2016–17 in English football

Football in England

Season	2016–17
Community Shield	Manchester United
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The 2016–17 season is the 137th season of competitive association football in England.

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league[1]
Premier League	Burnley Middlesbrough Hull City	Newcastle United Norwich City Aston Villa
Championship	Wigan Athletic Burton Albion Barnsley	Charlton Athletic Milton Keynes Dons Bolton Wanderers
League One	Northampton Town Oxford United Bristol Rovers AFC Wimbledon	Doncaster Rovers Blackpool Colchester United Crewe Alexandra
League Two	Cheltenham Town Grimsby Town	Dagenham & Redbridge York City
National League	Solihull Moors North Ferriby United Sutton United Maidstone United	FC Halifax Town Altrincham Kidderminster Harriers Welling United

New clubs

National teams

England national football team

Results and fixtures

2016

Slovakia  v  England

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)

England  v  Malta

8 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification	England	2–0	Malta	London, England
17:00 BST	Sturridge  29' Alli  38'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium

Slovenia  v  England

11 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification	Slovenia	0–0	England	Ljubljana, Slovenia
19:45 BST				Stadium: Stožice Stadium

England  v  Scotland

11 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification	England	3–0	Scotland	London, England
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Wembley Stadium

England  v  Spain

15 November 2016 Friendly	England	2-2	Spain	London, England
20:00 GMT	Alexis SAnchez		Alexis Sanchez	Stadium: Wembley Stadium

2017

England  v  Lithuania

26 March 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification	England	v	Lithuania	London, England
17:00 BST				Stadium: Wembley Stadium

Scotland  v  England

10 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification	Scotland	v	England	Glasgow, Scotland
17:00 BST				Stadium: Hampden Park

France  v  England

13 June 2017 Friendly	France	v	England	Saint-Denis, France
19:45 BST				Stadium: Stade de France

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	4	3	1	0	6	0	+6	10	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup		—	5 Oct '17	4 Sep '17	26 Mar '17	3–0	2–0
2	Slovenia	4	2	2	0	4	2	+2	8	Possible second round[lower-alpha 1]		0–0	—	1–0	4 Sep '17	8 Oct '17	10 Jun '17
3	Slovakia	4	2	0	2	7	2	+5	6			0–1	1 Sep '17	—	4–0	3–0	8 Oct '17
4	Lithuania	4	1	2	1	5	7	−2	5			8 Oct '17	2–2	10 Jun '17	—	1 Sep '17	2–0
5	Scotland	4	1	1	2	6	8	−2	4			10 Jun '17	26 Mar '17	5 Oct '17	1–1	—	4 Sep '17
6	Malta	4	0	0	4	1	10	−9	0			1 Sep '17	0–1	26 Mar '17	5 Oct '17	1–5	—

Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

1. The eight best runners-up across all groups will advance to the second round (play-offs). The ninth-ranked runners-up will be eliminated.

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers

In league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[2] Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss) Goal difference Goals scored Points in matches between tied teams Goal difference in matches between tied teams Goals scored in matches between tied teams Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie is only between two teams in home-and-away league format) Fair play points first yellow card: minus 1 point indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points direct red card: minus 4 points yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Managerial changes

Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of departure	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Hodgson, RoyRoy Hodgson	Resigned	27 June 2016[3]	Sam Allardyce	27 June 2016
Sam Allardyce	Resigned[4]	26 September 2016	Gareth Southgate	30 November 2016

England women's national football team

UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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	—

Source: UEFA

UEFA competitions

2016–17 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		PSG	ARS	LUD	BAS
1	Paris Saint-Germain (A)	5	3	2	0	11	5	+6	11	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–1	6 Dec	3–0
2	Arsenal (A)	5	3	2	0	14	5	+9	11			2–2	—	6–0	2–0
3	Ludogorets Razgrad (Y)	5	0	2	3	4	13	−9	2	Transfer to Europa League		1–3	2–3	—	0–0
4	Basel (Y)	5	0	2	3	2	8	−6	2			1–2	6 Dec	1–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2016. Source: UEFA
(A) Advance to a further round; (Y) Cannot advance to knockout phase, but may transfer to Europa League.

