2016–17 in English football

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Football in England
Season 2016–17
Premier League Chelsea
Championship Newcastle United
League One Sheffield United
League Two Portsmouth
National League Lincoln City
FA Cup Arsenal
EFL Trophy Coventry City
EFL Cup Manchester United
Community Shield Manchester United
← 2015–16 England 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 season was the 137th season of competitive association football in England.

Contents

National teams

England national football team

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Main article: England national football team

Results and fixtures

2016
2017
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group F

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F

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Managerial changes

Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of departure Incoming manager Date of appointment
England Roy Hodgson Resigned 27 June 2016[2] England Sam Allardyce 27 June 2016
England Sam Allardyce Resigned[3] 26 September 2016 England Gareth Southgate 30 November 2016

England women's national football team

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Main article: England women's national football team

Results and fixtures

2016
2017

UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 7

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Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying

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Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 7

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UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

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Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League play-off round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Steaua București Romania 0–6 England Manchester City 0–5 0–1

Group stage

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Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage
Group A

Template:2016–17 UEFA Champions League Group A table

Group C

Template:2016–17 UEFA Champions League Group C table

Group E

Template:2016–17 UEFA Champions League Group E table

Group G

Template:2016–17 UEFA Champions League Group G table

Knockout phase

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Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester City England 6–6 (a) France Monaco 5–3 1–3
Bayern Munich Germany 10–2 England Arsenal 5–1 5–1
Sevilla Spain 2–3 England Leicester City 2–1 0–2
Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Madrid Spain 2–1 England Leicester City 1–0 1–1

UEFA Europa League

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Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

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Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League Qualifying Phase and Play-off Round
Third qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Domžale Slovenia 2–4 England West Ham United 2–1 0–3
Play-off round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Astra Giurgiu Romania 2–1 England West Ham United 1–1 1–0

Group stage

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Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage
Group A

Template:2016–17 UEFA Europa League Group A table

Group K

Template:2016–17 UEFA Europa League Group K table

Knockout Phase

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Round of 32
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester United England 4–0 France Saint-Étienne 3–0 1–0
Gent Belgium 3–2 England Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 2–2
Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rostov Russia 1–2 England Manchester United 1–1 0–1
Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Anderlecht Belgium 2–3 England Manchester United 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Celta Vigo Spain 1–2 England Manchester United 0–1 1–1
Finals

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Main article: 2017 UEFA Europa League Final

24 May 2017 (2017-05-24)
20:45 CEST
TBD v TBD

UEFA Youth League

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Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Youth League

UEFA Women's Champions League

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Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League

Knockout phase

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Round of 32
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chelsea England 1–4 Germany Wolfsburg 0–3 1–1
Manchester City England 6–0 Russia Zvezda Perm 2–0 4–0
Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester City England 2–1 Denmark Brøndby 1–0 1–1
Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fortuna Hjørring Denmark 0–2 England Manchester City 0–1 0–1
Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester City England 2–3 France Lyon 1–3 1–0

Men's Football

League season

Promotion and relegation

League Promoted to league Relegated from league[4]
Premier League
Championship
League One
League Two
National League Premier

Premier League

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Main article: 2016–17 Premier League

Antonio Conte enjoyed a successful start to life as Chelsea manager, winning the title in his first season at the club and earning a record number of league victories for a season, with only poor early form preventing them from also setting a new points total. Tottenham Hotspur shrugged off a disappointing Champions League campaign to push Chelsea close for the title, though they ultimately missed out – however, they ultimately finished with both the best attack and defence, with striker Harry Kane once again claiming the Golden Boot, whilst they ultimately went unbeaten at home during their final season at White Hart Lane. Manchester City improved on the previous season's finish by one place in Pep Guardiola's first season in charge, though ultimately ended the season trophyless, despite recording the third-best attack and reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Liverpool made the Champions League for the first time in three years in Jürgen Klopp's first full season, though were prevented from finishing any higher than fourth by an inconsistent start to 2017, a consequence of both losing their £35 million signing Sadio Mané to international duty in January and February as well as suffering from several dropped points against bottom-half teams, in spite of going the season unbeaten against the rest of the top seven.

Despite winning seven of their final eight games, Arsenal finished in fifth place and failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time since 1997, as fan pressure on both manager Arsène Wenger and share-owner Stan Kroenke grew. While they did win the FA Cup for the third time in four seasons, making Wenger the most successful manager in the competition's history, they endured yet another disastrous Champions League run, losing at the last-16 stage for a seventh successive year. Manchester United finished in sixth place, one place lower than the previous season, in José Mourinho's first season in charge with their failure to turn any one of their 15 draws into victories, though they did at least win the EFL Cup and won the Europa League final, winning the competition for the first time in their history and therefore securing a place in the Champions League. In only their second-ever top-flight season, AFC Bournemouth built on the success of the previous season as they secured a ninth-place finish and scored 55 goals, defying the critics who had tipped them to struggle from second-season syndrome. Much as Chelsea had the previous season, Leicester City made a poor defence of their title, despite having what turned out to be the best Champions League run of any English club this season by reaching the quarter-finals. With the club struggling, manager Claudio Ranieri was sacked in February and replaced by coach Craig Shakespeare, who steered the club to 12th place, still the lowest finish for a defending Premier League champion, but comfortably clear of relegation.

Crystal Palace had looked in serious danger of relegation early on, but a revival after Sam Allardyce took over saw them comfortably survive, securing a club-record fifth successive top-flight season in the process. Swansea City also looked dead and buried after early struggles under Francesco Guidolin and then a disastrous spell with Bob Bradley as manager, but were ultimately saved by a late improvement under Paul Clement's management. Burnley fared the best of the promoted clubs, with only atrocious away form preventing them finishing higher as they made their home-ground of Turf Moor one of the hardest places to get a point from – and secured a second successive top-flight season for the first time in 40 years. Watford, in their first successive top-flight campaign for 30 years, successfully ensured a third consecutive Premier League season – however, as a result of poor away form, a disastrous end to the season and several spells of indifferent form throughout the campaign, the Hornets were unable to really build on the previous season despite recording their first league victories over Manchester United and at Arsenal since the 1980s.

After several successive escapes from relegation, Sunderland's resilience finally collapsed and they dropped into the Championship after a decade, spending virtually the entire season rooted to the bottom of the table, as David Moyes being the first manager to spend a full season in charge of the Black Cats since 2011 ultimately amounted to nothing. Middlesbrough also struggled throughout their first top-flight season in eight years, with a poor end to the season, the weakest goalscoring record in the division and an inability to turn one of their 13 draws into victories ultimately dooming them. Hull City were the final relegated side, never quite recovering from a disastrous pre-season which saw manager Steve Bruce quit and next to no new players signed; despite encouraging early season form under Mike Phelan, a dismal run in the winter saw him sacked and replaced by Marco Silva, who steered the club to a much better second half of the season, but it ultimately proved to be a case of too little, too late.

Premier League
Season 2016–17
2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Premier League will be the 25th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season is due to start on 13 August 2016, running to 21 May 2017.[5]

Leicester City are the defending champions.

Premier League rebranding

On 9 February 2016, the Premier League announced a rebrand; beginning with the 2016–17 season, the competition will be known simply as the Premier League, without any sponsor's name attached. As part of their rebranding, a new logo was introduced.[6]

Ticket prices

From the beginning of the 2016–17 season, ticket prices for away fans will be capped at £30 per ticket.[7]

Teams

Locations of the 2016–17 Premier League teams
Greater London Premier League football clubs

Twenty teams will compete in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season, as well as three teams promoted from the Championship.

Burnley became the first club to be promoted after a 1–0 win against Queens Park Rangers on 2 May 2016 meant they were guaranteed an automatic place.[8] They return to the League after only a season's absence. Middlesbrough became the second club to be promoted, after a 1–1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion meant they finished above them on goal difference and secured the second automatic spot. They will play Premier League football for the first time since the 2008–09 season.[9] Hull City became the third and final club to be promoted, following a 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 28 May 2016, to secure their return to the Premier League after only a season's absence.[10]

The three promoted clubs replace Newcastle United, Norwich City and Aston Villa.

Stadia

West Ham United will be playing for the first time in the 60,010 capacity Olympic Stadium.[11] Stoke City have announced that from the 2016–17 season the Britannia Stadium will be renamed to the bet365 Stadium.[12]

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Stadium
AFC Bournemouth Dean Court
Arsenal Emirates Stadium
Burnley Turf Moor
Chelsea Stamford Bridge
Crystal Palace Selhurst Park
Everton Goodison Park
Hull City KC Stadium
Leicester City King Power Stadium
Liverpool Anfield
Manchester City Etihad Stadium
Manchester United Old Trafford
Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium
Southampton St Mary's Stadium
Stoke City Bet365 Stadium
Sunderland Stadium of Light
Swansea City Liberty Stadium
Tottenham Hotspur White Hart Lane
Watford Vicarage Road
West Bromwich Albion The Hawthorns
West Ham United Olympic Stadium

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Manchester United Netherlands Louis van Gaal Sacked 23 May 2016[13] Pre-season Portugal José Mourinho 27 May 2016[14]
Chelsea Netherlands Guus Hiddink End of caretaker spell 30 June 2016[15] Italy Antonio Conte 1 July 2016[15]
Manchester City Chile Manuel Pellegrini Mutual consent 30 June 2016[16] Spain Pep Guardiola 1 July 2016[17]
Watford Spain Quique Sánchez Flores Mutual consent 30 June 2016[18] Italy Walter Mazzarri 1 July 2016[19]

Results

League table

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Results table

Home ╲ Away ARS BOU BUR CHE CRY EVE HUL LEI LIV MCI MUN MID SOU STK SUN SWA TOT WAT WBA WHU
Arsenal a a a
AFC Bournemouth
Burnley
Chelsea a
Crystal Palace
Everton a
Hull City
Leicester City
Liverpool a a
Manchester City a
Manchester United a a a
Middlesbrough a
Southampton
Stoke City
Sunderland a
Swansea City
Tottenham Hotspur a
Watford
West Bromwich Albion
West Ham United

Source: Barclays Premier League football scores & results
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Fixtures

Fixtures for the 2016–17 season will be announced on 15 June 2016.[20]

References

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Championship

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Main article: 2016–17 EFL Championship

Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion led the way for most of the season, and ultimately secured the two automatic promotion spots. Newcastle, as in their previous spell in the second tier, made an immediate return to the top-flight as champions despite a late scare with three games to go (and because of both Sunderland and Middlesbrough being relegated, it would be the first time since 1998 that the Magpies were the sole North-East team in the top-flight), while Brighton (ironically managed by Chris Hughton who steered Newcastle to promotion in their previous spell in the Championship) lost out on the title on the last day, after not winning any of their last 3 games – however, by this point, they had already earned promotion to the top-flight for only the second time in their history, and for the first time since 1983, after they narrowly missed out to Middlesbrough on goal difference on the final day of the previous season. Taking the final spot through the playoffs were Huddersfield Town, who won promotion to the top-flight for the first time in 45 years and in manager David Wagner's first full season in charge – whilst they did endure a poor end to the season and ultimately finished with a negative goal difference, the Terriers gradually eased their way through the play-off semi-final games against Sheffield Wednesday and then edged out Reading on penalties in the final at Wembley.

