Season trivia for EFL Championship 2016/2017
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2016/2017 EFL Championship season in England.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2016/2017 season were the players Elias Kachunga - Tommy Smith (Huddersfield) and Albert Adomah - Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa). Together they scored 6 goals for their teams, where one of the players scored the goal and the other one assisted to it.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2016/2017 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Nick Powell, playing for Wigan, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 11 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Wigan-Barnsley.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In April 2017, Yann Kermorgant (Reading) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2016/2017 season.
Most braces by player
Dwight Gayle in Newcastle scored (at least) two goals in a match 7 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2016/2017 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2016/2017 season was Chris Wood in Leeds, in total he did it 14 times.
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were 2 players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, 8 times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Chris Wood (Leeds)
Dwight Gayle (Newcastle)
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2016/2017 season was Tomer Hemed, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Brighton.
Most penalty goals by team
Brighton was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2016/2017 season, in total they scored 10 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 4 players scored 3 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Sheffield Wednesday was the best team, in total they scored 9 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
2 players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2016/2017 season in EFL Championship. These players each scored 3 own goals and they were Shane Duffy (Blackburn) and Angus MacDonald (Barnsley).
Most own goals by team
6 teams each scored 3 own goals, and the teams that were best at putting the ball into their own net were Nottingham Forest, Newcastle, Blackburn, Barnsley, Burton Albion and Brighton.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Tomer Hemed in Brighton scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Jota in Brentford scored or assisted in 7 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Tammy Abraham in Bristol City who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 12 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Chris Wood in Leeds scored a total of 16 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in EFL Championship during the 2016/2017 season.
Most consecutive wins
Newcastle was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2016/2017 season, with a total of 8 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Brighton were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2016/2017 season, playing 18 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Rotherham had a streak of 10 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in EFL Championship during the 2016/2017 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Rotherham managed the feat of not winning a single match in 17 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Cardiff were best at during the 2016/2017 season, they came back to win 6 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Rotherham have managed this in 6 matches during the 2016/2017 season, more than any other team in EFL Championship.
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