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BAR	MC	MGL	CEL
1	Barcelona (A)	5	4	0	1	16	4	+12	12	Advance to knockout phase		—	4–0	6 Dec	7–0
2	Manchester City (A)	5	2	2	1	11	9	+2	8			3–1	—	4–0	6 Dec
3	Borussia Mönchengladbach (Q)	5	1	2	2	5	8	−3	5	Transfer to Europa League		1–2	1–1	—	1–1
4	Celtic (E)	5	0	2	3	4	15	−11	2			0–2	3–3	0–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2016. Source: UEFA
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MON	BL	TOT	CSM
1	Monaco (A)	5	3	2	0	9	4	+5	11	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–1	2–1	3–0
2	Bayer Leverkusen (A)	5	1	4	0	5	4	+1	7			7 Dec	—	0–0	2–2
3	Tottenham Hotspur (Y)	5	1	1	3	3	5	−2	4	Transfer to Europa League		1–2	0–1	—	7 Dec
4	CSKA Moscow (Y)	5	0	3	2	4	8	−4	3			1–1	1–1	0–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2016. Source: UEFA
(A) Advance to a further round; (Y) Cannot advance to knockout phase, but may transfer to Europa League.

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LEI	POR	COP	CLU
1	Leicester City (A)	5	4	1	0	7	1	+6	13	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–0	1–0	2–1
2	Porto (X)	5	2	2	1	4	3	+1	8			7 Dec	—	1–1	1–0
3	Copenhagen (X)	5	1	3	1	5	2	+3	6	Transfer to Europa League		0–0	0–0	—	4–0
4	Club Brugge (E)	5	0	0	5	2	12	−10	0			0–3	1–2	7 Dec	—

Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2016. Source: UEFA
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (X) Assured of at least Europa League, and may advance to knockout phase.

Knockout phase

Round of 16

• Arsenal
• Leicester City
• Manchester City

2016–17 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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FEN	MU	FEY	ZOR
1	Fenerbahçe	5	3	1	1	7	6	+1	10	Advance to knockout phase		—	2–1	1–0	2–0
2	Manchester United	5	3	0	2	10	4	+6	9			4–1	—	4–0	1–0
3	Feyenoord	5	2	1	2	3	6	−3	7			8 Dec	1–0	—	1–0
4	Zorya Luhansk (E)	5	0	2	3	2	6	−4	2			1–1	8 Dec	1–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2016. Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated.

Group K

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SPA	SOU	HBS	INT
1	Sparta Prague (A)	5	4	0	1	7	4	+3	12	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–0	2–0	3–1
2	Southampton	5	2	1	2	5	3	+2	7			3–0	—	8 Dec	2–1
3	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	5	2	1	2	5	5	0	7			0–1	0–0	—	3–2
4	Internazionale (E)	5	1	0	4	5	10	−5	3			8 Dec	1–0	0–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2016. Source: UEFA
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated.

League season

Premier League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Chelsea	14	11	1	2	32	11	+21	34	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Arsenal	14	9	4	1	33	14	+19	31
3	Liverpool	14	9	3	2	35	18	+17	30
4	Manchester City	14	9	3	2	30	15	+15	30	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	Tottenham Hotspur	14	7	6	1	24	10	+14	27	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6	Manchester United	14	5	6	3	19	16	+3	21
7	West Bromwich Albion	14	5	5	4	20	17	+3	20
8	Everton	14	5	5	4	17	16	+1	20
9	Stoke City	14	5	4	5	16	19	−3	19
10	AFC Bournemouth	14	5	3	6	19	22	−3	18
11	Watford	14	5	3	6	18	24	−6	18
12	Southampton	14	4	5	5	13	15	−2	17
13	Crystal Palace	14	4	2	8	24	26	−2	14
14	Burnley	14	4	2	8	12	23	−11	14
15	Leicester City	14	3	4	7	17	24	−7	13
16	Middlesbrough	13	2	6	5	12	15	−3	12
17	West Ham United	14	3	3	8	15	29	−14	12
18	Sunderland	14	3	2	9	14	24	−10	11	Relegation to the Football League Championship
19	Hull City	13	3	2	8	11	28	−17	11
20	Swansea City	14	2	3	9	16	31	−15	9

Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2016. Source: Premier League
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).^[5]

Football League Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Newcastle United	19	13	1	5	37	16	+21	40	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Brighton & Hove Albion	19	11	6	2	28	11	+17	39
3	Reading	19	10	4	5	25	24	+1	34	Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4	Leeds United	19	10	2	7	23	20	+3	32
5	Birmingham City	19	8	7	4	24	22	+2	31
6	Sheffield Wednesday	19	9	4	6	22	21	+1	31
7	Norwich City	19	9	3	7	34	30	+4	30
8	Huddersfield Town	19	9	3	7	21	24	−3	30
9	Derby County	19	8	5	6	17	13	+4	29
10	Fulham	19	7	7	5	30	21	+9	28
11	Bristol City	19	8	3	8	26	22	+4	27
12	Barnsley	19	7	4	8	32	29	+3	25
13	Nottingham Forest	19	7	4	8	34	33	+1	25
14	Preston North End	19	7	4	8	24	23	+1	25
15	Aston Villa	19	5	10	4	21	20	+1	25
16	Ipswich Town	19	6	6	7	17	19	−2	24
17	Queens Park Rangers	19	6	5	8	20	28	−8	23
18	Brentford	19	6	4	9	24	26	−2	22
19	Burton Albion	19	5	7	7	21	25	−4	22
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	5	6	8	21	24	−3	21
21	Blackburn Rovers	19	5	5	9	21	28	−7	20
22	Cardiff City	19	5	4	10	18	30	−12	19	Relegation to Football League One
23	Wigan Athletic	19	4	6	9	16	21	−5	18
24	Rotherham United	19	1	4	14	19	45	−26	7

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Football League One

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Scunthorpe United	20	13	5	2	41	17	+24	44	Promotion to the Football League Championship
2	Bolton Wanderers	20	12	4	4	24	12	+12	40
3	Sheffield United	20	11	5	4	34	22	+12	38	Qualification for League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4	Bradford City	20	9	8	3	27	18	+9	35
5	Rochdale	20	9	3	8	27	25	+2	30
6	Peterborough United	19	8	5	6	28	21	+7	29
7	AFC Wimbledon	20	7	8	5	30	24	+6	29
8	Fleetwood Town	20	8	5	7	31	26	+5	29
9	Millwall	19	8	4	7	32	31	+1	28
10	Southend United	20	7	7	6	26	27	−1	28
11	Charlton Athletic	19	6	9	4	26	19	+7	27
12	Port Vale	20	7	6	7	24	29	−5	27
13	Bristol Rovers	20	7	6	7	29	35	−6	27
14	Oxford United	20	7	5	8	24	24	0	26
15	Gillingham	20	7	5	8	29	32	−3	26
16	Walsall	20	6	8	6	23	28	−5	26
17	Northampton Town	20	6	6	8	28	28	0	24
18	Swindon Town	20	6	5	9	21	28	−7	23
19	Milton Keynes Dons	20	5	6	9	25	30	−5	21
20	Bury	20	6	2	12	28	38	−10	20
21	Coventry City	20	4	7	9	17	25	−8	19	Relegation to Football League Two
22	Chesterfield	20	5	3	12	24	34	−10	18
23	Oldham Athletic	19	3	8	8	11	21	−10	17
24	Shrewsbury Town	20	3	6	11	19	34	−15	15

Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Football League Championship.

