2006–07 Southampton F.C. season

During the 2006–07 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the Football League Championship.

Southampton F.C.
2006–07 season
ChairmanMichael Wilde
ManagerGeorge Burley
StadiumSt Mary's
Championship6th (qualified for playoffs)
Play-offsSemi-finals
FA CupFourth round proper
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Grzegorz Rasiak (18)

All:
Grzegorz Rasiak (20)
Highest home attendance32,008 (vs. Southend United, 6 May)
Lowest home attendance18,736 (vs. Colchester United, 16 March)
Average home league attendance23,556

Southampton improved in their second consecutive season in the Championship, although their overall form was inconsistent and they were soon out of the race for automatic promotion. Their inconsistency threatened to put them out of the play-off picture too, but eventually Southampton scraped to sixth position in the final table. Southampton were drawn against manager George Burley's old club Derby County, who managed to defeat Southampton 4–3 in a penalty shootout after a 4–4 aggregate draw over two legs.

Final League table (extract)

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
4West Bromwich Albion461445512486930318155+ 2676
5Wolverhampton Wanderers4612563328105826285956+ 376
6Southampton461364362086941337753+ 2475
7Preston North End4615443817741226366453+ 1174
8Stoke City461283351678827256241+ 2173

Championship

Note: Southampton score given first
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 August 2006Derby CountyA2–221,939Bale, Wright-Phillips
9 August 2006Coventry CityH2–021,088Bale, Rasiak
12 August 2006West Bromwich AlbionH0–024,322
19 August 2006BarnsleyA2–211,306Rasiak (2)
26 August 2006Preston North EndH1–120,712Rasiak
9 September 2006Ipswich TownA1–221,422Jones
12 September 2006Crystal PalaceA2–017,084Jones, Rasiak
16 September 2006Plymouth ArgyleH1–022,514Rasiak
23 September 2006BurnleyA3–213,051Rasiak (2), Skacel
30 September 2006Queens Park RangersH1–225,185Wright-Phillips
14 October 2006Leicester CityA2–321,347Viafara, Idiakez
17 October 2006Cardiff CityA0–119,345
21 October 2006Stoke CityH1–020,531Licka
28 October 2006Colchester UnitedA0–25,893
1 November 2006Wolverhampton WanderersH2–018,979Wright-Phillips, Jones
4 November 2006Hull CityH0–020,560
11 November 2006SunderlandA1–125,667Bale
18 November 2006Leeds UnitedA3–019,647Rasiak (2), Skacel
25 November 2006Luton TownH2–120,482Baird, Rasiak
29 November 2006Birmingham CityH4–321,889Jones (2), Skacel, Wright-Phillips
2 December 2006Hull CityA4–215,697Rasiak (2), Bale, Wright-Phillips
9 December 2006Southend UnitedA1–210,867Rasiak
16 December 2006Norwich CityH2–125,919Jones, Bale
23 December 2006Sheffield WednesdayA3–323,739Rasiak, Jones, Wright-Phillips
26 December 2006Crystal PalaceH1–130,548Baird
30 December 2006Leicester CityH2–024,447Pele, Prutton
1 January 2007Plymouth ArgyleA1–115,377Rasiak
13 January 2007BurnleyH0–020,486
20 January 2007Queens Park RangersA2–014,686Rasiak, Wright-Phillips
31 January 2007Sheffield WednesdayH2–120,230Jones (2)
2 February 2007Derby CountyH0–127,656
10 February 2007West Bromwich AlbionA1–121,138Jones
17 February 2007BarnsleyH5–222,460Surman (3), Jones (2)
20 February 2007Coventry CityA1–217,194Saganowski
24 February 2007Ipswich TownH1–027,974Saganowski
5 March 2007Preston North EndA1–313,060Rasiak
10 March 2007Stoke CityA1–213,404Saganowski
13 March 2007Cardiff CityH2–220,383Baird, Wright-Phillips
16 March 2007Colchester UnitedH1–218,736Saganowski
31 March 2007Wolverhampton WanderersA6–024,804Saganowski (3), Breen o.g., Best, Surman
7 April 2007Luton TownA2–09,171Viafara, Saganowski
9 April 2007SunderlandH1–225,766Saganowski
14 April 2007Birmingham CityA1–219,754Saganowski
21 April 2007Leeds UnitedH1–029,012Wright-Phillips
28 April 2007Norwich CityA1–025,437Best
6 May 2007Southend UnitedH4–132,008Jones (2), Best (2)

