2006–07 Everton F.C. season

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Everton
2006–07 season
ManagerDavid Moyes
StadiumGoodison Park
FA Premier League6th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Johnson (11)
All: Andy Johnson (12)
Average home league attendance36,739
Goodison Park

The 2006–07 Everton F.C. season was Everton's 15th season in the FA Premier League, and their 53rd consecutive season in the top division of English football.

Season summary[edit]

Everton finished in sixth place in the Premier League table – enough for participation in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.

Final league table[edit]

Main article: 2006–07 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Arsenal 38 19 11 8 63 35 +28 68 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 17 9 12 57 54 +3 60 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
6 Everton 38 15 13 10 52 36 +16 58
7 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 8 14 47 52 −5 56
8 Reading 38 16 7 15 52 47 +5 55
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Manchester United and Chelsea) and the League Cup winners (Chelsea) were qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup spots were given to the 6th- and 7th-placed Premier League teams.

First-team squad[edit]

Squad at end of 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
1 GK England ENG Richard Wright
2 DF England ENG Tony Hibbert
3 DF Scotland SCO Gary Naysmith
4 DF Nigeria NGA Joseph Yobo
6 MF Spain ESP Mikel Arteta
7 MF Netherlands NED Andy van der Meyde
8 FW England ENG Andrew Johnson
9 FW England ENG James Beattie
11 FW Scotland SCO James McFadden
13 GK Scotland SCO Iain Turner
15 DF England ENG Alan Stubbs
16 DF England ENG Joleon Lescott
17 MF Australia AUS Tim Cahill
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF England ENG Phil Neville (vice-captain)
19 DF Portugal POR Nuno Valente
21 MF England ENG Leon Osman
22 FW England ENG James Vaughan
23 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Pistone
24 GK United States USA Tim Howard
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Carsley[1]
28 FW Nigeria NGA Victor Anichebe
30 GK England ENG John Ruddy
36 DF Scotland SCO Patrick Boyle
37 MF Portugal POR Manuel Fernandes (on loan from Benfica)
38 MF Brazil BRA Anderson de Silva
41 MF Iceland ISL Bjarni Viðarsson

Left club during season[edit]

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 Scotland SCO David Weir (to Rangers)
10 MF Wales WAL Simon Davies (to Fulham)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Kilbane[2] (to Wigan Athletic)
31 DF England ENG Mark Hughes (to Northampton Town)

Player awards[edit]

[3]

Statistics[edit]

Appearances[edit]

No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Richard Wright 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF England Tony Hibbert 12(1) 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 1
3 DF Scotland Gary Naysmith 10(5) 1 0(1) 0 1 0 17 1 0 0
4 DF Nigeria Joseph Yobo 38 2 1 0 1 0 40 2 3 0
6 MF Spain Mikel Arteta 35 9 1 0 2(1) 0 39 9 9 0
7 MF Netherlands Andy van der Meyde 5(3) 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 1 0
8 FW England Andrew Johnson 32 11 1 1 2 0 35 12 4 0
9 FW England James Beattie 15(18) 2 0 0 1(1) 0 35 2 4 0
11 FW Scotland James McFadden 6(13) 2 0 0 2 1 21 3 1 1
13 GK Scotland Iain Turner 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
15 DF England Alan Stubbs 23 2 0 0 1 0 24 2 3 0
16 DF England Joleon Lescott 36(2) 2 1 0 3 0 42 2 3 0
17 MF Australia Tim Cahill 17(1) 5 0 0 2(1) 2 21 7 5 0
18 DF England Phil Neville 35 1 1 0 2 0 38 1 7 0
19 DF Portugal Nuno Valente 10(4) 0 1 0 2 0 17 0 2 0
21 MF England Leon Osman 31(3) 3 1 0 2 0 37 3 5 0
22 FW England James Vaughan 7(7) 4 0(1) 0 0 0 15 4 5 0
23 DF Italy Alessandro Pistone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK United States Tim Howard 36 0 1 0 1 0 38 0 1 0
26 MF Republic of Ireland Lee Carsley 38 1 1 0 3 0 42 1 4 0
28 FW Nigeria Victor Anichebe 5(14) 3 1 0 1(2) 1 23 4 6 0
30 GK England John Ruddy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF Scotland Patrick Boyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Portugal Manuel Fernandes 8(1) 2 0 0 0 0 9 2 4 0
38 MF Brazil Anderson Silva 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
41 MF Iceland Bjarni Viðarsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who made appearances but left the club during the season:
5 DF Scotland David Weir 2(3) 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0
10 MF Wales Simon Davies 13(2) 0 0 0 2 0 17 0 1 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland Kevin Kilbane 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
31 DF England Mark Hughes 0(1) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 3 0 0 0

