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 side's 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 streak which lasted until the end of the season, finishing in 13th place.
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]
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During the 2006 07 season Cardiff City played in the Football League Championship It was 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 Cardiff City2006 07 seasonChairmanSam Hammam until December Peter RidsdaleManagerDave JonesChampionship13thFA CupThird RoundLeague CupFirst RoundTop goalscorerLeague Michael Chopra 22 All Michael Chopra 22 Highest home attendance20 376 vs Tottenham Hotspur 7 January 2006 Lowest home attendance11 549 vs Barnsley 2 February 2006 Average home league attendance15 224 2005 062007 08 Contents 1 Season review 1 1 Kit 1 2 Events 1 3 League 1 4 FA Cup 1 5 League Cup 1 6 FAW Cup 2 First team squad 3 Squad statistics 4 Transfers 4 1 Summer transfer window ins 4 2 January transfer window ins 4 3 Loans in 4 4 Summer transfer window outs 4 5 January transfer window outs 4 6 Loans out 5 Standings 5 1 Results by round 6 Fixtures and results 6 1 Championship 6 2 FA Cup 6 3 League Cup 6 4 FAW Premier Cup 7 Awards 8 References 9 See alsoSeason review EditKit Edit The kits were designed by Spanish company Joma It was the first season they were sponsored by Communications Direct Events Edit 31 May 2006 Cardiff break their record for highest fee received for a player with the sale of Cameron Jerome to Birmingham City for 3 million 22 December 2006 Sam Hammam sells the club to Peter Ridsdale for 27 million League Edit 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 side s 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 streak which lasted until the end of the season finishing in 13th place FA Cup Edit Cardiff entered in the 3rd Round in a home game against Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur on 7 January 2007 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 Edit 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 Edit Cardiff beat Carmarthen Town in the quarter finals before being eliminated by The New Saints in the semi finals 3 First team squad EditNo Name Pos Nat Place of birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee EndsGoalkeepers1 Neil Alexander GK Edinburgh 29 234 0 Livingston 28 May 2001 200 000 200713 Mark Howard GK Southwark 20 2 0 Arsenal 1 June 2006 Free 200715 David Forde GK Galway 27 8 0 Derry City 5 December 2006 Free 200923 Martyn Margetson GK Neath 35 41 0 Huddersfield Town 3 August 2002 Free 2007Defenders2 Kerrea Gilbert RB Brent 20 27 0 Arsenal 21 July 2006 Loan 20073 Kevin McNaughton RB Dundee 24 44 0 Aberdeen 26 May 2006 Free 20095 Darren Purse CB Tower Hamlets 30 76 8 West Bromwich Albion 28 July 2005 1 000 000 20096 Glenn Loovens CB Doetinchem 23 68 4 Feyenoord 9 May 2006 250 000 200912 Roger Johnson CB Ashford 20 33 2 Wycombe Wanderers 4 July 2006 275 000 200921 Chris Barker LB Sheffield 27 180 0 Barnsley 12 July 2002 500 000 200744 Chris Gunter RB Newport 17 18 0 Academy 1 August 2006 Trainee 2008Defenders4 Jeff Whitley CM Ndola 28 39 1 Sunderland 1 July 2005 Free 20077 Peter Whittingham LM Nuneaton 22 19 4 Aston Villa 11 January 2007 350 000 200910 Stephen McPhail CM Westminster 27 45 0 Barnsley 13 June 2006 Free 200811 Paul Parry LM Chepstow 26 118 12 Hereford United 9 January 2004 75 000 200814 Willo Flood CM Dublin 22 30 1 Manchester City 2 August 2006 200 000 200916 Joe Ledley LM Cardiff 20 126 10 Academy 1 September 2004 Trainee 200917 Kevin Cooper LM Derby 32 44 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 July 2005 Free 200719 Riccardo Scimeca CM Leamington Spa 32 55 6 West Bromwich Albion 13 January 2006 Free 200826 Aaron Ramsey LM Caerphilly 16 1 0 Academy 1 June 2006 Trainee 200730 Curtis McDonald LM Cardiff 19 2 2 Academy 1 June 2006 Trainee 200735 Simon Walton CM Leeds 19 7 0 Charlton Athletic January 2007 Loan 200740 Darcy Blake DM New Tredegar 18 13 0 Academy 1 July 2005 Trainee 2009Forwards8 Michael Chopra CF Newcastle upon Tyne 23 44 22 Newcastle United 14 June 2006 500 000 20099 Steve Thompson CF Paisley 28 59 10 Rangers 10 January 2006 250 000 200818 Luigi Glombard CF Montreuil sous Bois 22 7 0 Nantes July 2006 Free 200720 Kevin Campbell CF Lambeth 37 21 1 West Bromwich Albion 2 August 2006 Free 200725 Iwan Redan CF Rotterdam 26 3 0 Willem II January 2007 Loan 200726 Andrea Ferretti CF Parma 20 9 0 Parma 25 July 2005 Free 200727 Jason Byrne CF Dublin 29 11 1 Shelbuourne 17 January 