2006–07 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

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Wigan Athletic
2006–07 season
ChairmanDave Whelan
ManagerPaul Jewell
FA Premier League17th
FA CupThird Round
League CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerHeskey (9)
Highest home attendance24,726 (v West Ham United, FA Premier League, 28 April 2007)
Lowest home attendance14,636 (v Reading, FA Premier League, 26 August 2006)

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[edit]

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[edit]

Main article: 2006–07 FA Premier League
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 Football 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[edit]

Wigan Athletic's score comes first[2]

Legend[edit]

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League[edit]

Results by matchday[edit]

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAAHHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultLWLDDLLWWWWDLLWDLLLLLLLLWLDWWDLLDDLLLW
Position15121415141517151411891113111112131415161717171717171615151516161516171817
Source: WorldFootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 2006 Newcastle United A 1–2 51,569 McCulloch
26 August 2006 Reading H 1–0 14,636 Heskey
9 September 2006 Portsmouth A 0–1 19,508
16 September 2006 Everton A 2–2 37,117 Scharner (2)
23 September 2006 Watford H 1–1 16,359 Camara
1 October 2006 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 17,859 Heskey
14 October 2006 Manchester United H 1–3 20,631 Baines
21 October 2006 Manchester City H 4–0 16,235 Heskey, Dunne (own goal), Camara, Valencia
28 October 2006 Fulham A 1–0 22,882 Camara
4 November 2006 Bolton Wanderers A 1–0 21,255 McCulloch
11 November 2006 Charlton Athletic H 3–2 16,572 McCulloch, Camara, Jackson
19 November 2006 Aston Villa H 0–0 18,455
26 November 2006 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–3 35,205 Camara
2 December 2006 Liverpool H 0–4 22,089
6 December 2006 West Ham United A 2–0 33,805 Cotterill, Spector (own goal)
9 December 2006 Middlesbrough A 1–1 23,638 Camara (pen)
13 December 2006 Arsenal H 0–1 15,311
16 December 2006 Sheffield United H 0–1 16,322
23 December 2006 Chelsea H 2–3 22,077 Heskey (2)
26 December 2006 Manchester United A 1–3 76,018 Baines (pen)
1 January 2007 Blackburn Rovers H 0–3 14,864
13 January 2007 Chelsea A 0–4 40,846
21 January 2007 Everton H 0–2 18,149
30 January 2007 Reading A 2–3 21,954 Heskey, Landzaat
3 February 2007 Portsmouth H 1–0 15,093 McCulloch
11 February 2007 Arsenal A 1–2 60,049 Landzaat
21 February 2007 Watford A 1–1 18,338 Folan
25 February 2007 Newcastle United H 1–0 21,179 Taylor
3 March 2007 Manchester City A 1–0 39,923 Folan
17 March 2007 Fulham H 0–0 16,001
31 March 2007 Charlton Athletic A 0–1 26,500
7 April 2007 Bolton Wanderers H 1–3 18,610 Heskey
9 April 2007 Aston Villa A 1–1 31,920 Heskey
15 April 2007 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–3 16,506 Heskey, Baines, Kilbane
21 April 2007 Liverpool A 0–2 44,003
28 April 2007 West Ham United H 0–3 24,726
5 May 2007 Middlesbrough H 0–1 21,204
13 May 2007 Sheffield United A 2–1 32,604 Scharner, Unsworth

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2007 Portsmouth A 1–2 14,336 (477 away) McCulloch

League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 19 September 2006 Crewe Alexandra A 0–2 3,907 (815 away)

Squad[edit]

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

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

Left club during season[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF France FRA Pascal Chimbonda (to Tottenham Hotspur)
3 DF Scotland SCO Stephen McMillan (retired)
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Kavanagh (to Sunderland)
15 DF England ENG David Wright (to Ipswich Town)
20 MF Scotland SCO Gary Teale (to Derby County)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW Republic of Ireland IRL David Connolly[6] (to Sunderland)
23 DF Scotland SCO Andy Webster (on loan to Rangers)
25 MF Bulgaria BUL Svetoslav Todorov (on loan from Portsmouth)
27 MF Norway NOR Kristofer Hæstad (on loan from Start)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Player From Fee Date Notes
England Fitz Hall England Crystal Palace £3,000,000 26 June 2006 [7]
Poland Tomasz Cywka Poland Gwarek Zabrze Undisclosed 5 July 2006 [8]
England Emile Heskey England Birmingham City £5,500,000 8 July 2006 [9]
Netherlands Denny Landzaat Netherlands AZ Alkmaar £2,500,000 18 July 2006 [10]
Barbados Emmerson Boyce England Crystal Palace £1,000,000 1 August 2006 [11]
Republic of Ireland Kevin Kilbane England Everton £2,000,000 31 August 2006 [12]
Wales David Cotterill England Bristol City £2,000,000 31 August 2006 [13]
Scotland Andy Webster Scotland Hearts Free[A] 4 September 2006 [14]
England Chris Kirkland England Liverpool Undisclosed 27 October 2006 [15]
England David Unsworth England Sheffield United Free 7 January 2007 [16]
Republic of Ireland Caleb Folan England Chesterfield £500,000 26 January 2007 [17]
Nigeria Julius Aghahowa Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Undisclosed 30 January 2007 [18]

