2006–07 Aston Villa F.C. season
2006–07 season | |||
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Chairman | Randy Lerner | ||
Manager | Martin O'Neill | ||
FA Premier League | 11th | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
League Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Agbonlahor (9) All: Barry/Agbonlahor (10) | ||
Highest home attendance | 42,551 (vs. Tottenham, Man Utd, Liverpool, Sheff Utd) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 27,450 (vs. Bolton) | ||
Average home league attendance | 36,214 | ||
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During the 2006–07 English football season, Aston Villa F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. It was Villa's first season under the management of Northern Irishman Martin O'Neill, who was appointed as manager following the sacking of David O'Leary at the end of the previous season.
Season summary
Villa started life under Martin O'Neill strongly and were the last team in the Premier League to be beaten, going nine matches without defeat and taking points against the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea away before a 3-1 loss at Liverpool. A run of 11 games without victory during the middle of the season dragged Villa down to 14th place, putting paid to their early-season hopes of Champions League qualification, but Villa rallied and only lost 3 of their last 15 games to finish comfortably in 11th.
Final league table
Template:2006–07 FA Premier League table
Results
Pre-season
Date | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F–A |
Scorers | Competition |
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21 July 2006 | Walsall | A | 5–0 | Agbonlahor (2), Moore (2), Whittingham | Friendly |
25 July 2006 | Hull City | A | 2–0 | Davis, Gardner | Friendly |
26 July 2006 | Chesterfield | A | 2–0 | Bridges (2) | Friendly |
29 July 2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 3–0 | Ridgewell, Barry | Friendly |
5 August 2006 | Hannover | A | 0–0 | Friendly | |
8 August 2006 | NEC Nijmegen | A | 1–2 | Agbonlahor | Friendly |
11 August 2006 | Groningen | A | 2–2 | Moore, Ridgewell | Friendly |
Premier League
19 August 2006 1 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Islington, London |
15:00 | Gilberto ![]() |
Report | Mellberg ![]() |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,023 Referee: Graham Poll |
23 August 2006 2 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Reading | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Ángel ![]() Barry ![]() |
Report | Doyle ![]() Sonko ![]() |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 37,329 Referee: Lee Mason |
27 August 2006 3 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Moore ![]() Ángel ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,141 Referee: Howard Webb |
10 September 2006 4 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Newham, London |
16:00 | Mullins ![]() Zamora ![]() Zamora ![]() |
Report | Ridgewell ![]() Barry ![]() McCann ![]() |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,576 Referee: Steve Bennett |
16 September 2006 5 | Watford | 0–0 | Aston Villa | Watford, Hertfordshire |
Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,620 Referee: Mike Dean |
23 September 2006 6 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Charlton Athletic | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Agbonlahor ![]() Moore ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,513 Referee: Mike Riley |
30 September 2006 7 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Fulham, London |
Drogba ![]() |
Report | Agbonlahor ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,951 Referee: Graham Poll |
14 October 2006 8 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Barry ![]() |
Report | Davenport ![]() Ángel ![]() |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,551 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
21 October 2006 9 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Fulham | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Barry ![]() |
Report | Volz ![]() |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,919 Referee: Chris Foy |
28 October 2006 10 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Aston Villa | Liverpool, Merseyside |
Kuyt ![]() Crouch ![]() Luis García ![]() |
Report | Agbonlahor ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,117 Referee: Steve Bennett |
5 November 2006 11 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Barry ![]() Ángel ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,089 Referee: Howard Webb |
11 November 2006 12 | Everton | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Liverpool, Merseyside |
Report | Sutton ![]() |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,376 Referee: Phil Dowd |
19 November 2006 13 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Aston Villa | Wigan, Greater Manchester |
Report | Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 18,455 Referee: Steve Bennett |
25 November 2006 14 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Barry ![]() |
Report | Christie ![]() |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 33,162 Referee: Peter Walton |
29 November 2006 15 | Aston Villa | 1–3 | Manchester City | Birmingham, West Midlands |
McCann ![]() |
Report | Vassell ![]() Barton ![]() Distin ![]() |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,124 Referee: Mike Dean |
2 December 2006 16 | Portsmouth | 2–2 | Aston Villa | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
Taylor ![]() Pedro Mendes ![]() |
Report | Barry ![]() Ángel ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,042 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
11 December 2006 17 | Sheffield United | 2–2 | Aston Villa | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
Quinn ![]() Webber ![]() |
Report | Petrov ![]() Baroš ![]() |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,957 Referee: Mark Halsey |
16 December 2006 18 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Report | Speed ![]() |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 27,450 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
23 December 2006 19 | Aston Villa | 0–3 | Manchester United | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Report | Ronaldo ![]() Scholes ![]() |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,551 Referee: Steve Bennett |
26 December 2006 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Haringey, London |
Defoe ![]() |
Report | Barry ![]() |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,293 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
30 December 2006 21 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Greenwich, London |
D. Bent ![]() Hughes ![]() |
Report | Barry ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,699 Referee: Rob Styles |
2 January 2007 22 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Chelsea | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,006 Referee: Phil Dowd |
13 January 2007 23 | Manchester United | 3–1 | Aston Villa | Trafford, Greater Manchester |
Park ![]() Carrick ![]() Ronaldo ![]() |
Report | Agbonlahor ![]() |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 76,073 Referee: Howard Webb |
20 January 2007 24 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Watford | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Mahon ![]() Agbonlahor ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,892 Referee: Peter Walton |
