2016–17 Hartlepool United F.C. season

The 2016–17 season is Hartlepool United's 108th year in existence and their fourth consecutive season in League Two.^[3] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy.

Hartlepool United

2016–17 season
Owner	JPNG
Chairman	Gary Coxall
Manager	Craig Hignett (until 15 January)[1] Dave Jones (from 18 January)[2]
Stadium	Victoria Park
League Two	23rd (relegated)
FA Cup	Second round (Eliminated by Port Vale)
League Cup	First round (Eliminated by Preston North End)
League Trophy	Group Stage (4th)
Top goalscorer	League: Pádraig Amond (14) All: Pádraig Amond (14)
Highest home attendance	6,799 (vs Doncaster Rovers)
Lowest home attendance	380 (vs Rochdale)
Home colours Away colours
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Players

As of End of Season.^[4]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  NIR Trevor Carson 2 DF  NIR Carl Magnay 4 MF  ENG Nicky Featherstone 5 DF  ENG Rob Jones 6 DF  ENG Matthew Bates 7 MF  ENG Nathan Thomas 8 DF  ENG Brad Walker 9 FW  IRL Pádraig Amond 10 FW  ENG Billy Paynter 11 FW  ENG Rhys Oates 14 MF  ENG Michael Woods 15 FW  ENG Lewis Alessandra 16 DF  ENG Ben Pollock 17 MF  ENG Nicky Deverdics 18 MF  ENG Lewis Hawkins 19 MF  ENG Jordan Richards

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 FW  ENG Jake Orrell 21 DF  ENG Josh Nearney 23 MF  ENG Connor Smith 24 MF  ENG Kieran Green 26 DF  ENG Scott Harrison 27 MF  ENG Jack Blackford 28 FW  NIR Louis Rooney 29 DF  ENG James Martin 31 GK  ENG Ben Dudzinski 32 FW  ENG Connor Simpson 33 DF  NIR Liam Donnelly 34 MF  ENG Josh Hawkes 35 DF  ENG Kenton Richardson 38 FW  ENG Devante Rodney 41 GK  ENG Ryan Catterick 42 GK  ENG Joe Fryer

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee	Ref
12 May 2016	GK	Ben Dudzinski	Durham City	Free	[5]
24 May 2016	DF	Ben Pollock	Newcastle United	Free	[6]
24 May 2016	DF	James Martin	Queen of the South	Free	[7]
6 June 2016	MF	Nicky Deverdics	Dover Athletic	Free	[8]
7 June 2016	FW	Jake Orrell	Chesterfield	Free	[9]
16 June 2016	DF	Aristote Nsiala	Grimsby Town	Free	[10]
20 June 2016	FW	Pádraig Amond	Grimsby Town	Free	[11]
29 June 2016	FW	Lewis Alessandra	Rochdale	Free	[12]
19 August 2016	DF	Liam Donnelly	Fulham	Free	[13]
20 October 2016	DF	Harly Wise	Queens Park Rangers	Free	[14]
28 October 2016	DF	Isaac Assenso	Scunthorpe United	Free	[15]
6 January 2017	FW	Devante Rodney	Sheffield Wednesday	Free	[16]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref
17 June 2016	DF	Michael Duckworth	Fleetwood Town	Free	[17]
24 June 2016	DF	Dan Jones	Grimsby Town	Free	[18]
4 July 2016	FW	Scott Fenwick	York City	Free	[19]
1 August 2016	MF	Ebby Nelson-Addy	Worcester City	Free	[20]
3 August 2016	GK	Peter Denton	Stamford	Free	[21]
5 August 2016	DF	Harry Worley	Salford City	Free	[22]
8 August 2016	MF	Kudus Oyenuga	Greenock Morton	Free	[23]
22 August 2016	FW	Rakish Bingham	Hamilton Academical	Free	[24]
1 January 2017	DF	Aristote Nsiala	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed	[25]
12 January 2017	DF	Jake Carroll	Cambridge United	Undisclosed	[26]
31 January 2017	MF	Josh Laurent	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	[27]
14 March 2017	DF	Harly Wise	Dulwich Hamlet	Free	[28]
20 March 2017	DF	Isaac Assenso	Ossett Town	Free	[29]
21 March 2017	GK	Adam Bartlett	Darlington	Free	[30]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Player	From	Date until	Ref
30 August 2016	FW	Bradley Fewster	Middlesbrough	10 November 2016	[31]
30 August 2016	FW	Tom Heardman	Newcastle United	10 November 2016	[32]
5 January 2017	DF	Sean Kavanagh	Fulham	End of Season	[33]
26 January 2017	GK	Joe Fryer	Middlesbrough	End of Season	[34]
31 January 2017	FW	Andrew Nelson	Sunderland	22 February 2017	[35]
31 January 2017	FW	Louis Rooney	Plymouth Argyle	End of Season	[36]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Player	To	Date until	Ref
2 September 2016	FW	Rhys Oates	Gateshead	30 September 2016	[37]
28 October 2016	MF	Jack Blackford	Whitby Town	25 November 2016	[38]
25 November 2016	GK	Ben Dudzinski	Darlington	23 December 2016	[39]
4 February 2017	MF	Jack Blackford	Darlington	4 March 2017	[40]
8 February 2017	MF	Nicky Deverdics	Dover Athletic	8 March 2017	[41]
10 February 2017	DF	Jordan Richards	Alfreton Town	End of Season	[42]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Billingham Town v Hartlepool United

