2006–07 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

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Accrington Stanley
2006–07 season
ManagerJohn Coleman
StadiumCrown Ground
League Two20th
FA CupFirst round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerPaul Mullin (13)
Average home league attendance2,260

During the 2006–07 English football season, Accrington Stanley competed in Football League Two.

Season summary[edit]

Stanley scored 70 league goals during which they were involved in a relegation battle for most of the season, but a run of 5 wins in their last 9 games allowed them to secure safety in 20th place, their highlight of the season being a 5–0 thumping of then-promotion-favourites Wrexham. More success came in the cups. In Stanley's first ever game in the Football League Cup, third-tier Nottingham Forest were beaten 1–0. This set an away tie to Premier League team Watford, who needed a penalty shootout to eliminate the Lancashire club. The club also performed well in the Football League trophy, reaching the area quarter-finals before being eliminated by Doncaster Rovers.

First-team squad[edit]

Squad at end of season[1]

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 England ENG Peter Cavanagh
3 DF England ENG Leam Richardson
4 DF England ENG Robbie Williams
5 DF England ENG Michael Welch
6 MF England ENG Andrew Procter
7 MF England ENG Sean Doherty
9 FW England ENG Andy Mangan
10 FW England ENG Paul Mullin
12 DF England ENG Phil Edwards
14 MF Benin BEN Romuald Boco[notes 1]
15 MF England ENG Danny Ventre
17 MF England ENG Andy Todd
18 FW England ENG David Brown
20 MF England ENG Jay Harris
25 GK England ENG Ian Dunbavin
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF England ENG Shaun Whalley
27 FW England ENG Leighton McGivern
32 FW England ENG Andrew Smith
33 FW England ENG Jimmy Bell
34 DF England ENG Peter Murphy
35 GK England ENG Martin Fearon
36 DF England ENG Alan Rogers
38 DF Portugal POR Mauro Almeida
39 FW Wales WAL Stuart Fleetwood[notes 2] (on loan from Hereford United)
40 MF England ENG Tony Grant
41 GK Poland POL Przemysław Kazimierczak (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
41 GK England ENG David Martin (on loan from Liverpool)
41 DF Spain ESP Godwin Antwi[notes 3] (on loan from Liverpool)
41 MF England ENG Bobby Grant

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
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Rob Elliot[notes 4] (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
8 MF England ENG Ian Craney (to Swansea City)
11 MF England ENG Gary Roberts (to Ipswich Town)
16 DF France FRA Julien N'Da (released)
19 DF England ENG Andrew Tretton (retired)
21 DF England ENG Ashley Foyle (to Belper Town)
22 MF England ENG Joel Byrom (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK France FRA François Dubourdeau (released)
24 DF England ENG Rikki Bains (to Tamworth)
28 DF Wales WAL Joe Jacobson (on loan from Cardiff City)
29 MF England ENG David Mannix (on loan from Liverpool)
30 DF Wales WAL Curtis McDonald (on loan from Cardiff City)
31 DF England ENG Adam Dugdale (on loan from Crewe Alexandra)
37 DF England ENG Chris McGrail (on loan from Preston North End)

Results[edit]

League Two[edit]

5 August 2006 1 Chester City 2–0 Accrington Stanley Deva Stadium
15:00 Broughton 15'
Blundell 86'
Attendance: 3,779
8 August 2006 2 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Darlington Crown Ground
19:45 Cummins 33'
Smith 43'
Attendance: 2,667
12 August 2006 3 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Barnet Crown Ground
15:00 Boco 35', 53' King 89' Attendance: 1,639
18 August 2006 4 Stockport County 1–1 Accrington Stanley Edgeley Park
19:45 Murray 12' Welch 78' Attendance: 5,291
26 August 2006 5 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Rochdale Crown Ground
15:00 Roberts 76' (pen.) Dagnall 20' Attendance: 3,045
1 September 2006 6 Lincoln City 3–1 Accrington Stanley Sincil Bank
19:45 Gritton 6'
Stallard 40', 69'
Roberts 82' Attendance: 4,999

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Accrington Stanley - 2006/07". www.footballsquads.co.uk.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Boco was born in Bernay, France, but also qualified to represent Benin internationally and made his international debut for Benin in 2004.
  2. ^ Fleetwood was born in Gloucester, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and has represented them at under-17 and under-21 level.
  3. ^ Antwi was born in Kumasi, Ghana, but was raised in Spain from the age of 14 and represented them at U-19 level.
  4. ^ Elliot was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and represented them at under-19 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2014.