2016–17_in_English_football

Football in England
Season	2016–17
Men's football
Premier League	Chelsea
Championship	Newcastle United
League One	Sheffield United
League Two	Portsmouth
National League	Lincoln City
FA Cup	Arsenal
EFL Trophy	Coventry City
EFL Cup	Manchester United
Community Shield	Manchester United

2016–17 in English football

137th season of competitive association football in England

The 2016–17 season was the 137th season of competitive association football in England.

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Men's Football

League season

Premier League

Antonio Conte enjoyed a successful start to life as Chelsea manager, winning the title in his first season at the club and earning a record number of league victories for a season, with only poor early form preventing them from also setting a new points total. Tottenham Hotspur shrugged off a disappointing Champions League campaign to push Chelsea close for the title, though they ultimately missed out – however, they ultimately finished with both the best attack and defence, with striker Harry Kane once again claiming the Golden Boot, whilst they ultimately went unbeaten at home during their final season at White Hart Lane. Manchester City improved on the previous season's finish by one place in Pep Guardiola's first season in charge, though ultimately ended the season trophyless, despite recording the third-best attack and reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Liverpool made the Champions League for the first time in three years in Jürgen Klopp's first full season, though were prevented from finishing any higher than fourth by an inconsistent start to 2017, a consequence of both losing their £35 million signing Sadio Mané to international duty in January and February as well as suffering from several dropped points against bottom-half teams, in spite of going the season unbeaten against the rest of the top seven.

Despite winning seven of their final eight games, Arsenal finished in fifth place and failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time since 1997, as fan pressure on both manager Arsène Wenger and share-owner Stan Kroenke grew. While they did win the FA Cup for the third time in four seasons, making Wenger the most successful manager in the competition's history, they endured yet another disastrous Champions League run, losing at the last-16 stage for a seventh successive year. Manchester United finished in sixth place, one place lower than the previous season, in José Mourinho's first season in charge with their failure to turn any one of their 15 draws into victories, though they did at least win the EFL Cup and won the Europa League final, winning the competition for the first time in their history and therefore securing a place in the Champions League. In only their second-ever top-flight season, AFC Bournemouth built on the success of the previous season as they secured a ninth-place finish and scored 55 goals, defying the critics who had tipped them to struggle from second-season syndrome. Much as Chelsea had the previous season, Leicester City made a poor defence of their title, despite having what turned out to be the best Champions League run of any English club this season by reaching the quarter-finals. With the club struggling, manager Claudio Ranieri was sacked in February and replaced by coach Craig Shakespeare, who steered the club to 12th place, still the lowest finish for a defending Premier League champion, but comfortably clear of relegation.

Crystal Palace had looked in serious danger of relegation early on, but a revival after Sam Allardyce took over saw them comfortably survive, securing a club-record fifth successive top-flight season in the process. Swansea City also looked dead and buried after early struggles under Francesco Guidolin and then a disastrous spell with Bob Bradley as manager, but were ultimately saved by a late improvement under Paul Clement's management. Burnley fared the best of the promoted clubs, with only atrocious away form preventing them finishing higher as they made their home-ground of Turf Moor one of the hardest places to get a point from – and secured a second successive top-flight season for the first time in 40 years. Watford, in their first successive top-flight campaign for 30 years, successfully ensured a third consecutive Premier League season – however, as a result of poor away form, a disastrous end to the season and several spells of indifferent form throughout the campaign, the Hornets were unable to really build on the previous season despite recording their first league victories over Manchester United and at Arsenal since the 1980s.

After several successive escapes from relegation, Sunderland's resilience finally collapsed and they dropped into the Championship after a decade, spending virtually the entire season rooted to the bottom of the table, as David Moyes being the first manager to spend a full season in charge of the Black Cats since 2011 ultimately amounted to nothing. Middlesbrough also struggled throughout their first top-flight season in eight years, with a poor end to the season, the weakest goalscoring record in the division and an inability to turn one of their 13 draws into victories ultimately dooming them. Hull City were the final relegated side, never quite recovering from a disastrous pre-season which saw manager Steve Bruce quit and next to no new players signed; despite encouraging early season form under Mike Phelan, a dismal run in the winter saw him sacked and replaced by Marco Silva, who steered the club to a much better second half of the season, but it ultimately proved to be a case of too little, too late.

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Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).^[6]^[7]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Arsenal qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2016–17 FA Cup. As they had also qualified there by the virtue of their league position (5th), this spot was passed to the next-highest ranked team (6th), Manchester United.
Manchester United qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. Based on their league position (6th), they would have received the spot above to enter the Europa League group stage. This spot was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
Manchester United, winners of the 2016–17 EFL Cup, initially attained a spot in the Europa League third qualifying round. That was passed to the next-highest ranked team in the league not already qualified for UEFA competitions (7th-placed Everton).

Championship

Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion led the way for most of the season, and ultimately secured the two automatic promotion spots. Newcastle, as in their previous spell in the second tier, made an immediate return to the top-flight as champions despite a late scare with three games to go (and because of both Sunderland and Middlesbrough being relegated, it would be the first time since 1998 that the Magpies were the sole North-East team in the top-flight), while Brighton (ironically managed by Chris Hughton who steered Newcastle to promotion in their previous spell in the Championship) lost out on the title on the last day, after not winning any of their last 3 games – however, by this point, they had already earned promotion to the top-flight for only the second time in their history, and for the first time since 1983, after they narrowly missed out to Middlesbrough on goal difference on the final day of the previous season. Taking the final spot through the playoffs were Huddersfield Town, who won promotion to the top-flight for the first time in 45 years and in manager David Wagner's first full season in charge – whilst they did endure a poor end to the season and ultimately finished with a negative goal difference, the Terriers gradually eased their way through the play-off semi-final games against Sheffield Wednesday and then edged out Reading on penalties in the final at Wembley.

Leeds United managed a promotion challenge for the first time in six years and secured only their third finish in the top half of the Championship since being relegated from the Premier League in 2004, but poor runs of form either end of the season combined with an excellent late run by Fulham saw them fall short of the play-offs. Aston Villa's first season outside of the top-flight since 1988 proved to be turbulent as they changed managers after just eleven games – whilst they didn't look like relegation material, their failure to turn draws into wins also prevented them from making anything resembling a promotion challenge despite striker Jonathan Kodjia scoring 19 of their goals. Birmingham City's season surprised for all the wrong reasons, as they controversially sacked manager Gary Rowett in favour of Gianfranco Zola in December despite being only just outside the play-offs, only for their form to completely collapse in the second half of the season, leaving them needing a late improvement after Zola was replaced by Harry Redknapp and then a final-day win at Bristol City to stay up.

After two seasons flirting with relegation, Rotherham United finished bottom in what was a truly awful league campaign, getting through three managers by the end of November and recording the lowest second tier points total since 3 points for a win was introduced in 1981, with only a three match unbeaten run at the end of the season stopping them from conceding 100 goals. Wigan Athletic were immediately relegated back to League One, never quite getting back to grips with life in the Championship and ultimately being cost dear by a poor end to the season, as well as a failure to win home games between October and January. Blackburn Rovers filled the final relegation spot in a season marred by increasing fan protests aimed at the owners; while a late-season revival under Tony Mowbray meant they took survival to the last day, other results ultimately went against them and sent them down to the third tier for the first time since 1980; this also made them the first former Premier League champions to drop down into the third tier (Leicester City and Manchester City had both been in the third tier since the formation of the Premier League, but did not win the league until after their spells in the third tier). In their first ever season in the Championship, Burton Albion flirted with the drop on several occasions but ultimately pulled themselves away from the bottom three to ensure their first season in the second tier would not be their last.

