2006–07 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

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.

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)

Season summary

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
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 the 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

Wigan Athletic's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Results by matchday
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAAHHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultLWLDDLLWWWWDLLWDLLLLLLLLWLDWWDLLDDLLLW
Position15121415141517151411891113111112131415161717171717171615151516161516171817
Source: WorldFootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 2006Newcastle UnitedA1–251,569McCulloch
26 August 2006ReadingH1–014,636Heskey
9 September 2006PortsmouthA0–119,508
16 September 2006EvertonA2–237,117Scharner (2)
23 September 2006WatfordH1–116,359Camara
1 October 2006Blackburn RoversA1–217,859Heskey
14 October 2006Manchester UnitedH1–320,631Baines
21 October 2006Manchester CityH4–016,235Heskey, Dunne (own goal), Camara, Valencia
28 October 2006FulhamA1–022,882Camara
4 November 2006Bolton WanderersA1–021,255McCulloch
11 November 2006Charlton AthleticH3–216,572McCulloch, Camara, Jackson
19 November 2006Aston VillaH0–018,455
26 November 2006Tottenham HotspurA1–335,205Camara
2 December 2006LiverpoolH0–422,089
6 December 2006West Ham UnitedA2–033,805Cotterill, Spector (own goal)
9 December 2006MiddlesbroughA1–123,638Camara (pen)
13 December 2006ArsenalH0–115,311
16 December 2006Sheffield UnitedH0–116,322
23 December 2006ChelseaH2–322,077Heskey (2)
26 December 2006Manchester UnitedA1–376,018Baines (pen)
1 January 2007Blackburn RoversH0–314,864
13 January 2007ChelseaA0–440,846
21 January 2007EvertonH0–218,149
30 January 2007ReadingA2–321,954Heskey, Landzaat
3 February 2007PortsmouthH1–015,093McCulloch
11 February 2007ArsenalA1–260,049Landzaat
21 February 2007WatfordA1–118,338Folan
25 February 2007Newcastle UnitedH1–021,179Taylor
3 March 2007Manchester CityA1–039,923Folan
17 March 2007FulhamH0–016,001
31 March 2007Charlton AthleticA0–126,500
7 April 2007Bolton WanderersH1–318,610Heskey
9 April 2007Aston VillaA1–131,920Heskey
15 April 2007Tottenham HotspurH3–316,506Heskey, Baines, Kilbane
21 April 2007LiverpoolA0–244,003
28 April 2007West Ham UnitedH0–324,726
5 May 2007MiddlesbroughH0–121,204
13 May 2007Sheffield UnitedA2–132,604Scharner, Unsworth

FA Cup
Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2007PortsmouthA1–214,336 (477 away)McCulloch

League Cup
Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R219 September 2006Crewe AlexandraA0–23,907 (815 away)

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 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

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

In
Player From Fee Date Notes
England Fitz HallEngland Crystal Palace£3,000,00026 June 2006[7]
Poland Tomasz CywkaPoland Gwarek ZabrzeUndisclosed5 July 2006[8]
England Emile HeskeyEngland Birmingham City£5,500,0008 July 2006[9]
Netherlands Denny LandzaatNetherlands AZ Alkmaar£2,500,00018 July 2006[10]
Barbados Emmerson BoyceEngland Crystal Palace£1,000,0001 August 2006[11]
Republic of Ireland Kevin KilbaneEngland Everton£2,000,00031 August 2006[12]
Wales David CotterillEngland Bristol City£2,000,00031 August 2006[13]
Scotland Andy WebsterScotland HeartsFree[A]4 September 2006[14]
England Chris KirklandEngland LiverpoolUndisclosed27 October 2006[15]
England David UnsworthEngland Sheffield UnitedFree7 January 2007[16]
Republic of Ireland Caleb FolanEngland Chesterfield£500,00026 January 2007[17]
Nigeria Julius AghahowaUkraine Shakhtar DonetskUndisclosed30 January 2007[18]

