2016–17 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

Wolverhampton Wanderers
2016–17 season
Head coach Kenny Jackett
(to 29 July)
Walter Zenga
(30 July – 25 October)
Rob Edwards (interim)
(25 October – 5 November)
Paul Lambert
(5 November – 30 May)
Nuno Espírito Santo
(31 May)
Football League Championship 15th
FA Cup 5th Round
League Cup 3rd Round
Football League Trophy 3rd round
(competing as an under-23 team)
Top goalscorer League: Hélder Costa &
David Edwards (10)
All: Hélder Costa (12)
Highest home attendance 30,193
(vs Chelsea,
18 February 2017)
Lowest home attendance 8,252
(vs Crawley,
9 August 2016)
Average home league attendance 21,570
Home colours
Away colours

The 2016–17 season was the 139th year in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club competed in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Championship for a third consecutive year.

This was the first season for the club under the ownership of the Chinese investment group Fosun which acquired the club on 21 July 2016 for a reported £45 million.[1] Although head coach Kenny Jackett's position was initially confirmed by the new owners, he was replaced by Walter Zenga before the season proper began.[2] However, Zenga lasted just 14 league games before being dismissed with the team in 18th place.[3]

Paul Lambert was appointed on 5 November,[4] but despite leading the team to two victories away at Premier League opposition in the FA Cup, the club's league form showed only a marginal improvement in the form of a 15th-place finish, one place lower than the previous campaign (although with an identical points tally of 58).

Following an internal review of the season, it was announced on 30 May that the club had decided to relieve Lambert of his position.[5]

Results

Pre-season

Football League Championship

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League Championship in the 2016–17 season. Each team played every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

The provisional fixture list was released on 22 June 2016, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[6]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 16 10 20 54 58  −4 58 8 4 11 25 30  −5 8 6 9 29 28  +1

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAAHHHAAHAAHHAHAHHAH
ResultDWDWLDLWWLLDLLDLDLWDLWWLDWLWLLLLLDWWWWWLLWDLLW
Position86839111610811121215181719182119192018151616161816181818192121201816161515161615151515

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Aston Villa 46 16 14 16 47 48 −1 62
14 Barnsley 46 15 13 18 64 67 −3 58
15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 16 10 20 54 58 −4 58
16 Ipswich Town 46 13 16 17 48 58 −10 55
17 Bristol City 46 15 9 22 60 66 −6 54
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.

FA Cup

EFL Cup

EFL Trophy

Wolves were one of the sixteen teams from outside the bottom two divisions of the Football League to be invited to field their academy team in the competition due to it holding Category 1 academy status. They were drawn in Group B in the Northern section.

Players

Statistics

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
1GKNigeria Carl Ikeme 310200033000
2DFRepublic of Ireland Matt Doherty 41(1)4311(1)045(2)540
3DFPortugal Sílvio 4000105020
4MFWales David Edwards 42(2)102(1)00(2)044(5)1090
5DFEngland Richard Stearman ‡ 180110019120
6DFEngland Danny Batth (c) 3940020414110
7MFEngland James Henry ¤ 1(1)000203(1)000
8MFEngland George Saville 15(9)1302020(9)170
9FWMali Nouha Dicko 19(11)31(1)00020(12)320
10FWRepublic of Ireland Joe Mason 9(10)31(1)02112(11)400
11MFEngland Jordan Graham 1(1)000001(1)000
12MFEngland Jed Wallace ¤ 5(4)000318(4)110
13GKEngland Jonathan Flatt ¤ 0000000000
14MFWales Lee Evans 12(3)0201015(3)020
15MFNetherlands Ola John ‡¤ 0(2)0000(1)00(3)000
16MFEngland Conor Coady 34(5)0203139(5)180
17MFPortugal Hélder Costa ‡ 30(5)10311(1)134(6)1230
18DFEngland Dominic Iorfa 21(1)0102024(1)041
19MFEngland Jack Price 17(2)0102(1)020(3)070
20MFRepublic of the Congo Prince Oniangué ¤ 8(2)200109(2)200
21GKEngland Andy Lonergan 9(2)0003012(2)000
22FWIceland Jón Daði Böðvarsson 22(20)32(1)00(3)024(24)330
23DFEngland Ethan Ebanks-Landell ¤ 0000000000
24MFPortugal João Teixeira ‡ 9(8)2003012(8)230
25MFEngland † 0000000000
25FWNetherlands 1(1)000102(1)000
26FWNigeria Bright Enobakhare 8(5)010009(5)010
27MFMorocco Romain Saïss 19(5)00(1)00019(6)080
28DFFrance Sylvain Deslandes ¤ 0000000000
29DFEngland Cameron Borthwick-Jackson ‡ 6000107020
30DFEngland Kortney Hause 23(1)2303029(1)220
31GKEngland Harry Burgoyne ¤ 6010007010
34FWEngland Donovan Wilson 0(1)00(1)0000(2)000
43MFRepublic of Ireland Connor Ronan 3(1)00(2)0003(3)000
48DFEngland Connor Johnson 0000000000
50MFPortugal Ivan Cavaleiro 17(14)5000017(14)541
55MFEngland Morgan Gibbs-White 2(5)00(1)0002(6)000
60DFEngland Mike Williamson 5010006011
63MFAustria Andreas Weimann ‡ 15(4)2210017(4)340
64MFEngland Ben Marshall 13(3)2000013(3)210

