2006–07 Football League

The Football League
Season2006–07
ChampionsSunderland A.F.C.
PromotedSunderland A.F.C.
Birmingham City F.C.
Derby County F.C.
RelegatedBoston United
Torquay United
New Clubs in LeagueAccrington Stanley
Hereford United

The 2006–07 Football League (known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 108th completed season of The Football League.

The Football League was contested through three Divisions in England and Wales. The divisions were the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two. The winner and the runner-up of the Championship were automatically promoted to the Premier League and they were joined by the winner of the Championship play-offs. The bottom two teams in League Two were relegated to the Conference Premier.

Promotion and relegation from 2005–06

Relegated from the Premier League

Final league tables and results

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[1] with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.

Championship

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Championship
Football League Championship
Season2006–07
ChampionsSunderland (5th second tier title)
Direct promotion to FA Premier LeagueSunderland,
Birmingham City
Promoted to FA Premier League through play-offsDerby County
RelegatedLeeds United,
Luton Town,
Southend United
Matches played552
Goals scored1,439 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorerJamie Cureton (Colchester United), 23[2]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sunderland (C, P) 46 27 7 12 76 47 +29 88 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Birmingham City (P) 46 26 8 12 67 42 +25 86
3 Derby County (O, P) 46 25 9 12 62 46 +16 84 Qualification for Championship play-offs
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 58 50 +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
22 Southend United (R) 46 10 12 24 47 80 −33 42 Relegation to Football League One
23 Luton Town (R) 46 10 10 26 53 81 −28 40
24 Leeds United (R) 46 13 7 26 46 72 −26 36[a]
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Leeds United had 10 points deducted for entering financial administration.
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Locations of the Football League Championship 2006–2007 teams

Play-offs

Main article: Football League Championship play-offs § 2007
Semifinals
1st leg – 12/13 May; 2nd leg – 15/16 May 2007 		Final at Wembley Stadium
28 May 2007
        
3rd Derby County (pen.) 2 2 4 (4)
6th Southampton 1 3 4 (3)
3rd Derby County 1
4th West Bromwich Albion 0
4th West Bromwich Albion 3 1 4
5th Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 2

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Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jamie Cureton Colchester United 23
2 Michael Chopra Cardiff City 22
3 Diomansy Kamara West Bromwich Albion 21
4 Robert Earnshaw Norwich City 19
5 Chris Iwelumo Colchester United 18
= Grzegorz Rasiak Southampton 18
7 Steve Howard Derby County 16
= Alan Lee Ipswich Town 16
= Kevin Phillips West Bromwich Albion 16
10 David Nugent Preston North End 15

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League One

Football League One
Season2006–07
ChampionsScunthorpe United (1st third tier title)
Direct promotionScunthorpe United,
Bristol City
Promoted through play-offsBlackpool
RelegatedBradford City,
Brentford,
Chesterfield,
Rotherham United
Matches played552
Goals scored1,386 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorerBilly Sharp (Scunthorpe United), 30[2]
Highest scoringSwansea city 3–6 Blackpool (5 May 2007)
Longest winning run7 matches (Blackpool: 31 March – 5 May 2007);
Scunthorpe United (27 January – 3 March 2007)
Longest unbeaten run19 matches (Scunthorpe: 22 December 2006 – 5 May 2007)
Longest losing run5 matches (Brentford: 28 October – 5 December 2006 and 21 March – 21 April 2007)
Highest attendance27,875 (Nottingham Forest 1–1 Rotherham United; 9 April 2007)
Lowest attendance3,341 (Chesterfield 0–0 Northampton Town; 6 December 2006)
Average attendance7,490

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Scunthorpe United (C, P) 46 26 13 7 73 35 +38 91 Promotion to Football League Championship
2 Bristol City (P) 46 25 10 11 63 39 +24 85
3 Blackpool (O, P) 46 24 11 11 76 49 +27 83 Qualification for League One play-offs
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 & 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
21 Chesterfield (R) 46 12 11 23 45 53 −8 47 Relegation to Football League Two
22 Bradford City (R) 46 11 14 21 47 65 −18 47
23 Rotherham United (R) 46 13 9 24 58 75 −17 38[a]
24 Brentford (R) 46 8 13 25 40 79 −39 37
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Rotherham United had 10 points deducted for entering financial administration.
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Locations of the Football League One 2006–2007 teams

Play-offs

Main article: Football League One play-offs § 2007
Semifinals
1st leg – 11/13 May; 2nd leg – 18/19 May 2007 		Final at Wembley Stadium, London[4]
27 May 2007
        
3rd Blackpool 2 3 5
6th Oldham Athletic 1 1 2
3rd Blackpool 2
5th Yeovil Town 0
4th Nottingham Forest 2 2 4
5th Yeovil Town (a.e.t.) 0 5 5

