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

The 2016–17 season saw Barnsley's return to the Championship after two seasons in League One, following their relegation in the 2013–14 season. Along with the Championship, the club also competed in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

## Squad

| No. | Name | Pos. | Place of Birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract End |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Adam Davies | GK | Rinteln | 31 | 124 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 June 2014 | Free | 2019 |
| 13 | Nick Townsend | GK | Solihull | 28 | 10 | 0 | Birmingham City | 1 September 2015 | Undisclosed | 2018 |
| 30 | Jack Walton | GK | Bury | 25 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2015 | Trainee | 2018 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 3 | Aidan White | LB | Otley | 31 | 32 | 0 | Rotherham United | January 2016 | Free | 2017 |
| 4 | Marc Roberts (Captain) | CB | Barnsley | 33 | 85 | 5 | FC Halifax Town | 1 July 2015 | Free | 2018 |
| 5 | Angus MacDonald | CB | Winchester | 30 | 41 | 2 | Torquay United | 2 August 2016 | Undisclosed | 2018 |
| 16 | Callum Evans | LB | Bristol | 27 | 3 | 0 | Manchester United | 29 April 2016 | Free | 2017 |
| 17 | Andy Yiadom | RB/RW | Holloway | 31 | 33 | 0 | Barnet | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2018 |
| 18 | Adam Jackson | CB | Darlington | 29 | 11 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 30 August 2016 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| 19 | Cole Kpekawa | LB | Blackpool | 27 | 7 | 0 | QueensPark Rangers | 31 August 2016 | £450,000 | 2019 |
| 21 | Saidy Janko | RB | Zürich | 27 | 14 | 1 | Celtic | 31 August 2016 | Loan | 2017 |
| 24 | Jack Cowgill | CB | Wakefield | 26 | 2 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2014 | Trainee | 2017 |
| 29 | Gethin Jones | RB | Perth | 27 | 17 | 0 | Everton | 18 January 2017 | Loan | 2017 |
| 38 | Callum Elder | LB | Sydney | 28 | 5 | 0 | Leicester City | 31 January 2017 | Loan | 2017 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | Josh Scowen | CM | Enfield | 30 | 108 | 12 | Wycobme Wanderers | 15 January 2015 | Undisclosed | 2017 |
| 7 | Adam Hammill | RW | Liverpool | 35 | 158 | 25 | Free agent | 9 November 2015 | Free | 2018 |
| 10 | George Moncur | AM | Swindon | 29 | 13 | 2 | Colchester United | 21 June 2016 | £500,000 | Undisclosed |
| 15 | Marley Watkins | RW/SS | London | 32 | 87 | 18 | Inverness CT | 1 July 2015 | Free | 2017 |
| 22 | Sessi D'Almeida | CM | Bordeaux | 20 | 3 | 0 | Free agent | 11 August 2016 | Free | 2018 |
| 27 | Alex Mowatt | CM | Doncaster | 28 | 11 | 1 | Leeds United | 31 January 2017 | £600,000 | 2019 |
| 28 | Ryan Williams | RW | Subiaco | 29 | 30 | 1 | Fulham | 26 July 2015 | Undisclosed | 2017 |
| 34 | Ryan Hedges | WG/SS | Northampton | 28 | 8 | 0 | Swansea City | 31 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| 36 | Matty James | CM | Bacup | 32 | 18 | 1 | Leicester City | 25 January 2017 | Loan | 2017 |
| 40 | Ryan Kent | LW/SS | Oldham | 26 | 47 | 3 | Liverpool | 26 July 2016 | Loan | 2017 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 11 | Elliot Lee | CF | Durham | 28 | 6 | 0 | West Ham United | 25 June 2016 | Free | 2018 |
| 20 | Tom Bradshaw | CF | Swindon | 31 | 45 | 8 | Walsall | 14 July 2016 | £550,000 | 2019 |
| 23 | Stefan Payne | CF | Lambeth | 31 | 9 | 0 | Dover Athletic | 18 May 2016 | Undisclosed | 2018 |
| 32 | Adam Armstrong | CF | Chapel House | 26 | 35 | 6 | Newcastle United | 30 August 2016 | Loan | 2017 |

