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2006–07 Fulham F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was Fulham's sixth consecutive season in the Premier League.

Fulham F.C.
2006–07 season
ManagerChris Coleman
Lawrie Sanchez (caretaker)
FA Premier League16th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Brian McBride (9)
All: Brian McBride (12)
Highest home attendance24,554 (vs. Liverpool, 5 May 2007)
Lowest home attendance6,620 (vs. Wycombe Wanderers, 20 September 2006)

Season summary edit

Fulham started the season well and looked to be challenging for a mid-table place at least, but a slump towards the end of the season, with one win in 18 games,[1] saw Fulham sucked into the relegation battle. Manager Chris Coleman paid for the club's poor form with his job in April. His replacement, Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez, did little to stop the rot, but managed to secure Fulham's Premiership status with a 1–0 win over a Liverpool side preparing for the Champions League final, with January signing Clint Dempsey scored the crucial goal. At the end of the season, Sanchez was rewarded for his efforts with a three-year contract, which necessitated his resignation as Northern Ireland manager.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   GER Moritz Volz
3 DF   USA Carlos Bocanegra
4 DF   FRA Franck Queudrue
5 DF   FRA Philippe Christanval
6 DF   ENG Zat Knight
7 DF   ENG Liam Rosenior
8 MF   ENG Michael Brown
9 FW   ISL Heiðar Helguson
10 FW   SWE Björn Runström
12 GK   CZE Jan Laštůvka (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
13 FW   CAN Tomasz Radzinski[notes 1]
14 MF   SEN Papa Bouba Diop
15 FW   NED Collins John[notes 2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   DEN Claus Jensen
18 DF   COD Gabriel Zakuani
19 DF   ENG Ian Pearce
20 FW   USA Brian McBride (captain)
21 MF   ENG Jimmy Bullard
22 MF   ENG Wayne Routledge (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
23 MF   USA Clint Dempsey
25 MF   WAL Simon Davies
29 GK   FIN Antti Niemi
32 DF   ENG Elliot Omozusi
36 DF   ENG Matthew Briggs
37 MF   RUS Alexey Smertin

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
— MF   FRA Sylvain Legwinski (to Ipswich Town)
— MF   FRA Steed Malbranque[notes 3] (to Tottenham Hotspur)
11 FW   POR Luís Boa Morte (to West Ham United)
11 FW   ITA Vincenzo Montella (on loan from Roma)
18 DF   COD Gabriel Zakuani (on loan to Stoke City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF   IRL Michael Timlin[notes 4] (on loan to Swindon Town)
25 DF   DEN Niclas Jensen (to FC København)
30 GK   TRI Tony Warner[notes 5] (on loan to Leeds United and Norwich City)
31 GK   POR Ricardo Batista (on loan to Wycombe Wanderers)
32 GK   CZE Jaroslav Drobný (released)

Reserve squad edit

Squad at end of season

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   WAL Mark Crossley[notes 6]
17 MF   NZL Simon Elliott
24 MF   WAL Mark Pembridge
26 MF   WAL Matthew Collins
27 MF   AUS Ahmad Elrich
28 MF   ENG Robert Milsom
31 GK   POR Ricardo Batista
— GK   ENG Corrin Brooks-Meade
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   ENG Kasali Yinka Casal
— DF   ENG TJ Moncur
— DF   ENG Adam Watts
— MF   ENG Wayne Brown
— MF   NZL Chris James
— FW   FRA Ismael Ehui
— FW   GHA Bradley Hudson-Odoi

