2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

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Blackburn Rovers
2016–17 season
Manager Unknown
Stadium Ewood Park
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The 2016–17 season is Blackburn Rovers' 129th season as a professional football club and its fifth playing 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.

Summer Activity

On 12 May Rovers announced a five-year deal with kit supplier Umbro.[2]

On 20 May Rovers announced their retained list, Tommy Spurr, Matthew Kilgallon, Chris Taylor, Chris Brown, Lee Williamson, Nathan Delfouneso, Simon Eastwood and Simeon Jackson will all be free to talk to and sign for other clubs at the expiration of their contracts on June 30, However, several players have been informed that final decisions over their futures will be made once a new manager has been appointed. Those under 24, Jack Doyle and Connor Thomson have agreed 1 year deals, scholars Josh Askew, Ramirez Howarth and Lewis Travis have also agreed to sign professional terms. Stuart Callaway, David Carson, Modou Cham, Ryan Crump, Anton Forrester, Devarn Green, Sam Joel, Sam Lavelle, Jan Pirretas, Jordan Preston, Hyuga Tanner and Luke Wall have been released.[3]

Pre-Season Friendlies

On 23 May 2016, Blackburn Rovers announced five pre-season friendlies, with a sixth friendly expected to be confirmed at a later date. The games are during, and follow a six-day training camp in Austria from July 4th - 10th which will include a friendly against Austrian Bundesliga side SV Ried. Upon returning to England following the training camp, Rovers will have three hour long friendlies in the shape of a tournament against Morecambe and Bury at Morecambe's Globe Arena. The following week Rovers will travel to Rochdale for a friendly at Spotland Stadium and Blackpool four days later at at Bloomfield Road.[4]

Squad Statistics

Appearances and Goals

As of 9 May 2016[5]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Simon Eastwood * 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Spain David Raya 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK England Jason Steele 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England Jack Doyle 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Republic of Ireland Shane Duffy 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Grant Hanley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Wales Adam Henley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England Matthew Kilgallon * 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Namibia Ryan Nyambe 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England Tommy Spurr * 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England Elliott Ward 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England Scott Wharton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Nigeria Hope Akpan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Jamaica Elliott Bennett 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Craig Conway 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Northern Ireland Corry Evans 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England Danny Guthrie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Republic of Ireland Darragh Lenihan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England Jason Lowe 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England Connor Mahoney 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England Ben Marshall 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Republic of Ireland John O'Sullivan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England Chris Taylor * 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England Willem Tomlinson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Jamaica Lee Williamson * 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England Chris Brown * 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England Nathan Delfouneso * 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Canada Simeon Jackson * 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
  • Contracts due to expire 30 June 2016.

Transfers

Summer

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.

Total outgoing: ~£0 £0+/-

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Length Ref.

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CF England Chris Brown * Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 CF England Stuart Callaway Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 CM England David Carson Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 LW England Modou Cham Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 GK Scotland Ryan Crump Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 CF England Nathan Delfouneso * Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 GK England Simon Eastwood * Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 CF England Anton Forrester Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 CF England Devarn Green Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 CF Canada Simeon Jackson * Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 CF England Sam Joel Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 CB England Matthew Kilgallon * Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 CB Scotland Sam Lavelle Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 RB Spain Jan Pirretas Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 CF Scotland Jordan Preston Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 LB England Tommy Spurr * Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 CM Australia Hyuga Tanner Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 LM England Chris Taylor * Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 LW England Luke Wall Free agent Released [3]
1 July 2016 CM Jamaica Lee Williamson * Free agent Released [3]

Total incoming: Increase ~£0 £0

  • Subject to review from forthcoming manager.

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Length Ref.

References

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