West Ham United 2006–07 football season
West Ham United 2006–07 season Chairman Terry Brown (until 21 November) Eggert Magnússon (from 21 November)Manager Alan Pardew (until 11 December) Alan Curbishley (from 13 December)Stadium Boleyn Ground FA Premier League 15th FA Cup Fourth round (knocked out by Watford ) League Cup Third round (knocked out by Chesterfield ) UEFA Cup First round (knocked out by Palermo ) Top goalscorer Bobby Zamora (11, all league)Average home league attendance 34,719
During the 2006–07 English football season, West Ham United competed in the FA Premier League. They finished the season in 15th place.
Season summary [ ]
West Ham started the 2006–07 campaign brightly, but slipped down the table due to off-field distractions. They were knocked out from UEFA Cup by the Italian Serie A side Palermo (4–0 on aggregate) and saw themselves dragged into the relegation zone.
Eventually an Icelandic consortium led by Eggert Magnússon bought the club on 26 November 2006.[1] Following a poor run of form that left the club in 17th position, despite the signing of big name players Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez , the new owners sacked Alan Pardew ,[2] replacing him with former West Ham player Alan Curbishley [3] who had recently ended a 15-year spell in charge of Charlton Athletic . West Ham won Curbishley's first game 1–0 at home against Manchester United , but went on to draw at fellow relegation strugglers Fulham , were crushed 6–0 at newly promoted Reading and were knocked out of the FA Cup by the bottom Premiership team, Watford . An end-to-end thriller at home to Tottenham Hotspur ended with West Ham losing 4–3 having been 3–2 in front with minutes to play, but the bright performance signified a change in form.
At the same time the signings of Mascherano and Tevez were being investigated by the Premier League, who were concerned that details regarding the transfers had been omitted from official records and whether the influence of MSI, led by Kia Joorabchian , breached Premier League rules regarding third party ownership of players. The media touted the idea that Tevez's contract could be terminated, possibly resulting in a deduction of points for playing an ineligible player.[4] On 27 April 2007, West Ham pleaded guilty and were handed a record £5.5 million fine by the Premier League, but avoided a points deduction. Liverpool 's signing of Mascherano was investigated and he was cleared to play after a two-week delay.
Following the verdict, Wigan Athletic 's chairman Dave Whelan threatened legal action, supported by other relegation-threatened sides including Fulham and Sheffield United , saying "This is a very serious offence West Ham committed...They broke the law, told blatant lies and should have got a 10-point penalty. If we can sue West Ham or the Premier League, I am sure that will happen."[5] Wigan's manager Paul Jewell suggested League officials had intimated they wished to see them relegated.[citation needed ]
In a period that came to be known by the club's fans as "The Great Escape",[6] [7] West Ham avoided relegation by winning seven of their last nine games, including a 1–0 win over Arsenal , and on the last day of the season, defeating the Premiership champions Manchester United 1–0 to finish outside the relegation zone in 15th. Sheffield United, who were relegated, later sued West Ham for up to £30m, and an FA arbitration panel found in their favour.[8] The two clubs settled out of court for an undisclosed sum in 2009.[9]
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
13
Newcastle United
38
11
10
17
38
47
−9
43
14
Manchester City
38
11
9
18
29
44
−15
42
15
West Ham United
38
12
5
21
35
59
−24
41
16
Fulham
38
8
15
15
38
60
−22
39
17
Wigan Athletic
38
10
8
20
37
59
−22
38
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Squad [ ]
[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Results [ ]
Premier League [ ]
West Ham United v Charlton Athletic
19 August 2006 1 West Ham United 3–1 Charlton Athletic show London
Zamora 52' , 66' Cole 90'
Report
Bent 15'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,937 Referee: Howard Webb
Watford v West Ham United
Liverpool v West Ham United
26 August 2006 3 Liverpool 2–1 West Ham United show Liverpool
Agger 42' Crouch 45'
Report
Zamora 12'
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,965 Referee: Alan Wiley
West Ham United v Aston Villa
West Ham United v Newcastle United
17 September 2006 5 West Ham United 0–2 Newcastle United show London
Report
Duff 50' Martins 75'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,938 Referee: Rob Styles
