2016–17 in English football
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The 2016–17 season was the 137th season of competitive association football in England.
National teams
England national football team
Results and fixtures
2016
| 4 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification | Slovakia  | 0–1 |  England | Trnava, Slovakia |
| 17:00 BST | Report | Lallana  90+5' |
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) |
| 8 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification | England | 2–0 |  Malta | London, England |
| 17:00 BST | Sturridge 29' Alli 38' |
Report[dead link] | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden) |
| 11 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification | Slovenia  | 0–0 | England | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Stožice Stadium Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) |
| 11 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification | England | 3–0 |  Scotland | London, England |
| 19:45 GMT | Sturridge 23' Lallana 50'Cahill 61' |
Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 87,258 Referee: Cuneyt Cakir (Turkey) |
| 15 November 2016 Friendly | England | 2–2 |  Spain | London, England |
| 20:00 GMT | Lallana 9' (pen.) Vardy 48' |
Report | Iago Aspas 89' Isco 90+6' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
2017
| 22 March 2017 Friendly | Germany  | 1–0 | England | Dortmund, Germany |
| 19:45 BST | Podolski 69' |
Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
| 26 March 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification | England | 2–0 |  Lithuania | London, England |
| 17:00 BST | Defoe 22' Vardy 66' |
Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
| 10 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification | Scotland | 2–2 | England | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 17:00 BST | Griffiths 87', 90' |
Report | Oxlade-Chamberlain 70' Kane 90+3' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) |
| 13 June 2017 Friendly | France  | 3–2 | England | Saint-Denis, France |
| 19:45 BST | Umtiti 22' Sidibé 43'Dembélé 78' |
Report | Kane 9', 48' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stade de France Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | England |
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 26 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Slovakia |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 18 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Scotland |
10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 18 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Slovenia |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 15 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Lithuania |
10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | Malta |
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
| 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers |
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In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[1]
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Managerial changes
| Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Hodgson |
Resigned | 27 June 2016[2] | Sam Allardyce |
27 June 2016 |
| Sam Allardyce |
Resigned[3] | 26 September 2016 | Gareth Southgate |
30 November 2016 |
England women's national football team
Results and fixtures
2016
| 15 September EURO | England | 5–0 |  Estonia | Nottingham |
| Carter 9', 17', 56' J. Scott 13'Carney 90+4' |
Report | Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,052 Referee: Vera Opeykina (Russia) |
| 20 September EURO | Belgium  | 0–2 | England | Leuven |
| Report | Parris 65' Carney 85' |
Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 6,754 Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden) |
| 21 October Friendly | England | 0–0 | France | Doncaster |
| Report | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Graziella Pirriatore (Italy) |
| 25 October Friendly | Spain | 1–2 | England | Guadalajara, Spain |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Pedro Escartín |
| 29 November Friendly | Netherlands  | 0–1 | England | Tilburg, Netherlands |
| Report | Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion |
2017
UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 7
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | England |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | +31 | 22 | Final tournament | — | 1–1 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Belgium |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 17 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 3 | Serbia |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 10 | 0–7 | 1–3 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 9 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–4 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 5 | Estonia |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 33 | −33 | 0 | 0–8 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
UEFA competitions
UEFA Champions League
Play-off round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Steaua București  |
0–6 | Manchester City |
0–5 | 0–1 |
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | PAR | LUD | BSL | |
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| 1 | Arsenal |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 |  Paris Saint-Germain |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 12 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 |  Ludogorets Razgrad |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | |
| 4 |  Basel |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | MCI | BMG | CEL | |
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| 1 | Barcelona |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–0 | 4–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Manchester City |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | |
| 4 | Celtic |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | — |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MON | LEV | TOT | CSKA | |
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| 1 | Monaco |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 |  CSKA Moscow |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LEI | POR | CPH | BRU | |
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| 1 | Leicester City |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 |  Porto |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 11 | 5–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 |  Copenhagen |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | |
| 4 | Club Brugge |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Manchester City |
6–6 (a) | Monaco |
5–3 | 1–3 |
| Bayern Munich |
10–2 | Arsenal |
5–1 | 5–1 |
| Sevilla |
2–3 | Leicester City |
2–1 | 0–2 |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Atlético Madrid |
2–1 | Leicester City |
1–0 | 1–1 |
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
Third qualifying round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domžale |
2–4 | West Ham United |
2–1 | 0–3 |
Play-off round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astra Giurgiu |
2–1 | West Ham United |
1–1 | 1–0 |
Group stage
Group A
Group K
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SPP | HBS | SOU | INT | |
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| 1 |  Sparta Prague |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 |  Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 | Southampton |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 |  Internazionale |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |
Knockout phase
Round of 32
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Manchester United |
4–0 | Saint-Étienne |
3–0 | 1–0 |
| Gent |
3–2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
1–0 | 2–2 |
Round of 16
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Rostov |
1–2 | Manchester United |
1–1 | 0–1 |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Anderlecht |
2–3 | Manchester United |
1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Celta Vigo |
1–2 | Manchester United |
0–1 | 1–1 |
Finals
| Ajax | 0–2 | Manchester United |
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| Report |
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UEFA Youth League
UEFA Women's Champions League
Knockout phase
Round of 32
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Chelsea |
1–4 | Wolfsburg |
0–3 | 1–1 |
| Manchester City |
6–0 | Zvezda Perm |
2–0 | 4–0 |
Round of 16
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Manchester City |
2–1 | Brøndby |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Fortuna Hjørring |
0–2 | Manchester City |
0–1 | 0–1 |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Manchester City |
2–3 | Lyon |
1–3 | 1–0 |
Men's football
League season
Promotion and relegation
| League Division | Promoted to league  |
Relegated from league  [5] |
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| Premier League | ||
| Championship | ||
| League One | ||
| League Two | ||
| National League Premier |
Premier League
Antonio Conte enjoyed a successful start to life as Chelsea manager, winning the title in his first season at the club and earning a record number of league victories for a season, with only poor early form preventing them from also setting a new points total. Tottenham Hotspur shrugged off a disappointing Champions League campaign to push Chelsea close for the title, though they ultimately missed out – however, they ultimately finished with both the best attack and defence, with striker Harry Kane once again claiming the Golden Boot, whilst they ultimately went unbeaten at home during their final season at White Hart Lane. Manchester City improved on the previous season's finish by one place in Pep Guardiola's first season in charge, though ultimately ended the season trophyless, despite recording the third-best attack and reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Liverpool made the Champions League for the first time in three years in Jürgen Klopp's first full season, though were prevented from finishing any higher than fourth by an inconsistent start to 2017, a consequence of both losing their £35 million signing Sadio Mané to international duty in January and February as well as suffering from several dropped points against bottom-half teams, in spite of going the season unbeaten against the rest of the top seven.