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Source: English Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

League One

After five seasons of near-misses and playoff heartbreak, Sheffield United finally ended their exile from the Championship and returned to the second tier for the first time since 2011, going up as champions and breaking the 100-point mark in the process. Despite making a slow start, the Blades gradually surged up the table and into the top two, giving former player Chris Wilder promotion in his first season as the club's manager as well as his second successive promotion in a year. Taking second place in a battle that went to the final day, Bolton Wanderers secured promotion back to the Championship at the first opportunity and in manager Phil Parkinson's first season in charge, never once looking like falling out of the top six. Taking the final spot through the play-offs were Millwall who shrugged off losing in the final the previous year by scraping into the top six in their last few games and then edged past opponents Bradford City in the final at Wembley, returning to the second tier after two years.

Fleetwood Town enjoyed their best season in their history, earning an unlikely fourth place, missing out on automatic promotion on the final day before only just being edged out by Bradford City in the play-offs semi-finals. In their first ever season at this level, AFC Wimbledon surprised the critics with an early challenge for promotion – whilst several dropped points and a failure to win any of their last six games pushed them back down into mid-table and below rivals Milton Keynes Dons (who looked like suffering a second successive relegation before the arrival of Hearts manager Robbie Neilson helped push them away from the drop), the club were not once in danger of suffering an immediate relegation back to League Two and ensured their stay in the third tier would last beyond one season. Northampton Town's first season in League One since 2009 started strongly as they continued their impressive unbeaten run, but a sharp drop in form in the winter months pushed them into the relegation battle, before a late good run of form helped them move back up the table. For the second season in a row, John Sheridan returned to Oldham Athletic to mastermind the Latic's great escape from relegation, despite their miserable scoring record that saw them score less than all four relegated teams.

At the bottom of the table, Chesterfield's three-year stay in League One came to an end as their decline in form following the loss of manager Paul Cook to Portsmouth finally took its toll. Coventry City fared not much better as they hit rock-bottom and fell into the bottom tier of the Football League for the first time since 1959 and just 16 years after having been in the top-flight – even victory in the Football League Trophy and a late run of good results following the return of successful former manager Mark Robins proved to not be enough, as growing fan protests towards the owners left the Sky Blues facing a bleak future. Only two years after narrowly missing out on promotion to the Championship, Swindon Town fell into League Two for the first time since 2012 with several poor results proving costly, despite the surprise appointment of former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood as director of football. Taking the final spot were Port Vale, who looked like shrugging off the loss of manager Rob Page to Northampton Town – however, a complete collapse in form around the winter period saw them slide into the relegation zone and they were relegated on the final day after drawing at Fleetwood, as it turned out a victory would have proved enough to save them.

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Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

League Two

Having lost in the play-offs just the previous year, Portsmouth shrugged off the heartbreak and won promotion to League One for the first time since 2013 and their first promotion in 14 years – despite looking set for the play-offs once more, a late surge in form from January onwards helped propel them into the top 3, taking the title on the last day. Going up in second were Plymouth Argyle, who also shrugged off their play-off loss from the previous year and ensured their six-year exile from the third tier came to an end, only missing out on the title by goal difference. Doncaster Rovers took the last automatic spot, securing an immediate return to League One – they had ironically been the first club to be promoted, but a failure to win any of their last five games pushed them into third place. Taking the last place through the play-offs were Blackpool, who also secured an immediate return to League One by defeating Exeter City at Wembley, also giving the club their first promotion since 2010 after 3 relegations in 5 years.

Despite losing their manager to Shrewsbury Town and then dismissing his replacement after only five months, Grimsby Town's first season in the Football League for six years saw them never once threatened with relegation and they secured their Football League status comfortably. Crewe Alexandra endured a turbulent season both on and off the pitch, as their strong start petered out and they were sucked into the relegation fight, which led to the dismissal of manager Steve Davis, an act seen as overdue by the fans after months of protests against the owners and their refusal to sack him. However, following the appointment of former player David Artell as manager, the Railwaymen fought their way back up the table and finished comfortably clear of the bottom two.

At the bottom of the table, after 112 years in the Football League and just three years after narrowly missing out on promotion to the Championship, Leyton Orient finally hit rock-bottom and were relegated to the fifth tier in a season that saw them change managers five times and was marked by increasing fan protests against the club owners, one of which led to the end of their final home game being finished behind closed doors. Taking the final spot on the last day were Hartlepool United, who finally saw their 96-year stay in the Football League end in the worst possible way – they had looked safe at the turn of the year but a collapse in form as well as failing to better the result of the team above them in their last game ultimately cost them their status. Having spent much of the season adrift in the relegation spaces, a late surge in form saw Newport County narrowly fight their way to safety – with a last-minute goal from player Mark O'Brien against Notts County on the final day proving to be crucial.

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Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One

National League Top Division

Six years after suffering relegation from League Two, Lincoln City returned to the Football League in a season of unprecedented success and off-field tragedy – not only did they win promotion as champions, nearly breaking the 100-point mark in the process, but they became the first non-league team in over 100 years to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, even securing victory at top-flight team Burnley along the way, honouring the sudden passing of former player and manager Graham Taylor in January in the best possible way. Going up through the playoffs were Forest Green Rovers, who avenged their loss in the playoff final the previous year by comfortably beating Tranmere Rovers at Wembley in manager Mark Cooper's first full season in charge – in the process of winning promotion, not only did the club secure their place in the Football League for the first time in their history but they also ensured that their hometown of Nailsworth became the smallest settlement to ever host a Football League club.

At the bottom of the table, North Ferriby United's first-ever season in the fifth tier ended in disaster as they finished last, undone by their inability to score and having the second worst defence. Southport fared little better as their run of seven successive seasons in the fifth tier finally came to an end in the worst possible fashion, conceding nearly 100 goals and making it through not just three managers but even losing their chairman along the way. Braintree Town took the third spot on the last day of the season, only one season after finishing third in the table and losing out to eventually-promoted Grimsby Town over two legs – just one win from their final three games would have saved them from the drop. Despite victory in the FA Trophy, York City took the last spot on the final day of the campaign, suffering the embarrassment of a second successive relegation and becoming the first club to suffer back-to-back relegations from the Football League to the sixth tier; whilst their form between January and April gave them a good chance of survival, an awful first half of the season ultimately proved to be costly for their hopes, as did a staggering five results all going against them on the final day of the season.

