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2006–07 West Ham United F.C. season

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West Ham United
2006–07 season
ChairmanTerry Brown (until 21 November)
Eggert Magnússon (from 21 November)
ManagerAlan Pardew (until 11 December)
Alan Curbishley (from 13 December)
StadiumBoleyn Ground
FA Premier League15th
FA CupFourth round
(knocked out by Watford)
League CupThird round
(knocked out by Chesterfield)
UEFA CupFirst round
(knocked out by Palermo)
Top goalscorerBobby Zamora (11, all league)
Average home league attendance34,719

During the 2006–07 English football season, West Ham United competed in the FA Premier League. They finished the season in 15th place.

Season summary

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West Ham started the 2006–07 campaign brightly, but slipped down the table due to off-field distractions. They were knocked out from UEFA Cup by the Italian Serie A side Palermo (4–0 on aggregate) and saw themselves dragged into the relegation zone.

Eventually an Icelandic consortium led by Eggert Magnússon bought the club on 26 November 2006.[1] Following a poor run of form that left the club in 17th position, despite the signing of big name players Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez, the new owners sacked Alan Pardew,[2] replacing him with former West Ham player Alan Curbishley[3] who had recently ended a 15-year spell in charge of Charlton Athletic. West Ham won Curbishley's first game 1–0 at home against Manchester United, but went on to draw at fellow relegation strugglers Fulham, were crushed 6–0 at newly promoted Reading and were knocked out of the FA Cup by the bottom Premiership team, Watford. An end-to-end thriller at home to Tottenham Hotspur ended with West Ham losing 4–3 having been 3–2 in front with minutes to play, but the bright performance signified a change in form.

At the same time the signings of Mascherano and Tevez were being investigated by the Premier League, who were concerned that details regarding the transfers had been omitted from official records and whether the influence of MSI, led by Kia Joorabchian, breached Premier League rules regarding third party ownership of players. The media touted the idea that Tevez's contract could be terminated, possibly resulting in a deduction of points for playing an ineligible player.[4] On 27 April 2007, West Ham pleaded guilty and were handed a record £5.5 million fine by the Premier League, but avoided a points deduction. Liverpool's signing of Mascherano was investigated and he was cleared to play after a two-week delay.

Following the verdict, Wigan Athletic's chairman Dave Whelan threatened legal action, supported by other relegation-threatened sides including Fulham and Sheffield United, saying "This is a very serious offence West Ham committed...They broke the law, told blatant lies and should have got a 10-point penalty. If we can sue West Ham or the Premier League, I am sure that will happen."[5] Wigan's manager Paul Jewell suggested League officials had intimated they wished to see them relegated.[citation needed]

In a period that came to be known by the club's fans as "The Great Escape",[6][7] West Ham avoided relegation by winning seven of their last nine games, including a 1–0 win over Arsenal, and on the last day of the season, defeating the Premiership champions Manchester United 1–0 (becoming the first team in the Premier League era to complete league doubles over Arsenal and Manchester United in the same season[8]) to finish outside the relegation zone in 15th. Sheffield United, who were relegated, later sued West Ham for up to £30m, and an FA arbitration panel found in their favour.[9] The two clubs settled out of court for an undisclosed sum in 2009.[10]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Newcastle United 38 11 10 17 38 47 −9 43
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Squad

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[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
1 GK Northern Ireland NIR Roy Carroll
2 DF Australia AUS Lucas Neill
3 DF England ENG Paul Konchesky
4 DF Wales WAL Danny Gabbidon
5 DF England ENG Anton Ferdinand
6 DF Northern Ireland NIR George McCartney
7 MF Scotland SCO Christian Dailly
8 FW England ENG Teddy Sheringham
9 FW England ENG Dean Ashton
10 FW England ENG Marlon Harewood
11 MF England ENG Matthew Etherington
12 FW England ENG Carlton Cole
13 MF Portugal POR Luís Boa Morte
14 DF Ghana GHA John Paintsil
15 MF Israel ISR Yossi Benayoun
17 MF England ENG Hayden Mullins
18 DF United States USA Jonathan Spector
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Wales WAL James Collins
20 MF England ENG Nigel Reo-Coker (captain)
21 GK England ENG Robert Green
22 MF England ENG Tony Stokes
23 GK England ENG Jimmy Walker
24 MF England ENG Mark Noble
25 FW England ENG Bobby Zamora
26 MF England ENG Shaun Newton
27 DF England ENG Calum Davenport
28 MF England ENG Kyel Reid
29 MF England ENG Lee Bowyer
30 DF England ENG James Tomkins
31 GK Czech Republic CZE Marek Štěch
32 FW Argentina ARG Carlos Tevez
33 MF Scotland SCO Nigel Quashie[11]
35 DF England ENG Matthew Upson
37 FW Spain ESP Kepa (on loan from Sevilla)

