2006–07 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
2006–07 season
Chairman Sam Hammam (until December)
Peter Ridsdale
Manager Dave Jones
Championship 13th
FA Cup Third Round
Carling Cup First Round
FAW Premier Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Michael Chopra (22)
All:
Michael Chopra (22)
Highest home attendance 20,376 vs Tottenham Hotspur (7 January 2006)
Lowest home attendance 11,549 vs Barnsley (2 February 2006)
Average home attendance 15,224
← 2005–06 2007–08 →

During the 2006-07 season Cardiff City played in the Football League Championship. It is the team's fourth year in the Championship since being promoted from League One. The season also saw a change of chairman at the club when Sam Hammam handed over control to Peter Ridsdale.

Contents

Season Review

Kit

The kits were designed by Spanish company Joma. Housing company Redrow continued as shirt sponsors.

Events

League

The opening game saw Cardiff win 2–1 over Barnsley on 5 August 2006 before Cardiff fans saw Michael Chopra score his first competitive goal for Cardiff in a 1–0 win over Coventry City. City were undefeated through August four wins and one draw against West Bromwich Albion. Their first loss came at Deepdale in a 2–1 defeat against Preston North End where Chopra scored his second league goal. The sides next win did not come until two games later in a 4–1 win over Luton Town at Ninian Park, going on to win their next four games when Norwich City ended the winning streak. After a 1–0 win over Burnley, Cardiff went four games without scoring, drawing two of these and losing the other two.

On 9 December 2006 Darren Purse scored their first goal since the win over Burnley against Ipswich Town which ended in a 2–2 draw. On 20 January 2007 Cardiff broke their poor run of form after going eleven games without a win with a 2–1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. They then went undefeated until a month later on 20 February 2007 this time West Bromwich Albion ended Cardiff's run but the side were still mid-table. Even though they hit straight back with a win over Preston North End, another loss to Birmingham City then a 1–0 win over Norwich City was followed by a winless treak which lasted until the end of the season, finishing in 13th place.

FA Cup

Cardiff entered in the 3rd Round in a home game against Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. A 0–0 draw at Ninian Park took the tie to a replay at White Hart Lane on 17 January which saw Cardiff lose 4–0.[1]

League Cup

In the first round of the League Cup, Cardiff were drawn against League Two side Barnet but a team made up of reserve and youth players were beaten 2–0.[2]

FAW Cup

Cardiff beat Carmarthen Town in the quarter-finals before being eliminated by The New Saints in the semi-finals.[3]

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Neil Alexander
2 DF Kerrea Gilbert (on loan from Arsenal)
3 DF Kevin McNaughton
4 MF Jeff Whitley (on loan at Wrexham)
5 DF Darren Purse (Captain)
6 DF Glenn Loovens
7 MF Peter Whittingham
8 FW Michael Chopra
9 FW Steve Thompson
10 MF Stephen McPhail (Vice-Captain)
11 MF Paul Parry
12 DF Roger Johnson
13 GK Mark Howard (on loan at Swansea City)
14 MF Willo Flood
15 GK David Forde
16 MF Joe Ledley
17 MF Kevin Cooper
18 FW Luigi Glombard
19 MF Riccardo Scimeca
20 FW Kevin Campbell
No. Position Player
21 DF Chris Barker
22 MF James Simmonds (on loan from Chelsea)
23 GK Martyn Margetson
24 MF Nick McKoy (on loan at Torquay United)
25 FW Iwan Redan (on loan from Willem II)
26 MF Aaron Ramsey
27 FW Jason Byrne
28 DF Joe Jacobson (on loan at Bristol Rovers)
29 FW Jamal Easter
30 MF Curtis McDonald
31 GK Scott Allison
32 DF Michael Corcoran
33 MF Gregg Coombes (on loan at Oxford United)
34 FW Scott McCoubrey
35 MF Simon Walton (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
36 FW Matt Green
37 FW Warren Feeney (on loan from Luton Town)
40 MF Darcy Blake
44 DF Chris Gunter

