The 2016–17 season was Crystal Palace's fourth consecutive season in the Premier League and their 111th year in existence. This season, Crystal Palace participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Competitions
Overview
CompetitionRecord Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Cup
In the draw for the third round of the FA Cup on 5 December 2016, Palace were drawn away at League One team Bolton Wanderers.
EFL Cup
Pre-season friendlies On 19 May 2016, Crystal Palace announced that pre-season 2016 would include a tour of North America, with matches against Philadelphia Union, Cincinnati and Vancouver Whitecaps.
Transfers
Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From FeeRef. 1 July 2016 GK Steve Mandanda Marseille ~£1,500,000 1 July 2016 MF Andros Townsend Newcastle United £13,000,000 5 July 2016 DF James Tomkins West Ham United £10,000,000 20 August 2016 FW Christian Benteke Liverpool ~£27,000,000 31 August 2016 FW Jonathan Benteke Zulte Waregem Free transfer 31 August 2016 MF Noor Husin Free agent Free transfer 31 August 2016 MF Giovanni McGregor Free agent Free transfer 8 September 2016 MF Mathieu Flamini Arsenal Free transfer 13 January 2017 DF Jeffrey Schlupp Leicester City ~£9,000,000 30 January 2017 DF Patrick van Aanholt Sunderland ~£10,000,000 31 January 2017 MF Luka Milivojević Olympiacos ~£11,000,000
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date untilRef. 30 August 2016 FW Loïc Rémy Chelsea End of season 31 January 2017 DF Mamadou Sakho Liverpool End of season
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To FeeRef. 30 June 2016 CF Emmanuel Adebayor Free agent Released 30 June 2016 FW Reise Allassani Free agent Released 30 June 2016 MF Andreas Breimyr Viking Released 30 June 2016 FW Marouane Chamakh Cardiff City Released 30 June 2016 MF Connor Dymond Bromley Released 30 June 2016 DF Brede Hangeland Retired Released 30 June 2016 MF William Hoare Free agent Released 30 June 2016 GK Chris Kettings Oldham Athletic Released 30 June 2016 DF Adrian Mariappa Watford Released 30 June 2016 DF Paddy McCarthy Free agent Released 30 June 2016 GK Oliver Pain Free agent Released 30 June 2016 DF Christian Scales Free agent Released 1 July 2016 FW Dwight Gayle Newcastle United £10,000,000 1 July 2016 GK David Gregory Cambridge United Free transfer 1 August 2016 CM Jake Gray Luton Town Free transfer 1 August 2016 GK Alex McCarthy Southampton ~£4,000,000 2 August 2016 LB Jerome Binnom-Williams Peterborough United Free transfer 6 August 2016 DF Matthew George Lewes Free transfer 15 August 2016 LW Yannick Bolasie Everton ~£25,000,000 17 August 2016 DM Mile Jedinak Aston Villa ~£4,000,000
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 30 August 2016 FW Freddie Ladapo Oldham Athletic 2 January 2017 31 August 2016 DF Luke Croll Exeter City End of Season 31 August 2016 MF Jonny Williams Ipswich Town End of Season 31 August 2016 MF Hiram Boateng Bristol Rovers 29 December 2016 31 August 2016 MF Sullay Kaikai Brentford 2 January 2017 31 August 2016 DF Ryan Inniss Southend United End of Season 31 August 2016 FW Keshi Anderson Bolton Wanderers 16 January 2017 1 January 2017 MF Hiram Boateng Northampton Town End of Season 5 January 2017 FW Freddie Ladapo Shrewsbury Town End of Season 17 January 2017 FW Keshi Anderson Northampton Town End of Season 31 January 2017 MF Noor Husin Accrington Stanley End of Season 31 January 2017 MF Jordon Mutch Reading End of Season 8 March 2017 FW Kwesi Appiah Viking End of Season
Overall activity Total spending:~£81,500,000
Total income:~£43,000,000
Net expenditure:~£38,500,000
Player statistics
Appearances and goalsPlayers who left the club during the season:
Goalscorers
No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total 17 FW 15 2 0 17 11 MF 7 0 0 7 18 MF 5 0 0 5 7 MF 4 0 0 4 6 DF 3 0 1 4 5 DF 3 0 0 3 10 MF 3 0 0 3 21 FW 2 0 1 3 3 DF 2 0 0 2 28 MF 2 0 0 2 16 MF 1 0 0 1 9 FW 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2Total 50 2 2 54
Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total 17 FW 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 42 MF 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 11 MF 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 27 DF 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 7 MF 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 2 DF 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 18 MF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 34 DF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 5 DF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 10 MF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 28 MF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16 MF 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 6 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 GK 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 MF 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0Players who left the club during the season: 10 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Total 77 0 4 0 1 0 82 0
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