Left club during season

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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 Tyrone Mears[12] (on loan to Derby County)
13 GK England ENG Stephen Bywater (to Derby County)
13 GK Hungary HUN Gábor Király (on loan from Crystal Palace)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Argentina ARG Javier Mascherano (to Liverpool)
27 FW England ENG Hogan Ephraim (on loan to Colchester United)

Results

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Premier League

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19 August 2006 1 West Ham United 3–1 Charlton Athletic London
Zamora 52', 66'
Cole 90'
Report Bent 15' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,937
Referee: Howard Webb
22 August 2006 2 Watford 1–1 West Ham United Watford
King 63' Report Zamora 65' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,344
Referee: Martin Atkinson
26 August 2006 3 Liverpool 2–1 West Ham United Liverpool
Agger 42'
Crouch 45'
Report Zamora 12' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,965
Referee: Alan Wiley
10 September 2006 4 West Ham United 1–1 Aston Villa London
Zamora 52' Report Ridgewell 4' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,576
Referee: Steve Bennett
17 September 2006 5 West Ham United 0–2 Newcastle United London
Report Duff 50'
Martins 75'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,938
Referee: Rob Styles
23 September 2006 6 Manchester City 2–0 West Ham United Manchester
Samaras 50', 63' Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 41,073
Referee: Chris Foy
1 October 2006 7 West Ham United 0–1 Reading London
Report Ki-Hyeon 2' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,872
Referee: Uriah Rennie
14 October 2006 8 Portsmouth 2–0 West Ham United Portsmouth
Kanu 24'
Cole 82'
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,142
Referee: Graham Poll
22 October 2006 9 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 West Ham United London
Mido 45' Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,162
Referee: Steve Bennett
29 October 2006 10 West Ham United 2–1 Blackburn Rovers London
Sheringham 21'
Mullins 80'
Report Bentley 90' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,833
Referee: Alan Wiley
5 November 2006 11 West Ham United 1–0 Arsenal London
Harewood 90' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,969
Referee: Rob Styles
11 November 2006 12 Middlesbrough 1–0 West Ham United Middlesbrough
Maccarone 74' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 25,898
Referee: Mark Halsey
18 November 2006 13 Chelsea 1–0 West Ham United London
Geremi 22' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,916
Referee: Mike Dean
25 November 2006 14 West Ham United 1–0 Sheffield United London
Mullins 36' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,454
Referee: Mike Riley
3 December 2006 15 Everton 2–0 West Ham United Liverpool
Osman 51'
Vaughan 90'
Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,968
Referee: Martin Atkinson
6 December 2006 16 West Ham United 0–2 Wigan Athletic London
Report Cotterill 51'
Spector 58' (o.g.)
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,805
Referee: Alan Wiley
9 December 2006 17 Bolton Wanderers 4–0 West Ham United Bolton
Davies 17', 52'
Diouf 77'
Anelka 78'
Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 22,283
Referee: Howard Webb
17 December 2006 18 West Ham United 1–0 Manchester United London
Reo-Coker 75' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,966
Referee: Phil Dowd
23 December 2006 19 Fulham 0–0 West Ham United London
Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 22,452
Referee: Chris Foy
26 December 2006 20 West Ham United 1–2 Portsmouth London
Sheringham 81' Report Primus 16', 38' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,913
Referee: Martin Atkinson
30 December 2006 21 West Ham United 0–1 Manchester City London
Report Beasley 83' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,574
Referee: Steve Bennett
1 January 2007 22 Reading 6–0 West Ham United Reading
Gunnarsson 12'
Hunt 15'
Ferdinand 30' (o.g.)
Doyle 36', 78'
Lita 53'
Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,073
Referee: Lee Mason
13 January 2007 23 West Ham United 3–3 Fulham London
Zamora 28'
Benayoun 46', 64'
Report Radzinski 16'
McBride 59'
Christanval 90'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,977
Referee: Graham Poll
30 January 2007 25 West Ham United 1–2 Liverpool London
Blanco 77' Report Kuyt 46'
Crouch 53'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,966
Referee: Martin Atkinson
3 February 2007 26 Aston Villa 1–0 West Ham United Birmingham
Carew 36' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,202
Referee: Chris Foy
10 February 2007 27 West Ham United 0–1 Watford London
Report Henderson 12' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,625
Referee: Alan Wiley
24 February 2007 28 Charlton Athletic 4–0 West Ham United London
Ambrose 24'
Thomas 34', 80'
Bent 41'
Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 27,111
Referee: Rob Styles
4 March 2007 29 West Ham United 3–4 Tottenham Hotspur London
Noble 16'
Tevez 41'
Zamora 85'
Report Defoe 51'
Tainio 63'
Berbatov 89'
Stalteri 90'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,966
Referee: Mike Dean
17 March 2007 30 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 West Ham United Blackburn
Samba 47' Report Tevez 71'
Zamora 75'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,591
Referee: Howard Webb
31 March 2007 31 West Ham United 2–0 Middlesbrough London
Zamora 2'
Tevez 45'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,977
Referee: Mark Halsey
7 April 2007 32 Arsenal 0–1 West Ham United London
Report Zamora 45' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,098
Referee: Graham Poll
18 April 2007 34 West Ham United 1–4 Chelsea London
Tevez 35' Report Wright-Phillips 31', 36'
Kalou 52'
Drogba 62'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,966
Referee: Mike Dean
21 April 2007 35 West Ham United 1–0 Everton London
Zamora 13' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,945
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
28 April 2007 36 Wigan Athletic 0–3 West Ham United Wigan
Report Boa Morte 30'
Benayoun 57'
Harewood 82'
Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 24,726
Referee: Graham Poll
5 May 2007 37 West Ham United 3–1 Bolton Wanderers London
Tevez 10', 21'
Noble 29'
Report Speed 67' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,404
Referee: Mike Riley

League Cup

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24 October 2006 Third round Chesterfield 2–1 West Ham United Chesterfield
Larkin 54'
Folan 87'
Report Harewood 4' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 7,787
Referee: Lee Probert

FA Cup

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6 January 2007 Third round West Ham United 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion London
Noble 49'
Cole 58'
Mullins 90'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,874
Referee: Mark Halsey
27 January 2007 Fourth round West Ham United 0–1 Watford London
Report McNamee 42' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,168
Referee: Howard Webb

UEFA Cup

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14 September 2006 First round, first leg West Ham United 0–1 Italy Palermo London
Report Caracciolo 45' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,222
Referee: Stefan Johannesson
28 September 2006 First round, second leg Italy Palermo 3–0
(4–0 agg.)
West Ham United Palermo, Italy
Simplicio 35', 62'
Di Michele 68'
Report Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 19,284
Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis

Statistics

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Overview

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Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 12 5 21 35 59 −24 031.58
FA Cup 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 050.00
League Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
UEFA Cup 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 000.00
Total 43 13 5 25 39 66 −27 030.23

Goalscorers

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Rank Pos No. Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 ST 25 England Bobby Zamora 11 0 0 0 11
2 ST 32 Argentina Carlos Tevez 7 0 0 0 7
3 ST 10 England Marlon Harewood 3 0 1 0 4
4 ST 12 England Carlton Cole 2 1 0 0 3
MF 15 Israel Yossi Benayoun 3 0 0 0 3
MF 17 England Hayden Mullins 2 1 0 0 3
MF 24 England Mark Noble 2 1 0 0 3
8 ST 8 England Teddy Sheringham 2 0 0 0 2
9 MF 13 Portugal Luis Boa Morte 1 0 0 0 1
MF 20 England Nigel Reo-Coker 1 0 0 0 1
ST 37 Spain Kepa Blanco 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 35 3 1 0 39

