Leeds United
2006–07 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerKevin Blackwell
(until 20 September)[1]
John Carver
(until 23 October)[2]
David Geddis
(caretaker, until 24 Oct)[3]
Dennis Wise
(from 24 October)
StadiumElland Road
Championship24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Healy (10)
All:
David Healy (10)
Highest home attendance31,269 vs Ipswich Town
(28 April 2007, Championship)
Lowest home attendance7,220 vs Barnet
(19 September 2006, League Cup)
Average home league attendance21,613

During the 2006–07 English football season, Leeds United F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

The 2006–07 season started badly with Leeds conceding late goals in several matches, and in September 2006 Blackwell's contract as manager of Leeds United was terminated. Leeds hired John Carver as caretaker manager but his spell was not a success. Carver was relieved of his duties and Dennis Wise was eventually installed as his replacement after a month without a permanent manager. Defender Matthew Kilgallon left in January to join Sheffield United, and the team never succeeded in escaping the relegation zone after a 5–1 thumping by Luton Town in late October, despite Wise bringing a number of experienced loan players and free transfers on short-term deals into the squad. Results did begin to improve as the season drew to an end, but relegation rivals Hull City and Queens Park Rangers went on even better runs at the same time, and this combined with Leeds's awful goal difference made survival all but impossible. With relegation virtually assured, Leeds entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement (administration) on 4 May 2007, thus incurring a league imposed 10-point deduction which officially relegated the club to the third tier of English football.[4][5]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
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[lower-alpha 1]
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Leeds United had 10 points deducted for entering financial administration.

Results

Leeds United's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
5 August 2006Norwich CityH1–022,417Healy (pen)
8 August 2006Queens Park RangersA2–213,966Lewis, Horsfield
13 August 2006Crystal PalaceA0–117,218
19 August 2006Cardiff CityH0–118,246
27 August 2006Sheffield WednesdayA1–023,792Healy (pen)
10 September 2006Wolverhampton WanderersH0–116,268
13 September 2006SunderlandH0–323,037
16 September 2006Coventry CityA0–122,146
23 September 2006Birmingham CityH3–218,898Healy (2, 1 pen), Tébily (own goal)
30 September 2006West Bromwich AlbionA2–421,435Horsfield, Stone
14 October 2006Stoke CityH0–418,173
17 October 2006Leicester CityH1–216,477Butler
21 October 2006Luton TownA1–510,260Foxe
28 October 2006Southend UnitedH2–019,528Thomas-Moore, Blake
31 October 2006Preston North EndA1–416,168Healy
4 November 2006BarnsleyA2–316,943Derry, Blake
11 November 2006Colchester UnitedH3–017,678Blake (2), Cresswell
18 November 2006SouthamptonH0–319,647
25 November 2006Plymouth ArgyleA2–117,088Blake, Lewis
28 November 2006BurnleyA1–215,061Healy
2 December 2006BarnsleyH2–221,378Kandol, Ehiogu
9 December 2006Derby CountyH0–120,087
16 December 2006Ipswich TownA0–123,661
23 December 2006Hull CityH0–022,578
26 December 2006SunderlandA0–240,116
30 December 2006Stoke CityA1–318,128Thomas-Moore
1 January 2007Coventry CityH2–118,158Healy, Douglas
20 January 2007West Bromwich AlbionH2–320,019Flo, Thompson
30 January 2007Hull CityA2–124,311Heath, Thompson
3 February 2007Norwich CityA1–225,018Howson
10 February 2007Crystal PalaceH2–119,228Heath, Blake
17 February 2007Cardiff CityA0–116,644
20 February 2007Queens Park RangersH0–029,593
24 February 2007Wolverhampton WanderersA0–124,314
27 February 2007Birmingham CityA0–118,363
3 March 2007Sheffield WednesdayH2–325,297Bullen (own goal), Cresswell
10 March 2007Luton TownH1–027,138Cresswell
13 March 2007Leicester CityA1–125,165Blake
17 March 2007Southend UnitedA1–111,274Healy
31 March 2007Preston North EndH2–118,433Blake, Healy
7 April 2007Plymouth ArgyleH2–130,034Healy, Michalík
9 April 2007Colchester UnitedA1–25,916Lewis
14 April 2007BurnleyH1–023,528Heath
21 April 2007SouthamptonA0–129,012
28 April 2007Ipswich TownH1–131,269Cresswell
6 May 2007Derby CountyA0–231,183

