2006-07 in English football
Information about 2006-07 in English football
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Overview
- The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five. Level 9 decreased from fifteen divisions to fourteen.
- Wembley Stadium was completed to host the FA Cup Final,[1] however it was not ready for the national team's first three 2008 UEFA European Football Championship home qualifiers. The three matches were played at Old Trafford in Manchester.
- Arsenal moved into their new home, the 60,000-capacity Emirates Stadium.[2] Emirates became the club's shirt sponsor.[3]
- Following promotion from the Championship, Reading played in the Premiership and the "top flight" of English football for the first time in their 135-year history and won their first game, beating Middlesbrough 3-2. [4]
- Accrington Stanley (the third, present version) played in the Football League for the first time.[5] The previous club of the same name dissolved with massive debts and in 1962 became the first club to leave the Football League mid-season.[5]
- Oxford United played in the Conference National after being relegated from the Football League.[6] They are the first former winners of a major trophy to play at this level, having won the League Cup in 1986.[7]
Events
- 22 June 2006 - Fixtures for the Premier League and the Football League are released.[8]
- 30 June 2006 - Rupert Lowe resigns from Southampton. Michael Wilde's consortium takes control of the club.[9]
- 27 July 2006 - A consortium led by Niall Quinn takes full control of Sunderland after previously buying out the former chairman Bob Murray.[10]
- 1 August 2006 - Steve McClaren begins his job as England manager.[11]
- 2 August 2006 - Leeds United chairman Ken Bates reports his former club Chelsea to The Football Association, Premier League and FIFA over the alleged 'tapping-up' of three Leeds youth team players.[12]
- 5 August 2006 - The Football League season begins, with Luton Town beating Leicester City 2-0 in the first game.[13]
- 8 August 2006 - The 500,000th goal in the history of English league football (FA Premier League and Football League) was scored by Huddersfield Town's Gary Taylor-Fletcher in their 3-0 victory over Rotherham United.[14]
- 10 August 2006 - John Terry is appointed as the new captain of England.[15]
- 12 August 2006 - The Football Conference begins, along with most other non-league campaigns.[16]
- 13 August 2006 - Liverpool take the first silverware of the season, as they beat Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Community Shield at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.[17]
- 19 August 2006 - The Premier League season begins with Sheffield United and Liverpool drawing 1-1.[18]
- 23 August 2006 - Manchester City defender Ben Thatcher elbows Portsmouth's Pedro Mendes in the face at the City of Manchester Stadium, after the two challenged for the same ball. This left Mendes unconscious and needing hospital treatment.[19] Thatcher was shown a yellow card for the incident, but he was later banned by his club and charged with violent misconduct by The FA.[20]
- 31 August 2006 - Chelsea are fined £40,000 by The F.A. for breaching doping regulations.[21]
- 4 September 2006 - Andy Webster's controversial move to Wigan Athletic is ratified by FIFA.[22]
- 8 September 2006 - Liverpool get permission from Liverpool city council to build a new 60,000 all-seater stadium in nearby Stanley Park.[23]
- 19 September 2006 - After becoming majority shareholder at the club, Randy Lerner officially becomes chairman of Aston Villa, replacing 82-year-old Doug Ellis.[24] A BBC Panorama programme is aired, alleging widespread corruption in the English game.[25]
- 14 October 2006 - Chelsea goalkeepers, Petr Čech and Carlo Cudicini, both received head injuries during their match against Reading.[26] Čech underwent surgery for a depressed skull fracture and is expected to be out for six months,[27] while Cudicini was treated and released.[27]
- 28 October 2006 - Aston Villa, the last unbeaten team in the Football League at this point, lose 3-1 to Liverpool at Anfield.[28]
- 21 November 2006 - West Ham United accept Eggert Magnússon's £85m takeover bid for the club.[29]
- 29 November 2006 - England National Game XI, the English semi-professional team, win the inaugural European Challenge Trophy after a 4-1 win over Holland.[30]
- 5 December 2006 - Macclesfield Town, the last team without a win in the Football League, beat Rochdale 1-0 at Moss Rose.[31]
