2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season


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The 2016–17 season is Blackburn Rovers' 129th season as a professional football club and its fifth playing in the Championship.[3] 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. Rovers were relegated to League One on 7 May 2017, in spite of their 3–1 away win against Brentford, with results elsewhere going against them.[4]

Blackburn Rovers
2016–17 season
ManagerOwen Coyle
(until 21 February)[1]
Tony Mowbray
(from 22 February)[2]
StadiumEwood Park
Championship22nd (relegated)
EFL CupThird round
(vs. Leeds United)
FA CupFifth round
(vs. Manchester United)
Top goalscorerLeague: Danny Graham (11)
All: Danny Graham (12)
Average home league attendance12,871

On 12 May Rovers announced a five-year deal with kit supplier Umbro.[5]

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 would all be free to talk to and sign for other clubs upon the expiry of their contracts on 30 June. 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.[6]

On 1 June Rovers announced that Owen Coyle has been appointed as new manager on a 2-year deal.[7]

On 17 June Rovers announced the signing of Anthony Stokes on a 3-year deal, following his release from Celtic.[8]

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.[9]

On 21 June Rovers announced the signing of Stephen Hendrie on a season-long loan from West Ham United.[10]

On 23 June Rovers announced the signing of Danny Graham on a 2-year deal, following his release from Sunderland.[11]

On 23 June Oxford United announced the signing of Simon Eastwood following his contract expiry.[12]

On 25 June Rovers announced the signing of Liam Feeney on a 2-year deal, following his release from Bolton Wanderers.[13]

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.[14]

On 29 June Rovers announced that Alan Irvine has mutually agreed to leave the club with immediate effect.[15]

On 29 June Rovers announced the signing of Jack Byrne on a season-long loan from Manchester City.[16]

On 1 July Bolton Wanderers announced the signing of Chris Taylor following his contract expiry.[17]

On 4 July Rovers announced Sandy Stewart as assistant manager.[18]

On 12 July Port Vale announced signing of Anton Forrester on a 2-year deal, following his release.[19]

On 18 July Walsall announced signing of Simeon Jackson on a 2-year deal, following his release.[20]

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

On 25 July Burton Albion announced signing of Lee Williamson on a 1-year deal, following his release.[22]

On 1 August Bradford City announced signing of Matthew Kilgallon on a 1-year deal, following his release.[23]

On 2 August Rovers announced the signing of Gordon Greer on a 1-year deal, following his release from Brighton & Hove Albion.[24]

On 3 August Rovers announced that Rob Kelly has mutually agreed to leave the club with immediate effect.[25]

On 5 August Rovers announced the appointment of John Henry as first team coach.[26]

On 5 August Bury announced signing of Chris Brown on a 1-year deal, following his release.[27]

On 8 August Rovers announced John O'Sullivan has joined Accrington Stanley on loan until 7 January.[28]

On 11 August Rovers announced the signing of Sam Gallagher on a season long loan from Southampton.[29]

On 25 August Rovers announced the signing of Martin Samuelsen on a season long loan from West Ham United.[30]

On 26 August Rovers announced Shane Duffy has joined Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee.[31]

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.[28]

On 29 August Rovers announced squad numbers for the development squad for the EFL Trophy.[32]

On 31 August Rovers announced the signing of Charlie Mulgrew on a 3-year deal following his release Celtic.[33]

On 31 August Rovers announced the signing of Marvin Emnes on loan from Swansea City until 17 January 2017.[34]

On 21 September Rovers announced the signing of Wes Brown on a free transfer following his release from Sunderland in the summer, he will also help coach the u23s team.[35]

On 22 November Rovers announced Martin Samuelsen has returned to West Ham United with immediate effect.[36]

On 5 December Rovers were drawn away against QPR in the third-round of the FA Cup.

On 5 January Rovers announced the appointment of Paul Senior as Football Director.[37]

On 6 January Rovers announced Jack Byrne has returned to Manchester City with immediate effect.[38]

On 9 January Blackburn were drawn at home against either Barnsley/Blackpool in the 4th round of the FA Cup .

