2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

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Blackburn Rovers
2016–17 season
ManagerOwen Coyle
StadiumEwood Park
EFL CupThird round
(vs. Leeds United)
Top goalscorerLeague: 5 goals Gallagher
All: 5 goals Gallagher

The 2016–17 season is Blackburn Rovers' 129th season as a professional football club and its fifth playing in the Championship.[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. 11 first team players out and 10 players in.

Summer Activity

May

On 12 May Rovers announced a five-year deal with kit supplier Umbro.[2]

On 20 May Rovers announced their retained list, Tommy Spurr, Matthew Kilgallon, Chris Taylor, Chris Brown, Lee Williamson, Nathan Delfouneso, Simon Eastwood and Simeon Jackson will all be free to talk to and sign for other clubs at the expiration of their contracts on June 30, However, several players have been informed that final decisions over their futures will be made once a new manager has been appointed. Those under 24, Jack Doyle and Connor Thomson have agreed 1 year deals, scholars Josh Askew, Ramirez Howarth and Lewis Travis have also agreed to sign professional terms. Stuart Callaway, David Carson, Modou Cham, Ryan Crump, Anton Forrester, Devarn Green, Sam Joel, Sam Lavelle, Jan Pirretas, Jordan Preston, Hyuga Tanner and Luke Wall have been released.[3]

June

On 1 June Rovers announced that Owen Coyle has been appointed as new manager on a 2-year deal.[4]

On 17 June Rovers announced the signing of Anthony Stokes on a 3-year deal, following his release from Celtic.[5]

On 18 June it was confirmed that Goalkeeping Coach Laurence Batty had left the club and that new Rovers manager Owen Coyle was in the process of firming up a new coach who would be in place before the players started training.[6]

On 21 June Rovers announced the signing of Stephen Hendrie on a season-long loan from West Ham United.[7]

On 23 June Rovers announced the signing of Danny Graham on a 2-year deal, following his release from Sunderland.[8]

On 23 June Oxford United announced the signing of Simon Eastwood following his contract expiry.[9]

On 25 June Rovers announced the signing of Liam Feeney on a 2-year deal, following his release from Bolton Wanderers.[10]

On 27 June Preston North End announced the signing of Tommy Spurr, who was offered a new contract by Rovers, on a 3-year deal following his contract expiry.[11]

On 29 June Rovers announced that Alan Irvine has mutually agreed to leave the club with immediate effect.[12]

On 29 June Rovers announced the signing of Jack Byrne on a season-long loan from Manchester City.[13]

July

On 1 July Bolton Wanderers announced the signing of Chris Taylor following his contract expiry.[14]

On 4 July Rovers announced Sandy Stewart as assistant manager.[15]

On 12 July Port Vale announced signing of Anton Forrester on 2-year deal, following his release.[16]

On 18 July Walsall announced signing of Simeon Jackson on 2-year deal, following his release.[17]

On 21 July Rovers announced the sale of Grant Hanley to Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee.[18]

On 25 July Burton Albion announced signing of Lee Williamson on 1-year deal, following his release.[19]

August

On 1 August Bradford City announced signing of Matthew Kilgallon on 1-year deal, following his release.[20]

On 2 August Rovers announced the signing of Gordon Greer on a 1-year deal, following his release from Brighton & Hove Albion.[21]

On 3 August Rovers announced that Rob Kelly has mutually agreed to leave the club with immediate effect.[22]

On 5 August Rovers announced the appointment of John Henry as first team coach.[23]

On 5 August Bury announced signing of Chris Brown on 1-year deal, following his release.[24]

On 8 August Rovers announced John O'Sullivan has joined Accrington Stanley on loan until 7 January.[25]

On 11 August Rovers announced the signing of Sam Gallagher on a season long loan from Southampton.[26]

On 25 August Rovers announced the signing of Martin Samuelsen on a season long loan from West Ham United.[27]

On 26 August Rovers announced Shane Duffy has joined Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee.[28]

On 26 August Rovers announced the double signing of Tommie Hoban on a season long loan from Watford and Derrick William on a 3-year deal from Bristol City.[25]

