The 2016–17 season was Nottingham Forest's 151st season in existence and 9th consecutive season in the Championship since promotion in 2007–08. In addition to the Championship, the club participated in the FA Cup and the newly rebranded EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
On 18 May a change of ownership of Nottingham Forest Football Club from Fawaz Al-Hasawi to a Greek consortium, led by Olympiacos owner and shipping magnate Evangelos Marinakis, was completed as Fawaz Al-Hasawi sold 100% of his stake in the club for an undisclosed sum. Marinakis completed the deal in partnership with Sokratis Kominakis, and the duo immediately announced the appointments of leading sports lawyer Nicholas Randall QC as Chairman, Olympiacos' Managing Director Loannis Vrentzos as CEO, and David Cook, formerly of Celtic and Everton, as Chief Commercial Officer.
First team squad
Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Joined first team Player contracted untilGoalkeepers 26 Dimitar Evtimov Chavdar Etropole 2011 2019 30 Stephen Henderson Charlton Athletic 2016 2019 38 Vladimir Stojković Maccabi Haifa 2016 2018 43 Jordan Smith Academy 2016 2020 Defenders 2 Eric Lichaj Aston Villa 2013 2018 3 Daniel Pinillos Córdoba 2015 2017 4 Michael Mancienne Hamburger SV 2014 2019 5 Matt Mills Bolton Wanderers 2015 2018 6 Armand Traoré Queens Park Rangers 2016 2019 13 Danny Fox Southampton 2014 2018 17 Hildeberto Pereira Benfica B 2016 2017 25 Jack Hobbs Hull City 2014 2018 27 Damien Perquis Toronto FC 2016 2018 28 Thomas Lam PEC Zwolle 2016 2019 42 Joe Worrall Academy 2016 2020 Midfielders 8 Chris Cohen Yeovil Town 2007 2018 10 João Teixeira Benfica 2017 2017 11 Ben Osborn Academy 2012 2020 15 Aaron Tshibola Aston Villa 2017 2017 18 Mustapha Carayol Middlesbrough 2016 2018 19 Jamie Ward Derby County 2015 2019 20 Licá Porto 2016 2018 21 Gboly Ariyibi Chesterfield 2017 2020 22 Pajtim Kasami Olympiacos 2016 2017 24 David Vaughan Sunderland 2014 2018 41 Matty Cash Academy 2016 2021 Strikers 7 Matty Fryatt Hull City 2014 2017 9 Britt Assombalonga Peterborough United 2014 2021 12 Nicolao Dumitru Napoli 2016 2017 16 Zach Clough Bolton Wanderers 2017 2021 39 Apostolos Vellios Iraklis 2016 2020 45 Ben Brereton Academy 2017 2021 50 Ross McCormack Aston Villa 2017 2017
New contracts Date Position Nationality PlayerLength of contract Player contracted until Reference 25 July 2016 DF Danny Fox 1 year 2018 5 August 2016 MF Matty Cash 1 year 2019 5 August 2016 MF Ben Osborn 1 year 2020 2 September 2016 ST Britt Assombalonga 2 years 2021 31 December 2016 ST Ben Brereton Undisclosed Undisclosed 27 February 2017 DF Joe Worrall 3.5 years 2020 27 February 2017 MF Ryan Yates 2 years 2019 3 March 2017 MF Matty Cash 4 years 2021 4 April 2017 GK Jordan Smith 3 years 2020 28 April 2017 DF Michael Mancienne 2 years 2019 11 May 2017 MF Chris Cohen 1 year 2018 22 May 2017 MF David Vaughan 1 year 2018 12 June 2017 MF Jorge Grant 3 years 2020 22 June 2017 ST Ben Brereton 4 years 2021
Player transfers
Transfers in +First team Date Position Nationality Name From Transfer fee Reference 29 June 2016 ST Apostolos Vellios Iraklis Undisclosed 8 July 2016 DF Thomas Lam Zwolle Free transfer 22 July 2016 GK Stephen Henderson Charlton Athletic Free transfer 22 July 2016 DF Damien Perquis Free agent Free transfer 1 August 2016 DF Armand Traoré Free agent Free transfer 24 August 2016 GK Vladimir Stojković Maccabi Haifa Undisclosed 31 August 2016 MF Mustapha Carayol Middlesbrough Free transfer 31 August 2016 MF Licá Porto Undisclosed 7 September 2016 ST Nicklas Bendtner Free agent Free transfer 31 January 2017 ST Zach Clough Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed 31 January 2017 MF Gboly Ariyibi Chesterfield Undisclosed
+Academy Date Position Nationality Name From Transfer fee Reference 21 June 2016 GK Rudolfs Soloha Riga Football School Undisclosed 6 July 2016 MF Rob Worrall Harrogate Town Nominal Fee 28 July 2016 GK Chris Marques Free agent Free transfer 23 September 2016 ST Lewis Walters Free agent Free transfer
Loans in Date Position Nationality Name From Loan Expired Reference 22 July 2016 DF Hildeberto Pereira Benfica B End of Season 3 August 2016 MF Pajtim Kasami Olympiacos End of Season 31 August 2016 ST Nicolao Dumitru Napoli End of Season 30 January 2017 MF Aaron Tshibola Aston Villa End of Season 31 January 2017 MF João Teixeira Benfica End of Season 31 January 2017 ST Ross McCormack Aston Villa End of Season
