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The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive
association football in England
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.
Overview
* Manchester United regain the league title for the first time in four years, overcoming a stiff challenge from defending champions Chelsea to be crowned Premier League victors for the 9th time in 16 seasons
* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the
English football league system
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increased from four to five. Level 9 decreased from fifteen divisions to fourteen.
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Wembley Stadium
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was completed to host the
FA Cup
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Final, however it was not ready for the
national team's first three
2008 UEFA European Football Championship home qualifiers. The three matches were played at
Old Trafford
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in Manchester.
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Arsenal
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moved into their new home, the 60,000-capacity
Emirates Stadium.
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became the club's shirt sponsor.
* Following promotion from the
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
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,
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played in the
Premiership and the "top flight" of English football for the first time in their 135-year history and won their first game, coming back from 0–2 down to beat
Middlesbrough
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3–2. They went on to finish 8th.
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Accrington Stanley
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(the third, present version) played in the
Football League
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for the first time.
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''BBC Sport''. Retrieved on 2 January 2007 The previous club of the same name dissolved with massive debts and in 1962 became the first club to leave the Football League mid-season.
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*]Oxford United
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played in the Conference National
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after being relegated from the Football League. They are the first former winners of a major trophy to play at this level, having won the League Cup
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in 1986.
Diary of the season
*22 June 2006 – Fixtures for the Premier League and the Football League are released.
*30 June 2006 – Rupert Lowe
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resigns from Southampton
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. Michael Wilde
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's consortium takes control of the club.
*27 July 2006 – A consortium led by Niall Quinn
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takes full control of Sunderland
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after previously buying out the former chairman Bob Murray.
*1 August 2006 – Steve McClaren
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McClaren began his coaching caree ...
begins his job as England
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manager.
*2 August 2006 – Leeds United
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chairman Ken Bates
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reports his former club Chelsea
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to The Football Association
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, Premier League
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and FIFA
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over the alleged 'tapping-up' of three Leeds youth team players.
*5 August 2006 – The Football League season begins, with Luton Town
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beating Leicester City
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2–0 in the first game.
*8 August 2006 – The 500,000th goal in the history of English league football (FA Premier League
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and Football League
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) was scored by Huddersfield Town
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's Gary Taylor-Fletcher in their 3–0 victory over Rotherham United
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.
*10 August 2006 – John Terry
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is appointed as the new captain of England.
*12 August 2006 – The Football Conference
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begins, along with most other non-league campaigns.
*13 August 2006 – Liverpool
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take the first silverware of the season, as they beat Chelsea 2–1 in the FA Community Shield at the Millennium Stadium
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in Cardiff
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.
*19 August 2006 – The Premier League season begins with Sheffield United
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and Liverpool
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drawing 1–1.
*23 August 2006 – Manchester City defender Ben Thatcher
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elbows Portsmouth
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's Pedro Mendes
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in the face at the City of Manchester Stadium, after the two challenged for the same ball. This left Mendes unconscious and needing hospital treatment. Thatcher was shown a yellow card
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for the incident, but he was later banned by his club and charged with violent misconduct by The FA
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. Ole Gunnar Solskjær
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scores his first competitive goal in more than three years in Manchester United's 3–0 away league win over Charlton Athletic
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.
*31 August 2006 – Chelsea
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are fined £40,000 by The FA for breaching doping regulations.
*31 August 2006: August ends with last season's runners-up Manchester United
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top of the Premiership with three wins out of three. Portsmouth
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, Aston Villa
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, Everton, Chelsea
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, West Ham United
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and Liverpool
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complete the top seven. Watford
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, Sheffield United
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and Blackburn Rovers
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prop up the table with one point each from their opening three matches, with Arsenal
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only above the relegation zone on goal difference. Cardiff City lead the Championship, with Norwich City, Crystal Palace, Birmingham City and Wolverhampton Wanderers all three points behind the Welsh club and Burnley completing the top six, ahead of Plymouth Argyle and West Bromwich Albion on goal difference. Sunderland, despite playing in a lower division, have failed to turn around their poor form from the previous season and stand in the Championship drop zone, sandwiched by Colchester United and Hull City. Nottingham Forest lead the way in League One, with Port Vale second. Bradford, Tranmere, Brentford and Cheltenham Town completing the top six. Rotherham, only bottom after a 10 point deduction for due to entering a Company Voluntary Agreement, Scunthorpe United and Northampton Town sandwiching Millwall,failing to turn around their fortunes after relegation last season. Swindon Town, Walsall and Milton Keynes Dons lie in the automatic promotion places, with Peterborough and Lincoln a point behind. Wycombe and Wrecham complete the play-off places. Macclesfield and Rochdale in the drop zone.
*4 September 2006 – Andy Webster's controversial move to Wigan Athletic
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is ratified by FIFA
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.
*8 September 2006 – Liverpool
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get permission from Liverpool city council to build a new 60,000 all-seater stadium in nearby Stanley Park
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.
*18 September 2006 – Bryan Robson
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is sacked after less than two years as manager of West Bromwich Albion
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.
