2016–17 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

Bolton Wanderers
2016–17 season
ChairmanKen Anderson
ManagerPhil Parkinson
StadiumMacron Stadium
League One2nd (promoted)
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
League TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: 4 players (9)
All: Josh Vela, Gary Madine (10)
Highest home attendance23,376 v Chesterfield
01 April 2017
Lowest home attendance1,540 v Everton U-23s
30 August 2016
Average home league attendance15194

The 2016–17 season was Bolton Wanderers's first season in the third tier of English football since 1993 following their relegation from the Football League Championship. Along with Football League One, the club competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Pre-season

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On 20 May 2016, Bolton Wanderers announced their English pre-season schedule in full for both the entire squad and an XI squad. They also announced that there would be a training camp and further games abroad.[1] These games were confirmed on 3 June as being against Danish teams HB Køge and FC Helsingør.[2] On 17 June the away game at Ashton United was cancelled as the home side's pitch would not be ready.[3] On 27 June the game at HB Køge was cancelled as it was felt that the date was too early in the pre-season.[4] The Bolton XI game against Chester on 20 July was also cancelled as it was felt there was not enough first-team players to make up Bolton's team travelling to Tranmere Rovers a day earlier. Due to this, some of the Bolton XI traveled with the first-team for the game and both games were mixtures of first team players and the reserve players.[5]

9 July 2016 (2016-07-09) Friendly FC Helsingør 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Helsingør
18:00 BST Riel 24' (pen.) Report Madine 5'
Proctor 90'
Stadium: Helsingør Stadion
Attendance: 357
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly Mansfield Town 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Mansfield
15:00 BST Rose 11'
Pearce 23'
Report Clough 53' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 1,481
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly York City 0–2 Bolton Wanderers York
19:30 BST Report Davies 5'
Proctor 83' (pen.)
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Burnley Bolton
20:00 BST Spearing 49' Report Gray 15' (pen.)
Ginnelly 90'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 3,766
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Preston North End Bolton
15:00 BST Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 3,669

Competitions

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League One

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sheffield United (C, P) 46 30 10 6 92 47 +45 100 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Bolton Wanderers (P) 46 25 11 10 68 36 +32 86
3 Scunthorpe United 46 24 10 12 80 54 +26 82 Qualification for the League One play-offs[a]
4 Fleetwood Town 46 23 13 10 64 43 +21 82
5 Bradford City 46 20 19 7 62 43 +19 79
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.
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Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2017. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
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Matches

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On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced. Bolton will start the season at home to Sheffield United on 6 August and finish at home to Peterborough United on April 30, 2017.[6]