- 20 December 2006 - Bury are thrown out of this season's FA Cup after they fielded an ineligible player, Stephen Turnbull, on-loan from Hartlepool United in their 3-1 second round replay win at Chester City on 12 December. Chester will replace Bury in the third round.[32] Lord Stevens releases the results of his inquiry in the allegation of corruption in the English game, pin-pointing seventeen transfers that he will investigate further. [33]
- 23 December 2006 - Doncaster Rovers play their final game at Belle Vue against Nottingham Forest. They move into the 15,000 seat Keepmoat Stadium. [34]
- 30 December 2006 - Moritz Volz of Fulham scored the 15,000th goal in the history of the F.A. Premier League, opening the scoring in his side's 2-2 draw away at Chelsea.[35]
- 11 January 2007 - Former Barrow defender James Cotterill is sentenced to four months in prison for causing grievous bodily harm to Bristol Rovers player Sean Rigg during an FA Cup first round match in November 2006. Rigg suffered a double fracture of the jaw after being punched by Cotterill.[36]
- 25 January 2007 - Peter Taylor leaves his job as England under-21 manager, stating that he wants to focus on managing his other team, Crystal Palace.[37]
- February 1. 2007 - Stuart Pearce is appointed as Peter Taylor's replacement. [38]
- 6 February 2007 - George Gillett and Tom Hicks complete their takeover of Liverpool.[39]
- 7 February 2007 - Milan Mandarić completes his takeover of Leicester City.[40]
- 25 February 2007 - Chelsea defeat Arsenal 2-1 in the Carling Cup final at the Millennium Stadium. The match was marred by a mass brawl between the two sides during the final few minutes of the game, in which three players were sent off.[41]
- 3 March 2007 - Stockport County set a Football League record of nine consecutive wins without conceding a goal by beating Swindon Town 3-0 at Edgeley Park.[42] Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey keeps the club record nine consecutive clean sheets and is named Player of the Month for February 2007.[43]
- 17 March 2007 - The new Wembley Stadium opens for a special community event.[44]
- 1 April 2007 - Doncaster Rovers win the competition for lower-division football league clubs, as they beat Bristol Rovers 3-2 after extra time in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.[45]
- 7 April 2007 - Dagenham & Redbridge win the Conference and promotion to the Football League.[46]
- 9 April 2007 - St Albans City are relegated from the Conference.[47] Brentford are relegated to League Two.[48]
- 14 April 2007 - Torquay United are relegated to the Conference.[49] Scunthorpe United are promoted to the Championship.[50] Hartlepool United and Walsall are both promoted to League One.[51][52] Rotherham United are relegated to League Two.[53]
- 20 April 2007 - Luton Town are relegated to League One.[54]
- 21 April 2007 - Watford are relegated from the Premiership.[55] Droylsden are promoted to the Conference.[56]
- 22 April 2007 - Cristiano Ronaldo is named PFA Player of the Year as well as PFA Young Player of the Year. Eight out of the eleven players who are named in the PFA Premiership Team of the Year are Manchester United players, including Cristiano Ronaldo.[57]
- 24 April 2007 - Tamworth and Southport are relegated from the Conference.[58]
- 28 April 2007 - Southend United are relegated from the Championship.[59] Chesterfield and Bradford City are both relegated from League One.[60]
- 29 April 2007 - Derby County lose to Crystal Palace meaning that Birmingham City and Sunderland are promoted to the Premiership.[61]
- 4 May 2007 - Leeds United are relegated to League One for the first time in their history after they go into administration.[62]
- 5 May 2007 - Manchester United come on top in the Manchester derby beating Manchester City 1-0. In doing so United extend their lead at the top of the Premiership to 8 points. City's failure to score means that they set a new record for the fewest goals scored at home in a season by a club in the top flight, with only 10 scored in the season.[63] Bristol City are promoted to the Championship.[64] Boston United are relegated to the Conference.[65] Swindon Town are promoted to League One and Walsall are League Two champions.[66]
- 6 May 2007 - Manchester United win the Premiership after Chelsea only draw 1-1 at Arsenal.[67] Sunderland win the Championship with a 5-0 win at Luton Town, whilst Birmingham City lose 1-0 at Preston North End.[68]
