The 2016–17 season was Newcastle United's second season in the 21st century to be played in the Championship, following their relegation from the Premier League. This season Newcastle United participated in the EFL Championship, EFL Cup and FA Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
On 24 April 2017, Newcastle secured promotion to the Premier League with a 4–1 victory over Preston North End. On 7 May, they clinched the Championship title with a 3–0 win against Barnsley, as Brighton conceded a late equaliser against Aston Villa.
Club Coaching staff The Newcastle United first team coaching staff for the 2016–17 season consists of the following:
Players First team squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed Signed from Signing fee Goalkeepers 21 Rob Elliot Elliot was born in Greenwich, England. GK 2011 Charlton Athletic £300k 26 Karl Darlow GK 2014 Nottingham Forest £3m 28 Matz Sels GK 2016 Gent £4.5m Defenders 2 Ciaran Clark Clark was born in Harrow, England. CB / LB 2016 Aston Villa £5m 3 Paul Dummett Dummett was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. LB / CB 2010 Newcastle United Academy Free 5 Grant Hanley CB 2016 Blackburn Rovers £5.5m 6 Jamaal Lascelles CB 2014 Nottingham Forest £4m 7 Achraf Lazaar LB / LW 2016 Palermo £3m 18 Chancel Mbemba CB 2015 Anderlecht £8.5m 19 Massadio Haïdara LB 2013 Nancy £2m 22 DeAndre Yedlin RB 2016 Tottenham Hotspur £5m 27 Jesús Gámez RB / LB 2016 Atlético Madrid £1.5m 37 Stuart Findlay CB / LB 2016 Celtic Free 38 Curtis Good CB 2012 Melbourne Heart £300k 42 Jamie Sterry RB 2015 Newcastle United Academy Free Midfielders 4 Jack Colback DM CM 2014 Sunderland Free 8 Vurnon Anita Anita was born in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles. DM / RB 2012 Ajax £6.7m 11 Matt Ritchie RW / LW 2016 AFC Bournemouth £12m 12 Jonjo Shelvey CM 2016 Swansea City £12m 14 Isaac Hayden CM / DM 2016 Arsenal £2.5m 15 Mohamed Diamé CM / AM 2016 Hull City £4.5m 16 Rolando Aarons Aarons was born in Kingston, Jamaica. LW 2014 Newcastle United Academy Free 20 Yoan Gouffran LW / ST 2013 Bordeaux £500k 30 Christian Atsu RW / LW 2016 Chelsea Loan 34 Sammy Ameobi RW / LW / SS 2008 Newcastle United Academy Free 35 Daniel Barlaser Barlarser was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. CM / AM 2015 Newcastle United Academy Free 36 Yasin Ben El-Mhanni LW / RW 2016 Lewes Free – Haris Vučkić SS / AM 2009 Domžale £500k Forwards 9 Dwight Gayle ST 2016 Crystal Palace £10m 17 Ayoze Pérez SS / ST 2014 Tenerife £1.6m 33 Daryl Murphy ST 2016 Ipswich Town £3.5m 45 Aleksandar Mitrović ST 2015 Anderlecht £13m Out on loan 1 Tim Krul GK 2006 ADO Den Haag Free 10 Siem de Jong de Jong was born in Aigle, Switzerland. AM / SS 2014 Ajax £7.5m 23 Henri Saivet CM / AM 2016 Bordeaux £5m 29 Emmanuel Rivière ST 2014 Monaco £6.3m 32 Adam Armstrong SS / ST / LW 2014 Newcastle United Academy Free 41 Freddie Woodman GK 2014 Newcastle United Academy Free 43 Kevin Mbabu RB / LB 2013 Servette £1m – Ľubomír Šatka CB 2014 Newcastle United Academy Free – Florian Thauvin RW / LW 2015 Marseille £12m – Callum Roberts RW / LW 2014 Newcastle United Academy Free – Ivan Toney ST 2015 Northampton Town £500k
Reserve team
Youth team
Transfers and loans
Transfers in Date from Position Number Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 29 June 2016 GK 28 Matz Sels Gent £4,500,000 1 July 2016 FW 9 Dwight Gayle Crystal Palace £10,000,000 1 July 2016 MF 11 Matt Ritchie AFC Bournemouth £12,000,000 8 July 2016 DF 27 Jesús Gámez Atlético Madrid £1,500,000 11 July 2016 MF 14 Isaac Hayden Arsenal £2,500,000 21 July 2016 DF 5 Grant Hanley Blackburn Rovers £5,500,000 3 August 2016 DF 2 Ciaran Clark Aston Villa £5,000,000 3 August 2016 MF 15 Mohamed Diamé Hull City £4,500,000 24 August 2016 DF 22 DeAndre Yedlin Tottenham Hotspur £5,000,000 28 August 2016 FW 33 Daryl Murphy Ipswich Town £3,500,000 28 August 2016 DF 7 Achraf Lazaar Palermo £3,000,000 Total spending: £57,000,000
