Milton Keynes Dons F.C. league record by opponent

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The MK Dons (white kit) in a home match against Sheffield United who they have played 10 times.

Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire that has competed in the English Football League (Championship, League One and League Two, the second, third and fourth tiers in English football respectively) since the team was founded. The club found itself in League One after Wimbledon F.C. relocated to Milton Keynes in 2003. [1] The club gave back Wimbledon's trophies to the London Borough of Merton in 2007, and since then, officially, the club is considered to have been founded in 2004. The MK Dons currently compete in League Two as of the 2023–24 season.

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The Dons record against each club faced in league competition is summarised below. The team's first league match was contested with Barnsley in the opening game of the 2004–05 Football League One season. [2] They met their 93rd and most recent different league opponent, Salford City, for the first time in the 2023–24 EFL League Two season. [3] The teams that the MK Dons have met most in league competition are Swindon Town and Walsall, against whom they have contested 26 league matches. The team has won 14 matches against Swindon, the most they have won against any team. [4] 10 of the matches against Walsall have ended in a draw, the most draws registered by the club. Peterborough United have defeated the MK Dons 13 times each which is the most the MK Dons have lost against any team.

Key

All-time league record

All statistics are correct up to and including the match played 27 April 2024.
Milton Keynes Dons F.C. league record by opponent
ClubHomeAwayTotalWin%FirstLastNotes
PWDLPWDLPWDLFA
Accrington Stanley †65107313138232514061.54 2006–07 2023–24 [lower-alpha 1]
AFC Bournemouth 51225212103341216030.00 2004–05 2012–13
AFC Wimbledon †6420521211632137054.55 2016–17 2023–24 [lower-alpha 1]
Barnet 21012110421185050.00 2006–07 2007–08
Barnsley 4130411282421414025.00 2004–05 2022–23
Barrow †10101001201123000.00 2023–24 2023–24
Birmingham City 10011001200203000.00 2015–16 2015–16
Blackburn Rovers 21012002410379025.00 2015–16 2017–18
Blackpool 421151049315118033.33 2004–05 2020–21 [lower-alpha 1]
Bolton Wanderers 53115023103341016030.00 2015–16 2022–23
Boston United 11001100220042100.00 2006–07 2006–07
Bradford City †830582151651102331031.25 2004–05 2023–24
Brentford 91449225183692228016.67 2004–05 2015–16
Brighton & Hove Albion 421142028413108050.00 2008–09 2015–16
Bristol City 50235032100551119000.00 2004–05 2015–16
Bristol Rovers 961294231810352514055.56 2006–07 2022–23
Burnley 10011001200217000.00 2015–16 2015–16
Burton Albion 41214211833267037.50 2019–20 2022–23
Bury 74127421148332615057.14 2006–07 2018–19
Cambridge United 330032016501132083.33 2018–19 2022–23
Cardiff City 11001010211021050.00 2015–16 2015–16
Carlisle United †74037214146172429042.86 2008–09 2018–19
Charlton Athletic 93159423187381818038.89 2009–10 2022–23
Cheltenham Town †4310412184311811050.00 2008–09 2022–23
Chester City ‡21012200430172075.00 2006–07 2007–08
Chesterfield †61236330124531915033.33 2004–05 2016–17
Colchester United †11641117042213453919059.09 2004–05 2023–24
Coventry City 51225221103431112030.00 2012–13 2019–20
Crawley Town 5311521210523148050.00 2012–13 2023–24
Crewe Alexandra †85128224167362820043.75 2008–09 2023–24
Dagenham & Redbridge 22002200440080100.00 2007–08 2010–11
Darlington 22002101430131075.00 2006–07 2007–08
Derby County 20022110411247025.00 2015–16 2022–23
Doncaster Rovers †94059054184591722022.22 2004–05 2023–24
