2021–22_Milton_Keynes_Dons_F.C._season

Milton Keynes Dons
2021–22 season
Chairman	Pete Winkelman
Head Coach	Russell Martin; (until 31 July); Dean Lewington (interim); (from 3 August until 13 August); Liam Manning; (from 13 August)
Stadium	Stadium MK
League One	3rd (qualified for play-offs)
FA Cup	First round; (eliminated by Stevenage)
EFL Cup	First round; (eliminated by Bournemouth)
EFL Trophy	Round of 16; (eliminated by Charlton Athletic)
Top goalscorer	League: Scott Twine (20); All: Scott Twine (20)
Highest home attendance	15,311 (vs Ipswich Town); 12 February 2022, League One
Lowest home attendance	1,320 (vs Wycombe Wanderers); 5 October 2021, EFL Trophy GS
Average home league attendance	9,314
Biggest win	5–0 vs Plymouth Argyle; 30 April 2022, League One
Biggest defeat	0–5 vs Bournemouth,; 31 July 2021, EFL Cup R1
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

Milton Keynes Dons 2021–22 football season

The 2021–22 season was Milton Keynes Dons' 18th season in their existence, and the club's third consecutive season in League One. The club also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

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The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Competitions

League One

League table

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Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points based on yellow and red cards received excluding the last four games of the season (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences; 9) If the tie affects the automatic promotion or relegation places, a play-off game or games would be held between the two tied teams^[19]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

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Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win	Draw	Loss

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Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
7 August 2021 – 15:00	Bolton Wanderers	Away	3–3	Eisa, Twine, Boateng	16,087	^[20]
14 August 2021 – 15:00	Sunderland	Home	1–2	Parrott	9,830	^[21]
17 August 2021 – 19:45	Charlton Athletic	Home	2–1	Parrott, Eisa	7,939	^[22]
21 August 2021 – 15:00	Ipswich Town	Away	2–2	Twine, O'Riley	18,622	^[23]
28 August 2021 – 15:00	Accrington Stanley	Home	2–0	Eisa, O'Riley	6,816	^[24]
4 September 2021 – 15:00	Cheltenham Town	Away	1–1	Boateng	3,704	^[25]
11 September 2021 – 15:00	Portsmouth	Home	1–0	Robson	10,822	^[26]
18 September 2021 – 15:00	Gillingham	Away	4–1	Twine, Kioso, Ehmer (o.g.), Watters	4,119	^[27]
25 September 2021 – 15:00	Wycombe Wanderers	Home	1–0	Parrott	9,355	^[28]
28 September 2021 – 19:45	Fleetwood Town	Home	3–3	Twine (3)	6,564	^[29]
2 October 2021 – 15:00	Doncaster Rovers	Away	1–2	Kioso	5,927	^[30]
16 October 2021 – 15:00	Shrewsbury Town	Away	0–1		5,711	^[31]
19 October 2021 – 19:45	Wigan Athletic	Away	2–1	Kioso, Darikwa (o.g.)	8,351	^[32]
23 October 2021 – 15:00	Rotherham United	Home	0–3		8,448	^[33]
30 October 2021 – 15:00	Crewe Alexandra	Away	4–1	Eisa, O'Riley, Kioso, Watters	4,512	^[34]
13 November 2021 – 15:00	Cambridge United	Home	4–1	Twine (2), Watters (2)	9,904	^[35]
20 November 2021 – 15:00	Burton Albion	Home	1–0	Watters	9,770	^[36]
23 November 2021 – 19:45	Sheffield Wednesday	Away	1–2	Twine	18,581	^[37]
27 November 2021 – 15:00	Morecambe	Away	4–0	Eisa, O'Riley (2), Darling	3,700	^[38]
8 December 2021 – 19:45	Plymouth Argyle	Home	1–1	Watson	7,566	^[39]
11 December 2021 – 15:00	Oxford United	Home	1–2	Boateng	9,914	^[40]
26 December 2021 – 15:00	Lincoln City	Away	3–2	Twine (2), O'Riley	8,328	^[41]
1 January 2022 – 15:00	Gillingham	Home	0–0		7,891	^[42]
8 January 2022 – 15:00	Accrington Stanley	Away	1–1	Eisa	1,880	^[43]
11 January 2022 – 19:45	AFC Wimbledon	Home	1–0	O'Riley	7,663	^[44]
15 January 2022 – 15:00	Portsmouth	Away	2–1	Eisa, Corbeanu	14,958	^[45]
22 January 2022 – 15:00	Doncaster Rovers	Home	0–1		7,229	^[46]
25 January 2022 – 19:45	Burton Albion	Away	1–0	Twine	2,171	^[47]
29 January 2022 – 15:00	Wycombe Wanderers	Away	1–0	Twine	7,345	^[48]
5 February 2022 – 15:00	Lincoln City	Home	2–1	Darling, O'Hora	8,723	^[49]
8 February 2022 – 19:45	Fleetwood Town	Away	1–1	Darling	3,227	^[50]
12 February 2022 – 15:00	Ipswich Town	Home	0–0		15,311	^[5]
19 February 2022 – 15:00	Sunderland	Away	2–1	Eisa, Wickham	30,451	^[51]
22 February 2022 – 19:45	Charlton Athletic	Away	2–0	Watson, Kesler Hayden	8,807	^[52]
26 February 2022 – 15:00	Bolton Wanderers	Home	2–0	Eisa, Twine	10,388	^[53]
5 March 2022 – 15:00	Rotherham United	Away	2–1	Darling, Eisa	9,731	^[54]
8 March 2022 – 19:45	Cheltenham Town	Home	3–1	Parrott (2), Eisa	6,894	^[55]
12 March 2022 – 15:00	Wigan Athletic	Home	1–1	Darling	11,193	^[56]
19 March 2022 – 15:00	Cambridge United	Away	1–0	O'Hora	6,325	^[57]
2 April 2022 – 15:00	Shrewsbury Town	Home	2–0	Eisa, Twine	8,984	^[58]
5 April 2022 – 19:45	Crewe Alexandra	Home	2–1	Parrott, Coventry	7,315	^[59]
9 April 2022 – 15:00	AFC Wimbledon	Away	1–1	Parrott	7,841	^[60]
16 April 2022 – 19:45	Sheffield Wednesday	Home	2–3	Parrott, Twine	14,252	^[61]
19 April 2022 – 19:45	Oxford United	Away	0–1		9,685	^[62]
23 April 2022 – 15:00	Morecambe	Home	2–0	Darling, Harvie	10,101	^[63]
30 April 2022 – 12:30	Plymouth Argyle	Away	5–0	Twine (4), Darling	15,644	^[64]

Player details

Note: Players' ages as of the club's final match of the 2021–22 season.

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[13] 2 x 60 minute matches.

[15] Behind closed doors. 2 x 60 minute matches.

[18] Milton Keynes Dons XI side.

[20] Behind closed doors. 2 x 60 minute matches.

[89] Originally until the end of the season. Recalled early by Norwich City.^[84]

[92] Originally until the end of the season. Recalled early by Blackpool.^[86]

[95] Originally until the end of the season. Recalled early by Cardiff City.^[88]

[99] Originally until the end of the season. Recalled early by Luton Town.^[91]

[105] Originally until end of the season. Recalled early on 21 January 2022.

[110] Originally until end of the season. Recalled early on 25 February 2022.

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Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
13 July 2021 – 19:00	King's Lynn Town	Away	3–1	Twine (2), Watters		^[12]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
17 July 2021 – 11:00	Maidenhead United	Away	3–1	Trialist (2), Bird		^[13]^{[lower-alpha 2]}
19 July 2021 – 20:00	Chelmsford City	Away	P–P^[14]			^[15]^{[lower-alpha 3]}
21 July 2021 – 11:00	Coventry City	Neutral	7–1	Bird, Watters (2), Twine, O'Riley (2), Darling		^[16]^{[lower-alpha 4]}
24 July 2021 – 13:30	Bristol City	Away	1–3	Bird		^[17]
28 July 2021 – 19:45	Tottenham Hotspur	Home	1–3	Freeman	15,795	^[18]

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ACA	Aston Villa U21	3	3	0	11	5	+6	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Milton Keynes Dons	3	2	1	6	6	0	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Burton Albion	3	1	2	8	6	+2	3
4	L1	Wycombe Wanderers	3	0	3	2	10	−8	0

