2010–11 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

Milton Keynes Dons

2010–11 season
Chairman	Pete Winkelman
Manager	Karl Robinson
Football League One	5th (Qualification for League One Play-offs)
FA Cup	1st Round (eliminated by Stevenage)
League Cup	3rd Round (eliminated by Birmingham City)
Football League Trophy	2nd round (eliminated by Charlton Athletic)
Top goalscorer	League: Sam Baldock (12) All: Sam Baldock (13)
Highest home attendance	12,662 v Peterborough United (15 May 2011)
Lowest home attendance	3,502 v Dagenham & Redbridge (10 August 2011)
Average home league attendance	8,512
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 season was Milton Keynes Dons sixth season and the fifth season in League One under its current name.

First team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK David Martin 2 DF Jude Stirling 3 DF Dean Lewington 4 DF Mathias Kouo-Doumbé 5 DF Gary MacKenzie 6 DF Sean O'Hanlon 7 MF Stephen Gleeson 9 FW Rowan Vine (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) 10 FW Sam Baldock 11 MF Ángelo Balanta (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) 14 FW Lewis Guy 15 DF Danny Woodards 16 MF Adam Clayton (on loan from Leeds United)

No. Position Player 17 GK Stuart Searle 18 DF George Baldock 19 FW Jabo Ibehre 21 MF Keanu Marsh-Brown (on loan from Fulham) 22 MF Peter Leven 23 DF Adam Chicksen 24 DF Tom Flanagan 25 FW Charlie Collins 26 MF Luke Chadwick 27 MF Daniel Powell 30 MF Igor Coronado 32 DF George Williams

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 8 FW Jermaine Easter (to Crystal Palace) 8 FW David Amoo (on loan from Liverpool) 9 FW Aaron Wilbraham (to Norwich City) 12 GK Willy Guéret (to Kettering Town) 13 MF Mark Carrington (to Hamilton Academical) 16 MF Dietmar Hamann (retired)

No. Position Player 16 MF Stephen Hughes (on loan from Norwich City) 20 DF Pélé[2] (to Northwich Victoria) 20 MF Michael McIndoe (on loan from Coventry City) 21 MF Luke Howell (to Lincoln City) 28 FW Jemal Johnson (to Lokomotiv Sofia)

League table

Team		Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
C	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	28	11	7	85	40	+45	95
P	Southampton	46	28	8	10	86	38	+48	92
3	Huddersfield Town	46	25	12	9	77	48	+29	87
P	Peterborough United	46	23	10	13	106	75	+31	79
5	Milton Keynes Dons	46	23	8	15	67	60	+7	77
6	Bournemouth	46	19	14	13	75	54	+21	71
7	Leyton Orient	46	19	13	14	71	62	+9	70
8	Exeter City	46	20	10	16	66	73	−7	70
9	Rochdale	46	18	14	14	63	55	+8	68
10	Colchester United	46	16	14	16	57	63	−6	62
11	Brentford	46	17	10	19	55	62	−7	61
12	Carlisle United	46	16	11	19	60	62	−2	59
13	Charlton Athletic	46	15	14	17	62	66	−4	59
14	Yeovil Town	46	16	11	19	56	66	−10	59
15	Sheffield Wednesday	46	16	10	20	67	67	+0	58
16	Hartlepool United	46	15	12	19	47	65	−18	57
17	Oldham Athletic	46	13	17	16	53	60	−7	56
18	Tranmere Rovers	46	15	11	20	53	60	−7	56
19	Notts County	46	14	8	24	46	60	−14	50
20	Walsall	46	12	12	22	56	75	−19	48
R	Dagenham & Redbridge	46	12	11	23	52	70	−18	47
R	Bristol Rovers	46	11	12	23	48	82	−34	45
R	Plymouth Argyle*	46	15	7	24	51	74	−23	42
R	Swindon Town	46	9	14	23	50	72	−22	41

* – Plymouth Argyle deducted ten points

	Promotion to Championship
	Qualification to League One playoffs
	Relegation to League Two
	Last updated: 11:03, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Results

Walsall v Milton Keynes Dons

7 August 2010	Walsall	1–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Walsall
15:00 BST	Smith  48'		S. Baldock  42' Woodards  60'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,034

Carlisle United v Milton Keynes Dons

21 August 2010	Carlisle United	4–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Brunton Park
15:00	Zoko  42' Berrett  45' Madine  55' Taiwo  61'		Leven  64'	Attendance: 5,205

Milton Keynes Dons v Swindon Town

28 August 2010	Milton Keynes Dons	2–1	Swindon Town	Stadium:mk
15:00	S. Baldock  72', 73'		Cuthbert  45' Prutton  89'	Attendance: 7,866

Milton Keynes Dons v Hartlepool United

4 September 2010	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Hartlepool United	Stadium:mk
15:00	Guy  77' Lewington  84'			Attendance: 7,656

Brighton & Hove Albion v Milton Keynes Dons

11 September 2010	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Withdean Stadium
15:00	LuaLua  49' Murray  75'			Attendance: 6,683

