| 2016–17 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Bill Kenwright | |||
| Manager | Ronald Koeman | |||
| Stadium | Goodison Park | |||
| Premier League | 7th | |||
| FA Cup | Third Round | |||
| League Cup | Third Round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Romelu Lukaku (25) All: Romelu Lukaku (26) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 39,595 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 39,310[1] | |||
The2016–17 season wasEverton's 63rd consecutive season in thetop flight of English football and their 139th year in existence.[2] They participated in thePremier League,FA Cup,League Cup andLeague Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Everton announced their squad numbers for the 2016–17 Premier League on 3 August 2016.[3]
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Joel Robles | GK | (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (age 35) | |
| 22 | Maarten Stekelenburg | GK | (1982-09-22)22 September 1982 (age 43) | |
| Defenders | ||||
| 3 | Leighton Baines | LB | (1984-12-11)11 December 1984 (age 40) | |
| 5 | Ashley Williams | CB | (1984-08-23)23 August 1984 (age 41) | |
| 6 | Phil Jagielka | CB | (1982-08-17)17 August 1982 (age 43) | |
| 23 | Séamus Coleman | RB | (1988-10-11)11 October 1988 (age 37) | |
| 25 | Ramiro Funes Mori | CB | (1991-03-05)5 March 1991 (age 34) | |
| 27 | Tyias Browning | RB | (1994-05-27)27 May 1994 (age 31) | |
| 30 | Mason Holgate | CB | (1996-10-22)22 October 1996 (age 29) | |
| 32 | Brendan Galloway | LB | (1996-03-17)17 March 1996 (age 29) | |
| 38 | Matthew Pennington | CB | (1994-10-06)6 October 1994 (age 31) | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 2 | Morgan Schneiderlin | CM | (1989-11-08)8 November 1989 (age 36) | |
| 7 | Gerard Deulofeu | RM/LM | (1994-03-13)13 March 1994 (age 31) | |
| 8 | Ross Barkley | AM | (1993-12-05)5 December 1993 (age 31) | |
| 11 | Kevin Mirallas | RM/LM | (1987-10-05)5 October 1987 (age 38) | |
| 12 | Aaron Lennon | RM | (1987-04-16)16 April 1987 (age 38) | |
| 14 | Yannick Bolasie | LM | (1989-05-24)24 May 1989 (age 36) | |
| 15 | Tom Cleverley | CM | (1989-08-12)12 August 1989 (age 36) | |
| 16 | James McCarthy | CM | (1990-11-12)12 November 1990 (age 35) | |
| 17 | Idrissa Gueye | CM | (1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (age 36) | |
| 18 | Gareth Barry | DM | (1981-02-23)23 February 1981 (age 44) | |
| 21 | Muhamed Bešić | DM | (1992-09-10)10 September 1992 (age 33) | |
| 26 | Tom Davies | DM | (1998-06-30)30 June 1998 (age 27) | |
| 28 | Kieran Dowell | AM | (1997-10-10)10 October 1997 (age 28) | |
| 39 | Conor Grant | CM | (1995-04-18)18 April 1995 (age 30) | |
| Forwards | ||||
| 9 | Arouna Koné | FW | (1982-11-11)11 November 1982 (age 43) | |
| 10 | Romelu Lukaku | FW | (1993-05-13)13 May 1993 (age 32) | |
| 19 | Enner Valencia | ST | (1989-11-04)4 November 1989 (age 36) | |
| 29 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | FW | (1997-03-16)16 March 1997 (age 28) | |
| 31 | Ademola Lookman | FW | (1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (age 28) | |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Bassala Sambou | Coventry City | Free transfer | [5] | |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Maarten Stekelenburg | Fulham | £850,000 | [6][7] | |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Chris Renshaw | Oldham Athletic | Free transfer | [8] | |
| 2 July 2016 | GK | Joe Hilton | Manchester City | Free transfer | [9] | |
| 2 July 2016 | CB | Nathan Baxter | Vitesse | Free transfer | [9] | |
| 2 August 2016 | MF | Idrissa Gueye | Aston Villa | £7,100,000 | [10] | |
| 10 August 2016 | DF | Ashley Williams | Swansea City | £9,000,000 | [11] | |
| 15 August 2016 | MF | Yannick Bolasie | Crystal Palace | £22,500,000 | [12] | |
| 1 September 2016 | CF | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | Sheffield United | £1,500,000 | [13] | |
| 5 January 2017 | MF | Ademola Lookman | Charlton Athletic | £7,500,000 | [14][15] | |
| 12 January 2017 | MF | Morgan Schneiderlin | Manchester United | £20,000,000 | [16] |
