2012–13 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season explained

The 2012–13 season was Milton Keynes Dons' ninth season in their existence as a professional association football club, and their fifth consecutive season competing in League One. As well as competing in League One, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.

Competitions

League One

See main article: 2012–13 Football League One. Final table

width=20 style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black; border:1px solid red;"	Pos	width=175 style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black; border:1px solid red;"	Team	width=20 style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black; border:1px solid red;"	Pld	width=20 style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black; border:1px solid red;"	W	width=20 style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black; border:1px solid red;"	D	width=20 style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black; border:1px solid red;"	L	width=30 style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black; border:1px solid red;"	GF	width=30 style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black; border:1px solid red;"	GA	width=30 style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black; border:1px solid red;"	GD	width=20 style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black; border:1px solid red;"	Pts
6		46	20	14	12	72	39	+33	74
7		46	21	8	17	55	48	+7	71
8	Milton Keynes Dons	46	19	13	14	62	45	+17	70
9		46	17	17	12	65	58	+7	68
10		46	18	14	14	59	58	+1	68

Source: Sky Sports

Matches

Win

Draw

Loss

Date! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black; border:1px solid red;"

Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
18 August 2012 – 15:00	Oldham Athletic	Home	2–0	Potter, Powell	7,409	[3]
21 August 2012 – 19:45	Bournemouth	Away	1–1	Powell	5,407	[4]
25 August 2012 – 15:00	Swindon Town	Away	0–1		8,299	[5]
1 September 2012 – 15:00	Carlisle United	Home	2–0	Chadwick, Lowe	7,277	[6]
8 September 2012 – 15:00	Walsall	Away	0–1		3,657	[7]
15 September 2012 – 15:00	Yeovil Town	Home	1–0	MacDonald	7,235	[8]
18 September 2012 – 19:45	Notts County	Home	1–1	O'Shea	7,121	[9]
22 September 2012 – 15:00	Bury	Away	4–1	Bowditch (3), Chadwick	2,321	[10]
29 September 2012 – 15:00	Crewe Alexandra	Home	1–0	MacDonald	11,037	[11]
2 October 2012 – 19:45	Coventry City	Away	1–1	Gleeson	9,848	[12]
6 October 2012 – 15:00	Portsmouth	Home	2–2	Webster (o.g.), Potter	10,409	[13]
14 October 2012 – 13:15	Preston North End	Away	0–0		8,327	[14]
20 October 2012 – 15:00	Stevenage	Home	0–1		9,190	[15]
24 October 2012 – 19:45	Crawley Town	Away	0–2		2,853	[16]
27 October 2012 – 15:00	Scunthorpe United	Away	3–0	Chadwick (2), Smith	2,737	[17]
7 November 2012 – 19:45	Leyton Orient	Home	1–0	Lowe	6,985	[18]
10 November 2012 – 15:00	Sheffield United	Home	1–0	Williams	9,835	[19]
16 November 2012 – 19:45	Tranmere Rovers	Away	1–0	Gleeson	10,587	[20]
20 November 2012 – 19:45	Shrewsbury Town	Away	2–2	Balanta, Bowditch	4,747	[21]
24 November 2012 – 15:00	Colchester United	Home	5–1	Chadwick (2), Williams, Otsemobor, Lowe	7,443	[22]
8 December 2012 – 15:00	Brentford	Away	2–3	Lowe, Gleeson	5,833	[23]
15 December 2012 – 15:00	Hartlepool United	Home	1–0	Lowe	7,164	[24]
26 December 2012 – 15:00	Walsall	Home	2–4	Lowe, Bowditch	8,700	[25]
29 December 2012 – 15:00	Coventry City	Home	2–3	Powell, Lowe	13,620	[26]
1 January 2013 – 15:00	Notts County	Away	2–1	Potter, Powell	5,325	[27]
12 January 2013 – 15:00	Bury	Home	1–1	Bowditch	7,384	[28]
29 January 2013 – 19:45	Yeovil Town	Away	1–2	Kay	3,152	[29]
2 February 2013 – 15:00	Bournemouth	Home	0–3		9,233	[30]
9 February 2013 – 15:00	Oldham Athletic	Away	1–3	Powell	4,094	[31]
12 February 2013 – 19:45	Doncaster Rovers	Away	0–0		6,423	[32]
23 February 2013 – 15:00	Carlisle United	Away	1–1	Chicksen	4,283	[33]
26 February 2013 – 19:45	Portsmouth	Away	1–1	Williams	9,815	[34]
2 March 2013 – 15:00	Preston North End	Home	1–1	Chicksen	8,412	[35]
5 March 2013 – 19:45	Doncaster Rovers	Home	3–0	McLeod, Powell, Gleeson	6,804	[36]
9 March 2013 – 15:00	Sheffield United	Away	0–0		17,936	[37]
12 March 2013 – 19:45	Shrewsbury Town	Home	2–3	Lowe (2)	6,622	[38]
16 March 2013 – 15:00	Tranmere Rovers	Home	3–0	Lewington, Gleeson, Potter	9,682	[39]
19 March 2013 – 19:45	Crewe Alexandra	Away	1–2	Bamford	3,770	[40]
29 March 2013 – 15:00	Hartlepool United	Away	2–0	Bamford, Bowditch	3,269	[41]
1 April 2013 – 15:00	Brentford	Home	2–0	Bowditch, Gleeson	10,455	[42]
6 April 2013 – 15:00	Crawley Town	Home	0–0		7,746	[43]
9 April 2013 – 19:45	Swindon Town	Home	2–0	Kouo-Doumbé, Lowe	8,608	[44]
13 April 2013 – 15:00	Leyton Orient	Away	0–2		4,634	[45]
16 April 2013 – 19:45	Colchester United	Away	2–0	Powell, Bamford	3,175	[46]
20 April 2013 – 15:00	Scunthorpe United	Home	0–1		9,752	[47]
27 April 2013 – 15:00	Stevenage	Away	2–0	Bamford, Lowe	3,801	[48]

