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Sheffield United
2006–07 season
Chairman Terry Robinson
Manager Neil Warnock
Stadium Bramall Lane
FA Premier League 18th (relegated)
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer Hulse (8) [1]
Highest home attendance32,604
(vs. Wigan Athletic)
Lowest home attendance27,368
(vs. Charlton Athletic)
Average home league attendance30,684 [2]
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During the 2006–07 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the FA Premier League, after being promoted from the Football League Championship the previous season.

Kit

The kit was manufactured by French company Le Coq Sportif and sponsored by American bank Capital One.

Season summary

Several good results, including a home draw against Liverpool on the first day of the season and wins over Arsenal and Newcastle United saw Sheffield United keep ahead of the relegation zone for much of the season. However, West Ham United's late run of good form, combined with a broken leg suffered by top scorer Rob Hulse against Chelsea that left the Blades lacking firepower up front, saw Sheffield United sucked into the relegation battle and they were relegated on the final day of the season on goal difference after losing at home to Wigan Athletic; a draw would have been good enough to keep United up. Wigan Athletic's win kept them up at United's expense and in a twist of fate, David Unsworth, who had started the season at Sheffield United and had been let go in January 2007 on a free transfer, scored the goal that sent down former club Sheffield United, whilst simultaneously saving Wigan Athletic from relegation, 3 minutes after arriving on the pitch as substitute. [3]

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season [4]

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 Paddy Kenny [notes 1]
2 DF England  ENG Leigh Bromby
4 DF Jamaica  JAM Claude Davis
5 DF England  ENG Chris Morgan (captain)
6 MF England  ENG Phil Jagielka (vice captain)
7 FW Jamaica  JAM Luton Shelton
8 FW England  ENG Jon Stead
9 FW England  ENG Rob Hulse
10 FW England  ENG Danny Webber
12 MF Republic of Ireland  IRL Alan Quinn
13 GK England  ENG Ian Bennett
14 DF Guadeloupe  GLP David Sommeil
15 DF England  ENG Rob Kozluk
16 DF England  ENG Matthew Kilgallon
17 MF Scotland  SCO Nick Montgomery [notes 2]
18 MF England  ENG Michael Tonge
19 MF Northern Ireland  NIR Keith Gillespie
20 DF England  ENG Chris Armstrong
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Antigua and Barbuda  ATG Mikele Leigertwood [notes 3]
22 DF England  ENG Chris Lucketti
23 MF Egypt  EGY Ahmed Fathy
24 DF England  ENG Craig Short
25 DF England  ENG Alan Wright
26 DF Republic of Ireland  IRL Derek Geary
27 FW France  FRA Christian Nadé
28 MF Republic of Ireland  IRL Stephen Quinn
29 GK England  ENG Paul Gerrard
30 MF China  CHN Li Tie
31 MF England  ENG Nicky Law
32 FW Turkey  TUR Colin Kazim-Richards [notes 4]
33 GK England  ENG Jamie Annerson
34 MF England  ENG James Ashmore
37 FW England  ENG Colin Marrison
38 MF England  ENG Kevan Hurst
39 DF Senegal  SEN Mamadou Seck
44 MF Iran  IRN Sharu Naraji [notes 5]

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF England  ENG David Unsworth (to Wigan Athletic)
7 MF Barbados  BRB Paul Ifill [notes 6] (to Crystal Palace)
8 FW Nigeria  NGA Ade Akinbiyi [notes 7] (to Burnley)
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW England  ENG Steve Kabba (to Watford)
23 FW England  ENG Neil Shipperley (to Brentford)

Reserve squad

The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
44 MF Canada  CAN Ryan Gyaki
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England  ENG Travis Binnion

Transfers

In

Out

Final league table

Main article: 2006–07 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Fulham 38 8 15 15 38 60 −22 39
17 Wigan Athletic 38 10 8 20 37 59 −22 38
18 Sheffield United (R) 38 10 8 20 32 55 −23 38 Relegation to Football League Championship
19 Charlton Athletic (R) 38 8 10 20 34 60 −26 34
20 Watford (R) 38 5 13 20 29 59 −30 28
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

Sheffield United's score comes first [21]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 10 8 20 32 55  −23 38 7 6 6 24 21  +3 3 2 14 8 34  −26

