2006–07 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

Wolverhampton Wanderers
2006–07 season
Chairman Sir Jack Hayward
Manager Mick McCarthy
Championship 5th (lost in play-offs)
FA Cup 4th round
League Cup 2nd round
Top goalscorer League: Jay Bothroyd (9)
All: Seyi Olofinjana (10)
Highest home attendance 28,107 (vs. West Bromwich Albion, 28 January 2007)
Lowest home attendance 14,524 (vs. Oldham Athletic, 6 January 2007)
Average home league attendance 20,968 (league only)

The 2006–07 season was the 108th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Championship.

Season summary

The season was the first under new manager Mick McCarthy who replaced Glenn Hoddle after the latter resigned suddenly in July 2006.[1] McCarthy's appointment coincided with a new approach by the club after their parachute payments stemming from their Premier League relegation two years earlier ceased. After numerous senior players departed under these new financial conditions, a fresh ethos of recruiting younger players from lower league sides emerged.

The team finished fifth, qualifying for the play-offs. Their promotion hopes were ended by local rivals West Bromwich Albion - whom they met a record five times during the campaign - who beat them in both legs of the play-off semi finals to win 4–2 on aggregate.

Results

Pre season

Football League Championship

A total of 24 teams competed in the Championship during the 2006–07 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. The provisional fixture list was released on 22 June 2006, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[2]

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sunderland 46 27 7 12 76 47 +29 88
2 Birmingham City 46 26 8 12 67 42 +25 86
3 Derby County 46 25 9 12 62 46 +16 84
4 West Bromwich Albion 46 22 10 14 81 55 +26 76
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 22 10 14 59 56 +3 76
6 Southampton 46 21 12 13 77 53 +24 75
7 Preston North End 46 22 8 16 64 53 +11 74

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 22 10 14 59 56  +3 76 12 5 6 33 28  +5 10 5 8 26 28  −2

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
Result D W L W W W L L W L W W L D L W L D D D W L W D W L W D L W D W W W W W W L D L L W D L W W
Position 9 7 11 10 4 3 3 8 6 8 5 4 6 7 7 6 8 10 7 13 9 14 10 10 9 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 5 4 5 5 6 7 5 6 6 5 5

Source: Statto.com

Play-offs

FA Cup

League Cup

Players

Statistics

Key

  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

# = Squad number

Pos = Playing position

P = Number of games played

G = Number of goals scored

GK = Goalkeeper

DF = Defender

MF = Midfielder

FW = Forward

A yellow card = Yellow cards

A red card = Red cards

† Permanent player left club during the season

¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No. Pos Name P G P G P G P G A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
1GKEngland Oakes, MichaelMichael Oakes 0000000000
2DFNorthern Ireland Clyde, MarkMark Clyde 3000003000
3DFEngland Naylor, LeeLee Naylor 3000003000
3DFScotland Collins, NeillNeill Collins 22(2)2300025(2)230[nb 1]
4MFNigeria Olofinjana, SeyiSeyi Olofinjana 43(3)9311047(3)1070
5DFRepublic of Ireland Breen, GaryGary Breen 421300045172
6DFEngland Craddock, JodyJody Craddock (c) 30(6)5001031(6)540
7DFScotland McNamara, JackieJackie McNamara 210200023052
8MFEngland Henry, KarlKarl Henry 343300(1)037(1)360
9FWGuyana Cort, CarlCarl Cort 7(3)000007(3)001
10FWEngland Bothroyd, JayJay Bothroyd 21(14)9000021(14)940
11DFEngland Clapham, JamieJamie Clapham 21(5)0101023(5)020
12DFWales Edwards, RobRob Edwards 24(9)00(2)01025(11)060
13FWUnited States Johnson, JemalJemal Johnson ¤ 14(6)30(3)00(1)014(10)320
14MFRepublic of Ireland Potter, DarrenDarren Potter 37(3)0311041(3)170[nb 2]
15MFHungary Rósa, DénesDénes Rósa ¤ 0000101000
16MFEngland Davies, MarkMark Davies 0(7)00(3)0000(10)000
17FWEngland Clarke, LeonLeon Clarke 11(11)5000(1)011(12)520
17FWRepublic of Ireland Ward, StephenStephen Ward 11(9)30(1)00011(10)300
18FWWales Davies, CraigCraig Davies 6(17)0321010(17)200
19MFBrazil Finkler, GuilhermeGuilherme Finkler 0000000000
20GKEngland Murray, MattMatt Murray 440300047000
21FWPoland Frankowski, TomaszTomasz Frankowski ¤ 0000101000
22MFEngland Gobern, LewisLewis Gobern 6(6)200006(6)200
23DFEngland Lowe, KeithKeith Lowe ¤ 0000000000
24DFHungary Gyepes, GáborGábor Gyepes 0000000000[nb 3]
25DFEngland Jones, DanielDaniel Jones 8000008010
26DFEngland Little, MarkMark Little 19(8)0301023(8)041
27DFScotland Mulgrew, CharlieCharlie Mulgrew 5(2)000005(2)000
28MFEngland Ricketts, RohanRohan Ricketts ¤ 15(4)0301019(4)020
29MFRepublic of Ireland O'Connor, KevinKevin O'Connor 3000003000
30GKNigeria Ikeme, CarlCarl Ikeme 0(1)000101(1)000
31GKWales Hennessey, WayneWayne Hennessey ¤ 2000002000
32DFEngland Wheater, DavidDavid Wheater 1000001000
32MFScotland McIndoe, MichaelMichael McIndoe 27(2)3300030(2)310[nb 4]
33DFEngland Riley, MartinMartin Riley 0000000000
34MFRepublic of Ireland Gleeson, StephenStephen Gleeson ¤ 0(4)000000(4)000
35MFEngland Bennett, ElliottElliott Bennett 0000000000
36DFEngland Collins, LeeLee Collins 0000000000
37MFEngland Cornes, ChrisChris Cornes 0000000000[nb 5]
37MFEngland Kightly, MichaelMichael Kightly 268000026840[nb 6]
38DFEngland Fleming, CraigCraig Fleming 1000001000
39FWRepublic of Ireland Keogh, AndyAndy Keogh 195000019520
40GKDenmark Budtz, JanJan Budtz 2(2)000002(2)000
  1. Loanee who was signed permanently during the season.
  2. Loanee who was signed permanently during the season.
  3. Contract terminated by mutual consent to allow injury rehabilitation back in his homeland.
  4. Loanee who was signed permanently during the season.
  5. Contract terminated having earlier tested positive for cocaine use.
  6. Loanee who was signed permanently during the season.

