# 2005–06 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

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.
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 |
| 6 August 2005 – 15:00 | Bournemouth | Home | 2–2 | McLeod (2) | 5,163 |
| 9 August 2005 – 19:45 | Doncaster Rovers | Away | 1–1 | McLeod | 5,232 |
| 13 August 2005 – 15:00 | Bradford City | Away | 0–2 | | 7,315 |
| 20 August 2005 – 15:00 | Colchester United | Home | 1–1 | Wilbraham | 4,423 |
| 27 August 2005 – 15:00 | Bristol City | Away | 2–2 | Platt (2) | 10,011 |
| 29 August 2005 – 15:00 | Port Vale | Home | 0–0 | | 4,592 |
| 10 September 2005 – 15:00 | Brentford | Away | 0–1 | | 5,862 |
| 13 September 2005 – 19:45 | Swansea City | Home | 1–3 | Mills | 4,798 |
| 17 September 2005 – 15:00 | Barnsley | Home | 0–0 | | 4,620 |
| 24 September 2005 – 15:00 | Blackpool | Away | 2–3 | Rizzo, Small | 4,723 |
| 27 September 2005 – 19:45 | Scunthorpe United | Home | 1–0 | Platt | 4,682 |
| 1 October 2005 – 15:00 | Swindon Town | Home | 3–1 | Kamara, Edds, McLeod | 5,536 |
| 8 October 2005 – 15:00 | Walsall | Away | 1–1 | Edds | 5,041 |
| 15 October 2005 – 15:00 | Chesterfield | Home | 0–0 | | 5,642 |
| 21 October 2005 – 19:45 | Hartlepool United | Away | 1–2 | McLeod | 4,337 |
| 29 October 2005 – 15:00 | Rotherham United | Home | 1–1 | Kamara | 5,096 |
| 12 November 2005 – 15:00 | Tranmere Rovers | Away | 2–1 | McLeod (2) | 6,611 |
| 19 November 2005 – 15:00 | Walsall | Home | 2–1 | McLeod, Wilbraham | 5,506 |
| 26 November 2005 – 15:00 | Bournemouth | Away | 0–2 | | 5,485 |
| 6 December 2005 – 19:45 | Huddersfield Town | Home | 2–2 | Rizzo, McLeod | 4,832 |
| 10 December 2005 – 15:00 | Doncaster Rovers | Home | 2–3 | Smith, Wilbraham | 5,351 |
| 17 December 2005 – 15:00 | Colchester United | Away | 0–2 | | 3,400 |
| 26 December 2005 – 15:00 | Southend United | Home | 0–0 | | 7,452 |
| 31 December 2005 – 15:00 | Gillingham | Away | 0–3 | | 6,012 |
| 2 January 2006 – 15:00 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 0–1 | | 5,082 |
| 10 January 2006 – 19:45 | Swansea City | Away | 1–3 | McLeod | 11,922 |
| 14 January 2006 – 15:00 | Yeovil Town | Home | 1–1 | McLeod | 5,548 |
| 21 January 2006 – 15:00 | Barnsley | Away | 0–2 | | 7,588 |
| 31 January 2006 – 19:45 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 1–0 | McLeod | 7,670 |
| 4 February 2006 – 15:00 | Scunthorpe United | Away | 0–2 | | 4,631 |
| 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 |
| 18 February 2006 – 15:00 | Huddersfield Town | Away | 0–5 | | 11,423 |
| 25 February 2006 – 15:00 | Bradford City | Home | 2–1 | Harding, Lewington | 8,426 |
| 10 March 2006 – 19:45 | Bristol City | Home | 0–1 | | 6,855 |
| 18 March 2006 – 15:00 | Southend United | Home | 2–1 | Smith, Taylor | 7,071 |
| 25 March 2006 – 15:00 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 0–3 | | 18,214 |
| 28 March 2006 – 19:45 | Brentford | Home | 0–1 | | 5,592 |
| 1 April 2006 – 15:00 | Gillingham | Home | 1–2 | Smith | 6,432 |
| 4 April 2006 – 19:45 | Port Vale | Away | 3–1 | Platt | 3,452 |
| 8 April 2006 – 15:00 | Oldham Athletic | Away | 2–1 | McLeod (2) | 5,919 |
| 15 April 2006 – 15:00 | Swindon Town | Away | 1–0 | Platt | 7,273 |
| 17 April 2006 – 15:00 | Hartlepool United | Home | 2–1 | Wilbraham, Taylor | 6,472 |
| 22 April 2006 – 15:00 | Chesterfield | Away | 2–1 | Platt, Edds | 3,965 |
| 29 April 2006 – 15:00 | Tranmere Rovers | Home | 1–2 | McLeod | 7,777 |
| 6 May 2006 – 15:00 | Rotherham United | Away | 0–0 | | 7,625 |