Despite winning seven of their final eight games, Arsenal finished in fifth place and failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time since 1997, as fan pressure on both manager Arsène Wenger and share-owner Stan Kroenke grew. While they did win the FA Cup for the third time in four seasons, making Wenger the most successful manager in the competition's history, they endured yet another disastrous Champions League run, losing at the last-16 stage for a seventh successive year. Manchester United finished in sixth place, one place lower than the previous season, in José Mourinho's first season in charge with their failure to turn any one of their 15 draws into victories, though they did at least win the EFL Cup and won the Europa League final, winning the competition for the first time in their history and therefore securing a place in the Champions League. In only their second-ever top-flight season, AFC Bournemouth built on the success of the previous season as they secured a ninth-place finish and scored 55 goals, defying the critics who had tipped them to struggle from second-season syndrome. Much as Chelsea had the previous season, Leicester City made a poor defence of their title, despite having what turned out to be the best Champions League run of any English club this season by reaching the quarter-finals. With the club struggling, manager Claudio Ranieri was sacked in February and replaced by coach Craig Shakespeare, who steered the club to 12th place, still the lowest finish for a defending Premier League champion, but comfortably clear of relegation.
Crystal Palace had looked in serious danger of relegation early on, but a revival after Sam Allardyce took over saw them comfortably survive, securing a club-record fifth successive top-flight season in the process. Swansea City also looked dead and buried after early struggles under Francesco Guidolin and then a disastrous spell with Bob Bradley as manager, but were ultimately saved by a late improvement under Paul Clement's management. Burnley fared the best of the promoted clubs, with only atrocious away form preventing them finishing higher as they made their home-ground of Turf Moor one of the hardest places to get a point from – and secured a second successive top-flight season for the first time in 40 years. Watford, in their first successive top-flight campaign for 30 years, successfully ensured a third consecutive Premier League season – however, as a result of poor away form, a disastrous end to the season and several spells of indifferent form throughout the campaign, the Hornets were unable to really build on the previous season despite recording their first league victories over Manchester United and at Arsenal since the 1980s.
After several successive escapes from relegation, Sunderland's resilience finally collapsed and they dropped into the Championship after a decade, spending virtually the entire season rooted to the bottom of the table, as David Moyes being the first manager to spend a full season in charge of the Black Cats since 2011 ultimately amounted to nothing. Middlesbrough also struggled throughout their first top-flight season in eight years, with a poor end to the season, the weakest goalscoring record in the division and an inability to turn one of their 13 draws into victories ultimately dooming them. Hull City were the final relegated side, never quite recovering from a disastrous pre-season which saw manager Steve Bruce quit and next to no new players signed; despite encouraging early season form under Mike Phelan, a dismal run in the winter saw him sacked and replaced by Marco Silva, who steered the club to a much better second half of the season, but it ultimately proved to be a case of too little, too late.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Chelsea (C) | 38 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 85 | 33 | +52 | 93 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 86 | 26 | +60 | 86 | |
| 3 | Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 78 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 42 | +36 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 77 | 44 | +33 | 75 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
| 6 | Manchester United | 38 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage[b] |
| 7 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 61 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[c] |
| 8 | Southampton | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 46 | |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 46 | |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 45 | |
| 11 | West Ham United | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 45 | |
| 12 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 44 | |
| 13 | Stoke City | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 44 | |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 41 | |
| 15 | Swansea City | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 45 | 70 | −25 | 41 | |
| 16 | Burnley | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 40 | |
| 17 | Watford | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 40 | 68 | −28 | 40 | |
| 18 | Hull City (R) | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 37 | 80 | −43 | 34 | Relegation to EFL Championship |
| 19 | Middlesbrough (R) | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 28 | |
| 20 | Sunderland (R) | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 69 | −40 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[6][7]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Arsenal qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2016–17 FA Cup. As they had also qualified there by the virtue of their league position (5th), this spot was passed to the next-highest ranked team (6th), Manchester United.
- Manchester United qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. Based on their league position (6th), they would have received the spot above to enter the Europa League group stage. This spot was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
- Manchester United, winners of the 2016–17 EFL Cup, initially attained a spot in the Europa League third qualifying round. That was passed to the next-highest ranked team in the league not already qualified for UEFA competitions (7th-placed Everton).
Championship
Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion led the way for most of the season, and ultimately secured the two automatic promotion spots. Newcastle, as in their previous spell in the second tier, made an immediate return to the top-flight as champions despite a late scare with three games to go (and because of both Sunderland and Middlesbrough being relegated, it would be the first time since 1998 that the Magpies were the sole North-East team in the top-flight), while Brighton (ironically managed by Chris Hughton who steered Newcastle to promotion in their previous spell in the Championship) lost out on the title on the last day, after not winning any of their last 3 games – however, by this point, they had already earned promotion to the top-flight for only the second time in their history, and for the first time since 1983, after they narrowly missed out to Middlesbrough on goal difference on the final day of the previous season. Taking the final spot through the playoffs were Huddersfield Town, who won promotion to the top-flight for the first time in 45 years and in manager David Wagner's first full season in charge – whilst they did endure a poor end to the season and ultimately finished with a negative goal difference, the Terriers gradually eased their way through the play-off semi-final games against Sheffield Wednesday and then edged out Reading on penalties in the final at Wembley.
Leeds United managed a promotion challenge for the first time in six years and secured only their third finish in the top half of the Championship since being relegated from the Premier League in 2004, but poor runs of form either end of the season combined with an excellent late run by Fulham saw them fall short of the play-offs. Aston Villa's first season outside of the top-flight since 1988 proved to be turbulent as they changed managers after just eleven games – whilst they didn't look like relegation material, their failure to turn draws into wins also prevented them from making anything resembling a promotion challenge despite striker Jonathan Kodjia scoring 19 of their goals. Birmingham City's season surprised for all the wrong reasons, as they controversially sacked manager Gary Rowett in favour of Gianfranco Zola in December despite being only just outside the play-offs, only for their form to completely collapse in the second half of the season, leaving them needing a late improvement after Zola was replaced by Harry Redknapp and then a final-day win at Bristol City to stay up.
