The midfielder joined Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee

Liam Kelly admitted his first season at MK Dons was one to forget but one he can laugh about now after completing his move to Peterborough United.

The 30-year-old midfielder was one of a raft of summer signings in 2024 in a bid to help Dons secure promotion from League Two. Arriving from the successful Crawley Town side which emphatically routed Mike Williamson’s Dons 8-1 in the play-off semi-finals, Kelly was heralded as one of the key men for the forthcoming season.

But he was not alone in struggling in the following year as Dons limped to a dreadful 19th place finish, under the guidance of four different head coaches.

His turnaround though was a remarkable one as he played almost every league minute under Paul Warne, earned himself the double of Player of the Year and Players’ Player of the Year, while also being named in the EFL League Two Team of the Season, providing nine assists and a goal last term.

It culminated in automatic promotion for the side too, the second in three years on his CV following his success with Crawley. However, that blot in the first year is something he said he can laugh about now after posting a farewell message on social media to the MK Dons supporters.

“You Dons! 2 incredible years at a special football club! It started pretty f*****g S**t (we can laugh now) but seriously some way to end my time at the club with the promotion season!

“To the fans for sticking by me through it all, thank you.”