Cardiff City 2006–07 football season
During the 2006–07 season Cardiff City played in the Football League Championship . It was the team's fourth year in the Championship since being promoted from League One . The season also saw a change of chairman at the club when Sam Hammam handed over control to Peter Ridsdale .
Season review [ edit ] The kits were designed by Spanish company Joma . It was the first season they were sponsored by Communications Direct.
The opening game saw Cardiff win 2–1 over Barnsley on 5 August 2006 before Cardiff fans saw Michael Chopra score his first competitive goal for Cardiff in a 1–0 win over Coventry City . City were undefeated through August four wins and one draw against West Bromwich Albion . Their first loss came at Deepdale in a 2–1 defeat against Preston North End where Chopra scored his second league goal. The side's next win did not come until two games later in a 4–1 win over Luton Town at Ninian Park , going on to win their next four games when Norwich City ended the winning streak. After a 1–0 win over Burnley , Cardiff went four games without scoring, drawing two of these and losing the other two.
On 9 December 2006 Darren Purse scored their first goal since the win over Burnley against Ipswich Town which ended in a 2–2 draw. On 20 January 2007 Cardiff broke their poor run of form after going eleven games without a win with a 2–1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers . They then went undefeated until a month later on 20 February 2007 this time West Bromwich Albion ended Cardiff's run but the side were still mid-table. Even though they hit straight back with a win over Preston North End , another loss to Birmingham City then a 1–0 win over Norwich City was followed by a winless streak which lasted until the end of the season, finishing in 13th place.
Cardiff entered in the 3rd Round in a home game against Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur on 7 January 2007. A 0–0 draw at Ninian Park took the tie to a replay at White Hart Lane on 17 January which saw Cardiff lose 4–0.[1]
League Cup [ edit ] In the first round of the League Cup, Cardiff were drawn against League Two side Barnet but a team made up of reserve and youth players were beaten 2–0.[2]
FAW Cup [ edit ] Cardiff beat Carmarthen Town in the quarter-finals before being eliminated by The New Saints in the semi-finals.[3]
First-team squad [ edit ] No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends Goalkeepers 1 Neil Alexander GK Edinburgh 29 234 0 Livingston 28 May 2001 £200,000 2007 13 Mark Howard GK Southwark 20 2 0 Arsenal 1 June 2006 Free 2007 15 David Forde GK Galway 27 8 0 Derry City 5 December 2006 Free 2009 23 Martyn Margetson GK Neath 35 41 0 Huddersfield Town 3 August 2002 Free 2007 Defenders 2 Kerrea Gilbert RB Brent 20 27 0 Arsenal 21 July 2006 Loan 2007 3 Kevin McNaughton RB Dundee 24 44 0 Aberdeen 26 May 2006 Free 2009 5 Darren Purse CB Tower Hamlets 30 76 8 West Bromwich Albion 28 July 2005 £1,000,000 2009 6 Glenn Loovens CB Doetinchem 23 68 4 Feyenoord 9 May 2006 £250,000 2009 12 Roger Johnson CB Ashford 20 33 2 Wycombe Wanderers 4 July 2006 £275,000 2009 21 Chris Barker LB Sheffield 27 180 0 Barnsley 12 July 2002 £500,000 2007 44 Chris Gunter RB Newport 17 18 0 Academy 1 August 2006 Trainee 2008 Defenders 4 Jeff Whitley CM Ndola 28 39 1 Sunderland 1 July 2005 Free 2007 7 Peter Whittingham LM Nuneaton 22 19 4 Aston Villa 11 January 2007 £350,000 2009 10 Stephen McPhail CM Westminster 27 45 0 Barnsley 13 June 2006 Free 2008 11 Paul Parry LM Chepstow 26 118 12 Hereford United 9 January 2004 £75,000 2008 14 Willo Flood CM Dublin 22 30 1 Manchester City 2 August 2006 £200,000 2009 16 Joe Ledley LM Cardiff 20 126 10 Academy 1 September 2004 Trainee 2009 17 Kevin Cooper LM Derby 32 44 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 July 2005 Free 2007 19 Riccardo Scimeca CM Leamington Spa 32 55 6 West Bromwich Albion 13 January 2006 Free 2008 26 Aaron Ramsey LM Caerphilly 16 1 0 Academy 1 June 2006 Trainee 2007 30 Curtis McDonald LM Cardiff 19 2 2 Academy 1 June 2006 Trainee 2007 35 Simon Walton CM Leeds 19 7 0 Charlton Athletic January 2007 Loan 2007 40 Darcy Blake DM New Tredegar 18 13 0 Academy 1 July 2005 