Football League Two

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Doncaster Rovers	19	12	3	4	42	28	+14	39	Promotion to Football League One
2	Carlisle United	19	10	8	1	37	23	+14	38
3	Plymouth Argyle	19	12	2	5	29	21	+8	38
4	Portsmouth	19	9	4	6	32	20	+12	31	Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5	Luton Town	19	8	7	4	28	18	+10	31
6	Yeovil Town	19	8	4	7	24	23	+1	28
7	Wycombe Wanderers	19	8	4	7	23	22	+1	28
8	Blackpool	19	7	6	6	33	22	+11	27
9	Barnet	19	6	9	4	27	27	0	27
10	Grimsby Town	19	7	5	7	27	25	+2	26
11	Crewe Alexandra	19	6	8	5	22	25	−3	26
12	Cambridge United	19	7	4	8	21	23	−2	25
13	Mansfield Town	19	6	7	6	21	25	−4	25
14	Stevenage	18	7	3	8	28	29	−1	24
15	Colchester United	19	6	5	8	27	26	+1	23
16	Crawley Town	19	6	5	8	21	32	−11	23
17	Morecambe	19	7	2	10	23	36	−13	23
18	Hartlepool United	19	5	7	7	28	32	−4	22
19	Notts County	19	6	4	9	24	32	−8	22
20	Accrington Stanley	19	5	6	8	20	25	−5	21
21	Exeter City	19	6	2	11	20	25	−5	20
22	Leyton Orient	19	5	3	11	21	26	−5	18
23	Cheltenham Town	19	3	9	7	20	28	−8	18	Relegation to the National League
24	Newport County	18	4	5	9	22	27	−5	17

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

National League Top Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Lincoln City	23	15	4	4	49	22	+27	49	Promotion to Football League Two
2	Forest Green Rovers	23	14	5	4	42	21	+21	47	Qualification for National League play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3	Tranmere Rovers	23	14	5	4	33	16	+17	47
4	Barrow	22	12	8	2	39	19	+20	44
5	Dover Athletic	22	14	1	7	48	34	+14	43
6	Dagenham & Redbridge	23	13	3	7	32	23	+9	42
7	Boreham Wood	22	10	6	6	26	18	+8	36
8	Chester	23	9	8	6	37	26	+11	35
9	Eastleigh	23	9	8	6	34	27	+7	35
10	Gateshead	23	9	7	7	38	26	+12	34
11	Macclesfield Town	21	10	4	7	28	21	+7	34
12	Aldershot Town	23	9	6	8	26	24	+2	33
13	Bromley	23	8	5	10	29	33	−4	29
14	Sutton United	23	8	5	10	27	33	−6	29
15	Wrexham	23	7	8	8	21	28	−7	29
16	Solihull Moors	23	7	5	11	28	37	−9	26
17	Torquay United	23	7	4	12	21	29	−8	25
18	Maidstone United	23	7	4	12	27	42	−15	25
19	Woking	23	6	5	12	36	44	−8	23
20	Southport	23	5	6	12	25	48	−23	21
21	Braintree Town	22	5	5	12	24	40	−16	20	Relegation to National League North or National League South
22	Guiseley	23	4	5	14	26	39	−13	17
23	York City	23	3	8	12	22	42	−20	17
24	North Ferriby United	23	4	3	16	10	36	−26	15

Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2016. Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Two.

Cup competitions

FA Cup

EFL Cup

Community Shield

Leicester City v Manchester United

7 August 2016 16:00 BST

Leicester City	1–2	Manchester United
Vardy  52'	Report	Lingard  32' Ibrahimović  83

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 85,437 Referee: Craig Pawson

