2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season

Port Vale
2016–17 season
Chairman Norman Smurthwaite
Manager Bruno Ribeiro
(until 26 December)
Michael Brown
(from 26 December)
Stadium Vale Park
EFL League One 21st (49 points)
FA Cup Third Round
(knocked out by Huddersfield Town)
EFL Cup First Round
(knocked out by Carlisle United)
EFL Trophy Group Stage
Player of the Year Nathan Smith
Top goalscorer League: Alex Jones (9)
All: Alex Jones (10)
Highest home attendance 8,999 vs. Sheffield United, 14 April 2017
Lowest home attendance 1,025 vs. Mansfield Town, 4 October 2016
Average home league attendance 4,813
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2016–17 season was Port Vale's 105th season of football in the English Football League, and fourth successive season in EFL League One. Vale finished in 21st place – one point from safety – and were relegated. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 through to 30 June 2017.

The club underwent a complete transformation of the playing and managerial team, with 16 players coming in (plus two on loan) and 16 players going out over the course of the summer. Ten of the new arrivals came from European leagues outside the UK, and bookmakers predicted the club would be relegated, though chairman Norman Smurthwaite expected the team to push for the play-offs under the stewardship of new manager Bruno Ribeiro. Vale were knocked out of the EFL Cup by League Two side Carlisle United, and they failed to make it out of the group stages of the EFL Trophy as they were unable to score against League Two clubs Doncaster Rovers and Mansfield Town. Ribeiro, the club's first foreign manager, resigned on Boxing Day with the club languishing in 17th-place.

Assistant manager Michael Brown stepped in as caretaker-manager, but was unable to arrest Vale's slide down the table. The club had a poor January transfer window, losing top-scoring loanee striker Alex Jones, star goalkeeper Jak Alnwick, and reigning Player of the Year Anthony Grant. Despite failing to score in six of their final seven games, the fight against relegation went to the last day of the season at Fleetwood Town, but a 0–0 draw was not enough to escape the drop. After relegation was confirmed Smurthwaite announced that he was stepping down as chairman.

Overview

EFL League One

Following the decision of Rob Page to leave Port Vale to manage Northampton Town at the end of the 2015–16 campaign a number of names were linked with the Vale job. Chairman Norman Smurthwaite hinted of three "outstanding" candidates, which The Sentinel reported as being Brian Little, Paul Dickov, and José Morais.[1] Bookmakers initially listed Michael Brown as the odds-on favourite, before switching to Morais, then Shefki Kuqi, and then Bruno Ribeiro.[2][3] Ribeiro was appointed as manager on 20 June, with Michael Brown as his assistant, and Peter Farrell as first team coach.[4] He made Dutch centre-back Kjell Knops his first signing of the season, who had spent the previous five years in the Eerste Divisie with MVV Maastricht.[5] A day later, Curaçao under-20 striker Rigino Cicilia was signed after being released by Dutch side Roda JC Kerkrade.[6] The next to join were French midfielders Quentin Pereira and Anthony de Freitas.[7] Another Dutch centre-back, Calvin Mac-Intosch, was then signed from Cambuur.[7]

The next trio to arrive were all Portuguese: midfielder Paulo Tavares and left-back Kiko, both from Vitória Setúbal, and striker Carlos Saleiro from Oriental.[8] A ninth new arrival followed, Chris Mbamba, a Zimbabwean-born former Sweden under-17 international winger from Norwegian 2. Divisjon club HamKam.[9] A pair of English players then joined the club, former Premier League veteran winger Jerome Thomas and 22-year old former Blackburn Rovers forward Anton Forrester.[10] Bookmakers made Vale second favourites for relegation, though Smurthwaite intimated that he expected the club to reach the play-offs.[11][12] Andy Smith was confirmed as the club's new first team coach whilst the club decided to not hire Peter Farrell after all; Farrell only found out the news on his future after he heard it reported on the radio, and said "It would have been more respectful if someone had the decency to ring me up rather than leave it for 10 days".[13] The club's Player of the Year, Anthony Grant, then submitted a transfer request.[14] The playing squad however continued to grow, with a 12th signing, Monaco reserve team captain Sébastien Amoros, signing a 12-month contract.[15] The signing of 20-year old midfielder Nathan Ferguson then took the club to 13 new players, and Ribeiro said he wanted to further expand the squad by securing the services of veteran trialist Nathan Tyson.[16][17] However he lost a player, as right-back Adam Yates was ruled out of action for seven months with an ankle cruciate ligament injury.[18] Ribeiro broke with tradition by naming three players as joint-captains: goalkeeper Jak Alnwick, veteran full-back Ben Purkiss, and star midfielder Anthony Grant.[19]

