2016–17 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United
2016–17 season
Owner Mike Ashley
Managing director Lee Charnley
Manager Rafael Benítez
Stadium St James' Park
Championship 1st
EFL Cup Fifth round
(knocked out by Hull City)
FA Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League:
Dwight Gayle (13)
All:
Dwight Gayle (13)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 season will be Newcastle United's first season in the Football League Championship following their relegation from the Premier League last season in their 124th year in existence. This season Newcastle United will participate in the EFL Championship and FA Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Club

Coaching staff

The Newcastle United first team coaching staff for the 2016–17 season consists of the following:

Position Staff
Manager Spain Rafael Benítez
Assistant Coach Scotland Ian Cathro
First Team Coach Spain Mikel Antía
First Team Coach Spain Antonio Gómez Pérez
Fitness Coach Spain Francisco de Míguel Moreno
Strength and Conditioning Coach England Chris Wilding
Goalkeeping Coach England Simon Smith
Head of Sports Science & Medicine England Paul Catterson
Rehabilitation Fitness Coach Spain Cristian Fernández Martínez
Head of Physiotherapy England Derek Wright
Physiotherapist Spain Daniel Martí
Physiotherapist England Michael Harding
Physiotherapist England Carl Nelson
Chief Scout England Graham Carr
Head of Analysis England Kerry Morrow

Last updated: 29 June 2016
Source:

Squads

First team squad

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed Signed from Signing fee
Goalkeepers
21 Rob Elliot Republic of Ireland[1] GK 30 April 1986 2011 England Charlton Athletic £300k
26 Karl Darlow England GK 8 October 1990 2014 England Nottingham Forest £3m
28 Matz Sels Belgium GK 26 February 1992 2016 Belgium Gent £4.5m
41 Freddie Woodman England GK 4 March 1997 (aged 19) 2014 England Newcastle United Academy Free
Defenders
2 Ciaran Clark Republic of Ireland[2] CB / LB 26 September 1989 2016 England Aston Villa £5m
3 Paul Dummett Wales[3] LB / CB 26 September 1991 2010 England Newcastle United Academy Free
5 Grant Hanley Scotland CB 20 November 1991 2016 England Blackburn Rovers £5.5m
6 Jamaal Lascelles England CB 11 November 1993 2014 England Nottingham Forest £4m
7 Achraf Lazaar Morocco LB / LW 22 January 1992 2016 Italy Palermo £3m
18 Chancel Mbemba Democratic Republic of the Congo CB 8 August 1994 2015 Belgium Anderlecht £8.5m
19 Massadio Haïdara France LB 2 December 1992 2013 France Nancy £2m
22 DeAndre Yedlin United States RB 9 July 1993 2016 England Tottenham Hotspur £5m
27 Jesús Gámez Spain RB 10 April 1985 2016 Spain Atlético Madrid £1.5m
Midfielders
4 Jack Colback England CM 24 October 1989 2014 England Sunderland Free
8 Vurnon Anita Netherlands[4] DM / RB 4 April 1989 2012 Netherlands Ajax £6.7m
11 Matt Ritchie Scotland RW / LW 10 September 1989 2016 England AFC Bournemouth £12m
12 Jonjo Shelvey England CM 27 February 1992 2016 Wales Swansea City £12m
14 Isaac Hayden England CM / DM 22 March 1995 2016 England Arsenal £2.5m
15 Mohamed Diamé Senegal CM / AM / SS 14 June 1987 2016 England Hull City £4.5m
16 Rolando Aarons England[5] LW 16 November 1995 2014 England Newcastle United Academy Free
20 Yoan Gouffran France LW / ST 25 May 1986 2013 France Bordeaux £500k
24 Cheick Tioté Ivory Coast DM 21 June 1986 2010 Netherlands Twente £3.5m
30 Christian Atsu Ghana RW / LW / AM 10 January 1992 2016 England Chelsea Loan
Forwards
9 Dwight Gayle England ST 20 October 1990 2016 England Crystal Palace £10m
17 Ayoze Pérez Spain ST / SS / LW 29 July 1993 2014 Spain Tenerife £1.6m
33 Daryl Murphy Republic of Ireland ST 15 March 1983 2016 England Ipswich Town £3.5m
45 Aleksandar Mitrović Serbia ST 16 September 1994 2015 Belgium Anderlecht £13m