Total spending: £73,950,000
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2016 | DF | James Graham | — | Released | ||
| 30 June 2016 | DF | Tony Hibbert | — | Released | ||
| 30 June 2016 | DF | Felipe Mattioni | — | Released | ||
| 30 June 2016 | MF | Leon Osman | — | Released | ||
| 30 June 2016 | MF | Steven Pienaar | Sunderland | Released | [17] | |
| 30 June 2016 | GK | Jindřich Staněk | — | Released | ||
| 30 June 2016 | DF | Jordan Thorniley | Sheffield Wednesday | Released | [18] | |
| 4 July 2016 | GK | Tim Howard | Colorado Rapids | Free transfer | [19] | |
| 2 August 2016 | MF | Steven Kinsella | St Patrick's Athletic | Free transfer | [20] | |
| 9 August 2016 | DF | John Stones | Manchester City | £47,500,000 | [21][22] | |
| 22 August 2016 | DF | Spencer Myers | Fleetwood Town | Free transfer | [23] | |
| 25 August 2016 | CM | Ryan Ledson | Oxford United | Undisclosed | [24] | |
| 22 January 2017 | LW | Nathan Holland | West Ham United | Undisclosed | [25] | |
| 30 January 2017 | CM | Darron Gibson | Sunderland | £3,000,000 | [26] | |
| 30 January 2017 | LB | Bryan Oviedo | Sunderland | £4,500,000 | [26] |
Total incoming: £55,000,000
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2016 | CF | Enner Valencia | West Ham United | End of Season | [27] | |
| 25 January 2017 | LM | Anton Donkor | VfL Wolfsburg | End of Season | [28] |
| 16 July 2016Friendly | Jablonec | 0–1 | Schruns, Austria | |
| 14:00CEST | Report | Galloway | Stadium:Sportplatz |
| 23 July 2016Friendly | Barnsley | 0–3 | Barnsley | |
| 16:00CEST | Report | Mirallas Deulofeu Barkley | Stadium:Oakwell |
| 26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)Friendly | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–3 | Milton Keynes | |
| 19:45BST | Rasulo | Report | Deulofeu Barkley Bešić | Stadium:Stadium mk |
| 29 July 2016Dresden Cup | Dynamo Dresden | 2–1 | Dresden, Germany | |
| 19:30BST | Hauptmann Testroet | Report | Deulofeu | Stadium:Stadion Dresden Attendance: 12,353 |
| 30 July 2016Dresden Cup | Everton | 1–1 (3–4p) | Dresden, Germany | |
| 12:30BST | Mandi | Report | Pezzella | Stadium:Stadion Dresden |
| Penalties | ||||
| 3 August 2016 (2016-08-03) Wayne Rooney'sTestimonial | Manchester United | 0–0 | Manchester | |
| 20:00BST | Report | Stadium:Old Trafford |
| 6 August 2016Friendly | Everton | 0–1 | Liverpool | |
| 15:00BST | Report | Baptistão | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 12,080 |
| 17 Feb 2017Friendly | Everton | 4–0 | Dubai,UAE | |
| Barkley Valencia Koné | Report | Stadium:NAS Sports Complex |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 77 | 44 | +33 | 75 | Qualification for theEuropa League group stage[a] |
| 6 | Manchester United | 38 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 69 | Qualification for theChampions League group stage[b] |
| 7 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 61 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round[c] |
| 8 | Southampton | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 46 | |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 46 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 13 August 20161 | Everton | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Liverpool |
| 15:00BST | Barkley | Report | Lamela | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,494 Referee:Martin Atkinson |
| 20 August 20162 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Everton | West Bromwich |
| 15:00BST | McAuley Berahino Olsson Evans | Report | Mirallas Barry | Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,654 Referee:Neil Swarbrick |
| 27 August 20163 | Everton | 1–0 | Stoke City | Liverpool |
| 15:00BST | Barkley Given Barry | Report | Pieters | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,581 Referee:Michael Oliver |
| 12 September 20164 | Sunderland | 0–3 | Everton | Sunderland |
| 20:00BST | Watmore | Report | Gueye Lukaku | Stadium:Stadium of Light Attendance: 42,406 Referee:Mike Jones |
| 17 September 20165 | Everton | 3–1 | Middlesbrough | Liverpool |
