2006–07 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion
2006–07 season
Chairman Jeremy Peace
Manager Bryan Robson (until 18 September)
Nigel Pearson (caretaker)
Craig Shakespeare (caretaker)
Tony Mowbray (from 13 October)
Stadium The Hawthorns
Championship 4th (qualified for play-offs)
Play-offs Runners-up
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Diomansy Kamara (20)
All: Diomansy Kamara (22)
Highest home attendance 26,606 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 22 October 2006)
Lowest home attendance 17,417 (vs. Queen's Park Rangers, 31 October 2006)
Average home league attendance 20,471

During the 2006–07 English football season, West Bromwich Albion competed in the Football League Championship, having been relegated from the FA Premier League the previous season.

Season summary

West Bromwich Albion started the season slowly and manager Bryan Robson departed as manager in October by mutual consent. Under his successor, Tony Mowbray, Albion were a permanent fixture in the top six from late December onwards and led the division briefly in February, but a run of four defeats in five games at home saw them fall out of contention for automatic promotion.[1] They secured their play-off place with a 7–0 home win against Barnsley on the final day of the league season,[2] finishing fourth in the process. This was one place above Wolverhampton Wanderers, by virtue of a superior goal difference, but eight points behind Derby.[3] Albion scored 81 league goals during the campaign, the highest tally of any team in the Football League in 2006–07.

In the play-off semi-finals, Albion faced local rivals and fifth-placed team Wolverhampton Wanderers, winning the first leg 3–2[4] and the second 1–0 to progress 4–2 on aggregate.[5] The second leg was the fifth meeting between the two sides during 2006–07, setting a new record for the most times that the Black Country derby has been contested in a single campaign, while Albion's four wins against their rivals was also a season record for matches between the two.[6]

In the play-off final game Albion were defeated by Derby County with Stephen Pearson scoring the only goal of the game.[7]

Kit

English company Umbro became West Bromwich's kit manufacturers for the season. T-Mobile remained the kit sponsors.

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

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first[8]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
5 August 2006 Hull CityH2-020,682Hartson (2)
8 August 2006 Cardiff CityA1-118,506Gera
12 August 2006 SouthamptonA0-024,233
19 August 2006 Colchester UnitedH2-117,509Ellington (pen), Wallwork
28 August 2006 SunderlandA0-224,242
9 September 2006 Leicester CityH2-019,322Kenton (own goal), Phillips (pen)
12 September 2006 Preston North EndA0-112,119
16 September 2006 Southend UnitedH1-119,576Ellington
23 September 2006 Luton TownA2-29,332Carter, Gera
30 September 2006 Leeds UnitedH4-221,435Albrechtsen, Kamara (2), Phillips
14 October 2006 Ipswich TownA5-122,581Kamara (2), Phillips (3)
17 October 2006 Crystal PalaceA2-016,105Gera, Kamara
22 October 2006 Wolverhampton WanderersH3-026,606Greening, Kamara, Hartson (pen)
28 October 2006 Birmingham CityA0-221,009
31 October 2006 Queens Park RangersH3-317,417Ellington, Kamara (2)
4 November 2006 Derby CountyA1-225,342Chaplow
11 November 2006 Norwich CityH0-118,718
18 November 2006 BurnleyH3-018,707Koumas, Ellington, Carter
25 November 2006 Stoke CityA0-118,282
28 November 2006 Sheffield WednesdayA1-321,695Koumas
2 December 2006 Derby CountyH1-020,494Hartson
10 December 2006 BarnsleyA1-19,512Koumas
16 December 2006 Coventry CityH5-020,370Kamara (2, 1 pen), Koumas, Phillips, Robinson
23 December 2006 Plymouth ArgyleA2-215,172Phillips (2)
26 December 2006 Preston North EndH4-222,905Koumas, Kamara, Ellington (2)
30 December 2006 Ipswich TownH2-020,328Kamara, Koumas
1 January 2007 Southend UnitedA1-39,907Hartson
12 January 2007 Luton TownH3-219,927Koumas, Phillips (2)
20 January 2007 Leeds UnitedA3-220,019Greening, Kamara (2)
31 January 2007 Plymouth ArgyleH2-119,894Kamara (2, 1 pen)
3 February 2007 Hull CityA1-018,005Kamara
10 February 2007 SouthamptonH1-121,138Phillips
13 February 2007 Colchester UnitedA2-15,611McShane, Kamara
20 February 2007 Cardiff CityH1-018,802Ellington
24 February 2007 Leicester CityA1-125,581Kamara (pen)
3 March 2007 SunderlandH1-223,252Carter
11 March 2007 Wolverhampton WanderersA0-128,016
14 March 2007 Crystal PalaceH2-317,960Clement, Phillips
18 March 2007 Birmingham CityH1-121,434McShane
31 March 2007 Queens Park RangersA2-114,784Phillips, Gera
7 April 2007 Stoke CityH1-320,386Koumas
9 April 2007 Norwich CityA2-125,422Sodje, Kamara
13 April 2007 Sheffield WednesdayH0-120,415
23 April 2007 BurnleyA2-312,500Koumas, Ellington
28 April 2007 Coventry CityA1-026,343Robinson
6 May 2007 BarnsleyH7-023,568Phillips (3), Ellington (2, 1 pen), Koren, Gera

