2006–07 Fulham F.C. season

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Fulham F.C.
2006–07 season
ManagerChris Coleman
Lawrie Sanchez (caretaker)
FA Premier League16th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Brian McBride (9)
All: Brian McBride (12)
Highest home attendance24,554 (vs. Liverpool, 5 May 2007)
Lowest home attendance6,620 (vs. Wycombe Wanderers, 20 September 2006)

The 2006–07 season was Fulham's sixth consecutive season in the Premier League.

Season summary[edit]

Fulham started the season well and looked to be challenging for a mid-table place at least, but a slump towards the end of the season, with one win in 18 games,[1] saw Fulham sucked into the relegation battle. Manager Chris Coleman paid for the club's poor form with his job in April. His replacement, Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez, did little to stop the rot, but managed to secure Fulham's Premiership status with a 1–0 win over a Liverpool side preparing for the Champions League final, with January signing Clint Dempsey scored the crucial goal. At the end of the season, Sanchez was rewarded for his efforts with a three-year contract, which necessitated his resignation as Northern Ireland manager.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Germany GER Moritz Volz
3 DF United States USA Carlos Bocanegra
4 DF France FRA Franck Queudrue
5 DF France FRA Philippe Christanval
6 DF England ENG Zat Knight
7 DF England ENG Liam Rosenior
8 MF England ENG Michael Brown
9 FW Iceland ISL Heiðar Helguson
10 FW Sweden SWE Björn Runström
12 GK Czech Republic CZE Jan Laštůvka (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
13 FW Canada CAN Tomasz Radzinski[notes 1]
14 MF Senegal SEN Papa Bouba Diop
15 FW Netherlands NED Collins John[notes 2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Denmark DEN Claus Jensen
18 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Gabriel Zakuani
19 DF England ENG Ian Pearce
20 FW United States USA Brian McBride (captain)
21 MF England ENG Jimmy Bullard
22 MF England ENG Wayne Routledge (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
23 MF United States USA Clint Dempsey
25 MF Wales WAL Simon Davies
29 GK Finland FIN Antti Niemi
32 DF England ENG Elliot Omozusi
36 DF England ENG Matthew Briggs
37 MF Russia RUS Alexey Smertin

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
MF France FRA Sylvain Legwinski (to Ipswich Town)
MF France FRA Steed Malbranque[notes 3] (to Tottenham Hotspur)
11 FW Portugal POR Luís Boa Morte (to West Ham United)
11 FW Italy ITA Vincenzo Montella (on loan from Roma)
18 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Gabriel Zakuani (on loan to Stoke City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Timlin[notes 4] (on loan to Swindon Town)
25 DF Denmark DEN Niclas Jensen (to FC København)
30 GK Trinidad and Tobago TRI Tony Warner[notes 5] (on loan to Leeds United and Norwich City)
31 GK Portugal POR Ricardo Batista (on loan to Wycombe Wanderers)
32 GK Czech Republic CZE Jaroslav Drobný (released)

Reserve 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 Wales WAL Mark Crossley[notes 6]
17 MF New Zealand NZL Simon Elliott
24 MF Wales WAL Mark Pembridge
26 MF Wales WAL Matthew Collins
27 MF Australia AUS Ahmad Elrich
28 MF England ENG Robert Milsom
31 GK Portugal POR Ricardo Batista
GK England ENG Corrin Brooks-Meade
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF England ENG Kasali Yinka Casal
DF England ENG TJ Moncur
DF England ENG Adam Watts
MF England ENG Wayne Brown
MF New Zealand NZL Chris James
FW France FRA Ismael Ehui
FW Ghana GHA Bradley Hudson-Odoi