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 1 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Sheffield United Bolton
15:00 BST Spearing 37' Report Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 17,050
Referee: Ross Joyce
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 2 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST Barcham 16' Report Madine 34'
Trotter 70'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,619
Referee: Gavin Ward
17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 3 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Bristol
19:45 BST Harrison 57' Report Vela 6'
Spearing 26'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,169
Referee: Ollie Yates
20 August 2016 4 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Fleetwood Town Bolton
15:00 BST Madine 51'
Vela 84'
Report Ball 34' Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 13,524
Referee: Darren England
27 August 2016 5 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Bolton Wanderers London
15:00 BST Lookman 90' Report 53' Madine Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 10,926
Referee: Dean Whitestone
3 September 2016 6 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Southend United Bolton
15:00 BST Anderson 48' Report Kyprianou 3' Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 13,519
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
10 September 2016 7 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons Bolton
15:00 BST Beevers 3' Report Colclough 54' Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 12,727
Referee: Peter Bankes
17 September 2016 8 Walsall 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Walsall
15:00 BST Edwards Red card 16'
McCarthy 25'
Etheridge Yellow card 76'
Report Taylor Yellow card 60'
Anderson Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 90+4'
Beevers Yellow card 86'
Moxey Yellow card 89'
Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,962
Referee: Trevor Kettle
24 September 2016 9 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Bradford City Bolton
15:00 BST Spearing Yellow card 24'
Vela Yellow card 37'
Proctor Yellow card 60'
Henry Yellow card 72'
Report Marshall Yellow card 85' Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 17,486
Referee: Mark Heywood
27 September 2016 10 Rochdale 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
19:45 BST Lund Yellow card 32'
Davies 52'
Report Taylor Yellow card 61' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,011
Referee: David Coote
1 October 2016 11 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Oxford United Bolton
15:00 BST Beevers Yellow card 35'
Trotter Yellow card 59'
Vela Yellow card 79'
Report Lundstram Yellow card 56'
Thomas 81'
Maguire 90'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 14,207
Referee: Mark Haywood
8 October 2016 12 Swindon Town 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Swindon
13:00 BST Delfouneso Yellow card 43'
Goddard Yellow card 70'
Raphael Branco Red card 90+2'
Report Madine Yellow card 21'
Wheater Yellow card 79'
Ormonde-Ottewill 86' (o.g.)
Beevers Yellow card 90+4'
Vela Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,023
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
15 October 2016 13 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Oldham Athletic Bolton
15:00 BST Clough 10', 77' Report Burgess Yellow card 82' Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 14,891
Referee: Carl Boyeson
18 October 2016 14 Millwall 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Bermondsey, London
19:45 BST Report Ameobi 3'
Wheater 86'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 7,818
Referee: Darren Deadman
24 October 2016 15 Bury 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Bury
19:45 BST Soares Yellow card 54' Report Clough 13' (pen.), 56' (pen.) Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 8,007
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
29 October 2016 16 Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Port Vale Bolton
15:00 BST Clough 7'
Vela 11' Yellow card 19'
Wilson 16'
Sammy Ameobi Yellow card 77'
Report Taylor Yellow card 18'
Cicilia Yellow card 31'
Hart 75'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 13,937
Referee: Nigel Miller
13 November 2016 17 Peterborough United 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Peterborough
12:15 GMT Coulthirst Yellow card 10'
Smith 27'
Report Trotter Yellow card 28' Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 4,780
Referee: Mark Heywood
19 November 2016 18 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Millwall Bolton
15:00 GMT Trotter Yellow card 7'
Vela 17'
Thorpe 57'
Report Williams Yellow card 34' Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 13,110
Referee: Paul Tierney
22 November 2016 19 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Coventry City Bolton
20:00 GMT Clough 11'
Beevers Yellow card 56'
Report Sterry Yellow card 60'
Sordell Yellow card 67'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 12,290
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
26 November 2016 20 Northampton Town 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Northampton
15:00 GMT O'Toole Yellow card 71' Report Clough 25' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,018
Referee: Darren Deadman
12 December 2016 21 Bolton Wanderers 4–0 Gillingham Bolton
20:00 GMT Madine 15', 65'
Vela 28'
Ameobi 80'
Report Wright Yellow card 64' Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 13,861
Referee: Scott Duncan
17 December 2016 22 Chesterfield 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Chesterfield
15:00 GMT O'Neil 26'
Evans Yellow card 90+3'
Report Taylor Yellow card 40'
Wheater Yellow card 84'
Vela Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 6,924
Referee: Mark Haywood
26 December 2016 23 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Bolton
15:00 GMT Wheater 24', 28' Report Brown 84'
Ogogo Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 16,238
Referee: David Webb
