2006–07 Football League

The Football League
Season 2006–07
Champions Sunderland
Promoted Sunderland
Birmingham City
Derby County
Relegated Boston United
Torquay United

The 2006–07 Football League (known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 108th completed season of The Football League.

The Football League was contested through three Divisions in England and Wales. The divisions were the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two. The winner and the runner up of the Championship were automatically promoted to the Premiership and they were joined by the winner of the Championship play-offs. The bottom two teams in League Two were relegated to the Conference Premier.

Promotion and Relegation from 2005–06

Promoted from Conference National

Relegated from the Premier League

Final league tables and results

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[1] with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.

Football League Championship

Football League Championship
Season 2006–07
Champions Sunderland (5th second tier title)
Direct promotion to FA Premier League Sunderland,
Birmingham City
Promoted to FA Premier League through play-offs Derby County
Relegated Leeds United,
Luton Town,
Southend United
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1439 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorer Jamie Cureton (Colchester United), 23[2]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Sunderland 4615443818123838297647+2988
2 Birmingham City 4615533718113930246742+2586
3 Derby County 4613643319123829276246+1684
4 West Bromwich Albion 461445512486930318155+2676
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4612563328105826285956+376
6 Southampton 461364362086941337753+2475
7 Preston North End 4615443817741226366453+1174
8 Stoke City 461283351678827256241+2173
9 Sheffield Wednesday 4610673836105832307066+471
10 Colchester United 4615444619551324377056+1469
11 Plymouth Argyle 461085362678827366362+167
12 Crystal Palace 461238332268926295951+865
13 Cardiff City 4611753318661124355753+464
14 Ipswich Town 4613284029561224306459+562
15 Burnley 4610673523561217265249+357
16 Norwich City 4610582925641327465671–1557
17 Coventry City 4611483025541417374762–1556
18 Queens Park Rangers 469683129551323395468–1453
19 Leicester City 466892631761023334964–1553
20 Barnsley 4694102729611626565385–3250
21 Hull City 4683123332571118355167–1649
22 Southend United 4666112938461318424780–3342
23 Luton Town 4675113340351520415381–2840
24 Leeds United 4610492730331719424672–2636[notes 1]
  1. Leeds United had 10 points deducted for entering financial administration.
Key
Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
Promoted to FA Premier League
Participated in play-offs
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
Relegated

Play-offs

  Semifinals
1st leg – 12/13 May; 2nd leg – 15/16 May 2007
Final at Wembley Stadium
28 May 2007
                     
3rd  Derby County (pen.) 2 2 4 (4)  
6th  Southampton 1 3 4 (3)  
    3rd  Derby County 1
  4th  West Bromwich Albion 0
4th  West Bromwich Albion 3 1 4
5th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 2  

[1]

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jamie Cureton Colchester United 23
2 Michael Chopra Cardiff City 22
3 Diomansy Kamara West Bromwich Albion 21
4 Robert Earnshaw Norwich City 19
5 Chris Iwelumo Colchester United 18
= Grzegorz Rasiak Southampton 18
7 Steve Howard Derby County 16
= Alan Lee Ipswich Town 16
= Kevin Phillips West Bromwich Albion 16
10 David Nugent Preston North End 15

