# 2016–17 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Shrewsbury Town's 131st year in existence and their second consecutive season in League One after finishing in 20th place the previous season.
After a poor start to the season, winning only two of the opening ten league matches, manager Micky Mellon and his assistant Mike Jackson left the club, and four subsequent successive defeats under the caretaker management of goalkeeping coach Danny Coyne saw Shrewsbury rooted to the bottom of the league table. Grimsby Town manager Paul Hurst was appointed alongside assistant Chris Doig on 24 October 2016, eventually steering the club to an 18th-placed finish, three league places and two points clear of local rivals Port Vale who occupied the final relegation place.
The club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Football League Trophy. A team consisting of fringe and youth team players contested the Shropshire Senior Cup final, losing to AFC Telford United.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee | Contract Length |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Gary Deegan | Southend United | Free transfer | 2 years |
| 1 July 2016 | AM | Louis Dodds | Port Vale | Free transfer | 2 years |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Olly Lancashire | Rochdale | Free transfer | 2 years + 1 year option |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | A-Jay Leitch-Smith | Port Vale | Free transfer | 2 years |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Ryan McGivern | Port Vale | Free transfer | 2 years |
| 1 July 2016 | AM | Jim O'Brien | Coventry City | Free transfer | 2 years |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | Joe Riley | Bury | Undisclosed | 2 years |
| 1 July 2016 | AM | Antoni Sarcevic | Fleetwood Town | Free transfer | 2 years |
| 15 July 2016 | CB | Adam El-Abd | Bristol City | Free transfer | 2 years |
| 1 January 2017 | CB | Aristote Nsiala | Hartlepool United | Undisclosed | 2½ years |
| 5 January 2017 | LW | Alex Rodman | Notts County | Free transfer | 1½ years |
| 20 January 2017 | CM | Bryn Morris | Middlesbrough | Free transfer | End of the season |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 23 June 2016 | RB | Matt Tootle | Notts County | Contract cancelled |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | Barnet | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | LW | James Caton | Southport | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | AM | Jordan Clark | Accrington Stanley | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Mickey Demetriou | Newport County | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | RW | Elliot Grandin | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Jermaine Grandison | Colchester United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Nathaniel Knight-Percival | Bradford City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Scott Vernon | Grimsby Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | James Wesolowski | Guiseley | Contract expired |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Zak Whitbread | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 11 July 2016 | CF | James Collins | Crawley Town | Contract cancelled |
| 1 August 2016 | CF | Tyrone Barnett | AFC Wimbledon | Contract cancelled |
| 24 August 2016 | CM | Richie Wellens | Salford City | Contract cancelled |
| 4 November 2016 | CF | Andy Mangan | Tranmere Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 9 December 2016 | AM | Antoni Sarcevic | Plymouth Argyle | Contract cancelled |
| 31 January 2017 | DM | Ian Black | Blackpool | Mutual consent |
* ↑ Following Matt Tootle having his contract cancelled, he later signed for Notts County.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000036-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro being released, he later signed for Barnet.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000003A-QINU`"'
* ↑ After being released, James Caton then signed for Southport'"`UNIQ--ref-0000003E-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Jordan Clark being released, he later signed for Accrington Stanley.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000040-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Mickey Demetriou being released, he later signed for Newport County.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000042-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Jermaine Grandison being released, he later signed for Colchester United.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000044-QINU`"'
* ↑ After rejecting a new contract, Nathaniel Knight-Percival later signed for Bradford City.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000046-QINU`"'
* ↑ After his contract expired, Scott Vernon later signed for Grimsby Town.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000004A-QINU`"'
* ↑ Having failed to agree terms on a new contract, James Wesolowski later signed for Guiseley'"`UNIQ--ref-0000004C-QINU`"'
* ↑ After having his contract cancelled, James Collins later signed for Crawley Town.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000004E-QINU`"'
* ↑ After having his contract cancelled, Tyrone Barnett later signed for AFC Wimbledon.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000052-QINU`"'
* ↑ After having his contract cancelled, Richie Wellens went on to sign for Salford City'"`UNIQ--ref-00000056-QINU`"'
* ↑ After having his contract cancelled, Antoni Sarcevic went on to sign for Plymouth Argyle.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000005C-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Ian Black departing, he joined Blackpool.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000060-QINU`"'

