2016–17 Newcastle United F.C. season


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The 2016–17 season was Newcastle United's second season in the 21st century to be played in the Championship, following their relegation from the Premier League. This season Newcastle United participated in the EFL Championship, EFL Cup and FA Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Newcastle United
2016–17 season
OwnerMike Ashley
Managing directorLee Charnley
ManagerRafael Benítez
StadiumSt James' Park
Championship1st (promoted)
EFL CupFifth round
(knocked out by Hull City)
FA CupFourth round
(knocked out by Oxford United)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dwight Gayle (23)
All:
Dwight Gayle (23)

On 24 April 2017, Newcastle secured promotion to the Premier League with a 4–1 victory over Preston North End. On 7 May, they clinched the Championship title with a 3–0 win against Barnsley, as Brighton conceded a late equaliser against Aston Villa.

The Newcastle United first team coaching staff for the 2016–17 season consists of the following:

Position Staff
Manager   Rafael Benítez
Assistant Coach   Ian Cathro (until 5 December 2016)
First Team Coach   Mikel Antía
First Team Coach   Antonio Gómez Pérez
Fitness Coach   Francisco de Míguel Moreno
Strength and Conditioning Coach   Chris Wilding
Goalkeeping Coach   Simon Smith
Head of Sports Science & Medicine   Paul Catterson
Rehabilitation Fitness Coach   Cristian Fernández Martínez
Head of Physiotherapy   Derek Wright
Physiotherapist   Daniel Martí
Physiotherapist   Michael Harding
Physiotherapist   Carl Nelson
Chief Scout   Graham Carr
Head of Analysis   Kerry Morrow
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed Signed from Signing fee
Goalkeepers
21 Rob Elliot  [1] GK 30 April 1986 (aged 30) 2011   Charlton Athletic £300k
26 Karl Darlow   GK 8 October 1990 (aged 25) 2014   Nottingham Forest £3m
28 Matz Sels   GK 26 February 1992 (aged 24) 2016   Gent £4.5m
Defenders
2 Ciaran Clark  [2] CB / LB 26 September 1989 (aged 26) 2016   Aston Villa £5m
3 Paul Dummett  [3] LB / CB 26 September 1991 (aged 24) 2010   Newcastle United Academy Free
5 Grant Hanley   CB 20 November 1991 (aged 24) 2016   Blackburn Rovers £5.5m
6 Jamaal Lascelles   CB 11 November 1993 (aged 22) 2014   Nottingham Forest £4m
7 Achraf Lazaar   LB / LW 22 January 1992 (aged 24) 2016   Palermo £3m
18 Chancel Mbemba   CB 8 August 1994 (aged 21) 2015   Anderlecht £8.5m
19 Massadio Haïdara   LB 2 December 1992 (aged 23) 2013   Nancy £2m