Nine players made their debut for the club on the opening day of the season at Valley Parade, as Vale held Bradford City to a 0–0 draw.[20] Ribeiro planned to strengthen his team further though, and was hopeful of signing another goalkeeper, striker, winger and left back.[21] He achieved one of his targets by bringing in young Birmingham City striker Alex Jones on loan until January.[22] Ribeiro went on to achieve his first win as Vale manager with a 2–0 victory over a poor Southend United side on 13 August.[23] Despite only joining the club six weeks ago, Carlos Saleiro agreed to have his contract cancelled by mutual consent as he "found it difficult to adjust to life in the country".[24] The good results kept coming though, and impressive young defender Nathan Smith scored a headed goal as Vale extending their run of league clean sheets to three games with a 1–0 win over Rochdale.[25] In a bizarre revelation, The Sun newspaper reported that Mario Balotelli could join the Vale on loan; the story was ridiculed by local journalists and fans on social media.[26] Vale conceded their first league goal in a 1–0 defeat at Swindon Town on 20 August, despite Ribeiro's view that Vale were the better side on the day.[27] Northampton Town boss Rob Page was allowed to sign JJ Hooper on a five-month loan deal starting from 22 August, after the striker began the season on the right-wing for Vale.[28] Later that night a grenade was found at Vale Park, which was later determined to be a training device from World War II.[29] With Kiko and Yates both injured, Ribeiro signed Liverpool Academy left-back Sam Hart on a season-long loan.[30] He also signed 29-year old former Northern Ireland striker Martin Paterson, who had been a free agent after leaving Blackpool.[31] Vale continued their excellent start to the campaign by beating Scunthorpe United 3–1; substitutes Paterson, Hart and Amoros all made their first appearances for the club in the game, with the latter two players making their first appearances in professional football.[32] Vale rounded off the month with two deadline day signings: Portuguese goalkeeper Miguel Santos from Benfica B and Swiss attacker Gëzim Shalaj from Enosis Neon Paralimni.[33] Nathan Smith was named as the Football League Young Player of the Month for August.[34]

Vale opened September by losing 4–1 to Bury in rain-soaked conditions at Gigg Lane; Ribeiro blamed himself for his players' poor performance, saying it was his job to instil the right attitude into the team before the match.[35] Vale recovered and went on to claim a point at Peterborough United after Alex Jones converted a penalty in stoppage time to level the scores at 2–2.[36] Visitors Gillingham led 1–0 at Vale Park on 17 September, before Vale turned round the game completely to achieve a 2–1 victory; manager Justin Edinburgh told the media that he believed the crowd had influenced the referee, to which Jerome Thomas responded on social media by displaying his bruised and bloodied shin.[37][38] Vale then found themselves in the reverse situation at the Memorial Stadium, going from a 1–0 lead to an ultimate 2–1 defeat after Bristol Rovers equalised on 43 minutes.[39] The perfect home form continued with a 3–1 victory over Millwall.[40] Alex Jones was nominated for the EFL League One Player of the Month award for August and September after scoring six goals in eight games.[41]

Coventry City manager Tony Mowbray resigned days before Coventry travelled to Vale Park for their fixture on 1 October.[42] Vale were beaten 2–0 to lose their 100% home record and to give Coventry their first league win of the season.[43] Vale's fixture at Milton Keynes Dons was shown live on Sky TV, and the Daily Mirror reported that Ribeiro paid £1,500 out of his own pocket to pay for a hotel stay for the team before the game as Smurthwaite refused to pay for the trip out of club funds.[44] Smurthwaite refuted the newspaper's claim, saying he paid for the hotel accommodation out of his own pocket.[45] The investment paid off as Vale scored their first goal at Stadium mk and recorded their first away victory of the season with a 1–0 win.[46] However they then put in a poor performance at Bramall Lane, losing 4–0 to Sheffield United despite United having three goals disallowed.[47] They seemed to be heading for another defeat at home to Charlton Athletic, before they managed a late comeback to achieve a 1–1 draw.[48] Former Wigan Athletic and Newcastle United defender Ryan Taylor then joined the club on a short-term deal.[49] He made his debut at home to Oxford United, and scored the equalising goal from the penalty spot as Vale came back from two goals down at half-time; Oxford had dominated the game in the first half before Vale initiated a more direct game plan in the second half.[50] Vale could not repeat the feat after going 3–0 down at high-flying Bolton Wanderers after 16 minutes, though did manage to score a consolation goal to make the score a respectable 3–1.[51]