Transfers out +First team Date Position Nationality Name To Transfer fee Reference 1 July 2016 MF Chris Burke Free agent (Later joined Ross County) Released 1 July 2016 MF Andy Reid Retired 1 July 2016 MF Robert Tesche Birmingham City Released 1 July 2016 DF Kelvin Wilson Free agent (Later joined Rotherham United) Released 13 August 2016 GK Dorus de Vries Celtic Undisclosed 27 August 2016 ST Jamie Paterson Bristol City Undisclosed 28 August 2016 MF Oliver Burke RB Leipzig Undisclosed 31 August 2016 ST Lars Veldwijk K.V. Kortrijk Undisclosed 1 September 2016 ST Dexter Blackstock Free agent (Later joined Rotherham United) Contract terminated 20 January 2017 MF Henri Lansbury Aston Villa Undisclosed 6 March 2017 ST Nicklas Bendtner Rosenborg Undisclosed
+Academy Date Position Nationality Name To Transfer Fee Reference 15 June 2016 ST Nikolay Todorov Heart of Midlothian Released 1 July 2016 MF Liam Adams Free agent (Later joined Boston United) Released 1 July 2016 ST Aidan Austin Free agent (Later joined AFC Sudbury) Released 1 July 2016 GK Joe Boyd Free agent (Later joined Carson–Newman Eagles) Released 1 July 2016 MF Dylan Burns Free agent (Later joined Tasman United) Released 1 July 2016 GK Richard Dearle Free agent (Later joined Embry–Riddle Eagles) Released 1 July 2016 DF Ismael Diallo Free agent (Later joined Dudley Town) Released 1 July 2016 MF Tom Gamblen Free agent Released 1 July 2016 DF Jack Kelly Free agent (Later joined Hemel Hempstead Town) Released 1 July 2016 MF Josh Rees Free agent (Later joined Chelmsford City) Released 1 July 2016 ST Luke Thomas Free agent Released 1 July 2016 ST Kasheme Walton Free agent Released 31 August 2016 MF Deimantas Petravičius Zagłębie Lubin Free transfer 5 June 2017 MF Kyle McClean St Johnstone Released
Loans out Date loaned Position Nationality Name To Loan expired Reference 29 July 2016 ST Gerry McDonagh Wrexham 13 January 2017 26 August 2016 MF Ryan Yates Barrow 9 January 2017 31 August 2016 GK Dimitar Evtimov Olhanense 13 January 2017 31 August 2016 DF Alex Iacovitti Mansfield Town 13 January 2017 31 August 2016 ST Tyler Walker Stevenage 13 January 2017 31 August 2016 MF Jamie Ward Burton Albion 20 January 2017 25 November 2016 GK Tim Erlandsson Barrow 25 December 2016 17 January 2017 ST Tyler Walker Port Vale End of season 20 January 2017 GK Tim Erlandsson AFC Eskilstuna End of Allsvenskan season 21 January 2017 ST Gerry McDonagh Cambridge United End of season 31 January 2017 MF Jorge Grant Notts County End of season 31 January 2017 MF Ryan Yates Shrewsbury Town End of season 6 February 2017 MF Licá Estoril End of season 24 February 2017 ST James Thorne Macclesfield Town 24 March 2017 23 March 2017 GK Jordan Wright Alfreton Town End of season
Pre-season friendlies
Competitions
Championship
League table
Result summary
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Cup
Forest entered the 2016–17 FA Cup at the third round, and were drawn to play Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium on 7 January 2017.
EFL Cup
On Wednesday 22 June 2016, The Football League released the opening fixtures list for the 2016–17 EFL Cup. Forest opened their campaign away at League Two side Doncaster Rovers.
Season statistics Appearances and goals
Goal scorers
PositionPlayerEFL ChampionshipEmirates FA CupEFL CupTotal19StrikerBritt Assombalonga140014210MidfielderHenri Lansbury600639StrikerApostolos Vellios6006311MidfielderBen Osborn400416StrikerZach Clough400435MidfielderOliver Burke4004445StrikerBen Brereton300352DefenderEric Lichaj200214StrikerNicklas Bendtner200217DefenderHildeberto Pereira200219MidfielderJamie Ward101222MidfielderPajtim Kasami200227DefenderDamien Perquis200228DefenderThomas Lam2002Own goals200263DefenderDaniel Pinillos10015DefenderMatt Mills10018MidfielderChris Cohen100112StrikerNicolao Dumitru100114StrikerLars Veldwijk001118MidfielderMustapha Carayol100121StrikerJamie Paterson001124MidfielderDavid Vaughan001150StrikerRoss McCormack1001TOTAL620466
Disciplinary record
PositionPlayerEFL ChampionshipEmirates FA CupEFL CupTotal 17DefenderHildeberto Pereira73101093 2DefenderEric Lichaj91000091 13DefenderDanny Fox91000091 10MidfielderHenri Lansbury80001090 5DefenderMatt Mills81000081 11MidfielderBen Osborn70000070 28DefenderThomas Lam61000061 19MidfielderJamie Ward50001060 8MidfielderChris Cohen30001040 24MidfielderDavid Vaughan40000040 39StrikerApostolos Vellios30001040 41MidfielderMatty Cash40000040 4DefenderMichael Mancienne31000031 27DefenderDamien Perquis31000031 22MidfielderPajtim Kasami30000030 25DefenderJack Hobbs20100030 6DefenderArmand Traoré20000020 2DefenderDaniel Pinillos10000010 12StrikerNicolao Dumitru10000010 14StrikerNicklas Bendtner00001010 15MidfielderAaron Tshibola10000010 30GoalkeeperStephen Henderson10000010 35MidfielderOliver Burke10000010 38GoalkeeperVladimir Stojković10000010 40DefenderAlex Iacovitti10000010 42DefenderJoe Worrall10000010 45StrikerBen Brereton10000010 47StrikerJames Thorne00001010TOTAL95920701049
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