2006–07 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
2006–07 season
Owner Publicly traded company
Chairman John Wardle
Manager Stuart Pearce
Stadium City of Manchester Stadium
FA Premier League 14th
League Cup Second round
FA Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League: Joey Barton (6 goals)
All: Joey Barton (7 goals)
Highest home attendance 47,244 0v0 Manchester United
5 May 2007
Lowest home attendance 25,621 0v0 Sheffield Wednesday
16 January 2007
Average home league attendance

39,997 – over 19 PL home games
(6th highest in Premier League)

Highest away
attendance		 75,858 0v0 Manchester United
9 December 2006
Lowest away
attendance		 7,960 0v0 Chesterfield
20 September 2006
Season revenue (ranked outside the world's top 20 revenue earning clubs this season)
← 2005–06 2007–08 →
Results summary – all competitions
WinsDrawsLossesWin %
Home7 6 8 33.3%
Away7 4 1230.4%
Both14102031.8%
Results summary – Premier League
WinsDrawsLossesWin %
Home5 6 8 26.3%
Away6 3 1031.6%
Both119 1828.9%

The 2006–07 season was Manchester City Football Club's fifth consecutive season playing in the FA Premier League, the top division of English football, and its tenth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 115th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.

Season review

The 2006–07 season proved tough for club which skirmished with relegation from the Premier League and ended up finishing in 14th position.[1] The club were again eliminated from the League Cup by a League One team, this time by Chesterfield early on in the season. Ben Thatcher's elbow challenge on Pedro Mendes whilst playing Portsmouth shocked many – a challenge which prompted City to take unprecedented action and banned Thatcher for six matches by the club and a six weeks fine. Pearce called the challenge "indefensible"[2] and the Football Association banned Thatcher for a further eight matches. The side also scored just ten goals at home in the league, and none after New Years Day in 2007, a record low in top-flight English football.[3]

In December 2006, the club issued a statement regarding a possible takeover,[4] and on 21 June, the Manchester City board accepted an £81.6 million offer for the club from Thaksin Shinawatra.[5] One of his first moves was to schedule a press conference to announce former-England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson as his new manager – Eriksson's first job since leaving international duty.[6]

Team kit

For this season, the shirt sponsor for all of the club's kits continued to be the previous season's sponsor, Thomas Cook, while the team kits were produced by the previous season's supplier, Reebok.

Home
Away (version 1)
Away (version 2)
Third
Goalkeeper strip 1 (v1)
Goalkeeper strip 1 (v2)
Goalkeeper strip 1 (v3)
Goalkeeper strip 2
Goalkeeper strip 3 (v1)
Goalkeeper strip 3 (v2)
Goalkeeper strip 3 (v3)

Historical league performance

Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Friendly games

This season not all of the team's friendly games were played during the preparatory run-in to the official start of the new league campaign, with a couple of friendly games taking place during the course of the active season. The first of these games was perhaps just a "belated pre-season friendly" that was played with the season still only nine days old, while the other one against Blackpool in February was more of a mutually arranged scrimmage behind closed doors, with one of its intended purposes being to provide a "friendly competitive" tryout for the 28-year-old Belgian international striker, Émile Mpenza, who at the time the Manchester club was considering signing. This impromptu scrimmage served as a key part of Mpenza's brief trial with City and saw him perform well enough, with his scoring of the second goal in the 3–0 win, that he was subsequently signed by City two days later (his unattached free agent status permitting him to be signed outside of the January transfer window). The extemporaneous Valentine's Day friendly also gave some City players in need of match fitness, such as Didi Hamann and Stephen Jordan, a chance to get a full 90 minutes of play under their belts.

Pre-season

Thomas Cook Trophy

Mid-season

Competitive games

Premier League

Position in final standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
12 Middlesbrough 38 12 10 16 44 49−5 46
13 Newcastle United 38 11 10 17 38 47−9 43
14 Manchester City 38 11 9 18 29 44−15 42
15 West Ham United 38 12 5 21 35 59−24 41
16 Fulham 38 8 15 15 38 60−22 39

Updated to games played on 13 May 2007 (end of season).
Source: Premier League 2006–07
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 11 9 18 29 44  −15 42 5 6 8 10 16  −6 6 3 10 19 28  −9

Last updated: 13 May 2007 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2006–07

Points breakdown

Points at home: 21
Points away from home: 21

Points against "Big Four" teams: 4
Points against promoted teams: 6

6 points: Fulham, Middlesbrough, West Ham United
4 points: Everton, Newcastle United, Sheffield United
3 points: Arsenal, Aston Villa
2 points: Watford
1 point: 0Bolton Wanderers, Charlton Athletic, Liverpool, Portsmouth
0 points: Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Manchester United, Reading,
0Tottenham Hotspur, Wigan Athletic