| 17:30BST | Barry Coleman Lukaku | Report | Stekelenburg | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,074 Referee:Lee Mason |
| 24 September 20166 | Bournemouth | 1–0 | Everton | Bournemouth |
| 15:00BST | Stanislas Daniels Surman | Report | Gueye Oviedo | Stadium:Dean Court Attendance: 11,291 Referee:Robert Madley |
| 30 September 20167 | Everton | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Liverpool |
| 15:00BST | Oviedo Lukaku Barry Gueye Bolasie Cleverley | Report | Puncheon Tomkins Benteke Townsend | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 38,758 Referee:Jonathan Moss |
| 15 October 20168 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Everton | Manchester |
| 15:00BST | De Bruyne Agüero Nolito | Report | Lukaku Coleman Williams | Stadium:Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,512 Referee:Michael Oliver |
| 22 October 20169 | Burnley | 2–1 | Everton | Burnley |
| 15:00BST | Arfield Hendrick Vokes | Report | Gueye Coleman Bolasie Barry | Stadium:Turf Moor Attendance: 21,416 Referee:Mike Jones |
| 30 October 201610 | Everton | 2–0 | West Ham United | Liverpool |
| 13:30GMT | Gueye Lukaku Oviedo Barkley | Report | Obiang Reid Antonio | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,574[52] Referee:Anthony Taylor |
| 5 November 201611 | Chelsea | 5–0 | Everton | London |
| 17:30GMT | Hazard Alonso Costa Pedro | Report | Bolasie Jagielka Barry | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,429 Referee:Robert Madley |
| 19 November 201612 | Everton | 1–1 | Swansea City | Liverpool |
| 15:00GMT | Jagielka McCarthy Baines Barkley Coleman Mirallas | Report | Barrow Sigurðsson Naughton | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 38,773 Referee:Martin Atkinson |
| 27 November 201613 | Southampton | 1–0 | Everton | Southampton |
| 16:30GMT | Austin | Report | Lukaku | Stadium:St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,132 Referee:Craig Pawson |
| 4 December 201614 | Everton | 1–1 | Manchester United | Liverpool |
| 16:00GMT | Barry Baines Lukaku | Report | Rojo Ibrahimović Fellaini De Gea | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,550 Referee:Craig Pawson |
| 10 December 201615 | Watford | 3–2 | Everton | Watford |
| 12:30GMT | Guedioura Okaka Prödl Holebas | Report | Deulofeu Lukaku Baines | Stadium:Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,769 Referee:Anthony Taylor |
| 13 December 201616 | Everton | 2–1 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
| 19:45GMT | Jagielka McCarthy Coleman Williams | Report | Sánchez Koscielny | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,510 Referee:Mark Clattenburg |
| 19 December 201617 | Everton | 0–1 | Liverpool | Liverpool |
| 20:00GMT | Barkley Coleman Gueye | Report | Lovren Mané | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,590 Referee:Mike Dean |
| 26 December 201618 | Leicester City | 0–2 | Everton | Leicester |
| 15:00GMT | Simpson Drinkwater Morgan | Report | Mirallas Lukaku | Stadium:King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,985 Referee:Stuart Attwell |
| 30 December 201619 | Hull City | 2–2 | Everton | Hull |
| 20:00GMT | Dawson Elmohamady Snodgrass Maguire | Report | Marshall Jagielka Davies Barkley | Stadium:KCOM Stadium Attendance: 20,111 Referee:Jonathan Moss |
| 2 January 201720 | Everton | 3–0 | Southampton | Liverpool |
| 15:00GMT | Valencia Baines Lukaku | Report | Ward-Prowse | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 38,891 Referee:Kevin Friend |
| 15 January 201721 | Everton | 4–0 | Manchester City | Liverpool |
| 13:30GMT | Lukaku Mirallas Holgate Davies Lookman | Report | Silva Otamendi | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,588 Referee:Mark Clattenburg |
| 21 January 201722 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Everton | London |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Holgate Coleman | Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,594 Referee:Anthony Taylor |
| 1 February 201723 | Stoke City | 1–1 | Everton | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 20:00GMT | Crouch Bardsley | Report | Shawcross | Stadium:Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 27,612 Referee:Craig Pawson |