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
12 GK   CZE Jan Laštůvka 12 0 7+1 0 3 0 1 0
29 GK   FIN Antti Niemi 31 0 31 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   TRI Tony Warner 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF   USA Carlos Bocanegra 34 5 26+4 5 3 0 1 0
4 DF   FRA Franck Queudrue 32 1 28+1 1 3 0 0 0
5 DF   FRA Philippe Christanval 23 1 19+1 1 3 0 0 0
6 DF   ENG Zat Knight 24 2 22+1 2 1 0 0 0
7 DF   ENG Liam Rosenior 42 0 38 0 3 0 0+1 0
18 DF   COD Gabriel Zakuani 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
19 DF   ENG Ian Pearce 23 1 22 1 1 0 0 0
25 DF   DEN Niclas Jensen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 DF   ENG Elliot Omozusi 2 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
36 DF   ENG Matthew Briggs 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
2 MF   GER Moritz Volz 34 3 24+5 2 4 1 1 0
8 MF   ENG Michael Brown 37 0 34 0 3 0 0 0
13 MF   CAN Tomasz Radzinski 40 3 25+10 2 4 1 1 0
14 MF   SEN Papa Bouba Diop 24 0 20+3 0 1 0 0 0
16 MF   DEN Claus Jensen 14 2 10+2 2 0+1 0 1 0
21 MF   ENG Jimmy Bullard 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 0
22 MF   ENG Wayne Routledge 28 1 13+11 0 3 1 1 0
23 MF   USA Clint Dempsey 12 1 1+9 1 0+2 0 0 0
25 MF   WAL Simon Davies 16 2 14 2 1+1 0 0 0
37 MF   RUS Alexei Smertin 8 0 6+1 0 1 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   ISL Heiðar Helguson 34 5 16+14 4 3 0 1 1
10 FW   SWE Björn Runström 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
11 FW   ITA Vincenzo Montella 14 5 3+7 2 1+3 3 0 0
15 FW   NED Collins John 25 1 9+14 1 0+1 0 0+1 0
20 FW   USA Brian McBride 42 12 34+4 9 4 3 0 0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
11 MF   POR Luís Boa Morte 15 0 12+3 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   IRL Michael Timlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Last updated: 31 June 2007
Source: Competitions

Starting 11 edit

Considering starts in all competitions[3][4]

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos. Name From Fee
8 May 2006[5] MF   Jimmy Bullard   Wigan Athletic £2,500,000
11 July 2006[6] DF   Gabriel Zakuani   Leyton Orient Undisclosed
12 July 2006[7] FW   Björn Runström   Hammarby Undisclosed
27 July 2006[8] DF   Franck Queudrue   Middlesbrough Undisclosed
31 August 2006[9] MF   Wayne Routledge   Tottenham Hotspur Season-long loan
31 August 2006 GK   Jan Laštůvka   Shakhtar Donetsk Season-long loan
4 January 2007[10] FW   Vincenzo Montella   Roma Loan
10 January 2007 MF   Clint Dempsey   New England Revolution £1,500,000
24 January 2007[11] MF   Simon Davies   Everton Undisclosed
27 January 2007 MF   Alexey Smertin   Dynamo Moscow Free

Out edit

Date Pos. Name To Fee
31 August 2006[9] MF   Steed Malbranque   Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed
5 January 2007 FW   Luís Boa Morte   West Ham United £5,000,000
11 January 2007 DF   Niclas Jensen   København Free

Club edit

Management edit

Position Staff
Manager (Aug-Apr)   Chris Coleman
Manager (Apr-May)   Lawrie Sanchez
Assistant manager   Steve Kean
Goalkeeping coach   Dave Beasant
Head of Youth Development   John Murtough

Source: Fulham FC

Other information edit

Chairman   Mohamed Al Fayed
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Craven Cottage (26,600 / 112x72 yards)

Source: Fulham article on 15 August 2007

Premier League edit

Main article: 2006–07 FA Premier League

Table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Manchester City 38 11 9 18 29 44 −15 42
15 West Ham United 38 12 5 21 35 59 −24 41
16 Fulham 38 8 15 15 38 60 −22 39
17 Wigan Athletic 38 10 8 20 37 59 −22 38
18 Sheffield United (R) 38 10 8 20 32 55 −23 38 Relegation to Football League Championship
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

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
38 8 15 15 38 60  −22 39 7 7 5 18 18  0 1 8 10 20 42  −22