31 December 2016 24 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Scunthorpe United Bolton
15:00 GMT Vela 17'
Spearing Yellow card 61'
Beevers Yellow card 69'
Taylor Yellow card 78'
Henry 90+4'
Report Dawson Yellow card 45'
Bishop 62'
Clarke Yellow card 80'
Mantom Yellow card 90'
van Veen Yellow card 90+7'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 17,062
Referee: Andy Madley
2 January 2017 25 Coventry City 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Coventry
15:00 GMT Tudgay 37'
Haynes Yellow card 66'
Beavon 69'
Report Clough 67' (pen.)
Clayton 90+1'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 8,397
Referee: Carl Boyeson
14 January 2017 26 Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Swindon Town Bolton
15:00 GMT Wheater 48' Yellow card 72'
Beevers Yellow card 79'
Report Branco Yellow card 37'
Kasim Yellow card 47' 89'
Gladwin 65'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 13,955
Referee: Mark Heywood
4 February 2017 28 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Aneke Yellow card 39'
Agard 59'
O'Keefe Yellow card 82'
Report Wilson Yellow card 15'
Beevers Yellow card 34'
Spearing 45+3'
Moxey Yellow card 85'
Stadium: stadium:mk
Attendance: David Coote
Referee: 21,545
11 February 2017 29 Bolton Wanderers 4–1 Walsall Bolton
15:00 BST Madine 15'
O'Connor 26' (o.g.)
Trotter 30'
Taylor Yellow card 57'
Spearing Yellow card 83'
Long 87'
Report Oztumer 4'
Chambers Yellow card 79'
Cuvelier Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 13,610
Referee: Darren Drysdale
14 February 2017 30 Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Rochdale Bolton
20:00 BST Beevers 82'
Spearing Yellow card 85'
Report Kitching Yellow card 49'
Keane Yellow card 58'
Vincenti Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 13,313
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
18 February 2017 31 Bradford City 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Bradford
15:00 GMT Wyke 10', 16'
Cullen Yellow card 65'
Vela Yellow card 44'
Wheater 62'
Madine 74'
Wilkinson Yellow card 88'
Thorpe Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 21, 190
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
25 February 2017 32 Sheffield United 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Sheffield
15:00 GMT Sharp 12', 70' (pen.)
Fleck Yellow card 33'
Report Wilkinson Yellow card 51'
Wheater Yellow card 69'
Osede Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,165
Referee: Mike Dean
28 February 2017 33 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Bristol Rovers Bolton
20:00 GMT Vela 7' Yellow card 45+2'
Long Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 90'
Osede Yellow card 79'
Report Bodin 75'
Clarke Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 13,383
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
4 March 2017 34 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Bolton
15:00 GMT Madine 15' Report Elliott 39'
Soares Yellow card 66'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 13,599
Referee: Dean Whitestone
11 March 2017 35 Fleetwood Town 2–4 Bolton Wanderers Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Dempsey 22'
Grant 87'
Report Le Fondre 17', 78'
Wheater 20' Yellow card 75'
Beevers 48'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 5,123
Referee: Paul Tierney
14 March 2017 36 Gillingham 0–4 Bolton Wanderers Gillingham
19:45 GMT Muldoon Yellow card 64'
Byrne Yellow card 78'
Report Wheater 3'
Le Fondre 15'
Beevers 45+1'
Vela 49'
Madine Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,199
Referee: Tim Robinson
18 March 2017 37 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Northampton Town Bolton
15:00 GMT Le Fondre 75' (pen.)
Morais 82'
Report Richards Yellow card 17'
Buchanan Yellow card 51'
Smith 57'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 14,255
Referee: Richard Clark
21 March 2017 38 Oxford United 2–4 Bolton Wanderers Oxford
19:45 GMT Hemmings 42'
Maguire 75'
McAleny Yellow card 77'
Report Morais 4'
Beevers 23' Yellow card 89'
Dunkley 60' (o.g.)
Vela 90+4'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,146
Referee: Ross Joyce
25 March 2017 39 Shrewsbury 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT El-Abd Yellow card 32'
Deegan Yellow card 45'
Nsiala Yellow card 56'
Report Beevers 51'
Le Fondre 66'
Stadium: Greenhous Meadow
Attendance: 7,532
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
1 April 2017 40 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Chesterfield Bolton
15:00 GMT Report Dimaio Yellow card 37'
McGinn Yellow card 50'
Nolan Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card 90+5'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 23,376
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
4 April 2017 41 Southend United 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT Ranger Yellow card 45+6' Report Spearing Yellow card 41'
Pratley Yellow card 63'
Beevers 90+1'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 9,340
Referee: Charles Breakspear
8 April 2017 42 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Mirfin 11'
Crooks Yellow card 33'
Bishop Yellow card 64'
Wallace Yellow card 80'
Report Vela Yellow card 33' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 6,149
Referee: David Webb
15 April 2017 43 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Oldham
12:30 BST Ngoo Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 64'
Erwin 76'
Report Dervite Yellow card 50' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 8,788
Referee: Peter Bankes
18 April 2017 44 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Bury Bolton
19:45 BST Spearing Yellow card 30'
Vela Yellow card 62'
Report Barnett Yellow card 9' Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 18,223
Referee: Simon Hooper
22 April 2017 45 Port Vale 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Burslem
15:00 BST Cicilia Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 33'
Bikey Yellow card 66'
Report Madine Yellow card 46' 90'
Spearing Yellow card 50'
Wheater 66'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 8,890
Referee: Carl Boyeson

