# 2011–12 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Milton Keynes Dons' eighth season in their existence as a professional association football club, and their fourth consecutive season competing in Football 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 2011 to 30 June 2012.

## Competitions
### League One

Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 92 | 51 | +41 | 90 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town (P) | 46 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 79 | 47 | +32 | 81 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 84 | 47 | +37 | 80 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 46 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 73 |
| 7 | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 63 | +12 | 73 |
Source: Sky Sports
Matches
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 6 August 2011 – 15:00 | Hartlepool United | Home | 2–2 | Chadwick, Ibehre | 7,287 |
| 13 August 2011 – 15:00 | Exeter City | Away | 2–0 | Ibehre, Bowditch | 4,832 |
| 16 August 2011 – 19:45 | Yeovil Town | Away | 1–0 | S. Baldock | 3,274 |
| 20 August 2011 – 15:00 | Chesterfield | Home | 6–2 | S. Baldock (3), Bowditch, Chadwick, O'Shea | 7,011 |
| 27 August 2011 – 15:00 | Stevenage | Home | 1–0 | MacDonald | 8,128 |
| 3 September 2011 – 15:00 | Carlisle United | Away | 3–1 | MacDonald, Bowditch, Lewington | 4,919 |
| 10 September 2011 – 15:00 | Sheffield Wednesday | Away | 1–3 | Balanta | 16,982 |
| 17 September 2011 – 15:00 | Huddersfield Town | Home | 1–1 | Lewington | 8,243 |
| 24 September 2011 – 15:00 | Bury | Away | 0–0 | | 2,378 |
| 27 September 2011 – 19:45 | Charlton Athletic | Home | 1–1 | Williams | 8,114 |
| 1 October 2011 – 15:00 | Notts County | Home | 3–0 | Balanta, Morrison, Powell | 7,620 |
| 10 October 2011 – 19:45 | Oldham Athletic | Away | 1–2 | Morrison | 2,408 |
| 15 October 2011 – 15:00 | Bournemouth | Home | 2–2 | Balanta, Morrison | 8,927 |
| 22 October 2011 – 15:00 | Scunthorpe United | Home | 0–0 | | 10,554 |
| 25 October 2011 – 19:45 | Sheffield United | Away | 1–2 | Gleeson | 16,367 |
| 29 October 2011 – 15:00 | Walsall | Away | 2–0 | Lewington, Ibehre | 3,712 |
| 5 November 2011 – 15:00 | Rochdale | Home | 3–1 | Smith, MacDonald, Beevers | 7,120 |
| 19 November 2011 – 15:00 | Colchester United | Away | 5–1 | MacDonald (2), Flanagan, Gleeson, Ibehre | 4,247 |
| 26 November 2011 – 15:00 | Wycombe Wanderers | Home | 4–3 | Bowditch (2), Ibehre, Kouo-Doumbé | 9,701 |
| 10 December 2011 – 15:00 | Tranmere Rovers | Away | 2–0 | Ibehre, Williams | 4,314 |
| 17 December 2011 – 15:00 | Preston North End | Home | 0–1 | | 8,009 |
| 26 December 2011 – 13:00 | Leyton Orient | Away | 3–0 | Bowditch, Smith, MacDonald | 4,162 |
| 31 December 2011 – 15:00 | Brentford | Away | 3–3 | Potter, Balanta, MacDonald | 5,397 |
| 2 January 2012 – 15:00 | Colchester United | Home | 1–0 | MacKenzie | 7,892 |
| 21 January 2012 – 15:00 | Notts County | Away | 1–1 | Flanagan | 6,123 |
| 24 January 2012 – 19:45 | Stevenage | Away | 2–4 | O'Shea, Flanagan | 3,345 |
| 31 January 2012 – 19:45 | Sheffield Wednesday | Home | 1–1 | Bywater (o.g.) | 9,776 |
| 4 February 2012 – 15:00 | Huddersfield Town | Away | 1–1 | Gleeson | 16,898 |
| 14 February 2012 – 19:45 | Charlton Athletic | Away | 1–2 | Bowditch | 15,569 |
| 18 February 2012 – 15:00 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 5–0 | Bowditch, Powell (2), Kouo-Doumbé, Gleeson | 7,817 |
| 21 February 2012 – 19:45 | Bury | Home | 2–1 | Bowditch (2) | 6,405 |
| 25 February 2012 – 15:00 | Bournemouth | Away | 1–0 | Kouo-Doumbé | 6,419 |
| 3 March 2012 – 15:00 | Hartlepool United | Away | 1–1 | O'Shea | 4,955 |
| 6 March 2012 – 19:45 | Yeovil Town | Home | 0–1 | | 6,624 |
| 10 March 2012 – 15:00 | Exeter City | Home | 3–0 | Kouo-Doumbé, MacDonald, Ibehre | 9,016 |
| 17 March 2012 – 15:00 | Chesterfield | Away | 1–1 | O'Shea | 6,444 |
| 20 March 2012 – 19:45 | Leyton Orient | Home | 4–1 | MacDonald, Williams, Ibehre, Powell | 6,842 |
| 24 March 2012 – 15:00 | Wycombe Wanderers | Away | 1–1 | Powell | 5,572 |
| 27 March 2012 – 19:45 | Carlisle United | Home | 1–2 | Powell | 8,608 |
| 31 March 2012 – 15:00 | Brentford | Home | 1–2 | Williams | 11,570 |
| 7 April 2012 – 15:00 | Preston North End | Away | 1–1 | Potter | 13,941 |
| 9 April 2012 – 15:00 | Tranmere Rovers | Home | 3–0 | Williams (2), Gleeson | 7,355 |
| 14 April 2012 – 15:00 | Scunthorpe United | Away | 3–0 | Bowditch, Powell, Williams | 4,111 |
| 21 April 2012 – 15:00 | Sheffield United | Home | 1–0 | Smith | 15,938 |
| 28 April 2012 – 15:00 | Rochdale | Away | 2–1 | O'Shea, Bowditch | 2,213 |
| 5 May 2012 – 15:00 | Walsall | Home | 0–1 | | 10,607 |
Play-offs
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| 12 May 2012 – 12:30 | Huddersfield Town | Home | 0–2 | | 11,893 | |
| 15 May 2012 – 19:45 | Huddersfield Town | Away | 2–1 | Powell, Smith | 15,085 | |
* ↑ Aggregate score 3-2 to Huddersfield Town.

