2016–17 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

Accrington Stanley
2016–17 season
ChairmanPeter Marsden
ManagerJohn Coleman
StadiumWham Stadium
League Two13th place
FA CupFourth round
(knocked out by Middlesbrough)
EFL CupThird round
(knocked out by West Ham United)
EFL TrophyKnocked out in the group stage
Top goalscorerLeague: 13 goals
Billy Kee
All: 15 goals
Billy Kee
Highest home attendance3,170 against Burnley (2nd round of EFL Cup)
Lowest home attendance547 against Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 (EFL Trophy group stage)

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

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CB England Omar Beckles Aldershot Town Free transfer [1]
1 July 2016 GK England Aaron Chapman Chesterfield Free transfer [2]
1 July 2016 CM France Bastien Héry Carlisle United Free transfer [3]
1 July 2016 GK England Elliot Parish Colchester United Free transfer [4]
1 July 2016 LB England Frazer Shaw Leyton Orient Free transfer [5]
11 July 2016 CM England Steven Hewitt Southport Free transfer [6]
21 July 2016 CM England Paddy Lacey Barrow Free transfer [7]
22 July 2016 LW England Luke Wall Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [8]
1 August 2016 LM Wales Arron Davies Exeter City Free transfer [9]
2 August 2016 AM England Jordan Clark Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [10]
5 August 2016 CB Saint Lucia Janoi Donacien Aston Villa Free transfer [11]
5 August 2016 RW England Chris Eagles Bury Free transfer [11]
13 August 2016 GK Republic of Ireland Paul White Boreham Wood Free transfer [12]
30 August 2016 LB Northern Ireland Rory McKeown Raith Rovers Free transfer [13]
3 October 2016 RW England Gary Taylor-Fletcher Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [14]
13 February 2017 LW Portugal Érico Sousa Tadcaster Albion Free transfer [15]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 AM England Anthony Barry Wrexham Free transfer [16]
1 July 2016 CF England Marcus Carver Chorley Free transfer [17]
1 July 2016 DM England Matt Crooks Rangers Free transfer [18]
1 July 2016 CB England Tom Davies Portsmouth Free transfer [19]
1 July 2016 GK England Ross Etheridge Doncaster Rovers Free transfer [20]
1 July 2016 RM England Piero Mingoia Cambridge United Free transfer [21]
1 July 2016 GK Northern Ireland Jason Mooney Cliftonville [a] Released [23]
1 July 2016 CM England Andrew Procter Retired — [24]
1 July 2016 CB England Keenan Quansah Burscough [b] Released [23]
1 July 2016 CM England Kealan Steenson Ashton United Released [23]
1 July 2016 CB England Liam Wakefield Morecambe [c] Released [23]
1 July 2016 AM England Josh Windass Rangers Free transfer [18]
1 July 2016 CB England Dean Winnard Morecambe Free transfer [27]
4 August 2016 LB England Adam Buxton Portsmouth Free transfer [28]
8 August 2016 MF England John Roberts Macclesfield Town Free transfer [29]
22 August 2016 LB England Frazer Shaw East Thurrock United [d] Mutual consent [31]
28 October 2016 CF England Max Hazeldine Skelmersdale United Free transfer [32]
9 January 2017 RW England Chris Eagles Port Vale [e] Released [34]
17 January 2017 CM France Bastien Héry Limerick Mutual consent [35]
23 March 2017 LW Portugal Érico Sousa Tranmere Rovers[f] Mutual consent [36]
  1. ^ Following Mooney's release, he signed for Cliftonville.[22]
  2. ^ Following Quansah's release, he signed for Burscough.[25]
  3. ^ Following Wakefield's release, he signed for Morecambe.[26]
  4. ^ Following Shaw's departure, he signed for East Thurrock United.[30]
  5. ^ Following Eagles' release, he signed for Port Vale.[33]
  6. ^ Registration issues have meant he has been unable to play for Accrington[36]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2016 CB England Callam Jones West Bromwich Albion 1 January 2017 [37]
8 August 2016 RM Republic of Ireland John O'Sullivan Blackburn Rovers 7 January 2017 [38]
31 August 2016 RB England Zak Vyner Bristol City 3 January 2017 [39]
1 January 2017 CF England Jonathan Edwards Hull City End of Season [40]
1 January 2017 CB England Harvey Rodgers Hull City End of Season [40]
13 January 2017 GK Slovakia Marek Rodák Fulham End of Season [41]
20 January 2017 CM England Sean Clare Sheffield Wednesday End of Season [42]
31 January 2017 AM England Noor Husin Crystal Palace End of Season [43]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
19 August 2016 CF England Brayden Shaw Wales Bangor City 27 January 2017 [44]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly Skelmersdale United 1–1 Accrington Stanley Skelmersdale
19:45 BST Brodie 90' Report Shaw 10' Stadium: West Lancashire College Stadium
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) 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 (2016-07-30) Friendly FC Halifax Town 0–0 Accrington Stanley Halifax
15:00 BST Report Stadium: The Shay