Biggest & smallest

Biggest home wins: 3–1 vs. Fulham, 18 November 2006
000000000000000002–0 vs. West Ham United, 23 September 2006
Biggest home defeat: 0–3 vs. Blackburn Rovers, 20 January 2007
Biggest away wins: 1–3 vs. Aston Villa, 29 November 2006 & vs. Fulham, 9 April 2007
0000000000000000 0–2 vs. Middlesbrough, 17 March 2007
Biggest away defeat: 4–0 vs. Wigan Athletic, 21 October 2006

Biggest home attendance: 47,244 vs. Manchester United, 5 May 2007
Smallest home attendance: 35,776 vs. Fulham, 18 November 2006
Biggest away attendance: 75,858 vs. Manchester United, 9 December 2006
Smallest away attendance: 16,235 vs. Wigan Athletic, 21 October 2006

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHHAAHAHAAHHA
Result L D W L L W D D L W L D W L W D L L L W W W D L L L L L W W D W D L D L L L

Last updated: 13 May 2007 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2006–07
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Individual match reports

League Cup

Second round

20 September 2006
19:45
Chesterfield England 2–1 England Manchester City
Folan  51'
Niven  67'		 MCFC report Samaras  40'
Saltergate
Chesterfield
Attendance: 7,960
Referee: K Wright

FA Cup

Third round

Third round replay

Fourth round

Fifth round

18 February 2007
13:10
Preston North End England 1–3 England Manchester City
Nugent  8' MCFC report Ball  35'
Hill  84' (o.g.)
Ireland  90'
Deepdale
Preston
Attendance: 18,890
Referee: Mike Riley

Sixth round

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 Sweden GK Andreas Isaksson
2 England DF Micah Richards
3 England DF Michael Ball
4 England DF Stephen Jordan
5 France MF Ousmane Dabo
7 Republic of Ireland MF Stephen Ireland
8 England MF Joey Barton
9 Belgium FW Émile Mpenza
10 France MF Djamel Abdoun[7] (on loan from Ajaccio)
11 England FW Darius Vassell
12 England GK Nicky Weaver
14 Scotland FW Paul Dickov
15 France DF Sylvain Distin
16 England DF Nedum Onuoha[8]
No. Position Player
17 China DF Sun Jihai
18 England DF Danny Mills
20 Greece FW Georgios Samaras
21 Germany MF Dietmar Hamann
22 Republic of Ireland DF Richard Dunne
24 United States MF DaMarcus Beasley (on loan from PSV)
25 England GK Joe Hart
26 England DF Matt Mills
27 Tunisia DF Hatem Trabelsi
28 England MF Trevor Sinclair
30 Italy FW Bernardo Corradi
33 England MF Michael Johnson
36 England FW Daniel Sturridge
43 England FW Ishmael Miller

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
3 Wales DF Ben Thatcher[9] (to Charlton Athletic)
6 United States MF Claudio Reyna (to New York Red Bulls)
No. Position Player
9 England FW Andrew Cole (to Portsmouth)
10 France MF Antoine Sibierski (to Newcastle United)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
19 Denmark GK Kasper Schmeichel
31 England GK Laurence Matthewson
32 England DF Nathan D'Laryea
34 England DF Sam Williamson
35 England MF Ashley Williams
37 England MF Kelvin Etuhu[10]
38 England DF Shaleum Logan
No. Position Player
39 Scotland MF Marc Laird
41 England MF Ashley Grimes
Republic of Ireland DF Garry Breen
Wales MF Scott Evans
Republic of Ireland MF Karl Moore
Wales FW Ched Evans

Goal scorers

Information current as of 13 May 2007 (end of season)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date Pos. Player From club Transfer fee
22 May 2006 GK England Joe Hart England Shrewsbury Town £1,500,000[11][12][13]
26 May 2006 FW Scotland Paul Dickov England Blackburn Rovers Free[14]
20 June 2006 MF France Ousmane Dabo Italy Lazio Free[15]
12 July 2006 MF Germany Dietmar Hamann England Liverpool Free[16]
20 July 2006 FW Italy Bernardo Corradi Spain Valencia Undisclosed[17]
10 August 2006 DF Tunisia Hatem Trabelsi Netherlands Ajax Bosman ruling[18]
15 August 2006 GK Sweden Andreas Isaksson France Rennes £2,000,000[19]
31 January 2007 DF England Michael Ball Netherlands PSV Undisclosed[20]
16 February 2007 FW Belgium Émile Mpenza Unattached free agent[21]

