2016–17 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
2016–17 season | |||
Head coach |
Kenny Jackett (to 29 July) Walter Zenga (30 July – 25 October) Paul Lambert (from 5 November) | ||
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Highest home attendance |
27,293 (vs Sheffield Wednesday, 26 November 2016) | ||
Lowest home attendance |
8,252 (vs Crawley, 9 August 2016) | ||
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The 2016–17 season is the 139th year in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club are competing in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Championship for a third consecutive year.
Fixtures
Pre-season friendlies
15 July 2016 Friendly | Crewe Alexandra | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Crewe |
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15:00 BST | Report | Iorfa ![]() Mason ![]() |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 1,880 Referee: Darren Handley |
18 July 2016 Friendly | Cork City ![]() |
1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cork, Ireland |
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15:00 BST | Coleman ![]() |
Report | Ennis ![]() Enobakhare ![]() |
Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 642 Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
23 July 2016 Friendly | Port Vale | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Burslem |
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15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 1,981 Referee: Steve Rushton |
26 July 2016 Friendly | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Northampton |
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15:00 BST | Beautyman ![]() Richards ![]() |
Report | Ennis ![]() |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,829 Referee: Dean Whitehouse |
30 July 2016 Friendly | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–4 | Swansea City | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 BST | Report | Routledge ![]() Naughton ![]() McBurnie ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 7,968 Referee: Oliver Langford |
Football League Championship
A total of 24 teams are competing in the Football League Championship in the 2016–17 season. Each team will play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points are awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.
The provisional fixture list was released on 22 June 2016, but is subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[1]
6 August 2016 1 | Rotherham United | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Rotherham |
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15:00 BST | Ward ![]() Vaulks ![]() |
Report | Saville ![]() Böðvarsson ![]() |
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 11,291 Referee: Scott Duncan |
13 August 2016 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Reading | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 BST | Doherty ![]() Mason ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,425 Referee: Darren Bond |
16 August 2016 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Ipswich Town | Wolverhampton |
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19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,991 Referee: Peter Banks |
20 August 2016 4 | Birmingham City | 1–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birmingham |
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15:00 BST | Adams ![]() |
Report | Mason ![]() Batth ![]() Böðvarsson ![]() |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 18,569 Referee: Keith Stroud |
27 August 2016 5 | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Huddersfield |
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15:00 BST | van La Parra ![]() |
Report | Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 19,972 Referee: Steve Martin |
10 September 2016 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Burton Albion | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 BST | Oniangue ![]() |
Report | Miller ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,049 Referee: James Adcock |
13 September 2016 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–4 | Barnsley | Wolverhampton |
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19:45 BST | Report | Hourihane ![]() Hammill ![]() Janko ![]() Bradshaw ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,668 Referee: Andrew Madley |
17 September 2016 8 | Newcastle United | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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15:00 BST | Report | Mbemba ![]() Costa ![]() |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,117 Referee: Tim Robinson |
24 September 2016 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Brentford | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 BST | Teixeira ![]() Cavaleiro ![]() |
Report | Kaikai ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,637 Referee: Andy Davies |
27 September 2016 10 | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wigan |
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19:45 BST | Le Fondre ![]() Grigg ![]() |
Report | Oniangue ![]() |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,723 Referee: Tony Harrington |
1 October 2016 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Norwich City | Wolverhampton |
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17:30 BST | Edwards ![]() |
Report | Jerome ![]() Brady ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,793 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
15 October 2016 12 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birmingham |
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17:30 BST | Kodjia ![]() |
Report | Hélder Costa ![]() |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,533 Referee: David Coote |
18 October 2016 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Brighton |
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19:45 BST | Baldock ![]() |
Report | Stadium: AMEX Stadium Attendance: 25,231 Referee: Keith Stroud |
22 October 2016 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Leeds United | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 BST | Report | Roofe ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,607 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
29 October 2016 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Blackburn |
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17:30 BST | Gallagher ![]() |
Report | Edwards ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,652 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
5 November 2016 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Derby County | Wolverhampton |
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12:30 GMT | Hélder Costa ![]() Edwards ![]() |
Report | Ince ![]() Bent ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,858 Referee: Paul Tierney |
19 November 2016 17 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Preston |
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15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,683 Referee: James Linington |
26 November 2016 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 GMT | Report | Forestieri ![]() Lee ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 27,293 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
1 December 2016 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Shepherd's Bush, London |
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19:45 GMT | Perch ![]() ![]() ![]() Luongo ![]() Lynch ![]() |
Report | Cavaleiro ![]() Edwards ![]() Costa ![]() Batth ![]() Saïss ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Stadium Attendance: 12,222 Referee: Tim Robinson |
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 |
Source: Statto.com
Results by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | D | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 |
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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18 | Brentford | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 22 | |
19 | Burton Albion | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 22 | |
20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 21 | |
21 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 20 | |
22 | Cardiff City | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 19 | Relegation to Football League One |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
FA Cup
As a Championship team, Wolves will enter the competition at the third round proper stage in January 2017.
