2006–07 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

Milton Keynes Dons
2006–07 season
Chairman Pete Winkelman
Manager Martin Allen
Stadium National Hockey Stadium
League Two 4th (qualified for play-offs)
FA Cup Second round
League Cup Third round
League Trophy Second round
Top goalscorer League: Izale McLeod (21)
All: Izale McLeod (24)
Highest home attendance 8,306 (vs Tottenham Hotspur)
25 October 2006, League Cup R3
Lowest home attendance 2,676 (vs Farsley Celtic)
21 November 2006, FA Cup R1
Average home league attendance 5,990
Biggest win 3–4 (vs Accrington Stanley)
9 December 2006, League Two
Biggest defeat 5–0 (vs Rochdale)
27 January 2007, League Two
0–5 (vs Tottenham Hotspur)
25 October 2006, League Cup R3

The 2006–2007 season was Milton Keynes Dons' third season in their existence as a professional association football club. This season was their first season competing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football, following their relegation from League One at the conclusion of the 2005–06 season.

As well as competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007.

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Two

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Swindon Town (P) 46 25 10 11 58 38 +20 85
4 Milton Keynes Dons 46 25 9 12 76 58 +18 84
5 Lincoln City 46 21 11 14 70 59 +11 74
6 Bristol Rovers 46 20 12 14 49 42 +7 72
7 Shrewsbury Town (P) 46 18 17 11 68 46 +22 71

Source: Sky Sports

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
5 August 2006 – 15:00 Bury Home 2–1 McLeod (2) 5,329
8 August 2006 – 19:45 Mansfield Town Away 1–2 Wilbraham 4,033
12 August 2006 – 15:00 Macclesfield Town Away 2–1 Platt, Swailes (o.g.) 1,711
19 August 2006 – 15:00 Bristol Rovers Home 2–0 Dyer, Platt 5,125
26 August 2006 – 15:00 Boston United Away 1–0 Platt 2,032
2 September 2006 – 15:00 Notts County Home 3–2 Dyer (2), Taylor 6,323
9 September 2006 – 15:00 Hartlepool United Home 0–0   5,630
12 September 2006 – 19:45 Swindon Town Away 1–2 McGovern 8,304
16 September 2006 – 15:00 Lincoln City Away 3–2 McLeod, Wilbraham, Platt 5,310
23 September 2006 – 15:00 Chester City Home 1–2 Platt 5,476
26 September 2006 – 19:45 Torquay United Home 3–2 McLeod (2), Wilbraham 5,378
30 September 2006 – 15:00 Barnet Away 3–3 O'Hanlon, Chorley, Dyer 2,819
6 October 2006 – 19:45 Peterborough United Home 0–2   6,647
14 October 2006 – 15:00 Wrexham Away 2–1 O'Hanlon, McLeod 3,828
21 October 2006 – 15:00 Hereford United Home 1–3 McLeod 5,609
28 October 2006 – 15:00 Walsall Away 0–0   6,275
4 November 2006 – 15:00 Grimsby Town Away 3–1 McLeod, Wilbraham (2) 3,268
18 November 2006 – 15:00 Shrewsbury Town Home 2–0 Edds, Platt 5,830
25 November 2006 – 15:00 Darlington Away 0–1   4,017
5 December 2006 – 19:45 Stockport County Home 2–0 McLeod (2) 4,564
9 December 2006 – 15:00 Accrington Stanley Away 4–3 McLeod, Wilbraham (2), O'Hanlon 1,384
16 December 2006 – 15:00 Wycombe Wanderers Home 3–1 Andrews, McLeod (2) 5,977
23 December 2006 – 15:00 Rochdale Home 2–1 McLeod, Standon (o.g.) 5,459
26 December 2006 – 15:00 Torquay United Away 2–0 Platt, McLeod 2,715
30 December 2006 – 15:00 Chester City Away 3–0 Platt, McLeod, McGovern 2,211
1 January 2007 – 15:00 Swindon Town Home 0–1   6,797
8 January 2007 – 19:45 Lincoln City Home 2–2 McLeod, Edds 7,140
13 January 2007 – 15:00 Hartlepool United Away 0–1   6,797
20 January 2007 – 15:00 Barnet Home 3–1 Platt (3) 6,447
27 January 2007 – 15:00 Rochdale Away 0–5   2,493
3 February 2007 – 15:00 Bury Away 2–0 Knight, Andrews 2,325
17 February 2007 – 15:00 Bristol Rovers Away 1–1 McGovern 5,489
20 February 2007 – 19:45 Mansfield Town Home 1–1 Taylor 5,070
24 February 2007 – 15:00 Notts County Away 2–2 Dyer, Lewington 4,031
3 March 2007 – 15:00 Boston United Home 3–2 Platt (2), McLeod 6,605
10 March 2007 – 15:00 Peterborough United Away 0–4   5,880
13 March 2007 – 19:45 Macclesfield Town Home 3–0 McLeod, Platt, Lee (o.g.) 5,681
17 March 2007 – 15:00 Wrexham Home 2–1 Andrews, Platt 5,712
25 March 2007 – 16:00 Walsall Home 1–1 McLeod 8,044
31 March 2007 – 15:00 Hereford United Away 0–0   2,715
7 April 2007 – 15:00 Shrewsbury Town Away 1–2 Platt 5,238
14 April 2007 – 15:00 Darlington Home 1–0 Platt 5,730
23 April 2007 – 15:00 Stockport County Away 2–1 Platt, Andrews 5,681
28 April 2007 – 15:00 Wycombe Wanderers Away 2–0 Smith, McLeod 7,150
5 May 2007 – 15:00 Accrington Stanley Home 3–1 Andrews, O'Hanlon, Stirling 8,102

Play-offs

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
14 May 2007 – 19:45 Shrewsbury Town Away 0–0   7,126
18 May 2007 – 19:45 Shrewsbury Town Home 1–2 Andrews 8,212

FA Cup

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
12 November 2006 – 15:00 First round Farsley Celtic Away 0–0   2,200
21 November 2006 – 19:45 First round (replay) Farsley Celtic Home 2–0 McLeod (2) 2,676
2 December 2006 – 15:00 Second round Blackpool Home 0–2   3,837

League Cup

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
22 August 2006 – 19:45 First round Colchester United Home 1–0 McLeod 2,747
19 September 2006 – 19:45 Second round Barnsley Away 2–1 Wilbraham (2) 4,411
25 October 2006 – 19:45 Third round Tottenham Hotspur Home 0–5   8,306
  1. After extra-time. 0–0 at the conclusion of 90 minutes.

