2006–07 Everton F.C. season

Everton
2006–07 season
Manager	David Moyes
Stadium	Goodison Park
FA Premier League	6th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Johnson (11); All: Andy Johnson (12)
Average home league attendance	36,739

The 2006–07 English football season saw Everton compete in the FA Premier League.

Goodison Park

Season summary

Everton finished in sixth place in the Premier League table – enough for participation in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Arsenal	38	19	11	8	63	35	+28	68	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5	Tottenham Hotspur	38	17	9	12	57	54	+3	60	Qualification for the 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
8	Reading	38	16	7	15	52	47	+5	55

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

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.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Richard Wright
2	DF	Tony Hibbert
3	DF	Gary Naysmith
4	DF	Joseph Yobo
6	MF	Mikel Arteta
7	MF	Andy van der Meyde
8	FW	Andrew Johnson
9	FW	James Beattie
11	FW	James McFadden
13	GK	Iain Turner
15	DF	Alan Stubbs
16	DF	Joleon Lescott
17	MF	Tim Cahill

No.	Position	Player
18	MF	Phil Neville (vice-captain)
19	DF	Nuno Valente
21	MF	Leon Osman
22	FW	James Vaughan
23	DF	Alessandro Pistone
24	GK	Tim Howard
26	MF	Lee Carsley[1]
28	FW	Victor Anichebe
30	GK	John Ruddy
36	DF	Patrick Boyle
37	MF	Manuel Fernandes (on loan from Benfica)
38	MF	Anderson de Silva
41	MF	Bjarni Viðarsson

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		DF	David Weir (to Rangers)
10		MF	Simon Davies (to Fulham)

No.		Position	Player
14		MF	Kevin Kilbane[2] (to Wigan Athletic)
31		DF	Mark Hughes (to Northampton Town)

Player awards

Player of the Season - Mikel Arteta
Players' Player of the Season - Joleon Lescott
Young Player of the Season - James Vaughan
Reserve / U21 Player of the Season - John Irving
Academy Player of the Season - Shaun Densmore
Goal of the Season- James McFadden vs. Charlton Athletic

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Statistics

Appearances

No.	Pos.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Richard Wright	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	Tony Hibbert	12(1)	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	1
3	DF	Gary Naysmith	10(5)	1	0(1)	0	1	0	17	1	0	0
4	DF	Joseph Yobo	38	2	1	0	1	0	40	2	3	0
6	MF	Mikel Arteta	35	9	1	0	2(1)	0	39	9	9	0
7	MF	Andy van der Meyde	5(3)	0	1	0	1	0	10	0	1	0
8	FW	Andrew Johnson	32	11	1	1	2	0	35	12	4	0
9	FW	James Beattie	15(18)	2	0	0	1(1)	0	35	2	4	0
11	FW	James McFadden	6(13)	2	0	0	2	1	21	3	1	1
13	GK	Iain Turner	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
15	DF	Alan Stubbs	23	2	0	0	1	0	24	2	3	0
16	DF	Joleon Lescott	36(2)	2	1	0	3	0	42	2	3	0
17	MF	Tim Cahill	17(1)	5	0	0	2(1)	2	21	7	5	0
18	DF	Phil Neville	35	1	1	0	2	0	38	1	7	0
19	DF	Nuno Valente	10(4)	0	1	0	2	0	17	0	2	0
21	MF	Leon Osman	31(3)	3	1	0	2	0	37	3	5	0
22	FW	James Vaughan	7(7)	4	0(1)	0	0	0	15	4	5	0
23	DF	Alessandro Pistone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	GK	Tim Howard	36	0	1	0	1	0	38	0	1	0
26	MF	Lee Carsley	38	1	1	0	3	0	42	1	4	0
28	FW	Victor Anichebe	5(14)	3	1	0	1(2)	1	23	4	6	0
30	GK	John Ruddy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	Patrick Boyle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	Manuel Fernandes	8(1)	2	0	0	0	0	9	2	4	0
38	MF	Anderson Silva	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
41	MF	Bjarni Viðarsson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who made appearances but left the club during the season:
5	DF	David Weir	2(3)	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0
10	MF	Simon Davies	13(2)	0	0	0	2	0	17	0	1	0
14	MF	Kevin Kilbane	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
31	DF	Mark Hughes	0(1)	0	0	0	1(1)	0	3	0	0	0

Results

Premier League

19 August 1	Everton	2 – 1	Watford	Liverpool
15:00	Johnson 15' Arteta 82' (pen.)	Report	Stubbs 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,691 Referee: Peter Walton

23 August 2	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 1	Everton	Blackburn
20:00	McCarthy 50'	Report	Cahill 84'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,018 Referee: Uriah Rennie

26 August 3	Tottenham Hotspur	0 – 2	Everton	London
15:00		Report	Kilbane 33' Davenport 53' (o.g.) Johnson 66'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,540 Referee: Mark Halsey

9 September 4	Everton	3 – 0	Liverpool	Liverpool
12:45	Cahill 24' Yobo 34' A. Johnson 36', 90+4'	Report	Sissoko 75' Riise 79' Hyypiä 90+2'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,004 Referee: Graham Poll

