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 .
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]
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]
Cardiff beat Carmarthen Town in the quarter-finals before being eliminated by The New Saints in the semi-finals.[3]
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
Summer transfer window ins [ edit ]
January transfer window ins [ edit ]
Summer transfer window outs [ edit ]
January transfer window outs [ edit ]
Source:
RSSSF Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
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
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
22 August
One
Barnet
H
L 0 – 2
3,305
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