2006–07 Leeds United A.F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was Leeds United’s third consecutive season in the Football League Championship.

Leeds United
2006–07 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerKevin Blackwell
(until 20 September)[1]
John Carver
(until 23 October)[2]
David Geddis
(caretaker, until 24 Oct)[3]
Dennis Wise
(from 24 October)
StadiumElland Road
Championship24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Healy (10)

All:
David Healy (10)
Highest home attendance31,269 vs Ipswich Town
(28 April 2007, Championship)
Lowest home attendance7,220 vs Barnet
(19 September 2006, League Cup)
Average home league attendance21,613

Season summary

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The 2006–07 season started badly with Leeds conceding late goals in several matches, and in September 2006 Blackwell's contract as manager of Leeds United was terminated. Leeds hired John Carver as caretaker manager but his spell was not a success. Carver was relieved of his duties and Dennis Wise was eventually installed as his replacement after a month without a permanent manager. Defender Matthew Kilgallon left in January to join Sheffield United, and the team never succeeded in escaping the relegation zone after a 5–1 thumping by Luton Town in late October, despite Wise bringing a number of experienced loan players and free transfers on short-term deals into the squad. Results did begin to improve as the season drew to an end, but relegation rivals Hull City and Queens Park Rangers went on even better runs at the same time, and this combined with Leeds's awful goal difference made survival all but impossible. With relegation virtually assured, Leeds entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement (administration) on 4 May 2007, thus incurring a league imposed 10-point deduction which officially relegated the club to the third tier of English football.[4][5]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Barnsley 46 15 5 26 53 85 −32 50
21 Hull City 46 13 10 23 51 67 −16 49
22 Southend United (R) 46 10 12 24 47 80 −33 42 Relegation to Football League One
23 Luton Town (R) 46 10 10 26 53 81 −28 40
24 Leeds United (R) 46 13 7 26 46 72 −26 36[a]
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Leeds United had 10 points deducted for entering financial administration.

Results

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Leeds United's score comes first

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
5 August 2006 Norwich City H 1–0 22,417 Healy (pen)
8 August 2006 Queens Park Rangers A 2–2 13,966 Lewis, Horsfield
13 August 2006 Crystal Palace A 0–1 17,218
19 August 2006 Cardiff City H 0–1 18,246
27 August 2006 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–0 23,792 Healy (pen)
10 September 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–1 16,268
13 September 2006 Sunderland H 0–3 23,037
16 September 2006 Coventry City A 0–1 22,146
23 September 2006 Birmingham City H 3–2 18,898 Healy (2, 1 pen), Tébily (own goal)
30 September 2006 West Bromwich Albion A 2–4 21,435 Horsfield, Stone
14 October 2006 Stoke City H 0–4 18,173
17 October 2006 Leicester City H 1–2 16,477 Butler
21 October 2006 Luton Town A 1–5 10,260 Foxe
28 October 2006 Southend United H 2–0 19,528 Thomas-Moore, Blake
31 October 2006 Preston North End A 1–4 16,168 Healy
4 November 2006 Barnsley A 2–3 16,943 Derry, Blake
11 November 2006 Colchester United H 3–0 17,678 Blake (2), Cresswell
18 November 2006 Southampton H 0–3 19,647
25 November 2006 Plymouth Argyle A 2–1 17,088 Blake, Lewis
28 November 2006 Burnley A 1–2 15,061 Healy
2 December 2006 Barnsley H 2–2 21,378 Kandol, Ehiogu
9 December 2006 Derby County H 0–1 20,087
16 December 2006 Ipswich Town A 0–1 23,661
23 December 2006 Hull City H 0–0 22,578
26 December 2006 Sunderland A 0–2 40,116
30 December 2006 Stoke City A 1–3 18,128 Thomas-Moore
1 January 2007 Coventry City H 2–1 18,158 Healy, Douglas
20 January 2007 West Bromwich Albion H 2–3 20,019 Flo, Thompson
30 January 2007 Hull City A 2–1 24,311 Heath, Thompson
3 February 2007 Norwich City A 1–2 25,018 Howson
10 February 2007 Crystal Palace H 2–1 19,228 Heath, Blake
17 February 2007 Cardiff City A 0–1 16,644
20 February 2007 Queens Park Rangers H 0–0 29,593
24 February 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 24,314
27 February 2007 Birmingham City A 0–1 18,363
3 March 2007 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–3 25,297 Bullen (own goal), Cresswell
10 March 2007 Luton Town H 1–0 27,138 Cresswell
13 March 2007 Leicester City A 1–1 25,165 Blake
17 March 2007 Southend United A 1–1 11,274 Healy
31 March 2007 Preston North End H 2–1 18,433 Blake, Healy
7 April 2007 Plymouth Argyle H 2–1 30,034 Healy, Michalík
9 April 2007 Colchester United A 1–2 5,916 Lewis
14 April 2007 Burnley H 1–0 23,528 Heath
21 April 2007 Southampton A 0–1 29,012
28 April 2007 Ipswich Town H 1–1 31,269 Cresswell
6 May 2007 Derby County A 0–2 31,183

