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Milton Keynes Dons Club Profile
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Milton Keynes Dons : Quick Links
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Click on the links below to go directly to the relevant parts of the guide :
Club Background;
We've Met Before;
Photo Galleries;
Club News;
Club Statistics;
Club Information;
Directions To The Ground;
Web Resources;
Food And Drink;
Local Amenities
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Milton Keynes Dons : Club Background
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This is a club whose very existence continues to be contentious in the football world, and there are still many fans who will not attend away matches against the Buckinghamshire franchise although the numbers harbouring resentment to that degree is probably lessening.
The issue is one of the fundamental principles of the English game over its history: that we don't have franchising, with towns and cities 'buying' their position in the football pyramid. Except in a staggering and completely inexplicable over-turning of this principle in 2002. The F.A. set up a Commission to decide the future of Wimbledon F.C., and has subsequently always been totally secretive as to how the decision was reached. Even the then Chief Executive of the F.A., Adam Crozier, came out in public to express his dismay at, and opposition to, the move to Milton Keynes. Since then both the F.A. and the Football League have gone out of their way to say no precedent has been set and that they oppose franchising. All too late in this case, and something that makes that 2002 decision even odder, and for some gives it the stench of corruption.
The name of Wimbledon was soon ditched, though what they are currently called isn't entirely clear as the Football League still refers to them as Milton Keynes Dons whereas everything coming out of the club these days brands them as MK Dons.
At least one thing has improved since our last visit. Then they were playing in the National Hockey Stadium which as a football ground was a complete joke. Now they have a new purpose built stadium which, though not complete as they have run short of money, holds just over 21,000 and when finished is planned to reach 30,000.
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The former home of MK Dons - and what an embarrassment it was.
Photo © 2006 Ciderspace
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The history section is nice and short anyway. They have managed one relegation, in 2005-06, and one promotion when they took the League Two title last term. They made it a double winning season, also securing the Football League Trophy by beating Grimsby Town 2-0 at Wembley.
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| Milton Keynes Dons : We've Met Before | Previous Results for Yeovil Town First Team vs Milton Keynes Dons
| 14/01/2006 | Away | CCL1 | D | 1-1 | 5548 | | Skiverton 13 | | 14/02/2006 | Home | CCL1 | D | 1-1 | 5048 | | Gall 71 | | 06/09/2008 | Away | CCL1 | L | 0-3 | 7959 | | | | 21/03/2009 | Home | CCL1 | D | 0-0 | 4028 | | | | 05/12/2009 | Away | CCL1 | D | 2-2 | 8965 | | Bowditch 1, MacDonald 17 | | 27/02/2010 | Home | CCL1 | W | 1-0 | 3844 | | MacDonald 23 |
Results Summary For Yeovil Town First Team vs Milton Keynes Dons
| Home | Away | Overall | | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
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Milton Keynes Dons : Club Statistics
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RECENT RESULTS | 07/08/2010 | Walsall | Away | NPL1 | W | 2-1 | 4034 | | Baldock 42, Woodards 60 | | 21/08/2010 | Carlisle United | Away | NPL1 | L | 1-4 | 5205 | | Leven 64 | | 28/08/2010 | Swindon Town | Home | NPL1 | W | 2-1 | 7866 | | Baldock 72, 73 |
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES CLUB GOALSCORERS
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| Sam Baldock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | Peter Leven | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Dan Woodards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ATTENDANCE STATISTICS Highest League Attendance: 7866, vs Swindon Town, 28/08/2010
Lowest League Attendance: 7866, vs Swindon Town, 28/08/2010
Average League Attendance: 7866 CURRENT LEAGUE SEQUENCE STATISTICS | Games Without A Win: | 0 | | Games Without A Home Win: | 0 | | Games Without An Away Win: | 1 | | Games Without Defeat: | 1 | | Games Without A Home Defeat: | 1 | | Games Without An Away Defeat: | 0 | | Games Without A Draw: | 3 | | Games Without A Score Draw: | 3 | | Games Without A No-Score Draw: | 3 | | Games Without Scoring: | 0 | | Games Without Conceding: | 0 | | Home Results Sequence: | W | | Away Results Sequence: | WL | | Overall Results Sequence: | WLW |
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Milton Keynes Dons : Club Information
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stadium:mk
Stadium Way West
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK1 1ST
(Click for map)
Telephone Number : 01908 622922
Fax : 01908 622933
E-mail: info@mkdons.com
Chairman : Pete Winkelman
Club Secretary : Kirstine Nicholson
Safety Officer : Gary Alger
Press and PR Manager : Anthony Herlihy
Manager : Roberto Di Matteo
Capacity : 21,189
Seated : all seated
Covered Terrace : N/A
Record Attendance : 17,250 v Morecambe, League Two, 3rd May 2008
Colours : shirt - white, shorts - white, socks - white, black trim
Nickname : Franchise FC
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Ticket Prices :
Glovers fans have been allocated the North-East corner of the stadium:mk. Ticket prices are as follows:
adults £17.00; concessions £12.00; juniors (7-15) £7.00; under 7s free with full paying adult.