2007 75 000 200929 Jamal Easter CF Cardiff 19 0 0 Academy 1 June 2006 Free 200736 Matt Green CF Bath 20 6 0 Newport County 31 January 2007 10 000 200937 Warren Feeney CF Belfast 26 6 0 Luton Town March 2007 Loan 2007Squad statistics EditNo Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup FAW Premier CupApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals1 GK SCO Neil Alexander 41 0 39 0 2 0 0 0 0 02 DF ENG Kerrea Gilbert 27 0 21 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 03 DF SCO Kevin McNaughton 44 0 39 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 04 MF NIR Jeff Whitley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 DF ENG Darren Purse 33 4 31 4 2 0 0 0 0 06 DF NED Glenn Loovens 32 2 30 2 2 0 0 0 0 07 MF ENG Peter Whittingham 19 4 18 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 08 FW ENG Michael Chopra 44 22 42 22 2 0 0 0 0 09 FW SCO Steve Thompson 45 6 39 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 010 MF EIR Stephen McPhail 45 0 43 0 2 0 0 0 0 011 MF WAL Paul Parry 43 6 41 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 012 DF ENG Roger Johnson 33 2 26 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 013 GK ENG Mark Howard 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 014 MF EIR Willo Flood 30 1 5 20 1 2 0 1 0 2 015 GK EIR David Forde 8 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 016 MF WAL Joe Ledley 49 3 46 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 017 MF ENG Kevin Cooper 7 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 018 FW FRA Luigi Glombard 7 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 019 MF ENG Riccardo Scimeca 37 5 35 5 2 0 0 0 0 020 FW ENG Kevin Campbell 21 1 4 15 0 0 0 1 0 1 122 DF ENG James Chambers 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 022 MF EIR James Simmonds 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 022 DF WAL Rhys Weston 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 022 DF ENG Alan Wright 7 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 025 MF ENG Malvin Kamara 16 1 3 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 025 FW NED Iwan Redan 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 026 FW ITA Andrea Ferretti 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 026 MF WAL Aaron Ramsey 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 027 FW EIR Jason Byrne 11 1 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 028 DF WAL Joe Jacobson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 030 MF WAL Curtis McDonald 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 235 MF ENG Simon Walton 7 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 036 FW ENG Matt Green 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 037 FW NIR Warren Feeney 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 040 MF WAL Darcy Blake 12 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 044 DF WAL Chris Gunter 18 0 9 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 0Transfers EditSummer transfer window ins Edit Player Club Fee20 Kevin Campbell West Bromwich Albion Free8 Michael Chopra Newcastle United 500 00014 Willo Flood Manchester City Undisclosed18 Luigi Glombard Nantes Free13 Mark Howard Arsenal Free12 Roger Johnson Wycombe Wanderers 275 00025 Malvin Kamara Milton Keynes Dons Free6 Glenn Loovens Feyenoord 250 00024 Nick McKoy Milton Keynes Dons Free3 Kevin McNaughton Aberdeen FreeJanuary transfer window ins Edit Player Club Fee Jason Byrne Shelbourne 75 000 David Forde Derry City FreeMatt Green Newport County 10 000Peter Whittingham Aston Villa 350 000Loans in Edit Player Club Arrival date Return dateKerrea Gilbert Arsenal 13 June End of seasonJames Chambers Watford 13 October 13 NovemberAlan Wright Sheffield United 23 November 1 JanuaryJames Simmonds Chelsea 16 January End of season Iwan Redan Willem II 30 January End of seasonSimon Walton Charlton Athletic 31 January End of season Warren Feeney Luton Town 22 March End of seasonSummer transfer window outs Edit Player Club Fee Neal Ardley Millwall FreeWillie Boland Hartlepool United FreeAndy Campbell Dunfermline Athletic UndisclosedNeil Cox Crewe Alexandra FreeJermaine Darlington AFC Wimbledon FreeNicky Fish Released Cameron Jerome Birmingham City 3mGuylain Ndumbu Nsungu Gillingham FreeDaniel Parslow York City FreeLee Worgan Eastbourne Borough Free Rhys Weston Released January transfer window outs Edit Player Club Fee Malvin Kamara Port Vale Free Philip Mulryne Leyton Orient FreeLoans out Edit Player Club Departure date End date Jeff Whitley