| 2016–17 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Peter Swann | ||
| Manager | Graham Alexander | ||
| Stadium | Glanford Park | ||
| League One | 3rd | ||
| FA Cup | First round (eliminated byCharlton Athletic) | ||
| League Cup | Second round (eliminated byBristol City) | ||
| Football League Trophy | Third round (eliminated byOxford United) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Josh Morris (19) All:Josh Morris (20) | ||
The2016–17 season wasScunthorpe United's 118th season in their existence and their third consecutive season inLeague One. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in theFA Cup,League Cup andJP Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
| 8 July 2016 (2016-07-08) | Stamford | 0–3 | Scunthorpe United | Stamford |
| 19:00 | Report | Holmes 12',45'Madden 56' | Stadium:Zeeco Stadium |
| 23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Hull City | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 | Report | Maloney 24' Hernández 65' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 2,085 |
| 26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Rotherham United | Scunthorpe |
| 19:30 | van Veen 16' Morris 86' | Report | Wood 23' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 1,466 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United(C, P) | 46 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 92 | 47 | +45 | 100 | Promotion to theEFL Championship |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers(P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 86 | |
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 80 | 54 | +26 | 82 | Qualification for theLeague One play-offs[a] |
| 4 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 82 | |
| 5 | Bradford City | 46 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 79 |
| 6 August 20161 | Scunthorpe United | 3–1 | Bristol Rovers | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00BST | van Veen 66' Morris 81'Clarke  87'Wootton 90+6' | Report | Clarke 11' Taylor 31'Lockyer 40' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 4,636 |
| 13 August 20162 | Fleetwood Town | 2–2 | Scunthorpe United | Fleetwood |
| 15:00BST | Jónsson 37' Ball 51'Kip 82' | Report | Hopper 63' van Veen 67' 80' | Stadium:Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,509(486 away) |
| 16 August 20163 | AFC Wimbledon | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Norbiton |
| 19:45BST | Barnett 39' Charles 61' | Report | Hopper 23' Morris 41' (pen.)van Veen 54' | Stadium:Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,163(372 away) |
| 20 August 20164 | Scunthorpe United | 5–0 | Gillingham | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00BST | van Veen 5' Morris 20',59' (pen)Clarke 45+2'Hopper 82' | Report | 64'Emmanuel-Thomas | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 3,718 Referee: David Webb |
| 27 August 20165 | Port Vale | 3–1 | Scunthorpe United | Burslem |
| 15:00BST | Thomas 19' Forrester 33'Jones 49',84' | Report | Clarke 23'  55'Morris 45+2'Townsend 58' | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 4,557(373 away) |
| 10 September 20166 | Scunthorpe United | 4–0 | Southend United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00BST | Madden 36' van Veen 41'Morris 57'Smallwood 87' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 3,723 Referee: John Brookes |
| 17 September 20167 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Scunthorpe United | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00BST | Deegan 32' Whalley 45+1'McGivern 57'Grimmer 89'Dodds 90+3' | BBC Report | Clarke 36' Mirfin 45+5' | Stadium:Greenhous Meadow Attendance: 4,878(409 away) Referee: John Busby |
| 20 September 20168 | Scunthorpe United | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45BST | BBC Report | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 3,801 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 24 September 20169 | Scunthorpe United | 2–2 | Sheffield United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00BST | Clarke 33' van Veen 44'Morris 55'Wallace 62'Holmes 82'Mirfin 85' | BBC Report | 14'Ebanks-Landell 34' 69'Basham 42'Done 85' (pen)Sharp | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 6,243 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 27 September 201610 | Walsall | 1–4 | Scunthorpe United | Walsall |
| 19:45BST | Kinsella 10' Oztumer 45'Makris 90+2' | Report | 11' (pen.),13',82'Morris 47'Bishop | Stadium:The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 3,970 Referee:Michael Salisbury |
| 1 October 201611 | Bury | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Bury |
| 15:00BST | Soares 35' 58' Mellis 41'Kay 80'Etuhu 90+1' | Report | Wiseman 42' Wallace 45+2'Morris 65'van Veen 80' | Stadium:Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,355 Referee:David Webb |
