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2006–07 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
2006–07 season
ChairmanSam Hammam (until December)
Peter Ridsdale
ManagerDave Jones
Championship13th
FA CupThird Round
League CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Michael Chopra (22)
All: Michael Chopra (22)
Highest home attendance20,376 vs Tottenham Hotspur (7 January 2006)
Lowest home attendance11,549 vs Barnsley (2 February 2006)
Average home league attendance15,224

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

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Kit

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The kits were designed by Spanish company Joma. It was the first season they were sponsored by Communications Direct.

Events

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League

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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.

FA Cup

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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

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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

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Cardiff beat Carmarthen Town in the quarter-finals before being eliminated by The New Saints in the semi-finals.[3]

First-team squad

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No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1 Neil Alexander GK Scotland Edinburgh 29 234 0 Livingston 28 May 2001 £200,000 2007
13 Mark Howard GK England Southwark 20 2 0 Arsenal 1 June 2006 Free 2007
15 David Forde GK Republic of Ireland Galway 27 8 0 Derry City 5 December 2006 Free 2009
23 Martyn Margetson GK Wales Neath 35 41 0 Huddersfield Town 3 August 2002 Free 2007
Defenders
2 Kerrea Gilbert RB England Brent 20 27 0 Arsenal 21 July 2006 Loan 2007
3 Kevin McNaughton RB Scotland Dundee 24 44 0 Aberdeen 26 May 2006 Free 2009
5 Darren Purse CB England Tower Hamlets 30 76 8 West Bromwich Albion 28 July 2005 £1,000,000 2009
6 Glenn Loovens CB Netherlands Doetinchem 23 68 4 Feyenoord 9 May 2006 £250,000 2009
12 Roger Johnson CB England Ashford 20 33 2 Wycombe Wanderers 4 July 2006 £275,000 2009
21 Chris Barker LB England Sheffield 27 180 0 Barnsley 12 July 2002 £500,000 2007
44 Chris Gunter RB Wales Newport 17 18 0 Academy 1 August 2006 Trainee 2008
Defenders
4 Jeff Whitley CM Northern Ireland ZambiaNdola 28 39 1 Sunderland 1 July 2005 Free 2007
7 Peter Whittingham LM England Nuneaton 22 19 4 Aston Villa 11 January 2007 £350,000 2009
10 Stephen McPhail CM Republic of Ireland EnglandWestminster 27 45 0 Barnsley 13 June 2006 Free 2008
11 Paul Parry LM Wales Chepstow 26 118 12 Hereford United 9 January 2004 £75,000 2008
14 Willo Flood CM Republic of Ireland Dublin 22 30 1 Manchester City 2 August 2006 £200,000 2009
16 Joe Ledley LM Wales Cardiff 20 126 10 Academy 1 September 2004 Trainee 2009
17 Kevin Cooper LM England Derby 32 44 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 July 2005 Free 2007
19 Riccardo Scimeca CM England Leamington Spa 32 55 6 West Bromwich Albion 13 January 2006 Free 2008
26 Aaron Ramsey LM Wales Caerphilly 16 1 0 Academy 1 June 2006 Trainee 2007
30 Curtis McDonald LM Wales Cardiff 19 2 2 Academy 1 June 2006 Trainee 2007
35 Simon Walton CM England Leeds 19 7 0 Charlton Athletic January 2007 Loan 2007
40 Darcy Blake DM Wales New Tredegar 18 13 0 Academy 1 July 2005 Trainee 2009
Forwards
8 Michael Chopra CF England Newcastle upon Tyne 23 44 22 Newcastle United 14 June 2006 £500,000 2009
9 Steve Thompson CF Scotland Paisley 28 59 10 Rangers 10 January 2006 £250,000 2008
18 Luigi Glombard CF France Montreuil-sous-Bois 22 7 0 Nantes July 2006 Free 2007
20 Kevin Campbell CF England Lambeth 37 21 1 West Bromwich Albion 2 August 2006 Free 2007
25 Iwan Redan CF Netherlands Rotterdam 26 3 0 Willem II January 2007 Loan 2007
26 Andrea Ferretti CF Italy Parma 20 9 0 Parma 25 July 2005 Free 2007
27 Jason Byrne CF Republic of Ireland Dublin 29 11 1 Shelbuourne 17 January 2007 £75,000 2009
29 Jamal Easter CF Wales Cardiff 19 0 0 Academy 1 June 2006 Free 2007
36 Matt Green CF England Bath 20 6 0 Newport County 31 January 2007 £10,000 2009
37 Warren Feeney CF Northern Ireland Belfast 26 6 0 Luton Town March 2007 Loan 2007

Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup FAW Premier Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Neil Alexander 41 0 39 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF England ENG Kerrea Gilbert 27 0 21+3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Kevin McNaughton 44 0 39+3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jeff Whitley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Darren Purse 33 4 31 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Netherlands NED Glenn Loovens 32 2 30 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF England ENG Peter Whittingham 19 4 18+1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FW England ENG Michael Chopra 44 22 42 22 2 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Steve Thompson 45 6 39+4 6 2 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Ireland EIR Stephen McPhail 45 0 43 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Wales WAL Paul Parry 43 6 41+1 6 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
12 DF England ENG Roger Johnson 33 2 26+6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
13 GK England ENG Mark Howard 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
14 MF Ireland EIR Willo Flood 30 1 5+20 1 2 0 1 0 2 0
15 GK Ireland EIR David Forde 8 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF Wales WAL Joe Ledley 49 3 46 3 2 0 0+1 0 0 0
17 MF England ENG Kevin Cooper 7 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 1 0 1 0
18 FW France FRA Luigi Glombard 7 0 1+5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
19 MF England ENG Riccardo Scimeca 37 5 35 5 2 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW England ENG Kevin Campbell 21 1 4+15 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
22 DF England ENG James Chambers 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Ireland EIR James Simmonds 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF Wales WAL Rhys Weston 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
22 DF England ENG Alan Wright 7 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF England ENG Malvin Kamara 16 1 3+12 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
25 FW Netherlands NED Iwan Redan 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 FW Italy ITA Andrea Ferretti 4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
26 MF Wales WAL Aaron Ramsey 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW Ireland EIR Jason Byrne 11 1 2+8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 DF Wales WAL Joe Jacobson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 MF Wales WAL Curtis McDonald 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
35 MF England ENG Simon Walton 7 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
36 FW England ENG Matt Green 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW Northern Ireland NIR Warren Feeney 6 0 0+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF Wales WAL Darcy Blake 12 0 3+7 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
44 DF Wales WAL Chris Gunter 18 0 9+6 0 0 0 1 0 2 0

Transfers

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Summer transfer window ins

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Date # Player Club Fee
27 April 2006 6 Netherlands Glenn Loovens Netherlands Feyenoord £250,000[4]
26 May 2006 3 Scotland Kevin McNaughton Scotland Aberdeen Free[5]
1 June 2006 13 Mark Howard Arsenal Free[6]
14 June 2006 8 Michael Chopra Newcastle United £500,000[7]
4 July 2006 12 Roger Johnson Wycombe Wanderers £275,000[8]
5 July 2006 25 Sierra Leone Malvin Kamara Milton Keynes Dons Free[9]
5 July 2006 24 Nick McKoy Milton Keynes Dons Free[9]
21 July 2006 18 France Luigi Glombard France Nantes Free[10]
2 August 2006 20 Kevin Campbell West Bromwich Albion Free[11]
2 August 2006 14 Republic of Ireland Willo Flood Manchester City Undisclosed[12]

January transfer window ins

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Player Club Fee
Republic of Ireland Jason Byrne Republic of Ireland Shelbourne £75,000
Republic of Ireland David Forde Republic of Ireland Derry City Free
Matt Green Wales Newport County £10,000
Peter Whittingham Aston Villa £350,000