Out
Player To Fee Date Notes
Grenada Jason RobertsEngland Blackburn Rovers£3,000,0004 July 2006[19]
Jamaica Damien FrancisEngland Watford£1,500,00014 July 2006[20]
France Pascal ChimbondaEngland Tottenham HotspurUndisclosed31 August 2006[21]
Republic of Ireland Graham KavanaghEngland Sunderland£500,00031 August 2006[22]
Republic of Ireland David ConnollyEngland Sunderland£1,400,00031 August 2006[22]
England David WrightEngland Ipswich TownUndisclosed11 January 2007[23]
Scotland Gary TealeEngland Derby County£600,00011 January 2007[24]
England Matt JacksonEngland WatfordFreeEnd of season[25]

Released
Player Date Notes
Scotland Steve McMillan4 March 2007[26]
Netherlands Arjan de ZeeuwEnd of season[27]
England David UnsworthEnd of season[27]

Loans in
Player From Start Date End Date Notes
England Chris KirklandEngland Liverpool12 July 200627 October 2006[B][28]
Ecuador Antonio ValenciaSpain Villarreal11 August 2006End of season[29]
Bulgaria Svetoslav TodorovEngland Portsmouth31 August 200631 December 2006[30]
Norway Kristofer HæstadNorway Start1 January 200731 March 2007[C][31]
Sweden Andreas GranqvistSweden Helsingborg1 January 2007End of season[32]
England Carlo NashEngland Preston North End19 February 200718 March 2007[33]

Loans out
Player To Start Date End Date Notes
Australia John FilanEngland Doncaster Rovers6 October 20065 November 2006[34]
Poland Tomasz CywkaEngland Oldham Athletic1 November 200620 December 2006[D][35]
England Mike PollittEngland Ipswich Town15 November 200623 November 2006[E][36]
Scotland Andy WebsterScotland Rangers5 January 2007End of season[37]
England Mike PollittEngland Burnley11 January 200710 February 2007[38]

Statistics

Appearances and goals
Up to end of season[39]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Australia AUS John Filan 1001000000
12 GK England ENG Mike Pollitt 704+101010
13 GK England ENG Chris Kirkland 2602600000
Defenders
2 DF Sweden SWE Andreas Granqvist 20101000
4 DF England ENG Matt Jackson 23117+410+1010
5 DF England ENG Fitz Hall 26022+201010
6 DF Netherlands NED Arjan De Zeeuw 23021+10000+10
17 DF Barbados BRB Emmerson Boyce 3503401000
19 DF England ENG Ryan Taylor 16112+410000
25 DF England ENG David Unsworth 1016+410000
26 DF England ENG Leighton Baines 3733531010
Midfielders
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Kilbane 33126+511010
10 MF Scotland SCO Lee McCulloch 30625+451100
11 MF Sweden SWE Andreas Johansson 1404+801010
14 MF Netherlands NED Denny Landzaat 35229+421010
16 MF Ecuador ECU Antonio Valencia 22117+510000
18 MF Austria AUT Paul Scharner 26322+330010
21 MF Poland POL Tomasz Cywka 20100010
22 MF Wales WAL David Cotterill 1715+1111000
24 MF Australia AUS Josip Skoko 28024+400000
31 MF England ENG Lewis Montrose 200+10000+10
Forwards
7 FW Senegal SEN Henri Camara 23618+560000
9 FW England ENG Emile Heskey 37833+28100+10
15 FW Nigeria NGA Julius Aghahowa 603+300000
20 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Caleb Folan 1328+520000
Players transferred out during the season
2 DF France FRA Pascal Chimbonda 100+100000
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Kavanagh 200+200000
15 DF England ENG David Wright 1306+600010
20 MF Scotland SCO Gary Teale 1507+600+1010
22 FW Republic of Ireland IRL David Connolly 200+200000
23 DF Scotland SCO Andy Webster 403+100000
25 FW Bulgaria BUL Svetoslav Todorov 502+300000
27 MF Norway NOR Kristofer Hæstad 401+200+1000

Notes
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

References
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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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