Results[edit]

Premier League[edit]

Main article: 2006–07 Premier League

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWDWWDDDLWDLLWDLWLLWDWLDWDWLWDWDWDWLLWD
Position77434467667778107101088787798876676655656
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2007 (end of season). Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

19 August 2006 1 Everton 2–1 Watford Liverpool
15:00 Johnson 15'
Arteta 82' (pen.)		 Report Stubbs 90' (o.g.) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,691
Referee: Peter Walton
23 August 2006 2 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Everton Blackburn
20:00 McCarthy 50' Report Cahill 84' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,018
Referee: Uriah Rennie
26 August 2006 3 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Everton Tottenham, London
15:00 Report Kilbane Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card
Davenport 53' (o.g.)
Johnson 66'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,540
Referee: Mark Halsey
9 September 2006 4 Everton 3–0 Liverpool Liverpool
12:45 Cahill 24'
Yobo Yellow card 34'
A. Johnson 36', 90+4'		 Report Sissoko Yellow card 75'
Riise Yellow card 79'
Hyypiä Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,004
Referee: Graham Poll
16 September 2006 5 Everton 2–2 Wigan Athletic Liverpool
15:00 Johnson 49'
Beattie 66' (pen.)		 Report Scharner 62', 68' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,117
Referee: Alan Wiley
24 September 2006 6 Newcastle United 1–1 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 Ameobi 14'
Bramble Yellow card 75' Yellow-red card		 Report Cahill 41'
Hibbert Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,107
Referee: Steve Bennett
30 September 2006 7 Everton 1–1 Manchester City Liverpool
15:00 Johnson 44' Report Richards 90+4' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,250
Referee: Andre Marriner
14 October 2006 8 Middlesbrough 2–1 Everton Middlesbrough
15:00 Yakubu 27' (pen.)
Viduka 71'		 Report Cahill 77' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 27,156
Referee: Mark Halsey
21 October 2006 9 Everton 2–0 Sheffield United Liverpool
15:00 Arteta 13'
Beattie 33' (pen.)		 Report Davis Red card 32' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,900
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 October 2006 10 Arsenal 1–1 Everton Highbury, London
15:00 Van Persie 71' Report Cahill 11' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,047
Referee: Mike Riley
4 November 2006 11 Fulham 1–0 Everton Fulham, London
12:45 C. Jensen 66' Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 23,327
Referee: Martin Atkinson
11 November 2006 12 Everton 0–1 Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 Report Sutton 42' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,376
Referee: Phil Dowd
18 November 2006 13 Everton 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool
15:00 Arteta 60' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,417
Referee: Uriah Rennie
25 November 2006 14 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Everton Charlton, London
12:45 Reid 68' Report Hreiðarsson 52' (o.g.) Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,435
Referee: Alan Wiley
29 November 2006 15 Manchester United 3–0 Everton Trafford
20:00 Ronaldo 39'
Evra 63'
O'Shea 89'		 Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,723
Referee: Mark Halsey
3 December 2006 16 Everton 2–0 West Ham United Liverpool
16:00 Osman 51'
Vaughan 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,968
Referee: Martin Atkinson
9 December 2006 17 Portsmouth 2–0 Everton Portsmouth
15:00 Taylor 14'
Kanu 26'		 Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,528
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
17 December 2006 18 Everton 2–3 Chelsea Liverpool
13:45 Arteta 38' (pen.)
Yobo 64'		 Report Howard 49' (o.g.)
Lampard 81'
Drogba 87'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 33,970
Referee: Mark Halsey
23 December 2006 19 Reading 0–2 Everton Reading
15:00 Report Johnson 14'
McFadden 47'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,053
Referee: Steve Tanner