Loaned Out squad

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed Signed from Signing fee On Loan at
Goalkeepers
1 Tim Krul Netherlands GK 3 April 1988 2006 Netherlands ADO Den Haag Free Netherlands Ajax
Defenders
42 Jamie Sterry England RB 21 November 1995 2015 England Newcastle United Academy Free England Coventry City
43 Kevin Mbabu Switzerland CB 19 April 1995 2013 Switzerland Servette £1m Switzerland Young Boys
Midfielders
10 Siem de Jong Netherlands[6] AM / ST 28 January 1989 2014 Netherlands Ajax £7.5m Netherlands PSV
23 Henri Saivet Senegal LW / CM 26 October 1990 2016 France Bordeaux £5m France Saint-Étienne
– Florian Thauvin France RW / LW 26 January 1993 2015 France Marseille £12m France Marseille
– Haris Vučkić Slovenia AM / ST 21 August 1992 2009 Slovenia Domžale £500k England Bradford City
– Sammy Ameobi Nigeria LW / RW / ST 1 May 1992 2008 England Newcastle United Academy Free England Bolton Wanderers
Forwards
29 Emmanuel Rivière France ST 3 March 1990 2014 France Monaco £6.3m Spain Osasuna
32 Adam Armstrong England ST 10 February 1997 2006 England Newcastle United Academy Free England Barnsley
– Ivan Toney England ST 16 March 1996 2015 England Northampton Town £500k England Shrewsbury Town

Transfers and loans

New Contracts

Date Position Number Nationality Name Until Ref.
1 August 2016 GK 41 England Freddie Woodman June 2020 [7]
10 August 2016 MF 16 England Rolando Aarons June 2021 [8]
25 August 2016 FW 32 England Adam Armstrong June 2020 [9]
26 August 2016 DF 42 England Jamie Sterry June 2020 [10]
7 September 2016 GK 21 Republic of Ireland Rob Elliot June 2020 [11]

Transfers In

Date from Position Number Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
29 June 2016 GK 28 Belgium Matz Sels Belgium Gent £4,500,000 [12]
1 July 2016 FW 9 England Dwight Gayle England Crystal Palace £10,000,000 [13]
1 July 2016 MF 11 Scotland Matt Ritchie England AFC Bournemouth £12,000,000 [14]
8 July 2016 DF 27 Spain Jesús Gámez Spain Atlético Madrid £1,500,000 [15]
11 July 2016 MF 14 England Isaac Hayden England Arsenal £2,500,000 [16]
21 July 2016 DF 5 Scotland Grant Hanley England Blackburn Rovers £5,500,000 [17]
3 August 2016 DF 2 Republic of Ireland Ciaran Clark England Aston Villa £5,000,000 [18]
3 August 2016 MF 15 Senegal Mohamed Diamé England Hull City £4,500,000 [19]
24 August 2016 DF 22 United States DeAndre Yedlin England Tottenham Hotspur £5,000,000 [20]
28 August 2016 FW 33 Republic of Ireland Daryl Murphy England Ipswich Town £3,500,000 [21]
28 August 2016 DF 7 Morocco Achraf Lazaar Italy Palermo £3,000,000 [22]

Transfers Out

Date from Position Number Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 MF 25 England Andros Townsend England Crystal Palace £13,000,000 [23]
5 July 2016 DF 2 Argentina Fabricio Coloccini Argentina San Lorenzo Free Transfer [24]
9 July 2016 FW 9 Senegal Papiss Cissé China Shandong Luneng £2,500,000 [25]
22 July 2016 MF 5 Netherlands Georginio Wijnaldum England Liverpool £25,000,000 [26]
1 August 2016 DF 27 England Steven Taylor United States Portland Timbers Free Transfer [27][28]
11 August 2016 MF — France Rémy Cabella France Marseille £8,000,000 [29]
24 August 2016 DF 22 Netherlands Daryl Janmaat England Watford £7,500,000 [30]
26 August 2016 MF — Burundi Gaël Bigirimana England Coventry City Free Transfer [31]
31 August 2016 MF 7 France Moussa Sissoko England Tottenham Hotspur £30,000,000 [32]