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 8 August 2016 | CF | Ivan Toney | Newcastle United | 3 January 2017 |
| 15 August 2016 | CF | George Waring | Stoke City | 5 January 2017 |
| 15 August 2016 | AM | Moha El Ouriachi | Stoke City | 22 November 2016 |
| 31 August 2016 | CF | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | Chesterfield | 9 January 2017 |
| 31 August 2016 | RB | Jack Grimmer | Fulham | End of Season |
| 5 January 2017 | CF | Freddie Ladapo | Crystal Palace | End of Season |
| 17 January 2017 | CF | Tyler Roberts | West Bromwich Albion | End of Season |
| 26 January 2017 | CF | Stephen Humphrys | Fulham | End of Season |
| 30 January 2017 | CF | Stefan Payne | Barnsley | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | RB | Ryan Yates | Nottingham Forest | End of Season |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 29 July 2016 | CF | Kaiman Anderson | Halesowen Town | 11 January 2017 |
| 12 August 2016 | GK | Callum Burton | Nuneaton Town | 30 September 2016 |
| 19 August 2016 | CB | Dominic Smith | Barrow | 25 October 2016 |
| 12 September 2016 | CF | Ethan Jones | Tranmere Rovers | 4 November 2016 |
| 17 September 2016 | CB | Callum Grogan | Radcliffe Borough | 4 January 2017 |
| 29 October 2016 | GK | Shaun Rowley | Chorley | 4 January 2017 |
| 16 January 2017 | LB | Callum Roberts | Hednesford Town | 18 March 2017 |
| 18 January 2017 | AM | Jim O'Brien | Ross County | End of season |
| 3 February 2017 | CF | Ethan Jones | Stourbridge | End of season |
| 6 February 2017 | CB | Callum Grogan | Skelmersdale United | End of season |
| 8 February 2017 | CF | Kaiman Anderson | Oxford City | End of season |
| 24 February 2017 | GK | Callum Burton | AFC Telford United | 21 April 2017 |
| 17 March 2017 | GK | Shaun Rowley | Slough Town | End of season |

### New contracts & contract extensions

| Date | Position | Name | Length | Contracted Until |
| 3 June 2016 | GK | Jayson Leutwiler | 2 years | 30 June 2018 |
| 9 June 2016 | LB | Junior Brown | 2 years | 30 June 2018 |
| 9 June 2016 | GK | Callum Burton | 2 years | 30 June 2018 |
| 15 June 2016 | CB | Callum Grogan | 1 year | 30 June 2017 |
| 5 August 2016 | GK | Mark Halstead | 1 year | 30 June 2017 |
| 8 February 2017 | AM | Ryan Barnett | 2½ years + 1 year option | 30 June 2019 |
| 11 April 2017 | CM | Abu Ogogo | 1 year | 30 June 2018 |
| 12 May 2017 | RW | Shaun Whalley | 2 years | 30 June 2019 |
| 30 May 2017 | CB | Mat Sadler | 2 years | 30 June 2019 |
| 30 May 2017 | GK | Shaun Rowley | 1 year | 30 June 2018 |
| 7 June 2017 | CM | Chris Gallagher | 1 year | 30 June 2018 |
| 7 June 2017 | CM | George Hughes | 1 year | 30 June 2018 |
| 7 June 2017 | CF | John McAtee | 1 year | 30 June 2018 |
| 7 June 2017 | RB | Callum Roberts | 1 year | 30 June 2018 |
| 7 June 2017 | DF | Ryan Sears | 1 year | 30 June 2018 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 73 | −13 | 53 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 53 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 51 |
| 19 | Bury | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 50 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 59 | 79 | −20 | 50 |

#### Matches
### FA Cup

Shrewsbury Town entered the FA Cup at the first round stage. The draw was made on 17 October 2016, Shrewsbury will host Barnet at New Meadow. The draw for the second round will be made on 7 November.

### League Cup

Shrewsbury Town entered the League Cup at the first round stage. The draw was made on 22 June 2016, Huddersfield Town visited New Meadow. The draw for the second round was made on 10 August, Shrewsbury will travel to Sunderland.

### EFL Trophy

See main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

#### Group stage

Fixtures for the group stages were released on 27 July 2016. Shrewsbury were allocated a place in Northern Group G.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Cambridge United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Middlesbrough U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |

### Shropshire Senior Cup

Shrewsbury Town received a bye to the final. They will host AFC Telford United at New Meadow. The fixture was originally scheduled for 1 November 2016, but was postponed due to Shrewsbury Town's participation in the FA Youth Cup. The tie was later rescheduled for 4 April 2017, but then moved forward to the 14 March, to prevent a clash with Shrewsbury's rearranged league match with Millwall.

## Player statistics
### Squad statistics

As of match played 30 April 2017.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | CAN | Jayson Leutwiler | 49 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Joe Riley | 35 | 1 | 28+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Mat Sadler | 39 | 3 | 33+1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NIR | Ryan McGivern | 18 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Olly Lancashire | 21 | 1 | 13+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Shaun Whalley | 35 | 3 | 23+9 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Abu Ogogo | 32 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Stephen Humphrys | 14 | 2 | 3+11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Louis Dodds | 45 | 10 | 29+9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Junior Brown | 51 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | SCO | Jack Grimmer | 27 | 1 | 22+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | WAL | Dominic Smith | 13 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Bryn Morris | 13 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Ryan Yates | 12 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | EIR | Gary Deegan | 48 | 0 | 36+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | NGA | Freddie Ladapo | 15 | 4 | 10+5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | A-Jay Leitch-Smith | 21 | 5 | 8+8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Mark Halstead | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | COD | Aristote Nsiala | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Alex Rodman | 20 | 1 | 18+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | EGY | Adam El-Abd | 34 | 2 | 24+4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Callum Burton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | WAL | Tyler Roberts | 13 | 4 | 11+2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Ethan Jones | 8 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Kaiman Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | ENG | Shaun Rowley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Callum Grogan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG | John McAtee | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | WAL | Callum Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Ryan Barnett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | WAL | Ryan Sears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | ENG | Stefan Payne | 12 | 2 | 9+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club before the season ended: ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | SCO | Ian Black | 22 | 3 | 14+4 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Ivan Toney | 26 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Jim O'Brien | 25 | 1 | 14+4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Antoni Sarcevic | 15 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Richie Wellens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Andy Mangan | 13 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | MAR | Moha El Ouriachi | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | George Waring | 18 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

As of match played 30 April 2017.
| Place | Position | Number | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Louis Dodds | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Ivan Toney | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | DF | 12 | Junior Brown | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 20 | A-Jay Leitch-Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | 27 | Tyler Roberts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | 19 | Freddie Ladapo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | 3 | Mat Sadler | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 7 | Shaun Whalley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 6 | Ian Black | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 45 | Stefan Payne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 9 | Stephen Humphrys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 24 | Adam El-Abd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 22 | Aristote Nsiala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 23 | Alex Rodman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 11 | Jim O'Brien | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 14 | Jack Grimmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 5 | Olly Lancashire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 2 | Joe Riley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
    a. Player left the club during the playing season.

### Clean sheets

As of match played 30 April 2017.
| Rank | Pos | No. | Nat | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | | Jayson Leutwiler | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | GK | 21 | | Mark Halstead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 |

### Disciplinary record

As of match played 30 April 2017.
| No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | Total | Total |
| 1 | CAN | GK | Jayson Leutwiler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | ENG | DF | Joe Riley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | NIR | DF | Ryan McGivern | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | ENG | DF | Oliver Lancashire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | SCO | MF | Ian Black | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | ENG | MF | Shaun Whalley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | ENG | MF | Abu Ogogo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | ENG | FW | Ivan Toney | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | ENG | FW | Stephen Humphrys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | ENG | MF | Louis Dodds | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | SCO | MF | Jim O'Brien | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | ENG | DF | Junior Brown | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | SCO | DF | Jack Grimmer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | ENG | MF | Antoni Sarcevic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | ENG | MF | Bryn Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | ENG | MF | Ryan Yates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | IRL | MF | Gary Deegan | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 22 | DRC | DF | Aristote Nsiala | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | ENG | MF | Alex Rodman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | EGY | DF | Adam El-Abd | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 27 | ENG | FW | George Waring | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | WAL | FW | Tyler Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | ENG | FW | Ethan Jones | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | ENG | FW | Stefan Payne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Note: Two yellow cards in one match is counted as one red card.
    a. ^ Jim O'Brien's red card against Sheffield United on 19 November 2016 was later rescinded on appeal.
    b. ^ Aristote Nsiala's red card again Swindon Town on 8 January 2017 was later rescinded on appeal.
    c. Player left the club during the playing season.