# 2016–17 Fleetwood Town F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Fleetwood Town's 109th season in their history and third consecutive season in League One. Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017, with competitive matches played between August and May.

## Transfers
### In

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Cian Bolger | Southend United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Alex Cairns | Rotherham United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | Michael Duckworth | Hartlepool United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Ashley Eastham | Rochdale | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Aaron Amadi-Holloway | Wycombe Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Ashley Nadesan | Horley Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Chris Neal | Port Vale | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Elliot Osborne | Nantwich Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Matt Urwin | AFC Fylde | Free transfer |
| 11 July 2016 | CF | Dion Charles | AFC Fylde | Free transfer |
| 12 July 2016 | CM | Ricardo Kip | Almere City | Undisclosed |
| 19 August 2016 | LW | Martyn Woolford | Sheffield United | Free transfer |
| 22 August 2016 | LB | Spencer Myers | Everton | Free transfer |
| 22 August 2016 | DM | Oliver Roberts | Stoke City | Free transfer |
| 7 November 2016 | RB | Elohor Ekpolo | Barcelona B | Free transfer |
| 4 January 2017 | ST | Alex Reid | Rushall Olympic | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2017 | DM | George Glendon | Manchester City | Undisclosed |
| 13 January 2017 | LB | Joe Maguire | Liverpool | Undisclosed |
| 19 January 2017 | RW | Wes Burns | Bristol City | Undisclosed |
| 20 January 2017 | RB | Markus Schwabl | Aalen | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Shola Ameobi | Notts County | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Danny Andrew | Grimsby Town | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Max Cartwright | FC United of Manchester | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Keir Dickson | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Aleks Gogic | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Harvey Hodd | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Stephen Jordan | Chorley | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Jamille Matt | Blackpool | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Chris Maxwell | Preston North End | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Brendan Moore | Torquay United | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Bradley Roscoe | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Antoni Sarcevic | Shrewsbury Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Conor Smith | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Matty Williams | Free agent | Released |
| 12 July 2016 | RB | Tyler Hornby-Forbes | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2016 | CB | Marcus Nilsson | Stabæk | Undisclosed |
| 16 August 2016 | ST | Vamara Sanogo | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | Free transfer |
| 20 January 2017 | CF | Aaron Amadi-Holloway | Oldham Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2017 | CM | Thomas Grant | Free agent | Released |
| 31 January 2017 | DM | Eggert Jónsson | SønderjyskE | Undisclosed |
* ↑ Following Ameobi's release, he signed for Notts County.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000030-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Andrew's release, he signed for Grimsby Town.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000032-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Cartwright's release, he signed for FC United of Manchester.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000036-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Jordan's release, he signed for Chorley.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000038-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Matt's release, he signed for Blackpool.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000003A-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Moore's release, he signed for Torquay United.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000003E-QINU`"'

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 12 August 2016 | SS | Chris Long | Burnley | 30 January 2017 |
| 13 August 2016 | DM | George Glendon | Manchester City | 2 January 2017 |
| 29 August 2016 | CM | Kyle Dempsey | Huddersfield Town | End of Season |
| 31 August 2016 | CF | Alex Jakubiak | Watford | End of Season |
| 31 August 2016 | LB | Kieran Wallace | Sheffield United | End of Season |
| 2 January 2017 | LB | Ben Davies | Preston North End | End of Season |
| 27 January 2017 | AM | Cameron Brannagan | Liverpool | End of Season |
* ↑ On 30 January 2017, Chris Long's loan was terminated.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000050-QINU`"'

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 21 July 2016 | CF | Declan McManus | Raith Rovers | End of Season |
| 31 August 2016 | CM | Ricardo Kip | SC Cambuur | End of Season |
| 30 September 2016 | CM | Elliot Osborne | Tranmere Rovers | 28 October 2016 |
| 3 October 2016 | DM | Akil Wright | Barrow | 7 January 2017 |
| 4 November 2016 | CM | Nick Haughton | Salford City | 8 January 2017 |
| 5 December 2016 | MF | Kieran Dunbar | Stalybridge Celtic | 2 January 2017 |
| 19 January 2017 | CM | Elliott Osborne | Stockport County | 16 February 2017 |
| 31 January 2017 | RB | Michael Duckworth | Morecambe | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | CM | Nick Haughton | Salford City | End of Season |
* ↑ On 9 January 2017, Akil Wright's loan at Barrow was extended until the end of the season.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000069-QINU`"'

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 4 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 82 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 5 | Bradford City | 46 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 79 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 6 | Millwall (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 73 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

#### Play-offs
### FA Cup
### EFL Trophy

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Carlisle United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Fleetwood Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |