EFL Championship top scorers - England 2016/2017
The leading goalscorers in EFL Championship (Sky Bet Championship) in the 2016/2017 season, as well as the players with the most assists and all hat-tricks.
Quick overview
- Top scorer list winner: Chris Wood, Leeds - 27 goals
- Most assists: Conor Hourihane, Barnsley/Aston Villa - 14 assists
- Number of hat-tricks: 10
Sky Bet Championship best goalscorers 2016/2017
Below is the final top scorer list for the EFL Championship 2016/2017, including the 27 players who scored the most goals during the season. If you want to see each players' goal progression per round during the season you can find it here.
- Sources: Historical statistics are based on data from our providers and checked against archived season records when needed. Read more in our About Us section.
- Methodology: We count league goals, including knockout rounds when they are part of the same competition. Qualification, promotion and relegation playoffs are not included.
Most assists in the EFL Championship 2016/2017
This is the list of the players that assisted to most goals the EFL Championship during the 2016/2017 season.
| # | Player, team | Nationality | Age | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Conor Hourihane
Barnsley/Aston Villa |
Ireland | 26 | 14 |
| 2. |
Tom Cairney
Fulham |
Scotland | 26 | 10 |
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Wesley Hoolahan
Norwich |
Ireland | 34 | 10 |
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Albert Adomah
Aston Villa |
Ghana | 29 | 10 |
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Sone Aluko
Fulham |
Nigeria | 28 | 10 |
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| 6. |
Garath McCleary
Reading |
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29 | 9 |
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Tom Lawrence
Ipswich |
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23 | 9 |
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Paul Gallagher
Preston North End |
Scotland | 32 | 9 |
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| 9. |
Anthony Knockaert
Brighton |
France | 25 | 8 |
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Tommy Smith
Huddersfield |
England | 25 | 8 |
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Pablo Hernández
Leeds |
Spain | 32 | 8 |
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Stefan Johansen
Fulham |
Norway | 26 | 8 |
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Hélder Costa
Wolverhampton |
Portugal | 23 | 8 |
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Aiden McGeady
Preston North End |
Ireland | 31 | 8 |
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Jonjo Shelvey
Newcastle |
England | 25 | 8 |
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 | GoalsGoals |
|---|---|---|
| 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+2', 90+5' |
| 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+1', 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+6' |
| 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' |
The EFL Championship season of 2016/2017 lasted between the dates 5 August 2016 and 7 May 2017.