*19 September 2006 – After becoming majority shareholder at the club, Randy Lerner
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officially becomes chairman of Aston Villa
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, replacing 82-year-old Doug Ellis
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alleging widespread corruption in the English game.
*30 September 2006 – September ends with reigning champions Chelsea top of the Premiership. Bolton Wanderers are keeping up their push for a European place, being only two points behind in second place. Manchester United, Portsmouth, Everton, Aston Villa and Arsenal complete the top seven, with Tottenham Hotspur, Watford and Charlton Athletic in the relegation zone. Cardiff have extended their lead in the Championship to five points, ahead of Birmingham. Preston North End, Crystal Palace, Southampton and West Brom stand in the play-off places and Southend United, Hull City and Sheffield Wednesday in the relegation zone. Nottingham Forest continue to lead League One, with a three point cushion over their nearest challenges Yeovil Town and Bristol City, with Yeovil above Bristol City on goal difference. Bradford, Tranmere and Carlisle in the play-off places, with Scunthorpe a point behind, recovering from their slow start. Rotherham, Leyton Orient, Millwall and Blackpool in the bottom four. Walsall lead League Two, with Swindon and Wycombe completing the automatic promotion places. Lincoln, MK Dons, Notts County and Hartlepool conplete the top seven. Macclesfield and Boston United in the drop zone.
*1 October 2006 –
Norwich City
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, 17th in the Championship, sack manager
Nigel Worthington
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after nearly six years in charge.
*14 October 2006 –
Chelsea
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goalkeepers,
Petr Čech
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and
Carlo Cudicini
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, both received head injuries during their match against
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. Čech underwent surgery for a depressed skull fracture and is expected to be out for six months,
[Chelsea goalie Cech recovers from head surgery]
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*16 October 2006 – ]Norwich City
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appoint West Ham United
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assistant manager Peter Grant as their new manager.
*18 October 2006 – Hibernian's Tony Mowbray
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is appointed manager of West Bromwich Albion.
*28 October 2006 – Aston Villa
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, the last unbeaten team in any professional English division, lose 3–1 to Liverpool
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at Anfield
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.
*30 October 2006 – Manchester United have moved to the top of the Premiership on goal difference; both United and Chelsea have 25 points apiece. Bolton, Portsmouth, Arsenal, Everton and Aston Villa complete the top seven, while Watford, Sheffield United and Charlton Athletic finish the month in the relegation zone. Cardiff remain top of the Championship and Preston have claimed second place, with Burnley, Birmingham, West Brom and Plymouth not far behind. Hull, Barnsley and Southend stand in the bottom three.
*21 November 2006 – West Ham United
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accept Eggert Magnússon
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's £85 million takeover bid for the club.
*29 November 2006 – England National Game XI
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, the English semi-professional team, win the inaugural European Challenge Trophy after a 4–1 win over the Netherlands.
*30 November 2006 – Manchester United remain top of the Premiership, three points ahead of Chelsea. Portsmouth, having narrowly avoided relegation the previous season, are maintaining their European push although they are 11 points adrift of Chelsea in third. Bolton, Aston Villa, Arsenal and Liverpool complete the top seven, while Sheffield United, Watford and Charlton Athletic remain in the relegation zone. Preston have leaped to the top of the Championship, a point ahead of Cardiff, Birmingham and Derby County. Burnley and Stoke City are also challenging for a play-off spot, while Leeds United, Hull and Southend are battling relegation.
*5 December 2006 – Macclesfield Town
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, the last team without a win in the Football League, beat Rochdale
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1–0 at Moss Rose
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.
*20 December 2006 – Bury
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are thrown out of this season's FA Cup
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after they fielded an ineligible player, Stephen Turnbull, on-loan from Hartlepool United
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in their 3–1 second round replay win at Chester City on 12 December. Chester will replace Bury in the third round. Lord Stevens releases the results of his inquiry in the allegation of corruption in the English game, pin-pointing seventeen transfers that he will investigate further.
*23 December 2006 – Doncaster Rovers
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play their final game at Belle Vue against Nottingham Forest
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. They move into the 15,000 seat Keepmoat Stadium
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.
*30 December 2006 – Moritz Volz of Fulham
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scored the 15,000th goal in the history of the F.A. Premier League
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, opening the scoring in his side's 2–2 draw away at Chelsea
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.
*30 December 2006 – Manchester United have increased the gap between them and Chelsea, still in second place, to six points. Bolton, Liverpool, Arsenal, Portsmouth and Everton complete the top seven. Watford see in the New Year being bottom of the Premiership and ten points adrift of safety, with West Ham United and Charlton Athletic also several points behind fellow strugglers Sheffield United, Wigan Athletic and Middlesbrough. Birmingham now lead the Championship, six points ahead of Preston and Derby. Colchester have overcome a slow start to stand in sixth, behind Southampton and West Brom. Hull, Leeds and Southend remain in the Championship drop zone.
