Results and fixtures
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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group F
Results and fixtures
2016
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Group A
Group C
Group E
Group G
Round of 16
Third qualifying round
Play-off round
Group A
Group K
Round of 32
Round of 16
Round of 32
Round of 16
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Final
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Women's Super League 1
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WSL Spring Series League 1
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Played on 2 October 2016. Manchester City won their second cup after 2014 and completed the double.
This is a list of changes of managers within English league football:
13 August: The new Premier League season starts with newly promoted Hull City beating champions Leicester City 2-1 at the KCOM Stadium. Pep Guardiola wins his first match as Manchester City manager 2-1 against Sunderland.
14 August: José Mourinho wins his first game as manager of Manchester United 3-1 against A.F.C. Bournemouth at Dean Court. Arsenal are beaten 4-3 by Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium.
15 August: Antonio Conte wins his first match as Chelsea manager 2-1 against West Ham United at Stamford Bridge.
31 August: The first month of the new season ends with Manchester City, Chelsea, and Manchester United - all under new management - joint top with three wins out of three. Newly promoted Hull City and Middlesbrough have made a promising start on their return to the top flight and stand in fifth and sixth respectively, bookended by Everton and Tottenham. Watford (18th), Bournemouth, and Stoke City are joint bottom with one point apiece, with Sunderland and Crystal Palace also with one point but less goals conceded. After five matches, the Championship is led by Huddersfield Town and Fulham, both of whom struggled last season. Newly promoted Barnsley lead the play-off pack - Newcastle United, Queens Park Rangers, and Bristol City - thanks to good goal-scoring form that sees them as the Football League's second highest scoring side. Blackburn Rovers sit in last place with one point, joined in the relegation zone by Preston North End and Rotherham United; Wigan Athletic and Leeds United stay out of the drop zone on goal difference.
27 September: Sam Allardyce is forced to step down as England manager after less than three months, after being recorded by undercover journalists from The Daily Telegraph offering his services as a speaker for £400,000, insulting previous England manager Roy Hodgson, and criticising and suggesting ways around the FA's ban on third-party ownership of players. Under-21 coach Gareth Southgate is announced as interim manager of the team.
30 September: Manchester City stand top of the Premier League, having won their first six games, with a four-point gap between them and Spurs and Everton. Arsenal and Liverpool stand joint fourth, with Manchester United and Crystal Palace not far behind. Sunderland drop to last place, with Stoke still in the relegation zone and West Ham now joining them after a poor run of form. Huddersfield continue to lead the Championship, with Norwich City now in second. Newcastle and Bristol City remain in the top six, now sandwiching Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford, with Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday and Reading out of the top six due to goal difference. Rotherham are now bottom of the Championship, with Cardiff City and Blackburn two points ahead of the Millers and Wigan Athletic's superior goal difference keeping them out of the bottom three.
23 October: Manchester City draw 1-1 with Southampton at the City of Manchester Stadium. Their city rivals, United, are smashed 4-0 by manager José Mourinho's former club Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The result is Mourinho's heaviest Premier League defeat, United's worst away loss since October 1999 (when they also lost to the same club by 4+ goals after they were hit for five), and the first time they were beaten by four goals or more in a match since losing to West Ham in the League Cup in November 2010.
31 October: Manchester City maintain the lead in the Premier League, but a run of one win in their four games this month means that they are only separated from Arsenal and Liverpool by goal difference. A resurgent Chelsea have leapfrogged a still unbeaten Spurs into the last Champions League spot, while Everton, Watford, and Manchester United are some way off the top four. Sunderland have only won 2 points from their opening 10 games, beating Manchester City's record for the worst-ever start to a Premier League season, and remain stuck to the bottom of the table. Swansea City and Hull have now dropped into the relegation zone, with Middlesbrough, West Bromwich Albion, and West Ham now with a three-point buffer from 18th. In the Championship, poor October form from Huddersfield and Norwich (culminating in 5-0 away thrashings to Fulham and Brighton respectively in their last games of the month) have seen them drop to third and fourth, with Newcastle holding a three-point lead over Brighton at the top of the table. Reading have climbed to fifth; Bristol City hold on to sixth place, but with Birmingham and Sheffield Wednesday still breathing down their necks. Rotherham are still bottom and eight points from safety, and Blackburn remains 23rd. A managerial change for Cardiff - with Neil Warnock replacing Paul Trollope - has seen the Bluebirds rise to 21st, but despite Wigan also sacking their manager they are now in the bottom three.