EFL Trophy

Women's football

FA Women's Cup

Women's Super League

Women's Super League 1

Women's Super League 2

FA WSL Cup

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	Lambert, PaulPaul Lambert	Mutual consent	7 May 2016[6]	Pre-season	Coyle, OwenOwen Coyle	2 June 2016[7]
Cardiff City	Slade, RussellRussell Slade	Promoted to head of football	8 May 2016[8]		Trollope, PaulPaul Trollope	18 May 2016[9]
Nottingham Forest	Williams, PaulPaul Williams	Mutual consent	12 May 2016[10]		Montanier, PhilippePhilippe Montanier	27 June 2016[11]
Northampton Town	Wilder, ChrisChris Wilder	Signed by Sheffield United	12 May 2016		Page, RobRob Page	19 May 2016
Sheffield United	Adkins, NigelNigel Adkins	Sacked	12 May 2016		Wilder, ChrisChris Wilder	12 May 2016
Rotherham United	Warnock, NeilNeil Warnock	End of contract	18 May 2016[12]		Stubbs, AlanAlan Stubbs	1 June 2016[13]
Blackpool	McDonald, NeilNeil McDonald	Mutual consent	18 May 2016		Bowyer, GaryGary Bowyer	1 June 2016
Port Vale	Page, RobRob Page	Signed by Northampton Town	19 May 2016		Ribeiro, BrunoBruno Ribeiro	20 June 2016
Manchester United	van Gaal, LouisLouis van Gaal	Sacked	23 May 2016		Mourinho, JoséJosé Mourinho	27 May 2016
Reading	McDermott, BrianBrian McDermott		27 May 2016[14]		Stam, JaapJaap Stam	13 June 2016[15]
Derby County	Wassall, DarrenDarren Wassall	End of contract	27 May 2016[16]		Pearson, NigelNigel Pearson	27 May 2016[17]
Oldham Athletic	Sheridan, JohnJohn Sheridan	Signed by Notts County	29 May 2016		Steve Robinson	9 July 2016
Leeds United	Evans, SteveSteve Evans	Sacked	31 May 2016[18]		Monk, GarryGarry Monk	2 June 2016[19]
Aston Villa	Black, EricEric Black	End of caretaker spell	2 June 2016		Di Matteo, RobertoRoberto Di Matteo	2 June 2016[20]
Bradford City	Parkinson, PhilPhil Parkinson	Signed by Bolton Wanderers	10 June 2016		McCall, StuartStuart McCall	20 June 2016
Southampton	Koeman, RonaldRonald Koeman	Signed by Everton	14 June 2016		Puel, ClaudeClaude Puel	30 June 2016
Chelsea	Guus Hiddink	End of caretaker spell	30 June 2016[21]		Antonio Conte	1 July 2016[21]
Manchester City	Manuel Pellegrini	Mutual consent	30 June 2016[22]		Pep Guardiola	1 July 2016[23]
Watford	Quique Sánchez Flores		30 June 2016[24]		Walter Mazzarri	1 July 2016[25]
Hull City	Steve Bruce		22 July 2016[26]		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	TBA	TBA
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	TBA	TBA
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	TBA	TBA
Leyton Orient	Alberto Cavasin	Sacked	23 November 2016	22nd	Andy Edwards	23 November 2016
Rotherham United	Kenny Jackett	Resigned	29 November 2016	24th	TBA	TBA
Barnet	Martin Allen	Signed by Eastleigh	1 December 2016	8th	TBA	TBA

