2013–14 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Milton Keynes Dons' tenth season in their existence as a professional association football club, and their sixth consecutive season competing in League One. As well as competing in League One, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy.

Milton Keynes Dons
2013–14 season
ChairmanPete Winkelman
ManagerKarl Robinson
StadiumStadium mk
League One10th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Patrick Bamford (14)
All: Patrick Bamford (17)
Highest home attendance20,516 (vs Wolverhampton Wanderers)[1]
29 March 2014, League One
Lowest home attendance4,049 (vs Halifax Town)
9 November 2013, FA Cup R1
Average home league attendance9,047[2]
Biggest win4–1 (vs Stevenage)
28 September 2013, League One
4–1 (vs Halifax Town)
9 November 2013, FA Cup R1
Biggest defeat4–2 (vs Sunderland)
27 August 2013, League Cup R2

The season covers the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014.

Competitions edit

League One edit

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Swindon Town 46 19 9 18 63 59 +4 66
9 Port Vale 46 18 7 21 59 73 –14 61
10 Milton Keynes Dons 46 17 9 20 63 65 –2 60
11 Bradford City 46 14 17 15 57 54 +3 59
12 Bristol City 46 13 19 14 70 67 +3 58

Source: Sky Sports

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
3 August 2013 – 15:00 Shrewsbury Town Away 0–0   5,144 [3]
10 August 2013 – 15:00 Crewe Alexandra Home 1–0 Bamford 6,911 [4]
17 August 2013 – 15:00 Preston North End Away 2–2 Banton, Williams 9,944 [5]
24 August 2013 – 15:00 Bristol City Home 2–2 Bamford, Carruthers 7,874 [6]
31 August 2013 – 15:00 Sheffield United Away 1–0 Kay 15,080 [7]
7 September 2013 – 15:00 Swindon Town Home 1–1 Bamford 7,738 [8]
14 September 2013 – 15:00 Notts County Home 3–1 Chadwick, Williams, Bamford 7,142 [9]
21 September 2013 – 15:00 Peterborough United Away 1–2 McLeod 8,149 [10]
28 September 2013 – 15:00 Stevenage Home 4–1 Bamford (2), Alli, Williams 7,770 [11]
5 October 2013 – 15:00 Gillingham Away 2–3 Bamford (2) 11,280 [12]
12 October 2013 – 15:00 Leyton Orient Away 1–2 Bamford 6,359 [13]
19 October 2013 – 15:00 Rotherham United Home 3–2 Williams, Reeves, Bamford 11,564 [14]
22 October 2013 – 19:45 Carlisle United Home 0–1   6,675 [15]
26 October 2013 – 15:00 Tranmere Rovers Away 2–3 Powell, Banton 4,100 [16]
2 November 2013 – 15:00 Walsall Home 1–0 Williams 7,711 [17]
23 November 2013 – 15:00 Bradford City Home 2–3 Bamford, Williams 8,970 [18]
26 November 2013 – 19:45 Colchester United Away 1–3 Spence 2,597 [19]
30 November 2013 – 15:00 Coventry City Home 1–3 Williams 14,988 [20]
14 December 2013 – 15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 2–0 Bamford, Reeves 17,142 [21]
21 December 2013 – 15:00 Port Vale Home 3–0 Gleeson, Reeves, Bamford 7,882 [22]
26 December 2013 – 15:00 Crawley Town Away 2–0 Gleeson, Bamford 3,249 [23]
29 December 2013 – 15:00 Brentford Away 1–3 Hodson 8,010 [24]
1 January 2014 – 15:00 Colchester United Home 0–0   7,879 [25]
11 January 2014 – 15:00 Shrewsbury Town Home 3–2 Alli, Long, Bowditch 7,408 [26]
18 January 2014 – 15:00 Bristol City Away 2–2 Williams, Reeves 11,533 [27]
21 January 2014 – 19:45 Crewe Alexandra Away 0–2   3,613 [28]
28 January 2014 – 19:45 Carlisle United Away 0–3   3,007 [29]
1 February 2014 – 15:00 Tranmere Rovers Home 0–1   7,460 [30]
8 February 2014 – 15:00 Walsall Away 3–0 McLeod (2), Reeves 4,116 [31]
15 February 2014 – 15:00 Oldham Athletic Home 2–1 Carruthers, Reeves 7,385 [32]
18 February 2014 – 19:45 Preston North End Home 0–0   7,279
22 February 2014 – 15:00 Bradford City Away 0–1   13,501 [33]
25 February 2014 – 19:45 Oldham Athletic Away 2–1 G. Baldock, McLeod 2,792 [34]
1 March 2014 – 15:00 Sheffield United Home 0–1   9,192 [35]
8 March 2014 – 15:00 Swindon Town Away 2–1 Kay, G. Baldock 7,424 [36]
11 March 2014 – 19:45 Notts County Away 3–1 Alli (3) 3,331 [37]
15 March 2014 – 15:00 Peterborough United Home 0–2   9,590 [38]
22 March 2014 – 15:00 Stevenage Away 3–2 Spence, Reeves, Lewington 3,027 [39]
25 March 2014 – 19:45 Gillingham Home 0–1   6,760 [40]
29 March 2014 – 15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 0–1   20,516 [41]
5 April 2014 – 15:00 Coventry City Away 2–1 Alli, McLeod 2,781 [42]
12 April 2014 – 15:00 Crawley Town Home 0–2   8,877 [43]
18 April 2014 – 15:00 Port Vale Away 0–1   5,074 [44]
21 April 2014 – 15:00 Brentford Home 2–2 Gleeson, McLeod 10,549 [45]
26 April 2014 – 15:00 Rotherham United Away 2–2 Kennedy, McLeod 9,405 [46]
3 May 2014 – 15:00 Leyton Orient Home 1–3 Hall 9,965 [47]