Leeds United managed a promotion challenge for the first time in six years and secured only their third finish in the top half of the Championship since being relegated from the Premier League in 2004, but poor runs of form either end of the season combined with an excellent late run by Fulham saw them fall short of the play-offs. Aston Villa's first season outside of the top-flight since 1988 proved to be turbulent as they changed managers after just eleven games – whilst they didn't look like relegation material, their failure to turn draws into wins also prevented them from making anything resembling a promotion challenge despite striker Jonathan Kodjia scoring 19 of their goals. Birmingham City's season surprised for all the wrong reasons, as they controversially sacked manager Gary Rowett in favour of Gianfranco Zola in December despite being only just outside the play-offs, only for their form to completely collapse in the second half of the season, leaving them needing a late improvement after Zola was replaced by Harry Redknapp and then a final-day win at Bristol City to stay up.

After two seasons flirting with relegation, Rotherham United finished bottom in what was a truly awful league campaign, getting through three managers by the end of November and recording the lowest second tier points total since 3 points for a win was introduced in 1981, with only a three match unbeaten run at the end of the season stopping them from conceding 100 goals. Wigan Athletic were immediately relegated back to League One, never quite getting back to grips with life in the Championship and ultimately being cost dear by a poor end to the season, as well as a failure to win home games between October and January. Blackburn Rovers filled the final relegation spot in a season marred by increasing fan protests aimed at the owners; while a late-season revival under Tony Mowbray meant they took survival to the last day, other results ultimately went against them and sent them down to the third tier for the first time since 1980; this also made them the first former Premier League champions to drop down into the third tier (Leicester City and Manchester City had both been in the third tier since the formation of the Premier League, but did not win the league until after their spells in the third tier). In their first ever season in the Championship, Burton Albion flirted with the drop on several occasions but ultimately pulled themselves away from the bottom three to ensure their first season in the second tier would not be their last.

EFL Championship
Season 2016–17
Champions Newcastle United
Promoted Newcastle United
Brighton & Hove Albion
Huddersfield Town
Relegated Rotherham United
Wigan Athletic
Blackburn Rovers
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1441 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorer New Zealand Chris Wood
(27 goals)[21]
Biggest home win Norwich City 7–1 Reading
(8 April 2017)[22]
Biggest away win Queens Park Rangers 0–6 Newcastle United
(13 September 2016)[22]
Highest scoring Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–4 Fulham
(10 December 2016)
Burton Albion 3–5 Brentford
(18 March 2017)
Norwich City 7–1 Reading
(8 April 2017)
Longest winning run 8 matches
Newcastle United[23]
Longest unbeaten run 18 matches
Brighton & Hove Albion[23]
Longest winless run 17 matches
Rotherham United[23]
Longest losing run 10 matches
Rotherham United[23]
Highest attendance 52,301
Newcastle United 1–1 Leeds United
(14 April 2017)[24]
Lowest attendance 3,725
Burton Albion 1–1 Queens Park Rangers
(27 September 2016)[24]
Average attendance 20,125[24]

The 2016–17 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of the EFL Championship under its current name, and the twenty-fifth season under its current league structure. Newcastle United were crowned the champions and were promoted to Premier League after just one season in the Championship. Brighton & Hove Albion, alongside Huddersfield Town, both achieved their first ever Premier League promotions, via the second automatic promotion place and play-off route respectively.

The season started on 5 August 2016 with the final round of regular league fixtures played on 7 May 2017.[25] The fixtures were announced on 22 June 2016.[26]

Teams

A total of 24 teams contested the league, including 18 sides from the 2015–16 season, three relegated from the 2015–16 Premier League and three promoted from the 2015–16 Football League One. The 2016–17 season was the first in which former European Cup winners Aston Villa played football outside of the top flight since the beginning of the Premier League era in 1992.

Team changes

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2016–17 Football League Championship teams
Greater London Championship football clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity[27]
Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park 42,790
Barnsley Barnsley Oakwell 23,009
Birmingham City Birmingham St Andrew's 30,020
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park 31,370
Brentford London (Brentford) Griffin Park 12,760
Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton and Hove AMEX Stadium 30,280
Bristol City Bristol Ashton Gate 27,000
Burton Albion Burton upon Trent Pirelli Stadium 6,912
(2,034 seated)
Cardiff City Cardiff Cardiff City Stadium 33,300
Derby County Derby Pride Park Stadium 33,600
Fulham London (Fulham) Craven Cottage 25,680
Huddersfield Town Huddersfield John Smith's Stadium 24,500
Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road 30,300
Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 37,900
Newcastle United Newcastle St James' Park 52,354
Norwich City Norwich Carrow Road 27,220
Nottingham Forest Nottingham City Ground 30,576
Preston North End Preston Deepdale 23,408
Queens Park Rangers London (Shepherd's Bush) Loftus Road 18,360
Reading Reading Madejski Stadium 24,200
Rotherham United Rotherham New York Stadium 12,021
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Hillsborough 39,812
Wigan Athletic Wigan DW Stadium 25,023
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Molineux 31,700

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Aston Villa England Steve Bruce Wales James Chester Under Armour Intuit QuickBooks[28]
Barnsley England Paul Heckingbottom England Marc Roberts[lower-greek 1][29][30] Puma[31] C.K. Beckett[32]
Birmingham City England Harry Redknapp England Michael Morrison Adidas[33] 888sport[34]
Blackburn Rovers England Tony Mowbray England Jason Lowe[35] Umbro[36] Dafabet[37]
Brentford England Dean Smith England Harlee Dean Adidas[38] 888sport[39]
Brighton & Hove Albion Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton Spain Bruno Nike[40] American Express[40]
Bristol City England Lee Johnson Australia Bailey Wright Bristol Sport Lancer Scott [41]
Burton Albion England Nigel Clough England John Mousinho TAG Tempobet [42]
Cardiff City England Neil Warnock England Sean Morrison Adidas[43] Visit Malaysia
Derby County England Gary Rowett Republic of Ireland Richard Keogh Umbro[44] JUST EAT[45]
Fulham Serbia Slaviša Jokanović England Scott Parker Adidas[46] Visit Florida[47][48]
Huddersfield Town United States David Wagner England Mark Hudson Puma PURE Legal (home),[49] RadianB (away), Cavonia (third)
Ipswich Town Republic of Ireland Mick McCarthy England Luke Chambers Adidas[50] Marcus Evans[citation needed]
Leeds United England Garry Monk Scotland Liam Bridcutt Kappa[51] 32red[52]
Newcastle United Spain Rafael Benítez England Jamaal Lascelles Puma Wonga[53]
Norwich City Germany Daniel Farke Scotland Russell Martin Erreà[54] Aviva[55]
Nottingham Forest England Mark Warburton England Chris Cohen Adidas[56] 888sport[57]
Preston North End England Simon Grayson England Tom Clarke Nike[58] 888sport[59]
Queens Park Rangers England Ian Holloway England Nedum Onuoha Dryworld[60] Smarkets [61]
Reading Netherlands Jaap Stam Republic of Ireland Paul McShane Puma[62] Carabao [63]
Rotherham United England Paul Warne Republic of Ireland Lee Frecklington Puma Hodge Clemco (home), APOGEE (away/third)
Sheffield Wednesday Portugal Carlos Carvalhal Netherlands Glenn Loovens Sondico Chansiri[64]
Wigan Athletic England Paul Cook England Stephen Warnock Kappa[65] Intersport
Wolverhampton Wanderers Scotland Paul Lambert England Danny Batth Puma[66] The Money Shop[67]

