2006–07 Scottish Premier League
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| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Celtic |
| Relegated | Dunfermline |
| Champions League | Celtic Rangers |
| UEFA Cup | Aberdeen Dunfermline |
| Intertoto Cup | None |
| Top goalscorer | Kris Boyd (20) |
| Biggest home win | Motherwell 5–0 Kilmarnock (30 September) |
| Biggest away win | Motherwell 1–6 Hibernian (18 November) |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → | |
The 2006–07 Scottish Premier League season was the ninth season of the Scottish Premier League. It began on 29 July 2006.
The league champions, Celtic and runners-up, Rangers, qualified for the UEFA Champions League on the return of Walter Smith as manager following a brief and disastrous reign by Frenchman Paul Le Guen. The team finishing third, Aberdeen qualified for the UEFA Cup, as did the Scottish Cup finalists Dunfermline Athletic. However, being the bottom-placed team in the SPL, Dunfermline were also relegated to the First Division.
Promotion and relegation from 2005–06
Promoted from First Division to Premier League
Relegated from Premier League to First Division
Events
- On 22 April 2007 Celtic beat Kilmarnock 2–1 to win the title for the second season running thanks to goals from Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Shunsuke Nakamura who scored a free-kick in the dying second of the match to clinch the title for Celtic
- On 12 May 2007 Dunfermline Athletic were relegated to the First Division after a 2–1 defeat at Inverness CT and St Mirren came back from 2–0 down to win 3–2 at Motherwell.
- On 20 May 2007 Aberdeen beat Rangers 2–0 at home in their final game of the season to qualify for the UEFA Cup.
- For the second consecutive season, the top scorer was Kris Boyd of Rangers, with 20 goals.
League table
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| 2006–07 Scottish Premier League Winners |
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| Celtic |
| 41st Title |
Results
Matches 1–22
During matches 1–22 each team played every other team twice (home and away).
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Matches 23–33
During matches 23–33 each team played every other team once (either at home or away).
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Matches 34–38
During matches 34–38 each team played every other team in their half of the table once.
Goals
Top scorers
| Scorer | Team | Appearances | Goals | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kris Boyd
|
Rangers | 32 | 20 | 0.63 |
 Scott McDonald
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Motherwell | 32 | 15 | 0.47 |
| Steven Naismith
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Kilmarnock | 37 | 15 | 0.41 |
 Anthony Stokes
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Falkirk | 16 | 14 | 0.86 |
 Chris Killen
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Hibernian | 18 | 13 | 0.72 |
| Darren Mackie
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Aberdeen | 36 | 13 | 0.36 |
 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
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Celtic | 21 | 13 | 0.62 |
| Colin Nish
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Kilmarnock | 33 | 12 | 0.36 |
| Charlie Adam
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Rangers | 32 | 11 | 0.34 |
| Barry Robson
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Dundee United | 29 | 11 | 0.38 |
 John Sutton
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St Mirren | 33 | 11 | 0.33 |
| Craig Dargo
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Inverness CT | 27 | 10 | 0.37 |
| Noel Hunt
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Dundee United | 28 | 10 | 0.36 |
| Steve Lovell
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Aberdeen | 27 | 9 | 0.33 |
 Shunsuke Nakamura
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Celtic | 37 | 9 | 0.24 |
 Andrius Velicka
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Heart of Midlothian | 27 | 8 | 0.30 |
Hat-tricks
| Scorer | For | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shunsuke Nakamura |
Celtic | Dundee United | 14 October 2006 |
| Anthony Stokes |
Falkirk | Dundee United | 28 October 2006 |
| Anthony Stokes |
Falkirk | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 November 2006 |
 Thomas Gravesen |
Celtic | St Mirren | 12 November 2006 |
| Anthony Stokes |
Falkirk | Inverness CT | 30 December 2006 |
| Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink |
Celtic | St Mirren | 20 January 2007 |
| Kris Boyd |
Rangers | Kilmarnock | 11 February 2007 |
| Kris Boyd |
Rangers | Aberdeen | 17 March 2007 |
| Barry Robson |
Dundee United | Heart of Midlothian | 17 March 2007 |
Attendances
Overall 3.7 million spectators attended an average per match of just over 8,090. The average and highest attendances for SPL clubs during the 2006/07 season are shown below:
| Club | Average | Highest |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 57,928 | 59,659 |
| Rangers | 49,955 | 50,488 |
| Hearts | 16,937 | 17,369 |
| Hibernian | 14,587 | 16,747 |
| Aberdeen | 12,475 | 20,045 |
| Dundee United | 7,147 | 12,329 |
| Kilmarnock | 6,807 | 13,506 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 6,106 | 8,561 |
| Motherwell | 5,877 | 11,745 |
| St Mirren | 5,609 | 10,251 |
| Falkirk | 5,387 | 7,245 |
| Inverness CT | 4,879 | 7,522 |
Monthly awards
| Month | Manager | Player | Young Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | Jim Jefferies (Kilmarnock) |
 Russell Latapy (Falkirk) |
Aiden McGeady (Celtic)
|
| September | Gordon Strachan (Celtic) |
Allan McGregor (Rangers) |
Aiden McGeady (Celtic)
|
| October | Charlie Christie (Inverness CT) |
Lee Naylor (Celtic) |
Anthony Stokes (Falkirk)
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| November | Craig Levein (Dundee United) |
Russell Anderson (Aberdeen) |
Anthony Stokes (Falkirk)
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| December | John Hughes (Falkirk) |
 Artur Boruc (Celtic) |
Darren Barr (Falkirk)
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| January | Gordon Strachan (Celtic) |
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (Celtic) |
Christophe Berra (Hearts)
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| February | Maurice Malpas (Motherwell) |
Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic) |
Lewis Stevenson (Hibernian)
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| March | Craig Levein (Dundee United) |
Alan Hutton (Rangers) |
Steven Naismith (Kilmarnock)
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| April | Stephen Kenny (Dunfermline Athletic) |
 Neil Lennon (Celtic) |
Mark Reynolds (Motherwell)
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