Cardiff City 2006–07 football season
Cardiff City 2006–07 season Chairman Sam Hammam (until December)Peter Ridsdale Manager Dave Jones Championship 13th FA Cup Third Round League Cup First Round Top goalscorer League: Michael Chopra (22) All: Michael Chopra (22) Highest home attendance 20,376 vs Tottenham Hotspur (7 January 2006) Lowest home attendance 11,549 vs Barnsley (2 February 2006) Average home league attendance 15,224
During the 2006–07 season Cardiff City played in the Football League Championship . It was the team's fourth year in the Championship since being promoted from League One . The season also saw a change of chairman at the club when Sam Hammam handed over control to Peter Ridsdale .
Season review [ ]
Kit [ ]
The kits were designed by Spanish company Joma . It was the first season they were sponsored by Communications Direct.
Events [ ]
31 May 2006 – Cardiff break their record for highest fee received for a player with the sale of Cameron Jerome to Birmingham City for £3 million.
22 December 2006 – Sam Hammam sells the club to Peter Ridsdale for £27 million.
League [ ]
The opening game saw Cardiff win 2–1 over Barnsley on 5 August 2006 before Cardiff fans saw Michael Chopra score his first competitive goal for Cardiff in a 1–0 win over Coventry City . City were undefeated through August four wins and one draw against West Bromwich Albion . Their first loss came at Deepdale in a 2–1 defeat against Preston North End where Chopra scored his second league goal. The side's next win did not come until two games later in a 4–1 win over Luton Town at Ninian Park , going on to win their next four games when Norwich City ended the winning streak. After a 1–0 win over Burnley , Cardiff went four games without scoring, drawing two of these and losing the other two.
On 9 December 2006 Darren Purse scored their first goal since the win over Burnley against Ipswich Town which ended in a 2–2 draw. On 20 January 2007 Cardiff broke their poor run of form after going eleven games without a win with a 2–1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers . They then went undefeated until a month later on 20 February 2007 this time West Bromwich Albion ended Cardiff's run but the side were still mid-table. Even though they hit straight back with a win over Preston North End , another loss to Birmingham City then a 1–0 win over Norwich City was followed by a winless streak which lasted until the end of the season, finishing in 13th place.
FA Cup [ ]
Cardiff entered in the 3rd Round in a home game against Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur on 7 January 2007. A 0–0 draw at Ninian Park took the tie to a replay at White Hart Lane on 17 January which saw Cardiff lose 4–0.[1]
League Cup [ ]
In the first round of the League Cup, Cardiff were drawn against League Two side Barnet but a team made up of reserve and youth players were beaten 2–0.[2]
FAW Cup [ ]
Cardiff beat Carmarthen Town in the quarter-finals before being eliminated by The New Saints in the semi-finals.[3]
First-team squad [ ]
No.
Name
Pos.
Nat.
Place of birth
Age
Apps
Goals
Signed from
Date signed
Fee
Ends
Goalkeepers
1
Neil Alexander
GK
Edinburgh
29
234
0
Livingston
28 May 2001
£200,000
2007
13
Mark Howard
GK
Southwark
20
2
0
Arsenal
1 June 2006
Free
2007
15
David Forde
GK
Galway
27
8
0
Derry City
5 December 2006
Free
2009
23
Martyn Margetson
GK
Neath
35
41
0
Huddersfield Town
3 August 2002
Free
2007
Defenders
2
Kerrea Gilbert
RB
Brent
20
27
0
Arsenal
21 July 2006
Loan
2007
3
Kevin McNaughton
RB
Dundee
24
44
0
Aberdeen
26 May 2006
Free
2009
5
Darren Purse
CB
Tower Hamlets
30
76
8
West Bromwich Albion
28 July 2005
£1,000,000
2009
6
Glenn Loovens
CB
Doetinchem
23
68
4
Feyenoord
9 May 2006
£250,000
2009
12
Roger Johnson
CB
Ashford
20
33
2
Wycombe Wanderers
4 July 2006
£275,000
2009
21
Chris Barker
LB
Sheffield
27
180
0
Barnsley
12 July 2002
£500,000
2007
44
Chris Gunter
RB
Newport
17
18
0
Academy
1 August 2006
Trainee
2008
Defenders
4
Jeff Whitley
CM
Ndola
28
39
1
Sunderland
1 July 2005
Free
2007
7
Peter Whittingham
LM
Nuneaton
22
19
4
Aston Villa
11 January 2007
£350,000
2009
10
Stephen McPhail
CM
Westminster
27
45
0
Barnsley
13 June 2006
Free
2008
11
Paul Parry
LM
Chepstow
26
118
12
Hereford United
9 January 2004