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Championship play-off semi-final

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 May 2007Derby CountyH1–230,602Surman
15 May 2007Derby CountyA3–2a31,569Viafara (2), Rasiak

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2007Torquay UnitedA2–05,396Rasiak (2)
R428 January 2007Manchester CityA1–326,496Jones

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R123 August 2006Yeovil TownH5–220,653Cohen o.g., Skacel, Wright-Phillips, Dyer, Jones
R219 September 2006MillwallA4–05,492Belmadi (2), Wright-Phillips, McGoldrick
R324 October 2006Notts CountyA0–26,731

Kit

The season's kit was manufactured by the club's own brand, Saints; a new kit was introduced for the season. The kit was sponsored by English airline Flybe.

Squad statistics

Source:[1][2]
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with squad numbers struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Southampton.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
Key to positions: GK Goalkeeper; DF Defender; MF Midfielder; FW Forward
No. Pos. Nat. Name Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total Discipline
1GK ENG Kelvin Davis 38020301044010
2DF SWE Alexander Östlund 17 (3)010101020 (3)040
3DF CPV Pelé 34 (3)120302041 (3)160
4 MF ARG Marcelo Sarmiento * 00102 (1)0003 (1)010
4FW POL Marek Saganowski * 11 (2)1000002013 (2)1010
5DF NOR Claus Lundekvam 33000000033060
6DF ENG Darren Powell 8020000010030
7MF CZE Rudi Skácel 32 (5)300201 (1)035 (6)430
8FW ENG Bradley Wright-Phillips 15 (24)81 (1)0330019 (25)1120
9FW POL Grzegorz Rasiak 32 (7)1822100 (2)135 (9)2110
10MF ENG Jermaine Wright 41 (1)1201 (1)00044 (2)100
12MF CZE Mario Lička 7 (8)10 (2)01 (1)0008 (11)130
14 FW JAM Ricardo Fuller 10000 (1)0001 (1)000
14MF ESP Iñigo Idiakez 12 (2)100000 (1)012 (3)150
15FW TRI Kenwyne Jones 25 (9)1411211029 (9)1621
16DF ENG Martin Cranie 0 (1)00 (1)000101 (2)000
17MF ALG Djamel Belmadi 9 (5)000111 (1)011 (6)120
18MF ENG Nathan Dyer 10 (8)0000 (3)10010 (11)110
19DF ENG Chris Makin 19 (3)010201023 (3)010
20MF ENG David Prutton 1 (2)10 (1)000001 (3)100
21DF NIR Chris Baird 44320302051350
22DF WAL Gareth Bale 38510301043540
23MF COL Jhon Viáfara 29 (7)220202235 (7)480
24MF ENG Danny Guthrie * 8 (2)000002010 (2)000
25GK ENG Michael Poke 000000000000
26GK ENG Kevin Miller 000000000000
27FW IRL Leon Best 6 (3)400001 (1)07 (4)410
28GK POL Bartosz Białkowski 800000109000
29MF ENG Andrew Surman 26 (11)4002 (1)02130 (12)530
35FW ENG David McGoldrick 1 (8)0200 (1)1003 (9)100
41MF ENG Adam Lallana 100010002000
Players not included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name
11DF SWE Michael Svensson
24 FW ENG Dexter Blackstock
34MF WAL Lloyd James
36MF ENG Simon Gillett
37 MF FIN Tim Sparv
45 DF ENG Kyle Critchell

References

  1. "Southampton". FootballSquads. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. "Squad stats". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
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