League table

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Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Blackburn Rovers Scotland Paul Lambert Mutual consent 28 April 2016 [68] Pre-season Republic of Ireland Owen Coyle 2 June 2016[69]
Cardiff City England Russell Slade Promoted to head of football 8 May 2016[70] Wales Paul Trollope 18 May 2016[71]
Nottingham Forest England Paul Williams Mutual consent 12 May 2016[72] France Philippe Montanier 27 June 2016[73]
Rotherham United England Neil Warnock End of contract 18 May 2016[74] England Alan Stubbs 1 June 2016[75]
Reading England Brian McDermott Sacked 27 May 2016[76] Netherlands Jaap Stam 13 June 2016[77]
Derby County England Darren Wassall End of contract 27 May 2016[78] England Nigel Pearson 27 May 2016[78]
Leeds United Scotland Steve Evans Sacked 31 May 2016[79] England Garry Monk 2 June 2016[80]
Aston Villa Scotland Eric Black End of caretaker spell 2 June 2016 Italy Roberto Di Matteo 2 June 2016[81]
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wales Kenny Jackett Sacked 29 July 2016[82] Italy Walter Zenga 30 July 2016[83]
Aston Villa Italy Roberto Di Matteo[84] 3 October 2016 19th England Steve Bruce 12 October 2016
Cardiff City Wales Paul Trollope 4 October 2016 23rd England Neil Warnock 5 October 2016
Derby County England Nigel Pearson Mutual consent 8 October 2016 20th England Steve McClaren 12 October 2016
Rotherham United England Alan Stubbs Sacked 19 October 2016 24th Wales Kenny Jackett 21 October 2016
Wolverhampton Wanderers Italy Walter Zenga 25 October 2016[85] 18th Scotland Paul Lambert 5 November 2016
Wigan Athletic Scotland Gary Caldwell 25 October 2016[86] 23rd England Warren Joyce 2 November 2016[87]
Queens Park Rangers Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 5 November 2016 17th England Ian Holloway 11 November 2016 [88]
Rotherham United Wales Kenny Jackett Resigned 16 November 2018 24th England Paul Warne 5 April 2017
Birmingham City England Gary Rowett Sacked 14 December 2016[89] 7th Italy Gianfranco Zola 14 December 2016[90]
Nottingham Forest France Philippe Montanier 14 January 2017[91] 20th England Mark Warburton 14 March 2017[92]
Blackburn Rovers Republic of Ireland Owen Coyle 21 February 2017[93] 23rd England Tony Mowbray 22 February 2017[94]
Norwich City Scotland Alex Neil 10 March 2017[95] 8th Germany Daniel Farke 25 May 2017[96]
Derby County England Steve McClaren 12 March 2017[97] 10th England Gary Rowett 14 March 2017[98]
Wigan Athletic England Warren Joyce 13 March 2017 23rd England Paul Cook 31 May 2017[99]
Birmingham City Italy Gianfranco Zola Resigned 17 April 2017[100] 20th England Harry Redknapp 18 April 2017[101]

Play-offs

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See also: 2017 English Football League play-offs
  Semi-finals Final
                     
3  Reading 1 1 2  
6  Fulham 1 0 1  
    3  Reading 0 (3)
  5  Huddersfield Town 0 (4)
4  Sheffield Wednesday 0 1 1 (3)
5  Huddersfield Town 0 1 1 (4)  

The four teams that finished from third to sixth played off, with the winning team, Huddersfield Town, gaining the final promotion spot to the Premier League.

In the play-off semi-finals the third-placed team played the sixth-placed team and the fourth-placed team played the fifth-placed team. The team that finished in the higher league position played away in the first leg and played at home in the second leg. If the aggregate score was level after both legs, then extra time was played. If the scores were still level, a penalty shoot-out decided the winner. The away goals rule does not apply in the playoffs.

The winners from the two semi-finals played at Wembley Stadium in the play-off final. The game is known as the richest game in football as the winning club is guaranteed significantly increased television rights payments estimated to be in the order of £170M.[102][103]

Results

Home \ Away AST BAR BIR BLB BRE B&HA BRI BRT CAR DER FUL HUD IPS LEE NEW NWC NOT PNE QPR REA ROT SHW WIG WOL
Aston Villa — 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–3 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–1
Barnsley 1–1 — 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–4 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 2–1 2–5 0–0 3–2 1–2 4–0 1–1 0–0 1–3
Birmingham City 1–1 0–3 — 1–0 1–3 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 0–0 3–0 0–0 2–2 1–4 0–1 4–2 2–1 0–1 1–3
Blackburn Rovers 1–0 0–2 1–1 — 3–2 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–4 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–3 4–2 0–1 1–0 1–1
Brentford 3–0 0–2 1–2 1–3 — 3–3 2–0 2–1 2–2 4–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 5–0 3–1 4–1 4–2 1–1 0–0 1–2
Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–2 — 0–1 4–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 5–0 3–0 2–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–0
Bristol City 3–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 — 0–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–3 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–1
Burton Albion 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–5 0–1 1–2 — 2–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–4 2–1 3–1 0–2 2–1
Cardiff City 1–0 3–4 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 — 0–2 2–2 3–2 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 5–0 1–1 0–1 2–1
Derby County 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–3 0–0 3–4 — 4–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 3–0 2–0 0–0 3–1
Fulham 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–4 1–1 2–2 2–2 — 5–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–2 3–1 1–2 5–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–3
Huddersfield Town 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–3 1–0 1–4 — 2–0 2–1 1–3 3–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–0
Ipswich Town 0–0 4–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–2 0–1 — 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 2–2 2–2 0–1 3–0 0–0
Leeds United 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 — 0–2 3–3 2–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–1
Newcastle United 2–0 3–0 4–0 0–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 3–0 1–1 — 4–3 3–1 4–1 2–2 4–1 4–0 0–1 2–1 0–2
Norwich City 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 5–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 3–2 3–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–3 2–2 — 5–1 0–1 4–0 7–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 3–1
Nottingham Forest 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 2–3 3–0 1–0 4–3 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 — 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–2 4–3 0–2
Preston North End 2–0 1–2 2–1 3–2 4–2 2–0 5–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–4 1–2 1–3 1–1 — 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0
Queens Park Rangers 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 0–6 2–1 2–0 0–2 — 1–1 5–1 1–2 2–1 1–2
Reading 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–1 3–2 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 — 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1
Rotherham United 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–3 1–0 0–1 — 0–2 3–2 2–2
Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–1 5–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 — 2–1 0–0
Wigan Athletic 0–2 3–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–3 3–2 0–1 — 2–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 0–4 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 3–1 2–3 4–4 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 —
Source: BBC Sport

Top scorers

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Chris Wood was the top goalscorer of the season with 27 goals for Leeds United.
As of matches played 8 May 2017[104]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 New Zealand Chris Wood Leeds United 27
2 England Glenn Murray Brighton & Hove Albion 23
England Tammy Abraham Bristol City
England Dwight Gayle Newcastle United
5 Ivory Coast Jonathan Kodjia Aston Villa 19
6 France Yann Kermorgant Reading 18
7 England Cameron Jerome Norwich City 16
8 France Anthony Knockaert Brighton & Hove Albion 15
Denmark Lasse Vibe Brentford
England Scott Hogan Aston Villa[lower-greek 2]

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
England Grant Ward Ipswich Town Barnsley 4–2[105] 6 August 2016
England Scott Hogan Brentford Preston North End 5–0[106] 17 September 2016
England Dwight Gayle Newcastle United Norwich City 4–3[107] 28 September 2016
England Glenn Murray Brighton & Hove Albion Norwich City 5–0[108] 29 October 2016
England Henri Lansbury Nottingham Forest Barnsley 5–2[109] 25 November 2016
England Dwight Gayle Newcastle United Birmingham City 4–0[110] 10 December 2016
Portugal Nélson Oliveira Norwich City Derby County 3–0[111] 2 January 2017
Spain Jota Brentford Rotherham United 4–2[112] 25 February 2017
England David Nugent Derby County Fulham 4–2[113] 4 April 2017
England Nick Powell Wigan Athletic Barnsley 3–2[114] 13 April 2017

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
Manager Club Player Club
August Germany David Wagner Huddersfield Town Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane Barnsley [115]
September Scotland Alex Neil Norwich City England Scott Hogan Brentford [116]
October Spain Rafael Benítez Newcastle United Nigeria Sone Aluko Fulham [117]
November England Steve McClaren Derby County England Henri Lansbury Nottingham Forest [118]
December Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton Brighton & Hove Albion England Sam Winnall Barnsley
January Netherlands Jaap Stam Reading New Zealand Chris Wood Leeds United [119]
February Germany David Wagner Huddersfield Town Republic of Ireland Aiden McGeady Preston North End
March Scotland Paul Lambert Wolverhampton Wanderers England Tom Barkhuizen Preston North End [120]
April Portugal Carlos Carvalhal Sheffield Wednesday France Yann Kermorgant Reading

Attendances

Team Stadium Capacity Average Minimum Maximum Percentage Full
Aston Villa Villa Park 42,788 31,901 26,435 41,337 75%
Barnsley Oakwell 23,009 13,843 11,613 18,597 60%
Birmingham City St Andrew's 30,009 18,137 15,212 29,656 60%
Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park 31,367 11,853 9,976 18,524 38%
Brentford Griffin Park 12,763 10,288 9,035 12,052 81%
Brighton & Hove Albion Falmer Stadium 30,750 27,619 24,166 30,230 90%
Bristol City Ashton Gate 27,000 18,953 16,444 22,512 70%
Burton Albion Pirelli Stadium 6,912 5,078 3,725 6,746 73%
Cardiff City Cardiff City Stadium 33,280 16,335 13,894 22,776 49%
Derby County Pride Park Stadium 33,597 29,104 26,301 32,616 87%
Fulham Craven Cottage 25,700 18,665 13,735 24,300 73%
Huddersfield Town John Smith's Stadium 25,554 20,343 18,333 23,213 83%
Ipswich Town Portman Road 30,311 16,555 14,719 23,350 55%
Leeds United Elland Road 40,204 26,779 19,009 36,002 67%
Newcastle United St James' Park 52,389 51,111 47,907 52,231 98%
Norwich City Carrow Road 27,244 26,272 25,275 27,107 96%
Nottingham Forest City Ground 30,576 19,207 15,770 23,012 63%
Preston North End Deepdale 24,408 12,888 9,216 21,255 55%
Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road 18,360 14,426 11,635 17,404 79%
Reading Madejski Stadium 24,200 17,280 12,655 23,121 71%
Rotherham United New York Stadium 12,021 9,786 8,348 11,653 81%
Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough 39,814 26,580 24,151 30,549 67%
Wigan Athletic DW Stadium 25,138 11,540 10,071 15,117 46%
Wolves Molineux 30,852 21,944 17,156 27,541 71%

Attendances accurate as of 12/03/2017.[121]

Notes

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League One

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After five seasons of near-misses and playoff heartbreak, Sheffield United finally ended their exile from the Championship and returned to the second tier for the first time since 2011, going up as champions and breaking the 100-point mark in the process. Despite making a slow start, the Blades gradually surged up the table and into the top two, giving former player Chris Wilder promotion in his first season as the club's manager as well as his second successive promotion in a year. Taking second place in a battle that went to the final day, Bolton Wanderers secured promotion back to the Championship at the first opportunity and in manager Phil Parkinson's first season in charge, never once looking like falling out of the top six. Taking the final spot through the play-offs were Millwall who shrugged off losing in the final the previous year by scraping into the top six in their last few games and then edged past opponents Bradford City in the final at Wembley, returning to the second tier after two years.