FA Cup

See main article: 2012–13 FA Cup. Matches

Win

Draw

Loss

Date! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black; border:1px solid red;"

Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
2 November 2012 – 15:00	First round	Cambridge City	Away	0–0		1,564	[49]
13 November 2012 – 19:45	First round (replay)	Cambridge City	Home	6–1	Williams (2), O'Shea, Bowditch, Alli, Chicksen	4,126	[50]
2 December 2012 – 12:30	Second round	AFC Wimbledon	Home	2–1	Gleeson, Otsemobor	16,459	[51]
5 January 2013 – 15:00	Third round	Sheffield Wednesday	Away	0–0		11,462	[52]
15 January 2013 – 19:45	Third round (replay)	Sheffield Wednesday	Home	2–0	Williams, Bowditch	6,786	[53]
26 January 2013 – 15:00	Fourth round	Queens Park Rangers	Away	4–2	Traoré (o.g.), Lowe, Harley, Potter	18,081	[54]
16 February 2013 – 15:00	Fifth round	Barnsley	Home	1–3	Bowditch	14,475	[55]

League Cup

See main article: 2012–13 Football League Cup. Matches

Win

Draw

Loss

Date! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black; border:1px solid red;"

Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
11 August 2012 – 19:45	First round	Cheltenham Town	Away	1–1	Bowditch	1,660	[56]
28 August 2012 – 19:45	Second round	Blackburn Rovers	Home	2–1	Chadwick (2)	5,873	[57]
25 September 2012 – 19:45	Third round	Sunderland	Home	0–2		10,489	[58]

League Trophy

See main article: 2012–13 Football League Trophy. Matches

Win

Draw

Loss

Date! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:black; border:1px solid red;"

Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
4 September 2012 – 19:45	First round	Northampton Town	Away	0–1		3,444	[59]

Player details

Note: Players' ages as of the club's opening fixture of the 2012–13 season.

