2016–17 Fleetwood Town F.C. season explained
| Club: | Fleetwood Town |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Manager: | Steven Pressley
(till 26 July)
Uwe Rosler
(from 30 July) |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Chairman: | Andy Pilley |
| Stadium: | Highbury Stadium |
| League: | League One |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | EFL Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| Cup3: | EFL Trophy |
| Cup3 Result: | Group stage |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
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The 2016–17 season was Fleetwood Town's 109th season in their history and third consecutive season in League One.[1] Along with League One, 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, with competitive matches played between August and May.
Transfers
In
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|
| 1 July 2016 | | | | | Free transfer | [2] |
| 1 July 2016 | | | | | Free transfer | [3] |
| 1 July 2016 | | | | | Free transfer | [4] |
| 1 July 2016 | | | | | Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2016 | | | | | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 1 July 2016 | | | Ashley Nadesan | | Undisclosed | [7] |
| 1 July 2016 | | | | | Free transfer | [8] |
| 1 July 2016 | | | Elliot Osborne | | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 1 July 2016 | | | Matt Urwin | | Free transfer | [10] |
| 11 July 2016 | | | Dion Charles | | Free transfer | [11] |
| 12 July 2016 | | | | | Undisclosed | [12] |
| 19 August 2016 | | | | | Free transfer | [13] |
| 22 August 2016 | | | Spencer Myers | | Free transfer | [14] |
| 22 August 2016 | | | Oliver Roberts | | Free transfer | |
| 7 November 2016 | |  | Elohor Ekpolo | | Free transfer | [15] |
| 4 January 2017 | | | Alex Reid | | Undisclosed | [16] |
| 12 January 2017 | | | | | Undisclosed | [17] |
| 13 January 2017 | | | | | Undisclosed | [18] |
| 19 January 2017 | | | | | Undisclosed | [19] |
| 20 January 2017 | | | | | Undisclosed | [20] | |
Out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|
| 1 July 2016 | | | | | Released | |
| 1 July 2016 | | | | | Released | [21] |
| 1 July 2016 | | | Max Cartwright | | Released | |
| 1 July 2016 | | | Keir Dickson | Free agent | Released | |
| 1 July 2016 | | | Aleks Gogic | Free agent | Released | |
| 1 July 2016 | | | Harvey Hodd | Free agent | Released | |
| 1 July 2016 | | | | | Released | |
| 1 July 2016 | |  | | | Released | |
| 1 July 2016 | | | | | Free transfer | [22] |
| 1 July 2016 | |  | Brendan Moore | | Released | |
| 1 July 2016 | | | Bradley Roscoe | Free agent | Released | |
| 1 July 2016 | | | | | Free transfer | [23] |
| 1 July 2016 | | | Conor Smith | Free agent | Released | |
| 1 July 2016 | | | Matty Williams | Free agent | Released | |
| 12 July 2016 | | | | | Undisclosed | [24] |
| 20 July 2016 | |  | | | Undisclosed | [25] |
| 16 August 2016 | |  | | | Free transfer | [26] |
| 20 January 2017 | | | | | Undisclosed | [27] |
| 31 January 2017 | | | | | Released | |
| 31 January 2017 | |  | | | Undisclosed | [28] | |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|
| 12 August 2016 | | | | | 30 January 2017 | [29] |
| 13 August 2016 | | | George Glendon | | 2 January 2017 | [30] |
| 29 August 2016 | | | | | End of Season | [31] |
| 31 August 2016 | | | | | End of Season | [32] |
| 31 August 2016 | | | | | End of Season | [33] |
| 2 January 2017 | | | | | End of Season | [34] |
| 27 January 2017 | | | | | End of Season | [35] | |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|
| 21 July 2016 | | | | | End of Season | [36] |
| 31 August 2016 | | | | | End of Season | [37] |
| 30 September 2016 | | | Elliot Osborne | | 28 October 2016 | [38] |
| 3 October 2016 | | | Akil Wright | | 7 January 2017 | [39] |
| 4 November 2016 | | | | | 8 January 2017 | [40] |
| 5 December 2016 | | | Kieran Dunbar | | 2 January 2017 | [41] |
| 19 January 2017 | | | Elliott Osborne | | 16 February 2017 | [42] |
| 31 January 2017 | | | | | End of Season | [43] |
| 31 January 2017 | | | | | End of Season | [44] | |
Competitions
League One
See main article: 2016–17 EFL League One.
Play-offs
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.
Notes and References
- News: History . Statto . 16 May 2016 . 27 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150427143053/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/fleetwood-town/history . dead .
- News: Town boost defensive options with signing of Cian Bolger . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 22 May 2016 . 22 May 2016.