Vale moved back into the play-offs on 12 November after coming from behind to beat Fleetwood Town 2–1 at Vale Park.[52] Fleetwood boss Uwe Rösler said that "Port Vale rode their luck today and I look like Father Christmas so they got a gift today from us".[53] However Grant was sent off for two bookable offences and suspended for a total of six games and fined £2,000 after he returned to the field after the match to argue with the referee on the full-time whistle.[54] Vale then suffered a 2–0 defeat at Charlton, and dropped down to 11th-position.[55] On 22 November, Vale came from behind at home to struggling Oldham Athletic to lead the game with a late strike from Cicilia, only for Oldham to score an equalising goal deep into stoppage time.[56] They ended the month two points outside the play-offs after playing out a 0–0 draw with last-placed Shrewsbury Town.[57]

Rob Page returned to Vale Park as manager of Northampton Town for the first time on 10 December, and masterminded a 3–2 victory to leapfrog the Vale, who sank to 15th-place.[58] The poor form worsened with a 4–0 defeat at AFC Wimbledon that could have been much heavier without some fine goalkeeping from Alnwick.[59] This caused Smurthwaite to declare that 'Plan B' had been triggered, meaning the signing of "seasoned, higher grade" players, whilst he admitted he felt "a little bit hoodwinked" as Ribeiro's friends in the game (José Mourinho, Aitor Karanka, and Carlos Carvalhal) had provided him with glowing references but had thus far failed to lend any of their players to the Vale.[60][61] Out of form Walsall then inflicted a 1–0 Boxing Day defeat on the Vale.[62] This proved to be too much for Ribeiro, who announced his resignation hours later; Michael Brown was placed in temporary charge.[63] Brown's first match in charge was a 1–0 home victory over Chesterfield.[64]

Vale opened the new year at bottom club Oldham Athletic, and Alnwick made some excellent saves to secure a 0–0 draw and a point which moved the Vale two places up the table.[65] However Brown stated that the player's fitness rates were so low they were "alarming".[66] Having allowed Santos and Hart to leave the club, Brown then signed veteran midfielder Chris Eagles on a short-term contract, and brought in 20-year loanee Callum Guy in from Derby County and 20-year striker Tyler Walker on loan from Nottingham Forest.[67][68] Ryan Boot made his debut in goal and Eagles, Guy and Walker also made their debuts in a 2–2 home draw with Bury on 20 January; Walker scored the opening goal whilst Guy was named as man of the match.[69] Brown went on to make a fourth signing in Rochdale full-back Scott Tanser.[70] Vale twice took the lead away at high-flying Scunthorpe United, but went on to lose the game 3–2 with a penalty which Brown said had "never been a penalty in a million years".[71] Brown further added to squad by signing 19-year old Queens Park Rangers midfielders Olamide Shodipo and Axel Prohouly on loan until the end of the season.[72][73] However Rangers triggered Alnwick's £250,000 release clause, and his departure left the Vale without arguably their player of the season so far.[74] Vale also sold reigning Player of the Year Anthony Grant to Peterborough United for an undisclosed "six-figure fee".[75] Brown completed Vale's January transfer window by signing veteran midfielder Danny Pugh and bringing in goalkeeper Leo Fasan on loan from Celtic.[76]