1 November: Arsenal become the first English side to progress to the Champions League knockout rounds this season, after defeating Ludogorets Razgrad 3-2.
22 November: Leicester City secure passage to the knockout rounds of the Champions League by defeating Club Brugge 2-1. Tottenham Hotspur are not so lucky, however, and are eliminated after a 2-1 defeat to Monaco, leaving them needing to avoid defeat at CSKA Moscow in their final match in order to even get the consolation prize of transferring into the Europa League.
23 November: Manchester City confirm qualification for the Champions League knockout rounds after holding Borussia Monchengladbach to a 1-1 draw.
30 November: Chelsea are now heading up what has become a very competitive title race, a single point ahead of Liverpool, who in turn are ahead of Manchester City by just one goal. Arsenal are two points behind City, and have a four-point cushion over rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Sunderland, Swansea and Hull still make up the relegation places, but a major improvement in form for Sunderland has left them bottom by just one point, and only three points off safety. Newcastle United and Brighton continue to lead the way in the Championship, six points and four points respectively ahead of third-placed Reading. Birmingham City and Leeds United have now entered the play-off spots, with Huddersfield just hanging on. At the bottom of the table, Rotherham United are eleven points adrift and already looking for their third manager of the season following the shock resignation of Kenny Jackett. Cardiff City have dropped back into the relegation zone on goal difference, with Wigan Athletic remaining there. Wolves are only outside the relegation spots on goal difference, with Blackburn Rovers and second-tier newcomers Burton Albion just a further point ahead. Gareth Southgate is confirmed as the next England manager.
7 December: Tottenham Hotspur manage to stay in Europe by beating CSKA Moscow, meaning that they will finish third in their Champions League group and therefore progress into the knockout rounds of the Europa League.
8 December: Manchester United secure passage to the Europa League's knockout rounds with a 2-0 victory over Zorya Luhansk, but Southampton's failure to beat Hapoel Be'er Sheva sees them eliminated.
23 December: Sam Allardyce makes his return to football after just under three months, taking over at Premier League strugglers Crystal Palace, who sacked Alan Pardew a day beforehand.
31 December: 2016 ends with Chelsea having broken clear of the chasing pack, now six points ahead of Liverpool. Manchester City are four points behind Liverpool after a 1-0 loss at Anfield earlier in the day, and Arsenal are two points behind City with a game in hand. Tottenham Hotspur remain fifth, a point behind Arsenal, and also with a game in hand over City. Swansea City have now fallen to the foot of the table and are looking for their third manager of the season following Bob Bradley's abortive reign in charge of the Welsh club, with Hull City just a point ahead of them. Sunderland's continued improvement has brought them up to third-bottom, though they're two points behind Crystal Palace having played a game more. Newcastle United and Brighton are now well clear at the top of the Championship, with Reading heading up an extremely competitive play-off race, followed by Huddersfield Town, Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday, with a resurgent Derby County only a point behind Wednesday. Despite a recent improvement, Rotherham United remain deep in trouble at the bottom of the table eleven points off safety. Wigan Athletic have fallen further into the mire, five points off safety, and Blackburn Rovers have fallen back into the relegation zone, three points behind a Cardiff City side who have a game in hand.
7 January: The third round of the FA Cup sees three Premier League sides fall to lower-league opposition, with Bournemouth being eliminated by League One side Millwall, and Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion falling to Championship teams Wolverhampton Wanderers and Derby County. National League side Lincoln City also manage to force a replay against Championship side Ipswich Town.
12 January: Former England manager Graham Taylor dies of a heart attack, at the age of 72.
17 January: The FA Cup third round replays result in two notable upsets, with National League leaders Lincoln City knocking out Ipswich Town, and fellow National League side Sutton United knocking out A.F.C. Wimbledon, setting up a fourth round tie with Championship high-fliers Leeds United.
