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- Jul 27, 2017
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All-time stats vs MK Dons
Games 2
Wins 1
Draws 1
Losses 0
Goals for 4
Goals against 2
Season 2008-2009
Games 2
Wins 1
Draws 1
Losses 0
Goals for 4
Goals against2
MK Dons 2-2 Leicester City (2009)
from the Guardian Newspaper
The latest chapter in one of the most controversial sagas in recent footballing history has been written, as the Football League has given Wimbledon permission to change their name to Milton Keynes Dons FC.
The move, which is bound to infuriate already outraged London-based fans, comes in time for this Thursday's publication of the fixture lists for the 2004/5 season. The club will officially change its name "once the formalities regarding the share transfer have been completed and approved by the League."
Wimbledon moved to Milton Keynes in September 2003 but were relegated to Nationwide Division Two at the end of last season.
They currently play at the National Hockey Stadium, but hope to eventually move to a new 28,000-seater ground in Denbigh.
The InterMK consortium headed by music promoter Pete Winkleman is poised to complete a takeover and take the club out of administration.
After Wimbledon announced interest in finding a new home away in Milton Keynes in 2001, the FA took more than a year to approve the move.
The decision was criticised by many supporters across the country as US-style "franchising", a common practice whereby top sports teams are regularly bought and sold and move from city to city.
In the summer of 2002, outraged Dons fans formed a breakaway non-League club, AFC Wimbledon, which joined the Combined Counties League.
Despite the independent commission's ruling that the formation of such a club "would not be in the wider interests of football", AFC Wimbledon have thrived, climbing to the Ryman First Division.
As Wimbledon's move was delayed several times, the club was placed in administration and many top players were sold. The move to the National Hockey Stadium last September could not prevent relegation.
A statement from Winkleman's consortium said: "We feel the name 'Milton Keynes Dons FC' will represent the past, present and future and place the club at the heart of its new community.
"The FA Commission recommended that the club should always retain a link with its former identity."
Last 5 games
28.02.20092 - 2League One
09.08.20082 - 0League One
Largest Victories
09.08.20082 - 0League One
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Top 5 players with most appearances
Players Apps Goals
Lloyd Dyer 2 0
Matt Fryatt 2 3
Kerrea Gilbert 2 0
Max Gradel 2 1
Steve Howard 2 0
Top 5 players with most goals
Matt Fryatt 2 3
Max Gradel 2 1
Bruno Berner 1 0
Chris Powell 1 0
Jack Hobbs 1 0
MATT FRYATT LEICESTER CITY FC STADIUMMK MILTON KEYNES ENGLAND 28 February 2009
Players transfers between MK Dons and Leicester City
To MK Dons
PlayerFrom/ToFeeDate
Harvey Barnes To On loan 20.01.2017
From MK Dons
PlayerFrom/ToFeeDate
Lloyd Dyer From Free 01.07.2008
Lloyd Dyer Leicester City
Full name: Lloyd Richard Dyer
Birthdate: 13.09.1982
Birthplace: Aston
Position: Left-winger
Joined from: MK Dons
Signed by: Nigel Pearson
Nationality: England
First game: MK Dons, 09.08.2008
Last game: Doncaster Rovers, 03.05.2014
Games: 265 (200 starts + 65 subs)
Goals: 39
Player profile
The second cousin of fellow professional footballer Bruce Dyer, Lloyd arrived at City after starting his career with West Brom before moving on to Millwall and MK Dons. He was Nigel Pearson's second signing in the summer of 2008 on a free transfer, penning a three-year deal. He made his debut against his former club, the Dons, on the opening day of the same season - a season which was to see City become champions. He featured regularly in the two seasons that followed, playing over 30 games in all competitions in each campaign, and signed a new four-year deal in 2010. Despite this, Sheffield Wednesday were interested in signing the winger in the summer of 2011 but Dyer instead opted to remain a Fox, despite stiff competition for places at the Walkers Stadium
Lloyd Dyer Milton Keynes Dons
Former MK Dons Manager last time we met on League Action ROBERTO DI MATTEO MK DONS V LEICESTER CITY STADIUMMK MILTON KEYNES ENGLAND 28 February 2009
Roberto Di Matteo (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto di matˈtɛːo]; born 29 May 1970) is an Italian former professional footballer and manager.
During his playing career as a midfielder, he played for Swiss clubs Schaffhausen, Zürich and Aarau before joining Lazio of Italy and Chelsea of England. Born in Switzerland to Italian parents, he was capped 34 times for Italy, scoring two goals, and played in UEFA Euro 1996 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He retired as a player in February 2002 at the age of 31 following injury problems.[3]
Di Matteo began his managerial career with Milton Keynes Dons and West Bromwich Albion. As caretaker manager of Chelsea, he steered the club to double title success, winning both the FA Cup and the club's first UEFA Champions League title in 2012,[4] but was dismissed later that year. He then went on to coach Schalke 04 until May 2015 when he departed after seven months in charge, and had four months as manager of Aston Villa in 2016.
Leicester and MK Dons connections , Managers of both was Martin Allen and Robbie Neilson Player of LCFC and Now Manager of MK Dons
Leicester City 2-0 MK Dons (2008)
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