EFL Cup
9 August 2016 R1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Crawley Town | Wolverhampton |
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19:45 BST | Mason ![]() Coady ![]() |
Report | Boldewijn ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 8,252 Referee: Ross Joyce |
23 August 2016 R2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Wolverhampton |
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19:45 BST | Costa ![]() Wallace ![]() |
Report | Elito ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Brendan Malone |
20 September 2016 R3 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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19:45 BST | Ritchie ![]() Gouffran ![]() |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,735 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
EFL Trophy
Wolves were one of the sixteen teams from outside the bottom two divisions of the Football League to be invited to field their academy team in the competition due to it holding Category 1 academy status. They were drawn in Group B in the Northern section.
30 August 2016 Grp. B (N) | Chesterfield | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | Chesterfield |
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19:45 BST | Ebanks-Blake ![]() Dennis ![]() |
Herc ![]() |
Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 950 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
4 October 2016 Grp. B (N) | Crewe Alexandra | 2–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | Crewe |
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19:30 BST | Dagnall ![]() Lowe ![]() |
Dicko ![]() Enobakhare ![]() |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 963 Referee: David Webb |
8 November 2016 Grp. B (N) | Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | 4–0 | Accrington Stanley | Wolverhampton |
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19:45 GMT | Herc ![]() Wilson ![]() Ronan ![]() Enobakhare ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 547 Referee: David Webb |
R2 (N) | Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | v | Sunderland U23 | Wolverhampton |
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Stadium: Molineux |
Players
Key
‡ On loan from another club * First appearance(s) for the club
# = Squad number Pos = Playing position P = Number of games played G = Number of goals scored |
GK = Goalkeeper DF = Defender MF = Midfielder FW = Forward |
† Permanent player left club during the season ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season |
Correct as of 25 November 2016. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.
No. | Pos | Name | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G | ![]() |
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Notes |
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League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | ![]() |
17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 18(1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
3 | DF | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
4 | MF | ![]() |
13(2) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 13(4) | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
5 | DF | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
6 | DF | ![]() |
17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
7 | MF | ![]() |
1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | MF | ![]() |
4(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6(4) | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
9 | FW | ![]() |
2(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | FW | ![]() |
5(6) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7(6) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | MF | ![]() |
5(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8(4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
13 | GK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | MF | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
15 | MF | ![]() |
0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | MF | ![]() |
11(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14(4) | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
17 | MF | ![]() |
11(4) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 12(5) | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
18 | DF | ![]() |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
19 | MF | ![]() |
4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 6(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
20 | MF | ![]() |
8(2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9(2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | GK | ![]() |
2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | FW | ![]() |
13(2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 13(5) | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
23 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | MF | ![]() |
9(5) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12(5) | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
25 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | FW | ![]() |
1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | FW | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | MF | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
28 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
29 | DF | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
