2006–07 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

During the 2006–07 season, West Bromwich Albion competed in the Football League Championship, having been relegated from the FA Premier League the previous season.

West Bromwich Albion
2006–07 season
ChairmanJeremy Peace
ManagerBryan Robson (until 18 September)
Nigel Pearson (caretaker)
Craig Shakespeare (caretaker)
Tony Mowbray (from 13 October)
StadiumThe Hawthorns
Championship4th (qualified for play-offs)
Play-offsRunners-up
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Diomansy Kamara (20)
All: Diomansy Kamara (22)
Highest home attendance26,606 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 22 October 2006)
Lowest home attendance17,417 (vs. Queen's Park Rangers, 31 October 2006)
Average home league attendance20,471

Season summary

West Brom began the season slowly and manager Bryan Robson departed as manager in October by mutual consent. Under his successor, Tony Mowbray, West Brom were a permanent fixture in the top six from late December onwards and led the division briefly in February, but a run of four defeats in five games at home saw them fall out of contention for automatic promotion.[1] They secured their play-off place with a 7–0 home win against Barnsley on the final day of the league season,[2] finishing fourth in the process. This was one place above Wolverhampton Wanderers, by virtue of a superior goal difference, but eight points behind Derby County.[3] West Brom scored 81 league goals during the campaign, the highest tally of any team in the Football League in 2006–07.

In the play-off semi-finals, Albion faced local rivals and fifth-placed team Wolverhampton Wanderers, winning the first leg 3–2[4] and the second 1–0 to progress 4–2 on aggregate.[5] The second leg was the fifth meeting between the two sides during 2006–07, setting a new record for the most times that the Black Country derby has been contested in a single campaign, while West Brom's four wins against their rivals was also a season record for matches between the two.[6]

In the play-off final game, West Brom were defeated by Derby, with Stephen Pearson scoring the only goal of the game.[7]

Kit

English company Umbro became West Brom's kit manufacturers for the season. T-Mobile remained the kit sponsors.

Final league table
Main article: 2006–07 Football League Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Birmingham City (P) 46 26 8 12 67 42 +25 86 Promotion to the Premier League
3 Derby County (O, P) 46 25 9 12 62 46 +16 84 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 West Bromwich Albion 46 22 10 14 81 55 +26 76
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 22 10 14 59 56 +3 76
6 Southampton 46 21 12 13 77 53 +24 75
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first[8]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
5 August 2006Hull CityH2-020,682Hartson (2)
8 August 2006Cardiff CityA1-118,506Gera
12 August 2006SouthamptonA0-024,233
19 August 2006Colchester UnitedH2-117,509Ellington (pen.), Wallwork
28 August 2006SunderlandA0-224,242
9 September 2006Leicester CityH2-019,322Kenton (own goal), Phillips (pen)
12 September 2006Preston North EndA0-112,119
16 September 2006Southend UnitedH1-119,576Ellington
23 September 2006Luton TownA2-29,332Carter, Gera
30 September 2006Leeds UnitedH4-221,435Albrechtsen, Kamara (2), Phillips
14 October 2006Ipswich TownA5-122,581Kamara (2), Phillips (3)
17 October 2006Crystal PalaceA2-016,105Gera, Kamara
22 October 2006Wolverhampton WanderersH3-026,606Greening, Kamara, Hartson (pen)
28 October 2006Birmingham CityA0-221,009
31 October 2006Queens Park RangersH3-317,417Ellington, Kamara (2)
4 November 2006Derby CountyA1-225,342Chaplow
11 November 2006Norwich CityH0-118,718
18 November 2006BurnleyH3-018,707Koumas, Ellington, Carter
25 November 2006Stoke CityA0-118,282
28 November 2006Sheffield WednesdayA1-321,695Koumas
2 December 2006Derby CountyH1-020,494Hartson
10 December 2006BarnsleyA1-19,512Koumas
16 December 2006Coventry CityH5-020,370Kamara (2, 1 pen), Koumas, Phillips, Robinson
23 December 2006Plymouth ArgyleA2-215,172Phillips (2)
26 December 2006Preston North EndH4-222,905Koumas, Kamara, Ellington (2)
30 December 2006Ipswich TownH2-020,328Kamara, Koumas
1 January 2007Southend UnitedA1-39,907Hartson
12 January 2007Luton TownH3-219,927Koumas, Phillips (2)
20 January 2007Leeds UnitedA3-220,019Greening, Kamara (2)
31 January 2007Plymouth ArgyleH2-119,894Kamara (2, 1 pen)
3 February 2007Hull CityA1-018,005Kamara
10 February 2007SouthamptonH1-121,138Phillips
13 February 2007Colchester UnitedA2-15,611McShane, Kamara
20 February 2007Cardiff CityH1-018,802Ellington
24 February 2007Leicester CityA1-125,581Kamara (pen)
3 March 2007SunderlandH1-223,252Carter
11 March 2007Wolverhampton WanderersA0-128,016
14 March 2007Crystal PalaceH2-317,960Clement, Phillips
18 March 2007Birmingham CityH1-121,434McShane
31 March 2007Queens Park RangersA2-114,784Phillips, Gera
7 April 2007Stoke CityH1-320,386Koumas
9 April 2007Norwich CityA2-125,422Sodje, Kamara
13 April 2007Sheffield WednesdayH0-120,415
23 April 2007BurnleyA2-312,500Koumas, Ellington
28 April 2007Coventry CityA1-026,343Robinson
6 May 2007BarnsleyH7-023,568Phillips (3), Ellington (2, 1 pen), Koren, Gera

