During the 2006–07 English football season, Crystal Palace competed in the

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Season summary

Peter Taylor was appointed as manager at Crystal Palace after the club paid Hull City a compensation package of £250,000. Chairman

Simon Jordan Simon Jordan (born 24 September 1967) is an English businessman who made his fortune in the mobile phone industry. In 2000, he purchased Crystal Palace Football Club and remained chairman of the club until administration in early 2010. In 2002, ...

received praise from Hull chairman Adam Pearson for his conduct in the process of appointing Taylor. Most Palace fans were pleased with this appointment, and were looking forward to an exciting 2006–07 season. Taylor made a host of summer signings, and despite a start which saw Palace at the top of the table after three games, a terrible run of form saw the Eagles slip down the order, falling to 20th at one stage. Despite this, Jordan was content to leave Taylor in charge of first-team affairs, and his faith was rewarded as Palace picked up their form in the post-Christmas period. After being unbeaten in eight games, the Eagles lost to Dennis Wise's struggling Leeds United side. Controversy followed the game as Wise revealed an unnamed Leeds player had shared information about the Leeds teamsheet to Taylor's side before the game. Many Palace and Leeds fans believed that former Eagle

Shaun Derry Shaun Peter Derry (born 6 December 1977) is an English former professional footballer and manager. He previously managed Notts County and Cambridge United, and played for Crystal Palace, Leeds United and Queens Park Rangers among other clubs. De ...

might have been the player who shared the information, and though Derry's agent played down these reports, it is notable that Derry rejoined Palace in the following season. After a season of ups and downs, Palace eventually finished in 12th position. In June 2007 Jordan succeeded in his High Court battle against

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boss Iain Dowie, with The Hon. Mr Justice Tugendhat ruling that Dowie had lied when negotiating his way out of his contract at Palace. Dowie won the right to appeal and thus the case dragged on, finally being settled out of court the following April for an unknown fee.

Final league table

Results

''Crystal Palace's score comes first''

Legend

Football League Championship

FA Cup

League Cup

Players

First-team squad

:''Squad at end of season''

Left club during season

Transfers

In

Leon Cort Leon Terence Anthony Cort (born 11 September 1979) is a former footballer who played as a defender. He is the younger brother of Carl Cort and the older half-brother of Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Cort began his career as at non-league side Dulwich ...

- Hull City, 30 June 2006, £1.000.000 * Mark Kennedy – Wolverhampton Wanderers, 11 July 2006, free *

Scott Flinders Scott Liam Flinders (born 12 June 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Mansfield Town. Flinders has played for Barnsley, Crystal Palace, Gillingham, Brighton & Hove Albion, Yeovil Town, Blackpool, ...

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Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...

James Scowcroft James Benjamin Scowcroft (born 15 November 1975) is a retired footballer who played as a striker. He is currently a coach for the Ipswich Town academy. Scowcroft began his career at Ipswich Town, graduating from the club's academy. He went on ...

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, 29 July 2006, £500,000 * Carl Fletcher – West Ham United, £400,000 *

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– Millwall, 2 August 2006, undisclosed * Stuart Green – Hull City, £75,000 *

Shefki Kuqi Shefki Kuqi (pronounced ; born 10 November 1976) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played predominantly as a striker. He spent most of his career in the English football league system, for clubs including Newcastle United, Sheffi ...

– Blackburn Rovers, £2,500,000 *

Paul Ifill Paul Everton Ifill (born 20 October 1979) is a footballer who plays as a forward and manages Christchurch United. He spent most of his career playing as a right winger or a right midfielder, often described as an “old fashioned winger”. Bo ...

– Sheffield United, £750,000 * Dave Martin –

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, £25,000

Out

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- Everton, 30 May 2006, £8.600.000 *

Fitz Hall Fitz Benjamin Hall (born 20 December 1980) is an English former professional footballer and current football agent. He played as a defender in his professional career, and as a striker in amateur football. Club career Early career Hall began h ...

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

, 26 June 2006, £3.000.000 *

Mikele Leigertwood Mikele Benjamin Leigertwood (born 12 November 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in England, he represented the Antigua and Barbuda national team at international level. Club career Wimbledon ...

– Sheffield United, 4 July 2006, £600,000 *

Sam Togwell Samuel James Togwell (born 14 October 1984) is an English former professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Beaconsfield Town. He began his career with Crystal Palace in 2002, where he was loaned out to Oxford Unite ...

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* Tony Popovic –

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, 19 July 2006, free * Glenn Wilson – Rushden & Diamonds, free *

Emmerson Boyce Emmerson Orlando Boyce (born 24 September 1979) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Ashton Town A.F.C.. He usually plays as a right back, but could also be deployed in the centre of defence or at right wingback. Born in Ayl ...

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, 1 August 2006, £1,000,000 * Nathan Simpson –

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, free *

Marco Reich Marco Reich (born 30 December 1977) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or winger. Club career 1. FC Kaiserslautern Reich made his professional debut in October 1996 with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the 2. Bundes ...

– Kickers Offenbach, free

References

Notes

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