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Results

Home ╲ Away BAR BIR BURCARCOLCOVCRYDERHULIPSLEELEILUTNORPLYPNEQPRSHWSOUSTDSTKSUNWBAWOL
Barnsley 10 10 12 03 01 21 12 30 10 32 01 12 13 22 01 20 03 22 20 22 02 11 10
Birmingham City 20 01 10 21 30 21 10 21 22 10 11 22 01 30 31 21 20 21 13 10 11 20 11
Burnley 42 12 20 12 12 11 00 20 10 21 01 00 30 40 32 20 11 23 00 01 22 32 01
Cardiff City 20 20 10 00 10 00 22 01 22 10 32 41 10 22 41 01 12 10 01 11 01 11 40
Colchester United 12 11 00 31 00 02 43 51 10 21 11 41 30 01 10 21 40 20 30 30 31 12 21
Coventry City 41 01 10 22 21 24 12 20 12 10 00 10 30 01 04 01 31 21 11 00 21 01 21
Crystal Palace 20 01 22 12 13 10 20 11 20 10 20 21 31 01 30 30 12 02 31 01 10 02 22
Derby County 21 01 10 31 51 11 10 22 21 20 10 10 00 10 11 11 10 22 30 02 12 21 02
Hull City 23 20 20 41 11 01 11 12 25 12 12 00 12 12 20 21 21 24 40 02 01 01 20
Ipswich Town 51 10 11 31 32 21 12 21 00 10 02 50 31 30 23 21 02 21 02 01 31 15 01
Leeds United 22 32 10 01 30 21 21 01 00 11 12 10 10 21 21 00 23 03 20 04 03 23 01
Leicester City 20 12 01 00 00 30 11 11 01 31 11 11 12 22 01 13 14 32 10 21 02 11 14
Luton Town 12 32 02 00 11 31 21 02 12 02 51 20 23 12 20 23 32 02 00 22 05 22 23
Norwich City 51 10 14 10 11 11 01 12 11 11 21 31 32 13 20 10 12 01 00 10 10 12 01
Plymouth Argyle 24 01 00 33 30 32 10 31 10 11 12 30 10 31 20 11 12 11 21 11 02 22 11
Preston North End 10 10 20 21 10 11 00 12 21 10 41 01 30 21 30 11 00 31 23 32 41 10 01
Queens Park Rangers 10 02 31 10 10 01 42 12 20 13 22 11 32 33 11 10 11 02 20 11 12 12 01
Sheffield Wednesday 21 03 11 00 20 21 32 12 12 20 01 21 01 32 11 13 32 33 32 11 24 31 22
Southampton 52 43 00 22 21 20 11 01 00 10 10 20 21 21 10 11 12 21 01 31 12 00 20
Southend United 13 04 10 03 03 23 01 01 23 13 11 22 13 33 11 00 50 00 01 31 31 31 01
Stoke City 01 00 01 30 31 10 21 20 11 00 31 42 00 50 11 11 10 12 01 31 21 10 11
Sunderland 20 01 32 12 31 20 00 21 20 10 20 11 21 10 23 01 21 10 11 40 22 20 21
West Bromwich Albion 70 11 30 10 21 50 23 10 20 20 42 20 32 01 21 42 33 01 11 11 13 12 30
Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 23 21 12 10 10 11 01 31 10 10 12 10 22 22 13 20 22 06 31 20 11 10

Updated to games played on 5 May 2007.
Source: English Football
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Football League One

Football League One
Season 2006–07
Champions Scunthorpe United (1st third tier title)
Direct promotion Scunthorpe United,
Bristol City
Promoted through play-offs Blackpool
Relegated Bradford City,
Brentford,
Chesterfield,
Rotherham United
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1386 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorer Billy Sharp (Scunthorpe United), 30[2]
Highest scoring Swansea city 3–6 Blackpool (5 May 2007)
Longest winning run

7 matches (Blackpool: 31 March – 5 May 2007);

Scunthorpe United (27 January – 3 March 2007)
Longest unbeaten run 19 matches (Scunthorpe: 22 December 2006 – 5 May 2007)
Longest losing run 5 matches (Brentford: 28 October – 5 December 2006 and 21 March – 21 April 2007)
Highest attendance 27,875 (Nottingham Forest 1–1 Rotherham United; 9 April 2007)
Lowest attendance 3,341 (Chesterfield 0–0 Northampton Town; 6 December 2006)
Average attendance 7,490
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Scunthorpe United 4615624017117533187335+3891
2 Bristol City 4615533520105828196339+2485
3 Blackpool 4612654025125636247649+2783
4 Nottingham Forest 461454371798628246541+2482
5 Yeovil Town 461436221297733275539+1679
6 Oldham Athletic 461346361888733296947+2275
7 Swansea City 461265362086933336953+1672
8 Carlisle United 4612563524761019315455–168
9 Tranmere Rovers 4613553322581025315853+567
10 Millwall 4611843319811426435962–366
11 Doncaster Rovers 4681053023851022245247+563
12 Port Vale 4612383526631429396465–160
13 Crewe Alexandra 4611483938651227346672–660
14 Northampton Town 468510272879721234851–359
15 Huddersfield Town 46986373359923366069–959
16 Gillingham 4614272924361427535677–2159
17 Cheltenham Town 468692527731324344961–1254
18 Brighton & Hove Albion 4657112334941026244958–953
19 Bournemouth 4610582827381222375064–1452
20 Leyton Orient 4661073032651231456177–1651
21 Chesterfield 469592922361416314553–847
22 Bradford City 465992731651220344765–1847
23 Rotherham United 4684113739551321365875–1738[notes2 1]
24 Brentford 4658102441351516384079–3937
  1. Rotherham United had 10 points deducted for entering financial administration.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Play-offs