On 29 August Rovers announced squad numbers for the development squad for the EFL Trophy.[29]

On 31 August Rovers announced the signing of Charlie Mulgrew on a 3-year deal following his release Celtic.[30]

On 31 August Rovers announced the signing of Marvin Emnes on loan from Swansea City until 17 January 2017.[31]

September

On 21 September Rovers announced the signing of Wes Brown on a free transfer following his release fron Sunderland in the summer, he will also help coach the u23s team.[32]

Squad information

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Contract Expires
Goalkeepers
1 Jason Steele England GK (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 33) 2018
33 David Raya Spain GK (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 28) 2018
37 Andrew Fisher England GK 12 February 1998 (age 18) 2018
Defenders
2 Adam Henley Wales DF (1994-06-14) 14 June 1994 (age 29) 2017
3 Gordon Greer Scotland DF (1980-12-14) 14 December 1980 (age 43) 2017
4 Tommie Hoban (on loan from Watford) Republic of Ireland DF (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 30) —
5 Derrick Williams Republic of Ireland DF (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 31) 2019
6 Jason Lowe England DF (1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 (age 32) 2017
14 Charlie Mulgrew Scotland DF (1986-03-06) 6 March 1986 (age 38) 2019
15 Elliott Ward England DF (1985-01-19) 19 January 1985 (age 39) 2018
20 Stephen Hendrie (on loan from West Ham United) Scotland DF (1995-01-08) 8 January 1995 (age 29) —
24 Ryan Nyambe Namibia DF (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 (age 26) 2018
30 Wes Brown England DF (1979-10-13) 13 October 1979 (age 44) 2017
34 Scott Wharton England DF (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 26) 2018
36 Jack Doyle England DF (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 27) 2017
Midfielders
7 Liam Feeney England MF (1987-01-21) 21 January 1987 (age 37) 2018
8 Jack Byrne (on loan from Manchester City) Republic of Ireland MF (1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 (age 28) —
10 Ben Marshall England MF (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 (age 33) 2017
11 Martin Samuelsen (on loan from West Ham United) Norway MF (1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 27) —
18 John O'Sullivan (on loan at Accrington Stanley) Republic of Ireland MF (1993-09-18) 18 September 1993 (age 30) 2017
21 Hope Akpan Nigeria MF (1991-08-14) 14 August 1991 (age 32) 2017
23 Danny Guthrie England MF (1987-04-18) 18 April 1987 (age 37) 2017
26 Darragh Lenihan Republic of Ireland MF (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 30) 2019
27 Willem Tomlinson England MF (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 26) 2018
28 Connor Mahoney England MF (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 (age 27) —
29 Corry Evans Northern Ireland MF (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 33) 2019
31 Elliott Bennett Jamaica MF (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 35) 2018
32 Craig Conway Scotland MF (1985-05-02) 2 May 1985 (age 39) 2018
Forwards
9 Anthony Stokes Republic of Ireland FW (1988-07-25) 25 July 1988 (age 35) 2019
12 Danny Graham England FW (1985-08-12) 12 August 1985 (age 38) 2018
17 Marvin Emnes (on loan from Swansea City) Netherlands FW (1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 (age 35) —
19 Sam Gallagher (on loan from Southampton) England FW (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 28) —

Pre-Season Friendlies

On 23 May 2016, Blackburn Rovers announced five pre-season friendlies, with a sixth friendly expected to be confirmed at a later date. The games are during, and follow a six-day training camp in Austria from July 4–10 which included a friendly against Austrian Bundesliga side SV Ried.

Upon returning to England following the training camp, Rovers had three hour long friendlies in the shape of a tournament against Morecambe and Bury at Morecambe's Globe Arena. The following week Rovers will travel to Rochdale for a friendly at Spotland Stadium and Blackpool four days later at at Bloomfield Road.[33]

Rovers only friendly at Ewood Park was finally announced on 22 June against second tier Spanish team Girona.

