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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 = LossFixtures 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 ]
National teams
League
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Combined Counties League (Premier , One Eastern Counties League (Premier , One Essex Senior League (level 9 only )Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West Kent League (level 9 only )Midland Alliance (level 9 only )Midland Football Combination (level 10 only )North West Counties League (One , Two Northern Counties East League (Premier , One Northern League (One , Two Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One Sussex County League (One , Two United Counties League (Premier , One Wessex League (Premier , One West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )Western League (Premier , One
Cup
FA cups Football League cups
Other events
Ndola
EIR
Malvin Kamara