Fleetwood Town enjoyed their best season in their history, earning an unlikely fourth place, missing out on automatic promotion on the final day before only just being edged out by Bradford City in the play-offs semi-finals. In their first ever season at this level, AFC Wimbledon surprised the critics with an early challenge for promotion – whilst several dropped points and a failure to win any of their last six games pushed them back down into mid-table and below rivals Milton Keynes Dons (who looked like suffering a second successive relegation before the arrival of Hearts manager Robbie Neilson helped push them away from the drop), the club were not once in danger of suffering an immediate relegation back to League Two and ensured their stay in the third tier would last beyond one season. Northampton Town's first season in League One since 2009 started strongly as they continued their impressive unbeaten run, but a sharp drop in form in the winter months pushed them into the relegation battle, before a late good run of form helped them move back up the table. For the second season in a row, John Sheridan returned to Oldham Athletic to mastermind the Latic's great escape from relegation, despite their miserable scoring record that saw them score less than all four relegated teams.

At the bottom of the table, Chesterfield's three-year stay in League One came to an end as their decline in form following the loss of manager Paul Cook to Portsmouth finally took its toll. Coventry City fared not much better as they hit rock-bottom and fell into the bottom tier of the Football League for the first time since 1959 and just 16 years after having been in the top-flight – even victory in the Football League Trophy and a late run of good results following the return of successful former manager Mark Robins proved to not be enough, as growing fan protests towards the owners left the Sky Blues facing a bleak future. Only two years after narrowly missing out on promotion to the Championship, Swindon Town fell into League Two for the first time since 2012 with several poor results proving costly, despite the surprise appointment of former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood as director of football. Taking the final spot were Port Vale, who looked like shrugging off the loss of manager Rob Page to Northampton Town – however, a complete collapse in form around the winter period saw them slide into the relegation zone and they were relegated on the final day after drawing at Fleetwood, as it turned out a victory would have proved enough to save them. 2016–17 EFL League One

League Two

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Having lost in the play-offs just the previous year, Portsmouth shrugged off the heartbreak and won promotion to League One for the first time since 2013 and their first promotion in 14 years – despite looking set for the play-offs once more, a late surge in form from January onwards helped propel them into the top 3, taking the title on the last day. Going up in second were Plymouth Argyle, who also shrugged off their play-off loss from the previous year and ensured their six-year exile from the third tier came to an end, only missing out on the title by goal difference. Doncaster Rovers took the last automatic spot, securing an immediate return to League One – they had ironically been the first club to be promoted, but a failure to win any of their last five games pushed them into third place. Taking the last place through the play-offs were Blackpool, who also secured an immediate return to League One by defeating Exeter City at Wembley, also giving the club their first promotion since 2010 after 3 relegations in 5 years.

Despite losing their manager to Shrewsbury Town and then dismissing his replacement after only five months, Grimsby Town's first season in the Football League for six years saw them never once threatened with relegation and they secured their Football League status comfortably. Crewe Alexandra endured a turbulent season both on and off the pitch, as their strong start petered out and they were sucked into the relegation fight, which led to the dismissal of manager Steve Davis, an act seen as overdue by the fans after months of protests against the owners and their refusal to sack him. However, following the appointment of former player David Artell as manager, the Railwaymen fought their way back up the table and finished comfortably clear of the bottom two.

At the bottom of the table, after 112 years in the Football League and just three years after narrowly missing out on promotion to the Championship, Leyton Orient finally hit rock-bottom and were relegated to the fifth tier in a season that saw them change managers five times and was marked by increasing fan protests against the club owners, one of which led to the end of their final home game being finished behind closed doors. Taking the final spot on the last day were Hartlepool United, who finally saw their 96-year stay in the Football League end in the worst possible way – they had looked safe at the turn of the year but a collapse in form as well as failing to better the result of the team above them in their last game ultimately cost them their status. Having spent much of the season adrift in the relegation spaces, a late surge in form saw Newport County narrowly fight their way to safety – with a last-minute goal from player Mark O'Brien against Notts County on the final day proving to be crucial. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

National League Top Division

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Six years after suffering relegation from League Two, Lincoln City returned to the Football League in a season of unprecedented success and off-field tragedy – not only did they win promotion as champions, nearly breaking the 100-point mark in the process, but they became the first non-league team in over 100 years to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, even securing victory at top-flight team Burnley along the way, honouring the sudden passing of former player and manager Graham Taylor in January in the best possible way. Going up through the playoffs were Forest Green Rovers, who avenged their loss in the playoff final the previous year by comfortably beating Tranmere Rovers at Wembley in manager Mark Cooper's first full season in charge – in the process of winning promotion, not only did the club secure their place in the Football League for the first time in their history but they also ensured that their hometown of Nailsworth became the smallest settlement to ever host a Football League club.

At the bottom of the table, North Ferriby United's first-ever season in the fifth tier ended in disaster as they finished last, undone by their inability to score and having the second worst defence. Southport fared little better as their run of seven successive seasons in the fifth tier finally came to an end in the worst possible fashion, conceding nearly 100 goals and making it through not just three managers but even losing their chairman along the way. Braintree Town took the third spot on the last day of the season, only one season after finishing third in the table and losing out to eventually-promoted Grimsby Town over two legs – just one win from their final three games would have saved them from the drop. Despite victory in the FA Trophy, York City took the last spot on the final day of the campaign, suffering the embarrassment of a second successive relegation and becoming the first club to suffer back-to-back relegations from the Football League to the sixth tier; whilst their form between January and April gave them a good chance of survival, an awful first half of the season ultimately proved to be costly for their hopes, as did a staggering five results all going against them on the final day of the season. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

The 2016–17 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is the second season under English football's new title of National League, thirteenth season consisting of three divisions and the thirty-eighth season overall.[122] The National League covers the top two levels of Non-League football in England. The National League is the fifth highest level of the overall pyramid, whilst the National League North and National League South exist at the sixth level. The top team and the winner of the play-off of the Premier division will be promoted to Football League Two, while the bottom four are relegated to the North or South divisions. The champions of the North and South divisions will be promoted to the Premier division, alongside the play-off winners from each division. The bottom three in each of the North and South divisions are relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Isthmian League or Southern League.

National League

National League
Season 2016–17
2017–18 →

The division will consist of 24 clubs.

Promotion and relegation

The following teams changed divisions after the 2015-16 season. Solihull Moors were the first team to be promoted after North Ferriby United's 2-0 loss to Stalybridge Celtic on 13 April 2016 clinched them the National League North title. This will be their first season in the National League. Sutton United were promoted on 23 April 2016 after a 2-0 win over Chelmsford City, returning to the league for the first time in sixteen years. Dagenham & Redbridge were relegated from Football League Two on 16 April 2016 after their 3-2 loss to Leyton Orient returning to the fifth tier after nine years in the Football League. York City were relegated on 23 April after their 3-0 loss to Accrington Stanley on 23 April 2016, returning to the league for the first time since the 2011-12 season. North Ferriby United's 2-1 win over A.F.C. Fylde and Maidstone United's win on penalties over Ebbsfleet United made them the National League North and National League South playoff winners respectively. It is the first time both teams have competed in the league.

The six teams replace Cheltenham Town, Grimsby Town, FC Halifax Town, Altrincham, Kidderminster Harriers and Welling United. Cheltenham Town were promoted back to League Two at their first attempt after beating FC Halifax Town 2-0 on 16 April 2016. Kidderminster Harriers and Welling United were relegated on the same day after defeats to Barrow and Chester. On the final day of the season, Altrincham were relegated after losing 3-0 to Braintree Town, ending their two year stay in the league. FC Halifax Town's 1-1 draw against Macclesfield Town was not enough to save them after Guiseley's 4-3 win over Torquay United, ending their three year stay in the league. Grimsby Town were promoted back to the Football League after beating Forest Green Rovers 3-1 in the 2015-16 National League playoff final.[123]

Promoted to League Two

Relegated from League Two

Relegated to National League North/South

Promoted from National League North/South

Stadia and locations

Locations of the National League clubs
Locations of the National League clubs (Greater London and environ clubs)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aldershot Town Aldershot Recreation Ground 7,100
Barrow Barrow-in-Furness Holker Street 5,000
Boreham Wood Borehamwood Meadow Park 4,502
Braintree Town Braintree Cressing Road 4,145
Bromley London (Bromley) Hayes Lane 5,000
Chester Chester Deva Stadium 6,000
Dagenham & Redbridge London (Dagenham) Victoria Road 6,078
Dover Athletic River Crabble Athletic Ground 6,500
Eastleigh Eastleigh Ten Acres 5,200
Forest Green Rovers Nailsworth The New Lawn 5,032
Gateshead Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium 10,000
Guiseley Guiseley Nethermoor Park 3,000
Lincoln City Lincoln Sincil Bank 10,120
Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Moss Rose 6,355
Maidstone United Maidstone Gallagher Stadium 3,063
North Ferriby United North Ferriby Grange Lane 2,700
Solihull Moors Solihull Damson Park 3,050
Southport Southport Haig Avenue 6,008
Sutton United London (Sutton) Gander Green Lane 5,013
Torquay United Torquay Plainmoor 6,500
Tranmere Rovers Birkenhead Prenton Park 16,789
Woking Woking Kingfield Stadium 6,036
Wrexham Wrexham Racecourse Ground 10,771
York City York Bootham Crescent 8,256

League table

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Results

Home ╲ Away ALD BRW BOR BRA BRO CHR D&R DOV EAS FGR GAT GUI LIN MAC MAI NFU SOL SOU SUT TOR TRA WOK WRE YOR
Aldershot Town
Barrow
Boreham Wood
Braintree Town
Bromley
Chester
Dagenham & Redbridge
Dover Athletic
Eastleigh
Forest Green Rovers
Gateshead
Guiseley
Lincoln City
Macclesfield Town
Maidstone United
North Ferriby United
Solihull Moors
Southport
Sutton United
Torquay United
Tranmere Rovers
Woking
Wrexham
York City

Source: n/a
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

National League North

National League North
Season 2016–17
2017–18 →

The division will consist of 22 clubs.

