2016–17 Bristol City F.C. season

Bristol City
2016–17 season
Manager Lee Johnson
Stadium Ashton Gate
Championship 10th
League Cup 4th Round
Top goalscorer League: Tammy Abraham (9)
All: Tammy Abraham (12)
Highest home attendance 22,512
Lowest home attendance 17,635
Average home league attendance 20,089

The 2016–17 season is Bristol City's 119th season as a professional football club and their second consecutive season back in the Championship.[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

First-Team Squad

No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee End
Goalkeepers
1Frank FieldingGKEnglandBlackburn281100Derby County26 June 2013Undisclosed2018
12Richard O'DonnellGKEnglandSheffield28310Wigan Athletic1 February 2016Free2018
29Ivan LučićGKAustriaVienna2110Bayern Munich27 July 2016Undisclosed2018
Defenders
2Mark LittleRWBEnglandWorcester28872Peterborough United25 June 2014Free2017
3Joe BryanLBEnglandBristol2315113Academy1 August 2011Trainee2019
4Aden FlintCBEnglandPinxton2717025Swindon Town11 June 2013£300,0002019
5Joel EkstrandCBSwedenStockholm2720Watford6 September 2016Free2017
13Scott GolbourneLBEnglandBristol28451Wolverhampton Wanderers28 January 2016Undisclosed2018
17Taylor MooreCBEnglandWalthamstow1960Lens25 August 2016Undisclosed2019
23Hörður Björgvin MagnússonCB/LBIcelandReykjavík23181Juventus13 July 2016Undisclosed2019
27Adam MatthewsRBWalesSwansea24160Sunderland28 July 2016Loan2017
Midfielders
6Gary O'NeilCMEnglandBeckenham33161Norwich City1 July 2016Free2018
7Korey SmithCMEnglandHatfield, Herts25992Oldham Athletic27 June 2014Undisclosed2019
8Josh BrownhillCMEnglandWarrington20100Preston North End1 July 2016UndisclosedUndisclosed
10Lee TomlinAM/WGEnglandLeicester283710AFC Bournemouth5 July 2016£3,000,0002019
11Callum O'DowdaWGRepublic of IrelandKidlington21170Oxford United14 July 2016£1,000,0002019
14Bobby ReidCMEnglandBristol23928Academy29 April 2011Trainee2018
15Luke FreemanAM/WGEnglandDartford241139Stevenage26 June 2014Undisclosed2017
21Marlon PackCMEnglandPortsmouth251625Cheltenham Town2 August 2013£100,0002018
30Diego De GirolamoWGItaly EnglandChesterfield2110Sheffield United7 July 2016Free2017
Forwards
9Tammy AbrahamCFEnglandLondon192212Chelsea5 August 2016loan2017
16Gustav EngvallCFSwedenKalmar2030IFK Göteborg31 August 2016Undisclosed2019
18Aaron WilbrahamCFEnglandKnutsford3710632Crystal Palace2 July 2014Free2017
20Jamie PatersonCF/WGEnglandCoventry2491Nottingham Forest27 August 2016Undisclosed2019
Out on Loan
19Paul GaritaCFCameroonDouala2110Châteauroux7 January 2016£50,000Undisclosed
24Max O'LearyGKEnglandBristol2020Academy8 August 2015Trainee2018
Wesley BurnsRWWalesCardiff22534Academy18 December 2012Trainee2018

Statistics

As of 27 November 2016
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Frank Fielding 11 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF England Mark Little 17 0 12+1 0 0+0 0 2+2 0
3 MF England Joe Bryan 19 1 14+3 1 0+0 0 1+1 0
4 DF England Aden Flint 22 1 18+0 1 0+0 0 4+0 0
5 DF Sweden Joel Ekstrand 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF England Gary O'Neil 16 1 14+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF England Korey Smith 5 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England Josh Brownhill 10 0 6+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
9 FW England Tammy Abraham 22 12 17+1 9 0+0 0 1+3 3
10 MF England Lee Tomlin 20 4 17+0 3 0+0 0 1+2 1
11 MF Republic of Ireland Callum O'Dowda 17 0 6+8 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
12 GK England Richard O'Donnell 10 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
13 DF England Scott Golbourne 13 0 7+2 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
14 MF England Bobby Reid 21 4 11+6 3 0+0 0 3+1 1
15 MF England Luke Freeman 14 1 7+4 1 0+0 0 3+0 0
16 FW Sweden Gustav Engvall 3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
17 DF England Taylor Moore 6 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
18 FW England Aaron Wilbraham 18 3 1+13 2 0+0 0 4+0 1
20 FW England Jamie Paterson 10 1 9+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF England Marlon Pack 16 1 11+2 1 0+0 0 3+0 0
23 DF Iceland Hörður Björgvin Magnússon 18 1 18+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF Wales Adam Matthews 7 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
28 FW England Shawn McCoulsky 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
29 GK Austria Ivan Lučić 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
30 FW Italy Diego De Girolamo 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Player(s) out on loan:
19 FW Cameroon Paul Garita 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Player(s) who left the club during the season:
5 DF Republic of Ireland Derrick Williams 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
20 DF England Luke Ayling 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 FW Ivory Coast Jonathan Kodjia 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Captains

