2006–07 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur
2006–07 season
Chairman Daniel Levy
Manager Martin Jol
FA Premier League 5th
FA Cup Quarter-finals
League Cup Semi-finals
UEFA Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Dimitar Berbatov (12)
All:
Dimitar Berbatov (23)
Highest home attendance 36,162 (vs. West Ham United, 22 October)
Lowest home attendance 34,154 (vs. Middlesbrough, 5 December)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2006-07 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 15th season in the Premier League and 29th successive season in the top division of the English football league system.

Season summary

Expectations were high at the beginning of the season, after only a bout of food poisoning amongst the squad prevented Spurs from pipping arch-rivals Arsenal to fourth place in the Premiership and UEFA Champions League qualification at the end of the previous season. However, the season was marred by injuries, particularly in defense, with Ledley King, Paul Stalteri, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Lee Young-pyo, Anthony Gardner, Jermaine Jenas, Steed Malbranque and Teemu Tainio all suffering long-term injuries, while Didier Zokora, Dimitar Berbatov, Robbie Keane and Aaron Lennon all suffered short-term injuries during the season, causing Martin Jol to rarely have a settled first XI to pick for extended periods.

Tottenham's Premiership form in the first half of the season was erratic, although there was a famous home win over reigning champions Chelsea in November amongst the mire of mediocre results. Away form was poor during the first half of the season, but a vast improvement in the second half saw just two away losses from January to the end of the season, including one (narrow) defeat in their final six away games, against Chelsea, just 36 hours after playing a UEFA Cup tie in Spain. The improvement in Spurs' away form, good home performances and an excellent end to the season lifted Spurs into fifth position in the final table and UEFA Cup qualification for the second year running. Tottenham played attractive and effective football as Martin Jol made his mark on the squad, reaching the FA Cup quarter-final before losing 1–2 to Chelsea having drawn 3–3 away, and the League Cup semi-finals, where they were knocked out by Arsenal after drawing 2–2 at home and losing 3–1 away in extra time. In the UEFA Cup, Tottenham progressed to the quarter-finals, where they faced holders and eventual winners Sevilla in the quarter-finals, eliminated from the competition 4–3 on aggregate.

On 17 March 2007, Paul Robinson became only the third goalkeeper in Premiership history to score a goal, following his 80-yard lob in the 3–1 victory over Watford.

The highly effective Dimitar Berbatov–Robbie Keane strike partnership was rewarded when they were named joint Player of the Month for April.

Transfers

In

Date Player Previous club Cost
June 2006Cameroon Benoît Assou-EkottoFrance Lens£3,500,000
July 2006Ivory Coast Didier ZokoraFrance Saint-Étienne£8,600,000
July 2006Bulgaria Dimitar BerbatovGermany Bayer Leverkusen£10,900,000
July 2006Czech Republic Tomáš PekhartCzech Republic Slavia PragueFree
July 2006France Dorian DerviteFrance LilleUndisclosed
August 2006Egypt MidoItaly RomaUndisclosed
August 2006France Steed MalbranqueEngland Fulham£2,000,000
August 2006France Pascal ChimbondaEngland Wigan Athletic£4,500,000
January 2007England Ben AlnwickEngland SunderlandPlayer exchange
January 2007France Adel TaarabtFrance LensUndisclosed
January 2007Portugal Ricardo RochaPortugal Benfica£3,200,000
Total
£32,700,000+

Out

Date Player New club Cost
June 2006England Marcel McKieReleasedContract expiry
June 2006Morocco Noureddine NaybetReleasedContract expiry
June 2006Serbia and Montenegro Goran BunjevčevićReleasedContract expiry
June 2006Netherlands Mounir El HamdaouiNetherlands Willem IIFree
June 2006England Dean MarneyEngland Hull CityUndisclosed
June 2006Republic of Ireland Stephen KellyEngland Birmingham City£750,000
June 2006England Michael CarrickEngland Manchester United£18,600,000
August 2006Republic of Ireland Andy ReidEngland Charlton Athletic£3,000,000
January 2007Netherlands Edgar DavidsNetherlands AjaxFree
January 2007England Calum DavenportEngland West Ham United£3,000,000
January 2007Hungary Márton FülöpEngland Sunderland£500,000[1]
£25,850,000

Loaned out

Date Player Club Loan length
August 2006England Wayne RoutledgeEngland FulhamSeason
August 2006Brazil Rodrigo DefendiItaly RomaSeason
August 2006Republic of Ireland Mark YeatesEngland Hull CitySeason
November 2006England Charlie LeeEngland MillwallEight months
January 2007Switzerland Reto ZieglerItaly SampdoriaSix months
January 2007England Robert BurchEngland BarnetSix months
March 2007England Charlie DanielsEngland ChesterfieldOne month[2]

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
1 England GK Paul Robinson
2 France DF Pascal Chimbonda
3 South Korea DF Lee Young-pyo
4 Ivory Coast MF Didier Zokora
6 Finland MF Teemu Tainio
7 Canada MF Paul Stalteri
8 England MF Jermaine Jenas
9 Bulgaria FW Dimitar Berbatov
10 Republic of Ireland FW Robbie Keane
11 Egypt FW Mido
12 Czech Republic GK Radek Černý (on loan from Slavia Prague)
13 England MF Danny Murphy
14 Egypt MF Hossam Ghaly
15 France MF Steed Malbranque[3]
16 Switzerland DF Reto Ziegler
17 England GK Ben Alnwick
18 England FW Jermain Defoe
No. Position Player
19 France MF Adel Taarabt[4]
20 England DF Michael Dawson
22 England MF Tom Huddlestone
24 England MF Jamie O'Hara
25 England MF Aaron Lennon
26 England DF Ledley King (captain)
28 England FW Lee Barnard
29 England DF Philip Ifil
30 England DF Anthony Gardner
32 France DF Benoît Assou-Ekotto[5]
33 Portugal DF Ricardo Rocha
35 France DF Dorian Dervite
38 England MF Charlie Lee
39 England FW Andy Barcham
40 England GK Robert Burch
45 England FW Simon Dawkins