The following 5 clubs left the National League North before the season -

The following 5 clubs joined the National League North before the season -

Stadia and locations

Locations of the National League North 2016–17 teams (see Greater Manchester map for more detail for these clubs)
Locations of the Greater Manchester clubs in National League North 2016–17.
Team Stadium Capacity
A.F.C. Fylde Kellamergh Park 3,180
Alfreton Town North Street 3,600
A.F.C. Telford United New Bucks Head 6,300
Altrincham Moss Lane 6,085
Boston United York Street 6,643
Brackley Town St. James Park 3,500
Bradford Park Avenue Horsfall Stadium 3,500
Chorley Victory Park 4,100
Curzon Ashton Tameside Stadium 4,000
Darlington 1883 Blackwell Meadows 3,000
F.C. Halifax Town The Shay 14,061
F.C. United of Manchester Broadhurst Park 4,400
Gainsborough Trinity The Northolme 4,304
Gloucester City Whaddon Road (groundshare with Cheltenham Town) 7,066
Harrogate Town Wetherby Road 3,800
Kidderminster Harriers Aggborough 6,238
Nuneaton Town Liberty Way 4,314
Salford City Moor Lane 1,400
Stalybridge Celtic Bower Fold 6,500
Stockport County Edgeley Park 10,852
Tamworth The Lamb Ground 4,000
Worcester City Victoria Ground (groundshare with Bromsgrove Sporting) 4,895

League table

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Results

Home ╲ Away ALF ALT FYL TEL BOS BRK BPA CHO CZA DAR HAL FCU GAI GLO HAR KID NUN SLC STL STP TAM WRC
Alfreton Town
Altrincham
A.F.C. Fylde
A.F.C. Telford United
Boston United
Brackley Town
Bradford Park Avenue
Chorley
Curzon Ashton
Darlington 1883
F.C. Halifax Town
F.C. United of Manchester
Gainsborough Trinity
Gloucester City
Harrogate Town
Kidderminster Harriers
Nuneaton Town
Salford City
Stalybridge Celtic
Stockport County
Tamworth
Worcester City

Source: n/a
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

National League South

National League South
Season 2016–17
2017–18 →

The division will consist of 22 clubs.

The following 5 clubs left the National League South before the season -

The following 5 clubs joined the National League South before the season -

Stadia and locations

Locations of the National League South 2016–17 teams (Greater London and environ clubs shown in more detail below)
Locations of the National League South 2016–17 teams (Greater London and environ clubs)
Team Stadium Capacity
Bath City Twerton Park 8,840
Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park 4,525
Chelmsford City Melbourne Stadium 3,019
Concord Rangers Thames Road 3,300
Dartford Princes Park 4,100
Eastbourne Borough Priory Lane 4,151
East Thurrock United Rookery Hill 4,000
Ebbsfleet United Stonebridge Road 5,011
Gosport Borough Privett Park 4,500
Hampton & Richmond Beveree Stadium 3,500
Hemel Hempstead Town Vauxhall Road 3,152
Hungerford Town Bulpit Lane 2,500
Maidenhead United York Road 3,000
Margate Hartsdown Park 3,000
Oxford City Court Place Farm 2,000
Poole Town Tatnam Ground 2,500
St Albans City Clarence Park 4,500
Truro City Treyew Road 3,857
Wealdstone Grosvenor Vale 3,607
Welling United Park View Road 4,000
Weston-super-Mare Woodspring Stadium 3,500
Whitehawk The Enclosed Ground 2,000

League table

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Results

Home ╲ Away BAT BST CHE CON DAR EAB EAS EBB GOS H&R HEM HUN MAI MAR OXC POO SAC TRU WEA WEL WSM WHI
Bath City
Bishop's Stortford
Chelmsford City
Concord Rangers
Dartford
Eastbourne Borough
East Thurrock United
Ebbsfleet United
Gosport Borough
Hampton & Richmond
Hemel Hempstead Town
Hungerford Town
Maidenhead United
Margate
Oxford City
Poole Town
St Albans City
Truro City
Wealdstone
Welling United
Weston-super-Mare
Whitehawk

Source: n/a
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

References

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League play-offs

Football League play-offs

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EFL Championship

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Final

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2017 EFL Championship play-off Final

EFL League One

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Final

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2017 EFL League One play-off Final

EFL League Two

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Final

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2017 EFL League Two play-off Final

National League play-offs

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National League
Final

14 May 2017
15:00
Tranmere Rovers 1–3 Forest Green Rovers
Jennings Goal 22' Woolery Goal 12', 44'
Doidge Goal 41'
National League North
Final

13 May 2017
15:00
Halifax Town 2–1 (a.e.t.) Chorley
National League South
Final

13 May 2017
15:00
Ebbsfleet United 2–1 Chelmsford City
Winfield Goal 72'
McQueen Goal 76'		 Report Graham Goal 55'
Stonebridge Road, Northfleet
Attendance: 3,134
Referee: Richard Hulme

Cup competitions

FA Cup

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Final

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27 May 2017 (2017-05-27)
17:30 BST
Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea
Sánchez Goal 4'
Ramsey Goal 79'		 Report, nationalities Costa Goal 76'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 89,472
Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire)

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Community Shield

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2016 FA Community Shield
Leicester City Manchester United
Date 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
← 2015
2017 →

The 2016 FA Community Shield (also known as the 2016 FA Community Shield supported by McDonald's for sponsorship reasons) will be the 94th FA Community Shield, an annual English football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup. The match will be contested by 2015–16 FA Cup winners Manchester United, and Leicester City, champions of the 2015–16 Premier League. It will be held at Wembley Stadium a week before the Premier League season kicks off.

Background

Leicester City qualified as champions of the 2015–16 Premier League. They won the title after then-second place Tottenham Hotspur drew 2–2 to Chelsea in Stamford Bridge on 2 May 2016. It will be their second FA Charity/Community Shield, after the 1971 edition, where they defeated Liverpool 1–0.

Manchester United qualified as champions of the 2015–16 FA Cup. They defeated Crystal Palace 2–1 on 21 May 2016 to win their 12th title (shared record with Arsenal). It will be their 30th FA Charity/Community Shield, winning a record 20.

The previous match between both sides was a 1–1 draw in Old Trafford on 1 May 2016. Anthony Martial scored for United on the 8th minute, while Leicester captain Wes Morgan equalised on the 17th minute.

Match

Details

7 August 2016
Leicester City v Manchester United

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FA Trophy

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Women's Football

League season

Women's Super League

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FA WSL
Season 2016
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The 2016 FA WSL is the sixth edition of the FA WSL since it was formed in 2010. The WSL 1 was expanded to nine teams. The WSL 2 included one team promoted from the FA Women's Premier League for the first time. The season started on 23 March and Chelsea are the defending WSL 1 champions.

Teams

WSL 1
Locations of the 2016 Super League teams
Team Location Ground Capacity 2015 season
Arsenal Borehamwood Meadow Park 4,502 3rd
Birmingham City Solihull Damson Park 3,050 6th
Chelsea Staines Wheatsheaf Park 3,009 1st
Doncaster Rovers Belles Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 2nd, WSL 2
Liverpool Widnes Halton Stadium 13,350 7th
Manchester City Manchester Academy Stadium 7,000 2nd
Notts County Nottingham Meadow Lane 20,229 5th
Reading Farnborough The Rushmoor Community Stadium 6,000 1st, WSL 2
Sunderland Hetton-le-Hole The Hetton Centre 2,500 4th
WSL 2
Locations of the 2016 WSL 2 teams

Bristol Academy was renamed Bristol City before the season.[124]

Team Location Ground Capacity 2015 season
Aston Villa Sutton Coldfield Central Ground, Coles Lane 2,000 5th
Bristol City Filton Stoke Gifford Stadium 1,500 8th, WSL 1
Durham Durham New Ferens Park 3,000 7th
Everton Widnes Halton Stadium 13,350 3rd
London Bees Canons Park The Hive Stadium 5,176 8th
Millwall Lionesses London The Den 20,146 9th
Oxford United Abingdon Northcourt Road 2,000 6th
Sheffield Dronfield Coach and Horses 2,000 1st, WPL
Watford Berkhamsted Broadwater 2,000 10th
Yeovil Town Yeovil Huish Park 9,565 4th

WSL 1

FA WSL 1
Season 2016
Matches played 18
Goals scored 51 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorer Toni Duggan
Dominique Janssen
Jane Ross
(all 3 goals)
Biggest home win Manchester City 6–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles
(2 May 2016)
Biggest away win Doncaster Rovers Belles 1–4 Chelsea
(24 March 2016)
Highest scoring Manchester City 6–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles
(2 May 2016)
Longest winning run 5 matches
Manchester City
Longest unbeaten run 5 matches
Manchester City
Longest winless run 5 matches
Reading
Longest losing run 3 matches
Doncaster Rovers Belles
Highest attendance 2,227
Manchester City 6–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles
(2 May 2016)
Lowest attendance 507
Liverpool 1–0 Birmingham City
(23 March 2016)
Total attendance 19,395
Average attendance 1,078
← 2015
2017 →
All statistics correct as of 28 March 2016.