Transfers out Date from Position Number Nationality Name To Fee Ref.1 July 2016MF14Gabriel Obertan Anzhi MakhachkalaFree transfer1 July 2016MF31Sylvain Marveaux FC LorientFree transfer 1 July 2016 MF 25 Andros Townsend Crystal Palace £13,000,000 5 July 2016 DF 2 Fabricio Coloccini San Lorenzo Free transfer 9 July 2016 FW 9 Papiss Cissé Shandong Luneng £2,500,000 22 July 2016 MF 5 Georginio Wijnaldum Liverpool £25,000,000 1 August 2016 DF 27 Steven Taylor Portland Timbers Free transfer 11 August 2016 MF — Rémy Cabella Marseille £8,000,000 24 August 2016 DF 22 Daryl Janmaat Watford £7,500,000 26 August 2016 MF — Gaël Bigirimana Coventry City Free transfer 31 August 2016 MF 7 Moussa Sissoko Tottenham Hotspur £30,000,000 9 February 2017 MF 24 Cheick Tioté Beijing BG £1,000,000 Total incoming: ~ £87,000,000
Loans in Date from Position Number Nationality Name From Expiry Ref. 31 August 2016 MF 30 Christian Atsu Chelsea End of Season
Loans out Date from Position Number Nationality Name To Expiry Ref. 4 August 2016 MF — Florian Thauvin Marseille End of Season 8 August 2016 FW — Ivan Toney Shrewsbury Town 3 January 2017 22 August 2016 MF 10 Siem de Jong PSV End of Season 23 August 2016 DF 43 Kevin Mbabu Young Boys End of Season 24 August 2016 MF 23 Henri Saivet Saint-Étienne End of Season 25 August 2016 GK 1 Tim Krul Ajax 31 January 2017 30 August 2016 FW 32 Adam Armstrong Barnsley End of Season 31 August 2016 FW 29 Emmanuel Rivière Osasuna End of Season 31 August 2016 DF 42 Jamie Sterry Coventry City 4 January 2017 31 August 2016 MF — Haris Vučkić Bradford City 3 January 2017 31 August 2016 MF 34 Sammy Ameobi Bolton Wanderers 3 January 2017 9 January 2017 MF — Callum Roberts Kilmarnock End of Season 9 January 2017 GK 41 Freddie Woodman Kilmarnock End of Season 11 January 2017 DF — Ľubomír Šatka DAC Dunajská Streda End of Season 12 January 2017 FW — Ivan Toney Scunthorpe United End of Season 31 January 2017 GK 1 Tim Krul AZ End of Season
Pre-season friendlies
Competitions
Overall summary CompetitionStarted roundCurrentposition / roundFinalposition / roundFirst matchLast matchChampionship – – 1st(champions)5 August 20167 May 2017EFL CupSecond round – Fifth round23 August 201629 November 2016FA CupThird round –Fourth round7 January 201728 January 2017
Overview CompetitionRecord Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Total
EFL Championship
League table
Results by matchday
Matches
The fixtures for the 2016–17 season were released on 22 June 2016.
EFL Cup
FA Cup
Statistics Appearances and goals Last updated on 7 May 2017.GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards Player(s) who left on loan but featured this season Player(s) who left permanently but featured this season
Cards Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 7 May 2017.
No.Pos.Name2DF Ciaran Clark203DF Paul Dummett814MF Jack Colback1005DF Grant Hanley206DF Jamaal Lascelles708MF Vurnon Anita119FW Dwight Gayle3011MF Matt Ritchie10012MF Jonjo Shelvey10114MF Isaac Hayden9015MF Mohamed Diamé4017FW Ayoze Pérez4020MF Yoan Gouffran4022DF Daryl Janmaat1022DF DeAndre Yedlin3024MF Cheick Tioté1026GK Karl Darlow3028GK Matz Sels1030MF Christian Atsu2045FW Aleksandar Mitrović40
Goals Last updated on 7 May 2017. PlacePositionNumberNationNameChampionshipEFL CupFA CupTotal1 FW 9 Dwight Gayle 23 0 0 232 MF 11 Matt Ritchie 12 2 2 163 FW 17 Ayoze Pérez 9 3 0 124 MF 20 Yoan Gouffran 5 1 1 75 MF 15 Mohamed Diamé 3 3 0 6 FW 33 Daryl Murphy 5 0 1 6 FW 45 Aleksandar Mitrović 4 2 0 68 MF 12 Jonjo Shelvey 5 0 0 5 MF 30 Christian Atsu 5 0 0 510 DF 2 Ciaran Clark 3 0 0 3 DF 6 Jamaal Lascelles 3 0 0 3Own Goals 3 0 0 313 MF 14 Isaac Hayden 2 0 0 214 DF 5 Grant Hanley 1 0 0 1 DF 18 Chancel Mbemba 1 0 0 1 DF 22 DeAndre Yedlin 1 0 0 1TOTALS85114100
Clean sheets Last updated on 7 May 2017. PlaceNumberNationNameChampionshipEFL CupFA CupTotal126 Karl Darlow132015228 Matz Sels4105321 Rob Elliot2002TOTALS193022
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