*11 January 2007 – Former Barrow defender James Cotterill
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Footballing career
He began his career at Scunthorpe United, and was released in 2003 after making 24 appearan ...
is sentenced to four months in prison for causing grievous bodily harm to Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...
player Sean Rigg
Sean Michael Rigg (born 1 October 1988) is an English former professional footballer who played on the wing or as a striker. In a 13-year career in the English Football League and National League he scored 57 goals in 477 league and cup appear ...
during an FA Cup
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first round match in November 2006. Rigg suffered a double fracture of the jaw after being punched by Cotterill.
*16 January 2007 – In the FA Cup third round replays, third tier Bristol City
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knock out Championship club Coventry City
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. Elsewhere, top-flight sides Manchester City and Middlesbrough survive scares against Football League
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teams to progress, beating Sheffield Wednesday and Hull City respectively.
*25 January 2007 – Peter Taylor Peter Taylor may refer to:
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* Peter Taylor (writer) (1917–1994), American author, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
* Peter Taylor (film editor) (1922–1997), English film editor, winner of an Academy Award for Film Editing
Politi ...
resigns as England under-21 manager, stating that he wants to focus on managing his other team, Crystal Palace
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* Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario
* Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition building ...
.
*31 January 2007 – Manchester United remain top of the Premiership and look safe to reclaim the title they last won in 2003. Chelsea remain six points behind, with Liverpool, Arsenal, Bolton, Portsmouth and Reading (the latter expected by many to struggle in their first ever top-flight campaign) completing the top seven. The relegation zone remains unchanged from the end of December, but the strugglers are cranking up the pressure on Wigan Athletic. Derby end the month as the leader of the Championship, six points clear of Birmingham (who have two games in hand) and Preston, with West Brom, Southampton and a resurgent Cardiff not far behind. Leeds has swapped places with Southend at the foot of the Championship while Hull have escaped the bottom three at the expense of QPR.
*1 February. 2007 – Stuart Pearce is appointed as Peter Taylor's replacement.
*6 February 2007 – George Gillett and Tom Hicks
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complete their takeover of Liverpool
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.
*7 February 2007 – Milan Mandarić
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completes his takeover of Leicester City
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The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...
.
*25 February 2007 – Chelsea
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defeat Arsenal
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2–1 in the Carling Cup final at the Millennium Stadium
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. The match was marred by a mass brawl between the two sides during the final few minutes of the game, in which three players were sent off.
*28 March 2007 – Manchester United now lead Chelsea by nine points, but have played one match more. Liverpool, Arsenal and Bolton are still in the mix for a Champions League place, with sixth-placed Reading and seventh-place Everton's challenge for UEFA Cup
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qualification is being threatened by Portsmouth and Tottenham. Wigan remains six points ahead of eighteenth-placed Charlton, joined in the relegation zone by West Ham and Watford. Birmingham are back on top of the Championship, a point ahead of West Brom and Derby. An improving Sunderland have moved into the top six, ahead of Southampton and Cardiff. The relegation zone is unchanged from the end of January.
*3 March 2007 – Stockport County
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set a Football League
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record of nine consecutive wins without conceding a goal by beating Swindon Town
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3–0 at Edgeley Park
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Edgeley Park is an all-seater stadium hold ...
. Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
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Hennessey's first professional games saw him set a new Football ...
keeps the club record nine consecutive clean sheets and is named Player of the Month for February 2007.
*17 March 2007 – The new Wembley Stadium
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opens for a special community event.
*31 March 2007 – Chelsea have moved to within six points of leaders Manchester United but, with only seven matches left to play, there is little hope of the Londoners retaining the title for a third successive season. Liverpool and Arsenal have put distance between Bolton in the chase for the Champions League, who complete the top seven with Everton and Tottenham. Charlton, West Ham and Watford remain in the relegation zone but have caught up with strugglers Wigan and Sheffield United, now only three points and one point above the relegation zone respectively. Sunderland have finally moved into the automatic promotion spots in the Championship, sandwiched by leaders Derby and Birmingham. Preston, West Brom and Wolves are in the play-off places. Luton Town have slipped to the bottom of the table, behind Southend and Leeds.
*1 April 2007 – Doncaster Rovers
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win the competition for lower-division football league clubs, as they beat Bristol Rovers
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They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...
3–2 after extra time in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy at the Millennium Stadium
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in Cardiff
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.
*7 April 2007 – Dagenham & Redbridge win the Conference National
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and promotion to the Football League
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.
*9 April 2007 – St Albans City are relegated from the Conference National
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. Brentford
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Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...
are relegated to League Two.
*10 April 2007 – Manchester United beat Roma
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7–1 in the Champions League quarter-final second leg at Old Trafford
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, completing an 8–3 aggregate victory and booking their first semi-final appearance in the competition for five years.
*14 April 2007 – Torquay United
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are relegated to the Conference. Scunthorpe United are promoted to the Championship. Hartlepool United
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They were founded i ...
and Walsall
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are both promoted to League One. Rotherham United
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are relegated to League Two.
*20 April 2007 – Luton Town
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are relegated to League One.