Stoke City 18 August DecemberJoe Jacobson Accrington Stanley 23 November 16 JanuaryMark Howard Swansea City January 2007 End of Season Jamal Easter Torquay United 5 January 5 FebruaryNick McKoy Torquay United 5 January End of seasonMichael Corcoran Oxford United 30 January 29 April Luigi Glombard Leicester City 31 January 11 FebruaryJoe 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 SeasonStandings EditMain article 2006 07 Football League Championship Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts11 Plymouth Argyle 46 17 16 13 63 62 1 6712 Crystal Palace 46 18 11 17 58 50 8 6513 Cardiff City 46 17 13 16 57 53 4 6414 Ipswich Town 46 18 8 20 64 59 5 6215 Burnley 46 15 12 19 52 49 3 57Source RSSSFRules for classification In the Football League goals scored F takes precedence over goal difference GD Results by round Edit Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAResultWDWWWLDWWWWWLDWLWLDLDDLDDDDLWWWDWLWLWDLLLLDLLLPosition421111111111133565888667767891011111113Source 4 A Away H Home W Win D Draw L LossFixtures and results EditChampionship Edit Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers5 August Barnsley A W 2 1 12 082 Ledley Thompson8 August West Bromwich Albion H D 1 1 18 506 Scimeca12 August Coventry City H W 1 0 13 965 Chopra19 August Leeds United A W 1 0 18 246 Flood26 August Birmingham City H W 2 0 20 109 Ledley Parry9 September Preston North End A L 1 2 12 435 Chopra12 September Plymouth Argyle A D 3 3 11 655 Thompson Chopra 2 16 September Luton Town H W 4 1 14 108 Purse Parry Chopra 2 24 September Southend United A W 3 0 7 901 Purse Scimeca Ledley30 September Wolverhampton Wanderers H W 4 0 19 915 Scimeca Craddock OG Kamara Parry14 October Crystal Palace A W 2 1 18 876 Chopra Scimeca17 October Southampton H W 1 0 19 345 Thompson21 October Norwich City A L 0 1 25 01428 October Derby County H D 2 2 17 371 Loovens Chopra31 October Sunderland A W 2 1 26 528 Chopra 2 4 November Colchester United A L 1 3 5 393 Chopra11 November Burnley H W 1 0 15 744 Scimeca17 November Queens Park Rangers H L 0 1 13 25025 November Sheffield Wednesday A D 0 0 23 93528 November Stoke City A L 0 3 15 0392 December Colchester United H D 0 0 13 5129 December Ipswich Town H D 2 2 16 015 Purse 2 16 December Hull City A L 1 4 23 089 Chopra23 December Leicester City A D 0 0 22 27426 December Plymouth Argyle H D 2 2 17 299 Thompson 2 30 December Crystal Palace H D 0 0 13 7041 January Luton Town A D 0 0 8 00413 January Southend United H L 0 1 13 82220 January Wolverhampton Wanderers A W 2 1 16 772 Chopra Byrne27 January Leicester City H W 3 2 12 057 Chopra 3 2 February Barnsley H W 2 0 11 549 Whittingham Chopra10 February Coventry City A D 2 2 17 107 Chopra Whittingham17 February Leeds United H W 1 0 13 276 Chopra20 February West Bromwich Albion A L 0 1 18 80223 February Preston North End H W 4 1 12 889 Whittingham Chopra 2 Johnson4 March Birmingham City A L 0 1 28 22310 March Norwich City H W 1 0 13 276 Parry13 March Southampton A D 2 2 20 383 Thompson Whittingham17 March Derby County A L 1 3 27 689 Parry31 March Sunderland H L 0 1 19 3537 April Sheffield Wednesday H L 1 2 13 621 Johnson9 April Burnley A L 0 2 11 34714 April Stoke City H D 1 1 11 664 Chopra21 April Queens Park Rangers A L 0 1 12 71028 April Hull City H L 0 1 12 4216 May Ipswich Town A L 1 3 26 488 ParryFA Cup Edit Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers7 January Three Tottenham Hotspur H D 0 0 20 37617 January Replay Tottenham Hotspur A L 0 4 27 641League Cup Edit Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers22 August One Barnet H L 0 2 3 305FAW Premier Cup Edit Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers13 February Quarter final Carmarthen Town A W 3 2 550 Campbell McDonald 2 27 February Semi final The New Saints H L 0 1Awards EditFootball League Championship Apprentice of the Year Chris Gunter 5 References Edit Tottenham 4 0 Cardiff BBC Sport 17 January 2007 Retrieved 15 March 2010 Cardiff 0 2 Barnet BBC Sport 22 August 2006 Retrieved 28 August 2009 Cardiff City 0 1 The New Saints BBC Sport 27 February 2007 Retrieved 15 March 2010 Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007 08 Headline Book Publishing 2007 ISBN 978 0 7553 1664 9 Past winners The Football League 3 August 2008 Archived from the original on 31 March 2009 Retrieved 15 March 2010 See also EditCardiff City F C seasons 2006 07 in English football Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2006 07 Cardiff City F C season amp oldid 1121884581, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