## Statistics

    As of 11 May 2017

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | WAL | Adam Davies | 49 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Aidy White | 13 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Marc Roberts | 43 | 3 | 40+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Angus MacDonald | 40 | 2 | 38+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Josh Scowen | 44 | 3 | 38+3 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Adam Hammill | 40 | 3 | 21+16 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | George Moncur | 13 | 2 | 8+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Elliott Lee | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | WAL | Marley Watkins | 45 | 10 | 34+8 | 10 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Callum Evans | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Andy Yiadom | 33 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Adam Jackson | 11 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Cole Kpekawa | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Tom Bradshaw | 45 | 8 | 28+14 | 8 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | SUI | Saidy Janko | 14 | 1 | 7+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | BEN | Sessi D'Almeida | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Jacob Brown | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Alex Mowatt | 11 | 1 | 6+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | AUS | Ryan Williams | 17 | 1 | 4+12 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | WAL | Gethin Jones | 17 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Adam Armstrong | 33 | 6 | 22+10 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | WAL | Ryan Hedges | 9 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Matty James | 18 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | AUS | Callum Elder | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | ENG | Ryan Kent | 46 | 3 | 39+4 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Player(s) out on loan: ||||||||||||
| 16 | DF | ENG | Callum Evans | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Stefan Payne | 9 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | ENG | Josh Kay | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Player(s) who left the club: ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | James Bree | 22 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Conor Hourihane | 28 | 6 | 25+0 | 6 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Sam Winnall | 21 | 11 | 18+2 | 11 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Alfie Mawson | 5 | 2 | 4+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | EGY | Sam Morsy | 14 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Goals record

    As of 11 May 2017

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | | CF | Sam Winnall | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 15 | | RW | Marley Watkins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | 20 | | CF | Tom Bradshaw | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | | CM | Conor Hourihane | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 32 | | CF | Adam Armstrong | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | | CB | Marc Roberts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 6 | | CM | Josh Scowen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | | RW | Adam Hammill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 40 | | LW | Ryan Kent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | | CB | Angus MacDonald | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | | AM | George Moncur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 26 | | CB | Alfie Mawson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 21 | | LB | Saidy Janko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 27 | | CM | Alex Mowatt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 28 | | RW | Ryan Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 36 | | CM | Matty James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 61 | 1 | 1 | 63 |

### Disciplinary Record

    As of 11 May 2017

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 | | CM | Josh Scowen | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | | CB | Angus MacDonald | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 15 | | RW | Marley Watkins | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 7 | | RW | Adam Hammill | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 8 | | CM | Conor Hourihane | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | | CB | Marc Roberts | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 29 | | CM | Sam Morsy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 40 | | LW | Ryan Kent | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | | RB | Andy Yiadom | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 29 | | RB | Gethin Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | | GK | Adam Davies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | | CF | Sam Winnall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 32 | | CF | Adam Armstrong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | | LB | Cole Kpekawa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | | RB | Saidy Janko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | | LB | Aidy White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | | CB | Adam Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | | CM | Sessi D'Almeida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | | CM | Alex Mowatt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 29 | | RB | Gethin Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 41 | | CM | Josh Kay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 79 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 5 |