Manchester City v West Ham United
23 September 2006 6 Manchester City 2–0 West Ham United show Manchester
Samaras 50' , 63'
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 41,073 Referee: Chris Foy
West Ham United v Reading
1 October 2006 7 West Ham United 0–1 Reading show London
Report
Ki-Hyeon 2'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,872 Referee: Uriah Rennie
Portsmouth v West Ham United
14 October 2006 8 Portsmouth 2–0 West Ham United show Portsmouth
Kanu 24' Cole 82'
Report
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,142 Referee: Graham Poll
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United
22 October 2006 9 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 West Ham United show London
Mido 45'
Report
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,162 Referee: Steve Bennett
West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers
29 October 2006 10 West Ham United 2–1 Blackburn Rovers show London
Sheringham 21' Mullins 80'
Report
Bentley 90'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,833 Referee: Alan Wiley
West Ham United v Arsenal
Middlesbrough v West Ham United
Chelsea v West Ham United
18 November 2006 13 Chelsea 1–0 West Ham United show London
Geremi 22'
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,916 Referee: Mike Dean
West Ham United v Sheffield United
25 November 2006 14 West Ham United 1–0 Sheffield United show London
Mullins 36'
Report
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,454 Referee: Mike Riley
Everton v West Ham United
3 December 2006 15 Everton 2–0 West Ham United show Liverpool
Osman 51' Vaughan 90'
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 32,968 Referee: Martin Atkinson
West Ham United v Wigan Athletic
Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United
9 December 2006 17 Bolton Wanderers 4–0 West Ham United show Bolton
Davies 17' , 52' Diouf 77' Anelka 78'
Report
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 22,283 Referee: Howard Webb
West Ham United v Manchester United
17 December 2006 18 West Ham United 1–0 Manchester United show London
Reo-Coker 75'
Report
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,966 Referee: Phil Dowd
Fulham v West Ham United
23 December 2006 19 Fulham 0–0 West Ham United show London
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 22,452 Referee: Chris Foy
West Ham United v Portsmouth
26 December 2006 20 West Ham United 1–2 Portsmouth show London
Sheringham 81'
Report
Primus 16' , 38'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,913 Referee: Martin Atkinson
West Ham United v Manchester City
30 December 2006 21 West Ham United 0–1 Manchester City show London
Report
Beasley 83'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,574 Referee: Steve Bennett
Reading v West Ham United
West Ham United v Fulham
13 January 2007 23 West Ham United 3–3 Fulham show London
Zamora 28' Benayoun 46' , 64'
Report
Radzinski 16' McBride 59' Christanval 90'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Graham Poll
Newcastle United v West Ham United
West Ham United v Liverpool
30 January 2007 25 West Ham United 1–2 Liverpool show London
Blanco 77'
Report
Kuyt 46' Crouch 53'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,966 Referee: Martin Atkinson
Aston Villa v West Ham United
3 February 2007 26 Aston Villa 1–0 West Ham United show Birmingham
Carew 36'
Report
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,202 Referee: Chris Foy
West Ham United v Watford
Charlton Athletic v West Ham United
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur
4 March 2007 29 West Ham United 3–4 Tottenham Hotspur show London
Noble 16' Tevez 41' Zamora 85'
Report
Defoe 51' Tainio 63' Berbatov 89' Stalteri 90'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,966 Referee: Mike Dean
Blackburn Rovers v West Ham United
17 March 2007 30 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 West Ham United show Blackburn
Samba 47'
Report
Tevez 71' Zamora 75'
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 18,591 Referee: Howard Webb
West Ham United v Middlesbrough
31 March 2007 31 West Ham United 2–0 Middlesbrough show London
Zamora 2' Tevez 45'
Report
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Mark Halsey
Arsenal v West Ham United
7 April 2007 32 Arsenal 0–1 West Ham United show London
Report
Zamora 45'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,098 Referee: Graham Poll
Sheffield United v West Ham United
14 April 2007 33 Sheffield United 3–0 West Ham United show Sheffield
Tonge 39' Jagielka 68' Stead 78'
Report
