Manchester City F.C. season 2006–07
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| Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
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| Season 2006-07 | |
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| Owner |  Publicly traded company |
| Chairman | John Wardle |
| Manager | Stuart Pearce Stuart Pearce Stuart Pearce OBE is an English football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the England national under-21 team and the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic football team... |
| Team captain | Richard Dunne Richard Dunne Richard Patrick Dunne is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he was a member of the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012.Dunne began his professional career at Everton... |
| Home stadium | City of Manchester Stadium City of Manchester Stadium The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England – also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship purposes– is the home ground of... (a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS) |
| PremierLeague | Fourteenth |
| League Cup | Second round |
| FA Cup FA Cup 2006-07 The FA Cup 2006–07 was the 126th staging of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup... |
Quarter-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Joey Barton Joey Barton Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League side Queens Park Rangers as either a central midfielder or a winger.... (6 goals) All comps: Joey Barton Joey Barton Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League side Queens Park Rangers as either a central midfielder or a winger.... (7 goals) |
| Season revenue | (ranked outside the world's top 20 revenue earning clubs this season) |
| Average home attendance |
39,997 – over 19 PL home games (6th highest in Premier League) |
| Highest home attendance |
47,244 v Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... 5 May 2007 |
| Highest away attendance |
75,858 v Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... 9 December 2006 |
| Lowest home attendance |
25,621 v Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... 16 January 2007 |
| Lowest away attendance |
7,960 v Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... 20 September 2006 |
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| Results summary - all competitions | ||||
| |Draws | |Win % | |||
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| Home | 7 | 6 | 8 | 33.3% |
| Away | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30.4% |
| Both | 14 | 10 | 20 | 31.8% |
| Results summary - Premier League | ||||
| |Draws | |Win % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26.3% |
| Away | 6 | 3 | 10 | 31.6% |
| Both | 11 | 9 | 18 | 28.9% |
The 2006–07 season was Manchester City Football Club
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
's fifth consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football
Football in England
Association football is a national sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game...
, and its tenth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of the its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 115th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.
Season review
The 2006–07 season proved tough for club which skirmished with relegation from the Premier League and ended up fourtheenth. The club were again eliminated from the League Cup by a League One team, this time by early on in the season. Ben ThatcherBen Thatcher
Benjamin David "Ben" Thatcher is a professional association football player, who is currently a free agent...
's elbow challenge on Pedro Mendes
Pedro Mendes
Pedro Miguel da Silva Mendes is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vitória Guimarães of the Portuguese first division .Starting his career with home town club Vitória de Guimarães, Mendes won a UEFA Champions League medal with FC Porto in 2004...
whilst playing Portsmouth shocked many - a challenge which prompted City to take unprecedented action and banned Thatcher for six matches by the club and a six weeks fine. Pearce called the challenge "indefensible" and the Football Association banned Thatcher for a further eight matches. The side also scored just 10 goals at home in the league, and none after New Years Day in 2007, a record low in top-flight English football.
In December 2006, the club issued a statement regarding a possible takeover, and on 21 June, the Manchester City board accepted an £81.6 million offer for the club from Thaksin Shinawatra. One of his first moves was to schedule a press conference to announce former-England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
manager Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sven-Göran Eriksson , in Sweden commonly referred to just by his nickname Svennis, is a Swedish ex-football manager. From October 2010 to October 2011 he managed Football League Championship side Leicester City....
as his new manager - Eriksson's first job since leaving international duty.
Team kit
For this season the shirt sponsor for all of the club's kits continued to be the previous season's sponsor, Thomas CookThomas Cook AG
This article contains historical information about Thomas Cook AG until its merger with My Travel - for the new company see - Thomas Cook Group...
, while the team kits were produced by the previous season's supplier, Reebok
Reebok
Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle...
.
Historical league performance
Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991-92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).Friendly games
This season not all of the team's friendly games were played during the preparatory run-in to the official start of the new league campaign, with a couple of friendly games taking place during the course of the active season. The first of these games was perhaps just a "belated pre-season friendly" that was played with the season still only nine days old, while the other one against BlackpoolBlackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
in February was more of a mutually arranged scrimmage behind closed doors, with one of its intended purposes being to provide a "friendly competitive" tryout for the 28-year-old Belgian international striker, Émile Mpenza
Émile Mpenza
Eka Basunga Lokonda "Émile" Mpenza is a Belgian footballer who plays for Neftchi Baku as a striker. He has been capped at international level by Belgium. His older brother, Mbo, was also a footballer who represented Belgium....