After two seasons flirting with relegation, Rotherham United finished bottom in what was a truly awful league campaign, getting through three managers by the end of November and recording the lowest second tier points total since 3 points for a win was introduced in 1981, with only a three match unbeaten run at the end of the season stopping them from conceding 100 goals. Wigan Athletic were immediately relegated back to League One, never quite getting back to grips with life in the Championship and ultimately being cost dear by a poor end to the season, as well as a failure to win home games between October and January. Blackburn Rovers filled the final relegation spot in a season marred by increasing fan protests aimed at the owners; while a late-season revival under Tony Mowbray meant they took survival to the last day, other results ultimately went against them and sent them down to the third tier for the first time since 1980; this also made them the first former Premier League champions to drop down into the third tier (Leicester City and Manchester City had both been in the third tier since the formation of the Premier League, but did not win the league until after their spells in the third tier). In their first ever season in the Championship, Burton Albion flirted with the drop on several occasions but ultimately pulled themselves away from the bottom three to ensure their first season in the second tier would not be their last.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Newcastle United (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 85 | 40 | +45 | 94 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion (P) | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 74 | 40 | +34 | 93 | |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 68 | 64 | +4 | 85 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs[a] |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 81 | |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 81 | |
| 6 | Fulham | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 85 | 57 | +28 | 80 | |
| 7 | Leeds United | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 75 | |
| 8 | Norwich City | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 85 | 69 | +16 | 70 | |
| 9 | Derby County | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 67 | |
| 10 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 75 | 65 | +10 | 64 | |
| 11 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 62 | |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 62 | |
| 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 | |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 53 | |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 53 | |
| 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 |
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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
League One
After five seasons of near-misses and playoff heartbreak, Sheffield United finally ended their exile from the Championship and returned to the second tier for the first time since 2011, going up as champions and breaking the 100-point mark in the process; despite making a slow start, the Blades gradually surged up the table and into the top two, giving former player Chris Wilder promotion in his first season as the club's manager as well as his second successive promotion in a year. Taking second place in a battle that went to the final day, Bolton Wanderers secured promotion back to the Championship at the first opportunity and in manager Phil Parkinson's first season in charge, never once looking like falling out of the top six. Taking the final spot through the play-offs were Millwall who shrugged off losing in the final the previous year by scraping into the top six in their last few games and then edged past opponents Bradford City in the final at Wembley, returning to the second tier after two years.
Fleetwood Town enjoyed their best season in their history, earning an unlikely fourth place, missing out on automatic promotion on the final day before only just being edged out by Bradford City in the play-offs semi-finals. In their first ever season at this level, AFC Wimbledon surprised the critics with an early challenge for promotion – whilst several dropped points and a failure to win any of their last six games pushed them back down into mid-table and below rivals Milton Keynes Dons (who looked like suffering a second successive relegation before the arrival of Hearts manager Robbie Neilson helped push them away from the drop), the club were not once in danger of suffering an immediate relegation back to League Two and ensured their stay in the third tier would last beyond one season. Northampton Town's first season in League One since 2009 started strongly as they continued their impressive unbeaten run, but a sharp drop in form in the winter months pushed them into the relegation battle, before a late good run of form helped them move back up the table. For the second season in a row, John Sheridan returned to Oldham Athletic to mastermind the Latic's great escape from relegation, despite their miserable scoring record that saw them score less than all four relegated teams.
At the bottom of the table, Chesterfield's three-year stay in League One came to an end as their decline in form following the loss of manager Paul Cook to Portsmouth finally took its toll. Coventry City fared not much better as they hit rock-bottom and fell into the bottom tier of the Football League for the first time since 1959 and just 16 years after having been in the top-flight – even victory in the Football League Trophy and a late run of good results following the return of successful former manager Mark Robins proved to not be enough, as growing fan protests towards the owners left the Sky Blues facing a bleak future. Only two years after narrowly missing out on promotion to the Championship, Swindon Town fell into League Two for the first time since 2012 with several poor results proving costly, despite the surprise appointment of former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood as director of football. Taking the final spot were Port Vale, who looked like shrugging off the loss of manager Rob Page to Northampton Town – however, a complete collapse in form around the winter period saw them slide into the relegation zone and they were relegated on the final day after drawing at Fleetwood, as it turned out a victory would have proved enough to save them.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United (C, P) | 46 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 92 | 47 | +45 | 100 | Promotion to the EFL Championship |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers (P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 86 | |
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 80 | 54 | +26 | 82 | Qualification for the League One play-offs[a] |
| 4 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 82 | |
| 5 | Bradford City | 46 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 79 | |
| 6 | Millwall (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 73 | |
| 7 | Southend United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 72 | |
| 8 | Oxford United | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 69 | |
| 9 | Rochdale | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 69 | |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 70 | −2 | 66 | |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 62 | |
| 12 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 61 | |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 60 | |
| 14 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 58 | |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 57 | |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 73 | −13 | 53 | |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 53 | |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 51 | |
| 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 | |
| 24 | Chesterfield (R) | 46 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 78 | −35 | 37 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.
League Two
Having lost in the play-offs just the previous year, Portsmouth shrugged off the heartbreak and won promotion to League One for the first time since 2013 and their first promotion in 14 years – despite looking set for the play-offs once more, a late surge in form from January onwards helped propel them into the top 3, taking the title on the last day. Going up in second were Plymouth Argyle, who also shrugged off their play-off loss from the previous year and ensured their six-year exile from the third tier came to an end, only missing out on the title by goal difference. Doncaster Rovers took the last automatic spot, securing an immediate return to League One – they had ironically been the first club to be promoted, but a failure to win any of their last five games pushed them into third place. Taking the last place through the play-offs were Blackpool, who also secured an immediate return to League One by defeating Exeter City at Wembley, also giving the club their first promotion since 2010 after 3 relegations in 5 years.
Despite losing their manager to Shrewsbury Town and then dismissing his replacement after only five months, Grimsby Town's first season in the Football League for six years saw them never once threatened with relegation and they secured their Football League status comfortably. Crewe Alexandra endured a turbulent season both on and off the pitch, as their strong start petered out and they were sucked into the relegation fight, which led to the dismissal of manager Steve Davis, an act seen as overdue by the fans after months of protests against the owners and their refusal to sack him. However, following the appointment of former player David Artell as manager, the Railwaymen fought their way back up the table and finished comfortably clear of the bottom two.
At the bottom of the table, after 112 years in the Football League and just three years after narrowly missing out on promotion to the Championship, Leyton Orient finally hit rock-bottom and were relegated to the fifth tier in a season that saw them change managers five times and was marked by increasing fan protests against the club owners, one of which led to the end of their final home game being finished behind closed doors. Taking the final spot on the last day were Hartlepool United, who finally saw their 96-year stay in the Football League end in the worst possible way – they had looked safe at the turn of the year but a collapse in form as well as failing to better the result of the team above them in their last game ultimately cost them their status. Having spent much of the season adrift in the relegation spaces, a late surge in form saw Newport County narrowly fight their way to safety – with a last-minute goal from player Mark O'Brien against Notts County on the final day proving to be crucial.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth (C, P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 79 | 40 | +39 | 87 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle (P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 87 | |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers (P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 85 | 55 | +30 | 85 | |
| 4 | Luton Town | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 77 | Qualification for League Two play-offs[a] |
| 5 | Exeter City | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 75 | 56 | +19 | 71 | |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 69 | 68 | +1 | 71 | |
| 7 | Blackpool (O, P) | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 70 | |
| 8 | Colchester United | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 69 | |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 69 | |
| 10 | Stevenage | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 67 | |
| 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 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 54 | 76 | −22 | 56 | |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 67 | −9 | 55 | |
| 18 | Morecambe | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 53 | 73 | −20 | 52 | |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 71 | −18 | 51 | |
| 20 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 50 | |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 50 | |
| 22 | Newport County | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 51 | 73 | −22 | 48 | |
| 23 | Hartlepool United (R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 54 | 75 | −21 | 46 | Relegation to the National League |
| 24 | Leyton Orient (R) | 46 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 47 | 87 | −40 | 36 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One
National League Top Division
Six years after suffering relegation from League Two, Lincoln City returned to the Football League, winning promotion as champions and accumulating close to 100 points. They also became the first non-league team in over 100 years to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, defeating top-flight side Burnley in the process. The season also saw the passing of former player and manager Graham Taylor in January. Forest Green Rovers won promotion through the playoffs, defeating Tranmere Rovers at Wembley in manager Mark Cooper's first full season in charge, having finished as runners-up in the playoff final the previous year. The promotion marked Forest Green Rovers' first appearance in the Football League, and meant that their home town of Nailsworth became the smallest settlement to host a Football League club.