30 | DF | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
48 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
50 | MF | ![]() |
4(8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(8) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
In
Date | Player | From | Fee |
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1 July 2016 | ![]() | Fulham | Free[2] |
30 July 2016 | ![]() | Atlético Madrid | Free[3] |
2 August 2016 | ![]() | Kaiserslautern | Undisclosed[4] |
15 August 2016 | ![]() | Reims | Undisclosed[5] |
26 August 2016 | ![]() | Heracles Almelo | Undisclosed[6] |
29 August 2016 | ![]() | Bury | Undisclosed[7] |
30 August 2016 | ![]() | Angers | Undisclosed[8] |
31 August 2016 | ![]() | Monaco | Undisclosed[9] |
Out
Date | Player | To | Fee |
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1 June 2016 | ![]() | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed[10] |
30 June 2016 | ![]() | Released [lower-alpha 1] | Free[12] |
30 June 2016 | ![]() | Bury [lower-alpha 2] | Free[12] |
30 June 2016 | ![]() | Exeter City [lower-alpha 3] | Free[12] |
30 June 2016 | ![]() | Ross County [lower-alpha 4] | Free[12] |
30 June 2016 | ![]() | Doncaster Rovers [lower-alpha 5] | Free[12] |
30 June 2016 | ![]() | Released [lower-alpha 6] | Free[12] |
22 July 2016 | ![]() | Fulham | Undisclosed[18] |
31 August 2016 | ![]() | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed[19] |
- ↑ Following Boukari's release, he signed for Châteauroux.[11]
- ↑ Following Ismail's release, he signed for Bury.[13]
- ↑ Following McAlinden's release, he signed for Exeter City.[14]
- ↑ Following McCarey's release, he signed for Ross County.[15]
- ↑ Following Rowe's release, he signed for Doncaster Rovers.[16]
- ↑ Following Sigurðarson's release, he signed for Molde.[17]
Loans in
Date from | Player | From | Date until |
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29 July 2016 | ![]() | Benfica | End of season[20] |
2 August 2016 | ![]() | Benfica | End of season[4] |
22 August 2016 | ![]() | Manchester United | End of season[21] |
22 August 2016 | ![]() | Benfica | End of season[21] |
31 August 2016 | ![]() | Fulham | End of season[22] |
Loans out
Date from | Player | To | Date until |
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15 August 2016 | ![]() | Stevenage | January 2017[23] |
25 August 2016 | ![]() | Wrexham | September 2016.[24] |
31 August 2016 | ![]() | Sheffield United | End of season[25] |
31 August 2016 | ![]() | Notts County | January 2017[26] |
31 August 2016 | ![]() | Bolton Wanderers | January 2017[27] |
2 September 2016 | ![]() | Nuneaton Town | October 2016[28] |
References
- ↑ "Championship fixtures 2016-17: Newcastle United start at Fulham on a Friday". BBC Sport. 22 June 2016.
- ↑ "Keeper checks in". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "Silvio's delight at Wolves move". Express & Star. 31 July 2016.
- 1 2 "Wolves: Jon Dadi Bodvarsson and Joao Teixeira join Championship club". BBC Sport. 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Prince Oniangue: Wolves sign Congo midfielder from Reims". BBC Sport. 16 August 2016.
- ↑ "Paul Gladon: Wolves sign Dutch striker from Heracles Almelo". BBC Sport. 26 August 2016.
- ↑ "Wolves sign highly-rated goalkeeper Jack Ruddy from Bury". Sky Sports. 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "Romain Saiss: Wolves sign Angers midfielder for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "Ivan Cavaleiro: Wolves sign Monaco winger in record deal on five-year contract". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Rajiv van La Parra: Huddersfield Town sign Wolves winger on loan". BBC Sport. 11 March 2016.
- ↑ "Châteauroux: Le Togolaise Razak Boukari Signe" (in French). Africa Top Sports. 21 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Contract decisions revealed". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 9 May 2016.
- ↑ "Shakers sign Williams and Ismail". BBC. 24 June 2016.
- ↑ "McAlinden joins Exeter from Wolves". BBC. 31 May 2016.
- ↑ "Ross County bring in four new signings". BBC. 25 May 2016.
- ↑ "Doncaster sign Rowe on permanent deal". BBC. 18 May 2016.
- ↑ "Bekreftet: Sigurdarson har skrevet under kontrakt for Molde" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Kevin McDonald: Fulham sign Wolves midfielder as Fernando Amorebieta leaves". BBC Sport. 22 July 2016.
- ↑ "Cardiff's Adam Le Fondre and Wolves' Nathan Byrne join Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Helder Costa: Wolves sign Benfica winger on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 29 July 2016.
- 1 2 "Manchester United defender Cameron Borthwick-Jackson joins Walter Zenga's Wolves on loan". BBC Sport. 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "Richard Stearman: Wolves re-sign former defender on season-long loan from Fulham". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Connor Hunte: Wolves winger joins Stevenage on loan until January". BBC Sport. 15 August 2016.
- ↑ "Bradley Reid: Wolves striker returns to Wrexham on loan". BBC Sport. 25 August 2016.
- ↑ "Ethan Ebanks-Landell: Wolves centre-back joins Sheffield United". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Aaron Collins: Notts County sign Wolves forward on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Bolton Wanderers: Ben Alnwick, Sammy Ameobi, James Henry and Keshi Anderson sign". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Left Back Signs". Nuneaton Town F.C. 2 September 2016.