2006–07 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur
2006–07 season
Chairman Daniel Levy
Manager Martin Jol
FA Premier League 5th
FA Cup Quarter-finals
League Cup Semi-finals
UEFA Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Dimitar Berbatov (12)
All:
Dimitar Berbatov (23)
Highest home attendance 36,162 (vs. West Ham United, 22 October)
Lowest home attendance 34,154 (vs. Middlesbrough, 5 December)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

During the 2006–07 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Expectations were high at the beginning of the season, after only a bout of food poisoning amongst the squad prevented Spurs from pipping arch-rivals Arsenal to fourth place in the Premiership and UEFA Champions League qualification at the end of the previous season. However, the season was marred by injuries, particularly in defense, with Ledley King, Paul Stalteri, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Lee Young-pyo, Anthony Gardner, Jermaine Jenas, Steed Malbranque and Teemu Tainio all suffering long-term injuries, while Didier Zokora, Dimitar Berbatov, Robbie Keane and Aaron Lennon all suffered short-term injuries during the season, causing Martin Jol to rarely have a settled first XI to pick for extended periods.

Tottenham's Premiership form in the first half of the season was erratic, although there was a famous home win over reigning champions Chelsea in November amongst the mire of mediocre results. Away form was poor during the first half of the season, but a vast improvement in the second half saw just two away losses from January to the end of the season, including one (narrow) defeat in their final six away games, against Chelsea, just 36 hours after playing a UEFA Cup tie in Spain. The improvement in Spurs' away form, good home performances and an excellent end to the season lifted Spurs into fifth position in the final table and UEFA Cup qualification for the second year running. Tottenham played attractive and effective football as Martin Jol made his mark on the squad, reaching the FA Cup quarter-final before losing 1–2 to Chelsea having drawn 3–3 away, and the League Cup semi-finals, where they were knocked out by Arsenal after drawing 2–2 at home and losing 3–1 away in extra time. In the UEFA Cup, Tottenham progressed to the quarter-finals, where they faced holders and eventual winners Sevilla in the quarter-finals, eliminated from the competition 4–3 on aggregate.

On 17 March 2007, Paul Robinson became only the third goalkeeper in Premiership history to score a goal, following his 80-yard lob in the 3–1 victory over Watford.

The highly effective Dimitar Berbatov–Robbie Keane strike partnership was rewarded when they were named joint Player of the Month for April.

Premier League table

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1Manchester United 3828558327+5689 Champions League
Group stage
2Chelsea 38241136424+4083
3Liverpool 38208105727+3068 Champions League
Third qualifying round
4Arsenal 38191186335+2868
5Tottenham Hotspur 38179125754+360 UEFA Cup
First round
6Everton 381513105236+1658
7Bolton Wanderers 38168144752-556
8Reading 38167155247+555
9Portsmouth 381412124542+354
10Blackburn Rovers 38157165254-252 Intertoto Cup
Third round
11Aston Villa 381117104341+250
12Middlesbrough 381210164449-546
13Newcastle United 381110173847-943
14Manchester City 38119182944-1542
15West Ham United 38125213559-2441
16Fulham 38815153860-2239
17Wigan Athletic 38108203759-2238
18Sheffield United 38108203255-2338 Relegation to
Championship
19Charlton Athletic 38810203460-2634
20Watford 38513202959-3028

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Team kit

Tottenham's team kit for the 2006-07 season was produced by German company Puma. The main shirt sponsor was Mansion, an Internet gambling establishment.

Home kit
Away kit
European kit
European kit variant

Transfers

In

Date Player Previous club Cost
June 2006Cameroon Benoît Assou-EkottoFrance Lens£3,500,000
July 2006Ivory Coast Didier ZokoraFrance Saint-Étienne£8,600,000
July 2006Bulgaria Dimitar BerbatovGermany Bayer Leverkusen£10,900,000
July 2006Czech Republic Tomáš PekhartCzech Republic Slavia PragueFree
July 2006France Dorian DerviteFrance Lille Undisclosed
August 2006Egypt MidoItaly Roma Undisclosed
August 2006France Steed MalbranqueEngland Fulham£2,000,000
August 2006France Pascal ChimbondaEngland Wigan Athletic£4,500,000
January 2007England Ben AlnwickEngland SunderlandPlayer exchange
January 2007France Adel TaarabtFrance Lens Undisclosed
January 2007Portugal Ricardo RochaPortugal Benfica£3,200,000
Total
£32,700,000+

