[1] On 2 June 2016, Roberto Di Matteo was appointed the manager of the newly relegated Championship club, working under the new chairman Tony Xia.

Di Matteo's former Chelsea teammate Steve Clarke was appointed as his assistant on the same day.

[3] On 3 October 2016, Di Matteo was sacked as manager[4] after a string of poor results culminating in a 2–0 defeat at Preston North End.

[6] Bruce brought in Colin Calderwood as assistant manager from Brighton & Hove Albion and Stephen Clemence from old club Hull City as first-team coach.

Source: Football League Championship Win Draw Loss On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.