2016–17 Accrington Stanley F.C. season
| 2016–17 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Peter Marsden | ||
| Manager | John Coleman | ||
| Stadium | Wham Stadium | ||
| League Two | 13th place | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth round (knocked out by Middlesbrough) | ||
| EFL Cup | Third round (knocked out by West Ham United) | ||
| EFL Trophy | Knocked out in the group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: 13 goals Billy Kee All: 15 goals Billy Kee | ||
| Highest home attendance | 3,170 against Burnley (2nd round of EFL Cup) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 547 against Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 (EFL Trophy group stage) | ||
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The 2016–17 season was Accrington Stanley's eleventh consecutive season in League Two and their 48th year in existence. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Transfers[edit]
Transfers in[edit]
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | CB |  |
Omar Beckles | Aldershot Town | Free transfer | [1] |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | |
Aaron Chapman | Chesterfield | Free transfer | [2] |
| 1 July 2016 | CM |  |
Bastien Héry | Carlisle United | Free transfer | [3] |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | |
Elliot Parish | Colchester United | Free transfer | [4] |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | |
Frazer Shaw | Leyton Orient | Free transfer | [5] |
| 11 July 2016 | CM | |
Steven Hewitt | Southport | Free transfer | [6] |
| 21 July 2016 | CM | |
Paddy Lacey | Barrow | Free transfer | [7] |
| 22 July 2016 | LW | |
Luke Wall | Blackburn Rovers | Free transfer | [8] |
| 1 August 2016 | LM |  |
Arron Davies | Exeter City | Free transfer | [9] |
| 2 August 2016 | AM | |
Jordan Clark | Shrewsbury Town | Free transfer | [10] |
| 5 August 2016 | CB |  |
Janoi Donacien | Aston Villa | Free transfer | [11] |
| 5 August 2016 | RW | |
Chris Eagles | Bury | Free transfer | [11] |
| 13 August 2016 | GK |  |
Paul White | Boreham Wood | Free transfer | [12] |
| 30 August 2016 | LB |  |
Rory McKeown | Raith Rovers | Free transfer | [13] |
| 3 October 2016 | RW | |
Gary Taylor-Fletcher | Tranmere Rovers | Free transfer | [14] |
| 13 February 2017 | LW |  |
Érico Sousa | Tadcaster Albion | Free transfer | [15] |
Transfers out[edit]
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | AM | |
Anthony Barry | Wrexham | Free transfer | [16] |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | |
Marcus Carver | Chorley | Free transfer | [17] |
| 1 July 2016 | DM | |
Matt Crooks | Rangers | Free transfer | [18] |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | |
Tom Davies | Portsmouth | Free transfer | [19] |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | |
Ross Etheridge | Doncaster Rovers | Free transfer | [20] |
| 1 July 2016 | RM | |
Piero Mingoia | Cambridge United | Free transfer | [21] |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | |
Jason Mooney | Cliftonville [a] | Released | [23] |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | |
Andrew Procter | Retired | — | [24] |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | |
Keenan Quansah | Burscough [b] | Released | [23] |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | |
Kealan Steenson | Ashton United | Released | [23] |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | |
Liam Wakefield | Morecambe [c] | Released | [23] |
| 1 July 2016 | AM | |
Josh Windass | Rangers | Free transfer | [18] |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | |
Dean Winnard | Morecambe | Free transfer | [27] |
| 4 August 2016 | LB | |
Adam Buxton | Portsmouth | Free transfer | [28] |
| 8 August 2016 | MF | |
John Roberts | Macclesfield Town | Free transfer | [29] |
| 22 August 2016 | LB | |
Frazer Shaw | East Thurrock United [d] | Mutual consent | [31] |
| 28 October 2016 | CF | |
Max Hazeldine | Skelmersdale United | Free transfer | [32] |
| 9 January 2017 | RW | |
Chris Eagles | Port Vale [e] | Released | [34] |
| 17 January 2017 | CM | |
Bastien Héry | Limerick | Mutual consent | [35] |
| 23 March 2017 | LW | |
Érico Sousa | Tranmere Rovers[f] | Mutual consent | [36] |
- ^ Following Mooney's release, he signed for Cliftonville.[22]
- ^ Following Quansah's release, he signed for Burscough.[25]
- ^ Following Wakefield's release, he signed for Morecambe.[26]
- ^ Following Shaw's departure, he signed for East Thurrock United.[30]
- ^ Following Eagles' release, he signed for Port Vale.[33]
- ^ Registration issues have meant he has been unable to play for Accrington[36]
Loans in[edit]
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | CB | |
Callam Jones | West Bromwich Albion | 1 January 2017 | [37] |
| 8 August 2016 | RM | |
John O'Sullivan | Blackburn Rovers | 7 January 2017 | [38] |
| 31 August 2016 | RB | |
Zak Vyner | Bristol City | 3 January 2017 | [39] |
| 1 January 2017 | CF | |
Jonathan Edwards | Hull City | End of Season | [40] |
| 1 January 2017 | CB | |
Harvey Rodgers | Hull City | End of Season | [40] |
| 13 January 2017 | GK |  |
Marek Rodák | Fulham | End of Season | [41] |
| 20 January 2017 | CM | |
Sean Clare | Sheffield Wednesday | End of Season | [42] |
| 31 January 2017 | AM | |
Noor Husin | Crystal Palace | End of Season | [43] |
Loans out[edit]
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2016 | CF | |
Brayden Shaw | Bangor City |
27 January 2017 | [44] |
Competitions[edit]
Pre-season friendlies[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 19 July 2016 Friendly | Skelmersdale United | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | Skelmersdale |
| 19:45 BST | Brodie  90' |
Report | Shaw 10' |
Stadium: West Lancashire College Stadium |
| 23 July 2016 Friendly | Stalybridge Celtic | 4–1 | Accrington Stanley | Stalybridge |
| 15:00 BST | Farrell 6' Osei 49'Pilkington 84'Chalmers 86' (pen.) |
Report | Trialist 28' |
Stadium: Bower Fold |
| 30 July 2016 Friendly | FC Halifax Town | 0–0 | Accrington Stanley | Halifax |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: The Shay |
League Two[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Cambridge United | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 66 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 66 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 65 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 62 |
| 15 | Barnet | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 57 | 64 | −7 | 57 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Matches[edit]
Win Draw Loss
August[edit]
| 6 August 2016 1 | Accrington Stanley | 3–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Boco 8' Brown  24'Pearson 29'Donacien 51'McCartan 89'McConville 90+1' |
Report | Rowe 12' Calder 43'Williams 82'Mandeville 86' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,647 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 13 August 2016 2 | Barnet | 2–0 | Accrington Stanley | Canons Park |
| 15:00 BST | Akinde 33' 50' Akpa Akpro 60' |
Report | Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,501 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 16 August 2016 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | High Wycombe |
| 15:00 BST | Akinfenwa 5' Jacobson 45+2'Thompson 83' |
Report | McConville 6' 48' Eagles 26'Pearson 44' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 2,747 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 20 August 2016 4 | Accrington Stanley | 1–2 | Exeter City | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Pearson 24' Conneely 59'Davies 70'Beckles 85'Hughes 90' |
Simpson 23' Brown 57'Harley 66'Taylor 72' 74' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 27 August 2016 5 | Accrington Stanley | 2–3 | Morecambe | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Kee 27', 34' Hughes  36'Conneely 37'Parish 45+2'O'Sullivan 49' |
Report | Stockton 45+1', 57' 54' Ellison 46' 76'Rose 83'Edwards 90+2' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,763 Referee: Mike Jones |
September[edit]
| 3 September 2016 6 | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | Carlisle |
| 15:00 BST | Joyce 59' Adams 65'Miller 80' |
Report | Kee 58' Vyner 60'McConville 72' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,128 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 10 September 2016 7 | Notts County | 0–2 | Accrington Stanley | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Audel 21' Duffy 28' |
Report | O'Sullivan 17' Donacien 31'Conneely 54'Boco 67' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Stadium Attendance: 3,988 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 17 September 2016 8 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Portsmouth | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | McConville 46' Lacey 52' |
Report | Davies 86' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,461 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 24 September 2016 9 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Accrington Stanley | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Wright 7' Porter 23'Slater 50' |
Report | Lacey 24' McConville 55'Boco 59'Kee 68'Brown 75'  90+2'Gornell 83' |
Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium Attendance: 3,109 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 27 September 2016 10 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Accrington |
| 19:45 BST | Gornell 56' Lacey 74'Kee 90' |
Report | Clements 31' Hurst 56' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,134 Referee: Darren England |
October[edit]
| 2 October 2016 11 | Cambridge United | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Legge 14' 23' 90' Mingoia 81'Halliday 90+2' |
Report | Kee 51' Donacien 53'Clark 68'McConville 70'Eagles  90+1Gornell 90+2 |
Stadium: The R Costings Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,765 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 8 October 2016 12 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Gornell 74' |
Report | Pell 16' Dickie 16' 89'O'Shaughnessy 23' 66' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,637 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 15 October 2016 13 | Accrington Stanley | 2–1 | Blackpool | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Brown 80' Boco 89' (pen.), 90+4'Conneely 90' |
Report | Cain 81' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,754 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 22 October 2016 14 | Crawley Town | 0–0 | Accrington Stanley | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Kaby Djaló 64' Tajbakhsh 90' |
Report | Pearson 45+2' |
