During the 2006–07 season,

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...

participated in the

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, finishing 13th, and also competed in the

2006–07 UEFA Cup The 2006–07 UEFA Cup was the 36th UEFA Cup, Europe's second-tier club football tournament. On 16 May 2007, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Sevilla won their second consecutive UEFA Cup, defeating Espanyol 3–1 on penalties after the match ...

Season summary

The summer transfer window saw Roeder sign

Obafemi Martins Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins (born 28 October 1984) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is known for his speed on the ball. After leaving Nigeria for Italy at age 16, he has since played for a number of top-d ...

from

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and

Damien Duff Damien Anthony Duff (born 2 March 1979) is an Irish professional football manager and former player who played predominantly as a winger. He has been the manager of League of Ireland club Shelbourne F.C. since November 2021. He began his pro ...

from

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, though he failed to follow up the club's interest in signing

Sol Campbell Sulzeer Jeremiah Campbell (born 18 September 1974) is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of club Southend United. He previously managed Macclesfield Town from November 2018 to August ...

, claiming he wanted younger players, and unsuccessful attempts were made to lure strikers Dirk Kuyt and

Eiður Guðjohnsen Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen (transliterated as Eidur Smari Gudjohnsen; born 15 September 1978) is an Icelandic professional football coach and former player who played as a forward. Eiður saw his greatest success in England and Spain with Chelsea ...

to the club. As the transfer window closed

Antoine Sibierski Antoine Sibierski (born 5 August 1974) is a French former footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his career at hometown club Lille OSC, going on to play for AJ Auxerre, Nantes, with whom he won the Coupe de France twice, and RC Lens. ...

was signed from

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, and young

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striker

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was signed on a four-month loan. Roeder controversially made a last-minute withdrawal from the sale of winger

James Milner James Philip Milner (born 4 January 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Liverpool. A versatile player, Milner has played in multiple positions, including on the wing, in midfield and at full-back. ...

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, to the fury of Villa manager

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. A poor opening run of only two wins in the opening thirteen league outings saw Newcastle in deep problems at the wrong end of the table, with the team suffering from the worst injury crisis in the club's history, forcing Roeder to recruit players from the youth academy, notably David Edgar and

Matty Pattison Matty Pattison (born 27 October 1986) is a South African former footballer and current head of youth development at Whickham. Early life Pattison, who was born in Johannesburg, began to play football at an early age. He and his family then move ...

. Fan protestations against the club's board came following a mid-November defeat against

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 ...

with the club staring relegation in the face. The return of senior players saw the club fight back up the league, but a 5–1

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hammering at home to Championship side

Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...

left fans and players stunned. A

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campaign following success in the

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had looked like the club's form of salvation, but the team crashed out to an agonising defeat on away goals at

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. Following that the team ran out of steam, and manager Glenn Roeder resigned the week before the end of the season with the team left in mid-table obscurity. Things, however, did seem to look up with new manager

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and wealthy new owners confirmed in the off season.

New ownership and Sam Allardyce

Billionaire businessman Mike Ashley began his quest to purchase Newcastle in the spring of 2007, successfully acquiring Sir John Hall's majority stake in the club. Chairman

Freddie Shepherd Freddy Shepherd (29 October 1941 – 25 September 2017) was an English businessman and the chairman of Newcastle United football club from 1997 until 2007. During his time at Newcastle, both as an active assistant to and later replacement of ...

remained defiant that he was not going to sell the club, and, despite a takeover being inevitable, appointed

as manager following his departure from Bolton Wanderers in April. However, following Mike Ashley claiming a further majority stake hold, Shepherd was forced to sell his stake to Ashley and end his ten-year tenure as chairman. Ashley brought in lawyer

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as chairman, Tony Jimenez as vice-chairman and

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as managing director.

Final league table

Chronological list of events

*14 June 2006:

Scott Parker Scott Matthew Parker (born 13 October 1980) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the head coach of Club Brugge in Belgium. Parker began his career at Charlton Athletic, and ...

named as Newcastle United captain following the retirement of

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. *23 June 2006:

signed from

. *18 July 2006: Joe Joyce appointed new Academy Manager. *24 August 2006:

signed from

. *30 August 2006:

signed on a four-month loan from

. *30 August 2006:

signed from

. *1 September 2006:

Olivier Bernard Olivier Bernard (born 14 October 1979) is a French former footballer. He announced his retirement after leaving Newcastle United on 16 May 2007. He is currently the owner and CEO of Durham City. Early life Bernard was born in the 12th arrond ...

signed after being released by Rangers earlier in the summer. *26 September 2006: Newcastle United terminate the contract of assistant manager Kevin Bond. *29 September 2006:

Pavel Srníček Pavel Srníček (10 March 1968 – 29 December 2015) was a Czech football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. In a career that lasted from 1990 to 2007, he notably played in the Premier League mainly for Newcastle ...

signed after being released by

Beira-Mar Sport Clube Beira-Mar () is a Portuguese sports club based in Aveiro, Portugal. Its football team currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth national level, having gained promotion by winning the Aveiro FA First Division 2018/19 ...

in the summer. *22 October 2006:

Nigel Pearson Nigel Graham Pearson (born 21 August 1963) is an English football manager and former professional player, currently the manager of Championship club Bristol City. During his playing career, he was a defender and played for Shrewsbury Town, Shef ...

appointed as assistant manager. *4 November 2006: A section of Newcastle supporters stage a protest after 1–0 defeat to

. Many call for the resignation of chairman

Freddy Shepherd Freddy Shepherd (29 October 1941 – 25 September 2017) was an English businessman and the chairman of Newcastle United football club from 1997 until 2007. During his time at Newcastle, both as an active assistant to and later replacement of ...

and other members of the board. *14 November 2006: Paul Winsper resigns as fitness coach. *16 December 2006: Newcastle United named overall winners of the

. *12 January 2007: Emre charged by

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with using racially aggravated abusive and/or insulting words during the match with Everton. *30 January 2007:

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signed on a four-month loan from

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. *19 March 2007: Allegations of Emre using racially aggravated abusive and/or insulting words during the match with Everton are found not proven by the FA. *2 April 2007: Newcastle United unveil plans for a new £300 million development that would increase the capacity of the stadium to at least 60,000. *30 April 2007:

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appears in a match for Newcastle United following a 10-month absence through injury. *6 May 2007:

Glenn Roeder Glenn Victor Roeder (13 December 1955 – 28 February 2021) was an English professional football player and manager. As a player, Roeder played as a defender for Arsenal, Leyton Orient, Queens Park Rangers, Notts County, Newcastle United, Watfo ...

resigns as manager. *6 May 2007: Nigel Pearson named as caretaker manager. *13 May 2007: Newcastle United's season came to an end following a 1–1 Premiership draw away to bottom-placed

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. *15 May 2007:

appointed as manager. *21 May 2007: Sam Allardyce releases six players from Newcastle United's squad, including

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, Titus Bramble and

. *23 May 2007: Businessman Mike Ashley becomes the largest shareholder in Newcastle United after buying Sir John Hall's 41.6% share for £55 million. He then launched a formal takeover bid.

Team kit

The team kit for the 2006–07 season was produced by

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and the main shirt sponsor was

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Transfers

In

Out

Players

First-team squad

:''All players in the Newcastle United squad during the 2006-07 season''

Left club during season

Reserve squad

:''The following players made most of their appearances for the reserve team this season, and did not appear in a first-team squad this season.''

Left club during season

Under-18 squad

:''The following players made most of their appearances for the under-18 team this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves.''

Trialists

Match results

Friendlies

Premier League

;Results by round

Intertoto Cup

UEFA Cup

League Cup

FA Cup

Player statistics

Goalscorers

Discipline

In all competitions.

Appearances and goals

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Coaching staff

References

External links

FootballSquads - Newcastle United - 2006/07
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