2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

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Blackburn Rovers
2016–17 season
ManagerOwen Coyle
(until 21 February)[1]
Tony Mowbray
(from 22 February)[2]
StadiumEwood Park
Championship22nd (relegated)
EFL CupThird round
(vs. Leeds United)
FA CupFifth round
(vs. Manchester United)
Top goalscorerLeague: Danny Graham (11)
All: Danny Graham (12)
Average home league attendance12,871
Away colours
Third colours

The 2016–17 season is Blackburn Rovers' 129th season as a professional football club and its fifth playing in the Championship.[3] Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. Rovers were relegated to League One on 7 May 2017, in spite of their 3–1 away win against Brentford, with results elsewhere going against them.[4]

Summer Activity[]

May[]

On 12 May Rovers announced a five-year deal with kit supplier Umbro.[5]

On 20 May Rovers announced their retained list, Tommy Spurr, Matthew Kilgallon, Chris Taylor, Chris Brown, Lee Williamson, Nathan Delfouneso, Simon Eastwood and Simeon Jackson would all be free to talk to and sign for other clubs upon the expiry of their contracts on 30 June. However, several players have been informed that final decisions over their futures will be made once a new manager has been appointed. Those under 24, Jack Doyle and Connor Thomson have agreed 1 year deals, scholars Josh Askew, Ramirez Howarth and Lewis Travis have also agreed to sign professional terms. Stuart Callaway, David Carson, Modou Cham, Ryan Crump, Anton Forrester, Devarn Green, Sam Joel, Sam Lavelle, Jan Pirretas, Jordan Preston, Hyuga Tanner and Luke Wall have been released.[6]

June[]

On 1 June Rovers announced that Owen Coyle has been appointed as new manager on a 2-year deal.[7]

On 17 June Rovers announced the signing of Anthony Stokes on a 3-year deal, following his release from Celtic.[8]

On 18 June it was confirmed that Goalkeeping Coach Laurence Batty had left the club and that new Rovers manager Owen Coyle was in the process of firming up a new coach who would be in place before the players started training.[9]

On 21 June Rovers announced the signing of Stephen Hendrie on a season-long loan from West Ham United.[10]

On 23 June Rovers announced the signing of Danny Graham on a 2-year deal, following his release from Sunderland.[11]

On 23 June Oxford United announced the signing of Simon Eastwood following his contract expiry.[12]

On 25 June Rovers announced the signing of Liam Feeney on a 2-year deal, following his release from Bolton Wanderers.[13]

On 27 June Preston North End announced the signing of Tommy Spurr, who was offered a new contract by Rovers, on a 3-year deal following his contract expiry.[14]

On 29 June Rovers announced that Alan Irvine has mutually agreed to leave the club with immediate effect.[15]

On 29 June Rovers announced the signing of Jack Byrne on a season-long loan from Manchester City.[16]

July[]

On 1 July Bolton Wanderers announced the signing of Chris Taylor following his contract expiry.[17]

On 4 July Rovers announced Sandy Stewart as assistant manager.[18]

On 12 July Port Vale announced signing of Anton Forrester on a 2-year deal, following his release.[19]

On 18 July Walsall announced signing of Simeon Jackson on a 2-year deal, following his release.[20]

On 21 July Rovers announced the sale of Grant Hanley to Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee.[21]

On 25 July Burton Albion announced signing of Lee Williamson on a 1-year deal, following his release.[22]

August[]

On 1 August Bradford City announced signing of Matthew Kilgallon on a 1-year deal, following his release.[23]

On 2 August Rovers announced the signing of Gordon Greer on a 1-year deal, following his release from Brighton & Hove Albion.[24]

On 3 August Rovers announced that Rob Kelly has mutually agreed to leave the club with immediate effect.[25]

On 5 August Rovers announced the appointment of John Henry as first team coach.[26]

On 5 August Bury announced signing of Chris Brown on a 1-year deal, following his release.[27]

On 8 August Rovers announced John O'Sullivan has joined Accrington Stanley on loan until 7 January.[28]

On 11 August Rovers announced the signing of Sam Gallagher on a season long loan from Southampton.[29]

On 25 August Rovers announced the signing of Martin Samuelsen on a season long loan from West Ham United.[30]

On 26 August Rovers announced Shane Duffy has joined Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee.[31]

On 26 August Rovers announced the double signing of Tommie Hoban on a season long loan from Watford and Derrick William on a 3-year deal from Bristol City.[28]

On 29 August Rovers announced squad numbers for the development squad for the EFL Trophy.[32]

On 31 August Rovers announced the signing of Charlie Mulgrew on a 3-year deal following his release Celtic.[33]

On 31 August Rovers announced the signing of Marvin Emnes on loan from Swansea City until 17 January 2017.[34]

September[]

On 21 September Rovers announced the signing of Wes Brown on a free transfer following his release from Sunderland in the summer, he will also help coach the u23s team.[35]

November[]

On 22 November Rovers announced Martin Samuelsen has returned to West Ham United with immediate effect.[36]

December[]

On 5 December Rovers were drawn away against QPR in the third-round of the FA Cup.