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
12 GK Czech Republic CZE Jan Laštůvka 12 0 7+1 0 3 0 1 0
29 GK Finland FIN Antti Niemi 31 0 31 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Trinidad and Tobago TRI Tony Warner 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF United States USA Carlos Bocanegra 34 5 26+4 5 3 0 1 0
4 DF France FRA Franck Queudrue 32 1 28+1 1 3 0 0 0
5 DF France FRA Philippe Christanval 23 1 19+1 1 3 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Zat Knight 24 2 22+1 2 1 0 0 0
7 DF England ENG Liam Rosenior 42 0 38 0 3 0 0+1 0
18 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Gabriel Zakuani 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
19 DF England ENG Ian Pearce 23 1 22 1 1 0 0 0
25 DF Denmark DEN Niclas Jensen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 DF England ENG Elliot Omozusi 2 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
36 DF England ENG Matthew Briggs 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
2 MF Germany GER Moritz Volz 34 3 24+5 2 4 1 1 0
8 MF England ENG Michael Brown 37 0 34 0 3 0 0 0
13 MF Canada CAN Tomasz Radzinski 40 3 25+10 2 4 1 1 0
14 MF Senegal SEN Papa Bouba Diop 24 0 20+3 0 1 0 0 0
16 MF Denmark DEN Claus Jensen 14 2 10+2 2 0+1 0 1 0
21 MF England ENG Jimmy Bullard 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 0
22 MF England ENG Wayne Routledge 28 1 13+11 0 3 1 1 0
23 MF United States USA Clint Dempsey 12 1 1+9 1 0+2 0 0 0
25 MF Wales WAL Simon Davies 16 2 14 2 1+1 0 0 0
37 MF Russia RUS Alexei Smertin 8 0 6+1 0 1 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Iceland ISL Heiðar Helguson 34 5 16+14 4 3 0 1 1
10 FW Sweden SWE Björn Runström 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
11 FW Italy ITA Vincenzo Montella 14 5 3+7 2 1+3 3 0 0
15 FW Netherlands NED Collins John 25 1 9+14 1 0+1 0 0+1 0
20 FW United States USA Brian McBride 42 12 34+4 9 4 3 0 0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
11 MF Portugal POR Luís Boa Morte 15 0 12+3 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Timlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Last updated: 31 June 2007
Source: Competitions

Starting 11[edit]

Considering starts in all competitions[3][4]

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Pos. Name From Fee
8 May 2006[5] MF England Jimmy Bullard England Wigan Athletic £2,500,000
11 July 2006[6] DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Gabriel Zakuani England Leyton Orient Undisclosed
12 July 2006[7] FW Sweden Björn Runström Sweden Hammarby Undisclosed
27 July 2006[8] DF France Franck Queudrue England Middlesbrough Undisclosed
31 August 2006[9] MF England Wayne Routledge England Tottenham Hotspur Season-long loan
31 August 2006 GK Czech Republic Jan Laštůvka Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Season-long loan
4 January 2007[10] FW Italy Vincenzo Montella Italy Roma Loan
10 January 2007 MF United States Clint Dempsey United States New England Revolution £1,500,000
24 January 2007[11] MF Wales Simon Davies England Everton Undisclosed
27 January 2007 MF Russia Alexey Smertin Russia Dynamo Moscow Free

Out[edit]

Date Pos. Name To Fee
31 August 2006[9] MF France Steed Malbranque England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed
5 January 2007 FW Portugal Luís Boa Morte England West Ham United £5,000,000
11 January 2007 DF Denmark Niclas Jensen Denmark København Free

Club[edit]

Management[edit]

Position Staff
Manager (Aug-Apr) Wales Chris Coleman
Manager (Apr-May) Northern Ireland Lawrie Sanchez
Assistant manager Scotland Steve Kean
Goalkeeping coach England Dave Beasant
Head of Youth Development England John Murtough

Source: Fulham FC

Other information[edit]

Chairman Egypt Mohamed Al Fayed
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Craven Cottage (26,600 / 112x72 yards)

Source: Fulham article on 15 August 2007

Premier League[edit]

Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Manchester City 38 11 9 18 29 44 −15 42
15 West Ham United 38 12 5 21 35 59 −24 41
16 Fulham 38 8 15 15 38 60 −22 39
17 Wigan Athletic 38 10 8 20 37 59 −22 38
18 Sheffield United (R) 38 10 8 20 32 55 −23 38 Relegation to Football League Championship
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 8 15 15 38 60  −22 39 7 7 5 18 18  0 1 8 10 20 42  −22

Last updated: 13 May 2007.
Source: Barclays Premier League

Results by round[edit]

Matches[edit]

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

2006-07-15 Exeter 1 - 0 Fulham St James Park, Exeter
14:00 Phillips 31' (Report)
2006-07-21 Luton 1 - 2 Fulham Kenilworth Road, Luton
19:45 Feeney 30' (Report) John 16'
Helguson 48'
2006-07-26 Fulham 1 - 0 Maccabi Petah Tikva Mur in Selstadion, Bruck an der Mur
18:00 Elrich 56' (Report)
2006-07-29 Fulham 0 - 0 Real Madrid ATV Arena, Irdning
18:00 (Report)
2006-08-05 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 - 1 Fulham Hubert Houben Stadion, Goch
18:00 Report[usurped] Levels 49' (o.g.)
2006-08-12 Fulham 1 - 1 Boavista Craven Cottage
15:00 Helguson 14' (Report) Fary 79'

Premier League[edit]