League Two

Main article: 2016–17 EFL League Two
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ResultWLDLLDWWWDLDWDLLLLDLLLWDLDWLDWDDWWWDWDWWWDWLLW
Position5141518202116111011121177911151819212122202021201921201920212018161614151313121211131313
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

August

6 August 2016 1 Accrington Stanley 3–2 Doncaster Rovers Accrington
15:00 BST Boco 8'
Brown Yellow card 24'
Pearson 29'
Donacien Yellow card 51'
McCartan Yellow card 89'
McConville 90+1'		 Report Rowe 12'
Calder Yellow card 43'
Williams 82'
Mandeville Yellow card 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' Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+2'
Thompson Yellow card 83'		 Report McConville Yellow card 6' 48'
Eagles Yellow card 26'
Pearson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 24'
Conneely Yellow card 59'
Davies 70'
Beckles Yellow card 85'
Hughes Yellow card 90'		 Simpson Yellow card 23'
Brown Yellow card 57'
Harley 66'
Taylor 72' Yellow card 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 Red card 36'
Conneely Yellow card 37'
Parish Yellow card 45+2'
O'Sullivan Yellow card 49'		 Report Stockton 45+1', 57' Yellow card 54'
Ellison 46' Yellow card 76'
Rose Yellow card 83'
Edwards Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 1,763
Referee: Mike Jones

September

3 September 2016 6 Carlisle United 1–1 Accrington Stanley Carlisle
15:00 BST Joyce Yellow card 59'
Adams 65'
Miller Yellow card 80'		 Report Kee 58'
Vyner Yellow card 60'
McConville Yellow card 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 Yellow card 21'
Duffy Yellow card 28'		 Report O'Sullivan 17'
Donacien Yellow card 31'
Conneely Yellow card 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 Yellow card 46'
Lacey 52'		 Report Davies Yellow card 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 Yellow card 23'
Slater Yellow card 50'		 Report Lacey Yellow card 24'
McConville Yellow card 55'
Boco 59'
Kee 68'
Brown Yellow card 75' Yellow-red card 90+2'
Gornell Yellow card 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 Yellow card 74'
Kee Yellow card 90'		 Report Clements 31'
Hurst Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 1,134
Referee: Darren England

October

2 October 2016 11 Cambridge United 2–1 Accrington Stanley Cambridge
15:00 BST Legge 14' Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 90'
Mingoia 81'
Halliday Red card 90+2'		 Report Kee 51'
Donacien Yellow card 53'
Clark Yellow card 68'
McConville Yellow card 70'
Eagles soccer ball with red X 90+1
Gornell soccer ball with red X 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 Yellow card 16'
Dickie Yellow card 16' 89'
O'Shaughnessy Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 66'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 1,637
Referee: Nigel Miller
15 October 2016 13 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Blackpool Accrington
15:00 BST Brown Yellow card 80'
Boco 89' (pen.), 90+4'
Conneely Yellow card 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 Yellow card 64'
Tajbakhsh Yellow card 90'		 Report Pearson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 44'
Donacien 79'
McCartan Yellow card 85'		 Report Healey 47'
Rigg Yellow card 56'
Barnum-Bobb 62'
Myrie-Williams Yellow card 65'
Sheehan Yellow card 90+1' 90+4'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 1,251
Referee: Robert Jones

