2016–17 Fulham F.C. season


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The 2016–17 Fulham F.C. season was the Fulham F.C. 119th professional season and third consecutive in the EFL Championship after the club's relegation from the Premier League in 2013–14. The club contested the EFL Cup and the FA Cup. Fulham mathematically secured a place in the 2016–17 EFL Championship play-offs by beating fellow promotion hopefuls Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 away from home on 7 May 2017.[1]

Fulham
2016–17 season
ChairmanShahid Khan
ManagerSlaviša Jokanović
StadiumCraven Cottage
EFL Championship6th
FA CupFifth round
(lost to Tottenham Hotspur)
EFL CupThird round
(lost to Bristol City)
Play-offsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Tom Cairney (13)
All: Tom Cairney, Stefan Johansen (13)
Highest home attendance24,300 (vs Brighton & Hove Albion, Championship, 2 January 2017)
Lowest home attendance6,017 (vs Bristol City, EFL Cup, 21 September 2016)
Average home league attendance18,498
Date Pos. Name Previous club Fee Source
20 May 2016 DF   Michael Madl   Sturm Graz Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2016 MF   Floyd Ayité   Bastia Undisclosed [3]
8 July 2016 FW   Sone Aluko   Hull City Free [4]
14 July 2016 DF   Denis Odoi   Lokeren Undisclosed [5]
19 July 2016 DF   Scott Malone   Cardiff City Swap [6]
19 July 2016 GK   David Button   Brentford Undisclosed [7]
22 July 2016 MF   Kevin McDonald   Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [8]
12 August 2016 MF   Jozabed   Rayo Vallecano Undisclosed [9]
22 August 2016 DF   Ragnar Sigurðsson   Krasnodar Undisclosed [10]
26 August 2016 MF   Neeskens Kebano   Genk Undisclosed [11]
26 August 2016 MF   Stefan Johansen   Celtic Undisclosed [12]
Date Pos. Name Parent club End date Source
13 July 2016 DF   Tomáš Kalas   Chelsea End of season [13]
31 August 2016 FW   Lucas Piazon   Chelsea 15 January 2017 [14]
31 August 2016 FW   Chris Martin   Derby County End of season [15]
17 January 2017 FW   Lucas Piazon   Chelsea End of season [16]
26 January 2017 MF   Thanos Petsos   Werder Bremen End of season [17]
31 January 2017 FW   Cyriac   Oostende End of season [18]
Date Pos. Name New club Fee Source
8 May 2016 DF   Dan Burn   Wigan Athletic Free [19][20][21][22]
18 May 2016 FW   Konstantinos Mitroglou   Benfica Undisclosed [23]
20 May 2016 GK   Andrew Dawber   Altrincham Undisclosed [24]
7 June 2016 DF   Stephen Arthurworrey Released [21]
7 June 2016 DF   Liam Donnelly   Hartlepool United Free [21][25]
7 June 2016 DF   Shane Elworthy Released [21]
7 June 2016 DF   Jordan Evans   Wrexham Free [21][26]
7 June 2016 DF   Shaun Hutchinson   Millwall Free [21][27]
7 June 2016 MF   Alexander Kačaniklić   Nantes Free [21][28]
7 June 2016 MF   Dean O'Halloran Released [21]
7 June 2016 MF   Jamie O'Hara   Gillingham Free [21][29]
7 June 2016 DF   Ian Pino Soler Released [21]
7 June 2016 MF   Ange-Freddy Plumain   Sedan Free [21][30]
7 June 2016 FW   Aaron Redford   Basingstoke Town Free [21][31]
8 June 2016 GK   Andy Lonergan   Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [32]
17 June 2016 MF   Emerson Hyndman   AFC Bournemouth Free [33][34]
28 June 2016 FW   Moussa Dembélé   Celtic Free [35]
1 July 2016 GK   Maarten Stekelenburg   Everton Undisclosed [36]
4 July 2016 MF   Ben Pringle   Preston North End Undisclosed [37]
19 July 2016 DF   Jazz Richards   Cardiff City Swap [6]
22 July 2016 DF   Fernando Amorebieta   Sporting Gijón Undisclosed [38]
4 August 2016 FW   Ross McCormack   Aston Villa £12,000,000 [39]
8 August 2016 MF   Sakari Mattila   SønderjyskE Free [40][41]
26 August 2016 DF   Nikolay Bodurov   CSKA Sofia Free [42]
31 January 2017 FW   Matt Smith   Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [43]
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club End date Source
18 July 2016 DF   Cameron Burgess   Oldham Athletic 5 January 2017 [44]
29 July 2016 MF   George Williams   Milton Keynes Dons 3 January 2017 [45][46]
31 August 2016 DF   Richard Stearman   Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [47]
31 August 2016 MF   Larnell Cole   Inverness Caledonian Thistle January 2017 (exact date unknown) [48]
31 August 2016 DF   Jack Grimmer   Shrewsbury Town End of season [49]
5 January 2017 MF   Sean Kavanagh   Hartlepool United End of season [50]
6 January 2017 DF   Cameron Burgess   Bury End of season [51]
13 January 2017 MF   Jozabed   Celta Vigo End of season [52]
13 January 2017 GK   Marek Rodák   Accrington Stanley End of season [53]
20 January 2017 MF   Ryan Tunnicliffe   Wigan Athletic End of season [54]
26 January 2017 FW   Stephen Humphrys   Shrewsbury Town End of season [55]
27 January 2017 MF   Lasse Vigen Christensen   Burton Albion End of season [56]
27 January 2017 FW   Cauley Woodrow   Burton Albion End of season [56]
Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Championship 6th 5 August 2016
League Cup First round Third round 9 August 2016 21 September 2016
FA Cup Third round Fifth round 8 January 2017 19 February 2017