Results by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637
GroundAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDWWDLDWDLWDLLWLWDDDDDDLWLLDDDLLLDLWL
Position201811891111108991011121213111212111213151514141414141515151615161516
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2006. Source: "Fulham FC – Fixtures & Results 2006/2007". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
2006-08-20 Manchester United 5 – 1 Fulham Old Trafford, Manchester
13:30 Saha 7'
Pearce 15' (o.g.)
Rooney 16', 64'
Ronaldo 19'
(Report) Ferdinand 40' (o.g.) Attendance: 75,115
Referee: Andre Marriner
2006-08-23 Fulham 1 – 1 Bolton Wanderers Craven Cottage
20:00 Bullard 90' (pen.) (Report) Diouf 73' (pen.) Attendance: 18,559
Referee: Alan Wiley
2006-08-26 Fulham 1 – 0 Sheffield United Craven Cottage
15:00 Bullard 40' (Report) Attendance: 18,362
Referee: Graham Poll
2006-09-09 Newcastle United 1 – 2 Fulham St James' Park, Newcastle
15:00 Parker 54' (Report) McBride 82'
Bocanegra 89'
Attendance: 50,365
Referee: Chris Foy
2006-09-17 Tottenham 0 – 0 Fulham White Hart Lane, London
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 36,131
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2006-09-23 Fulham 0 – 2 Chelsea Craven Cottage
15:00 (Report) Lampard 73' (pen.), 80' Attendance: 24,290
Referee: Mark Halsey
2006-10-02 Watford 3 – 3 Fulham Vicarage Road, Watford
20:00 King 23'
Young 46', 89'
(Report) McBride 71'
Helguson 83'
Francis 87' (o.g.)
Attendance: 17,982
Referee: Mike Riley
2006-10-16 Fulham 2 – 1 Charlton Athletic Craven Cottage
20:00 McBride 65'
C. Jensen 67'
(Report) Bent 78' Attendance: 19,179
Referee: Rob Styles
2006-10-21 Aston Villa 1 – 1 Fulham Villa Park, Birmingham
17:15 Barry 26' (pen.) (Report) Volz 45' Attendance: 30,919
Referee: Chris Foy
2006-10-28 Fulham 0 – 1 Wigan Athletic Craven Cottage
15:00 (Report) Camara 83' Attendance: 22,882
Referee: Graham Poll
2006-11-04 Fulham 1 – 0 Everton Craven Cottage
12:45 C. Jensen 66' (Report) Attendance: 23,327
Referee: Graham Poll
2006-11-11 Portsmouth 1 – 1 Fulham Fratton Park, Portsmouth
15:00 Cole 74' (Report) Knight 57' Attendance: 19,563
Referee: Steve Bennett
2006-11-18 Manchester City 3 – 1 Fulham City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
12:45 Corradi 12', 32'
Barton 45'
(Report) John 62' Attendance: 35,776
Referee: Alan Wiley
2006-11-25 Fulham 0 – 1 Reading Craven Cottage
15:00 (Report) Doyle 17' (pen) Attendance: 22,673
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2006-11-29 Fulham 2 – 1 Arsenal Craven Cottage
19:45 McBride 6'
Radzinski 19'
(Report) Van Persie 36' Attendance: 24,510
Referee: Howard Webb
2006-12-02 Blackburn 2 – 0 Fulham Ewood Park, Blackburn
15:00 Nonda 6'
McCarthy 24'
(Report) Attendance: 16,799
Referee: Steve Bennett
2006-12-09 Liverpool 4 – 0 Fulham Anfield, Liverpool
15:00 Gerrard 54'
Carragher 61'
García 66'
González 90'
(Report) Attendance: 43,189
Referee: Uriah Rennie
2006-12-18 Fulham 2 – 1 Middlesbrough Craven Cottage
20:00 Helguson 12' (pen.)
McBride 35'
(Report) Viduka 74' Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Mike Dean
2006-12-23 Fulham 0 – 0 West Ham Craven Cottage
12:45 Report Attendance: 22,452
Referee: Chris Foy
2006-12-27 Charlton 2 – 2 Fulham The Valley, London
20:00 Ambrose 19'
Bent 45'
(Report) McBride 13'
Queudrue 90'
Attendance: 25,203
Referee: Graham Poll
2006-12-30 Chelsea 2 – 2 Fulham Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Rosenior 35' (o.g.)
Drogba 62'
(Report) Volz 16'
Bocanegra 84'
Attendance: 41,926
Referee: Howard Webb
2007-01-01 Fulham 0 – 0 Watford Craven Cottage
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 19,698
Referee: Steve Bennett
2007-01-13 West Ham United 3 – 3 Fulham Upton Park, London
15:00 Zamora 28'
Benayoun 46', 64'
(Report) Radzinski 16'
McBride 59'
Christanval 90'
Attendance: 34,977
Referee: Graham Poll
2007-01-20 Fulham 1 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur Craven Cottage
15:00 Montella 84' (pen.) Report Chimbonda 88' Attendance: 23,580
Referee: Mike Dean
2007-01-30 Sheffield United 2 – 0 Fulham Bramall Lane, Sheffield
19:45 Stead 23'
Tonge 28'
(Report) Attendance: 27,540
Referee: Lee Mason
2007-02-03 Fulham 2 – 1 Newcastle United Craven Cottage
15:00 Helguson 49'
McBride 73'
(Report) Martins 90' Attendance: 24,340
Referee: Phil Dowd
2007-02-11 Bolton Wanderers 2 – 1 Fulham Reebok Stadium, Bolton
13:30 Speed 23' (pen)
Nolan 51'
(Report) Knight 66' Attendance: 24,919
Referee: Howard Webb
2007-02-24 Fulham 1 – 2 Manchester United Craven Cottage
12:45 McBride 17' (Report) Giggs 29'
Ronaldo 88'
Attendance: 24,459
Referee: Peter Walton
2007-03-03 Fulham 1 – 1 Aston Villa Craven Cottage
15:00 Bocanegra 23' (Report) Carew 21' Attendance: 24,552
Referee: Lee Mason
2007-03-17 Wigan Athletic 0 – 0 Fulham JJB Stadium, Wigan
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 16,001
Referee: Steve Tanner
2007-03-31 Fulham 1 – 1 Portsmouth Craven Cottage
15:00 Pearce 90' (Report) Kranjčar 4' Attendance: 22,806
Referee: Mike Riley
2007-04-06 Everton 4 – 1 Fulham Goodison Park, Liverpool
19:30 Carsley 25'
Stubbs 34'
Vaughan 45'
Anichebe 80'
Report Bocanegra 22' Attendance: 35,612
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2007-04-09 Fulham 1 – 3 Manchester City Craven Cottage
15:00 Bocanegra 76' (Report) Barton 21'
Beasley 36'
Vassell 59'
Attendance: 22,435
Referee: Steve Bennett
2007-04-14 Reading 1 – 0 Fulham Madejski Stadium, Reading
15:00 Hunt 15' (Report) Attendance: 24,082
Referee: Lee Mason
2007-04-21 Fulham 1 – 1 Blackburn Craven Cottage
15:00 Montella 10' Report McCarthy 61' Attendance: 23,652
Referee: Graham Poll
2007-04-29 Arsenal 3 – 1 Fulham Emirates Stadium, London
16:00 Baptista 4'
Adebayor 84'
Gilberto 87' (pen.)
Report Davies 78' Attendance: 60,043
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2007-05-05 Fulham 1 – 0 Liverpool Craven Cottage
15:00 Dempsey 69' Report Attendance: 24,554
Referee: Steve Bennett
2007-05-13 Middlesbrough 3 – 1 Fulham Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
15:00 Viduka 34', 47'
Wheater 45'
(Report) Davies 42' Attendance: 29,556
Referee: Mike Riley