9 July 2016 (2016-07-09) Friendly	Billingham Town	0–4	Hartlepool United	Bedford Terrace, Billingham
15:00		Report	Alessandra 18' Paynter 22' Dixon 25' (o.g.) Amond 60'

Hartlepool United v Sunderland

20 July 2016 (2016-07-20) Friendly	Hartlepool United	0–3	Sunderland	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:30		Report	Defoe 7', 20' Khazri 16'	Attendance: 6,021 Referee: Tony Harrington

Spennymoor Town v Hartlepool United

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly	Spennymoor Town	2–0	Hartlepool United	The Brewery Field, Spennymoor
19:00		Report

Livingston v Hartlepool United

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly	Livingston	0–0	Hartlepool United	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00		Report		Attendance: 313

Seaham Red Star v Hartlepool United

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly	Seaham Red Star	1–1	Hartlepool United	Seaham Town Park, Seaham
19:30	Kerr 17'	Report	Harrison 75'

Guisborough Town v Hartlepool United

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly	Guisborough Town	0–6	Hartlepool United	King George V Ground, Guisborough
19:45		Report	Paynter 14' Alessandra 16', 85', 86' Amond 25' Hawkins 57'

Hartlepool United v Scunthorpe United

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly	Hartlepool United	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Van Veen 9'	Attendance: 1,136

League Two

Main article: 2016–17 Football League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Yeovil Town	46	11	17	18	49	64	−15	50
21	Cheltenham Town	46	12	14	20	49	69	−20	50
22	Newport County	46	12	12	22	51	73	−22	48
23	Hartlepool United (R)	46	11	13	22	54	75	−21	46	Relegation to the National League
24	Leyton Orient (R)	46	10	6	30	47	87	−40	36

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	11	13	22	54	75	−21	46	7	8	8	28	29	−1	4	5	14	26	46	−20

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	L	D	L	W	D	D	D	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	W
Position	14	6	7	13	15	19	14	17	15	15	13	13	14	17	20	15	18	13	18	19	18	20	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	19	19	22	22	22	21	22	20	20	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	23

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[43]

Hartlepool United v Colchester United

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 1	Hartlepool United	1–1	Colchester United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Paynter 27' (pen.)	Report	Eastman 4'	Attendance: 4,055 Referee: Paul Tierney