Stadium: Checkatrade.com Stadium Attendance: 2,092 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 29 October 2016 15 | Accrington Stanley | 1–3 | Newport County | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Gornell 44' Donacien 79'McCartan 85' |
Report | Healey 47' Rigg 56'Barnum-Bobb 62'Myrie-Williams 65'Sheehan 90+1' 90+4' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,251 Referee: Robert Jones |
November[edit]
| 12 November 2016 16 | Luton Town | 1–0 | Accrington Stanley | Luton |
| 15:00 GMT | McGeehan 75' 90+5' Cook 78' 83' |
Report | Parish 77' Clark 90+5' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 19 November 2016 17 | Accrington Stanley | 0–1 | Stevenage | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Pearson 55' McConville 72'Vyner 81' |
Report | Godden 55' 71' Schumacher 61'McAnuff 90+5' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,283 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 22 November 2016 18 | Hartlepool United | 2–0 | Accrington Stanley | Hartlepool |
| 19:45 GMT | Nsiala 43' Amond 62'Deverdics 62'Alessandra 90+2' |
Report | Brown 57' Hughes 60'McConville 62'Kee 64'McCartan 65'Beckles 73' |
Stadium: The Northern Gas and Power Stadium Attendance: 2,514 Referee: Richard Clark |
| 26 November 2016 19 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Yeovil Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Boco 90+1' |
Report | Khan 51' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,263 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
December[edit]
| 10 December 2016 20 | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Accrington Stanley | Leyton, London |
| 15:00 GMT | Simpson 65' McCallum 90+2' |
Report | O'Sullivan 24' McConville 24' |
Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 3,964 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 17 December 2016 21 | Accrington Stanley | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Hughes 65' |
Report | Tanner 64' 76' Garita 82' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,573 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 26 December 2016 22 | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Accrington Stanley | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Bolarinwa 32' Bogle 50'Andrew 68'Chambers 88' |
Report | O'Sullivan 62' Pearson 81' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,782 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 31 December 2016 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Accrington Stanley | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Donacien 28' Kee 43'Conneely 59' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,471 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
January[edit]
| 2 January 2017 24 | Accrington Stanley | 2–2 | Hartlepool United | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | McConville 14' Kee 57' (pen.)Pearson 70'Donacien 80' |
Report | Amond 60' Donnelly 81'Harrison 86' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,590 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 14 January 2017 25 | Cheltenham Town | 3–0 | Accrington Stanley | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Winchester 52' Wright 55'De Girolamo 74'Waters 78' |
Report | Brown 62' Donacien 90'Gornell 90+3' |
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 2,854 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 21 January 2017 26 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Pearson 62' Beckles 20' (o.g.)McCartan 21'Kee 56'McConville 62' |
Report | Liddle 18' Raynes 30' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,634 Referee: Christopher Sarginson |
February[edit]
| 4 February 2017 27 | Accrington Stanley | 2–0 | Notts County | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Rodgers 45' Husin 80' |
Report | Ameobi 71' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,731 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 11 February 2017 28 | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Accrington Stanley | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Clarke 2' Doyle 41' Naismith 90+2' |
Report | Conneely 56' Donacien 79' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,955 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 14 February 2017 29 | Mansfield Town | 4–4 | Accrington Stanley | Mansfield |
| 19:45 GMT | A. MacDonald 27' Bennett 33' 51' Byrom 42' White 45+2' Coulthirst 63' (pen.) Collins 85' Arquin 89' |
Report | Beckles 5' 61' Donacien 22' McCartan 18' 29' Pearson 33' Kee 43', 66' (pen.) 80' Conneely 62' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,226 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 18 February 2017 30 | Accrington Stanley | 2–1 | Colchester United | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Kee 18' Pearson 32'Beckles 45'McConville 75' |
Report | Guthrie 30' Elokobi 46'Wynter 61'Porter 76' (pen.) |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,310 Referee: Richard Clark |
| 25 February 2017 31 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–2 | Accrington Stanley | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | Rowe 20' 68' Mason 42'Marquis 58' |
Report | McCartan 4' 42' Hughes 67' Edwards 81'Pearson 86' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,272 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 28 February 2017 32 | Accrington Stanley | 2–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | Accrington |
| 19:45 GMT | Clare 45+2' Pearson 63' |
Report | Akinfenwa 56', 58' de Havilland 73' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,045 Referee: Mark Brown |
March[edit]
| 4 March 2017 33 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Barnet | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Clare 43' McCartan 54' |
Report | Bover 22' Akinnde 33'Dembele 67' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,236 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 11 March 2017 34 | Exeter City | 0–2 | Accrington Stanley | Exeter |
| 15:00 GMT | Sweeney 10' |
Report | McCartan 11' Pearson 28' 71'Rodgers 69' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,897 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 14 March 2017 35 | Accrington Stanley | 5–0 | Leyton Orient | Accrington |
| 19:45 GMT | Kee 44' Pearson 51', 90+1'McConville 84', 85' |
Report | Kennedy 11' Collins 50' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,306 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 18 March 2017 36 | Yeovil Town | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | Yeovil |
| 15:00 GMT | François Zoko 74' |
Report | McConville 21' Brown 22'Beckles 51'Rodgers 65' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,991 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 21 March 2017 37 | Morecambe | 1–2 | Accrington Stanley | Morecambe |
| 19:45 GMT | Whitmore 8' Ellison 45+1'Conlan 81'Wildig 82'Ryan Edwards 86' |
Report | McCartan 45+2', 66' Rodgers 81' |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,506 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 25 March 2017 38 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | McConville 89' |
Report | Asante 70' Gunning 87' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,312 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 28 March 2017 39 | Accrington Stanley | 2–0 | Cambridge United | Accrington |
| 19:45 BST | McConville 19' McCartan 54' |
Report | Berry 33' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,333 Referee: John Busby |
April[edit]
| 1 April 2017 40 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Accrington Stanley | Plymouth |
| 15:00 BST | Songo'o 81' |
Report | Clark 8' McCartan 16'Husin 71'Donacien 76' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,708 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 8 April 2017 41 | Accrington Stanley | 3–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Hughes 57', 79' McCartan 61' 86' Kee 75' |
Report | Ray 12' Cooke 15'Dagnall 41' 61' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,720 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 14 April 2017 42 | Blackpool | 0–0 | Accrington Stanley | Blackpool |
| 15:00 BST | Robertson 57' Odelusi 72' Vassell 76' |
Report | Hughes 66' Rodgers 86' McCartan 89' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Mark Brown |
| 17 April 2017 43 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Crawley Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Hughes 40' McCartan 48' |
Report | McNerney 53' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,652 Referee: David Webb |
| 22 April 2017 44 | Newport County | 1–0 | Accrington Stanley | Newport |
| 15:00 BST | Rigg 29' O'Brien 38' Randall 60'Owen-Evans 90+6' |
Report | Brown 83' McCartan 90+1' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,719 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 29 April 2017 45 | Accrington Stanley | 1–4 | Luton Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Pearson 39' |
Report | Justin 48' Beckles 49' (o.g.)Vassell 54'Marriott 90+2' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Christopher Sarginson |
May[edit]
| 6 May 2017 46 | Stevenage | 0–3 | Accrington Stanley | Stevenage |
| 17:30 BST | Wells 40' McAnuff 65' |
Report | Pearson 62' Kee 72' (pen.), 79'McConville 81'Conneely 90+4' (pen.) |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,517 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
FA Cup[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 5 November 2016 First round | Bradford City | 1–2 | Accrington Stanley | Bradford |
| 15:00 GMT | Kilgallon 72' |
Report | Boco 30' Clark 80' |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 4,985 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 4 December 2016 Second round | Woking | 0–3 | Accrington Stanley | Woking |
| 14:00 GMT | Yakubu 18' Carter 36' |
Report | Kee 34', 42' Lacey 54'O'Sullivan 61' |
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 3,718 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 7 January 2017 Third round | Accrington Stanley | 2–1 | Luton Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | McConville 45+2' Beckles 57' |
Report | Gray 54' Rea 90+4' |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,717 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 28 January 2017 Fourth round | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Accrington Stanley | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 GMT | Leadbitter 64' Downing 69' 88'Clayton 81'Gibson 90+4' |
Report | Conneely 14' Clare 85' Rodgers 90+5' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,040 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
