2006–07 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

Wigan Athletic
2006–07 season
Chairman Dave Whelan
Manager Paul Jewell
FA Premier League 17th
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup Second Round
Top goalscorer Heskey (9)
Highest home attendance 24,726 (v West Ham United, FA Premier League, 28 April 2007)
Lowest home attendance 14,636 (v Reading, FA Premier League, 26 August 2006)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2006–07 Wigan Athletic F.C. season was the club's 29th season in the Football League and their second season in the Premier League.

Season summary

The club struggled to repeat the successes of its previous season and fell victim to "second season syndrome". They were knocked out of both domestic cups at the first round of entry, and finished 17th in the league after securing Premier League survival on the last day of the season in an away win against Sheffield United, who were relegated instead on goal difference.

A day after the end of the season, manager Paul Jewell resigned after six years in charge of the club. His assistant manager Chris Hutchings was appointed as his replacement. Summer signing Emile Heskey (signed for a record fee of £5.5 million) finished the season as the club's top goalscorer with a total of nine goals, and left-back Leighton Baines won the Supporters' Player of the Year award, and the Players' Player award.[1]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Results

Wigan Athletic's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 2006Newcastle UnitedA1-251,569McCulloch
26 August 2006ReadingH1-014,636Heskey
9 September 2006PortsmouthA0-119,508
16 September 2006EvertonA2-237,117Scharner (2)
23 September 2006WatfordH1-116,359Camara
1 October 2006Blackburn RoversA1-217,859Heskey
14 October 2006Manchester UnitedH1-320,631Baines
21 October 2006Manchester CityH4-016,235Heskey, Dunne (own goal), Camara, Valencia
28 October 2006FulhamA1-022,882Camara
4 November 2006Bolton WanderersA1-021,255McCulloch
11 November 2006Charlton AthleticH3-216,572McCulloch, Camara, Jackson
19 November 2006Aston VillaH0-018,455
26 November 2006Tottenham HotspurA1-335,205Camara
2 December 2006LiverpoolH0-422,089
6 December 2006West Ham UnitedA2-033,805Cotterill, Spector (own goal)
9 December 2006MiddlesbroughA1-123,638Camara (pen)
13 December 2006ArsenalH0-115,311
16 December 2006Sheffield UnitedH0-116,322
23 December 2006ChelseaH2-322,077Heskey (2)
26 December 2006Manchester UnitedA1-376,018Baines (pen)
1 January 2007Blackburn RoversH0-314,864
13 January 2007ChelseaA0-440,846
21 January 2007EvertonH0-218,149
30 January 2007ReadingA2-321,954Heskey, Landzaat
3 February 2007PortsmouthH1-015,093McCulloch
11 February 2007ArsenalA1-260,049Landzaat
21 February 2007WatfordA1-118,338Folan
25 February 2007Newcastle UnitedH1-021,179Taylor
3 March 2007Manchester CityA1-039,923Folan
17 March 2007FulhamH0-016,001
31 March 2007Charlton AthleticA0-126,500
7 April 2007Bolton WanderersH1-318,610Heskey
9 April 2007Aston VillaA1-131,920Heskey
15 April 2007Tottenham HotspurH3-316,506Heskey, Baines, Kilbane
21 April 2007LiverpoolA0-244,003
28 April 2007West Ham UnitedH0-324,726
5 May 2007MiddlesbroughH0-121,204
13 May 2007Sheffield UnitedA2-132,604Scharner, Unsworth

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2007PortsmouthA1-214,336 (477 away)McCulloch

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R219 September 2006Crewe AlexandraA0-23,907 (815 away)

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 Australia GK John Filan
2 Sweden DF Andreas Granqvist (on loan from Helsingborg)
4 England DF Matt Jackson
5 England DF Fitz Hall
6 Netherlands DF Arjan de Zeeuw (captain)
7 Senegal FW Henri Camara
8 Republic of Ireland MF Kevin Kilbane[3]
9 England FW Emile Heskey
10 Scotland MF Lee McCulloch
11 Sweden MF Andreas Johansson
12 England GK Mike Pollitt
13 England GK Chris Kirkland
14 Netherlands MF Denny Landzaat
15 Nigeria FW Julius Aghahowa
No. Position Player
16 Ecuador MF Antonio Valencia (on loan from Villarreal)
17 Barbados DF Emmerson Boyce[4]
18 Austria DF Paul Scharner
19 England DF Ryan Taylor
20 Republic of Ireland FW Caleb Folan[5]
21 Poland FW Tomasz Cywka
22 Wales MF David Cotterill
24 Australia MF Josip Skoko
25 England DF David Unsworth
26 England DF Leighton Baines
28 England GK Carlo Nash (on loan from Preston North End)
31 England MF Lewis Montrose
32 England MF David Owens
36 England DF Joey Waterhouse