  Semifinals
1st leg – 11/13 May; 2nd leg – 18/19 May 2007
Final at Wembley Stadium, London[4]
27 May 2007
                     
3rd  Blackpool 2 3 5  
6th  Oldham Athletic 1 1 2  
    3rd  Blackpool 2
  5th  Yeovil Town 0
4th  Nottingham Forest 2 2 4
5th  Yeovil Town (a.e.t.) 0 5 5  

[1]

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Billy Sharp Scunthorpe United 30
2 Leon Constantine Port Vale 22
3 Chris Porter Oldham 21
4 Lee Trundle Swansea City 19
5 Chris Greenacre Tranmere Rovers 17
= Luke Varney Crewe Alexandra 17
7 Darren Byfield Millwall 16
= Nicky Maynard Crewe Alexandra 16
= Andy Morrell Blackpool 16
10 Luke Beckett Huddersfield Town 15
= Will Hoskins Rotherham United 15

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Results

Home ╲ Away BLP BOU BRABREBHABRICRLCHLCHFCREDONGILHUDLEYMILNORNOTOLDPTVROTSCUSWATRAYEO
Blackpool 20 41 13 00 01 21 21 11 21 31 11 31 30 01 41 02 22 21 01 31 11 32 11
Bournemouth 13 11 10 10 01 01 21 03 10 20 11 12 50 10 00 20 32 04 13 11 22 20 02
Bradford City 13 00 11 23 21 11 22 10 01 01 42 01 02 22 12 22 11 20 11 01 22 20 02
Brentford 10 00 21 10 11 00 02 21 04 04 22 22 22 14 01 24 22 43 01 02 02 11 12
Brighton & Hove Albion 03 22 01 22 02 12 21 12 14 02 10 00 41 01 11 21 12 00 00 11 32 01 13
Bristol City 24 22 23 10 10 10 01 31 21 10 31 11 21 10 10 11 00 21 31 10 00 32 20
Carlisle United 20 31 10 20 31 13 20 00 02 10 50 11 31 12 11 10 11 32 11 02 12 10 14
Cheltenham Town 12 10 12 20 11 22 01 00 11 02 11 21 21 32 02 02 12 01 20 11 21 10 12
Chesterfield 20 01 30 31 01 13 00 10 21 11 01 00 01 51 00 12 21 30 21 01 23 02 11
Crewe Alexandra 12 20 03 31 11 01 51 31 22 21 43 20 04 10 22 14 21 21 10 13 13 11 23
Doncaster Rovers 00 11 33 30 10 01 12 02 10 31 12 30 00 12 22 10 11 10 32 22 22 00 00
Gillingham 22 11 10 21 01 10 20 21 21 10 02 21 21 21 01 01 03 32 10 02 31 20 02
Huddersfield Town 02 22 20 02 03 21 21 20 11 12 00 31 31 42 11 11 03 22 30 11 32 22 23
Leyton Orient 01 32 12 11 14 11 11 20 00 11 11 33 10 20 02 13 22 21 23 22 01 31 00
Millwall 00 10 20 11 01 10 20 20 21 22 22 41 00 25 01 10 10 11 40 01 20 22 11
Northampton Town 11 31 00 01 02 13 32 20 10 12 02 11 11 01 30 01 23 02 30 21 10 13 11
Nottingham Forest 11 30 10 20 21 10 00 30 40 00 01 10 51 13 31 10 02 30 11 04 31 11 10
Oldham Athletic 01 12 20 30 11 03 00 02 10 10 40 41 11 33 12 30 50 01 21 10 10 10 10
Port Vale 21 21 01 10 21 02 02 11 32 30 12 20 12 30 20 10 11 30 13 00 02 23 42
Rotherham United 10 02 41 20 01 11 01 24 01 51 00 32 23 22 23 12 11 23 15 21 12 21 32
Scunthorpe United 13 32 20 11 12 10 30 10 10 22 20 31 20 31 30 10 11 11 30 10 22 11 10
Swansea City 36 42 10 20 21 00 50 12 20 21 20 20 12 00 20 21 00 01 30 11 02 00 11
Tranmere Rovers 20 10 11 31 21 10 02 22 20 10 10 23 22 30 31 11 00 10 12 21 02 02 21
Yeovil Town 01 00 00 10 20 21 21 01 10 20 10 20 31 21 01 00 01 10 10 10 02 10 02