*21 April 2007 – Watford
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are relegated from the Premiership. Droylsden
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are promoted to the Conference.Cristiano Ronaldo
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is named PFA Player of the Year
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as well as PFA Young Player of the Year
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. Eight out of the eleven players who are named in the PFA Premiership Team of the Year are Manchester United players, including Ronaldo.
*24 April 2007 – Tamworth and Southport
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are relegated from the Conference.Milan
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3–2 in the Champions League semi-final first leg at Old Trafford.
*28 April 2007 – Southend United
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are relegated from the Championship. Chesterfield
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and Bradford City
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...
are both relegated from League One.
*29 April 2007 – Derby County
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Founded in 188 ...
lose to Crystal Palace
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meaning that Birmingham City
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and Sunderland
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are promoted to the Premiership. Sam Allardyce
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Allardyce made 578 league and cup appearances in a 21-year career spent mostly in the Football Lea ...
resigns after seven and a half years as manager of Bolton Wanderers.
*30 April 2007 – Sammy Lee is promoted from the coaching staff to the manager's seat at Bolton Wanderers.
*30 April 2007 – Manchester United remain five points ahead of Chelsea with both left with three games to play, but both have secured automatic Champions League qualification, meaning Liverpool and Arsenal will both have to face a two-legged tie to secure qualification to the group stage. Two points separate Bolton, Everton, Reading, Portsmouth and Tottenham in the race to qualify for the UEFA Cup
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. At the bottom of the table Watford have already been relegated, with Charlton and a resurgent West Ham completing the relegation zone but still with a slim chance of survival at the possible expense of Wigan, Fulham, Sheffield United and Middlesbrough.
*1 May 2007 – Liverpool
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beat Chelsea
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on penalties in the Champions League semi-final at Anfield
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after both sides won their home leg 1–0.
*2 May 2007 – Manchester United's hopes of an all-English European Cup final with Liverpool and second Treble are ended when they lose 3–0 to Milan in the semi-final second leg at the San Siro
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.
*4 May 2007 – Leeds United
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are relegated to League One for the first time in their history after they go into administration
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.
*5 May 2007 – Manchester United
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come out on top in the Manchester derby
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beating Manchester City 1–0. In doing so United extend their lead at the top of the Premiership to 8 points. City's failure to score means that they set a new record for the fewest goals scored at home in a season by a club in the top flight, with only 10 scored in the season. Bristol City
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are promoted to the Championship.Boston United
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are relegated to the Conference.Swindon Town
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are promoted to League One and Walsall
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are League Two champions. MK Dons
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moved out of the National Hockey Stadium
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and into stadium:mk
*6 May 2007 – Manchester United
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win the Premiership after Chelsea
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only draw 1–1 at Arsenal
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. Sunderland
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win the Championship
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with a 5–0 win at Luton Town
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, whilst Birmingham City
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lose 1–0 at Preston North End.
*7 May 2007 – Arsenal Ladies
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completed an unprecedented Quadruple of trophies, defeating Charlton Athletic
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4–1 in the FA Women's Cup
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final, to add to their FA Women's Premier League, Women's League Cup
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and UEFA Women's Cup
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T ...
victories. Charlton Athletic
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are relegated from the Premiership after they lose to Tottenham Hotspur
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.
*13 May 2007 – Sheffield United
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are relegated from the Premiership after losing 2–1 at home to Wigan Athletic
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and West Ham United
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beat Manchester United
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1–0 at Old Trafford. The season ends with Manchester United champions, Chelsea runners-up and Liverpool and Arsenal completing the top four. Tottenham, Everton and Bolton all qualify for the UEFA Cup.
*16 May 2007 – Neil Warnock
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resigns after seven and a half years in charge of Sheffield United.
*18 May 2007 – The Football League
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confirms that Boston United
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were docked ten points for entering a Company Voluntary Arrangement in the final seconds of their League Two
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defeat at Wrexham
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, a game which saw ''The Pilgrims'' relegated.
*19 May 2007 – Chelsea
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beat Manchester United
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1–0 to win the FA Cup
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. at the first FA Cup Final at the new Wembley and stop Manchester United winning the double.
*20 May 2007 – Morecambe
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are promoted to the Football League for the first time in their history after beating Exeter City
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2–1 in the Conference National play-off final.Athens
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, two years after Liverpool had beaten the Italians on penalties after a 3–3 draw in the Istanbul
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final.
*26 May 2007 – Bristol Rovers
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They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...
win the League Two play-off final.
*27 May 2007 – Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...
win the League One play off final.
*28 May 2007 – Derby County
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Founded in 188 ...
defeat West Bromwich Albion
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1–0 in the Championship play-off final.
*20 June 2007 – Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...
announce plans to relocate from the City Ground
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The stadium was a venue when E ...
to a new 50,000-seat stadium by 2014. Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
People
* Scarborough (surname)
* Earl of Scarbrough
Places Australia
* Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth
* Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong
* Scarborough, Queensland, su ...
, who were relegated from the Conference North
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this season but are best remembered for being Football League
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members from 1897 to 1999, go out of business with debts of £2.5million.