, who at the time the Manchester club was considering signing. This impromptu scrimmage served as a key part of Mpenza's brief trial with City and saw him perform well enough, with his scoring of the second goal in the 3-0 win, that he was subsequently signed by City two days later (his unattached free agent status permitting him to be signed outside of the January transfer window). The extemporaneous Valentine's Day friendly also gave some City players in need of match fitness, such as Didi Hamann
Dietmar Hamann
Dietmar "Didi" Hamann is a German footballer who was most recently manager at Stockport County. Throughout his career, he has played for Bayern Munich, Newcastle United, Liverpool, and Manchester City primarily in a defensive midfield position. He also spent time at Milton Keynes Dons as a...
and Stephen Jordan
Stephen Jordan
Stephen Robert Jordan is an English footballer who plays as a defender currently at Rochdale A.F.C.. He numbers Manchester City, Burnley and Sheffield United amongst his former clubs.-Manchester City:...
, a chance to get a full 90 minutes of play under their belts.
Pre-season
Thomas Cook Trophy
Mid-season
Position in final standings
Results summary
Points breakdown
Points at home: 21Points away from home: 21
Points against "Big Four" teams: 4
Points against promoted teams: 6
- 6 points: Fulham, Middlesbrough, West Ham United
- 4 points: Everton, Newcastle United, Sheffield United
- 3 points: Arsenal, Aston Villa
- 2 points: Watford
- 1 point: Bolton Wanderers, Charlton Athletic, Liverpool, Portsmouth
- 0 points: Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Manchester United, Reading,
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- Tottenham Hotspur, Wigan Athletic
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Biggest & smallest
Biggest home wins: 3–1 vs. Fulham, 18 November 20062–0 vs. West Ham United, 23 September 2006
Biggest home defeat: 0–3 vs. Blackburn Rovers, 20 January 2007
Biggest away wins: 1–3 vs. Aston Villa, 29 November 2006 & vs. Fulham, 9 April 2007
0–2 vs. Middlesbrough, 17 March 2007
Biggest away defeat: 4–0 vs. Wigan Athletic, 21 October 2006
Biggest home attendance: 47,244 vs. Manchester United, 5 May 2007
Smallest home attendance: 35,776 vs. Fulham, 18 November 2006
Biggest away attendance: 75,858 vs. Manchester United, 9 December 2006
Smallest away attendance: 16,235 vs. Wigan Athletic, 21 October 2006
Results by round
Individual match reports
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Second round
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Third round
Third round replay
Fourth round
Fifth round
Sixth round
First-team squad
Left club during season
All competitions
| Scorer | Goals |
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| Joey Barton Joey Barton Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League side Queens Park Rangers as either a central midfielder or a winger.... |
7 |
 Georgios SamarasGeorgios Samaras Georgios Samaras is a Greek footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Greek national football team. He is predominantly a left winger but can also play as a striker.... |
6 |
| Darius Vassell Darius Vassell Darius Vassell is an English footballer who plays for Championship side Leicester City, having previously played for Aston Villa, Manchester City and Ankaragücü, as well as the England national team.... |
5 |
 DaMarcus BeasleyDaMarcus Beasley DaMarcus Lamont Beasley is an American soccer player who plays for Puebla of the Mexican Primera División. He plays mainly as a winger on the left side of the midfield, but has also been used as a forward and fullback... |
4 |
 Bernardo CorradiBernardo Corradi Bernardo Corradi is an Italian footballer, who is currently a free agent. He was a former Italian international.-Early career:... |
3 |
| Stephen Ireland Stephen Ireland Stephen James Ireland is an Irish footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.-Cobh Ramblers:... |
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 Emile MpenzaÉmile Mpenza Eka Basunga Lokonda "Émile" Mpenza is a Belgian footballer who plays for Neftchi Baku as a striker. He has been capped at international level by Belgium. His older brother, Mbo, was also a footballer who represented Belgium.... |
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 Sylvain DistinSylvain Distin Sylvain Distin is a French footballer who plays for English Premier League side Everton.-Early career:Born in Bagnolet, Distin started his career at French non-league side Joue-les-Tours before moving to Tours a year later, where he played 26 times and scored three goals. He then transferred to... |
2 |
| Michael Ball Michael Ball (footballer) Michael John Ball is an English professional footballer who plays for Leicester City, having previously played as a left-back for English Premier League team Manchester City.... |
1 |
| Richard Dunne Richard Dunne Richard Patrick Dunne is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he was a member of the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012.Dunne began his professional career at Everton... |