      Awards

      Award Winner[7]
      Fans' Player of the SeasonHélder Costa
      Players' Player of the SeasonHélder Costa
      Young Player of the SeasonConnor Ronan
      Academy Player of the SeasonMorgan Gibbs-White
      Goal of the SeasonHélder Costa
      (vs Cardiff, 1 April 2017)

      Transfers

      In

      Date Player From Fee
      1 July 2016England Andy LonerganFulhamFree[8]
      30 July 2016Portugal SílvioAtlético MadridFree[9]
      2 August 2016Iceland Jón Daði BöðvarssonKaiserslautern£2,700,000[10]
      15 August 2016Republic of the Congo Prince OnianguéReims£2,000,000[11]
      26 August 2016Netherlands Paul GladonHeracles Almelo£1,000,000[12]
      29 August 2016 Jack RuddyBuryUndisclosed[13]
      30 August 2016Morocco Romain SaïssAngers£3,000,000[14]
      31 August 2016Portugal Ivan CavaleiroMonaco£7,000,000[15]
      13 January 2017 Duckens NazonKerala BlastersFree[16]
      30 January 2017Portugal Hélder CostaBenfica£13,000,000[17]
      31 January 2017England Ben MarshallBlackburn Rovers£1,500,000[18]

      Out

      Date Player To Fee
      1 June 2016Netherlands Rajiv van La ParraHuddersfield Town£750,000[19]
      30 June 2016 Razak BoukariReleased Free[20]
      30 June 2016England Zeli IsmailBury Free[20]
      30 June 2016Republic of Ireland Liam McAlindenExeter City Free[20]
      30 June 2016Republic of Ireland Aaron McCareyRoss County Free[20]
      30 June 2016England Tommy RoweDoncaster Rovers Free[20]
      30 June 2016Iceland Björn Bergmann SigurðarsonReleased [lower-alpha 1]Free[20]
      22 July 2016 Kevin McDonaldFulham£1,250,000[22]
      31 August 2016England Nathan ByrneWigan Athletic£500,000[23]
      13 January 2017England Connor HunteReleasedFree[24]
      1. ↑ Following Sigurðarson's release, he signed for Molde.[21]

      Loans in

      Date from Player From Date until
      29 July 2016Portugal Hélder CostaBenfica30 January 2017[25][lower-alpha 1]
      2 August 2016Portugal João TeixeiraBenficaEnd of season[10]
      22 August 2016England Cameron Borthwick-JacksonManchester UnitedEnd of season[26]
      22 August 2016Netherlands Ola JohnBenficaEnd of season[26]
      31 August 2016England Richard StearmanFulhamEnd of season[27]
      19 January 2017Austria Andreas WeimannDerby CountyEnd of season[28]
      1. ↑ On 30 January 2017, Hélder Costa joined the club on a permanent basis.[17]