22 DeAndre Yedlin   RB 9 July 1993 (aged 22) 2016   Tottenham Hotspur £5m
27 Jesús Gámez   RB / LB 10 April 1985 (aged 31) 2016   Atlético Madrid £1.5m
37 Stuart Findlay   CB / LB 14 September 1995 (aged 20) 2016   Celtic Free
38 Curtis Good   CB 23 March 1993 (aged 23) 2012   Melbourne Heart £300k
42 Jamie Sterry   RB 21 November 1995 (aged 20) 2015   Newcastle United Academy Free
Midfielders
4 Jack Colback   DM CM 24 October 1989 (aged 26) 2014   Sunderland Free
8 Vurnon Anita  [4] DM / RB 4 April 1989 (aged 27) 2012   Ajax £6.7m
11 Matt Ritchie   RW / LW 10 September 1989 (aged 26) 2016   AFC Bournemouth £12m
12 Jonjo Shelvey   CM 27 February 1992 (aged 24) 2016   Swansea City £12m
14 Isaac Hayden   CM / DM 22 March 1995 (aged 21) 2016   Arsenal £2.5m
15 Mohamed Diamé   CM / AM 14 June 1987 (aged 28) 2016   Hull City £4.5m
16 Rolando Aarons  [5] LW 16 November 1995 (aged 20) 2014   Newcastle United Academy Free
20 Yoan Gouffran   LW / ST 25 May 1986 (aged 29) 2013   Bordeaux £500k
30 Christian Atsu   RW / LW 10 January 1992 (aged 24) 2016   Chelsea Loan
34 Sammy Ameobi   RW / LW / SS 1 May 1992 (aged 24) 2008   Newcastle United Academy Free
35 Daniel Barlaser  [6] CM / AM 18 January 1997 (aged 19) 2015   Newcastle United Academy Free
36 Yasin Ben El-Mhanni   LW / RW 26 October 1995 (aged 20) 2016   Lewes Free
– Haris Vučkić   SS / AM 21 August 1992 (aged 23) 2009   Domžale £500k
Forwards
9 Dwight Gayle   ST 17 October 1989 (aged 26) 2016   Crystal Palace £10m
17 Ayoze Pérez   SS / ST 29 July 1993 (aged 22) 2014   Tenerife £1.6m
33 Daryl Murphy   ST 15 March 1983 (aged 33) 2016   Ipswich Town £3.5m
45 Aleksandar Mitrović   ST 16 September 1994 (aged 21) 2015   Anderlecht £13m
Out on loan
1 Tim Krul   GK 3 April 1988 (aged 28) 2006   ADO Den Haag Free
10 Siem de Jong  [7] AM / SS 28 January 1989 (aged 27) 2014   Ajax £7.5m
23 Henri Saivet   CM / AM 26 October 1990 (aged 25) 2016   Bordeaux £5m
29 Emmanuel Rivière   ST 3 March 1990 (aged 26) 2014   Monaco £6.3m
32 Adam Armstrong   SS / ST / LW 10 February 1997 (aged 19) 2014   Newcastle United Academy Free
41 Freddie Woodman   GK 4 March 1997 (aged 19) 2014   Newcastle United Academy Free
43 Kevin Mbabu   RB / LB 19 April 1995 (aged 21) 2013   Servette £1m
– Ľubomír Šatka   CB 2 December 1995 (aged 20) 2014   Newcastle United Academy Free
– Florian Thauvin   RW / LW 26 January 1993 (aged 23) 2015   Marseille £12m
– Callum Roberts   RW / LW 14 April 1997 (aged 19) 2014   Newcastle United Academy Free
– Ivan Toney   ST 16 March 1996 (aged 20) 2015   Northampton Town £500k