*25 June 2007 – Five days after the demise of the 128-year-old Scarborough FC, a new club – Scarborough Athletic
Scarborough Athletic Football Club is an association football club based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. The club was formed on 25 June 2007 as a phoenix club following the winding up of Scarborough Football Club. After spending the ...
– is formed.
Clubs removed
* Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
People
* Scarborough (surname)
* Earl of Scarbrough
Places Australia
* Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth
* Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong
* Scarborough, Queensland, su ...
(Conference North)
Managerial changes
National team
England
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began their qualifying campaign for Euro 2008
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in September, beating Andorra 5–0. Steve McClaren
Stephen McClaren (born 3 May 1961) is an English former professional footballer and coach who currently serves as an assistant coach for Premier League club Manchester United, in his second spell at the club.
McClaren began his coaching caree ...
began his reign as head coach against Greece.
;Key
* H = Home match
* A = Away match
* F = Friendly
* ECQ = European Championship qualifier
Honours
League football
Non-league football
European qualification
League tables
FA Premier League
After 3 seasons of missing out, Manchester United fought off the challenge of Chelsea and regained the Premier League title for the 9th time in 15 years. Despite finishing second, the Blues claimed a League Cup and FA Cup double, and Didier Drogba was the top flight's leading goalscorer with 20 in the league. The final two Champions League places went to Liverpool (who nearly won the competition for the 2nd time in 3 seasons only to lose out to A.C. Milan
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, the same opponents from the final 2 years previous) and Arsenal. Tottenham and Everton qualified for the UEFA Cup
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, as did Bolton, despite the departure of long-serving manager Sam Allardyce
Samuel Allardyce (; born 19 October 1954), colloquially referred to as Big Sam, is an English football manager and former professional player.
Allardyce made 578 league and cup appearances in a 21-year career spent mostly in the Football Lea ...
shortly before the end of the season. Blackburn qualified for the Intertoto Cup
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thanks to the 18 goals of striker Benni McCarthy
Benedict Saul "Benni" McCarthy (born 12 November 1977) is a South African coach and former footballer who is a first-team coach at Manchester United. He previously worked as head coach of South African Premier Division team AmaZulu.
A former f ...
as well as the impressive efforts of manager Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes (born 1 November 1963) is a Welsh football coach and former player who is the manager of Bradford City.
During his playing career he usually operated as a forward or midfielder. He had two spells at Manchester United, an ...
.
Newly promoted Reading, tipped by many critics for relegation, defied the odds by finishing 8th on their first ever season in the top flight. Portsmouth put last season's managerial debacle behind them to finish 9th, finishing just 2 points short of European qualification. Aston Villa's campaign, their first under former Celtic manager Martin O'Neill
Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, (born 1 March 1952) is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Starting his career in Northern Ireland, O'Neill moved to England where he spent most of his playi ...
, marked an improvement on the previous campaign which saw them go undefeated in their first nine and last nine matches, although a staggering 17 draws prevented a top-half finish.
Watford finished bottom, managing only 5 wins all season as they made a swift return to the Championship. The loss of Alan Curbishley
Llewellyn Charles "Alan" Curbishley (born 8 November 1957) is an English former football player and manager. He played as a midfielder for West Ham United, Birmingham City, Aston Villa, Charlton Athletic and Brighton & Hove Albion and has worke ...
and 3 managerial changes in Iain Dowie
Iain Dowie (born 9 January 1965) is a football manager, former professional footballer and sports television pundit.
He played as a striker from 1983 until 2001, notably in the Premier League for Southampton, Crystal Palace and West Ham Unit ...
, Les Reed and then Alan Pardew ended Charlton's 7-year stay in the top flight. Ironically, Curbishley took charge at West Ham, another London club who looked certain for the drop after a poor season. However, a run of seven wins from their final nine matches was enough to secure their Premiership status, with a goal from Carlos Tevez
Carlos Alberto Tevez (; born 5 February 1984) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player. A quick, tenacious, powerful, hard-working and dynamic forward in his prime, Tevez was capable of playing as a striker, as a winger ...
giving the Hammers victory over champions Manchester United at Old Trafford, while sending Sheffield United down and beginning speculation from the Yorkshire club over whether Tevez was eligible to play. The matter was eventually settled out of court, with West Ham fined £5.5 million by the Premier League and ordered to pay the Blades compensation over five years. Wigan Athletic, in their second year in the top flight, narrowly avoided relegation on goal difference.
Leading goalscorer: Didier Drogba (Chelsea) – 20
Football League Championship
After losing their first four games, Sunderland looked ominous for a second relegation. The surprise appointment of Roy Keane by rookie chairman Niall Quinn
Niall John Quinn (honorary MBE; born 6 October 1966) is an Irish former professional footballer, manager, businessman and sports television pundit.
As a player he was a striker who played top flight football for Arsenal, Manchester City and S ...
paid off and they surged up the table, losing just one of their final 20 games to clinch promotion as champions. Keane's former Manchester United colleague, Steve Bruce
Stephen Roger Bruce (born 31 December 1960) is an English professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as a centre-back. He most recently managed West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Br ...
also took Birmingham City back into the Premier League, ensuring that they only remained in the Championship for one season.
Derby County spent half the season in the top 2, but fell away in the final weeks to slip into the play-off places. Nonetheless, they won promotion by beating West Bromwich Albion 1–0 in the final at the recently opened new Wembley Stadium. This denied the Baggies an immediate return to the Premier League, which would have meant all 3 relegated clubs from the previous season were promoted.
Preston were perhaps the biggest chokers as they lost 5 of their final 7 games to slump out of the play-off places they had occupied through the bulk of the season, missing out on a third successive play-off finish. Cardiff City had been the early pace-setters, leading the table up until the midway point before their form tailed off badly in the second half.
After a play-off final appearance the previous year, Leeds finished bottom amidst yet more financial worries and acrimony, falling into the relegation zone in early October and, despite a late improvement, never leaving it. Their placing at the foot of the table was due to a 10-point deduction they suffered after going into voluntary administration after their relegation was all but confirmed on the penultimate weekend. The club came close to being expelled from the Football League during the summer after being unable to agree a deal with their creditors, but they were allowed to remain for the following season, albeit with a 15-point deduction. Regardless, it meant they would spend next season competing outside of the top two divisions for the first time in their history.
Luton, who would have finished bottom but for Leeds's deduction, were relegated after being forced to sell many of their top players due to mounting financial problems. They had spent the first half of the season safely in mid-table, but a disastrous run of form after the turn of the year saw them relegated back to League One after just two seasons. Southend lasted only a single season in the Championship after their two successive promotions; their season was essentially the opposite of Luton's, winning just three games until the turn of the year before an improvement in form gave them some hope. Colchester fared best of the newly promoted clubs, comfortably finishing in 10th, largely on the back of their strong home form at the division's smallest stadium, Layer Road
Layer Road was a Football League stadium in Colchester, England. It was only used for football matches and was the home ground of Colchester United before being replaced by the Colchester Community Stadium. The stadium held spectators and was ...
.
''Leading goalscorer:'' Jamie Cureton (Colchester United) – 23
Football League One
With club physiotherapist Nigel Adkins
Nigel Howard Adkins (born 11 March 1965) is an English professional football manager and former player and physiotherapist.
Adkins played as a goalkeeper for Tranmere Rovers and Wigan Athletic. He finished his playing career and began his man ...
promoted to the manager's role, Scunthorpe United topped the league as champions, having been in the bottom two divisions since the early 1960s. Prolific striker Billy Sharp
Billy Louis Sharp (born 5 February 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker and captains club Sheffield United.
He has also played for Rushden & Diamonds, Scunthorpe United, Southampton, Nottingham Forest, Readin ...
was the also the division's leading marksman with 30 goals. Gary Johnson
Gary Earl Johnson (born January 1, 1953) is an American businessman, author, and politician. He served as the 29th governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003 as a member of the Republican Party. He was the Libertarian Party nominee for Presid ...
helped Bristol City achieve automatic-promotion after nearly a decade of near-misses and 2 play-off defeats, ending their eight-year exile from the Championship. Blackpool won the play-offs, ending nearly three decades in the bottom two divisions.
Brentford, who lost their manager Martin Allen
Martin James Allen (born 14 August 1965) is an English football manager and former player. He played more than 100 games as a midfielder for both Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United before finishing his playing career with Portsmouth and ...
just before the start of the season, finished bottom, having a dismal run of 21 games without a win. Rotherham won their first few games, wiping out their ten-point deduction early in the season; they ended up finishing thirteen points adrift however, and were relegated. Having started the decade in the Premier League, Bradford City fell into the bottom division for the first time in twenty-five years, with Chesterfield occupying the final relegation spot.
Leading goalscorer: Billy Sharp
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He has also played for Rushden & Diamonds, Scunthorpe United, Southampton, Nottingham Forest, Readin ...
(Scunthorpe United) – 30
Football League Two
The four teams relegated from League One in 2005–06 would occupy the top four this season, sending Walsall, Hartlepool United and Swindon Town back up. Bristol Rovers won the play-offs however, returning to League One after six years.
Torquay United had been both the last team to finish bottom under the old election system, and the last team to finish bottom of the League and survive due to the Conference champions not having a good enough ground. However, this season they finished bottom and dropped out of the League. They were joined by Boston United, who had voluntary arrangements in the 87th minute of the season's final game, but would still have been relegated even without the 10-point administration penalty. In a first since the introduction of automatic promotion and relegation between the Football League and Conference, Boston were relegated two divisions due to failing to pay footballing creditors, along with financial irregularities committed during their promotion season in 2001–02.
Leading goalscorer: Izale McLeod
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(Milton Keynes Dons) – 21
Monthly awards
Transfer deals
The summer transfer window saw many high-profile moves. These included Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Ballack
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joining Chelsea
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* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
* Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames
** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
, and Ruud van Nistelrooy
Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (anglicised to Van Nistelrooy; born 1 July 1976) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. He is currently the coach of PSV Eindhoven.