November

12 November 2016 16 Luton Town 1–0 Accrington Stanley Luton
15:00 GMT McGeehan 75' Yellow card 90+5'
Cook Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 83'		 Report Parish Yellow card 77'
Clark Yellow card 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 Yellow card 55'
McConville Yellow card 72'
Vyner Yellow card 81'		 Report Godden Yellow card 55' 71'
Schumacher Yellow card 61'
McAnuff Yellow card 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 Yellow card 43'
Amond soccer ball with red X 62'
Deverdics 62'
Alessandra 90+2'		 Report Brown Yellow card 57'
Hughes Red card 60'
McConville Yellow card 62'
Kee Yellow card 64'
McCartan Yellow card 65'
Beckles Yellow card 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

10 December 2016 20 Leyton Orient 1–0 Accrington Stanley Leyton, London
15:00 GMT Simpson 65'
McCallum Yellow card 90+2'		 Report O'Sullivan Yellow card 24'
McConville Red card 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 Yellow card 65' Report Tanner Yellow card 64' 76'
Garita Yellow card 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 Yellow card 50'
Andrew Yellow card 68'
Chambers 88'		 Report O'Sullivan Yellow card 62'
Pearson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28'
Kee 43'
Conneely Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,471
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

January

2 January 2017 24 Accrington Stanley 2–2 Hartlepool United Accrington
15:00 GMT McConville Yellow card 14'
Kee 57' (pen.)
Pearson 70'
Donacien Yellow card 80'		 Report Amond 60'
Donnelly Yellow card 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 Yellow card 52'
Wright 55'
De Girolamo 74'
Waters 78'		 Report Brown Red card 62'
Donacien Yellow card 90'
Gornell Yellow card 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 Red card 62'
Beckles 20' (o.g.)
McCartan 21'
Kee Yellow card 56'
McConville Yellow card 62'		 Report Liddle Yellow card 18'
Raynes Yellow card 30'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,634
Referee: Christopher Sarginson

February

4 February 2017 27 Accrington Stanley 2–0 Notts County Accrington
15:00 GMT Rodgers 45'
Husin 80'		 Report Ameobi Yellow card 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 Yellow card 41'
Naismith 90+2'		 Report Conneely Yellow card 56'
Donacien Yellow card 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 Yellow card 27'
Bennett 33' Yellow card 51'
Byrom Yellow card 42'
White 45+2'
Coulthirst 63' (pen.)
Collins Yellow card 85'
Arquin 89'		 Report Beckles 5' Yellow card 61'
Donacien Yellow card 22'
McCartan Yellow card 18' 29'
Pearson Yellow card 33'
Kee 43', 66' (pen.) Yellow card 80'
Conneely Yellow card 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 Red card 45'
McConville Yellow card 75'		 Report Guthrie Yellow card 30'
Elokobi Yellow card 46'
Wynter Yellow card 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' Yellow card 68'
Mason Yellow card 42'
Marquis 58'		 Report McCartan 4' Yellow card 42'
Hughes Yellow card 67'
Edwards 81'
Pearson Yellow card 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 HavillandYellow card 73'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 1,045
Referee: Mark Brown

March

4 March 2017 33 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Barnet Accrington
15:00 GMT Clare Yellow card 43'
McCartan 54'		 Report BoverYellow card 22'
Akinnde Yellow card 33'
Dembele Yellow card 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 Yellow card 10' Report McCartan 11'
Pearson Yellow card 28' 71'
Rodgers Yellow card 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 Yellow card 11'
Collins Yellow card 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 Yellow card 21'
Brown Red card 22'
Beckles 51'
Rodgers Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 2,991
Referee: Nigel Miller
21 March 2017 37 Morecambe 1–2 Accrington Stanley Morecambe
19:45 GMT Whitmore Yellow card 8'
Ellison Yellow card 45+1'
Conlan Yellow card 81'
Wildig 82'
Ryan Edwards Yellow card 86'		 Report McCartan 45+2', 66'
Rodgers Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 33' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 1,333
Referee: John Busby