Milton Keynes Dons v Southampton

15 September 2010	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Southampton	Stadium:mk
19:45	Balanta  72' Leven  87'			Attendance: 8,133

Milton Keynes Dons v Rochdale

18 September 2010	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Rochdale	Stadium:mk
15:00	Kouo-Doumbé  28'		Kennedy  20'	Attendance: 7,034

Peterborough United v Milton Keynes Dons

25 September 2010	Peterborough United	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	London Road Stadium
15:00	Mackail-Smith  36' McLean  48'		Lewington  37'	Attendance: 7,838

Charlton Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons

28 September 2010	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	The Valley
19:45	Benson  86'			Attendance: 13,155

Milton Keynes Dons v Colchester United

2 October 2010	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Colchester United	Stadium:mk
15:00	Balanta  66'		Okuonghae  26'	Attendance: 11,280

Milton Keynes Dons v Dagenham & Redbridge

9 October 2010	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Dagenham & Redbridge	Stadium:mk
15:00	S. Baldock  55' Kouo-Doumbé  62'			Attendance: 7,083

Bournemouth v Milton Keynes Dons

16 October 2010	Bournemouth	3–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Dean Court
15:00	Hollands  55' Robinson  65' Pugh  71'		O'Hanlon  45' Leven  86' (pen.) Balanta  90'	Attendance: 6,715

Milton Keynes Dons v Exeter City

23 October 2010	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Exeter City	Stadium:mk
15:00	Wilbraham  53'			Attendance: 8,002

Tranmere Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

30 October 2010	Tranmere Rovers	4–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Prenton Park
15:00	Jennings  3', 25' Thomas-Moore  22' (pen.), 76' Bakayogo  70'		Leven  14' (pen.) S. Baldock  85' MacKenzie  60'	Attendance: 4,512

Milton Keynes Dons v Yeovil Town

2 November 2010	Milton Keynes Dons	3–2	Yeovil Town	Stadium:mk
19:45	Lewington  36' Johnson  50' Leven  87' (pen.)		Bowditch  19' Virgo  75'	Attendance: 7,281

Brentford v Milton Keynes Dons

13 November 2010	Brentford	0–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Griffin Park
15:00	Balkestein  88'		Kouo-Doumbé  57' Balanta  59'	Attendance: 4,789

Milton Keynes Dons v Sheffield Wednesday

20 November 2010	Milton Keynes Dons	1–4	Sheffield Wednesday	Stadium:mk
15:00	Carrington  6'		Mellor  22', 71', 83' Chadwick  27' (o.g.)	Attendance: 10,552

Huddersfield Town v Milton Keynes Dons

23 November 2010	Huddersfield Town	4–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Galpharm Stadium
19:45	Kay  24' Roberts  36' Rhodes  47', 66'		Wilbraham  56'	Attendance: 12,773

Notts County v Milton Keynes Dons

11 December 2010	Notts County	2–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Meadow Lane
15:00	Ince  86' Hughes  90'		Wilbraham  75'	Attendance: 5,172

Milton Keynes Dons v Bournemouth

28 December 2010	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Bournemouth	Stadium:mk
15:00	Guy  6' Kouo-Doumbé  86'			Attendance: 7,638

Milton Keynes Dons v Bristol Rovers

1 January 2011	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Stadium:mk
15:00	Powell  10' Leven  13'			Attendance: 7,185

Yeovil Town v Milton Keynes Dons

3 January 2011	Yeovil Town	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Huish Park
15:00	Huntington  11' Kalala  84'			Attendance: 3,508

Exeter City v Milton Keynes Dons

8 January 2011	Exeter City	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	St James Park
15:00	Cureton  8'		Ibehre  73'	Attendance: 4,544

Milton Keynes Dons v Tranmere Rovers

15 January 2011	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Stadium:mk
15:00	Powell  46' Ibehre  70'			Attendance: 8,014

Milton Keynes Dons v Plymouth Argyle

18 January 2011	Milton Keynes Dons	1–3	Plymouth Argyle	Stadium:mk
19:45	Bhasera  39' (o.g.)		Bhasera  22' Árnason  29' Clark  80'	Attendance: 7,189

Dagenham & Redbridge v Milton Keynes Dons

22 January 2011	Dagenham & Redbridge	0–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Victoria Road
15:00	Green  75'		Carrington  90'	Attendance: 4,446

Leyton Orient v Milton Keynes Dons

25 January 2011	Leyton Orient	2–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Brisbane Road
19:45	McGleish  9' Forbes  14'		Gleeson  7' O'Hanlon  56'	Attendance: 3,131

Bristol Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

2 February 2011	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Memorial Stadium
19:45	Hughes  83' (pen.)		O'Hanlon  1'  67' Powell  61'

Sheffield Wednesday v Milton Keynes Dons

5 February 2011	Sheffield Wednesday	2–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Hillsborough Stadium
15:00	Mellor  69' C. Morrison  83'		Leven  18' (pen.)  85' Powell  27' MacKenzie  42'	Attendance: 17,631

Milton Keynes Dons v Brentford

12 February 2011	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Brentford	Stadium:mk
15:00	Marsh-Brown  48'		Grabban  50'	Attendance: 8,636