Awards

Award Winner[3][4]
Fans' Player of the Season Matt Murray
Players' Player of the Season Matt Murray
Young Player of the Season Michael Kightly
Academy Player of the Season Lee Collins
Goal of the Season Jay Bothroyd
(vs Leeds United, 10 September 2006)

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
20 July 2006Republic of Ireland Gary BreenUnattachedFree[5]
27 July 2006England Jay BothroydUnattachedFree[6]
2 August 2006England Jamie ClaphamUnattachedFree[7]
3 August 2006England Karl HenryStoke City£175,000[8]
17 August 2006United States Jemal Johnson Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed[9]
24 August 2006Scotland Charlie MulgrewCelticPart exchange[10]
1 January 2007Scotland Michael McIndoeBarnsley£250,000[11]
1 January 2007England Michael KightlyGrays Athletic£25,000[11]
5 January 2007Scotland Neill CollinsSunderland£150,000[12]
16 January 2007Republic of Ireland Stephen WardBohemians£100,000[13]
18 January 2007Republic of Ireland Darren PotterLiverpool£250,000[14]
23 January 2007Republic of Ireland Andy KeoghScunthorpe United£600,000[15]

Out

Date Player To Fee
June 2006Scotland Kenny MillerCelticFree[16]
June 2006England Darren AndertonReleasedFree[17]
June 2006Scotland Colin CameronReleasedFree[18]
June 2006Romania Vio Ganea ReleasedFree[17]
June 2006England Paul InceReleasedFree[19]
June 2006Republic of Ireland Mark Kennedy ReleasedFree[20]
June 2006Netherlands Stefan PostmaReleasedFree[17]
June 2006Scotland Maurice RossReleasedFree[17]
June 2006Portugal Silas ReleasedFree[21]
14 June 2006England Joleon LescottEverton£5 million[22]
11 July 2006South Korea Seol Ki-HyeonReading £1.5 million[23]
24 August 2006England Lee Naylor Celtic£600,000[10]
28 September 2006England Chris CornesReleasedFree[24]
15 January 2007 England Leon ClarkeSheffield WednesdayUndisclosed[25]
9 February 2007Northern Ireland Mark Clyde Retired[26]
20 April 2007Hungary Gábor Gyepes ReleasedFree[27]

Loans in

Date Player From End date
25 July 2006Brazil Guilherme FinklerJuventude31 January 2007[28]
4 August 2006Wales Craig DaviesVeronaEnd of season[29]
17 August 2006Republic of Ireland Darren PotterLiverpool18 January 2007[30]
26 September 2006England David WheaterMiddlesbrough15 November 2006[31]
2 November 2006Scotland Neill CollinsSunderland2 January 2007[32]
17 November 2006England Michael KightlyGrays Athletic1 January 2007[33]
23 November 2006Scotland Michael McIndoeBarnsley1 January 2007[34]
19 January 2007England Craig FlemingNorwich City15 February 2007[35]
25 January 2007Denmark Jan BudtzDoncaster Rovers23 April 2007[36]