Vale welcomed back Grant with Peterborough United on 4 February – Fasan, Shodipo and Pugh all made their Vale debuts – and were beaten, 3–0, despite Fasan's man-of-the-match performance and his saving a penalty.[77] Youth team goalkeeper Joe Slinn went on to turn professional at the club, becoming the fifth goalkeeper on the club's books.[78] A Remie Streete header seemed to have handed Vale a comfortable win at Gillingham, but a Josh Parker header five minutes into injury time levelled the game at 1–1.[79] Streete then fractured his leg in a 2–0 defeat at Millwall, as Vale dropped to just one place above the relegation zone.[80] A 1–1 home draw with Bristol Rovers then allowed Bury to overtake Vale to leave Vale in the relegation zone for the first time in the season; the injury also crisis worsened as Walker left the pitch with a serious knee injury.[81] Bradford City then came to Burslem to claim three points, with Alex Jones scoring his first goal in Bradford colours to make the final score 2–1.[82] A waterlogged pitch at Rochdale on 28 February left the Vale powerless to prevent Swindon overtaking them and other relegation rivals to pick up points; Vale entered March five points from safety but with three game in hand.[83]

Brown signed Vale's eighth goalkeeper of the season on 1 March after former Turkey youth international Deniz Mehmet agreed to a short-term contract.[84] Vale then travelled to play-off chasing Southend United, and picked up a useful point after grinding out a 1–1 draw despite losing Pugh and Thomas to injury and having to hand a debut to youth team graduate Billy Reeves.[85] Vale came from one goal down to record an important 3–2 victory at home to relegation rivals Swindon Town on 11 March.[86] However they went on to lose 2–1 at Northampton Town three days later – a damaging defeat as the two teams directly above the relegation zone (Bury and Oldham) both won to leave Vale five points short of safety.[87] Brown acted on 17 March by bringing in former Cameroon international defender André Bikey and re-signing Ryan Taylor on contracts running until the end of the season.[88] Later that evening Taylor provided an assist and scored a goal as Vale claimed a crucial 2–1 home win over relegation rivals Shrewsbury Town.[89] Vale had the chance to exit the relegation zone on 21 March, but put in a poor performance at the Ricoh Arena and conspired to become the only team to lose home and away to bottom club Coventry City that season.[90] They missed another opportunity to overtake Shrewsbury in 20th-place four days later after playing out a 0–0 draw at home to MK Dons in front of a crowd of just 3,877.[91]

Vale beat Wimbledon, 2–0, on 1 April to overtake Shrewsbury, Gillingham and Oldham and finish the day in 18th place.[92] However they lost 3–0 at Rochdale three days later, losing Pugh to a red card and Knopps to a serious knee injury.[93] Vale then suffered a 1–0 defeat at Chesterfield, which dropped them back into the relegation zone.[94] League leaders Sheffield United ran out comfortable 3–0 winners in front of a season high 8,999 crowd – 4,330 of which were United fans – at Vale Park on Good Friday.[95] Vale put in a decent performance away at Oxford United, but lost the game 2–0 after individual errors from Mehmet and then Smith handed easy chances to the home side.[96] Bolton Wanderers were Vale's final home opponents of the season in an eventful and disastrous game on 22 April, Cicilia was sent off in the first half for two bookable offences, and as Bolton took the lead after 66 minutes a pitch invasion from the away fans sparked a clash between both sets of fans as the players left the field whilst police restored order; the players returned to see out a 2–0 away win, and other results went against the Vale to leave them needing to win their final two games to stand any chance of survival.[97] A late Chris Eagles strike at Walsall gave the Vale a 1–0 victory to keep their survival fight going until the final day of the season.[98] In order to retain their League One status Vale had to beat Fleetwood on the final day and rely on either Gillingham failing to win at Northampton or Bury failing to pick up a point at Southend.[99] Third-place Fleetwood were difficult opponents however, as they needed a win to stand a chance of securing automatic promotion, and manager Uwe Rosler said they "have to settle the score" after losing at Vale Park in November.[100] Gillingham and Bury both dropped points, but Vale failed to take advantage a they saw out a 0–0 draw with Fleetwood.[101]

Brown decided to release 10 players at the end of the season: Sébastien Amoros, Remie Streete, JJ Hooper, Sam Johnson, Sam Kelly, Ryan Lloyd, Deniz Mehmet, Harry Pickering, Scott Tanser, and Jerome Thomas; he also arranged deals with Rigino Cicilia, Kiko, Chris Mbamba, Quentin Pereira, and Paulo Tavares so that those five players could leave their contracts early.[102][103] Sam Foley also left the club after rejecting the offer of a new contract.[104] Ben Purkiss was the next to leave after he elected to join Swindon Town.[105]