Winter Activity[]

January[]

On 5 January Rovers announced the appointment of Paul Senior as Football Director.[37]

On 6 January Rovers announced Jack Byrne has returned to Manchester City with immediate effect.[38]

On 9 January Blackburn were drawn at home against either Barnsley/Blackpool in the 4th round of the FA Cup .

On 9 January Rovers announced promising youngsters Jack Doyle & Connor Thomson have signed new deals till 2019.[39]

On 17 January Rovers announced John O'Sullivan has left the club by mutual consent.[40]

On 20 January Rovers announced Scott Wharton has joined Cambridge United on loan until the end of the season.[41]

On 24 January Rovers announced Josh Askew has joined Warrington Town on loan.[42]

On 27 January Rovers announced promising young midfielder Joe Rankin-Costello has signed his first professional deal till 2019.[43]

On 30 January Rovers announced Lucas João has joined on loan from Sheffield Wednesday until the end of the season.[44]

On 31 January Rovers announced Marvin Emnes has rejoined on loan from Swansea City until the end of the season.[45]

On 31 January Rovers announced Ben Marshall has left the club to join Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.[45]

February[]

On 11 February Rovers announced Ramirez Howarth has joined Skelmersdale United on loan.[46]

On 15 February Rovers announced Matthew Platt and Connor Thompson have joined Barrow on loan.[47]

On 21 February Rovers announced that manager Owen Coyle has left the club by mutual consent, assistant manager Sandy Stewart, first team coach John Henry and goalkeeping coach Phil Hughes have also left the club.[48]

On 22 February Rovers announced the appointment of Tony Mowbray as the club's new head coach, with Head of Academy coach David Lowe stepping up to become Assistant Manager and David Dunn stepping up to become 1st Team Coach.[49]

March[]

On 2 March Rovers announced goalkeeper David Raya has signed a new deal till 2019.[50]

Squad information[]

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Contract Expires
Goalkeepers
1 Jason Steele England GK (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 31) 2018
33 David Raya Spain GK (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 26) 2019
Defenders
2 Adam Henley Wales DF (1994-06-14) 14 June 1994 (age 27) 2017
3 Gordon Greer Scotland DF (1980-12-14) 14 December 1980 (age 41) 2017
4 Tommie Hoban (on loan from Watford) Republic of Ireland DF (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 28) —
5 Derrick Williams Republic of Ireland DF (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 29) 2019
6 Jason Lowe England DF (1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 (age 30) 2017
14 Charlie Mulgrew Scotland DF (1986-03-06) 6 March 1986 (age 35) 2019
15 Elliott Ward England DF (1985-01-19) 19 January 1985 (age 37) 2018
20 Stephen Hendrie (on loan from West Ham United) Scotland DF (1995-01-08) 8 January 1995 (age 27) —
24 Ryan Nyambe Namibia DF (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 (age 24) 2018
30 Wes Brown England DF (1979-10-13) 13 October 1979 (age 42) 2017
34 Scott Wharton England DF (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 24) 2018
36 Jack Doyle England DF (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 25) 2019
Midfielders
7 Liam Feeney England MF (1987-01-21) 21 January 1987 (age 35) 2018
21 Hope Akpan Nigeria MF (1991-08-14) 14 August 1991 (age 30) 2017
23 Danny Guthrie England MF (1987-04-18) 18 April 1987 (age 34) 2017
26 Darragh Lenihan Republic of Ireland MF (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 27) 2019
27 Willem Tomlinson England MF (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 24) 2018
28 Connor Mahoney England MF (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 (age 25) 2017
29 Corry Evans Northern Ireland MF (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 31) 2019
31 Elliott Bennett Jamaica MF (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 33) 2018
32 Craig Conway Scotland MF (1985-05-02) 2 May 1985 (age 36) 2018
Forwards
9 Anthony Stokes Republic of Ireland FW (1988-07-25) 25 July 1988 (age 33) 2019
12 Danny Graham England FW (1985-08-12) 12 August 1985 (age 36) 2018
17 Marvin Emnes (on loan from Swansea City) Netherlands FW (1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 (age 33) —
18 Lucas João (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) Portugal FW (1994-09-04) 4 September 1994 (age 27) —
19 Sam Gallagher (on loan from Southampton) England FW (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 26) —

Pre-Season Friendlies[]

On 23 May 2016, Blackburn Rovers announced five pre-season friendlies, with a sixth friendly expected to be confirmed at a later date. The games are during, and follow a six-day training camp in Austria from July 4–10 which included a friendly against Austrian Bundesliga side SV Ried.

