The 2004–05 season was Milton Keynes Dons' inaugural season as a new club following the team's change of name from Wimbledon FC on 21 June 2004. This change of name followed the controversial relocation of Wimbledon FC during the previous 2003–04 season. Following Wimbledon FC's relegation from the

2003–04 Football League First Division The 2003–04 Football League First Division (referred to as the Nationwide First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth and final season of the league under the First Division name, and the twelfth season under its current league divi ...

, Milton Keynes Dons played their first season in the newly re-branded

Football League One The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...

(formerly known as the Second Division). As well as competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and

League Trophy The British Basketball League Trophy, often shortened to the BBL Trophy, is an annual cup competition for British basketball teams organised by the United Kingdom's top professional league, the British Basketball League. It is one of two periphe ...

. The season covers the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.

Competitions

League One

League table

Results summary

Matches

FA Cup

League Cup

League Trophy

Squad

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Nathan Koo-Boothe Nathan Djebril Koo-Boothe (born 18 July 1985) is a footballer who plays for Three Bridges as a defender. Career Born in Westminster, London, Koo-Boothe joined Aldershot Town in December 2007 under contract until the end of the 2007–08 season ...

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Trent McClenahan Trent James McClenahan (born 4 February 1985) is an Australian footballer who last played for Rockdale City Suns FC. McClenahan has been capped for the Olyroos and represented Australia at the Beijing Olympics. Club career He was born in Chip ...

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Michel Pensée Michel Pensée Billong (born 16 June 1973 in Yaoundé) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He enjoyed a geographically varied career which took in spells with teams in his native Cameroon, Mexico, South Ko ...

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Ben Harding Benjamin Scott Harding (born 6 September 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays for as a midfielder Truro City. Club career Wimbledon and Milton Keynes Dons Harding began his career at Wimbledon and signed terms with them in O ...

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Malvin Kamara Malvin Ginah Kamara (born 17 November 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or full-back. Born in England, he was capped by Sierra Leone in 2007. Starting his professional career with Wimbledon F.C., Wimbledon i ...

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Wade Small Wade Kristopher Small (born 23 February 1984, in Croydon, South London) is an English professional footballer. His last known club was Kingstonian. Mainly a right winger, Small can also play on the left side and as a forward. Playing career ...

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Serge Makofo Serge Makofo (born 3 September 1986) is a Congolese professional footballer, who plays for midfielder and a striker for Merstham. He has previously played for Milton Keynes Dons, Kettering Town, Maidenhead United, Halesowen Town, Potters Ba ...

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Richard Pacquette Richard Francis Pacquette (born 28 January 1983) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for Amersham Town. He has played in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers, Mansfield Town, Milton Keynes Dons and Brentford, and ...

, , ST , , Queens Park Rangers , 2004 , Free , - , 22 ,

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Squad statistics

Top scorers

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, , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 1 , - , , FW , , , , 22 , ,

, , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 1 , - , colspan=5, Total , 54 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 64

Disciplinary record

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, 3 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 3 , 0 , - , 26 , , DF ,

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, 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 1 , 0 , - , 22 , , FW ,

, 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 1 , 0 , - , colspan="4", Totals , 67 , 1 , 2 , 0 , 3 , 1 , 4 , 0 , 76 , 2 , -

Clean sheets

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, 3 , 2 , 1 , 1 , 7 , - !2 , 25 , GK , , align=left, Matt Baker , 4 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 4 , - !3 , 1 , GK , , align=left,

, 2 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 2 , - !4 , 22 , GK , , align=left,

, 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , - , colspan=5, Totals , 9 , 2 , 1 , 1 , 13

Transfers

Transfers in

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, , Crewe Alexandra , , Free transfer , , , - , 31 July 2004 , , ST , , , , Izale McLeod , , Derby County , , Undisclosed , , , - , , , ST , , , ,

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, , Free agent , , Free transfer , , , - , 12 January 2005 , , ST , , , , Clive Platt , , Peterborough United , , Undisclosed , ,

Transfers out

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, ,

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, , Released , , , - , 12 May 2005 , , RW , , , , Jamie Mackie , , Exeter City , , Released , , , - , 12 May 2005 , , ST , , , ,

, , Bury , , Released , , , - , 12 May 2005 , , CB , , , , Mark Williams , , Retired , , Released , ,

Loans in

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, , Charlton Athletic , , 6 September 2004 , , , - , 26 October 2004 , , CM , , , , Richard Johnson , , , , , , , - , , , CB , , , , Paul Mitchell , , Wigan Athletic , , 10 January 2005 , , , - , , , AM , , , ,

, , Crystal Palace , , 23 January 2005 , , , - , 24 March 2005 , , CF , , , , Craig Westcarr , , Nottingham Forest , , End of season , , , - , 24 March 2005 , , DM , , , ,

, , West Ham United , , End of season , ,

Loans out

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References

External links

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