EFL Cup[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 9 August 2016 First round | Accrington Stanley | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (11–10 p) | Bradford City | Accrington |
| 19:45 BST | Parish 74' Pearson 103'Donacien 116' |
Report | Knight-Percival 91' Vincelot 93' |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,936 Referee: David Webb |
| Penalties | ||||
| Hughes Clark  Hewitt McCartan Pearson Conneely Beckles Donacien Chapman Hughes Clark |
McMahon Webb-Foster Hanson Morais Law Marshall Vincelot Knight-Percival Devine Doyle McMahon Webb-Foster |
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| 24 August 2016 Second round | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Burnley | Accrington |
| 19:45 BST | McCartan 16' Conneely 38'Pearson 120'Donacien 120+2' |
Vokes 31' Ulvestad 79' |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,170 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 21 September 2016 Third round | West Ham United | 1–0 | Accrington Stanley | Stratford, London |
| 19:45 BST | Payet 90+6' |
Boco 90+5' |
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 39,877 Referee: Steve Martin |
EFL Trophy[edit]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACA | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Chesterfield | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
Source: Sky Sports
Win Draw Loss
| 30 August 2016 Group stage game 1 | Accrington Stanley | 0–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Accrington |
| 19:45 BST | Pearson 45' |
Report | Kirk 45+1' Ainley 47'Jones 57'Bakayogo 62'Cooper 76'Nugent 80'Udoh 90+3' |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 585 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 4 October 2016 Group stage game 2 | Chesterfield | 1–4 | Accrington Stanley | Chesterfield |
| 19:45 BST | Dennis 61' Liddle 82' |
Report | Taylor-Fletcher 14' Gornell 21', 66'Clark 42'Hewitt 65' |
Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 976 Referee: David Coote |
| 8 November 2016 Group stage game 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | 4–0 | Accrington Stanley | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Herc 18' Wilson 37'Ronan 45+3' (pen.)Enobakhare 67' |
Report | Hewitt 39' |
Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 547 Referee: David Webb |
Appearances[edit]
- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
- As of match played 17:44, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League 2 | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Apps | Apps | Apps | Apps | ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |
|
Elliot Parish | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||
| 2 | DF |
|
Matty Pearson | 43 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 51 | ||||||||
| 3 | DF |
|
Mark Hughes | 36 | 4 | 2(1) | 2 | 44 (1) | ||||||||
| 4 | MF |
|
Arron Davies | 4 | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 7 (3) | ||||||||
| 5 | DF |
|
Omar Beckles | 40 (1) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 47 (1) | ||||||||
| 7 | MF |
|
Jordan Clark | 35 (6) | 2 (2) | 2 | 2 | 41 (8) | ||||||||
| 8 | MF |
|
Scott Brown | 27 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 (1) | ||||||||
| 9 | FW |
|
Terry Gornell | 11 (8) | 1 (2) | 1 | 1 | 14 (10) | ||||||||
| 10 | FW |
|
Shay McCartan | 26 (8) | 0 (2) | 1 (1) | 0 (1) | 27 (12) | ||||||||
| 11 | MF |
|
Sean McConville | 41 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 50 | ||||||||
| 12 | GK |
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Marek Rodák | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||
| 13 | GK |
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Jack Little | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 14 | MF | 
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Romuald Boco | 12 (17) | 2 (2) | 0 (2) | 0(2) | 14 (23) | ||||||||
| 15 | MF |
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Sean Clare | 6 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 (2) | ||||||||
| 16 | MF |
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Noor Husin | 7 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (4) | ||||||||
| 17 | MF |
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Paddy Lacey | 7 (4) | 2 | 0 (1) | 3 | 12 (5) | ||||||||
| 18 | MF |
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Steven Hewitt | 4 (5) | 0 (1) | 1 (1) | 2 | 7 (7) | ||||||||
| 19 | FW |
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Brayden Shaw | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | ||||||||
| 20 | GK |
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Aaron Chapman | 15 | 2 | 0 (1) | 2 | 19 (1) | ||||||||
| 21 | MF |
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Luke Wall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 (1) | ||||||||
| 22 | DF |
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Reagan Ogle | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 (2) | ||||||||
| 23 | FW |
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Nathan Webb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 (1) | ||||||||
| 24 | FW |
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Jonathan Edwards | 3 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 (6) | ||||||||