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2007West Bromwich AlbionA1–316,957Robinson (own goal)

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R122 August 2006Chester CityH1–010,013Bakke
R219 September 2006BarnetH3–17,220Blake, Thomas-Moore (2)
R324 October 2006Southend UnitedH1–310,449Thomas-Moore

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[6]

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 Scotland SCO Neil Sullivan
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Kelly
3 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Crainey
4 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Douglas
5 DF Bulgaria BUL Radostin Kishishev (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
6 DF England ENG Alan Thompson (on loan from Celtic)
7 MF England ENG Ian Westlake
8 FW Norway NOR Tore André Flo
9 FW Northern Ireland NIR David Healy
10 DF England ENG Michael Gray (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
11 MF United States USA Eddie Lewis
12 DF England ENG Robbie Elliott
14 FW United States USA Jemal Johnson (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
15 DF England ENG Frazer Richardson
16 MF Iceland ISL Gylfi Einarsson
17 MF France FRA Sébastien Carole
18 MF England ENG Kevin Nicholls
19 DF England ENG Matt Heath
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Australia AUS Hayden Foxe
21 MF England ENG Shaun Derry
22 FW England ENG Ian Thomas-Moore
23 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Stack (on loan from Reading)
24 DF Angola ANG Rui Marques
25 FW England ENG Richard Cresswell
27 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Tresor Kandol
28 FW England ENG Robbie Blake
31 DF Mozambique MOZ Armando Sá (on loan from Espanyol)
32 FW England ENG Jermaine Beckford
33 MF England ENG Jonny Howson
34 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Robert Bayly
35 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Simon Madden
37 FW England ENG Tom Elliott
39 MF England ENG Fabian Delph
40 GK Denmark DEN Casper Ankergren
42 MF England ENG Danny Rose

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
5 DF England ENG Alan Wright (on loan from Sheffield United)
5 DF England ENG Ugo Ehiogu (on loan from Middlesbrough)
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Butler (to Milton Keynes Dons)
8 DF England ENG Sean Gregan (to Oldham Athletic)
10 FW England ENG Geoff Horsfield (on loan from Sheffield United)
12 MF England ENG Adam Johnson (on loan from Middlesbrough)
14 MF England ENG Steve Stone (retired)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Norway NOR Eirik Bakke (to Brann)
26 DF England ENG Matthew Kilgallon (to Sheffield United)
26 DF Slovakia SVK Ľubomír Michalík (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
29 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ian Morris (to Scunthorpe United)
31 GK Trinidad and Tobago TRI Tony Warner (on loan from Fulham)
36 GK England ENG Mark Wilberforce (to Scarborough)

Reserve 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
30 DF England ENG Ben Parker
No. Pos. Nation Player
36 GK England ENG Jonny Lund

References

  1. ↑ "Manager Blackwell sacked by Leeds". BBC News. 20 September 2006.
  2. ↑ "Leeds Manager History | Past & Present". Soccer Base.
  3. ↑ "Leeds United | Match | Fixtures and results | Match report | 24 October 2006, Leeds 1 - 3 Southend". Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Leeds Utd calls in administrators". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 May 2007. Archived from the original on 10 May 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2007.
  5. ↑ "Relegated Leeds in administration". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 May 2007. Archived from the original on 15 May 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2007.
  6. ↑ "Leeds United – 2006/07". FootballSquads. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
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