Last updated: 13 May 2007.
Source: Barclays Premier League

Results by round edit

Matches edit

Pre-season friendlies edit

2006-07-15 Exeter 1 - 0 Fulham St James Park, Exeter
14:00 Phillips   31' (Report)
2006-07-21 Luton 1 - 2 Fulham Kenilworth Road, Luton
19:45 Feeney   30' (Report) John   16'
Helguson   48'
2006-07-26 Fulham 1 - 0 Maccabi Petah Tikva Mur in Selstadion, Bruck an der Mur
18:00 Elrich   56' (Report)
2006-07-29 Fulham 0 - 0 Real Madrid ATV Arena, Irdning
18:00 (Report)
2006-08-05 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 - 1 Fulham Hubert Houben Stadion, Goch
18:00 Report[usurped] Levels   49' (o.g.)
2006-08-12 Fulham 1 - 1 Boavista Craven Cottage
15:00 Helguson   14' (Report) Fary   79'

Premier League edit

Results by round edit

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GroundAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDWWDLDWDLWDLLWLWDDDDDDLWLLDDDLLLDLWL
Position201811891111108991011121213111212111213151514141414141515151615161516
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2006. Source: "Fulham FC – Fixtures & Results 2006/2007". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
2006-08-20 Manchester United 5 – 1 Fulham Old Trafford, Manchester
13:30 Saha   7'
Pearce   15' (o.g.)
Rooney   16', 64'
Ronaldo   19'		 (Report) Ferdinand   40' (o.g.) Attendance: 75,115
Referee: Andre Marriner
2006-08-23 Fulham 1 – 1 Bolton Wanderers Craven Cottage
20:00 Bullard   90' (pen.) (Report) Diouf   73' (pen.) Attendance: 18,559
Referee: Alan Wiley
2006-08-26 Fulham 1 – 0 Sheffield United Craven Cottage
15:00 Bullard   40' (Report) Attendance: 18,362
Referee: Graham Poll
2006-09-09 Newcastle United 1 – 2 Fulham St James' Park, Newcastle
15:00 Parker   54' (Report) McBride   82'
Bocanegra   89'		 Attendance: 50,365
Referee: Chris Foy
2006-09-17 Tottenham 0 – 0 Fulham White Hart Lane, London
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 36,131
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2006-09-23 Fulham 0 – 2 Chelsea Craven Cottage
15:00 (Report) Lampard   73' (pen.), 80' Attendance: 24,290
Referee: Mark Halsey
2006-10-02 Watford 3 – 3 Fulham Vicarage Road, Watford
20:00 King   23'
Young   46', 89'		 (Report) McBride   71'
Helguson   83'
Francis   87' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 17,982
Referee: Mike Riley
2006-10-16 Fulham 2 – 1 Charlton Athletic Craven Cottage
20:00 McBride   65'
C. Jensen   67'		 (Report) Bent   78' Attendance: 19,179
Referee: Rob Styles
2006-10-21 Aston Villa 1 – 1 Fulham Villa Park, Birmingham
17:15 Barry   26' (pen.) (Report) Volz   45' Attendance: 30,919
Referee: Chris Foy
2006-10-28 Fulham 0 – 1 Wigan Athletic Craven Cottage
15:00 (Report) Camara   83' Attendance: 22,882
Referee: Graham Poll
2006-11-04 Fulham 1 – 0 Everton Craven Cottage
12:45 C. Jensen   66' (Report) Attendance: 23,327
Referee: Graham Poll
2006-11-11 Portsmouth 1 – 1 Fulham Fratton Park, Portsmouth
15:00 Cole   74' (Report) Knight   57' Attendance: 19,563
Referee: Steve Bennett
2006-11-18 Manchester City 3 – 1 Fulham City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
12:45 Corradi   12', 32'
Barton   45'		 (Report) John   62' Attendance: 35,776
Referee: Alan Wiley
2006-11-25 Fulham 0 – 1 Reading Craven Cottage
15:00 (Report) Doyle   17' (pen) Attendance: 22,673
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2006-11-29 Fulham 2 – 1 Arsenal Craven Cottage
19:45 McBride   6'
Radzinski   19'		 (Report) Van Persie   36' Attendance: 24,510
Referee: Howard Webb
2006-12-02 Blackburn 2 – 0 Fulham Ewood Park, Blackburn
