# 2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

The 2016–17 season is Blackburn Rovers' 129th season as a professional football club and its fifth playing in the Championship. 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. Rovers were relegated to League One on 7 May 2017, in spite of their 3–1 away win against Brentford, with results elsewhere going against them.

## Summer Activity
### May

On 12 May Rovers announced a five-year deal with kit supplier Umbro.
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 would all be free to talk to and sign for other clubs upon the expiry of their contracts on 30 June. 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.

### June

On 1 June Rovers announced that Owen Coyle has been appointed as new manager on a 2-year deal.
On 17 June Rovers announced the signing of Anthony Stokes on a 3-year deal, following his release from Celtic.
On 18 June it was confirmed that Goalkeeping Coach Laurence Batty had left the club and that new Rovers manager Owen Coyle was in the process of firming up a new coach who would be in place before the players started training.
On 21 June Rovers announced the signing of Stephen Hendrie on a season-long loan from West Ham United.
On 23 June Rovers announced the signing of Danny Graham on a 2-year deal, following his release from Sunderland.
On 23 June Oxford United announced the signing of Simon Eastwood following his contract expiry.
On 25 June Rovers announced the signing of Liam Feeney on a 2-year deal, following his release from Bolton Wanderers.
On 27 June Preston North End announced the signing of Tommy Spurr, who was offered a new contract by Rovers, on a 3-year deal following his contract expiry.
On 29 June Rovers announced that Alan Irvine has mutually agreed to leave the club with immediate effect.
On 29 June Rovers announced the signing of Jack Byrne on a season-long loan from Manchester City.

### July

On 1 July Bolton Wanderers announced the signing of Chris Taylor following his contract expiry.
On 4 July Rovers announced Sandy Stewart as assistant manager.
On 12 July Port Vale announced signing of Anton Forrester on a 2-year deal, following his release.
On 18 July Walsall announced signing of Simeon Jackson on a 2-year deal, following his release.
On 21 July Rovers announced the sale of Grant Hanley to Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee.
On 25 July Burton Albion announced signing of Lee Williamson on a 1-year deal, following his release.

### August

On 1 August Bradford City announced signing of Matthew Kilgallon on a 1-year deal, following his release.
On 2 August Rovers announced the signing of Gordon Greer on a 1-year deal, following his release from Brighton & Hove Albion.
On 3 August Rovers announced that Rob Kelly has mutually agreed to leave the club with immediate effect.
On 5 August Rovers announced the appointment of John Henry as first team coach.
On 5 August Bury announced signing of Chris Brown on a 1-year deal, following his release.
On 8 August Rovers announced John O'Sullivan has joined Accrington Stanley on loan until 7 January.
On 11 August Rovers announced the signing of Sam Gallagher on a season long loan from Southampton.
On 25 August Rovers announced the signing of Martin Samuelsen on a season long loan from West Ham United.
On 26 August Rovers announced Shane Duffy has joined Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee.
On 26 August Rovers announced the double signing of Tommie Hoban on a season long loan from Watford and Derrick William on a 3-year deal from Bristol City.
On 29 August Rovers announced squad numbers for the development squad for the EFL Trophy.
On 31 August Rovers announced the signing of Charlie Mulgrew on a 3-year deal following his release Celtic.
On 31 August Rovers announced the signing of Marvin Emnes on loan from Swansea City until 17 January 2017.

### September

On 21 September Rovers announced the signing of Wes Brown on a free transfer following his release from Sunderland in the summer, he will also help coach the u23s team.

### November

On 22 November Rovers announced Martin Samuelsen has returned to West Ham United with immediate effect.

### December

On 5 December Rovers were drawn away against QPR in the third-round of the FA Cup.

## Winter Activity
### January

On 5 January Rovers announced the appointment of Paul Senior as Football Director.
On 6 January Rovers announced Jack Byrne has returned to Manchester City with immediate effect.
On 9 January Blackburn were drawn at home against either Barnsley/Blackpool in the 4th round of the FA Cup .
On 9 January Rovers announced promising youngsters Jack Doyle & Connor Thomson have signed new deals till 2019.
On 17 January Rovers announced John O'Sullivan has left the club by mutual consent.
On 20 January Rovers announced Scott Wharton has joined Cambridge United on loan until the end of the season.
On 24 January Rovers announced Josh Askew has joined Warrington Town on loan.
On 27 January Rovers announced promising young midfielder Joe Rankin-Costello has signed his first professional deal till 2019.
On 30 January Rovers announced Lucas João has joined on loan from Sheffield Wednesday until the end of the season.
On 31 January Rovers announced Marvin Emnes has rejoined on loan from Swansea City until the end of the season.
On 31 January Rovers announced Ben Marshall has left the club to join Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.

### February

On 11 February Rovers announced Ramirez Howarth has joined Skelmersdale United on loan.
On 15 February Rovers announced Matthew Platt and Connor Thompson have joined Barrow on loan.
On 21 February Rovers announced that manager Owen Coyle has left the club by mutual consent, assistant manager Sandy Stewart, first team coach John Henry and goalkeeping coach Phil Hughes have also left the club.
On 22 February Rovers announced the appointment of Tony Mowbray as the club's new head coach, with Head of Academy coach David Lowe stepping up to become Assistant Manager and David Dunn stepping up to become 1st Team Coach.

### March

On 2 March Rovers announced goalkeeper David Raya has signed a new deal till 2019.

## Squad information

| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Contract Expires |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Jason Steele | GK | (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 34) | 2018 |
| 33 | David Raya | GK | (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 29) | 2019 |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Adam Henley | DF | (1994-06-14) 14 June 1994 (age 30) | 2017 |
| 3 | Gordon Greer | DF | (1980-12-14) 14 December 1980 (age 44) | 2017 |
| 4 | Tommie Hoban (on loan from Watford) | DF | (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 31) | — |
| 5 | Derrick Williams | DF | (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 32) | 2019 |
| 6 | Jason Lowe | DF | (1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 (age 33) | 2017 |
| 14 | Charlie Mulgrew | DF | (1986-03-06) 6 March 1986 (age 39) | 2019 |
| 15 | Elliott Ward | DF | (1985-01-19) 19 January 1985 (age 40) | 2018 |
| 20 | Stephen Hendrie (on loan from West Ham United) | DF | (1995-01-08) 8 January 1995 (age 30) | — |
| 24 | Ryan Nyambe | DF | (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 (age 27) | 2018 |
| 30 | Wes Brown | DF | (1979-10-13) 13 October 1979 (age 45) | 2017 |
| 34 | Scott Wharton | DF | (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 27) | 2018 |
| 36 | Jack Doyle | DF | (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 28) | 2019 |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 7 | Liam Feeney | MF | (1987-01-21) 21 January 1987 (age 38) | 2018 |
| 21 | Hope Akpan | MF | (1991-08-14) 14 August 1991 (age 33) | 2017 |
| 23 | Danny Guthrie | MF | (1987-04-18) 18 April 1987 (age 37) | 2017 |
| 26 | Darragh Lenihan | MF | (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 30) | 2019 |
| 27 | Willem Tomlinson | MF | (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 27) | 2018 |
| 28 | Connor Mahoney | MF | (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 (age 28) | 2017 |
| 29 | Corry Evans | MF | (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 34) | 2019 |
| 31 | Elliott Bennett | MF | (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 36) | 2018 |
| 32 | Craig Conway | MF | (1985-05-02) 2 May 1985 (age 39) | 2018 |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Anthony Stokes | FW | (1988-07-25) 25 July 1988 (age 36) | 2019 |
| 12 | Danny Graham | FW | (1985-08-12) 12 August 1985 (age 39) | 2018 |
| 17 | Marvin Emnes (on loan from Swansea City) | FW | (1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 (age 36) | — |
| 18 | Lucas João (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) | FW | (1994-09-04) 4 September 1994 (age 30) | — |
| 19 | Sam Gallagher (on loan from Southampton) | FW | (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 29) | — |

## 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 4–10 which included a friendly against Austrian Bundesliga side SV Ried.
Upon returning to England following the training camp, Rovers had 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 Bloomfield Road.
Rovers only friendly at Ewood Park was finally announced on 22 June against second tier Spanish team Girona.

## Championship Season
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 52 | |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 51 | |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers (R) | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 51 | Relegation to EFL League One |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic (R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 42 | Relegation to EFL League One |
| 24 | Rotherham United (R) | 46 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 40 | 98 | −58 | 23 | Relegation to EFL League One |

### Result by round

| Round | 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 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | W |
| Position | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |

### Matches
## EFL Cup

The first round draw of EFL Cup took place on Wednesday 22 June, Rovers were drawn away to League Two side Mansfield Town.

## FA Cup

The first round draw of FA Cup took place on 12 December, Rovers were drawn away to Championship side Queens Park Rangers F.C.

## EFL Trophy

Blackburn Development Squad entered the competition at the first round group stage and were drawn against Carlisle United, Fleetwood Town and Oldham Athletic in Northern Group D.
| 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 | |

## Backroom Staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Tony Mowbray |
| Assistant Manager | David Lowe |
| First Team Coach | David Dunn |
| Acting Goalkeepers' Coach | Ben Benson |
| Head of Academy | Eric Kinder |
| Under-23 Lead Coach | Damien Johnson |
| Under-23 Coach | Wes Brown |
Last updated: April 2017 Source:

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 7 May 2017
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Jason Steele | 44 | 0 | 41+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | ESP | David Raya | 11 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 37 | GK | ENG | Andy Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Adam Henley | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Gordon Greer | 25 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | IRL | Tommie Hoban (on loan from Watford) | 16 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Derrick Williams | 42 | 1 | 39+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | SCO | Charlie Mulgrew | 30 | 3 | 26+2 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Elliott Ward | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | SCO | Stephen Hendrie (on loan from West Ham United) | 8 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | NAM | Ryan Nyambe | 31 | 0 | 22+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | IRL | Darragh Lenihan | 44 | 0 | 32+8 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Wes Brown | 8 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Jack Doyle | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | ENG | Josh Askew | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | ENG | Lewis Travis | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | ENG | Matthew Platt | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 50 | DF | ENG | Tyler Magloire | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Jason Lowe $^{(C)}$ | 49 | 0 | 43+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Liam Feeney | 40 | 2 | 21+13 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | NGA | Hope Akpan | 29 | 2 | 16+9 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Danny Guthrie | 27 | 1 | 22+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Willem Tomlinson | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Connor Mahoney | 21 | 0 | 4+10 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | NIR | Corry Evans | 19 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | JAM | Elliott Bennett | 29 | 4 | 18+7 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | SCO | Craig Conway | 46 | 7 | 34+8 | 6 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | ENG | Connor Thomson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | ENG | Lewis Hardcastle | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | ENG | Joe Grayson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | ENG | Joe Rankin-Costello | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Anthony Stokes | 14 | 4 | 2+6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Danny Graham | 40 | 13 | 28+7 | 12 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | NED | Marvin Emnes (on loan from Swansea City) | 37 | 4 | 22+13 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | POR | Lucas João (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) | 13 | 3 | 3+10 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Sam Gallagher (on loan from Southampton) | 47 | 12 | 35+8 | 11 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | ENG | Ramirez Howarth | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | ENG | Lewis Mansell | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| Players out on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 34 | DF | ENG | Scott Wharton (on loan at Cambridge United) | 7 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| Players that played for Blackburn Rovers this season that have left the club: ||||||||||||||
| 22 | DF | IRL | Shane Duffy | 5 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Martin Samuelsen (on loan from West Ham United) | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Jack Byrne (on loan from Manchester City) | 7 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Ben Marshall | 25 | 1 | 22+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

    As of 3 May 2017
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 12 | FW | Danny Graham | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 19 | FW | Sam Gallagher | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | 32 | MF | Craig Conway | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 17 | FW | Marvin Emnes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| = | 31 | MF | Elliott Bennett | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 9 | FW | Anthony Stokes | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| = | 18 | FW | Lucas João | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | 14 | DF | Charlie Mulgrew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | DF | Shane Duffy* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| = | 21 | MF | Hope Akpan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 34 | DF | Scott Wharton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | 10 | MF | Ben Marshall* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 30 | DF | Wes Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 7 | MF | Liam Feeney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 5 | DF | Derrick Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 23 | MF | Danny Guthrie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| — | — | — | Own goal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 51 | 5 | 7 | 63 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 7 May 2017
| No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 31 | MF | Elliott Bennett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Gordon Greer | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jack Byrne * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Jason Lowe | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Ben Marshall* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Corry Evans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Shane Duffy* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Hope Akpan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | Danny Graham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Sam Gallagher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Danny Guthrie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Derrick Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Marvin Emnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Darragh Lenihan | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Tommie Hoban | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Liam Feeney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Charlie Mulgrew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Craig Conway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Ryan Nyambe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Connor Mahoney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Jason Steele | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Lucas João | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 71 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 2 | 2 |

## Transfers and loans
### Summer
#### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Danny Graham | Sunderland | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Anthony Stokes | Celtic | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | RW | Liam Feeney | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 2 August 2016 | CB | Gordon Greer | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free transfer |
| 26 August 2016 | CB | Derrick Williams | Bristol City | Undisclosed (~£250,000) |
| 31 August 2016 | CB | Charlie Mulgrew | Celtic | Free transfer |
| 21 September 2016 | CB | Wes Brown | Sunderland | Free transfer |
Total outgoing: ~£250,000

#### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Length |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Stephen Hendrie | West Ham United | Season-long |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Jack Byrne | Manchester City | 6 January 2017 |
| 11 August 2016 | CF | Sam Gallagher | Southampton | Season-long |
| 25 August 2016 | AM | Martin Samuelsen | West Ham United | 22 November 2016 |
| 26 August 2016 | CB | Tommie Hoban | Watford | Season-long |
| 31 August 2016 | FW | Marvin Emnes | Swansea City | 4 Month loan (17 January 2017) |
* ↑ On 6 January 2017, Blackburn terminated the loan of Jack Byrne.
* ↑ On 22 November 2016, Blackburn terminated the loan of Martin Samuelsen.

#### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Chris Brown | Bury | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Stuart Callaway | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | David Carson | South Shields | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LW | Modou Cham | Clitheroe | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Ryan Crump | Southport | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Nathan Delfouneso | Swindon Town | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Simon Eastwood | Oxford United | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Anton Forrester | Port Vale | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Devarn Green | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Simeon Jackson | Walsall | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Sam Joel | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Matthew Kilgallon | Bradford City | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Sam Lavelle | Bolton Wanderers | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | Jan Pirretas | Bayer Leverkusen | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Jordan Preston | Guiseley | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Tommy Spurr | Preston North End | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Hyuga Tanner | Bolton Wanderers | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LM | Chris Taylor | Bolton Wanderers | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LW | Luke Wall | Accrington Stanley | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Lee Williamson | Burton Albion | Released |
| 21 July 2016 | CB | Grant Hanley | Newcastle United | Undisclosed (~£5,500,000 + add-ons worth £500,000) |
| 26 August 2016 | CB | Shane Duffy | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed (~£4,200,000) |
* ↑ Following Brown's release, he signed for Bury.
* ↑ Following Carson's release, he signed for South Shields.
* ↑ Following Cham's release, he signed for Clitheroe.
* ↑ Following Crump's release, he signed for Southport.
* ↑ Following Delfouneso's release, he signed for Swindon Town.
* ↑ Following Eastwood's release, he signed for Oxford United.
* ↑ Following Forrester's release, he signed for Port Vale.
* ↑ Following Jackson's release, he signed for Walsall.
* ↑ Following Kilgallon's release, he signed for Bradford City.
* ↑ Lavelle signs for Bolton Wanderers.
* ↑ Following Pirretas' release, he signed for Bayer Leverkusen.
* ↑ Following Preston's release, he signed for Guiseley.
* ↑ Following Spurr's release, he signed for Preston North End.
* ↑ Following Taylor's release, he signed for Bolton Wanderers.
* ↑ Following Wall's release, he signed for Accrington Stanley.
* ↑ Following Williamson's release, he signed for Burton Albion.
Total incoming: ~£10,467,500-£10,917,500
* Subtracts estimated 10% sell on fee (£550,000-£600,000) due to Crewe in Grant Hanley's £5,500,000-£6,000,000 sale to Newcastle United.
* Includes estimated 15% sell on fee (£1,250,000) following Ruben Rochina's transfer from Granada to Rubin Kazan on 20 July 2016 for €10,000,000.
* Includes estimated 25% sell on fee (~£67,500) following Jack O'Connell's transfer from Brentford to Sheffield United on 10 July 2016 (assumed here to be £250,000, though the fee was undisclosed).

#### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Length | Ref. |
| 8 August 2016 | CM | | John O'Sullivan | Accrington Stanley | 6-month loan (7 January) | |

### Winter
#### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
Total outgoing: ~£0 £0+/-

#### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Length | Ref. |
| 30 January 2017 | FW | | Lucas João | Sheffield Wednesday | End of Season | |
| 31 January 2017 | FW | | Marvin Emnes | Swansea City | End of Season | |

#### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 17 January 2017 | AM | John O'Sullivan | Carlisle United | Mutual Consent |
| 31 January 2017 | FW | Dean Rittenberg | Bangor City | Mutual Consent |
| 31 January 2017 | MF | Ben Marshall | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed (~£1,500,000) |
* ↑ Following O'Sullivan's release, he signed for Carlisle United.
* ↑ Following Rittenberg's release, he signed for Bangor City.
Total incoming: ~£1,650,000
* Includes estimated 15% profit sell on fee (£150,000) following Martin Olsson's transfer from Norwich City to Swansea City on 17 January 2017 for an undisclosed fee that is estimated to be £4,000,000, having originally been sold to Norwich City for £3,000,000.

#### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Length | Ref. |
| 20 January 2017 | CB | | Scott Wharton | Cambridge United | End of Season | |