2006–07 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion
2006–07 season
ChairmanJeremy Peace
ManagerBryan Robson (until 18 September)
Nigel Pearson (caretaker)
Craig Shakespeare (caretaker)
Tony Mowbray (from 13 October)
StadiumThe Hawthorns
Championship4th (qualified for play-offs)
Play-offsRunners-up
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Diomansy Kamara (20)
All: Diomansy Kamara (22)
Highest home attendance26,606 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 22 October 2006)
Lowest home attendance17,417 (vs. Queen's Park Rangers, 31 October 2006)
Average home league attendance20,471

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

Season summary

West Brom began the season slowly and manager Bryan Robson departed as manager in October by mutual consent. Under his successor, Tony Mowbray, West Brom 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 County.[3] West Brom 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 West Brom's four wins against their rivals was also a season record for matches between the two.[6]

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

Kit

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

Final league table

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Birmingham City (P) 46 26 8 12 67 42 +25 86 Promotion to the Premier League
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
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first[8]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
5 August 2006 Hull City H 2–0 20,682 (2,477) Hartson (2)
8 August 2006 Cardiff City A 1–1 18,506 Gera
12 August 2006 Southampton A 0–0 24,233
19 August 2006 Colchester United H 2–1 17,509 (668) Ellington (pen.), Wallwork
28 August 2006 Sunderland A 0–2 24,242 (923)
9 September 2006 Leicester City H 2–0 19,322 (2,183) Kenton (own goal), Phillips (pen)
12 September 2006 Preston North End A 0–1 12,119
16 September 2006 Southend United H 1–1 19,576 Ellington
23 September 2006 Luton Town A 2–2 9,332 (1,785) Carter, Gera
30 September 2006 Leeds United H 4–2 21,435 (2,600) Albrechtsen, Kamara (2), Phillips
14 October 2006 Ipswich Town A 5–1 22,581 (1,422) Kamara (2), Phillips (3)
17 October 2006 Crystal Palace A 2–0 16,105 (1,123) Gera, Kamara
22 October 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–0 26,606 (2,600) Greening, Kamara, Hartson (pen)
28 October 2006 Birmingham City A 0–2 21,009 (2,987)
31 October 2006 Queens Park Rangers H 3–3 17,417 (484) Ellington, Kamara (2)
4 November 2006 Derby County A 1–2 25,342 (2,609) Chaplow
11 November 2006 Norwich City H 0–1 18,718 (904)
18 November 2006 Burnley H 3–0 18,707 (1,744) Koumas, Ellington, Carter
25 November 2006 Stoke City A 0–1 18,282
28 November 2006 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–3 21,695 (946) Koumas
2 December 2006 Derby County H 1–0 20,494 (2,600) Hartson
10 December 2006 Barnsley A 1–1 9,512 (347) Koumas
16 December 2006 Coventry City H 5–0 20,370 Kamara (2, 1 pen), Koumas, Phillips, Robinson
23 December 2006 Plymouth Argyle A 2–2 15,172 Phillips (2)
26 December 2006 Preston North End H 4–2 22,905 (1,988) Koumas, Kamara, Ellington (2)
30 December 2006 Ipswich Town H 2–0 20,328 Kamara, Koumas
1 January 2007 Southend United A 1–3 9,907 Hartson
12 January 2007 Luton Town H 3–2 19,927 (499) Koumas, Phillips (2)
20 January 2007 Leeds United A 3–2 20,019 Greening, Kamara (2)
31 January 2007 Plymouth Argyle H 2–1 19,894 (961) Kamara (2, 1 pen)
3 February 2007 Hull City A 1–0 18,005 (1,364) Kamara
10 February 2007 Southampton H 1–1 21,138 Phillips
13 February 2007 Colchester United A 2–1 5,611 (1,000) McShane, Kamara
20 February 2007 Cardiff City H 1–0 18,802 (1,462) Ellington
24 February 2007 Leicester City A 1–1 25,581 (3,300) Kamara (pen)
3 March 2007 Sunderland H 1–2 23,252 (2,598) Carter
11 March 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 28,016 (2,600)
14 March 2007 Crystal Palace H 2–3 17,960 Clement, Phillips
18 March 2007 Birmingham City H 1–1 21,434 (2,590) McShane
31 March 2007 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 14,784 (2,600) Phillips, Gera
7 April 2007 Stoke City H 1–3 20,386 Koumas
9 April 2007 Norwich City A 2–1 25,422 (2,500) Sodje, Kamara
13 April 2007 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–1 20,415
23 April 2007 Burnley A 2–3 12,500 Koumas, Ellington
28 April 2007 Coventry City A 1–0 26,343 Robinson
6 May 2007 Barnsley H 7–0 23,568 (1,936) Phillips (3), Ellington (2, 1 pen), Koren, Gera