Loans in

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Player Club Arrival date Return date
Kerrea Gilbert Arsenal 21 July[10] End of season
James Chambers Watford 13 October[13] 13 November
Alan Wright Sheffield United 23 November 1 January
James Simmonds Chelsea 16 January End of season
Netherlands Iwan Redan Netherlands Willem II 30 January End of season
Simon Walton Charlton Athletic 31 January End of season
Northern Ireland Warren Feeney Luton Town 22 March End of season

Summer transfer window outs

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Player Club Fee
Wales Neal Ardley Millwall Free
Willie Boland Hartlepool United* Free
Andy Campbell Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed
Neil Cox Crewe Alexandra* Free
Jermaine Darlington AFC Wimbledon* Free
Nicky Fish Released
Cameron Jerome Birmingham City £3m
Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu Gillingham* Free
Daniel Parslow York City* Free
Lee Worgan Eastbourne Borough* Free
Wales Rhys Weston Released

January transfer window outs

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Player Club Fee
Sierra Leone Malvin Kamara Port Vale Free
Northern Ireland Philip Mulryne Leyton Orient Free

Loans out

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Player Club Departure date End date
Northern Ireland Jeff Whitley Stoke City 18 August December
Joe Jacobson Accrington Stanley 23 November 16 January
Mark Howard Wales Swansea City January 2007 End of Season
Wales Jamal Easter Torquay United 5 January[14] 5 February
Nick McKoy Torquay United 5 January[14] End of season
Michael Corcoran Oxford United 30 January 29 April
France Luigi Glombard Leicester City 31 January 11 February
Joe Jacobson Bristol Rovers 15 February End of season
Northern Ireland Jeff Whitley Wales Wrexham 16 February End of season
France Luigi Glombard Oldham Athletic 22 March 20 May
Wales Gregg Coombes Oxford United March 2007 End of Season

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Plymouth Argyle 46 17 16 13 63 62 +1 67
12 Crystal Palace 46 18 11 17 58 50 +8 65
13 Cardiff City 46 17 13 16 57 53 +4 64
14 Ipswich Town 46 18 8 20 64 59 +5 62
15 Burnley 46 15 12 19 52 49 +3 57
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHA
ResultWDWWWLDWWWWWLDWLWLDLDDLDDDDLWWWDWLWLWDLLLLDLLL
Position421111111111133565888667767891011111113
Source: [15]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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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

FA Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 January Three Tottenham Hotspur H D 0 – 0 20,376
17 January Replay Tottenham Hotspur A L 0 – 4 27,641

League Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
22 August One Barnet H L 0 – 2 3,305

FAW Premier Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 February Quarter-final Carmarthen Town A W 3 – 2 550 Campbell, McDonald (2)
27 February Semi-final The New Saints H L 0 – 1

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Tottenham 4–0 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 17 January 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Cardiff 0–2 Barnet". BBC Sport. 22 August 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Cardiff City 0–1 The New Saints". BBC Sport. 27 February 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  4. ^ Phillips, Terry (27 April 2006). "Loovens agrees deal with Bluebirds". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Dons' McNaughton joining Cardiff". BBC Sport. 26 May 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Arsenal keeper set for Bluebirds". BBC Sport. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Newcastle's Chopra joins Cardiff City". Irish Examiner. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Blues skipper joins Cardiff". Bucks Free Press. 4 July 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Cardiff pick up MK Dons prospects". BBC Sport. 5 July 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Cardiff sign Glombard and Gilbert". BBC Sport. 21 July 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Bluebirds secure Campbell signing". BBC Sport. 2 August 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  12. ^ LTDX, Digital Sports Group (3 August 2006). "Cardiff sign Willo Flood and Kevin Campbell". Cardiff City Online. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Bluebirds sign Chambers on loan". BBC Sport. 12 October 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Torquay take Cardiff pair on loan". BBC Sport. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  15. ^ Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007-08. Headline Book Publishing. 2007. ISBN 978-0-7553-1664-9.
  16. ^ "Past winners". The Football League. 3 August 2008. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2010.

See also

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