Updated to games played on 5 May 2007.
Source: English Football
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Football League Two

Football League Two
Season 2006–07
Champions Walsall (2nd fourth tier title)
Direct promotion Walsall,
Hartlepool United,
Swindon Town
Promoted through play-offs Bristol Rovers
Relegated to Conference Boston United,
Torquay United
New club in the league Accrington Stanley,
Hereford United
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1372 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorer Richard Barker (Hartlepool United), 21
Izale McLeod (Milton Keynes Dons), 21[2]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Walsall 4616433913910427216634+3289
2 Hartlepool United 4614543417125631236540+2588
3 Swindon Town 4615443417106724215838+2085
4 Milton Keynes Dons 4614454126115735327658+1884
5 Lincoln City 461247362897734317059+1174
6 Bristol Rovers 461355271477922284942+772
7 Shrewsbury 4611753823710630236846+2271
8 Stockport County 4614454125741224296554+1171
9 Rochdale 46968332096837307050+2066
10 Peterborough United 4610674836851022257061+965
11 Darlington 461067283078824265256–465
12 Wycombe Wanderers 4681142314831229335247+562
13 Notts County 46869292588726285553+262
14 Barnet 4612563530461320405570–1559
15 Grimsby Town 4611483332641324415773–1659
16 Hereford United 469772317561222364553–855
17 Mansfield Town 4610493831481120325863–554
18 Chester City 467972323651217254048–853
19 Wrexham 468872321541420444365–2251
20 Accrington Stanley 4610674233351528487081–1150
21 Bury 4647122235941024264661–1550
22 Macclesfield Town 468783634451419435577–2248
23 Boston United 469592932351522485180–2936[notes3 1]
24 Torquay United 4658101922261517413663–2735
  1. Boston United had 10 points deducted for entering a Company Voluntary Arrangement. They were relegated directly to the Conference North for not paying their footballing creditors.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
New club in the league
Relegated to Conference

Play-offs

  Semifinals
1st leg – 12/14 May; 2nd leg – 17/18 May 2007
Final at Wembley Stadium
26 May 2007
                     
4th  Milton Keynes Dons 0 1 1  
7th  Shrewsbury 0 2 2  
    6th  Bristol Rovers 3
  7th  Shrewsbury 1
5th  Lincoln City 1 3 4
6th  Bristol Rovers 2 5 7  

[1]

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Richard Barker Mansfield Town
Hartlepool United
21
= Izale McLeod Milton Keynes Dons 21
3 Glenn Murray Stockport / Rochdale 19
4 Jamie Forrester Lincoln City 18
= Clive Platt Milton Keynes Dons 18
6 Chris Dagnall Rochdale 17
= Jermaine Easter Wycombe Wanderers 17
8 Anthony Elding Boston United
Stockport County
16
= Mark Stallard Lincoln City 16
= Andy Bishop Bury 16
= Richard Walker Bristol Rovers 16

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See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "England 2006–07". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 3 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  3. soccernet.espn.go.com
  4. Ornstein, David (27 May 2007). "League One play-off final: Yeovil 0 – 2 Blackpool". The Guardian. London.
  5. soccernet.espn.go.com
  6. soccernet.espn.go.com

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