2006–07 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

2006–07 was Bolton Wanderers Football Club's eighth season in the Premier League, and their sixth consecutive season in the top division of English football and covers the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. Their failure to win the Premier League title made it the 68th time that they have competed at the top level of English football without winning the title, the most of any club.

Bolton Wanderers
2006–07 season
ChairmanPhil Gartside
ManagerSam Allardyce (until 29 April)
Sammy Lee (from 30 April)
StadiumReebok Stadium
Premier League7th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicolas Anelka (11)
All: Nicolas Anelka (12)
Highest home attendance27,229 (vs. Manchester United, 28 October)
Lowest home attendance21,088 (vs. Arsenal, 14 February)

Premier League

Bolton overcame the previous season's disappointment of failing to qualify for Europe and finished in seventh, enough for UEFA Cup football. Bolton had spent much of the season challenging for a Champions League and had peaked as high as third, but for a club of Bolton's size and resources to be challenging at the top end of the table was something for Bolton supporters to be proud of.

Three games before the end of the season, manager Sam Allardyce announced his resignation as Bolton manager and was replaced by Sammy Lee for the final three games of the season.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 16 6 14 47 52  −5 54 9 3 5 26 20  +6 7 3 9 21 32  −11

Last updated: 30 January 2019.
Source: 11v11

Results per matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWDLWDWWWWLLDLWLLWWWWWLDLDWWLLLWWDLLDLD
Position34767623333463485554345555555555556567
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2007. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
19 August 2006 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Reebok Stadium
17:15 Davies 9'
Campo 13'
Report Young-Pyo Yellow card 73' Attendance: 22,899
Referee: Phil Dowd
23 August 2006 Fulham 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Craven Cottage
20:00 Bullard 90' (pen.) Report Diouf 73' (pen.) Attendance: 18,559
Referee: Alan Wiley
26 August 2006 Charlton Athletic F.C. 2–0 Bolton Wanderers The Valley
15:00 D. Bent 65' (pen.), 85' Report Attendance: 23,638
Referee: Mike Dean
9 September 2006 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Watford Reebok Stadium
Speed 90' (pen.) Report Attendance: 21,140
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
16 September 2006 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Middlesbrough Reebok Stadium
Report Attendance: 21,164
Referee: Steve Bennett
25 September 2006 Portsmouth 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Fratton Park
Report Nolan 22' Attendance: 19,105
Referee: Uriah Rennie
30 September 2006 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Liverpool Reebok Stadium
Speed 30'
Campo 51'
Report Attendance: 25,061
Referee: Phil Dowd
15 October 2006 Newcastle United 1–2 Bolton Wanderers St James' Park
Ameobi 19' (pen.) Report Diouf 55', 57' Attendance: 48,145
Referee: Alan Wiley
22 October 2006 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Ewood Park
Report Campo 62' Attendance: 27,662
Referee: Mike Dean
28 October 2006 Bolton Wanderers 0–4 Manchester United Reebok Stadium
Report Rooney 10', 16', 89'
Ronaldo 82'
Attendance: 27,229
Referee: Rob Styles
4 November 2006 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Wigan Athletic Reebok Stadium
Report McCulloch 79' Attendance: 21,255
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
11 November 2006 Sheffield United 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Bramall Lane
Hulse 70'
Kazim-Richards 73'
Report Diouf 34'
Davies 59'
Attendance: 28,294
Referee: Alan Wiley
18 November 2006 Everton 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Goodison Park
Arteta 60' Report Attendance: 34,417
Referee: Uriah Rennie
25 November 2006 Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Arsenal Reebok Stadium
Faye 9'
Anelka 45', 76'
Report Gilberto 45' Attendance: 24,409
Referee: Mike Dean
29 November 2006 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Chelsea Reebok Stadium
Report Ballack 45' Attendance: 23,559
Referee: Steve Bennett
2 December 2006 Reading 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Madejski Stadium
