2006–07 Hull City A.F.C. season

During the 2006–07 English football season, Hull City competed in the Football League Championship.

Hull City
2006–07 season
ChairmanAdam Pearson
ManagerPhil Parkinson (until 4 December)
Phil Brown (from 4 December)
StadiumKC Stadium
Championship21st
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerWindass (8)
Average home league attendance18,845

Season summary

On 13 June 2006, Peter Taylor left Hull to take up the job vacated by Dowie at Crystal Palace, a club at which he had enjoyed considerable success as a player. Phil Parkinson was confirmed as his replacement on 29 June 2006, with Hull paying Colchester (with whom Parkinson was still under contract) £400,000 compensation. Phil Brown, who had recently departed his job as manager of Derby County, joined the club as Parkinson's assistant.

Defender Leon Cort became Hull's first million-pound player when he followed Peter Taylor to Crystal Palace for a fee of £1,250,000. Parkinson wasted no time in spending the majority of this money on strengthening the City squad in readiness for the 2006–07 season.

Chairman Adam Pearson stated his ambition to take Hull into the top flight for the first time in their history[1] – and he believed Phil Parkinson was the manager to do it.[2] However, their dismal start to the 2006–07 season was hardly the form of a team attempting to gain promotion, and on 4 December 2006 Parkinson was sacked as manager with Hull in the relegation zone, despite having spent over £2 million on players.

Phil Brown was appointed as caretaker manager and by 4 January 2007, Hull had moved out of the relegation zone and Brown was rewarded with a contract as their new manager until at least the end of the season.

Hull's Championship game against Sunderland on 17 March 2007 at the Stadium of Light saw an attendance of 38,448, a record to a Hull City game since they visited Stamford Bridge on 14 May 1977.[3]

Hull City all but secured their place in the Championship next season with a 1–0 victory away at Cardiff City, on 28 April 2007. This left them 3 points clear of Leeds United, the only side with a chance of overtaking them, but with a vastly superior goal difference this was only a mathematical possibility. This crucial goal was scored by Dean Windass, who had rejoined his hometown club on loan from Bradford City. By 4 May, due to a lack of any realistic chance of them remaining in the Championship, Leeds went into administration[4] and in doing so received the 10 point penalty such a move incurs. This deduction left Leeds at the bottom of the championship on 36 points, securing Hull's place in the Championship for the 2007–08 season.

Final league table
Main article: 2006–07 Football League
PWDLFAGDPts
C1Sunderland46277127647+2988
P2Birmingham City46268126742+2586
P3Derby County46259126246+1684
 4West Bromwich Albion462210148155+2676
 5Wolverhampton Wanderers462210145956+376
 6Southampton462112137753+2475
 7Preston North End46228166453+1174
 8Stoke City461916116241+2173
 9Sheffield Wednesday462011157066+471
 10Colchester United46209177056+1469
 11Plymouth Argyle461716136362+167
 12Crystal Palace461811175951+865
 13Cardiff City461713165753+464
 14Ipswich Town46188206459+562
 15Burnley461512195249+357
 16Norwich City46169215671−1557
 17Coventry City46168224762−1556
 18Queens Park Rangers461411215468−1453
 19Leicester City461314194964−1553
 20Barnsley46155265385−3250
 21Hull City461310235167-1649
R22Southend United461012244780−3342
R23Luton Town461010265381−2840
R24Leeds United46137264672−2636 A

A Deducted 10 points for administration entrance.