Out[edit]

Player To Fee Date Notes
Grenada Jason Roberts England Blackburn Rovers £3,000,000 4 July 2006 [19]
Jamaica Damien Francis England Watford £1,500,000 14 July 2006 [20]
France Pascal Chimbonda England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed 31 August 2006 [21]
Republic of Ireland Graham Kavanagh England Sunderland £500,000 31 August 2006 [22]
Republic of Ireland David Connolly England Sunderland £1,400,000 31 August 2006 [22]
England David Wright England Ipswich Town Undisclosed 11 January 2007 [23]
Scotland Gary Teale England Derby County £600,000 11 January 2007 [24]
England Matt Jackson England Watford Free End of season [25]

Released[edit]

Player Date Notes
Scotland Steve McMillan 4 March 2007 [26]
Netherlands Arjan de Zeeuw End of season [27]
England David Unsworth End of season [27]

Loans in[edit]

Player From Start Date End Date Notes
England Chris Kirkland England Liverpool 12 July 2006 27 October 2006[B] [28]
Ecuador Antonio Valencia Spain Villarreal 11 August 2006 End of season [29]
Bulgaria Svetoslav Todorov England Portsmouth 31 August 2006 31 December 2006 [30]
Norway Kristofer Hæstad Norway Start 1 January 2007 31 March 2007[C] [31]
Sweden Andreas Granqvist Sweden Helsingborg 1 January 2007 End of season [32]
England Carlo Nash England Preston North End 19 February 2007 18 March 2007 [33]

Loans out[edit]

Player To Start Date End Date Notes
Australia John Filan England Doncaster Rovers 6 October 2006 5 November 2006 [34]
Poland Tomasz Cywka England Oldham Athletic 1 November 2006 20 December 2006[D] [35]
England Mike Pollitt England Ipswich Town 15 November 2006 23 November 2006[E] [36]
Scotland Andy Webster Scotland Rangers 5 January 2007 End of season [37]
England Mike Pollitt England Burnley 11 January 2007 10 February 2007 [38]

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Up to end of season[39]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Australia AUS John Filan 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK England ENG Mike Pollitt 7 0 4+1 0 1 0 1 0
13 GK England ENG Chris Kirkland 26 0 26 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Sweden SWE Andreas Granqvist 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF England ENG Matt Jackson 23 1 17+4 1 0+1 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Fitz Hall 26 0 22+2 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF Netherlands NED Arjan De Zeeuw 23 0 21+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 DF Barbados BRB Emmerson Boyce 35 0 34 0 1 0 0 0
19 DF England ENG Ryan Taylor 16 1 12+4 1 0 0 0 0
25 DF England ENG David Unsworth 10 1 6+4 1 0 0 0 0
26 DF England ENG Leighton Baines 37 3 35 3 1 0 1 0
Midfielders
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Kilbane 33 1 26+5 1 1 0 1 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Lee McCulloch 30 6 25+4 5 1 1 0 0
11 MF Sweden SWE Andreas Johansson 14 0 4+8 0 1 0 1 0
14 MF Netherlands NED Denny Landzaat 35 2 29+4 2 1 0 1 0
16 MF Ecuador ECU Antonio Valencia 22 1 17+5 1 0 0 0 0
18 MF Austria AUT Paul Scharner 26 3 22+3 3 0 0 1 0
21 MF Poland POL Tomasz Cywka 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF Wales WAL David Cotterill 17 1 5+11 1 1 0 0 0
24 MF Australia AUS Josip Skoko 28 0 24+4 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF England ENG Lewis Montrose 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
7 FW Senegal SEN Henri Camara 23 6 18+5 6 0 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Emile Heskey 37 8 33+2 8 1 0 0+1 0
15 FW Nigeria NGA Julius Aghahowa 6 0 3+3 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Caleb Folan 13 2 8+5 2 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
2 DF France FRA Pascal Chimbonda 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Kavanagh 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF England ENG David Wright 13 0 6+6 0 0 0 1 0
20 MF Scotland SCO Gary Teale 15 0 7+6 0 0+1 0 1 0
22 FW Republic of Ireland IRL David Connolly 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Scotland SCO Andy Webster 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW Bulgaria BUL Svetoslav Todorov 5 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Norway NOR Kristofer Hæstad 4 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 0 0

Notes[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  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.
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