28 January: The fourth round of the FA Cup sees National League leaders Lincoln City upset the odds again by dumping Championship leaders Brighton & Hove Albion out 3-1. Liverpool also fall to Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, while Newcastle United, who are second in the Championship, are eliminated by League One outfit Oxford United. Tottenham Hotspur also come perilously close to being knocked out by Wycombe Wanderers of League Two, needing two goals in the final five minutes of their match to secure passage to the next round.
31 January: Although Chelsea's winning streak has been broken by Tottenham and Liverpool, their lead at the top of the table has extended to nine points. Spurs are up to second, ahead of Arsenal on goal difference. A poor run of form has seen Liverpool fall to fourth, but they are the only team in the European hunt without the distraction of domestic and European cups for the rest of the season. Manchester City, Manchester United and Everton complete the top seven (all three holding a game in hand each). Swansea's form has improved under Paul Clement and they now stand in 17th, level on points with Middlesbrough and Leicester. Crystal Palace have fallen into the relegation zone, while Hull and Sunderland are five points adrift of Swansea. Brighton are two points ahead of Newcastle in the Championship; Reading are three points behind Newcastle, but have played two games more. Leeds and Huddersfield exchange fourth and fifth position, while Derby is now in the top six on goal difference. The relegation zone is unchanged, but Blackburn and Wigan are now three points behind Bristol City and Burton, the latter two teams having played a game more each.
18 February: National League leaders Lincoln City make history by becoming the first non-league side to reach the quarter finals of the FA Cup since 1912.
23 February: Claudio Ranieri is sacked as Leicester City manager less than a year after their shock title victory, with the club still in the Champions League, but just one point outside the relegation places. Later that night, Tottenham Hotspur are eliminated from the Europa League after only managing to draw 2-2 against K.A.A. Gent, resulting in their elimination by 3-2 on aggregate.
26 February: Manchester United win the first silverware of the domestic season, defeating Southampton 3-2 with a late goal by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
6 June 2016: Harry Gregory, 72, Leyton Orient, Charlton Athletic, Aston Villa and Hereford United midfielder.
6 June 2016: Nicky Jennings, 70, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth and Exeter City winger.
7 June 2016: Johnny Brooks, 84, Reading, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Brentford inside forward.
10 June 2016: Alex Govan, 86, Plymouth Argyle, Birmingham City and Portsmouth outside left.
13 June 2016: Tony Byrne, 70, Republic of Ireland, Millwall, Southampton, Hereford United and Newport County left back.
20 June 2016: Eamonn Dolan, 48, West Ham United, Birmingham City and Exeter City striker, who also managed Exeter and was Reading academy manager at the time of his death.
21 June 2016: Bryan Edwards, 85, Bolton Wanderers wing half, who also managed Bradford City.
3 July 2016: Jimmy Frizzell, 79, Oldham Athletic utility player, who also had spells in management at Oldham and Manchester City.
3 July 2016: John Middleton, 59, Nottingham Forest and Derby County goalkeeper.
7 July 2016: John O'Rourke, 71, Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Ipswich Town, Coventry City, Queens Park Rangers and A.F.C. Bournemouth forward.
9 July 2016: Ray Spencer, 82, Darlington and Torquay United wing half.
10 July 2016: David Stride, 58, Chelsea, Millwall and Leyton Orient defender.
13 July 2016: George Allen, 84, Birmingham City and Torquay United left back.
18 July 2016: John Hope, 67, Darlington, Newcastle United, Sheffield United and Hartlepool United goalkeeper.
c.20 July 2016: Bill Park, 97, Blackpool and York City centre half.
c.20 July 2016: Tom McCready, 72, Watford and Wimbledon left back.
28 July 2016: Dave Syrett, 60, Swindon Town, Mansfield Town, Walsall, Peterborough United and Northampton Town forward.
2 August 2016: Neil Wilkinson, 61, Blackburn Rovers, Port Vale and Crewe Alexandra right back.
3 August 2016: Russell Coughlin, 56, Blackburn Rovers, Carlisle United, Plymouth Argyle, Blackpool, Swansea City, Exeter City and Torquay United midfielder.
5 August 2016: Joe Davis, 75, Carlisle United left back.
6 August 2016: Mel Slack, 72, Sunderland, Southend United and Cambridge United midfielder.
7 August 2016: Roy Summersby, 81, Millwall, Crystal Palace and Portsmouth inside forward.
13 August 2016: Liam Tuohy, 83, Republic of Ireland and Newcastle United outside left.
15 August 2016: Dalian Atkinson, 48, Ipswich Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Manchester City striker.
27 August 2016: Ronnie Cope, 81, Manchester United and Luton Town centre half.
29 August 2016: Reg Matthewson, 77, Sheffield United, Fulham and Chester defender.
30 August 2016: Dave Durie, 85, Blackpool and Chester City inside forward.
5 September 2016: Max Murray, 80, West Bromwich Albion striker.
6 September 2016: Bert Llewellyn, 77, Everton, Crewe Alexandra, Port Vale, Northampton Town, Walsall and Wigan Athletic centre-forward.
6 September 2016: Dave Pacey, 79, Luton Town midfielder.
7 September 2016: Alan Smith, 77, Torquay United centre half.
13 September 2016: Denis Atkins, 77, Huddersfield Town and Bradford City full back.
13 September 2016: Matt Gray, 80, Manchester City forward.
24 September 2016: Mel Charles, 81, Wales, Swansea City, Arsenal, Cardiff City and Port Vale utility player.
26 September 2016: Jackie Sewell, 89, England, Zambia, Notts County, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Hull City forward.
28 September 2016: Seamus Dunne, 86, Ireland and Luton Town defender.
28 September 2016: Graham Hawkins, 70, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Preston North End, Blackburn Rovers and Port Vale defender, who also managed Wolves for two years.
1 October 2016: David Herd, 82, Scotland, Stockport County, Arsenal, Manchester United and Stoke City forward, who also managed Lincoln City.
4 October 2016: Merfyn Jones, 85, Liverpool, Scunthorpe United, Crewe Alexandra, Chester City and Lincoln City winger.
7 October 2016: Peter Denton, 70, Coventry City and Luton Town winger.
10 October 2016: Gerry Gow, 64, Bristol City, Manchester City, Rotherham United and Burnley midfielder.
October 2016: Eddie O'Hara, 80, Everton, Rotherham United and Barnsley winger.
18 October 2016: Gary Sprake, 71. Wales, Leeds United and Birmingham City goalkeeper.
19 October 2016: Sammy Smyth, 91, Northern Ireland, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stoke City and Liverpool striker.
21 October 2016: Roy Jennings, 84, Brighton & Hove Albion centre half.
27 October 2016: Brian Hill, 75, Coventry City and Torquay United defender.
2 November 2016: Ray Mabbutt, 80, Bristol Rovers and Newport County midfielder.
6 November 2016: Mick Granger, 85, York City, Hull City and Halifax Town goalkeeper.
7 November 2016: Thomas Gardner, 93, Everton forward.
15 November 2016: Ray Brady, 79, Republic of Ireland, Millwall and Queens Park Rangers defender.
15 November 2016: Bobby Campbell, 60, Northern Ireland, Aston Villa, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United, Halifax Town, Bradford City, Derby County and Wigan Athletic striker.
16 November 2016: Len Allchurch, 83, Wales, Swansea City, Sheffield United and Stockport County winger.
24 November 2016: Paul Futcher, 60, Chester City, Luton Town, Manchester City, Oldham Athletic, Derby County, Barnsley, Halifax Town F.C. and Grimsby Town defender, who also managed Darlington.
26 November 2016: David Provan, 75, Scotland, Crystal Palace and Plymouth Argyle defender.
29 November 2016: Norman Oakley, 77, Hartlepool United, Swindon Town and Grimsby Town goalkeeper.
November 2016: Brian Bulless, 83, Hull City wing half.
December 2016: Ian Cartwright, 52, Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder.
