2006–07 Everton F.C. season

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Everton
2006–07 season
ManagerDavid Moyes
StadiumGoodison Park
FA Premier League6th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Johnson (11)
All: Andy Johnson (12)
Average home league attendance36,739
Away colours
Third colours
Goodison Park

The 2006–07 English football season saw Everton compete in the FA Premier League.

Season summary[]

Everton finished in sixth place in the Premier League table – enough for participation in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.

Final league table[]

Main article: 2006–07 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Arsenal 38 19 11 8 63 35 +28 68 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 17 9 12 57 54 +3 60 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
6 Everton 38 15 13 10 52 36 +16 58
7 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 8 14 47 52 −5 56
8 Reading 38 16 7 15 52 47 +5 55
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Manchester United and Chelsea) and the League Cup winners (Chelsea) were qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup spots were given to the 6th- and 7th-placed Premier League teams.

First-team squad[]

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 England ENG Richard Wright
2 DF England ENG Tony Hibbert
3 DF Scotland SCO Gary Naysmith
4 DF Nigeria NGA Joseph Yobo
6 MF Spain ESP Mikel Arteta
7 MF Netherlands NED Andy van der Meyde
8 FW England ENG Andrew Johnson
9 FW England ENG James Beattie
11 FW Scotland SCO James McFadden
13 GK Scotland SCO Iain Turner
15 DF England ENG Alan Stubbs
16 DF England ENG Joleon Lescott
17 MF Australia AUS Tim Cahill
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF England ENG Phil Neville (vice-captain)
19 DF Portugal POR Nuno Valente
21 MF England ENG Leon Osman
22 FW England ENG James Vaughan
23 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Pistone
24 GK United States USA Tim Howard
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Carsley[1]
28 FW Nigeria NGA Victor Anichebe
30 GK England ENG John Ruddy
36 DF Scotland SCO Patrick Boyle
37 MF Portugal POR Manuel Fernandes (on loan from Benfica)
38 MF Brazil BRA Anderson de Silva
41 MF Iceland ISL Bjarni Viðarsson

Left club during 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
5 DF Scotland SCO David Weir (to Rangers)
10 MF Wales WAL Simon Davies (to Fulham)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Kilbane[2] (to Wigan Athletic)
31 DF England ENG Mark Hughes (to Northampton Town)

Player awards[]

  • Player of the Season - Mikel Arteta
  • Players' Player of the Season - Joleon Lescott
  • Young Player of the Season - James Vaughan
  • Reserve / U21 Player of the Season - John Irving
  • Academy Player of the Season - Shaun Densmore
  • Goal of the Season- James McFadden vs. Charlton Athletic

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Statistics[]

Appearances[]

No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1 GK England Richard Wright 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF England Tony Hibbert 12(1) 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 1
3 DF Scotland Gary Naysmith 10(5) 1 0(1) 0 1 0 17 1 0 0
4 DF Nigeria Joseph Yobo 38 2 1 0 1 0 40 2 3 0
6 MF Spain Mikel Arteta 35 9 1 0 2(1) 0 39 9 9 0
7 MF Netherlands Andy van der Meyde 5(3) 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 1 0
8 FW England Andrew Johnson 32 11 1 1 2 0 35 12 4 0
9 FW England James Beattie 15(18) 2 0 0 1(1) 0 35 2 4 0
11 FW Scotland James McFadden 6(13) 2 0 0 2 1 21 3 1 1
13 GK Scotland Iain Turner 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
15 DF England Alan Stubbs 23 2 0 0 1 0 24 2 3 0
16 DF England Joleon Lescott 36(2) 2 1 0 3 0 42 2 3 0
17 MF Australia Tim Cahill 17(1) 5 0 0 2(1) 2 21 7 5 0
18 DF England Phil Neville 35 1 1 0 2 0 38 1 7 0
19 DF Portugal Nuno Valente 10(4) 0 1 0 2 0 17 0 2 0
21 MF England Leon Osman 31(3) 3 1 0 2 0 37 3 5 0
22 FW England James Vaughan 7(7) 4 0(1) 0 0 0 15 4 5 0
23 DF Italy Alessandro Pistone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK United States Tim Howard 36 0 1 0 1 0 38 0 1 0
26 MF Republic of Ireland Lee Carsley 38 1 1 0 3 0 42 1 4 0
28 FW Nigeria Victor Anichebe 5(14) 3 1 0 1(2) 1 23 4 6 0
30 GK England John Ruddy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF Scotland Patrick Boyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Portugal Manuel Fernandes 8(1) 2 0 0 0 0 9 2 4 0
38 MF Brazil Anderson Silva 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
41 MF Iceland Bjarni Viðarsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who made appearances but left the club during the season:
5 DF Scotland David Weir 2(3) 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0
10 MF Wales Simon Davies 13(2) 0 0 0 2 0 17 0 1 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland Kevin Kilbane 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
31 DF England Mark Hughes 0(1) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 3 0 0 0

Results[]

Premier League[]

Main article: 2006–07 Premier League

Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWDWWDDDLWDLLWDLWLLWDWLDWDWLWDWDWDWLLWD
Position77434467667778107101088787798876676655656
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2007 (end of season). Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

