Most popular names printed on MK Dons shirts this season revealed
Fans were not short of choice to put on the back of their shirts this season
The MK Dons club shop has now sold out of replica shirts from the 25/26 season, and one man has stood above the rest as the most popular name to have on the back.
Reebok’s first venture into making the kits at Stadium MK has been a success, with all three outfield designs proving to have been very popular amongst the supporters, as too have the goalkeeper offerings.
With thousands of each design sold, none are now left in the store or online, meaning those who might choose to look back at the promotion season with their own replica now out of luck if they missed out on picking one up.
Dons carried a big squad with them this season, with 38 players making an appearance for the side, while goalkeepers Tom Finch and Charlie Setford never made it onto the pitch.
With so many players to choose from, not to mention personalised shirts featuring the wearer’s own name, it was in fact captain Alex Gilbey who stood out as the most popular shirt sold this season.
Of nearly 1,000 shirts printed by the club shop, Gilbey’s made up eight per cent of them in keeping with his squad number.
Two of the club’s big summer signings completed the podium in behind the skipper, with striker Aaron Collins (5.4 per cent) the second most popular shirt, ahead of Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (4.2 per cent) in third spot.
Next season’s shirt designs remain under wraps but will ne unveiled in the coming months ahead of the new League One campaign. It will feature a new brand on the front of the shirt for the first time since 2014 following the departure of Suzuki as the club’s title sponsor.
Speaking to the Citizen in December, CEO Neil Hart said the relationship with Reebok had been a success, especially given their takeover of the store at Stadium MK.
He also said next season’s home shirt - traditionally an all-white number - could look significantly different.
“Next season’s home kit is very different as well to what we’ve done before,” he said. “And I’ll say the kits next season are a notch above these, they look unbelievable in terms of the plans in place.”