Results

Hull City's score comes first[5]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
5 August 2006West Bromwich AlbionA0–220,682
8 August 2006BarnsleyH2–318,207Parkin (2)
12 August 2006Derby CountyH1–215,261Parkin (pen)
19 August 2006Ipswich TownA0–019,790
26 August 2006Coventry CityH0–116,145
9 September 2006Birmingham CityA1–219,228Livermore
12 September 2006Leicester CityA1–018,677Bridges
15 September 2006Sheffield WednesdayH2–117,685Parkin (2)
23 September 2006Queens Park RangersA0–211,381
30 September 2006Crystal PalaceH1–118,099Turner
14 October 2006BurnleyA0–211,530
17 October 2006Luton TownH0–014,895
21 October 2006Preston North EndA1–213,728Welsh
28 October 2006SunderlandH0–125,512
31 October 2006Southend UnitedA3–210,234Parkin, Elliott, Fagan
4 November 2006SouthamptonA0–020,560
11 November 2006Wolverhampton WanderersH2–016,962Fagan, Elliott
18 November 2006Stoke CityH0–216,940
25 November 2006Norwich CityA1–124,129Turner
28 November 2006Colchester UnitedA1–55,373Forster
2 December 2006SouthamptonH2–415,697Barmby, Fagan
9 December 2006Plymouth ArgyleA0–112,101
16 December 2006Cardiff CityH4–123,089Delaney, Marney, Fagan, Bridges
23 December 2006Leeds UnitedA0–022,578
26 December 2006Leicester CityH1–218,523Fagan
30 December 2006BurnleyH2–017,731Marney, Fagan (pen)
1 January 2007Sheffield WednesdayA2–128,600Barmby (2)
13 January 2007Queens Park RangersH2–119,791Elliott (2)
20 January 2007Crystal PalaceA1–117,012Ashbee
30 January 2007Leeds UnitedH1–224,311Forster
3 February 2007West Bromwich AlbionH0–118,005
10 February 2007Derby CountyA2–228,140Dawson, Livermore
20 February 2007BarnsleyA0–312,526
24 February 2007Birmingham CityH2–018,811Windass (2, 1 pen)
3 March 2007Coventry CityA0–221,079
6 March 2007Ipswich TownH2–518,056Windass (2, 1 pen)
10 March 2007Preston North EndH2–017,118Forster, Livermore
13 March 2007Luton TownA2–17,777Livermore, Turner
17 March 2007SunderlandA0–238,448
31 March 2007Southend UnitedH4–019,629Windass (3), Ricketts
6 April 2007Norwich CityH1–219,053Dawson
9 April 2007Wolverhampton WanderersA1–320,772Forster
14 April 2007Colchester UnitedH1–120,887Forster
21 April 2007Stoke CityA1–117,109Barmby
28 April 2007Cardiff CityA1–012,421Windass
6 May 2007Plymouth ArgyleH1–220,661Elliott

FA Cup
Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2007MiddlesbroughH1–117,520Forster
R3R16 January 2007MiddlesbroughA3–416,702Dawson (2), Parkin (pen)

League Cup
Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R122 August 2006Tranmere RoversH2–1 (a.e.t.)6,075Burgess, Duffy
R219 September 2006Hartlepool UnitedH0–06,392
R324 October 2006WatfordA1–28,274Barmby

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 GK Boaz Myhill
2 MF Nathan Doyle
3 DF Andy Dawson
4 MF Ian Ashbee
5 DF Danny Coles
6 DF Michael Turner
7 MF Stuart Elliott
8 MF Nick Barmby
9 FW Nicky Forster
10 FW Stephen McPhee
11 FW Jon Parkin
12 GK Matt Duke
14 MF Ray Parlour
15 FW Darryl Duffy
16 MF Damien Delaney
17 FW Michael Bridges
No. Position Player
19 MF John Welsh
20 FW Dean Windass (on loan from Bradford City)
21 DF Sam Ricketts
22 MF Dean Marney
23 DF Sam Collins
24 MF David Livermore
27 MF Lee Peltier (on loan from Liverpool)
28 MF Russell Fry
29 MF Ryan France
30 DF Scott Wiseman
33 DF Matty Plummer
34 FW Nicky Featherstone
35 DF Michael Byron
36 GK Curtis Aspden
37 MF Ben Wilkinson
38 DF Tom Matthews

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
17 MF Keith Andrews (to Milton Keynes Dons)
9 FW Ben Burgess (to Blackpool)
2 DF Mark Lynch (to Yeovil Town)
14 MF Stuart Green (to Crystal Palace)
25 DF Danny Mills (on loan from Manchester City)
No. Position Player
14 MF Jason Jarrett (on loan from Preston North End)
20 DF Alton Thelwell (to Leyton Orient)
18 MF Mark Yeates (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
27 FW Craig Fagan (to Derby County)
26 FW Ricardo Vaz Tê (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)

References
  1. "Hull in print". Retrieved 26 September 2006.
  2. "thepfa.co.uk". Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2006.
  3. "Hull versus Sunderland: Match Report". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2007.
  4. "Relegated Leeds in administration". BBC News. BBC. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2007.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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