Blackburn Rovers
2006–07 season
ManagerMark Hughes
FA Premier League10th
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupThird round
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Benni McCarthy (18)
All: Benni McCarthy (24)[1]
Highest home attendance29,342 (vs. Liverpool, 26 December 2006)
Lowest home attendance16,035 (vs. Watford, 18 April 2007)
Average home league attendance21,275[2]

During the 2006–07 English football season, Blackburn Rovers F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

A run of only 5 wins from their first 18 games[3] killed off Blackburn's hopes of improving on the previous season's 6th place to qualify for the Champions League, but the club's form was markedly improved in the second half of the season, NLP expert Jimmy Petruzzi had delivered an NLP training workshop to the coaches during Blackburn Rovers loss of form and coincided with the club turning their season around achieving a top-half finish for the second season running. Rovers overcame the sale of Craig Bellamy to Liverpool, with his replacement, former Porto striker Benni McCarthy, scoring 18 league goals to finish as the Premier League's second-highest scorer behind Didier Drogba.

After a history of European underachievement, Rovers had a relatively successful UEFA Cup campaign, beating Red Bull Salzburg in the first round and topping Group E in the next stage, before succumbing to Bayer Leverkusen in the Round of 32. The club continued their recent habit of reaching cup semi-finals to be eliminated by the cup winners, being knocked out of the FA Cup semi-final by eventual winners Chelsea.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Reading 38 16 7 15 52 47 +5 55
9 Portsmouth 38 14 12 12 45 42 +3 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 38 15 7 16 52 54 −2 52 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round[lower-alpha 1]
11 Aston Villa 38 11 17 10 43 41 +2 50
12 Middlesbrough 38 12 10 16 44 49 −5 46
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ The highest-placed team who applied for the Intertoto Cup and not in an automatic UEFA Cup spot was awarded with a place in that competition. Blackburn Rovers occupied the Intertoto place, because Portsmouth and Reading did not apply.[4] A further place in the UEFA Cup was up for grabs via the Premiership Fair Play League. The winner is placed into a draw with the winners of Fair Play leagues in other countries. The representatives from the two countries that come out of the hat first are given a place in the UEFA Cup first qualifying round. Since the winners of the Premiership Fair Play League, Tottenham Hotspur, had already qualified for the UEFA Cup by virtue of their league position, their place in the Fair Play draw was given to Aston Villa. However, the places in the UEFA Cup were awarded to the representatives from Finland and Norway.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Brad Friedel
3 DF Georgia (country) GEO Zurab Khizanishvili
4 DF England ENG Andy Todd
5 MF Turkey TUR Tugay Kerimoğlu
6 DF New Zealand NZL Ryan Nelsen (captain)
7 MF Australia AUS Brett Emerton
8 MF Wales WAL Robbie Savage
9 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Shabani Nonda[notes 1] (on loan from Roma)
10 FW South Africa RSA Benni McCarthy
11 FW England ENG David Bentley
12 MF Norway NOR Morten Gamst Pedersen
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Steven Reid[notes 2]
15 MF South Africa RSA Aaron Mokoena
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Switzerland SUI Stéphane Henchoz
18 FW Scotland SCO Paul Gallagher
19 MF England ENG David Dunn
20 DF Netherlands NED André Ooijer
21 DF Republic of the Congo CGO Christopher Samba[notes 3]
22 DF England ENG Stephen Warnock
23 GK Wales WAL Jason Brown[notes 4]
25 DF Switzerland SUI Bruno Berner
27 FW England ENG Matt Derbyshire
30 FW Grenada GRN Jason Roberts[notes 5]
31 MF Germany GER Sergio Peter
32 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Eddie Nolan
33 DF England ENG Michael Gray

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. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Australia AUS Lucas Neill (to West Ham United)
9 FW Finland FIN Shefki Kuqi[notes 6] (to Crystal Palace)
17 FW England ENG Francis Jeffers (on loan to Ipswich Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Scotland SCO Dominic Matteo (to Stoke City)
22 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Douglas (to Leeds United)
24 DF Scotland SCO Jay McEveley[notes 7] (to Derby County)