26 December 2006 20 Everton 0–0 Middlesbrough Liverpool
15:00 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,126
Referee: Phil Dowd
30 December 2006 21 Everton 3–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
15:00 Anichebe 9', 58'
Neville 62'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,682
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
1 January 2007 22 Manchester City 2–1 Everton Manchester
15:00 Samaras 50', 72' (pen.) Report Osman 84' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 39,836
Referee: Uriah Rennie
14 January 2007 23 Everton 1–1 Reading Liverpool
13:45 Johnson 81' Report Lescott 28' (o.g.) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,722
Referee: Mike Riley
21 January 2007 24 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Everton Wigan
13:30 Report Arteta 65' (pen.), 90+2' Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 18,149
Referee: Howard Webb
3 February 2007 25 Liverpool 0–0 Everton Liverpool
12:45 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,234
Referee: Alan Wiley
10 February 2007 26 Everton 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
15:00 Johnson 10' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,593
Referee: Rob Styles
21 February 2007 27 Everton 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
20:00 Arteta 42' Report Berbatov 35'
Jenas 89'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,121
Referee: Uriah Rennie
24 February 2007 28 Watford 0–3 Everton Watford
17:15 Report Fernandes 23'
Johnson 25' (pen.)
Osman 90+2'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,761
Referee: Lee Mason
3 March 2007 29 Sheffield United 1–1 Everton Sheffield
15:00 Hulse 52' Report Arteta 75' (pen.) Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 32,019
Referee: Mike Riley
18 March 2007 30 Everton 1–0 Arsenal Liverpool
16:00 Johnson 90+1' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,162
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2 April 2007 31 Aston Villa 1–1 Everton Birmingham
20:00 Agbonlahor 83' Report Lescott 15' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,407
Referee: Howard Webb
6 April 2007 32 Everton 4–1 Fulham Liverpool
19:30 Carsley 25'
Stubbs 34'
Vaughan 45'
Anichebe 80'		 Report Bocanegra 22' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,612
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
9 April 2007 33 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Everton Bolton
15:00 Davies 18' Report Vaughan 33' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 25,179
Referee: Martin Atkinson
15 April 2007 34 Everton 2–1 Charlton Athletic Liverpool
15:00 Lescott 81'
McFadden 90+2'		 Report D. Bent 89' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,028
Referee: Mark Halsey
21 April 2007 35 West Ham United 1–0 Everton Upton Park, London
15:00 Zamora 13' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,945
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
28 April 2007 36 Everton 2–4 Manchester United Liverpool
12:45 Stubbs 12'
Fernandes 50'		 Report O'Shea 61'
Neville 68' (o.g.)
Rooney 79'
Eagles 90+3'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,682
Referee: Alan Wiley
5 May 2007 37 Everton 3–0 Portsmouth Liverpool
15:00 Arteta 59' (pen.)
Yobo 62'
Naysmith 90+4'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,619
Referee: Howard Webb
13 May 2007 38 Chelsea 1–1 Everton Fulham, London
15:00 Drogba 57' Report Vaughan 50' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,746
Referee: Mark Halsey

League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
19 September Second round Peterborough United 1 – 2 Everton Peterborough
19:45 Benjamin 56' Report Stirling 24' (o.g.)
Cahill 87'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 10,756
Referee: Iain Williamson
24 October Third round Everton 4 – 0 Luton Town Liverpool
20:00 Cahill 23'
Keane 34' (o.g.)
McFadden 53'
Anichebe 83'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 27,149
Referee: Steve Tanner
8 November Fourth round Everton 0 – 1 Arsenal Liverpool
20:00 McFadden Red card 19' Report Adebayor 85' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 31,045
Referee: Graham Poll

