2016–17 Aston Villa F.C. season


The 2016–17 season was Aston Villa's first season in the Football League Championship following their relegation from the Premier League last season in their 142nd year in existence. It was also their first season in the second tier of English football since the formation of the Premier League.

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubTransfer fee
20 June 2016DF6 Tommy Elphick AFC Bournemouth£3m
8 July 2016GK1 Pierluigi Gollini Hellas Verona£4.1m
10 July 2016MF8 Aaron Tshibola Reading£5m
4 August 2016FW44 Ross McCormack Fulham£12m
12 August 2016DF12 James Chester West Bromwich Albion£8m
17 August 2016MF25 Mile Jedinak Crystal Palace£4m
24 August 2016DF27 Ritchie De Laet Leicester City£2m
30 August 2016FW26 Jonathan Kodjia Bristol City£15m
31 August 2016MF37 Albert Adomah MiddlesbroughUndisclosed
20 January 2017MF5 Henri Lansbury Nottingham Forest£2.75m
25 January 2017DF16 James Bree Barnsley£3m
25 January 2017MF20 Birkir Bjarnason BaselUndisclosed
26 January 2017MF14 Conor Hourihane BarnsleyUndisclosed
31 January 2017DF3 Neil Taylor Swansea CityUndisclosed
31 January 2017FW9 Scott Hogan BrentfordUndisclosed

DatePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubTransfer fee
31 January 2017DF— Jacob Bedeau BuryUndisclosed

Transfers out

Exit datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubTransfer fee
1 July 2016MF18 Kieran Richardson Cardiff CityFree transfer '
1 July 2016MF28 Charles N'ZogbiaUnattachedFree transfer '
1 July 2016DF33 José Ángel Crespo PAOKUndisclosed
29 July 2016GK1 Brad Guzan MiddlesbroughFree transfer
2 August 2016MF8 Idrissa Gueye Everton£7.1m
3 August 2016DF6 Ciaran Clark Newcastle United£5m
7 August 2016FW9 Scott Sinclair Celtic£3.5m
27 August 2016DF3 Joe Bennett Cardiff CityFree transfer
27 August 2016DF5 Jores Okore CopenhagenUndisclosed
29 August 2016DF16 Joleon Lescott AEK AthensFree transfer
31 August 2016FW20 Adama Traoré MiddlesbroughUndisclosed
4 January 2017FW14 Rudy Gestede MiddlesbroughUndisclosed
31 January 2017MF15 Ashley Westwood BurnleyUndisclosed
31 January 2017FW10 Jordan Ayew Swansea CityUndisclosed

Exit datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubTransfer fee
1 July 2016DF26 Lewis Kinsella Colchester UnitedFree transfer '
1 July 2016DF32 Janoi Donacien Accrington StanleyFree transfer '
1 July 2016GK— Benjamin Siegrist VaduzFree transfer
1 July 2016GK— Charlie Bannister WatfordFree transfer '
1 July 2016DF— Josh Webb KilmarnockFree transfer '
1 July 2016DF— Kodi Lyons-Foster Bristol CityFree transfer
4 July 2016FW37 Callum Robinson Preston North EndCompensation

Loans in

Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerFrom club
5 January 2017End of SeasonGK24 Sam Johnstone Manchester United

Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerFrom club

Loans out

Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo club
22 July 2016End of seasonMF25 Carles Gil Deportivo La Coruña
10 August 2016End of seasonMF24 Carlos Sánchez Fiorentina
24 August 2016End of seasonMF17 Jordan Veretout Saint-Étienne
13 January 2017End of seasonGK1 Pierluigi Gollini Atalanta
16 January 2017End of seasonDF28 Aly Cissokho Olympiacos
30 January 2017End of seasonMF8 Aaron Tshibola Nottingham Forest
1 February 2017End of seasonFW44 Ross McCormack Nottingham Forest

Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo club
12 July 20161 January 2017MF— Riccardo Calder Doncaster Rovers
4 August 20163 January 2017DF34 Easah Suliman Cheltenham Town
6 August 2016End of SeasonDF42 Niall Mason Doncaster Rovers
25 August 2016End of SeasonMF— Henry Cowans Stevenage
26 August 20163 January 2017DF46 Kevin Toner Walsall
31 August 20167 January 2017MF— Harry McKirdy Stevenage
31 January 2017End of SeasonDF46 Kevin Toner Bradford City

Non-competitive

Pre-season

Competitions

Football League Championship

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

FA Cup

EFL Cup

First team squad

Ordered by squad number.
Appearances include all competitive league and cup appearances, including as substitute.

Squad statistics

Appearances numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute

Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.