2006–07 Hull City A.F.C. season

Hull City
2006–07 season
Chairman Adam Pearson
Manager Phil Parkinson (until 4 December)
Phil Brown (from 4 December)
Stadium KC Stadium
Championship 21st
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer Windass (8)
Average home league attendance 18,845

During the 2006–07 English football season, Hull City competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

On 13 June 2006, Peter Taylor left Hull to take up the job vacated by Dowie at Crystal Palace, a club at which he had enjoyed considerable success as a player. Phil Parkinson was confirmed as his replacement on 29 June 2006, with Hull paying Colchester (with whom Parkinson was still under contract) £400,000 compensation. Phil Brown, who had recently departed his job as manager of Derby County, joined the club as Parkinson's assistant.

Defender Leon Cort became Hull's first million-pound player when he followed Peter Taylor to Crystal Palace for a fee of £1,250,000. Parkinson wasted no time in spending the majority of this money on strengthening the City squad in readiness for the 2006–07 season.

Chairman Adam Pearson stated his ambition to take Hull into the top flight for the first time in their history[1] – and he believed Phil Parkinson was the manager to do it.[2] However, their dismal start to the 2006–07 season was hardly the form of a team attempting to gain promotion, and on 4 December 2006 Parkinson was sacked as manager with Hull in the relegation zone, despite having spent over £2 million on players.

Phil Brown was appointed as caretaker manager and by 4 January 2007, Hull had moved out of the relegation zone and Brown was rewarded with a contract as their new manager until at least the end of the season.

Hull's Championship game against Sunderland on 17 March 2007 at the Stadium of Light saw an attendance of 38,448, a record to a Hull City game since they visited Stamford Bridge on 14 May 1977.[3]

Hull City all but secured their place in the Championship next season with a 1–0 victory away at Cardiff City, on 28 April 2007. This left them 3 points clear of Leeds United, the only side with a chance of overtaking them, but with a vastly superior goal difference this was only a mathematical possibility. This crucial goal was scored by Dean Windass, who had rejoined his hometown club on loan from Bradford City. By 4 May, due to a lack of any realistic chance of them remaining in the Championship, Leeds went into administration[4] and in doing so received the 10 point penalty such a move incurs. This deduction left Leeds at the bottom of the championship on 36 points, securing Hull's place in the Championship for the 2007–08 season.

Final league table

PWDLFAGDPts
C1Sunderland46277127647+2988
P2Birmingham City46268126742+2586
P3Derby County46259126246+1684
 4West Bromwich Albion462210148155+2676
 5Wolverhampton Wanderers462210145956+376
 6Southampton462112137753+2475
 7Preston North End46228166453+1174
 8Stoke City461916116241+2173
 9Sheffield Wednesday462011157066+471
 10Colchester United46209177056+1469
 11Plymouth Argyle461716136362+167
 12Crystal Palace461811175951+865
 13Cardiff City461713165753+464
 14Ipswich Town46188206459+562
 15Burnley461512195249+357
 16Norwich City46169215671−1557
 17Coventry City46168224762−1556
 18Queens Park Rangers461411215468−1453
 19Leicester City461314194964−1553
 20Barnsley46155265385−3250
 21Hull City461310235167-1649
R22Southend United461012244780−3342
R23Luton Town461010265381−2840
R24Leeds United46137264672−2636 A

A Deducted 10 points for administration entrance.