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Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Billy Sharp Scunthorpe United 30
2 Leon Constantine Port Vale 22
3 Chris Porter Oldham 21
4 Lee Trundle Swansea City 19
5 Chris Greenacre Tranmere Rovers 17
= Luke Varney Crewe Alexandra 17
7 Darren Byfield Millwall 16
= Nicky Maynard Crewe Alexandra 16
= Andy Morrell Blackpool 16
10 Luke Beckett Huddersfield Town 15
= Will Hoskins Rotherham United 15

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Results

Home \ Away BOU BLP BRA BRE B&HA BRI CRL CHL CHF CRE DON GIL HUD LEY MIL NOR NOT OLD PTV ROT SCU SWA TRA YEO
AFC Bournemouth 1–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 5–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2
Blackpool 2–0 4–1 1–3 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 0–1 4–1 0–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 1–1
Bradford City 0–0 1–3 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 4–2 0–1 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–2
Brentford 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–4 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–4 0–1 2–4 2–2 4–3 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2
Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 0–3 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–4 0–2 1–0 0–0 4–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–3
Bristol City 2–2 2–4 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–0
Carlisle United 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 5–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–4
Cheltenham Town 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2
Chesterfield 0–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 0–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 5–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–3 0–2 1–1
Crewe Alexandra 2–0 1–2 0–3 3–1 1–1 0–1 5–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 4–3 2–0 0–4 1–0 2–2 1–4 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–3
Doncaster Rovers 1–1 0–0 3–3 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 3–1 1–2 3–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–2 2–2 0–0 0–0
Gillingham 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–3 3–2 1–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–2
Huddersfield Town 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 3–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–2 3–0 1–1 3–2 2–2 2–3
Leyton Orient 3–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–4 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–3 2–2 2–1 2–3 2–2 0–1 3–1 0–0
Millwall 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 4–1 0–0 2–5 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–1
Northampton Town 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–3 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–1 2–3 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–1
Nottingham Forest 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 4–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 5–1 1–3 3–1 1–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–0
Oldham Athletic 1–2 0–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 4–0 4–1 1–1 3–3 1–2 3–0 5–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
Port Vale 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 3–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–3 0–0 0–2 2–3 4–2
Rotherham United 0–2 1–0 4–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–4 0–1 5–1 0–0 3–2 2–3 2–2 2–3 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–5 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–2
Scunthorpe United 3–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–0
Swansea City 4–2 3–6 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 5–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–1
Tranmere Rovers 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–3 2–2 3–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–2 2–1
Yeovil Town 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2007. Source: English Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League Two

Football League Two
Season2006–07
ChampionsWalsall (2nd fourth tier title)
Direct promotionWalsall,
Hartlepool United,
Swindon Town
Promoted through play-offsBristol Rovers
Relegated to ConferenceBoston United,
Torquay United
New clubs in the leagueAccrington Stanley,
Hereford United
Matches played552
Goals scored1,372 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorerRichard Barker (Hartlepool United), 21
Izale McLeod (Milton Keynes Dons), 21[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Walsall (C, P) 46 25 14 7 66 34 +32 89 Promotion to Football League One
2 Hartlepool United (P) 46 26 10 10 65 40 +25 88
3 Swindon Town (P) 46 25 10 11 58 38 +20 85
4 Milton Keynes Dons 46 25 9 12 76 58 +18 84 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Lincoln City 46 21 11 14 70 59 +11 74
6 Bristol Rovers (O, P) 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
23 Boston United (R) 46 12 10 24 51 80 −29 36[a] Relegation to Conference North
24 Torquay United (R) 46 7 14 25 36 63 −27 35 Relegation to Football Conference
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Boston United had 10 points deducted for entering a Company Voluntary Arrangement. They were relegated directly to the Conference North for not paying their footballing creditors.
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Locations of the Football League Two teams 2006–2007

Play-offs

Main article: Football League Two play-offs § 2007
Semifinals
1st leg – 12/14 May; 2nd leg – 17/18 May 2007 		Final at Wembley Stadium
26 May 2007
        
4th Milton Keynes Dons 0 1 1
7th Shrewsbury 0 2 2
6th Bristol Rovers 3
7th Shrewsbury 1
5th Lincoln City 1 3 4
6th Bristol Rovers 2 5 7

[1]

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Richard Barker Mansfield Town
Hartlepool United 		21
= Izale McLeod Milton Keynes Dons 21
3 Glenn Murray Stockport / Rochdale 19
4 Jamie Forrester Lincoln City 18
= Clive Platt Milton Keynes Dons 18
6 Chris Dagnall Rochdale 17
= Jermaine Easter Wycombe Wanderers 17
8 Anthony Elding Boston United
Stockport County		 16
= Mark Stallard Lincoln City 16
= Andy Bishop Bury 16
= Richard Walker Bristol Rovers 16

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See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "England 2006–07". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  3. ^ soccernet.espn.go.com
  4. ^ Ornstein, David (27 May 2007). "League One play-off final: Yeovil 0 – 2 Blackpool". The Guardian. London.
  5. ^ soccernet.espn.go.com
  6. ^ soccernet.espn.go.com