Reserve squad

The following players did not appear for the senior team this season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Finland FIN Peter Enckelman
22 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Douglas
26 DF England ENG Andy Taylor
28 GK England ENG Frank Fielding
29 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Treacy
34 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Tony Kane[notes 8]
— GK England ENG Zak Jones
— DF England ENG Dean Winnard
— DF Sweden SWE Martin Olsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Josh O'Keefe
— MF Scotland SCO Bryan Hodge (on loan to Mansfield Town)
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Judge
— MF Italy ITA Raffaele De Vita
— MF Australia AUS Rostyn Griffiths
— FW England ENG Keith Barker (on loan to Rochdale)
— FW England ENG Jamie Clarke
— FW England ENG Joe Garner (on loan to Carlisle United)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK United States USA Brad Friedel 530380601080
23 GK Wales WAL Jason Brown 100+10000000
Defenders
3 DF Georgia (country) GEO Zurab Khizanishvili 30017+103+201060
4 DF England ENG Andy Todd 1306+301+10001+10
6 DF New Zealand NZL Ryan Nelsen 190120500020
7 DF Australia AUS Brett Emerton 47032+205+101060
16 DF Switzerland SUI Stéphane Henchoz 16010+201+101010
20 DF Netherlands NED André Ooijer 270200100060
21 DF Republic of the Congo CGO Christopher Samba 19213+124+100000
22 DF England ENG Stephen Warnock 201131500020
25 DF Switzerland SUI Bruno Berner 2010100000
32 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Eddie Nolan 100000000+10
33 DF England ENG Michael Gray 13010+10000020
Midfielders
5 MF Turkey TUR Tugay Kerimoğlu 40226+41300071
8 MF Wales WAL Robbie Savage 272210000062
11 MF England ENG David Bentley 517364601083
12 MF Norway NOR Morten Gamst Pedersen 49836652106+10
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Steven Reid 3030000000
15 MF South Africa RSA Aaron Mokoena 40118+9061102+40
19 MF England ENG David Dunn 1607+402+100020
31 MF Germany GER Sergio Peter 1601+800+200+101+30
Forwards
9 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Shabani Nonda 36817+9720104+31
10 FW South Africa RSA Benni McCarthy 502436183+23107+13
18 FW Scotland SCO Paul Gallagher 2222+1411+11002+20
27 FW England ENG Matt Derbyshire 3098+1454+240020
30 FW Grenada GRN Jason Roberts 2559+941+210+101+20
Players transferred out during the season
2 DF Australia AUS Lucas Neill 261200001051
9 FW Finland FIN Shefki Kuqi 200+1000000+10
17 FW England ENG Francis Jeffers 1513+700+100+100+31
24 DF England ENG Jay McEveley 703+10101010

Last updated: 15 May 2007
Source: Competitions

Transfers

In

Out

Results

Premier League

Results by matchday

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ResultLDLDWWWDLLLLDLWLWLWWWLWLLWLWWLLLWDWWDD
Position18162019131099101113151517141716171514111210121210111010101011101010101010
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
19 August 2006 1 Portsmouth 3–0 Blackburn Rovers Portsmouth
15:00 Svetoslav Todorov 26'
Nwankwo Kanu 62', 84'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
22 October 2006 9 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Blackburn
Iván Campo 62' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 27,662 (7,700 away)

League Cup

Round 3 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Chelsea
Joe Cole
Kalou		 Attendance: 14,732

FA Cup

7 January 2007 Round 3 Everton 1–4 Blackburn Rovers
Johnson (pen) Derbyshire
Pedersen
Gallagher
McCarthy		 Attendance: 24,426
27 January 2007 Round 4 Luton Town 0–4 Blackburn Rovers
Report Derbyshire (2)
McCarthy
Pedersen		 Attendance: 5,887
Round 5 Arsenal 0–0 Blackburn Rovers
Report Attendance: 56,761
Round 5
Replay		 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Arsenal
McCarthy Report Attendance: 18,882
11 March 2007 Round 6 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Manchester City Blackburn
16:00 Mokoena 28'
Derbyshire 90'		 [ Report] Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 27,743
Referee: Mike Dean
15 April 2007 Semi
Final		 Blackburn Rovers 1–2
(a.e.t.)		 Chelsea Manchester
16:00 GMT Roberts 64' [ Report] Lampard 16'
Ballack 109'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 50,559
Referee: Alan Wiley