Loans out

Date Player To End date
31 July 2006England Keith LoweBrighton & Hove Albion28 August 2006[37]
11 August 2006Wales Wayne HennesseyBristol City8 September 2006[38]
26 August 2006Poland Tomasz Frankowski Tenerife End of season[39]
8 September 2006England Keith LoweCheltenham Town10 October 2006[40]
26 October 2006England Keith LoweCheltenham Town22 November 2006[41]
3 November 2006Republic of Ireland Stephen GleesonStockport County3 February 2007[42]
4 January 2007England Keith LoweCheltenham TownEnd of season[43]
11 January 2007Wales Wayne HennesseyStockport County 10 April 2007[44]
19 February 2007United States Jemal JohnsonLeeds UnitedEnd of season[45]
9 March 2007Hungary Dénes RósaCheltenham Town9 April 2007[46]
22 March 2007England Rohan RickettsQueens Park RangersEnd of season[47]

Kit

The season saw new home and away kits, both manufactured by Le Coq Sportif.[48] The away kit was an all-white design.[49] Chaucer Consulting sponsored the club for a third season.

References

  1. "Hoddle resigns as boss of Wolves". BBC Sport. 1 July 2006.
  2. "Season's fixtures to be unveiled". BBC Sport. 21 June 2006.
  3. "Lee takes the plaudits". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 4 May 2007.
  4. "More for Matt". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 4 May 2007.
  5. "Wolves swoop for defender Breen". BBC Sport. 20 July 2006.
  6. "Wolves sign Bothroyd from Addicks". BBC Sport. 28 July 2006.
  7. "Clapham completes Wolves switch". BBC Sport. 2 August 2006.
  8. "Wolves make Henry deal with Stoke". BBC Sport. 2 August 2006.
  9. "Johnson completes move to Wolves". BBC Sport. 17 August 2006.
  10. 1 2 "Celtic & Wolves seal Naylor deal". BBC Sport. 24 August 2006.
  11. 1 2 "Wolves sign McIndoe and Kightly". BBC Sport. 1 January 2007.
  12. "Sunderland's Collins joins Wolves". BBC Sport. 5 January 2007.
  13. "Ward ready to sign". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 15 January 2007.
  14. "Potter completes move to Wolves". BBC Sport. 18 January 2007.
  15. "Keogh completes Wolves transfer". BBC Sport. 23 January 2007.
  16. "Celtic sign ex-Rangers man Miller". BBC Sport. 19 January 2006.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "Wolves and Anderton part company". BBC Sport. 5 May 2006.
  18. "Cameron will opt to leave Wolves". BBC Sport. 26 May 2006.
  19. "No Return For Ince". BBC Sport. 27 July 2006.
  20. "Palace land Wolves winger Kennedy". BBC Sport. 11 July 2006.
  21. "Silas deal unlikely". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 19 May 2006.
  22. "Lescott completes Everton switch". BBC Sport. 14 June 2006.
  23. "Reading complete signing of Seol". BBC Sport. 11 July 2006.
  24. "Cornes' contract terminated". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 28 September 2006.
  25. "Owls sign Wolves striker Clarke". BBC Sport. 15 January 2007.
  26. "Injuries force Clyde's retirement". BBC Sport. 9 February 2007.
  27. "Gyepes parts company with Wolves". BBC Sport. 20 April 2007.
  28. "Wolves sign Brazilian midfielder". BBC Sport. 25 July 2006.
  29. "Wales striker makes Wolves move". BBC Sport. 6 August 2006.
  30. "Potter seals loan move to Wolves". BBC Sport. 17 August 2006.
  31. "Wolves snap up Middlesbrough ace". BBC Sport. 28 September 2006.
  32. "Defender arrives on loan". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 2 November 2006.
  33. "Kightly completes move to Wolves". BBC Sport. 17 November 2006.
  34. "Wolves snap up Barnsley's McIndoe". BBC Sport. 23 November 2006.
  35. "Wolves poised to tie up Fleming". BBC Sport. 19 January 2007.
  36. "Wolves sign keeper Budtz on loan". BBC Sport. 25 January 2007.
  37. "Lowe agrees loan deal at Brighton". BBC Sport. 31 July 2006.
  38. "Goalkeeper set for loan". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 31 July 2006.
  39. "Frankowski set for Tenerife loan". BBC Sport. 25 August 2006.
  40. "Cheltenham net Wolves man on loan". BBC Sport. 8 September 2006.
  41. "Lowe makes Cheltenham loan switch". BBC Sport. 26 October 2006.
  42. "Gannon secures Gleeson's services". BBC Sport. 3 November 2006.
  43. "Cheltenham land Lowe from Wolves". BBC Sport. 6 January 2007.
  44. "Hatters sign goalkeeper Hennessey". BBC Sport. 11 January 2007.
  45. "Striker on the move". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 19 February 2007.
  46. "Cheltenham sign Rosa from Wolves". BBC Sport. 9 March 2007.
  47. "Rangers secure Ricketts loan deal". BBC Sport. 22 March 2007.
  48. "The new kit is here". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 16 June 2006.
  49. "The White Wolf is here". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 2 May 2006.
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