      Loans out

      Date from Player To Date until
      15 August 2016England Connor HunteStevenage7 January 2017[29]
      25 August 2016Wales Bradley ReidWrexhamSeptember 2016[30]
      31 August 2016England Ethan Ebanks-LandellSheffield UnitedEnd of season[31][32]
      31 August 2016Wales Aaron CollinsNotts County9 January 2017[33]
      31 August 2016England James HenryBolton WanderersEnd of season[34][35]
      2 September 2016England Ben O'HanlonNuneaton TownOctober 2016[36]
      13 January 2017Netherlands Ola JohnDeportivo de La CoruñaEnd of season[24]
      16 January 2017Republic of the Congo Prince OnianguéBastiaEnd of season[37]
      19 January 2017England Jed WallaceMillwallEnd of season[38]
      31 January 2017France Sylvain DeslandesBuryEnd of season
      31 January 2017England Will RandallWalsallEnd of season[39]
      31 January 2017England Aaron SimpsonPortsmouthEnd of season
      31 January 2017Portugal João TeixeiraNottingham ForestEnd of season[39]
      25 February 2017England Harry BurgoyneBarnet4 March 2017[40]
      23 March 2017Wales Aaron CollinsTranmere RoversEnd of season[41]

      References

      1. ↑ "Wolves bought by Chinese conglomerate Fosun International for £45m". BBC Sport. 31 July 2016.
      2. ↑ "Kenny Jackett: Wolves sack head coach after three seasons in charge". BBC Sport. 29 July 2016.
      3. ↑ "Walter Zenga: Wolves name former Italy international as head coach". BBC Sport. 30 July 2016.
      4. ↑ "Paul Lambert: Wolves name ex-Aston Villa, Norwich and Blackburn boss as head coach". BBC Sport. 5 November 2016.
      5. ↑ "Paul Lambert departs Wolves". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 30 May 2017.
      6. ↑ "Championship fixtures 2016-17: Newcastle United start at Fulham on a Friday". BBC Sport. 22 June 2016.
      7. ↑ "Four-Midable Costa!". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 10 May 2017.
      8. ↑
      9. ↑
      10. 1 2
      11. ↑
      12. ↑
      13. ↑
      14. ↑
      15. ↑
      16. ↑
      17. 1 2
      18. ↑
      19. ↑
      20. 1 2 3 4 5 6
      21. ↑ "Bekreftet: Sigurdarson har skrevet under kontrakt for Molde" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 12 July 2016.
      22. ↑ "Kevin McDonald: Fulham sign Wolves midfielder as Fernando Amorebieta leaves". BBC Sport. 22 July 2016.
      23. ↑ "Cardiff's Adam Le Fondre and Wolves' Nathan Byrne join Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016.
      24. 1 2 "Double departure". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 13 January 2017.
      25. ↑ "Helder Costa: Wolves sign Benfica winger on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 29 July 2016.
      26. 1 2 "Manchester United defender Cameron Borthwick-Jackson joins Walter Zenga's Wolves on loan". BBC Sport. 22 August 2016.
      27. ↑ "Richard Stearman: Wolves re-sign former defender on season-long loan from Fulham". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016.
      28. ↑ "Andreas Weimann joins Wolves on loan". Derby County F.C. 19 January 2017.
      29. ↑ "Connor Hunte: Wolves winger joins Stevenage on loan until January". BBC Sport. 15 August 2016.
      30. ↑ "Bradley Reid: Wolves striker returns to Wrexham on loan". BBC Sport. 25 August 2016.
      31. ↑ "Ethan Ebanks-Landell: Wolves centre-back joins Sheffield United". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016.
      32. ↑ "Ethan Ebanks-Landell: Wolves defender signs new deal". BBC Sport. 9 January 2017.
      33. ↑ "Aaron Collins: Notts County sign Wolves forward on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016.
      34. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers: Ben Alnwick, Sammy Ameobi, James Henry and Keshi Anderson sign". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016.
      35. ↑ "Wanderers extend James Henry loan deal". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 6 January 2017.
      36. ↑ "Left Back Signs". Nuneaton Town F.C. 2 September 2016.
      37. ↑ "Prince Joins Bastia On Loan". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
      38. ↑ "Wallace joins Millwall". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
      39. 1 2 "NEWS: Teixeira And Randall Loaned Out". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 31 January 2017.
      40. ↑ "Harry the bee keeper". Wolverhampton Wanderers Official Site. 25 February 2017.
      41. ↑ "Collins joins Tranmere". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 23 March 2017.
      This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.