Detailed Overview

No. Name Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth Club Apps. Club Goals Int. Caps Int. Goals Previous Club Date Joined Fee
1 Neil Alexander Edinburgh 10 March 1978 193 0 3 0 Livingston 28 May 2001 £200,000
2 Kerrea Gilbert London 28 February 1987 - - - - Arsenal 21 July 2006 Loan
3 Kevin McNaughton Dundee 28 August 1982 - - 3 0 Aberdeen 26 May 2006 Free
4 Jeff Whitley Ndola 28 January 1979 39 1 20 3 Sunderland 1 July 2005 Free
5 Darren Purse Stepney 14 February 1977 43 6 - - West Bromwich Albion 28 July 2005 £1,000,000
6 Glenn Loovens Doetinchem 22 October 1983 36 2 - - Feyenoord 9 May 2006 £250,000
7 Peter Whittingham Nuneaton 8 September 1984 - - - - Aston Villa 11 January 2007 £350,000
8 Michael Chopra Newcastle-upon-Tyne 23 December 1983 - - - - Newcastle United 14 June 2006 £500,000
9 Steve Thomspon Paisley 14 October 1978 14 4 16 3 Rangers 10 January 2006 £250,000
10 Stephen McPhail London 9 December 1979 - - 10 1 Barnsley 13 June 2006 Free
11 Paul Parry Chepstow 19 August 1980 75 6 8 1 Hereford United 9 January 2004 £75,000
12 Roger Johnson Ashford 28 April 1987 - - - - Wycombe Wanderers 4 July 2006 £275,000
13 Mark Howard Southwark 21 September 1986 - - - - Arsenal 1 June 2006 Free
14 Willo Flood Dublin 10 April 1985 - - - - Manchester City 2 August 2006 £200,000
15 David Forde Galway 20 December 1979 - - - - Derry City 5 December 2006 Free
16 Joe Ledley Cardiff 23 January 1987 77 7 1 0 N/A 1 September 2004 Trainee
17 Kevin Cooper Derby 8 February 1975 37 2 - - Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 July 2005 Free
18 Luigi Glombard Montreuil-sous-Bois 21 August 1984 - - - - Nantes Free
19 Riccardo Scimeca Leamington Spa 13 June 1975 18 1 - - West Bromwich Albion 13 January 2006 Free
20 Kevin Campbell London 4 February 1970 - - - - West Bromwich Albion 2 August 2006 Free
21 Chris Barker Sheffield 2 March 1980 180 0 - - Barnsley 12 July 2002 £500,000
23 Martyn Margetson Neath 8 September 1971 41 0 1 0 Huddersfield Town 3 August 2002 Free
24 Nick McKoy Newham 3 September 1986 - - - - Milton Keynes Dons 5 July 2006 Free
25 Iwan Redan Rotterdam 21 August 1980 - - - - Willem II January 2007 Loan
26 Andrea Ferretti Parma 18 August 1986 5 0 - - Parma 25 July 2005 Free
26 Aaron Ramsey Caerphilly 26 December 1990 - - - - N/A 1 June 2006 Trainee
27 Jason Byrne Dublin 23 February 1978 - - 2 0 Shelbourne 17 January 2007 £75,000
28 Joe Jacobson Cardiff 17 November 1986 1 0 - - N/A 1 June 2005 Trainee
29 Jamal Easter Cardiff 15 November 1987 - - - - N/A 1 June 2006 Trainee
30 Curtis McDonald Cardiff 24 March 1988 - - - - N/A 1 June 2006 Trainee
33 Gregg Coombes Porth 1 March 1988 - - - - N/A 1 June 2006 Trainee
35 Simon Walton Leeds 13 September 1987 - - - - Charlton Athletic January 2007 Loan
36 Matt Green Bath 2 January 1987 - - - - Newport County 31 January 2007 £10,000
37 Warren Feeney Belfast 17 January 1981 - - 21 3 Luton Town March 2007 Loan
40 Darcy Blake New Tredegar 13 December 1988 1 0 - - N/A 1 July 2005 Trainee
44 Chris Gunter Newport 21 July 1989 - - - - N/A 1 August 2006 Trainee