On 9 January Rovers announced promising youngsters Jack Doyle & Connor Thomson have signed new deals till 2019.[39]

On 17 January Rovers announced John O'Sullivan has left the club by mutual consent.[40]

On 20 January Rovers announced Scott Wharton has joined Cambridge United on loan until the end of the season.[41]

On 24 January Rovers announced Josh Askew has joined Warrington Town on loan.[42]

On 27 January Rovers announced promising young midfielder Joe Rankin-Costello has signed his first professional deal till 2019.[43]

On 30 January Rovers announced Lucas João has joined on loan from Sheffield Wednesday until the end of the season.[44]

On 31 January Rovers announced Marvin Emnes has rejoined on loan from Swansea City until the end of the season.[45]

On 31 January Rovers announced Ben Marshall has left the club to join Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.[45]

On 11 February Rovers announced Ramirez Howarth has joined Skelmersdale United on loan.[46]

On 15 February Rovers announced Matthew Platt and Connor Thompson have joined Barrow on loan.[47]

On 21 February Rovers announced that manager Owen Coyle has left the club by mutual consent, assistant manager Sandy Stewart, first team coach John Henry and goalkeeping coach Phil Hughes have also left the club.[48]

On 22 February Rovers announced the appointment of Tony Mowbray as the club's new head coach, with Head of Academy coach David Lowe stepping up to become Assistant Manager and David Dunn stepping up to become 1st Team Coach.[49]

On 2 March Rovers announced goalkeeper David Raya has signed a new deal till 2019.[50]

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Contract Expires
Goalkeepers
1 Jason Steele   GK 18 August 1990 (age 34) 2018
33 David Raya   GK 15 September 1995 (age 29) 2019
Defenders
2 Adam Henley   DF 14 June 1994 (age 30) 2017
3 Gordon Greer   DF 14 December 1980 (age 43) 2017
4 Tommie Hoban (on loan from Watford)   DF 24 January 1994 (age 30) —
5 Derrick Williams   DF 17 January 1993 (age 31) 2019
6 Jason Lowe   DF 2 September 1991 (age 33) 2017
14 Charlie Mulgrew   DF 6 March 1986 (age 38) 2019
15 Elliott Ward   DF 19 January 1985 (age 39) 2018
20 Stephen Hendrie (on loan from West Ham United)   DF 8 January 1995 (age 29) —
24 Ryan Nyambe   DF 4 December 1997 (age 26) 2018
30 Wes Brown   DF 13 October 1979 (age 44) 2017
34 Scott Wharton   DF 3 October 1997 (age 27) 2018
36 Jack Doyle   DF 2 February 1997 (age 27) 2019
Midfielders
7 Liam Feeney   MF 21 January 1987 (age 37) 2018
21 Hope Akpan   MF 14 August 1991 (age 33) 2017
23 Danny Guthrie   MF 18 April 1987 (age 37) 2017
26 Darragh Lenihan   MF 16 March 1994 (age 30) 2019
27 Willem Tomlinson   MF 27 January 1998 (age 26) 2018
28 Connor Mahoney   MF 12 February 1997 (age 27) 2017
29 Corry Evans   MF 30 July 1990 (age 34) 2019
31 Elliott Bennett   MF 18 December 1988 (age 35) 2018
32 Craig Conway   MF 2 May 1985 (age 39) 2018
Forwards
9 Anthony Stokes   FW 25 July 1988 (age 36) 2019
12 Danny Graham   FW 12 August 1985 (age 39) 2018
17 Marvin Emnes (on loan from Swansea City)   FW 27 May 1988 (age 36) —
18 Lucas João (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)   FW 4 September 1994 (age 30) —
19 Sam Gallagher (on loan from Southampton)   FW 15 September 1995 (age 29) —

Pre-Season Friendlies

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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 Bloomfield Road.[51]