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Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results ^[8]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Diary of the season

13 August: The new Premier League season starts with newly promoted Hull City beating champions Leicester City 2–1 at the KCOM Stadium. Pep Guardiola wins his first match as Manchester City manager, 2–1 against Sunderland.
14 August: José Mourinho wins his first game as manager of Manchester United 3–1 against AFC Bournemouth at Dean Court. Arsenal are beaten 4–3 by Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium.
15 August: Antonio Conte wins his first match as Chelsea manager 2–1 against West Ham United at Stamford Bridge.
31 August: The first month of the new season ends with Manchester City, Chelsea, and Manchester United – all under new management – joint top with three wins out of three. Newly promoted Hull City and Middlesbrough have made promising starts on their return to the top flight and stand in fifth and sixth respectively, bookended by Everton and Tottenham Hotspur. Watford (18th), AFC Bournemouth and Stoke City are joint bottom with one point apiece, with Sunderland and Crystal Palace also with one point but less goals conceded. After five matches, the EFL Championship is led by Huddersfield Town and Fulham, both of whom struggled last season. Newly promoted Barnsley lead the play-off pack – Newcastle United, Queens Park Rangers and Bristol City – thanks to good goal-scoring form that sees them as the English Football League's second highest scoring side. Blackburn Rovers sit in last place with one point, joined in the relegation zone by Preston North End and Rotherham United; Wigan Athletic and Leeds United stay out of the drop zone on goal difference.
27 September: Sam Allardyce is forced to step down as England manager after less than three months, following his recording by undercover journalists from The Daily Telegraph of him offering his services as a speaker for £400,000, insulting previous England manager Roy Hodgson, and criticising and suggesting ways around The Football Association's ban on third-party ownership of players. Under-21 coach Gareth Southgate is announced as interim manager of the team.
30 September: Manchester City stand top of the Premier League, having won their first six games, with a four-point gap between them and Spurs and Everton. Arsenal and Liverpool stand joint fourth, with Manchester United and Crystal Palace not far behind. Sunderland drop to last place, with Stoke still in the relegation zone and West Ham now joining them after a poor run of form. Huddersfield continue to lead the Championship, with Norwich City now in second. Newcastle and Bristol City remain in the top six, now sandwiching Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford, with Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday and Reading out of the top six due to goal difference. Rotherham are now bottom of the Championship, with Cardiff City and Blackburn two points ahead of the Millers and Wigan Athletic's superior goal difference keeping them out of the bottom three.
23 October: Manchester City draw 1–1 with Southampton at the City of Manchester Stadium. Their city rivals, United, are smashed 4–0 by manager José Mourinho's former club Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The result is Mourinho's heaviest Premier League defeat, United's worst away loss since October 1999 (when they also lost to the same club by over four goals after they were hit for five), and the first time they were beaten by four goals or more in a match since losing to West Ham in the League Cup in November 2010.
31 October: Manchester City maintain the lead in the Premier League, but a run of one win in their four games this month means that they are only separated from Arsenal and Liverpool by goal difference. A resurgent Chelsea have leapfrogged a still unbeaten Spurs into the last UEFA Champions League spot, while Everton, Watford, and Manchester United are some way off the top four. Sunderland have only won 2 points from their opening 10 games, beating Manchester City's record for the worst-ever start to a Premier League season, and remain stuck to the bottom of the table. Swansea City and Hull have now dropped into the relegation zone, with Middlesbrough, West Bromwich Albion, and West Ham now with a three-point buffer from 18th. In the Championship, poor October form from Huddersfield and Norwich (culminating in 5–0 away thrashings to Fulham and Brighton respectively in their last games of the month) have seen them drop to third and fourth, with Newcastle holding a three-point lead over Brighton at the top of the table. Reading have climbed to fifth; Bristol City hold on to sixth place, but with Birmingham and Sheffield Wednesday still breathing down their necks. Rotherham are still bottom and eight points from safety, and Blackburn remains 23rd. A managerial change for Cardiff – with Neil Warnock replacing Paul Trollope – has seen the Bluebirds rise to 21st, but despite Wigan also sacking their manager they are now in the bottom three.
1 November: Arsenal become the first English side to progress to the Champions League knockout rounds this season after defeating Ludogorets Razgrad 3–2.
22 November: Leicester City secure passage to the knockout rounds of the Champions League by defeating Club Brugge 2–1. Tottenham Hotspur are not so lucky, however, and are eliminated after a 2–1 defeat to Monaco, leaving them needing to avoid defeat at CSKA Moscow in their final match in order to even get the consolation prize of transferring into the UEFA Europa League.
23 November: Manchester City confirm qualification for the Champions League knockout rounds after holding Borussia Mönchengladbach to a 1–1 draw.
30 November: Chelsea are now heading up what has become a very competitive title race, a single point ahead of Liverpool, who in turn are ahead of Manchester City by just one goal. Arsenal are two points behind City, and have a four-point cushion over rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Sunderland, Swansea and Hull still make up the relegation places, but a major improvement in form for Sunderland has left them bottom by just one point, and only three points off safety. Newcastle United and Brighton continue to lead the way in the Championship, six points and four points respectively ahead of third-placed Reading. Birmingham City and Leeds United have now entered the play-off spots, with Huddersfield just hanging on. At the bottom of the table, Rotherham United are eleven points adrift and already looking for their third manager of the season following the shock resignation of Kenny Jackett. Cardiff City have dropped back into the relegation zone on goal difference, with Wigan Athletic remaining there. Wolves are only outside the relegation spots on goal difference, with Blackburn Rovers and second-tier newcomers Burton Albion just a further point ahead. Gareth Southgate is confirmed as the next England manager.
7 December: Tottenham Hotspur manage to stay in Europe by beating CSKA Moscow, meaning that they will finish third in their Champions League group and therefore progress into the knockout rounds of the Europa League.
8 December: Manchester United secure passage to the Europa League's knockout rounds with a 2–0 victory over Zorya Luhansk, but Southampton's failure to beat Hapoel Be'er Sheva sees them eliminated.
23 December: Sam Allardyce makes his return to football after just under three months, taking over at Premier League strugglers Crystal Palace, who sacked Alan Pardew a day beforehand.
31 December: 2016 ends with Chelsea having broken clear of the chasing pack, now six points ahead of Liverpool. Manchester City are four points behind Liverpool after a 1–0 loss at Anfield earlier in the day, and Arsenal are two points behind City with a game in hand. Tottenham Hotspur remain fifth, a point behind Arsenal, and also with a game in hand over City. Swansea City have now fallen to the foot of the table and are looking for their third manager of the season following Bob Bradley's abortive reign in charge of the Welsh club, with Hull City just a point ahead of them. Sunderland's continued improvement has brought them up to third-bottom, though they're two points behind Crystal Palace having played a game more. Newcastle United and Brighton are now well clear at the top of the Championship, with Reading heading up an extremely competitive play-off race, followed by Huddersfield Town, Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday, with a resurgent Derby County only a point behind Wednesday. Despite a recent improvement, Rotherham United remain deep in trouble at the bottom of the table eleven points off safety. Wigan Athletic have fallen further into the mire, five points off safety, and Blackburn Rovers have fallen back into the relegation zone, three points behind a Cardiff City side who have a game in hand.
7 January: The third round of the FA Cup sees three Premier League sides fall to lower-league opposition, with Bournemouth being eliminated by EFL League One side Millwall and Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion falling to Championship teams Wolverhampton Wanderers and Derby County. National League side Lincoln City also manage to force a replay against Championship side Ipswich Town.
12 January: Former England manager Graham Taylor dies of a heart attack, at the age of 72.
17 January: The FA Cup third round replays result in two notable upsets, with National League leaders Lincoln City knocking out Ipswich Town, and fellow National Leaguers Sutton United knocking out AFC Wimbledon, setting up a fourth round tie with Championship high-fliers Leeds United.
28 January: The fourth round of the FA Cup sees National League leaders Lincoln City upset the odds again by dumping Championship leaders Brighton & Hove Albion out 3–1, becoming the eighth post-War non-League club to reach the fifth round. Liverpool also fall to Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, while Newcastle United, who are second in the Championship, are eliminated by League One outfit Oxford United. Tottenham Hotspur also come perilously close to being knocked out by Wycombe Wanderers of EFL League Two, needing two goals in the final five minutes of their match to secure passage to the next round.
29 January: The lowest ranked side still left in the FA Cup Sutton United join Lincoln City in the fifth round by beating Leeds United 1–0, becoming the ninth post-War non-League club to reach the fifth round and ensuring that 2 non league sides reach the last 16 of the competition for the first time since the current incarnation of the F.A. Cup came into existence.
31 January: Although Chelsea's winning streak has been broken by Tottenham and Liverpool, their lead at the top of the table has extended to nine points. Spurs are up to second, ahead of Arsenal on goal difference. A poor run of form has seen Liverpool fall to fourth, but they are the only team in the European hunt without the distraction of domestic and European cups for the rest of the season. Manchester City, Manchester United and Everton complete the top seven (all three holding a game in hand each). Swansea's form has improved under Paul Clement and they now stand in 17th, level on points with Middlesbrough and Leicester. Crystal Palace have fallen into the relegation zone, while Hull and Sunderland are five points adrift of Swansea. Brighton are two points ahead of Newcastle in the Championship; Reading are three points behind Newcastle, but have played two games more. Leeds and Huddersfield exchange fourth and fifth position, while Derby is now in the top six on goal difference. The relegation zone is unchanged, but Blackburn and Wigan are now three points behind Bristol City and Burton, the latter two teams having played a game more each.
