League One · Attendance record

Milton Keynes Dons

Formed in 2004 and known as The Dons. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumStadium MK30,500 capacity · 2026/27Away-day guide
Club formed2004The Dons
Attendance record begins2002/0323 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average12,060Live season →
2025/26 league average8,563Completed season
Year-on-year change+40.8%2026/27 vs 2025/26 · live
The story in numbers2002/03 — 2026/27

Attendance History

Every recorded season, from the first to the latest.

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Highest average13,1582015/16
COVID-19 restrictions 2019/20–2020/21
The line connects recorded seasons across missing years. Shaded bands mark war and COVID interruptions. No missing values are estimated. Season ending year · Hover or tap for details. Stadium change: 2007/08 Stadium MK
The numbers

Club statistics

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Milton Keynes Dons currently averages 12,060 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 8,563 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 13,158 in 2015/16.

All-time average
8,382
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
13,158
2015/16
Lowest season average
2,786
2002/03
Highest since 2000/01
13,158
2015/16
Five-season average
8,032
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#42
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+3,706
+39.2% · 2015/16 vs 2014/15
Biggest year-on-year fall
-2,851
-21.7% · 2016/17 vs 2015/16
Seasons represented
25
24 with a recorded average

Season extremes and five-season averages use completed seasons. Year-on-year changes compare consecutive completed seasons with published averages, measured in supporters per match. The live 2026/27 figure appears separately.

Current season only

2026/27 Stadium Utilisation

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StadiumStadium MK
2026/27 capacity30,500
League average12,060
Percentage filled39.5%

League average ÷ recorded 2026/27 stadium capacity. Published capacity can exceed seats available at a match because of segregation or other restrictions. Capacity source ↗

League matches

Season-by-season attendance

Live season
The all-time average uses every season for which a league average is shown, plus the live 2026/27 figure where available. Tier rank compares attendance averages at the same league level; it is shown only for seasons with a complete comparison. League finish is a separate result on the pitch.
SeasonTierLeague finishAverageEngland rankTier rank (attendance)
2026/27Live3In progress12,060487
2025/26428,563592
2024/254197,025699
2023/24446,855679
2022/233218,4625912
2021/22339,2555610
2020/21313———
2019/203199,24651—
2018/19438,224552
2017/183239,202506
2016/1731210,307485
2015/1622313,1584220
2014/15329,452516
2013/143109,047496
2012/13388,612495
2011/12358,659516
2010/11358,512506
2009/1031210,290497
2008/093310,551484
2007/08 *419,456462
2006/07446,034582
2005/063225,7766417
2004/05 *3204,8967520
2003/042244,7517524
2002/032102,7869024

Historic seasonal figures, league finishes and national rankings are based primarily on the long-running compilation at European Football Statistics ↗, with thanks. All-time averages and tier attendance ranks are calculated by this site.