Diary of the season

• 13 August: The new Premier League season starts with newly promoted Hull City beating champions Leicester City 2-1 at the KCOM Stadium. Pep Guardiola wins his first match as Manchester City manager 2-1 against Sunderland.
• 14 August: José Mourinho wins his first game as manager of Manchester United 3-1 against A.F.C. Bournemouth at Dean Court. Arsenal are beaten 4-3 by Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium.
• 15 August: Antonio Conte wins his first match as Chelsea manager 2-1 against West Ham United at Stamford Bridge.
• 31 August: The first month of the new season ends with Manchester City, Chelsea, and Manchester United - all under new management - joint top with three wins out of three. Newly promoted Hull City and Middlesbrough have made a promising start on their return to the top flight and stand in fifth and sixth respectively, bookended by Everton and Tottenham. Watford (18th), Bournemouth, and Stoke City are joint bottom with one point apiece, with Sunderland and Crystal Palace also with one point but less goals conceded. After five matches, the Championship is led by Huddersfield Town and Fulham, both of whom struggled last season. Newly-promoted Barnsley lead the play-off pack - Newcastle United, Queens Park Rangers, and Bristol City - thanks to good goal-scoring form that sees them as the Football League's second highest scoring side. Blackburn Rovers sit in last place with one point, joined in the relegation zone by Preston North End and Rotherham United; Wigan Athletic and Leeds United stay out of the drop zone on goal difference.
• 27 September: Sam Allardyce is forced to step down as England manager after less than three months, after being recorded by undercover journalists from The Daily Telegraph offering his services as a speaker for £400,000, insulting previous England manager Roy Hodgson, and criticising and suggesting ways around the FA's ban on third-party ownership of players. Under-21 coach Gareth Southgate is announced as interim manager of the team.
• 30 September: Manchester City stand top of the Premier League, having won their first six games, with a four point gap between them and Spurs and Everton. Arsenal and Liverpool stand joint fourth, with Manchester United and Crystal Palace not far behind. Sunderland drop to last place, with Stoke still in the relegation zone and West Ham now joining them after a poor run of form. Huddersfield continue to lead the Championship, with Norwich City now in second. Newcastle and Bristol City remain in the top six, now sandwiching Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford, with Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday and Reading out of the top six due to goal difference. Rotherham are now bottom of the Championship, with Cardiff City and Blackburn two points ahead of the Millers and Wigan Athletic's superior goal difference keeping them out of the bottom three.
• 31 October: Manchester City maintain the lead in the Premier League, but a run of one win in their four games this month means that they are only separated from Arsenal and Liverpool by goal difference. A resurgent Chelsea have leapfrogged a still unbeaten Spurs into the last Champions League spot, while Everton, Watford, and Manchester United are some way off the top four. Sunderland have only won 2 points from their opening 10 games, beating Manchester City's record for the worst-ever start to a Premier League season, and remain stuck to the bottom of the table. Swansea City and Hull have now dropped into the relegation zone, with Middlesbrough, West Bromwich Albion, and West Ham now with a three-point buffer from 18th. In the Championship, poor October form from Huddersfield and Norwich (culminating in 5-0 away thrashings to Fulham and Brighton respectively in their last games of the month) have seen them drop to third and fourth, with Newcastle holding a three point lead over Brighton at the top of the table. Reading have climbed to fifth; Bristol City hold on to sixth place, but with Birmingham and Sheffield Wednesday still breathing down their necks. Rotherham are still bottom and eight points from safety, and Blackburn remains 23rd. A managerial change for Cardiff - with Neil Warnock replacing Paul Trollope - has seen the Bluebirds rise to 21st, but despite Wigan also sacking their manager they are now in the bottom three.
• 1 November: Arsenal become the first English side to progress to the Champions League knockout rounds this season, after defeating Ludogorets Razgrad 3-2.
• 22 November: Leicester City secure passage to the knockout rounds of the Champions League by defeating Club Brugge 2-1. Tottenham Hotspur are not so lucky, however, and are eliminated after a 2-1 defeat to Monaco, leaving them needing to avoid defeat at CSKA Moscow in their final match in order to even get the consolation prize of transferring into the Europa League.
• 23 November: Manchester City confirm qualification for the Champions League knockout rounds after holding Borussia Monchengladbach to a 1-1 draw.
• 30 November: Chelsea are now heading up what has become a very competitive title race, a single point ahead of Liverpool, who in turn are ahead of Manchester City by just one goal. Arsenal are two points behind City, and have a four-point cushion over rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Sunderland, Swansea and Hull still make up the relegation places, but a major improvement in form for Sunderland has left them bottom by just one point, and only three points off safety. Newcastle United and Brighton continue to lead the way in the Championship, six points and four points respectively ahead of third-placed Reading. Birmingham City and Leeds United have now entered the play-off spots, with Huddersfield just hanging on. At the bottom of the table, Rotherham United are eleven points adrift and already looking for their third manager of the season following the shock resignation of Kenny Jackett. Cardiff City have dropped back into the relegation zone on goal difference, with Wigan Athletic remaining there. Wolves are only outside the relegation spots on goal difference, with Blackburn Rovers and second-tier newcomers Burton Albion just a further point ahead.