Out

Date Player New club Cost
June 2006England Marcel McKieReleasedContract expiry
June 2006Morocco Noureddine NaybetReleasedContract expiry
June 2006Serbia and Montenegro Goran BunjevčevićReleasedContract expiry
June 2006Netherlands Mounir El HamdaouiNetherlands Willem IIFree
June 2006England Dean MarneyEngland Hull City Undisclosed
June 2006Republic of Ireland Stephen KellyEngland Birmingham City £750,000
June 2006England Michael CarrickEngland Manchester United £18,600,000
August 2006Republic of Ireland Andy ReidEngland Charlton Athletic£3,000,000
January 2007Netherlands Edgar DavidsNetherlands AjaxFree
January 2007England Calum DavenportEngland West Ham United £3,000,000
January 2007Hungary Márton FülöpEngland Sunderland£500,000[1]
£25,850,000

Loaned out

Date Player Club Loan length
August 2006England Wayne RoutledgeEngland FulhamSeason
August 2006Brazil Rodrigo DefendiItaly RomaSeason
August 2006Republic of Ireland Mark YeatesEngland Hull CitySeason
November 2006England Charlie LeeEngland MillwallEight months
January 2007Switzerland Reto ZieglerItaly SampdoriaSix months
January 2007England Robert BurchEngland BarnetSix months
March 2007England Charlie DanielsEngland ChesterfieldOne month[2]

First-team 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 England GK Paul Robinson
2 France DF Pascal Chimbonda
3 South Korea DF Lee Young-pyo
4 Ivory Coast MF Didier Zokora
6 Finland MF Teemu Tainio
7 Canada MF Paul Stalteri
8 England MF Jermaine Jenas
9 Bulgaria FW Dimitar Berbatov
10 Republic of Ireland FW Robbie Keane
11 Egypt FW Mido
12 Czech Republic GK Radek Černý (on loan from Slavia Prague)
13 England MF Danny Murphy
14 Egypt MF Hossam Ghaly
15 France MF Steed Malbranque[3]
16 Switzerland DF Reto Ziegler
17 England GK Ben Alnwick
18 England FW Jermain Defoe
No. Position Player
19 France MF Adel Taarabt[4]
20 England DF Michael Dawson
22 England MF Tom Huddlestone
24 England MF Jamie O'Hara
25 England MF Aaron Lennon
26 England DF Ledley King (captain)
28 England FW Lee Barnard
29 England DF Philip Ifil
30 England DF Anthony Gardner
32 France DF Benoît Assou-Ekotto[5]
33 Portugal DF Ricardo Rocha
35 France DF Dorian Dervite
38 England MF Charlie Lee
39 England FW Andy Barcham
40 England GK Robert Burch
45 England FW Simon Dawkins

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
5 Netherlands MF Edgar Davids (to Ajax)
17 Hungary GK Márton Fülöp (to Sunderland)
No. Position Player
21 England MF Wayne Routledge (on loan to Fulham)
27 England DF Calum Davenport (to West Ham United)

Match results

Friendlies

Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance
13 July 2006 Bordeaux A 1 2 Defoe  35', McKenna  87' N/A
14 July 2006 Nice A 0 1 Barnard 43' N/A
18 July 2006 Celta Vigo A 0 2 Defoe  50', 52' N/A
22 July 2006 Birmingham City A 0 2 Berbatov  12', 14' N/A
25 July 2006 Stevenage Borough A 0 3 Defoe  33', 87', Berbatov  81' N/A
30 July 2006 Internazionale H 2 1 Tainio  36', 79' N/A
5 August 2006 Borussia Dortmund A 1 1 Berbatov  43' N/A
12 August 2006 Real Sociedad H 2 1 Defoe  27', Dawson  61' N/A