18 February: National League leaders Lincoln City make history by becoming the first non-league side to reach the quarter finals of the FA Cup since 1912.
20 February: Sutton United finally bow out of the F.A. Cup, losing 2–0 to eventual cup winners Arsenal.
23 February: Claudio Ranieri is sacked as Leicester City manager less than a year after their shock title victory, with the club still in the Champions League, but just one point outside the relegation places. Later that night, Tottenham Hotspur are eliminated from the Europa League after only managing to draw 2–2 against Gent, resulting in their elimination by 3–2 on aggregate.
25 February: The East Anglian derby between Ipswich and Norwich finishes 1–1, while in League One Connor Ripley's two penalty saves–in the 90th and 95th minutes–are enough for relegation-threatened Oldham Athletic to hold Millwall to a goalless draw.^[35]
26 February: Manchester United win the first silverware of the domestic season, defeating Southampton 3–2 with a late goal by Zlatan Ibrahimović.
28 February: With 12 games left in the season, it appears that the title is Chelsea's to lose, as they stand ten points clear of second-place Spurs. Manchester City have jumped to third and Arsenal remain in fourth. Liverpool's poor run of form in 2017 sees them finish February in fifth, with Manchester United still in sixth but with a game in hand. Everton remain seventh – depending on the winner of the FA Cup (Liverpool being the only top six team eliminated thus far), England's last Europa League spot may go to the Merseysiders or to West Bromwich Albion, only eight points behind. The relegation zone remains the same as it was in January, but the relegation battle continues to heat up as only three points separate Middlesbrough (17th) from Sunderland (20th). Things look rosier for Sunderland's rivals Newcastle, who now hold the two-point lead over Brighton at the top of the Championship and are eight clear of third-placed Huddersfield having played a game more. Leeds remain fourth, Reading fall to fifth, and Sheffield Wednesday climb to sixth. The Championship relegation zone remains unchanged for the second month running.
7 March: Arsenal suffer a thumping Champions League exit after being beaten 5–1 by Bayern Munich for the second match in succession, resulting in a 10–2 loss on aggregate. While manager Arsène Wenger blames the loss on the dismissal of Laurent Koscielny early in the second half, the heavy nature of the loss leads to increasing speculation over Wenger's future at the club.
11 March: Josh Wright scores a nine-minute hat-trick of penalties for Gillingham against former club Scunthorpe United in League One.^[36]
14 March: Leicester City progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, defeating Sevilla 2–0 at the King Power Stadium and winning 3–2 on aggregate, with a late penalty save from Kasper Schmeichel ultimately proving critical.
15 March: Manchester City suffer elimination from the Champions League, after conceding a late goal in a 3–1 loss to Monaco, resulting in them losing via away goals after a 6–6 aggregate scoreline. This also makes City the second English team eliminated by Monaco this season (after they knocked out Tottenham Hotspur in the group stages), and leaves Leicester City as the only English club still in the competition.
16 March: Gareth Southgate names four uncapped players – Burnley's Michael Keane, Michail Antonio of West Ham, and Southampton pair Nathan Redmond and James Ward-Prowse – to his England squad to face Germany and Lithuania, while also included after long breaks are Jake Livermore and Jermain Defoe, who were last capped in 2012 and 2013 respectively.^[37]
17 March: Acquaintances renewed for the surviving English clubs in Europe as the draws pair Champions League Leicester with their 1997–98 UEFA Cup conquerors Atlético Madrid,^[38] and Europa Leaguers Manchester United with 2000–01 UEFA Champions League opposition Anderlecht.^[39]
31 March: Chelsea continue to lead the way in the Premier League, and hold an increasingly unassailable-looking ten point lead over nearest challengers Tottenham Hotspur. Manchester City and Liverpool are two points and three points respectively behind Spurs, and a further four points separates Liverpool from Manchester United, who have finally moved off sixth place at the expense of Arsenal. Sunderland remain bottom, with Middlesbrough now having dropped into the relegation zone, behind Hull City. Newcastle United continue to lead the way in the Championship, four points ahead of Brighton & Hove Albion. A stutter for the south coast side has seen Huddersfield Town close to within three points of them, with Leeds United, Reading and Sheffield Wednesday continuing to make up the play-off spots. At the other end of the table, Rotherham United are all but doomed to relegation, as they need to win all of their remaining games while making up a 40-goal deficit to survive. Wigan Athletic look increasingly likely to join them, and are seven points off safety. Blackburn Rovers remain in the relegation zone, but are now just one point behind the three sides above them.
1 April: Rotherham United become the first league side to be relegated this year, as a defeat to Fulham puts survival beyond reach for the side.^[40]
8 April: Sheffield United and Doncaster Rovers win promotion from League One and League Two respectively, becoming the first league sides to be promoted this season. Rovers had only been relegated from League One the previous year, while United end a six-year absence from the Championship.
14 April: Coventry City are relegated to League Two after failing to beat Charlton Athletic, in a match marked (and briefly held up) by repeated protests by the fans of both clubs against their respective owners. Chesterfield, the side above Coventry, are also effectively consigned to relegation after a defeat by Southend United, with the Spireites left needing to win all their remaining games while making up a deficit of 17 goals. In the National League, former League club Southport are relegated to the sixth tier of English football as the Sandgrounders' failure to beat Dover Athletic seals their fate with three matches remaining.^[41]
15 April: Sheffield United become the first divisional champions of the season without kicking a ball, as Bolton Wanderers' failure to defeat Oldham Athletic seals the League One title for the Blades.
17 April: Plymouth Argyle and Portsmouth are promoted to League One for the first time since 2011 and 2013 respectively. Chesterfield are relegated to League Two after losing 3–1 to Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park. Later that day, Brighton & Hove Albion secure a return to the top-flight since 1983 after beating Wigan Athletic and following Huddersfield Town's televised failure to defeat Derby County. That result also clinches promotion for the south coast side, with closest rivals Newcastle United needing to win all three of their remaining games to overtake them.
18 April: Leicester City, the last remaining English side in the Champions League, are eliminated 2–1 on aggregate by Atletico Madrid, after only being able to draw 1–1 at home with the Spanish side.
20 April: Manchester United progress to the semi-finals of the Europa League after defeating Anderlecht with a goal in extra-time at Old Trafford, marking the first occasion they have progressed so far in the competition.
21 April: With Brighton & Hove Albion needing a win at Norwich City to seal the Championship title, goalkeeper David Stockdale scores two freakish own goals that delays the club from clinching said title for a little while yet.
22 April: Financially stricken Leyton Orient are relegated from the Football League for the first time in their history, after losing to fellow strugglers Crewe Alexandra. Coming in the other direction are Lincoln City, whose victory over Macclesfield Town secures them promotion back to the Football League after a six-year absence.
25 April: Huddersfield Town secure their place in the 2017 Football League play-offs with victory over Wolves.^[42]
26 April: Burnley midfielder Joey Barton receives an 18-month suspension after admitting betting offences; the player has appealed against the length of the sentence, handed down in response to "over 1,200" football bets.^[43]
27 April: The Thursday night Manchester derby at the City of Manchester Stadium finishes goalless, and the away side have Marouane Fellaini sent-off.^[44]
28 April: Tottenham Hotspur announce that after moving from White Hart Lane next month, they will play their home matches next season at Wembley Stadium, after which they will move to the new Northumberland Development Project, built on the existing stadium site.^[45]
29 April: York City, a League side from 1930 to 2004 and 2012 to 2016, are relegated for the second successive season, becoming the first-ever side to be relegated from the Football League and then fifth tier in successive seasons.^[46] Later that day, Sunderland are relegated from the Premier League for the first time since 2006 after losing 1–0 to AFC Bournemouth at the Stadium of Light and Wigan Athletic suffer an immediate relegation back to League One after losing 1–0 to Reading at the Madejski Stadium. Leyton Orient's final home game of the season is delayed by two hours and ultimately finished behind closed doors, after fans of the already-relegated side invade the pitch to protest against owner Francesco Becchetti's management of the club.
30 April: Bolton Wanderers return to the Championship after just one season, following a 3–0 victory against Peterborough United at the Macron Stadium. At the other end of the League One table, Port Vale are relegated after a goalless draw at Fleetwood Town, with Fleetwood joining Scunthorpe United, Bradford City and Millwall in the Play Offs.
5 May: Second-placed Tottenham are beaten 1–0 by West Ham at the Olympic Stadium they had once hoped to inhabit, missing the opportunity to reduce Chelsea's lead at the top of the Premier League to one point; a result that was described by NBC Sports as "the night Tottenham's latest title bid ended".^[47]
8 May: Middlesbrough are relegated to Championship following their 3–0 away loss against Chelsea, who now need a victory from their next fixture to win the Premier League.
12 May: Chelsea are crowned the champions of Premier League after their 1–0 away win over West Bromwich Albion. The winning goal was scored by Michy Batshuayi.
14 May: Hull City became the final team to be relegated from the Premier League after getting thrashed 4–0 away by Crystal Palace, who by the virtue of this victory have secured their own top-flight status for the next season. This result also ensures the safety of Swansea City, who have defeated 2–0 Sunderland at the Stadium of Light the day before.