League position by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHA
ResultWDLDLLLLLWWLLWLLLWDLLLDDLLLLLWWWLLWWWW
Position214811151618191615161615171818181818181818181818181920191919191919181715
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Northern Ireland NIR Roy Carroll 16 0 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
21 GK England ENG Robert Green 27 0 26 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Jamaica JAM Tyrone Mears 6 0 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Australia AUS Lucas Neill 12 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Paul Konchesky 25 0 22 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0
4 DF Wales WAL Daniel Gabbidon 22 0 18 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
5 DF England ENG Anton Ferdinand 34 0 31 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF Northern Ireland NIR George McCartney 25 0 16+6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
7 DF Scotland SCO Christian Dailly 17 0 10+4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
14 DF Ghana GHA John Paintsil 7 0 3+2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
18 DF United States USA Jonathan Spector 28 0 17+8 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
19 DF Wales WAL James Collins 17 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 DF England ENG Calum Davenport 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF England ENG Matthew Upson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
11 MF England ENG Matthew Etherington 30 0 24+3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
13 MF Portugal POR Luis Boa Morte 16 1 8+6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Israel ISR Yossi Benayoun 32 3 25+4 3 1 0 0 0 1+1 0
16 MF Argentina ARG Javier Mascherano 7 0 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 MF England ENG Hayden Mullins 32 3 21+9 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
20 MF England ENG Nigel Reo-Coker 39 1 35 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
24 MF England ENG Mark Noble 11 3 10 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
26 MF England ENG Shaun Newton 5 0 0+3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF England ENG Kyel Reid 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 MF England ENG Lee Bowyer 22 0 18+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
33 MF Scotland SCO Nigel Quashie 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW England ENG Teddy Sheringham 20 2 4+13 2 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
10 FW England ENG Marlon Harewood 35 4 19+13 3 0 0 1 1 1+1 0
12 FW England ENG Carlton Cole 21 3 5+12 2 2 1 0 0 1+1 0
25 FW England ENG Bobby Zamora 37 11 27+5 11 1+1 0 1 0 1+1 0
32 FW Argentina ARG Carlos Tevez 29 7 19+7 7 1 0 0 0 2 0
37 FW Spain ESP Kepa 8 1 1+7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Name From Fee
8 June 2006 MF England Lee Bowyer England Newcastle United Undisclosed[13]
15 June 2006 DF United States Jonathan Spector England Manchester United £500,000[14]
5 July 2006 ST England Carlton Cole England Chelsea Undisclosed[15]
6 July 2006 DF Jamaica Tyrone Mears England Preston North End £1m[16]
1 August 2006 DF Ghana John Paintsil Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv £1m[17]
8 August 2006 DF Northern Ireland George McCartney England Sunderland £1m[18]
16 August 2006 GK England Robert Green England Norwich City £2m[19]
31 August 2006 MF Argentina Javier Mascherano Brazil Corinthians Undisclosed[20]
ST Argentina Carlos Tevez
31 August 2006 GK Czech Republic Marek Štěch Czech Republic Sparta Prague Undisclosed[21]
18 November 2006 GK Hungary Gábor Király England Crystal Palace Loan[22]
5 January 2007 MF Portugal Luis Boa Morte England Fulham £5m[23]
9 January 2007 MF Scotland Nigel Quashie England West Bromwich Albion £1.75m[24]
18 January 2007 DF England Calum Davenport England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed[25]
22 January 2007 DF Australia Lucas Neill England Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed[26]
22 January 2007 ST Spain Kepa Blanco Spain Sevilla Loan[27]
31 January 2007 DF England Matthew Upson England Birmingham City £7.5m[28]

Out

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Date Pos. Name To Fee
14 June 2006 ST Israel Yaniv Katan Israel Maccabi Haifa Loan[29]
16 June 2006 DF England Elliott Ward England Coventry City £1m[30]
1 July 2006 GK England Stephen Bywater England Derby County Undisclosed
1 July 2006 GK Trinidad and Tobago Shaka Hislop United States FC Dallas Free[31]
1 July 2006 DF Australia Trent McClenahan England Hereford United Free
1 July 2006 DF England Chris Cohen England Yeovil Town Free
1 July 2006 MF France Sekou Baradji France Tours Free
1 July 2006 ST Czech Republic Petr Mikolanda Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav Free
29 July 2006 MF Wales Carl Fletcher England Crystal Palace £400,000[32]
8 August 2006 DF Republic of Ireland Clive Clarke England Sunderland £400,000[33]
18 August 2006 MF England Mark Noble England Ipswich Town Loan[34]
31 January 2007 MF Argentina Javier Mascherano England Liverpool Undisclosed[35]
31 January 2007 DF Jamaica Tyrone Mears England Derby County Loan[36]
10 March 2007 MF England Shaun Newton England Leicester City Loan[37]

References

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  11. ^ Quashie was born in Southwark, London, England, and has represented England at U-21 and B-level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
  12. ^ Mears was born in Chadderton, England, but would represent Jamaica in an international friendly game in 2009 despite not being eligible to do so.
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