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Burton Albion 46 13 13 20 49 63 −14 52
21 Nottingham Forest 46 14 9 23 62 72 −10 51
22 Blackburn Rovers (R) 46 12 15 19 53 65 −12 51 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Wigan Athletic (R) 46 10 12 24 40 57 −17 42
24 Rotherham United (R) 46 5 8 33 40 98 −58 23

Source: English Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.
(R) Relegated

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHHAAAHHHAAHAAHAHAHA
ResultLLLDLDLWWLLDWLDLWWDLLLLDWLDLWDLDWWDDDDLLLWDDWW
Position23242424242424232022222321222323222021212222222222222323222223232220202221222222222222222222

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

The first round draw of EFL Cup took place on Wednesday 22 June, Rovers were drawn away to League Two side Mansfield Town.[53]

The first round draw of FA Cup took place on 12 December, Rovers were drawn away to Championship side Queens Park Rangers F.C.

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.[54]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Carlisle United 3 3 0 0 0 11 6 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Oldham Athletic 3 1 1 0 1 8 7 +1 5
3 L1 Fleetwood Town 3 1 0 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4 ACA Blackburn Rovers U21 3 0 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Position Staff
Head Coach   Tony Mowbray
Assistant Manager   David Lowe
First Team Coach   David Dunn
Acting Goalkeepers' Coach   Ben Benson
Head of Academy   Eric Kinder
Under-23 Lead Coach   Damien Johnson
Under-23 Coach   Wes Brown

Last updated: April 2017
Source: [55]

Appearances and goals

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As of 7 May 2017[56]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Jason Steele 44 0 41+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
33 GK   ESP David Raya 11 0 5+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
37 GK   ENG Andy Fisher 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   WAL Adam Henley 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
3 DF   SCO Gordon Greer 25 0 19+2 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF   IRL Tommie Hoban (on loan from Watford) 16 1 15+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   IRL Derrick Williams 42 1 39+0 1 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF   SCO Charlie Mulgrew 30 3 26+2 3 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF   ENG Elliott Ward 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF   SCO Stephen Hendrie (on loan from West Ham United) 8 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
24 DF   NAM Ryan Nyambe 31 0 22+3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 3+0 0
26 DF   IRL Darragh Lenihan 44 0 32+8 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
30 DF   ENG Wes Brown 8 1 3+2 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
36 DF   ENG Jack Doyle 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
41 DF   ENG Josh Askew 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 DF   ENG Lewis Travis 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
45 DF   ENG Matthew Platt 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
50 DF   ENG Tyler Magloire 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF   ENG Jason Lowe (C) 49 0 43+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   ENG Liam Feeney 40 2 21+13 0 2+0 1 2+1 0 1+0 1
21 MF   NGA Hope Akpan 29 2 16+9 1 2+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
23 MF   ENG Danny Guthrie 27 1 22+2 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
27 MF   ENG Willem Tomlinson 5 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
28 MF   ENG Connor Mahoney 21 0 4+10 0 0+2 0 0+2 0 3+0 0
29 MF   NIR Corry Evans 19 0 16+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF   JAM Elliott Bennett 29 4 18+7 3 2+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
32 MF   SCO Craig Conway 46 7 34+8 6 2+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
40 MF   ENG Connor Thomson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
46 MF   ENG Lewis Hardcastle 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
48 MF   ENG Joe Grayson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
49 MF   ENG Joe Rankin-Costello 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW   IRL Anthony Stokes 14 4 2+6 1 0+2 0 2+0 2 2+0 1
12 FW   ENG Danny Graham 40 13 28+7 12 3+0 1 1+1 0 0+0 0
17 FW   NED Marvin Emnes (on loan from Swansea City) 37 4 22+13 4 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
18 FW   POR Lucas João (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) 13 3 3+10 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW   ENG Sam Gallagher (on loan from Southampton) 47 12 35+8 11 2+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0
43 FW   ENG Ramirez Howarth 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
47 FW   ENG Lewis Mansell 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
Players out on loan:
34 DF   ENG Scott Wharton (on loan at Cambridge United) 7 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 1 3+0 0
Players that played for Blackburn Rovers this season that have left the club:
22 DF   IRL Shane Duffy 5 2 3+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 2 0+0 0
11 MF   NOR Martin Samuelsen (on loan from West Ham United) 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   IRL Jack Byrne (on loan from Manchester City) 7 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF   ENG Ben Marshall 25 1 22+0 1 1+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
As of 3 May 2017[56]
Rank No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 12 FW   Danny Graham 12 1 0 13
2 19 FW   Sam Gallagher 10 1 0 11
3 32 MF   Craig Conway 6 0 1 7
4 17 FW   Marvin Emnes 4 0 0 4
= 31 MF   Elliott Bennett 3 1 0 4
6 9 FW   Anthony Stokes 1 0 2 3
= 18 FW   Lucas João 3 0 0 3
= 14 DF   Charlie Mulgrew 3 0 0 3
9 22 DF   Shane Duffy* 0 0 2 2
= 21 MF   Hope Akpan 1 0 1 2
11 34 DF   Scott Wharton 0 0 1 1
= 10 MF   Ben Marshall* 1 0 0 1
= 30 DF   Wes Brown 1 0 0 1
= 7 MF   Liam Feeney 0 1 0 1
= 5 DF   Derrick Williams 1 0 0 1
= 23 MF   Danny Guthrie 1 0 0 1
— — — Own goal 4 1 0 5
Total 51 5 7 63
As of 7 May 2017[56]
No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
                               