Exeter City v Hartlepool United

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 2	Exeter City	1–2	Hartlepool United	St James Park, Exeter
15:00	McAlinden 31'	Report	Woods 74' Paynter 75'	Attendance: 3,322 Referee: Mark Heywood

Crewe Alexandra v Hartlepool United

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 3	Crewe Alexandra	3–3	Hartlepool United	Gresty Road, Crewe
19:45	Dagnall 31' Kiwomya 45' Cooper 56'	Report	Magnay 42', 76' Amond 72'	Attendance: 3,482 Referee: Ben Toner

Hartlepool United v Notts County

20 August 2016 4	Hartlepool United	1–2	Notts County	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Nsiala 8'	Report	Laing 65' Stead 76'	Attendance: 3,708 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Hartlepool United v Newport County

27 August 2016 5	Hartlepool United	2–2	Newport County	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Featherstone 2' Amond 38'	Report	Rigg 4' Parkin 27'	Attendance: 3,261 Referee: Andy Haines

Stevenage v Hartlepool United

3 September 2016 6	Stevenage	6–1	Hartlepool United	Broadhall Way, Stevenage
15:00	Pett 27' Walker 44', 57' Wells 53' Tonge 69' (pen.) Godden 78'	Report	Thomas 4'	Attendance: 2,401 Referee: John Busby

Yeovil Town v Hartlepool United

10 September 2016 7	Yeovil Town	1–2	Hartlepool United	Huish Park, Yeovil
15:00	Butcher 56'	Report	Thomas 67', 90'	Attendance: 2,749 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Hartlepool United v Mansfield Town

17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) 8	Hartlepool United	0–0	Mansfield Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report		Attendance: 3,775 Referee: Darren Handley

Plymouth Argyle v Hartlepool United

24 September 2016 (2016-09-24) 9	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Hartlepool United	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00	Jervis 84' (pen.)	Report	Thomas 21'	Attendance: 7,591 Referee: Gavin Ward

Hartlepool United v Luton Town

27 September 2016 10	Hartlepool United	1–1	Luton Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Thomas 45'	Report	Sheehan 78'	Attendance: 3,533 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Grimsby Town v Hartlepool United

1 October 2016 11	Grimsby Town	0–3	Hartlepool United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
15:00		Report	Amond 25', 36' Thomas 60'	Attendance: 5,713 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Hartlepool United v Crawley Town

8 October 2016 12	Hartlepool United	1–1	Crawley Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Alessandra 12'	Report	Collins 74' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,693 Referee: Robert Jones

Carlisle United v Hartlepool United

15 October 2016 13	Carlisle United	3–2	Hartlepool United	Brunton Park, Carlisle
15:00	Ibehre 20' Grainger 68' Raynes 79'	Report	Alessandra 66' Amond 75'	Attendance: 7,333 Referee: Darren Bond

Hartlepool United v Leyton Orient

22 October 2016 14	Hartlepool United	1–3	Leyton Orient	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Laurent 45+1'	Report	Sandro Semedo 55' Palmer 62', 71'	Attendance: 3,700 Referee: David Webb

Barnet v Hartlepool United

29 October 2016 15	Barnet	3–2	Hartlepool United	Canons Park, London
15:00	Akinde 68' (pen.) Gambin 76' Batt 79'	Report	Thomas 31' Amond 53'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,690 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Hartlepool United v Cheltenham Town

12 November 2016 16	Hartlepool United	2–0	Cheltenham Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Alessandra 45+6' Bates 79'	Report		Attendance: 3,316 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Doncaster Rovers v Hartlepool United

19 November 2016 17	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Hartlepool United	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
15:00	Marquis 23' Mandeville 90'	Report	Amond 42' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,009 Referee: Mark Haywood

Hartlepool United v Accrington Stanley

22 November 2016 18	Hartlepool United	2–0	Accrington Stanley	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Deverdics 62' Alessandra 90'	Report		Attendance: 2,514 Referee: Richard Clark