FA Cup

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Bolton entered the competition at the first round stage for the first time since 1993, alongside all other Football League One and Football League Two sides.

5 November 2016 First round Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Grimsby Town Bolton
15:00 GMT Trotter 20'
Proctor Yellow card 55'
Taylor Yellow card 83'
Report Andrew Yellow card 22'
Gowling Yellow card 80'
Bogle Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 6,649
Referee: Trevor Kettle
7 January 2017 Third round Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Crystal Palace Bolton
15:00 GMT Beevers Yellow card 52'
Spearing Yellow card 60'
Report Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 11,683
Referee: Roger East
17 January 2017 (2017-01-17) Third round replay Crystal Palace 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Selhurst, London
20:00 GMT Ledley Yellow card 31'
Benteke 68', 77'
Report Thorpe Yellow card 37'
Henry 48'
Wilson Yellow card 54'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 7,149
Referee: Stuart Attwell

League Cup

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Bolton entered the competition at the first round stage and were drawn to play away at Blackpool in the first round.[7]

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) First round Blackpool 4–2 (a.e.t.) Bolton Wanderers Blackpool
19:45 BST Mellor 74'
Potts 78'
McAlister 109'
Herron 115'
Report 45+2' Proctor
90+5' Woolery
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,633
Referee: Darren Bond

EFL Trophy

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Bolton entered the competition at the first round group stage and were drawn against Everton U-23, Blackpool and Cheltenham Town in Northern Group A.[8]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Cheltenham Town 3 2 0 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Blackpool 3 1 1 0 1 3 3 0 5
3 ACA Everton U21 3 1 0 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4 L1 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 −2 3
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Group stage game 1 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Everton U-23 Bolton
19:00 BST Report Dyson 22'
McAleny 79'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 1540
Referee: David Webb
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Group stage game 2 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Blackpool Bolton
19:00 BST Sammy Ameobi 4'
Vela Yellow card 63'
Report Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 1,589