As of 27 November
No. P Name Country No. games Notes
6 MF O'Neil, GaryGary O'Neil England 13
18 FW Wilbraham, AaronAaron Wilbraham England 5 Club Captain
4 DF Flint, AdenAden Flint England 4

Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Goals record

As of 27 November 2016
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 9 EnglandCFTammy Abraham 90312
2 10EnglandAMLee Tomlin 3014
14EnglandCMBobby Reid 3014
4 18EnglandCFAaron Wilbraham 2013
5 3 EnglandLBJoe Bryan 1001
4 EnglandCBAden Flint 1001
6 EnglandCMGary O'Neil 1001
15EnglandAMLuke Freeman 1001
20EnglandCFJamie Paterson 1001
21EnglandCMMarlon Pack 1001
23IcelandCBHörður Björgvin Magnússon 1001
Total 240630

Disciplinary Record

As of 27 November 2016
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
1 10EnglandAM Lee Tomlin 600000000600
2 3 EnglandLBJoe Bryan 400000100500
3 2 EnglandRB Mark Little 300000000300
4 EnglandCBAden Flint 200000100300
6 EnglandCMGary O'Neil 210000000210
6 9 EnglandCFTammy Abraham 200000000200
14EnglandCMBobby Reid 100000100200
17EnglandCBTaylor Moore 000000200200
18EnglandCFAaron Wilbraham 200000000200
20EnglandCFJamie Paterson200000000200
21EnglandCMMarlon Pack 100000100200
12 5Republic of IrelandCBDerrick Williams 000000100100
7 EnglandCMKorey Smith 100000000100
13EnglandLBScott Golbourne 000000100100
15EnglandLMLuke Freeman 100000000100
Total 27100008003510

Contracts

Date Position Nationality Name Length Until Ref.
7 July 2016CMEnglandKorey Smith3 yearsJune 2019[2]
14 July 2016RWWalesWes Burns2 yearsJune 2018[3]
5 September 2016CMEnglandMarlon Pack2 yearsJune 2018[4]

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016CMEnglandJosh BrownhillPreston North EndUndisclosed[5]
1 July 2016CMEnglandGary O'NeilNorwich CityFree transfer[6]
5 July 2016AMEnglandLee TomlinAFC Bournemouth£3,000,000[7][8]
7 July 2016CBEnglandJack ChallisBirmingham CityFree transfer[lower-alpha 1][9]
7 July 2016WGItaly EnglandDiego De GirolamoSheffield UnitedFree transfer[lower-alpha 1][9]
7 July 2016CBEnglandKodi Lyons-FosterAston VillaFree transfer[lower-alpha 1][9]
7 July 2016CMEnglandShabazz OmofeChelseaFree transfer[lower-alpha 1][9]
9 July 2016GKBosnia and Herzegovina CanadaDenis BegovicHoffenheimFree transfer[10]
13 July 2016CBIcelandHörður Björgvin MagnússonJuventusUndisclosed[11]
14 July 2016CFRepublic of Ireland EnglandCallum O'DowdaOxford United£1,000,000[lower-alpha 2][12]
27 July 2016GKAustriaIvan LučićBayern MunichUndisclosed[13]
25 August 2016CBEnglandTaylor MooreLens£1,500,000[14][15]
27 August 2016WGEnglandJamie PatersonNottingham ForestUndisclosed[16]
31 August 2016CFSwedenGustav EngvallIFK GöteborgUndisclosed[17]
6 September 2016CBSwedenJoel EkstrandWatfordFree transfer[18]
Income Increase – Undisclosed (£5,500,000+)
  1. 1 2 3 4 Joined the Under-21 squad.
  2. Transfer fee to rise to a potential of £1.6 million.

