2016–17 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season
# 2016–17 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was West Bromwich Albion's seventh consecutive season in the Premier League and their 139th year in existence. This season West Bromwich Albion participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017, with competitive matches played between August and May.

## Background

Prior to the start of the season, Sam Wallace of The Telegraph predicted that the team would finish in 16th and referred to the club's lack of pre-season transfer activity. Phil McNulty, the BBC's chief football writer, expected head coach Tony Pulis to deliver stability and predicted a 14th-place finish for Albion. The Guardian's prediction also had the club finishing in 14th.

Ahead of the start of the season, Albion decorated their home ground, The Hawthorns, with images of contemporary and former players.

## Players

### First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Ben Foster |
| 2 | DF | CMR | Allan Nyom |
| 4 | FW | WAL | Hal Robson-Kanu |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Claudio Yacob |
| 6 | DF | NIR | Jonny Evans |
| 7 | MF | SCO | James Morrison |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Jake Livermore |
| 9 | FW | VEN | Salomón Rondón |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Matt Phillips |
| 11 | MF | NIR | Chris Brunt |
| 12 | DF | IRL | Marc Wilson (on loan from Bournemouth) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | GK | WAL | Boaz Myhill |
| 14 | MF | IRL | James McClean |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Brendan Galloway (on loan from Everton) |
| 22 | MF | BEL | Nacer Chadli |
| 23 | DF | NIR | Gareth McAuley |
| 24 | MF | SCO | Darren Fletcher (Captain) |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Craig Dawson |
| 45 | FW | ENG | Jonathan Leko |
| 47 | MF | ENG | Sam Field |
| 49 | DF | ENG | Kane Wilson |

### Left club during season

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 3 | DF | SWE | Jonas Olsson (to Djurgårdens IF) |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Craig Gardner (on loan to Birmingham City) |
| 15 | DF | BEL | Sébastien Pocognoli (on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion) |
| 16 | DF | CRC | Cristian Gamboa (to Celtic) |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Rickie Lambert (to Cardiff City) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Saido Berahino (to Stoke City) |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Callum McManaman (on loan to Sheffield Wednesday) |
| 41 | MF | ENG | Joe Ward (to Carlisle United) |
| 44 | FW | WAL | Tyler Roberts (on loan to Shrewsbury Town) |

### Reserves and academy

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Callum Pritchatt |
| 31 | MF | IRL | Zachary Elbouzedi |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Jordan Piggott |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Rekeem Harper |
| 35 | MF | ENG | James Smith |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Rahis Nabi |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Bradley Sweeney |
| 38 | GK | ENG | Jack Rose |
| 39 | DF | IRL | Robert McCourt |
| 40 | GK | ENG | Alex Palmer |
| 42 | FW | ENG | Kyle Edwards |
| 43 | DF | ENG | Callam Jones |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 46 | DF | IRL | Shaun Donnellan |
| 47 | DF | ENG | Jack Fitzwater |
| 52 | FW | FIN | Marcus Forss |
| 54 | DF | USA | Daniel Barbir |
| 55 | FW | ENG | Rayhaan Tulloch |
| 56 | MF | ENG | Sameron Dool |
| 57 | MF | ENG | Dan Meredith |
| 58 | DF | ENG | Taylor Morrison |
| 59 | MF | FIN | Alex Bradley |
| 60 | FW | ENG | Cameron Walker |
| 61 | FW | IRL | Evan Pierce |
| 62 | FW | ENG | Jamie Soule |

## Statistics

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Ben Foster | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | WAL | Boaz Myhill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | CMR | Allan Nyom | 34 | 0 | 29+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | NIR | Jonny Evans | 31 | 2 | 30+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | NIR | Chris Brunt | 31 | 3 | 27+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Brendon Galloway | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | NIR | Gareth McAuley | 38 | 7 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Craig Dawson | 39 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | DF | ENG | Kane Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | ARG | Claudio Yacob | 34 | 0 | 27+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | James Morrison | 33 | 5 | 17+14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Jake Livermore | 16 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Matt Phillips | 29 | 5 | 26+1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IRL | James McClean | 36 | 2 | 13+21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | BEL | Nacer Chadli | 32 | 5 | 27+4 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | SCO | Darren Fletcher | 40 | 2 | 37+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | ENG | Sam Field | 9 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 4 | FW | WAL | Hal Robson-Kanu | 31 | 3 | 5+24 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | VEN | Salomón Rondón | 40 | 8 | 32+6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | ENG | Jonathan Leko | 9 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | SWE | Jonas Olsson | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Craig Gardner | 9 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Rickie Lambert | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Saido Berahino | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Last updated: 31 June 2017 Source: Competitions

