2006–07 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County
2006–07 season
Chairman Peter Gadsby
Manager Billy Davies
Stadium Pride Park Stadium
Championship 3rd (qualified for play-offs)
Play-offs Winners
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Howard (16)
All: Howard (17)[1]
Highest home attendance 31,920 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 26 December 2006)
Lowest home attendance 21,295 (vs. Barnsley, 1 November 2006)
Average home league attendance 25,944[2]

During the 2006–07 English football season, Derby County competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

Derby County finished the season in third place in the Championship, four points behind champions Sunderland and two points behind runners-up Birmingham City. With new ownership, Derby had been able to compete in the transfer market for the first time in a number of years, with Luton Town's Steve Howard becoming the club's first £1 million signing since François Grenet six years previously and, alongside captures from Premiership clubs such as West Ham United's Stephen Bywater and Fulham's Dean Leacock, manager Billy Davies began shaping a side capable of competing at the right end of the table. This wasn't apparent from the off, however, and a return of just five points from the club's opening six fixtures did not hint at instant success for Davies, leaving influential and creative players such as Tommy Smith and Iñigo Idiakez to depart the club prior to the closing of the August transfer window. However, a 1–0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 12 September proved a catalyst as the club lost only four of its next 27 fixtures (a run which included winning all six league fixtures in November and an eight-match winning streak of six league and two FA Cup games from 30 December to 10 February). After a 2–2 draw at home to Hull City on 10 February, Derby were six points clear at the top of the table[3] and had strengthened for the promotion run-in with the signing of Tyrone Mears, Jay McEveley, Gary Teale, David Jones, Craig Fagan, Stephen Pearson and Jon Macken for a combined £5 million. However, a 2–0 defeat away to Plymouth Argyle in the fifth round preceded a notable wobble in results and the club recorded a return of just six points from the next five games, conceding top spot to Birmingham City after a 1–0 defeat at St. Andrews on 9 March.[4] A resounding 5–1 win against Colchester United (by far the biggest win of a campaign which saw victory by a two-goal margin or greater on just six occasions) looked to have put the club back on track, but, after taking just 12 points from the next ten fixtures, the club slipped out of the automatic promotion places altogether and a 2–0 defeat at Crystal Palace in the penultimate game of the season confirmed a 3rd-placed finish and entry into the 2006–07 Championship playoffs.

Derby defeated West Bromwich Albion 1-0 in the play-off final with a goal from Stephen Pearson to return Derby to the top flight of English football for the first time in five seasons.

Striker Steve Howard, who was also Derby's top scorer that season, was awarded the Jack Stamps Trophy as Derby's player of the season. Defender Darren Moore was named in the PFA's Championship Team of the Year.

Kit

Spanish company Joma remained Derby's kits manufacturers, and introduced a new home kit for the season, the first time since 1998 that Derby had not used the same kit for two seasons running. The Derbyshire Building Society continued sponsoring the kits.[5]

Final league table

PWDLFAGDPts
C1Sunderland46277127647+2988
P2Birmingham City46268126742+2586
P3Derby County46259126246+1684
 4West Bromwich Albion462210148155+2676
 5Wolverhampton Wanderers462210145956+376
 6Southampton462112137753+2475
 7Preston North End46228166453+1174
 8Stoke City461916116241+2173
 9Sheffield Wednesday462011157066+471
 10Colchester United46209177056+1469
 11Plymouth Argyle461716136362+167
 12Crystal Palace461811175951+865
 13Cardiff City461713165753+464
 14Ipswich Town46188206459+562
 15Burnley461512195249+357
 16Norwich City46169215671-1557
 17Coventry City46168224762-1556
 18Queens Park Rangers461411215468-1453
 19Leicester City461314194964-1553
 20Barnsley46155265385-3250
 21Hull City461310235167-1649
R22Southend United461012244780-3342
R23Luton Town461010265381-2840
R24Leeds United46137264672-2636 A

A Deducted 10 points for administration entrance.

Results

Derby County's score comes first[6]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 August 2006 SouthamptonH2-221,939S Johnson, Peschisolido
8 August 2006 Stoke CityA0-220,013
12 August 2006 Hull CityA2-115,261Oakley, Smith (pen)
19 August 2006 Norwich CityH0-022,196
26 August 2006 Colchester UnitedA3-44,574Lupoli (2), Peschisolido
9 September 2006 SunderlandH1-226,502Oakley
12 September 2006 Wolverhampton WanderersA1-021,546Howard
16 September 2006 Preston North EndH1-122,220Howard (pen)
23 September 2006 Sheffield WednesdayA2-123,659Peschisolido, Howard
30 September 2006 Southend UnitedH3-022,395Lupoli (2), M Johnson
15 October 2006 Plymouth ArgyleA1-313,622Lupoli
17 October 2006 Queens Park RangersA2-110,882Bisgaard, Howard
21 October 2006 Birmingham CityH0-125,673
28 October 2006 Cardiff CityA2-217,371Howard, Barnes
1 November 2006 BarnsleyH2-121,295Barnes (2)
4 November 2006 West Bromwich AlbionH2-125,342Oakley, Barnes
11 November 2006 Coventry CityA2-119,701Stead, Howard
18 November 2006 Luton TownA2-09,708Stead, Howard
25 November 2006 Leicester CityH1-028,315Stead
29 November 2006 Ipswich TownH2-122,606Howard, Lupoli
2 December 2006 West Bromwich AlbionA0-120,494
9 December 2006 Leeds UnitedA1-020,087Barnes
16 December 2006 Crystal PalaceH1-023,875Jones
23 December 2006 BurnleyA0-012,825
26 December 2006 Wolverhampton WanderersH0-231,920
30 December 2006 Plymouth ArgyleH1-025,775Bisgaard
1 January 2007 Preston North EndA2-119,204Howard (2, 1 pen)
13 January 2007 Sheffield WednesdayH1-028,936Jones
20 January 2007 Southend UnitedA1-010,745Howard
30 January 2007 BurnleyH1-023,122Howard
3 February 2007 SouthamptonA1-027,656Howard
10 February 2007 Hull CityH2-228,140Teale, Moore
21 February 2007 Stoke CityH0-224,897
24 February 2007 SunderlandA1-236,049Barnes
2 March 2007 Colchester UnitedH5-126,704Jones, Lupoli, Barnes, Howard (pen), Barker (own goal)
6 March 2007 Norwich CityA2-123,462Jones (2)
9 March 2007 Birmingham CityA0-120,962
13 March 2007 Queens Park RangersH1-127,567Moore
17 March 2007 Cardiff CityH3-127,689Howard (2, 1 pen), Barnes
31 March 2007 BarnsleyA2-117,059Jones, Oakley
6 April 2007 Leicester CityA1-124,704Fagan
9 April 2007 Coventry CityH1-129,940Oakley
14 April 2007 Ipswich TownA1-224,319Oakley
20 April 2007 Luton TownH1-028,499Nyatanga
29 April 2007 Crystal PalaceA0-219,545
6 May 2007 Leeds UnitedH2-031,183Currie, Mears