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CB Egypt England Adam El-Abd Shrewsbury Town [lower-alpha 1] Released [20]
1 July 2016 CB England Karleigh Osborne Plymouth Argyle [lower-alpha 2] Released [22]
1 July 2016 RM England Scott Wagstaff Gillingham[lower-alpha 3] Released [24]
28 July 2016 MF Wales Elijah Chilekwa Worcester City Free transfer [25]
11 August 2016 CF England Kieran Agard Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [26]
11 August 2016 RB England Luke Ayling Leeds United £750,000 [27][28]
26 August 2016 CB Republic of Ireland Germany Derrick Williams Blackburn Rovers £250,000 [29][30]
30 August 2016 CF Ivory Coast France Jonathan Kodjia Aston Villa £11,000,000[lower-alpha 4] [31]
Expenditure Decrease – Undisclosed (£12,000,000)
  1. Following El-Abd's release, he signed for Shrewsbury Town.[19]
  2. Following Osborne's release, he signed for Plymouth Argyle.[21]
  3. Following Wagstaff's released, he signed for Gillingham.[23]
  4. Transfer fee to rise to a potential of £15 million.

Loans In

Date Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
28 July 2016RBWalesAdam MatthewsSunderlandEnd of Season[32]
5 August 2016CFEnglandTammy AbrahamChelseaEnd of Season[33]

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
14 July 2016 RW Wales Wes Burns Aberdeen End of Season [3]
4 August 2016 MF England George Dowling Weston-super-Mare 30 September 2016 [34]
4 August 2016 ST England Shawn McCoulsky Weston-super-Mare 30 September 2016 [34]
4 August 2016 CM Wales Joe Morrell Sutton United 2 September 2016 [34]
19 August 2016 LW Wales Jonny Smith Cheltenham Town 2 January 2017 [35]
31 August 2016 CF Cameroon Paul Garita Plymouth Argyle January 2017 [36]
31 August 2016 RB England Zak Vyner Accrington Stanley January 2017 [37]
12 October 2016 CB England Aden Baldwin Weston-super-Mare 13 January 2017 [38]
17 November 2016 ST England Shawn McCoulsky Torquay United 1 January 2017 [39]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Derby County 19 8 5 6 17 13 +4 29
10 Fulham 19 7 7 5 30 21 +9 28
11 Bristol City 19 8 3 8 26 22 +4 27
12 Barnsley 19 7 4 8 32 29 +3 25
13 Nottingham Forest 19 7 4 8 34 33 +1 25
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
19 8 3 8 26 22  +4 27 6 1 2 12 7  +5 2 2 6 14 15  −1

Last updated: 4 December 2016.
Source: Football League Championship

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAH
Result W W L L W D L D W W W L L W D L L L W
Position 5 1 7 10 6 8 12 12 10 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 10 13 11

Last updated: 4 December 2016.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

League Cup

Overall summary

Summary

Games played 21 (17 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Games won 10 (7 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Games drawn 3 (3 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost 8 (7 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored 29 (23 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 6 League Cup)
Goals conceded 24 (20 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Goal difference +5
Clean sheets 4 (3 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Yellow cards 34 (26 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 8 League Cup)
Red cards 1 (1 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst Discipline Lee Tomlin (6 , 0 Yellow cardYellow cardRed card, 0 Red card)
Best result 4–0 vs Fulham (24 Sep 16)
Worst result 0–2 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (5 Nov 16)
Most appearances 2 players (21)
Top scorer Tammy Abraham (12)
Points 24

Score overview

Opposition Home score Away score Double
Aston Villa 3–1
Barnsley 2–2 No
Birmingham City 0–1 No
Blackburn Rovers 1–0
Brentford
Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 No
Burton Albion 2–1
Cardiff City 1–2 No
Derby County 1–1 No
Fulham 4–0
Huddersfield Town
Ipswich Town
Leeds United 1–0
Newcastle United 0–1 No
Norwich City 0–1 No
Nottingham Forest 2–1
Preston North End
Queens Park Rangers 0–1 No
Reading
Rotherham United 2–2 No
Sheffield Wednesday 2–3 No
Wigan Athletic 2–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers

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