- 7 May 2007 - Arsenal Ladies completed an unprecedented Quadruple of trophies, defeating Charlton Athletic 4-1 in the FA Women's Cup final, to add to their FA Women's Premier League, Women's League Cup and UEFA Women's Cup victories.[69] Charlton Athletic are relegated from the Premiership after they lose to Tottenham Hotspur.[70]
- 13 May 2007 - Sheffield United are relegated from the Premiership after losing 2-1 at home to Wigan Athletic, and West Ham United beat Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford.[71]
- 18 May 2007 - The Football League confirmed that Boston United were deducted 10 points for entering a Company Voluntary Arrangement in the final seconds of their League Two defeat at Wrexham, a game which saw the The Pilgrims relegated.[72]
- 19 May 2007 - Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 to win the FA Cup.[73]
- 20 May 2007 - Morecambe are promoted to the Football League after beating Exeter City 2-1 in the Conference National play-off final.[74]
- 26 May 2007 - Bristol Rovers win the League Two play-off final.[75]
- 27 May 2007 - Blackpool win the League One play off final.[76]
- 28 May 2007 - Derby County defeat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 in the Championship play-off final.[77]
Managerial changes
National team
England began their qualifying campaign for Euro 2008 in September, beating Andorra 5-0.[168] Steve McClaren began his reign as head coach against Greece.[169]
Date Venue Opponents Score[170] Competition England scorers Match report 16 August 2006 Old Trafford (H) 4-0 F John Terry
Frank Lampard
Peter Crouch (2)BBC 2 September 2006 Old Trafford (H) 5-0 ECQ Peter Crouch (2)
Steven Gerrard
Jermain Defoe (2)BBC 6 September 2006 Skopje City Stadium (A) 1-0 ECQ Peter Crouch BBC 7 October 2006 Old Trafford (H) 0-0 ECQ BBC 11 October 2006 Maksimir Stadium,
Zagreb (A)0-2 ECQ BBC 15 November 2006 Amsterdam ArenA (A) 1-1 F Wayne Rooney BBC 7 February 2007 Old Trafford (H) 0-1 F BBC 24 March 2007 Ramat Gan Stadium,
Ramat Gan (A)[171][172]0-0 ECQ BBC 28 March 2007 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys,
Barcelona, Spain (A)[173]3-0 ECQ Steven Gerrard (2)
David NugentBBC 1 June 2007 Wembley Stadium (H) 1-1 F John Terry BBC 6 June 2007 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn (A) 3-0 ECQ Joe Cole
Peter Crouch
Michael OwenBBC
- Key
- H = Home match
- A = Away match
- F = Friendly
- ECQ = European Championship qualifier
Honours
League football
Non-League football
European qualification
Competition Qualifiers Reason for Qualification UEFA Champions League Manchester United 1st in FA Premier League Chelsea 2nd in FA Premier League UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round Liverpool 3rd in FA Premier League Arsenal 4th in FA Premier League UEFA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 5th in FA Premier League Everton In lieu of League Cup winners
(qualification awarded as next-highest (6th) Premier League finishers to have not qualified for Europe because League Cup winners Chelsea had already qualified for the Champions League)Bolton Wanderers In lieu of FA Cup winners
(qualification awarded as next-highest (7th) Premier League finishers to have not qualified for Europe because FA Cup winners Chelsea and Runners Up Manchester United had already qualified for the Champions League)UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round Blackburn Rovers Highest Premier League finishers (10th) to have entered and not qualified for any other European competition League tables
Premier League
P W D L F A GD Pts C 1 Manchester United 38 28 5 5 83 27 +56 89 2 Chelsea 38 24 11 3 64 24 +40 83 3 Liverpool 38 20 8 10 57 27 +30 68 4 Arsenal 38 19 11 8 63 35 +28 68 5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 17 9 12 57 54 +3 60 6 Everton 38 15 13 10 52 36 +16 58 7 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 8 14 47 52 -5 56 8 Reading 38 16 7 15 52 47 +5 55 9 Portsmouth 38 14 12 12 45 42 +3 54 10 Blackburn Rovers 38 15 7 16 52 54 -2 52 11 Aston Villa 38 11 17 10 43 41 +2 50 12 Middlesbrough 38 12 10 16 44 49 -5 46 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 R 18 Sheffield United 38 10 8 20 32 55 -23 38 R 19 Charlton Athletic 38 8 10 20 34 60 -26 34 R 20 Watford 38 5 13 20 29 59 -30 28 Football League Championship
Sunderland won the division under new manager Roy Keane. The club had lost their first five games, and looked ominous for a second relegation but Keane's surprise appointment by rookie chairman Niall Quinn paid off and they surged up the table, losing just one of their final 20 games.