At the bottom of the table, North Ferriby United's first-ever season in the fifth tier ended in disaster as they finished last, undone by their inability to score and having the second worst defence. Southport fared little better as their run of seven successive seasons in the fifth tier finally came to an end in the worst possible fashion, conceding nearly 100 goals and making it through not just three managers but even losing their chairman along the way. Braintree Town took the third spot on the last day of the season, only one season after finishing third in the table and losing out to eventually-promoted Grimsby Town over two legs – just one win from their final three games would have saved them from the drop. Despite victory in the FA Trophy, York City took the last spot on the final day of the campaign, suffering the embarrassment of a second successive relegation and becoming the first club to suffer back-to-back relegations from the Football League to the sixth tier; whilst their form between January and April gave them a good chance of survival, an awful first half of the season ultimately proved to be costly for their hopes, as did a staggering five results all going against them on the final day of the season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln City (C, P) | 46 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 83 | 40 | +43 | 99 | Promotion to EFL League Two |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 79 | 39 | +40 | 95 | Qualification for the National League play-offs |
| 3 | Forest Green Rovers (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 88 | 56 | +32 | 86 | |
| 4 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 79 | 53 | +26 | 84 | |
| 5 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 82 | |
| 6 | Dover Athletic | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 85 | 63 | +22 | 79 | |
| 7 | Barrow | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 75 | |
| 8 | Gateshead | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 72 | 51 | +21 | 70 | |
| 9 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 68 | |
| 10 | Bromley | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 62 | |
| 11 | Boreham Wood | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 58 | |
| 12 | Sutton United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 58 | |
| 13 | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 58 | |
| 14 | Maidstone United | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 59 | 75 | −16 | 58 | |
| 15 | Eastleigh | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 57 | |
| 16 | Solihull Moors | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 55 | |
| 17 | Torquay United | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 53 | |
| 18 | Woking | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 66 | 80 | −14 | 53 | |
| 19 | Chester | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 63 | 71 | −8 | 52 | |
| 20 | Guiseley | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 67 | −17 | 51 | |
| 21 | York City (R) | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 50 | Relegation to National League North |
| 22 | Braintree Town (R) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 51 | 76 | −25 | 48 | Relegation to National League South |
| 23 | Southport (R) | 46 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 52 | 97 | −45 | 39 | Relegation to National League North |
| 24 | North Ferriby United (R) | 46 | 12 | 3 | 31 | 32 | 82 | −50 | 39 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [8]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
League play-offs
Football League play-offs
EFL Championship
Final
EFL League One
Final
| Bradford City | 0–1 | Millwall |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Morison 85' |
EFL League Two
Final
National League play-offs
National League
Final
| Tranmere Rovers | 1–3 | Forest Green Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Jennings 22' |
Woolery 12', 44' Doidge 41' |
National League North
Final
National League South
Final
| Ebbsfleet United | 2–1 | Chelmsford City |
|---|---|---|
| Winfield 72' McQueen 76' |
Report | Graham 55' |
Cup competitions
FA Cup
Final
EFL Cup
Final
| Manchester United | 3–2 | Southampton |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Community Shield
| Leicester City | 1–2 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Vardy 52' |
Report | Lingard 32' Ibrahimović 83' |
EFL Trophy
Final
| Coventry City | 2–1 | Oxford United |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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FA Trophy
Final
| Macclesfield Town | 2–3 | York City |
|---|---|---|
| R. Browne 13' O. Norburn 45+1' |
J. Parkin 8' V. Oliver 22' A. Connolly 86' |
Women's football
FA WSL Spring Series
WSL Spring Series League 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea (C) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 3 | +29 | 19 | |
| 2 | Manchester City | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 19 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 18 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 14 | |
| 5 | Sunderland | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 9 | |
| 6 | Reading | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 8 | |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | |
| 8 | Bristol City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 4 | |
| 9 | Yeovil Town | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 1 | |
| 10 | Notts County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club folded before season began |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
WSL Spring Series League 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everton | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 22 | Applied for promotion to the FA WSL 1. Promotion approved.[10] |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 18 | Applied for promotion to the FA WSL 1. |
| 3 | Millwall Lionesses | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 17 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 17 | |
| 5 | Durham | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 16 | |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 10 | |
| 7 | London Bees | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 10 | |
| 8 | Watford | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 8 | |
| 9 | Sheffield | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 6 | |
| 10 | Oxford United | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Women's Premier League
Northern Premier Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers (C) | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 20 | +39 | 54 | Qualification for the Championship play-off |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 43 | |
| 3 | Leicester City | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 34 | |
| 4 | Stoke City | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 30 | |
| 5 | Derby County | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 29 | |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 27 | |
