The 2016–17 season is Barnet's 129th year in existence and second consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
Martin Allen left for Eastleigh on 1 December, and Rossi Eames & Henry Newman were appointed interim managers on the same date. Eames took charge of a win over Morecambe alone on 14 February, and Newman departed the club the following day. Kevin Nugent was then appointed first team coach on the same day, with Eames assisting. Nugent left by mutual consent on 15 April 2017, with Eames returning to take charge of the team.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Transfers In Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2016 RW Alex Nicholls Exeter City Free transfer 1 July 2016 DM Ryan Watson Leicester City Free transfer 2 August 2016 CF Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro Shrewsbury Town Free transfer 4 August 2016 RW Jamal Campbell-Ryce Sheffield United Free transfer 1 January 2017 CF Simeon Akinola Braintree Town £40,000 1 January 2017 CB Ricardo Almeida Santos Peterborough United £100,000 1 January 2017 CM Dan Sweeney Maidstone United Undisclosed 1 January 2017 LB David Tutonda Cardiff City Free transfer 17 January 2017 LM Luke Coulson Eastleigh Undisclosed 23 January 2017 CB Charlie Clough Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed 27 January 2017 AM Ruben Bover New York Cosmos Free transfer 4 March 2017 CF Sam Akinde Free agent Free transfer
Out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2016 CB Joe Gater Basingstoke Town Released 1 July 2016 CF Ryan Gondoh Metropolitan Police Released 1 July 2016 DM Charlie Kennedy Basingstoke Town Released 1 July 2016 CM Mark Randall Newport County Released 1 July 2016 CF Mathew Stevens Peterborough United Compensation 1 July 2016 RB Andy Yiadom Barnsley Free transfer 26 July 2016 GK Graham Stack Kerala Blasters Free transfer 22 November 2016 CB Bondz N'Gala Eastleigh £60,000 15 December 2016 RB Gavin Hoyte Eastleigh Free transfer 15 December 2016 CM Sam Togwell Eastleigh £20,000 16 January 2017 LW Luke Gambin Luton Town Undisclosed 17 January 2017 LB Sam Muggleton Eastleigh Undisclosed 31 January 2017 CB Alie Sesay IK Frej Mutual consent 31 January 2017 CF Ben Tomlinson Carlisle United Mutual consent
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 28 July 2016 GK Josh Vickers Swansea City End of season 25 February 2017 GK Harry Burgoyne Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 March 2017 3 March 2017 GK Benjamin Büchel Oxford United 31 March 2017
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 12 September 2016 DM Tom Champion Lincoln City 14 December 2016 23 September 2016 FB Tom Day Staines Town 21 October 2016 12 October 2016 AM Shane Cojocarel Metropolitan Police 9 November 2016 12 October 2016 AM Ephron Mason-Clark Metropolitan Police 9 November 2016 28 October 2016 CM Jack Taylor Hampton & Richmond Borough 25 November 2016 15 November 2016 AM Shane Cojocarel Billericay Town 13 December 2016 6 January 2017 AM Justin Amaluzor Hemel Hempstead Town 3 February 2017 6 January 2017 AM Shane Cojocarel Merstham 3 February 2017 13 January 2017 AM Fumnaya Shomotun Margate 10 February 2017 13 January 2017 FB Joe Payne Grays Athletic 10 February 2017 January 2017 DF Tyler Brown Whyteleafe January 2017 MF Tobi Coker A.F.C. Hornchurch 20 January 2017 CM Wesley Fonguck Hampton & Richmond Borough February 2017 31 January 2017 CF Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro Yeovil Town End of Season 31 January 2017 AM Alex Nicholls Dundee United End of Season
Competitions Pre-season friendlies
League Two
League table
Matches
FA Cup
EFL Cup
EFL Trophy
Middlesex Senior Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
NumberPositionNationalityNameLeagueFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotalApps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.Goals1GKJamie Stephens1801000102002DFJames Pearson00000000003DFElliot Johnson33 (3)010102037 (3)04DFBira Dembélé2341010202745DFRicardo Almeida Santos1520000001526DFMichael Nelson4311010104617MFRyan Watson15 (4)10 (1)0101017 (5)18MFCurtis Weston36 (4)610101139 (4)69FWJohn Akinde4626001010482610FWMichael Gash20000 (1)0002 (1)011MFRuben Bover10 (4)000000010 (4)012GKJosh Vickers (on loan from Swansea City)22 (1)000102025 (1)013MFJamal Campbell-Ryce23 (9)100000023 (9)114FWSimeon Akinola14 (5)200000014 (5)216MFHarry Taylor22 (3)000001023 (3)017MFLuke Coulson4 (7)00000004 (7)018MFNana Kyei6 (6)00000208 (6)019FWJean-Louis Akpa Akpro (on loan at Yeovil Town)7 (16)110101 (1)010 (17)120MFTom Champion22 (4)110000023 (4)121FWShaun Batt3 (8)10000003 (8)123FWAlex Nicholls (on loan at Dundee United)11 (6)200102114 (6)324FWSam Akinde0 (1)00000000 (1)025MFFumnaya Shomotun3 (1)00000205 (1)026DFTom Day000000000027MFWesley Fonguck2 (1)00000103 (1)028MFJack Taylor13 (1)000001014 (1)029FWShane Cojocarel1 (2)00000001 (2)030FWJustin Amaluzor0 (11)00 (1)00 (1)01 (2)11 (15)131GKKai McKenzie-Lyle000000000032MFMauro Vilhete36 (4)310002039 (4)333DFJoe Payne0000000 (1)00 (1)034MFEphron Mason-Clark3 (3)000000 (2)03 (5)035DFDwight Pascal000000101036MFRio Connell000000000037DFTyler Brown 000000000038DFTobi Coker000000000039MFDan Sweeney0 (4)00000000 (4)040DFDavid Tutonda6 (1)10000006 (1)141DFCharlie Clough181000000181Players who have left the club:5DFBondz N'Gala9 (1)010102013 (1)011MFLuke Gambin13 (6)40 (1)00 (1)00013 (8)414MFSam Togwell11 (1)000101013 (1)015MFAlie Sesay2 (3)00000204 (3)017DFSam Muggleton5 (8)010002 (1)08 (9)022FWBen Tomlinson1 (2)010001 (2)03 (4)024DFGavin Hoyte200000002042GKHarry Burgoyne (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)200000002043GKBenjamin Büchel (on loan from Oxford United)4000000040
Top scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameLeague TwoFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal1 FW 9 John Akinde 26 0 0 0 262 MF 8 Curtis Weston 6 0 0 1 73= FW 11 Luke Gambin 4 0 0 0 43= DF 4 Bira Dembélé 4 0 0 0 45= DF 32 Mauro Vilhete 3 0 0 0 35= FW 23 Alex Nicholls 2 0 0 1 37= DF 5 Ricardo Almeida Santos 2 0 0 0 27= FW 14 Simeon Akinola 2 0 0 0 29= FW 19 Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro 1 0 0 0 19= FW 21 Shaun Batt 1 0 0 0 19= MF 20 Tom Champion 1 0 0 0 19= DF 41 Charlie Clough 1 0 0 0 19= MF 13 Jamal Campbell-Ryce 1 0 0 0 19= DF 6 Michael Nelson 1 0 0 0 19= MF 7 Ryan Watson 1 0 0 0 19= DF 40 David Tutonda 1 0 0 0 19= FW 30 Justin Amaluzor 0 0 0 1 1Totals 57 0 0 3 60
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