Finances & ownership issues

The club sold 3,344 season tickets, priced as low as £345 for adults, for the 2016–17 season; match day tickets were £23.[106] Smurthwaite stated that the playing budget was around £1.3 million.[107] A Norwegian hedge fund signed an exclusivity deal in view of purchasing the club on 16 June 2016.[108] Smurthwaite stated that the hedge fund ended their interest after meeting with Ribeiro.[108] Smurthwaite renewed his dispute with The Sentinel by banning the newspaper from attending the club's press conference where Ribeiro was unveiled as the club's new manager.[109] He went on to appoint Colin Garlick as the club's CEO, and in January stated that "I'm only really involved now when it comes to prising open the sweetie jar for the money".[110] In March, Smurthwaite used the OneValeFan fansite to ask supporters to vote whether he should sell the club to one of two hedge funds that he said had met his asking price for the club.[111] The Sentinel revealed one interested party was a Norwegian company who proposed a sale figure of £6.5 million based on a valuation of Vale Park at £10 million, the playing squad at £5 million and expected crowds of 20,000 in the Championship.[112] Smurthwaite said this information had been leaked by "some long standing fans" he had consulted for advice.[108] He went on to issue a statement apologizing for his decision to appoint Ribeiro and expressing regret at his attempts to communicate with fans over social media.[108] He said there would be no further dialogue over social media, though "sadly I do not think this will change the activities of the keyboard warriors but at least they will now know that I will not be reading or responding to it".[108]

Smurthwaite issued a statement on 2 May apologising for relegation, and stated that he would be stepping down as chairman and would no longer attend games as he looked to sell the club.[113] Three days later, Burslem-based IT company Synectics Solutions's husband and wife owners Kevin and Carol Shanahan went public to announce they had made a bid of £1.25 million for the club.[114] This bid was quickly matched by a local consortium fronted by property developer Kevin Jones, the owner and managing director of both ManorShop and ICL (International Computer Logistics) of Kidsgrove.[115] Smurthwaite rejected both offers, saying that "I do not anticipate any further dialogue with either party with regard to the sale."[116]

In April 2018, it was revealed that Port Vale had made a profit of £466,343 over the course of the 2016–17 season, due in part to £390,000 in player sales and £100,000 in exclusivity payments.[117]

Cup competitions

Vale faced a home tie with League Two side Stevenage in the First Round of the FA Cup, and managed to progress by edging a narrow game 1–0, but were booed off by sections of the home support.[118] Witnessed by a crowd of just 3,093 (only 173 of which were Stevenage fans), this was Vale's lowest attendance for a home FA Cup tie since 1906; this was despite ticket prices being almost halved to £12 on the day.[119] They then cruised to a 4–0 victory at home to League Two side Hartlepool United to make it into the Third Round.[120] Huddersfield Town, fourth in the Championship, proved far superior to the Vale in the Third Round, as they cruised to a 4–0 win at the John Smith's Stadium.[121]

Vale were drawn away to League Two club Carlisle United in the First Round of the newly re-branded EFL Cup, and lost the game 2–1 after conceding two goals in a poor first half.[122] In his post-match interview Ribeiro criticised his team's work rate, and said that "I am very disappointed with my players."[123]

In the EFL Trophy, Vale were drawn in Northern Group E with Derby County under-23s, Doncaster Rovers (League Two), Mansfield Town (League Two).[124] Only 1,198 spectators turned out to witness the opening victory over Derby County U23 – the second lowest ever attendance for a competitive fixture at Vale Park – as a Nathan Smith header secured a 1–0 win, though coach Andy Smith criticised the players for putting in a low-tempo performance.[125] They went on to lose 1–0 at home to Mansfield Town in front of an even lower crowd of 1,075 – 29 more than the lowest ever attendance at Vale Park.[126] Vale then failed to beat Doncaster, and were eliminated from the competition despite winning the penalty shoot-out that resulted from the 0–0 draw.[127]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Bury 46 13 11 22 61 73 −12 50
20 Gillingham 46 12 14 20 59 79 −20 50
21 Port Vale (R) 46 12 13 21 45 70 −25 49 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Swindon Town (R) 46 11 11 24 44 66 −22 44
23 Coventry City (R) 46 9 12 25 37 68 −31 39
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.

