Morecambe 1-3 Milton Keynes Dons: result and report

League Two · Saturday 23 December 2023

Result

Morecambe 1-3 Milton Keynes Dons

League Two · Saturday 23 December 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Morecambe 1-3 Milton Keynes Dons: match report

Morecambe were beaten by Milton Keynes Dons 1-3 in the League Two on Saturday 23 December 2023. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Max Dean opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Morecambe's goal came from John Joshua Mckiernan (49'). Milton Keynes Dons scored through Max Dean (31'), Joe Tomlinson (69') and Max Dean (90+7').

Discipline: Morecambe received 3 yellow cards; Milton Keynes Dons received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Morecambe were 10th on 31 points from 20 and Milton Keynes Dons 12th on 30 points from 20. Morecambe went on to finish that season 15th with 61 points, and Milton Keynes Dons 5th with 78.

Morecambe lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Milton Keynes Dons in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Max Dean of Milton Keynes Dons (9.4), ahead of Adam Mayor (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Morecambe win, 1 draw and 6 for Milton Keynes Dons.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 27'Yellow card · James ConnollyMorecambe
  • 31'Goal · Max DeanMilton Keynes Dons · 0-1
  • 41'Yellow card · M. WilliamsMilton Keynes Dons
  • 41'Yellow card · MJ WilliamsMilton Keynes Dons
  • 49'Goal · John Joshua MckiernanMorecambe · 1-1
  • 52'Yellow card · John Joshua MckiernanMorecambe
  • 69'Goal · Joe TomlinsonMilton Keynes Dons · 1-2
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Jordan SlewMorecambe
  • 90+7'Goal · Max DeanMilton Keynes Dons · 1-3

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Morecambe 1, draws 1, Milton Keynes Dons 6.

Team news

Morecambe line-up (4-2-3-1)

Adam Smith, Joel Senior, James Connolly, Jacob Bedeau, David Tutonda, Yann Songo'o, Eli King, Tom Bloxham, JJ McKiernan, Adam Mayor, Jordan Slew

Milton Keynes Dons line-up (3-5-2)

Craig MacGillivray, MJ Williams, Warren O'Hora, Dean Lewington, Cameron Norman, Jack Payne, Ethan Robson, Joe Tomlinson, Alex Gilbey, Max Dean, Conor Grant