9 July 2016 (2016-07-09) Friendly SV Ried 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Ried im Innkreis
18:00 UTC+01:00 Report Graham 62' Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly (1 hr) Bury 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Morecambe
13:00 BST Report Graham 6' Stadium: Globe Arena
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly (1 hr) Morecambe 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Morecambe
14:30 BST Report Stadium: Globe Arena
19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly Rochdale 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
19:45 BST McDermott 64' Report Graham 11' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly Blackpool 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Blackpool
15:00 BST Vassell 19' Report Graham 44' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2,657 (1,503 Rovers)
26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly Mansfield Town CANCELLED[34] Blackburn Rovers Mansfield
19:30 BST Stadium: Field Mill
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Girona Blackburn
15:00 BST Marshall 27' Report Kiko 29' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 2,131
31 July 2016 (2016-07-31) Friendly Notts County 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Nottingham
15:00 BST Campbell 27' Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,411 (135 Rovers)

Championship Season

League table

Template:2016–17 Football League Championship table

Result by round

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Matches

Sat, 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 1 Blackburn Rovers 1–4 Norwich City Blackburn
15:00 BST Bennett Yellow card 16'
Stokes 67'
Greer Yellow card 76'		 Report Jacob Murphy 12'
Hoolahan 17'
Jerome 25' Yellow card 69'
Naismith 58'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,641 (Inc. 1,535 visiting supporters)
Referee: Tony Harrington
Sat, 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 2 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Blackburn Rovers Wigan
15:00 BST Grigg 14'
Perkins Yellow card 33'
Powell 33'
Gilbey Yellow card 48'
Duffy O.G. 63'		 Report Lowe Yellow card 33'
Duffy 35'
Greer Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 12,216
Referee: Graham Scott
Wed, 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 3 Cardiff City 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
19:45 BST Duffy 14' (o.g.), 20' (o.g.)
Harris Yellow card 66'		 Report Duffy Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 90+5'
Akpan Yellow card 71'
Graham 77'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 14,041
Referee: Andy Davies
Sat, 20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 4 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Burton Albion Blackburn
15:00 BST Graham Yellow card 15'
Conway 25'
Lowe Yellow card 58'
Gallagher Yellow card 61'		 Report Irvine 43'
Mousinho Yellow card 49'
Naylor 88'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,356
Referee: Peter Bankes
Sat, 27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 5 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Fulham Blackburn
15:00 BST Akpan Yellow card 76' Report Parker Yellow card 68'
Cairney 90+4'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,464
Referee: Scott Duncan
Sat, 10 September 2016 6 Queens Park Rangers 1-1 Blackburn Rovers London
15:00 BST Shodipo Yellow card 50'
Perch Yellow card 61'
Chery 65'		 Report Williams Yellow card 42'
Akpan Yellow card 47'
Gallagher 73'
Lowe Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,210
Referee: Keith Stroud
Tue, 13 September 2016 7 Leeds United 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Leeds
19:45 BST Green Yellow card 6'
Sacko Yellow card 44'
Wood 65'
Ayling Yellow card 80'
Bartley 86'		 Report Greer Yellow card 26'
Emnes 77'
Lenihan Yellow card 81'
Marshall Yellow card 90+8'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,009 (Inc. 327 Rovers fans)
Referee: James Adcock
Sat, 17 September 2016 8 Blackburn Rovers 4–2 Rotherham United Blackburn
15:00 BST Conway 22'
Emnes 29'
Evans Yellow card 41'
Marshall 46'
Gallagher 90+2'		 Report Ward 12', 83'
Mattock Yellow card 58'
Brown Yellow card 66'
Adeyemi Yellow card 70'
Kelly Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,699 (Inc. 734 visiting supporters)
Referee: Darren Bond
Sat, 24 September 2016 9 Derby County 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Derby
15:00 BST Vydra 69'
Christie Yellow card 77'		 Report Lowe Yellow card 29'
Evans Yellow card 37'
Emnes 70'
Graham 73'		 Stadium: The iPro Stadium
Attendance: 26,602
Referee: Andy Madley
Sat, 27 September 2016 10 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn
19:45 BST Report Fletcher 22' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,844
Referee: Simon Hooper
Sat, 1 October 2016 11 Birmingham City 1-0 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham
15:00 BST Shotton Yellow card 45+1'
Gleeson 64'		 Report Lowe Yellow card 21'
Lenihan Yellow card 30'
Graham Yellow card 51'
Marshall Yellow card 68'
Guthrie Yellow card 71'
Hoban Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 16,781
Referee: James Linington
Sat, 15 October 2016 12 Blackburn Rovers 0-0 Ipswich Town Blackburn
15:00 BST Gallagher Yellow card 87' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,820
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Sat, 18 October 2016 13 Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Nottingham Forest Blackburn
19:45 BST Gallagher 11', 44'
Lenihan Yellow card 75'
Feeney Yellow card 90+4'
Gallagher Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Pereira Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 90+5'
Perquis 90+3'
Mills Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,462
Referee: Tim Robinson