	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1	David Martin		GK	August 11, 2012	Liverpool	2010	Free
16	Ian McLoughlin		GK	August 11, 2012	Ipswich Town	2011	Free
Defenders
2	Jon Otsemobor		RB	August 11, 2012	Free agent	2012	Free
3	Dean Lewington		LB	August 11, 2012	Wimbledon	2004	Free
4	Mathias Kouo-Doumbé		CB	August 11, 2012	Free agent	2009	Free
6	Shaun Williams		CB	August 11, 2012	Free agent	2011	Free
15	Adam Chicksen		LB	August 11, 2012	Academy	2008	Trainee
22	Brendan Galloway		CB	August 11, 2012	Academy	2011	Trainee
24	Antony Kay		CB	August 3, 2013	Huddersfield Town	2012	Free
27	Mason Spence		RB	August 11, 2012	Academy	2012	Trainee
Midfielders
7	Stephen Gleeson		CM	August 11, 2012	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2009	Undisclosed
8	Darren Potter		DM	August 11, 2012	Sheffield Wednesday	2011	Free
11	Alan Smith		CM	August 11, 2012	Free agent	2012	Free
18	George Baldock		RM	August 11, 2012	Academy	2009	Trainee
20	Ryan Harley		AM	August 11, 2012	Brighton & Hove Albion	2013	Loan
21	Dele Alli		CM	August 11, 2012	Academy	2011	Trainee
23	Chris Lines		CM	August 11, 2012	Sheffield Wednesday	2013	Loan
26	Luke Chadwick		AM	August 11, 2012	Norwich City	2009	Free
31	Giorgio Rasulo		CM	August 11, 2012	Academy	2012	Trainee
Forwards
9	Dean Bowditch		LW	August 11, 2012	Yeovil Town	2011	Free
13	Izale McLeod		CF	August 11, 2012	Free agent	2013	Free
14	Ryan Lowe		CF	August 11, 2012	Sheffield Wednesday	2012	Undisclosed
17	Daniel Powell		LW	August 11, 2012	Academy	2008	Trainee
33	Patrick Bamford		CF	August 11, 2012	Chelsea	2012	Loan
Out on loan
5	Gary MacKenzie		CB	August 11, 2012	Dundee	2010	Free
16	Tom Flanagan		CB	August 11, 2012	Academy	2010	Trainee
Left club during season
10	Charlie MacDonald		CF	August 11, 2012	Brentford	2011	£35,000
13	Jimmy Bullard		CM	August 11, 2012	Free agent	2012	Free
19	Jabo Ibehre		CF	August 11, 2012	Free agent	2009	Free
23	Jay O'Shea		AM	August 11, 2012	Free agent	2011	Free
28	Scott Allan		AM	August 11, 2012	West Bromwich Albion	2012	Loan
28	Ibra Sekajja		CF	August 11, 2012	Crystal Palace	2012	Loan
29	Ángelo Balanta		CF	August 11, 2012	Queens Park Rangers	2012	Loan
32	Zeli Ismail		AM	August 11, 2012	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2012	Loan

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
5 July 2012	DF				[60]
12 July 2012	MF				[61]
1 August 2012	FW			Undisclosed	[62]
10 August 2012	DF				[63]
28 August 2012	MF
3 January 2013	FW				[64]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
11 January 2013	MF
22 January 2013	FW

Loans in

Start date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
29 September 2012	MF			29 October 2012	[65]
23 October 2012	FW			21 November 2012	[66]
7 November 2012	FW			1 January 2013	[67]
22 November 2012	FW			End of season
	MF			End of season
1 January 2013	MF			End of season	[68]
23 January 2013	MF

Loans out

Start date	Position	Name	To	End date	Ref.
31 July 2012	DF			November 2012	[69]
27 September 2012	FW			27 December 2012	[70]
20 November 2012	MF			5 January 2013
13 January 2013	GK			Unknown
1 March 2013	DF			End of season	[71]
14 March 2013	DF