#	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1	Jamie Cumming	GK	(1999-09-04)4 September 1999 (aged 22)	Chelsea	2022	Loan
23	Franco Ravizzoli	GK	(1997-07-09)9 July 1997 (aged 24)	Eastbourne Borough	2021	Free
33	Ronnie Sandford	GK	(2005-02-24)24 February 2005 (aged 17)	Academy	2021	Trainee
Defenders
2	Tennai Watson	RWB	(1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 25)	Free agent	2021	Free
3	Dean Lewington	CB	(1984-05-18)18 May 1984 (aged 37)	Wimbledon	2004	Free
5	Warren O'Hora	CB	(1999-04-19)19 April 1999 (aged 23)	Brighton & Hove Albion	2021	Undisclosed
6	Harry Darling	CB	(1999-08-08)8 August 1999 (aged 22)	Cambridge United	2021	Undisclosed
15	Aden Baldwin	CB	(1997-06-10)10 June 1997 (aged 24)	Free agent	2021	Free
21	Daniel Harvie	LWB	(1998-07-14)14 July 1998 (aged 23)	Ayr United	2020	Undisclosed
26	Jack Davies	CB	(2002-12-03)3 December 2002 (aged 19)	Academy	2020	Trainee
29	Kaine Kesler Hayden	RWB	(2002-10-23)23 October 2002 (aged 19)	Aston Villa	2022	Loan
31	Brandon Mason	LWB	(1997-09-30)30 September 1997 (aged 24)	Free agent	2022	Free
Midfielders
7	Matt Smith	CM	(1999-11-22)22 November 1999 (aged 22)	Manchester City	2022	Undisclosed
8	David Kasumu	CM	(1999-10-05)5 October 1999 (aged 22)	Academy	2017	Trainee
9	Scott Twine	AM	(1999-07-14)14 July 1999 (aged 22)	Swindon Town	2021	Compensation
14	Conor Coventry	CM	(2000-03-25)25 March 2000 (aged 22)	West Ham United	2022	Loan
16	Josh McEachran	CM	(1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 29)	Free agent	2021	Free
17	Dan Kemp	AM	(1999-01-11)11 January 1999 (aged 23)	Leyton Orient	2022	Undisclosed
18	Hiram Boateng	CM	(1996-01-08)8 January 1996 (aged 26)	Exeter City	2019	Compensation
22	John Freeman	CM	(2001-11-04)4 November 2001 (aged 20)	Academy	2019	Trainee
Forwards
10	Mo Eisa	CF	(1994-07-12)12 July 1994 (aged 27)	Peterborough United	2021	Undisclosed
11	Theo Corbeanu	RW	(2002-05-17)17 May 2002 (aged 19)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2022	Loan
19	Connor Wickham	CF	(1993-03-31)31 March 1993 (aged 29)	Free agent	2022	Free
20	Troy Parrott	CF	(2002-02-04)4 February 2002 (aged 20)	Tottenham Hotspur	2021	Loan
24	Jay Bird	CF	(2001-05-06)6 May 2001 (aged 21)	Academy	2019	Trainee
Out on loan
4	Zak Jules	CB	(1997-07-02)2 July 1997 (aged 24)	Walsall	2021	Undisclosed
25	Brooklyn Ilunga	LWB	(2003-11-21)21 November 2003 (aged 18)	Academy	2021	Trainee
27	Lewis Johnson	LW	(2004-11-09)9 November 2004 (aged 17)	Academy	2020	Trainee
Left club during season
1	Andy Fisher	GK	(1998-02-12)12 February 1998 (aged 24)	Blackburn Rovers	2020	Undisclosed
7	Matt O'Riley	AM	(2000-11-21)21 November 2000 (aged 21)	Free agent	2021	Free
11	Charlie Brown	CF	(1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 22)	Chelsea	2021	Undisclosed
12	Laurie Walker	GK	(1989-10-14)14 October 1989 (aged 32)	Free agent	2021	Free
14	Josh Martin	LW	(2001-09-09)9 September 2001 (aged 20)	Norwich City	2021	Loan
17	Ethan Robson	CM	(1996-10-25)25 October 1996 (aged 25)	Blackpool	2021	Loan
31	Peter Kioso	RWB	(1999-08-15)15 August 1999 (aged 22)	Luton Town	2021	Loan
36	Max Watters	CF	(1999-03-23)23 March 1999 (aged 23)	Cardiff City	2021	Loan

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	GK	Franco Ravizzoli	Eastbourne Borough	Free transfer	^[75]
1 July 2021	AM	Scott Twine	Swindon Town	Compensation	^[76]
13 July 2021	CB	Aden Baldwin	Bristol City	Free transfer	^[77]
20 July 2021	CF	Mo Eisa	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	^[78]
28 July 2021	RWB	Tennai Watson	Free agent	Free transfer	^[79]
21 January 2022	CF	Connor Wickham	Free agent	Free transfer	^[80]
31 January 2022	DM	Matt Smith	Manchester City	Undisclosed	^[81]
31 January 2022	AM	Dan Kemp	Leyton Orient	Undisclosed	^[82]
18 March 2022	LWB	Brandon Mason	Free agent	Free transfer	^[83]

Start date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
1 July 2021	LW	Josh Martin	Norwich City	17 January 2022^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[85]
1 July 2021	CM	Ethan Robson	Blackpool	17 January 2022^{[lower-alpha 2]}	^[87]
8 July 2021	CF	Max Watters	Cardiff City	30 December 2021^{[lower-alpha 3]}	^[89]
29 July 2021	CF	Troy Parrott	Tottenham Hotspur	End of season	^[90]
31 August 2021	RWB	Peter Kioso	Luton Town	18 January 2022^{[lower-alpha 4]}	^[92]
6 January 2022	RW	Theo Corbeanu	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of season	^[93]
13 January 2022	GK	Jamie Cumming	Chelsea		^[94]
18 January 2022	DM	Conor Coventry	West Ham United		^[95]
31 January 2022	RWB	Kaine Kesler Hayden	Aston Villa		^[96]