Squad Statistics

No. Nat Pos Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup FAW Premier Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Neil Alexander 41 0 39 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Kerrea Gilbert 27 0 24 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Kevin McNaughton 44 0 42 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF Jeff Whitley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Darren Purse 33 4 31 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Glenn Loovens 32 1 30 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Peter Whittingham 19 4 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FW Michael Chopra 44 22 42 22 2 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Steve Thompson 45 6 43 6 2 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Stephen McPhail 45 0 43 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Paul Parry 43 6 42 6 0 0 1 0 0 0
12 DF Roger Johnson 33 2 32 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
13 GK Mark Howard 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
14 MF Willo Flood 30 1 25 1 2 0 1 0 2 0
15 GK David Forde 8 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF Joe Ledley 49 3 46 3 2 0 1 0 0 0
17 MF Kevin Cooper 7 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
18 FW Luigi Glombard 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
19 MF Riccardo Scimeca 37 5 35 5 2 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Kevin Campbell 21 1 19 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
21 DF Chris Barker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF James Chambers 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF James Simmonds 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF Rhys Weston 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
22 DF Alan Wright 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK Martyn Margetson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Nick McKoy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
25 MF Malvin Kamara 16 1 15 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
25 FW Iwan Redan 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 FW Andrea Ferretti 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
26 MF Aaron Ramsey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW Jason Byrne 11 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 DF Joe Jacobson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
29 FW Jamal Easter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Curtis McDonald 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
31 GK Scott Allison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Michael Corcoran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Gregg Coombes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW Scott McCoubrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF Simon Walton 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
36 FW Matt Green 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW Warren Feeney 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF Darcy Blake 13 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
44 DF Chris Gunter 18 0 15 0 0 0 1 0 2 0

Starting XI

Last updated on 29 August 2009.

The following players have been named in the most starting line-ups. This line-up may differ from the list of players with most appearances.

No. Nat. Position Name Starts
1 GK Neil Alexander 41
6 DF Glenn Loovens 32
5 DF Darren Purse 33
12 DF Roger Johnson 33
3 DF Kevin McNaughton 44
11 MF Paul Parry 43
19 MF Riccardo Scimeca 37
10 MF Stephen McPhail 45
16 MF Joe Ledley 49
8 FW Michael Chopra 44
9 FW Steven Thompson 45

Transfers

Summer transfer window ins

# Player Club Fee
20 Kevin Campbell West Bromwich Albion Free
8 Michael Chopra Newcastle United £500,000
14 Willo Flood Manchester City Undisclosed
18 Luigi Glombard Nantes Free
13 Mark Howard Arsenal Free
12 Roger Johnson Wycombe Wanderers £275,000
25 Malvin Kamara Milton Keynes Dons Free
6 Glenn Loovens Feyenoord £250,000
24 Nick McKoy Milton Keynes Dons Free
3 Kevin McNaughton Aberdeen Free

January transfer window ins

Player Club Fee
Jason Byrne Shelbourne £75,000
David Forde Derry City Free
Matt Green Newport County £10,000
Peter Whittingham Aston Villa £350,000

Loans in

Player Club Arrival date Return date
Kerrea Gilbert Arsenal 13 June End of season
James Chambers Watford 13 October 13 November
Alan Wright Sheffield United 23 November 1 January
James Simmonds Chelsea 16 January End of season
Iwan Redan Willem II 30 January End of season
Simon Walton Charlton Athletic 31 January End of season
Warren Feeney Luton Town 22 March End of season

Summer transfer window outs

Player Club Fee
Neal Ardley Millwall Free
Willie Boland Hartlepool United* Free
Andy Campbell Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed
Neil Cox Crewe Alexandra* Free
Jermaine Darlington AFC Wimbledon* Free
Nicky Fish Released -
Cameron Jerome Birmingham City £3m
Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu Gillingham* Free
Daniel Parslow York City* Free
Lee Worgan Eastbourne Borough* Free
Rhys Weston Released -

January transfer window outs

Player Club Fee
Malvin Kamara Port Vale Free
Philip Mulryne Leyton Orient Free

Loans out

Player Club Departure date End date
Jeff Whitley Stoke City 18 August December
Joe Jacobson Accrington Stanley 23 November 16 January
Mark Howard Swansea City January 2007 End of Season
Jamal Easter Torquay United 5 January 5 February
Nick McKoy Torquay United 5 January End of season
Michael Corcoran Oxford United 30 January 29 April
Luigi Glombard Leicester City 31 January 11 February
Joe Jacobson Bristol Rovers 15 February End of season
Jeff Whitley Wrexham 16 February End of season
Luigi Glombard Oldham Athletic 22 March 20 May
Gregg Coombes Oxford United March 2007 End of Season

