2016–17 Accrington Stanley F.C. season explained

Club:	Accrington Stanley
Season:	2016–17
Manager:	John Coleman
Chairman:	Peter Marsden
Stadium:	Wham Stadium
League:	League Two
League Result:	13th place
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Fourth round (knocked out by Middlesbrough)
Cup2:	EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:	Third round (knocked out by West Ham United)
Cup3:	EFL Trophy
Cup3 Result:	Knocked out in the group stage
League Topscorer:	13 goals Billy Kee
Season Topscorer:	15 goals Billy Kee
Highest Attendance:	3,170 against Burnley (2nd round of EFL Cup)
Lowest Attendance:	547 against Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 (EFL Trophy group stage)
Prevseason:	2015–16
Nextseason:	2017–18
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The 2016–17 season was Accrington Stanley's eleventh consecutive season in League Two and their 48th year in existence. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016					Free transfer	^[1]
1 July 2016					Free transfer	^[2]
1 July 2016					Free transfer	^[3]
1 July 2016					Free transfer	^[4]
1 July 2016					Free transfer	^[5]
11 July 2016					Free transfer	^[6]
21 July 2016					Free transfer	^[7]
22 July 2016					Free transfer	^[8]
1 August 2016					Free transfer	^[9]
2 August 2016					Free transfer	^[10]
5 August 2016					Free transfer
5 August 2016					Free transfer	^[11]
13 August 2016			Paul White		Free transfer	^[12]
30 August 2016					Free transfer	^[13]
3 October 2016					Free transfer	^[14]
13 February 2017					Free transfer	^[15]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016					Free transfer	^[16]
1 July 2016					Free transfer	^[17]
1 July 2016					Free transfer
1 July 2016					Free transfer	^[18]
1 July 2016					Free transfer	^[19]
1 July 2016					Free transfer	^[20]
1 July 2016					Released	^[21]
1 July 2016						^[22]
1 July 2016			Keenan Quansah		Released
1 July 2016			Kealan Steenson		Released
1 July 2016					Released
1 July 2016					Free transfer	^[23]
1 July 2016					Free transfer	^[24]
4 August 2016					Free transfer	^[25]
8 August 2016			John Roberts		Free transfer	^[26]
22 August 2016					Mutual consent	^[27]
28 October 2016					Free transfer	^[28]
9 January 2017					Released	^[29]
17 January 2017					Mutual consent	^[30]
23 March 2017					Mutual consent	^[31]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2016					1 January 2017	^[32]
8 August 2016					7 January 2017	^[33]
31 August 2016					3 January 2017	^[34]
1 January 2017					End of Season
1 January 2017					End of Season	^[35]
13 January 2017					End of Season	^[36]
20 January 2017					End of Season	^[37]
31 January 2017					End of Season	^[38]

Loans out

Competitions

League Two

See main article: 2016–17 EFL League Two.

May

FA Cup

See main article: 2016–17 FA Cup.

EFL Cup

See main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup.

EFL Trophy

See main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy.

Appearances

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

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Pos.	Nat.	Name	League 2	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
Apps			Apps	Apps	Apps	Apps
1	GK		Elliot Parish	11	1	3	1	16
2	DF		Matty Pearson	43	3	3	2	51
3	DF		Mark Hughes	36	4	2(1)	2	44 (1)
4	MF		Arron Davies	4	1 (1)	1 (1)	1 (1)	7 (3)
5	DF		Omar Beckles	40 (1)	4	3	0	47 (1)
7	MF		Jordan Clark	35 (6)	2 (2)	2	2	41 (8)
8	MF		Scott Brown	27 (1)	3	1	0	31 (1)
9	FW		Terry Gornell	11 (8)	1 (2)	1	1	14 (10)
10	FW		Shay McCartan	26 (8)	0 (2)	1 (1)	0 (1)	27 (12)
11	MF		Sean McConville	41	4	2	3	50
12	GK		Marek Rodák	20	1	0	0	21
13	GK		Jack Little	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Romuald Boco	12 (17)	2 (2)	0 (2)	0(2)	14 (23)
15	MF		Sean Clare	6 (2)	1	0	0	7 (2)
16	MF		Noor Husin	7 (4)	0	0	0	7 (4)
17	MF		Paddy Lacey	7 (4)	2	0 (1)	3	12 (5)
18	MF		Steven Hewitt	4 (5)	0 (1)	1 (1)	2	7 (7)
19	FW		Brayden Shaw	0 (2)	0	0	0	0 (2)
20	GK		Aaron Chapman	15	2	0 (1)	2	19 (1)
21	MF		Luke Wall	0	0	0	0 (1)	0 (1)
22	DF		Reagan Ogle	0 (1)	0	0	0 (1)	0 (2)
23	FW		Nathan Webb	0	0	0	0 (1)	0 (1)
24	FW		Jonathan Edwards	3 (6)	1	0	0	4 (6)
26	DF		Ross Sykes	0	0	0	3	3
28	MF		Seamus Conneely	38	4	3	1	46
29	FW		Billy Kee	37 (2)	3	2	2	44 (2)
30	DF		Janoi Donacien	30 (5)	2	3	1	36 (5)
32	DF		Harvey Rodgers	19	1	0	0	20
Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan
6	DF		Zak Vyner	16	0	1	0	17
12	DF		Callam Jones	0 (2)	0	0	2	2 (2)
15	DF		Rory McKeown	0	0	0	1	1
15	MF		Gary Taylor-Fletcher	0 (4)	0	0	2	2 (4)
16	MF		Bastien Héry	0 (1)	0	0	1	1 (1)
27	MF		John O'Sullivan	18 (1)	2	3	1	24 (1)
33	MF		Chris Eagles	2 (4)	0	1 (1)	0(2)	3 (7)