Loans In

Date from Position Number Nationality Name From Expiry Ref.
31 August 2016 MF 30 Ghana Christian Atsu England Chelsea End of Season [33]

Loans Out

Date from Position Number Nationality Name To Expiry Ref.
4 August 2016 MF — France Florian Thauvin France Marseille End of Season [34]
8 August 2016 FW — England Ivan Toney England Shrewsbury Town 5 January 2017 [35]
22 August 2016 MF 10 Netherlands Siem de Jong Netherlands PSV End of Season [36]
23 August 2016 DF 43 Switzerland Kevin Mbabu Switzerland Young Boys End of Season [37]
24 August 2016 MF 23 Senegal Henri Saivet France Saint-Étienne End of Season [38]
25 August 2016 GK 1 Netherlands Tim Krul Netherlands Ajax End of Season [39]
30 August 2016 FW 32 England Adam Armstrong England Barnsley 3 January 2017 [40]
31 August 2016 FW 29 France Emmanuel Rivière Spain Osasuna End of Season [41]
31 August 2016 DF 42 England Jamie Sterry England Coventry City 3 January 2017 [42]
31 August 2016 MF — Slovenia Haris Vučkić England Bradford City 3 January 2017 [43]
31 August 2016 MF — Nigeria Sammy Ameobi England Bolton Wanderers 2 January 2017 [44]

First Team Pre-season friendlies

Competitions

Overall summary

Competition Started Round Current
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First Match Last Match
Championship – 1st – 5 August 2016
EFL Cup Second Round – Fifth Round 23 August 2016 29 November 2016
FA Cup Third Round – January 2017

Overview

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 18 13 1 4 36 14 +22 72.22
EFL Cup 4 3 1 0 11 1 +10 75.00
FA Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 22 16 2 4 47 15 +32 72.73

Source: Competitions

EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Newcastle United 19 13 1 5 37 16 +21 40 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 19 11 6 2 28 11 +17 39
3 Reading 19 10 4 5 25 24 +1 34 Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Leeds United 19 10 2 7 23 20 +3 32
5 Birmingham City 19 8 7 4 24 22 +2 31
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
19 13 1 5 37 16  +21 40 6 0 3 19 11  +8 7 1 2 18 5  +13

Last updated: 26 November 2016.
Source:

Results by matchday

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Result L L W W W W W L D W W W W W W W W L L                                                      
Position 20 21 17 7 4 2 2 3 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1                                                      

Matches

The fixtures for the 2016–17 season were released on 22 June 2016.

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

Statistics

Appearances and Goals

Last updated on 29 November 2016.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionship EFL Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
21 GK Republic of Ireland Rob Elliot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK England Karl Darlow 11 0 9 0 2 0 0 0
28 GK Belgium Matz Sels 11 0 9 0 2 0 0 0
41 GK England Freddie Woodman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Republic of Ireland Ciaran Clark 15 2 13 2 2 0 0 0
3 DF Wales Paul Dummett 18 0 16+1 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF Scotland Grant Hanley 7 1 1+4 1 2 0 0 0
6 DF England Jamaal Lascelles 20 1 16+1 1 2+1 0 0 0
7 DF Morocco Achraf Lazaar 3 0 0+1 0 2 0 0 0
18 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Chancel Mbemba 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
19 DF France Massadio Haïdara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF United States DeAndre Yedlin 13 1 6+4 1 2+1 0 0 0
27 DF Spain Jesús Gámez 3 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF England Jack Colback 14 0 8+3 0 3 0 0 0
8 MF Netherlands Vurnon Anita 16 0 12+1 0 1+2 0 0 0
11 MF Scotland Matt Ritchie 19 4 14+2 2 3 2 0 0
12 MF England Jonjo Shelvey 22 3 16+2 3 3+1 0 0 0
14 MF England Isaac Hayden 18 1 12+4 1 2 0 0 0
15 MF Senegal Mohamed Diamé 16 3 10+2 0 4 3 0 0
16 MF England Rolando Aarons 5 0 1+3 0 1 0 0 0
20 MF France Yoan Gouffran 17 4 14 3 2+1 1 0 0
24 MF Ivory Coast Cheick Tioté 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Ghana Christian Atsu 12 2 4+6 2 1+1 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW England Dwight Gayle 16 13 13+1 13 1+1 0 0 0
17 FW Spain Ayoze Pérez 17 6 10+4 3 1+2 3 0 0
33 FW Republic of Ireland Daryl Murphy 2 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
45 FW Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović 12 5 4+6 3 2 2 0 0
Players sent out on loan during the season
1 GK Netherlands Tim Krul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Netherlands Siem de Jong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Senegal Henri Saivet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW France Emmanuel Rivière 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW England Adam Armstrong 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF England Jamie Sterry 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
43 DF Switzerland Kevin Mbabu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have left during the season
7 MF France Moussa Sissoko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Netherlands Daryl Janmaat 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Cards