- News: Shot stopper Alex Cairns signs two year deal with the Club . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 25 May 2016 . 25 May 2016.
- News: Full back Duckworth joins Cod Army from Hartlepool United . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 17 June 2016 . 17 June 2016.
- News: Fleetwood Town sign Rochdale defender Ashley Eastham . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 20 May 2016 . 20 May 2016.
- News: Cod Army sign striker Aaron Holloway for an undisclosed fee . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 25 May 2016 . 25 May 2016.
- News: Ashley Nadesan becomes Town's first summer signing . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 17 May 2016 . 17 May 2016.
- News: Goalkeeper Chris Neal becomes fifth summer signing . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 25 May 2016 . 25 May 2016.
- News: Nantwich midfielder Osborne joins Cod Army . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 17 June 2016 . 11 December 2016.
- News: AFC Fylde goalkeeper pens deal at Fleetwood Town . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 18 June 2016 . 18 June 2016.
- News: Charles joins Fleetwood Town . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 11 July 2016 . 12 July 2016.
- News: Dutch midfielder Ricardo Kip pens deal with Fleetwood Town . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 12 July 2016 . 12 July 2016.
- News: Town announce Woolford signing . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 19 August 2016 . 19 August 2016.
- News: DEVELOPMENT SQUAD: Duo join Cod Army . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 22 August 2016 . 11 December 2016.
- News: Fleetwood sign ex-Barca man Ekpolo . BBC . 7 November 2016 . 7 November 2016.
- News: Fleetwood Town complete signing of Alex Reid . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 4 January 2017 . 4 January 2017.
- News: George Glendon signs permanently from Manchester City . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 12 January 2017 . 12 January 2017.
- News: Fleetwood Town complete signing of Joe Maguire from Liverpool . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 13 January 2017 . 13 January 2017.
- News: Fleetwood Town confirm signing of Wes Burns from Bristol City . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 19 January 2017 . 19 January 2017.
- News: Fleetwood Town complete signing of Markus Schwabl . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 20 January 2017 . 20 January 2017.
- News: Squad update . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 2 June 2016 . 2 June 2016.
- News: Chris Maxwell set to join Preston North End on 1st July . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 16 May 2016 . 16 May 2016.
- News: Shrewsbury sign Fleetwood's Sarcevic . BBC . 28 May 2016 . 28 May 2016.
- News: Tyler Forbes joins Championship side Brighton for undisclosed fee . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 12 July 2016 . 12 July 2016.
- News: Defender Nilsson departs Fleetwood . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 20 July 2016 . 21 July 2016.
- News: Vamara Sanogo w Zagłębiu Sosnowiec . 90 Minut . 16 August 2016 . 19 August 2016.
- News: Aaron Amadi-Holloway departs the club . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 20 January 2017 . 20 January 2017.
- News: Eggert Jonsson leaves Fleetwood in a permanent deal . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 31 January 2017 . 2 February 2017.
- News: Burnley striker Chris Long signs on loan . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 12 August 2016 . 12 August 2016.
- News: Man City starlet Glendon signs . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 13 August 2016 . 14 August 2016.
- News: Dempsey joins Fleetwood . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 29 August 2016 . 29 August 2016.
- News: Jakubiak joins the Cod Army . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 31 August 2016 . 1 September 2016.
- News: Wallace joins from Sheffield United . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 31 August 2016 . 31 August 2016.
- News: Ben Davies signs on loan from Preston North End . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 2 January 2017 . 2 January 2017.
- News: Fleetwood complete loan signing of Cameron Brannagan from Liverpool . Liverpool Official Site . 27 January 2017 . 27 January 2017.
- News: Raith signs strikers Skacel and McManus . BBC . 21 July 2016 . 21 July 2016.
- News: Kip heads out on loan . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 31 August 2016 . 1 September 2016.
- News: Elliot Osborne: Tranmere Rovers sign Fleetwood Town midfielder . BBC Sport . 30 September 2016 . 11 December 2016.
- News: Akil Wright: Barrow sign midfielder on loan from League One Fleetwood . BBC Sport . 3 October 2016 . 11 December 2016.
- News: Nick Haughton joins Salford City on loan . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 4 November 2016 . 11 December 2016.
- News: Dunbar Loaned To Celtic . Non League . 5 December 2016 . 11 December 2016.
- News: Elliott Osborne joins Stockport County on short-term loan . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 19 January 2017 . 19 January 2017.
- News: Michael Duckworth joins Morecambe on loan . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 31 January 2017 . 31 January 2017.
- News: Young duo depart club on Deadline Day . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 31 January 2017 . 1 February 2017.
