2006–07 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

Charlton Athletic
2006–07 season
Manager Iain Dowie (until November)
Les Reed (from November to December)
Alan Pardew (from December)
Stadium The Valley
FA Premier League 19th (relegated)
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League: Darren Bent (13)
All: Darren Bent (15)
Highest home attendance 27,111 (vs. Chelsea, Liverpool, West Ham United and Sheffield United)
Lowest home attendance 23,423 (vs. Blackburn Rovers, 5 December 2006
Average home league attendance 26,195

During the 2006–07 English football season, Charlton Athletic competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Following Alan Curbishley's resignation after 10 years in charge of the Addicks, Northern Irishman Iain Dowie was snared from South London rivals Crystal Palace who were relegated in the previous season, but, despite being given more money to spend in the transfer market than any other previous Charlton manager, the club were in the relegation zone for most of his tenure and he was sacked in November. First-team coach Les Reed stepped into the breach, but also proved unsuitable for the job and was in turn replaced by former West Ham United manager Alan Pardew. Pardew was unable to stop the rot and after eight years in the top-flight division, since their debut in the 1998-99 season, which resulted in relegation the first time, but bouncing back to return to the division in 2000 , Charlton were relegated in 2007, where they had come close to European qualification on several occasions.

Final league table

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 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.

Kit

Charlton retained their kit manufacturing deal with Spanish apparel manufacturers Joma, who produced a new kit for the season. The kit sponsorship deal with Spanish real estate company Llanera.

Players

First-team squad

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

No. Position Player
2 England DF Luke Young (captain)
3 Iceland DF Hermann Hreiðarsson
4 Senegal MF Amdy Faye
5 Republic of Ireland MF Andy Reid
6 Bulgaria DF Radostin Kishishev
7 England FW Marcus Bent
8 Republic of Ireland MF Matt Holland[notes 1]
9 China MF Zheng Zhi
10 England FW Darren Bent
11 England MF Darren Ambrose
12 Jamaica FW Kevin Lisbie[notes 2]
14 England MF Jerome Thomas
15 Morocco DF Talal El Karkouri
16 Cameroon MF Alex Song (on loan from Arsenal)
No. Position Player
18 Netherlands FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink[notes 3]
19 Denmark MF Dennis Rommedahl
20 England MF Bryan Hughes
22 Algeria DF Madjid Bougherra[notes 4]
23 Senegal DF Souleymane Diawara
24 England DF Jonathan Fortune
28 England DF Osei Sankofa
29 England MF Lloyd Sam
32 Wales DF Ben Thatcher[notes 5]
33 Republic of Ireland GK Darren Randolph
35 England DF Nathan Ashton
36 Norway GK Thomas Myhre
38 England GK Scott Carson (on loan from Liverpool)

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. Position Player
9 Jamaica FW Jason Euell[notes 6] (to Middlesbrough)
13 Uruguay MF Omar Pouso (loan return to Peñarol)
16 Denmark GK Stephan Andersen (to Brøndby)
No. Position Player
22 Mali DF Djimi Traoré[notes 7] (to Portsmouth)
25 Uruguay DF Gonzalo Sorondo (released)
32 Northern Ireland FW Michael Carvill (released)

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. Position Player
17 United States DF Cory Gibbs
21 England MF Simon Walton
25 England FW Chris Dickson[notes 8]
26 Central African Republic DF Kelly Youga
27 Republic of Ireland GK Rob Elliot[notes 9]
30 England FW Myles Weston
31 England MF Alistair John
No. Position Player
34 Finland DF Jani Tanska
37 England FW James Walker[notes 10]
39 Iceland MF Rúrik Gíslason
40 England MF Rashid Yussuff
41 England FW Donovan Simmonds
42 England DF Aswad Thomas

Trialists

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

No. Position Player
United States GK Chris Konopka

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
33 GK Republic of Ireland Darren Randolph 10100000
36 GK Norway Thomas Myhre 40101020
38 GK England Scott Carson 3803600020
Defenders
2 DF England Luke Young 3212910030
3 DF Iceland Hermann Hreiðarsson 33030+100020
15 DF Morocco Talal El Karkouri 3933631020
22 DF Algeria Madjid Bougherra 502+300000
23 DF Senegal Souleymane Diawara 26018+500+1020
24 DF England Jonathan Fortune 1306+201040
28 DF England Osei Sankofa 12090001+20
32 DF Wales Ben Thatcher 11010+100000
35 DF England Nathan Ashton 10000010
Midfielders
4 MF Senegal Amdy Faye 32125+31102+10
6 MF Bulgaria Radostin Kishishev 1806+801030
8 MF Republic of Ireland Matt Holland 36127+61101+10
9 MF China Zheng Zhi 1218+410000
11 MF England Darren Ambrose 30321+53101+20
14 MF England Jerome Thomas 24316+430+1030
16 MF Cameroon Alex Song 1201200000
19 MF Denmark Dennis Rommedahl 32119+91102+10
20 MF England Bryan Hughes 27115+910030
29 MF England Lloyd Sam 903+400+100+10
Forwards
7 FW England Marcus Bent 35217+1311041
10 FW England Darren Bent 35153213002+12
12 FW Jamaica Kevin Lisbie 901+70000+10
18 FW Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 29411+142102+12
Players transferred out during the season
13 MF Uruguay Omar Pouso 100+100000
22 DF Mali Djimi Traoré 1301101010
25 DF Uruguay Gonzalo Sorondo 100+100000

Last updated: 30 May 2007
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions

Transfers

In

Out

Transfers in: Decrease £13,700,000
Transfers out: Increase £1,300,000
Total spending: Decrease £12,400,000

Results

Premier League

References

Notes

  1. Holland was born in Bury, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1999.
  2. Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
  3. Hasselbaink was born in Paramaribo, Suriname.
  4. Bougherra was born in Longvic, France, but qualified to represent Algeria internationally and made his international debut for Algeria in June 2004.
  5. Thatcher was born in Swindon, England and has represented England at level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for Wales in March 2004.
  6. Euell was born in Lambeth, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in November 2004.
  7. Traoré was born in Saint-Ouen, France, but qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
  8. Dickson was born in East Dulwich, London, England, but also qualified to represent Ghana and Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Ghana in August 2008.
  9. Elliot was born in Chatham, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at youth level.
  10. Walker was born in Hackney, England, and has represented England at youth level, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and made his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in September 2012.
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