Keane's former Manchester United colleague, Steve Bruce also took Birmingham back into the Premier League, ensuring that they only remained in the Championship for one season.
Derby County spent half the season in the top 2 but fell away in the final weeks to slip into the play-off places. Nonetheless, they won promotion by beating West Bromwich Albion 1-0 in the final at the recently-opened new Wembley Stadium. This denied the Baggies an immediate return to the Premier League, which would have meant all 3 relegated clubs from the previous season were promoted.
Preston were perhaps the biggest chokers as they lost 6 of their final 7 games to slump out of the play-off places they had occupied through the bulk of the season, missing out on a third successive play-off finish. Cardiff City had been the early pace-setters, leading the table until almost the midway point but their form tailed off badly in the second half.
After a play-off final appearance the previous year, Leeds finished bottom amidst yet more financial worries and acrimony. Their placing at the foot of the table was due to a 10 point deduction they suffered after going into voluntary administration after their relegation was all but confirmed on the penultimate weekend.
Luton sold some of their best players and were relegated, while Southend lasted only a single season in the Championship after their two successive promotions. Colchester fared best of the newly-promoted clubs, comfortably finishing in 10th, largely on the back of their strong home form at the division's smallest stadium, Layer Road.
* Deducted 10 points for going into administrationP W D L F A GD Pts C 1 Sunderland 46 27 7 12 76 47 +29 88 P 2 Birmingham City 46 26 8 12 67 42 +25 86 P 3 Derby County 46 25 9 12 62 46 +16 84 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 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 12 Crystal Palace 46 18 11 17 59 51 +8 65 13 Cardiff City 46 17 13 16 57 53 +4 64 14 Ipswich Town 46 18 8 20 64 59 +5 62 15 Burnley 46 15 12 19 52 49 +3 57 16 Norwich City 46 16 9 21 56 71 -15 57 17 Coventry City 46 16 8 22 47 62 -15 56 18 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 11 21 54 68 -14 53 19 Leicester City 46 13 14 19 49 64 -15 53 20 Barnsley 46 15 5 26 53 85 -32 50 21 Hull City 46 13 10 23 51 67 -16 49 R 22 Southend United 46 10 12 24 47 80 -33 42 R 23 Luton Town 46 10 10 26 53 81 -28 40 R 24 Leeds United 46 13 7 26 46 72 -26 36*
Leading goalscorer: Jamie Cureton (Colchester United) - 23
See also: Play-off resultsFootball League One
Scunthorpe returned to the Championship, having been in the bottom two divisions since the early 1960s. Bristol City got back into the Championship after nearly a decade of near-misses, and play-off winners Blackpool got out of the bottom two divisions after nearly three decades.
Brentford, who lost their manager Martin Allen just before the start of the season, finished bottom. Rotherham won their first few games, wiping out their ten-point deduction early in the season; they ended up finishing thirteen points adrift however, and were relegated. Having started the decade in the Premier League, Bradford City fell into the bottom division for the first time in twenty-five years, with Chesterfield occupying the final relegation spot.
