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2006–07 Southampton F.C. season

During the 2006–07 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the Football League Championship.

Southampton F.C.
2006–07 season
ChairmanMichael Wilde
ManagerGeorge Burley
StadiumSt Mary's
Championship6th (qualified for playoffs)
Play-offsSemi-finals
FA CupFourth round proper
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Grzegorz Rasiak (18)
All:
Grzegorz Rasiak (20)
Highest home attendance32,008 (vs. Southend United, 6 May)
Lowest home attendance18,736 (vs. Colchester United, 16 March)
Average home league attendance23,556

Southampton improved in their second consecutive season in the Championship, although their overall form was inconsistent and they were soon out of the race for automatic promotion. Their inconsistency threatened to put them out of the play-off picture too, but eventually Southampton scraped to sixth position in the final table. Southampton were drawn against manager George Burley's old club Derby County, who managed to defeat Southampton 4–3 in a penalty shootout after a 4–4 aggregate draw over two legs.

Final League table (extract)

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 West Bromwich Albion 46 22 10 14 81 55 26 76 Qualification for Championship play-offs
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 22 10 14 59 56 3 76
6 Southampton 46 21 12 13 77 53 24 75
7 Preston North End 46 22 8 16 64 53 11 74
8 Stoke City 46 19 16 11 62 41 21 73
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Championship

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Note: Southampton score given first
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
6 August 2006 Derby County A 2–2 21,939 Bale, Wright-Phillips
9 August 2006 Coventry City H 2–0 21,088 Bale, Rasiak
12 August 2006 West Bromwich Albion H 0–0 24,322
19 August 2006 Barnsley A 2–2 11,306 Rasiak (2)
26 August 2006 Preston North End H 1–1 20,712 Rasiak
9 September 2006 Ipswich Town A 1–2 21,422 Jones
12 September 2006 Crystal Palace A 2–0 17,084 Jones, Rasiak
16 September 2006 Plymouth Argyle H 1–0 22,514 Rasiak
23 September 2006 Burnley A 3–2 13,051 Rasiak (2), Skacel
30 September 2006 Queens Park Rangers H 1–2 25,185 Wright-Phillips
14 October 2006 Leicester City A 2–3 21,347 Viafara, Idiakez
17 October 2006 Cardiff City A 0–1 19,345
21 October 2006 Stoke City H 1–0 20,531 Licka
28 October 2006 Colchester United A 0–2 5,893
1 November 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 18,979 Wright-Phillips, Jones
4 November 2006 Hull City H 0–0 20,560
11 November 2006 Sunderland A 1–1 25,667 Bale
18 November 2006 Leeds United A 3–0 19,647 Rasiak (2), Skacel
25 November 2006 Luton Town H 2–1 20,482 Baird, Rasiak
29 November 2006 Birmingham City H 4–3 21,889 Jones (2), Skacel, Wright-Phillips
2 December 2006 Hull City A 4–2 15,697 Rasiak (2), Bale, Wright-Phillips
9 December 2006 Southend United A 1–2 10,867 Rasiak
16 December 2006 Norwich City H 2–1 25,919 Jones, Bale
23 December 2006 Sheffield Wednesday A 3–3 23,739 Rasiak, Jones, Wright-Phillips
26 December 2006 Crystal Palace H 1–1 30,548 Baird
30 December 2006 Leicester City H 2–0 24,447 Pele, Prutton
1 January 2007 Plymouth Argyle A 1–1 15,377 Rasiak
13 January 2007 Burnley H 0–0 20,486
20 January 2007 Queens Park Rangers A 2–0 14,686 Rasiak, Wright-Phillips
31 January 2007 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–1 20,230 Jones (2)
2 February 2007 Derby County H 0–1 27,656
10 February 2007 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 21,138 Jones
17 February 2007 Barnsley H 5–2 22,460 Surman (3), Jones (2)
20 February 2007 Coventry City A 1–2 17,194 Saganowski
24 February 2007 Ipswich Town H 1–0 27,974 Saganowski
5 March 2007 Preston North End A 1–3 13,060 Rasiak
10 March 2007 Stoke City A 1–2 13,404 Saganowski
13 March 2007 Cardiff City H 2–2 20,383 Baird, Wright-Phillips
16 March 2007 Colchester United H 1–2 18,736 Saganowski
31 March 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 6–0 24,804 Saganowski (3), Breen o.g., Best, Surman
7 April 2007 Luton Town A 2–0 9,171 Viafara, Saganowski
9 April 2007 Sunderland H 1–2 25,766 Saganowski
14 April 2007 Birmingham City A 1–2 19,754 Saganowski
21 April 2007 Leeds United H 1–0 29,012 Wright-Phillips
28 April 2007 Norwich City A 1–0 25,437 Best
6 May 2007 Southend United H 4–1 32,008 Jones (2), Best (2)