Championship play-offs

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SF 1st Leg 13 May 2007 Wolverhampton WanderersA3-227,750Phillips (2), Kamara
SF 2nd Leg 16 May 2007 Wolverhampton WanderersH1-0 (won 4-2 on agg)27,415Phillips
F28 May 2007 Derby CountyN0-174,993

FA Cup

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2007 Leeds UnitedH3-116,957McShane, Hartson, Phillips
R428 January 2007 Wolverhampton WanderersA3-028,107Kamara, Phillips, Gera
R517 February 2007 MiddlesbroughA2-231,491Kamara, Phillips
R5R27 February 2007 MiddlesbroughH1-1 (lost 4-5 on pens)24,925Carter

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R124 August 2006 Leyton OrientA3-03,058Nicholson, Carter, Greening
R219 September 2006 Cheltenham TownH3-110,974Wallwork, Ellington (pen), Nicholson (pen)
R324 October 2006 ArsenalH0-221,566

Squad

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

No. Position Player
2 England DF Steve Watson
3 England DF Paul Robinson
4 England DF Chris Perry
5 England DF Neil Clement
6 England DF Curtis Davies
8 England MF Jonathan Greening
9 England FW Nathan Ellington
10 Wales FW John Hartson
11 Hungary MF Zoltan Gera
12 England MF Richard Chaplow
13 England GK Luke Steele
14 Denmark DF Martin Albrechtsen
15 Senegal FW Diomansy Kamara
16 Slovenia MF Robert Koren
17 England MF Darren Carter
No. Position Player
19 Wales MF Jason Koumas
20 England DF Paul McShane
21 England FW Kevin Phillips
22 England FW Stuart Nicholson
23 England DF Jeff Forsyth
24 England DF Ronnie Wallwork
26 Wales MF Rob Davies
27 England FW Rob Elvins
28 England DF Jared Hodgkiss
30 England GK Luke Daniels
31 Republic of Ireland GK Dean Kiely
32 Netherlands DF Sherjill MacDonald
33 England FW Michael Nardiello
34 Nigeria DF Sam Sodje (on loan from Reading)

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
1 Switzerland GK Pascal Zuberbühler (to Neuchâtel Xamax)
7 Scotland MF Nigel Quashie (to West Ham United)
16 Japan MF Junichi Inamoto (to Galatasaray)
No. Position Player
18 Denmark DF Thomas Gaardsøe (retired)
25 England GK Russell Hoult (to Stoke City)
29 Poland GK Tomasz Kuszczak (on loan to Manchester United)

References

  1. "Albion 2006–07 Fixtures". Albion (West Bromwich Albion Matchday Magazine) (CRE8, for West Bromwich Albion F.C.) 98 (27): 50–51. 6 May 2007.
  2. "West Brom 7–0 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 6 May 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  3. "Final 2006/2007 Football League Championship Table". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
  4. "Wolves 2–3 West Brom". BBC Sport. 13 May 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  5. McNulty, Phil (16 May 2007). "West Brom 1–0 Wolves". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  6. "All time results between West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  7. "Derby 1-0 West Brom". BBC Sport. 28 May 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  8. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/2006-2007/results
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