Founded by current chairman Pete Winkleman,MK Dons were created from the demised Wimbledon FC,who relocated to Milton Keynes in 2004,the year the club was set up.The first manager of the Dons was former Wimbledon manager Stuart Murdoch.
Murdoch was sacked during the 2004/05 season and replaced by Danny Wilson.The club stayed in League One,but were relegated in 2006 and Martin Allen replaced Wilson as boss.
Shortly after moving to Stadium:MK,Allen left in 2007 and was replaced by former Manchester United and Liverpool striker Paul Ince,and he bought the first ever trophy to Milton Keynes in the form of the JPT.Ince also won promotion back to the third tier in 2008,but left afterwards to go to Blackburn Rovers.Roberto Di Matteo was named his successor and he guided the club to the playoffs,only to lose in the semis.
Ince returned to MK Dons until the end of the 2009/10 season.The club then appointed the youngest manager in England as Karl Robinson,who was 29 when he got the job.
THE GAFFER KARL ROBINSON
Liverpudlian Robinson made history in 2010 when,aged 29,he was promoted from assistant to manager of the Dons.
Born in 1980,he played for several non-league and part-time clubs before eventually retiring in 2007 to become a coach and complete his certificates.
He worked at Blackburn and MK Dons under Paul Ince.After Ince left the club,he was surprisingly named his replacement.He guided the team to the playoffs over two seasons and in August 2014,his side beat Manchester United 4-0 in the cup.
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