Trainee 2009 Forwards 8 Michael Chopra CF Newcastle upon Tyne 23 44 22 Newcastle United 14 June 2006 £500,000 2009 9 Steve Thompson CF Paisley 28 59 10 Rangers 10 January 2006 £250,000 2008 18 Luigi Glombard CF Montreuil-sous-Bois 22 7 0 Nantes July 2006 Free 2007 20 Kevin Campbell CF Lambeth 37 21 1 West Bromwich Albion 2 August 2006 Free 2007 25 Iwan Redan CF Rotterdam 26 3 0 Willem II January 2007 Loan 2007 26 Andrea Ferretti CF Parma 20 9 0 Parma 25 July 2005 Free 2007 27 Jason Byrne CF Dublin 29 11 1 Shelbuourne 17 January 2007 £75,000 2009 29 Jamal Easter CF Cardiff 19 0 0 Academy 1 June 2006 Free 2007 36 Matt Green CF Bath 20 6 0 Newport County 31 January 2007 £10,000 2009 37 Warren Feeney CF Belfast 26 6 0 Luton Town March 2007 Loan 2007
Squad statistics [ edit ] Transfers [ edit ] Summer transfer window ins [ edit ] January transfer window ins [ edit ] Loans in [ edit ] Summer transfer window outs [ edit ] January transfer window outs [ edit ] Loans out [ edit ] Standings [ edit ] Source:
RSSSF Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results by round [ edit ] Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground A H H A H A A H A H A H A H A A H H A A H H A A H H A H A H H A H A H A H A A H H A H A H A Result W D W W W L D W W W W W L D W L W L D L D D L D D D D L W W W D W L W L W D L L L L D L L L Position 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 5 6 5 8 8 8 6 6 7 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 13
Source:
[4] A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss Fixtures and results [ edit ] Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 5 August Barnsley A W 2 – 1 12,082 Ledley , Thompson 8 August West Bromwich Albion H D 1 – 1 18,506 Scimeca 12 August Coventry City H W 1 – 0 13,965 Chopra 19 August Leeds United A W 1 – 0 18,246 Flood 26 August Birmingham City H W 2 – 0 20,109 Ledley , Parry 9 September Preston North End A L 1 – 2 12,435 Chopra 12 September Plymouth Argyle A D 3 – 3 11,655 Thompson , Chopra (2) 16 September Luton Town H W 4 – 1 14,108 Purse , Parry , Chopra (2) 24 September Southend United A W 3 – 0 7,901 Purse , Scimeca , Ledley 30 September Wolverhampton Wanderers H W 4 – 0 19,915 Scimeca , Craddock (OG), Kamara , Parry 14 October Crystal Palace A W 2 – 1 18,876 Chopra , Scimeca 17 October Southampton H W 1 – 0 19,345 Thompson 21 October Norwich City A L 0 – 1 25,014 28 October Derby County H D 2 – 2 17,371 Loovens , Chopra 31 October Sunderland A W 2 – 1 26,528 Chopra (2) 4 November Colchester United A L 1 – 3 5,393 Chopra 11 November Burnley H W 1 – 0 15,744 Scimeca 17 November Queens Park Rangers H L 0 – 1 13,250 25 November Sheffield Wednesday A D 0 – 0 23,935 28 November Stoke City A L 0 – 3 15,039 2 December Colchester United H D 0 – 0 13,512 9 December Ipswich Town H D 2 – 2 16,015 Purse (2) 16 December Hull City A L 1 – 4 23,089 Chopra 23 December Leicester City A D 0 – 0 22,274 26 December Plymouth Argyle H D 2 – 2 17,299 Thompson (2) 30 December Crystal Palace H D 0 – 0 13,704 1 January Luton Town A D 0 – 0 8,004 13 January Southend United H L 0 – 1 13,822 20 January Wolverhampton Wanderers A W 2 – 1 16,772 Chopra , Byrne 27 January Leicester City H W 3 – 2 12,057 Chopra (3) 2 February Barnsley H W 2 – 0 11,549 Whittingham , Chopra 10 February Coventry City A D 2 – 2 17,107 Chopra , Whittingham 17 February Leeds United H W 1 – 0 13,276 Chopra 20 February West Bromwich Albion A L 0 – 1 18,802 23 February Preston North End H W 4 – 1 12,889 Whittingham , Chopra (2), Johnson 4 March Birmingham City A L 0 – 1 28,223 10 March Norwich City H W 1 – 0 13,276 Parry 13 March Southampton A D 2 – 2 20,383 Thompson , Whittingham 17 March Derby County A L 1 – 3 27,689 Parry 31 March Sunderland H L 0 – 1 19,353 7 April Sheffield Wednesday H L 1 – 2 13,621 Johnson 9 April Burnley A L 0 – 2 11,347 14 April Stoke City H D 1 – 1 11,664 Chopra 21 April Queens Park Rangers A L 0 – 1 12,710 28 April Hull City H L 0 – 1 12,421 6 May Ipswich Town A L 1 – 3 26,488 Parry
League Cup [ edit ] Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 22 August One Barnet H L 0 – 2 3,305
FAW Premier Cup [ edit ] References [ edit ] See also [ edit ]
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