2006–07 Portsmouth F.C. season

During the 2006–07 English football season, Portsmouth competed in the FA Premier League.

Portsmouth
2006–07 season
ChairmanMilan Mandarić (until September)
Alexandre Gaydamak
ManagerHarry Redknapp
StadiumFratton Park
Premier League9th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nwankwo Kanu (10)
All: Nwankwo Kanu (12)
Highest home attendance20,223 vs. Manchester Utd
(7 April 2007)
Lowest home attendance19,105 vs. Bolton Wanderers
(25 September 2006)
Average home league attendance19,664

Season summary

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After several seasons of struggle in English football's top flight, Portsmouth enjoyed one of their best seasons in many years as they challenged for European qualification, ultimately falling short with a nonetheless creditable ninth-place finish.

The team kit was manufactured by German sportswear manufacturer Jako and sponsored by Japanese electronics company Oki.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 8 14 47 52 −5 56 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
8 Reading 38 16 7 15 52 47 +5 55
9 Portsmouth 38 14 12 12 45 42 +3 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 38 15 7 16 52 54 −2 52 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round[b]
11 Aston Villa 38 11 17 10 43 41 +2 50
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.
  2. ^ The highest-placed team who applied for the Intertoto Cup and not in an automatic UEFA Cup spot was awarded with a place in that competition. Blackburn Rovers occupied the Intertoto place, because Portsmouth and Reading did not apply.[1] A further place in the UEFA Cup was up for grabs via the Premiership Fair Play League. The winner is placed into a draw with the winners of Fair Play leagues in other countries. The representatives from the two countries that come out of the hat first are given a place in the UEFA Cup first qualifying round. Since the winners of the Premiership Fair Play League, Tottenham Hotspur, had already qualified for the UEFA Cup by virtue of their league position, their place in the Fair Play draw was given to Aston Villa. However, the places in the UEFA Cup were awarded to the representatives from Finland and Norway.

Results

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ResultWDWWWLLWLWLDWLDDWDWWLDDLDLWLLDDWLWDWLD
Position32221344555645444665666667789998878899
Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Premier League