### FA Cup

Matches
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 12 November 2011 – 15:00 | First round | Nantwich Town | Home | 6–0 | Kouo-Doumbé, Bowditch (2), Powell O'Shea, G.C. Williams | 4,110 |
| 3 December 2011 – 15:00 | Second round | Barnet | Away | 3–1 | Potter, MacDonald, Powell | 2,608 |
| 7 January 2012 – 15:00 | Third round | Queens Park Rangers | Home | 1–1 | Bowditch | 19,506 |
| 17 January 2012 – 20:00 | Third round (replay) | Queens Park Rangers | Away | 0–1 | | 10,855 |

### League Cup

Matches
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 9 August 2011 – 19:45 | First round | Cheltenham Town | Away | 4–1 | S. Baldock, Ibehre, Powell, Balanta | 1,625 |
| 23 August 2011 – 19:45 | Second round | Norwich City | Away | 4–0 | Chawick (2), S. Baldock, Powell | 13,009 |
| 20 September 2011 – 19:45 | Second round | Burnley | Away | 1–2 | Powell | 4,134 |

### League Trophy

Matches
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| 30 August 2011 – 19:45 | First round | Brentford | Home | 3–3 | MacDonald, Chadwick, Douglas (o.g.) | 4,175 | |
* ↑ Score 3–3 at the conclusion of normal time. Brentford won 3–4 on penalties.

## 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 | Other | Other |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | David Martin | 56 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 † | DF | ENG | Adam Smith | 19 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 † | DF | ENG | James Tavernier | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Dean Lewington | 55 | 4 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | FRA | Mathias Kouo-Doumbé | 23 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Gary MacKenzie | 32 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 † | DF | ENG | Mark Beevers | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Stephen Gleeson | 46 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Darren Potter | 49 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Dean Bowditch | 51 | 15 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Charlie MacDonald | 41 | 11 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 † | FW | COL | Ángelo Balanta | 23 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Alan Smith | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Adam Chicksen | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | IRL | Shaun Williams | 49 | 9 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 † | FW | ENG | Lewis Guy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Paul Slane | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | NIR | Tom Flanagan | 25 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | IRL | Ian McLoughlin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Daniel Powell | 53 | 11 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | George Baldock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Jabo Ibehre | 47 | 9 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Charlie Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | IRL | Jay O'Shea | 35 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Luke Chadwick | 50 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 † | MF | ENG | Anthony McNamee | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 † | FW | IRL | Clinton Morrison | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | WAL | George C Williams | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Brendan Galloway | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | FW | ENG | Rob Hall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* ↑ Includes Football League Trophy and 2011–12 Football League One play-offs.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | Darren Potter | Sheffield Wednesday | Free transfer |
| 22 July 2011 | GK | Ian McLoughlin | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 22 July 2011 | MF | Jay O'Shea | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 26 August 2011 | FW | Charlie MacDonald | Brentford | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2011 | MF | Anthony McNamee | Norwich City | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 26 August 2011 | FW | Sam Baldock | West Ham United | Undisclosed | |
| 31 January 2012 | MF | Anthony McNamee | Wycombe Wanderers | Free transfer | |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 1 August 2011 | FW | Ángelo Balanta | Queens Park Rangers | January 2012 |
| 16 August 2011 | DF | Adam Smith | Tottenham Hotspur | January 2012 |
| 31 August 2011 | DF | Mark Beevers | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 December 2011 |
| 24 September 2011 | FW | Clinton Morrison | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 October 2011 |
| 29 January 2012 | MF | Alan Smith | Newcastle United | End of season |
| 31 January 2012 | MF | Paul Slane | Celtic | End of season |
| 16 March 2012 | FW | Rob Hall | West Ham United | End of season |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 9 August 2011 | FW | Lewis Guy | Oxford United | 10 September 2011 |
| 24 November 2011 | FW | Lewis Guy | Oxford United | 24 December 2011 |
| 24 November 2011 | MF | Anthony McNamee | Wycombe Wanderers | 7 January 2012 |
| 1 January 2012 | DF | Adam Chicksen | Leyton Orient | 1 February 2012 |
| 13 January 2012 | FW | Charlie Collins | Aldershot Town | 13 February 2012 |
| 22 March 2012 | FW | Charlie Collins | Tamworth | End of season |
| 22 March 2012 | DF | George Baldock | Tamworth | End of season |
* ↑ Previous club: Ipswich Town.
* ↑ Previous club: Birmingham City.
* ↑ Mutual contract termination with Norwich City.
* ↑ Rumoured transfer fee £2,750,000.
* ↑ Mutual contract termination.
* ↑ Recalled. Originally until end of season.