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Results

Home \ Away Note 1 ARS BIR CHE DON LIV MCI NTC REA SUN
Arsenal 0–0 0–2 3–1
Birmingham City 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–0
Chelsea 6–3 0–2 2–1
Doncaster Rovers Belles 1–4
Liverpool 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–2
Manchester City 2–0 6–0 1–0
Notts County 0–1 3–2 2–2
Reading 1–2 1–1
Sunderland 0–4 0–2 1–1

Updated to games played on 25 May 2016.
Source: FA WSL
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 25 May 2016. [125][126]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 England Fran Kirby Chelsea 5
2 England Toni Duggan Manchester City 3
Netherlands Dominique Janssen Arsenal
Scotland Jane Ross Manchester City
Scotland Caroline Weir Liverpool
England Katie Zelem Liverpool
7 England Brooke Chaplen Sunderland 2
England Jessica Clarke Notts County
England Eniola Aluko Chelsea
England Beth Mead Sunderland
England Helen Ward Reading
England Karen Carney Chelsea
England Drew Spence Chelsea
England Ellen White Notts County
Scotland Jennifer Beattie Manchester City

WSL 2

FA WSL 2
Season 2016
Matches played 32
Goals scored 100 (3.13 per match)
Top goalscorer Sarah Wiltshire
(7 goals)
Biggest home win Everton 5–1 London Bees
(1 May 2016)
Biggest away win London Bees 0–5 Watford
(16 May 2016)
Highest scoring Oxford United 3–5 Millwall Lionesses
(24 March 2016)
← 2015
2017 →
All statistics correct as of 30 March 2016.

Bristol Academy were relegated from the WSL 1 last season and renamed Bristol City, while Sheffield became the first team to be promoted to the WSL 2 from the FA Women's Premier League.

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Results

Home \ Away Note 1 AST BRI DUR EVE LON MIL OXF SHE WAT YEO
Aston Villa 2–0 0–2 2–1
Bristol City 2–0 0–0 3–2
Durham 2–0 1–0
Everton 2–1 5–1 1–1 3–0
London Bees 0–3 2–2 2–1 2–2
Millwall Lionesses 2–2 0–4
Oxford United 1–5 3–5 1–0 2–0
Sheffield 1–2 3–1 0–1
Watford 0–2 0–5 1–2
Yeovil Town 4–2 2–0 1–1 2–0

Updated to games played on 22 May 2016.
Source: FA WSL
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 22 May 2016. [127]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Wales Sarah Wiltshire Yeovil Town 7
2 England Jo Wilson London Bees 6
3 Nigeria Iniabasi Umotong Oxford United 5
England Katie Wilkinson Aston Villa
5 England Rosella Ayane Bristol City 4
England Simone Magill Everton
7 England Natalie Gutteridge Durham 3
England Millie Farrow Bristol City
England Ann-Marie Heatherson Yeovil Town
England Beth Hepple Durham
England Ashlee Hinks Millwall Lionesses
Wales Nicola Cousins Yeovil Town
England Danielle Turner Everton

WSL Cup

The FA WSL Cup format was changed to a true knock-out tournament.[128] With 19 teams, the bottom six teams play a preliminary round. The round of 16 following that is seeded, so that WSL 1 teams meet WSL 2 teams, who have home advantage.[129]

Preliminary round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
8 May 2016
Sheffield 3–1 Durham
Oxford United 1–0 Millwall Lionesses
Watford 0–2 London Bees

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
2 July 2016
Aston Villa – Manchester City
Everton – Liverpool
Doncaster Rovers Belles – Sunderland
Oxford United – Birmingham City
Reading – Arsenal
London Bees – Chelsea
Sheffield – Bristol City
3 July 2016
Yeovil Town – Notts County

Top scorers

As of 11 May 2016.[130]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 England Emma Johnson Sheffield 1
Chelsea Flanagan Sheffield
Hannah Dale Sheffield
England Ashleigh Goddard London Bees
Nicola Watts London Bees
England Rachel Lee Durham
England Georgia Timms Oxford United

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Manchester City won their second cup after 2014 and completed the double.[138]

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Managerial changes

This is a list of changes of managers within English league football:

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of departure Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Blackburn Rovers Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname Mutual consent 7 May 2016[139] Pre-season Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname 2 June 2016[140]
Cardiff City Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname Promoted to head of football 8 May 2016[141] Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname 18 May 2016[142]
Nottingham Forest Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname Mutual consent 12 May 2016[143] Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname 27 June 2016[144]
Northampton Town Template:Flagicon Template:Sort name Signed by Sheffield United 12 May 2016 Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname 19 May 2016
Sheffield United Template:Flagicon Template:Sort name Sacked 12 May 2016 Template:Flagicon Template:Sort name 12 May 2016
Rotherham United Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname End of contract 18 May 2016[145] Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname 1 June 2016[146]
Blackpool Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname Mutual consent 18 May 2016 Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname 1 June 2016
Port Vale Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname Signed by Northampton Town 19 May 2016 Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname 20 June 2016
Manchester United Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname Sacked 23 May 2016 Template:Flagicon Template:Sort name 27 May 2016
Reading Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname 27 May 2016[147] Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname 13 June 2016[148]
Derby County Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname End of contract 27 May 2016[149] Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname 27 May 2016[150]
Oldham Athletic Template:Flagicon Template:Sort name Signed by Notts County 29 May 2016 Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 9 July 2016
Leeds United Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname Sacked 31 May 2016[151] Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname 2 June 2016[152]
Aston Villa Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname End of caretaker spell 2 June 2016 Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname 2 June 2016[153]
Bradford City Template:Flagicon Template:Sort name Signed by Bolton Wanderers 10 June 2016 Template:Flagicon Template:Sort name 20 June 2016
Southampton Template:Flagicon Template:Sort name Signed by Everton 14 June 2016 Template:Flagicon Template:Sort name 30 June 2016
Chelsea Template:Flagicon Template:Sort End of caretaker spell 30 June 2016[15] Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 1 July 2016[15]
Manchester City Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Mutual consent 30 June 2016[154] Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 1 July 2016[155]
Watford Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 30 June 2016[156] Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 1 July 2016[157]
Hull City Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 22 July 2016[158] Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 22 July 2016
Sunderland Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Signed by England 22 July 2016 Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 23 July 2016
Fleetwood Town Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Resigned 26 July 2016 Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 30 July 2016
Wolverhampton Wanderers Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Sacked 30 July 2016 Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 30 July 2016
Leyton Orient Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 26 September 2016 14th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 2 October 2016
Newport County Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 28 September 2016 24th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 7 October 2016
Coventry City Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Resigned 29 September 2016 24th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 21 December 2016
Aston Villa Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Sacked 3 October 2016 19th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 12 October 2016
Swansea City Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 3 October 2016 17th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 3 October 2016
Cardiff City Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 4 October 2016 23rd Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 5 October 2016
Shrewsbury Town Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Signed by Tranmere Rovers 6 October 2016 22nd Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 24 October 2016
Derby County Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Mutual consent 8 October 2016 20th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 12 October 2016
Rotherham United Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Sacked 19 October 2016 24th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 21 October 2016
Milton Keynes Dons Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Mutual consent 23 October 2016 19th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 3 December 2016
Grimsby Town Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Signed by Shrewsbury Town 24 October 2016 8th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 7 November 2016
Wolverhampton Wanderers Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Sacked 25 October 2016 18th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 5 November 2016
Wigan Athletic Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 25 October 2016 23rd Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 2 November 2016
Queens Park Rangers Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 6 November 2016 17th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 11 November 2016
Charlton Athletic Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 14 November 2016 15th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 24 November 2016
Mansfield Town Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Resigned 14 November 2016 18th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 16 November 2016
Bury Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Mutual consent 16 November 2016 16th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 15 December 2016
Leyton Orient Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Sacked 23 November 2016 22nd Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 23 November 2016
Rotherham United Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Resigned 29 November 2016 24th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 14 January 2017
Barnet Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Signed by Eastleigh 1 December 2016 8th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 16 February 2016
Birmingham City Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Sacked 14 December 2016 7th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 14 December 2016
Crystal Palace Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 22 December 2016 17th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 23 December 2016
Port Vale Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Resigned 26 December 2016 17th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 26 December 2016
Swansea City Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Sacked 27 December 2016 19th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 2 January 2017[159]
Notts County Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 2 January 2017 22nd Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 12 January 2017
Gillingham Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 3 January 2017 17th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 4 January 2017
Hull City Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 3 January 2017 20th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 5 January 2017
Crewe Alexandra Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 8 January 2017 18th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 8 January 2017
Chesterfield Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 8 January 2017 22nd Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 17 January 2017
Northampton Town Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 9 January 2017 16th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 13 January 2017
Oldham Athletic Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 12 January 2017 24th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort name 12 January 2017
Nottingham Forest Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 14 January 2017 20th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 9 February 2017
Hartlepool United Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Mutual consent 15 January 2017 19th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 18 January 2017
Leyton Orient Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Resigned 29 January 2017 23rd Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 29 January 2017
Bury Template:Flagicon Template:Sort End of interim role 15 February 2017 21st Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 15 February 2017
Blackburn Rovers Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Mutual consent 21 February 2017 23rd Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 22 February 2017
Leicester City Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Sacked 23 February 2017[160] 17th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 12 March 2017
Coventry City Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 5 March 2017 24th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 6 March 2017
Newport County Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 9 March 2017 24th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 9 March 2017
Norwich City Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 10 March 2017 8th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 10 March 2017
Derby County Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 12 March 2017 10th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 14 March 2017
Wigan Athletic Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Mutual consent 13 March 2017 23rd Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 13 March 2017
Nottingham Forest Template:Flagicon Template:Sort End of interim role 14 March 2017 20th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 14 March 2017
Middlesbrough Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Sacked 16 March 2017 19th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 16 March 2017
Leyton Orient Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Resigned 30 March 2017 24th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 30 March 2017
Grimsby Town Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Sacked 10 April 2017 14th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 12 April 2017
Barnet Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Mutual consent 15 April 2017 16th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 19 May 2017
Birmingham City Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Resigned 17 April 2017 20th Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 18 April 2017
Hartlepool United Template:Flagicon Template:Sort Mutual consent 24 April 2017 23rd Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 26 May 2017
Crawley Town Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 4 May 2017 21st Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 23 May 2017
Swindon Town Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 5 May 2017 22nd Template:Flagicon Template:Sort 5 June 2017