A former footballer, Van Nistelrooy is often consi ...
leaving Manchester United
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to join Real Madrid
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
. West Ham United
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, hav ...
secured the surprise double signing of Javier Mascherano
Javier Alejandro Mascherano (born 8 June 1984) is an Argentine professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Argentina national under-20 team. As a player, he played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder, most not ...
and Carlos Tevez
Carlos Alberto Tevez (; born 5 February 1984) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player. A quick, tenacious, powerful, hard-working and dynamic forward in his prime, Tevez was capable of playing as a striker, as a winger ...
from Corinthians
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, and Dietmar Hamann
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Throughout his career, he has played for Bayern Munich, Newcastle United, Liverpool and Manchester City ...
's transfer to Bolton Wanderers became the shortest in English footballing history.
The January transfer window was quieter than the summer, with Ashley Young
Ashley Simon Young (born 9 July 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or full-back for Premier League club Aston Villa, where he is club captain.
Young started his career at Watford and made his first senior appea ...
's £9.65m move to Aston Villa
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and Matthew Upson
Matthew James Upson (born 18 April 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Upson played for England at full international level including at the 2010 World Cup.
Upson started his career with Bedfordshire ...
's £6m move to West Ham United
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the window's most expensive.
In total, Premiership clubs spent the highest amount on transfers in the summer since the transfer window system was introduced.
Notable debutants
*25 February 2007 – Andy Carroll
Andrew Thomas Carroll (born 6 January 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship side Reading. He has played in the Premier League and English Football League for Newcastle United, Preston North End, Liv ...
, 18-year-old striker, makes his debut for Newcastle United in a 1–0 away Premier League defeat by Wigan Athletic.
Retirements
*1 August 2006 – Peter Atherton (Halifax Town
FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in and play at the Shay. They replaced Halifax Town A.F.C., which went into administration in the 2007–08 season. ...
)
*13 September 2006 – David Johnson (Nottingham Forest
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)
*6 October 2006 – Brian O'Neil ( Preston North End)
*23 October 2006 – Steve Blatherwick (Chesterfield
Chesterfield may refer to:
Places Canada
* Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan
* Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom
* Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a market town in England
** Chesterfield (UK Parliament constitue ...
)
*27 October 2006 – Peter Beagrie
Peter Sidney Beagrie (born 28 November 1965) is an English former professional footballer, sports television pundit and commentator.
As a player, he was a left-winger in a career that lasted from 1983 to 2006. He played for ten different clubs ...
(Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...
)
*29 November 2006 – Mickey Evans (Torquay United
Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...
)
*6 December 2006 – Mark Kinsella
Mark Anthony Kinsella (born 12 August 1972) is an Irish football manager and former player, currently a coach at Drogheda United after previously being both the manager and assistant manager. He played as a central midfielder for most of his ...
(Walsall
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)
*13 December 2006 – Chris Plummer
Christopher Scott Plummer (born 12 October 1976) is an English association football, football manager and former professional player. He is currently assistant manager of Scunthorpe United F.C., Scunthorpe United.
Playing career
Plummer playe ...
(Peterborough United
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)
*15 December 2006 – Steve Stone (Leeds United
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)
*19 December 2006 – Thomas Gaardsøe (West Bromwich Albion
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)
*9 February 2007 – Mark Clyde (Wolverhampton Wanderers
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)
*1 March 2007 – Ian Stonebridge (Wycombe Wanderers
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)
*8 March 2007 – Marino Keith (Colchester United
Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
)
*11 April 2007 – Eoin Jess
Eoin Jess (born 13 December 1970) is a Scottish football coach and former player.
As a player he was an attacking midfielder who notably played in the Premier League for Coventry City and Bradford City, and in the Scottish Premier League for A ...
(Northampton Town
Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...
)Torquay United
Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...
)
*End of season – Rufus Brevett
Rufus Brevett (born 24 September 1969) is an English football manager and former professional footballer.
As a player, he was a defender who notably played in the Premier League for Queens Park Rangers, Fulham and West Ham United. He was par ...
(Oxford United
Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and t ...
)
*End of season – Alec Chamberlain
Alec Francis Roy Chamberlain (born 20 June 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 788 league appearances during his 25-year playing career, the final 11 years and 247 appearances of which were w ...
(Watford
Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne.
Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
)
*End of season – Gary Kelly (Leeds United
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)
*End of season – Jason McAteer
Jason Wynne McAteer (born 18 June 1971) is a former professional footballer. His primary position was in centre midfield, though he was also an able right winger and full-back.
During his professional career from 1992 to 2007, McAteer played ...
(Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ado ...
)
*End of season – John McDermott (Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...
)
*End of season – Ian Taylor (Northampton Town
Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...
)
*23 June 2007 – Eddie Howe
Edward John Frank Howe (born 29 November 1977) is an English professional football manager and former player, who is the head coach of Premier League club Newcastle United.
A defender during his playing career, Howe spent most of his playing ...