Results

Hull City's score comes first[5]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
5 August 2006 West Bromwich AlbionA0–220,682
8 August 2006 BarnsleyH2–318,207Parkin (2)
12 August 2006 Derby CountyH1–215,261Parkin (pen)
19 August 2006 Ipswich TownA0–019,790
26 August 2006 Coventry CityH0–116,145
9 September 2006 Birmingham CityA1–219,228Livermore
12 September 2006 Leicester CityA1–018,677Bridges
15 September 2006 Sheffield WednesdayH2–117,685Parkin (2)
23 September 2006 Queens Park RangersA0–211,381
30 September 2006 Crystal PalaceH1–118,099Turner
14 October 2006 BurnleyA0–211,530
17 October 2006 Luton TownH0–014,895
21 October 2006 Preston North EndA1–213,728Welsh
28 October 2006 SunderlandH0–125,512
31 October 2006 Southend UnitedA3–210,234Parkin, Elliott, Fagan
4 November 2006 SouthamptonA0–020,560
11 November 2006 Wolverhampton WanderersH2–016,962Fagan, Elliott
18 November 2006 Stoke CityH0–216,940
25 November 2006 Norwich CityA1–124,129Turner
28 November 2006 Colchester UnitedA1–55,373Forster
2 December 2006 SouthamptonH2–415,697Barmby, Fagan
9 December 2006 Plymouth ArgyleA0–112,101
16 December 2006 Cardiff CityH4–123,089Delaney, Marney, Fagan, Bridges
23 December 2006 Leeds UnitedA0–022,578
26 December 2006 Leicester CityH1–218,523Fagan
30 December 2006 BurnleyH2–017,731Marney, Fagan (pen)
1 January 2007 Sheffield WednesdayA2–128,600Barmby (2)
13 January 2007 Queens Park RangersH2–119,791Elliott (2)
20 January 2007 Crystal PalaceA1–117,012Ashbee
30 January 2007 Leeds UnitedH1–224,311Forster
3 February 2007 West Bromwich AlbionH0–118,005
10 February 2007 Derby CountyA2–228,140Dawson, Livermore
20 February 2007 BarnsleyA0–312,526
24 February 2007 Birmingham CityH2–018,811Windass (2, 1 pen)
3 March 2007 Coventry CityA0–221,079
6 March 2007 Ipswich TownH2–518,056Windass (2, 1 pen)
10 March 2007 Preston North EndH2–017,118Forster, Livermore
13 March 2007 Luton TownA2–17,777Livermore, Turner
17 March 2007 SunderlandA0–238,448
31 March 2007 Southend UnitedH4–019,629Windass (3), Ricketts
6 April 2007 Norwich CityH1–219,053Dawson
9 April 2007 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–320,772Forster
14 April 2007 Colchester UnitedH1–120,887Forster
21 April 2007 Stoke CityA1–117,109Barmby
28 April 2007 Cardiff CityA1–012,421Windass
6 May 2007 Plymouth ArgyleH1–220,661Elliott

FA Cup

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2007 MiddlesbroughH1–117,520Forster
R3R16 January 2007 MiddlesbroughA3–416,702Dawson (2), Parkin (pen)

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R122 August 2006 Tranmere RoversH2–1 (a.e.t.)6,075Burgess, Duffy
R219 September 2006 Hartlepool UnitedH0–06,392
R324 October 2006 WatfordA1–28,274Barmby

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Wales GK Boaz Myhill
2 England MF Nathan Doyle
3 England DF Andy Dawson
4 England MF Ian Ashbee
5 England DF Danny Coles
6 England DF Michael Turner
7 Northern Ireland MF Stuart Elliott
8 England MF Nick Barmby
9 England FW Nicky Forster
10 Scotland FW Stephen McPhee
11 England FW Jon Parkin
12 England GK Matt Duke
14 England MF Ray Parlour
15 Scotland FW Darryl Duffy
16 Republic of Ireland MF Damien Delaney
17 England FW Michael Bridges
No. Position Player
19 England MF John Welsh
20 England FW Dean Windass (on loan from Bradford City)
21 Wales DF Sam Ricketts
22 England MF Dean Marney
23 England DF Sam Collins
24 England MF David Livermore
27 England MF Lee Peltier (on loan from Liverpool)
28 England MF Russell Fry
29 England MF Ryan France
30 England DF Scott Wiseman
33 England DF Matty Plummer
34 England FW Nicky Featherstone
35 England DF Michael Byron
36 England GK Curtis Aspden
37 England MF Ben Wilkinson
38 England DF Tom Matthews

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
17 Republic of Ireland MF Keith Andrews (to Milton Keynes Dons)
9 Republic of Ireland FW Ben Burgess (to Blackpool)
2 England DF Mark Lynch (to Yeovil Town)
14 England MF Stuart Green (to Crystal Palace)
25 England DF Danny Mills (on loan from Manchester City)
No. Position Player
14 England MF Jason Jarrett (on loan from Preston North End)
20 England DF Alton Thelwell (to Leyton Orient)
18 Republic of Ireland MF Mark Yeates (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
27 England FW Craig Fagan (to Derby County)
26 Portugal FW Ricardo Vaz Tê (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)

References

  1. "Hull in print". Retrieved 26 September 2006.
  2. "thepfa.co.uk". Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2006.
  3. "Hull versus Sunderland: Match Report". Retrieved 18 May 2007.
  4. "Relegated Leeds in administration". BBC News (BBC). 4 May 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2007.
  5. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/hull-city/2006-2007/results
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