| 7 | Fylde[a] | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 26 | |
| 8 | Bradford City | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 20 | |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 18 | |
| 11 | Newcastle United (R) | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 65 | −49 | 7 | Relegation to the Division One North |
| 12 | Nuneaton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club withdrew from league before season began |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Southern Premier Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur (C, O, P) | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 13 | +45 | 52 | Qualification for the Championship play-off |
| 2 | Coventry United | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 15 | +40 | 48 | |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 72 | 19 | +53 | 44 | |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 42 | |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 33 | |
| 6 | C & K Basildon | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 27 | |
| 7 | Lewes | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 25 | |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 66 | −35 | 17 | |
| 9 | West Ham United | 20 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 59 | −47 | 9 | |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 60 | −40 | 8 | |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 64 | −53 | 8 | |
| 12 | Forest Green Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club withdrew from league before season began |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Division One North
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guiseley Vixens (C, P) | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 20 | +52 | 59 | Promotion to the Northern Premier Division |
| 2 | Liverpool Marshall Feds | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 66 | 29 | +37 | 44 | |
| 3 | Hull City | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 43 | |
| 4 | Chester-le-Street | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 41 | |
| 5 | Chorley | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 38 | |
| 6 | Brighouse Town | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 37 | |
| 7 | Morecambe[a] | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 29 | |
| 8 | Leeds | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 23 | |
| 9 | Mossley Hill | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 45 | 72 | −27 | 19 | |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 18 | |
| 11 | Blackpool Wren Rovers (R) | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 37 | 68 | −31 | 18 | Relegation from Premier League |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers (R) | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 70 | −51 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Division One Midlands
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (C, P) | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 18 | +39 | 56 | Promotion to the Northern Premier Division |
| 2 | Loughborough Foxes | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 111 | 31 | +80 | 54 | |
| 3 | Sporting Khalsa | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 41 | |
| 4 | Radcliffe Olympic | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 40 | |
| 5 | Birmingham & West Midlands | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 40 | |
| 6 | The New Saints | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 39 | |
| 7 | Long Eaton United | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 30 | |
| 8 | Steel City Wanderers | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 28 | |
| 9 | Solihull | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 23 | |
| 10 | Leicester City Ladies | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 88 | −61 | 17 | |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 45 | 70 | −25 | 16 | |
| 12 | Loughborough Students[a] (R) | 22 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 112 | −93 | −1 | Relegation from the Premier League. |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Division One South East
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gillingham (C, P) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 104 | 14 | +90 | 57 | Promotion to the Southern Premier Division |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 63 | 21 | +42 | 49 | |
| 3 | AFC Wimbledon | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 44 | |
| 4 | Cambridge United | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 41 | |
| 5 | Luton Town | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 37 | |
| 6 | Actonians | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 36 | |
| 7 | Enfield Town | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 25 | |
| 8 | Denham United | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 25 | |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 25 | |
| 10 | Norwich City | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 81 | −50 | 16 | |
| 11 | Stevenage | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 45 | −26 | 15 | |
| 12 | Lowestoft Town (R) | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 82 | −61 | 6 | Relegation from the Premier League |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Division One South West
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chichester City (C, P) | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 8 | +92 | 58 | Promotion to the Southern Premier Division |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 19 | +85 | 54 | |
| 3 | Southampton Saints | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 41 | |
| 4 | Keynsham Town | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 71 | 32 | +39 | 38 | |
| 5 | Larkhall Athletic | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 36 | |
| 6 | Brislington | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 63 | −19 | 22 | |
| 7 | Maidenhead United | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 54 | −28 | 17 | |
| 8 | St Nicholas | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 74 | −43 | 15 | |
| 9 | Basingstoke | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 14 | |
| 10 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 74 | −49 | 13 | |
| 11 | Exeter City (R) | 19 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 88 | −72 | 4 | Relegation from the Premier League |
| 12 | Shanklin (X) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned from league. Record expunged. |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (X) Resigned
Women's FA Cup
Final
| Birmingham City | 1–4 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Wellings 73' |
Report | Bronze 18' Christiansen 25'Lloyd 32'Scott 80' |
FA Women's Premier League Cup
FA Women's Premier League Plate
Managerial changes
This is a list of changes of managers within English league football:
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | Paul Lambert |
