# 2004–05 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was Milton Keynes Dons' inaugural season as a new club following the team's change of name from Wimbledon FC on 21 June 2004. This change of name followed the controversial relocation of Wimbledon FC during the previous 2003–04 season.
Following Wimbledon FC's relegation from the 2003–04 Football League First Division, Milton Keynes Dons played their first season in the newly re-branded Football League One (formerly known as the Second Division).
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 2004 to 30 June 2005.

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 18 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 56 | |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 60 | 73 | −13 | 52 | |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 51 | |
| 21 | Torquay United (R) | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 79 | −24 | 51 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 22 | Wrexham (R) | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 62 | 80 | −18 | 43 | Relegation to Football League Two |
* ↑ Wrexham deducted 10 points for entering administration.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 May 2005. Source: Sky Sports

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### FA Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

### League Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

### League Trophy

Win  Draw  Loss

## Squad

    As of 1 May 2018
    Note: Players' ages as of the opening match of the 2004–05 season.
| # | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Transfer fee |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Scott Bevan | GK | (1979-09-19)19 September 1979 (aged 24) | Southampton | 2004 | Free |
| 12 | David Martin | GK | (1986-01-22)22 January 1986 (aged 18) | Wimbledon | 2004 | Free |
| 25 | Matt Baker | GK | (1979-12-18)18 December 1979 (aged 24) | Wrexham | 2004 | Free |
| 30 | Paul Heald | GK | (1968-09-20)20 September 1968 (aged 35) | Wimbledon | 2004 | Free |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Harry Ntimban-Zeh | CB | (1973-09-26)26 September 1973 (aged 30) | Wimbledon | 2004 | Free |
| 3 | Dean Lewington | LB / CB | (1984-05-18)18 May 1984 (aged 20) | Wimbledon | 2004 | Free |
| 5 | Ben Chorley (C) | CB | (1982-09-30)30 September 1982 (aged 21) | Wimbledon | 2004 | Free |
| 14 | Shola Oyedele | RB | (1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 19) | Wimbledon | 2004 | Free |
| 18 | Steve Palmer | CB | (1968-03-31)31 March 1968 (aged 36) | Queens Park Rangers | 2004 | Free |
| 19 | Nathan Koo-Boothe | CB | (1985-07-18)18 July 1985 (aged 19) | Watford | 2004 | Free |
| 20 | Leon Crooks | RB | (1985-11-21)21 November 1985 (aged 18) | Wimbledon | 2004 | Free |
| 26 | Trent McClenahan | CB / DM | (1985-02-04)4 February 1985 (aged 19) | West Ham United | 2005 | Loan |
| 31 | Michel Pensée | CB | (1973-06-16)16 June 1973 (aged 31) | Free agent | 2005 | Free |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | Ben Harding | CM | (1984-09-06)6 September 1984 (aged 19) | Wimbledon | 2004 | Free |
| 7 | Malvin Kamara | LM / LB | (1983-11-17)17 November 1983 (aged 20) | Wimbledon | 2004 | Free |
| 8 | Wade Small | LW / AM / ST | (1984-02-23)23 February 1984 (aged 20) | Wimbledon | 2004 | Free |
| 10 | Gary Smith | AM | (1984-01-30)30 January 1984 (aged 20) | Middlesbrough | 2004 | Free |
| 11 | Alex Tapp | AM | (1982-06-07)7 June 1982 (aged 22) | Wimbledon | 2004 | Free |
| 13 | Gareth Edds | CM / RB | (1981-02-03)3 February 1981 (aged 23) | Bradford City | 2004 | Free |
| 15 | Laurent Hervé | DM | (1976-06-19)19 June 1976 (aged 28) | AS Beauvais | 2004 | Free |
| 16 | Jamie Mackie | LW / AM / ST | (1985-09-22)22 September 1985 (aged 18) | Wimbledon | 2004 | Free |
| 17 | Jason Puncheon | RW / AM | (1986-06-26)26 June 1986 (aged 18) | Wimbledon | 2004 | Free |
| 28 | Nick McKoy | AM | (1986-09-03)3 September 1986 (aged 17) | Wimbledon | 2004 | Free |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | Allan Smart | ST | (1974-07-08)8 July 1974 (aged 30) | Crewe Alexandra | 2004 | Free |
| 21 | Julien Hornuss | ST ] | (1986-06-12)12 June 1986 (aged 18) | AJ Auxerre | 2004 | Free |
| 22 | Nick Rizzo | LW / ST | (1979-06-09)9 June 1979 (aged 25) | AC Prato | 2004 | Free |
| 23 | Izale McLeod | ST | (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 19) | Derby County | 2004 | Undisclosed |
| 24 | Craig Westcarr | ST | (1985-01-29)29 January 1985 (aged 19) | Nottingham Forest | 2005 | Free |
| 27 | Clive Platt | ST | (1977-10-27)27 October 1977 (aged 26) | Peterborough United | 2004 | Undisclosed |
| 29 | Serge Makofo | ST | (1986-09-03)3 September 1986 (aged 17) | Wimbledon | 2004 | Free |
| Out on loan ||||||||
| 5 | Mark Williams | CB | (1970-09-28)28 September 1970 (aged 33) | Wimbledon | 2004 | Free |
| Left club during season ||||||||
| 22 | Richard Pacquette | ST | (1983-01-28)28 January 1983 (aged 21) | Queens Park Rangers | 2004 | Free |
| 22 | Paul Rachubka | GK | (1981-05-21)21 May 1981 (aged 23) | Charlton Athletic | 2004 | Loan |
| 24 | Richard Johnson | CM | (1974-04-27)27 April 1974 (aged 30) | Queens Park Rangers | 2005 | Loan |
| 24 | Paul Mitchell | CM / CB | (1981-08-26)26 August 1981 (aged 22) | Wigan Athletic | 2004 | Loan |
| 26 | Anthony Danze | AM / CM | (1984-03-15)15 March 1984 (aged 20) | Crystal Palace | 2004 | Loan |