Upon returning to England following the training camp, Rovers had three hour long friendlies in the shape of a tournament against Morecambe and Bury at Morecambe's Globe Arena. The following week Rovers will travel to Rochdale for a friendly at Spotland Stadium and Blackpool four days later at Bloomfield Road.[51]

Rovers only friendly at Ewood Park was finally announced on 22 June against second tier Spanish team Girona.

9 July 2016 (2016-07-09) Friendly SV Ried 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Ried im Innkreis
18:00 Report Graham 62' Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly (1 hr) Bury 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Morecambe
13:00 BST Report Graham 6' Stadium: Globe Arena
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly (1 hr) Morecambe 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Morecambe
14:30 BST Report Stadium: Globe Arena
19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly Rochdale 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
19:45 BST McDermott 64' Report Graham 11' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly Blackpool 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Blackpool
15:00 BST Vassell 19' Report Graham 44' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2,657 (1,503 Rovers)
26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly Mansfield Town CANCELLED[52] Blackburn Rovers Mansfield
19:30 BST Stadium: Field Mill
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Girona Blackburn
15:00 BST Marshall 27' Report Kiko 29' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 2,131
31 July 2016 (2016-07-31) Friendly Notts County 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Nottingham
15:00 BST Campbell 27' Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,411 (135 Rovers)

Championship Season[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Burton Albion 46 13 13 20 49 63 −14 52
21 Nottingham Forest 46 14 9 23 62 72 −10 51
22 Blackburn Rovers (R) 46 12 15 19 53 65 −12 51 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Wigan Athletic (R) 46 10 12 24 40 57 −17 42
24 Rotherham United (R) 46 5 8 33 40 98 −58 23
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.
(R) Relegated