31 January 2007 25 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Aston Villa | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyneside |
Milner ![]() Dyer ![]() Sibierski ![]() |
Report | Young ![]() |
Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 49,201 Referee: Howard Webb |
3 February 2007 26 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | West Ham United | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Carew ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,202 Referee: Chris Foy |
10 February 2007 27 | Reading | 2–0 | Aston Villa | Reading, Berkshire |
Sidwell ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Majewski Stadium Attendance: 24,122 |
3 March 2007 28 | Fulham | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Fulham |
Bocanegra ![]() |
Report | Carew ![]() |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,552 Referee: Lee Mason |
14 March 2007 29 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Arsenal | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Report | Diaby ![]() |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,968 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
18 March 2007 30 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Liverpool | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,551 Referee: Lee Mason |
2 April 2007 31 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Everton | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Agbonlahor ![]() |
Report | Lescott ![]() |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,407 Referee: Howard Webb |
7 April 2007 32 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Blackburn, Lancashire |
McCarthy ![]() |
Report | Berger ![]() Agbonlahor ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 24,211 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
9 April 2007 33 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Agbonlahor ![]() |
Report | Heskey ![]() Valencia ![]() |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,920 Referee: Mark Halsey |
14 April 2007 34 | Middlesbrough | 1–3 | Aston Villa | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
Rochemback ![]() |
Report | Gardner ![]() Moore ![]() Petrov ![]() |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,959 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
22 April 2007 35 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Birmingham, West Midlands |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,745 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
28 April 2007 36 | Manchester City | 0–2 | Aston Villa | Manchester |
Report | Carew ![]() Agbonlahor ![]() |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,799 Referee: Mark Halsey |
5 May 2007 37 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Sheffield United | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Agbonlahor ![]() Young ![]() Berger ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,551 Referee: Peter Walton |
13 May 2007 38 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Aston Villa | Bolton, Greater Manchester |
Speed ![]() Davies ![]() |
Report | Gardner ![]() Moore ![]() |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 26,255 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
FA Cup
7 January 2007 R3 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Trafford, Greater Manchester |
Larsson ![]() Solskjær ![]() |
Report | Baroš ![]() |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,924 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
League Cup
20 September 2006 R2 | Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Sharp ![]() |
Report | Ángel ![]() |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 6,502 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
24 October 2006 R3 | Leicester City | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Aston Villa | Leicester, East Midlands |
Stearman ![]() Kisnorbo ![]() |
Report | Ángel ![]() Barry ![]() Agbonlahor ![]() |
Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 27,288 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
8 November 2006 R4 | Chelsea | 4–0 | Aston Villa | Fulham, London |
Lampard ![]() Shevchenko ![]() Essien ![]() Drogba ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,156 Referee: Mark Halsey |
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
- The following players spent most of the season playing for the reserve team, and did not appear for the first team.
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Youth squad
- The following players spent most of the season playing for the youth team, and did not appear for the first team, but may have appeared for the reserve team.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players
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Squad statistics
No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
1 | GK | Sorensen | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
3 | DF | Samuel | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
4 | DF | Mellberg | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
5 | DF | Laursen | 12+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 |
6 | MD | Barry | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 9 |
8 | MF | McCann | 28+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31+2 | 1 |
9 | FW | Angel | 18+5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22+5 | 7 |
10 | FW | Baroš | 10+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 11+10 | 2 |
10 | FW | Carew | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
11 | MF | Petrov | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
12 | MF | Davis | 17+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20+11 | 0 |
13 | GK | Taylor | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 |
14 | MF | Djemba-Djemba | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
15 | FW | Agbonlahor | 37+1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41+1 | 10 |
16 | DF | Bouma | 23+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 |
17 | FW | Young | 11+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 11+2 | 2 |
17 | MF | Whittingham | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
18 | DF | Hughes | 15+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19+4 | 0 |
19 | DF | Ridgewell | 19+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 22+3 | 1 |
20 | FW | Sutton | 6+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6+3 | 1 |
21 | DF | Cahill | 19+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 |
22 | FW | Moore | 7+6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8+6 | 4 |
23 | MF | Berger | 5+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+9 | 2 |
24 | DF | Bardsley | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
26 | MF | Gardner | 11+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11+2 | 2 |
27 | MF | Osbourne | 6+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 |
28 | GK | Kiraly | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
28 | MF | Maloney | 5+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 1 |
31 | DF | Agathe | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 |
Transfers
The season saw Villa break its transfer record when they signed Ashley Young for £8 million from Watford, heralding a new era and a strategy of signing young players with experience from the British game. The signing of Bulgarian international Stiliyan Petrov was another important manoeuvre from Martin O'Neill, who was given larger resource in comparison to his predecessors by new American owner Randy Lerner.