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| Micah Richards Micah Richards Micah Lincoln Richards is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national team. A versatile defender, Richards is equally adept at centre back and right back or in centre midfield... |
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 Hatem Trabelsi |
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Premier League
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Joey Barton Joey Barton Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League side Queens Park Rangers as either a central midfielder or a winger.... |
6 |
| Georgios Samaras Georgios Samaras Georgios Samaras is a Greek footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Greek national football team. He is predominantly a left winger but can also play as a striker.... |
4 |
| DaMarcus Beasley DaMarcus Beasley DaMarcus Lamont Beasley is an American soccer player who plays for Puebla of the Mexican Primera División. He plays mainly as a winger on the left side of the midfield, but has also been used as a forward and fullback... |
3 |
| Bernardo Corradi Bernardo Corradi Bernardo Corradi is an Italian footballer, who is currently a free agent. He was a former Italian international.-Early career:... |
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| Emile Mpenza Émile Mpenza Eka Basunga Lokonda "Émile" Mpenza is a Belgian footballer who plays for Neftchi Baku as a striker. He has been capped at international level by Belgium. His older brother, Mbo, was also a footballer who represented Belgium.... |
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| Darius Vassell Darius Vassell Darius Vassell is an English footballer who plays for Championship side Leicester City, having previously played for Aston Villa, Manchester City and Ankaragücü, as well as the England national team.... |
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| Sylvain Distin Sylvain Distin Sylvain Distin is a French footballer who plays for English Premier League side Everton.-Early career:Born in Bagnolet, Distin started his career at French non-league side Joue-les-Tours before moving to Tours a year later, where he played 26 times and scored three goals. He then transferred to... |
2 |
| Richard Dunne Richard Dunne Richard Patrick Dunne is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he was a member of the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012.Dunne began his professional career at Everton... |
1 |
| Stephen Ireland Stephen Ireland Stephen James Ireland is an Irish footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.-Cobh Ramblers:... |
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| Micah Richards Micah Richards Micah Lincoln Richards is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national team. A versatile defender, Richards is equally adept at centre back and right back or in centre midfield... |
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| Hatem Trabelsi |
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League Cup
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Georgios Samaras Georgios Samaras Georgios Samaras is a Greek footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Greek national football team. He is predominantly a left winger but can also play as a striker.... |
1 |
FA Cup
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Stephen Ireland Stephen Ireland Stephen James Ireland is an Irish footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.-Cobh Ramblers:... |
2 |
| Darius Vassell Darius Vassell Darius Vassell is an English footballer who plays for Championship side Leicester City, having previously played for Aston Villa, Manchester City and Ankaragücü, as well as the England national team.... |
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| Michael Ball Michael Ball (footballer) Michael John Ball is an English professional footballer who plays for Leicester City, having previously played as a left-back for English Premier League team Manchester City.... |
1 |
| Joey Barton Joey Barton Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League side Queens Park Rangers as either a central midfielder or a winger.... |
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| DaMarcus Beasley DaMarcus Beasley DaMarcus Lamont Beasley is an American soccer player who plays for Puebla of the Mexican Primera División. He plays mainly as a winger on the left side of the midfield, but has also been used as a forward and fullback... |
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| Georgios Samaras Georgios Samaras Georgios Samaras is a Greek footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Greek national football team. He is predominantly a left winger but can also play as a striker.... |
Information current as of 13 May 2007 (end of season)
Transfers in
| Date | Pos. | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2006 | GK | Joe Hart Joe Hart Charles Joseph John "Joe" Hart is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national football team and was previously a regular for the England under-21 team.... |
Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
£1.5m |
| 26 May 2006 | FW |  Paul DickovPaul Dickov Paul Dickov is a retired Scottish footballer, turned manager who is currently in charge of League One side Oldham Athletic... |
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
Free |
| 20 June 2006 | MF |  Ousmane DaboOusmane Dabo Ousmane Dabo is a retired French footballer.He has previously played for Rennes, Internazionale, Vicenza, Parma, Monaco, Atalanta, Lazio, Manchester City and New England Revolution. He has represented France three times at full international level... |
Lazio S.S. Lazio Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football... |
Free |
| 12 July 2006 | MF |  Dietmar HamannDietmar Hamann Dietmar "Didi" Hamann is a German footballer who was most recently manager at Stockport County. Throughout his career, he has played for Bayern Munich, Newcastle United, Liverpool, and Manchester City primarily in a defensive midfield position. He also spent time at Milton Keynes Dons as a... |
 LiverpoolLiverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
Free |
| 20 July 2006 | FW | Bernardo Corradi Bernardo Corradi Bernardo Corradi is an Italian footballer, who is currently a free agent. He was a former Italian international.-Early career:... |
 ValenciaValencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the... |
Undisclosed |
| 10 Aug. 2006 | DF | Hatem Trabelsi |
 Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax , is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands... |
Bosman ruling |
| 15 Aug. 2006 | GK |  Andreas IsakssonAndreas Isaksson Andreas Isaksson is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch club PSV Eindhoven and for the Swedish national team.-Club career:... |
Rennais |
£2m |
| 31 Jan. 2007 | DF | Michael Ball Michael Ball (footballer) Michael John Ball is an English professional footballer who plays for Leicester City, having previously played as a left-back for English Premier League team Manchester City.... |
PSV Eindhoven |
Undisclosed |
| 16 Feb. 2007 | FW | Émile Mpenza Émile Mpenza Eka Basunga Lokonda "Émile" Mpenza is a Belgian footballer who plays for Neftchi Baku as a striker. He has been capped at international level by Belgium. His older brother, Mbo, was also a footballer who represented Belgium.... |
Unattached free agent | |
Transfers out
| Exit date | Pos. | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 06 | DF | David Sommeil David Sommeil David Sommeil is a retired French footballer who last played as a defender for Ligue 1 club Valenciennes.-Football career:... |
Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
Free |
| 12 June 06 | DF |  Mikkel BischoffMikkel Bischoff Mikkel Rufus Mutahi Bischoff is a Danish footballer of Kenyan descent. He plays as a centre back. At 6'4"/1.93 m he adds height to any defence and can play at full back or even as a striker... |
Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
Free |
| 14 June 06 | GK | Geert de Vlieger Geert De Vlieger Geert de Vlieger is a retired Belgian football goalkeeper.He started his career in his home country playing for Anderlecht and Beveren before moving to Holland and playing for Willem II for four years between 2000 and 2004... |
Zulte Waregem |
Free |
| 05 July 06 | FW | Bradley Wright-Phillips Bradley Wright-Phillips Bradley Edward Wright-Phillips is an English footballer who plays for Charlton Athletic as a striker.He is the son of former Arsenal and England player Ian Wright, and younger half-brother to Queens Park Rangers and England international Shaun Wright-Phillips; Ian's adopted son, with whom he used... |
Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
£500,000 |
| 31 July 06 | MF | Lee Croft Lee Croft Lee Robert Croft is an English footballer who plays as a right winger in Championship side Derby County.... |
Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
£600,000 |
| 02 Aug. 06 | MF | Willo Flood Willo Flood William "Willo" Flood is an Irish footballer who currently plays as a right winger for Scottish Premier League club Dundee United. He has also won 15 caps for his country at under-20 and under-21 levels.... |
 Cardiff CityCardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
£200,000 |
| 14 Aug. 06 | GK | David James David James (footballer) David Benjamin James is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bristol City.On 14 February 2009, he achieved the all-time Premier League appearance record with 536 appearances, overtaking Gary Speed. He held this record until being overtaken by Ryan Giggs on the 14th May 2011... |
Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
£1.2m |
| 31 Aug. 06 | FW | Andy Cole Andy Cole Andrew Alexander Cole is a retired English footballer. He is most well known by the name Andy Cole , but in 2000, he reputedly asked to be known as Andrew Cole... |
Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
£500,000 |