31 MF   Elliott Bennett 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
3 DF   Gordon Greer 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
8 MF   Jack Byrne * 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
6 DF   Jason Lowe 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
10 MF   Ben Marshall* 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
29 MF   Corry Evans 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
22 DF   Shane Duffy* 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
21 MF   Hope Akpan 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 1
12 FW   Danny Graham 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 FW   Sam Gallagher 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
23 MF   Danny Guthrie 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
5 DF   Derrick Williams 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 DF   Marvin Emnes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
26 DF   Darragh Lenihan 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 1
4 DF   Tommie Hoban 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 MF   Liam Feeney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 DF   Charlie Mulgrew 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
32 MF   Craig Conway 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
24 DF   Ryan Nyambe 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
28 MF   Connor Mahoney 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
1 GK   Jason Steele 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 FW   Lucas João 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 71 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 79 2 2
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CF   Danny Graham Sunderland Free transfer [11]
1 July 2016 CF   Anthony Stokes Celtic Free transfer [8]
1 July 2016 RW   Liam Feeney Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [13]
2 August 2016 CB   Gordon Greer Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer [24]
26 August 2016 CB   Derrick Williams Bristol City Undisclosed (~£250,000) [57]
31 August 2016 CB   Charlie Mulgrew Celtic Free transfer [33]
21 September 2016 CB   Wes Brown Sunderland Free transfer [35]