Results

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season

EFL League One

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAA
ResultDWWLWLDWLWLWLDDLWLDDLLLWDDLLDLDLDWLWLDWLLLLLWD
Position15746479565647671161112121517171715151819192021212221212121211820212121212121

Source: Statto[128]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

EFL Cup

EFL Trophy

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Doncaster Rovers 3 1 1 1 0 4 2 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Mansfield Town 3 2 0 0 1 4 4 0 6
3 L1 Port Vale 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
4 ACA Derby County Academy 3 0 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Source: EFL.com

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Pos. # Name EFL League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK1Turkey Deniz Mehmet 9000000090
DF2England Ben Purkiss 320101020360
DF3England Adam Yates 0000000000
DF4England Remie Streete 375310020426
DF5Netherlands Kjell Knops 290201000320
DF6England Ryan Taylor 224310000255
MF7England Sam Kelly 210301010260
MF8Portugal Paulo Tavares 220200020260
FW9Curaçao Rigino Cicilia 294310030355
FW10England JJ Hooper 235001000245
MF11Republic of Ireland Sam Foley 321001000331
MF12England Danny Pugh 140000000140
MF13France Axel Prohouly 0000000000
MF14England Jerome Thomas 231201000261
FW15England Anton Forrester 212101010242
MF16Sweden Chris Mbamba 60101030110
MF17England Michael Brown 3000000030
FW18England Dan Turner 160000020180
DF19England Scott Tanser 110000000110
DF20Portugal Kiko 210200030260
MF21France Quentin Pereira 140000030170
MF22England Ryan Lloyd 0000000000
GK23England Ryan Boot 1000000010
DF24England Nathan Smith 464301031535
MF25England Callum Guy 110000000110
FW26England Tyler Walker 6200000062
MF27France Sébastien Amoros 100100020130
MF28France Anthony de Freitas 240301010290
MF30Switzerland Gëzim Shalaj 7010001090
MF31Wales Billy Reeves 120000000120
GK32England Harry Pickering 0000000000
DF33England Luke Dennis 0000000000
DF34England James Gibbons 0010000010
GK38Italy Leo Fasan 100000000100
DF39Cameroon André Bikey 7000000070
MF44England Chris Eagles 204000000204
MF46Republic of Ireland Olamide Shodipo 6000000060
GKEngland Sam Johnson 0000000000
GKEngland Joe Slinn 0000000000
Players that left the club mid-season:
GK1England Jak Alnwick 260301010310
DF6Netherlands Calvin Mac-Intosch 3000102060
MF12England Nathan Ferguson 0000001010
FW13Northern Ireland Martin Paterson 162100010182
MF19England Omar Haughton 0000000000
GK25Portugal Miguel Santos 0010002030
FW26England Alex Jones 1991100102110
FW39Portugal Carlos Saleiro 0000100010
MF42England Anthony Grant 200201110241
DF46England Sam Hart 111200030161

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name EFL League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1FW England26Alex Jones910010
2DF England4Remie Streete51006
3FW Curaçao9Rigino Cicilia41005
–FW England10JJ Hooper50005
–DF England24Nathan Smith40015
–DF England40Ryan Taylor41005
7MF England44Chris Eagles40004
8FW England15Anton Forrester20002
–FW Northern Ireland13Martin Paterson20002
–FW England26Tyler Walker20002
–Own goals11002
12MFRepublic of Ireland Republic of Ireland11Sam Foley10001
–MF England42Anthony Grant00101
–DF England46Sam Hart10001
–MF England14Jerome Thomas10001
TOTALS 45 5 1 1 52