Milton Keynes Dons v Leyton Orient

15 February 2011	Milton Keynes Dons	2–3	Leyton Orient	Stadium:mk
19:45	Lewington  7' Ibehre  23'		Smith  17', 39' Tehoue  74'	Attendance: 6,469

Hartlepool United v Milton Keynes Dons

19 February 2011	Hartlepool United	0–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Victoria Park
15:00			Powell  45'	Attendance: 2,620

Milton Keynes Dons v Oldham Athletic

22 February 2011	Milton Keynes Dons	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Stadium:mk
19:45			Powell  45'	Attendance: 7,806

Milton Keynes Dons v Brighton & Hove Albion

26 February 2011	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Stadium:mk
15:00	Powell  27' MacKenzie  67'			Attendance: 9,327

Rochdale v Milton Keynes Dons

5 March 2011	Rochdale	1–4	Milton Keynes Dons	Spotland Stadium
15:00	Dawson  81'		Vine  15' Powell  19' Gleeson  45' Baldock  89' (pen.)

Milton Keynes Dons v Charlton Athletic

8 March 2011	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Stadium:mk
19:45	Powell  55' Baldock  90'		Benson  90'	Attendance: 7,026

Colchester United v Milton Keynes Dons

12 March 2011	Colchester United	1–3	Milton Keynes Dons	Weston Homes Community Stadium
15:00	Gillespie  29'		Baldock  48', 62', 86'	Attendance: 4,103

Milton Keynes Dons v Peterborough United

21 March 2011	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Peterborough United	Stadium:mk
19:45	MacKenzie  70'

Milton Keynes Dons v Walsall

25 March 2011	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Walsall	Stadium:mk
19:45	Leven  51'		Richards  29'	Attendance: 8,923

Southampton v Milton Keynes Dons

2 April 2011	Southampton	3-2	Milton Keynes Dons	St. Mary's Stadium
15:00	Forte  66', 67' Barnard  77'		MacKenzie  34' Baldock  52'	Attendance: 22,377

Milton Keynes Dons v Carlisle United

9 April 2011	Milton Keynes Dons	3–2	Carlisle United	Stadium:mk
15:00	Powell  13' Balanta  81' Clayton  90+4'		Noble 28  28' Berrett  69' (pen.)	Attendance: 10,795

Swindon Town v Milton Keynes Dons

16 April 2011	Swindon Town	0–1	Milton Keynes Dons	County Ground
15:00			O'Hanlon  17'	Attendance: 8,305

Milton Keynes Dons v Huddersfield Town

22 April 2011	Milton Keynes Dons	1–3	Huddersfield Town	Stadium:mk
15:00	Doumbe  89'		Arfield  23' Peltier  35' Cadamarteri  70'	Attendance: 11,857

Plymouth Argyle v Milton Keynes Dons

25 April 2011	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Home Park
15:00	Walton  21'			Attendance: 8,553

Milton Keynes Dons v Notts County

30 April 2011	Milton Keynes Dons	2–1	Notts County	Stadium:mk
15:00	Baldock  52' Balanta  60'		Hughes  62'	Attendance: 10,013

Oldham Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons

7 May 2011	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Boundary Park
15:00	Winchester  34'		Balanta  28' Marsh-Brown  50'	Attendance: 4,063

FA Cup

Stevenage v Milton Keynes Dons

6 November 2010 Round 1	Stevenage	0–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Broadhall Way
15:00				Attendance: 2,956

Milton Keynes Dons v Stevenage

16 November 2010 Round 1 Replay	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1 (6–7 p)	Stevenage	Stadium:mk
19:45	Guy  49'		Charles  90'	Attendance: 3,977
		Penalties
	Carrington MacKenzie Leven S. Baldock Gleeson O'Hanlon Lewington Kouo-Doumbé		Charles Long Laird Mousinho Odubade Roberts Wilson Beardsley

League Cup

Milton Keynes Dons v Dagenham & Redbridge

10 August 2010 Round 1	Milton Keynes Dons	2–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Stadium:mk
19:45	Ibehre  56', 79'		McCrory  13'	Attendance: 3,502

Milton Keynes Dons v Blackpool

24 August 2010 Round 2	Milton Keynes Dons	4–3	Blackpool	Stadium:mk
19:45	S. Baldock  1' Easter  55', 57' Guy  110'		Ormerod  52' Sylvestre  58' Adam  82' (pen.)	Attendance: 7,458

Birmingham City v Milton Keynes Dons

21 September 2010 Round 3	Birmingham City	3–1	Milton Keynes Dons	St Andrew's
19:45	Hleb  24' Žigić  24' Gardner  28'		Wilbraham  80'	Attendance: 9,450

Football League Trophy

Milton Keynes Dons v Charlton Athletic

5 October 2010 Round 2	Milton Keynes Dons	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Stadium:mk
19:45 BST	Chadwick  2'		Abbott  53' Wagstaff  85'	Attendance: 3,773

References

1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2010-2011/flone/mkdons.htm
2. Pélé was born in Albufeira, Portugal, but also qualified to represent Cape Verde internationally and made his debut for Cape Verde in 2006.