MK Dons have announced that they will be replacing their club crest starting from the 2025/26 season.

The club’s badge since being founded in 2004 had used a golden crest made up of the letters M and K with “MK Dons” written down the side and a red dot, but the club have now announced it will be adapted into a new circular design.

The design is one of three that had been raised to season ticket holders in February as a possible option to replace the club’s badge.

Following an initial consultation with the MK Dons Supporters’ Board and a successful further consultation of all season ticket holders, the decision to unveil a new badge was made earlier this week.

The new club crest will be used across all the club’s teams, including the Men’s First Team, the Women’s First Team, the Academy, Boys and Girls age groups and Disability teams. The new badge has been added to the club’s online presence and the club confirmed it will also be applied to the outside of Stadium MK and on the club’s new kits.

MK Dons Chairman Fahad Al Ghanim told the club’s official website, “The evolution of our club crest marks a new era for Milton Keynes Dons. We’re so excited about the direction the club is heading in under new leadership, whether that be on the pitch with Head Coach Paul Warne, or off the pitch with CEO Neil Hart, 25/26 promises to be a very exciting season for everyone associated with MK Dons.

“After a transitional season, we can now look forward with renewed optimism as we invest in all aspects of the club and look to build the foundations for sustainable success in Milton Keynes. The evolution of our club crest is central to this, and we believe marks a new dawn for the football club.”

CEO Neil Hart said that the new ownership had considered the possibility of changing the club’s look after arriving, with a survey revealing over 60% of season ticket holders agreed with the idea of adapting the club’s badge.

Hart said, “When the new ownership group acquired the club last summer, one of the many things they wanted to learn more about was the club’s identity and branding. The possibility of a brand evolution was brought to the MK Dons Supporters’ Board, whose reaction was one of unanimous enthusiasm. We then surveyed season ticket holders, and that brought a 64.8% mandate for evolution. We believe it’s the right time to do this, it is an evolution, and supporters will start to see that brand and crest appear physically around the stadium and digitally across all of our platforms over the course of the summer.

“We’ve got a bit of work to do to roll that out, but I’m really pleased we’re in such a positive position. We all want the Dons to be successful. We’re here to deliver a football team this city can get behind and be proud of, and the evolution of our crest is fundamental to that. When supporters see it added to the building and digitally, they’ll absolutely love it, it looks great!”