£75,000
2008
14
Willo Flood
CM
Dublin
22
30
1
Manchester City
2 August 2006
£200,000
2009
16
Joe Ledley
LM
Cardiff
20
126
10
Academy
1 September 2004
Trainee
2009
17
Kevin Cooper
LM
Derby
32
44
2
Wolverhampton Wanderers
26 July 2005
Free
2007
19
Riccardo Scimeca
CM
Leamington Spa
32
55
6
West Bromwich Albion
13 January 2006
Free
2008
26
Aaron Ramsey
LM
Caerphilly
16
1
0
Academy
1 June 2006
Trainee
2007
30
Curtis McDonald
LM
Cardiff
19
2
2
Academy
1 June 2006
Trainee
2007
35
Simon Walton
CM
Leeds
19
7
0
Charlton Athletic
January 2007
Loan
2007
40
Darcy Blake
DM
New Tredegar
18
13
0
Academy
1 July 2005
Trainee
2009
Forwards
8
Michael Chopra
CF
Newcastle upon Tyne
23
44
22
Newcastle United
14 June 2006
£500,000
2009
9
Steve Thompson
CF
Paisley
28
59
10
Rangers
10 January 2006
£250,000
2008
18
Luigi Glombard
CF
Montreuil-sous-Bois
22
7
0
Nantes
July 2006
Free
2007
20
Kevin Campbell
CF
Lambeth
37
21
1
West Bromwich Albion
2 August 2006
Free
2007
25
Iwan Redan
CF
Rotterdam
26
3
0
Willem II
January 2007
Loan
2007
26
Andrea Ferretti
CF
Parma
20
9
0
Parma
25 July 2005
Free
2007
27
Jason Byrne
CF
Dublin
29
11
1
Shelbuourne
17 January 2007
£75,000
2009
29
Jamal Easter
CF
Cardiff
19
0
0
Academy
1 June 2006
Free
2007
36
Matt Green
CF
Bath
20
6
0
Newport County
31 January 2007
£10,000
2009
37
Warren Feeney
CF
Belfast
26
6
0
Luton Town
March 2007
Loan
2007
Squad statistics [ ]
No.
Pos
Nat
Player
Total
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
FAW Premier Cup
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
1
GK
SCO
Neil Alexander
41
0
39
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
DF
ENG
Kerrea Gilbert
27
0
21+3
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
3
DF
SCO
Kevin McNaughton
44
0
39+3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
MF
NIR
Jeff Whitley
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
DF
ENG
Darren Purse
33
4
31
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
6
DF
NED
Glenn Loovens
32
2
30
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
7
MF
ENG
Peter Whittingham
19
4
18+1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
FW
ENG
Michael Chopra
44
22
42
22
2
0
0
0
0
0
9
FW
SCO
Steve Thompson
45
6
39+4
6
2
0
0
0
0
0
10
MF
EIR
Stephen McPhail
45
0
43
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
11
MF
WAL
Paul Parry
43
6
41+1
6
0
0
0+1
0
0
0
12
DF
ENG
Roger Johnson
33
2
26+6
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
13
GK
ENG
Mark Howard
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
14
MF
EIR
Willo Flood
30
1
5+20
1
2
0
1
0
2
0
15
GK
EIR
David Forde
8
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
16
MF
WAL
Joe Ledley
49
3
46
3
2
0
0+1
0
0
0
17
MF
ENG
Kevin Cooper
7
0
0+4
0
0+1
0
1
0
1
0
18
FW
FRA
Luigi Glombard
7
0
1+5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
19
MF
ENG
Riccardo Scimeca
37
5
35
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
20
FW
ENG
Kevin Campbell
21
1
4+15
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
22
DF
ENG
James Chambers
7
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
MF
EIR
James Simmonds
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
22
DF
WAL
Rhys Weston
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
22
DF
ENG
Alan Wright
7
0
6+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
MF
ENG
Malvin Kamara
16
1
3+12
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
25
FW
NED
Iwan Redan
3
0
0+2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
26
FW
ITA
Andrea Ferretti
4
0
0+1
0
0+1
0
0
0
2
0
26
MF
WAL
Aaron Ramsey
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
FW
EIR
Jason Byrne
11
1
2+8
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
28
DF
WAL
Joe Jacobson
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
MF
WAL
Curtis McDonald
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
35
MF
ENG
Simon Walton
7
0
5+1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
36
FW
ENG
Matt Green
6
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
FW
NIR
Warren Feeney
6
0
0+6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
MF
WAL
Darcy Blake
12
0
3+7
0
0
0
0+1
0
1
0
44
DF
WAL
Chris Gunter
18
0
9+6
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
Transfers [ ]
Summer transfer window ins [ ]
