EFL club redesign logo and pay tribute to their city’s ‘iconic roundabouts’
MK Dons have revealed a new crest ahead of the 2025/26 season.
The League Two side will display a redesigned logo on their shirts for the upcoming campaign.
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Their announcement of the move confirmed it as part of an evolution of their club identity and branding.
The new logo features the club colours of white, red, black and champagne.
A graphic depicting the emblem explains that the colours are "drawn directly from the identity of Milton Keynes Dons, symbolising tradition, pride and progress".
The Dons have broken down the design of the badge into four components, including a new name.
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From next season, the club's full name - Milton Keynes Dons - will appear on their crest.
It had previously displayed the shortened MK Dons logotype in previous campaigns.
This move is described as marking a 'coming of age' for the club reflecting their 'maturity, ambition and deeper integration' with the city.
The 'MK chalice' remains on the emblem, depicting the two letters representing the city's name.
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Meanwhile, the club's founding year, 2004, will once again feature in Roman numerals.
Another feature to remain on the badge is the red dot, a tribute to the red balloon featured in the original Milton Keynes promotional video.
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However, the biggest change to the crest has been inspired by the city's roundabouts.
The Dons' new logo will be circular, which they say is "a symbol of connection, movement and identity within our unique city".
But the re-design has led to some poking fun at the club, including from newly promoted to League One club Port Vale.
Port Vale, who played MK Dons in the 2024/25 season, did a jokey breakdown of why their crest looks the way it does including a clarification that there's not a steak bake located on it.
MK Dons fans will be able to see the redesigned emblem on their shirts next season.
The 2025/26 season will be the 22nd campaign in the club's history and their third since relegation from League One.
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It comes off the back of a 19th place finish in the fourth tier last season.
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The Dons had three permanent managers during the campaign after sacking both Mike Williamson and Scott Lindsey.
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