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[table_note_res_ELGS0.43002636471299-6] Arsenal qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2016–17 FA Cup. As they had also qualified there by the virtue of their league position (5th), this spot was passed to the next-highest ranked team (6th), Manchester United.

[table_note_res_ELTH0.43002636471299-7] Manchester United qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. Based on their league position (6th), they would have received the spot above to enter the Europa League group stage. This spot was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.

[table_note_res_EL3Q0.43002636471299-8] Manchester United, winners of the 2016–17 EFL Cup, initially attained a spot in the Europa League third qualifying round. That was passed to the next-highest ranked team in the league not already qualified for UEFA competitions (7th-placed Everton).

[table_note_res_PLPO0.83767648452785-11] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

[table_note_res_PLPO0.43179586968934-12] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

[table_note_res_PLPO0.34571569475611-13] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One

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4 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification	Slovakia	0–1	England	Trnava, Slovakia
17:00 BST		Report	Lallana 90+5'	Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

8 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification	England	2–0	Malta	London, England
17:00 BST	Sturridge 29' Alli 38'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

11 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification	Slovenia	0–0	England	Ljubljana, Slovenia
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Stožice Stadium Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

11 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification	England	3–0	Scotland	London, England
19:45 GMT	Sturridge 23' Lallana 50' Cahill 61'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 87,258 Referee: Cuneyt Cakir (Turkey)

15 November 2016 Friendly	England	2–2	Spain	London, England
20:00 GMT	Lallana 9' (pen.) Vardy 48'	Report	Iago Aspas 89' Isco 90+6'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

22 March 2017 Friendly	Germany	1–0	England	Dortmund, Germany
19:45 BST	Podolski 69'	Report		Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

26 March 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification	England	2–0	Lithuania	London, England
17:00 BST	Defoe 22' Vardy 66'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

10 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification	Scotland	2–2	England	Glasgow, Scotland
17:00 BST	Griffiths 87', 90'	Report	Oxlade-Chamberlain 70' Kane 90+3'	Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

13 June 2017 Friendly	France	3–2	England	Saint-Denis, France
19:45 BST	Umtiti 22' Sidibé 43' Dembélé 78'	Report	Kane 9', 48' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de France Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	10	8	2	0	18	3	+15	26	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup	—	2–1	3–0	1–0	2–0	2–0
2	Slovakia	10	6	0	4	17	7	+10	18		0–1	—	3–0	1–0	4–0	3–0
3	Scotland	10	5	3	2	17	12	+5	18		2–2	1–0	—	1–0	1–1	2–0
4	Slovenia	10	4	3	3	12	7	+5	15		0–0	1–0	2–2	—	4–0	2–0
5	Lithuania	10	1	3	6	7	20	−13	6		0–1	1–2	0–3	2–2	—	2–0
6	Malta	10	0	1	9	3	25	−22	1		0–4	1–3	1–5	0–1	1–1	—

Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of departure	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Roy Hodgson	Resigned	27 June 2016^[2]	Sam Allardyce	27 June 2016
Sam Allardyce	Resigned^[3]	26 September 2016	Gareth Southgate	30 November 2016

15 September EURO	England	5–0	Estonia	Nottingham
	Carter 9', 17', 56' J. Scott 13' Carney 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,052 Referee: Vera Opeykina (Russia)

20 September EURO	Belgium	0–2	England	Leuven
		Report	Parris 65' Carney 85'	Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 6,754 Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)

21 October Friendly	England	0–0	France	Doncaster
		Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Graziella Pirriatore (Italy)

25 October Friendly	Spain	1–2	England	Guadalajara, Spain
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Pedro Escartín

29 November Friendly	Netherlands	0–1	England	Tilburg, Netherlands
		Report		Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	8	7	1	0	32	1	+31	22	Final tournament	—	1–1	7–0	1–0	5–0
2	Belgium	8	5	2	1	27	5	+22	17	Final tournament	0–2	—	1–1	6–0	6–0
3	Serbia	8	3	1	4	10	21	−11	10		0–7	1–3	—	0–1	3–0
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	3	0	5	8	17	−9	9		0–1	0–5	2–4	—	4–0
5	Estonia	8	0	0	8	0	33	−33	0		0–8	0–5	0–1	0–1	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ARS	PAR	LUD	BSL
1	Arsenal	6	4	2	0	18	6	+12	14	Advance to knockout phase	—	2–2	6–0	2–0
2	Paris Saint-Germain	6	3	3	0	13	7	+6	12	Advance to knockout phase	1–1	—	2–2	3–0
3	Ludogorets Razgrad	6	0	3	3	6	15	−9	3	Transfer to Europa League	2–3	1–3	—	0–0
4	Basel	6	0	2	4	3	12	−9	2		1–4	1–2	1–1	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BAR	MC	MGB	CEL
1	Barcelona	6	5	0	1	20	4	+16	15	Advance to knockout phase	—	4–0	4–0	7–0
2	Manchester City	6	2	3	1	12	10	+2	9	Advance to knockout phase	3–1	—	4–0	1–1
3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	6	1	2	3	5	12	−7	5	Transfer to Europa League	1–2	1–1	—	1–1
4	Celtic	6	0	3	3	5	16	−11	3		0–2	3–3	0–2	—