## Transfers

### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 July 2016 | RW | Matt Phillips | Queens Park Rangers | £5,500,000 |
| 29 August 2016 | LW | Nacer Chadli | Tottenham Hotspur | £13,000,000 |
| 31 August 2016 | RB | Allan Nyom | Watford | £4,000,000 |
| 31 August 2016 | LW | Hal Robson-Kanu | Reading | Free transfer |
| 20 January 2017 | DM | Jake Livermore | Hull City | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Victor Anichebe | Sunderland | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Anders Lindegaard | Preston North End | Mutual consent |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Samir Nabi | Delhi Dynamos | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | SS | Stéphane Sessègnon | Montpellier | Released |
| 2 July 2016 | CB | Josh Ezewele | Yeovil Town | Free transfer |
| 12 August 2016 | CB | James Chester | Aston Villa | £8,000,000 |
| 30 August 2016 | RB | Cristian Gamboa | Celtic | £1,000,000 |
| 31 August 2016 | CF | Rickie Lambert | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| 20 January 2017 | CF | Saido Berahino | Stoke City | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2017 | AM | Joe Ward | Carlisle United | Released |
| 23 March 2017 | CB | Jonas Olsson | Djurgårdens IF | Mutual consent |

* ↑ Following Anichebe's release, he signed for Sunderland.
* ↑ Following Lindegaard's depauture, he signed for Preston North End.
* ↑ Following Nabi's release, he signed for Delhi Dynamos.
* ↑ Following Sessègnon's release, he signed for Montpellier.

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 August 2016 | LB | | Brendan Galloway | Everton | End of Season | |
| 31 January 2017 | CB | | Marc Wilson | AFC Bournemouth | End of Season | |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Callam Jones | Accrington Stanley | 1 January 2017 |
| 8 July 2016 | CB | Shaun Donnellan | Stevenage | 1 January 2017 |
| 28 July 2016 | CF | Tyler Roberts | Oxford United | 3 January 2017 |
| 28 July 2016 | GK | Ethan Ross | Worcester City | 3 January 2017 |
| 29 July 2016 | CB | Kyle Howkins | Mansfield Town | 3 January 2017 |
| 1 August 2016 | RW | Chay Scrivens | Torquay United | 3 January 2017 |
| 5 August 2016 | CF | Tahvon Campbell | Yeovil Town | 3 January 2017 |
| 20 August 2016 | AM | Joe Ward | Torquay United | 3 January 2017 |
| 31 August 2016 | LB | Sébastien Pocognoli | Brighton & Hove Albion | End of Season |
| 31 August 2016 | CF | Andre Wright | Coventry City | 9 January 2017 |
| 1 January 2017 | RW | Callum McManaman | Sheffield Wednesday | End of Season |
| 11 January 2017 | CM | Craig Gardner | Birmingham City | End of Season |
| 17 January 2017 | CF | Tyler Roberts | Shrewsbury Town | End of Season |
| 17 January 2017 | CF | Andre Wright | Yeovil Town | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | CF | Tahvon Campbell | Notts County | End of Season |

## Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 031.58 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| League Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 030.00 |

Updated to match played 30 July 2017 Source: Competitions

### Pre-season friendlies

On 11 May 2016, West Bromwich Albion announced a friendly double-header in Devon with games coming against Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United. A day later, on 12 May, the club announced a third pre-season friendly against Kidderminster Harriers, it will take place on 16 July. On 22 June, West Brom announced that they have accepted an invitation to take part in the inaugural 2016 Fox Sports Cup.

Win  Draw  Loss

### Premier League

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Southampton | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 46 |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 46 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 45 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 45 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 44 |

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 21 May 2017. Source: Premier League

**Results by matchday**

| Matchday | 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 |
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| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | W | L | D | L | W | D | D | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L |
| Position | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
