7 January 2006 – 15:00 | Third round | Southampton | Away | 3–4 | Lundekvam (o.g.), Rizzo, Edds | 15,908 | [50] |
League Cup
Matches
Win | Draw | Loss |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 August 2005 – 19:45 | First round | Norwich City | Home | 0–1[a] | 4,777 | [51] |
League Trophy
Matches
Win | Draw | Loss |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 October 2005 – 19:45 | First round | Exeter City | Home | 3–2 | Smith (2), Wilbraham | 2,745 | [52] |
22 November 2005 – 19:45 | Second round | Barnet | Away | 3–0 | Wilbraham, Small, Smith | 991 | [53] |
20 December 2005 – 19:45 | Quarter-final (South) | Colchester United | Home | 1–2 | Mills | 2,649 | [54] |
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 | League Trophy | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Matt Baker | 42 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() | Trent McClenahan | 34 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() | Dean Lewington | 51 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() | Ben Harding | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Craig Morgan | 47 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() | Ben Chorley | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() | Wade Small | 35 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Paul Mitchell | 43 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Clive Platt | 45 | 8 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() | Izale McLeod | 46 | 18 | 39 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() | Gary Smith | 29 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
12 | FW | ![]() | Filipe Morais | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | MF | ![]() | Gareth Edds | 49 | 5 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() | Malvin Kamara | 30 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
15 | FW | ![]() | Nick Rizzo | 35 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
16 | DF | ![]() | Shola Oyedele | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MF | ![]() | Jason Puncheon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Nathan Koo-Boothe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
19 | DF | ![]() | Leon Crooks | 29 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() | Scott Taylor | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | FW | ![]() | Aaron Wilbraham | 37 | 6 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
22 | MF | ![]() | Nick McKoy | 22 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
23 | FW | ![]() | Serge Makofo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF | ![]() | Mirano Carrilho | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | DF | ![]() | David Partridge | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | MF | ![]() | Alex Tapp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF | ![]() | Pablo Mills | 19 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
GK | ![]() | Scott Bevan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Julien Hornuss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Stephen Quinn | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Mark Ricketts | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | FW | ![]() | Sam Baldock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32 | GK | ![]() | Ricardo Batista | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
Transfers in
Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2005 | MF | ![]() | Wigan Athletic | Free transfer | [55] |
4 July 2005 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [56] |
6 July 2005 | FW | ![]() | Free agent[a] | Free transfer | [57] |
22 August 2005 | DF | ![]() | Free agent[b] | [58] | |
17 January 2006 | FW | ![]() | Plymouth Argyle | £100,000 | [59] |
Transfers out
Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 2005 | DF | ![]() | Retired | ||
January 2006 | GK | ![]() | [60] | ||
DF | ![]() | Released[c] | [61] | ||
FW | ![]() | Released[d] | |||
GK | ![]() | Liverpool | Undisclosed | [62] | |
February 2006 | DF | ![]() | Released[e] | [63] | |
15 May 2006 | FW | ![]() | Sheffield Wednesday | Undisclosed | [64] |
Loans in
Start date | Position | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 August 2005 | DF | ![]() | West Ham United | End of season | |
31 August 2005 | MF | ![]() | Derby County | 1 January 2006 | [65] |
22 September 2005 | MF | ![]() | Sheffield United | January 2006 | [66] |
4 November 2005 | DF | ![]() | Charlton Athletic | February 2006 | [67] |
13 January 2006 | GK | ![]() | Fulham | End of season | [62] |
19 January 2006 | DF | ![]() | Bristol City | [68] | |
27 January 2006 | FW | ![]() | Chelsea | [69] |
Loans out
Start date | Position | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 February 2006 | DF | ![]() | Woking | End of season | [70] |
References
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