## Transfers

### In

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | Andy Yiadom | Barnet | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Stefan Payne | Dover Athletic | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Kayden Jackson | Wrexham | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | AM | George Moncur | Colchester United | £500,000 |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Elliot Lee | West Ham United | Free transfer |
| 12 July 2016 | RB | Elliot Kebbie | Salford City | Free transfer |
| 12 July 2016 | WG | Dylan Mottley-Henry | Bradford City | Free transfer |
| 14 July 2016 | CF | Tom Bradshaw | Walsall | £550,000 |
| 2 August 2016 | CB | Angus MacDonald | Torquay United | Undisclosed |
| 11 August 2016 | CM | Sessi D'Almeida | Paris Saint-Germain B | Free transfer |
| 30 August 2016 | CB | Adam Jackson | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2016 | CF | Jake Charles | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2016 | LB | Cole Kpekawa | Queens Park Rangers | Undisclosed |
| 22 September 2016 | CF | Omari Patrick | Kidderminster Harriers | Free transfer |
| 27 January 2017 | CM | Alex Mowatt | Leeds United | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2017 | RW | Ryan Hedges | Swansea City | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2016 | MF | Brad Abbott | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Christian Dibble | Boston United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | DM | Paul Digby | Ipswich Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | MF | Ben Drennan | Free Agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | DF | Bailey Gooda | Free Agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | RW | Otis Khan | Yeovil Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | George Maris | Cambridge United | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Jak McCourt | Northampton Town | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | George Smith | Gateshead | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Harry White | Solihull Moors | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | George Williams | Milton Keynes Dons | Released |
| 30 August 2016 | CB | Alfie Mawson | Swansea City | £5,500,000 |
| 13 January 2017 | CF | Sam Winnall | Sheffield Wednesday | Undisclosed |
| 25 January 2017 | RB | James Bree | Aston Villa | Undisclosed |
| 26 January 2017 | CM | Conor Hourihane (Captain) | Aston Villa | Undisclosed |

* ↑ Following Maris' release, he signed for Cambridge United.
* ↑ Following McCourt's release, he signed for Northampton Town.
* ↑ Following Smith's release, he signed for Gateshead.
* ↑ Following Williams' release, he signed for Milton Keynes Dons.
* ↑ Conor Hourihane was Barnsley first team Captain from July 2016 to 26 January 2017, before he signed for Aston Villa in January 2017.

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 July 2016 | WG | Ryan Kent | Liverpool | End of Season |
| 30 August 2016 | CF | Adam Armstrong | Newcastle United | End of Season |
| 31 August 2016 | CM | Sam Morsy | Wigan Athletic | End of Season |
| 31 August 2016 | RB | Saidy Janko | Celtic | End of Season |
| 31 August 2016 | CB | Julio Rodríguez | Sporting de Gijón | End of Season |
| 18 January 2017 | RB | Gethin Jones | Everton | End of Season |
| 25 January 2017 | CM | Matty James | Leicester City | End of Season |

* ↑ On 5 January 2017, Adam Armstrong's loan from Newcastle United was extended until the end of the season.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 July 2016 | CF | Kayden Jackson | Grimsby Town | End of season |
| 8 August 2016 | CB | Lewin Nyatanga | Northampton Town | End of season |
| 31 August 2016 | CF | Shaun Tuton | Grimsby Town | 31 December 2016 |
| 31 August 2016 | AM | George Moncur | Peterborough United | 7 January 2017 |
| 16 September 2016 | CB | Jack Cowgill | Braintree Town | 14 October 2016 |
| 25 November 2016 | LW | Jake Charles | York City | 23 December 2016 |
| 30 January 2017 | CF | Stefan Payne | Shrewsbury Town | End of Season |
| 3 February 2017 | CF | Shaun Tuton | Barrow | End of Season |
| 17 February 2017 | LB | Callum Evans | Macclesfield Town | End of Season |

* ↑ On 31 December 2016, Shaun Tuton's loan was terminated.

## Competitions

### EFL Championship

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 62 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 62 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 67 | −3 | 58 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 58 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 55 |

**Results summary**

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

Last updated: 29 April 2017. Source: Football League Championship

**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 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | D | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | D | L |
| Position | 22 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |

## Summary

| Final League Position | 14th |
| - | - |
| Total League Points | 58 |
| League Goal Difference | -3 |
| Top scorer | Adam Hammill (11) |
| Most appearances | Adam Davies (45) |
| Worst Discipline | Josh Scowen, Marley Watkins (8 , 1 ) |
| Games played | 49 (46 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) |
| Games won | 15 (15 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
| Games drawn | 14 (13 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
| Games lost | 20 (18 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) |
| Goals scored | 66 (64 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 71 (67 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) |
| Clean sheets | 15 (14 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
| Yellow cards | 77 (73 Championship, 4 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
| Red cards | 5 (5 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
| Best result | 4–0 vs Rotherham United (27 Aug 16) 4–0 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (13 Sep 2016) |
| Worst result | 2–5 vs Nottingham Forest (25 Nov 16) 0–3 vs Newcastle United (7 May 2017) |
