2006–07 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season
2006–07 season | |
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Chairman | Jeremy Peace |
Manager | Bryan Robson (until 18 September) Nigel Pearson (caretaker) Craig Shakespeare (caretaker) Tony Mowbray (from 13 October) |
Stadium | The Hawthorns |
Championship | 4th (qualified for play-offs) |
Play-offs | Runners-up |
FA Cup | Fifth round |
League Cup | Third round |
Top goalscorer | League: Diomansy Kamara (20) All: Diomansy Kamara (22) |
Highest home attendance | 26,606 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 22 October 2006) |
Lowest home attendance | 17,417 (vs. Queen's Park Rangers, 31 October 2006) |
Average home league attendance | 20,471 |
During the 2006–07 season, West Bromwich Albion competed in the Football League Championship, having been relegated from the FA Premier League the previous season.
Season summary[]
West Brom began the season slowly and manager Bryan Robson departed as manager in October by mutual consent. Under his successor, Tony Mowbray, West Brom were a permanent fixture in the top six from late December onwards and led the division briefly in February, but a run of four defeats in five games at home saw them fall out of contention for automatic promotion.[1] They secured their play-off place with a 7–0 home win against Barnsley on the final day of the league season,[2] finishing fourth in the process. This was one place above Wolverhampton Wanderers, by virtue of a superior goal difference, but eight points behind Derby County.[3] West Brom scored 81 league goals during the campaign, the highest tally of any team in the Football League in 2006–07.
In the play-off semi-finals, Albion faced local rivals and fifth-placed team Wolverhampton Wanderers, winning the first leg 3–2[4] and the second 1–0 to progress 4–2 on aggregate.[5] The second leg was the fifth meeting between the two sides during 2006–07, setting a new record for the most times that the Black Country derby has been contested in a single campaign, while West Brom's four wins against their rivals was also a season record for matches between the two.[6]
In the play-off final game, West Brom were defeated by Derby, with Stephen Pearson scoring the only goal of the game.[7]
Kit[]
English company Umbro became West Brom's kit manufacturers for the season. T-Mobile remained the kit sponsors.
Final league table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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2 | Birmingham City (P) | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 86 | Promotion to the Premier League |
3 | Derby County (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 84 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
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 |
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted
Results[]
West Bromwich Albion's score comes first[8]
Legend[]
Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League Championship[]
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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5 August 2006 | Hull City | H | 2–0 | 20,682 (2,477) | Hartson (2) |
8 August 2006 | Cardiff City | A | 1–1 | 18,506 | Gera |
12 August 2006 | Southampton | A | 0–0 | 24,233 | |
19 August 2006 | Colchester United | H | 2–1 | 17,509 (668) | Ellington (pen.), Wallwork |
28 August 2006 | Sunderland | A | 0–2 | 24,242 (923) | |
9 September 2006 | Leicester City | H | 2–0 | 19,322 (2,183) | Kenton (own goal), Phillips (pen) |
12 September 2006 | Preston North End | A | 0–1 | 12,119 | |
16 September 2006 | Southend United | H | 1–1 | 19,576 | Ellington |
23 September 2006 | Luton Town | A | 2–2 | 9,332 (1,785) | Carter, Gera |
30 September 2006 | Leeds United | H | 4–2 | 21,435 (2,600) | Albrechtsen, Kamara (2), Phillips |
14 October 2006 | Ipswich Town | A | 5–1 | 22,581 (1,422) | Kamara (2), Phillips (3) |
17 October 2006 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–0 | 16,105 (1,123) | Gera, Kamara |
22 October 2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–0 | 26,606 (2,600) | Greening, Kamara, Hartson (pen) |
28 October 2006 | Birmingham City | A | 0–2 | 21,009 (2,987) | |
31 October 2006 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3–3 | 17,417 (484) | Ellington, Kamara (2) |
4 November 2006 | Derby County | A | 1–2 | 25,342 (2,609) | Chaplow |
11 November 2006 | Norwich City | H | 0–1 | 18,718 (904) | |
18 November 2006 | Burnley | H | 3–0 | 18,707 (1,744) | Koumas, Ellington, Carter |
25 November 2006 | Stoke City | A | 0–1 | 18,282 | |
28 November 2006 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–3 | 21,695 (946) | Koumas |
2 December 2006 | Derby County | H | 1–0 | 20,494 (2,600) | Hartson |