Mutual consent | 7 May 2016[15] | Pre-season |  Owen Coyle |
2 June 2016[16] |
| Cardiff City | Russell Slade |
Promoted to head of football | 8 May 2016[17] |  Paul Trollope |
18 May 2016[18] | |
| Nottingham Forest | Paul Williams |
Mutual consent | 12 May 2016[19] | Philippe Montanier |
27 June 2016[20] | |
| Northampton Town | Chris Wilder |
Signed by Sheffield United | 12 May 2016 | Rob Page |
19 May 2016 | |
| Sheffield United | Nigel Adkins |
Sacked | 12 May 2016 | Chris Wilder |
12 May 2016 | |
| Rotherham United | Neil Warnock |
End of contract | 18 May 2016[21] | Alan Stubbs |
1 June 2016[22] | |
| Blackpool | Neil McDonald |
Mutual consent | 18 May 2016 | Gary Bowyer |
1 June 2016 | |
| Port Vale | Rob Page |
Signed by Northampton Town | 19 May 2016 | Bruno Ribeiro |
20 June 2016 | |
| Manchester United | Louis van Gaal |
Sacked | 23 May 2016 | José Mourinho |
27 May 2016 | |
| Reading | Brian McDermott |
27 May 2016[23] | Jaap Stam |
13 June 2016[24] | ||
| Derby County | Darren Wassall |
End of contract | 27 May 2016[25] | Nigel Pearson |
27 May 2016[26] | |
| Oldham Athletic | John Sheridan |
Signed by Notts County | 29 May 2016 |  Steve Robinson |
9 July 2016 | |
| Leeds United | Steve Evans |
Sacked | 31 May 2016[27] | Garry Monk |
2 June 2016[28] | |
| Aston Villa | Eric Black |
End of caretaker spell | 2 June 2016 | Roberto Di Matteo |
2 June 2016[29] | |
| Bradford City | Phil Parkinson |
Signed by Bolton Wanderers | 10 June 2016 | Stuart McCall |
20 June 2016 | |
| Southampton | Ronald Koeman |
Signed by Everton | 14 June 2016 | Claude Puel |
30 June 2016 | |
| Chelsea | Guus Hiddink |
End of caretaker spell | 30 June 2016[30] | Antonio Conte |
1 July 2016[30] | |
| Manchester City |  Manuel Pellegrini |
Mutual consent | 30 June 2016[31] | Pep Guardiola |
1 July 2016[32] | |
| Watford | Quique Sánchez Flores |
30 June 2016[33] | Walter Mazzarri |
1 July 2016[34] | ||
| Hull City | Steve Bruce |
22 July 2016[35] | Mike Phelan |
22 July 2016 | ||
| Sunderland | Sam Allardyce |
Signed by England | 22 July 2016 | David Moyes |
23 July 2016 | |
| Fleetwood Town | Steven Pressley |
Resigned | 26 July 2016 | Uwe Rosler |
30 July 2016 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Kenny Jackett |
Sacked | 30 July 2016 | Walter Zenga |
30 July 2016 | |
| Leyton Orient | Andy Hessenthaler |
26 September 2016 | 14th | Alberto Cavasin |
2 October 2016 | |
| Newport County | Warren Feeney |
28 September 2016 | 24th | Graham Westley |
7 October 2016 | |
| Coventry City | Tony Mowbray |
Resigned | 29 September 2016 | 24th | Russell Slade |
21 December 2016 |
| Aston Villa | Roberto Di Matteo |
Sacked | 3 October 2016 | 19th | Steve Bruce |
12 October 2016 |
| Swansea City | Francesco Guidolin |
3 October 2016 | 17th |  Bob Bradley |
3 October 2016 | |
| Cardiff City | Paul Trollope |
4 October 2016 | 23rd | Neil Warnock |
5 October 2016 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | Micky Mellon |
Signed by Tranmere Rovers | 6 October 2016 | 22nd | Paul Hurst |
24 October 2016 |
| Derby County | Nigel Pearson |
Mutual consent | 8 October 2016 | 20th | Steve McClaren |
12 October 2016 |
| Rotherham United | Alan Stubbs |
Sacked | 19 October 2016 | 24th | Kenny Jackett |
21 October 2016 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Karl Robinson |
Mutual consent | 23 October 2016 | 19th | Robbie Neilson |
3 December 2016 |
| Grimsby Town | Paul Hurst |
Signed by Shrewsbury Town | 24 October 2016 | 8th | Marcus Bignot |
7 November 2016 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Walter Zenga |
Sacked | 25 October 2016 | 18th | Paul Lambert |
5 November 2016 |
| Wigan Athletic | Gary Caldwell |
25 October 2016 | 23rd | Warren Joyce |
2 November 2016 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
6 November 2016 | 17th | Ian Holloway |
11 November 2016 | |
| Charlton Athletic | Russell Slade |
14 November 2016 | 15th | Karl Robinson |
24 November 2016 | |
| Mansfield Town | Adam Murray |
Resigned | 14 November 2016 | 18th | Steve Evans |
16 November 2016 |
| Bury | David Flitcroft |
Mutual consent | 16 November 2016 | 16th | Chris Brass |
15 December 2016 |
| Leyton Orient | Alberto Cavasin |
Sacked | 23 November 2016 | 22nd | Andy Edwards |
23 November 2016 |
| Rotherham United | Kenny Jackett |
Resigned | 29 November 2016 | 24th | Paul Warne |
14 January 2017 |
| Barnet | Martin Allen |
Signed by Eastleigh | 1 December 2016 | 8th | Kevin Nugent |
16 February 2016 |
| Birmingham City | Gary Rowett |
Sacked | 14 December 2016 | 7th | Gianfranco Zola |
14 December 2016 |
| Crystal Palace | Alan Pardew |
22 December 2016 | 17th | Sam Allardyce |
23 December 2016 | |
| Port Vale | Bruno Ribeiro |
Resigned | 26 December 2016 | 17th | Michael Brown |
26 December 2016 |
| Swansea City | Bob Bradley |
Sacked | 27 December 2016 | 19th | Paul Clement |
2 January 2017[36] |
| Notts County | John Sheridan |
2 January 2017 | 22nd | Kevin Nolan |
12 January 2017 | |
| Gillingham | Justin Edinburgh |
3 January 2017 | 17th | Adrian Pennock |
4 January 2017 | |
| Hull City | Mike Phelan |
3 January 2017 | 20th | Marco Silva |
5 January 2017 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | Steve Davis |
8 January 2017 | 18th | David Artell |
8 January 2017 | |
| Chesterfield | Danny Wilson |
8 January 2017 | 22nd | Gary Caldwell |
17 January 2017 | |
| Northampton Town | Rob Page |
9 January 2017 | 16th | Justin Edinburgh |
13 January 2017 | |
| Oldham Athletic | Steve Robinson |
12 January 2017 | 24th | John Sheridan |
12 January 2017 | |
| Nottingham Forest | Philippe Montanier |
14 January 2017 | 20th | Gary Brazil |
9 February 2017 | |
| Hartlepool United | Craig Hignett |
Mutual consent | 15 January 2017 | 19th | Dave Jones |
18 January 2017 |
| Leyton Orient | Andy Edwards |
Resigned | 29 January 2017 | 23rd | Daniel Webb |
29 January 2017 |
| Bury | Chris Brass |
End of interim role | 15 February 2017 | 21st | Lee Clark |
15 February 2017 |
| Blackburn Rovers | Owen Coyle |
Mutual consent | 21 February 2017 | 23rd | Tony Mowbray |
22 February 2017 |
| Leicester City | Claudio Ranieri |
Sacked | 23 February 2017[37] | 17th | Craig Shakespeare |
12 March 2017 |
| Coventry City | Russell Slade |
5 March 2017 | 24th | Mark Robins |
6 March 2017 | |
| Newport County | Graham Westley |
9 March 2017 | 24th | Michael Flynn |
9 March 2017 | |
| Norwich City | Alex Neil |
10 March 2017 | 8th | Alan Irvine |
10 March 2017 | |
| Derby County | Steve McClaren |
12 March 2017 | 10th | Gary Rowett |
14 March 2017 | |
| Wigan Athletic | Warren Joyce |
Mutual consent | 13 March 2017 | 23rd | Graham Barrow |
13 March 2017 |
| Nottingham Forest | Gary Brazil |
End of interim role | 14 March 2017 | 20th | Mark Warburton |
14 March 2017 |
| Middlesbrough | Aitor Karanka |
Sacked | 16 March 2017 | 19th | Steve Agnew |
16 March 2017 |
| Leyton Orient | Daniel Webb |
Resigned | 30 March 2017 | 24th |  Omer Riza |
30 March 2017 |
| Grimsby Town | Marcus Bignot |
Sacked | 10 April 2017 | 14th | Russell Slade |
12 April 2017 |
| Barnet | Kevin Nugent |
Mutual consent | 15 April 2017 | 16th | Rossi Eames |
