2006–07 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

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Sheffield Wednesday
2006–07 season
ChairmanDave Allen
ManagerPaul Sturrock (until 19 October)
Sean McAuley (caretaker until 6 November)
Brian Laws (from 6 November)
StadiumHillsborough
Championship9th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Burton (13)
All: Burton/MacLean (13)
Average home league attendance23,638

During the 2006–07 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary[]

In the 2006-07 season, manager Paul Sturrock was sacked after Sheffield Wednesday's slow start.[1] He was replaced by former Scunthorpe United boss Brian Laws.[2] They finished ninth in the Championship that season, just four points short of the play-offs.

Final league table[]

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Preston North End 46 22 8 16 64 53 +11 74
8 Stoke City 46 19 16 11 62 41 +21 73
9 Sheffield Wednesday 46 20 11 15 70 66 +4 71
10 Colchester United 46 20 9 17 70 56 +14 69
11 Plymouth Argyle 46 17 16 13 63 62 +1 67
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results[]

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[3]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
5 August 2006 Preston North End A 0–0 15,650
8 August 2006 Luton Town H 0–1 22,613
12 August 2006 Burnley H 1–1 22,425 MacLean (pen)
19 August 2006 Plymouth Argyle A 2–1 14,507 McAllister, O'Brien
27 August 2006 Leeds United H 0–1 23,792
9 September 2006 Southend United A 0–0 9,639
12 September 2006 Stoke City H 1–1 19,966 Brunt (pen)
15 September 2006 Hull City A 1–2 17,685 Burton (pen)
23 September 2006 Derby County H 1–2 23,659 Brunt
30 September 2006 Sunderland A 0–1 36,764
14 October 2006 Barnsley H 2–1 28,687 Whelan, Brunt
18 October 2006 Colchester United A 0–4 5,097
21 October 2006 Queens Park Rangers H 3–2 23,813 Tudgay (2), MacLean (pen)
28 October 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–2 20,637 Small, Brunt
31 October 2006 Crystal Palace H 3–2 19,034 Tudgay, Coughlan, MacLean
4 November 2006 Leicester City H 2–1 22,451 Tudgay (2)
11 November 2006 Ipswich Town A 2–0 21,830 Tudgay, Bougherra
18 November 2006 Coventry City A 1–3 19,489 Brunt
25 November 2006 Cardiff City H 0–0 23,935
28 November 2006 West Bromwich Albion H 3–1 21,695 Whelan, Bougherra, MacLean (pen)
2 December 2006 Leicester City A 4–1 22,693 Brunt (2, 1 pen), Whelan, Tudgay
9 December 2006 Norwich City A 2–1 24,816 Camp (own goal), Burton
16 December 2006 Birmingham City H 0–3 26,083
23 December 2006 Southampton H 3–3 23,739 Whelan (2), Crossley
26 December 2006 Stoke City A 2–1 23,003 MacLean, Burton
30 December 2006 Barnsley A 3–0 21,253 Andrews, Brunt, MacLean
1 January 2007 Hull City H 1–2 28,600 Burton
13 January 2007 Derby County A 0–1 28,936
20 January 2007 Sunderland H 2–4 29,103 Brunt, Small
31 January 2007 Southampton A 1–2 20,230 MacLean
3 February 2007 Preston North End H 1–3 22,441 Burton
10 February 2007 Burnley A 1–1 12,745 Burton
20 February 2007 Luton Town A 2–3 8,011 Burton, Whelan
24 February 2007 Southend United H 3–2 24,116 Tudgay, Prior (own goal), MacLean (pen)
3 March 2007 Leeds United A 3–2 25,297 Tudgay, Brunt, Johnson
6 March 2007 Plymouth Argyle H 1–1 19,449 MacLean
10 March 2007 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 15,188 Brunt
13 March 2007 Colchester United H 2–0 18,752 Simek, Mills (own goal)
17 March 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–2 24,181 Burton, MacLean
31 March 2007 Crystal Palace A 2–1 21,523 Burton, Tudgay
7 April 2007 Cardiff City A 2–1 13,621 Clarke, Burton
9 April 2007 Ipswich Town H 2–0 23,232 Whelan, MacLean
13 April 2007 West Bromwich Albion A 1–0 20,415 Burton
21 April 2007 Coventry City H 2–1 23,632 Tudgay, MacLean
28 April 2007 Birmingham City A 0–2 29,317
6 May 2007 Norwich City H 3–2 28,287 Johnson, Burton, Etuhu (own goal)

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 2007 Manchester City H 1–1 28,487 MacLean
R3R 16 January 2007 Manchester City A 1–2 25,621 Bullen

League Cup[]

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 23 August 2006 Wrexham H 1–4 8,047 Whelan

Squad[]

[1] 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 Wales WAL Mark Crossley (on loan from Fulham)
2 DF Scotland SCO Lee Bullen
3 DF Wales WAL Peter Gilbert
4 MF England ENG Kenny Lunt
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Coughlan
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Glenn Whelan
7 MF England ENG Marcus Tudgay
8 MF Scotland SCO Burton O'Brien
9 FW Scotland SCO Steve MacLean
10 FW Jamaica JAM Deon Burton
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Brunt
12 MF England ENG Steve Adams
14 DF England ENG John Hills
15 MF England ENG Wade Small
16 DF England ENG Richard Wood
18 FW England ENG Leon Clarke
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF United States USA Frank Simek
22 GK England ENG Chris Adamson
23 MF Jamaica JAM Jermaine Johnson
24 DF England ENG Mark Beevers
25 MF Norway NOR Rocky Lekaj
26 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Barry Corr
27 MF England ENG Luke Boden
28 MF Northern Ireland NIR Dave McClements
29 GK England ENG Richard O'Donnell
30 FW Scotland SCO David Graham
31 MF Togo TOG Yoann Folly
32 DF England ENG Tommy Spurr
33 MF England ENG Sean McAllister
34 FW England ENG Matt Bowman
35 DF Northern Ireland NIR Liam McMenamin

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
1 GK Australia AUS Brad Jones (on loan from Middlesbrough)
17 MF England ENG Lloyd Sam (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
17 FW England ENG Wayne Andrews (on loan from Coventry City)
17 DF England ENG Steve Watson (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
19 GK England ENG Shwan Jalal (on loan from Woking)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 GK Scotland SCO Iain Turner (on loan from Everton)
21 DF Algeria ALG Madjid Bougherra (to Charlton Athletic)
23 DF Northern Ireland NIR Rory McArdle (to Rochdale)
25 FW England ENG Drew Talbot (to Luton Town)

Transfers[]

In[]

Out[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Wednesday sack manager Sturrock". BBC Sport. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Laws takes over as Sheff Wed boss". BBC Sport. 6 November 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 2006-2007 Results". statto.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013.
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