2016–17 Barnet F.C. season
# 2016–17 Barnet F.C. season

The 2016–17 season is Barnet's 129th year in existence and second consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Martin Allen left for Eastleigh on 1 December, and Rossi Eames & Henry Newman were appointed interim managers on the same date. Eames took charge of a win over Morecambe alone on 14 February, and Newman departed the club the following day. Kevin Nugent was then appointed first team coach on the same day, with Eames assisting. Nugent left by mutual consent on 15 April 2017, with Eames returning to take charge of the team.

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

## Transfers

### In

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2016 | RW | Alex Nicholls | Exeter City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | DM | Ryan Watson | Leicester City | Free transfer |
| 2 August 2016 | CF | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | Shrewsbury Town | Free transfer |
| 4 August 2016 | RW | Jamal Campbell-Ryce | Sheffield United | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2017 | CF | Simeon Akinola | Braintree Town | £40,000 |
| 1 January 2017 | CB | Ricardo Almeida Santos | Peterborough United | £100,000 |
| 1 January 2017 | CM | Dan Sweeney | Maidstone United | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2017 | LB | David Tutonda | Cardiff City | Free transfer |
| 17 January 2017 | LM | Luke Coulson | Eastleigh | Undisclosed |
| 23 January 2017 | CB | Charlie Clough | Forest Green Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 27 January 2017 | AM | Ruben Bover | New York Cosmos | Free transfer |
| 4 March 2017 | CF | Sam Akinde | Free agent | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Joe Gater | Basingstoke Town | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Ryan Gondoh | Metropolitan Police | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | DM | Charlie Kennedy | Basingstoke Town | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Mark Randall | Newport County | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Mathew Stevens | Peterborough United | Compensation |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | Andy Yiadom | Barnsley | Free transfer |
| 26 July 2016 | GK | Graham Stack | Kerala Blasters | Free transfer |
| 22 November 2016 | CB | Bondz N'Gala | Eastleigh | £60,000 |
| 15 December 2016 | RB | Gavin Hoyte | Eastleigh | Free transfer |
| 15 December 2016 | CM | Sam Togwell | Eastleigh | £20,000 |
| 16 January 2017 | LW | Luke Gambin | Luton Town | Undisclosed |
| 17 January 2017 | LB | Sam Muggleton | Eastleigh | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2017 | CB | Alie Sesay | IK Frej | Mutual consent |
| 31 January 2017 | CF | Ben Tomlinson | Carlisle United | Mutual consent |

* ↑ Following Gater's release, he signed for Basingstoke Town.
* ↑ Following Gondoh's release, he signed for Metropolitan Police.
* ↑ Following Kennedy's release, he signed for Basingstoke Town.
* ↑ Following Randall's release, he signed for Newport County.
* ↑ Following Stack's release, he signed for Kerala Blasters.
* ↑ Following Sesay's release, he signed for IK Frej.
* ↑ Following Tomlinson's departure, he signed for Carlisle United.

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 July 2016 | GK | Josh Vickers | Swansea City | End of season |
| 25 February 2017 | GK | Harry Burgoyne | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 March 2017 |
| 3 March 2017 | GK | Benjamin Büchel | Oxford United | 31 March 2017 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 September 2016 | DM | Tom Champion | Lincoln City | 14 December 2016 |
| 23 September 2016 | FB | Tom Day | Staines Town | 21 October 2016 |
| 12 October 2016 | AM | Shane Cojocarel | Metropolitan Police | 9 November 2016 |
| 12 October 2016 | AM | Ephron Mason-Clark | Metropolitan Police | 9 November 2016 |
| 28 October 2016 | CM | Jack Taylor | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 25 November 2016 |
| 15 November 2016 | AM | Shane Cojocarel | Billericay Town | 13 December 2016 |
| 6 January 2017 | AM | Justin Amaluzor | Hemel Hempstead Town | 3 February 2017 |
| 6 January 2017 | AM | Shane Cojocarel | Merstham | 3 February 2017 |
| 13 January 2017 | AM | Fumnaya Shomotun | Margate | 10 February 2017 |
| 13 January 2017 | FB | Joe Payne | Grays Athletic | 10 February 2017 |
| January 2017 | DF | Tyler Brown | Whyteleafe | |
| January 2017 | MF | Tobi Coker | A.F.C. Hornchurch | |
| 20 January 2017 | CM | Wesley Fonguck | Hampton & Richmond Borough | February 2017 |
| 31 January 2017 | CF | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | Yeovil Town | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | AM | Alex Nicholls | Dundee United | End of Season |