19 May 2017 |
| Birmingham City | Gianfranco Zola |
Resigned | 17 April 2017 | 20th | Harry Redknapp |
18 April 2017 |
| Hartlepool United | Dave Jones |
Mutual consent | 24 April 2017 | 23rd | Craig Harrison |
26 May 2017 |
| Crawley Town | Dermot Drummy |
4 May 2017 | 21st |  Harry Kewell |
23 May 2017 | |
| Swindon Town | Luke Williams |
5 May 2017 | 22nd | David Flitcroft |
5 June 2017 |
Deaths
- 6 June 2016: Harry Gregory, 72, Leyton Orient, Charlton Athletic, Aston Villa and Hereford United midfielder,[38] Nicky Jennings, 70, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth and Exeter City winger.[39]
- 7 June 2016: Johnny Brooks, 84, Reading, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Brentford inside forward.[40]
- 10 June 2016: Alex Govan, 86, Plymouth Argyle, Birmingham City and Portsmouth outside left.[41]
- 13 June 2016: Tony Byrne, 70, Republic of Ireland, Millwall, Southampton, Hereford United and Newport County left back.[42]
- 20 June 2016: Eamonn Dolan, 48, West Ham United, Birmingham City and Exeter City striker, who also managed Exeter and was Reading academy manager at the time of his death.[43]
- 21 June 2016: Bryan Edwards, 85, Bolton Wanderers wing half, who also managed Bradford City.[44]
- 3 July 2016: Jimmy Frizzell, 79, Oldham Athletic utility player, who also had spells in management at Oldham and Manchester City,[45] John Middleton, 59, Nottingham Forest and Derby County goalkeeper.[46]
- 7 July 2016: John O'Rourke, 71, Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Ipswich Town, Coventry City, Queens Park Rangers and A.F.C. Bournemouth forward.[47]
- 9 July 2016: Ray Spencer, 82, Darlington and Torquay United wing half.[48]
- 10 July 2016: David Stride, 58, Chelsea, Millwall and Leyton Orient defender.[49]
- 13 July 2016: George Allen, 84, Birmingham City and Torquay United left back.[50]
- 18 July 2016: John Hope, 67, Darlington, Newcastle United, Sheffield United and Hartlepool United goalkeeper.[51]
- c.20 July 2016: Bill Park, 97, Blackpool and York City centre half,[52] Tom McCready, 72, Watford and Wimbledon left back.[53]
- 28 July 2016: Dave Syrett, 60, Swindon Town, Mansfield Town, Walsall, Peterborough United and Northampton Town forward.[54]
- 2 August 2016: Neil Wilkinson, 61, Blackburn Rovers, Port Vale and Crewe Alexandra right back.[55]
- 3 August 2016: Russell Coughlin, 56, Blackburn Rovers, Carlisle United, Plymouth Argyle, Blackpool, Swansea City, Exeter City and Torquay United midfielder.[56]
- 5 August 2016: Joe Davis, 75, Carlisle United left back.[57]
- 6 August 2016: Mel Slack, 72, Sunderland, Southend United and Cambridge United midfielder.[58]
- 7 August 2016: Roy Summersby, 81, Millwall, Crystal Palace and Portsmouth inside forward.[59]
- 13 August 2016: Liam Tuohy, 83, Republic of Ireland and Newcastle United outside left.[60]
- 15 August 2016: Dalian Atkinson, 48, Ipswich Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Manchester City striker.[61]
- 27 August 2016: Ronnie Cope, 81, Manchester United and Luton Town centre half.[62]
- 29 August 2016: Reg Matthewson, 77, Sheffield United, Fulham and Chester defender.[63]
- 30 August 2016: Dave Durie, 85, Blackpool and Chester City inside forward.[64]
- 5 September 2016: Max Murray, 80, West Bromwich Albion striker.[65]
- 6 September 2016: Bert Llewellyn, 77, Everton, Crewe Alexandra, Port Vale, Northampton Town, Walsall and Wigan Athletic centre-forward,[66] Dave Pacey, 79, Luton Town midfielder.[67]
- 7 September 2016: Alan Smith, 77, Torquay United centre half.[68]
- 13 September 2016: Denis Atkins, 77, Huddersfield Town and Bradford City full back,[69] Matt Gray, 80, Manchester City forward.[70]
- 24 September 2016: Mel Charles, 81, Wales, Swansea City, Arsenal, Cardiff City and Port Vale utility player.[71]
- 26 September 2016: Jackie Sewell, 89, England, Zambia, Notts County, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Hull City forward.[72]
- 28 September 2016: Seamus Dunne, 86, Ireland and Luton Town defender,[73] Graham Hawkins, 70, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Preston North End, Blackburn Rovers and Port Vale defender, who also managed Wolves for two years.[74]
- 1 October 2016: David Herd, 82, Scotland, Stockport County, Arsenal, Manchester United and Stoke City forward, who also managed Lincoln City.[75]
- 4 October 2016: Merfyn Jones, 85, Liverpool, Scunthorpe United, Crewe Alexandra, Chester City and Lincoln City winger.[76]
- 7 October 2016: Peter Denton, 70, Coventry City and Luton Town winger.[77]
- 10 October 2016: Gerry Gow, 64, Bristol City, Manchester City, Rotherham United and Burnley midfielder.[78]
- 16 October 2016: Eddie O'Hara, 80, Everton, Rotherham United and Barnsley winger.[79]
- 18 October 2016: Gary Sprake, 71. Wales, Leeds United and Birmingham City goalkeeper.[80]
- 19 October 2016: Sammy Smyth, 91, Northern Ireland, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stoke City and Liverpool striker.[81]
- 21 October 2016: Roy Jennings, 84, Brighton & Hove Albion centre half.[82]
- 27 October 2016: Brian Hill, 75, Coventry City and Torquay United defender.[83]
- 2 November 2016: Ray Mabbutt, 80, Bristol Rovers and Newport County midfielder.[84]
- 6 November 2016: Mick Granger, 85, York City, Hull City and Halifax Town goalkeeper.[85]
- 7 November 2016: Thomas Gardner, 93, Everton forward.[86]
- 15 November 2016: Ray Brady, 79, Republic of Ireland, Millwall and Queens Park Rangers defender,[87] Bobby Campbell, 60, Northern Ireland, Aston Villa, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United, Halifax Town, Bradford City, Derby County and Wigan Athletic striker.[88]
- 16 November 2016: Len Allchurch, 83, Wales, Swansea City, Sheffield United and Stockport County winger.[89]
- 24 November 2016: Paul Futcher, 60, Chester City, Luton Town, Manchester City, Oldham Athletic, Derby County, Barnsley, Halifax Town F.C. and Grimsby Town defender, who also managed Darlington.[90]
- 26 November 2016: David Provan, 75, Scotland, Crystal Palace and Plymouth Argyle defender.[91]
- 29 November 2016: Norman Oakley, 77, Hartlepool United, Swindon Town and Grimsby Town goalkeeper.[92]
- November 2016: Brian Bulless, 83, Hull City wing half.[93]
- December 2016: Ian Cartwright, 52, Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder.[94]
- 10 December 2016: Peter Brabrook, 79, England, Chelsea, West Ham United and Leyton Orient winger,[95] Barrie Hillier, 80, Southampton full back.[96]
- 11 December 2016: Sid O'Linn, 89, South Africa and Charlton Athletic inside forward.[97]
- 15 December 2016: Albert Bennett, 72, Rotherham United, Newcastle United and Norwich City forward.[98]
- 29 December 2016: Norman Rimmington, 93, Barnsley and Hartlepool United, goalkeeper,[99] Matt Carragher, 40, Wigan Athletic, Port Vale and Macclesfield Town defender.[100]
- 4 January 2017: Paul Went, 67, Leyton Orient, Charlton Athletic, Fulham, Portsmouth and Cardiff City centre half who also had a short spell in management with Orient.[101]
- 5 January 2017: Graham Atkinson, 73, all-time top goalscorer at Oxford United,[102] Harry Taylor, 81, Newcastle United outside right.[103]