Result by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHHAAAHHHAAHAAHAHAHA
ResultLLLDLDLWWLLDWLDLWWDLLLLDWLDLWDLDWWDDDDLLLWDDWW
Position23242424242424232022222321222323222021212222222222222323222223232220202221222222222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Sat, 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 1 Blackburn Rovers 1–4 Norwich City Blackburn
15:00 BST Bennett Yellow card 16'
Stokes 67'
Greer Yellow card 76'		 Report Jacob Murphy 12'
Hoolahan 17'
Jerome 25' Yellow card 69'
Naismith 58'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,641 (1,535 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
Sat, 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 2 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Blackburn Rovers Wigan
15:00 BST Grigg 14'
Perkins Yellow card 33'
Powell 33'
Gilbey Yellow card 48'
Duffy O.G. 63'		 Report Lowe Yellow card 33'
Duffy Yellow card 35'
Greer Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 12,216 (2,240 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
Wed, 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 3 Cardiff City 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
19:45 BST Duffy 14' (o.g.), 20' (o.g.)
Harris Yellow card 66'		 Report Duffy Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 90+5'
Akpan Yellow card 71'
Graham 77'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 14,041 (197 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
Sat, 20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 4 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Burton Albion Blackburn
15:00 BST Graham Yellow card 15'
Conway 25'
Lowe Yellow card 58'
Gallagher Yellow card 61' 62'		 Report Irvine 43'
Mousinho Yellow card 49'
Naylor 88'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,356
Referee: Peter Bankes
Sat, 27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 5 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Fulham Blackburn
15:00 BST Akpan Yellow card 76' Report Parker Yellow card 68'
Cairney 90+4'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,464
Referee: Scott Duncan
Sat, 10 September 2016 6 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Blackburn Rovers London
15:00 BST Shodipo Yellow card 50'
Perch Yellow card 61'
Chery 65'		 Report Williams Yellow card 42'
Akpan Yellow card 47'
Gallagher 73'
Lowe Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,210 (598 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
Tue, 13 September 2016 7 Leeds United 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Leeds
19:45 BST Green Yellow card 6'
Sacko Yellow card 44'
Wood 65'
Ayling Yellow card 80'
Bartley 86'		 Report Greer Yellow card 26'
Emnes 77'
Lenihan Yellow card 81'
Marshall Yellow card 90+8'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,009 (327 away)
Referee:
Sat, 17 September 2016 8 Blackburn Rovers 4–2 Rotherham United Blackburn
15:00 BST Conway 22'
Emnes 29'
Evans Yellow card 41'
Marshall 46'
Gallagher 90+2'		 Report Ward 12', 83'
Mattock Yellow card 58'
Brown Yellow card 66'
Adeyemi Yellow card 70'
Kelly Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,699 (Inc. 734 visiting supporters)
Referee:
Sat, 24 September 2016 9 Derby County 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Derby
15:00 BST Vydra 69'
Christie Yellow card 77'		 Report Lowe Yellow card 29'
Evans Yellow card 37'
Emnes 70'
Graham 73'		 Stadium: The iPro Stadium
Attendance: 26,602 (523 away)
Referee: Andy Madley
Sat, 27 September 2016 10 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn
19:45 BST Report Fletcher 22' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,844
Referee: Simon Hooper
Sat, 1 October 2016 11 Birmingham City 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham
15:00 BST Shotton Yellow card 45+1'
Gleeson 64'		 Report Lowe Yellow card 21'
Lenihan Yellow card 30'
Graham Yellow card 51'
Marshall Yellow card 68'
Guthrie Yellow card 71'
Hoban Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 16,781 (555 away)
Referee: James Linington
Sat, 15 October 2016 12 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Ipswich Town Blackburn
15:00 BST Gallagher Yellow card 87' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,820
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Sat, 18 October 2016 13 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Nottingham Forest Blackburn
19:45 BST Gallagher 11', 44'
Lenihan Yellow card 75'
Feeney Yellow card 90+4'
Gallagher Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 90+5'
Perquis 90+3'
Mills Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,462
Referee: Tim Robinson
Sat, 22 October 2016 14 Bristol City 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Bristol
15:00 BST Flint Yellow card 17'
Paterson Yellow card 20'
Wilbraham 88'		 Report Mulgrew Yellow card 89' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 21,452 (556 away)
Referee: Andrew Davies
Sat, 29 October 2016 15 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackburn
17:30 BST Gallagher 13'
Marshall Yellow card 58'
Guthrie Yellow card 75'		 Report Batth Yellow card 26'
João Teixeira Yellow card 67'
Edwards 78'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,652
Referee: Scott Duncan
Sat, 5 November 2016 16 Aston Villa 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham
15:00 GMT Baker Yellow card 24'
Kodjia 58' (pen.), 70'
McCormack Yellow card 62'		 Report Gallagher 54'
Guthrie Yellow card 66'
Akpan Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,712 (900 away)
Referee: Roger East
Sat, 19 November 2016 17 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Brentford Blackburn
15:00 GMT Graham 15' (pen.), 20'
Conway Yellow card 27'
Dean 38' (o.g.)
Lowe Yellow card 59'
Marshall Yellow card 66'		 Report Hogan 1' (30)
Bjelland Yellow card 18'
Yennaris Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,506 (418 away)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Sat, 26 November 2016 18 Newcastle United 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle
15:00 GMT Hayden Yellow card 83' Report Conway Yellow card 24'
Lowe Yellow card 68'
Mulgrew 75'
Marshall Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,092 (1,411 away)
Referee: David Coote
Sat, 3 December 2016 19 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Huddersfield Town Blackburn
15:00 GMT Lowe Yellow card 13'
Graham 15' (pen.), 20'
Nyambe Yellow card 69'
Lenihan Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Palmer 6'
Hefele Yellow card 34'
Palmer Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,034
Referee: Simon Hooper
10 December 2016 20 Preston North End 3–2 Blackburn Rovers Preston
17:30 GMT Johnson 18', 31' (pen.)
Clarke Yellow card 52'
Robinson 80'		 Report Graham soccer ball with red X 22' 22', 70'
Lenihan Yellow card 30'
Marshall Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Deepdale Stadium
Attendance: 14,527 (2,539 away)
Referee: Kevin Friend
13 December 2016 21 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Blackburn
19:45 GMT Greer Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 74'
Gallagher 66', 90+4' Yellow card 84'
Lowe Yellow card 70'		 Report Skalák Yellow card 13'
Duffy 16'
Norwood Yellow card 43'
Stephens 61'
Dunk Yellow card 66'
