2006–07 Crystal Palace F.C. season
2006–07 season | ||
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Chairman | Simon Jordan | |
Manager | Peter Taylor | |
Stadium | Selhurst Park | |
Championship | 12th | |
FA Cup | Fourth round | |
League Cup | First round | |
Top goalscorer | Morrison (12) | |
Average home league attendance | 17,481 | |
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During the 2006–07 English football season, Crystal Palace competed in the Football League Championship.
Season summary[]
Peter Taylor took the job at Crystal Palace after Hull City paid a compensation package of £300,000 to chairman Simon Jordan. For this Jordan received praise from Hull chairman Adam Pearson for his conduct in the process of appointing Taylor.[1]
Most Palace fans were very pleased with this appointment, and were looking forward to an exciting 2006–07 season.
Taylor made a whole host of summer signings, and despite a superb start which saw Palace at the top of the table after three games, a terrible run of form saw the Eagles slip down the order, falling to 20th at one stage. Despite this, Jordan was content to leave Taylor in charge of first-team affairs, and his faith was rewarded as Palace picked up their form in the post-Christmas period.
After being unbeaten in eight games, the Eagles finally disappointingly lost to Dennis Wise's struggling Leeds United side. Controversy followed the game as Wise revealed an unnamed Leeds player had shared information about the Leeds teamsheet to Taylor's side before the game. Many Palace and Leeds fans believed that former Eagle Shaun Derry might have been the player who shared the information, and though Derry's agent played down these reports, it is notable that Derry rejoined Palace in the following season.
After a season of ups and downs, Palace eventually finished in 12th position.
In June 2007 Jordan succeeded in his High Court battle against Coventry City boss Iain Dowie, with The Hon. Mr Justice Tugendhat ruling that Dowie had lied when negotiating his way out of his contract at Palace. Dowie won the right to appeal and thus the case dragged on, finally being settled out of court the following April for an unknown fee.[2]
Final league table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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10 | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 69 |
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 |
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results[]
Crystal Palace's score comes first[3]
Legend[]
Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League Championship[]
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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5 August 2006 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–1 | 25,413 | McAnuff, Scowcroft |
8 August 2006 | Southend United | H | 3–1 | 18,072 | Cort, Freedman, Hudson |
13 August 2006 | Leeds United | H | 1–0 | 17,218 | Morrison |
19 August 2006 | Birmingham City | A | 1–2 | 20,223 | McAnuff |
26 August 2006 | Burnley | H | 2–2 | 16,396 | Cort, Scowcroft |
9 September 2006 | Luton Town | A | 1–2 | 9,187 | Scowcroft |
12 September 2006 | Southampton | H | 0–2 | 17,084 | |
16 September 2006 | Norwich City | A | 1–0 | 24,618 | Kuqi |
23 September 2006 | Coventry City | H | 1–0 | 16,093 | Morrison |
30 September 2006 | Hull City | A | 1–1 | 18,099 | Cort |
14 October 2006 | Cardiff City | H | 1–2 | 18,876 | Green |
17 October 2006 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–2 | 16,105 | |
21 October 2006 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | 28,762 | Soares |
28 October 2006 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–1 | 17,084 | |
31 October 2006 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–3 | 19,034 | Kuqi, Soares |
4 November 2006 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–4 | 13,989 | Soares, Morrison |
11 November 2006 | Stoke City | H | 0–1 | 18,868 | |
18 November 2006 | Barnsley | H | 2–0 | 20,159 | Scowcroft, Morrison |
25 November 2006 | Preston North End | A | 0–0 | 14,202 | |
28 November 2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 17,806 | Freedman |
2 December 2006 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3–0 | 17,017 | Freedman, Kuqi, Morrison |