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 29 November 2016.
No. Pos. Name
3DFWales Paul Dummett 40
4MFEngland Jack Colback 40
5DFScotland Grant Hanley 10
6DFEngland Jamaal Lascelles 40
8MFNetherlands Vurnon Anita 01
9FWEngland Dwight Gayle 30
11MFScotland Matt Ritchie 50
12MFEngland Jonjo Shelvey 40
14MFEngland Isaac Hayden 30
15MFSenegal Mohamed Diamé 20
17FWSpain Ayoze Pérez 30
20MFFrance Yoan Gouffran 30
22DFNetherlands Daryl Janmaat 10
26GKEngland Karl Darlow 10
28GKBelgium Matz Sels 10
30MFGhana Christian Atsu 10
45FWSerbia Aleksandar Mitrović 20

Goals

Last updated on 20 November 2016.
Place Position Number Nation Name Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Total
1 FW 9 England Dwight Gayle 13 0 0 13
2 FW 17 Spain Ayoze Pérez 3 3 0 6
3 FW 45 Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović 3 2 0 5
4 MF 11 Scotland Matt Ritchie 2 2 0 4
MF 20 France Yoan Gouffran 3 1 0 4
6 MF 12 England Jonjo Shelvey 3 0 0 3
MF 15 Senegal Mohamed Diamé 0 3 0 3
7 DF 2 Republic of Ireland Ciaran Clark 2 0 0 2
MF 30 Ghana Christian Atsu 2 0 0 2
10 DF 5 Scotland Grant Hanley 1 0 0 1
DF 6 England Jamaal Lascelles 1 0 0 1
MF 14 England Isaac Hayden 1 0 0 1
DF 22 United States DeAndre Yedlin 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 36 11 0 47

Clean sheets

Last updated on 20 November 2016.
Place Number Nation Name Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Total
1 26 England Karl Darlow 4 2 0 6
2 28 Belgium Matz Sels 4 1 0 5
TOTALS 8 3 0 11

Captains

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 2 December 2016.
No. Pos. Name Starts
6 DF England Jamaal Lascelles 19
3 DF Wales Paul Dummett 2
12 MF England Jonjo Shelvey 2

Suspensions

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 29 October 2016.
Date Incurred Name Number of
Games Missed		 Team(s) Missed Reason
15 May 2016 Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović 4 Fulham, Huddersfield Town,
Reading, Bristol City		 Red card vs Tottenham Hotspur
(Last Season)
17 September 2016 Netherlands Vurnon Anita 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers (EFL Cup),
Aston Villa, Norwich City		 Red card vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
29 October 2016 Scotland Matt Ritchie 1 Cardiff City vs Preston North End

Penalties

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 25 October 2016.
Green tick if scored. Red X if missed.
Date Opposition Name Who Won Penalty Name Who Took Penalty Scored?
13 August 2016 England Huddersfield Town Senegal Mohamed Diamé England Dwight Gayle Red X
17 August 2016 England Reading France Yoan Gouffran Scotland Matt Ritchie Green tick
25 October 2016 England Preston North End Scotland Matt Ritchie Scotland Matt Ritchie Green tick