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2007 West Bromwich Albion A 1–3 16,957 Robinson (own goal)

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 22 August 2006 Chester City H 1–0 10,013 Bakke
R2 19 September 2006 Barnet H 3–1 7,220 Blake, Thomas-Moore (2)
R3 24 October 2006 Southend United H 1–3 10,449 Thomas-Moore

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[6]

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   SCO Neil Sullivan
2 DF   IRL Gary Kelly
3 DF   SCO Stephen Crainey
4 MF   IRL Jonathan Douglas
5 DF   BUL Radostin Kishishev (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
6 DF   ENG Alan Thompson (on loan from Celtic)
7 MF   ENG Ian Westlake
8 FW   NOR Tore André Flo
9 FW   NIR David Healy
10 DF   ENG Michael Gray (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
11 MF   USA Eddie Lewis
12 DF   ENG Robbie Elliott
14 FW   USA Jemal Johnson (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
15 DF   ENG Frazer Richardson
16 MF   ISL Gylfi Einarsson
17 MF   FRA Sébastien Carole
18 MF   ENG Kevin Nicholls
19 DF   ENG Matt Heath
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF   AUS Hayden Foxe
21 MF   ENG Shaun Derry
22 FW   ENG Ian Thomas-Moore
23 GK   IRL Graham Stack (on loan from Reading)
24 DF   ANG Rui Marques
25 FW   ENG Richard Cresswell
27 MF   COD Tresor Kandol
28 FW   ENG Robbie Blake
31 DF   MOZ Armando Sá (on loan from Espanyol)
32 FW   ENG Jermaine Beckford
33 MF   ENG Jonny Howson
34 MF   IRL Robert Bayly
35 DF   IRL Simon Madden
37 FW   ENG Tom Elliott
39 MF   ENG Fabian Delph
40 GK   DEN Casper Ankergren
42 MF   ENG Danny Rose

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF   ENG Alan Wright (on loan from Sheffield United)
5 DF   ENG Ugo Ehiogu (on loan from Middlesbrough)
6 DF   IRL Paul Butler (to Milton Keynes Dons)
8 DF   ENG Sean Gregan (to Oldham Athletic)
10 FW   ENG Geoff Horsfield (on loan from Sheffield United)
12 MF   ENG Adam Johnson (on loan from Middlesbrough)
14 MF   ENG Steve Stone (retired)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   NOR Eirik Bakke (to Brann)
26 DF   ENG Matthew Kilgallon (to Sheffield United)
26 DF   SVK Ľubomír Michalík (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
29 MF   IRL Ian Morris (to Scunthorpe United)
31 GK   TRI Tony Warner (on loan from Fulham)
36 GK   ENG Mark Wilberforce (to Scarborough)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
30 DF   ENG Ben Parker
No. Pos. Nation Player
36 GK   ENG Jonny Lund

References

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  1. ^ "Manager Blackwell sacked by Leeds". BBC News. 20 September 2006.
  2. ^ "Leeds Manager History | Past & Present". Soccer Base.
  3. ^ "Leeds United | Match | Fixtures and results | Match report | 24 October 2006, Leeds 1 - 3 Southend". Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Leeds Utd calls in administrators". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 May 2007. Archived from the original on 10 May 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2007.
  5. ^ "Relegated Leeds in administration". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 May 2007. Archived from the original on 15 May 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2007.
  6. ^ "Leeds United – 2006/07". FootballSquads. Retrieved 18 April 2011.