9 December 2006 | Colchester United | H | 1–3 | 16,762 | Morrison |
16 December 2006 | Derby County | A | 0–1 | 23,875 | |
22 December 2006 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | 17,439 | Hudson |
26 December 2006 | Southampton | A | 1–1 | 30,548 | McAnuff |
30 December 2006 | Cardiff City | A | 0–0 | 13,704 | |
1 January 2007 | Norwich City | H | 3–1 | 16,765 | Hudson, Kuqi, Green |
13 January 2007 | Coventry City | A | 4–2 | 16,582 | Fletcher, Kuqi, Cort, McAnuff |
20 January 2007 | Hull City | H | 1–1 | 17,012 | Fletcher |
30 January 2007 | Sunderland | A | 0–0 | 26,958 | |
3 February 2007 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–0 | 17,090 | Cort, Ifill |
10 February 2007 | Leeds United | A | 1–2 | 19,228 | Cort |
17 February 2007 | Birmingham City | H | 0–1 | 17,233 | |
20 February 2007 | Southend United | A | 1–0 | 10,419 | Ifill |
24 February 2007 | Luton Town | H | 2–1 | 16,177 | Morrison (2) |
3 March 2007 | Burnley | A | 1–1 | 10,659 | Morrison |
10 March 2007 | Leicester City | H | 2–0 | 16,969 | Fletcher, Watson (pen) |
14 March 2007 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 3–2 | 17,960 | Morrison, Watson (pen), Grabban |
17 March 2007 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–1 | 11,239 | |
31 March 2007 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–2 | 21,523 | Morrison |
7 April 2007 | Preston North End | H | 3–0 | 15,985 | Kuqi (2), Cort |
9 April 2007 | Stoke City | A | 1–2 | 13,616 | Zakuani (own goal) |
14 April 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–2 | 17,981 | Hudson, McAnuff |
21 April 2007 | Barnsley | A | 0–2 | 10,277 | |
29 April 2007 | Derby County | H | 2–0 | 19,545 | Morrison, Kennedy |
6 May 2007 | Colchester United | A | 2–0 | 5,857 | Scowcroft, Watson |
FA Cup[]
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 6 January 2007 | Swindon Town | H | 2–1 | 10,238 | Kuqi, McAnuff |
R4 | 27 January 2007 | Preston North End | H | 0–2 | 8,422 |
League Cup[]
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R1 | 22 August 2006 | Notts County | H | 1–2 | 4,481 | Hughes |
Players[]
First-team squad[]
- Squad at end of season[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers[]
In[]
Mark Kennedy –
Wolverhampton Wanderers, free
Scott Flinders –
Barnsley
James Scowcroft –
Coventry City, £500,000
Carl Fletcher –
West Ham United, £400,000
Matthew Lawrence –
Millwall
Stuart Green –
Hull City, £75,000
Shefki Kuqi –
Blackburn Rovers, £2,500,000
Paul Ifill –
Sheffield United, £750,000
Dave Martin –
Dartford, £25,000
Out[]
Mikele Leigertwood –
Sheffield United, £600,000
Sam Togwell –
Barnsley
Tony Popovic –
Al-Arabi, free
Glenn Wilson –
Rushden & Diamonds, free
Emmerson Boyce –
Wigan Athletic, £1,000,000
Nathan Simpson –
Torquay United, free
Marco Reich –
Kickers Offenbach, free
References[]
- ^ "Taylor named new Palace manager". BBC Sport. 13 June 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ "Palace chief wins £1m court case". BBC News. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/crystal-palace/2006-2007/results
- ^ "FootballSquads - Crystal Palace - 2006/07".
Notes[]
- ^ Cort was born in Southwark, England, but also qualified to represent Guyana internationally and would make his international debut for Guyana in October 2011.
- ^ McAnuff was born in Enfield, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in May 2002.
- ^ Morrison was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in August 2001.
- ^ Fletcher was born in Camberley, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 2004.
- ^ Ifill was born in Brighton, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Barbados in June 2004.
- ^ Kuqi was born in Vučitrn, Yugoslavia (part of Serbia in 2007, but now part of Kosovo), but was raised in Finland and made his international debut for Finland in August 1999.
- ^ Wiggins was born in Hillingdon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and has represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level.
- ^ Macken was born in Blackley, England, and represented them at U-20 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in August 2004.
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