Exeter City 5311521210523129050.00 2009–10 2022–23
Fleetwood Town †63127232135442014038.46 2014–15 2022–23 [lower-alpha 1]
Forest Green Rovers 321033006510103083.33 2018–19 2023–24
Fulham 10101001201123000.00 2015–16 2015–16
Gillingham †961210217198293131042.11 2005–06 2023–24 [lower-alpha 1]
Grimsby Town †41214202832397037.50 2006–07 2023–24
Harrogate Town †10011100210154050.00 2023–24 2023–24
Hartlepool United 85308413169432616056.25 2004–05 2012–13
Hereford United ‡31113210632163050.00 2006–07 2008–09
Huddersfield Town 71427115142571629014.29 2004–05 2015–16
Hull City 301231116123610016.67 2004–05 2020–21
Ipswich Town 502340229045512000.00 2015–16 2022–23 [lower-alpha 1]
Leeds United 310230126114611016.67 2008–09 2015–16
Leicester City 10101001201124000.00 2008–09 2008–09
Leyton Orient 74037322147252618050.00 2008–09 2014–15
Lincoln City 73227322146442221042.86 2006–07 2022–23
Luton Town 10011001200215000.00 2004–05 2004–05
Macclesfield Town 321032106420146066.67 2006–07 2018–19
Mansfield Town 4211421184221010050.00 2006–07 2023–24
Middlesbrough 10101001201113000.00 2015–16 2015–16
Millwall 3012310261141011016.67 2008–09 2016–17
Morecambe †5311540110712218070.00 2007–08 2023–24
Newport County †22002110431060075.00 2018–19 2023–24
Northampton Town 54105122105321713050.00 2008–09 2020–21
Norwich City 11001010211032050.00 2009–10 2009–10
Nottingham Forest 21012002410337025.00 2005–06 2015–16
Notts County †972095311812513820066.67 2006–07 2023–24
Oldham Athletic 12741126062413474628054.17 2004–05 2018–19
Oxford United 61415104112451014018.18 2016–17 2022–23 [lower-alpha 1]
Peterborough United 12336113172364132437026.09 2004–05 2022–23 [lower-alpha 1]
Plymouth Argyle 51135203103161215030.00 2010–11 2022–23
Port Vale †73317124144551312028.57 2004–05 2022–23
Portsmouth 63216213125341615041.67 2012–13 2022–23
Preston North End 5023505010073610000.00 2011–12 2015–16
Queens Park Rangers 11001001210123050.00 2015–16 2015–16
Reading 11001010211010050.00 2015–16 2015–16
Rochdale 94329513189453129050.00 2006–07 2020–21
Rotherham United 72237331145542123035.71 2005–06 2021–22
Salford City †11001100220073100.00 2023–24 2023–24
Scunthorpe United 72147322145361413035.71 2005–06 2017–18
Sheffield United 530252121051478050.00 2011–12 2016–17
Sheffield Wednesday 61236033121561525008.33 2004–05 2022–23
Shrewsbury Town 1062210244208663025040.00 2006–07 2022–23
Southampton 21012002410359025.00 2009–10 2010–11
Southend United 63126222125341516041.67 2005–06 2019–20
Stevenage 4211420284131512050.00 2011–12 2018–19
Stockport County 63036402127052020058.33 2004–05 2023–24
Sunderland 30123201621389033.33 2019–20 2021–22
Sutton United 10101010202055000.00 2023–24 2023–24
Swansea City 10011001200226000.00 2005–06 2005–06
Swindon Town †13823136432614664527053.85 2004–05 2023–24
Torquay United 22002101430163075.00 2004–05 2006–07
Tranmere Rovers †11713105142112273022057.14 2004–05 2023–24 [lower-alpha 1]
Walsall †13454135532691073323034.62 2004–05 2023–24
Wigan Athletic 311131026213611033.33 2017–18 2021–22
Wolverhampton Wanderers 20022110411233025.00 2013–14 2015–16
Wrexham 431042118521178062.50 2004–05 2023–24
Wycombe Wanderers 74127331147432417050.00 2006–07 2022–23
Yeovil Town 85218233167542313043.75 2005–06 2018–19

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019–20 EFL League One season was suspended in mid-March 2020. On 9 June, the clubs voted to curtail the season; Milton Keynes Dons' last nine matches, which included one against this opponent, remained unplayed.

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References

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