League Cup[edit]

2006-09-20 Fulham 1 - 2 Wycombe Craven Cottage
19:45 Helguson 47' Report Easter 8'
Mooney 41' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,620
Referee: Andy Hall

FA Cup[edit]

2007-01-06 Leicester City 2 – 2 Fulham Walkers Stadium, Leicester
15:00 Kisnorbo 80'
Cadamarteri 90'
Report McBride 69'
Volz 83'
Attendance: 15,499
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2007-01-17 Fulham 4 – 3 Leicester City Craven Cottage
19:45 McBride 35'
Montella 51', 60'
Routledge 90'
(Report) Fryatt 13'
McAuley 45'
Wesolowski 47'
Attendance: 11,222
Referee: Alan Wiley
2007-01-27 Fulham 3 – 0 Stoke Craven Cottage
15:00 Montella 11'
McBride 39'
Radzinski 54'
(Report) Attendance: 11,059
Referee: Martin Atkinson
2007-02-18 Fulham 0 – 4 Tottenham Hotspur Craven Cottage
16:00 Report Keane 6', 68'
Berbatov 77', 90'
Attendance: 18,655
Referee: Mark Halsey

Player statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

Goalscoring statistics for 2006–07.

Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
United States Brian McBride 9 3 0 12
United States Carlos Bocanegra 5 0 0 5
Italy Vincenzo Montella 2 3 0 5
Iceland Heiðar Helguson 3 0 1 4
Canada Tomasz Radzinski 2 1 0 3
Germany Moritz Volz 2 1 0 3
England Jimmy Bullard 2 0 0 2
Wales Simon Davies 2 0 0 2
Denmark Claus Jensen 2 0 0 2
England Zat Knight 2 0 0 2
France Philippe Christanval 1 0 0 1
United States Clint Dempsey 1 0 0 1
Netherlands Collins John 1 0 0 1
France Franck Queudrue 1 0 0 1
England Ian Pearce 1 0 0 1
England Wayne Routledge 0 1 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 2
Total 38 9 1 48

References[edit]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Radzinski was born in Poznań, Poland, but also qualified to represent Canada internationally and made his international debut for Canada in June 1995.
  2. ^ John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but was raised in the Netherlands and made his international debut for the Netherlands in August 2004.
  3. ^ Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-21 level before being called up by France in February 2004 without playing.
  4. ^ Timlin was born in Peckham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-17 and U-21 level.
  5. ^ Warner was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in February 2006.
  6. ^ Crossley was born in Barnsley, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through a grandparent and made his international debut for Wales in February 1997.

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