22 January Friendly	England	0–1	Norway	La Manga, Spain
17:00 BST		Report	Hegerberg 26'	Stadium: La Manga Stadium

24 January Friendly	England	0–0	Sweden	Murcia, Spain
17:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MON	LEV	TOT	CSKA
1	Monaco	6	3	2	1	9	7	+2	11	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–1	2–1	3–0
2	Bayer Leverkusen	6	2	4	0	8	4	+4	10	Advance to knockout phase	3–0	—	0–0	2–2
3	Tottenham Hotspur	6	2	1	3	6	6	0	7	Transfer to Europa League	1–2	0–1	—	3–1
4	CSKA Moscow	6	0	3	3	5	11	−6	3		1–1	1–1	0–1	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LEI	POR	KOB	BRU
1	Leicester City	6	4	1	1	7	6	+1	13	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–0	1–0	2–1
2	Porto	6	3	2	1	9	3	+6	11	Advance to knockout phase	5–0	—	1–1	1–0
3	Copenhagen	6	2	3	1	7	2	+5	9	Transfer to Europa League	0–0	0–0	—	4–0
4	Club Brugge	6	0	0	6	2	14	−12	0		0–3	1–2	0–2	—

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Manchester City	6–6 (a)	Monaco	5–3	1–3
Bayern Munich	10–2	Arsenal	5–1	5–1
Sevilla	2–3	Leicester City	2–1	0–2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	FEN	MU	FEY	ZOR
1	Fenerbahçe	6	4	1	1	8	6	+2	13	Advance to knockout phase	—	2–1	1–0	2–0
2	Manchester United	6	4	0	2	12	4	+8	12	Advance to knockout phase	4–1	—	4–0	1–0
3	Feyenoord	6	2	1	3	3	7	−4	7		0–1	1–0	—	1–0
4	Zorya Luhansk	6	0	2	4	2	8	−6	2		1–1	0–2	1–1	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SPP	HBS	SOU	INT
1	Sparta Prague	6	4	0	2	8	6	+2	12	Advance to knockout phase	—	2–0	1–0	3–1
2	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8	Advance to knockout phase	0–1	—	0–0	3–2
3	Southampton	6	2	2	2	6	4	+2	8		3–0	1–1	—	2–1
4	Internazionale	6	2	0	4	7	11	−4	6		2–1	0–2	1–0	—

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Manchester United	4–0	Saint-Étienne	3–0	1–0
Gent	3–2	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	2–2

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Chelsea	1–4	Wolfsburg	0–3	1–1
Manchester City	6–0	Zvezda Perm	2–0	4–0

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league^[5]
Premier League	Burnley Middlesbrough Hull City	Newcastle United Norwich City Aston Villa
Championship	Wigan Athletic Burton Albion Barnsley	Charlton Athletic Milton Keynes Dons Bolton Wanderers
League One	Northampton Town Oxford United Bristol Rovers AFC Wimbledon	Doncaster Rovers Blackpool Colchester United Crewe Alexandra
League Two	Cheltenham Town Grimsby Town	Dagenham & Redbridge York City
National League Premier	Solihull Moors North Ferriby United Sutton United Maidstone United	FC Halifax Town Altrincham Kidderminster Harriers Welling United

2016–17_in_English_football

National teams

England national football team

Results and fixtures

2016

2017

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group F

Managerial changes

England women's national football team

Results and fixtures

2016

2017

UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 7

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

Group stage

Group A

Group C

Group E

Group G

Knockout phase

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Third qualifying round

Play-off round

Group stage

Group A

Group K

Knockout Phase

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

UEFA Youth League

UEFA Women's Champions League

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Men's Football

League season

Promotion and relegation

Premier League

Championship

League One

League Two

National League Top Division

League play-offs

Football League play-offs

EFL Championship

Final

EFL League One

Final

EFL League Two

Final

National League play-offs

National League

Final

National League North

Final

National League South

Final

Cup competitions

FA Cup

Final

EFL Cup

Final

Community Shield

EFL Trophy

Final

FA Trophy

Final

Women's Football

League season

Women's Super League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Chelsea (C)	38	30	3	5	85	33	+52	93	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Tottenham Hotspur	38	26	8	4	86	26	+60	86
3	Manchester City	38	23	9	6	80	39	+41	78
4	Liverpool	38	22	10	6	78	42	+36	76	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	Arsenal	38	23	6	9	77	44	+33	75	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^{[lower-alpha 1]}
6	Manchester United	38	18	15	5	54	29	+25	69	Qualification for the Champions League group stage^{[lower-alpha 2]}
7	Everton	38	17	10	11	62	44	+18	61	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round^{[lower-alpha 3]}
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
13	Stoke City	38	11	11	16	41	56	−15	44
14	Crystal Palace	38	12	5	21	50	63	−13	41
15	Swansea City	38	12	5	21	45	70	−25	41
16	Burnley	38	11	7	20	39	55	−16	40
17	Watford	38	11	7	20	40	68	−28	40
18	Hull City (R)	38	9	7	22	37	80	−43	34	Relegation to the EFL Championship
19	Middlesbrough (R)	38	5	13	20	27	53	−26	28
20	Sunderland (R)	38	6	6	26	29	69	−40	24

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Newcastle United (C, P)	46	29	7	10	85	40	+45	94	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Brighton & Hove Albion (P)	46	28	9	9	74	40	+34	93	Promotion to the Premier League
3	Reading	46	26	7	13	68	64	+4	85	Qualification for the Championship play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Sheffield Wednesday	46	24	9	13	60	45	+15	81
5	Huddersfield Town (O, P)	46	25	6	15	56	58	−2	81
6	Fulham	46	22	14	10	85	57	+28	80
7	Leeds United	46	22	9	15	61	47	+14	75
8	Norwich City	46	20	10	16	85	69	+16	70
9	Derby County	46	18	13	15	54	50	+4	67
10	Brentford	46	18	10	18	75	65	+10	64
11	Preston North End	46	16	14	16	64	63	+1	62
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
17	Bristol City	46	15	9	22	60	66	−6	54
18	Queens Park Rangers	46	15	8	23	52	66	−14	53
19	Birmingham City	46	13	14	19	45	64	−19	53
20	Burton Albion	46	13	13	20	49	63	−14	52
21	Nottingham Forest	46	14	9	23	62	72	−10	51
22	Blackburn Rovers (R)	46	12	15	19	53	65	−12	51	Relegation to EFL League One
23	Wigan Athletic (R)	46	10	12	24	40	57	−17	42
24	Rotherham United (R)	46	5	8	33	40	98	−58	23