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19 August 2006 1 Portsmouth 3–0 Blackburn Rovers Portsmouth
15:00 Taylor   11'
Todorov   26'
Stefanović   45'
Kanu   62', 84'
Report Neill   27'   65'  
Todd   90'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,523
Referee: Alan Wiley
23 August 2006 2 Manchester City 0–0 Portsmouth Manchester
19:45 Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 37,214
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 August 2006 3 Middlesbrough 0–4 Portsmouth Middlesbrough
Report Kanu   7', 57'
Benjani   50'
Todorov   90'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,834
Referee: Chris Foy
9 September 2006 4 Portsmouth 1–0 Wigan Athletic Portsmouth
15:00 Benjani   49' Report Hall   76' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,508
Referee: Peter Walton
16 September 2006 5 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Portsmouth Charlton, London
12:45 Report LuaLua   74' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,130
Referee: Phil Dowd
25 September 2006 6 Portsmouth 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Portsmouth
20:00 Report Nolan   22' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,105
Referee: Uriah Rennie
1 October 2006 7 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Portsmouth Haringey, London
Murphy   2'
Defoe   35' (pen.)
Report Kanu   40' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,063
Referee: Chris Foy
14 October 2006 8 Portsmouth 2–0 West Ham United Portsmouth
15:00 Kanu   24'
Cole   80'
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,142
Referee: Graham Poll
21 October 2006 9 Chelsea 2–1 Portsmouth Fulham, London
Shevchenko   55'
Ballack   57'
Benjani   69' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
28 October 2006 10 Portsmouth 3–1 Reading Portsmouth
15:00 Gunnarsson   10' (o.g.)
Kanu   52'
Mendes   65'
Report Doyle   84' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,146
Referee: Phil Dowd
4 November 2006 11 Manchester United 3–0 Portsmouth Trafford, Greater Manchester
15:00 Saha   3' (pen.)
Ronaldo   10'
Vidić   66'
Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 76,004
Referee: Mike Dean
11 November 2006 12 Portsmouth 1–1 Fulham Portsmouth
15:00 Cole   74' Report Knight   57' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,563
Referee: Steve Bennett
18 November 2006 13 Portsmouth 2–1 Watford Portsmouth
15:00 Kanu   44'
LuaLua   89' (pen.)
Report Demerit   32' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,738
Referee: Chris Foy
26 November 2006 14 Newcastle United 1–0 Portsmouth St James' Park
13:30 Sibierski   69' Attendance: 48,743
Referee: Mark Halsey
29 November 2006 15 Liverpool 0–0 Portsmouth
2 December 2006 16 Portsmouth 2–2 Aston Villa Portsmouth
15:00 Taylor   52', 80' (pen.) Report Barry   37' (pen.)
Ángel   82'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,042
Referee: Uriah Rennie
9 December 2006 17 Portsmouth 2–0 Everton Portsmouth
15:00 Taylor   14'
Kanu   26'
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,528
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
16 December 2006 18 Arsenal 2–2 Portsmouth
15:00 Adebayor   58'
Gilberto   60'
Pamarot   45'
Taylor   47'
23 December 2006 19 Portsmouth 3–1 Sheffield United Portsmouth
15:00 Kozluk   48' (o.g.)
Campbell   54'
Pamarot   68'
Report Hulse   4' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,164
Referee: Graham Poll
26 December 2006 20 West Ham United 1–2 Portsmouth
Sheringham   81' Primus   16', 38'
30 December 2006 21 Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Portsmouth
Faye   30'
Campo   40'
Anelka   62'
Taylor   2'
Cole   89'
1 January 2007 22 Portsmouth 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth
15:00 Benjani   29' Report Malbranque   50' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,194
Referee: Andre Marriner
13 January 2007 23 Sheffield United 1–1 Portsmouth
Quinn   22' O'Neil   81'
20 January 2007 24 Portsmouth 0–1 Charlton Athletic Portsmouth
15:00 Report Faye   79' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,567
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
30 January 2007 25 Portsmouth 0–0 Middlesbrough Portsmouth
19:45 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,820
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
3 February 2007 26 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Portsmouth
McCulloch   68'
10 February 2007 27 Portsmouth 2–1 Manchester City Portsmouth
15:00 Mendes   5'
Kanu   81'
Report Corradi   62' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,344
Referee: Mike Dean
25 February 2007 28 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Portsmouth
Nonda   1', 25'
Warnock   50'
3 March 2007 29 Portsmouth 0–2 Chelsea Portsmouth
17:15 Report Ballack   25'
Drogba   33'
Makélélé   68'
Kalou   82'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,219
Referee: Mark Halsey
17 March 2007 30 Reading 0–0 Portsmouth
31 March 2007 31 Fulham 1–1 Portsmouth Craven Cottage
15:00 Pearce   90' Kranjčar   4' Attendance: 22,806
7 April 2007 32 Portsmouth 2–1 Manchester United Portsmouth
17:15 Taylor  30'
Ferdinand   89' (o.g.)
Report O'Shea   90' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,223
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
9 April 2007 33 Watford 4–2 Portsmouth Watford, Hertfordshire
Bouazza   28' (pen.), 73'
Mahon   45'
Priskin   51'
Report Taylor   16'
Mvuemba   81'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,119
Referee: Lee Mason
14 April 2007 34 Portsmouth 2–1 Newcastle United Portsmouth
15:00 Benjani   7'
Taylor   59'
Report Emre   69' (pen.) Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,165
Referee: Chris Foy
22 April 2007 35 Aston Villa 0–0 Portsmouth Villa Park
16:00 Attendance: 31,745
Referee: Martin Atkinson
28 April 2007 36 Portsmouth 2–1 Liverpool Portsmouth
15:00 Benjani   27'
Kranjčar   32'
Report Hyypiä   59' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,201
Referee: Peter Walton
5 May 2007 37 Everton 3–0 Portsmouth
Arteta   59' (pen.)
Yobo   62'
Naysmith   90'
13 May 2007 38 Portsmouth 0–0 Arsenal Portsmouth
15:00 Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,188
Referee: Graham Poll

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[2]

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   ENG David James
2 DF   ENG Linvoy Primus
3 DF   SRB Dejan Stefanović (captain)
4 DF   ENG Glen Johnson (on loan from Chelsea)
5 DF   IRL Andy O'Brien[notes 1]
6 DF   MLI Djimi Traoré[notes 2]
8 FW   ENG Andy Cole
9 FW   BUL Svetoslav Todorov
10 DF   CMR Lauren
11 DF   FRA Noé Pamarot
14 MF   ENG Matthew Taylor
19 MF   CRO Niko Kranjčar
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF   SCO Richard Hughes
23 DF   ENG Sol Campbell
24 DF   WAL Richard Duffy
25 FW   ZIM Benjani Mwaruwari
26 MF   ENG Gary O'Neil
27 FW   NGA Nwankwo Kanu
28 MF   ENG Sean Davis
29 MF   CMR Roudolphe Douala (on loan from Sporting CP)
30 MF   POR Pedro Mendes
32 FW   COD Lomana LuaLua
34 MF   COD Arnold Mvuemba[notes 3] (on loan from Rennes)