(AFC Bournemouth
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)
Deaths
*18 July 2006 – Jimmy Leadbetter
James Hunter Leadbetter (15 July 1928 – 18 July 2006) was a Scottish footballer, most notable for his achievements as a left-winger with Ipswich Town during the 1950s and 1960s. He remains the only Scottish footballer to win English Third, Se ...
, 78, former Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
winger.
*21 July 2006 – Bert Slater, 70, former Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
and Watford
Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne.
Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
goalkeeper.
*28 July 2006 – Sep Smith
Septimus Charles "Sep" Smith (15 March 1912 – 28 July 2006) was an English footballer who played as a creative wing half and originally as an inside forward. Born in Whitburn, County Durham, in 1912, he was the seventh son born in his famil ...
, 94, former Leicester City
Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...
wing-half, and oldest living England
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international.
*28 July 2006 – Billy Walsh, 85, former Manchester City defender, and Republic of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. A ...
international.
*18 August 2006 – Norman Rowlinson, 83, former chairman of Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...
.
*2 September 2006 – Lionel Pickering
Lionel Victor Pickering (4 December 1931 – 2 September 2006) was an English businessman, best known as the owner of Derby County F.C. between 1991 and 2003. A self-made millionaire, he previously built up a free local newspaper business, m ...
, 74, former chairman of Derby County
Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group.
Founded in 188 ...
and noted businessman. Bought the club from Robert Maxwell
Ian Robert Maxwell (born Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch; 10 June 1923 – 5 November 1991) was a Czechoslovak-born British media proprietor, member of parliament (MP), suspected spy, and fraudster.
Early in his life, Maxwell escaped from N ...
in 1990 and owned it for 13 years, during which time Derby spent six seasons in the Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
and moved into a new stadium.
*2 September 2006 – Charlie Williams, 77, former Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...
defender who later became a successful comedian.
*9 September 2006 – Matt Gadsby, 27, Hinckley United defender, died on the pitch in a game against Harrogate Town
Harrogate Town A.F.C. is a professional association football club in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.
The club is nicknamed the Sulphurites, due to the ...
.
*9 September 2006 – Simon Patterson, 24, former Watford
Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne.
Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
and Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their ho ...
striker, died in a car accident.
*17 September 2006 – George Heslop
George Heslop (1 July 1940 – 17 September 2006) was an English footballer.
Heslop was a centre half who played for Newcastle United and Everton, before a successful spell at Manchester City between 1965 and 1971, where he made a total of 19 ...
, 66, former Manchester City defender.
*1 November 2006 – Johnny Schofield, 75, former Birmingham City
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goalkeeper.
*31 December 2006 – Joe Walton
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, 81, former Preston North End full-back.
*8 January 2007 – Johnny Spuhler, 89, former Sunderland
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and Middlesbrough
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Until the early 1800s, the a ...
winger, and former manager of Shrewsbury Town
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.
*20 January 2007 – Don Weston
Donald Patrick Weston (6 March 1936 – 20 January 2007) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward for many football teams during the 1950s and 1960s.
Playing career
Weston first joined Leeds United as a 16-year-old ...
, 70, former Leeds United
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striker.
*22 January 2007 – Bobby Dale, 75, former Bury
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* Bury, Cambridgeshire, a village
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and Colchester United
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Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
winger, cancer.
*23 February 2007 – John Ritchie, 65, former Stoke City striker; club's all-time top goalscorer. Played in the 1972 Football League Cup
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triumph.
*24 February 2007 – Jock Dodds
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Club ...
, 91, Blackpool
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striker who held the record for fastest hat-trick
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Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
in English football history.
*14 March 2007 – Tommy Cavanagh
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, 78, Huddersfield Town
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forward who later manager Brentford
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Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...
and Burnley
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, and was assistant manager at Manchester United
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when Dave Sexton
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Playing career
Son of former professional boxer Archie Sex ...
was manager between 1977 and 1981. Died after a five-year struggle with Alzheimer's disease
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.
*7 April 2007 – Brian Miller, 70, former Burnley
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and England
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international footballer. Managed the club during the late 1980s.
*12 April 2007 – Len Hill
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, 65, former Newport County and Swansea City wing-half; also a first-class cricketer.
*14 April 2007 – Bobby Cram
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Career
Born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham, Cram joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in September 1955, at the age of 15. He turned professional ...
, 67, former West Bromwich Albion
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and Colchester United
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Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
full-back.
*24 April 2007 – Alan Ball, 61, former England
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international midfielder, 1966 World Cup winner. Died from a heart attack at his home in Hampshire
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.
*6 June 2007 – Warren Bradley, 73, former Manchester United
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and England
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winger.
*24 June 2007 – Derek Dougan
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, 69, former Wolverhampton Wanderers
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and Northern Ireland
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forward, heart attack.Wolves legend Dougan dies aged 69
''BBC Sport''. Retrieved 24 June 2007
See also
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2005–06 in English football
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2007–08 in English football
The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.
Club football
European competitions
In October 2007, Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirat ...
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2006–07 Premier League
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2006–07 Football League
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2006–07 FA Cup
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2006–07 Carling Cup
References
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