Squad given tour around home of the codebreakers.
MK Dons’ first team and academy squad players have visited Bletchley Park, as part of celebrations following the launch of the club’s iconic new away strip.
This week, the club revealed its black ‘second’ strip, which features hidden letters, printed in the style of the wartime Enigma machine that scientists at Bletchley Park had to decipher.
Located in Milton Keynes, Bletchley Park is a world famous heritage site that served as the wartime home of the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS). Its work there not only played a big part in World War Two but was also a forerunner of modern computing.
As part of the Dons’ shirt launch, and to learn more about Milton Keynes’ relationship with Bletchley and its history, the first team plus members of the club’s academy were given a guided tour around the Bletchley Park site by military historian Dr David Kenyon.
They were shown the main house, garaging and cottages along with staff huts and blocks that were built later as the war dragged on. Team members were invited to watch a film about the D-Day landings and were shown some of the famous codebreaking equipment used by mathematician Alan Turing and his codebreaking colleagues.
The idea for the new away shirt was devised jointly between MK Dons and Bletchley Park and was designed in collaboration with sportswear giant Reebok.
“The famous aspect of the Enigma machine is the key design and having it on the team shirt is fantastic,” said Dr Kenyon.
The shirt will be available to buy from the club shop from tomorrow (11th July), priced £55 (Juniors £40).