UEFA Cup

First round

14 September 2006 Red Bull Salzburg 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Wals-Siezenheim, Austria
19:45 Zickler 32'
Janko 90'		 Savage 32'
McCarthy 39'		 Attendance: 17,000 (529 away)
Referee: Tomasz Mikulski (Poland)
28 September 2006 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Red Bull Salzburg Blackburn, England
McCarthy 32'
Bentley 56'		 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,888
Referee: Joao Francisco Lopes Ferreira (Portugal)

Group stage

19 October 2006 Wisła Kraków 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Kraków, Poland
Cantoro 28' Report Savage 56'
Bentley 90'		 Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 14,000 (400 away)
Referee: Sweden Stefan Johannesson
2 November 2006 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 FC Basel Blackburn, England
Tugay 75'
Jeffers 89' (pen.)
McCarthy 90'		 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,789
Referee: Ukraine Oleh Oriekhov
23 November 2006 Feyenoord 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Rotterdam, Netherlands
Report Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 35,000 (2,500 away)
Referee: Germany Knut Kircher
12 December 2006 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Nancy Blackburn, England
Neill 90' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,568
Referee: Austria Gerald Lehner

Round of 32

14 February 2007 Bayer Leverkusen 3–2 Blackburn Rovers Leverkusen, Germany
18:15 Callsen-Bracker 18'
Ramelow 43'
Schneider 56'		 Report Bentley 38'
Nonda 87'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500 (1,125 away)
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
22 February 2007 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Bayer Leverkusen Blackburn, England
19:00 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,124 (450 away)
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Top scorers

Premier League

League Cup

  • n/a

FA Cup

UEFA Cup

Notes

  1. ↑ Nonda was born in Bujumbura, Burundi, but also qualified to represent the DR Congo internationally and made his international debut for the DR Congo in 2000.
  2. ↑ Reid was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father, and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
  3. ↑ Samba was born in Créteil, France, but also qualified to represent the Republic of the Congo internationally and made his international debut for the Congo in 2004.
  4. ↑ Brown was born in Southwark, London, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally, and made his full international debut for Wales in May 2006.
  5. ↑ Roberts was born in Park Royal, London, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally through his father, and made his international debut for Grenada in 1999.
  6. ↑ Kuqi was born in Vushtrri, Kosovo (then SFR Yugoslavia).
  7. ↑ McEveley was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and would make his international debut for Scotland in August 2007.
  8. ↑ Kane was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and has represented Northern Ireland at youth level, but later chose to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally at level. He would however later switch allegiances back and was called up to the Northern Ireland squad in November 2007.

References

  1. ↑ "Blackburn Rovers | Match | Club Statistics | Goalscorers". Rovers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Blackburn Rovers | Match | Club Statistics | Attendance". Rovers.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Blackburn Rovers 2006-2007 Home". statto.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  4. ↑ Spurs win may harm Rovers' Intertoto chances
  5. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Blackburn Rovers | Gills keeper seals Blackburn move". BBC News. 26 June 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn snap up striker Jeffers". BBC News. 3 July 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  7. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn sign Roberts from Wigan". BBC News. 3 July 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  8. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn sign striker McCarthy". BBC News. 28 July 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn snap up defender Ooijer". BBC News. 23 August 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Blackburn Rovers | Rovers take Roma striker on loan". BBC News. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  11. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Blackburn Rovers | Henchoz moves back to Blackburn". BBC News. 8 September 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  12. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn bring in defender Samba". BBC News. 25 January 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  13. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn complete Warnock deal". BBC News. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  14. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Blackburn Rovers | Defender Berner joins Blackburn". BBC News. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  15. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Liverpool | Liverpool wrap up Bellamy switch". BBC News. 22 June 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  16. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Crystal Palace | Striker Kuqi makes move to Palace". BBC News. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  17. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Stoke City | Stoke seal Griffin & Matteo deals". BBC News. 19 January 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  18. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | West Ham Utd | West Ham confirm capture of Neill". BBC News. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  19. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Derby County | Rams sign McEveley from Blackburn". BBC News. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  20. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Ipswich Town | Jeffers moves to Ipswich on loan". BBC News. 2 March 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

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