## Competitions

### League Two

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 65 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 62 |
| 15 | Barnet | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 57 | 64 | −7 | 57 |
| 16 | Notts County | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 54 | 76 | −22 | 56 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 67 | −9 | 55 |

### EFL Trophy

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | ACA | Norwich City U21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Peterborough United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Barnet | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | |

## Squad statistics

### Appearances and goals

    As of 6 May 2017

| Number | Position | Nationality | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number | Position | Nationality | Name | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Jamie Stephens | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | James Pearson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Elliot Johnson | 33 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 (3) | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Bira Dembélé | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | | Ricardo Almeida Santos | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | | Michael Nelson | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | Ryan Watson | 15 (4) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 (5) | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Curtis Weston | 36 (4) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 (4) | 6 |
| 9 | FW | | John Akinde | 46 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 26 |
| 10 | FW | | Michael Gash | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Ruben Bover | 10 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (4) | 0 |
| 12 | GK | | Josh Vickers (on loan from Swansea City) | 22 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 (1) | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | Jamal Campbell-Ryce | 23 (9) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 (9) | 1 |
| 14 | FW | | Simeon Akinola | 14 (5) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (5) | 2 |
| 16 | MF | | Harry Taylor | 22 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 (3) | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Luke Coulson | 4 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (7) | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Nana Kyei | 6 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 (6) | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro (on loan at Yeovil Town) | 7 (16) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 10 (17) | 1 |
| 20 | MF | | Tom Champion | 22 (4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 (4) | 1 |
| 21 | FW | | Shaun Batt | 3 (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (8) | 1 |
| 23 | FW | | Alex Nicholls (on loan at Dundee United) | 11 (6) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 (6) | 3 |
| 24 | FW | | Sam Akinde | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Fumnaya Shomotun | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | Tom Day | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Wesley Fonguck | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 |
| 28 | MF | | Jack Taylor | 13 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 (1) | 0 |
| 29 | FW | | Shane Cojocarel | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 |
| 30 | FW | | Justin Amaluzor | 0 (11) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 1 (15) | 1 |
| 31 | GK | | Kai McKenzie-Lyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | | Mauro Vilhete | 36 (4) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 (4) | 3 |
| 33 | DF | | Joe Payne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 34 | MF | | Ephron Mason-Clark | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 3 (5) | 0 |
| 35 | DF | | Dwight Pascal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | | Rio Connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | | Tyler Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | | Tobi Coker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | | Dan Sweeney | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 |
| 40 | DF | | David Tutonda | 6 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (1) | 1 |
| 41 | DF | | Charlie Clough | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Players who have left the club: ||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | | Bondz N'Gala | 9 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 (1) | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Luke Gambin | 13 (6) | 4 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 (8) | 4 |
| 14 | MF | | Sam Togwell | 11 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 (1) | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Alie Sesay | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 (3) | 0 |
| 17 | DF | | Sam Muggleton | 5 (8) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 8 (9) | 0 |
| 22 | FW | | Ben Tomlinson | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 3 (4) | 0 |
| 24 | DF | | Gavin Hoyte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | GK | | Harry Burgoyne (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | GK | | Benjamin Büchel (on loan from Oxford United) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FW | 9 | John Akinde | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2 | MF | 8 | Curtis Weston | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 3= | FW | 11 | Luke Gambin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3= | DF | 4 | Bira Dembélé | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5= | DF | 32 | Mauro Vilhete | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5= | FW | 23 | Alex Nicholls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7= | DF | 5 | Ricardo Almeida Santos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7= | FW | 14 | Simeon Akinola | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9= | FW | 19 | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9= | FW | 21 | Shaun Batt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9= | MF | 20 | Tom Champion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9= | DF | 41 | Charlie Clough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9= | MF | 13 | Jamal Campbell-Ryce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9= | DF | 6 | Michael Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9= | MF | 7 | Ryan Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9= | DF | 40 | David Tutonda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9= | FW | 30 | Justin Amaluzor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | Totals | 57 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 |