10 December 2016: Peter Brabrook, 79, England, Chelsea, West Ham United and Leyton Orient winger.
10 December 2016: Barrie Hillier, 80, Southampton full back.
11 December 2016: Sid O'Linn, 89, South Africa and Charlton Athletic inside forward.
15 December 2016: Albert Bennett, 72, Rotherham United, Newcastle United and Norwich City forward.
29 December 2016: Norman Rimmington, 93, Barnsley and Hartlepool United, goalkeeper.
29 December 2016: Matt Carragher, 40, Wigan Athletic, Port Vale and Macclesfield Town defender.
4 January 2017: Paul Went, 67, Leyton Orient, Charlton Athletic, Fulham, Portsmouth and Cardiff City centre half who also had a short spell in management with Orient.
5 January 2017: Graham Atkinson, 73, all-time top goalscorer at Oxford United.
5 January 2017: Harry Taylor, 81, Newcastle United outside right.
11 January 2017: François Van der Elst, 62, Belgium and West Ham United winger.
12 January 2017: Graham Taylor, 72, former England manager. Also enjoyed success during two spells as manager of both Watford and Aston Villa. Also managed Lincoln City and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Played for Grimsby Town and Lincoln City before moving into management.
16 January 2017: Brian Whitehouse, 81, West Bromwich Albion, Norwich City, Wrexham, Crystal Palace, Charlton Athletic and Leyton Orient forward.
18 January 2017: Robin Hardy, 75, Cambridge United wing half.
21 January 2017: Dave Shipperley, 64, Charlton Athletic, Gillingham and Reading centre back.
27 January 2017: Billy Simpson, 87, Northern Ireland and Oxford United centre forward.
12 February 2017: Bobby Murdoch, 81, Liverpool, Barrow, Stockport County, Carlisle United and Southport inside forward.
15 February 2017: Roy Proverbs, 84, Coventry City and Gillingham defender.
19 February 2017: Roger Hynd, 75, Crystal Palace, Birmingham City and Walsall centre half.
19 February 2017: Paul McCarthy, 45, Brighton & Hove Albion, Wycombe Wanderers and Oxford United centre half.
9 June 2016: Daniel Agger, 31, former Denmark and Liverpool defender.
21 June 2016: Andrew Procter, 33, former Accrington Stanley, Preston North End and Bury midfielder.
3 July 2016: Mikel Arteta, 34, former Everton and Arsenal midfielder.
13 July 2016: Kelvin Davis, 39, former Luton Town, Wimbledon, Ipswich Town, Sunderland and Southampton goalkeeper.
26 July 2016: Gregor Robertson, 32, former Nottingham Forest, Rotherham United, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra and Northampton Town defender.
1 August 2016: Andy Reid, 34, former Republic of Ireland, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic, Sunderland and Blackpool midfielder.
8 August 2016: Brede Hangeland, 35, former Norway, Fulham and Crystal Palace defender.
14 August 2016: Jonathan Woodgate, 36, former England, Leeds United, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City defender.
22 August 2016: Danny Boshell, 35, former Oldham Athletic, Stockport County, Grimsby Town, Chesterfield, Altrincham and Guiseley midfielder.
31 August 2016: Dani Osvaldo, 30, former Italy and Southampton striker.
2 September 2016: Antony Sweeney, 32, former Hartlepool United, Carlisle United and Gateshead midfielder.
18 September 2016: Jérémy Hélan, 24, former Manchester City, Carlisle United, Shrewsbury Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield Wednesday midfielder.
23 October 2016: Stephen McPhail, 36, former Republic of Ireland, Leeds United, Barnsley, Cardiff City and Sheffield Wednesday midfielder.
1 November 2016: Joe Gormley, 26, former Peterborough United striker.
16 November 2016: Sam Ricketts, 35, former Wales, Oxford United, Swansea City, Hull City, Bolton Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Coventry City defender.
24 November 2016: Steven Gerrard, 36, former England and Liverpool midfielder, who played over 700 games for the Reds, many as captain.
9 December 2016: Bobby Zamora, 35, former England, Bristol Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers striker.
18 December 2016: Alex, 34, former Brazil and Chelsea defender.
January 2017: Enzo Maresca, 36, former West Bromwich Albion midfielder
2 February 2017: Frank Lampard, 38, former England, West Ham United, Chelsea and Manchester City midfielder.
