2006–07 Everton F.C. season

The 2006–07 Everton F.C. season was Everton's 15th season in the FA Premier League, and their 53rd consecutive season in the top division of English football.

Everton

2006–07 season
Manager	David Moyes
Stadium	Goodison Park
FA Premier League	6th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Johnson (11) All: Andy Johnson (12)
Average home league attendance	36,739
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2005–06 2007–08 →

Goodison Park

Season summary

Everton finished in sixth place in the Premier League table – enough for participation in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.

Final league table

Main article: 2006–07 FA Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Arsenal	38	19	11	8	63	35	+28	68	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5	Tottenham Hotspur	38	17	9	12	57	54	+3	60	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[a]
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

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.

First-team squad

Squad at end of 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 1 GK   ENG Richard Wright 2 DF   ENG Tony Hibbert 3 DF   SCO Gary Naysmith 4 DF   NGA Joseph Yobo 6 MF   ESP Mikel Arteta 7 MF   NED Andy van der Meyde 8 FW   ENG Andrew Johnson 9 FW   ENG James Beattie 11 FW   SCO James McFadden 13 GK   SCO Iain Turner 15 DF   ENG Alan Stubbs 16 DF   ENG Joleon Lescott 17 MF   AUS Tim Cahill

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF   ENG Phil Neville (vice-captain) 19 DF   POR Nuno Valente 21 MF   ENG Leon Osman 22 FW   ENG James Vaughan 23 DF   ITA Alessandro Pistone 24 GK   USA Tim Howard 26 MF   IRL Lee Carsley^[1] 28 FW   NGA Victor Anichebe 30 GK   ENG John Ruddy 36 DF   SCO Patrick Boyle 37 MF   POR Manuel Fernandes (on loan from Benfica) 38 MF   BRA Anderson de Silva 41 MF   ISL Bjarni Viðarsson

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 5 DF   SCO David Weir (to Rangers) 10 MF   WAL Simon Davies (to Fulham)

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF   IRL Kevin Kilbane^[2] (to Wigan Athletic) 31 DF   ENG Mark Hughes (to Northampton Town)

Player awards

• Player of the Season - Mikel Arteta
• Players' Player of the Season - Joleon Lescott
• Young Player of the Season - James Vaughan
• Reserve / U21 Player of the Season - John Irving
• Academy Player of the Season - Shaun Densmore
• Goal of the Season- James McFadden vs. Charlton Athletic

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Statistics

Appearances

No.	Pos.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Richard Wright	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	Tony Hibbert	12(1)	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	1
3	DF	Gary Naysmith	10(5)	1	0(1)	0	1	0	17	1	0	0
4	DF	Joseph Yobo	38	2	1	0	1	0	40	2	3	0
6	MF	Mikel Arteta	35	9	1	0	2(1)	0	39	9	9	0
7	MF	Andy van der Meyde	5(3)	0	1	0	1	0	10	0	1	0
8	FW	Andrew Johnson	32	11	1	1	2	0	35	12	4	0
9	FW	James Beattie	15(18)	2	0	0	1(1)	0	35	2	4	0
11	FW	James McFadden	6(13)	2	0	0	2	1	21	3	1	1
13	GK	Iain Turner	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
15	DF	Alan Stubbs	23	2	0	0	1	0	24	2	3	0
16	DF	Joleon Lescott	36(2)	2	1	0	3	0	42	2	3	0
17	MF	Tim Cahill	17(1)	5	0	0	2(1)	2	21	7	5	0
18	DF	Phil Neville	35	1	1	0	2	0	38	1	7	0
19	DF	Nuno Valente	10(4)	0	1	0	2	0	17	0	2	0
21	MF	Leon Osman	31(3)	3	1	0	2	0	37	3	5	0
22	FW	James Vaughan	7(7)	4	0(1)	0	0	0	15	4	5	0
23	DF	Alessandro Pistone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	GK	Tim Howard	36	0	1	0	1	0	38	0	1	0
26	MF	Lee Carsley	38	1	1	0	3	0	42	1	4	0
28	FW	Victor Anichebe	5(14)	3	1	0	1(2)	1	23	4	6	0
30	GK	John Ruddy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	Patrick Boyle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	Manuel Fernandes	8(1)	2	0	0	0	0	9	2	4	0
38	MF	Anderson Silva	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
41	MF	Bjarni Viðarsson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who made appearances but left the club during the season:
5	DF	David Weir	2(3)	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0
10	MF	Simon Davies	13(2)	0	0	0	2	0	17	0	1	0
14	MF	Kevin Kilbane	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
31	DF	Mark Hughes	0(1)	0	0	0	1(1)	0	3	0	0	0

Results

Premier League

Main article: 2006–07 Premier League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	D	D	D	L	W	D	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	L	L	W	D
Position	7	7	4	3	4	4	6	7	6	6	7	7	7	8	10	7	10	10	8	8	7	8	7	7	9	8	8	7	6	6	7	6	6	5	5	6	5	6

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2007 (end of season). Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Everton v Watford

19 August 2006 1	Everton	2–1	Watford	Liverpool
15:00	Johnson   15' Arteta   82' (pen.)	Report	Stubbs   90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,691 Referee: Peter Walton

Blackburn Rovers v Everton

23 August 2006 2	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Everton	Blackburn
20:00	McCarthy   50'	Report	Cahill   84'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,018 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

26 August 2006 3	Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	Everton	Tottenham, London
15:00		Report	Kilbane   33'   Davenport   53' (o.g.) Johnson   66'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,540 Referee: Mark Halsey