Concessions apply to students and over 60s, and MK say you are required to bring ID with you to act as proof of entitlement. The under 7s offer allows up to two children to be admitted free of charge per full paying adult.
It benefits Yeovil Town if you pre-purchase from the Huish Park Ticket Office, but if that isn't practical matchday tickets at stadium:mk are NOT available on the turnstiles. Tickets for away supporters are available at two outlets. There's a dedicated away ticket booth adjacent to the away Gate 3. This is cash only. Alternatively, if you need to use plastic or a cheque, it's a trek round to the MK Dons Box Office which is to be found between Gates 6 and 7 on the opposite side of the stadium from the away section.
For those who recall the 101 items one was not supposed to take in their previous stadium, and the officious jobsworths whose main delight seemed to be to try and enforce it, the list at their new ground is not quite so prohibitive but does include items most would consider harmless like radios, cameras and flags on poles. Oh, and they are still playing the "You need a fire certificate for any flag/banner bigger than 1.5 metres" card. Sad ****s really.
Disabled Info:
Disabled supporters must book direct with MK Dons by phoning 01908 622901. Dedicated disabled parking is available at the stadium site.
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Milton Keynes Dons : Directions To The Ground
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General
Milton Keynes is a new town built on the American grid pattern 50 miles north of London and eighty miles south of Birmingham. It is the epitome of modern design - an ordered, structured, clinical, carefully landscaped, anti-septic, green-aware enterprise boom town full of complexes - shopping, leisure, commercial, sport, entertainment, business, artistic, theatrical. You name it, there's a complex. It's the Brave New World we should all be aspiring to - unless you're one of those reactionary fools who thinks a single piece of character, soul, spontaneity, awkwardness, eccentricity or difference would be worth more. Don't panic, there aren't any. The stadium:mk is located between Grafton Street, Saxon Street and the A5 towards the south of this paradise.
By Road
Huish Park to stadium:mk is around the 160 miles mark following the A303, A34, M40, A43 route. At Barley Mow, a couple of miles south of Brackley, you have the choice of the more direct but worse A421 run via Buckingham into Milton Keynes, or the longer dog-leg but better road of continuing up the A43 to Towcester and then back down along the A5 (Watling Street). Both the A421 (which becomes H8 Standing Way in the town) and the A5 will take you to the vicinity of the stadium. From the A421 turn right onto the A5 and then take the first slip road off at the Redmoor interchange, and take the last exit going south on V6 Grafton Street
For those supporters approaching Milton Keynes from the M1, whether North bound or South bound, exit at Junction 14.
As you head towards town, continue straight over the roundabout (Northfield) on H6 Childs Way. At the next roundabout (Fox Milne) turn left onto V11 Tongwell Street. Continue straight over next roundabout (Monkston) along V11 Tongwell Street. At the next roundabout (Brinklow) turn right along the H8 Standing Way (A421). Continue on H8 Standing Way (A421) following signs for Buckingham continuing over a series of roundabouts, until reaching the Bleak Hall roundabout, when turning left onto V6 Grafton Street. Continue through the Redmoor interchange (which bridges the A5) and you should be able to see the stadium.
Parking
Limited parking is available at the stadium priced at £5.00. Don't waste time looking for on-street parking - it basically doesn't exist in Milton Keynes, certainly not in the vicinity of the stadium. So, as an alternative look for spaces in the industrial areas surrounding the stadium which are generally fairly deserted of workers on a Saturday. There are also dozens and dozens of complexes and mini-retail parks scattered throughout the town, some of which are in the vicinity of the stadium. All have parking provision, generally free. You're obviously supposed to be a customer, but we leave that to your conscience and risk taking proclivities.
By Rail
The nearest railway station is Bletchley, on the West Coast Main Line out of London Euston. The walk to the stadium will take around 20 to 25 minutes. Milton Keyes Central Station is a rather longer hike away at about 35 minutes. Over 200 trains a day stop at Bletchley and/or Milton Keynes, with the bulk of them provided by London Midland for local services and Virgin for long distance expresses.
Note that Network Rail are working on the West Coast Mainline through August and September and timetables have been significantly altered to allow major track upgrade work. The train companies warn that some train times will be changed with very short notice during this period, and advise customers to check the latest timetable no more than 24 hours before travelling to pick up on those late alterations.
By Bus
From Bletchley Bus Station, which is just across the road from Bletchley Railway Station, Nos. 7 (MK Metro) or 70 (Arriva) are your best options, the former ending at Granby Industrial Estate, the latter at Mount Farm Industrial Estate, with both routes running fairly close to the stadium.
