2025–26 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season

Milton Keynes Dons
2025–26 season
ChairmanFahad Al Ghanim
Head CoachPaul Warne[1]
StadiumStadium MK

The 2025–26 season is the 22nd season in the history of Milton Keynes Dons Football Club and their third consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.

This will be the first season since the club's founding not to feature Dean Lewington, who retired after 21 years at the club, serving between 2004 and 2025.[2]

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
11 June 2025 CF  Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (ENG)  Crawley Town (ENG) Undisclosed [3]
19 June 2025 CF  Aaron Collins (WAL)  Bolton Wanderers (ENG) £800,000[4] [5]
30 June 2025 CM  Will Collar (ENG)  Stockport County (ENG) Free transfer [6]
1 June 2025[a] RW  Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (GUA)  Derby County (ENG) Free transfer [7]
1 July 2025[b] RB  Gethin Jones (AUS)  Bolton Wanderers (ENG) Free transfer [8]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 27 May, and would become official on June 1 once the transfer window had reopened
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 12 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Bolton had ended

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
27 June 2025 DM  Jay Williams (SKN)  Crawley Town (ENG) Undisclosed [9]

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 CB  Jack Tucker (ENG) Colchester United 1 July 2025 [10][11]
CM  Joel Anker (ENG) [10]
GK  Nathan Harness (ENG) [10]
CF  Ellis Harrison (WAL) [10]
GK  Ronnie Sandford (ENG) [10]
CB  Charlie Stirland (ENG) [10]
CB  Albert Wood (ENG) [10]
LB  Dean Lewington (ENG)
Retired
 [2]

New contracts

Date Pos. Player Contracted until Ref.
20 June 2025 RW  Jonathan Leko (ENG) Undisclosed [12]
24 June 2025 GK  Connal Trueman (ENG) Undisclosed [13]

Pre-season and friendlies

The club's full pre-season schedule was announced on 4 June 2025.[14] The club will play just a single home match during pre-season as the Stadium MK pitch will undergo a significant overhaul during the summer.[15]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 July 2025 Friendly Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 St Mirren San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
11:00 CEST
  • Ayunga (o.g.)
 Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
12 July 2025 Friendly Hitchin Town v Milton Keynes Dons Hitchin
15:00 BST Stadium: Top Field
15 July 2025 Friendly Brackley Town v Milton Keynes Dons Brackley
19:45 BST Stadium: St. James Park
19 July 2025 Friendly Wealdstone v Milton Keynes Dons London (Ruislip)
15:00 BST Stadium: Grosvenor Vale
19 July 2025 Friendly Milton Keynes Dons v Doncaster Rovers Dunstable
15:00 BST Stadium: Creasey Park
22 July 2025 Friendly Milton Keynes Dons Cancelled Bristol City Denbigh
19:30 BST Stadium: Stadium MK
Note: On 1 July, it was announced the fixture was cancelled and replaced with another friendly.[16]
22 July 2025 Friendly Milton Keynes Dons v Peterborough United Denbigh
19:30 BST Stadium: Stadium MK
26 July 2025 Friendly Stevenage v Milton Keynes Dons Stevenage
15:00 BST Stadium: Lamex Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League Two 2 August 2025 2 May 2026 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
FA Cup November 2025 TBC First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 12 August 2025 TBC First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Trophy September 2025 TBC Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

EFL League Two

Main article: 2025–26 EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Harrogate Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Milton Keynes Dons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Newport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Notts County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2025. 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 (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[17]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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GroundHAHAAH
Result
Position
Points
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The League Two fixtures were announced on 26 June 2025.[18] The club will begin the season at home to newly promoted Oldham Athletic on 2 August with the final game of the regular season being away at Fleetwood Town on 2 May.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 1 Milton Keynes Dons v Oldham Athletic Denbigh
15:00 BST Stadium: Stadium MK
9 August 2025 2 Barrow v Milton Keynes Dons Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST Stadium: Holker Street
16 August 2025 3 Milton Keynes Dons v Cheltenham Town Denbigh
15:00 BST Stadium: Stadium MK
19 August 2025 4 Crawley Town v Milton Keynes Dons Crawley
19:45 BST Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
23 August 2025 5 Newport County v Milton Keynes Dons Newport
12:30 BST Stadium: Rodney Parade
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[19]
30 August 2025 6 Milton Keynes Dons v Walsall Denbigh
15:00 BST Stadium: Stadium MK

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 26 June 2025, with MK Dons being drawn away to EFL Championship side Bristol City.[20][21]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round Bristol City v Milton Keynes Dons Bristol
19:45 BST Stadium: Ashton Gate

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, MK Dons were drawn into Southern Group D alongside Reading, Swindon Town and West Ham United U21.[22]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

Players with no appearances are not included in the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

Disciplinary record

As of pre-season

List is sorted by squad number when total number of cards are equal
Players with no cards are not included in the list

No. Pos. Nat. Player League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Paul Warne joins MK Dons as Head Coach". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Dean Lewington to end record-breaking MK Dons playing career". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  3. ^ "DonDeal: Rushian Hepburn-Murphy". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Bolton Wanderers sell Aaron Collins to MK for record fee". The Bolton News. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  5. ^ "DonDeal: MK Dons reach agreement to sign Aaron Collins". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  6. ^ "DonDeal: Will Collar is a Don". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  7. ^ "DonDeal: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing signs for MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  8. ^ "DonDeal: Gethin Jones". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Jay Williams signs for Crawley Town". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "MK Dons reveal 24/25 retained and released list". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  11. ^ "U's sign Tucker". Colchester United FC. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Leko continues Dons journey". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  13. ^ "DonDeal: Trueman stays at Stadium MK". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  14. ^ "MK Dons announce pre-season schedule". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Pitch reconstruction starts at Stadium MK". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Pre-Season Fixture Update: Tuesday 22nd July". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  17. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Fixture Release Day: MK Dons learn 25/26 fixtures". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Newport County v MK Dons live on Sky Sports+ in August". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  20. ^ "MK Dons travel to Bristol City in Carabao Cup Round One". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  21. ^ "Bristol City Carabao Cup Fixture Details". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  22. ^ "EFL Vertu Trophy 25/26 Group Confirmed". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
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