Fixtures & results

Championship

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Aug 05 Barnsley A W 2 - 1 12,082 Ledley, Thompson
Aug 08 West Bromwich Albion H D 1 - 1 18,506 Scimeca
Aug 12 Coventry City H W 1 - 0 13,965 Chopra
Aug 19 Leeds United A W 1 - 0 18,246 Flood
Aug 26 Birmingham City H W 2 - 0 20,109 Ledley, Parry
Sep 09 Preston North End A L 1 - 2 12,435 Chopra
Sep 12 Plymouth Argyle A D 3 - 3 11,655 Thompson, Chopra (2)
Sep 16 Luton Town H W 4 - 1 14,108 Purse, Parry, Chopra (2)
Sep 24 Southend United A W 3 - 0 7,901 Purse, Scimeca, Ledley
Sep 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers H W 4 - 0 19,915 Scimeca, OG, Kamara, Parry
Oct 14 Crystal Palace A W 2 - 1 18,876 Chopra, Scimeca
Oct 17 Southampton H W 1 - 0 19,345 Thompson
Oct 21 Norwich City A L 0 - 1 25,014
Oct 28 Derby County H D 2 - 2 17,371 Loovens, Chopra
Oct 31 Sunderland A W 2 - 1 26,528 Chopra (2)
Nov 04 Colchester United A L 1 - 3 5,393 Chopra
Nov 11 Burnley H W 1 - 0 15,744 Scimeca
Nov 17 Queens Park Rangers H L 0 - 1 13,250
Nov 25 Sheffield Wednesday A D 0 - 0 23,935
Nov 28 Stoke City A L 0 - 3 15,039
Dec 02 Colchester United H D 0 - 0 13,512
Dec 09 Ipswich Town H D 2 - 2 16,015 Purse (2)
Dec 16 Hull City A L 1 - 4 23,089 Chopra
Dec 23 Leicester City A D 0 - 0 22,274
Dec 26 Plymouth Argyle H D 2 - 2 17,299 Thompson (2)
Dec 30 Crystal Palace H D 0 - 0 13,704
Jan 01 Luton Town A D 0 - 0 8,004
Jan 13 Southend United H L 0 - 1 13,822
Jan 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers A W 2 - 1 16,772 Chopra, Byrne
Jan 27 Leicester City H W 3 - 2 12,057 Chopra (3)
Feb 02 Barnsley H W 2 - 0 11,549 Whittingham, Chopra
Feb 10 Coventry City A D 2 - 2 17,107 Chopra, Whittingham
Feb 17 Leeds United H W 1 - 0 13,276 Chopra
Feb 20 West Bromwich Albion A L 0 - 1 18,802
Feb 23 Preston North End H W 4 - 1 12,889 Whittingham, Chopra (2), Johnson
Mar 04 Birmingham City A L 0 - 1 28,223
Mar 10 Norwich City H W 1 - 0 13,276 Parry
Mar 13 Southampton A D 2 - 2 20,383 Thompson, Whittingham
Mar 17 Derby County A L 1 - 3 27,689 Parry
Mar 31 Sunderland H L 0 - 1 19,353
Apr 07 Sheffield Wednesday H L 1 - 2 13,621 Johnson
Apr 09 Burnley A L 0 - 2 11,347
Apr 14 Stoke City H D 1 - 1 11,664 Chopra
Apr 21 Queens Park Rangers A L 0 - 1 12,710
Apr 28 Hull City H L 0 - 1 12,421
May 6 Ipswich Town A L 1 - 3 26,488 Parry

FA Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Jan 07 Three Tottenham Hotspur H D 0 - 0 20,376
Jan 17 Replay Tottenham Hotspur A L 0 - 4 27,641

League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Aug 22 One Barnet H L 0 - 2 3,305

FAW Premier Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Feb 13 Quarter-final Carmarthen Town A W 3 - 2 550 Campbell, McDonald (2)
Feb 27 Semi-final The New Saints H L 0 - 1

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Tottenham 4-0 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 2007-01-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6258859.stm. Retrieved 2010-03-15. 
  2. ^ "Cardiff 0-2 Barnet". BBC Sport. 2006-08-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/5266250.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-28. 
  3. ^ "Cardiff City 0-1 The New Saints". BBC Sport. 2007-02-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/6398143.stm. Retrieved 2010-03-15. 
  4. ^ "Past winners". The Football League. 2008-08-03. http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/FLAwardsPastWinners/0,,10794~1357442,00.html. Retrieved 2010-03-15. 

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