* Deducted 10 points for going into administrationP W D L F A GD Pts C 1 Scunthorpe United 46 26 13 7 73 35 +38 91 P 2 Bristol City 46 25 10 11 63 39 +24 85 P 3 Blackpool 46 24 11 11 76 49 +27 83 4 Nottingham Forest 46 23 13 10 65 41 +24 82 5 Yeovil Town 46 23 10 13 55 39 +16 79 6 Oldham Athletic 46 21 12 13 69 47 +22 75 7 Swansea City 46 20 12 14 69 53 +16 72 8 Carlisle United 46 19 11 16 54 55 -1 68 9 Tranmere Rovers 46 18 13 15 58 53 +5 67 10 Millwall 46 19 9 18 59 62 -3 66 11 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 15 15 52 47 +5 63 12 Port Vale 46 18 6 22 64 65 -1 60 13 Crewe Alexandra 46 17 9 20 66 72 -6 60 14 Northampton Town 46 15 14 17 48 51 -3 59 15 Huddersfield Town 46 14 17 15 60 69 -9 59 16 Gillingham 46 17 8 21 56 77 -21 59 17 Cheltenham Town 46 15 9 22 49 61 -12 54 18 Brighton and Hove Albion 46 14 11 21 49 58 -9 53 19 Bournemouth 46 13 13 20 50 64 -14 52 20 Leyton Orient 46 12 15 19 61 77 -16 51 R 21 Chesterfield 46 12 11 23 45 53 -8 47 R 22 Bradford City 46 11 14 21 47 65 -18 47 R 23 Rotherham United 46 13 9 24 58 75 -17 38* R 24 Brentford 46 8 13 25 40 79 -39 37 Football League Two
The four teams relegated from League One in 2005-06 would occupy the top four this season, sending Walsall, Hartlepool and Swindon back up. Bristol Rovers won the play-offs however, returning to League One after six years.
Torquay United had been both the last team to finish bottom under the old election system, and the last team to finish bottom of the League and survive due to the Conference champions not having a good enough ground. However, this season they finished bottom and dropped out of the League. They were joined by Boston United, who went into administration in the 87th minute of the season's final game (but would still have been relegated even without the 10-point administration penalty).
* Deducted 10 points for entering a Company Voluntary ArrangementP W D L F A GD Pts C 1 Walsall 46 25 14 7 66 34 +32 89 P 2 Hartlepool United 46 26 10 10 65 40 +25 88 P 3 Swindon Town 46 25 10 11 58 38 +20 85 4 Milton Keynes Dons 46 25 9 12 76 58 +18 84 5 Lincoln City 46 21 11 14 70 59 +11 74 P 6 Bristol Rovers 46 20 12 14 49 42 +7 72 7 Shrewsbury Town 46 18 17 11 68 46 +22 71 8 Stockport County 46 21 8 17 65 54 +11 71 9 Rochdale 46 18 12 16 70 50 +20 66 10 Peterborough United 46 18 11 17 70 61 +9 65 11 Darlington 46 17 14 15 52 56 -4 65 12 Wycombe Wanderers 46 16 14 16 52 47 +5 62 13 Notts County 46 16 14 16 55 53 +2 62 14 Barnet 46 16 11 19 55 70 -15 59 15 Grimsby Town 46 17 8 21 57 73 -16 59 16 Hereford United 46 14 13 19 45 53 -8 55 17 Mansfield Town 46 14 12 20 58 63 -5 54 18 Chester City 46 13 14 19 40 48 -8 53 19 Wrexham 46 13 12 21 43 65 -22 51 20 Accrington Stanley 46 13 11 22 70 81 -11 50 21 Bury 46 13 11 22 46 61 -15 50 22 Macclesfield Town 46 12 12 22 55 77 -22 48 R 23 Boston United 46 12 10 24 51 80 -29 36* R 24 Torquay United 46 7 14 25 36 63 -27 35 Monthly awards
Transfer deals
The January transfer window was quieter than the summer, with Ashley Young's £9.65m move to Aston Villa[215] and Matthew Upson's £6m move to West Ham United[216] the window's most expensive.