Wycombe Wanderers v Hartlepool United

26 November 2016 19	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Hartlepool United	Adams Park, High Wycombe
15:00	Kashket 23'	Report		Attendance: 3,288 Referee: James Adcock

Hartlepool United v Cambridge United

10 December 2016 20	Hartlepool United	0–5	Cambridge United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Berry 62' Dunne 51' Legge 66' Ikpeazu 70' Clark 88'	Attendance: 3,261 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Portsmouth v Hartlepool United

17 December 2016 21	Portsmouth	0–0	Hartlepool United	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
15:00		Report		Attendance: 17,081 Referee: Graham Horwood

Hartlepool United v Blackpool

26 December 2016 22	Hartlepool United	0–1	Blackpool	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00			Cullen 64'	Attendance: 3,767 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Hartlepool United v Morecambe

30 December 2016 23	Hartlepool United	3–2	Morecambe	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Amond 10' Paynter 14' (pen.) Featherstone 24'	Report	Fleming 52' Edwards 90'	Attendance: 2,996 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Accrington Stanley v Hartlepool United

2 January 2017 23	Accrington Stanley	2–2	Hartlepool United	Crown Ground, Accrington
15:00	Kee 57' (pen.) Pearson 70'	Report	Amond 60' Harrison 86'	Attendance: 1,590 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Hartlepool United v Grimsby Town

7 January 2017 25	Hartlepool United	0–1	Grimsby Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Yussuf 34'	Attendance: 4,388 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Crawley Town v Hartlepool United

14 January 2017 26	Crawley Town	1–0	Hartlepool United	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
15:00	Collins 63'	Report		Attendance: 4,266 Referee: Darren Handley

Hartlepool United v Stevenage

21 January 2017 27	Hartlepool United	2–0	Stevenage	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Featherstone 41' Walker 45'	Report		Attendance: 3,363 Referee: David Webb

Newport County v Hartlepool United

28 January 2017 28	Newport County	3–1	Hartlepool United	Rodney Parade, Newport
15:00	Bird 15' Williams 56' Butler 71'	Report	Amond 90'	Attendance: 2,271 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Hartlepool United v Yeovil Town

4 February 2017 29	Hartlepool United	1–1	Yeovil Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Amond 64'	Report	Dolan 69' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,410 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Mansfield Town v Hartlepool United

11 February 2017 30	Mansfield Town	4–0	Hartlepool United	One Call Stadium, Mansfield
15:00	Whiteman 19', 76' Rose 26' MacDonald 71'	Report		Attendance: 4,309 Referee: Robert Lewis

Luton Town v Hartlepool United

14 February 2017 31	Luton Town	3–0	Hartlepool United	Kenilworth Road, Luton
19:45	Hylton 5' Gambin 13' Palmer 81'	Report		Attendance: 6,965 Referee: John Brooks

Hartlepool United v Plymouth Argyle

18 February 2017 32	Hartlepool United	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Oates 27'	Report	Kennedy 76'	Attendance: 3,684 Referee: Andy Haines

Colchester United v Hartlepool United

25 February 2017 33	Colchester United	2–1	Hartlepool United	Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester
15:00	Guthrie 63' Porter 78' (pen.)	Report	Thomas 82'	Attendance: 3,357 Referee: Ben Toner

Hartlepool United v Crewe Alexandra

28 February 2017 34	Hartlepool United	4–0	Crewe Alexandra	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Alessandra 45', 85' Amond 71' Thomas 90'	Report		Attendance: 3,043 Referee: Richard Clark

Hartlepool United v Exeter City

4 March 2017 35	Hartlepool United	3–1	Exeter City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Alessandra 66', 90' Amond 69'	Report	Watkins 14'	Attendance: 3,775 Referee: Robert Lewis

Notts County v Hartlepool United

11 March 2017 36	Notts County	2–1	Hartlepool United	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
15:00	Ameobi 47' Grant 70'	Report	Hollis 78' (o.g.)	Attendance: 8,653 Referee: Darren Deadman

Cambridge United v Hartlepool United

14 March 2017 37	Cambridge United	0–1	Hartlepool United	Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
19:45		Report	Woods 63'	Attendance: 3,824 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Hartlepool United v Wycombe Wanderers

18 March 2017 38	Hartlepool United	0–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Akinfenwa 24' Cowan-Hall 90'	Attendance: 3,356 Referee: David Webb

Blackpool v Hartlepool United

25 March 2017 39	Blackpool	2–1	Hartlepool United	Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
15:00	Osayi-Samuel 21' Vassell 80'	Report	Alessandra 18'	Attendance: 5,374 Referee: Darren England

Hartlepool United v Portsmouth

1 April 2017 40	Hartlepool United	0–2	Portsmouth	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Naismith 17' Roberts 60'	Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Mark Brown

Morecambe v Hartlepool United

8 April 2017 41	Morecambe	1–1	Hartlepool United	Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00	Mullin 59'	Report	Amond 39'	Attendance: 1,548 Referee: Andy Haines

Hartlepool United v Carlisle United

14 April 2017 42	Hartlepool United	1–1	Carlisle United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Oates 64'	Report	Ibehre 7'	Attendance: 5,011 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Leyton Orient v Hartlepool United

17 April 2017 43	Leyton Orient	2–1	Hartlepool United	Brisbane Road, Leyton
15:00	Adeboyejo 18' Abrahams 34'	Report	Oates 8'	Attendance: 5,411 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Hartlepool United v Barnet

22 April 2017 44	Hartlepool United	0–2	Barnet	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Akinde 66' Akinola 71'	Attendance: 4,208 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Cheltenham Town v Hartlepool United

29 April 2017 45	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Hartlepool United	Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
15:00	Wright 18'	Report		Attendance: 5,606 Referee: Ben Toner

Hartlepool United v Doncaster Rovers

6 May 2017 46	Hartlepool United	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
17:30	Rodney 74', 83'	Report	Williams 31'	Attendance: 6,799 Referee: Mark Brown

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

Hartlepool United v Stamford

6 November 2016 First round	Hartlepool United	3–0	Stamford	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
14:00	Deverdics 65' Gordon 82' (o.g.) Paynter 85'	Report		Attendance: 2,461 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Port Vale v Hartlepool United

4 December 2016 Second round	Port Vale	4–0	Hartlepool United	Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00	Cicilia 12' Carroll 14' (o.g.) Jones 31' Taylor 56' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 3,514 Referee: Darren Handley

EFL Cup

On 22 June 2016, the first round draw was made, Hartlepool United were drawn away against Preston North End.^[44]

Preston North End v Hartlepool United

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) First round	Preston North End	1–0	Hartlepool United	Deepdale, Preston
19:45	Doyle 90'	Report		Attendance: 4,509 Referee: Andy Woolmer

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Rochdale	3	2	1	0	0	5	3	+2	8	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Sunderland U21	3	2	0	1	0	4	2	+2	7
3	L2	Notts County	3	1	0	0	2	4	5	−1	3
4	L2	Hartlepool United	3	0	0	0	3	2	5	−3	0

Source: Sky Sports

Notts County v Hartlepool United

31 August 2016 (2016-08-31) Group stage 1	Notts County	2–1	Hartlepool United	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
19:45	Snijders 20' Burke 36' (pen.)	Report	Oates 29'	Attendance: 1,095 Referee: Darren England

Hartlepool United v Sunderland U23

4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Group stage 2	Hartlepool United	0–1	Sunderland U23	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:30		Report	Love 63'	Attendance: 1,295 Referee: John Brooks