In
Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Source |
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30 August 2006 | MF | ![]() |
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£6.5m | [4] |
12 September 2006 | MF | ![]() |
Unattached | Free | [5] |
3 October 2006 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | Free | [6] |
22 January 2007 | FW | ![]() |
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P/Ex | [7] |
23 January 2007 | MF | ![]() |
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£8m→£9.65m | [8] |
31 January 2007 | MF | ![]() |
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£1m | [9] |
Out
Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Source |
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1 July 2006 | DF | ![]() |
Unattached | Released | |
22 August 2006 | FW | ![]() |
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£700k | [10] |
23 August 2006 | MF | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | [11] |
11 January 2007 | MF | ![]() |
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£350k | [12] |
11 January 2007 | MF | ![]() |
Unattached | Released | [13] |
22 January 2007 | FW | ![]() |
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P/Ex | [7] |
17 April 2007 | FW | ![]() |
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Free | [14] |
Loans in
Start | Pos. | Name | From | Expiry | Source |
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14 December 2006 | GK | ![]() |
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12 January 2007 | [15] |
8 January 2007 | DF | ![]() |
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1 July 2007 | [16] |
Loans out
Start | Pos. | Name | To | Expiry | Source |
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29 September 2006 | MF | ![]() |
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1 January 2007 | [17][18] |
20 October 2006 | DF | ![]() |
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21 January 2007 | [19][20] |
23 November 2006 | MF | ![]() |
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4 January 2007 | [21] |
12 January 2007 | MF | ![]() |
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1 July 2007 | [22] |
30 January 2007 | MF | ![]() |
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1 July 2007 | [23] |
8 March 2007 | GK | ![]() |
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9 June 2007 | [24] |
References
- ^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2006-2007/faprem/avilla.htm
- ^ http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/2006-07.html
- ^ http://home.aland.net/bolin.jakobsson/villamatches/2006-07.pdf
- ^ "Villa seal £6.5m deal for Petrov". BBC Sport. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Villa give Agathe short-term deal". BBC Sport. 12 September 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Striker Sutton joins Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 3 October 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Villa secure Carew in Baros swap". BBC Sport. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Young completes £9.65m Villa move". BBC Sport. 23 January 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Villa beat clock to sign Maloney". BBC Sport. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Phillips makes move to West Brom". BBC Sport. 22 August 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Berson leaves Villa for Levante". BBC Sport. 23 August 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Whittingham secures Cardiff move". BBC Sport. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Agathe parts company with Villa". BBC Sport. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Angel moves to New York Red Bulls". BBC Sport. 17 April 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Villa sign keeper Kiraly as cover". BBC Sport. 14 December 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Villa complete Bardsley loan deal". BBC Sport. 8 January 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Stoke complete Hendrie loan deal". BBC Sport. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Stoke extend Hendrie loan stint". BBC Sport. 28 November 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Wycombe snap up Villa defender". BBC Sport. 20 October 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Wycombe net QPR's Doherty on loan". BBC Sport. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Stoke complete Berger loan swoop". BBC Sport. 23 November 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Burnley seal Djemba-Djemba loan". BBC Sport. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Stoke snap up Hendrie and Zakuani". BBC Sport. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Villa keeper heads to Lincoln". Sky Sports. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
Notes
- ^ Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his full international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009.
- ^ Bardsley was born in Salford, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Scotland in October 2010.
- ^ Maloney was born in Miri, Malaysia, but was raised in Scotland from the age of 5 and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Scotland in October 2005.
- ^ Kabeya was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualifies to represent Belgium internationally and has represented them at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 level.
- ^ Clark was born in Harrow, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-20 level, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 2011.
- ^ Lowry was born in Perth, Australia, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level before switching his international allegiance to Australia.