Updated to match played 1 April 2017
Source: Competitions

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 9 13 60 45 +15 81 Qualification for the Championship play-offs[a]
5 Huddersfield Town (O, P) 46 25 6 15 56 58 −2 81
6 Fulham 46 22 14 10 85 57 +28 80
7 Leeds United 46 22 9 15 61 47 +14 75
8 Norwich City 46 20 10 16 85 69 +16 70

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.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 22 14 10 85 57  +28 80 10 8 5 45 32  +13 12 6 5 40 25  +15

Last updated: 7 May 2017.
Source: Sky Sports

The fixture list was released on 22 June 2016, with Fulham playing their first match at home to Newcastle United live on Sky Sports.[57]

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GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAAAAHHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHA
ResultWWDDWLDDLDLWDLWWDLWDWDWLWDLWLWWWDWDWDLWLWWWWDW
Position13442568131213911141178101099971087991098777777767776666

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

The same day the Championship fixture list was released, the draw for the first round of the EFL Cup took place; Fulham were drawn away to Leyton Orient.[58] In the next round they were drawn at home to Middlesbrough.[59][60]

Appearances and goals

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Last updated 13 May 2017.
  • Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship Play Offs EFL Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Marcus Bettinelli 11 0 6+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
2 DF   ENG Ryan Fredericks 33 0 25+4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
3 DF   ENG Scott Malone 42 6 34+2 6 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+1 0
4 DF   BEL Denis Odoi 32 2 21+8 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
6 MF   SCO Kevin McDonald 48 3 43+0 3 2+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
7 MF   COD Neeskens Kebano 31 6 12+16 6 0+1 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
8 MF   ENG Scott Parker 28 0 12+14 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
9 FW   CIV Cyriac (on loan from Oostende) 10 1 0+8 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
10 MF   SCO Tom Cairney 51 13 44+1 12 2+0 1 0+1 0 3+0 0
11 MF   TOG Floyd Ayité 34 9 22+8 9 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
13 DF   USA Tim Ream 41 1 29+4 1 2+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
14 MF   NOR Stefan Johansen 42 13 35+1 11 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 2
15 DF   AUT Michael Madl 17 0 14+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF   ISL Ragnar Sigurðsson 18 1 15+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
20 FW   BRA Lucas Piazon (on loan from Chelsea) 33 6 20+9 5 0+1 0 1+0 1 2+0 0
24 FW   NGA Sone Aluko 50 9 44+1 8 2+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1
25 FW   SCO Chris Martin (on loan from Derby County) 34 11 27+4 10 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
26 DF   CZE Tomáš Kalas (on loan from Chelsea) 40 1 36+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
27 GK   ENG David Button 40 0 40+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 DF   ENG Ryan Sessegnon 30 7 17+8 5 0+1 0 1+0 0 2+1 2
33 MF   GRE Thanos Petsos (on loan from Werder Bremen) 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
35 MF   ENG Dennis Adeniran 5 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 1 0+1 0
36 MF   USA Luca de la Torre 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
37 DF   ENG Tayo Edun 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
41 GK   FIN Jesse Joronen 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
Out on loan
5 DF   ENG Richard Stearman (on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers) 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW   ENG Cauley Woodrow (on loan at Burton Albion) 8 2 1+4 0 0+0 0 3+0 2 0+0 0
19 MF   ENG Ryan Tunnicliffe (on loan at Wigan Athletic) 10 0 3+4 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
21 MF   DEN Lasse Vigen Christensen (on loan at Burton Albion) 7 1 0+4 0 0+0 0 3+0 1 0+0 0
23 MF   ESP Jozabed (on loan at Celta Vigo) 8 0 1+6 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF   SCO Jack Grimmer (on loan at Shrewsbury Town) 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
31 FW   ENG Stephen Humphrys (on loan at Shrewsbury Town) 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
32 MF   IRL Sean Kavanagh (on loan at Hartlepool United) 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
Left during season
9 FW   ENG Matt Smith (joined Queens Park Rangers) 14 2 7+6 2 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