Hartlepool United v Rochdale

9 November 2016 Group stage 3	Hartlepool United	1–2	Rochdale	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:30	Oates 85'	Report	Noble-Lazarus 21' Gillam 67'	Attendance: 380 Referee: Scott Duncan

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		Other
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NIR	Trevor Carson	25	0	23	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Carl Magnay	14	2	13	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
3	DF	IRL	Jake Carroll	25	0	21	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
4	MF	ENG	Nicky Featherstone	46	3	43	3	2	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF	ENG	Rob Jones	5	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Matthew Bates	24	1	20	1	2	0	1	0	1	0
7	MF	ENG	Nathan Thomas	34	9	33	9	0	0	1	0	0	0
8	DF	ENG	Brad Walker	23	1	21	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
9	FW	IRL	Pádraig Amond	49	14	46	14	2	0	1	0	0	0
10	FW	ENG	Billy Paynter	26	4	21	3	2	1	0	0	3	0
11	FW	ENG	Rhys Oates	27	5	25	3	0	0	0	0	2	2
13	GK	ENG	Adam Bartlett	14	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
14	MF	ENG	Michael Woods	40	2	36	2	2	0	1	0	1	0
15	FW	ENG	Lewis Alessandra	50	9	46	9	2	0	1	0	1	0
16	DF	ENG	Ben Pollock	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17	MF	ENG	Nicky Deverdics	33	2	28	1	2	1	1	0	2	0
18	MF	ENG	Lewis Hawkins	38	0	34	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
19	DF	ENG	Jordan Richards	20	0	15	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
20	FW	ENG	Jake Orrell	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
22	DF	COD	Aristote Nsiala	25	1	21	1	2	0	1	0	1	0
22	FW	ENG	Andrew Nelson	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	ENG	Connor Smith	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	MF	ENG	Kieran Green	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
26	DF	ENG	Scott Harrison	41	1	38	1	0	0	0	0	3	0
27	MF	ENG	Jack Blackford	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	ENG	Josh Laurent	30	1	25	1	2	0	1	0	2	0
28	FW	NIR	Louis Rooney	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	ENG	James Martin	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
32	FW	ENG	Bradley Fewster	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	FW	ENG	Connor Simpson	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	NIR	Liam Donnelly	33	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34	MF	ENG	Josh Hawkes	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	ENG	Tom Heardman	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
35	DF	ENG	Kenton Richardson	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	ENG	Harly Wise	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
38	FW	ENG	Devante Rodney	4	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	DF	IRL	Sean Kavanagh	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	GK	ENG	Joe Fryer	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
1	Pádraig Amond	14	0	0	0	14
2	Lewis Alessandra	9	0	0	0	9
	Nathan Thomas	9	0	0	0	9
3	Rhys Oates	3	0	0	2	5
4	Billy Paynter	3	1	0	0	4
5	Nicky Featherstone	3	0	0	0	3
6	Nicky Deverdics	1	1	0	0	2
	Carl Magnay	2	0	0	0	2
	Devante Rodney	2	0	0	0	2
	Michael Woods	2	0	0	0	2
7	Matthew Bates	1	0	0	0	1
	Scott Harrison	1	0	0	0	1
	Josh Laurent	1	0	0	0	1
	Aristote Nsiala	1	0	0	0	1
	Brad Walker	1	0	0	0	1

Clean Sheets

Rank	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
1	Trevor Carson	5	1	0	0	6
2	Adam Bartlett	2	0	0	0	2
	Joe Fryer	2	0	0	0	2

Suspensions

Date Incurred	Name	Games Missed	Reason
27 August 2016	Aristote Nsiala	1	(vs. Newport County)
31 August 2016	Aristote Nsiala	3	(vs. Notts County)
24 September 2016	Scott Harrison	1	(vs. Plymouth Argyle)
27 September 2016	Nicky Featherstone	3	(vs. Luton Town)
29 October 2016	Liam Donnelly	1	(vs. Barnet)
29 November 2016	Scott Harrison	1