Milton Keynes Dons 3-0 Tranmere Rovers: result and report

League One · Monday 9 April 2012

Result

Milton Keynes Dons 3-0 Tranmere Rovers

League One · Monday 9 April 2012, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Milton Keynes Dons 3-0 Tranmere Rovers: match report

Milton Keynes Dons defeated Tranmere Rovers 3-0 in the League One on Monday 9 April 2012. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Shaun Williams opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Milton Keynes Dons's goals came from Shaun Williams (10', penalty), Stephen Gleeson (42') and Shaun Williams (74', penalty). Tranmere Rovers did not score.

Discipline: Milton Keynes Dons received 1 yellow card; Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Milton Keynes Dons were 5th on 68 points from 41 and Tranmere Rovers 12th on 51 points from 41. Milton Keynes Dons went on to finish that season 5th with 81 points, and Tranmere Rovers 12th with 56.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Milton Keynes Dons wins, 1 draw and 1 for Tranmere Rovers.

Going into the match Milton Keynes Dons's last five read D-L-L-D-W and Tranmere Rovers's W-L-W-W-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Penalty goal · Shaun WilliamsMilton Keynes Dons · 1-0
  • 33'Yellow card · Gary MacKenzieMilton Keynes Dons
  • 42'Goal · Stephen GleesonMilton Keynes Dons · 2-0
  • 68'Yellow card · D. HolmesTranmere Rovers
  • 73'Yellow card · David BuchananTranmere Rovers
  • 74'Penalty goal · Shaun WilliamsMilton Keynes Dons · 3-0

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Milton Keynes Dons 5, draws 1, Tranmere Rovers 1.

Team news

Milton Keynes Dons line-up

David Martin, Dean Lewington, Gary MacKenzie, Adam Chicksen, Stephen Gleeson, Darren Potter, Shaun Williams, Dean Bowditch, Charlie MacDonald, Daniel Powell, Jabo Ibehre

Tranmere Rovers line-up

Owain Fôn Williams, Zoumana Bakayogo, Ian Goodison, Ash Taylor, Danny Holmes, David Buchanan, John Welsh, Robbie Weir, James Wallace, Lucas Akins, Jake Cassidy