| 31 Aug. 06 | MF | Antoine Sibierski Antoine Sibierski Antoine Sibierski is a French former footballer of Polish descent who played as a midfielder for clubs such as Manchester City and Newcastle United.- Early career :... |
Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
Undisc. |
| 11 Jan. 07 | DF | Ben Thatcher Ben Thatcher Benjamin David "Ben" Thatcher is a professional association football player, who is currently a free agent... |
Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
£500,000 |
| 23 Jan. 07 | MF | Claudio Reyna Claudio Reyna Claudio Reyna is a retired American soccer player and the current USSF US Youth Soccer Technical Director. He was the captain of the United States national team before retiring from international football following the USA's exit from the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He is widely considered one of the... |
Red Bull New York Red Bull New York The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer team based in Harrison, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The team competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada... |
Free |
Loans in
| Start date | End date | Pos. | Player | From club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug. 2006 | 15 May 2007 | MF | DaMarcus Beasley DaMarcus Beasley DaMarcus Lamont Beasley is an American soccer player who plays for Puebla of the Mexican Primera División. He plays mainly as a winger on the left side of the midfield, but has also been used as a forward and fullback... |
PSV Eindhoven |
| 11 Jan. 2007 | 15 May 2007 | MF | Djamel Abdoun Djamel Abdoun Djamel Abdoun is an Algerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Olympiacos.-Personal:... |
AC Ajaccio AC Ajaccio Athletic Club Ajaccio is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, having finished 2nd in the 2010–11 campaign in Ligue 2. The club president is Alain... |
Loans out
| Start date | End date | Pos. | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug. 2006 | 02 Dec. 2006 | GK | Kasper Schmeichel Kasper Schmeichel Kasper Peter Schmeichel is a Danish professional football goalkeeper, and son of Peter Schmeichel. He plays in the Npower Championship for Leicester City. He played 17 games for the Denmark under-21 national team... |
Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
| 15 Sep. 2006 | 18 Nov. 2006 | DF | Danny Mills Danny Mills Daniel John Mills is a former English professional footballer best known for his time at Leeds United. His main position was right-back, though he could also play as central defender... |
Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
| 01 Jan. 2007 | 29 Jan. 2007 | GK | Joe Hart Joe Hart Charles Joseph John "Joe" Hart is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national football team and was previously a regular for the England under-21 team.... |
Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
| 05 Jan. 2007 | 05 Feb. 2007 | FW |  Kelvin EtuhuKelvin Etuhu 'Kelvin Etuhu' is a Nigerian-English professional football player who is currently without a club after his release from Manchester City.... |
Rochdale Rochdale A.F.C. Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921... |
| 11 Jan. 2007 | 21 May 2007 | GK | Kasper Schmeichel Kasper Schmeichel Kasper Peter Schmeichel is a Danish professional football goalkeeper, and son of Peter Schmeichel. He plays in the Npower Championship for Leicester City. He played 17 games for the Denmark under-21 national team... |
Falkirk Falkirk F.C. Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire... |
| 20 Jan. 2007 | 17 Feb. 2007 | DF | Nathan D'Laryea Nathan D'Laryea Nathan Amarkine D'Laryea is a fomer English footballer who played as a defender. He was a product of the Manchester City academy and has previously been with Rochdale, Macclesfield Town and Hyde FC.-Early career:... |
Macclesfield Macclesfield Town F.C. Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium... |
| 25 Jan. 2007 | 24 Feb. 2007 | MF | Marc Laird Marc Laird Marc Laird is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Leyton Orient.... |
Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
| 25 Jan. 2007 | 19 Mar. 2007 | DF | Matthew Mills Matthew Mills Matthew Claude "Matt" Mills is an English footballer who currently plays for and is the current captain of Leicester City in the Npower Championship.-Southampton and Manchester City:... |
Colchester United Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910.... |
| 22 Mar. 2007 | 07 May 2007 | MF | Ashley Grimes Ashley Grimes (English footballer) Ashley James Grimes is an English footballer who plays for Rochdale. He normally plays as an attacking midfielder or striker.-Manchester City:... |
Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
| 07 Apr. 2007 | 07 May 2007 | GK | Joe Hart Joe Hart Charles Joseph John "Joe" Hart is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national football team and was previously a regular for the England under-21 team.... |
Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |