2016–17 Fulham F.C. season

Fulham
2016–17 season
Chairman Shahid Khan
Manager Slaviša Jokanović
Stadium Craven Cottage
EFL Championship 6th
FA Cup Fifth round
(lost to Tottenham Hotspur)
EFL Cup Third round
(lost to Bristol City)
Play-offs Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League: Tom Cairney (13)
All: Tom Cairney, Stefan Johansen (13)
Highest home attendance 24,300 (vs Brighton & Hove Albion, Championship, 2 January 2017)
Lowest home attendance 6,017 (vs Bristol City, EFL Cup, 21 September 2016)
Average home league attendance 18,498
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

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

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name Previous club Fee Source
20 May 2016 DF Austria Michael Madl Austria Sturm Graz Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2016 MF Togo Floyd Ayité France Bastia Undisclosed [3]
8 July 2016 FW Nigeria Sone Aluko England Hull City Free [4]
14 July 2016 DF Belgium Denis Odoi Belgium Lokeren Undisclosed [5]
19 July 2016 DF England Scott Malone Wales Cardiff City Swap [6]
19 July 2016 GK England David Button England Brentford Undisclosed [7]
22 July 2016 MF Scotland Kevin McDonald England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [8]
12 August 2016 MF Spain Jozabed Spain Rayo Vallecano Undisclosed [9]
22 August 2016 DF Iceland Ragnar Sigurðsson Russia Krasnodar Undisclosed [10]
26 August 2016 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Neeskens Kebano Belgium Genk Undisclosed [11]
26 August 2016 MF Norway Stefan Johansen Scotland Celtic Undisclosed [12]

Loans in

Date Pos. Name Parent club End date Source
13 July 2016 DF Czech Republic Tomáš Kalas England Chelsea End of season [13]
31 August 2016 FW Brazil Lucas Piazon England Chelsea 15 January 2017 [14]
31 August 2016 FW Scotland Chris Martin England Derby County End of season [15]
17 January 2017 FW Brazil Lucas Piazon England Chelsea End of season [16]
26 January 2017 MF Greece Thanos Petsos Germany Werder Bremen End of season [17]
31 January 2017 FW Ivory Coast Cyriac Belgium Oostende End of season [18]

Out

Date Pos. Name New club Fee Source
8 May 2016 DF England Dan Burn England Wigan Athletic Free [19][20][21][22]
18 May 2016 FW Greece Konstantinos Mitroglou Portugal Benfica Undisclosed [23]
20 May 2016 GK England Andrew Dawber England Altrincham Undisclosed [24]
7 June 2016 DF England Stephen Arthurworrey
Released
[21]
7 June 2016 DF Northern Ireland Liam Donnelly England Hartlepool United Free [21][25]
7 June 2016 DF Republic of Ireland Shane Elworthy
Released
[21]
7 June 2016 DF Wales Jordan Evans England Wrexham Free [21][26]
7 June 2016 DF England Shaun Hutchinson England Millwall Free [21][27]
7 June 2016 MF Sweden Alexander Kačaniklić France Nantes Free [21][28]
7 June 2016 MF Republic of Ireland Dean O'Halloran
Released
[21]
7 June 2016 MF England Jamie O'Hara England Gillingham Free [21][29]
7 June 2016 DF Spain Ian Pino Soler
Released
[21]
7 June 2016 MF France Ange-Freddy Plumain France Sedan Free [21][30]
7 June 2016 FW England Aaron Redford England Basingstoke Town Free [21][31]
8 June 2016 GK England Andy Lonergan England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [32]
17 June 2016 MF United States Emerson Hyndman England AFC Bournemouth Free [33][34]
28 June 2016 FW France Moussa Dembélé Scotland Celtic Free [35]
1 July 2016 GK Netherlands Maarten Stekelenburg England Everton Undisclosed [36]
4 July 2016 MF England Ben Pringle England Preston North End Undisclosed [37]
19 July 2016 DF Wales Jazz Richards Wales Cardiff City Swap [6]
22 July 2016 DF Venezuela Fernando Amorebieta Spain Sporting Gijón Undisclosed [38]
4 August 2016 FW Scotland Ross McCormack England Aston Villa £12,000,000 [39]
8 August 2016 MF Finland Sakari Mattila Denmark SønderjyskE Free [40][41]
26 August 2016 DF Bulgaria Nikolay Bodurov Bulgaria CSKA Sofia Free [42]
31 January 2017 FW England Matt Smith England Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [43]

    Loans out

    Date Pos. Name Subsequent club End date Source
    18 July 2016 DF Australia Cameron Burgess England Oldham Athletic 5 January 2017 [44]
    29 July 2016 MF Wales George Williams England Milton Keynes Dons 3 January 2017 [45][46]
    31 August 2016 DF England Richard Stearman England Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [47]
    31 August 2016 MF England Larnell Cole Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle January 2017 (exact date unknown) [48]
    31 August 2016 DF Scotland Jack Grimmer England Shrewsbury Town End of season [49]
    5 January 2017 MF Republic of Ireland Sean Kavanagh England Hartlepool United End of season [50]
    6 January 2017 DF Australia Cameron Burgess England Bury End of season [51]
    13 January 2017 MF Spain Jozabed Spain Celta Vigo End of season [52]
    13 January 2017 GK Slovakia Marek Rodák England Accrington Stanley End of season [53]
    20 January 2017 MF England Ryan Tunnicliffe England Wigan Athletic End of season [54]
    26 January 2017 FW England Stephen Humphrys England Shrewsbury Town End of season [55]
    27 January 2017 MF Denmark Lasse Vigen Christensen England Burton Albion End of season [56]
    27 January 2017 FW England Cauley Woodrow England Burton Albion End of season [56]

    Pre-season

    Friendlies

    Competitions

    EFL Championship

    Overall

    Competition Started roundCurrent
    position / round
    Final
    position / round
    First match Last match
    Championship 6th 5 August 2016
    League Cup First round Third round 9 August 201621 September 2016
    FA Cup Third round Fifth round 8 January 201719 February 2017

    Last updated: 1 April 2017
    Source: Competitions

    Championship table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 9 13 60 45 +15 81 Qualification for the Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
    5 Huddersfield Town (O, P) 46 25 6 15 56 58 2 81
    6 Fulham 46 22 14 10 85 57 +28 80
    7 Leeds United 46 22 9 15 61 47 +14 75
    8 Norwich City 46 20 10 16 85 69 +16 70
    Source: English Football League, Soccerway
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.
    (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
    Notes:
    1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

    Results summary

    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    46 22 14 10 85 57  +28 80 10 8 5 45 32  +13 12 6 5 40 25  +15

    Last updated: 7 May 2017.
    Source: Sky Sports

    Matches

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

    Results by matchday

    Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
    GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAAAAHHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHA
    ResultWWDDWLDDLDLWDLWWDLWDWDWLWDLWLWWWDWDWDLWLWWWWDW
    Position13442568131213911141178101099971087991098777777767776666