External links

• • Official Supporters Association website
• MK Dons news on MKWeb

Notes and References

1. Web site: MK Dons FC Player Appearances. soccerbase.com. 21 January 2016.
2. Web site: League One 2012/2013 . WorldFootball.net . 7 February 2017 .
3. Web site: MK Dons 2-0 Oldham . BBC Sport . 18 August 2012 . 30 June 2019 .
4. Web site: Bournemouth 1-1 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 21 August 2012 . 30 June 2019 .
5. Web site: Swindon 1-0 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 25 August 2012 . 30 June 2019 .
6. Web site: MK Dons 2-0 Carlisle . BBC Sport . 1 September 2012 . 30 June 2019 .
7. Web site: Walsall 1-0 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 8 September 2012 . 30 June 2019 .
8. Web site: MK Dons 1-0 Yeovil . BBC Sport . 15 September 2012 . 30 June 2019 .
9. Web site: MK Dons 1-1 Notts County . BBC Sport . 18 September 2012 . 30 June 2019 .
10. Web site: Bury 1-4 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 22 September 2012 . 30 June 2019 .
11. Web site: MK Dons 1-0 Crewe . BBC Sport . 29 September 2012 . 30 June 2019 .
12. Web site: Coventry 1-1 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 2 October 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
13. Web site: MK Dons 2-2 Portsmouth . BBC Sport . 6 October 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
14. Web site: Preston 0-0 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 14 October 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
15. Web site: MK Dons 0-1 Stevenage . BBC Sport . 20 October 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
16. Web site: Crawley Town 2-0 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 24 October 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
17. Web site: Scunthorpe 0-3 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 27 October 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
18. Web site: MK Dons 1-0 Leyton Orient . BBC Sport . 7 November 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
19. Web site: MK Dons 1-0 Sheffield Utd . BBC Sport . 10 November 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
20. Web site: Tranmere 0-1 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 16 November 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
21. Web site: Shrewsbury 2-2 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 20 November 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
22. Web site: MK Dons 5-1 Colchester . BBC Sport . 24 November 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
23. Web site: Brentford 3-2 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 8 December 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
24. Web site: MK Dons 1-0 Hartlepool . BBC Sport . 15 December 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
25. Web site: MK Dons 2-4 Walsall . BBC Sport . 26 December 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
26. Web site: MK Dons 2-3 Coventry . BBC Sport . 29 December 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
27. Web site: Notts Co 1-2 MK Dons . Sky Sports . 1 January 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
28. Web site: MK Dons 1-1 Bury . Sky Sports . 12 January 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
29. Web site: Yeovil 2-1 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 29 January 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
30. Web site: Yeovil 2-1 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 2 February 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
31. Web site: Oldham 3-1 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 9 February 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
32. Web site: Doncaster 0-0 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 12 February 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
33. Web site: Carlisle 1-1 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 23 February 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
34. Web site: Portsmouth 1-1 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 26 February 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
35. Web site: MK Dons 1-1 Preston . Sky Sports . 2 March 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
36. Web site: MK Dons 3-0 Doncaster . BBC Sport . 5 March 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
37. Web site: Sheffield United 0-0 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 9 March 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
38. Web site: MK Dons 2-3 Shrewsbury . BBC Sport . 12 March 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
39. Web site: MK Dons 3-0 Tranmere . BBC Sport . 16 March 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
40. Web site: Crewe 2-1 MK Dons . Sky Sports . 19 March 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
41. Web site: Hartlepool 0-2 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 29 March 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
42. Web site: MK Dons 2-0 Brentford . BBC Sport . 1 April 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
43. Web site: MK Dons 0-0 Crawley Town . BBC Sport . 6 April 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
44. Web site: MK Dons 2-0 Swindon . BBC Sport . 9 April 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
45. Web site: Leyton Orient 2-0 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 13 April 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
46. Web site: Colchester 0-2 MK Dons . Sky Sports . 16 April 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
47. Web site: MK Dons 0-1 Scunthorpe . BBC Sport . 20 April 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
48. Web site: Stevenage 0-2 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 27 April 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
49. Web site: Cambridge City 0-0 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 2 November 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
50. Web site: MK Dons 6-1 Cambridge City . BBC Sport . 13 November 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
51. Web site: MK Dons 2-1 AFC Wimbledon . BBC Sport . 2 December 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
52. Web site: Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 5 January 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
53. Web site: MK Dons 2-0 Sheffield Wed . BBC Sport . 15 January 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
54. Web site: QPR 2-4 MK Dons . BBC Sport . 26 January 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
55. Web site: MK Dons 1-3 Barnsley . BBC Sport . 16 February 2013 . 6 July 2019 .
56. Web site: Cheltenham 1-1 MK Dons (3-5 pens) . BBC Sport . 11 August 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
57. Web site: MK Dons 2-1 Blackburn . BBC Sport . 28 August 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
58. Web site: MK Dons 0-2 Sunderland . BBC Sport . 25 September 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
59. Web site: Northampton v MK Dons . BBC Sport . 4 September 2012 . 6 July 2019 .
60. Web site: Transfers - July 2012 . BBC Sport . 6 June 2019 .
61. Web site: Alan Smith joins MK Dons following Newcastle United exit . BBC Sport . 12 July 2012 . 6 June 2019 .
62. Web site: MK Dons sign Sheffield Wednesday striker Ryan Lowe . BBC Sport . 1 August 2012 . 6 June 2019 .
63. Web site: Transfers - August 2012 . 6 June 2019 .
64. Web site: Transfers - J nuary 2013 . BBC Sport . 6 June 2019 .
65. Web site: Transfers - September 2012 . BBC Sport . 6 June 2019 .
66. Web site: QPR's Angelo Balanta returns to MK Dons for third loan spell . BBC Sport . 23 October 2012 . 6 June 2019 .
67. Web site: Transfers - November 2013 . BBC Sport . 6 June 2019 .
68. Web site: Ryan Harley joins MK Dons on loan from Brighton . BBC Sport . 31 December 2012 . 6 June 2019 .
69. Web site: Gillingham sign MK Dons defender Tom Flanagan on loan . BBC Sport . 31 July 2012 . 6 June 2019 .
70. Web site: Colchester United sign Eastmond, Watt & Ibehre on loan . BBC Sport . 27 September 2012 . 6 June 2019 .
71. Web site: Transfers - March 2013 . BBC Sport . 6 June 2019 .