Last updated 13 May 2017.
Rank No. Nationality Player Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Total
1
10   Tom Cairney 13 0 0 13
14   Stefan Johansen 11 0 2 13
3
25   Chris Martin 10 0 1 11
4
11   Floyd Ayité 9 0 0 9
24   Sone Aluko 8 0 1 9
6
30   Ryan Sessegnon 5 0 2 7
7
3   Scott Malone 6 0 0 6
7   Neeskens Kebano 6 0 0 6
20   Lucas Piazon 5 1 0 6
10
6   Kevin McDonald 3 0 0 3
11
4   Denis Odoi 2 0 0 2
9   Matt Smith 2 0 0 2
16   Cauley Woodrow 0 2 0 2
14
9   Cyriac 1 0 0 1
13   Tim Ream 1 0 0 1
17   Ragnar Sigurðsson 1 0 0 1
21   Lasse Vigen Christensen 0 1 0 1
26   Tomáš Kalas 1 0 0 1
35   Dennis Adeniran 0 1 0 1
Own goals 2 1 0 3
TOTALS 85 6 6 97

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by position, and then shirt number.

N P Nat. Name Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Total Notes
                       
1 GK   Marcus Bettinelli 1 1
2 DF   Ryan Fredericks 8 1 8 1
3 DF   Scott Malone 8 8
4 DF   Denis Odoi 5 5
6 MF   Kevin McDonald 13 1 1 14 1
8 MF   Scott Parker 5 5
10 MF   Tom Cairney 5 5
11 MF   Floyd Ayité 1 1
13 DF   Tim Ream 3 3
14 MF   Stefan Johansen 9 1 10
15 DF   Michael Madl 4 1 4 1
17 DF   Ragnar Sigurðsson 2 2
20 MF   Lucas Piazon 4 4 (on loan from Chelsea)
24 DF   Sone Aluko 5 5
25 FW   Chris Martin 5 1 5 1 (on loan from Derby County)
26 DF   Tomáš Kalas 1 1 2 (on loan from Chelsea)
27 GK   David Button 2 2
35 MF   Dennis Adeniran 2 2
41 GK   Jesse Joronen 1 1
Out on loan
5 DF   Richard Stearman 1 1 (on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers)
32 MF   Sean Kavanagh 1 1 (on loan at Hartlepool United)
Left during season
9 FW   Matt Smith 1 1 (joined Queens Park Rangers)
TOTALS 80 1 3 5 0 0 3 0 0 88 1 3

Last updated: 13 May 2017
Source: EFL
Ordered by  ,   and  
  = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;   = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Player Date Received Offence Length of suspension
Michael Madl 10 September 2016     vs Birmingham City 1 Match Burton Albion (H) (Championship)
Kevin McDonald 24 September 2016   vs Bristol City 3 Matches Nottingham Forest (A), Queens Park Rangers (H), Barnsley (A) (Championship)
Scott Parker 19 November 2016 Five   1 Match Brighton and Hove Albion (A) (Championship)
Denis Odoi 26 November 2016 Five   1 Match Reading (H) (Championship)
Ryan Fredericks 4 February 2017   vs Birmingham City 3 Matches Wigan Athletic (H), Nottingham Forest (H) (Championship), Tottenham Hotspur (H) (FA Cup)
Chris Martin 14 April 2017   vs Norwich City 3 Matches Aston Villa (H), Huddersfield Town (A), Brentford (H) (Championship)
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