| 8 October 201612 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00BST | Morris 44' Dawson 47'Bishop 70' | Report | Diamond 45+1' Taylor 59'McCourt 74' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 4,714 Referee:Darren Handley |
| 15 October 201613 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00BST | Holmes 22' Madden 65',81'Bishop 75' | Report | 37'Agard 54'Bowditch 58'Reeves 70'Walsh 75'Carruthers 79'Downing 88'Lewington 90+2'Maynard | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 4,238 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 18 October 201614 | Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Oldham |
| 19:45BST | Ladapo 42' Erwin 45+1'Dummigan 87' | Report | Bishop 45+2' Morris 90+5' | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 2,911 Referee:Darren England |
| 22 October 201615 | Chesterfield | 0–3 | Scunthorpe United | Chesterfield |
| 15:00BST | Anderson 83' | Report | Morris 49' van Veen 60'Dawson 79'Mantom 85' | Stadium:Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,328 Referee:Oliver Langford |
| 29 October 201616 | Scunthorpe United | 4–1 | Swindon Town | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00BST | Madden 15',45+1' Holmes 21'van Veen 43'Bishop 49'Dawson 79' | Report | 52', 77'Thompson 58'Furlong 90+2'Stewart | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 4,262 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 12 November 201617 | Coventry City | 0–1 | Scunthorpe United | Coventry |
| 15:00GMT | Turnbull 68' Rúben Lameiras 90+2' | Report | Morris 55' Holmes 60'Goode 66' | Stadium:Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,737 Referee:Jonathan Moss |
| 19 November 201618 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00GMT | van Veen 38' Wiseman 80' | Report | Green 58' 65' Banks 67'Ripley 79'Fané 90+3' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 4,323 Referee:Graham Salisbury |
| 22 November 201619 | Peterborough United | 0–2 | Scunthorpe United | Peterborough |
| 19:45GMT | Baldwin 23' Coulthirst 45+1'Edwards 67' | Report | van Veen 21' 24' Goode 72'Bishop 83' | Stadium:ABAX Stadium Attendance: 5,222 Referee:Charles Breakspear |
| 26 November 201620 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Oxford United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00GMT | Holmes 35' Townsend 89' | Report | Ledson 36' Dunkley 40'Edwards 47'Hall 56' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 4,338 Referee:Michael Salisbury |
| 10 December 201621 | Rochdale | 3–2 | Scunthorpe United | Rochdale |
| 15:00GMT | Thompson 41' Rathbone 53'Andrew 75'Henderson 90+1' | Report | Bishop 17' 84' Hopper 80' | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 3,445 Referee:Ben Toner |
| 17 December 201622 | Scunthorpe United | 3–0 | Millwall | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00GMT | Madden 2' 36',67' Adelakun 45'Wallace 46' | Report | Romeo 22' Martin 36'Hutchinson 61'Thompson 76'Williams 86' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 4,355 Referee:Roger East |
| 26 December 201623 | Bradford City | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United | Bradford |
| 15:00GMT | Vincelot 35' Hanson 56' | Report | Madden 23' Bishop 55' | Stadium:The Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 21,874 Referee:Darren Handley |
| 31 December 201624 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Bolton |
| 15:00GMT | Vela 17' Spearing 61'Beevers 69'Taylor 78'Henry 90+4' | Report | Dawson 45' Bishop 62'Clarke 80'Mantom 90'van Veen 90+7' | Stadium:Macron Stadium Attendance: 17,062 Referee:Andrew Madley |
| 2 January 201725 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Peterborough United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00GMT | Morris 45+1' | Report | Tafazolli 13' Maddison 42'Hughes 45+1'Goode 83' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 4,855 Referee:Andy Haines |
| 7 January 201726 | Scunthorpe United | 3–2 | Bury | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00GMT | Toffolo 8' Dawson 19'Wallace 33'Morris 44' | Report | Miller 41' Pope 45+2'Etuhu 67' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 5,173 Referee:Eddie Ilderton |
| 14 January 201727 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Northampton |
| 15:00GMT | Richards 33' Revell 42' 88'O'Toole 61' | Report | van Veen 21' 61' Mantom 25'Dawson 59'Morris 83'Holmes 83' | Stadium:Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,649 Referee:Graham Horwood |
| 28 January 201728 | Scunthorpe United | 3–2 | Port Vale | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00GMT | Morris 49' (pen.) Toney 62'Hopper 71' | Report | Guy 12' Walker 38'Hooper 59' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 4,442 Referee:Darren England |