League Trophy

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Trophy

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
1 November 2006 – 19:45 Second round Brighton & Hove Albion Away 1–4 Page 2,774

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 League Two FA Cup League Cup Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK NGA Ademola Bankole 9 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2 DF ENG Jamie Smith 20 0 17 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF ENG Dean Lewington 52 1 45 1 3 0 2 0 2 0
4 DF GUI Drissa Diallo 46 0 40 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
5 MF ENG Dominic Blizzard 10 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF ENG Sean O'Hanlon 43 4 38 4 2 0 2 0 1 0
7 MF SCO Jon-Paul McGovern 52 3 44 3 3 0 3 0 2 0
8 MF ENG Paul Mitchell 24 0 20 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
9 FW ENG Clive Platt 48 18 43 18 3 0 2 0 0 0
10 FW ENG Izale McLeod 41 24 34 21 2 2 2 1 3 0
11 FW AUS Nick Rizzo 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
12 DF ENG Jude Stirling 46 1 44 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
13 MF IRL Keith Andrews 40 8 34 7 3 0 1 0 2 1
14 MF ENG Gary Smith 23 1 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF AUS Gareth Edds 43 2 35 2 3 0 3 0 2 0
16 FW ENG Leon Knight 18 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 DF ENG Ben Chorley 15 1 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
18 MF ENG Ben Harding 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
19 FW ENG Scott Taylor 42 2 34 2 3 0 3 0 2 0
20 FW ENG Aaron Wilbraham 36 9 32 7 2 0 2 2 0 0
21 † GK ENG Matt Baker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW ENG John Hastings 12 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 1 0
23 FW ENG Lloyd Dyer 47 5 41 5 2 0 2 0 2 0
24 MF ENG Junior Lewis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 † GK THA Jamie Waite 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 † DF IRL Paul Butler 18 0 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF ENG Adam Watts 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK ESP Adolfo Baines 23 0 19 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
35 DF ENG Sam Page 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
36 DF ENG Kieran Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 † DF ENG Joe Howe 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
38 FW ENG Sam Baldock 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
39 FW ENG Sam Collins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
40 DF ENG Oliver Thorne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 † GK ENG Rob Webb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 † DF ENG James Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  1. Includes Football League Trophy and 2006–07 Football League Two play-offs.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2006 GK Jamie Waite Sudbury Free transfer
3 July 2006 DF Drissa Diallo Free agent
DF Sean O'Hanlon Free agent Compensation
4 July 2006 MF Jon-Paul McGovern Free agent Free transfer
14 July 2006 MF John Hastings Tooting & Mitcham United Undisclosed
1 August 2006 FW Lloyd Dyer Free agent Free transfer
30 August 2006 MF Keith Andrews Free agent
4 January 2007 GK Lee Harper Northampton Town Undisclosed
23 January 2007 FW Leon Knight Swansea City
21 May 2007 MF Dominic Blizzard Watford Free transfer

Transfers out

Date from Position Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2006 MF Nick McKoy Released
1 January 2007 GK Jamie Waite Released
2 January 2007 DF Craig Morgan Peterborough United Undisclosed
5 January 2007 DF Leon Crooks Wycombe Wanderers
17 January 2007 DF Joe Howe Released
FW Joe Tillen Released
GK Rob Webb Released

Loans in

Start date Position Name From End date Ref.
27 October 2006 GK Lee Harper Northampton Town 27 January 2007
22 November 2006 DF Paul Butler Leeds United 2 January 2007
10 January 2007 FW Jonny Hayes Reading End of season
March 2007 MF Dominic Blizzard Watford
22 March 2007 FW Albert Jarrett
23 March 2007 DF Adam Watts Fulham

Loans out

Start date Position Name To End date Ref.
31 August 2006 MF Ben Harding Aldershot January 2007
16 October 2006 DF Craig Morgan Wrexham 16 November 2006
26 October 2006 DF Ben Chorley Gillingham 26 January 2006
23 November 2006 DF Craig Morgan Peterborough United 2 January 2007
3 January 2007 MF Ben Harding Grays Athletic End of season
4 January 2007 FW Nick Rizzo Grimsby Town Unknown
12 January 2007 MF Paul Mitchell Wrexham 12 April 2007
9 February 2007 DF Sam Page Cambridge United End of season
8 March 2007 FW Scott Taylor Brentford 8 April 2007
22 March 2007 FW Nick Rizzo Chesterfield End of season
  1. Previous club: Sheffield Wednesday.
  2. Previous club: Swindon Town.
  3. Previous club: Sheffield Wednesday.
  4. Previous club: Millwall.
  5. Previous club: Hull City.
  6. Joined Cardiff City on 5 July 2006.
  7. Joined St Albans City in August 2007.
  8. Joined Northampton Town on 27 July 2007.
  9. Joined Thatcham Town on 12 December 2007.
  10. Joined Cardiff City on 5 July 2006.
  11. On 4 January 2007, Harper's loan deal became a permanent deal.