16 September 5	Everton	2 – 2	Wigan Athletic	Liverpool
15:00	Johnson 49' Beattie 66' (pen.)	Report	Scharner 62', 68'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,117 Referee: Alan Wiley

24 September 6	Newcastle United	1 – 1	Everton	Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00	Ameobi 14' Bramble 75'	Report	Cahill 41' Hibbert 77'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,107 Referee: Steve Bennett

30 September 7	Everton	1 – 1	Manchester City	Liverpool
15:00	Johnson 44'	Report	Richards 90+4'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,250 Referee: Andre Marriner

14 October 8	Middlesbrough	2 – 1	Everton	Middlesbrough
15:00	Yakubu 27' (pen.) Viduka 71'	Report	Cahill 77'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,156 Referee: Mark Halsey

21 October 9	Everton	2 – 0	Sheffield United	Liverpool
15:00	Arteta 13' Beattie 33' (pen.)	Report	Davis 32'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,900 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

28 October 10	Arsenal	1 – 1	Everton	London
15:00	Van Persie 71'	Report	Cahill 11'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,047 Referee: Mike Riley

4 November 11	Fulham	1 – 0	Everton	London
12:45	C. Jensen 66'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 23,327 Referee: Martin Atkinson

11 November 12	Everton	0 – 1	Aston Villa	Liverpool
15:00		Report	Sutton 42'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,376 Referee: Phil Dowd

18 November 13	Everton	1 – 0	Bolton Wanderers	Liverpool
15:00	Arteta 60'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,417 Referee: Uriah Rennie

25 November 14	Charlton Athletic	1 – 1	Everton	London
12:45	Reid 68'	Report	Hreiðarsson 52' (o.g.)	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,435 Referee: Alan Wiley

29 November 15	Manchester United	3 – 0	Everton	Trafford
20:00	Ronaldo 39' Evra 63' O'Shea 89'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,723 Referee: Mark Halsey

3 December 16	Everton	2 – 0	West Ham United	Liverpool
16:00	Osman 51' Vaughan 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 32,968 Referee: Martin Atkinson

9 December 17	Portsmouth	2 – 0	Everton	Portsmouth
15:00	Taylor 14' Kanu 26'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,528 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

17 December 18	Everton	2 – 3	Chelsea	Liverpool
13:45	Arteta 38' (pen.) Yobo 64'	Report	Howard 49' (o.g.) Lampard 81' Drogba 87'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 33,970 Referee: Mark Halsey

23 December 19	Reading	0 – 2	Everton	Reading
15:00		Report	Johnson 14' McFadden 47'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,053 Referee: Steve Tanner

26 December 20	Everton	0 – 0	Middlesbrough	Liverpool
15:00		Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,126 Referee: Phil Dowd

30 December 21	Everton	3 – 0	Newcastle United	Liverpool
15:00	Anichebe 9', 58' Neville 62'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,682 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

1 January 22	Manchester City	2 – 1	Everton	Manchester
15:00	Samaras 50', 72' (pen.)	Report	Osman 84'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 39,836 Referee: Uriah Rennie

14 January 23	Everton	1 – 1	Reading	Liverpool
13:45	Johnson 81'	Report	Lescott 28' (o.g.)	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,722 Referee: Mike Riley

21 January 24	Wigan Athletic	0 – 2	Everton	Wigan
13:30		Report	Arteta 65' (pen.), 90+2'	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 18,149 Referee: Howard Webb

3 February 25	Liverpool	0 – 0	Everton	Liverpool
12:45		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,234 Referee: Alan Wiley

10 February 26	Everton	1 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
15:00	Johnson 10'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,593 Referee: Rob Styles

21 February 27	Everton	1 – 2	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
20:00	Arteta 42'	Report	Berbatov 35' Jenas 89'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,121 Referee: Uriah Rennie

24 February 28	Watford	0 – 3	Everton	Watford
17:15		Report	Fernandes 23' Johnson 25' (pen.) Osman 90+2'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,761 Referee: Lee Mason

3 March 29	Sheffield United	1 – 1	Everton	Sheffield
15:00	Hulse 52'	Report	Arteta 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 32,019 Referee: Mike Riley

18 March 30	Everton	1 – 0	Arsenal	Liverpool
16:00	Johnson 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,162 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

2 April 31	Aston Villa	1 – 1	Everton	Birmingham
20:00	Agbonlahor 83'	Report	Lescott 15'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,407 Referee: Howard Webb

6 April 32	Everton	4 – 1	Fulham	Liverpool
19:30	Carsley 25' Stubbs 34' Vaughan 45' Anichebe 80'	Report	Bocanegra 22'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,612 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

9 April 33	Bolton Wanderers	1 – 1	Everton	Bolton
15:00	Davies 18'	Report	Vaughan 33'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,179 Referee: Martin Atkinson

15 April 34	Everton	2 – 1	Charlton Athletic	Liverpool
15:00	Lescott 81' McFadden 90+2'	Report	D. Bent 89'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,028 Referee: Mark Halsey

21 April 35	West Ham United	1 – 0	Everton	London
15:00	Zamora 13'	Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,945 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

