# 2016–17 AFC Bournemouth season

The 2016–17 season was AFC Bournemouth's second consecutive season in the Premier League and their 127th year in existence. That season Bournemouth participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and Football League Cup.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

## First-team squad

    As of 27 August 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | POL | Artur Boruc |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Simon Francis (captain) |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Steve Cook |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Dan Gosling |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Andrew Surman |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Marc Pugh |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Harry Arter |
| 9 | FW | COD | Benik Afobe |
| 10 | FW | CIV | Max Gradel |
| 11 | DF | ENG | Charlie Daniels |
| 13 | FW | ENG | Callum Wilson |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Brad Smith |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Adam Smith |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Joshua King |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Lewis Cook |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Junior Stanislas |
| 20 | DF | IRL | Marc Wilson |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Ryan Allsop |
| 22 | MF | USA | Emerson Hyndman |
| 23 | GK | AUS | Adam Federici |
| 24 | MF | SCO | Ryan Fraser |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Tyrone Mings |
| 28 | FW | JAM | Lewis Grabban |
| 29 | DF | WAL | Rhoys Wiggins |
| 31 | FW | FRA | Lys Mousset |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Jack Wilshere (on loan from Arsenal) |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Jordon Ibe |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Baily Cargill |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Glenn Murray (on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion) |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Harry Cornick (on loan to Leyton Orient) |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Matt Butcher (on loan to Yeovil Town) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 40 | FW | ENG | Ben Whitfield (on loan to Yeovil Town) |
| 46 | FW | ENG | Jordan Green (on loan to Newport County) |
| — | FW | ENG | Joe Quigley (on loan to Gillingham) |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 21 May 2017
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | POL | Artur Boruc | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Simon Francis | 35 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Steve Cook | 39 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Dan Gosling | 30 | 3 | 14+13 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | NED | Nathan Aké | 12 | 3 | 8+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Andrew Surman | 23 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Marc Pugh | 23 | 2 | 16+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Harry Arter | 35 | 1 | 33+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Benik Afobe | 33 | 6 | 14+17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | CIV | Max Gradel | 13 | 1 | 0+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | ENG | Charlie Daniels | 34 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | ENG | Callum Wilson | 21 | 6 | 16+4 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Brad Smith | 8 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Adam Smith | 36 | 1 | 34+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | NOR | Joshua King | 36 | 16 | 31+5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Lewis Cook | 8 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Junior Stanislas | 22 | 7 | 18+3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | IRL | Marc Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Ryan Allsop | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | USA | Emerson Hyndman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | AUS | Adam Federici | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | SCO | Ryan Fraser | 29 | 3 | 19+9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Tyrone Mings | 9 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Lewis Grabban | 6 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | FW | FRA | Lys Mousset | 14 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Jack Wilshere | 27 | 0 | 22+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Jordon Ibe | 26 | 0 | 13+12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Baily Cargill | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Corey Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | ENG | Jordan Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | MF | ENG | Matt Worthington | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Emerson Hyndman | Fulham | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Lys Mousset | Le Havre | Undisclosed |
| 6 July 2016 | GK | Mark Travers | Cherry Orchard | Free transfer |
| 6 July 2016 | CF | Mikael Ndjoli | Millwall | Free transfer |
| 8 July 2016 | CM | Lewis Cook | Leeds United | £7,000,000 |
| 14 July 2016 | RW | Jordon Ibe | Liverpool | £15,000,000 |
| 27 July 2016 | LB | Brad Smith | Liverpool | £3,000,000 |
| 15 August 2016 | CB | Marc Wilson | Stoke City | £2,000,000 |
| 31 January 2017 | GK | Aaron Ramsdale | Sheffield United | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Josh Carmichael | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Sylvain Distin | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Tommy Elphick | Aston Villa | £3,000,000 |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Jon Muleba | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | RM | Matt Ritchie | Newcastle United | £12,000,000 |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Jayden Stockley | Aberdeen | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | LW | Mason Walsh | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Josh Wakefield | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Stéphane Zubar | Free agent | Released |
| 5 July 2016 | SS | Lee Tomlin | Bristol City | £3,000,000 |
| 13 August 2016 | CM | Shaun MacDonald | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 26 August 2016 | CF | Tokelo Rantie | Gençlerbirliği | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2016 | CM | Eunan O'Kane | Leeds United | Undisclosed |
| 13 January 2017 | CF | Brandon Goodship | Yeovil Town | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2017 | CF | Glenn Murray | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |
    Total incoming: £18,000,000

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | | Nathan Aké | Chelsea | 8 January 2017 | |
| 31 August 2016 | CM | | Jack Wilshere | Arsenal | End of season | |
* ↑ On 8 January 2017, Ake's loan spell was terminated.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 3 July 2016 | CF | Glenn Murray | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 January 2017 |
| 7 July 2016 | CF | Joe Quigley | Gillingham | 31 January 2017 |
| 26 July 2016 | RW | Harry Cornick | Leyton Orient | 14 January 2017 |
| 5 August 2016 | DM | Matt Butcher | Yeovil Town | End of Season |
| 8 August 2016 | ST | Jordan Green | Newport County | 9 January 2017 |
| 25 August 2016 | CM | Ben Whitfield | Yeovil Town | End of Season |
| 31 August 2016 | CB | Baily Cargill | Gillingham | 3 January 2017 |
| 31 August 2016 | LB | Rhoys Wiggins | Birmingham City | 2 January 2017 |
| 9 January 2017 | CM | Emerson Hyndman | Rangers | End of Season |
| 13 January 2017 | RB | Jordan Lee | Torquay United | End of Season |
| 19 January 2017 | LB | Callum Buckley | Aldershot Town | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | RW | Harry Cornick | Gillingham | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | CF | Lewis Grabban | Reading | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | RW | Jordan Green | Leyton Orient | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | CB | Jake McCarthy | Maidstone United | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | CF | Joe Quigley | Gillingham | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | CB | Marc Wilson | West Bromwich Albion | End of Season |
* ↑ On 31 January 2017, Glenn Murray's loan was made permanent.
* ↑ On 5 January 2017, Matt Butcher's loan at Yeovil Town was extended until the end of the season.
* ↑ On 5 January 2017, Ben Whitfield's loan at Yeovil Town was extended until the end of the season.

## Pre-season friendlies

On 27 May 2016, it was announced that Bournemouth would travel to the Madejski Stadium on 29 July 2016 to play Reading. On 3 June 2016, it was announced that Bournemouth would play League Two side Portsmouth on 23 July 2016 and that they would also host a fixture against Cardiff City. On 14 June 2016, a friendly against Spanish side Valencia was announced. On 29 June 2016, it was announced that Bournemouth would once again visit the United States for a pre-season tour with a fixture against Minnesota United on 20 July 2016.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 031.58 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| EFL Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | 41 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 031.71 |
Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 61 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 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 | |
* ↑ 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).

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 21 May 2017. Source: Premier League

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | D |
| Position | 20 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |

#### Results

On 15 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.