Murray 79'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 9,976
Referee: Oliver Langford
17 December 2016 22 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Reading Blackburn
15:00 GMT Graham 44'
Lowe Yellow card 66'
Brown 73'		 Report Samuel 32'
McCleary Yellow card 36'
Moore 60'
Evans 90+2'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,982
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
26 December 2016 23 Barnsley 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Barnsley
15:00 GMT Winnall 14'
Morsy Yellow card 83'
Watkins 90+3'		 Report Mulgrew Yellow card 63'
Akpan Yellow card 67'
Lenihan Red card 86'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 14,192 (1,440 away)
Referee: Andy Madley
31 December 2016 24 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Huddersfield
12:45 GMT Whitehead Yellow card 17'
Wells 90+3'		 Report Graham 81' Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 21,311 (1,072 away)
Referee:
2 January 2017 25 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Newcastle United Blackburn
15:00 GMT Lowe Yellow card 17'
Mulgrew 74'		 Report Dummett Yellow card 64'
Colback Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,542
Referee: Stephen Woolmer
14 January 2017 26 Ipswich Town 3–2 Blackburn Rovers Ipswich
15:00 GMT Lawrence 38', 57', Yellow card 42'
Berra 53'
Dozzell Yellow card 65'		 Report Akpan 43'
Graham 74' (pen.)		 Stadium: Portman Road Stadium
Attendance: 15,009 (295 away)
Referee:
21 January 2017 27 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Birmingham City Blackburn
15:00 GMT Graham 45+3'
Lenihan Yellow card 49'		 Report Jutkiewicz 3' (pen.)
Morrison Yellow card 39'
Davis Yellow card 53'
Gleeson Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,035
Referee:
1 February 2017 28 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Leeds United Blackburn
19:45 GMT Bennett 83' Report Dallas 74'
Jansson Yellow card 35' 89'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 17,026 (6,402 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
4 February 2017 29 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Blackburn
15:00 GMT Gallagher 90+1' Report Perch Yellow card 59'
Manning Yellow card 80'
Furlong Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,846
Referee: Tony Harrington
11 February 2017 30 Rotherham United 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Rotherham
15:00 GMT Kelly Yellow card 44'
Taylor 47'		 Report Kelly 86' (o.g.)
Mahoney Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Aesseal New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,438 (1,195 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
14 February 2017 31 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Sheffield
19:45 GMT Sasso 18', 44'
Hutchinson Yellow card 33'
Bannan Yellow card 45+3'
Reach Yellow card 89'		 Report Hutchinson 20' (o.g.)
Akpan Red card 86'
Bennett Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 24,603 (373 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
24 February 2017 32* Burton Albion 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Burton-upon-Trent
19:45 GMT Sordell 54'
Turner Yellow card 56'
McFadzean Yellow card 87'		 Report Palmer 31' (o.g.) Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 5,496 (1,579 away)
Referee:
28 February 2017 33 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Derby County Blackburn
19:45 GMT Conway 58' (pen.) Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,536
Referee:
4 March 2017 34 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Wigan Athletic Blackburn
15:00 GMT Emnes 59' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,165
Referee:
7 March 2017 35 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Cardiff City Blackburn
19:45 GMT Williams 90' Report Zohore 38'
Harris Yellow card 45+1'
Bennett Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,645
Referee: David Coote
11 March 2017 36 Norwich City 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Norwich
15:00 GMT Jerome 19', 81'
Dijks Red card 21'
Hoolahan Yellow card 43'
Whittaker Yellow card 62'
Tettey Yellow card 88'		 Report Lowe Yellow card 56'
João 73', 78'
Lenihan Yellow card 76'
Akpan Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,224 (290 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
14 March 2017 37 Fulham 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Craven Cottage, London
19:45 GMT Aluko 45'
Fredericks Yellow card 49'
McDonald Yellow card 62'
Cyriac 86'		 Report Guthrie Yellow card 40'
Lenihan Yellow card 63'
Conway 79' (pen.)
Emnes Yellow card 83'
João 90+3' Yellow card 90+4'		 Attendance: 15,487 (537 away)
Referee: Andrew Davies
18 March 2017 38 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Preston North End Ewood Park, Blackburn
13:00 GMT Bennett 43'
Conway 56'
Mahoney Yellow card 77'		 Report Barkhuizen 13'
Cunningham Yellow card 67'
Huntington Yellow card 87'
McGeady 90+3'		 Attendance: 18,435 (6,005 away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
1 April 2017 39 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Brighton
15:00 BST Murray 67' Yellow card 88' Report Gallagher Yellow card 81' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,216 (689 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
4 April 2017 40 Reading 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Reading
20:00 BST Kermorgant 14', 29'
Blackett Yellow card 47'
McCleary 78'		 Report Bennett 77' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,353 (480 away)
Referee:
8 April 2017 41 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Barnsley Blackburn
15:00 BST Bennett Yellow card 45+1'
Hoban Yellow card 67'		 Report Roberts 3'
Watkins 10' Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,347
Referee: Oliver Langford
14 April 2017 42 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Nottingham
15:00 BST Traoré Yellow card 11'
Osborn Yellow card 77'
Cohen Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Ward Yellow card 53'
Williams Yellow card 65'
Bennett Yellow card 74'
Hoban 78'
João Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,279 (1,638 away)
Referee: Roger East
17 April 2017 43 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Bristol City Blackburn
15:00 BST Bennett Yellow card 22'
Williams Yellow card 54'
Gallagher 71'		 Report Abraham 14'
Wright Yellow card 49'
Bryan Yellow card 81'
Cotterill Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,935
Referee: Mike Jones
22 April 2017 44 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Saïss Yellow card 71' Report Lenihan Yellow card 51'
Guthrie Yellow card 64'
Lowe Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 20,249 (1,258 away)
Referee: David Coote
29 April 2017 45 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Aston Villa Blackburn
15:00 BST Graham 54' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,884 (6,385 away)
Referee:
7 May 2017 46 Brentford 1–3 Blackburn Rovers Brentford, London
12:00 BST Vibe 56'
Dean Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 83'		 Report Mulgrew 10'
Guthrie 16'
Conway Yellow card 78' 83' (pen.)		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,969 (1,600 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington

EFL Cup[]

The first round draw of EFL Cup took place on Wednesday 22 June, Rovers were drawn away to League Two side Mansfield Town.[53]

Tue, 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 1 Mansfield Town 1–3 Blackburn Rovers Mansfield
19:45 BST Rose 48' Report Stokes 29', 55'
Duffy 54'
Byrne Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,885 (including 566 Rovers supporters)
Referee:
Tue, 23 August 2016 (2016-08-23) 2 Blackburn Rovers 4–3 (a.e.t.) Crewe Alexandra Blackburn
19:45 BST Akpan 42'
Wharton 69'
Conway 88'
Guthrie Yellow card 90+2'
Duffy 97'
Gallagher Yellow card 103'		 Report Bingham 8'
Dagnall 39', 90+3'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 3,448 (Inc. 535 visiting supporters)
Referee:
Tue, 20 September 2016 (2016-09-20) 3 Leeds United 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Leeds
19:45 BST Phillips Yellow card 29'
Wood 85'		 Report Akpan Yellow card 11'
Lenihan Yellow card 79'
Emnes Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 8,488
Referee: Darren Deadman

FA Cup[]

The first round draw of FA Cup took place on 12 December, Rovers were drawn away to Championship side Queens Park Rangers F.C.

Sat, 7 January 2017 (2017-01-07) Third Round Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Blackburn Rovers London
15:00 BST Bidwell pen.' (61) Report Lynch 8' (o.g.)
Feeney 58'
Marshall Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 7,482
Referee: Simon Hooper
Sat, 28 January 2017 (2017-01-28) Fourth Round Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Blackpool Blackburn
15:00 GMT Gallagher 9'
Bennett 22'		 Report McAlister Yellow card 59'
Mellor Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 65'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 9,237
Referee: Peter Bankes
Sun, 19 February 2017 Fifth Round Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Manchester United Blackburn
16:15 GMT Graham 17'
Williams Yellow card 35'		 Report Rashford 27'
Lingard Yellow card 52'
Young Yellow card 73'
Ibrahimović 75'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,130
Referee: Martin Atkinson

EFL Trophy[]

Blackburn Development Squad entered the competition at the first round group stage and were drawn against Carlisle United, Fleetwood Town and Oldham Athletic in Northern Group D.[54]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Carlisle United 3 3 0 0 0 11 6 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Oldham Athletic 3 1 1 0 1 8 7 +1 5
3 L1 Fleetwood Town 3 1 0 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4 ACA Blackburn Rovers U21 3 0 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Group Stage Game 1 Fleetwood Town 1–0 Blackburn Rovers U-23 Fleetwood
19:45 BST Report Cole 45+2' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 392
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Group Stage Game 2 Carlisle United 2-0 Blackburn Rovers U-23 Carlisle
19:45 BST Miller 39'
Grainger 88'		 Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 1,253
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Group Stage Game 3 Blackburn Rovers U-23 2-2
(4-5 pens)		 Oldham Athletic Blackburn
19:30 GMT Stokes 22'
Feeney 61'		 Report Ladapo 49'
Wilson 67'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 471
Referee: Rob Jones

Backroom Staff[]

Position Staff
Head Coach England Tony Mowbray
Assistant Manager England David Lowe
First Team Coach England David Dunn
Acting Goalkeepers' Coach England Ben Benson
Head of Academy England Eric Kinder
Under-23 Lead Coach Northern Ireland Damien Johnson
Under-23 Coach England Wes Brown

Last updated: April 2017
Source: [55]

Squad statistics[]

Appearances and Goals[]

As of 7 May 2017[56]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Jason Steele 44 0 41+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
33 GK Spain ESP David Raya 11 0 5+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
37 GK England ENG Andy Fisher 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Wales WAL Adam Henley 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Gordon Greer 25 0 19+2 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Ireland EIR Tommie Hoban (on loan from Watford) 16 1 15+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Ireland EIR Derrick Williams 42 1 39+0 1 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF Scotland SCO Charlie Mulgrew 30 3 26+2 3 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF England ENG Elliott Ward 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Hendrie (on loan from West Ham United) 8 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
24 DF Namibia NAM Ryan Nyambe 31 0 22+3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 3+0 0
26 DF Ireland EIR Darragh Lenihan 44 0 32+8 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
30 DF England ENG Wes Brown 8 1 3+2 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
36 DF England ENG Jack Doyle 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
41 DF England ENG Josh Askew 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 DF England ENG Lewis Travis 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
45 DF England ENG Matthew Platt 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
50 DF England ENG Tyler Magloire 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF England ENG Jason Lowe (C) 49 0 43+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF England ENG Liam Feeney 40 2 21+13 0 2+0 1 2+1 0 1+0 1
21 MF Nigeria NGA Hope Akpan 29 2 16+9 1 2+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
23 MF England ENG Danny Guthrie 27 1 22+2 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
27 MF England ENG Willem Tomlinson 5 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
28 MF England ENG Connor Mahoney 21 0 4+10 0 0+2 0 0+2 0 3+0 0
29 MF Northern Ireland NIR Corry Evans 19 0 16+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF Jamaica JAM Elliott Bennett 29 4 18+7 3 2+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
32 MF Scotland SCO Craig Conway 46 7 34+8 6 2+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
40 MF England ENG Connor Thomson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
46 MF England ENG Lewis Hardcastle 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
48 MF England ENG Joe Grayson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
49 MF England ENG Joe Rankin-Costello 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Anthony Stokes 14 4 2+6 1 0+2 0 2+0 2 2+0 1
12 FW England ENG Danny Graham 40 13 28+7 12 3+0 1 1+1 0 0+0 0
17 FW Netherlands NED Marvin Emnes (on loan from Swansea City) 37 4 22+13 4 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
18 FW Portugal POR Lucas João (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) 13 3 3+10 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW England ENG Sam Gallagher (on loan from Southampton) 47 12 35+8 11 2+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0
43 FW England ENG Ramirez Howarth 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
47 FW England ENG Lewis Mansell 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
Players out on loan:
34 DF England ENG Scott Wharton (on loan at Cambridge United) 7 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 1 3+0 0
Players that played for Blackburn Rovers this season that have left the club:
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shane Duffy 5 2 3+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 2 0+0 0
11 MF Norway NOR Martin Samuelsen (on loan from West Ham United) 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jack Byrne (on loan from Manchester City) 7 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF England ENG Ben Marshall 25 1 22+0 1 1+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0