| 4 February 201729 | Southend United | 3–1 | Scunthorpe United | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00GMT | Fortuné 39' Timlin 57'Wordsworth 71'Cox 76'Leonard 81' 85' | Report | Wallace 5' 8' Holmes 41'Dawson 45+1'Bishop 85'Toney 90+3' | Stadium:Roots Hall Attendance: 7,346 Referee:Robert Madley |
| 11 February 201730 | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00GMT | Wallace 68' | Report | Nsiala 40' Ladapo 69' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 4,367 Referee:Brett Huxtable |
| 14 February 201731 | Scunthorpe United | 0–0 | Walsall | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45GMT | Ness 18' | Report | Chambers 27' McCarthy 64'Edwards 67' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 3,168 Referee:Graham Salisbury |
| 18 February 201732 | Sheffield United | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Sheffield |
| 15:00GMT | Sharp 49' 87' Coutts 58'Duffy 77'Fleck 90+7' | Report | Toffolo 10' 51' van Veen 35'Madden 47'Bishop 59'Dawson 88' | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,980 Referee:Mike Jones |
| 25 February 201733 | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Bristol |
| 15:00GMT | Clarke 39' | Report | Sutton 10' Lockyer 73' (o.g.) | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,784 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 28 February 201734 | Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | AFC Wimbledon | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45GMT | Mirfin 7' Morris 74' | Report | Barcham 37' Taylor 57'Parrett 60' 73'Poleon 69'Soares 85' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 3,368 Referee:Sebastian Stockbridge |
| 4 March 201735 | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Fleetwood Town | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00GMT | Morris 11' Madden 64'Dawson 64' | Report | Cole 29' 41' Grant 90' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 5,541 Referee:Peter Bankes |
| 7 March 201736 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Charlton, London |
| 19:45GMT | Jackson 33' Holmes 58'Byrne 82'Ulvestad 85'Watt 90' (pen.) 90+1'Chicksen 90+2' | Report | van Veen 75' | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 9,088 Referee:Dean Whitestone |
| 11 March 201737 | Gillingham | 3–2 | Scunthorpe United | Gillingham |
| 15:00GMT | Ehmer 26' Herd 34'Wright 77' (pen.),82' (pen.),86' (pen.) 86'Byrne 90+3' | Report | Madden 4' 50' van Veen 70'Toffolo 73' 85'Clarke 88'Toney 89' | Stadium:Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,851 Referee:Robert Lewis |
| 14 March 201738 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Rochdale | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45GMT | Mirfin 17' Toffolo 24'Clarke 45+3'Madden 54'Crooks 90+3' | Report | Rafferty 32' Henderson 41' 84'Camps 85' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 3,225 Referee:David Webb |
| 18 March 201739 | Oxford United | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Oxford |
| 15:00GMT | Lundstram 52' Nelson 90+1' | Report | Madden 12' | Stadium:Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,652 Referee:Tim Robinson |
| 26 March 201740 | Scunthorpe United | 3–2 | Bradford City | Scunthorpe |
| 12:30GMT | Toney 3',47' Crooks 82' 90+3' | Report | Toner 14' Jones 16'McMahon 34'Clarke 42' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 5,247 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 1 April 201741 | Millwall | 3–1 | Scunthorpe United | Bermondsey, London |
| 15:00GMT | Williams 3' (pen.) Ferguson 57'Morison 62'O'Brien 68'Worrall 90+3' | Report | Sutton 86' Crooks 90+4' | Stadium:The Den Attendance: 9,789 Referee:Nigel Miller |
| 8 April 201742 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00BST | Mirfin 11' Crooks 33'Bishop 64'Wallace 80' | Report | Vela 33' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 6,149 Referee:David Webb |
| 14 April 201743 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–1 | Scunthorpe United | Milton Keynes |
| 15:00BST | Report | Toney 29' | Stadium:stadium:mk Attendance: 9,274 Referee:Graham Horwood |
| 17 April 201744 | Scunthorpe United | 3–1 | Chesterfield | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00BST | McGinn 21' (o.g.) Toney 37',73'Wiseman 83' | Report | Anderson 90+2' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 4,636 Referee:Darren Drysdale |
| 22 April 201745 | Swindon Town | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Swindon |
| 15:00BST | Branco 41' Ince 85' | Report | Wallace 5' Toney 45+1'Mantom 71' | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 7,579 Referee:Nick Kinseley |
| 30 April 201746 | Scunthorpe United | 3–1 | Coventry City | Scunthorpe |