April

1 April 2017 40 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Accrington Stanley Plymouth
15:00 BST Songo'o Yellow card 81' Report Clark 8'
McCartan Yellow card 16'
Husin Yellow card 71'
Donacien Yellow card 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' Yellow card 86'
Kee Yellow card 75'		 Report Ray Yellow card 12'
Cooke 15'
Dagnall 41' Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 1,720
Referee: Ross Joyce
14 April 2017 42 Blackpool 0–0 Accrington Stanley Blackpool
15:00 BST Robertson Yellow card 57'
Odelusi Yellow card 72'
Vassell soccer ball with red X 76'		 Report Hughes Yellow card 66'
Rodgers Yellow card 86'
McCartan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 40'
McCartan 48'		 Report McNerney Yellow card 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 Yellow card 29'
O'Brien Yellow card 38'
Randall 60'
Owen-Evans Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Brown Yellow card 83'
McCartan Yellow card 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

6 May 2017 46 Stevenage 0–3 Accrington Stanley Stevenage
17:30 BST Wells Yellow card 40'
McAnuff Yellow card 65'		 Report Pearson Yellow card 62'
Kee 72' (pen.), 79'
McConville Yellow card 81'
Conneely 90+4' (pen.)		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 3,517
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

  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 Yellow card 18'
Carter Red card 36'		 Report Kee 34', 42'
Lacey Yellow card 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 Red card 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 Yellow card 64'
Downing 69' Yellow card 88'
Clayton Yellow card 81'
Gibson Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Conneely Yellow card 14'
Clare Yellow card 85'
Rodgers Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,040
Referee: Anthony Taylor

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

  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 Red card 74'
Pearson Yellow card 103'
Donacien Yellow card 116'		 Report Knight-Percival Yellow card 91'
Vincelot Yellow card 93'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,936
Referee: David Webb
Penalties
Hughes soccer ball with red X
Clark soccer ball with check mark
Hewitt soccer ball with check mark
McCartan soccer ball with check mark
Pearson soccer ball with check mark
Conneely soccer ball with check mark
Beckles soccer ball with check mark
Donacien soccer ball with check mark
Chapman soccer ball with check mark
Hughes soccer ball with check mark
Clark soccer ball with check mark		 McMahon soccer ball with check mark
Webb-Foster soccer ball with check mark
Hanson soccer ball with check mark
Morais soccer ball with check mark
Law soccer ball with red X
Marshall soccer ball with check mark
Vincelot soccer ball with check mark
Knight-Percival soccer ball with check mark
Devine soccer ball with check mark
Doyle soccer ball with check mark
McMahon soccer ball with check mark
Webb-Foster soccer ball with red X
24 August 2016 Second round Accrington Stanley 1–0 (a.e.t.) Burnley Accrington
19:45 BST McCartan Yellow card 16'
Conneely Yellow card 38'
Pearson 120'
Donacien Yellow card 120+2'		 Vokes Yellow card 31'
Ulvestad Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+5' Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 39,877
Referee: Steve Martin

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

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 Yellow card 45' Report Kirk Yellow card 45+1'
Ainley 47'
Jones Yellow card 57'
Bakayogo Yellow card 62'
Cooper 76'
Nugent Yellow card 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 Yellow card 82'		 Report Taylor-Fletcher 14'
Gornell 21', 66'
Clark 42'
Hewitt Yellow card 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 Yellow card 39' Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 547
Referee: David Webb