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

    Play-offs

    EFL Cup

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

    FA Cup

    Squad statistics

    Appearances and goals

    Last updated 13 May 2017.
    • Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
    No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipPlay OffsEFL CupFA Cup
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    1 GK England Marcus Bettinelli 1106+002+000+003+00
    2 DF England Ryan Fredericks 33025+402+000+001+10
    3 DF England Scott Malone 42634+262+002+001+10
    4 DF Belgium Denis Odoi 32221+820+000+003+00
    6 MF Scotland Kevin McDonald 48343+032+000+003+00
    7 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Neeskens Kebano 31612+1660+100+101+00
    8 MF England Scott Parker 28012+1400+001+000+10
    9 FW Ivory Coast Cyriac (on loan from Oostende) 1010+810+100+000+10
    10 MF Scotland Tom Cairney 511344+1122+010+103+00
    11 MF Togo Floyd Ayité 34922+892+000+001+10
    13 DF United States Tim Ream 41129+412+003+003+00
    14 MF Norway Stefan Johansen 421335+1112+001+003+02
    15 DF Austria Michael Madl 17014+200+001+000+00
    17 DF Iceland Ragnar Sigurðsson 18115+210+000+001+00
    20 FW Brazil Lucas Piazon (on loan from Chelsea) 33620+950+101+012+00
    24 FW Nigeria Sone Aluko 50944+182+000+003+01
    25 FW Scotland Chris Martin (on loan from Derby County) 341127+4101+100+001+01
    26 DF Czech Republic Tomáš Kalas (on loan from Chelsea) 40136+012+000+002+00
    27 GK England David Button 40040+000+000+000+00
    30 DF England Ryan Sessegnon 30717+850+101+002+12
    33 MF Greece Thanos Petsos (on loan from Werder Bremen) 100+000+000+000+10
    35 MF England Dennis Adeniran 510+100+003+010+10
    36 MF United States Luca de la Torre 300+000+001+200+00
    37 DF England Tayo Edun 300+000+003+000+00
    41 GK Finland Jesse Joronen 300+000+003+000+00
    Out on loan
    5 DF England Richard Stearman (on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers) 200+000+002+000+00
    16 FW England Cauley Woodrow (on loan at Burton Albion) 821+400+003+020+00
    19 MF England Ryan Tunnicliffe (on loan at Wigan Athletic) 1003+400+002+100+00
    21 MF Denmark Lasse Vigen Christensen (on loan at Burton Albion) 710+400+003+010+00
    23 MF Spain Jozabed (on loan at Celta Vigo) 801+600+001+000+00
    28 DF Scotland Jack Grimmer (on loan at Shrewsbury Town) 100+000+001+000+00
    31 FW England Stephen Humphrys (on loan at Shrewsbury Town) 300+200+000+000+10
    32 MF Republic of Ireland Sean Kavanagh (on loan at Hartlepool United) 200+000+001+100+00
    Left during season
    9 FW England Matt Smith (joined Queens Park Rangers) 1427+620+000+100+00

    Top scorers

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

    Last updated 13 May 2017.
    Rank No. Nationality Player Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Total
    1
    10ScotlandTom Cairney130013
    14NorwayStefan Johansen110213
    3
    25ScotlandChris Martin100111
    4
    11TogoFloyd Ayité9009
    24NigeriaSone Aluko8019
    6
    30EnglandRyan Sessegnon5027
    7
    3EnglandScott Malone6006
    7Democratic Republic of the CongoNeeskens Kebano6006
    20BrazilLucas Piazon5106
    10
    6ScotlandKevin McDonald3003
    11
    4BelgiumDenis Odoi2002
    9EnglandMatt Smith2002
    16EnglandCauley Woodrow0202
    14
    9Ivory CoastCyriac1001
    13United StatesTim Ream1001
    17IcelandRagnar Sigurðsson1001
    21DenmarkLasse Vigen Christensen0101
    26Czech RepublicTomáš Kalas1001
    35EnglandDennis Adeniran0101
    Own goals2103
    TOTALS 85 6 6 97

    Disciplinary record

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

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

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

    Suspensions

    PlayerDate ReceivedOffenceLength of suspension
    Michael Madl10 September 2016Yellow cardYellow cardRed card vs Birmingham City1 MatchBurton Albion (H) (Championship)
    Kevin McDonald24 September 2016Red card vs Bristol City3 MatchesNottingham Forest (A), Queens Park Rangers (H), Barnsley (A) (Championship)
    Scott Parker19 November 2016Five Yellow card1 MatchBrighton and Hove Albion (A) (Championship)
    Denis Odoi26 November 2016Five Yellow card1 MatchReading (H) (Championship)
    Ryan Fredericks4 February 2017Red card vs Birmingham City3 MatchesWigan Athletic (H), Nottingham Forest (H) (Championship), Tottenham Hotspur (H) (FA Cup)
    Chris Martin14 April 2017Red card vs Norwich City3 MatchesAston Villa (H), Huddersfield Town (A), Brentford (H) (Championship)

    Last updated: 25 April 2017.
    Source: Football Association

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