## Squad statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 12 March 2017
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 23 | Izale McLeod | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | FW | | 8 | Wade Small | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | FW | | 9 | Allan Smart | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | | 13 | Gareth Edds | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | | 6 | Ben Harding | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | | 27 | Clive Platt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | | 3 | Dean Lewington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | | 4 | Ben Chorley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | | 22 | Nick Rizzo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | | 7 | Malvin Kamara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | | 18 | Steve Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | | 31 | Michel Pensée | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | 17 | Jason Puncheon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | 10 | Gary Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | 11 | Alex Tapp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | | 29 | Serge Makofo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | | 22 | Richard Pacquette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 54 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 64 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 18 January 2017
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total |
| 23 | | FW | Izale McLeod | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 4 | | DF | Ben Chorley | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Dean Lewington | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Wade Small | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | | MF | Gareth Edds | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | | DF | Paul Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | | MF | Laurent Hervé | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | | DF | Trent McClenahan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | | MF | Ben Harding | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Malvin Kamara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | | MF | Jason Puncheon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | | FW | Nick Rizzo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Allan Smart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | | MF | Gary Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | | DF | Harry Ntimban-Zeh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | | DF | Shola Oyedele | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | | FW | Clive Platt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Alex Tapp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Mark Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | | MF | Richard Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | | MF | Nick McKoy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | | FW | Richard Pacquette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 67 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 2 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 20 June 2017
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 12 | GK | | David Martin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 25 | GK | | Matt Baker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | GK | | Scott Bevan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 22 | GK | | Paul Rachubka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2004 | CM | Laurent Hervé | AS Beauvais | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2004 | CM | Gareth Edds | Bradford City | Free transfer |
| 7 July 2004 | CB | Steve Palmer | Queens Park Rangers | Free transfer |
| 13 July 2004 | ST | Allan Smart | Crewe Alexandra | Free transfer |
| 31 July 2004 | ST | Izale McLeod | Derby County | Undisclosed |
| 24 September 2004 | ST | Richard Pacquette | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 19 November 2004 | LW | Nick Rizzo | AC Prato | Free transfer |
| 17 December 2004 | GK | Matt Baker | Wrexham | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2005 | CB | Michel Pensée | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 12 January 2005 | ST | Clive Platt | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 3 August 2004 | GK | Lee Worgan | Rushden & Diamonds | Free transfer |
| 1 November 2004 | ST | Richard Pacquette | Brentford | Released |
| 12 May 2005 | RW | Jamie Mackie | Exeter City | Released |
| 12 May 2005 | ST | Allan Smart | Bury | Released |
| 12 May 2005 | CB | Mark Williams | Retired | Released |
* ↑ Following Pacquette's release on 1 November 2004, he signed for Brentford on 26 November 2004.
* ↑ Following Mackie's release on 12 May 2005, he later signed for Exeter City.
* ↑ Following Allan's release on 12 May 2005, he later signed for Bury.
* ↑ Following Williams' release on 12 May 2005, he retired from professional football.

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 6 August 2004 | GK | Paul Rachubka | Charlton Athletic | 6 September 2004 |
| 26 October 2004 | CM | Richard Johnson | Queens Park Rangers | 26 November 2004 |
| 10 December 2004 | CB | Paul Mitchell | Wigan Athletic | 10 January 2005 |
| 23 December 2004 | AM | Anthony Danze | Crystal Palace | 23 January 2005 |
| 24 March 2005 | CF | Craig Westcarr | Nottingham Forest | End of season |
| 24 March 2005 | DM | Trent McClenahan | West Ham United | End of season |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
| 3 March 2005 | CB | | Mark Williams | Rushden & Diamonds | End of season | |