FA Cup edit

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
9 November 2013 – 15:00 First round Halifax Town Home 4–1 McLeod (2), Williams, Galloway 4,126 [48]
7 December 2013 – 15:00 Second round Dover Athletic Home 1–0 Reeves 4,060 [49]
4 January 2014 – 15:00 Third round Wigan Athletic Away 3–3 Reeves (2), Bamford 6,960 [50]
14 January 2014 – 19:45 Third round (replay) Wigan Athletic Home 1–3[a] Chadwick 8,316 [51]
  1. ^ After extra-time. Score 1–1 at the conclusion of 90 minutes.

League Cup edit

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
6 August 2013 – 19:45 First round Northampton Town Away 2–1 Reeves, Banton 3,486 [52]
27 August 2013 – 19:45 Second round Sunderland Away 2–4 Bamford, McLeod 18,992 [53]

League Trophy edit

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
3 September 2013 – 19:45 First round Northampton Town Away 2–0 Alli, Bamford 4,299 [54]
8 October 2013 – 19:45 Second round Stevenage Away 1–2 Williams 1,456 [55]

Player details edit

Note: Players' ages as of the club's opening fixture of the 2013–14 season.
# Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1 David Martin   GK (1986-01-22)22 January 1986 (aged 27)   Liverpool 2010 Free
50 Charlie Burns   GK (1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 18) Academy 2014 Trainee
Defenders
3 Dean Lewington   LB (1984-05-18)18 May 1984 (aged 29)   Wimbledon 2004 Free
4 Tom Flanagan   CB (1991-10-21)21 October 1991 (aged 21) Academy 2010 Trainee
5 Lee Hodson   RB (1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 21) Free agent 2013 Free
18 George Baldock   RB (1993-03-09)9 March 1993 (aged 20) Academy 2009 Trainee
19 Brendan Galloway   CB (1996-03-17)17 March 1996 (aged 17) Academy 2011 Trainee
23 Jordan Spence   RB (1990-05-24)24 May 1990 (aged 23)   West Ham United 2014 Loan
24 Antony Kay   CB (1982-10-21)21 October 1982 (aged 30)   Huddersfield Town 2012 Free
Midfielders
6 Larnell Cole   RM (1993-03-09)9 March 1993 (aged 20)   Fulham 2014 Loan
7 Stephen Gleeson   CM (1988-08-03)3 August 1988 (aged 25)   Wolverhampton Wanderers 2009 Undisclosed
8 Darren Potter   DM (1984-12-21)21 December 1984 (aged 28)   Sheffield Wednesday 2011 Free
11 Alan Smith   CM (1980-10-28)28 October 1980 (aged 32) Free agent 2012 Free
12 Ben Reeves   AM (1991-11-19)19 November 1991 (aged 21) Free agent 2013 Free
14 Dele Alli   CM (1996-04-11)11 April 1996 (aged 17) Academy 2011 Trainee
15 Mark Randall   CM (1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 23) Free agent 2014 Free
20 Giorgio Rasulo   CM (1997-01-23)23 January 1997 (aged 16) Academy 2012 Trainee
21 Ryan Hall   LM (1988-01-04)4 January 1988 (aged 25) Academy 2014 Trainee
49 Will Summerfield   CM (1995-11-08)8 November 1995 (aged 17) Academy 2014 Trainee
Forwards
9 Dean Bowditch   LW (1986-06-15)15 June 1986 (aged 27)   Yeovil Town 2011 Free
13 Izale McLeod   CF (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 28) Free agent 2013 Free
17 Daniel Powell   LW (1991-03-12)12 March 1991 (aged 22) Academy 2008 Trainee
26 James Loveridge   CF (1994-04-16)16 April 1994 (aged 19)   Swansea City 2014 Loan
27 Sanmi Odelusi   LW (1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 20)   Bolton Wanderers 2014 Loan
27 Matty Kennedy   LW (1994-11-01)1 November 1994 (aged 18)   Everton 2014 Loan
Out on loan
10 Luke Chadwick   AM (1980-11-18)18 November 1980 (aged 32)   Norwich City 2009 Free
16 Ian McLoughlin   GK (1991-08-09)9 August 1991 (aged 21)   Ipswich Town 2011 Free
25 Harry Hickford   CB (1996-06-23)23 June 1996 (aged 17) Academy 2014 Trainee
Left club during season
6 Shaun Williams   CB (1986-10-19)19 October 1986 (aged 26) Free agent 2011 Free
15 Patrick Bamford   CF (1993-09-05)5 September 1993 (aged 19)   Chelsea 2013 Loan
21 Jason Banton   RM (1993-12-15)15 December 1993 (aged 19)   Crystal Palace 2013 Loan
21 Chris Long   CF (1995-02-25)25 February 1995 (aged 18)   Everton 2014 Loan
22 Samir Carruthers   AM (1993-04-04)4 April 1993 (aged 20)   Aston Villa 2013 Loan
23 Danny Green   RW (1988-07-09)9 July 1988 (aged 25)   Charlton Athletic 2013 Loan
21 Dale Jennings   LW (1992-12-21)21 December 1992 (aged 20)   Barnsley 2013 Loan