Doyle 33' Report Attendance: 23,556
Referee: Alan Wiley
9 December 2006 Bolton Wanderers 4–0 West Ham United Reebok Stadium
Davies 17', 52'
Diouf 77'
Anelka 78'
Report Attendance: 22,283
Referee: Howard Webb
16 December 2006 Aston Villa 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Villa Park
Report Speed 75' (pen.) Attendance: 27,450
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
23 December 2006 Manchester City 0–2 Bolton Wanderers City of Manchester Stadium
Report Anelka 8', 25' Attendance: 40,157
Referee: Mike Riley
26 December 2006 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Newcastle United Reebok Stadium
Ramage 32' (o.g.)
Anelka 57'
Report Dyer 8' Attendance: 26,437
Referee: Howard Webb
30 December 2006 Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Portsmouth Reebok Stadium
Faye 30'
Campo 40'
Anelka 62'
Report Taylor 2'
Cole 89'
Attendance: 22,447
Referee: Peter Walton
1 January 2007 Liverpool 3–0 Bolton Wanderers Anfield
Crouch 61'
Gerrard 63'
Kuyt 83'
Report Attendance: 41,370
Referee: Graham Poll
13 January 2007 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Manchester City Reebok Stadium
Report Attendance: 22,334
Referee: Andre Marriner
20 January 2007 Middlesbrough 5–1 Bolton Wanderers Riverside Stadium
Speed 6' (o.g.)
Xavier 10'
Viduka 23', 84'
Downing 43'
Report Nolan 25' Attendance: 24,614
Referee: Alan Wiley
31 January 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Charlton Athletic Reebok Stadium
20:00 Pedersen 6' Report El Karkouri 12' Attendance: 22,357
Referee: Lee Probert
3 February 2007 Watford 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Vicarage Road
Report Nicolas Anelka 63' Attendance: 18,722
Referee: Rob Styles
11 February 2007 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Fulham Reebok Stadium
13:30 Speed 23' (pen.)
Nolan 51'
Report Knight 66' Attendance: 24,919
Referee: Howard Webb
25 February 2007 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Bolton Wanderers White Hart Lane
Keane 11', 22'
Jenas 19'
Lennon 90'
Report Speed 37' (pen.) Attendance: 35,747
Referee: Graham Poll
4 March 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Reebok Stadium
Anelka 87' Report McCarthy 58' (pen.), 68' (pen.) Attendance: 21,743
Referee: Rob Styles
17 March 2007 Manchester United 4–1 Bolton Wanderers Old Trafford
Park 14', 25'
Rooney 17', 74'
Report Speed 87' (pen.) Attendance: 76,058
Referee: Alan Wiley
31 March 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Sheffield United Reebok Stadium
Davies 80' Report Attendance: 24,312
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
7 April 2007 Wigan Athletic 1–3 Bolton Wanderers JJB Stadium
Heskey 32' Report Anelka 44'
Andranik 68', 73'
Attendance: 18,610
Referee: Uriah Rennie
9 April 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Everton Reebok Stadium
Davies 18' Report Vaughan 33' Attendance: 25,179
Referee: Martin Atkinson
14 April 2007 Arsenal 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Emirates Stadium
Rosický 31'
Fàbregas 46'
Report Anelka 11' Attendance: 60,101
Referee: Rob Styles
21 April 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Reading Reebok Stadium
Shorey 64' (o.g.) Report Doyle 84' (pen.), 89'
S.Hunt 90'
Attendance: 23,533
Referee: Howard Webb
28 April 2007 Chelsea 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Stamford Bridge
Kalou 22'
Jääskeläinen 34' (o.g.)
Report Michalik 19'
Davies 54'
Attendance: 41,105
Referee: Rob Styles
5 May 2007 West Ham United 3–1 Bolton Wanderers Boleyn Ground
Tevez 10', 21'
Noble 29'
Report Speed 67' Attendance: 34,404
Referee: Mike Riley
13 May 2007 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Aston Villa Reebok Stadium
Speed 32'
Davies 58'
Report Gardner 37'
Moore 81'
Attendance: 26,255
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 17 9 12 57 54 +3 60 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Everton 38 15 13 10 52 36 +16 58
7 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 8 14 47 52 5 56
8 Reading 38 16 7 15 52 47 +5 55
9 Portsmouth 38 14 12 12 45 42 +3 54
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Manchester United and Chelsea) and the League Cup winners (Chelsea) were qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup spots were given to the 6th- and 7th-placed Premier League teams.