Stadium: Brammall Lane Attendance: 31,593 Referee: Steve Bennett
West Ham United v Chelsea
18 April 2007 34 West Ham United 1–4 Chelsea show London
Tevez 35'
Report
Wright-Phillips 31' , 36' Kalou 52' Drogba 62'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,966 Referee: Mike Dean
West Ham United v Everton
21 April 2007 35 West Ham United 1–0 Everton show London
Zamora 13'
Report
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,945 Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Wigan Athletic v West Ham United
28 April 2007 36 Wigan Athletic 0–3 West Ham United show Wigan
Report
Boa Morte 30' Benayoun 57' Harewood 82'
Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 24,726 Referee: Graham Poll
West Ham United v Bolton Wanderers
5 May 2007 37 West Ham United 3–1 Bolton Wanderers show London
Tevez 10' , 21' Noble 29'
Report
Speed 67'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,404 Referee: Mike Riley
Manchester United v West Ham United
13 May 2007 38 Manchester United 0–1 West Ham United show Manchester
Report
Tevez 45'
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,927 Referee: Martin Atkinson
League Cup [ ]
Chesterfield v West Ham United
FA Cup [ ]
West Ham United v Watford
27 January 2007 Fourth round West Ham United 0–1 Watford show London
Report
McNamee 42'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 31,168 Referee: Howard Webb
UEFA Cup [ ]
West Ham United v Palermo
14 September 2006 First round, first leg West Ham United 0–1 Palermo show London
Report
Caracciolo 45'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 32,222 Referee: Stefan Johannesson
Statistics [ ]
Overview [ ]
Goalscorers [ ]
1
ST
25
Bobby Zamora
11
0
0
0
11
2
ST
32
Carlos Tevez
7
0
0
0
7
3
ST
10
Marlon Harewood
3
0
1
0
4
4
ST
12
Carlton Cole
2
1
0
0
3
MF
15
Yossi Benayoun
3
0
0
0
3
MF
17
Hayden Mullins
2
1
0
0
3
MF
24
Mark Noble
2
1
0
0
3
8
ST
8
Teddy Sheringham
2
0
0
0
2
9
MF
13
Luis Boa Morte
1
0
0
0
1
MF
20
Nigel Reo-Coker
1
0
0
0
1
ST
37
Kepa Blanco
1
0
0
0
1
Totals
35
3
1
0
39
League position by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground H A A H H A H A A H H A A H A H A H A H H A H A H A H A H A H A A H H A H A Result W D L D L L L L L W W L L W L L L W D L L L D D L L L L L W W W L L W W W W Position 2 1 4 8 11 15 16 18 19 16 15 16 16 15 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 17 15
Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Appearances and goals [ ]
Total
Premier League
FA Cup
League Cup
UEFA Cup
Goalkeepers
1
GK
Roy Carroll
16
0
12
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
21
GK
Robert Green
27
0
26
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Defenders
2
DF
Tyrone Mears
6
0
3+2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
DF
Lucas Neill
12
0
11
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
DF
Paul Konchesky
25
0
22
0
0
0
0+1
0
2
0
4
DF
Daniel Gabbidon
22
0
18
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
5
DF
Anton Ferdinand
34
0
31
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
6
DF
George McCartney
25
0
16+6
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
7
DF
Christian Dailly
17
0
10+4
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
14
DF
John Paintsil
7
0
3+2
0
0+1
0
1
0
0
0
18
DF
Jonathan Spector
28
0
17+8
0
1+1
0
0
0
1
0
19
DF
James Collins
17
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
27
DF
Calum Davenport
6
0
5+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
DF
Matthew Upson
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Midfielders
11
MF
Matthew Etherington
30
0
24+3
0
0+1
0
0+1
0
0+1
0
13
MF
Luis Boa Morte
16
1
8+6
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
15
MF
Yossi Benayoun
32
3
25+4
3
1
0
0
0
1+1
0
16
MF
Javier Mascherano
7
0
3+2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
17
MF
Hayden Mullins
32
3
21+9
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
20
MF
Nigel Reo-Coker
39
1
35
1
1
0
1
0
2
0
24
MF
Mark Noble
11
3
10
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
26
MF
Shaun Newton
5
0
0+3
0
1+1
0
0
0
0
0
28
MF
Kyel Reid
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
29
MF
Lee Bowyer
22
0
18+2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
33
MF
Nigel Quashie
8
0
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Forwards
8
FW
Teddy Sheringham
20
2
4+13
2
0+1
0
0+1
0
0+1
0
10
FW
Marlon Harewood
35
4
19+13
3
0
0
1
1
1+1
0
12
FW
Carlton Cole
21
3
5+12
2
2
1
0
0
1+1
0
25
FW
Bobby Zamora
37
11
27+5
11
1+1
0
1
0
1+1
0
32
FW
Carlos Tevez
29
7
19+7
7
1
0
0
0
2
0
37
FW
Kepa
8
1
1+7
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Date
Pos.