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2021–22 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

Managerial change

Pre-season friendlies

Competitions

League One

Play-offs

FA Cup

EFL Cup

EFL Trophy

Player details

Transfers

Transfers in

Loans in

Loans out

Transfers out

Awards

References

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Wigan Athletic (C, P)	46	27	11	8	82	44	+38	92	Promotion to EFL Championship
2	Rotherham United (P)	46	27	9	10	70	33	+37	90	Promotion to EFL Championship
3	Milton Keynes Dons	46	26	11	9	78	44	+34	89	Qualification for League One play-offs
4	Sheffield Wednesday	46	24	13	9	78	50	+28	85
5	Sunderland (O, P)	46	24	12	10	79	53	+26	84
6	Wycombe Wanderers	46	23	14	9	75	51	+24	83
7	Plymouth Argyle	46	23	11	12	68	48	+20	80
8	Oxford United	46	22	10	14	82	59	+23	76

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	26	11	9	78	44	+34	89	13	5	5	34	21	+13	13	6	4	44	23	+21

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	W
Position	8	15	12	13	11	10	5	3	3	3	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	8	6	7	9	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
5 May 2022 – 19:45	Semi-final 1st leg	Wycombe Wanderers	Away	0–2		8,987	^[65]
8 May 2022 – 18:30	Semi-final 2nd leg	Wycombe Wanderers	Home	1–0	Parrott	13,012	^[66]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
6 November 2021 – 15:00	First round	Stevenage	Home	2–2	Darling, Watters	2,860	^[67]
16 November 2021 – 19:45	First round (replay)	Stevenage	Away	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Darling	1,876	^[68]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
31 August 2021 – 19:00	Group game 1	Burton Albion	Away	2–1	Bird, Darling	690	^[70]
5 October 2021 – 19:00	Group game 2	Wycombe Wanderers	Home	2–1	Boateng, Jules	1,320	^[71]
26 October 2021 – 19:00	Group game 3	Aston Villa U21	Home	2–4	Parrott, Watters	2,683	^[72]
30 November 2021 – 19:00	Second round	Leyton Orient	Away	0–0 (5–4 p)		990	^[73]
4 January 2022 – 19:00	Round of 16	Charlton Athletic	Away	0–1		1,653	^[74]

Start date	Position	Name	To	End date	Ref.
12 August 2021	DF	Jack Davies	Oxford City	21 January 2022^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[97]
17 August 2021	GK	Laurie Walker	Oldham Athletic	24 August 2021	^[98]
29 September 2021	CF	Jay Bird	Wealdstone	January 2022	^[99]
29 October 2021	GK	Laurie Walker	Aldershot Town	January 2022	^[100]
26 November 2021	FW	Lewis Johnson	Banbury United	25 February 2022^{[lower-alpha 2]}	^[101]
7 January 2022	MF	John Freeman	Chelmsford City	January 2022	^[102]
15 January 2022	CB	Zak Jules	Fleetwood Town	End of season	^[103]
22 February 2022	FW	Brooklyn Ilunga	Royston Town		^[104]
23 March 2022	FW	Lewis Johnson	AFC Rushden & Diamonds		^[105]

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2021	CF	Kieran Agard	Plymouth Argyle	Released	^[106]^[107]
	DM	Jordan Houghton	Plymouth Argyle	Released	^[106]^[108]
	CF	Cameron Jerome	Luton Town	Free transfer	^[109]
	CF	Joe Mason	Cavalry	Released	^[106]^[110]
	GK	Lee Nicholls	Huddersfield Town	Released	^[106]^[111]
	LB	Matthew Sorinola	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	Compensation	^[112]
	CM	Andrew Surman	Retired		^[113]^[114]^[115]
5 July 2021	CF	Sam Nombe	Exeter City	Undisclosed	^[116]
14 July 2021	AM	Scott Fraser	Ipswich Town	Undisclosed	^[117]
26 July 2021	CM	Ben Gladwin	Swindon Town	Free transfer	^[118]
6 January 2022	CF	Charlie Brown	Cheltenham Town	Undisclosed	^[119]
6 January 2022	GK	Laurie Walker	Stevenage	Undisclosed	^[120]
11 January 2022	GK	Andy Fisher	Swansea City	£400,000	^[121]
20 January 2022	AM	Matt O'Riley	Celtic	£1,500,000	^[122]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	26	11	9	78	44	+34	89	13	5	5	34	21	+13	13	6	4	44	23	+21

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	26	11	9	78	44	+34	89	13	5	5	34	21	+13	13	6	4	44	23	+21