Championship play-offs

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SF 1st Leg 13 May 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–2 27,750 (2,600) Phillips (2), Kamara
SF 2nd Leg 16 May 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 (won 4–2 on agg) 27,415 (2,600) Phillips
F 28 May 2007 Derby County N 0–1 74,993

FA Cup

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2007 Leeds United H 3–1 16,957 (2,327) McShane, Hartson, Phillips
R4 28 January 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–0 28,107 (5,500) Kamara, Phillips, Gera
R5 17 February 2007 Middlesbrough A 2–2 31,491 (2,395) Kamara, Phillips
R5R 27 February 2007 Middlesbrough H 1–1 (lost 4–5 on pens) 24,925 Carter

League Cup

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 24 August 2006 Leyton Orient A 3–0 3,058 (1,126) Nicholson, Carter, Greening
R2 19 September 2006 Cheltenham Town H 3–1 10,974 (1,885) Wallwork, Ellington (pen), Nicholson (pen)
R3 24 October 2006 Arsenal H 0–2 21,566

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[9]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ENG Steve Watson
3 DF  ENG Paul Robinson
4 DF  ENG Chris Perry
5 DF  ENG Neil Clement
6 DF  ENG Curtis Davies
8 MF  ENG Jonathan Greening
9 FW  ENG Nathan Ellington
10 FW  WAL John Hartson
11 MF  HUN Zoltán Gera
12 MF  ENG Richard Chaplow
13 GK  ENG Luke Steele
14 DF  DEN Martin Albrechtsen
15 FW  SEN Diomansy Kamara[notes 1]
16 MF  SVN Robert Koren
17 MF  ENG Darren Carter
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  WAL Jason Koumas
20 DF  IRL Paul McShane
21 FW  ENG Kevin Phillips
22 FW  ENG Stuart Nicholson
23 DF  ENG Jeff Forsyth
24 DF  ENG Ronnie Wallwork
26 MF  WAL Rob Davies
27 FW  ENG Rob Elvins
28 DF  ENG Jared Hodgkiss
30 GK  ENG Luke Daniels
31 GK  IRL Dean Kiely[notes 2]
32 FW  NED Sherjill MacDonald
33 FW  ENG Michael Nardiello
34 DF  NGA Sam Sodje[notes 3] (on loan from Reading)

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SUI Pascal Zuberbühler (to Neuchâtel Xamax)
7 MF  SCO Nigel Quashie[notes 4] (to West Ham United)
16 MF  JPN Junichi Inamoto (to Galatasaray)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  DEN Thomas Gaardsøe (retired)
25 GK  ENG Russell Hoult (to Stoke City)
29 GK  POL Tomasz Kuszczak (on loan to Manchester United)

Transfers

In

Date Nation Position Name From Fee Reference
26 June 2006 FW John Hartson Celtic £500,000 [10]
14 July 2006 GK Pascal Zuberbühler Basel Free [11]
10 August 2006 DF Paul McShane Manchester United Undisclosed [12]
10 August 2006 GK Luke Steele Manchester United Undisclosed [12]
22 August 2006 FW Kevin Phillips Aston Villa £700,000 [13]
4 January 2007 MF Robert Koren Lillestrom Free [14]
30 January 2007 GK Dean Kiely Portsmouth Free [15]

Out

Date Nation Position Name To Fee Reference
23 June 2006 MF Andy Johnson Leicester City Free [16]
24 May 2006 FW Geoff Horsfield Sheffield United £1,200,000 [17]
2 August 2006 FW Kevin Campbell Cardiff City Free [18]
17 August 2006 FW Nwankwo Kanu Portsmouth Free [19]
31 August 2006 MF Junichi Inamoto Galatasaray Undisclosed [20]
8 January 2007 MF Nigel Quashie West Ham United £1,500,000 [21]
31 January 2007 GK Russell Hoult Stoke City Free [22]
14 February 2007 GK Pascal Zuberbühler Neuchâtel Xamax Free [23]

Loans In

Date Nation Position Name From Length Reference
17 March 2007 DF Sam Sodje Reading One Month (extended 17 April) [24][25]

Loans Out

Date Nation Position Name To Length Reference
10 August 2006 GK Tomasz Kuszczak Manchester United Full-Season [12]

Notes

  1. ^ Kamara was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Senegal internationally and made his international debut for Senegal in 2003.
  2. ^ Kiely was born in Salford, England, and represented them at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1999.
  3. ^ Sodje was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Nigeria in November 2005.
  4. ^ Quashie was born in Southwark, England, and represented them at U-21 and B-level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.

References

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  21. ^ "West Ham sign midfielder Quashie". BBC Sport. 8 January 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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