Name
From
Fee
8 June 2006
MF
Lee Bowyer
Newcastle United
Undisclosed[12]
15 June 2006
DF
Jonathan Spector
Manchester United
£500,000[13]
5 July 2006
ST
Carlton Cole
Chelsea
Undisclosed[14]
6 July 2006
DF
Tyrone Mears
Preston North End
£1m[15]
1 August 2006
DF
John Paintsil
Hapoel Tel Aviv
£1m[16]
8 August 2006
DF
George McCartney
Sunderland
£1m[17]
16 August 2006
GK
Robert Green
Norwich City
£2m[18]
31 August 2006
MF
Javier Mascherano
Corinthians
Undisclosed[19]
ST
Carlos Tevez
31 August 2006
GK
Marek Štěch
Sparta Prague
Undisclosed[20]
18 November 2006
GK
Gábor Király
Crystal Palace
Loan[21]
5 January 2007
MF
Luis Boa Morte
Fulham
£5m[22]
9 January 2007
MF
Nigel Quashie
West Bromwich Albion
£1.75m[23]
18 January 2007
DF
Calum Davenport
Tottenham Hotspur
Undisclosed[24]
22 January 2007
DF
Lucas Neill
Blackburn Rovers
Undisclosed[25]
22 January 2007
ST
Kepa Blanco
Sevilla
Loan[26]
31 January 2007
DF
Matthew Upson
Birmingham City
£7.5m[27]
Out [ ]
References [ ]
^ "West Ham accept £85m takeover bid" , BBC news report, 21 November 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
^ "Pardew sacked as West Ham manager" , BBC news report, 11 December 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
^ "Curbishley named West Ham manager" , BBC news report, 13 December 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2007.
^ West Ham handed record £5.5m fine
^ Whelan on Warpath
^ "Where are they now? The Great Escape '07" . whufc.com . West Ham United. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019 .
^ Whetstone, Sean (13 May 2017). "Ten year anniversary of the great escape" . claretandhugh . Retrieved 11 January 2019 .
^ Dollard, Rory (23 September 2008). "Sheffield Utd win ruling against West Ham over Tevez" . The Independent . Retrieved 3 January 2019 .
^ Kelso, Paul (13 March 2009). "West Ham and Sheffield United reach out-of-court settlement over Carlos Tevez affair" . The Telegraph . Retrieved 3 January 2019 .
^ Quashie was born in Southwark , London , England , and has represented England 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.
^ Mears was born in Chadderton , England , but would represent Jamaica in an international friendly game in 2009 despite not being eligible to do so.
^ "West Ham sign midfielder Bowyer" . BBC News . 8 June 2006.
^ "West Ham sign Man Utd's Spector" . BBC News . 15 June 2006.
^ "Hammers sign Chelsea striker Cole" . BBC News . 5 July 2006.
^ "Mears completes West Ham switch" . BBC News . 6 July 2006.
^ "West Ham sign Ghana's Paintsil" . The Irish Times . 1 August 2006.
^ "West Ham sign McCartney from Sunderland" . The Irish Times . 8 August 2006.
^ "Hammer Green eyes England recall" . BBC News . 16 August 2006.
^ "West Ham sign Tevez & Mascherano" . BBC News . 31 August 2006.
^ "Transfer latest: Tevez and Mascherano join West Ham" . The Daily Telegraph . London. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2013 .
^ "Hammers land Kiraly" . Sky Sports . 18 November 2006.
^ "Curbishley splashes the cash with Boa Morte signing" . The Independent . 5 January 2007.
^ "Quashie joins West Ham in £1.75m deal" . The Telegraph . 9 January 2007.
^ "Hammers agree Davenport deal" . The Guardian . 18 January 2007.
^ "West Ham in double swoop for Neill and Kepa Blanco" . The Guardian . 22 January 2007.
^ "West Ham in double swoop for Neill and Kepa Blanco" . The Guardian . 22 January 2007.
^ "West Ham finally get Upson for record fee" . The Independent . 1 February 2007.
^ "Katan leaves Hammers in loan deal" . BBC News . 14 June 2006.
^ "Coventry recruit West Ham's Ward" . BBC News . 16 June 2006.
^ "FC Dallas signs World Cup goalkeeper Shaka Hislop" . MLS Soccer . 22 January 2010.
^ "Palace sign West Ham's Fletcher" . BBC News . 29 July 2006.
^ "West Ham sign McCartney from Sunderland" . The Irish Times . 8 August 2006.
^ "Noble and Walton sign for Ipswich" . BBC News . 18 August 2006.
^ "Liverpool cleared to sign Mascherano" . The Guardian . 31 January 2007.
^ "Derby sign defender Mears on loan" . BBC News . 1 February 2007.
^ "Leicester sign midfielder Newton" . BBC News . 10 March 2007.
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