Appearances

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
As of match played 17:44, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
Sortable table
No. Pos. Nat. Name League 2 FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Apps Apps Apps Apps Apps
1 GK England Elliot Parish 11 1 3 1 16
2 DF England Matty Pearson 43 3 3 2 51
3 DF England Mark Hughes 36 4 2(1) 2 44 (1)
4 MF Wales Arron Davies 4 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 7 (3)
5 DF England Omar Beckles 40 (1) 4 3 0 47 (1)
7 MF England Jordan Clark 35 (6) 2 (2) 2 2 41 (8)
8 MF England Scott Brown 27 (1) 3 1 0 31 (1)
9 FW England Terry Gornell 11 (8) 1 (2) 1 1 14 (10)
10 FW Northern Ireland Shay McCartan 26 (8) 0 (2) 1 (1) 0 (1) 27 (12)
11 MF England Sean McConville 41 4 2 3 50
12 GK Slovakia Marek Rodák 20 1 0 0 21
13 GK England Jack Little 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Benin Romuald Boco 12 (17) 2 (2) 0 (2) 0(2) 14 (23)
15 MF England Sean Clare 6 (2) 1 0 0 7 (2)
16 MF England Noor Husin 7 (4) 0 0 0 7 (4)
17 MF England Paddy Lacey 7 (4) 2 0 (1) 3 12 (5)
18 MF England Steven Hewitt 4 (5) 0 (1) 1 (1) 2 7 (7)
19 FW England Brayden Shaw 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 (2)
20 GK England Aaron Chapman 15 2 0 (1) 2 19 (1)
21 MF England Luke Wall 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 (1)
22 DF England Reagan Ogle 0 (1) 0 0 0 (1) 0 (2)
23 FW England Nathan Webb 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 (1)
24 FW England Jonathan Edwards 3 (6) 1 0 0 4 (6)
26 DF England Ross Sykes 0 0 0 3 3
28 MF Republic of Ireland Seamus Conneely 38 4 3 1 46
29 FW Northern Ireland Billy Kee 37 (2) 3 2 2 44 (2)
30 DF Saint Lucia Janoi Donacien 30 (5) 2 3 1 36 (5)
32 DF England Harvey Rodgers 19 1 0 0 20
Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan
6 DF England Zak Vyner 16 0 1 0 17
12 DF England Callam Jones 0 (2) 0 0 2 2 (2)
15 DF Northern Ireland Rory McKeown 0 0 0 1 1
15 MF England Gary Taylor-Fletcher 0 (4) 0 0 2 2 (4)
16 MF France Bastien Héry 0 (1) 0 0 1 1 (1)
27 MF Republic of Ireland John O'Sullivan 18 (1) 2 3 1 24 (1)
33 MF England Chris Eagles 2 (4) 0 1 (1) 0(2) 3 (7)

Goalscorers

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 Northern Ireland Billy Kee 13 2 0 0 15
2 FW 10 Northern Ireland Shay McCartan 10 0 0 0 10
3 DF 2 England Matty Pearson 8 0 1 0 9
4 MF 14 Benin Romuald Boco 6 1 0 0 7
MF 11 England Sean McConville 6 1 0 0 7
6 FW 9 England Terry Gornell 2 0 0 2 4
7 DF 5 England Omar Beckles 2 1 0 0 3
MF 7 England Jordan Clark 1 1 0 1 3
9 MF 27 Republic of Ireland John O’Sullivan 1 1 0 0 2
DF 3 England Mark Hughes 2 0 0 0 2
11 MF 4 Wales Arron Davies 1 0 0 0 1
MF 15 England Sean Clare 1 0 0 0 1
FW 15 England Gary Taylor-Fletcher 0 0 0 1 1
MF 16 England Noor Husin 1 0 0 0 1
MF 17 England Paddy Lacey 1 0 0 0 1
FW 24 England Jonathan Edwards 1 0 0 0 1
DF 28 Republic of Ireland Seamus Conneely 1 0 0 0 1
DF 30 Saint Lucia Janoi Donacien 1 0 0 0 1
MF 32 England Harvey Rodgers 1 0 0 0 1
# Own Goals 2 0 0 0 2
Total 61 7 1 4 73

Disciplinary record

As of matches played 17:58, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
No. Pos. Name League 2 FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
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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