2006–07 Manchester City F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was Manchester City Football Club's fifth consecutive season playing in the FA Premier League, the top division of English football, and its tenth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 115th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.

Manchester City
2006–07 season
OwnerPublicly traded company
ChairmanJohn Wardle
ManagerStuart Pearce
StadiumCity of Manchester Stadium
FA Premier League14th
FA CupQuarter-final
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Joey Barton (6 goals)
All: Joey Barton (7 goals)
Highest home attendance47,244 (vs. Manchester United,
5 May 2007)
Lowest home attendance25,621 (vs. Sheffield Wednesday,
16 January 2007)
Average home league attendance39,997
Results summary – all competitions
WinsDrawsLossesWin %
Home76833.3%
Away741230.4%
Both14102031.8%
Results summary – Premier League
WinsDrawsLossesWin %
Home56826.3%
Away631031.6%
Both1191828.9%

Season review

The 2006–07 season proved tough for club which skirmished with relegation from the Premier League and ended up finishing in 14th position.[1] The club were again eliminated from the League Cup by a League One team, this time by Chesterfield early on in the season.[2] Ben Thatcher's elbow challenge on Pedro Mendes whilst playing Portsmouth shocked many – a challenge which prompted City to take unprecedented action and banned Thatcher for six matches by the club and a six weeks fine. Pearce called the challenge "indefensible"[3] and the Football Association banned Thatcher for a further eight matches. The side also scored just ten goals at home in the league, and none after New Years Day in 2007, a record low in top-flight English football.[4]

In December 2006, the club issued a statement regarding a possible takeover,[5] and on 21 June, the Manchester City board accepted an £81.6 million offer for the club from Thaksin Shinawatra.[6] One of his first moves was to schedule a press conference to announce former-England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson as his new manager – Eriksson's first job since leaving international duty.[7]

Team kit

For this season, the shirt sponsor for all of the club's kits continued to be the previous season's sponsor, Thomas Cook, while the team kits were produced by the previous season's supplier, Reebok.

Home
Away
Away alternate
Third
Goalkeeper strip 1 (v1)
Goalkeeper strip 1 (v2)
Goalkeeper strip 1 (v3)
Goalkeeper strip 2
Goalkeeper strip 3 (v1)
Goalkeeper strip 3 (v2)
Goalkeeper strip 3 (v3)

Historical league performance

Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Premier LeagueFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League Division OneFootball League Division TwoFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League First Division

Friendly games

This season not all of the team's friendly games were played during the preparatory run-in to the official start of the new league campaign, with a couple of friendly games taking place during the course of the active season. The first of these games was perhaps just a "belated pre-season friendly" that was played with the season still only nine days old, while the other one against Blackpool in February was more of a mutually arranged scrimmage behind closed doors, with one of its intended purposes being to provide a "friendly competitive" tryout for the 28-year-old Belgian international striker, Émile Mpenza, who at the time the Manchester club was considering signing. This impromptu scrimmage served as a key part of Mpenza's brief trial with City and saw him perform well enough, with his scoring of the second goal in the 3–0 win, that he was subsequently signed by City two days later (his unattached free agent status permitting him to be signed outside of the January transfer window). The extemporaneous Valentine's Day friendly also gave some City players in need of match fitness, such as Didi Hamann and Stephen Jordan, a chance to get a full 90 minutes of play under their belts.

Pre-season

19 July 2006 Wrexham Wales 3–3 England Manchester City Wrexham, Wales
19:45 BST Llewellyn 35'
Done 59'
Distin 82' (o.g.)
MCFC report 6' Miller
52', 65' Samaras
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,588
Referee: Mike Jones
22 July 2006 Rochdale England 2–3 England Manchester City Rochdale, England
15:00 BST Lambert 4'
Brown 12'
MCFC report 43' Samaras
60' (pen.) Barton
64' (pen.) Dickov
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,963
26 July 2006 Port Vale England 0–3 England Manchester City Burslem, England
19:45 BST MCFC report 8', 31', 40' Barton Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,769
29 July 2006 Bradford City England 0–1 England Manchester City Bradford, England
15:00 BST MCFC report 7' Reyna Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 3,172
Referee: Anthony Taylor
4 August 2006 Shanghai Shenhua China 0–1 England Manchester City Shanghai, China
20:30 BST Du Wei Yellow card MCFC report Yellow card 18' Barton
35' Samaras
Yellow card 53' Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card Thatcher
Stadium: Hongkou Stadium
6 August 2006 Kashima Antlers Japan 4–3 England Manchester City Shanghai, China
11:15 BST Iwamasa 10'
Motoyama 39'
Chumbinho 61'
Pashiro 68'
MCFC report 30' Sibierski
64' Samaras
72' Barton
Stadium: Hongkou Stadium