Championship play-offs

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SF 1st Leg 12 May 2007 SouthamptonA2-130,602Howard (2, 1 pen)
SF 2nd Leg 15 May 2007 SouthamptonH2-3 (won 4-3 on pens)31,569Moore, Best (own goal)
F28 May 2007 West Bromwich AlbionN1-074,993Pearson

FA Cup

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2007 WrexhamH3-115,609Lupoli (3)
R427 January 2007 Bristol RoversH1-025,033Peschisolido
R517 February 2007 Plymouth ArgyleA0-218,026

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R122 August 2006 Stockport CountyA1-03,394M Johnson
R220 September 2006 Doncaster RoversA3-3 (lost 7-8 on pens)5,598Howard, Moore, Lupoli

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Lee Camp[7]
2 England DF Marc Edworthy
3 Guinea DF Mo Camara
4 Scotland DF Jay McEveley[8]
5 England DF Dean Leacock
6 Jamaica DF Michael Johnson[9]
7 England MF David Jones
8 Denmark MF Morten Bisgaard
9 England FW Steve Howard[10]
10 England FW Craig Fagan
11 Canada FW Paul Peschisolido
12 Republic of Ireland FW Jon Macken[11]
13 England GK Lee Grant
14 England DF Richard Jackson
15 England MF Ryan Smith
16 Italy FW Arturo Lupoli (on loan from Arsenal)
17 England DF Paul Boertien
No. Position Player
18 England MF Seth Johnson
19 England MF Darren Currie (on loan from Ipswich Town)
20 England FW Lee Holmes
21 Scotland DF Bob Malcolm
22 England MF Matt Oakley (captain)
23 Jamaica DF Darren Moore[12]
24 England DF Tyrone Mears (on loan from West Ham United)
25 Scotland MF Stephen Pearson
27 Scotland MF Gary Teale
28 England FW Giles Barnes
29 England FW Lionel Ainsworth
30 Wales DF Lewin Nyatanga[13]
31 Australia DF James Meredith
32 England MF Tom Cumberworth
34 Belgium MF Jeremy Bossekota
35 Wales GK Steven Cann[14]
43 England GK Stephen Bywater

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
4 England MF Adam Bolder (to Queens Park Rangers)
7 England FW Tommy Smith (to Watford)
10 Republic of Ireland FW Jonathan Stead (on loan from Sunderland)
12 England MF Paul Thirlwell (to Carlisle United)
No. Position Player
19 England MF Nathan Doyle (to Hull City)
27 Spain FW Iñigo Idiakez (to Southampton)
33 England DF Theo Streete (to Rotherham United)

References

  1. http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/Goalscorers/0,,10270~200610270,00.html
  2. http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/Attendance/0,,10270~200610270,00.html
  3. "Coca-Cola Football League Championship – Updated 10/02/2007". dcfc.co.uk. 10 February 2007.
  4. "Coca-Cola Football League Championship – Updated 09/03/2007". dcfc.co.uk. 6 March 2007.
  5. http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Derby_County/Derby_County.htm
  6. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/derby-county/2006-2007/results
  7. Camp was born in Derby, England, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally and would make his full international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2011, having previously represented England at U-21 level.
  8. McEveley was born in Liverpool, England, but qualifies to represent Scotland internationally and would make his international debut for Scotland in August 2007, having previously represented England at U-20 and U-21 level and the Scotland B team.
  9. Johnson was born in Nottingham, England, but qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1999.
  10. Howard was born in Durham, England, but qualifies to represent Scotland internationally and would make his international debut for the Scotland B team in November 2007.
  11. Macken was born in Blackley, Manchester, England, but qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in August 2004, having previously represented England at U-20 level.
  12. Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1999.
  13. Nyatanga was born in Burton upon Trent, England, but qualifies to represent both Wales (through his mother) and Zimbabwe (through his father) internationally; he made his international debut for Wales in March 2006.
  14. Cann was born in South Africa, but also qualifies to represent both Wales and England internationally; he has represented Wales at youth and semi-professional level.
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