19 August 2006 1 Everton 2–1 Watford Liverpool
15:00 Johnson Goal 15'
Arteta Goal 82' (pen.)		 Report Stubbs Goal 90' (o.g.) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,691
Referee: Peter Walton
23 August 2006 2 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Everton Blackburn
20:00 McCarthy Goal 50' Report Cahill Goal 84' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,018
Referee: Uriah Rennie
26 August 2006 3 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Everton Tottenham, London
15:00 Report Kilbane Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card
Davenport Goal 53' (o.g.)
Johnson Goal 66'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,540
Referee: Mark Halsey
9 September 2006 4 Everton 3–0 Liverpool Liverpool
12:45 Cahill Goal 24'
Yobo Yellow card 34'
A. Johnson Goal 36', 90+4'		 Report Sissoko Yellow card 75'
Riise Yellow card 79'
Hyypiä Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,004
Referee: Graham Poll
16 September 2006 5 Everton 2–2 Wigan Athletic Liverpool
15:00 Johnson Goal 49'
Beattie Goal 66' (pen.)		 Report Scharner Goal 62', 68' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,117
Referee: Alan Wiley
24 September 2006 6 Newcastle United 1–1 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 Ameobi Goal 14'
Bramble Yellow card 75' Yellow-red card		 Report Cahill Goal 41'
Hibbert Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,107
Referee: Steve Bennett
30 September 2006 7 Everton 1–1 Manchester City Liverpool
15:00 Johnson Goal 44' Report Richards Goal 90+4' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,250
Referee: Andre Marriner
14 October 2006 8 Middlesbrough 2–1 Everton Middlesbrough
15:00 Yakubu Goal 27' (pen.)
Viduka Goal 71'		 Report Cahill Goal 77' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 27,156
Referee: Mark Halsey
21 October 2006 9 Everton 2–0 Sheffield United Liverpool
15:00 Arteta Goal 13'
Beattie Goal 33' (pen.)		 Report Davis Red card 32' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,900
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 October 2006 10 Arsenal 1–1 Everton Highbury, London
15:00 Van Persie Goal 71' Report Cahill Goal 11' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,047
Referee: Mike Riley
4 November 2006 11 Fulham 1–0 Everton Fulham, London
12:45 C. Jensen Goal 66' Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 23,327
Referee: Martin Atkinson
11 November 2006 12 Everton 0–1 Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 Report Sutton Goal 42' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,376
Referee: Phil Dowd
18 November 2006 13 Everton 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool
15:00 Arteta Goal 60' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,417
Referee: Uriah Rennie
25 November 2006 14 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Everton Charlton, London
12:45 Reid Goal 68' Report Hreiðarsson Goal 52' (o.g.) Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,435
Referee: Alan Wiley
29 November 2006 15 Manchester United 3–0 Everton Trafford
20:00 Ronaldo Goal 39'
Evra Goal 63'
O'Shea Goal 89'		 Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,723
Referee: Mark Halsey
3 December 2006 16 Everton 2–0 West Ham United Liverpool
16:00 Osman Goal 51'
Vaughan Goal 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,968
Referee: Martin Atkinson
9 December 2006 17 Portsmouth 2–0 Everton Portsmouth
15:00 Taylor Goal 14'
Kanu Goal 26'		 Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,528
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
17 December 2006 18 Everton 2–3 Chelsea Liverpool
13:45 Arteta Goal 38' (pen.)
Yobo Goal 64'		 Report Howard Goal 49' (o.g.)
Lampard Goal 81'
Drogba Goal 87'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 33,970
Referee: Mark Halsey
23 December 2006 19 Reading 0–2 Everton Reading
15:00 Report Johnson Goal 14'
McFadden Goal 47'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,053
Referee: Steve Tanner
26 December 2006 20 Everton 0–0 Middlesbrough Liverpool
15:00 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,126
Referee: Phil Dowd
30 December 2006 21 Everton 3–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
15:00 Anichebe Goal 9', 58'
Neville Goal 62'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,682
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
1 January 2007 22 Manchester City 2–1 Everton Manchester
15:00 Samaras Goal 50', 72' (pen.) Report Osman Goal 84' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 39,836
Referee: Uriah Rennie
14 January 2007 23 Everton 1–1 Reading Liverpool
13:45 Johnson Goal 81' Report Lescott Goal 28' (o.g.) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,722
Referee: Mike Riley
21 January 2007 24 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Everton Wigan
13:30 Report Arteta Goal 65' (pen.), 90+2' Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 18,149
Referee: Howard Webb
3 February 2007 25 Liverpool 0–0 Everton Liverpool
12:45 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,234
Referee: Alan Wiley
10 February 2007 26 Everton 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
15:00 Johnson Goal 10' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,593
Referee: Rob Styles
21 February 2007 27 Everton 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
20:00 Arteta Goal 42' Report Berbatov Goal 35'
Jenas Goal 89'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,121
Referee: Uriah Rennie
24 February 2007 28 Watford 0–3 Everton Watford
17:15 Report Fernandes Goal 23'
Johnson Goal 25' (pen.)
Osman Goal 90+2'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,761
Referee: Lee Mason
3 March 2007 29 Sheffield United 1–1 Everton Sheffield
15:00 Hulse Goal 52' Report Arteta Goal 75' (pen.) Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 32,019
Referee: Mike Riley
18 March 2007 30 Everton 1–0 Arsenal Liverpool
16:00 Johnson Goal 90+1' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,162
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2 April 2007 31 Aston Villa 1–1 Everton Birmingham
20:00 Agbonlahor Goal 83' Report Lescott Goal 15' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,407
Referee: Howard Webb
6 April 2007 32 Everton 4–1 Fulham Liverpool
19:30 Carsley Goal 25'
Stubbs Goal 34'
Vaughan Goal 45'
Anichebe Goal 80'		 Report Bocanegra Goal 22' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,612
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
9 April 2007 33 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Everton Bolton
15:00 Davies Goal 18' Report Vaughan Goal 33' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 25,179
Referee: Martin Atkinson
15 April 2007 34 Everton 2–1 Charlton Athletic Liverpool
15:00 Lescott Goal 81'
McFadden Goal 90+2'		 Report D. Bent Goal 89' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,028
Referee: Mark Halsey
21 April 2007 35 West Ham United 1–0 Everton Upton Park, London
15:00 Zamora Goal 13' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,945
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
28 April 2007 36 Everton 2–4 Manchester United Liverpool
12:45 Stubbs Goal 12'
Fernandes Goal 50'		 Report O'Shea Goal 61'
Neville Goal 68' (o.g.)
Rooney Goal 79'
Eagles Goal 90+3'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,682
Referee: Alan Wiley
5 May 2007 37 Everton 3–0 Portsmouth Liverpool
15:00 Arteta Goal 59' (pen.)
Yobo Goal 62'
Naysmith Goal 90+4'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,619
Referee: Howard Webb
13 May 2007 38 Chelsea 1–1 Everton Fulham, London
15:00 Drogba Goal 57' Report Vaughan Goal 50' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,746
Referee: Mark Halsey