EFL Cup

The first round draw of EFL Cup took place on Wednesday 22 June, Rovers were drawn away to League Two side Mansfield Town.[35]

Tue, 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 1 Mansfield Town 1–3 Blackburn Rovers Mansfield
19:45 BST Rose 48' Report Stokes 29', 55'
Duffy 54'
Byrne Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,885 (including 566 Rovers supporters)
Referee: Stephen Martin
Tue, 23 August 2016 (2016-08-23) 2 Blackburn Rovers 4–3 (a.e.t.) Crewe Alexandra Blackburn
19:45 BST Akpan 42'
Wharton 69'
Conway 88'
Guthrie Yellow card 90+2'
Duffy 97'
Gallagher Yellow card 103'		 Report Bingham 8'
Dagnall 39', 90+3'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 3,448 (Inc. 535 visiting supporters)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Tue, 20 September 2016 (2016-09-20) 3 Leeds United 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Leeds
19:45 BST Phillips Yellow card 29'
Wood 85'		 Report Akpan Yellow card 11'
Lenihan Yellow card 79'
Emnes Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 8,488
Referee: Darren Deadman

EFL Trophy

Blackburn Development Squad entered the competition at the first round group stage and were drawn against Carlisle United, Fleetwood Town and Oldham Athletic in Northern Group D.[36]

Template:2016–17 EFL Trophy Northern Group D

30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Group Stage Game 1 Fleetwood Town 1–0 Blackburn Rovers U-23 Fleetwood
19:45 BST Report Cole 45+2' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 392
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Group Stage Game 2 Carlisle United 2-0 Blackburn Rovers U-23 Carlisle
19:45 BST Miller 39'
Grainger 88'		 Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 1,253
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Group Stage Game 3 Blackburn Rovers U-23 v Oldham Athletic Leyland
19:30 GMT Stadium: County Ground

Backroom Staff

Position Staff
Manager Scotland Owen Coyle
Assistant Manager Scotland Sandy Stewart
First Team Coach Scotland John Henry
Goalkeeping Coach Northern Ireland Phil Hughes
Head of Academy England Eric Kinder
Under-23 Head Coach Northern Ireland Damien Johnson
Under-23 Assistant Coach England David Dunn
Under-23 Coach England Wes Brown

Last updated: September 2016
Source: [37]