Pos	Team v t e	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 the EFL Championship
2	Bolton Wanderers (P)	46	25	11	10	68	36	+32	86	Promotion to the EFL Championship
3	Scunthorpe United	46	24	10	12	80	54	+26	82	Qualification for the League One play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Fleetwood Town	46	23	13	10	64	43	+21	82
5	Bradford City	46	20	19	7	62	43	+19	79
6	Millwall (O, P)	46	20	13	13	66	57	+9	73
7	Southend United	46	20	12	14	70	53	+17	72
8	Oxford United	46	20	9	17	65	52	+13	69
9	Rochdale	46	19	12	15	71	62	+9	69
10	Bristol Rovers	46	18	12	16	68	70	−2	66
11	Peterborough United	46	17	11	18	62	62	0	62
12	Milton Keynes Dons	46	16	13	17	60	58	+2	61
13	Charlton Athletic	46	14	18	14	60	53	+7	60
14	Walsall	46	14	16	16	51	58	−7	58
15	AFC Wimbledon	46	13	18	15	52	55	−3	57
16	Northampton Town	46	14	11	21	60	73	−13	53
17	Oldham Athletic	46	12	17	17	31	44	−13	53
18	Shrewsbury Town	46	13	12	21	46	63	−17	51
19	Bury	46	13	11	22	61	73	−12	50
20	Gillingham	46	12	14	20	59	79	−20	50
21	Port Vale (R)	46	12	13	21	45	70	−25	49	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Swindon Town (R)	46	11	11	24	44	66	−22	44
23	Coventry City (R)	46	9	12	25	37	68	−31	39
24	Chesterfield (R)	46	9	10	27	43	78	−35	37

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Portsmouth (C, P)	46	26	9	11	79	40	+39	87	Promotion to EFL League One
2	Plymouth Argyle (P)	46	26	9	11	71	46	+25	87
3	Doncaster Rovers (P)	46	25	10	11	85	55	+30	85
4	Luton Town	46	20	17	9	70	43	+27	77	Qualification for League Two play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Exeter City	46	21	8	17	75	56	+19	71
6	Carlisle United	46	18	17	11	69	68	+1	71
7	Blackpool (O, P)	46	18	16	12	69	46	+23	70
8	Colchester United	46	19	12	15	67	57	+10	69
9	Wycombe Wanderers	46	19	12	15	58	53	+5	69
10	Stevenage	46	20	7	19	67	63	+4	67
11	Cambridge United	46	19	9	18	58	50	+8	66
12	Mansfield Town	46	17	15	14	54	50	+4	66
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
18	Morecambe	46	14	10	22	53	73	−20	52
19	Crawley Town	46	13	12	21	53	71	−18	51
20	Yeovil Town	46	11	17	18	49	64	−15	50
21	Cheltenham Town	46	12	14	20	49	69	−20	50
22	Newport County	46	12	12	22	51	73	−22	48
23	Hartlepool United (R)	46	11	13	22	54	75	−21	46	Relegation to the National League
24	Leyton Orient (R)	46	10	6	30	47	87	−40	36	Relegation to the National League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Lincoln City (C, P)	46	30	9	7	83	40	+43	99	Promoted to EFL League Two
2	Tranmere Rovers	46	29	8	9	79	39	+40	95	Qualified for the play-offs
3	Forest Green Rovers (O, P)	46	25	11	10	88	56	+32	86
4	Dagenham & Redbridge	46	26	6	14	79	53	+26	84
5	Aldershot Town	46	23	13	10	66	37	+29	82
6	Dover Athletic	46	24	7	15	85	63	+22	79
7	Barrow	46	20	15	11	72	53	+19	75
8	Gateshead	46	19	13	14	72	51	+21	70
9	Macclesfield Town	46	20	8	18	64	57	+7	68
10	Bromley	46	18	8	20	59	66	−7	62
11	Boreham Wood	46	15	13	18	49	48	+1	58
12	Sutton United	46	15	13	18	61	63	−2	58
13	Wrexham	46	15	13	18	47	61	−14	58
14	Maidstone United	46	16	10	20	59	75	−16	58
15	Eastleigh	46	14	15	17	56	63	−7	57
16	Solihull Moors	46	15	10	21	62	75	−13	55
17	Torquay United	46	14	11	21	54	61	−7	53
18	Woking	46	14	11	21	66	80	−14	53
19	Chester	46	14	10	22	63	71	−8	52
20	Guiseley	46	13	12	21	50	67	−17	51
21	York City (R)	46	11	17	18	55	70	−15	50	Relegated to National League North
22	Braintree Town (R)	46	13	9	24	51	76	−25	48	Relegated to National League South
23	Southport (R)	46	10	9	27	52	97	−45	39	Relegated to National League North
24	North Ferriby United (R)	46	12	3	31	32	82	−50	39	Relegated to National League North

Huddersfield Town	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Reading
	Report
Penalties
Löwe Hefele Wells Mooy Schindler	4–3	Kermorgant Williams Kelly Moore Obita

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester City (C)	16	13	3	0	36	4	+32	42	Qualification for the Champions League
2	Chelsea	16	12	1	3	42	17	+25	37	Qualification for the Champions League
3	Arsenal	16	10	2	4	33	14	+19	32
4	Birmingham City	16	7	6	3	18	13	+5	27
5	Liverpool	16	7	4	5	27	23	+4	25
6	Notts County	16	4	4	8	16	26	−10	16	Club folded after end of season
7	Sunderland	16	2	4	10	17	41	−24	10
8	Reading	16	1	6	9	15	26	−11	9
9	Doncaster Rovers	16	1	0	15	8	48	−40	3	Relegation to FA WSL 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Yeovil Town (C)	18	12	3	3	41	16	+25	39	Promotion to FA WSL 1
2	Bristol City	18	12	3	3	37	16	+21	39	Promotion to FA WSL 1
3	Everton	18	10	4	4	35	18	+17	34
4	Durham	18	10	3	5	30	19	+11	33
5	Sheffield	18	7	5	6	25	18	+7	26
6	Aston Villa	18	7	3	8	26	27	−1	24
7	London Bees	18	6	4	8	28	39	−11	22
8	Millwall Lionesses	18	3	7	8	24	31	−7	16
9	Oxford United	18	4	1	13	20	42	−22	13
10	Watford	18	2	1	15	13	53	−40	7

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Everton	9	7	1	1	25	7	+18	22	Applied for promotion to the 2017–18 FA WSL. Promotion approved.^[10]
2	Doncaster Rovers Belles	9	5	3	1	19	9	+10	18	Applied for promotion to the 2017–18 FA WSL.
3	Millwall Lionesses	9	5	2	2	12	8	+4	17
4	Aston Villa	9	5	2	2	19	16	+3	17
5	Durham	9	5	1	3	14	10	+4	16
6	Brighton & Hove Albion	9	2	4	3	8	13	−5	10
7	London Bees	9	3	1	5	13	21	−8	10
8	Watford	9	2	2	5	12	17	−5	8
9	Sheffield	9	2	0	7	9	18	−9	6
10	Oxford United	9	0	2	7	7	19	−12	2