15:00 Nonda   6'
McCarthy   24'		 (Report) Attendance: 16,799
Referee: Steve Bennett
2006-12-09 Liverpool 4 – 0 Fulham Anfield, Liverpool
15:00 Gerrard   54'
Carragher   61'
García   66'
González   90'		 (Report) Attendance: 43,189
Referee: Uriah Rennie
2006-12-18 Fulham 2 – 1 Middlesbrough Craven Cottage
20:00 Helguson   12' (pen.)
McBride   35'		 (Report) Viduka   74' Attendance: 16,323
Referee: Mike Dean
2006-12-23 Fulham 0 – 0 West Ham Craven Cottage
12:45 Report Attendance: 22,452
Referee: Chris Foy
2006-12-27 Charlton 2 – 2 Fulham The Valley, London
20:00 Ambrose   19'
Bent   45'		 (Report) McBride   13'
Queudrue   90'		 Attendance: 25,203
Referee: Graham Poll
2006-12-30 Chelsea 2 – 2 Fulham Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Rosenior   35' (o.g.)
Drogba   62'		 (Report) Volz   16'
Bocanegra   84'		 Attendance: 41,926
Referee: Howard Webb
2007-01-01 Fulham 0 – 0 Watford Craven Cottage
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 19,698
Referee: Steve Bennett
2007-01-13 West Ham United 3 – 3 Fulham Upton Park, London
15:00 Zamora   28'
Benayoun   46', 64'		 (Report) Radzinski   16'
McBride   59'
Christanval   90'		 Attendance: 34,977
Referee: Graham Poll
2007-01-20 Fulham 1 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur Craven Cottage
15:00 Montella   84' (pen.) Report Chimbonda   88' Attendance: 23,580
Referee: Mike Dean
2007-01-30 Sheffield United 2 – 0 Fulham Bramall Lane, Sheffield
19:45 Stead   23'
Tonge   28'		 (Report) Attendance: 27,540
Referee: Lee Mason
2007-02-03 Fulham 2 – 1 Newcastle United Craven Cottage
15:00 Helguson   49'
McBride   73'		 (Report) Martins   90' Attendance: 24,340
Referee: Phil Dowd
2007-02-11 Bolton Wanderers 2 – 1 Fulham Reebok Stadium, Bolton
13:30 Speed   23' (pen)
Nolan   51'		 (Report) Knight   66' Attendance: 24,919
Referee: Howard Webb
2007-02-24 Fulham 1 – 2 Manchester United Craven Cottage
12:45 McBride   17' (Report) Giggs   29'
Ronaldo   88'		 Attendance: 24,459
Referee: Peter Walton
2007-03-03 Fulham 1 – 1 Aston Villa Craven Cottage
15:00 Bocanegra   23' (Report) Carew   21' Attendance: 24,552
Referee: Lee Mason
2007-03-17 Wigan Athletic 0 – 0 Fulham JJB Stadium, Wigan
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 16,001
Referee: Steve Tanner
2007-03-31 Fulham 1 – 1 Portsmouth Craven Cottage
15:00 Pearce   90' (Report) Kranjčar   4' Attendance: 22,806
Referee: Mike Riley
2007-04-06 Everton 4 – 1 Fulham Goodison Park, Liverpool
19:30 Carsley   25'
Stubbs   34'
Vaughan   45'
Anichebe   80'		 Report Bocanegra   22' Attendance: 35,612
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2007-04-09 Fulham 1 – 3 Manchester City Craven Cottage
15:00 Bocanegra   76' (Report) Barton   21'
Beasley   36'
Vassell   59'		 Attendance: 22,435
Referee: Steve Bennett
2007-04-14 Reading 1 – 0 Fulham Madejski Stadium, Reading
15:00 Hunt   15' (Report) Attendance: 24,082
Referee: Lee Mason
2007-04-21 Fulham 1 – 1 Blackburn Craven Cottage
15:00 Montella   10' Report McCarthy   61' Attendance: 23,652
Referee: Graham Poll
2007-04-29 Arsenal 3 – 1 Fulham Emirates Stadium, London
16:00 Baptista   4'
Adebayor   84'
Gilberto   87' (pen.)		 Report Davies   78' Attendance: 60,043
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2007-05-05 Fulham 1 – 0 Liverpool Craven Cottage
15:00 Dempsey   69' Report Attendance: 24,554
Referee: Steve Bennett
2007-05-13 Middlesbrough 3 – 1 Fulham Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
15:00 Viduka   34', 47'
Wheater   45'		 (Report) Davies   42' Attendance: 29,556
Referee: Mike Riley