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF   POR Manuel Fernandes (on loan from Benfica)
7 MF   ENG David Thompson (to Bolton Wanderers)
16 DF   ENG Andy Griffin (on loan to Stoke City)
17 MF   SRB Ognjen Koroman[notes 4] (on loan from Terek Grozny)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   CRO Ivica Mornar (released)
33 GK   IRL Dean Kiely[notes 5] (to West Bromwich Albion)
34 FW   ENG James Keene (to IF Elfsborg)

Reserve squad

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The following players did not appear for the first team this 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
15 GK   ENG Jamie Ashdown
21 MF   FRA Franck Songo'o[notes 6]
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK   CAN Asmir Begović[notes 7]
35 GK   ENG Nicholas Jordan

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG David James 41 0 38 0 2 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF   ENG Linvoy Primus 39 2 36 2 2 0 1 0
3 DF   SRB Dejan Stefanović 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   ENG Glen Johnson 27 1 25 1 2 0 0 0
5 DF   IRL Andy O'Brien 5 0 1+2 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF   MLI Djimi Traoré 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
10 DF   CMR Lauren 11 0 9+1 0 1 0 0 0
11 DF   FRA Noé Pamarot 25 2 21+2 2 0 0 2 0
23 DF   ENG Sol Campbell 34 1 32 1 2 0 0 0
24 DF   WAL Richard Duffy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
14 MF   ENG Matthew Taylor 39 9 30+5 8 2 0 2 1
19 MF   CRO Niko Kranjčar 28 2 11+13 2 2 0 2 0
22 MF   SCO Richard Hughes 21 0 11+7 0 1 0 1+1 0
26 MF   ENG Gary O'Neil 38 1 36 1 2 0 0 0
28 MF   ENG Sean Davis 33 0 29+2 0 1 0 1 0
29 MF   CMR Roudolphe Douala 10 0 1+6 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
30 MF   POR Pedro Mendes 28 2 25+1 2 2 0 0 0
34 MF   COD Arnold Mvuemba 7 1 1+6 1 0 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW   ENG Andy Cole 22 4 5+13 3 2 1 2 0
9 FW   BUL Svetoslav Todorov 4 2 1+3 2 0 0 0 0
25 FW   ZIM Benjani 34 6 25+6 6 1+1 0 0+1 0
27 FW   NGA Nwankwo Kanu 38 12 32+4 10 0+2 2 0 0
32 FW   COD Lomana LuaLua 24 2 8+14 2 0 0 2 0
Players transferred out during the season
6 MF   POR Manuel Fernandes 12 1 7+3 0 0 0 2 1
7 MF   ENG David Thompson 15 0 5+7 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
17 MF   SRB Ognjen Koroman 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
33 GK   IRL Dean Kiely 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Last updated: 15 May 2011
Source: Competitions

Transfers

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Notes

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  1. ^ O'Brien was born in Harrogate, England, and represented England at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
  2. ^ Traoré was born in Saint-Ouen, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
  3. ^ Mvuemba was born in Alençon, France, and represented France at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent the Democratic Republic of the Congo internationally and made his international debut for the DR Congo in 2005.
  4. ^ Koroman was born in Pale, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but also qualified to represent Serbia and its predecessor Serbia and Montenegro internationally and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in 2002.
  5. ^ Kiely was born in Salford, England, and represented England at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at B level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1999.
  6. ^ Songo'o was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon and represented Cameroon at U-23 level, but was raised in France and represented France at U-19 level before making his international debut for Cameroon in September 2008.
  7. ^ Begović was born in Trebinje, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but was raised in Germany between the age of 4 and 10 and Canada from the age of 10 and represented Canada at U-20 level before making his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in October 2009.
  8. ^ Rodić was born in Bosanska Dubica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but also qualified to represent Slovenia internationally and made his international debut for Slovenia in 2005.
  9. ^ Olisadebe was born in Warri, Nigeria. but gained Polish citizenship and made his international debut for Poland in 2000.

References

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