Championship play-offs
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SF 1st Leg13 May 2007Wolverhampton WanderersA3-227,750Phillips (2), Kamara
SF 2nd Leg16 May 2007Wolverhampton WanderersH1-0 (won 4-2 on agg)27,415Phillips
F28 May 2007Derby CountyN0-174,993

FA Cup
Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2007Leeds UnitedH3-116,957McShane, Hartson, Phillips
R428 January 2007Wolverhampton WanderersA3-028,107Kamara, Phillips, Gera
R517 February 2007MiddlesbroughA2-231,491Kamara, Phillips
R5R27 February 2007MiddlesbroughH1-1 (lost 4-5 on pens)24,925Carter

League Cup
Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R124 August 2006Leyton OrientA3-03,058Nicholson, Carter, Greening
R219 September 2006Cheltenham TownH3-110,974Wallwork, Ellington (pen), Nicholson (pen)
R324 October 2006ArsenalH0-221,566

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[9]

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

No. Position Player
2 DF Steve Watson
3 DF Paul Robinson
4 DF Chris Perry
5 DF Neil Clement
6 DF Curtis Davies
8 MF Jonathan Greening
9 FW Nathan Ellington
10 FW John Hartson
11 MF Zoltán Gera
12 MF Richard Chaplow
13 GK Luke Steele
14 DF Martin Albrechtsen
15 FW Diomansy Kamara[notes 1]
16 MF Robert Koren
17 MF Darren Carter
No. Position Player
19 MF Jason Koumas
20 DF Paul McShane
21 FW Kevin Phillips
22 FW Stuart Nicholson
23 DF Jeff Forsyth
24 DF Ronnie Wallwork
26 MF Rob Davies
27 FW Rob Elvins
28 DF Jared Hodgkiss
30 GK Luke Daniels
31 GK Dean Kiely[notes 2]
32 DF Sherjill MacDonald
33 FW Michael Nardiello
34 DF Sam Sodje[notes 3] (on loan from Reading)

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
1 GK Pascal Zuberbühler (to Neuchâtel Xamax)
7 MF Nigel Quashie[notes 4] (to West Ham United)
16 MF Junichi Inamoto (to Galatasaray)
No. Position Player
18 DF Thomas Gaardsøe (retired)
25 GK Russell Hoult (to Stoke City)
29 GK Tomasz Kuszczak (on loan to Manchester United)

Notes
  1. Kamara was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Senegal internationally and made his international debut for Senegal in 2003.
  2. Kiely was born in Salford, England, and represented them at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1999.
  3. Sodje was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Nigeria in November 2005.
  4. Quashie was born in Southwark, England, and represented them at U-21 and B-level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.

References
  1. "Albion 2006–07 Fixtures". Albion (West Bromwich Albion Matchday Magazine). CRE8, for West Bromwich Albion F.C. 98 (27): 50–51. 6 May 2007.
  2. "West Brom 7–0 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 6 May 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  3. "Final 2006/2007 Football League Championship Table". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
  4. "Wolves 2–3 West Brom". BBC Sport. 13 May 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  5. McNulty, Phil (16 May 2007). "West Brom 1–0 Wolves". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  6. "All time results between West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  7. "Derby 1-0 West Brom". BBC Sport. 28 May 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  8. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/2006-2007/results
  9. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2006-2007/flcham/wba.htm
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