Total outgoing:   ~£250,000

Date from Position Nationality Name From Length Ref.
1 July 2016 LB   Stephen Hendrie West Ham United Season-long [10]
1 July 2016 CM   Jack Byrne Manchester City 6 January 2017 [a] [16]
11 August 2016 CF   Sam Gallagher Southampton Season-long [29]
25 August 2016 AM   Martin Samuelsen West Ham United 22 November 2016 [b] [30]
26 August 2016 CB   Tommie Hoban Watford Season-long [57]
31 August 2016 FW   Marvin Emnes Swansea City 4 Month loan (17 January 2017) [34]
  1. ^ On 6 January 2017, Blackburn terminated the loan of Jack Byrne.[38]
  2. ^ On 22 November 2016, Blackburn terminated the loan of Martin Samuelsen.[36]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CF   Chris Brown Bury [a] Released [6]
1 July 2016 CF   Stuart Callaway Free agent Released [6]
1 July 2016 CM   David Carson South Shields [b] Released [6]
1 July 2016 LW   Modou Cham Clitheroe [c] Released [6]
1 July 2016 GK   Ryan Crump Southport [d] Released [6]
1 July 2016 CF   Nathan Delfouneso Swindon Town [e] Released [6]
1 July 2016 GK   Simon Eastwood Oxford United [f] Released [6]
1 July 2016 CF   Anton Forrester Port Vale[g] Released [6]
1 July 2016 CF   Devarn Green Free agent Released [6]
1 July 2016 CF   Simeon Jackson Walsall [h] Released [6]
1 July 2016 CF   Sam Joel Free agent Released [6]
1 July 2016 CB   Matthew Kilgallon Bradford City [i] Released [6]
1 July 2016 CB   Sam Lavelle Bolton Wanderers [j] Released [6]
1 July 2016 RB   Jan Pirretas Bayer Leverkusen [k] Released [6]
1 July 2016 CF   Jordan Preston Guiseley [l] Released [6]
1 July 2016 LB   Tommy Spurr Preston North End [m] Released [6]
1 July 2016 CM   Hyuga Tanner Bolton Wanderers Released [6]
1 July 2016 LM   Chris Taylor Bolton Wanderers [n] Released [6]
1 July 2016 LW   Luke Wall Accrington Stanley [o] Released [6]
1 July 2016 CM   Lee Williamson Burton Albion [p] Released [6]
21 July 2016 CB   Grant Hanley Newcastle United Undisclosed (~£5,500,000 + add-ons worth £500,000)[66] [21]
26 August 2016 CB   Shane Duffy Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed (~£4,200,000) [31]
  1. ^ Following Brown's release, he signed for Bury.[27]
  2. ^ Following Carson's release, he signed for South Shields.[58]
  3. ^ Following Cham's release, he signed for Clitheroe.[59]
  4. ^ Following Crump's release, he signed for Southport.[60]
  5. ^ Following Delfouneso's release, he signed for Swindon Town.[61]
  6. ^ Following Eastwood's release, he signed for Oxford United.[12]
  7. ^ Following Forrester's release, he signed for Port Vale.[19]
  8. ^ Following Jackson's release, he signed for Walsall.[20]
  9. ^ Following Kilgallon's release, he signed for Bradford City.[23]
  10. ^ Lavelle signs for Bolton Wanderers.[62]
  11. ^ Following Pirretas' release, he signed for Bayer Leverkusen.[63]
  12. ^ Following Preston's release, he signed for Guiseley.[64]
  13. ^ Following Spurr's release, he signed for Preston North End.[14]
  14. ^ Following Taylor's release, he signed for Bolton Wanderers.[17]
  15. ^ Following Wall's release, he signed for Accrington Stanley.[65]
  16. ^ Following Williamson's release, he signed for Burton Albion.[22]

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

Date from Position Nationality Name To Length Ref.
8 August 2016 CM   John O'Sullivan Accrington Stanley 6-month loan (7 January) [28]
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.

Total outgoing: ~£0 £0+/-

Date from Position Nationality Name From Length Ref.
30 January 2017 FW   Lucas João Sheffield Wednesday End of Season [44]
31 January 2017 FW   Marvin Emnes Swansea City End of Season [45]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
17 January 2017 AM   John O'Sullivan Carlisle United [a] Mutual Consent [40]
31 January 2017 FW   Dean Rittenberg Bangor City [b] Mutual Consent [72]
31 January 2017 MF   Ben Marshall Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed (~£1,500,000)[73] [74]
  1. ^ Following O'Sullivan's release, he signed for Carlisle United.[70]
  2. ^ Following Rittenberg's release, he signed for Bangor City.[71]

Total incoming:   ~£1,650,000

  • Includes estimated 15% profit sell on fee (£150,000) following Martin Olsson's transfer from Norwich City to Swansea City on 17 January 2017 for an undisclosed fee that is estimated to be £4,000,000, having originally been sold to Norwich City for £3,000,000.[75]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Length Ref.
20 January 2017 CB   Scott Wharton Cambridge United End of Season [41]
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