| 26 | DF |
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Ross Sykes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 28 | MF |
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Seamus Conneely | 38 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 46 | ||||||||
| 29 | FW |
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Billy Kee | 37 (2) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 44 (2) | ||||||||
| 30 | DF |
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Janoi Donacien | 30 (5) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 36 (5) | ||||||||
| 32 | DF |
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Harvey Rodgers | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||
| Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | DF |
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Zak Vyner | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||
| 12 | DF |
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Callam Jones | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 (2) | ||||||||
| 15 | DF |
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Rory McKeown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 15 | MF |
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Gary Taylor-Fletcher | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | ||||||||
| 16 | MF |
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Bastien Héry | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1) | ||||||||
| 27 | MF |
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John O'Sullivan | 18 (1) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24 (1) | ||||||||
| 33 | MF |
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Chris Eagles | 2 (4) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0(2) | 3 (7) | ||||||||
Goalscorers[edit]
Includes all competitive matches.
- As of match played 16:59, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | League 2 | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 29 | Billy Kee |
13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Shay McCartan |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | DF | 2 | Matty Pearson |
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | MF | 14 | Romuald Boco |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| MF | 11 | Sean McConville |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | FW | 9 | Terry Gornell |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | DF | 5 | Omar Beckles |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | 7 | Jordan Clark |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | MF | 27 | John O’Sullivan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | 3 | Mark Hughes |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | MF | 4 | Arron Davies |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | 15 | Sean Clare |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 15 | Gary Taylor-Fletcher |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | 16 | Noor Husin |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 17 | Paddy Lacey |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 24 | Jonathan Edwards |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 28 | Seamus Conneely |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 30 | Janoi Donacien |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 32 | Harvey Rodgers |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| # | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Total | 61 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 73 | |||
Disciplinary record[edit]
- As of matches played 17:58, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
| No. | Pos. | Name | League 2 | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | |||||
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| 11 | MF | Sean McConville | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Matty Pearson | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 30 | DF | Janoi Donacien | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Shay McCartan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Seamus Conneely | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Scott Brown | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 29 | FW | Billy Kee | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Harvey Rodgers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Mark Hughes | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | Omar Beckles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Terry Gornell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Paddy Lacey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Elliot Parish | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Zak Vyner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jordan Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Sean Clare | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Steven Hewitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | John O' Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Romuald Boco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Bastien Hery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Noor Husin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Chris Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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