| 12:00BST | van Veen 52' Bishop 84'Townsend 88'Adelakun 89' | Report | Camwell 35' Gadzhev 36' | Stadium:Glanford Park Referee:Richard Clark |
| 4 May 2017Semi-final first leg | Millwall | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United | Bermondsey, London |
| 19:45BST | Morison 42' Ferguson 69'Craig 87' | Report | Toney 24' Wallace 64' | Stadium:The Den Referee:Andrew Madley |
| 7 May 2017Semi-final second leg | Scunthorpe United | 2–3 (2–3agg.) | Millwall | Scunthorpe |
| 18:30BST | Toney 19' Dawson 35' 81'Ness 51'Bishop 88' | Report | Abdou 39' Williams 41'Morison 45',58'Gregory 52' | Stadium:Glanford Park Referee:Chris Kavanagh |
| 5 November 2016First round | Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Scunthorpe United | Charlton, London |
| 15:00GMT | Bauer 12' Lookman 34',83'Jackson 40' | Report | Hopper 52' van Veen 72'Townsend 80'Williams 90' | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 4,123 Referee:Chris Sarginson |
| 9 August 2016First round | Scunthorpe United | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Notts County | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45BST | van Veen 100',115' | Report | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 2,158 |
| 23 August 2016Second round | Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Bristol City | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45BST | Morris 60' (pen) Dawson 72'van Veen 96' | Report | 35'Reid 65'Golbourne 97'Abraham | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 2,397 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advance toRound 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Cambridge United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Middlesbrough U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| 30 August 2016Group Stage Game 1 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Middlesbrough U23 | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45BST | Wallace 63' Adelakun 73' | Elsdon 55' Cooke 72' | Stadium:Glanford Park |
| 4 October 2016Group Stage Game 2 | Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45BST | Lancashire 10' (o.g.) Margetts 56' | Report | Sarcevic 29' Toney 61' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 1,316 Referee:Nigel Miller |
| 8 November 2016Group Stage Game 3 | Cambridge United | 0–2 | Scunthorpe United | Cambridge |
| 19:45GMT | Elito 68' | Report | Williams 36' Adelakun 90+1' | Stadium:The R Costings Abbey Stadium Attendance: 666 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 6 December 2016Round 2 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 (5–3p) | Morecambe | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45GMT | Mantom 3' | Report | Edwards 35' 53' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 987 Referee:Darren Drysdale |
| Penalties | ||||
Morris Madden van Veen Mantom Williams | Murphy Rose Molyneux Mullin | |||
| 10 January 2017Third round | Oxford United | 4–1 | Scunthorpe United | Oxford |
| 19:45GMT | Johnson 19' Hemmings 23',50' (pen.),90+3'Skarz 43' | Report | Williams 11' (pen.) Clarke 36'Sutton 49' | Stadium:The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,383 Referee:Gavin Ward |
| No. | Name | Pos. | Nat. | Place of Birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date Signed | Fee | Contract | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Luke Daniels | GK |  | Bolton | 37 | 109 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 January 2015 | Undisclosed | 2017 | ||
| 13 | Joe Anyon | GK | | Lytham St Annes | 38 | 19 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 January 2015 | Free | 2017 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Scott Wiseman | RB |  | Kingston upon Hull | 40 | 53 | 2 | Preston North End | 1 July 2015 | Free | 2017 | ||
| 3 | Scott Laird | LB | | Taunton | 37 | 39 | 2 | Preston North End | 10 June 2015 | Free | 2017 | ||
| 5 | Murray Wallace | CB |  | Glasgow | 32 | 86 | 3 | Huddersfield Town | 2 January 2016 | Free | 2019 | ||
| 6 | David Mirfin | CB | | Sheffield | 40 | 254 | 11 | Watford | 31 July 2012 | Free | 2017 | ||
| 15 | Harry Toffolo | LB | | Welwyn Garden City | 30 | 24 | 2 | Norwich City | 31 August 2016 | Loan | 2017 | ||
| 20 | Charlie Goode | CB | | Watford | 30 | 40 | 2 | Hendon | 10 June 2015 | Free | 2017 | ||
| 22 | Conor Townsend | LB | | Hessle | 32 | 54 | 1 | Hull City | 6 January 2016 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 33 | Jordan Clarke | RB | | Coventry | 34 | 87 | 3 | Coventry City | 10 January 2015 | Undisclosed | 2017 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Stephen Dawson | LM |  | Dublin | 39 | 70 | 1 | Rochdale | 1 July 2015 | Free | 2017 | ||
| 11 | Josh Morris | LM | | Preston | 34 | 47 | 20 | Bradford City | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2019 | ||