From Milton Keynes Central railway station the No. 32 (MK Metro) runs at 21 minutes past the hour on Saturdays to Mount Farm Industrial Estate close by the stadium.
By Taxi
A selection of Milton Keynes taxi companies can be found here.
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Milton Keynes Dons : Food & Drink
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General
In the immediate vicinity around the stadium you are basically screwed unless an Asda cafe is your refreshment stop of choice, because that's all there is. There's one pub about fifteen minutes from the ground, The Beacon, in Mount Farm. It has nothing to recommend it. After that you are looking at Fenny Stratford, Bletchley or central Milton Keynes for hostelries. Very few of the pubs are worth walking round the corner for let alone one or two miles. If you are arriving via Milton Keynes Central railway station Wetherspoons and The Secklow Hundred (both below) aren't far and both are better than average versions of the genre. There's nothing we'd bother with in Bletchley or Fenny Stratford.
Club Bar :
There's no alcohol outlets for away fans at the stadium. The food is the usual pie/hotdog/burger approach, though with a bigger selection than many grounds offer.
Local Pubs :
Red Lion: By the canal. Recently changed hands, and completely changed character. No regular ales, but an ever changing collection of guests. The stadium is a mile away - around fifteen minutes walk. Has a number of TVs showing sports. Doesn't do food. Garden by the canal for smokers and others. Opening is 12 noon - 11.00 p.m. (extension until 12 midnight on Friday and Saturday); 12.00 noon - 10.30 Sunday.
Red Lion, 11, Lock View Lane, Fenny Stratford, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK1 1BA. Tel: 01908 372317. Map: Click Here.
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The Secklow Hundred: From the Lloyds No.1 Bar part of the Wetherspoon stable. They tend to be slightly more 'youthful' in style than the main Wetherspoon chain, though in truth there's not a lot of difference. A stone throw from Wetherspoons (below) and thus pretty much the same distance to the station. Opening is 8.00 a.m. - 12.00 midnight Monday to Thursday, 8.00 a.m. to 2.00 a.m. Friday, 9.00 a.m. - 2.00 a.m. Saturday, 9.00 a.m. - 12.00 midnight Sunday. Not to be confused with the other Lloyds No.1 Bar in Milton Keynes which is called er, Lloyds No.1 Bar and is up near the other Wetherspoon (The Moon Under Water).
The Secklow Hundred, 316, Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 1EB. Tel: 01908 202180. Map: Click Here.
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The Woolpack: 13 mile drive door to door from here to stadium:mk. This is a pub connected to stalwart Yeovil Town supporter Brian Taylor and you are guaranteed a friendly welcome. Has two real ales on permanently : Black Sheep Best and Timothy Taylor Landlord; plus a couple of different guests every week. Also Carling, Stella Artois, Guinness and Strongbow. Food served 12.00 noon - 3.00 p.m. and 6.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. everyday except Monday and Sunday evening. Children allowed, garden, heated patio for the smokers. Opening is 10.00 a.m. - 11.00 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 midnight Friday and Saturday, 11.30 a.m. -10.30 p.m. Sunday.
The Woolpack, 57, Well Street, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 1EP. Tel: 01280 817972. Website: Click Here. Map: Click Here.
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Wetherspoons: Unusual for Wetherspoon in that it looks purpose built - but then there aren't any old buildings to take over in Milton Keynes. Opening is 9.00 a.m. – 12.00 midnight Sunday - Thursday, 9.00 a.m. - 1.00 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Has child certificate - though this means different things in different Wetherspoon pubs so isn't very helpful. One of the chain that has broken the tradition of Wetherspoon's and shows Sky and Setanta sports channels. Outside area - yep, that's the smokers' part. Less than ten minutes walk from Milton Keynes Central railway station. There is a second Wetherspoon - The Moon Under Water - but this is another a mile or so on at the further end of the shopping centre.
Wetherspoons, 201, Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 1EA. Tel: 01908 606074. Map: Click Here.
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Likelihood the Natives Will Understand You :
Milton Keynes is the most characterless place I know in Britain. Its population of over 200,000 is almost entirely made up of those who think that is terrific.
Top-Tip :
Arrive close to kick-off, leave the area immediately the final whistle blows.
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Milton Keynes Dons : Local Amenities
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Local Guesthouses and Hotels
Go to A1 Tourism's Online Guide
to find Guest Houses/Hotels in the town and surrounding areas.
Other Points Of Disinterest
The Shopping Centre is in the Guinness Book of Records for being the longest shopping Mall in the world. The UK's first active solar house was built in Bradville in Milton Keynes in 1972. In October 1999 English Partnerships announced that all new houses built in Milton Keynes must have an energy efficiency rating of 10 out of 10 compared to the national average of 4.3 out of 10. The UK's first Peace Pagoda can be found at Willen Lake in Milton Keynes.
[No responsibilty is taken for any inaccuracies. This page is entirely the product of bias and prejudice.]
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