Squad

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No. Name Pos. Nationality Place of birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee End
Goalkeepers
13 Ben Alnwick GK England Prudhoe 30 26 0 Peterborough United 31 August 2016 Free 2018
33 Mark Howard GK England Southwark 30 29 0 Sheffield United 13 July 2016 Free 2018
Defenders
2 Lewis Buxton RB England Newport 33 11 0 Rotherham United 5 August 2016 Free 2017
3 Dean Moxey LB England Exeter 31 82 2 Crystal Palace 2 July 2014 Free 2017
4 Dorian Dervite CB France Lille 28 83 1 Charlton Athletic 27 May 2014 Free 2017
5 Mark Beevers CB England Barnsley 27 51 7 Millwall 3 July 2016 Free 2018
15 Derik Osede CB Spain Madrid 24 51 0 Real Madrid 6 July 2015 Free 2018
20 Andrew Taylor LB England Hartlepool 30 40 0 Wigan Athletic 10 August 2016 Loan 2017
23 Lawrie Wilson RB England Collier Row 29 39 2 Charlton Athletic 5 August 2015 Free 2017
25 Reece Wabara RB England Bromsgrove 25 1 0 Free Agent 15 February 2017 Free 2017
31 David Wheater CB England Redcar 30 167 15 Middlesbrough 20 January 2011 Undisclosed 2017
Midfielders
6 Josh Vela CM England Salford 23 132 12 Academy 20 March 2011 Trainee 2019
8 Jay Spearing DM England Wallasey 28 173 10 Liverpool 9 August 2013 Undisclosed 2017
10 Jem Karacan CM Turkey Catford 28 5 1 Free Agent 11 March 2017 Free 2017
11 Viv Solomon-Otabor LW England London 21 4 0 Birmingham City 31 January 2017 Loan 2017
16 Mark Davies CM England Willenhall 29 208 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 January 2009 Undisclosed 2017
17 Liam Trotter CM England Ipswich 28 74 6 Millwall 1 July 2014 Free 2017
21 Darren Pratley CM England Barking 32 168 15 Swansea City 1 July 2011 Free 2018
22 Filipe Morais RW Portugal Benavente 31 19 2 Bradford City 2 February 2017 Free 2017
24 James Henry RW England Reading 27 35 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 August 2016 Loan 2017
32 Tom Thorpe CM England Manchester 24 25 1 Rotherham United 31 August 2016 Loan 2017
Forwards
12 Chris Long CF England Huyton 22 10 1 Burnley 31 January 2017 Loan 2017
14 Gary Madine CF England Gateshead 26 78 16 Sheffield Wednesday 8 June 2015 Free 2017
19 Max Clayton CF England Crewe 22 30 2 Crewe Alexandra 18 September 2014 £300,000 2017
35 Conor Wilkinson CF Republic of Ireland Croydon 22 16 0 Millwall 2 July 2013 Undisclosed 2018
45 Adam Le Fondre CF England Stockport 30 36 14 Cardiff City 31 January 2017 Loan 2017
Out on Loan
1 Ben Amos GK England Macclesfield 27 45 0 Manchester United 1 July 2015 Free 2019
7 Chris Taylor LM England Oldham 30 23 0 Blackburn Rovers 2 July 2016 Free 2018
9 Jamie Proctor CF England Preston 25 29 1 Bradford City 1 July 2016 Free 2018
28 Tom Walker MF England Salford 21 21 1 Academy 1 July 2014 Trainee 2017

Statistics

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As of 1 May 2017
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF England ENG Lewis Buxton 11 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF England ENG Dean Moxey 22 0 16+3 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF France FRA Dorian Dervite 14 0 13+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England ENG Mark Beevers 51 7 45+0 7 4+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
6 MF England ENG Josh Vela 53 10 45+1 9 3+0 1 0+1 0 3+0 0
8 MF England ENG Jay Spearing 42 3 36+1 3 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
10 MF Turkey TUR Jem Karacan 5 1 2+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF England ENG Viv Solomon-Otabor 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 FW England ENG Chris Long 10 1 3+7 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 GK England ENG Ben Alnwick 26 0 20+1 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
14 FW England ENG Gary Madine 42 10 36+0 9 3+0 1 0+1 0 0+2 0
15 DF Spain ESP Derik 28 0 19+6 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
16 MF England ENG Mark Davies 6 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF England ENG Liam Trotter 23 3 17+3 2 1+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
19 FW England ENG Max Clayton 13 1 0+10 1 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
20 DF England ENG Andrew Taylor 40 0 31+3 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
21 MF England ENG Darren Pratley 12 0 11+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Portugal POR Filipe Morais 19 2 19+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF England ENG Lawrie Wilson 26 1 18+0 1 4+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
24 MF England ENG James Henry 35 2 12+18 1 2+1 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
25 DF England ENG Reece Wabara 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 DF England ENG David Wheater 49 9 43+0 9 4+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
32 MF England ENG Tom Thorpe 25 1 16+5 1 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
33 GK England ENG Mark Howard 29 0 26+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
35 FW England ENG Conor Wilkinson 9 0 2+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
37 MF England ENG Alex Perry 2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
38 MF England ENG Jack Earing 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
43 FW Iran IRN Alex Samizadeh 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
45 FW England ENG Adam Le Fondre 19 6 17+2 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Out on Loan:
1 GK England ENG Ben Amos 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF England ENG Chris Taylor 23 0 3+13 0 1+3 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
9 FW England ENG Jamie Proctor 29 1 7+14 0 1+3 0 1+0 1 3+0 0
28 MF England ENG Tom Walker 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
Player who left the club during the course of the season:
10 FW England ENG Zach Clough 29 9 17+6 9 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
11 FW England ENG Keshi Anderson 10 1 3+5 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
22 MF England ENG Sammy Ameobi 24 4 15+5 2 2+0 1 0+0 0 1+1 1
30 FW England ENG Kaiyne Woolery 3 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 1 1+0 0
36 DF England ENG Alex Finney 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0