28 April 36	Everton	2 – 4	Manchester United	Liverpool
12:45	Stubbs 12' Fernandes 50'	Report	O'Shea 61' Neville 68' (o.g.) Rooney 79' Eagles 90+3'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,682 Referee: Alan Wiley

5 May 37	Everton	3 – 0	Portsmouth	Liverpool
15:00	Arteta 59' (pen.) Yobo 62' Naysmith 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,619 Referee: Howard Webb

13 May 38	Chelsea	1 – 1	Everton	London
15:00	Drogba 57'	Report	Vaughan 50'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,746 Referee: Mark Halsey

League Cup

19 September Second round	Peterborough United	1 – 2	Everton	Peterborough
19:45	Benjamin 56'	Report	Stirling 24' (o.g.) Cahill 87'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 10,756 Referee: Iain Williamson

24 October Third round	Everton	4 – 0	Luton Town	Liverpool
20:00	Cahill 23' Keane 34' (o.g.) McFadden 53' Anichebe 83'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 27,149 Referee: Steve Tanner

8 November Fourth round	Everton	0 – 1	Arsenal	Liverpool
20:00	McFadden 19'	Report	Adebayor 85'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 31,045 Referee: Graham Poll

FA Cup

7 January Third round proper	Everton	1 – 4	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
15:00	Johnson 69' (pen.)	Report	Derbyshire 5' Pedersen 21' Gallagher 38' McCarthy 90+2'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 24,426 Referee: Andre Marriner

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
30 May 2006	FW	Andrew Johnson	Crystal Palace	£8.6m[4]
14 June 2006	DF	Joleon Lescott	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£5m[5]
14 February 2007	GK	Tim Howard	Manchester United	Undisclosed[6]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
8 May 2006	FW	Duncan Ferguson	Released[7]
8 May 2006	MF	Jay Harris	Released[7]
8 May 2006	FW	Paul Hopkins	Released[7]
8 May 2006	MF	Li Tie	Released[7]
8 May 2006	MF	Laurence Wilson	Released[7]
8 June 2006	GK	Nigel Martyn	Retired[8]
31 August 2006	MF	Kevin Kilbane	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed[9]
16 January 2007	DF	David Weir	Rangers	Free[10]
24 January 2007	MF	Simon Davies	Fulham	Undisclosed[11]
31 January 2007	DF	Mark Hughes	Northampton Town	Undisclosed[12]

Loan in

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	From	Ref.
1 July 2006	30 June 2007	GK	Tim Howard	Manchester United	[13]
31 January 2007	30 June 2007	MF	Manuel Fernandes	Benfica	[14]

Loan out

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	To	Ref.
12 September 2006	27 November 2006	GK	John Ruddy	Stockport County	[15][16]
14 September 2006	17 October 2006	DF	Patrick Boyle	Norwich City	[17]
16 November 2006	16 December 2006	GK	Iain Turner	Crystal Palace	[18]
8 February 2007	7 March 2007	MF	Bjarni Viðarsson	Bournemouth	[19][20]
9 February 2007	13 March 2007	GK	John Ruddy	Wrexham	[21][22]
23 February 2007	23 April 2007	GK	Iain Turner	Sheffield Wednesday	[23][24][25]
21 April 2007	28 April 2007	GK	John Ruddy	Bristol City	[26]

References

Carsley was born in Birmingham, England.
Kilbane was born in Preston, England.
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[table_note_res_UC10.24102780327249-1] 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.

[2] Carsley was born in Birmingham, England.

[3] Kilbane was born in Preston, England.

[4] "Awards Winners | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[5] "Everton complete Johnson capture". BBC Sport. 30 May 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[6] "Lescott completes Everton switch". BBC Sport. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[7] "Everton complete Howard transfer". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 February 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[ferguson-8] "Everton release Ferguson & Li Tie". BBC Sport. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[9] "Keeper Martyn forced to quit game". BBC Sport. 8 June 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[10] "Wigan sign Kilbane from Everton". BBC Sport. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[11] "Weir completes switch to Rangers". BBC Sport. 16 January 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[12] "Davies seals transfer to Fulham". BBC Sport. 24 January 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[13] "Hughes Departs For Northampton". Everton FC. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[14] "Blues agree Howard deal". Everton FC. 9 May 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[15] "Everton confirm Fernandes signing". Everton FC. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[16] "Ruddy switches to Stockport". Everton FC. 12 September 2006. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[17] "Ruddy recalled from Stockport". Everton FC. 27 November 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[18] "Everton defender joins Canaries". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[19] "Palace pounce for Everton keeper". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 November 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[20] "Bjarni to join Cherries". Everton FC. 5 February 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[21] "Bjarni completes loan". Everton FC. 7 March 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[22] "Ruddy goes out on loan". Everton FC. 9 February 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[23] Thornley, Ben (13 March 2007). "No extended spell for Ruddy". Daily Post North Wales. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[24] "Everton keeper Turner joins Owls". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[25] "Turner extends loan". Everton FC. 22 March 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[26] "Turner returns". Everton FC. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

[27] "Ruddy set for Bristol outing". Everton FC. 21 April 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.