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
5 Netherlands MF Edgar Davids (to Ajax)
17 Hungary GK Márton Fülöp (to Sunderland)
No. Position Player
21 England MF Wayne Routledge (on loan to Fulham)
27 England DF Calum Davenport (to West Ham United)

Competitions Overview

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA Win %
Premier League 38 17 9 12 57 54 044.74
FA Cup 6 3 2 1 15 5 050.00
League Cup 5 3 1 1 12 6 060.00
UEFA Cup 10 8 1 1 20 10 080.00
Total 59 31 13 15 104 75 052.54

Results

Premier League

FA Cup

League Cup

UEFA Cup

First Round

Group Stage

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
England Tottenham Hotspur 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7 12
Romania Dinamo București 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
Turkey Beşiktaş 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 3
Belgium Club Brugge 4 0 2 2 4 7 −3 2

Knockout Rounds

Final Premier League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Liverpool 38 20 8 10 57 27 +30 68 2007–08 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Arsenal 38 19 11 8 63 35 +28 68
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 17 9 12 57 54 +3 60 2007–08 UEFA Cup First round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Everton 38 15 13 10 52 36 +16 58
7 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 8 14 47 52 −5 56
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Manchester United and Chelsea) and the League Cup winners (Chelsea) were qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup spots were given to the 6th- and 7th-placed Premier League teams.

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKEngland Paul Robinson 381 40 30 90 541 10
2DFFrance Pascal Chimbonda 331 40 20 100 491 80
3DFSouth Korea Lee Young-pyo 20+10 50 10 40 30+10 40
4MFIvory Coast Didier Zokora 26+50 50 20 90 42+50 51
5MFNetherlands Edgar Davids 6+30 00 2+10 0+10 8+50 10
6MFFinland Teemu Tainio 20+12 3+10 10 5+10 29+32 31
7MFCanada Paul Stalteri 1+51 2+10 20 2+10 7+71 20
8MFEngland Jermaine Jenas 24+16 21 10 61 33+18 80
9FWBulgaria Dimitar Berbatov 30+312 4+13 1+21 87 43+623 30
10FWRepublic of Ireland Robbie Keane 18+911 4+15 1+21 8+15 31+1322 41
11FWEgypt Mido 7+51 2+11 2+23 2+20 13+105 40
12GKCzech Republic Radek Černý 00 20 20 10 50 10
13MFEngland Danny Murphy 5+71 10 30 2+10 11+81 00
14MFEgypt Hossam Ghaly 17+41 2+21 2+10 3+31 24+103 81
15MFFrance Steed Malbranque 18+72 4+21 40 4+22 30+115 70
16MFSwitzerland Reto Ziegler 0+10 00 10 1+10 2+20 00
18FWEngland Jermain Defoe 20+1410 2+31 54 2+33 29+2018 50
19MFMorocco Adel Taarabt 0+20 00 00 00 0+20 00
20DFEngland Michael Dawson 371 60 4+10 100 57+11 80
22MFEngland Tom Huddlestone 15+61 2+10 4+12 4+20 25+103 20
25MFEngland Aaron Lennon 22+43 5+11 1+20 7+11 35+85 00
26DFEngland Ledley King 210 00 00 60 270 10
27DFEngland Calum Davenport 8+21 10 20 1+10 12+31 10
29DFEngland Philip Ifil 10 00 10 00 20 00
30DFEngland Anthony Gardner 6+20 2+20 30 10 12+40 30
32DFCameroon Benoît Assou-Ekotto 160 10 30 50 250 20
33DFPortugal Ricardo Rocha 90 30 0+10 20 12+10 20
35DFFrance Dorian Dervite 00 00 10 00 10 00
39FWEngland Andy Barcham 00 00 10 00 10 00

Top scorers

P Player Position Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov Forward 12 3 1 7 23
2 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Forward 11 5 1 5 22
3 England Jermain Defoe Forward 10 1 4 3 18
4 England Jermaine Jenas Midfielder 6 1 0 1 8
5 Egypt Mido Forward 1 1 3 0 5

Most appearances

P Player Position Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 England Michael Dawson Defender 37 6 4 10 57
2 England Paul Robinson Goalkeeper 38 4 3 9 54
3 France Pascal Chimbonda Defender 33 4 4 10 51
4 England Jermain Defoe Forward 33 5 5 5 48
5 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Forward 27 5 3 9 44

Starting 11

Considering a 4-4-2 formation

References

  1. ↑ "Alnwick joins Spurs in swap move". BBC Sport. 2 January 2007.
  2. ↑ Spurs (2008-05-23). "Player transfers". Spurs. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
  3. ↑ Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but has represented France at U-21 level and has been called up for the senior squad, although he has not been capped.
  4. ↑ Taarabt was born in Fes, Morocco, but grew up in France and has represented France at youth level. He would later opt to represent the country of his birth and make his full international debut for Morocco in February 2009.
  5. ↑ Assou-Ekotto was born in Arras, France, but also qualified to represent Cameroon at international level and would make his full international debut for Cameroon in February 2009.
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