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name EFL League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
42 EnglandMFAnthony Grant81101000101
9 CuraçaoDFRigino Cicilia3100001041
12 EnglandMFDanny Pugh3100000031
5 NetherlandsDFKjell Knops90001000100
4 EnglandDFRemie Streete8000000080
8 PortugalMFPaulo Tavares8000000080
40 EnglandDFRyan Taylor6000000060
46 EnglandDFSam Hart4000001050
26 EnglandFWAlex Jones5000000050
13 Northern IrelandFWMartin Paterson4000000040
24 EnglandDFNathan Smith2010001040
14 EnglandMFJerome Thomas4000000040
27 FranceMFSébastien Amoros2000001030
39 CameroonDFAndré Bikey3000000030
7 EnglandMFSam Kelly3000000030
20 PortugalDFKiko2000001030
11Republic of Ireland Republic of IrelandMFSam Foley3000000030
1 EnglandGKJak Alnwick2000000020
44 EnglandMFChris Eagles2000000020
25 EnglandMFCallum Guy2000000020
6 NetherlandsDFCalvin Mac-Intosch1000100020
31 WalesMFBilly Reeves2000000020
17 EnglandMFMichael Brown1000000010
28 FranceMFAnthony de Freitas1000000010
38 ItalyGKLeo Fasan1000000010
10 EnglandFWJJ Hooper1000000010
2 EnglandDFBen Purkiss1000000010
18 EnglandFWDan Turner1000000010
TOTALS 92 3 2 0 3 0 5 0 102 3

Sourced from Soccerway.[129]

Awards

End of Season Awards Winner[130]
Player of the YearNathan Smith
Away Travel Player of the YearNathan Smith
Supporters' Club's TrophyNathan Smith
Players' Player of the YearNathan Smith
Young Player of the YearNathan Smith
Community Foundation Trust Player of the YearAdam Yates
Youth Player of the YearMike Calveley
Goal of the SeasonChris Eagles (vs Walsall, 25 April 2017)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016CFCuraçaoRigino CiciliaNetherlands Roda JCFree transfer[6]
1 July 2016CMFranceAnthony de FreitasFrance MonacoFree transfer[7]
1 July 2016CBNetherlandsKjell KnopsNetherlands MVV MaastrichtFree transfer[5]
1 July 2016CBNetherlandsCalvin Mac-IntoschNetherlands Cambuur£20,000[7]
1 July 2016CMFranceQuentin PereiraFrance RC Épernay ChampagneFree transfer[7]
5 July 2016LBPortugalKikoPortugal Vitória SetúbalFree transfer[8]
5 July 2016CFPortugalCarlos SaleiroPortugal OrientalFree transfer[8]
5 July 2016CMPortugalPaulo TavaresPortugal Vitória SetúbalFree transfer[8]
9 July 2016LWSwedenChris MbambaNorway HamKamFree transfer[9]
12 July 2016CFEnglandAnton ForresterBlackburn RoversFree transfer[10]
12 July 2016LWEnglandJerome ThomasRotherham UnitedFree transfer[10]
20 July 2016CMFranceSébastien AmorosFrance MonacoFree transfer[15]
26 July 2016CMEnglandNathan FergusonBurton AlbionFree transfer[16]
26 August 2016CFNorthern IrelandMartin PatersonBlackpoolFree transfer[31]
31 August 2016GKPortugalMiguel SantosPortugal Benfica BFree transfer[33]
31 August 2016CMSwitzerlandGëzim ShalajCyprus Enosis Neon ParalimniFree transfer[33]
21 October 2016RBEnglandRyan TaylorHull CityFree transfer[49]
11 January 2017RWEnglandChris EaglesAccrington StanleyFree transfer[67]
27 January 2017LBEnglandScott TanserRochdaleFree transfer[70]
31 January 2017CMEnglandDanny PughBlackpoolFree transfer[76]
1 March 2017GKTurkeyDeniz MehmetScotland FalkirkFree transfer[84]
17 March 2017CBCameroonAndré BikeyIndia FC Pune CityFree transfer[88]
17 March 2017RBEnglandRyan TaylorPort ValeFree transfer[88]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
16 August 2016CFPortugalCarlos SaleiroMutual consent[24]
27 December 2016CFNorthern IrelandMartin PatersonUnited States Tampa Bay RowdiesContract expired[131]
10 January 2017GKPortugalMiguel SantosNetherlands Fortuna SittardMutual consent[132]
20 January 2017CBNetherlandsCalvin Mac-IntoschNetherlands Almere CityMutual consent[133]
20 January 2017LWEnglandOmar HaughtonStafford RangersMutual consent[134]
27 January 2017RBEnglandRyan TaylorPort ValeContract expired[88]
30 January 2017GKEnglandJak AlnwickScotland Rangers£250,000[135]
30 January 2017CMEnglandNathan FergusonBromleyMutual consent[136]
31 January 2017CMEnglandAnthony GrantPeterborough United"six-figure fee"[75]
1 May 2017CMFranceSébastien AmorosReleased[137]
4 May 2017CBEnglandRemie StreeteReleased[138]
19 May 2017CFCuraçaoRigino CiciliaLithuania FK SūduvaMutual consent[102]
19 May 2017CFEnglandJJ HooperGrimsby TownReleased[139]
19 May 2017GKEnglandSam JohnsonF.C. Halifax TownReleased[140]
19 May 2017LWEnglandSam KellyGrimsby TownReleased[102]
19 May 2017LBPortugalKikoPortugal Académico de ViseuMutual consent[141]
19 May 2017CMEnglandRyan LloydMacclesfield TownReleased[142]
19 May 2017GKTurkeyDeniz MehmetScotland Dundee UnitedReleased[143]
19 May 2017CMFranceQuentin PereiraMutual consent[102]
19 May 2017GKEnglandHarry PickeringForest Green RoversReleased[144]
19 May 2017LBEnglandScott TanserScotland St JohnstoneReleased[145]
19 May 2017LWEnglandJerome ThomasReleased[102]
22 May 2017CMRepublic of IrelandSam FoleyNorthampton TownRejected contract[104]
23 May 2017LWSwedenChris MbambaSweden Oskarshamns AIKMutual consent[146]
23 May 2017CMPortugalPaulo TavaresPortugal Cova da PiedadeMutual consent[147]
28 June 2017RBEnglandBen PurkissSwindon TownRejected contract[102]
30 June 2017CBCameroonAndré BikeyIndia JamshedpurRejected contract[148]
30 June 2017RWEnglandChris EaglesScotland Ross CountyRejected contract[149]
30 June 2017CMSwitzerlandGëzim ShalajKosovo Trepça'89Rejected contract
30 June 2017RBEnglandRyan TaylorIndia ATKRejected contract[150]