Conceded Penalties

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 28 September 2016.
Green tick if scored. Red X if missed.
Date Opposition Name Who Conceded Penalty Name Who Took Penalty Scored?
17 August 2016 England Reading Republic of Ireland Ciaran Clark Jamaica Garath McCleary Green tick
28 September 2016 England Norwich City France Yoan Gouffran Scotland Graham Dorrans Green tick

References

  1. ↑ Elliot was born in Greenwich, England.
  2. ↑ Clark was born in Harrow, England.
  3. ↑ Dummett was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
  4. ↑ Anita was born in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles.
  5. ↑ Aarons was born in Kingston, Jamaica.
  6. ↑ de Jong was born in Aigle, Switzerland.
  7. ↑ "Woodman Signs New Contract" (Press release). Newcastle United. 1 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Aarons Pens New Five-Year Deal" (Press release). Newcastle United. 10 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Armstrong Signs New Four-Year Deal" (Press release). Newcastle United. 25 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Sterry Signs New Contract" (Press release). Newcastle United. 26 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Elliot Signs New Contract" (Press release). Newcastle United. 7 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Magpies Complete Sels Signing" (Press release). Newcastle United. 29 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "United Complete Gayle Capture" (Press release). Newcastle United. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ritchie Signs On At St. James' Park" (Press release). Newcastle United. 1 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "United Complete Gamez Signing" (Press release). Newcastle United. 8 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "United Complete Hayden Signing" (Press release). Newcastle United. 11 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "United Complete Hanley Signing" (Press release). Newcastle United. 21 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "United Complete Clark Capture" (Press release). Newcastle United. 3 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Diame Signs On At St. James' Park" (Press release). Newcastle United. 3 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "United Complete Yedlin Signing". Newcastle United Official Site. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  21. ↑ "United Complete Murphy Signing". Newcastle United Official Site. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  22. ↑ "Lazaar Arrives At St. James' Park". nufc.co.uk. 28 August 2016.
  23. ↑ "Townsend Joins Crystal Palace" (Press release). Newcastle United. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  24. ↑ "Coloccini Leaves Newcastle After Eight Years" (Press release). Newcastle United. 5 July 2016.
  25. ↑ "Cisse Joins Shandong Luneng" (Press release). Newcastle United. 9 July 2016.
  26. ↑ "Liverpool complete Georginio Wijnaldum capture" (Press release). Newcastle United. 22 July 2016.
  27. ↑ "Steven Taylor Leaves United" (Press release). Newcastle United. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  28. ↑ "Portland Timbers seal signing of ex-Newcastle defender Steven Taylor". ESPNFC. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  29. ↑ "Thauvin Completes Loan Move" (Press release). Newcastle United. 11 August 2016.
  30. ↑ "Daryl Departs For Watford". Newcastle United Official Site. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  31. ↑ "Bigirimana Joins Coventry". Newcastle United Official Site. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  32. ↑ "Sissoko Sold To Spurs". Newcastle United Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  33. ↑ "United Complete Atsu Loan Capture". Newcastle United Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  34. ↑ "United Agree Thauvin Marseille Return" (Press release). Newcastle United. 4 August 2016.
  35. ↑ "Toney Joins Shrewsbury On Loan" (Press release). Newcastle United. 8 August 2016.
  36. ↑ "De Jong Joins PSV On Loan". Newcastle United Official Site. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  37. ↑ "Mbabu Joins Young Boys On Loan". Newcastle United Official Site. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  38. ↑ "Saivet Heads For Saint-Etienne". Newcastle United Official Site. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  39. ↑ "Krul Joins Ajax On Loan". Newcastle United Official Site. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  40. ↑ "Armstrong Joins Barnsley On Loan". Newcastle United Official Site. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  41. ↑ "Riviere Joins Osasuna On Loan". Newcastle United Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  42. ↑ "Sterry Loaned To Sky Blues". Newcastle United Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  43. ↑ "Vuckic Joins Bantams On Loan". Newcastle United Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  44. ↑ "Ameobi Agrees Bolton Loan Deal". Newcastle United Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
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