The 2006–07 Football League (known as the
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Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 108th completed season of
The Football League
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.
The Football League
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was contested through three Divisions in England and Wales. The divisions were the
EFL Championship
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,
Football League One
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and
EFL League Two
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. The winner and the runner up of the Championship were automatically promoted to the Premiership and they were joined by the winner of the Championship play-offs. The bottom two teams in League Two were relegated to the
Conference Premier
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.
Promotion and relegation from 2005–06
Promoted from Conference National
*
Accrington Stanley
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(champions)
*
Hereford United
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(playoff winners)
Relegated from the Premier League
*
Birmingham City
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(18th)
*
West Bromwich Albion
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(19th)
*
Sunderland
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(20th)
Final league tables and results
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found a
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundationwebsite,
with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.
Championship
Play-offs
Top scorers
League One
Play-offs
Top scorers
Results
League Two
Play-offs
Top scorers
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See also
*The Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
*2006–07 in English football
The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive association football in England.
Overview
* Manchester United regain the league title for the first time in four years, overcoming a stiff challenge from defending champions Chelsea to ...
*2006 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2006 throughout the world.
Events
*January 1 – Australia officially left the OFC and joined the AFC.
*January 3 – Antonio Cassano left Roma and joined Real Madrid. He ...
* 2007 in association football
References
External links
The Football League
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