The 2006–07 FA Premier Reserve League season was the eighth season of the

Premier Reserve League The Premier Reserve League (officially known as The Barclays Premier Reserve League for sponsorship reasons) was the reserve team league for the top English football teams in the Premier League. The league was split into a northern and a southe ...

since its establishment. Reigning champions of the Northern Division Manchester United had won two consecutive Northern Premier Reserve League titles and three in total but were looking to become the first side ever to win three years in a row. Reigning champions of the Southern League

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were looking to match

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and

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in ...

by winning two Southern Reserve League titles in a row. Both failed to meet their objectives, with Bolton Wanderers winning the Northern Division on the final day with a 3–1 home win against Newcastle United, and

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winning the Southern Division after a 4–0 win away to

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. The Premier Reserve League Play-off Final to determine the overall winner was contested between the two champions – Bolton and Reading – at the

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, with Reading winning the game 2-0 and being crowned overall reserve champions.

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, Charlton and

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

's relegation from the senior league meant that, despite their performances in the reserve league, all three teams were relegated from the Premier Reserve League and replaced by the promoted teams

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, and Sunderland for the 2007–08 season.

League table

Reserve League North Reserve League South Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

External links

Official Premier League site
Premier Reserve League Premier Reserve League 2006-07

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League table

See also

External links