The
2008–09 season was the fifth season of competitive association football in the
Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
played by
Milton Keynes Dons Football Club, a professional football club based in
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes ( ) is a city and the largest settlement in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of London. At the 2021 Census, the population of its urban area was over . The River Great Ouse forms its northern boundary; a tributary ...
,
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...
, England.
Following their successful promotion from
League Two
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in the previous
2007–08 season, the club returned to
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 ...
. On 2 July 2008, following the resignation of manager
Paul Ince
Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince (; born 21 October 1967) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of EFL Championship side Reading. A former midfielder, Ince played professionally from 1982 to 2007, star ...
, the club appointed former
Chelsea
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Places Australia
* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
* Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames
** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
midfielder
Roberto Di Matteo
Roberto Di Matteo (; born 29 May 1970) is an Italian professional football manager and former player.
During his playing career as a midfielder, he played for Swiss clubs Schaffhausen, Zürich and Aarau before joining Lazio of Italy and Chelse ...
, his first managerial role in football.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.
Competitions
League One
Final table
Source
Sky Sports
Matches
Play-offs
FA Cup
Matches
League Cup
Matches
League Trophy
Matches
Player details
:''List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition.''
:''Players with squad numbers struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.''
Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
Loans in
Loans out
References
External links
*
Official Supporters Association websiteMK Dons news on MKWeb
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Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (), usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The ...
Milton Keynes Dons F.C. seasons