Premier League

Date Opponents H / A Result Spurs scorers Attendance
19 August 2006 Bolton Wanderers A 2 0 22,899
22 August 2006 Sheffield United H 2 0 Berbatov  7', Jenas  17' 35287
26 August 2006 Everton H 0 2 35540
9 September 2006 Manchester United A 1 0 75453
17 September 2006 Fulham H 0 0 36131
23 September 2006 Liverpool A 3 0 44330
1 October 2006 Portsmouth H 2 1 Murphy  2', Defoe  35' 36063
14 October 2006 Aston Villa A 1 1 Ángel  76' (o.g.) 42551
22 October 2006 West Ham United H 1 0 Mido  45' 36162
28 October 2006 Watford A 0 0 19660
5 November 2006 Chelsea H 2 1 Dawson  25', Lennon  52' 36070
12 November 2006 Reading A 3 1 Keane  24' 24110
19 November 2006 Blackburn Rovers A 1 1 Defoe  62' 18083
26 November 2006 Wigan Athletic H 3 1 Defoe  43', Berbatov  44', Lennon  90' 35205
2 December 2006 Arsenal A 3 0 60115
5 December 2006 Middlesbrough H 2 1 Berbatov  48', Keane  84' 34154
9 December 2006 Charlton Athletic H 5 1 Berbatov  31', 66', Tainio  33', Malbranque  55', Defoe  63' 35565
17 December 2006 Manchester City A 1 2 Davenport  16', Huddlestone  24' 39825
23 December 2006 Newcastle United A 3 1 Keane  19' 52079
26 December 2006 Aston Villa H 2 1 Defoe  58', 77' 35293
30 December 2006 Liverpool H 0 1 36170
1 January 2007 Portsmouth A 1 1 Malbranque  50' 20194
14 January 2007 Newcastle United H 2 3 Defoe  14', Berbatov  54' 35942
20 January 2007 Fulham A 1 1 Chimbonda  88' 23580
4 February 2007 Manchester United H 0 4 36146
10 February 2007 Sheffield United A 2 1 Jenas  2' 32144
21 February 2007 Everton A 1 2 Berbatov  35', Jenas  89' 34121
25 February 2007 Bolton Wanderers H 4 1 Keane  11', 22', Jenas  19', Lennon  90' 35747
4 March 2007 West Ham United A 3 4 Defoe  51', Tainio  63', Berbatov  89', Stalteri  90' 34966
17 March 2007 Watford H 3 1 Jenas  41', Robinson  63', Ghaly  85' 36051
1 April 2007 Reading H 1 0 Keane 41' 36067
7 April 2007 Chelsea A 1 0 41864
15 April 2007 Wigan Athletic A 3 3 Berbatov  4', Keane  35', 68' 16506
21 April 2007 Arsenal H 2 2 Keane  30', Jenas  90' 36050
28 April 2007 Middlesbrough A 2 3 Keane  12', 83', Berbatov  47' 27861
7 May 2007 Charlton Athletic A 0 2 Berbatov  7', Defoe  90' 26339
10 May 2007 Blackburn Rovers H 1 1 Defoe  67' 35974
13 May 2007 Manchester City H 2 1 Keane  10', Berbatov  32' 35426

H/A = Home/Away;

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance
3 7 January 2007 Cardiff City A 0 - 0 20,376
3R 17 January 2007 Cardiff City H 4 - 0 Lennon  27', Keane  30', Malbranque  41', Defoe  81' 27641
4 27 January 2007 Southend United H 3 - 1 Keane  12', Jenas  50', Mido  76' 33,406
5 18 February 2007 Fulham A 0 - 4 Keane  6'  68', Berbatov  77', 90' 18655
QF 11 March 2007 Chelsea A 3 - 3 Berbatov  5', Essien  28' o.g., Ghaly  36' 41517
QF R 19 March 2007 Chelsea H 1 - 2 Keane  79' pen. 35519

H/A = Home/Away;

Football League Cup

Round Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance
3 25 October 2006 MK Dons A 0 - 5 Mido  36', 60', Defoe  44', 51', Keane  90' 8306
4 8 November 2006 Port Vale H 3 - 1 Huddlestone  80', 99', Defoe  107' 34560
QF 20 December 2006 Southend United H 1 - 0 Defoe  115' 35811
SF L1 24 January 2007 Arsenal H 2 - 2 Berbatov  12', Baptista  21' o.g 35485
SF L2 31 January 2007 Arsenal A 1 - 3 Mido  85' 55872

Eliminated

H/A = Home/Away;

UEFA Cup

First round and group stage

Round Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance
FR 14 September 2006 Slavia Prague A 0 - 1 Jenas  37' 14869
FR 28 September 2006 Slavia Prague H 1 - 0 Keane  80' 35191
B 19 October 2006 Beşiktaş A 0 - 2 Ghaly  32', Berbatov  63' 26800
B 2 November 2006 Club Brugge H 3 - 1 Berbatov  63', 63', Keane  63' 35716
B 23 November 2006 Bayer Leverkusen A 0 - 1 Berbatov  36' 22500
B 14 December 2006 Dinamo București H 3 - 1 Berbatov  16', Defoe  39', 50' 34004