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Date from Position Number Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
29 June 2016 GK 28   Matz Sels   Gent £4,500,000 [8]
1 July 2016 FW 9   Dwight Gayle   Crystal Palace £10,000,000 [9]
1 July 2016 MF 11   Matt Ritchie   AFC Bournemouth £12,000,000 [10]
8 July 2016 DF 27   Jesús Gámez   Atlético Madrid £1,500,000 [11]
11 July 2016 MF 14   Isaac Hayden   Arsenal £2,500,000 [12]
21 July 2016 DF 5   Grant Hanley   Blackburn Rovers £5,500,000 [13]
3 August 2016 DF 2   Ciaran Clark   Aston Villa £5,000,000 [14]
3 August 2016 MF 15   Mohamed Diamé   Hull City £4,500,000 [15]
24 August 2016 DF 22   DeAndre Yedlin   Tottenham Hotspur £5,000,000 [16]
28 August 2016 FW 33   Daryl Murphy   Ipswich Town £3,500,000 [17]
28 August 2016 DF 7   Achraf Lazaar   Palermo £3,000,000 [18]
  • Total spending:   £57,000,000
Date from Position Number Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 MF 14   Gabriel Obertan   Anzhi Makhachkala Free transfer [19]
1 July 2016 MF 31   Sylvain Marveaux   FC Lorient Free transfer [19]
1 July 2016 MF 25   Andros Townsend   Crystal Palace £13,000,000 [20]
5 July 2016 DF 2   Fabricio Coloccini   San Lorenzo Free transfer [21]
9 July 2016 FW 9   Papiss Cissé   Shandong Luneng £2,500,000 [22]
22 July 2016 MF 5   Georginio Wijnaldum   Liverpool £25,000,000 [23]
1 August 2016 DF 27   Steven Taylor   Portland Timbers Free transfer [24][25]
11 August 2016 MF —   Rémy Cabella   Marseille £8,000,000 [26]
24 August 2016 DF 22   Daryl Janmaat   Watford £7,500,000 [27]
26 August 2016 MF —   Gaël Bigirimana   Coventry City Free transfer [28]
31 August 2016 MF 7   Moussa Sissoko   Tottenham Hotspur £30,000,000 [29]
9 February 2017 MF 24   Cheick Tioté   Beijing BG £1,000,000 [30]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £87,000,000
Date from Position Number Nationality Name From Expiry Ref.
31 August 2016 MF 30   Christian Atsu   Chelsea End of Season [31]
Date from Position Number Nationality Name To Expiry Ref.
4 August 2016 MF —   Florian Thauvin   Marseille End of Season [32]
8 August 2016 FW —   Ivan Toney   Shrewsbury Town 3 January 2017 [33]
22 August 2016 MF 10   Siem de Jong   PSV End of Season [34]
23 August 2016 DF 43   Kevin Mbabu   Young Boys End of Season [35]
24 August 2016 MF 23   Henri Saivet   Saint-Étienne End of Season [36]
25 August 2016 GK 1   Tim Krul   Ajax 31 January 2017 [37]
30 August 2016 FW 32   Adam Armstrong   Barnsley End of Season [38][39]
31 August 2016 FW 29   Emmanuel Rivière   Osasuna End of Season [40]
31 August 2016 DF 42   Jamie Sterry   Coventry City 4 January 2017 [41]
31 August 2016 MF —   Haris Vučkić   Bradford City 3 January 2017 [42]
31 August 2016 MF 34   Sammy Ameobi   Bolton Wanderers 3 January 2017 [43]
9 January 2017 MF —   Callum Roberts   Kilmarnock End of Season [44]
9 January 2017 GK 41   Freddie Woodman   Kilmarnock End of Season [44]
11 January 2017 DF —   Ľubomír Šatka   DAC Dunajská Streda End of Season [45]
12 January 2017 FW —   Ivan Toney   Scunthorpe United End of Season [46]
31 January 2017 GK 1   Tim Krul   AZ End of Season [47]

Pre-season friendlies

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Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Championship – – 1st
(champions) 		5 August 2016 7 May 2017
EFL Cup Second round – Fifth round 23 August 2016 29 November 2016
FA Cup Third round – Fourth round 7 January 2017 28 January 2017
Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 46 29 7 10 85 40 +45 063.04
EFL Cup 4 3 1 0 11 1 +10 075.00
FA Cup 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 033.33
Total 53 33 9 11 100 46 +54 062.26

Source: Competitions

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Newcastle United (C, P) 46 29 7 10 85 40 +45 94 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Brighton & Hove Albion (P) 46 28 9 9 74 40 +34 93
3 Reading 46 26 7 13 68 64 +4 85 Qualification for the Championship play-offs[a]
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 9 13 60 45 +15 81
5 Huddersfield Town (O, P) 46 25 6 15 56 58 −2 81

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

  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
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Position2021177422353321111111111212112111121111111222221

Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

The fixtures for the 2016–17 season were released on 22 June 2016.[48]

Appearances and goals

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Last updated on 7 May 2017.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship EFL Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
21 GK   IRL Rob Elliot 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK   ENG Karl Darlow 36 0 34 0 2 0 0 0
28 GK   BEL Matz Sels 14 0 9 0 2 0 3 0
Defenders
2 DF   IRL Ciaran Clark 36 3 34 3 2 0 0 0
3 DF   WAL Paul Dummett 46 0 44+1 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF   SCO Grant Hanley 15 1 5+5 1 2 0 3 0
6 DF   ENG Jamaal Lascelles 47 3 41+2 3 2+1 0 1 0
7 DF   MAR Achraf Lazaar 9 0 0+4 0 2 0 3 0
18 DF   COD Chancel Mbemba 13 1 12 1 1 0 0 0
19 DF   FRA Massadio Haïdara 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
22 DF   USA DeAndre Yedlin 32 1 21+6 1 2+1 0 2 0
27 DF   ESP Jesús Gámez 7 0 2+3 0 1 0 1 0
37 DF   SCO Stuart Findlay 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
38 DF   AUS Curtis Good 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
42 DF   ENG Jamie Sterry 3 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF   ENG Jack Colback 34 0 24+5 0 3 0 1+1 0
8 MF   NED Vurnon Anita 31 1 24+3 1 1+2 0 1 0
11 MF   SCO Matt Ritchie 48 16 40+2 12 3 2 1+2 2
12 MF   ENG Jonjo Shelvey 48 5 38+4 5 3+1 0 2 0
14 MF   ENG Isaac Hayden 37 2 28+5 2 2 0 0+2 0
15 MF   SEN Mohamed Diamé 39 6 25+10 3 4 3 0 0
16 MF   ENG Rolando Aarons 5 0 1+3 0 1 0 0 0
20 MF   FRA Yoan Gouffran 44 7 33+5 5 2+1 1 1+2 1
30 MF   GHA Christian Atsu 34 5 15+17 5 1+1 0 0 0
34 MF   NGA Sammy Ameobi 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF   TUR Daniel Barlaser 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
36 MF   ENG Yasin Ben El-Mhanni 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
– MF   SVN Haris Vučkić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   ENG Dwight Gayle 34 23 26+6 23 1+1 0 0 0
17 FW   ESP Ayoze Pérez 41 12 25+11 9 1+2 3 1+1 0
33 FW   IRL Daryl Murphy 18 6 7+8 5 1+1 0 1 1
45 FW   SRB Aleksandar Mitrović 29 6 11+14 4 2 2 2 0
Player(s) who left on loan but featured this season
1 GK   NED Tim Krul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   NED Siem de Jong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   SEN Henri Saivet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   FRA Emmanuel Rivière 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW   ENG Adam Armstrong 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
41 GK   ENG Freddie Woodman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 DF   SUI Kevin Mbabu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player(s) who left permanently but featured this season
22 DF   NED Daryl Janmaat 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   CIV Cheick Tioté 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 7 May 2017.
No. Pos. Name    
2 DF   Ciaran Clark 2 0
3 DF   Paul Dummett 8 1
4 MF   Jack Colback 10 0
5 DF   Grant Hanley 2 0
6 DF   Jamaal Lascelles 7 0
8 MF   Vurnon Anita 1 1
9 FW   Dwight Gayle 3 0
11 MF   Matt Ritchie 10 0
12 MF   Jonjo Shelvey 10 1
14 MF   Isaac Hayden 9 0
15 MF   Mohamed Diamé 4 0
17 FW   Ayoze Pérez 4 0
20 MF   Yoan Gouffran 4 0
22 DF   Daryl Janmaat 1 0
22 DF   DeAndre Yedlin 3 0
24 MF   Cheick Tioté 1 0
26 GK   Karl Darlow 3 0
28 GK   Matz Sels 1 0
30 MF   Christian Atsu 2 0
45 FW   Aleksandar Mitrović 4 0
Last updated on 7 May 2017.
Place Position Number Nation Name Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Total
1 FW 9   Dwight Gayle 23 0 0 23
2 MF 11   Matt Ritchie 12 2 2 16
3 FW 17   Ayoze Pérez 9 3 0 12
4 MF 20   Yoan Gouffran 5 1 1 7
5 MF 15   Mohamed Diamé 3 3 0 6
FW 33   Daryl Murphy 5 0 1 6
FW 45   Aleksandar Mitrović 4 2 0 6
8 MF 12   Jonjo Shelvey 5 0 0 5
MF 30   Christian Atsu 5 0 0 5
10 DF 2   Ciaran Clark 3 0 0 3
DF 6   Jamaal Lascelles 3 0 0 3
Own Goals 3 0 0 3
13 MF 14   Isaac Hayden 2 0 0 2
14 DF 5   Grant Hanley 1 0 0 1
DF 18   Chancel Mbemba 1 0 0 1
DF 22   DeAndre Yedlin 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 85 11 4 100
Last updated on 7 May 2017.
Place Number Nation Name Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Total
1 26   Karl Darlow 13 2 0 15
2 28   Matz Sels 4 1 0 5
3 21   Rob Elliot 2 0 0 2
TOTALS 19 3 0 22
  1. ^ Elliot was born in Greenwich, England.
  2. ^ Clark was born in Harrow, England.
  3. ^ Dummett was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
  4. ^ Anita was born in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles.
  5. ^ Aarons was born in Kingston, Jamaica.
  6. ^ Barlarser was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
  7. ^ de Jong was born in Aigle, Switzerland.
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  9. ^ "United Complete Gayle Capture" (Press release). Newcastle United. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Ritchie Signs On At St. James' Park" (Press release). Newcastle United. 1 July 2016.
  11. ^ "United Complete Gamez Signing" (Press release). Newcastle United. 8 July 2016.
  12. ^ "United Complete Hayden Signing" (Press release). Newcastle United. 11 July 2016.
  13. ^ "United Complete Hanley Signing" (Press release). Newcastle United. 21 July 2016.
  14. ^ "United Complete Clark Capture" (Press release). Newcastle United. 3 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Diame Signs On At St. James' Park" (Press release). Newcastle United. 3 August 2016.
  16. ^ "United Complete Yedlin Signing". Newcastle United Official Site. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  17. ^ "United Complete Murphy Signing". Newcastle United Official Site. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Lazaar Arrives At St. James' Park". nufc.co.uk. 28 August 2016.
  19. ^ a b "Obertan And Marveaux Leave Newcastle". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  20. ^ "Townsend Joins Crystal Palace" (Press release). Newcastle United. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  21. ^ "Coloccini Leaves Newcastle After Eight Years" (Press release). Newcastle United. 5 July 2016.
  22. ^ "Cisse Joins Shandong Luneng" (Press release). Newcastle United. 9 July 2016.
  23. ^ "Liverpool complete Georginio Wijnaldum capture" (Press release). Newcastle United. 22 July 2016.
  24. ^ "Steven Taylor Leaves United" (Press release). Newcastle United. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  25. ^ "Portland Timbers seal signing of ex-Newcastle defender Steven Taylor". ESPNFC. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  26. ^ "Thauvin Completes Loan Move" (Press release). Newcastle United. 11 August 2016.
  27. ^ "Daryl Departs For Watford". Newcastle United Official Site. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  28. ^ "Bigirimana Joins Coventry". Newcastle United Official Site. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  29. ^ "Sissoko Sold To Spurs". Newcastle United Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  30. ^ "Cheick Tiote: Newcastle midfielder joins Chinese second division side". BBC Sport. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  31. ^ "United Complete Atsu Loan Capture". Newcastle United Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  32. ^ "United Agree Thauvin Marseille Return" (Press release). Newcastle United. 4 August 2016.
  33. ^ "Toney Joins Shrewsbury On Loan" (Press release). Newcastle United. 8 August 2016.
  34. ^ "De Jong Joins PSV On Loan". Newcastle United Official Site. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  35. ^ "Mbabu Joins Young Boys On Loan". Newcastle United Official Site. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  36. ^ "Saivet Heads For Saint-Étienne". Newcastle United Official Site. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  37. ^ "Krul Joins Ajax On Loan". Newcastle United Official Site. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  38. ^ "Armstrong Joins Barnsley On Loan". Newcastle United Official Site. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  39. ^ "Armstrong extends Barnsley loan". Newcastle United Official Site. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  40. ^ "Riviere Joins Osasuna On Loan". Newcastle United Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  41. ^ "Sterry Loaned To Sky Blues". Newcastle United Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  42. ^ "Vuckic Joins Bantams On Loan". Newcastle United Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  43. ^ "Ameobi Agrees Bolton Loan Deal". Newcastle United Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  44. ^ a b "Young trio join Kilmarnock on loan". Newcastle United Official Site. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  45. ^ "Ľubomír Šatka: Cieľom európsky šampionát". FC DAC 1904 Website. 11 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  46. ^ "Toney joins Scunthorpe on loan". Newcastle United Official Site. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  47. ^ "Newcastle keeper Tim Krul joins AZ Alkmaar on loan". Sky Sports Website. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  48. ^ "2016/17 Fixtures" (Press release). Newcastle United.