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Championship play-off semi-final

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Main article: 2007 Football League play-offs
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 May 2007 Derby County H 1–2 30,602 Surman
15 May 2007 Derby County A 3–2a 31,569 Viafara (2), Rasiak

FA Cup

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Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2007 Torquay United A 2–0 5,396 Rasiak (2)
R4 28 January 2007 Manchester City A 1–3 26,496 Jones

League Cup

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Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 23 August 2006 Yeovil Town H 5–2 20,653 Cohen o.g., Skacel, Wright-Phillips, Dyer, Jones
R2 19 September 2006 Millwall A 4–0 5,492 Belmadi (2), Wright-Phillips, McGoldrick
R3 24 October 2006 Notts County A 0–2 6,731

Kit

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The season's kit was manufactured by the club's own brand, Saints; a new kit was introduced for the season. The kit was sponsored by English airline Flybe.

Squad statistics

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Source:[1][2]
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Southampton.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
No. Pos. Nat. Name Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
League FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total Discipline
1 GK   ENG Kelvin Davis 38 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 44 0 1 0
2 DF   SWE Alexander Östlund 17 (3) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 20 (3) 0 4 0
3 DF   CPV Pelé 34 (3) 1 2 0 3 0 2 0 41 (3) 1 6 0
4 † MF   ARG Marcelo Sarmiento * 0 0 1 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 3 (1) 0 1 0
4 FW   POL Marek Saganowski * 11 (2) 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 (2) 10 1 0
5 DF   NOR Claus Lundekvam 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 6 0
6 DF   ENG Darren Powell 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 3 0
7 MF   CZE Rudi Skácel 32 (5) 3 0 0 2 0 1 (1) 0 35 (6) 4 3 0
8 FW   ENG Bradley Wright-Phillips 15 (24) 8 1 (1) 0 3 3 0 0 19 (25) 11 2 0
9 FW   POL Grzegorz Rasiak 32 (7) 18 2 2 1 0 0 (2) 1 35 (9) 21 1 0
10 MF   ENG Jermaine Wright 41 (1) 1 2 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 44 (2) 1 0 0
12 MF   CZE Mario Lička 7 (8) 1 0 (2) 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 8 (11) 1 3 0
14 † FW   JAM Ricardo Fuller 1 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 0
14 MF   ESP Iñigo Idiakez 12 (2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 12 (3) 1 5 0
15 FW   TRI Kenwyne Jones 25 (9) 14 1 1 2 1 1 0 29 (9) 16 2 1
16 DF   ENG Martin Cranie 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 1 (2) 0 0 0
17 MF   ALG Djamel Belmadi 9 (5) 0 0 0 1 1 1 (1) 0 11 (6) 1 2 0
18 MF   ENG Nathan Dyer 10 (8) 0 0 0 0 (3) 1 0 0 10 (11) 1 1 0
19 DF   ENG Chris Makin 19 (3) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 23 (3) 0 1 0
20 MF   ENG David Prutton 1 (2) 1 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (3) 1 0 0
21 DF   NIR Chris Baird 44 3 2 0 3 0 2 0 51 3 5 0
22 DF   WAL Gareth Bale 38 5 1 0 3 0 1 0 43 5 4 0
23 MF   COL Jhon Viáfara 29 (7) 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 35 (7) 4 8 0
24 MF   ENG Danny Guthrie * 8 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 (2) 0 0 0
25 GK   ENG Michael Poke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK   ENG Kevin Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW   IRL Leon Best 6 (3) 4 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 7 (4) 4 1 0
28 GK   POL Bartosz Białkowski 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0
29 MF   ENG Andrew Surman 26 (11) 4 0 0 2 (1) 0 2 1 30 (12) 5 3 0
35 FW   ENG David McGoldrick 1 (8) 0 2 0 0 (1) 1 0 0 3 (9) 1 0 0
41 MF   ENG Adam Lallana 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Players not included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name
11 DF   SWE Michael Svensson
24 † FW   ENG Dexter Blackstock
34 MF   WAL Lloyd James
36 MF   ENG Simon Gillett
37 † MF   FIN Tim Sparv
45 † DF   ENG Kyle Critchell