- 11 January 2017: François Van der Elst, 62, Belgium and West Ham United winger.[104]
- 12 January 2017: Graham Taylor, 72, former England manager. Also enjoyed success during two spells as manager of both Watford and Aston Villa. Also managed Lincoln City and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Played for Grimsby Town and Lincoln City before moving into management.[105]
- 16 January 2017: Brian Whitehouse, 81, West Bromwich Albion, Norwich City, Wrexham, Crystal Palace, Charlton Athletic and Leyton Orient forward.[106]
- 18 January 2017: Robin Hardy, 75, Cambridge United wing half.[107]
- 21 January 2017: Dave Shipperley, 64, Charlton Athletic, Gillingham and Reading centre back.[108]
- 27 January 2017: Billy Simpson, 87, Northern Ireland and Oxford United centre forward.[109]
- 12 February 2017: Bobby Murdoch, 81, Liverpool, Barrow, Stockport County, Carlisle United and Southport inside forward.[110]
- 15 February 2017: Roy Proverbs, 84, Coventry City and Gillingham defender.[111]
- 19 February 2017: Roger Hynd, 75, Crystal Palace, Birmingham City and Walsall centre half,[112] Paul McCarthy, 45, Brighton & Hove Albion, Wycombe Wanderers and Oxford United centre half.[113]
- 25 February 2017: Bobby Lumley, 84, Charlton Athletic, Hartlepool United, Chesterfield and Gateshead inside right.[114]
- 27 February 2017: Alex Young, 80, Scotland, Everton and Stockport County striker.[115]
- 2 March 2017: Tommy Gemmell, 73, Scotland and Nottingham Forest left back.[116]
- 13 March 2017: Dave Taylor, 76, Gillingham and Portsmouth inside forward.[117]
- 14 March 2017: Jim McAnearney, 81, Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle, Watford and Bradford City inside forward, who also managed Bradford and Rotherham United,[118]
- 22 March 2017: Ronnie Moran, 81, Liverpool left back, who spent from 1966 to 1998 as a coach as part of Liverpool's famous Boot Room.[119]
- 28 March 2017: Paul Bowles, 59, Crewe Alexandra, Port Vale and Stockport County defender.[120]
- March 2017: Billy Hails, 82, Lincoln City, Peterborough United, Northampton Town and Luton Town winger.[121]
- c.1 April 2017: John Phillips, 65, Wales, Shrewsbury Town, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Brighton & Hove Albion and Charlton Athletic goalkeeper.[122]
- 6 April 2017: Stan Anslow, 85, Millwall full back.[123]
- 10 April 2017: Fred Furniss, 94, Sheffield United full back.[124]
- 21 April 2017: Ugo Ehiogu, 44, England, West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Sheffield United centre half, who was coaching at Tottenham Hotspur at the time of his death.[125]
- 1 May 2017: Roy Gater, 76, Port Vale, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Crewe Alexandra half-back.[126]
- 2 May 2017: Cammy Duncan, 51, Sunderland goalkeeper.[127]
- 6 May 2017: Tony Conwell, 85, Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town, Derby County and Doncaster Rovers right back,[128] Peter Noble, 72, Newcastle United, Swindon Town, Burnley and Blackpool forward.[129]
- 19 May 2017: Corbett Cresswell, 84, Carlisle United centre half,[102] Tommy Ross, 71, Peterborough United and York City inside forward, known for having scored the fastest ever hat-trick,[130] Alan Williams, 78, Bristol City, Oldham Athletic, Watford, Newport County and Swansea Town centre-half.[131]
- 20 May 2017: Noel Kinsey, 91, Wales, Norwich City, Birmingham City and Port Vale inside right.[132]
Retirements
- 9 June 2016: Daniel Agger, 31, former Denmark and Liverpool defender.[133]
- 21 June 2016: Andrew Procter, 33, former Accrington Stanley, Preston North End and Bury midfielder.[134]
- 3 July 2016: Mikel Arteta, 34, former Everton and Arsenal midfielder.[135]
- 13 July 2016: Kelvin Davis, 39, former Luton Town, Wimbledon, Ipswich Town, Sunderland and Southampton goalkeeper.[136]
- 26 July 2016: Gregor Robertson, 32, former Nottingham Forest, Rotherham United, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra and Northampton Town defender.[137]
- 1 August 2016: Andy Reid, 34, former Republic of Ireland, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic, Sunderland and Blackpool midfielder.[138]
- 8 August 2016: Brede Hangeland, 35, former Norway, Fulham and Crystal Palace defender.[139]
- 14 August 2016: Jonathan Woodgate, 36, former England, Leeds United, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City defender.[140]
- 22 August 2016: Danny Boshell, 35, former Oldham Athletic, Stockport County, Grimsby Town, Chesterfield, Altrincham and Guiseley midfielder.[141]
- 31 August 2016: Dani Osvaldo, 30, former Italy and Southampton striker.[142]
- 2 September 2016: Antony Sweeney, 32, former Hartlepool United, Carlisle United and Gateshead midfielder.[143]
- 18 September 2016: Jérémy Hélan, 24, former Manchester City, Carlisle United, Shrewsbury Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield Wednesday midfielder.[144]
- 23 October 2016: Stephen McPhail, 36, former Republic of Ireland, Leeds United, Barnsley, Cardiff City and Sheffield Wednesday midfielder.[145]
- 1 November 2016: Joe Gormley, 26, former Peterborough United striker.[146]
- 16 November 2016: Sam Ricketts, 35, former Wales, Oxford United, Swansea City, Hull City, Bolton Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Coventry City defender.[147]
- 24 November 2016: Steven Gerrard, 36, former England and Liverpool midfielder, who played over 700 games for the Reds, many as captain.[148]
- 9 December 2016: Bobby Zamora, 35, former England, Bristol Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers striker.[149]
- 18 December 2016: Alex, 34, former Brazil and Chelsea defender.[150]
- December 2016: Rob Jones, 37, former Stockport County, Grimsby Town, Scunthorpe United, Sheffield Wednesday, Doncaster Rovers and Hartlepool United defender.
- January 2017: Enzo Maresca, 36, former West Bromwich Albion midfielder[151]
- 2 February 2017: Frank Lampard, 38, former England, West Ham United, Chelsea and Manchester City midfielder.[152]
- 1 March 2017: Stephen Wright, 37, former Liverpool, Sunderland, Coventry City, Brentford and Hartlepool United full back.[153]
- 24 April 2017: Alan Goodall, 35, former Rochdale, Luton Town, Chesterfield, Fleetwood Town, Morecambe and Grimsby Town defender.[154]
- 1 May 2017: Lee Mansell, 34, former Luton Town, Oxford United, Torquay United and Bristol Rovers midfielder.[155]
- 9 May 2017: Darren Jones, 33, former Bristol City, Hereford United, Aldershot Town, Shrewsbury Town, A.F.C. Wimbledon and Newport County defender.[156]
- 17 May 2017: Dirk Kuyt, 36, former Netherlands and Liverpool forward.[157]
- 18 May 2017: Steve Mildenhall, 38, former Swindon Town, Notts County, Oldham Athletic, Grimsby Town, Yeovil Town, Southend United, Millwall and Bristol Rovers goalkeeper.[158]
- 19 May 2017: Peter Murphy, 27, former Accrington Stanley, Wycombe Wanderers and Morecambe defensive midfielder.[159]
- 20 May 2017: Xabi Alonso, 35, former Spain and Liverpool midfielder.[160]
- 25 May 2017: Alex Manninger, 39, former Austria and Arsenal goalkeeper.[161]