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
2 France DF Pascal Chimbonda (to Tottenham Hotspur)
3 Scotland DF Stephen McMillan (retired)
8 Republic of Ireland MF Graham Kavanagh (to Sunderland)
15 England DF David Wright (to Ipswich Town)
20 Scotland MF Gary Teale (to Derby County)
No. Position Player
22 Republic of Ireland FW David Connolly[6] (to Sunderland)
23 Scotland DF Andy Webster (on loan to Rangers)
25 Bulgaria MF Svetoslav Todorov (on loan from Portsmouth)
27 Norway MF Kristofer Hæstad (on loan from Start)

Transfers

In

Player From Fee Date Notes
England Fitz HallEngland Crystal Palace£3,000,00026-06-2006[7]
Poland Tomasz CywkaPoland Gwarek ZabrzeUndisclosed05-07-2006[8]
England Emile HeskeyEngland Birmingham City£5,500,00008-07-2006[9]
Netherlands Denny LandzaatNetherlands AZ Alkmaar£2,500,00018-07-2006[10]
Barbados Emmerson BoyceEngland Crystal Palace£1,000,00001-08-2006[11]
Republic of Ireland Kevin KilbaneEngland Everton£2,000,00031-08-2006[12]
Wales David CotterillEngland Bristol City£2,000,00031-08-2006[13]
Scotland Andy WebsterScotland HeartsFree[A]04-09-2006[14]
England Chris KirklandEngland LiverpoolUndisclosed27-10-2006[15]
England David UnsworthEngland Sheffield UnitedFree07-01-2007[16]
Republic of Ireland Caleb FolanEngland Chesterfield£500,00026-01-2007[17]
Nigeria Julius AghahowaUkraine Shakhtar DonetskUndisclosed30-01-2007[18]

Out

Player To Fee Date Notes
Grenada Jason RobertsEngland Blackburn Rovers£3,000,00004-07-2006[19]
Jamaica Damien FrancisEngland Watford£1,500,00014-07-2006[20]
France Pascal ChimbondaEngland Tottenham HotspurUndisclosed31-08-2006[21]
Republic of Ireland Graham KavanaghEngland Sunderland£500,00031-08-2006[22]
Republic of Ireland David ConnollyEngland Sunderland£1,400,00031-08-2006[22]
England David WrightEngland Ipswich TownUndisclosed11-01-2007[23]
Scotland Gary TealeEngland Derby County£600,00011-01-2007[24]
England Matt JacksonEngland WatfordFreeEnd of season[25]

Released

Player Date Notes
Scotland Steve McMillan04-03-2007[26]
Netherlands Arjan de ZeeuwEnd of season[27]
England David UnsworthEnd of season[27]

Loans in

Player From Start Date End Date Notes
England Chris KirklandEngland Liverpool12-07-200627-10-2006[B][28]
Ecuador Antonio ValenciaSpain Villarreal11-08-2006End of season[29]
Bulgaria Svetoslav TodorovEngland Portsmouth31-08-200631-12-2006[30]
Norway Kristofer HæstadNorway Start01-01-200731-03-2007[C][31]
Sweden Andreas GranqvistSweden Helsingborg01-01-2007End of season[32]
England Carlo NashEngland Preston North End19-02-200718-03-2007[33]