League Cup[]

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
19 September Second round Peterborough United 1 – 2 Everton Peterborough
19:45 Benjamin Goal 56' Report Stirling Goal 24' (o.g.)
Cahill Goal 87'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 10,756
Referee: Iain Williamson
24 October Third round Everton 4 – 0 Luton Town Liverpool
20:00 Cahill Goal 23'
Keane Goal 34' (o.g.)
McFadden Goal 53'
Anichebe Goal 83'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 27,149
Referee: Steve Tanner
8 November Fourth round Everton 0 – 1 Arsenal Liverpool
20:00 McFadden Red card 19' Report Adebayor Goal 85' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 31,045
Referee: Graham Poll

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
7 January Third round proper Everton 1 – 4 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
15:00 Johnson Goal 69' (pen.) Report Derbyshire Goal 5'
Pedersen Goal 21'
Gallagher Goal 38'
McCarthy Goal 90+2'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 24,426
Referee: Andre Marriner

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Pos. Name From Fee
30 May 2006 FW England Andrew Johnson England Crystal Palace £8.6m[4]
14 June 2006 DF England Joleon Lescott England Wolverhampton Wanderers £5m[5]
1 July 2007 GK United States Tim Howard England Manchester United Undisclosed[6]

Out[]

Date Pos. Name To Fee
8 May 2006 FW Scotland Duncan Ferguson Released[7]
8 May 2006 MF England Jay Harris Released[7]
8 May 2006 FW England Paul Hopkins Released[7]
8 May 2006 MF China Li Tie Released[7]
8 May 2006 MF England Laurence Wilson Released[7]
8 June 2006 GK England Nigel Martyn Retired[8]
31 August 2006 MF Republic of Ireland Kevin Kilbane England Wigan Athletic Undisclosed[9]
16 January 2007 DF Scotland David Weir Scotland Rangers Free[10]
24 January 2007 MF Wales Simon Davies England Fulham Undisclosed[11]
31 January 2007 DF England Mark Hughes England Northampton Town Undisclosed[12]

Loan in[]

Date from Date to Pos. Name From Ref.
1 July 2006 30 June 2007 GK United States Tim Howard England Manchester United [13]
31 January 2007 30 June 2007 MF Portugal Manuel Fernandes Portugal Benfica [14]

Loan out[]

Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
12 September 2006 27 November 2006 GK England John Ruddy England Stockport County [15][16]
14 September 2006 17 October 2006 DF Scotland Patrick Boyle England Norwich City [17]
16 November 2006 16 December 2006 GK Scotland Iain Turner England Crystal Palace [18]
8 February 2007 7 March 2007 MF Iceland Bjarni Viðarsson England Bournemouth [19][20]
9 February 2007 13 March 2007 GK England John Ruddy England Wrexham [21][22]
23 February 2007 23 April 2007 GK Scotland Iain Turner England Sheffield Wednesday [23][24][25]
21 April 2007 28 April 2007 GK England John Ruddy England Bristol City [26]

References[]

  1. ^ Carsley was born in Birmingham, England.
  2. ^ Kilbane was born in Preston, England.
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