Transfers out

Exit date Pos. Player To club Transfer fee
24 May 6 DF France David Sommeil England Sheffield United Free[22][23]
12 June 6 DF Denmark Mikkel Bischoff England Coventry City Free[22][24]
14 June 6 GK Belgium Geert De Vlieger Belgium Zulte Waregem Free[22][25]
5 July 6 FW England Bradley Wright-Phillips England Southampton £500,000[26]
31 July 6 MF England Lee Croft England Norwich City £600,000[27]
2 August 6 MF Republic of Ireland Willo Flood Wales Cardiff City £200,000[28]
14 August 6 GK England David James England Portsmouth £1,200,000[29]
31 August 6 FW England Andy Cole England Portsmouth £500,000[30]
31 August 6 MF France Antoine Sibierski England Newcastle United Undisc.[31]
11 January 7 DF Wales Ben Thatcher England Charlton Athletic £500,000[32]
23 January 7 MF United States Claudio Reyna United States Red Bull New York Free[33][34]

Loans in

Start date End date Pos. Player From club
31 August 2006 15 May 2007 MF United States DaMarcus Beasley Netherlands PSV[35][36]
11 January 2007 15 May 2007 MF France Djamel Abdoun France Ajaccio[36][37]

Loans out

Start date End date Pos. Player To club
25 August 2006 2 December 2006 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel England Bury
15 September 2006 18 November 2006 DF England Danny Mills England Hull City
1 January 2007 29 January 2007 GK England Joe Hart England Tranmere Rovers
5 January 2007 5 February 2007 FW Nigeria Kelvin Etuhu England Rochdale
11 January 2007 21 May 2007 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel Scotland Falkirk
20 January 2007 17 February 2007 DF England Nathan D'Laryea England Macclesfield Town
25 January 2007 24 February 2007 MF Scotland Marc Laird England Northampton Town
25 January 2007 19 March 2007 DF England Matthew Mills England Colchester United
22 March 2007 7 May 2007 MF England Ashley Grimes England Swindon Town
7 April 2007 7 May 2007 GK England Joe Hart England Blackpool

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hughes defends under-fire Pearce". BBC Sport. 12 March 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
  2. ↑ "Mendes shocked by Thatcher foul". BBC Sport. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Man City sacking Archived 16 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine.: Football365.com website. Retrieved 14 May 2007
  4. ↑ "Manchester City plc – Statement re Possible Offer". PLUS Markets Group. Archived from the original on 22 May 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
  5. ↑ "Thaksin completes Man City buyout". BBC Sport. 6 July 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
  6. ↑ "Eriksson named as Man City boss". BBC Sport. 6 July 2007. Archived from the original on 9 July 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
  7. ↑ Abdoun was born in Montreuil, France, and has represented France at youth level, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally through his parents and would make his full international debut for Algeria in January 2010.
  8. ↑ Onuoha was born in Warri, Nigeria.
  9. ↑ Thatcher was born in Swindon, England, and has represented England at level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his grandmother and made his full international debut for Wales in March 2004.
  10. ↑ Etuhu was born in Kano, Nigeria, and would later declare his intention to represent Nigeria internationally.
  11. ↑ "Man City complete Hart signature". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 May 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  12. ↑ "Town in wait for extra Hart money". shropshirestar.com. Midland News Association. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  13. ↑ "Graham Turner welcomes Shrewsbury Town Joe Hart cash". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  14. ↑ "Man City snap up striker Dickov". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 May 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  15. ↑ "Dabo quits Lazio to join Man City". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  16. ↑ "Hamann makes switch to Man City". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  17. ↑ "Man City complete Corradi signing". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 July 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  18. ↑ "Trabelsi completes Man City move". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 August 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  19. ↑ "Isaksson completes Man City move". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 August 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  20. ↑ "Man City seal deal for PSV's Ball". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  21. ↑ "Man City complete Mpenza signing". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 February 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  22. 1 2 3 "Sommeil heads Man City clear-out". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 May 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  23. ↑ "Sheff Utd sign defender Sommeil". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 May 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  24. ↑ "Sky Blues sign defender Bischoff". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 June 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  25. ↑ "Zulte-Waregem snare De Vlieger". UEFA. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
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  27. ↑ "Croft completes Norwich transfer". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  28. ↑ "Flood completes move to Cardiff". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 August 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  29. ↑ "James completes Portsmouth move". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 August 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  30. ↑ "Portsmouth complete Cole signing". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  31. ↑ "Magpies snap up City's Sibierski". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  32. ↑ "Thatcher completes Charlton move". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  33. ↑ "Man City agree to release Reyna". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 January 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  34. ↑ "Reyna signs for New York MLS team". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 January 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  35. ↑ "Man City move for Beasley on loan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  36. 1 2 "Man City release winger Beasley". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  37. ↑ "Dickov set for two-month lay-off". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 January 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
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