Diary of the season

  • 13 August: The new Premier League season starts with newly promoted Hull City beating champions Leicester City 2–1 at the KCOM Stadium. Pep Guardiola wins his first match as Manchester City manager, 2–1 against Sunderland.
  • 14 August: José Mourinho wins his first game as manager of Manchester United 3–1 against AFC Bournemouth at Dean Court. Arsenal are beaten 4–3 by Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium.
  • 15 August: Antonio Conte wins his first match as Chelsea manager 2–1 against West Ham United at Stamford Bridge.
  • 31 August: The first month of the new season ends with Manchester City, Chelsea, and Manchester United – all under new management – joint top with three wins out of three. Newly promoted Hull City and Middlesbrough have made promising starts on their return to the top flight and stand in fifth and sixth respectively, bookended by Everton and Tottenham Hotspur. Watford (18th), AFC Bournemouth and Stoke City are joint bottom with one point apiece, with Sunderland and Crystal Palace also with one point but less goals conceded. After five matches, the EFL Championship is led by Huddersfield Town and Fulham, both of whom struggled last season. Newly promoted Barnsley lead the play-off pack – Newcastle United, Queens Park Rangers and Bristol City – thanks to good goal-scoring form that sees them as the English Football League's second highest scoring side. Blackburn Rovers sit in last place with one point, joined in the relegation zone by Preston North End and Rotherham United; Wigan Athletic and Leeds United stay out of the drop zone on goal difference.
  • 27 September: Sam Allardyce is forced to step down as England manager after less than three months, following his recording by undercover journalists from The Daily Telegraph of him offering his services as a speaker for £400,000, insulting previous England manager Roy Hodgson, and criticising and suggesting ways around The Football Association's ban on third-party ownership of players. Under-21 coach Gareth Southgate is announced as interim manager of the team.
  • 30 September: Manchester City stand top of the Premier League, having won their first six games, with a four-point gap between them and Spurs and Everton. Arsenal and Liverpool stand joint fourth, with Manchester United and Crystal Palace not far behind. Sunderland drop to last place, with Stoke still in the relegation zone and West Ham now joining them after a poor run of form. Huddersfield continue to lead the Championship, with Norwich City now in second. Newcastle and Bristol City remain in the top six, now sandwiching Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford, with Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday and Reading out of the top six due to goal difference. Rotherham are now bottom of the Championship, with Cardiff City and Blackburn two points ahead of the Millers and Wigan Athletic's superior goal difference keeping them out of the bottom three.
  • 23 October: Manchester City draw 1–1 with Southampton at the City of Manchester Stadium. Their city rivals, United, are smashed 4–0 by manager José Mourinho's former club Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The result is Mourinho's heaviest Premier League defeat, United's worst away loss since October 1999 (when they also lost to the same club by over four goals after they were hit for five), and the first time they were beaten by four goals or more in a match since losing to West Ham in the League Cup in November 2010.
  • 31 October: Manchester City maintain the lead in the Premier League, but a run of one win in their four games this month means that they are only separated from Arsenal and Liverpool by goal difference. A resurgent Chelsea have leapfrogged a still unbeaten Spurs into the last UEFA Champions League spot, while Everton, Watford, and Manchester United are some way off the top four. Sunderland have only won 2 points from their opening 10 games, beating Manchester City's record for the worst-ever start to a Premier League season, and remain stuck to the bottom of the table. Swansea City and Hull have now dropped into the relegation zone, with Middlesbrough, West Bromwich Albion, and West Ham now with a three-point buffer from 18th. In the Championship, poor October form from Huddersfield and Norwich (culminating in 5–0 away thrashings to Fulham and Brighton respectively in their last games of the month) have seen them drop to third and fourth, with Newcastle holding a three-point lead over Brighton at the top of the table. Reading have climbed to fifth; Bristol City hold on to sixth place, but with Birmingham and Sheffield Wednesday still breathing down their necks. Rotherham are still bottom and eight points from safety, and Blackburn remains 23rd. A managerial change for Cardiff – with Neil Warnock replacing Paul Trollope – has seen the Bluebirds rise to 21st, but despite Wigan also sacking their manager they are now in the bottom three.
  • 1 November: Arsenal become the first English side to progress to the Champions League knockout rounds this season after defeating Ludogorets Razgrad 3–2.
  • 22 November: Leicester City secure passage to the knockout rounds of the Champions League by defeating Club Brugge 2–1. Tottenham Hotspur are not so lucky, however, and are eliminated after a 2–1 defeat to Monaco, leaving them needing to avoid defeat at CSKA Moscow in their final match in order to even get the consolation prize of transferring into the UEFA Europa League.
  • 23 November: Manchester City confirm qualification for the Champions League knockout rounds after holding Borussia Mönchengladbach to a 1–1 draw.
  • 30 November: Chelsea are now heading up what has become a very competitive title race, a single point ahead of Liverpool, who in turn are ahead of Manchester City by just one goal. Arsenal are two points behind City, and have a four-point cushion over rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Sunderland, Swansea and Hull still make up the relegation places, but a major improvement in form for Sunderland has left them bottom by just one point, and only three points off safety. Newcastle United and Brighton continue to lead the way in the Championship, six points and four points respectively ahead of third-placed Reading. Birmingham City and Leeds United have now entered the play-off spots, with Huddersfield just hanging on. At the bottom of the table, Rotherham United are eleven points adrift and already looking for their third manager of the season following the shock resignation of Kenny Jackett. Cardiff City have dropped back into the relegation zone on goal difference, with Wigan Athletic remaining there. Wolves are only outside the relegation spots on goal difference, with Blackburn Rovers and second-tier newcomers Burton Albion just a further point ahead. Gareth Southgate is confirmed as the next England manager.
  • 7 December: Tottenham Hotspur manage to stay in Europe by beating CSKA Moscow, meaning that they will finish third in their Champions League group and therefore progress into the knockout rounds of the Europa League.
  • 8 December: Manchester United secure passage to the Europa League's knockout rounds with a 2–0 victory over Zorya Luhansk, but Southampton's failure to beat Hapoel Be'er Sheva sees them eliminated.
  • 23 December: Sam Allardyce makes his return to football after just under three months, taking over at Premier League strugglers Crystal Palace, who sacked Alan Pardew a day beforehand.
  • 31 December: 2016 ends with Chelsea having broken clear of the chasing pack, now six points ahead of Liverpool. Manchester City are four points behind Liverpool after a 1–0 loss at Anfield earlier in the day, and Arsenal are two points behind City with a game in hand. Tottenham Hotspur remain fifth, a point behind Arsenal, and also with a game in hand over City. Swansea City have now fallen to the foot of the table and are looking for their third manager of the season following Bob Bradley's abortive reign in charge of the Welsh club, with Hull City just a point ahead of them. Sunderland's continued improvement has brought them up to third-bottom, though they're two points behind Crystal Palace having played a game more. Newcastle United and Brighton are now well clear at the top of the Championship, with Reading heading up an extremely competitive play-off race, followed by Huddersfield Town, Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday, with a resurgent Derby County only a point behind Wednesday. Despite a recent improvement, Rotherham United remain deep in trouble at the bottom of the table eleven points off safety. Wigan Athletic have fallen further into the mire, five points off safety, and Blackburn Rovers have fallen back into the relegation zone, three points behind a Cardiff City side who have a game in hand.
  • 7 January: The third round of the FA Cup sees three Premier League sides fall to lower-league opposition, with Bournemouth being eliminated by EFL League One side Millwall and Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion falling to Championship teams Wolverhampton Wanderers and Derby County. National League side Lincoln City also manage to force a replay against Championship side Ipswich Town.
  • 12 January: Former England manager Graham Taylor dies of a heart attack, at the age of 72.
  • 17 January: The FA Cup third round replays result in two notable upsets, with National League leaders Lincoln City knocking out Ipswich Town, and fellow National Leaguers Sutton United knocking out AFC Wimbledon, setting up a fourth round tie with Championship high-fliers Leeds United.
  • 28 January: The fourth round of the FA Cup sees National League leaders Lincoln City upset the odds again by dumping Championship leaders Brighton & Hove Albion out 3–1, becoming the eighth post-War non-League club to reach the fifth round. Liverpool also fall to Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, while Newcastle United, who are second in the Championship, are eliminated by League One outfit Oxford United. Tottenham Hotspur also come perilously close to being knocked out by Wycombe Wanderers of EFL League Two, needing two goals in the final five minutes of their match to secure passage to the next round.
  • 29 January: The lowest ranked side still left in the FA Cup Sutton United join Lincoln City in the fifth round by beating Leeds United 1–0, becoming the ninth post-War non-League club to reach the fifth round and ensuring that 2 non league sides reach the last 16 of the competition for the first time since the current incarnation of the F.A. Cup came into existence.
  • 31 January: Although Chelsea's winning streak has been broken by Tottenham and Liverpool, their lead at the top of the table has extended to nine points. Spurs are up to second, ahead of Arsenal on goal difference. A poor run of form has seen Liverpool fall to fourth, but they are the only team in the European hunt without the distraction of domestic and European cups for the rest of the season. Manchester City, Manchester United and Everton complete the top seven (all three holding a game in hand each). Swansea's form has improved under Paul Clement and they now stand in 17th, level on points with Middlesbrough and Leicester. Crystal Palace have fallen into the relegation zone, while Hull and Sunderland are five points adrift of Swansea. Brighton are two points ahead of Newcastle in the Championship; Reading are three points behind Newcastle, but have played two games more. Leeds and Huddersfield exchange fourth and fifth position, while Derby is now in the top six on goal difference. The relegation zone is unchanged, but Blackburn and Wigan are now three points behind Bristol City and Burton, the latter two teams having played a game more each.
  • 18 February: National League leaders Lincoln City make history by becoming the first non-league side to reach the quarter finals of the FA Cup since 1912.
  • 20 February: Sutton United finally bow out of the F.A. Cup, losing 2–0 to eventual cup winners Arsenal.
  • 23 February: Claudio Ranieri is sacked as Leicester City manager less than a year after their shock title victory, with the club still in the Champions League, but just one point outside the relegation places. Later that night, Tottenham Hotspur are eliminated from the Europa League after only managing to draw 2–2 against Gent, resulting in their elimination by 3–2 on aggregate.
  • 25 February: The East Anglian derby between Ipswich and Norwich finishes 1–1, while in League One Connor Ripley's two penalty saves–in the 90th and 95th minutes–are enough for relegation-threatened Oldham Athletic to hold Millwall to a goalless draw.[161]
  • 26 February: Manchester United win the first silverware of the domestic season, defeating Southampton 3–2 with a late goal by Zlatan Ibrahimović.
  • 28 February: With 12 games left in the season, it appears that the title is Chelsea's to lose, as they stand ten points clear of second-place Spurs. Manchester City have jumped to third and Arsenal remain in fourth. Liverpool's poor run of form in 2017 sees them finish February in fifth, with Manchester United still in sixth but with a game in hand. Everton remain seventh – depending on the winner of the FA Cup (Liverpool being the only top six team eliminated thus far), England's last Europa League spot may go to the Merseysiders or to West Bromwich Albion, only eight points behind. The relegation zone remains the same as it was in January, but the relegation battle continues to heat up as only three points separate Middlesbrough (17th) from Sunderland (20th). Things look rosier for Sunderland's rivals Newcastle, who now hold the two-point lead over Brighton at the top of the Championship and are eight clear of third-placed Huddersfield having played a game more. Leeds remain fourth, Reading fall to fifth, and Sheffield Wednesday climb to sixth. The Championship relegation zone remains unchanged for the second month running.
  • 7 March: Arsenal suffer a thumping Champions League exit after being beaten 5–1 by Bayern Munich for the second match in succession, resulting in a 10–2 loss on aggregate. While manager Arsène Wenger blames the loss on the dismissal of Laurent Koscielny early in the second half, the heavy nature of the loss leads to increasing speculation over Wenger's future at the club.
  • 11 March: Josh Wright scores a nine-minute hat-trick of penalties for Gillingham against former club Scunthorpe United in League One.[162]
  • 14 March: Leicester City progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, defeating Sevilla 2–0 at the King Power Stadium and winning 3–2 on aggregate, with a late penalty save from Kasper Schmeichel ultimately proving critical.
  • 15 March: Manchester City suffer elimination from the Champions League, after conceding a late goal in a 3–1 loss to Monaco, resulting in them losing via away goals after a 6–6 aggregate scoreline. This also makes City the second English team eliminated by Monaco this season (after they knocked out Tottenham Hotspur in the group stages), and leaves Leicester City as the only English club still in the competition.
  • 16 March: Gareth Southgate names four uncapped players – Burnley's Michael Keane, Michail Antonio of West Ham, and Southampton pair Nathan Redmond and James Ward-Prowse – to his England squad to face Germany and Lithuania, while also included after long breaks are Jake Livermore and Jermain Defoe, who were last capped in 2012 and 2013 respectively.[163]
  • 17 March: Acquaintances renewed for the surviving English clubs in Europe as the draws pair Champions League Leicester with their 1997–98 UEFA Cup conquerors Atlético Madrid,[164] and Europa Leaguers Manchester United with 2000–01 UEFA Champions League opposition Anderlecht.[165]
  • 31 March: Chelsea continue to lead the way in the Premier League, and hold an increasingly unassailable-looking ten point lead over nearest challengers Tottenham Hotspur. Manchester City and Liverpool are two points and three points respectively behind Spurs, and a further four points separates Liverpool from Manchester United, who have finally moved off sixth place at the expense of Arsenal. Sunderland remain bottom, with Middlesbrough now having dropped into the relegation zone, behind Hull City. Newcastle United continue to lead the way in the Championship, four points ahead of Brighton & Hove Albion. A stutter for the south coast side has seen Huddersfield Town close to within three points of them, with Leeds United, Reading and Sheffield Wednesday continuing to make up the play-off spots. At the other end of the table, Rotherham United are all but doomed to relegation, as they need to win all of their remaining games while making up a 40-goal deficit to survive. Wigan Athletic look increasingly likely to join them, and are seven points off safety. Blackburn Rovers remain in the relegation zone, but are now just one point behind the three sides above them.
  • 1 April: Rotherham United become the first league side to be relegated this year, as a defeat to Fulham puts survival beyond reach for the side.[166]
  • 8 April: Sheffield United and Doncaster Rovers win promotion from League One and League Two respectively, becoming the first league sides to be promoted this season. Rovers had only been relegated from League One the previous year, while United end a six-year absence from the Championship.
  • 14 April: Coventry City are relegated to League Two after failing to beat Charlton Athletic, in a match marked (and briefly held up) by repeated protests by the fans of both clubs against their respective owners. Chesterfield, the side above Coventry, are also effectively consigned to relegation after a defeat by Southend United, with the Spireites left needing to win all their remaining games while making up a deficit of 17 goals. In the National League, former League club Southport are relegated to the sixth tier of English football as the Sandgrounders' failure to beat Dover Athletic seals their fate with three matches remaining.[167]
  • 15 April: Sheffield United become the first divisional champions of the season without kicking a ball, as Bolton Wanderers' failure to defeat Oldham Athletic seals the League One title for the Blades.
  • 17 April: Plymouth Argyle and Portsmouth are promoted to League One for the first time since 2011 and 2013 respectively. Chesterfield are relegated to League Two after losing 3–1 to Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park. Later that day, Brighton & Hove Albion secure a return to the top-flight since 1983 after beating Wigan Athletic and following Huddersfield Town's televised failure to defeat Derby County. That result also clinches promotion for the south coast side, with closest rivals Newcastle United needing to win all three of their remaining games to overtake them.
  • 18 April: Leicester City, the last remaining English side in the Champions League, are eliminated 2–1 on aggregate by Atletico Madrid, after only being able to draw 1–1 at home with the Spanish side.
  • 20 April: Manchester United progress to the semi-finals of the Europa League after defeating Anderlecht with a goal in extra-time at Old Trafford, marking the first occasion they have progressed so far in the competition.
  • 21 April: With Brighton & Hove Albion needing a win at Norwich City to seal the Championship title, goalkeeper David Stockdale scores two freakish own goals that delays the club from clinching said title for a little while yet.
  • 22 April: Financially stricken Leyton Orient are relegated from the Football League for the first time in their history, after losing to fellow strugglers Crewe Alexandra. Coming in the other direction are Lincoln City, whose victory over Macclesfield Town secures them promotion back to the Football League after a six-year absence.
  • 25 April: Huddersfield Town secure their place in the 2017 Football League play-offs with victory over Wolves.[168]
  • 26 April: Burnley midfielder Joey Barton receives an 18-month suspension after admitting betting offences; the player has appealed against the length of the sentence, handed down in response to "over 1,200" football bets.[169]
  • 27 April: The Thursday night Manchester derby at the City of Manchester Stadium finishes goalless, and the away side have Marouane Fellaini sent-off.[170]
  • 28 April: Tottenham Hotspur announce that after moving from White Hart Lane next month, they will play their home matches next season at Wembley Stadium, after which they will move to the new Northumberland Development Project, built on the existing stadium site.[171]
  • 29 April: York City, a League side from 1930 to 2004 and 2012 to 2016, are relegated for the second successive season, becoming the first-ever side to be relegated from the Football League and then fifth tier in successive seasons.[172] Later that day, Sunderland are relegated from the Premier League for the first time since 2006 after losing 1–0 to AFC Bournemouth at the Stadium of Light and Wigan Athletic suffer an immediate relegation back to League One after losing 1–0 to Reading at the Madejski Stadium. Leyton Orient's final home game of the season is delayed by two hours and ultimately finished behind closed doors, after fans of the already-relegated side invade the pitch to protest against owner Francesco Becchetti's management of the club.
  • 30 April: Bolton Wanderers return to the Championship after just one season, following a 3–0 victory against Peterborough United at the Macron Stadium. At the other end of the League One table, Port Vale are relegated after a goalless draw at Fleetwood Town, with Fleetwood joining Scunthorpe United, Bradford City and Millwall in the Play Offs.
  • 5 May: Second-placed Tottenham are beaten 1–0 by West Ham at the Olympic Stadium they had once hoped to inhabit, missing the opportunity to reduce Chelsea's lead at the top of the Premier League to one point; a result that was described by NBC Sports as "the night Tottenham's latest title bid ended".[173]
  • 8 May: Middlesbrough are relegated to Championship following their 3–0 away loss against Chelsea, who now need a victory from their next fixture to win the Premier League.
  • 12 May: Chelsea are crowned the champions of Premier League after their 1–0 away win over West Bromwich Albion. The winning goal was scored by Michy Batshuayi.
  • 14 May: Hull City became the final team to be relegated from the Premier League after getting thrashed 4–0 away by Crystal Palace, who by the virtue of this victory have secured their own top-flight status for the next season. This result also ensures the safety of Swansea City, who have defeated 2–0 Sunderland at the Stadium of Light the day before.

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