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of departure	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Blackburn Rovers	Paul Lambert	Mutual consent	7 May 2016^[12]	Pre-season	Owen Coyle	2 June 2016^[13]
Cardiff City	Russell Slade	Promoted to head of football	8 May 2016^[14]		Paul Trollope	18 May 2016^[15]
Nottingham Forest	Paul Williams	Mutual consent	12 May 2016^[16]		Philippe Montanier	27 June 2016^[17]
Northampton Town	Chris Wilder	Signed by Sheffield United	12 May 2016		Rob Page	19 May 2016
Sheffield United	Nigel Adkins	Sacked	12 May 2016		Chris Wilder	12 May 2016
Rotherham United	Neil Warnock	End of contract	18 May 2016^[18]		Alan Stubbs	1 June 2016^[19]
Blackpool	Neil McDonald	Mutual consent	18 May 2016		Gary Bowyer	1 June 2016
Port Vale	Rob Page	Signed by Northampton Town	19 May 2016		Bruno Ribeiro	20 June 2016
Manchester United	Louis van Gaal	Sacked	23 May 2016		José Mourinho	27 May 2016
Reading	Brian McDermott	Sacked	27 May 2016^[20]		Jaap Stam	13 June 2016^[21]
Derby County	Darren Wassall	End of contract	27 May 2016^[22]		Nigel Pearson	27 May 2016^[23]
Oldham Athletic	John Sheridan	Signed by Notts County	29 May 2016		Steve Robinson	9 July 2016
Leeds United	Steve Evans	Sacked	31 May 2016^[24]		Garry Monk	2 June 2016^[25]
Aston Villa	Eric Black	End of caretaker spell	2 June 2016		Roberto Di Matteo	2 June 2016^[26]
Bradford City	Phil Parkinson	Signed by Bolton Wanderers	10 June 2016		Stuart McCall	20 June 2016
Southampton	Ronald Koeman	Signed by Everton	14 June 2016		Claude Puel	30 June 2016
Chelsea	Guus Hiddink	End of caretaker spell	30 June 2016^[27]		Antonio Conte	1 July 2016^[27]
Manchester City	Manuel Pellegrini	Mutual consent	30 June 2016^[28]		Pep Guardiola	1 July 2016^[29]
Watford	Quique Sánchez Flores		30 June 2016^[30]		Walter Mazzarri	1 July 2016^[31]
Hull City	Steve Bruce		22 July 2016^[32]		Mike Phelan	22 July 2016
Sunderland	Sam Allardyce	Signed by England	22 July 2016		David Moyes	23 July 2016
Fleetwood Town	Steven Pressley	Resigned	26 July 2016		Uwe Rosler	30 July 2016
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Kenny Jackett	Sacked	30 July 2016		Walter Zenga	30 July 2016
Leyton Orient	Andy Hessenthaler		26 September 2016	14th	Alberto Cavasin	2 October 2016
Newport County	Warren Feeney		28 September 2016	24th	Graham Westley	7 October 2016
Coventry City	Tony Mowbray	Resigned	29 September 2016	24th	Russell Slade	21 December 2016
Aston Villa	Roberto Di Matteo	Sacked	3 October 2016	19th	Steve Bruce	12 October 2016
Swansea City	Francesco Guidolin		3 October 2016	17th	Bob Bradley	3 October 2016
Cardiff City	Paul Trollope		4 October 2016	23rd	Neil Warnock	5 October 2016
Shrewsbury Town	Micky Mellon	Signed by Tranmere Rovers	6 October 2016	22nd	Paul Hurst	24 October 2016
Derby County	Nigel Pearson	Mutual consent	8 October 2016	20th	Steve McClaren	12 October 2016
Rotherham United	Alan Stubbs	Sacked	19 October 2016	24th	Kenny Jackett	21 October 2016
Milton Keynes Dons	Karl Robinson	Mutual consent	23 October 2016	19th	Robbie Neilson	3 December 2016
Grimsby Town	Paul Hurst	Signed by Shrewsbury Town	24 October 2016	8th	Marcus Bignot	7 November 2016
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Walter Zenga	Sacked	25 October 2016	18th	Paul Lambert	5 November 2016
Wigan Athletic	Gary Caldwell		25 October 2016	23rd	Warren Joyce	2 November 2016
Queens Park Rangers	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink		6 November 2016	17th	Ian Holloway	11 November 2016
Charlton Athletic	Russell Slade		14 November 2016	15th	Karl Robinson	24 November 2016
Mansfield Town	Adam Murray	Resigned	14 November 2016	18th	Steve Evans	16 November 2016
Bury	David Flitcroft	Mutual consent	16 November 2016	16th	Chris Brass	15 December 2016
Leyton Orient	Alberto Cavasin	Sacked	23 November 2016	22nd	Andy Edwards	23 November 2016
Rotherham United	Kenny Jackett	Resigned	29 November 2016	24th	Paul Warne	14 January 2017
Barnet	Martin Allen	Signed by Eastleigh	1 December 2016	8th	Kevin Nugent	16 February 2016
Birmingham City	Gary Rowett	Sacked	14 December 2016	7th	Gianfranco Zola	14 December 2016
Crystal Palace	Alan Pardew	Sacked	22 December 2016	17th	Sam Allardyce	23 December 2016
Port Vale	Bruno Ribeiro	Resigned	26 December 2016	17th	Michael Brown	26 December 2016
Swansea City	Bob Bradley	Sacked	27 December 2016	19th	Paul Clement	2 January 2017^[33]
Notts County	John Sheridan		2 January 2017	22nd	Kevin Nolan	12 January 2017
Gillingham	Justin Edinburgh		3 January 2017	17th	Adrian Pennock	4 January 2017
Hull City	Mike Phelan		3 January 2017	20th	Marco Silva	5 January 2017
Crewe Alexandra	Steve Davis		8 January 2017	18th	David Artell	8 January 2017
Chesterfield	Danny Wilson		8 January 2017	22nd	Gary Caldwell	17 January 2017
Northampton Town	Rob Page		9 January 2017	16th	Justin Edinburgh	13 January 2017
Oldham Athletic	Steve Robinson		12 January 2017	24th	John Sheridan	12 January 2017
Nottingham Forest	Philippe Montanier		14 January 2017	20th	Gary Brazil	9 February 2017
Hartlepool United	Craig Hignett	Mutual consent	15 January 2017	19th	Dave Jones	18 January 2017
Leyton Orient	Andy Edwards	Resigned	29 January 2017	23rd	Daniel Webb	29 January 2017
Bury	Chris Brass	End of interim role	15 February 2017	21st	Lee Clark	15 February 2017
Blackburn Rovers	Owen Coyle	Mutual consent	21 February 2017	23rd	Tony Mowbray	22 February 2017
Leicester City	Claudio Ranieri	Sacked	23 February 2017^[34]	17th	Craig Shakespeare	12 March 2017
Coventry City	Russell Slade		5 March 2017	24th	Mark Robins	6 March 2017
Newport County	Graham Westley		9 March 2017	24th	Michael Flynn	9 March 2017
Norwich City	Alex Neil		10 March 2017	8th	Alan Irvine	10 March 2017
Derby County	Steve McClaren		12 March 2017	10th	Gary Rowett	14 March 2017
Wigan Athletic	Warren Joyce	Mutual consent	13 March 2017	23rd	Graham Barrow	13 March 2017
Nottingham Forest	Gary Brazil	End of interim role	14 March 2017	20th	Mark Warburton	14 March 2017
Middlesbrough	Aitor Karanka	Sacked	16 March 2017	19th	Steve Agnew	16 March 2017
Leyton Orient	Daniel Webb	Resigned	30 March 2017	24th	Omer Riza	30 March 2017
Grimsby Town	Marcus Bignot	Sacked	10 April 2017	14th	Russell Slade	12 April 2017
Barnet	Kevin Nugent	Mutual consent	15 April 2017	16th	Rossi Eames	19 May 2017
Birmingham City	Gianfranco Zola	Resigned	17 April 2017	20th	Harry Redknapp	18 April 2017
Hartlepool United	Dave Jones	Mutual consent	24 April 2017	23rd	Craig Harrison	26 May 2017
Crawley Town	Dermot Drummy		4 May 2017	21st	Harry Kewell	23 May 2017
Swindon Town	Luke Williams		5 May 2017	22nd	David Flitcroft	5 June 2017