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
7 January Third round proper Everton 1 – 4 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
15:00 Johnson 69' (pen.) Report Derbyshire 5'
Pedersen 21'
Gallagher 38'
McCarthy 90+2'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 24,426
Referee: Andre Marriner

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Pos. Name From Fee
30 May 2006 FW England Andrew Johnson England Crystal Palace £8.6m[4]
14 June 2006 DF England Joleon Lescott England Wolverhampton Wanderers £5m[5]
1 July 2007 GK United States Tim Howard England Manchester United Undisclosed[6]

Out[edit]

Date Pos. Name To Fee
8 May 2006 FW Scotland Duncan Ferguson Released[7]
8 May 2006 MF England Jay Harris Released[7]
8 May 2006 FW England Paul Hopkins Released[7]
8 May 2006 MF China Li Tie Released[7]
8 May 2006 MF England Laurence Wilson Released[7]
8 June 2006 GK England Nigel Martyn Retired[8]
31 August 2006 MF Republic of Ireland Kevin Kilbane England Wigan Athletic Undisclosed[9]
16 January 2007 DF Scotland David Weir Scotland Rangers Free[10]
24 January 2007 MF Wales Simon Davies England Fulham Undisclosed[11]
31 January 2007 DF England Mark Hughes England Northampton Town Undisclosed[12]

Loan in[edit]

Date from Date to Pos. Name From Ref.
1 July 2006 30 June 2007 GK United States Tim Howard England Manchester United [13]
31 January 2007 30 June 2007 MF Portugal Manuel Fernandes Portugal Benfica [14]

Loan out[edit]

Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
12 September 2006 27 November 2006 GK England John Ruddy England Stockport County [15][16]
14 September 2006 17 October 2006 DF Scotland Patrick Boyle England Norwich City [17]
16 November 2006 16 December 2006 GK Scotland Iain Turner England Crystal Palace [18]
8 February 2007 7 March 2007 MF Iceland Bjarni Viðarsson England Bournemouth [19][20]
9 February 2007 13 March 2007 GK England John Ruddy England Wrexham [21][22]
23 February 2007 23 April 2007 GK Scotland Iain Turner England Sheffield Wednesday [23][24][25]
21 April 2007 28 April 2007 GK England John Ruddy England Bristol City [26]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Carsley was born in Birmingham, England.
  2. ^ Kilbane was born in Preston, England.
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  5. ^ "Lescott completes Everton switch". BBC Sport. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Everton complete Howard transfer". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 February 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Everton release Ferguson & Li Tie". BBC Sport. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  8. ^ "Keeper Martyn forced to quit game". BBC Sport. 8 June 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  9. ^ "Wigan sign Kilbane from Everton". BBC Sport. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Weir completes switch to Rangers". BBC Sport. 16 January 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  11. ^ "Davies seals transfer to Fulham". BBC Sport. 24 January 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  12. ^ "Hughes Departs For Northampton". Everton FC. 31 January 2007. Archived from the original on 2 April 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  13. ^ "Blues agree Howard deal". Everton FC. 9 May 2006. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  14. ^ "Everton confirm Fernandes signing". Everton FC. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  15. ^ "Ruddy switches to Stockport". Everton FC. 12 September 2006. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  16. ^ "Ruddy recalled from Stockport". Everton FC. 27 November 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ "Everton defender joins Canaries". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  18. ^ "Palace pounce for Everton keeper". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 November 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  19. ^ "Bjarni to join Cherries". Everton FC. 5 February 2007. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  20. ^ "Bjarni completes loan". Everton FC. 7 March 2007. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  21. ^ "Ruddy goes out on loan". Everton FC. 9 February 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
  22. ^ Thornley, Ben (13 March 2007). "No extended spell for Ruddy". Daily Post North Wales. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  23. ^ "Everton keeper Turner joins Owls". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  24. ^ "Turner extends loan". Everton FC. 22 March 2007. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  25. ^ "Turner returns". Everton FC. 23 April 2007. Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  26. ^ "Ruddy set for Bristol outing". Everton FC. 21 April 2007. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
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