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The 2006-07 FA Premier League season, the fifteenth since its establishment, started on August 19, 2006. Reigning champions Chelsea have won two consecutive English top-flight titles, and are looking to become only the fifth side ever to win three years in a row, following in the footsteps of the following teams: Huddersfield Town 1924-26, Arsenal 1933-35, Liverpool 1982-84 and Manchester United 1999-2001.

League table

Last updated December 14, 2006

Pos
Club
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
±
Pts
Comments
1
Manchester United
17
14
2
1
38
9
+29
44
Champions
League
2
Chelsea
17
12
3
2
27
9
+18
39
3
Arsenal
17
8
5
4
27
13
+14
29
Champions
League Qual
4
Portsmouth
17
8
4
5
23
14
+9
28
5
Liverpool
17
8
4
5
23
15
+8
28
UEFA Cup
6
Bolton Wanderers
17
8
3
6
19
15
+4
27
7
Reading
17
8
2
7
19
21
-2
26
Intertoto Cup
8
Aston Villa
17
5
10
2
21
17
+4
25
9
Tottenham Hotspur
17
7
4
6
20
21
-1
25
10
Everton
17
6
6
5
20
17
+3
24
11
Wigan Athletic
17
6
4
7
20
22
-2
22
12
Manchester City
17
5
5
7
14
20
-6
20
13
Fulham
17
5
5
7
16
27
-11
20
14
Newcastle United
17
5
4
8
15
19
-4
19
15
Middlesbrough
17
4
5
8
14
22
-8
17
16
Sheffield United
17
4
5
8
13
22
-9
17
17
Blackburn Rovers
16
4
4
8
14
21
-7
16
18
West Ham United
17
4
2
11
10
24
-14
14
Relegation to
Championship
19
Charlton Athletic
17
3
3
11
13
28
-15
12
20
Watford
16
1
8
7
10
20
-10
11

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

For further information on European qualification see FA Premier League - Competition

Top goalscorers

Main article: FA Premier League 2006-07 goalscorers
Pos Scorer Goals Team
1
Nwankwo Kanu
9
Portsmouth
Didier Drogba
9
Chelsea
3
Kevin Doyle
8
Reading
Wayne Rooney
8
Manchester United
Louis Saha
8
Manchester United
6
Gareth Barry
6
Aston Villa
Darren Bent
6
Charlton Athletic
Henri Camara
6
Wigan Athletic
Thierry Henry
6
Arsenal
Andrew Johnson
6
Everton
Dirk Kuyt
6
Liverpool
Cristiano Ronaldo
6
Manchester United

Last updated December 15, 2006

Results

Full table

To read this table, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.

  ARS AVI BLA BOL CHA CHE EVE FUL LIV MNC MNU MID NEW POR REA SFU TOT WAT WHA WIG
Arsenal XXX 1-1 1-1 3-0 1-1 1-1 3-0 3-0 3-0
Aston Villa XXX 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-3 1-1 2-0 2-1 1-1
Blackburn Rovers XXX 0-1 0-2 1-1 2-0 4-2 0-1 1-1 2-1
Bolton Wanderers 3-1 XXX 0-1 2-0 0-4 0-0 2-0 1-0 0-1
Charlton Athletic 1-2 1-0 2-0 XXX 1-1 1-0 0-3 0-1 0-0
Chelsea 1-1 1-1 2-1 XXX 1-0 3-0 1-0 2-1 4-0 1-0
Everton 0-1 1-0 XXX 3-0 1-1 2-0 2-1 2-0 2-2
Fulham 2-1 1-1 2-1 0-2 1-0 XXX 0-1 1-0 0-1
Liverpool 3-1 1-1 XXX 1-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 3-0 2-1
Manchester City 1-0 3-1 XXX 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0
Manchester United 0-1 1-1 3-0 5-1 2-0 3-1 XXX 2-0 3-0 1-0
Middlesbrough 0-1 2-1 2-1 0-0 1-2 XXX 1-0 0-4 1-0
Newcastle United 1-2 0-0 1-1 1-2 XXX 1-0 3-2 0-1 2-1
Portsmouth 2-2 3-0 0-1 1-1 XXX 3-1 2-1 2-0 1-0
Reading 0-4 1-0 2-0 0-1 1-0 1-1 3-2 XXX 3-1
Sheffield United 2-2 0-0 2-2 2-1 0-2 1-1 1-2 2-1 1-2 XXX
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 0-2 0-0 2-1 2-1 2-0 XXX 1-0 3-1
Watford 0-0 3-3 1-2 2-0 0-1 0-0 XXX 1-1
West Ham United 1-0 1-1 2-1 3-1 0-2 0-1 1-0 XXX 0-2
Wigan Athletic 0-1 0-0 3-2 0-4 4-0 1-3 1-0 1-1 XXX

Monthly awards

Month Manager Player
August Scotland Sir Alex Ferguson (Man Utd) Wales Ryan Giggs (Man Utd)
September England Steve Coppell (Reading) England Andrew Johnson (Everton)
October Scotland Sir Alex Ferguson (Man Utd) England Paul Scholes (Man Utd)
November England Steve Coppell (Reading) Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd)

Notable changes

Sponsors

Online gambling sites are joining the traditional industries of automakers, breweries, electronics and financial institutions as team sponsors. For the 2006-07 season, there are no fewer than three internet wagering sites as new kit sponsors, joining Middlesbrough with 888.com. Here are the current lists (as of June 12, 2006) of changes:

  • Arsenal will revert back to their traditional red and white home kit, but now with gold side striping on the shirt, and with Dubai-based Emirates, who also will sponsor their new stadium, as their new shirt sponsor replacing cellular provider O2. Arsenal are also moving into the new Emirates stadium.
  • Aston Villa will have a new shirt sponsor, with internet betting site 32Red replacing German-based DWS Investments. Many internet posters and fans thought that the company logo for DWS actually said "COWS" because of the hexagon's placement in front of the initials. Also, white replaces yellow as the new alternate kit. Aston Villa have also had Martin O'Neill take over as manager.
  • Blackburn Rovers will also have a new shirt sponsor, with internet betting site Bet24 taking over on the front of the shirt while Lonsdale, who served as the uniform sponsor in 2005-06, remains their kit provider.
  • Charlton Athletic will go into their first full season of shirt sponsorship with the Spanish construction firm Llanera, who came on board at mid-season after previous sponsors allsports went into administration.
  • Chelsea have switched from Britain's Umbro to German company Adidas after the adidas-Group made an eleventh-hour bid that was higher than American-based powerhouse Nike. Electronic maker Samsung will retain sponsorship on the front of the shirt. The current Champions will also revert to their traditional away clours; a white shirt with blue lining. The retain their silver and black third choice kit for the third season running.
  • Everton have a new home kit made by Umbro featuring the classic diamonds down one shoulder, and will retain their sponsor, the Thai based brewer Chang.
  • Fulham will have a new home kit, with Germany's Puma being replaced by French-based Airness, and their long-sleeve shirts will feature thumb holes. British internet provider Pipex will stay as the team's shirt sponsor with their new insignia.
  • Liverpool will change from Reebok to adidas as a result of their merger, as Danish brewers Carlsberg stays on the front of the shirts.
  • Manchester United will have a new home kit as US-based AIG, a secondary sponsor last season, becomes the new shirt sponsor after mobile phone providers Vodafone stepped down.This turned out to be good news as AIG offered more money to sponsor Manchester United than Vodafone did.
  • Reading will be in Puma kits with blue and white hoops at home and sponsorship on the front of the shirt from copying titan Kyocera. They will wear a red alternate as well.
  • Sheffield United will wear le coq sportif kits with the famous red and white stripes on the shirt, and US-based credit card bankers Capital One as sponsor in the front. The alternate is black and white stripes.
  • Tottenham Hotspur have switched their kit provider from Kappa to Puma and will feature a new shirt sponsor, internet based betting site mansioncasino.com replacing Thomson Holidays. They will also have a light blue alternate and a brown second alternate this season.
  • Watford will be in yellow with Diadora kits and internet financiers Loans.co.uk as the team's shirt sponsors. They have a new away strip in midnight blue replacing last season's red strip.
  • West Ham United have a new away strip in navy blue replacing the white and claret shirt. The new strip includes the new Reebok logo (RBK). The club are sticking with Job Hunter website Jobserve.com
  • Wigan Athletic will have an all-royal blue primary and an all-black secondary for the 2006-07 campaign, made and sponsored by JJB Sports.

Stadiums

  • Arsenal moved to the larger 60,000-seat Emirates Stadium after 93 years at Highbury. The first game was a testimonial match for Dennis Bergkamp, who retired following the 2005-06 season as Arsenal took on Ajax (which they won 2-1), the club where Bergkamp began his career, on July 22. Highbury will be converted to luxury apartments as both the East and West stands will be retro-fitted and the newer North and South (Clock) ends will be razed to build apartments from the ground up, while the pitch will become a garden. The clock from South end will be placed in the new facility. The first Premiership match at Emirates Stadium was against Aston Villa, the match finished 1-1.
  • Manchester United now has Old Trafford as a fully completed 76,000 seater stadium, making it the largest stadium in the UK, with its debut a friendly against La Liga team Sevilla in August. Fulham served as the first Premiership visitors on August 20, losing 5-1 in front of a Premiership-record 75,511.
  • Reading's Madejski Stadium made its debut in the Premiership this season. In the stadium's first match, Reading came from 0-2 down to clinch a thrilling 3-2 comeback victory over Middlesbrough.
Team Stadium Capacity
Manchester United Old Trafford 76,004
Arsenal Emirates Stadium 60,432
Newcastle United St James' Park 52,218
Manchester City City of Manchester Stadium 48,000
Liverpool Anfield 45,521
Aston Villa Villa Park 42,584
Chelsea Stamford Bridge 42,420
Everton Goodison Park 40,260
Tottenham Hotspur White Hart Lane 36,240
West Ham United Upton Park 35,647
Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 35,049
Sheffield United Bramall Lane 33,000
Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park 31,367
Bolton Wanderers Reebok Stadium 27,879
Charlton Athletic The Valley 27,111
Wigan Athletic JJB Stadium 25,138
Reading Madejski Stadium 24,225
Fulham Craven Cottage 24,600
Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,072
Watford Vicarage Road 19,920

Managers

Ownership

These three teams were promoted from The Championship at the start of the season:

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Roeder named as Newcastle manager". BBC. Retrieved 2006-05-16.
  2. ^ "Charlton part company with Dowie". BBC. Retrieved 2006-11-13.
  3. ^ "Southgate wins coaching reprieve". BBC. Retrieved 2006-11-22.
  4. ^ "O'Neill named Aston Villa manager". BBC. Retrieved 2006-08-04.
  5. ^ "Pardew sacked as West Ham manager". BBC. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
  6. ^ "Curbishley named West Ham manager". BBC. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
  7. ^ "West Ham accept £85m takeover bid". BBC. Retrieved 2006-11-22.
  8. ^ "Reds revel in £450m takeover talk". BBC. Retrieved 2006-12-04.

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