2006–07 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

2006–07 was Bolton Wanderers Football Club's eighth season in the Premier League, and their sixth consecutive season in the top division of English football and covers the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. Their failure to win the Premier League title made it the 68th time that they have competed at the top level of English football without winning the title, the most of any club.

Bolton Wanderers
2006–07 season
ChairmanPhil Gartside
ManagerSam Allardyce (until 29 April)
Sammy Lee (from 30 April)
StadiumReebok Stadium
Premier League7th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicolas Anelka (11)
All: Nicolas Anelka (12)
Highest home attendance27,229 (vs. Manchester United, 28 October)
Lowest home attendance21,088 (vs. Arsenal, 14 February)

Premier League edit

Bolton overcame the previous season's disappointment of failing to qualify for Europe and finished in seventh, enough for UEFA Cup football. Bolton had spent much of the season challenging for a Champions League and had peaked as high as third, but for a club of Bolton's size and resources to be challenging at the top end of the table was something for Bolton supporters to be proud of.

Three games before the end of the season, manager Sam Allardyce announced his resignation as Bolton manager and was replaced by Sammy Lee for the final three games of the season.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 16 6 14 47 52  −5 54 9 3 5 26 20  +6 7 3 9 21 32  −11

Last updated: 30 January 2019.
Source: 11v11

Results per matchday edit

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWDLWDWWWWLLDLWLLWWWWWLDLDWWLLLWWDLLDLD
Position34767623333463485554345555555555556567
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2007. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
19 August 2006 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Reebok Stadium
17:15 Davies   9'
Campo   13'
Report Young-Pyo   73' Attendance: 22,899
Referee: Phil Dowd
23 August 2006 Fulham 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Craven Cottage
20:00 Bullard   90' (pen.) Report Diouf   73' (pen.) Attendance: 18,559
Referee: Alan Wiley
26 August 2006 Charlton Athletic F.C. 2–0 Bolton Wanderers The Valley
15:00 D. Bent   65' (pen.), 85' Report Attendance: 23,638
Referee: Mike Dean
9 September 2006 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Watford Reebok Stadium
Speed   90' (pen.) Report Attendance: 21,140
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
16 September 2006 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Middlesbrough Reebok Stadium
Report Attendance: 21,164
Referee: Steve Bennett
25 September 2006 Portsmouth 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Fratton Park
Report Nolan   22' Attendance: 19,105
Referee: Uriah Rennie
30 September 2006 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Liverpool Reebok Stadium
Speed   30'
Campo   51'
Report Attendance: 25,061
Referee: Phil Dowd
15 October 2006 Newcastle United 1–2 Bolton Wanderers St James' Park
Ameobi   19' (pen.) Report Diouf   55', 57' Attendance: 48,145
Referee: Alan Wiley
22 October 2006 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Ewood Park
Report Campo   62' Attendance: 27,662
Referee: Mike Dean
28 October 2006 Bolton Wanderers 0–4 Manchester United Reebok Stadium
Report Rooney   10', 16', 89'
Ronaldo   82'
Attendance: 27,229
Referee: Rob Styles
4 November 2006 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Wigan Athletic Reebok Stadium
Report McCulloch   79' Attendance: 21,255
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
11 November 2006 Sheffield United 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Bramall Lane
Hulse   70'
Kazim-Richards   73'
Report Diouf   34'
Davies   59'
Attendance: 28,294
Referee: Alan Wiley
18 November 2006 Everton 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Goodison Park
Arteta   60' Report Attendance: 34,417
Referee: Uriah Rennie
25 November 2006 Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Arsenal Reebok Stadium
Faye   9'
Anelka   45', 76'
Report Gilberto   45' Attendance: 24,409
Referee: Mike Dean
29 November 2006 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Chelsea Reebok Stadium
Report Ballack   45' Attendance: 23,559
Referee: Steve Bennett
2 December 2006 Reading 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Madejski Stadium
Doyle   33' Report Attendance: 23,556
Referee: Alan Wiley
9 December 2006 Bolton Wanderers 4–0 West Ham United Reebok Stadium
Davies   17', 52'
Diouf   77'
Anelka   78'
Report Attendance: 22,283
Referee: Howard Webb
16 December 2006 Aston Villa 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Villa Park
Report Speed   75' (pen.) Attendance: 27,450
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
23 December 2006 Manchester City 0–2 Bolton Wanderers City of Manchester Stadium
Report Anelka   8', 25' Attendance: 40,157
Referee: Mike Riley
26 December 2006 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Newcastle United Reebok Stadium
Ramage   32' (o.g.)
Anelka   57'
Report Dyer   8' Attendance: 26,437
Referee: Howard Webb
30 December 2006 Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Portsmouth Reebok Stadium
Faye   30'
Campo   40'
Anelka   62'
Report Taylor   2'
Cole   89'
Attendance: 22,447
Referee: Peter Walton
1 January 2007 Liverpool 3–0 Bolton Wanderers Anfield
Crouch   61'
Gerrard   63'
Kuyt   83'
Report Attendance: 41,370
Referee: Graham Poll
13 January 2007 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Manchester City Reebok Stadium
Report Attendance: 22,334
Referee: Andre Marriner
20 January 2007 Middlesbrough 5–1 Bolton Wanderers Riverside Stadium
Speed   6' (o.g.)
Xavier   10'
Viduka   23', 84'
Downing   43'
Report Nolan   25' Attendance: 24,614
Referee: Alan Wiley
31 January 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Charlton Athletic Reebok Stadium
20:00 Pedersen   6' Report El Karkouri   12' Attendance: 22,357
Referee: Lee Probert
3 February 2007 Watford 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Vicarage Road
Report Nicolas Anelka   63' Attendance: 18,722
Referee: Rob Styles
11 February 2007 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Fulham Reebok Stadium
13:30 Speed   23' (pen.)
Nolan   51'
Report Knight   66' Attendance: 24,919
Referee: Howard Webb
25 February 2007 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Bolton Wanderers White Hart Lane
Keane   11', 22'
Jenas   19'
Lennon   90'
Report Speed   37' (pen.) Attendance: 35,747
Referee: Graham Poll
4 March 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Reebok Stadium
Anelka   87' Report McCarthy   58' (pen.), 68' (pen.) Attendance: 21,743
Referee: Rob Styles
17 March 2007 Manchester United 4–1 Bolton Wanderers Old Trafford
Park   14', 25'
Rooney   17', 74'
Report Speed   87' (pen.) Attendance: 76,058
Referee: Alan Wiley
31 March 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Sheffield United Reebok Stadium
Davies   80' Report Attendance: 24,312
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
7 April 2007 Wigan Athletic 1–3 Bolton Wanderers JJB Stadium
Heskey   32' Report Anelka   44'
Andranik   68', 73'
Attendance: 18,610
Referee: Uriah Rennie
9 April 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Everton Reebok Stadium
Davies   18' Report Vaughan   33' Attendance: 25,179
Referee: Martin Atkinson
14 April 2007 Arsenal 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Emirates Stadium
Rosický   31'
Fàbregas   46'
Report Anelka   11' Attendance: 60,101
Referee: Rob Styles
21 April 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Reading Reebok Stadium
Shorey   64' (o.g.) Report Doyle   84' (pen.), 89'
S.Hunt   90'
Attendance: 23,533
Referee: Howard Webb
28 April 2007 Chelsea 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Stamford Bridge
Kalou   22'
Jääskeläinen   34' (o.g.)
Report Michalik   19'
Davies   54'
Attendance: 41,105
Referee: Rob Styles
5 May 2007 West Ham United 3–1 Bolton Wanderers Boleyn Ground
Tevez   10', 21'
Noble   29'
Report Speed   67' Attendance: 34,404
Referee: Mike Riley
13 May 2007 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Aston Villa Reebok Stadium
Speed   32'
Davies   58'
Report Gardner   37'
Moore   81'
Attendance: 26,255
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Final league table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 17 9 12 57 54 +3 60 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
6 Everton 38 15 13 10 52 36 +16 58
7 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 8 14 47 52 −5 56
8 Reading 38 16 7 15 52 47 +5 55
9 Portsmouth 38 14 12 12 45 42 +3 54
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Manchester United and Chelsea) and the League Cup winners (Chelsea) were qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup spots were given to the 6th- and 7th-placed Premier League teams.

FA Cup edit

5 January 2007 R3 Doncaster Rovers 0–4 Bolton Wanderers Keepmoat Stadium
Report Davies   8'
Andranik   22', 49'
Tal   33'
Attendance: 14,297
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 January 2007 R4 Arsenal 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Emirates Stadium
16:00 Touré   78' Report Nolan   50' Attendance: 59,778
Referee: Mike Dean
14 February 2007 R4 replay Bolton Wanderers 1 – 3
(a.e.t.)
Arsenal Reebok Stadium
Méïté   90' Report Adebayor   13', 120'
Ljungberg   108'
Attendance: 21,088
Referee: Chris Foy

League Cup edit

19 September 2006 R2 Walsall 1–3 Bolton Wanderers Bescot Stadium
Butler   74' Report Nolan   68'
Campo   88'
Anelka   90'
Attendance: 6,243
Referee: Andy D'Urso
25 October 2006 R3 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Bolton Wanderers The Valley
M. Bent   17' Report Attendance: 10,788
Referee: Dermot Gallagher

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   OMA Ali Al Habsi
2 DF   ENG Nicky Hunt
4 MF   ENG Kevin Nolan (captain)
5 DF   CIV Abdoulaye Méïté[2]
6 MF   WAL Gary Speed
7 MF   GRE Stelios Giannakopoulos
8 MF   ESP Iván Campo
9 FW   DEN Henrik Pedersen
11 MF   JAM Ricardo Gardner
12 GK   ENG Ian Walker
14 FW   ENG Kevin Davies
15 MF   ENG David Thompson
16 MF   IRN Andranik Teymourian
17 MF   RSA Quinton Fortune
20 FW   POR Ricardo Vaz Tê
21 FW   SEN El Hadji Diouf
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK   FIN Jussi Jääskeläinen
23 MF   ISR Idan Tal
24 MF   IRL Joey O'Brien
25 DF   SEN Abdoulaye Faye
26 DF   ISR Tal Ben Haim
27 DF   ESP César
28 DF   SVK Ľubomír Michalík
29 FW   SVK Zoltán Harsányi
30 GK   ENG Chris Howarth
37 MF   ENG James Sinclair
39 FW   FRA Nicolas Anelka
41 DF   POL Jarosław Fojut
42 FW   USA Johann Smith
44 DF   POL Błażej Augustyn
45 DF   ENG Robert Sissons
46 MF   AUS Scott Jamieson

Left club during season edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   MEX Jared Borgetti (to Al-Ittihad)

Squad statistics edit

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Ali Al-Habsi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   Nicky Hunt 33 0 2 0 2 0 37 0 3 0
4 MF   Kevin Nolan 31 3 2 1 1 1 34 5 10 1
5 DF   Abdoulaye Méïté 35 0 3 1 2 0 40 1 4 0
6 DF   Gary Speed 38 0 2 0 2 0 42 0 4 0
7 MF   Stelios Giannakopoulos 23 0 3 0 2 0 28 0 1 0
8 MF   Iván Campo 34 4 2 0 2 1 38 5 12 1
9 FW   Henrik Pedersen 18 1 2 0 1 0 21 1 1 0
11 MF   Ricardo Gardner 18 0 3 0 0 0 21 0 6 0
12 GK   Ian Walker 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0
14 FW   Kevin Davies 30 8 2 1 1 0 33 9 10 1
15 MF   David Thompson 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 3 0
16 MF   Andranik Teymourian 17 2 2 2 2 0 21 4 1 0
17 DF   Quinton Fortune 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 3 0
20 FW   Ricardo Vaz Tê 25 0 3 0 2 0 30 0 0 0
21 FW   El Hadji Diouf 33 5 1 0 1 0 35 5 7 1
22 GK   Jussi Jääskeläinen 38 0 2 0 0 0 40 0 3 0
23 MF   Idan Tal 16 0 2 1 2 0 20 1 1 0
24 DF   Joey O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   Abdoulaye Faye 32 2 2 0 0 0 34 2 10 0
26 DF   Tal Ben Haim 32 0 1 0 1 0 33 0 11 1
27 DF   César Martín 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
28 DF   Ľubomír Michalík 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0
29 FW   Zoltán Harsányi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   Chris Howarth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF   James Sinclair 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
39 FW   Nicolas Anelka 35 11 3 0 1 1 39 12 1 0
41 DF   Jarosław Fojut 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
42 FW   Johann Smith 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0
44 DF   Błażej Augustyn 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
45 MF   Robert Sissons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 DF   Scott Jamieson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own goals 2 0 0 2

Statistics accurate as of match played 13 May 2007

References edit

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Bolton Wanderers - 2006/07".
  2. ^ Méïté was born in Paris, France but also qualified to represent the Ivory Coast internationally and made his international debut for the Ivory Coast in 2003.