In total, Premiership clubs spent the highest amount on transfers in the summer since the transfer window system was introduced.[217]Retirements
- 1 August 2006 – Peter Atherton (Halifax Town) [218]
- 13 September 2006 – David Johnson (Nottingham Forest) [219]
- 6 October 2006 – Brian O'Neil (Preston North End) [220]
- 23 October 2006 – Steve Blatherwick (Chesterfield) [221]
- 27 October 2006 – Peter Beagrie (Grimsby Town) [222]
- 29 November 2006 – Micky Evans (Torquay United) [223]
- 6 December 2006 – Mark Kinsella (Walsall) [224]
- 13 December 2006 – Chris Plummer (Peterborough United) [225]
- 15 December 2006 – Steve Stone (Leeds United) [226]
- 19 December 2006 – Thomas Gaardsøe (West Bromwich Albion) [227]
- 9 February 2007 – Mark Clyde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) [228]
- 1 March 2007 – Ian Stonebridge (Wycombe Wanderers) [229]
- 8 March 2007 – Marino Keith (Colchester United) [230]
- 11 April 2007 – Eoin Jess (Northampton Town) [231]
- 17 May 2007 – Martin Phillips (Torquay United) [232]
- End of season - Alec Chamberlain (Watford) [233]
- End of season – Ian Taylor (Northampton Town) [234]
- End of season – John McDermott (Grimsby Town) [235]
Deaths
- 18 July 2006 - Jimmy Leadbetter, 78, former Ipswich Town winger.[236]
- 21 July 2006 - Bert Slater, 70, former Liverpool and Watford goalkeeper.[237]
- 28 July 2006 - Sep Smith, 94, former Leicester City wing-half, and oldest living England international.[238]
- 28 July 2006 - Billy Walsh, 85, former Manchester City defender, and Republic of Ireland international.[239]
- 18 August 2006 - Norman Rowlinson, 83, former chairman of Crewe Alexandra.[240]
- 2 September 2006 - Lionel Pickering, 74, former chairman of Derby County and noted businessman. Bought the club from Robert Maxwell in 1990 and owned it for 13 years, during which time Derby spent six seasons in the Premier League and moved into a new stadium.[241]
- 2 September 2006 - Charlie Williams, 77, former Doncaster Rovers defender, who later became a successful comedian.[242]
- 9 September 2006 - Matt Gadsby, 27, Hinckley United defender, died on the pitch in a game against Harrogate Town.[243]
- 9 September 2006 - Simon Patterson, 24, former Watford and Wycombe striker, died in a car accident.[244]
- 17 September 2006 - George Heslop, 66, former Manchester City defender.[245]
- 1 November 2006 - Johnny Schofield, 75, former Birmingham City goalkeeper.[246]
- 31 December 2006 - Joe Walton, 81, former Preston North End full-back.[247]
- 8 January 2007 - Johnny Spuhler, 89, former Sunderland and Middlesbrough winger, and former manager of Shrewsbury Town.[248]
- 20 January 2007 - Don Weston, 70, former Leeds United striker.[249]
- 22 January 2007 - Bobby Dale, 75, former Bury and Colchester winger, cancer.[250]
- 23 February 2007 - John Ritchie, 65, former Stoke City striker; club's all-time top goalscorer. Played in the 1972 Football League Cup triumph.[251]
- 24 February 2007 - Jock Dodds, 91, Blackpool striker, who held the record for fastest hat-trick in English football history.[252]
- 14 March 2007 - Tommy Cavanagh, 78, Huddersfield Town forward, who later manager Brentford and Burnley, and was assistant manager at Manchester United when Dave Sexton was manager between 1977 and 1981. Died after a five-year struggle with Alzeihmer's Disease.[253]
- 7 April 2007 - Brian Miller, 70, former Burnley and England international footballer. Managed the club during the late 1980s.[254]
- 12 April 2007 - Len Hill, 65, former Newport and Swansea wing-half; also a first-class cricketer.[255]
- 14 April 2007 - Bobby Cram, 67, former West Bromwich and Colchester full-back.[256]
- 24 April 2007 - Alan Ball, 61, former England international midfielder, 1966 World Cup winner. Died from a heart attack at his home in Hampshire. [257]
- 6 June 2007 - Warren Bradley, 73, former Manchester United and England winger.[258]
- 24 June 2007 - Derek Dougan, 69, former Wolves and Northern Ireland forward, heart attack.[259]
See also
- 2005-06 in English football
- 2007-08 in English football
- Premier League 2006-07
- The Football League 2006-07
- FA Cup 2006-07
- Carling Cup 2006-07
- Bristol Rovers F.C. season 2006-07
- Ipswich Town F.C. season 2006-07
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 2006-07
- 2006-07 Season for Sunderland A.F.C.
- West Ham United F.C. 2006-2007
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