League Cup edit

2006-09-20 Fulham 1 - 2 Wycombe Craven Cottage
19:45 Helguson   47' Report Easter   8'
Mooney   41' (pen.)		 Attendance: 6,620
Referee: Andy Hall

FA Cup edit

2007-01-06 Leicester City 2 – 2 Fulham Walkers Stadium, Leicester
15:00 Kisnorbo   80'
Cadamarteri   90'		 Report McBride   69'
Volz   83'		 Attendance: 15,499
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2007-01-17 Fulham 4 – 3 Leicester City Craven Cottage
19:45 McBride   35'
Montella   51', 60'
Routledge   90'		 (Report) Fryatt   13'
McAuley   45'
Wesolowski   47'		 Attendance: 11,222
Referee: Alan Wiley
2007-01-27 Fulham 3 – 0 Stoke Craven Cottage
15:00 Montella   11'
McBride   39'
Radzinski   54'		 (Report) Attendance: 11,059
Referee: Martin Atkinson
2007-02-18 Fulham 0 – 4 Tottenham Hotspur Craven Cottage
16:00 Report Keane   6', 68'
Berbatov   77', 90'		 Attendance: 18,655
Referee: Mark Halsey

Player statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

Goalscoring statistics for 2006–07.

Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
  Brian McBride 9 3 0 12
  Carlos Bocanegra 5 0 0 5
  Vincenzo Montella 2 3 0 5
  Heiðar Helguson 3 0 1 4
  Tomasz Radzinski 2 1 0 3
  Moritz Volz 2 1 0 3
  Jimmy Bullard 2 0 0 2
  Simon Davies 2 0 0 2
  Claus Jensen 2 0 0 2
  Zat Knight 2 0 0 2
  Philippe Christanval 1 0 0 1
  Clint Dempsey 1 0 0 1
  Collins John 1 0 0 1
  Franck Queudrue 1 0 0 1
  Ian Pearce 1 0 0 1
  Wayne Routledge 0 1 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 2
Total 38 9 1 48

References edit

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  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Fulham - 2006/07". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  3. ^ "All Fulham players: 2007". www.11v11.com.
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  6. ^ "Fulham swoop for Orient's Zakuani". BBC Sport. 11 July 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Coleman recruits striker Runstrom". BBC Sport. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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  9. ^ a b Roopanarine, Les (31 August 2006). "Spurs snap up Malbranque". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  10. ^ Doyle, Paul (4 January 2007). "Montella roams into Fulham". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  11. ^ Doyle, Paul (24 January 2007). "Coleman delivers Davies to Fulham". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Radzinski was born in Poznań, Poland, but also qualified to represent Canada internationally and made his international debut for Canada in June 1995.
  2. ^ John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but was raised in the Netherlands and made his international debut for the Netherlands in August 2004.
  3. ^ Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-21 level before being called up by France in February 2004 without playing.
  4. ^ Timlin was born in Peckham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-17 and U-21 level.
  5. ^ Warner was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in February 2006.
  6. ^ Crossley was born in Barnsley, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through a grandparent and made his international debut for Wales in February 1997.

External links edit

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