Goalscorers[]

As of 3 May 2017[56]
Rank No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 12 FW England Danny Graham 12 1 0 13
2 19 FW England Sam Gallagher 10 1 0 11
3 32 MF Scotland Craig Conway 6 0 1 7
4 17 FW Netherlands Marvin Emnes 4 0 0 4
= 31 MF Jamaica Elliott Bennett 3 1 0 4
6 9 FW Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes 1 0 2 3
= 18 FW Portugal Lucas João 3 0 0 3
= 14 DF Scotland Charlie Mulgrew 3 0 0 3
9 22 DF Republic of Ireland Shane Duffy* 0 0 2 2
= 21 MF Nigeria Hope Akpan 1 0 1 2
11 34 DF England Scott Wharton 0 0 1 1
= 10 MF England Ben Marshall* 1 0 0 1
= 30 DF England Wes Brown 1 0 0 1
= 7 MF England Liam Feeney 0 1 0 1
= 5 DF Republic of Ireland Derrick Williams 1 0 0 1
= 23 MF England Danny Guthrie 1 0 0 1
— — — Own goal 4 1 0 5
Total 51 5 7 63

Disciplinary record[]

As of 7 May 2017[56]
No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card
31 MF Jamaica Elliott Bennett 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
3 DF Scotland Gordon Greer 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland Jack Byrne * 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
6 DF England Jason Lowe 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
10 MF England Ben Marshall* 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
29 MF Northern Ireland Corry Evans 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
22 DF Republic of Ireland Shane Duffy* 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
21 MF Nigeria Hope Akpan 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 1
12 FW England Danny Graham 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 FW England Sam Gallagher 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
23 MF England Danny Guthrie 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland Derrick Williams 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 DF Netherlands Marvin Emnes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
26 DF Republic of Ireland Darragh Lenihan 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 1
4 DF Republic of Ireland Tommie Hoban 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 MF England Liam Feeney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 DF Scotland Charlie Mulgrew 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
32 MF Scotland Craig Conway 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
24 DF Namibia Ryan Nyambe 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
28 MF England Connor Mahoney 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
1 GK England Jason Steele 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 FW Portugal Lucas João 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 71 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 79 2 2

Transfers and loans[]

Summer[]

Transfers in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CF England Danny Graham Sunderland Free transfer [11]
1 July 2016 CF Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes Celtic Free transfer [8]
1 July 2016 RW England Liam Feeney Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [13]
2 August 2016 CB Scotland Gordon Greer Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer [24]
26 August 2016 CB Republic of Ireland Derrick Williams Bristol City Undisclosed (~£250,000) [57]
31 August 2016 CB Scotland Charlie Mulgrew Celtic Free transfer [33]
21 September 2016 CB England Wes Brown Sunderland Free transfer [35]

Total outgoing: Decrease ~£250,000

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Length Ref.
1 July 2016 LB Scotland Stephen Hendrie West Ham United Season-long [10]
1 July 2016 CM Republic of Ireland Jack Byrne Manchester City 6 January 2017 [a] [16]
11 August 2016 CF England Sam Gallagher Southampton Season-long [29]
25 August 2016 AM Norway Martin Samuelsen West Ham United 22 November 2016 [b] [30]
26 August 2016 CB Republic of Ireland Tommie Hoban Watford Season-long [57]
31 August 2016 FW Netherlands Marvin Emnes Swansea City 4 Month loan (17 January 2017) [34]
  1. ^ On 6 January 2017, Blackburn terminated the loan of Jack Byrne.[38]
  2. ^ On 22 November 2016, Blackburn terminated the loan of Martin Samuelsen.[36]

Transfers out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CF England Chris Brown Bury [a] Released [6]
1 July 2016 CF England Stuart Callaway Free agent Released [6]
1 July 2016 CM England David Carson South Shields [b] Released [6]
1 July 2016 LW England Modou Cham Clitheroe [c] Released [6]
1 July 2016 GK Scotland Ryan Crump Southport [d] Released [6]
1 July 2016 CF England Nathan Delfouneso Swindon Town [e] Released [6]
1 July 2016 GK England Simon Eastwood Oxford United [f] Released [6]
1 July 2016 CF England Anton Forrester Port Vale[g] Released [6]
1 July 2016 CF England Devarn Green Free agent Released [6]
1 July 2016 CF Canada Simeon Jackson Walsall [h] Released [6]
1 July 2016 CF England Sam Joel Free agent Released [6]
1 July 2016 CB England Matthew Kilgallon Bradford City [i] Released [6]
1 July 2016 CB Scotland Sam Lavelle Bolton Wanderers [j] Released [6]
1 July 2016 RB Spain Jan Pirretas Bayer Leverkusen [k] Released [6]
1 July 2016 CF Scotland Jordan Preston Guiseley [l] Released [6]
1 July 2016 LB England Tommy Spurr Preston North End [m] Released [6]
1 July 2016 CM Australia Hyuga Tanner Bolton Wanderers Released [6]
1 July 2016 LM England Chris Taylor Bolton Wanderers [n] Released [6]
1 July 2016 LW England Luke Wall Accrington Stanley [o] Released [6]
1 July 2016 CM Jamaica Lee Williamson Burton Albion [p] Released [6]
21 July 2016 CB Scotland Grant Hanley Newcastle United Undisclosed (~£5,500,000 + add-ons worth £500,000)[66] [21]
26 August 2016 CB Republic of Ireland Shane Duffy Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed (~£4,200,000) [31]
  1. ^ Following Brown's release, he signed for Bury.[27]
  2. ^ Following Carson's release, he signed for South Shields.[58]
  3. ^ Following Cham's release, he signed for Clitheroe.[59]
  4. ^ Following Crump's release, he signed for Southport.[60]
  5. ^ Following Delfouneso's release, he signed for Swindon Town.[61]
  6. ^ Following Eastwood's release, he signed for Oxford United.[12]
  7. ^ Following Forrester's release, he signed for Port Vale.[19]
  8. ^ Following Jackson's release, he signed for Walsall.[20]
  9. ^ Following Kilgallon's release, he signed for Bradford City.[23]
  10. ^ Lavelle signs for Bolton Wanderers.[62]
  11. ^ Following Pirretas' release, he signed for Bayer Leverkusen.[63]
  12. ^ Following Preston's release, he signed for Guiseley.[64]
  13. ^ Following Spurr's release, he signed for Preston North End.[14]
  14. ^ Following Taylor's release, he signed for Bolton Wanderers.[17]
  15. ^ Following Wall's release, he signed for Accrington Stanley.[65]
  16. ^ Following Williamson's release, he signed for Burton Albion.[22]

Total incoming: Increase ~£10,467,500-£10,917,500

  • Subtracts estimated 10% sell on fee (£550,000-£600,000) due to Crewe in Grant Hanley's £5,500,000-£6,000,000 sale to Newcastle United.[67]
  • Includes estimated 15% sell on fee (£1,250,000) following Ruben Rochina's transfer from Granada to Rubin Kazan on 20 July 2016 for €10,000,000.[68]
  • Includes estimated 25% sell on fee (~£67,500) following Jack O'Connell's transfer from Brentford to Sheffield United on 10 July 2016 (assumed here to be £250,000, though the fee was undisclosed).[69]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Length Ref.
8 August 2016 CM Republic of Ireland John O'Sullivan Accrington Stanley 6-month loan (7 January) [28]

Winter[]

Transfers in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.

Total outgoing: ~£0 £0+/-

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Length Ref.
30 January 2017 FW Portugal Lucas João Sheffield Wednesday End of Season [44]
31 January 2017 FW Netherlands Marvin Emnes Swansea City End of Season [45]

Transfers out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
17 January 2017 AM Republic of Ireland John O'Sullivan Carlisle United [a] Mutual Consent [40]
31 January 2017 FW England Dean Rittenberg Bangor City [b] Mutual Consent [72]
31 January 2017 MF England Ben Marshall Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed (~£1,500,000)[73] [74]
  1. ^ Following O'Sullivan's release, he signed for Carlisle United.[70]
  2. ^ Following Rittenberg's release, he signed for Bangor City.[71]

Total incoming: Increase ~£1,650,000

  • Includes estimated 15% profit sell on fee (£150,000) following Martin Olsson's transfer from Norwich City to Swansea City on 17 January 2017 for an undisclosed fee that is estimated to be £4,000,000, having originally been sold to Norwich City for £3,000,000.[75]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Length Ref.
20 January 2017 CB England Scott Wharton Cambridge United End of Season [41]

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