Deaths

• 6 June 2016: Harry Gregory, 72, Leyton Orient, Charlton Athletic, Aston Villa and Hereford United midfielder.^[27]
• 6 June 2016: Nicky Jennings, 70, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth and Exeter City winger.^[28]
• 7 June 2016: Johnny Brooks, 84, Reading, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Brentford inside forward.^[29]
• 10 June 2016: Alex Govan, 86, Plymouth Argyle, Birmingham City and Portsmouth outside left.^[30]
• 13 June 2016: Tony Byrne, 70, Republic of Ireland, Millwall, Southampton, Hereford United and Newport County left back.^[31]
• 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.^[32]
• 21 June 2016: Bryan Edwards, 85, Bolton Wanderers wing half, who also managed Bradford City.^[33]
• 3 July 2016: Jimmy Frizzell, 79, Oldham Athletic utility player, who also had spells in management at Oldham and Manchester City.^[34]
• 3 July 2016: John Middleton, 59, Nottingham Forest and Derby County goalkeeper.^[35]
• 7 July 2016: John O'Rourke, 71, Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Ipswich Town, Coventry City, Queens Park Rangers and A.F.C. Bournemouth forward.^[36]
• 9 July 2016: Ray Spencer, 82, Darlington and Torquay United wing half.^[37]
• 10 July 2016: David Stride, 58, Chelsea, Millwall and Leyton Orient defender.^[38]
• 13 July 2016: George Allen, 84, Birmingham City and Torquay United left back.^[39]
• 18 July 2016: John Hope, 67, Darlington, Newcastle United, Sheffield United and Hartlepool United goalkeeper.^[40]
• c.20 July 2016: Bill Park, 97, Blackpool and York City centre half.^[41]
• c.20 July 2016: Tom McCready, 72, Watford and Wimbledon left back.^[42]
• 28 July 2016: Dave Syrett, 60, Swindon Town, Mansfield Town, Walsall, Peterborough United and Northampton Town forward.^[43]
• 2 August 2016: Neil Wilkinson, 61, Blackburn Rovers, Port Vale and Crewe Alexandra right back.^[44]
• 3 August 2016: Russell Coughlin, 56, Blackburn Rovers, Carlisle United, Plymouth Argyle, Blackpool, Swansea City, Exeter City and Torquay United midfielder.^[45]
• 5 August 2016: Joe Davis, 75, Carlisle United left back.^[46]
• 6 August 2016: Mel Slack, 72, Sunderland, Southend United and Cambridge United midfielder.^[47]
• 7 August 2016: Roy Summersby, 81, Millwall, Crystal Palace and Portsmouth inside forward.^[48]
• 13 August 2016: Liam Tuohy, 83, Republic of Ireland and Newcastle United outside left.^[49]
• 15 August 2016: Dalian Atkinson, 48, Ipswich Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Manchester City striker.^[50]
• 29 August 2016: Reg Matthewson, 77, Sheffield United, Fulham and Chester defender.^[51]
• 30 August 2016: Dave Durie, 85, Blackpool and Chester City inside forward.^[52]
• 5 September 2016: Max Murray, 80, West Bromwich Albion striker.^[53]
• 6 September 2016: Bert Llewellyn, 77, Everton, Crewe Alexandra, Port Vale, Northampton Town, Walsall and Wigan Athletic centre-forward.^[54]
• 6 September 2016: Dave Pacey, 79, Luton Town midfielder.^[55]
• 7 September 2016: Alan Smith, 77, Torquay United centre half.^[56]
• 13 September 2016: Denis Atkins, 77, Huddersfield Town and Bradford City full back.^[57]
• 13 September 2016: Matt Gray, 80, Manchester City forward.^[58]
• c.14 September 2016: Ronnie Cope, 81, Manchester United and Luton Town centre half.^[59]
• 24 September 2016: Mel Charles, 81, Wales, Swansea City, Arsenal, Cardiff City and Port Vale utility player.^[60]
• 26 September 2016: Jackie Sewell, 89, England, Zambia, Notts County, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Hull City forward.^[61]
• 28 September 2016: Seamus Dunne, 86, Ireland and Luton Town defender.^[62]
• 28 September 2016: Graham Hawkins, 70, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Preston North End, Blackburn Rovers and Port Vale defender, who also managed Wolves for two years..^[63]
• 1 October 2016: David Herd, 82, Scotland, Stockport County, Arsenal, Manchester United and Stoke City forward, who also managed Lincoln City.^[64]
• 4 October 2016: Merfyn Jones, 85, Liverpool, Scunthorpe United, Crewe Alexandra, Chester City and Lincoln City winger.^[65]
• 7 October 2016: Peter Denton, 70, Coventry City and Luton Town winger.^[66]
• 10 October 2016: Gerry Gow, 64, Bristol City, Manchester City, Rotherham United and Burnley midfielder.^[67]
• October 2016: Eddie O'Hara, 80, Everton, Rotherham United and Barnsley winger.^[68]
• 18 October 2016: Gary Sprake, 71. Wales, Leeds United and Birmingham City goalkeeper.^[69]
• 19 October 2016: Sammy Smyth, 91, Northern Ireland, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stoke City and Liverpool striker.^[70]
• 21 October 2016: Roy Jennings, 84, Brighton & Hove Albion centre half.^[71]
• 27 October 2016: Brian Hill, 75, Coventry City and Torquay United defender.^[72]
• 2 November 2016: Ray Mabbutt, 80, Bristol Rovers and Newport County midfielder.^[73]
• 6 November 2016: Mick Granger, 85, York City, Hull City and Halifax Town goalkeeper.^[74]
• 7 November 2016: Thomas Gardner, 93, Everton forward.^[75]
• 15 November 2016: Ray Brady, 79, Republic of Ireland, Millwall and Queens Park Rangers defender.^[76]
• 15 November 2016: Bobby Campbell, 60, Northern Ireland, Aston Villa, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United, Halifax Town, Bradford City, Derby County and Wigan Athletic striker.^[77]
• 16 November 2016: Len Allchurch, 83, Wales, Swansea City, Sheffield United and Stockport County winger.^[78]
• 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.^[79]
• 26 November 2016: David Provan, 75, Scotland, Crystal Palace and Plymouth Argyle defender.^[80]
• 29 November 2016: Norman Oakley, 77, Hartlepool United, Swindon Town and Grimsby Town goalkeeper.^[81]