| 4 February 201724 | Everton | 6–3 | Bournemouth | Liverpool |
| 15:00GMT | Lukaku McCarthy Schneiderlin Robles Davies Barkley | Report | Arter King | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,026 Referee:Mike Jones |
| 11 February 201725 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Everton | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00GMT | Clayton Ramírez | Report | Stadium:Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,496 Referee:Mike Dean |
| 25 February 201726 | Everton | 2–0 | Sunderland | Liverpool |
| 15:00GMT | Gueye Lukaku | Report | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,595 Referee:Stuart Attwell |
| 5 March 201727 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–2 | Everton | Tottenham, London |
| 13:30GMT | Kane Dembélé Alli | Report | Gueye Lukaku Valencia Williams | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 31,962 Referee:Michael Oliver |
| 11 March 201728 | Everton | 3–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Liverpool |
| 15:00GMT | Mirallas Schneiderlin Barry Lukaku | Report | Yacob Dawson | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,592 Referee:Graham Scott |
| 18 March 201729 | Everton | 4–0 | Hull City | Liverpool |
| 15:00GMT | Calvert-Lewin Williams Valencia Barry Lukaku | Report | Huddlestone | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,248 Referee:Paul Tierney |
| 1 April 201730 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Everton | Liverpool |
| 12:30BST | Mané Coutinho Origi Can | Report | Davies Pennington Barkley Williams | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 52,920 Referee:Anthony Taylor |
| 4 April 201731 | Manchester United | 1–1 | Everton | Manchester |
| 20:00BST | Young Ibrahimović | Report | Jagielka Gueye Barry Davies Williams | Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 75,272 Referee:Neil Swarbrick |
| 9 April 201732 | Everton | 4–2 | Leicester City | Liverpool |
| 16:00BST | Davies Lukaku Mirallas Jagielka Baines | Report | Slimani Albrighton King | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,573 Referee:Bobby Madley |
| 15 April 201733 | Everton | 3–1 | Burnley | Liverpool |
| 15:00BST | Jagielka Mee Lukaku | Report | Vokes | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,328 Referee:Mark Clattenburg |
| 22 April 201734 | West Ham United | 0–0 | Everton | London |
| 15:00BST | Fernandes Fonte | Report | Gueye Williams Barry | Stadium:London Stadium Attendance: 56,971 Referee:Roger East |
| 30 April 201735 | Everton | 0–3 | Chelsea | Liverpool |
| 14:05BST | Baines Valencia Gueye | Report | Cahill Azpilicueta Costa Pedro Matić Willian | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,595 Referee:Jonathan Moss |
| 6 May 201736 | Swansea City | 1–0 | Everton | Swansea |
| 17:30BST | Llorente | Report | Stadium:Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,827 Referee:Martin Atkinson |
| 12 May 201737 | Everton | 1–0 | Watford | Liverpool |
| 19:45BST | Barkley | Report | Behrami Janmaat Holebas | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 38,550 Referee:Kevin Friend |
| 21 May 201738 | Arsenal | 3–1 | Everton | Holloway, London |
| 15:00BST | Bellerín Koscielny Sánchez Gabriel Holding Ramsey | Report | Williams Jagielka Lukaku Schneiderlin Baines | Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,976 Referee:Michael Oliver |
| 7 January 2017Third round | Everton | 1–2 | Leicester City | Liverpool |
| 15:00GMT | Lukaku Funes Mori | Report | Musa Kapustka | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 35,493 Referee:Martin Atkinson |
| 23 August 2016Second round | Everton | 4–0 | Yeovil Town | Liverpool |
| 19:45BST | Lennon Barkley Koné | Report | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 24,617 Referee: Christopher Kavanagh |
| 20 September 2016 (2016-09-20)Third round | Everton | 0–2 | Norwich City | Liverpool |
| 19:45BST | Report | Naismith Jo. Murphy | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 29,550 Referee:Andrew Madley |