EFL Championship Top scorers - England 2016/2017
The winning top scorer in EFL Championship (Sky Bet Championship), England during the season 2016/2017 was Chris Wood with 27 goals scored. Below you find the list of the highest goal scorers during the season.
Sky Bet Championship best goal scorers 2016/2017
| # | Player | Team | Nationality | Age | % team's goals | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chris Wood | Leeds | New Zealand | 25 | 44.3% | 27 |
| 2. | Dwight Gayle | Newcastle | England | 27 | 27.1% | 23 |
| Glenn Murray | Brighton | England | 33 | 31.1% | 23 |
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| Tammy Abraham | Bristol City | England | 19 | 38.3% | 23 |
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| 5. | Jonathan Kodjia | Aston Villa/Bristol City | Ivory Coast | 27 | - | 19 |
| Yann Kermorgant | Reading | France | 35 | 27.9% | 19 |
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| 7. | Cameron Jerome | Norwich | England | 30 | 18.8% | 16 |
| 8. | Anthony Knockaert | Brighton | France | 25 | 20.3% | 15 |
| Lasse Vibe | Brentford | Denmark | 30 | 20.0% | 15 |
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| Scott Hogan | Aston Villa/Brentford | Ireland | 25 | - | 15 |
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| 11. | Britt Assombalonga | Nottingham Forest | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24 | 22.6% | 14 |
| Sam Winnall | Sheffield Wednesday/Barnsley | England | 26 | - | 14 |
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| Tom Ince | Derby | England | 25 | 25.9% | 14 |
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| 14. | Tom Cairney | Fulham | Scotland | 26 | 15.3% | 13 |
| 15. | Danny Graham | Blackburn | England | 31 | 22.6% | 12 |
| Elias Kachunga | Huddersfield | Germany | 25 | 21.4% | 12 |
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| Fernando Forestieri | Sheffield Wednesday | Italy | 27 | 20.0% | 12 |
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| Jordan Hugill | Preston North End | England | 24 | 18.8% | 12 |
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| Jota | Brentford | Spain | 25 | 16.0% | 12 |
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| Kenneth Zohore | Cardiff | Denmark | 23 | 20.0% | 12 |
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| Matt Ritchie | Newcastle | England | 27 | 14.1% | 12 |
The age of the players is when the season ended at 29 May 2017
The EFL Championship season of 2016/2017 lasted between the dates 5 August 2016 and 29 May 2017. More information and the winning top scorers in EFL Championship between the seasons 1999/2000-2023/2024 here.
Scored hat-tricks in EFL Championship, season 2016/2017
In total there were 10 scored hat-tricks during the season 2016/2017 in EFL Championship, England. All players scoring these hat-tricks (or more than 3 goals), and the matches they scored it in, are listed here.
| Player, Team | Match | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Powell Wigan |
Wigan - Barnsley 3-2 Thu 13 april 2017 |
3 71', 72', 82' |
| David Nugent Derby |
Derby - Fulham 4-2 Tue 4 april 2017 |
3 8', 42', 59' |
| Jota Brentford |
Brentford - Rotherham 4-2 Sat 25 february 2017 |
3 13', 90', 90' |
| Nélson Oliveira Norwich |
Norwich - Derby 3-0 Mon 2 january 2017 |
3 15', 78', 80' |
| Dwight Gayle Newcastle |
Newcastle - Birmingham 4-0 Sat 10 december 2016 |
3 18', 24', 77' |
| Henri Lansbury Nottingham Forest |
Barnsley - Nottingham Forest 2-5 Fri 25 november 2016 |
3 13', 45', 82' |
| Glenn Murray Brighton |
Brighton - Norwich 5-0 Sat 29 october 2016 |
3 6', 60', 73' |
| Dwight Gayle Newcastle |
Newcastle - Norwich 4-3 Wed 28 september 2016 |
3 24', 71', 90' |
| Scott Hogan Brentford |
Brentford - Preston North End 5-0 Sat 17 september 2016 |
3 34', 84', 87' |
| Grant Ward Ipswich |
Ipswich - Barnsley 4-2 Sat 6 august 2016 |
3 46', 61', 84' |
League table EFL Championship 2016/2017
This was the final standings in the 2016/2017 EFL Championship season.
| # | Team | Matches | WinsW | DrawsD | LossesL | Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Newcastle | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 85-40 | 94 |
| 2. | Brighton | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 74-40 | 93 |
| 3. | Reading | 46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 68-64 | 85 |
| 4. | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 60-45 | 81 |
| 5. | Huddersfield | 46 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 56-58 | 81 |
| 6. | Fulham | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 85-57 | 80 |
| 7. | Leeds | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 61-47 | 75 |
| 8. | Norwich | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 85-69 | 70 |
| 9. | Derby | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 54-50 | 67 |
| 10. | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 75-65 | 64 |
| 11. | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 64-63 | 62 |
| 12. | Cardiff | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 60-61 | 62 |
| 13. | Aston Villa | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 47-48 | 62 |
| 14. | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64-67 | 58 |
| 15. | Wolverhampton | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 54-58 | 58 |
| 16. | Ipswich | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 48-58 | 55 |
| 17. | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 60-66 | 54 |
| 18. | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 52-66 | 53 |
| 19. | Birmingham | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 45-64 | 53 |
| 20. | Burton Albion | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 49-63 | 52 |
| 21. | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 62-72 | 51 |
| 22. | Blackburn | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 53-65 | 51 |
| 23. | Wigan | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 40-57 | 42 |
| 24. | Rotherham | 46 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 40-98 | 23 |
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