Thomas Cook Trophy

12 August 2006 Manchester City England 0–1 Portugal Porto Manchester, England
15:00 BST MCFC report
M.E.N. report
43' Adriano Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 20,375
Referee: Andre Marriner (England)

Mid-season

29 August 2006 Ballymena United Northern Ireland 1–3 England Manchester City Ballymena, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Haveron 40' BUFC report 14' Sibierski
83' Corradi
90' D. Mills
Stadium: The Showgrounds
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Michael Ross (Carrickfergus)

Competitive games

Premier League

Position in final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Middlesbrough 38 12 10 16 44 49 5 46
13 Newcastle United 38 11 10 17 38 47 9 43
14 Manchester City 38 11 9 18 29 44 15 42
15 West Ham United 38 12 5 21 35 59 24 41
16 Fulham 38 8 15 15 38 60 22 39
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 11 9 18 29 44  −15 42 5 6 8 10 16  −6 6 3 10 19 28  −9

Last updated: 13 May 2007 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2006–07

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHHAAHAHAAHHA
ResultLDWLLWDDLWLDWLWDLLLWWWDLLLLLWWDWDLDLLL
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2007 (end of season). Source: 2006–07 Premier League results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Individual match reports

20 August 2006 Chelsea 3–0 Manchester City Stamford Bridge
London
16:00 Terry 11'
Lampard 26'
Essien Yellow card 63'
Drogba 78'
Report Dabo Yellow card 15'
Corradi Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 63'
Dickov Yellow card 71'
Attendance: 41,953
Referee: Steve Bennett
11 September 2006 Reading 1–0 Manchester City Madejski Stadium
Reading
20:00 Ingimarsson 23' Report Distin Yellow card 22'
Reyna Yellow card 52'
Sinclair Yellow card 54'
Dabo Red card 80'
Barton Yellow card 90+1'
Attendance: 24,092
Referee: Howard Webb
30 September 2006 Everton 1–1 Manchester City Goodison Park
Liverpool
15:00 Johnson 44' Report Richards 90+4' Attendance: 38,250
Referee: Andre Marriner
21 October 2006 Wigan Athletic 4–0 Manchester City JJB Stadium
Wigan
12:45 Heskey 1'
Dunne 3' (o.g.)
Camara 65'
Valencia 67'
Report Attendance: 16,235
Referee: Phil Dowd
4 November 2006 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Manchester City The Valley
London
15:00 Bent 28' BBC Sport report Attendance: 26,011
Referee: Chris Foy
18 November 2006 Manchester City 3–1 Fulham City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester
12:45 Corradi 12', 32'
Barton 45'
Report John 62' Attendance: 35,776
Referee: Alan Wiley
25 November 2006 Liverpool 1–0 Manchester City Anfield
Liverpool
15:00 Gerrard 67' Report Attendance: 44,061
Referee: Rob Styles
29 November 2006 Aston Villa 1–3 Manchester City Villa Park
Birmingham
19:45 McCann 65' Report Vassell 19'
Barton 32'
Distin 75'
Attendance: 30,124
Referee: Mike Dean
9 December 2006 Manchester United 3–1 Manchester City Old Trafford
Manchester
12:45 Rooney 6'
Saha 45'
Ronaldo 85'
Report Trabelsi 72'
Corradi Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 90'
Attendance: 75,858
Referee: Graham Poll
1 January 2007 Manchester City 2–1 Everton City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester
15:00 Samaras 50', 72' Report Osman 84' Attendance: 39,836
Referee: Uriah Rennie
10 February 2007 Portsmouth 2–1 Manchester City Fratton Park
Portsmouth
17:15 Mendes 4'
Kanu 80'
Report Corradi 62' Attendance: 19,244
Referee: Mike Dean
9 April 2007 Fulham 1–3 Manchester City Craven Cottage
London
15:00 Bocanegra 74' Report Barton 20'
Beasley 36'
Vassell 59'
Attendance: 22,435
Referee: Steve Bennett
17 April 2007 Arsenal 3–1 Manchester City Emirates Stadium
London
19:45 Rosický 12'
Fàbregas 73'
Baptista 80'
Report Beasley 40' Attendance: 59,913
Referee: Mark Halsey
21 April 2007 Watford 1–1 Manchester City Vicarage Road
Watford
15:00 Priskin 75' Report Vassell 53' Attendance: 18,537
Referee: Rob Styles

League Cup

20 September 2006 Second Round Chesterfield 2–1 Manchester City Chesterfield, England
19:45 BST Folan 51'
Niven 67'
MCFC report Samaras 40' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 7,960
Referee: Kevin Wright

FA Cup

7 January 2007 Third Round Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Manchester City Sheffield, England
15:00 GMT MacLean 78' MCFC report Samaras 77' (pen.) Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 28,847
Referee: Graham Poll
16 January 2007 Third Round Replay Manchester City 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Manchester, England
19:45 GMT Ireland 44'
Vassell 56'
MCFC report Bullen 51' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 25,621
Referee: Mike Dean
28 January 2007 Fourth Round Manchester City 3–1 Southampton Manchester, England
15:00 GMT Vassell 26'
Barton 45'
Beasley 70'
MCFC report Jones 23' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 26,496
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
18 February 2007 Fifth Round Preston North End 1–3 Manchester City Preston, England
13:10 GMT Nugent 8' MCFC report Ball 35'
Hill 84' (o.g.)
Ireland 90'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 18,890
Referee: Mike Riley
11 March 2007 Sixth Round Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Manchester City Blackburn, England
16:00 GMT Mokoena 27'
Derbyshire 90'
MCFC report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 27,743
Referee: Mike Dean

First-team squad

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 Sweden SWE Andreas Isaksson
2 DF England ENG Micah Richards
3 DF England ENG Michael Ball
4 DF England ENG Stephen Jordan
5 MF France FRA Ousmane Dabo
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Ireland
8 MF England ENG Joey Barton
9 FW Belgium BEL Émile Mpenza
10 MF France FRA Djamel Abdoun[8] (on loan from Ajaccio)
11 FW England ENG Darius Vassell
12 GK England ENG Nicky Weaver
14 FW Scotland SCO Paul Dickov
15 DF France FRA Sylvain Distin
16 DF England ENG Nedum Onuoha[9]
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF China CHN Sun Jihai
18 DF England ENG Danny Mills
20 FW Greece GRE Georgios Samaras
21 MF Germany GER Dietmar Hamann
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Richard Dunne
24 MF United States USA DaMarcus Beasley (on loan from PSV)
25 GK England ENG Joe Hart
26 DF England ENG Matt Mills
27 DF Tunisia TUN Hatem Trabelsi
28 MF England ENG Trevor Sinclair
30 FW Italy ITA Bernardo Corradi
33 MF England ENG Michael Johnson
36 FW England ENG Daniel Sturridge
43 FW England ENG Ishmael Miller

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. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Wales WAL Ben Thatcher[10] (to Charlton Athletic)
6 MF United States USA Claudio Reyna (to New York Red Bulls)
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW England ENG Andrew Cole (to Portsmouth)
10 MF France FRA Antoine Sibierski (to Newcastle United)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 GK Denmark DEN Kasper Schmeichel
31 GK England ENG Laurence Matthewson
32 DF England ENG Nathan D'Laryea
34 DF England ENG Sam Williamson
35 MF England ENG Ashley Williams
37 MF England ENG Kelvin Etuhu[11]
38 DF England ENG Shaleum Logan
No. Pos. Nation Player
39 MF Scotland SCO Marc Laird
41 MF England ENG Ashley Grimes
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Garry Breen
MF Wales WAL Scott Evans
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Karl Moore
FW Wales WAL Ched Evans

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Sweden SWE Andreas Isaksson 14012+200000
12 GK England ENG Nicky Weaver 3102505010
25 GK England ENG Joe Hart 10100000
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Micah Richards 3412815010
3 DF England ENG Michael Ball 1411202100
4 DF England ENG Stephen Jordan 1501202010
15 DF France FRA Sylvain Distin 4323725010
16 DF England ENG Nedum Onuoha 19015+301000
17 DF China CHN Sun Jihai 14010+301000
18 DF England ENG Danny Mills 100+100000
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Richard Dunne 4413815010
26 DF England ENG Matt Mills 10100000
Midfielders
5 MF France FRA Ousmane Dabo 17010+304000
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Ireland 29314+101420+10
8 MF England ENG Joey Barton 3873364110
10 MF France FRA Djamel Abdoun 10000+1000
21 MF Germany GER Dietmar Hamann 19012+401+1010
24 MF United States USA DaMarcus Beasley 18311+730000
27 MF Tunisia TUN Hatem Trabelsi 24216+412+2100
28 MF England ENG Trevor Sinclair 21014+401+1010
33 MF England ENG Michael Johnson 1001000000
Forwards
9 FW Belgium BEL Émile Mpenza 1139+130+1000
11 FW England ENG Darius Vassell 36528+434200
14 FW Scotland SCO Paul Dickov 1809+700+100+10
20 FW Greece GRE Georgios Samaras 42616+2043+2111
30 FW Italy ITA Bernardo Corradi 29319+633010
36 FW England ENG Daniel Sturridge 200+200000
43 FW England ENG Ishmael Miller 1903+1300+200+10
Players transferred out during the season
3 DF Wales WAL Ben Thatcher 1101100000
6 MF United States USA Claudio Reyna 16012+300010

Last updated: 31 May 2007
Source: Competitions

Goal scorers

Information current as of 13 May 2007 (end of season)

Transfers and loans

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