| 12 | Neal Bishop | CM | | Stockton-on-Tees | 44 | 132 | 10 | Blackpool | 19 June 2014 | Free | 2017 | ||
| 16 | Hakeeb Adelakun | LW | | Hackney | 29 | 120 | 14 | Academy | 1 July 2012 | Trainee | 2018 | ||
| 17 | Sam Mantom | CM | | Stourbridge | 33 | 30 | 2 | Walsall | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2019 | ||
| 19 | Duane Holmes | LM |  | Columbus | 31 | 36 | 3 | Huddersfield Town | 7 July 2016 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 26 | Jamie Ness | CM | | Irvine | 34 | 44 | 0 | Stoke City | 10 July 2015 | Free | 2017 | ||
| 30 | Matt Crooks | DM | | Leeds | 31 | 12 | 3 | Rangers | 12 January 2017 | Loan | 2017 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Luke Williams | SS | | Middlesbrough | 32 | 49 | 8 | Middlesbrough | 2 July 2015 | Undisclosed | 2018 | ||
| 9 | Paddy Madden | CF | | Dublin | 35 | 164 | 56 | Yeovil Town | 10 January 2014 | £300,000 | 2018 | ||
| 10 | Kevin van Veen | CF/RW |  | Eindhoven | 34 | 84 | 15 | FC Oss | 30 January 2015 | Undisclosed | 2018 | ||
| 14 | Tom Hopper | CF | | Boston | 31 | 94 | 18 | Leicester City | 26 June 2015 | Free | 2017 | ||
| 21 | Jonny Margetts | CF | | Doncaster | 32 | 4 | 1 | Lincoln City | 31 August 2016 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | ||
| 24 | Ivan Toney | CF | | Northampton | 29 | 14 | 6 | Newcastle United | 12 January 2017 | Loan | 2017 | ||
| 28 | Craig Davies | CF |  | Burton upon Trent | 39 | 17 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 7 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 2017 | ||
| On Loan | |||||||||||||
| 29 | Kyle Wootton | CF | | Epworth | 29 | 41 | 5 | Academy | 1 August 2014 | Trainee | 2017 | ||
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Luke Daniels | 42 | 0 | 39+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | GIB | Scott Wiseman | 24 | 2 | 16+7 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Murray Wallace | 51 | 1 | 44+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | David Mirfin | 33 | 2 | 31+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Luke Williams | 11 | 1 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Stephen Dawson | 46 | 1 | 40+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Paddy Madden | 36 | 11 | 26+6 | 11 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | NED | Kevin van Veen | 39 | 11 | 24+8 | 9 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Josh Morris | 47 | 20 | 42+0 | 19 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Neal Bishop | 42 | 4 | 34+6 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Joe Anyon | 9 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Tom Hopper | 35 | 6 | 21+9 | 5 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Harry Toffolo | 21 | 1 | 20+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Hakeeb Adelakun | 22 | 3 | 7+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Sam Mantom | 30 | 1 | 9+15 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Richard Smallwood | 19 | 1 | 6+10 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Duane Holmes | 37 | 3 | 28+4 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Charlie Goode | 26 | 0 | 13+7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Jonny Margetts | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Conor Townsend | 28 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Ivan Toney | 14 | 6 | 8+6 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO | Jamie Ness | 14 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | WAL | Craig Davies | 17 | 0 | 3+14 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Matt Crooks | 12 | 3 | 8+4 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Levi Sutton | 9 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Jordan Clarke | 24 | 1 | 19+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Lewis Butroid | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Player(s) currently out on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Scott Laird | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Kyle Wootton | 5 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | | LM | Josh Morris | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | 9 | | CF | Paddy Madden | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | | CF | Kevin van Veen | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |
| 4 | 14 | | CF | Tom Hopper | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 24 | | CF | Ivan Toney | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | 12 | | CM | Neal Bishop | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 16 | | LW | Hakeeb Adelakun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | | CM | Duane Holmes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 30 | | DM | Matt Crooks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | 2 | | RB | Scott Wiseman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | | CB | Murray Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | | CB | David Mirfin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | | LB | Harry Toffolo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17 | | CM | Sam Mantom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 | 7 | | SS | Luke Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | | LM | Stephen Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| CM | Richard Smallwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 21 | | CF | Jonny Margetts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 29 | | CF | Kyle Wootton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 | | RB | Jordan Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 85 | ||||
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| 1 | 10 | | CF | Kevin van Veen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 12 | | CM | Neal Bishop | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 8 | | LM | Stephen Dawson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | | CB | Murray Wallace | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | | RB | Jordan Clarke | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 6 | | CB | David Mirfin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | | CF | Paddy Madden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | LB | Harry Toffolo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | | LM | Duane Holmes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 11 | | LM | Josh Morris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | | LB | Conor Townsend | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 17 | | CM | Sam Mantom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | | CB | Charlie Goode | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | | CF | Ivan Toney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | | RM | Levi Sutton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 2 | | RB | Scott Wiseman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | | SS | Luke Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | | CM | Jamie Ness | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | | DM | Matt Crooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | CM | | Sam Mantom | Walsall | Free transfer | [1] |
| 1 July 2016 | LM | | Josh Morris | Bradford City | Free transfer | [2] |
| 6 July 2016 | CM | | Duane Holmes | Huddersfield Town | Free transfer | [3] |
| 31 August 2016 | CF | | Jonny Margetts | Lincoln City | Undisclosed | [4] |
| 7 January 2017 | CF | | Craig Davies | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 31 January 2017 | GK | | Rory Watson | Hull City | Free transfer | [6] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | CB | | Andrew Boyce | Grimsby Town[a] | Released | [8] |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | | Niall Canavan | Rochdale[b] | Released | [8] |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | | Sean McAllister | Grimsby Town[c] | Released | [8] |
| 1 July 2016 | LW | | Gary McSheffrey | Doncaster Rovers[d] | Released | [8] |
| 31 January 2017 | DM | | Jack King | Stevenage | Free transfer | [12] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2016 | LB | | Harry Toffolo | Norwich City | 3 January 2017 | [4] |
| 31 August 2016 | CM | | Richard Smallwood | Rotherham United | 3 January 2017 | [4] |
| 7 January 2017 | LB | | Harry Toffolo | Norwich City | End of Season | [13] |
| 12 January 2017 | DM | | Matt Crooks | Rangers | End of Season | [14] |
| 12 January 2017 | CF | | Ivan Toney | Newcastle United | End of Season | [15] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | AM | | Dominic Vose | Grimsby Town | End of Season | [16] |
| 30 August 2016 | DM | | Jack King | Stevenage | 3 January 2017 | [17] |
| 31 August 2016 | LB | | Scott Laird | Walsall | 3 January 2017 | [18] |
| 20 September 2016 | CF | | Noel Burdett | Frickley Athletic | 1 December 2016 | [19] |
| 30 September 2016 | CF | | Kyle Wootton | North Ferriby United | 24 January 2017 | [20] |
| 25 November 2016 | MF | | Levi Sutton | North Ferriby United | 23 December 2016 | [21] |
| 2 December 2016 | CF | | Noel Burdett | Gainsborough Trinity | End of Season | [22] |
| 12 January 2017 | LB | | Scott Laird | Walsall | End of Season | [23] |
| 25 January 2017 | CF | | Kyle Wootton | Cheltenham Town | End of Season | [24] |
| 27 January 2017 | SS | | Luke Williams | Northampton Town | End of Season | [25] |
| 31 January 2017 | CF | | Jonny Margetts | Crewe Alexandra | 3 February 2017 | [26][a] |
| 31 January 2017 | GK | | Rory Watson | North Ferriby United | End of Season | [6] |