10 December 2006 | Barnsley | A | 1–1 | 9,512 (347) | Koumas |
16 December 2006 | Coventry City | H | 5–0 | 20,370 | Kamara (2, 1 pen), Koumas, Phillips, Robinson |
23 December 2006 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–2 | 15,172 | Phillips (2) |
26 December 2006 | Preston North End | H | 4–2 | 22,905 (1,988) | Koumas, Kamara, Ellington (2) |
30 December 2006 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–0 | 20,328 | Kamara, Koumas |
1 January 2007 | Southend United | A | 1–3 | 9,907 | Hartson |
12 January 2007 | Luton Town | H | 3–2 | 19,927 (499) | Koumas, Phillips (2) |
20 January 2007 | Leeds United | A | 3–2 | 20,019 | Greening, Kamara (2) |
31 January 2007 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2–1 | 19,894 (961) | Kamara (2, 1 pen) |
3 February 2007 | Hull City | A | 1–0 | 18,005 (1,364) | Kamara |
10 February 2007 | Southampton | H | 1–1 | 21,138 | Phillips |
13 February 2007 | Colchester United | A | 2–1 | 5,611 (1,000) | McShane, Kamara |
20 February 2007 | Cardiff City | H | 1–0 | 18,802 (1,462) | Ellington |
24 February 2007 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | 25,581 (3,300) | Kamara (pen) |
3 March 2007 | Sunderland | H | 1–2 | 23,252 (2,598) | Carter |
11 March 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 28,016 (2,600) | |
14 March 2007 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–3 | 17,960 | Clement, Phillips |
18 March 2007 | Birmingham City | H | 1–1 | 21,434 (2,590) | McShane |
31 March 2007 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–1 | 14,784 (2,600) | Phillips, Gera |
7 April 2007 | Stoke City | H | 1–3 | 20,386 | Koumas |
9 April 2007 | Norwich City | A | 2–1 | 25,422 (2,500) | Sodje, Kamara |
13 April 2007 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–1 | 20,415 | |
23 April 2007 | Burnley | A | 2–3 | 12,500 | Koumas, Ellington |
28 April 2007 | Coventry City | A | 1–0 | 26,343 | Robinson |
6 May 2007 | Barnsley | H | 7–0 | 23,568 (1,936) | Phillips (3), Ellington (2, 1 pen), Koren, Gera |
Championship play-offs[]
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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SF 1st Leg | 13 May 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 3–2 | 27,750 (2,600) | Phillips (2), Kamara |
SF 2nd Leg | 16 May 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–0 (won 4–2 on agg) | 27,415 (2,600) | Phillips |
F | 28 May 2007 | Derby County | N | 0–1 | 74,993 |
FA Cup[]
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 6 January 2007 | Leeds United | H | 3–1 | 16,957 (2,327) | McShane, Hartson, Phillips |
R4 | 28 January 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 3–0 | 28,107 (5,500) | Kamara, Phillips, Gera |
R5 | 17 February 2007 | Middlesbrough | A | 2–2 | 31,491 (2,395) | Kamara, Phillips |
R5R | 27 February 2007 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 (lost 4–5 on pens) | 24,925 | Carter |
League Cup[]
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R1 | 24 August 2006 | Leyton Orient | A | 3–0 | 3,058 (1,126) | Nicholson, Carter, Greening |
R2 | 19 September 2006 | Cheltenham Town | H | 3–1 | 10,974 (1,885) | Wallwork, Ellington (pen), Nicholson (pen) |
R3 | 24 October 2006 | Arsenal | H | 0–2 | 21,566 |
Players[]
First-team squad[]
- Squad at end of season[9]
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[]
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Notes[]
- ^ Kamara was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Senegal internationally and made his international debut for Senegal in 2003.
- ^ Kiely was born in Salford, England, and represented them at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1999.
- ^ Sodje was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Nigeria in November 2005.
- ^ Quashie was born in Southwark, England, and represented them at U-21 and B-level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
References[]
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- ^ "West Brom 7–0 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 6 May 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ^ "Final 2006/2007 Football League Championship Table". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
- ^ "Wolves 2–3 West Brom". BBC Sport. 13 May 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (16 May 2007). "West Brom 1–0 Wolves". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
- ^ "All time results between West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
- ^ "Derby 1-0 West Brom". BBC Sport. 28 May 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/2006-2007/results
- ^ "FootballSquads - West Bromwich Albion - 2006/07".
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