FA Cup

5 January 2007 R3 Doncaster Rovers 0–4 Bolton Wanderers Keepmoat Stadium
Report Davies 8'
Andranik 22', 49'
Tal 33'
Attendance: 14,297
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 January 2007 R4 Arsenal 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Emirates Stadium
16:00 Touré 78' Report Nolan 50' Attendance: 59,778
Referee: Mike Dean
14 February 2007 R4 replay Bolton Wanderers 1 – 3
(a.e.t.)
Arsenal Reebok Stadium
Méïté 90' Report Adebayor 13', 120'
Ljungberg 108'
Attendance: 21,088
Referee: Chris Foy

League Cup

19 September 2006 R2 Walsall 1–3 Bolton Wanderers Bescot Stadium
Butler 74' Report Nolan 68'
Campo 88'
Anelka 90'
Attendance: 6,243
Referee: Andy D'Urso
25 October 2006 R3 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Bolton Wanderers The Valley
M. Bent 17' Report Attendance: 10,788
Referee: Dermot Gallagher

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[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 Oman OMA Ali Al Habsi
2 DF England ENG Nicky Hunt
4 MF England ENG Kevin Nolan (captain)
5 DF Ivory Coast CIV Abdoulaye Méïté[2]
6 MF Wales WAL Gary Speed
7 MF Greece GRE Stelios Giannakopoulos
8 MF Spain ESP Iván Campo
9 FW Denmark DEN Henrik Pedersen
11 MF Jamaica JAM Ricardo Gardner
12 GK England ENG Ian Walker
14 FW England ENG Kevin Davies
15 MF England ENG David Thompson
16 MF Iran IRN Andranik Teymourian
17 MF South Africa RSA Quinton Fortune
20 FW Portugal POR Ricardo Vaz Tê
21 FW Senegal SEN El Hadji Diouf
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK Finland FIN Jussi Jääskeläinen
23 MF Israel ISR Idan Tal
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Joey O'Brien
25 DF Senegal SEN Abdoulaye Faye
26 DF Israel ISR Tal Ben Haim
27 DF Spain ESP César
28 DF Slovakia SVK Ľubomír Michalík
29 FW Slovakia SVK Zoltán Harsányi
30 GK England ENG Chris Howarth
37 MF England ENG James Sinclair
39 FW France FRA Nicolas Anelka
41 DF Poland POL Jarosław Fojut
42 FW United States USA Johann Smith
44 DF Poland POL Błażej Augustyn
45 DF England ENG Robert Sissons
46 MF Australia AUS Scott Jamieson

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
18 FW Mexico MEX Jared Borgetti (to Al-Ittihad)

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKOman Ali Al-Habsi 0000000000
2DFEngland Nicky Hunt 330202037030
4MFEngland Kevin Nolan 3132111345101
5DFIvory Coast Abdoulaye Méïté 350312040140
6DFWales Gary Speed 380202042040
7MFGreece Stelios Giannakopoulos 230302028010
8MFSpain Iván Campo 3442021385121
9FWDenmark Henrik Pedersen 181201021110
11MFJamaica Ricardo Gardner 180300021060
12GKEngland Ian Walker 0010203000
14FWEngland Kevin Davies 3082110339101
15MFEngland David Thompson 8000008030
16MFIran Andranik Teymourian 172222021410
17DFSouth Africa Quinton Fortune 6010007030
20FWPortugal Ricardo Vaz Tê 250302030000
21FWSenegal El Hadji Diouf 335101035571
22GKFinland Jussi Jääskeläinen 380200040030
23MFIsrael Idan Tal 160212020110
24DFRepublic of Ireland Joey O'Brien 0000000000
25DFSenegal Abdoulaye Faye 3222000342100
26DFIsrael Tal Ben Haim 3201010330111
27DFSpain César Martín 1000001000
28DFSlovakia Ľubomír Michalík 4100004110
29FWSlovakia Zoltán Harsányi 0000000000
30GKEngland Chris Howarth 0000000000
37MFEngland James Sinclair 2000002020
39FWFrance Nicolas Anelka 35113011391210
41DFPoland Jarosław Fojut 0000202000
42FWUnited States Johann Smith 1010103020
44DFPoland Błażej Augustyn 0010001000
45MFEngland Robert Sissons 0000000000
46DFAustralia Scott Jamieson 0000000000
Own goals 2002

Statistics accurate as of match played 13 May 2007

References

  1. "FootballSquads - Bolton Wanderers - 2006/07".
  2. Méïté was born in Paris, France but also qualified to represent the Ivory Coast internationally and made his international debut for the Ivory Coast in 2003.
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