### FA Cup

Matches
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 5 November 2005 – 15:00 | First round | Lincoln City | Away | 1–1 | Edds | 3,508 |
| 15 November 2005 – 19:45 | First round (replay) | Lincoln City | Home | 2–1 | Platt (2) | 4,029 |
| 3 December 2005 – 15:00 | Second round | Southend United | Away | 2–1 | McLeod, Smith | 5,267 |
| 7 January 2006 – 15:00 | Third round | Southampton | Away | 3–4 | Lundekvam (o.g.), Rizzo, Edds | 15,908 |

### 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 | | 4,777 | |
* ↑ After extra-time. 0–0 at the conclusion of 90 minutes.

### League Trophy

Matches
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 18 October 2005 – 19:45 | First round | Exeter City | Home | 3–2 | Smith (2), Wilbraham | 2,745 |
| 22 November 2005 – 19:45 | Second round | Barnet | Away | 3–0 | Wilbraham, Small, Smith | 991 |
| 20 December 2005 – 19:45 | Quarter-final (South) | Colchester United | Home | 1–2 | Mills | 2,649 |

## 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 | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Matt Baker | 42 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Trent McClenahan | 34 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Dean Lewington | 51 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Ben Harding | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Craig Morgan | 47 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ben Chorley | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Wade Small | 35 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Paul Mitchell | 43 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Clive Platt | 45 | 8 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Izale McLeod | 46 | 18 | 39 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Gary Smith | 29 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | FW | POR | Filipe Morais | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | AUS | Gareth Edds | 49 | 5 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SLE | Malvin Kamara | 30 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | AUS | Nick Rizzo | 35 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | NGA | Shola Oyedele | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 † | MF | ENG | Jason Puncheon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 † | DF | JAM | Nathan Koo-Boothe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Leon Crooks | 29 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Scott Taylor | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Aaron Wilbraham | 37 | 6 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Nick McKoy | 22 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | COD | Serge Makofo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 † | DF | NED | Mirano Carrilho | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | WAL | David Partridge | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Alex Tapp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 † | DF | ENG | Pablo Mills | 19 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 † | GK | ENG | Scott Bevan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 † | FW | FRA | Julien Hornuss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 † | MF | IRL | Stephen Quinn | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 † | MF | ENG | Mark Ricketts | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Sam Baldock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | POR | Ricardo Batista | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2005 | MF | Paul Mitchell | Wigan Athletic | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2005 | DF | Craig Morgan | Wrexham | Undisclosed |
| 6 July 2005 | FW | Aaron Wilbraham | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 22 August 2005 | DF | Mirano Carrilho | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 17 January 2006 | FW | Scott Taylor | Plymouth Argyle | £100,000 |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| October 2005 | DF | Steve Palmer | Retired | Retired |
| January 2006 | GK | Scott Bevan | Retired | Retired |
| January 2006 | DF | Mirano Carrilho | Released | Released |
| January 2006 | FW | Jason Puncheon | Released | Released |
| January 2006 | GK | David Martin | Liverpool | Undisclosed |
| February 2006 | DF | Nathan Koo-Boothe | Released | Released |
| 15 May 2006 | FW | Wade Small | Sheffield Wednesday | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 16 August 2005 | DF | Trent McClenahan | West Ham United | End of season |
| 31 August 2005 | MF | Pablo Mills | Derby County | 1 January 2006 |
| 22 September 2005 | MF | Stephen Quinn | Sheffield United | January 2006 |
| 4 November 2005 | DF | Mark Ricketts | Charlton Athletic | February 2006 |
| 13 January 2006 | GK | Ricardo Batista | Fulham | End of season |
| 19 January 2006 | DF | David Partridge | Bristol City | End of season |
| 27 January 2006 | FW | Filipe Morais | Chelsea | End of season |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
| 10 February 2006 | DF | Shola Oyedele | Woking | End of season | |
* ↑ Previous club: Hull City.
* ↑ Previous club: FC Dordrecht.
* ↑ Joined AGOVV Apeldoorn on 12 January 2006.
* ↑ Joined Fisher Athletic in January 2006.
* ↑ Joined Kettering Town in January 2006.