Last updated: 25 January 2019.
Source: 11v11

Results per matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAH
ResultDLLDLLWDLLWDLLWWDWLLWLDLWLWLDLLLWLDWLL
Position1014201819201716171817171818181616141617151616161616151616171718171717151618
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2007. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 2006 Liverpool H 1–1 31,726 Hulse
22 August 2006 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–2 35,287
26 August 2006 Fulham A 0–1 18,362
9 September 2006 Blackburn Rovers H 0–0 29,876
16 September 2006 Reading H 1–2 28,288 Hulse
23 September 2006 Arsenal A 0–3 59,912
30 September 2006 Middlesbrough H 2–1 27,483 Hulse, Jagielka
14 October 2006 Manchester City A 0–0 42,192
21 October 2006 Everton A 0–2 37,900
28 October 2006 Chelsea H 0–2 32,321
4 November 2006 Newcastle United A 1–0 50,188 Webber
11 November 2006 Bolton Wanderers H 2–2 28,294 Hulse, Kazim-Richards
18 November 2006 Manchester United H 1–2 32,584 Gillespie
25 November 2006 West Ham United A 0–1 34,454
28 November 2006 Watford A 1–0 18,887 Webber
2 December 2006 Charlton Athletic H 2–1 27,368 Morgan, Gillespie
11 December 2006 Aston Villa H 2–2 30,957 Quinn, Webber
16 December 2006 Wigan Athletic A 1–0 16,322 Hulse
23 December 2006 Portsmouth A 1–3 20,164 Hulse
26 December 2006 Manchester City H 0–1 32,591
30 December 2006 Arsenal H 1–0 32,086 Nadé
1 January 2007 Middlesbrough A 1–3 27,963 Jagielka (pen)
13 January 2007 Portsmouth H 1–1 30,269 Quinn
20 January 2007 Reading A 1–3 23,956 Nadé
30 January 2007 Fulham H 2–0 27,540 Stead, Tonge
3 February 2007 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 20,917 Stead
10 February 2007 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 32,144 Hulse, Jagielka (pen)
24 February 2007 Liverpool A 0–4 44,198
3 March 2007 Everton H 1–1 32,019 Hulse
17 March 2007 Chelsea A 0–3 41,897
31 March 2007 Bolton Wanderers A 0–1 24,312
7 April 2007 Newcastle United H 1–2 32,572 Nadé
14 April 2007 West Ham United H 3–0 31,593 Tonge, Jagielka, Stead
17 April 2007 Manchester United A 0–2 75,540
21 April 2007 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 27,111 Stead
28 April 2007 Watford H 1–0 30,690 Powell (own goal)
5 May 2007 Aston Villa A 0–3 42,551
13 May 2007 Wigan Athletic H 1–2 32,604 Stead

FA Cup

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2007 Swansea City H 0–3 15,896

League Cup

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 19 September 2006 Bury H 1–0 6,273 Nadé
R3 24 October 2006 Birmingham City H 2–4 10,584 Akinbiyi, Montgomery

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Republic of Ireland  IRL Paddy Kenny 34 0 34 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK England  ENG Ian Bennett 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
29 GK England  ENG Paul Gerrard 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF England  ENG Leigh Bromby 20 0 12+5 0 1 0 2 0
4 DF Jamaica  JAM Claude Davis 22 0 18+3 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF England  ENG Chris Morgan 25 1 21+3 1 0 0 1 0
6 DF England  ENG Phil Jagielka 38 4 38 4 0 0 0 0
14 DF France  FRA David Sommeil 7 0 4+1 0 1 0 1 0
15 DF England  ENG Rob Kozluk 20 0 17+2 0 0 0 1 0
16 DF England  ENG Matthew Kilgallon 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF England  ENG Chris Armstrong 28 0 24+3 0 1 0 0 0
22 DF England  ENG Chris Lucketti 9 0 8 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 DF England  ENG Craig Short 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
25 DF England  ENG Alan Wright 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF England  ENG Derek Geary 28 0 26 0 1 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
12 MF Republic of Ireland  IRL Alan Quinn 21 0 11+8 0 1 0 1 0
17 MF Scotland  SCO Nick Montgomery 28 1 22+4 0 1 0 1 1
18 MF England  ENG Michael Tonge 28 3 23+4 3 0+1 0 0 0
19 MF Northern Ireland  NIR Keith Gillespie 31 3 27+4 3 0 0 0 0
21 MF England  ENG Mikele Leigertwood 19 0 16+3 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Egypt  EGY Ahmed Fathy 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF England  ENG Kevan Hurst 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
28 MF Republic of Ireland  IRL Stephen Quinn 17 2 15 2 0+1 0 0+1 0
30 MF China  CHN Li Tie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 MF England  ENG Nicky Law 7 0 2+2 0 0+1 0 2 0
Forwards
7 FW Jamaica  JAM Luton Shelton 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
8 FW England  ENG Jon Stead 14 4 12+2 4 0 0 0 0
9 FW England  ENG Rob Hulse 29 8 28+1 8 0 0 0 0
10 FW England  ENG Danny Webber 24 3 13+9 3 1 0 1 0
27 FW France  FRA Christian Nadé 28 4 7+18 3 1 0 1+1 1
32 FW Turkey  TUR Colin Kazim-Richards 29 1 15+12 1 0+1 0 1 0
37 FW England  ENG Colin Marrison 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
3 DF England  ENG David Unsworth 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF England  ENG Paul Ifill 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
8 FW Nigeria  NGA Ade Akinbiyi 5 1 2+1 0 0 0 2 1
11 FW England  ENG Steve Kabba 8 0 0+7 0 0 0 1 0

Last updated: 19 May 2007
Source: Competitions

Notes

  1. ^ Kenny was born in Halifax, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in June 2004.
  2. ^ Montgomery was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  3. ^ Leigertwood was born in Enfield, England, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in November 2008.
  4. ^ Kazim-Richards was born in Waltham Forest, England, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda through his father and Turkey through his mother and made his international debut for Turkey in March 2007.
  5. ^ Naraji was born in Bolton, England, but was raised in Iran and represented them at U-20 level.
  6. ^ Ifill was born in Brighton, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Barbados in June 2004.
  7. ^ Akinbiyi was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Nigeria in 1999.
  8. ^ Nix was born in Sydney, Australia, but was raised in England and represented them at U-16, U-18, U-20, and C level.

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