Retirements

• 9 June 2016: Daniel Agger, 31, former Denmark and Liverpool defender.^[82]
• 21 June 2016: Andrew Procter, 33, former Accrington Stanley, Preston North End and Bury midfielder.^[83]
• 3 July 2016: Mikel Arteta, 34, former Everton and Arsenal midfielder.^[84]
• 13 July 2016: Kelvin Davis, 39, former Luton Town, Wimbledon, Ipswich Town, Sunderland and Southampton goalkeeper.^[85]
• 26 July 2016: Gregor Robertson, 32, former Nottingham Forest, Rotherham United, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra and Northampton Town defender.^[86]
• 1 August 2016: Andy Reid, 34, former Republic of Ireland, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic, Sunderland and Blackpool midfielder.^[87]
• 8 August 2016: Brede Hangeland, 35, former Norway, Fulham and Crystal Palace defender.^[88]
• 14 August 2016: Jonathan Woodgate, 36, former England, Leeds United, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City defender.^[89]
• 22 August 2016: Danny Boshell, 35, former Oldham Athletic, Stockport County, Grimsby Town, Chesterfield, Altrincham and Guiseley midfielder.^[90]
• 31 August 2016: Dani Osvaldo, 30, former Italy and Southampton striker.^[91]
• 2 September 2016: Antony Sweeney, 32, former Hartlepool United, Carlisle United and Gateshead midfielder.^[92]
• 18 September 2016: Jérémy Hélan, 24, former Manchester City, Carlisle United, Shrewsbury Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield Wednesday midfielder.^[93]
• 23 October 2016: Stephen McPhail, 36, former Republic of Ireland, Leeds United, Barnsley, Cardiff City and Sheffield Wednesday midfielder.^[94]
• 1 November 2016: Joe Gormley, 26, former Peterborough United striker.^[95]
• 16 November 2016: Sam Ricketts, 35, former Wales, Oxford United, Swansea City, Hull City, Bolton Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Coventry City defender.^[96]
• 24 November 2016: Steven Gerrard, 36, former England and Liverpool midfielder, who played over 700 games for the Reds, many as captain.^[97]

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