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Milton Keynes Dons Football Club, usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two , the fourth level of the English football league system .
Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Denbigh, Milton Keynes, which was established in 2004. Following the controversial relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes in September 2003, Wimbledon F.C. was renamed Milton Keynes Dons F.C. along with a change of club crest and team colours ...
Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (usually abbreviated to MK Dons) is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, founded in 2004. The club was formed from Wimbledon F.C. after the latter had relocated to Milton Keynes. [1]
The first Milton Keynes Dons F.C. manager was Stuart Murdoch, who had previously been manager of Wimbledon. [1] Murdoch only lasted three months into the 2004–05 season before being sacked [2] — his assistant, Jimmy Gilligan, managed the club for a month before Murdoch's replacement was revealed to be Danny Wilson.
The rivalry between AFC Wimbledon and Milton Keynes Dons arose from the formation of both clubs following the relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes, and is mainly rooted in the use of the term "Dons." On relocation of Wimbledon F.C., AFC Wimbledon was formed claiming to be the successor to what fans saw as the death of their club.
The relocated team played home matches in Milton Keynes under the Wimbledon name from September 2003 until June 2004, when following the end of the 2003–04 season it renamed itself Milton Keynes Dons F.C. (MK Dons). Wimbledon F.C. spent most of its history in non-League football before being elected to the Football League in 1977.
The 2018–19 season was Milton Keynes Dons' 15th season in their existence, and the club's first season back in League Two following relegation from League One at the end of the 2017–18 season. Along with competing in League Two, the club also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
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 ...