Transfers

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In

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Date Nationality Position Name Club From Fee
2 May 2006   FW Grzegorz Rasiak Tottenham Hotspur £2,000,000[3]
5 July 2006   FW Bradley Wright-Phillips Manchester City Undisclosed[4]
10 July 2006   MF Jermaine Wright Leeds United Free[5]
19 July 2006   DF Pelé Belenenses Undisclosed[6]
29 July 2006   MF Rudi Skácel Hearts £1,600,000[7]
4 August 2006   MF Jhon Viáfara Portsmouth £750,000[8]
4 August 2006   MF Mario Lička 1. FC Slovácko Free[8]
16 August 2006   DF Chris Makin Reading Free[9]
31 August 2006   MF Iñigo Idiakez Derby County £250,000[10]

Out

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Date Nationality Position Name Club To Fee
6 June 2006   DF Jelle Van Damme Anderlecht Undisclosed[11]
1 July 2006   FW Marian Pahars Free Agency Released[12]
1 July 2006   DF Darren Kenton Leicester City Free[12][13]
1 July 2006   DF Jim Brennan Free Agency Released[12]
12 July 2006   MF Yoann Folly Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed[14]
2 August 2006   DF Danny Higginbotham Stoke City £225,000[15]
9 August 2006   FW Dexter Blackstock Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed
31 August 2006   FW Ricardo Fuller Stoke City £500,000[16]

Loans In

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Date Nationality Position Name Club From Length
28 June 2006   MF Marcelo Sarmiento Racing Club de Cordoba Full Season (ended 19 January)[17]
30 January 2007   FW Marek Saganowski Troyes Until end of season[18]

Loans Out

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Date Nationality Position Name Club To Length
8 November 2006   DF Martin Cranie Yeovil Town Until 1 January[19]
30 January 2007   MF Simon Gillett Blackpool Until end of season[20]
30 January 2007   MF David Prutton Nottingham Forest Until end of season[21]
2 March 2007   DF Martin Cranie Yeovil Town One Month (recalled 30 March)[22][23]
9 March 2007   MF Iñigo Idiakez Queens Park Rangers One Month (extended on 5 April, recalled 16 April)[24][25][26]

References

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  1. ^ "Southampton". FootballSquads. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Squad stats". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Saints complete Rasiak deal". The Guardian. 2 May 2006. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  4. ^ "BWP completes Saints move". Manchester Evening News. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Wright seals Southampton switch". BBC Sport. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Pele completes Southampton move". BBC Sport. 19 July 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Saints land Skacel in £1.6m deal". BBC Sport. 29 July 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Southampton sign Viafara & Licka". BBC Sport. 4 August 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Southampton clinch Makin capture". BBC Sport. 16 August 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Saints swoop for Derby's Idiakez". BBC Sport. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  11. ^ UEFA.com (6 June 2006). "Van Damme bound for Anderlecht | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  12. ^ a b c "Pahars leads trio to leave Saints". BBC Sport. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Kenton signs two-year Foxes deal". BBC Sport. 27 June 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Owls bag Saints midfielder Folly". BBC Sport. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Stoke joy at Higginbotham signing". BBC Sport. 2 August 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Stoke capture Southampton striker". BBC Sport. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Saints sign Argentine Sarmiento". BBC Sport. 28 June 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Saints capture striker Saganowski". BBC Sport. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Yeovil bag Saints defender Cranie". BBC Sport. 8 November 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Saints' Gillett back at Blackpool". BBC Sport. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Prutton joins Forest in loan deal". BBC Sport. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  22. ^ "Glovers swoop to re-sign Cranie". BBC Sport. 2 March 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  23. ^ "Saints recall Cranie from Yeovil". BBC Sport. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  24. ^ "Idiakez seals loan switch to QPR". BBC Sport. 9 March 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  25. ^ "Idiakez loan deal at QPR extended". BBC Sport. 5 April 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  26. ^ "Saints recall Idiakez from loan". BBC Sport. 16 April 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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