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Name From Fee Ref.
5 July 2013 DF   Lee Hodson Watford Free transfer[a] [56]
14 July 2013 MF   Ben Reeves Free agent[b] Free transfer [57]
4 February 2014 FW   Ryan Hall Free agent[c] [58]
14 March 2014 MF   Mark Randall Free agent[d] [59]

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2013 MF   Ryan Lowe Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [60]
5 July 2013 DF   Gary MacKenzie Blackpool Undisclosed [56]
15 July 2013 DF   Adam Chicksen Brighton & Hove Albion Compensation [61]
8 January 2014 DF   Jon Otsemobor Released[e] [62]
27 January 2014 DF   Shaun Williams Millwall Undisclosed [63]

Loans in edit

Start date Position Name From End date Ref.
1 July 2013 FW   Patrick Bamford Chelsea January 2014 [56]
17 July 2013 FW   Jason Banton Crystal Palace 5 January 2014
10 August 2013 MF   Samir Carruthers Aston Villa 3 April 2014[f] [64]
2 September 2013 MF   Danny Green Charlton Athletic 6 October 2013 [65]
24 October 2013 DF   Jordan Spence West Ham United January 2014[g] [66]
28 November 2013 FW   Dale Jennings Barnsley 5 January 2014 [67]
7 January 2014 FW   Chris Long Everton February 2014 [68]
30 January 2014 DF   Jordan Spence West Ham United End of season [69]
21 February 2014 FW   Sanmi Odelusi Bolton Wanderers End of season[h] [70]
25 February 2014 MF   Larnell Cole Fulham End of season
18 March 2014 FW   James Loveridge   Swansea City End of season[i] [59]
26 March 2014 FW   Matty Kennedy Everton End of season [59]

Loans out edit

Start date Position Name To End date Ref.
28 November 2013 FW   Izale McLeod Northampton Town 26 December 2013[j] [71]
DF   Jon Otsemobor Tranmere Rovers 14 December 2013[k]
11 March 2014 GK   Ian McLoughlin   Newport County End of season[l] [72]
18 March 2014 MF   Luke Chadwick Cambridge United End of season [73]
26 March 2014 DF   Tom Flanagan Stevenage 25 April 2014[m] [59]
27 March 2014 DF   Harry Hickford Chelmsford City End of season [74]
  1. ^ Mutual contract termination.
  2. ^ Previous club: Southampton.
  3. ^ Previous club: Leeds United.
  4. ^ Previous club: Ascoli.
  5. ^ Mutual contract termination.
  6. ^ Extended. Originally until January 2014.
  7. ^ Extended. Originally until November 2013.
  8. ^ Extended. Originally until March 2014.
  9. ^ Extended. Originally until April 2014.
  10. ^ Recalled due to injury. Originally until 4 January 2014.
  11. ^ Recalled due to injury. Originally until 28 December 2013.
  12. ^ Extended. Originally until 9 April 2014.
  13. ^ Recalled. Originally until end of season.

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External links edit