Group B final standings

Knockout rounds

Round Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance
L32 14 February 2007 Feyenoord A N/A Win by default
L16 8 March 2007 Braga A 2 - 3 Keane  59', 90', Malbranque  72' 15000
L16 14 March 2007 Braga H 3 - 2 Berbatov  28', 42', Huddlestone  76' 33761
QF L1 5 April 2007 Sevilla A 2 - 1 Keane  2' 32000
QF L2 12 April 2007 Sevilla H 2 - 2 Defoe  65', Lennon 67' 35384

Eliminated

H/A = Home/Away;

Player statistics

[6][7][8]

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKEngland Paul Robinson 381 40 30 90 541 10
2DFFrance Pascal Chimbonda 331 40 20 100 491 80
3DFSouth Korea Lee Young-pyo 20+10 50 10 40 30+10 40
4MFIvory Coast Didier Zokora 26+50 50 20 90 42+50 51
5MFNetherlands Edgar Davids 6+30 00 2+10 0+10 8+50 10
6MFFinland Teemu Tainio 20+12 3+10 10 5+10 29+32 31
7MFCanada Paul Stalteri 1+51 2+10 20 2+10 7+71 20
8MFEngland Jermaine Jenas 24+16 21 10 61 33+18 80
9FWBulgaria Dimitar Berbatov 30+312 4+13 1+21 87 43+623 30
10FWRepublic of Ireland Robbie Keane 18+911 4+15 1+21 8+15 31+1322 41
11FWEgypt Mido 7+51 2+11 2+23 2+20 13+105 40
12GKCzech Republic Radek Černý 00 20 20 10 50 10
13MFEngland Danny Murphy 5+71 10 30 2+10 11+81 00
14MFEgypt Hossam Ghaly 17+41 2+21 2+10 3+31 24+103 81
15MFFrance Steed Malbranque 18+72 4+21 40 4+22 30+115 70
16MFSwitzerland Reto Ziegler 0+10 00 10 1+10 2+20 00
18FWEngland Jermain Defoe 20+1410 2+31 54 2+33 29+2018 50
19MFMorocco Adel Taarabt 0+20 00 00 00 0+20 00
20DFEngland Michael Dawson 371 60 4+10 100 57+11 80
22MFEngland Tom Huddlestone 15+61 2+10 4+12 4+20 25+103 20
25MFEngland Aaron Lennon 22+43 5+11 1+20 7+11 35+85 00
26DFEngland Ledley King 210 00 00 60 270 10
27DFEngland Calum Davenport 8+21 10 20 1+10 12+31 10
29DFEngland Philip Ifil 10 00 10 00 20 00
30DFEngland Anthony Gardner 6+20 2+20 30 10 12+40 30
32DFCameroon Benoît Assou-Ekotto 160 10 30 50 250 20
33DFPortugal Ricardo Rocha 90 30 0+10 20 12+10 20
35DFFrance Dorian Dervite 00 00 10 00 10 00
39FWEngland Andy Barcham 00 00 10 00 10 00

Top scorers

P Player Position Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov Forward 12 3 1 7 23
2 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Forward 11 5 1 5 22
3 England Jermain Defoe Forward 10 1 4 3 18
4 England Jermaine Jenas Midfielder 6 1 0 1 8
5 Egypt Mido Forward 1 1 3 0 5

Most appearances

P Player Position Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 England Michael Dawson Defender 37 6 4 10 57
2 England Paul Robinson Goalkeeper 38 4 3 9 54
3 France Pascal Chimbonda Defender 33 4 4 10 51
4 England Jermain Defoe Forward 33 5 5 5 48
5 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Forward 27 5 3 9 44

Starting 11

Considering a 4-4-2 formation

References

  1. "Alnwick joins Spurs in swap move". BBC Sport. 2 January 2007.
  2. Spurs (2008-05-23). "Player transfers". Spurs. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
  3. Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but has represented France at U-21 level and has been called up for the senior squad, although he has not been capped.
  4. Taarabt was born in Fes, Morocco, but grew up in France and has represented France at youth level. He would later opt to represent the country of his birth and make his full international debut for Morocco in February 2009.
  5. Assou-Ekotto was born in Arras, France, but also qualified to represent Cameroon at international level and would make his full international debut for Cameroon in February 2009.
  6. Spurs (2008-04-09). "First Team Players". Spurs. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
  7. Spurs Odyssey (2008-04-09). "2007-08 stats". Spurs Odyssey. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
  8. http://www.11v11.com/teams/tottenham-hotspur/tab/players/season/2007/comp/9

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