January transfer window ins [ ]
Player
Club
Fee
Jason Byrne
Shelbourne
£75,000
David Forde
Derry City
Free
Matt Green
Newport County
£10,000
Peter Whittingham
Aston Villa
£350,000
Loans in [ ]
Player
Club
Arrival date
Return date
Kerrea Gilbert
Arsenal
13 June
End of season
James Chambers
Watford
13 October
13 November
Alan Wright
Sheffield United
23 November
1 January
James Simmonds
Chelsea
16 January
End of season
Iwan Redan
Willem II
30 January
End of season
Simon Walton
Charlton Athletic
31 January
End of season
Warren Feeney
Luton Town
22 March
End of season
Summer transfer window outs [ ]
January transfer window outs [ ]
Loans out [ ]
Standings [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
11
Plymouth Argyle
46
17
16
13
63
62
+1
67
12
Crystal Palace
46
18
11
17
58
50
+8
65
13
Cardiff City
46
17
13
16
57
53
+4
64
14
Ipswich Town
46
18
8
20
64
59
+5
62
15
Burnley
46
15
12
19
52
49
+3
57
Source:
RSSSF Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Fixtures and results [ ]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
5 August
Barnsley
A
W 2 – 1
12,082
Ledley , Thompson
8 August
West Bromwich Albion
H
D 1 – 1
18,506
Scimeca
12 August
Coventry City
H
W 1 – 0
13,965
Chopra
19 August
Leeds United
A
W 1 – 0
18,246
Flood
26 August
Birmingham City
H
W 2 – 0
20,109
Ledley , Parry
9 September
Preston North End
A
L 1 – 2
12,435
Chopra
12 September
Plymouth Argyle
A
D 3 – 3
11,655
Thompson , Chopra (2)
16 September
Luton Town
H
W 4 – 1
14,108
Purse , Parry , Chopra (2)
24 September
Southend United
A
W 3 – 0
7,901
Purse , Scimeca , Ledley
30 September
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 4 – 0
19,915
Scimeca , OG, Kamara , Parry
14 October
Crystal Palace
A
W 2 – 1
18,876
Chopra , Scimeca
17 October
Southampton
H
W 1 – 0
19,345
Thompson
21 October
Norwich City
A
L 0 – 1
25,014
28 October
Derby County
H
D 2 – 2
17,371
Loovens , Chopra
31 October
Sunderland
A
W 2 – 1
26,528
Chopra (2)
4 November
Colchester United
A
L 1 – 3
5,393
Chopra
11 November
Burnley
H
W 1 – 0
15,744
Scimeca
17 November
Queens Park Rangers
H
L 0 – 1
13,250
25 November
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 0 – 0
23,935
28 November
Stoke City
A
L 0 – 3
15,039
2 December
Colchester United
H
D 0 – 0
13,512
9 December
Ipswich Town
H
D 2 – 2
16,015
Purse (2)
16 December
Hull City
A
L 1 – 4
23,089
Chopra
23 December
Leicester City
A
D 0 – 0
22,274
26 December
Plymouth Argyle
H
D 2 – 2
17,299
Thompson (2)
30 December
Crystal Palace
H
D 0 – 0
13,704
1 January
Luton Town
A
D 0 – 0
8,004
13 January
Southend United
H
L 0 – 1
13,822
20 January
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
W 2 – 1
16,772
Chopra , Byrne
27 January
Leicester City
H
W 3 – 2
12,057
Chopra (3)
2 February
Barnsley
H
W 2 – 0
11,549
Whittingham , Chopra
10 February
Coventry City
A
D 2 – 2
17,107
Chopra , Whittingham
17 February
Leeds United
H
W 1 – 0
13,276
Chopra
20 February
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 0 – 1
18,802
23 February
Preston North End
H
W 4 – 1
12,889
Whittingham , Chopra (2), Johnson
4 March
Birmingham City
A
L 0 – 1
28,223
10 March
Norwich City
H
W 1 – 0
13,276
Parry
13 March
Southampton
A
D 2 – 2
20,383
Thompson , Whittingham
17 March
Derby County
A
L 1 – 3
27,689
Parry
31 March
Sunderland
H
L 0 – 1
19,353
7 April
Sheffield Wednesday
H
L 1 – 2
13,621
Johnson
9 April
Burnley
A
L 0 – 2
11,347
14 April
Stoke City
H
D 1 – 1
11,664
Chopra
21 April
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 0 – 1
12,710
28 April
Hull City
H
L 0 – 1
12,421
6 May
Ipswich Town
A
L 1 – 3
26,488
Parry
FA Cup [ ]
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
7 January
Three
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 0 – 0
20,376
17 January
Replay
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 0 – 4
27,641
League Cup [ ]
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
22 August
One
Barnet
H
L 0 – 2
3,305
FAW Premier Cup [ ]
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
13 February
Quarter-final
Carmarthen Town
A
W 3 – 2
550
Campbell , McDonald (2)
27 February
Semi-final
The New Saints
H
L 0 – 1
Awards [ ]
Football League Championship Apprentice of the Year: Chris Gunter [4]
References [ ]
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