Goals record

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As of 1 May 2017
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 6 England CM Josh Vela 9 1 0 0 10
14 England CF Gary Madine 9 1 0 0 10
3 10 England SS Zach Clough 9 0 0 0 9
31 England CB David Wheater 9 0 0 0 9
5 5 England CB Mark Beevers 7 0 0 0 7
6 45 England CF Adam Le Fondre 6 0 0 0 6
7 22 England RW Sammy Ameobi 2 1 0 1 4
8 8 England DM Jay Spearing 3 0 0 0 3
17 England CM Liam Trotter 2 1 0 0 3
10 22 Portugal RW Filipe Morais 2 0 0 0 2
24 England RW James Henry 1 1 0 0 2
12 9 England CF Jamie Proctor 0 0 1 0 1
10 Turkey CM Jem Karacan 1 0 0 0 1
11 England CF Keshi Anderson 1 0 0 0 1
12 England SS Chris Long 1 0 0 0 1
19 England LW Max Clayton 1 0 0 0 1
23 England RB Lawrie Wilson 1 0 0 0 1
30 England CF Kaiyne Woolery 0 0 1 0 1
32 England CM Tom Thorpe 1 0 0 0 1
Total 66 4 2 1 73

Disciplinary record

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As of 1 May 2017
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 8 England DM Jay Spearing 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
2 6 England CM Josh Vela 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0
3 5 England CB Mark Beevers 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
4 17 England CM Liam Trotter 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
31 England CB David Wheater 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
6 20 England LB Andrew Taylor 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
14 England CF Gary Madine 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
8 3 England LB Dean Moxey 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
16 England CM Mark Davies 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
35 Republic of Ireland CF Conor Wilkinson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
11 4 France CB Dorian Dervite 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 England LM Chris Taylor 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 England CF Jamie Proctor 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 England SS Zach Clough 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
15 Spain CB Derik Osede 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
23 England RB Lawrie Wilson 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
32 England CM Tom Thorpe 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 2 England RB Lewis Buxton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 England CF Keshi Anderson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 England CF Chris Long 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 England GK Ben Alnwick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
21 England CM Darren Pratley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 England RW Sammy Ameobi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 England RW James Henry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
30 England CF Kaiyne Woolery 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 72 2 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 82 2 0

Transfers

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At the completion of the previous season the club announced that twenty players would not be offered new contracts once their present ones concluded. These players included senior squad members Neil Danns, Stephen Dobbie, Tom Eaves, Liam Feeney, Robert Hall, Emile Heskey, Paul Rachubka, Oscar Threlkeld, David Wheater and Hayden White.[9] These players were followed out of the club by young defender Tyler Garratt who signed for Doncaster Rovers on 28 June for an undisclosed fee.[10]

On 1 July, it was reported that the transfer embargo that the club had been under since the previous season was to be at least partially lifted by the Football League[11] and the day after former Blackburn Rovers midfielder Chris Taylor signed on a free transfer,[12] followed the following day by Millwall defender Mark Beevers, also on a free transfer.[13] They were followed on 5 July by Bradford City forward Jamie Proctor, also signed on a free transfer.[14] Former Sheffield United goalkeeper Mark Howard then signed for the club. David Wheater re-signed on a one-year deal after initially being released at the end of the previous season. He was shortly followed to the club by defender Lewis Buxton after his release from Rotherham United.