    Loans in

    Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
    12 August 2016CFEnglandAlex JonesBirmingham City2 January 2017[22]
    25 August 2016LBEnglandSam HartLiverpool11 January 2017[30]
    11 January 2017CMEnglandCallum GuyDerby CountyEnd of Season[67]
    17 January 2017CFEnglandTyler WalkerNottingham ForestEnd of Season[68]
    30 January 2017LWRepublic of IrelandOlamide ShodipoQueens Park RangersEnd of Season[72]
    31 January 2017MFFranceAxel ProhoulyQueens Park RangersEnd of Season[73]
    31 January 2017GKItalyLeo FasanScotland CelticEnd of Season[76]

    Loans out

    Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
    1 July 2016GKEnglandSam JohnsonGateshead1 January 2017[151]
    1 July 2016CMEnglandRyan LloydChester1 January 2017[152]
    22 August 2016CFEnglandJJ HooperNorthampton Town10 January 2017[28]
    9 September 2016GKEnglandRyan BootWorcester CityOctober 2016[153]
    9 September 2016CFEnglandDan TurnerKidsgrove Athletic8 October 2016[154]
    16 September 2016CMWalesBilly ReevesWitton Albion24 October 2016[155]
    17 September 2016RBEnglandJames GibbonsLeek Town17 October 2016[156]
    8 October 2016CMEnglandNathan FergusonSouthport3 December 2016[157]
    14 October 2016GKEnglandHarry PickeringKidsgrove AthleticNovember 2016[158]
    11 November 2016GKEnglandRyan BootMacclesfield Town12 January 2017[159]
    18 November 2016CMWalesBilly ReevesWitton AlbionDecember 2016
    1 January 2017GKEnglandSam JohnsonF.C. Halifax TownEnd of Season[160]
    6 January 2017LWEnglandRyan LloydChesterEnd of Season[161]
    16 January 2017CFEnglandDan TurnerWorcester City9 February 2017[162]
    3 February 2017CMWalesBilly ReevesStafford Rangers3 March 2017[163]
    9 March 2017GKEnglandHarry PickeringNewcastle TownEnd of Season[164]

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