The 2016–17 season was Everton's 63rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football and their 139th year in existence. They participated in the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Players
First team
Everton announced their squad numbers for the 2016–17 Premier League on 3 August 2016.
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Goalkeepers1Joel RoblesGK22Maarten StekelenburgGK Defenders3Leighton BainesLB5Ashley WilliamsCB6Phil JagielkaCB23Séamus ColemanRB25Ramiro Funes MoriCB27Tyias BrowningRB30Mason HolgateCB32Brendan GallowayLB38Matthew PenningtonCB Midfielders2Morgan SchneiderlinCM7Gerard DeulofeuRM/LM8Ross BarkleyAM11Kevin MirallasRM/LM12Aaron LennonRM14Yannick BolasieLM15Tom CleverleyCM16James McCarthyCM17Idrissa GueyeCM18Gareth BarryDM21Muhamed BešićDM26Tom DaviesDM28Kieran DowellAM39Conor GrantCM Forwards9Arouna KonéFW10Romelu LukakuFW19Enner Valencia ST 29Dominic Calvert-LewinFW31Ademola LookmanFW
Player awards Player of the Season – Romelu Lukaku Players' Player of the Season – Romelu Lukaku Young Player of the Season – Tom Davies Reserve / U21 Player of the Season – Jonjoe Kenny Goal of the Season – Tom Davies vs. Manchester City
Transfers
Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2016 CF Bassala Sambou Coventry City Free transfer 1 July 2016 GK Maarten Stekelenburg Fulham £850,000 1 July 2016 GK Chris Renshaw Oldham Athletic Free transfer 2 July 2016 GK Joe Hilton Manchester City Free transfer 2 July 2016 CB Nathan Baxter Vitesse Free transfer 2 August 2016 MF Idrissa Gueye Aston Villa £7,100,000 10 August 2016 DF Ashley Williams Swansea City £9,000,000 15 August 2016 MF Yannick Bolasie Crystal Palace £22,500,000 1 September 2016 CF Dominic Calvert-Lewin Sheffield United £1,500,000 5 January 2017 MF Ademola Lookman Charlton Athletic £7,500,000 12 January 2017 MF Morgan Schneiderlin Manchester United £20,000,000 Total spending: £73,950,000
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.30 June 2016DFJames Graham—Released30 June 2016DFTony Hibbert— Released 30 June 2016DFFelipe Mattioni—Released30 June 2016MFLeon Osman— Released 30 June 2016MFSteven PienaarSunderlandReleased30 June 2016GKJindřich Staněk—Released30 June 2016DFJordan ThornileySheffield WednesdayReleased4 July 2016GKTim HowardColorado RapidsFree transfer 2 August 2016MFSteven KinsellaSt Patrick's AthleticFree transfer9 August 2016DFJohn StonesManchester City£47,500,00022 August 2016DFSpencer MyersFleetwood TownFree transfer25 August 2016CMRyan LedsonOxford UnitedUndisclosed22 January 2017LWNathan HollandWest Ham UnitedUndisclosed 30 January 2017 CM Darron Gibson Sunderland £3,000,000 30 January 2017 LB Bryan Oviedo Sunderland £4,500,000
Total incoming: £55,000,000
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 31 August 2016 CF Enner Valencia West Ham United End of Season 25 January 2017 LM Anton Donkor VfL Wolfsburg End of Season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 4 August 2016 CM Conor Grant Ipswich Town 18 November 2016 5 August 2016 GK Russell Griffiths Cheltenham Town 2 January 2017 16 August 2016 LB Luke Garbutt Wigan Athletic 2 January 2017 22 August 2016 LB Brendan Galloway West Bromwich Albion End of Season 31 August 2016 RW Aiden McGeady Preston North End End of Season 31 August 2016 CF Shani Tarashaj Eintracht Frankfurt End of Season 1 January 2017 CF Delial Brewster Southport End of Season 2 January 2017 CM Conor Grant Doncaster Rovers End of Season 12 January 2017 CM Tom Cleverley Watford End of Season 13 January 2017 CF Oumar Niasse Hull City End of Season 14 January 2017 CB Callum Connolly Wigan Athletic End of Season 18 January 2017 RB Gethin Jones Barnsley End of Season 19 January 2017 AM Antony Evans Morecambe End of Season 20 January 2017 RW Gerard Deulofeu Milan End of Season 27 January 2017 GK Russell Griffiths Motherwell End of Season 30 January 2017 RB Tyias Browning Preston North End End of Season 31 January 2017 CF Calum Dyson Grimsby Town End of Season 31 January 2017 LW Steven Kinsella Dundalk End of Season 31 January 2017 CF Conor McAleny Oxford United End of Season 31 January 2017 CF Leandro Rodríguez Waasland-Beveren End of Season
Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies
Premier League
League table
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Statistics
References