2006–07 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
2006–07 season
Chairman Ken Bates
Manager Kevin Blackwell
(until 20 Sep 2006)[1]
John Carver
(until 23 Oct 2006)[2]
David Geddis
(until 24 Oct 2006)[3]
Dennis Wise
Stadium Elland Road
Championship 24th (relegated)
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League:
David Healy (10)

All:
David Healy (10)
Highest home attendance 31,269 vs Ipswich Town
(28 Apr 2007, The Championship)
Lowest home attendance 7,220 vs Barnet
(19 Sep 2006, League Cup)
Average home league attendance 21,613

During the 2006–07 English football season, Leeds United A.F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

The 2006–07 season started badly with Leeds conceding late goals in several matches, and in September 2006 Blackwell's contract as manager of Leeds United was terminated. Leeds hired John Carver as caretaker manager but his spell was not a success. Carver was relieved of his duties and Dennis Wise was eventually installed as his replacement after a month without a permanent manager. Defender Matt Kilgallon left in January to join Sheffield United, and the team never succeeded in escaping the relegation zone after a 5–1 thumping by Luton Town in late October, despite Wise bringing a number of experienced loan players and free transfers on short term deals into the squad. Results did begin to improve as the season drew to an end, but relegation rivals Hull City and Queens Park Rangers went on even better runs at the same time, and this combined with Leeds's awful goal difference made survival all but impossible. With relegation virtually assured, Leeds entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement (administration) on 4 May 2007, thus incurring a league imposed 10 point deduction which officially relegated the club to the third tier of English football.[4][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

Leeds United's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
5 August 2006 Norwich CityH1–022,417Healy (pen)
8 August 2006 Queens Park RangersA2–213,966Lewis, Horsfield
13 August 2006 Crystal PalaceA0–117,218
19 August 2006 Cardiff CityH0–118,246
27 August 2006 Sheffield WednesdayA1–023,792Healy (pen)
10 September 2006 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–116,268
13 September 2006 SunderlandH0–323,037
16 September 2006 Coventry CityA0–122,146
23 September 2006 Birmingham CityH3–218,898Healy (2, 1 pen), Tébily (own goal)
30 September 2006 West Bromiwch AlbionA2–421,435Horsfield, Stone
14 October 2006 Stoke CityH0–418,173
17 October 2006 Leicester CityH1–216,477Butler
21 October 2006 Luton TownA1–510,260Foxe
28 October 2006 Southend UnitedH2–019,528Thomas-Moore, Blake
31 October 2006 Preston North EndA1–416,168Healy
4 November 2006 BarnsleyA2–316,943Derry, Blake
11 November 2006 Colchester UnitedH3–017,678Blake (2), Cresswell
18 November 2006 SouthamptonH0–319,647
25 November 2006 Plymouth ArgyleA2–117,088Blake, Lewis
28 November 2006 BurnleyA1–215,061Healy
2 December 2006 BarnsleyH2–221,378Kandol, Ehiogu
9 December 2006 Derby CountyH0–120,087
16 December 2006 Ipswich TownA0–123,661
23 December 2006 Hull CityH0–022,578
26 December 2006 SunderlandA0–240,116
30 December 2006 Stoke CityA1–318,128Thomas-Moore
1 January 2007 Coventry CityH2–118,158Healy, Douglas
20 January 2007 West Bromwich AlbionH2–320,019Flo, Thompson
30 January 2007 Hull CityA2–124,311Heath, Thompson
3 February 2007 Norwich CityA1–225,018Howson
10 February 2007 Crystal PalaceH2–119,228Heath, Blake
17 February 2007 Cardiff CityA0–116,644
20 February 2007 Queens Park RangersH0–029,593
24 February 2007 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–124,314
27 February 2007 Birmingham CityA0–118,363
3 March 2007 Sheffield WednesdayH2–325,297Bullen (own goal), Cresswell
10 March 2007 Luton TownH1–027,138Cresswell
13 March 2007 Leicester CityA1–125,165Blake
17 March 2007 Southend UnitedA1–111,274Healy
31 March 2007 Preston North EndH2–118,433Blake, Healy
7 April 2007 Plymouth ArgyleH2–130,034Healy, Michalík
9 April 2007 Colchester UnitedA1–25,916Lewis
14 April 2007 BurnleyH1–023,528Heath
21 April 2007 SouthamptonA0–129,012
28 April 2007 Ipswich TownH1–131,269Cresswell
6 May 2007 Derby CountyA0–231,183

Top Scorers

FA Cup

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2007 West Bromwich AlbionA1–316,957Robinson (own goal)

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R122 August 2006 Chester CityH1–010,013Bakke
R219 September 2006 BarnetH3–17,220Blake, Thomas-Moore (2)
R324 October 2006 Southend UnitedH1–310,449Thomas-Moore

Top Scorers

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[6]

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

No. Position Player
1 Scotland GK Neil Sullivan
2 Republic of Ireland DF Gary Kelly
3 Scotland DF Stephen Crainey
4 Republic of Ireland MF Jonathan Douglas
5 Bulgaria DF Radostin Kishishev (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
6 England DF Alan Thompson (on loan from Celtic)
7 England MF Ian Westlake
8 Norway FW Tore André Flo
9 Northern Ireland FW David Healy
10 England DF Michael Gray (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
11 United States MF Eddie Lewis
12 England DF Robbie Elliott
14 United States FW Jemal Johnson (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
15 England DF Frazer Richardson
16 Iceland MF Gylfi Einarsson
17 France MF Sébastien Carole
18 England MF Kevin Nicholls
19 England DF Matt Heath
No. Position Player
20 Australia DF Hayden Foxe
21 England MF Shaun Derry
22 England FW Ian Thomas-Moore
23 Republic of Ireland GK Graham Stack (on loan from Reading)
24 Angola DF Rui Marques
25 England FW Richard Cresswell
27 Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Tresor Kandol
28 England FW Robbie Blake
31 Mozambique DF Armando Sá (on loan from Espanyol)
32 England FW Jermaine Beckford
33 England MF Jonny Howson
34 Republic of Ireland MF Robert Bayly
35 Republic of Ireland DF Simon Madden
37 England FW Tom Elliott
39 England MF Fabian Delph
40 Denmark GK Casper Ankergren
42 England MF Danny Rose

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
5 England DF Alan Wright (on loan from Sheffield United)
5 England DF Ugo Ehiogu (on loan from Middlesbrough)
6 Republic of Ireland DF Paul Butler (to Milton Keynes Dons)
8 England DF Sean Gregan (to Oldham Athletic)
10 England FW Geoff Horsfield (on loan from Sheffield United)
12 England MF Adam Johnson (on loan from Middlesbrough)
14 England MF Steve Stone (retired)
No. Position Player
19 Norway MF Eirik Bakke (to Brann)
26 England DF Matthew Kilgallon (to Sheffield United)
26 Slovakia DF Ľubomír Michalík (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
29 Republic of Ireland MF Ian Morris (to Scunthorpe United)
31 Trinidad and Tobago GK Tony Warner (on loan from Fulham)
36 England GK Mark Wilberforce (to Scarborough)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
30 England DF Ben Parker
No. Position Player
36 England GK Jonny Lund

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[7]

References

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