Loans out

Player To Start Date End Date Notes
Australia John FilanEngland Doncaster Rovers06-10-200605-11-2006[34]
Poland Tomasz CywkaEngland Oldham Athletic01-11-200620-12-2006[D][35]
England Mike PollittEngland Ipswich Town15-11-200623-11-2006[E][36]
Scotland Andy WebsterScotland Rangers05-01-2007End of season[37]
England Mike PollittEngland Burnley11-01-200710-02-2007[38]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Up to end of season[39]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Australia John Filan 1001000000
12 GK England Mike Pollitt 704+101010
13 GK England Chris Kirkland 2602600000
Defenders
2 DF Sweden Andreas Granqvist 20101000
4 DF England Matt Jackson 24118+410+1010
5 DF England Fitz Hall 28024+201010
6 DF Netherlands Arjan De Zeeuw 23021+10000+10
17 DF Barbados Emmerson Boyce 3603501000
19 DF England Ryan Taylor 16112+410000
25 DF England David Unsworth 1016+410000
26 DF England Leighton Baines 3933731010
Midfielders
8 MF Republic of Ireland Kevin Kilbane 35128+511010
10 MF Scotland Lee McCulloch 31626+451100
11 MF Sweden Andreas Johansson 1606+801010
14 MF Netherlands Denny Landzaat 37231+421010
16 MF Ecuador Antonio Valencia 22117+510000
18 MF Austria Paul Scharner 27323+330010
21 MF Poland Tomasz Cywka 20100010
22 MF Wales David Cotterill 1816+1111000
24 MF Australia Josip Skoko 28024+400000
31 MF England Lewis Montrose 200+10000+10
Forwards
7 FW Senegal Henri Camara 23618+560000
9 FW England Emile Heskey 38834+28100+10
15 FW Nigeria Julius Aghahowa 603+300000
20 FW Republic of Ireland Caleb Folan 1328+520000
Players transferred out during the season
2 DF France Pascal Chimbonda 100+100000
8 MF Republic of Ireland Graham Kavanagh 200+200000
15 DF England David Wright 1407+600010
20 MF Scotland Gary Teale 1608+600+1010
22 FW Republic of Ireland David Connolly 200+200000
23 DF Scotland Andy Webster 403+100000
25 FW Bulgaria Svetoslav Todorov 502+300000
27 MF Norway Kristofer Hæstad 401+200+1000

Notes

A. ^ For more information about this transfer, see Webster ruling.
B. ^ Kirkland initially signed on a six-month loan, but the deal was made permanent on 27 October 2006.
C. ^ Haestad initially signed on loan until the end of the season, but the deal was ended early.
D. ^ Cywka was initially loaned out for a month, but the deal was later extended.
E. ^ Pollitt was initially loaned out for a month, but was recalled early by Wigan

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References

  1. ↑ "The Bain Man". 19 May 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  2. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/wigan-athletic/2006-2007/results
  3. ↑ Kilbane was born in Preston, England.
  4. ↑ Boyce was born in Aylesbury, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his parents and would make his full international debut for Barbados in March 2008.
  5. ↑ Folan was born in Leeds, England.
  6. ↑ Connolly was born in Willesden, London, England.
  7. ↑ "Wigan sign Palace defender Hall". BBC Sport. 26 June 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "Wigan complete signing of Cywka". BBC Sport. 5 July 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  9. ↑ "Heskey in the jar". 8 July 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  10. ↑ "Holland star Landzaat joins Wigan". BBC Sport. 18 July 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  11. ↑ "Wigan sign Palace defender Boyce". BBC News. 1 August 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  12. ↑ "Wigan sign Kilbane from Everton". BBC News. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  13. ↑ "Latics swoop for £2m Cotterill". BBC News. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  14. ↑ "Fifa allows Webster to join Wigan". BBC Sport. 4 September 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  15. ↑ "Latics beam up Kirk on a permanent deal". 27 October 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  16. ↑ "Because he's 'Worth it!". 7 January 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  17. ↑ "Striker Folan secures Wigan move". BBC Sport. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  18. ↑ "Wigan complete deal for Aghahowa". BBC Sport. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  19. ↑ Little, Tony (4 July 2006). "Jase moves Rover for £3m". London: The Sun. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  20. ↑ "Malaysia Star". 14 July 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  21. ↑ "Chimbonda in record fee exit". 31 August 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  22. 1 2 "Irish trio make Sunderland switch". BBC Sport. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  23. ↑ "Exit stage Wright". Wigan Athletic F.C. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  24. ↑ "Teale leaves Wigan to join Derby". BBC Sport. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  25. ↑ "Jackson leaves Wigan for Watford". BBC Sport. 27 May 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  26. ↑ "Mac to call it a day". 4 March 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  27. 1 2 "Arry and Unsy leave club". 19 May 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  28. ↑ "Chris and Tell". 12 July 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  29. ↑ "Victory for Valencia". 11 August 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  30. ↑ "Toddy's hot for Latics". 31 August 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  31. ↑ "Norwegian Blue". 29 December 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  32. ↑ "Jewell's Swede on Granqvist". 29 December 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  33. ↑ "Nash landing". 19 February 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  34. ↑ "Donny Oz Man". 6 October 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  35. ↑ "Poles Apart". Wigan Athletic F.C. 1 November 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  36. ↑ "Polly-gone, but not for keeps". 15 November 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  37. ↑ "Web sets sight on Rangers". Wigan Athletic F.C. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  38. ↑ "Polly Gone - on loan". Wigan Athletic F.C. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  39. ↑ https://www.11v11.com/teams/wigan-athletic/tab/players/season/2007/comp/56/

See also

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