Squad Statistics

Appearances and Goals

As of 19 October 2016[38]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Jason Steele 14 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
33 GK Spain ESP David Raya 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
37 GK England ENG Andy Fisher 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Wales WAL Adam Henley 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Gordon Greer 13 0 11+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Ireland EIR Tommie Hoban (on loan from Watford) 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Ireland EIR Derrick Williams 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF England ENG Jason Lowe (Captain) 15 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF Scotland SCO Charlie Mulgrew 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF England ENG Elliott Ward 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Hendrie (on loan from West Ham United) 6 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF Namibia NAM Ryan Nyambe 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
30 DF England ENG Wes Brown 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
34 DF England ENG Scott Wharton 6 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 1 2+0 0
36 DF England ENG Jack Doyle 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
41 DF England ENG Josh Askew 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 DF England ENG Lewis Travis 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
45 DF England ENG Matthew Platt 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
50 DF England ENG Tyler Magloire 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF England ENG Liam Feeney 11 0 2+6 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jack Byrne (on loan from Manchester City) 7 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF England ENG Ben Marshall 15 1 13+0 1 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
11 MF Norway NOR Martin Samuelsen (on loan from West Ham United) 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Nigeria NGA Hope Akpan 9 1 6+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
23 MF England ENG Danny Guthrie 8 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
26 MF Ireland EIR Darragh Lenihan 14 0 4+8 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF England ENG Willem Tomlinson 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
28 MF England ENG Connor Mahoney 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 2+0 0
29 MF Northern Ireland NIR Corry Evans 8 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF Jamaica JAM Elliott Bennett 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF Scotland SCO Craig Conway 15 3 11+1 2 0+0 0 2+0 1 1+0 0
40 MF England ENG Connor Thomson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
46 MF England ENG Lewis Hardcastle 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
48 MF England ENG Joe Grayson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
49 DF England ENG Joe Rankin-Costello 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Anthony Stokes 8 3 2+3 1 0+0 0 2+0 2 1+0 0
12 FW England ENG Danny Graham 12 2 8+2 2 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
17 FW Netherlands NED Marvin Emnes (on loan from Swansea City) 9 3 6+2 3 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
19 FW England ENG Sam Gallagher (on loan from Southampton) 14 5 9+3 5 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
43 FW England ENG Ramirez Howarth 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 FW England ENG Dean Rittenberg 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
47 FW England ENG Lewis Mansell 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
Players out on loan:
18 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John O'Sullivan (on loan at Accrington Stanley) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players that played for Blackburn Rovers this season that have left the club:
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shane Duffy 5 2 3+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 2 0+0 0

Goalscorers

As of 19 October 2016[38]
Rank No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 19 FW England Sam Gallagher 5 0 0 5
2 9 FW Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes 1 0 2 3
= 32 MF Scotland Craig Conway 2 0 1 3
= 17 FW Netherlands Marvin Emnes 3 0 0 3
3 22 DF Republic of Ireland Shane Duffy* 0 0 2 2
= 12 FW England Danny Graham 2 0 0 2
4 21 MF Nigeria Hope Akpan 0 0 1 1
= 34 DF England Scott Wharton 0 0 1 1
= 10 MF England Ben Marshall 1 0 0 1
Total 14 0 7 21

Assists

As of 19 October 2016[38]
Rank No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 32 MF Scotland Craig Conway 3 0 2 5
2 12 FW England Danny Graham 2 0 2 4
3 14 FW Netherlands Marvin Emnes 3 0 0 3
= 29 MF Northern Ireland Corry Evans 3 0 0 3
4 10 MF England Ben Marshall 1 0 1 2
5 7 MF England Liam Feeney 1 0 0 1
= 19 FW England Sam Gallagher 1 0 0 1
= 6 DF England Jason Lowe 0 0 1 1
— — — No assist 0 0 1 1
Total 14 0 7 21

Disciplinary record

As of 19 October 2016[38]
No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card
31 MF England Elliott Bennett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF Scotland Gordon Greer 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland Jack Byrne 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
6 DF England Jason Lowe 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
10 MF England Ben Marshall 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
29 MF Northern Ireland Corry Evans 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
22 DF Republic of Ireland Shane Duffy * 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
21 MF Nigeria Hope Akpan 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
12 FW England Danny Graham 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 FW England Sam Gallagher 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
23 MF England Danny Guthrie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland Derrick Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 DF Netherlands Marvin Emnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
26 DF Republic of Ireland Darragh Lenihan 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
4 DF Republic of Ireland Tommie Hoban 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 MF England Liam Feeney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 30 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 35 1 0