Transfers in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
2 July 2016 LM England Chris Taylor Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [12]
3 July 2016 CB England Mark Beevers Millwall Free transfer [13]
5 July 2016 CF England Jamie Proctor Bradford City Free transfer [14]
13 July 2016 GK England Mark Howard Sheffield United Free transfer [15]
5 August 2016 RB England Lewis Buxton Rotherham United Free transfer [16]
31 August 2016 GK England Ben Alnwick Peterborough United Free transfer [17]
2 February 2017 RW Portugal Filipe Morais Bradford City Free transfer [18]
15 February 2017 RB England Reece Wabara Wigan Athletic Free transfer [19]
11 March 2017 CM Turkey Jem Karacan Unattached Free transfer [20]

Transfers out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
28 June 2016 LB England Tyler Garratt Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed [10]
1 July 2016 GK England Harry Campbell Burton Albion [a] Released [9]
1 July 2016 DM England Channing Campbell-Young Free agent Released [9]
1 July 2016 CM Spain Jon Ceberio Real Sociedad C Released [9]
1 July 2016 CM Austria Chris Cvetko FC Blau-Weiß Linz Released [9]
1 July 2016 CM Guyana Neil Danns Bury [b] Released [9]
1 July 2016 SS Scotland Stephen Dobbie Queen of the South Released [9]
1 July 2016 CF England Tom Eaves Yeovil Town [c] Released [9]
1 July 2016 RW England Liam Feeney Blackburn Rovers [d] Released [9]
1 July 2016 GK England Ross Fitzsimons Braintree Town [e] Released [9]
1 July 2016 LW England Robert Hall Oxford United [f] Released [9]
1 July 2016 CF England Emile Heskey Free agent Released [9]
1 July 2016 CM England Jordan Lussey Southport Released [9]
1 July 2016 RB England Niall Maher Bury [g] Released [9]
1 July 2016 GK England Paul Rachubka Bury [h] Released [9]
1 July 2016 CB England Quade Taylor Braintree Town Released [9]
1 July 2016 CF Wales Jamie Thomas Burnley [i] Released [9]
1 July 2016 DM England Oscar Threlkeld Plymouth Argyle [j] Released [9]
1 July 2016 LB Cameroon Yvan Wassi Free agent Released [9]
1 July 2016 RB England Hayden White Peterborough United [k] Released [9]
7 July 2016 RB Italy Francesco Pisano Olbia Calcio 1905 Released [32][33]
22 July 2016 CB England Rob Holding Arsenal £2,500,000 [34]
1 August 2016 DF England Nathaniel Phillips Liverpool Free transfer [35]
1 August 2016 DM Czech Republic Filip Twardzik Free Agent Released [36]
8 August 2016 ST England Daniel McKenna Witton Albion Free transfer [37]
12 August 2016 CB England Alex Finney Queens Park Rangers [l] Released [39]
31 August 2016 CF England Kaiyne Woolery Wigan Athletic £207,000 [40]
31 January 2017 SS England Zach Clough Nottingham Forest £2,610,000 [41]
  1. ^ Following Campbell's release, he signed for Burton Albion.[21]
  2. ^ Following Danns' release, he signed for Bury.[22]
  3. ^ Following Eaves' release, he signed for Yeovil Town.[23]
  4. ^ Following Feeney's release, he signed for Blackburn Rovers.[24]
  5. ^ Following Fitzsimons release, he signed for Braintree Town.[25]
  6. ^ Following Hall's release, he signed for Oxford United.[26]
  7. ^ Following Maher's release, he signed for Bury.[27]
  8. ^ Following Rachubka's release, he signed for Bury.[28]
  9. ^ Following Thomas's release, he signed for Burnley.[29]
  10. ^ Following Threlkeld's release, he signed for Plymouth Argyle.[30]
  11. ^ Following White's release, he signed for Peterborough United.[31]
  12. ^ Following Finney's release, he signed for Queens Park Rangers.[38]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
10 August 2016 LB England Andrew Taylor Wigan Athletic End of Season [42