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

			Player	League 2	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	FW	29	Billy Kee	13	2	0	0	15
2	FW	10		10	0	0	0	10
3	DF	2		8	0	1	0	9
4	MF	14		6	1	0	0	7
	MF	11		6	1	0	0	7
6	FW	9		2	0	0	2	4
7	DF	5		2	1	0	0	3
	MF	7		1	1	0	1	3
9	MF	27		1	1	0	0	2
	DF	3		2	0	0	0	2
11	MF	4		1	0	0	0	1
	MF	15		1	0	0	0	1
	FW	15		0	0	0	1	1
	MF	16		1	0	0	0	1
	MF	17		1	0	0	0	1
	FW	24		1	0	0	0	1
	DF	28		1	0	0	0	1
	DF	30		1	0	0	0	1
	MF	32		1	0	0	0	1
	Own Goals			2	0	0	0	2
Total				61	7	1	4	73

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	League 2		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy		Total
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

Notes and References

1. News: In demand defender signs . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 18 June 2016 . 18 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160621042042/http://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2016/06/demand-defender-signs/ . 21 June 2016 . dead .
2. News: Reds return for keeper . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 17 June 2016 . 17 June 2016.
3. News: Reds secure Frenchman Hery . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 20 June 2016 . 20 June 2016.
4. News: Keeper Parish arrives . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 21 June 2016 . 21 June 2016.
5. News: Left back signs up . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 23 June 2016 . 23 June 2016.
6. News: Hewitt signs up . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 11 July 2016 . 11 July 2016.
7. News: Lacey signs one-year deal . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 21 July 2016 . 21 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818015311/http://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2016/07/lacey-signs-one-year-deal/ . 18 August 2016 . dead .
8. News: Short switch for Luke . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 22 July 2016 . 22 July 2016.
9. News: Deal done for Davies . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 1 August 2016 . 1 August 2016.
10. News: Clark signs up . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 2 August 2016 . 2 August 2016.
11. News: Eagles and Donacien in squad . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 5 August 2016 . 5 August 2016.
12. News: Three changes at Barnet . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 13 August 2016 . 7 December 2016.
13. News: Defender drafted in . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 30 August 2016 . 31 August 2016.
14. News: Taylor-Fletcher signs . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 3 October 2016 . 3 October 2016.
15. News: Portugal winger flies in . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 13 February 2017 . 13 February 2017.
16. News: Barry joins Wrexham . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 7 June 2016 . 7 June 2016.
17. News: Carver Returns On Permanent Deal . Chorley Official Site . 28 June 2016 . 19 August 2016.
18. News: Davies Pens Pompey Deal . Portsmouth Official Site . 1 July 2016 . 19 August 2016.
19. News: Compensation for Ross . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 25 May 2016 . 25 May 2016.
20. News: Mingoia agrees Cambridge deal . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 2 June 2016 . 2 June 2016.
21. News: Quartet to leave club . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 23 May 2016 . 23 May 2016.
22. News: Proc leaves Stanley . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 21 June 2016 . 21 June 2016.
23. News: Rangers: Josh Windass and Matt Crooks sign pre-contract deals . BBC . 6 January 2016 . 19 August 2016.
24. News: Winnard joins Morecambe . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 1 June 2016 . 1 June 2016.
25. News: Portsmouth bring in Hunt and Buxton . BBC . 4 August 2016 . 4 August 2016.
26. News: Silkmen Sign Midfielder John Roberts . Macclesfield Town Official Site . 8 August 2016 . 3 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005131434/http://www.mtfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/macclesfield-town-sign-midfielder-john-roberts-3233653.aspx . 5 October 2016 . dead .
27. News: Shaw moves on . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 22 August 2016 . 3 October 2016.
28. News: The Return Of The Max . Skelmersdale United Official Site . 28 October 2016 . 7 December 2016.
29. News: Eagles leaves Stanley . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 9 January 2017 . 11 January 2017.
30. News: Hery leaves club . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 17 January 2017 . 17 January 2017.
31. News: Tranmere signs Portuguese Winger . National League . 23 March 2017 . 23 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170402170429/http://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/news/details.php?news_id=20312 . 2 April 2017 . dead .
32. News: Reds loan West Brom prospect . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 30 June 2016 . 30 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160703003724/http://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2016/06/reds-loan-west-brom-prospect/ . 3 July 2016 . dead .
33. News: Johno returns to the Reds . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 8 August 2016 . 8 August 2016.
34. News: Defender Vyner arrives . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 31 August 2016 . 1 September 2016.
35. News: Coley snaps up Hull loanees . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 1 January 2017 . 1 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170101231627/http://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2017/01/coley-snaps-hull-loanees/ . 1 January 2017 . dead .
36. News: Fulham keeper signs . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 13 January 2017 . 14 January 2017.
37. News: Owls midfielder lands . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 20 January 2017 . 20 January 2017.
38. News: Husin signs on loan . Accrington Stanley Official Site . 31 January 2017 . 31 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180927204547/http://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2017/01/husin-signs-loan/ . 27 September 2018 . dead .
39. News: Accrington's Brayden Shaw Arrives on Loan . Bangor City Official Site . 19 August 2016 . 3 October 2016.