Transfers and loans

Summer

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CF England Danny Graham Sunderland Free transfer [8]
1 July 2016 CF Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes Celtic Free transfer [5]
1 July 2016 RW England Liam Feeney Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [10]
2 August 2016 CB Scotland Gordon Greer Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer [21]
26 August 2016 CB Republic of Ireland Derrick Williams Bristol City Undisclosed (~£250,000) [39]
31 August 2016 CB Scotland Charlie Mulgrew Celtic Free Transfer [30]
21 September 2016 CB England Wes Brown Sunderland Free Transfer [32]

Total outgoing: ~£0 £0+/-

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Length Ref.
1 July 2016 LB Scotland Stephen Hendrie West Ham United Season-long [7]
1 July 2016 CM Republic of Ireland Jack Byrne Manchester City Season-long [13]
11 August 2016 CF England Sam Gallagher Southampton Season-long [26]
25 August 2016 AM Norway Martin Samuelsen West Ham United Season-long [27]
26 August 2016 CB Republic of Ireland Tommie Hoban Watford Season-long [39]
31 August 2016 FW Netherlands Marvin Emnes Swansea City 4 Month loan (17 January 2017) [31]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CF England Chris Brown Bury [a] Released [3]
1 July 2016 CF England Stuart Callaway Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 CM England David Carson South Shields [b] Released [3]
1 July 2016 LW England Modou Cham Clitheroe [c] Released [3]
1 July 2016 GK Scotland Ryan Crump Southport [d] Released [3]
1 July 2016 CF England Nathan Delfouneso Swindon Town [e] Released [3]
1 July 2016 GK England Simon Eastwood Oxford United [f] Released [3]
1 July 2016 CF England Anton Forrester Port Vale[g] Released [3]
1 July 2016 CF England Devarn Green Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 CF Canada Simeon Jackson Walsall [h] Released [3]
1 July 2016 CF England Sam Joel Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 CB England Matthew Kilgallon Bradford City [i] Released [3]
1 July 2016 CB Scotland Sam Lavelle Bolton Wanderers [j] Released [3]
1 July 2016 RB Spain Jan Pirretas Bayer Leverkusen [k] Released [3]
1 July 2016 CF Scotland Jordan Preston Guiseley [l] Released [3]
1 July 2016 LB England Tommy Spurr Preston North End [m] Released [3]
1 July 2016 CM Australia Hyuga Tanner Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 LM England Chris Taylor Bolton Wanderers [n] Released [3]
1 July 2016 LW England Luke Wall Accrington Stanley [o] Released [3]
1 July 2016 CM Jamaica Lee Williamson Burton Albion [p] Released [3]
21 July 2016 CB Scotland Grant Hanley Newcastle United Undisclosed (~£5,500,000 + add-ons worth £500,000)[48] [18]
26 August 2016 CB Republic of Ireland Shane Duffy Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed (~£4,200,000) [28]
  1. ^ Following Brown's release, he signed for Bury.[24]
  2. ^ Following Carson's release, he signed for South Shields.[40]
  3. ^ Following Cham's release, he signed for Clitheroe.[41]
  4. ^ Following Crump's release, he signed for Southport.[42]
  5. ^ Following Delfouneso's release, he signed for Swindon Town.[43]
  6. ^ Following Eastwood's release, he signed for Oxford United.[9]
  7. ^ Following Forrester's release, he signed for Port Vale.[16]
  8. ^ Following Jackson's release, he signed for Walsall.[17]
  9. ^ Following Kilgallon's release, he signed for Bradford City.[20]
  10. ^ Lavelle signs for Bolton Wanderers.[44]
  11. ^ Following Pirretas' release, he signed for Bayer Leverkusen.[45]
  12. ^ Following Preston's release, he signed for Guiseley.[46]
  13. ^ Following Spurr's release, he signed for Preston North End.[11]
  14. ^ Following Taylor's release, he signed for Bolton Wanderers.[14]
  15. ^ Following Wall's release, he signed for Accrington Stanley.[47]
  16. ^ Following Williamson's release, he signed for Burton Albion.[19]

Total incoming: Increase ~£10,467,500-£10,917,500

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Length Ref.
8 August 2016 CM Republic of Ireland John O'Sullivan Accrington Stanley 6-month loan (7 January) [25]

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