Everton v Liverpool

9 September 2006 4	Everton	3–0	Liverpool	Liverpool
12:45	Cahill   24' Yobo   34' A. Johnson   36', 90+4'	Report	Sissoko   75' Riise   79' Hyypiä   90+2'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,004 Referee: Graham Poll

Everton v Wigan Athletic

16 September 2006 5	Everton	2–2	Wigan Athletic	Liverpool
15:00	Johnson   49' Beattie   66' (pen.)	Report	Scharner   62', 68'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,117 Referee: Alan Wiley

Newcastle United v Everton

24 September 2006 6	Newcastle United	1–1	Everton	Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00	Ameobi   14' Bramble   75'	Report	Cahill   41' Hibbert   77'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,107 Referee: Steve Bennett

Everton v Manchester City

30 September 2006 7	Everton	1–1	Manchester City	Liverpool
15:00	Johnson   44'	Report	Richards   90+4'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,250 Referee: Andre Marriner

Middlesbrough v Everton

14 October 2006 8	Middlesbrough	2–1	Everton	Middlesbrough
15:00	Yakubu   27' (pen.) Viduka   71'	Report	Cahill   77'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,156 Referee: Mark Halsey

Everton v Sheffield United

21 October 2006 9	Everton	2–0	Sheffield United	Liverpool
15:00	Arteta   13' Beattie   33' (pen.)	Report	Davis   32'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,900 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Arsenal v Everton

28 October 2006 10	Arsenal	1–1	Everton	Highbury, London
15:00	Van Persie   71'	Report	Cahill   11'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,047 Referee: Mike Riley

Fulham v Everton

4 November 2006 11	Fulham	1–0	Everton	Fulham, London
12:45	C. Jensen   66'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 23,327 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Everton v Aston Villa

11 November 2006 12	Everton	0–1	Aston Villa	Liverpool
15:00		Report	Sutton   42'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,376 Referee: Phil Dowd

Everton v Bolton Wanderers

18 November 2006 13	Everton	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Liverpool
15:00	Arteta   60'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,417 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Charlton Athletic v Everton

25 November 2006 14	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Everton	Charlton, London
12:45	Reid   68'	Report	Hreiðarsson   52' (o.g.)	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,435 Referee: Alan Wiley

Manchester United v Everton

29 November 2006 15	Manchester United	3–0	Everton	Trafford
20:00	Ronaldo   39' Evra   63' O'Shea   89'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,723 Referee: Mark Halsey

Everton v West Ham United

3 December 2006 16	Everton	2–0	West Ham United	Liverpool
16:00	Osman   51' Vaughan   90+3'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 32,968 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Portsmouth v Everton

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

Everton v Chelsea

17 December 2006 18	Everton	2–3	Chelsea	Liverpool
13:45	Arteta   38' (pen.) Yobo   64'	Report	Howard   49' (o.g.) Lampard   81' Drogba   87'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 33,970 Referee: Mark Halsey

Reading v Everton

23 December 2006 19	Reading	0–2	Everton	Reading
15:00		Report	Johnson   14' McFadden   47'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,053 Referee: Steve Tanner

Everton v Middlesbrough

26 December 2006 20	Everton	0–0	Middlesbrough	Liverpool
15:00		Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,126 Referee: Phil Dowd

Everton v Newcastle United

30 December 2006 21	Everton	3–0	Newcastle United	Liverpool
15:00	Anichebe   9', 58' Neville   62'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,682 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Manchester City v Everton

1 January 2007 22	Manchester City	2–1	Everton	Manchester
15:00	Samaras   50', 72' (pen.)	Report	Osman   84'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 39,836 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Everton v Reading

14 January 2007 23	Everton	1–1	Reading	Liverpool
13:45	Johnson   81'	Report	Lescott   28' (o.g.)	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,722 Referee: Mike Riley

Wigan Athletic v Everton

21 January 2007 24	Wigan Athletic	0–2	Everton	Wigan
13:30		Report	Arteta   65' (pen.), 90+2'	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 18,149 Referee: Howard Webb

Liverpool v Everton

3 February 2007 25	Liverpool	0–0	Everton	Liverpool
12:45		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,234 Referee: Alan Wiley

Everton v Blackburn Rovers

10 February 2007 26	Everton	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
15:00	Johnson   10'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,593 Referee: Rob Styles

Everton v Tottenham Hotspur

21 February 2007 27	Everton	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
20:00	Arteta   42'	Report	Berbatov   35' Jenas   89'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,121 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Watford v Everton

24 February 2007 28	Watford	0–3	Everton	Watford
17:15		Report	Fernandes   23' Johnson   25' (pen.) Osman   90+2'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,761 Referee: Lee Mason

Sheffield United v Everton

3 March 2007 29	Sheffield United	1–1	Everton	Sheffield
15:00	Hulse   52'	Report	Arteta   75' (pen.)	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 32,019 Referee: Mike Riley

Everton v Arsenal

18 March 2007 30	Everton	1–0	Arsenal	Liverpool
16:00	Johnson   90+1'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,162 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Aston Villa v Everton

2 April 2007 31	Aston Villa	1–1	Everton	Birmingham
20:00	Agbonlahor   83'	Report	Lescott   15'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,407 Referee: Howard Webb

Everton v Fulham

6 April 2007 32	Everton	4–1	Fulham	Liverpool
19:30	Carsley   25' Stubbs   34' Vaughan   45' Anichebe   80'	Report	Bocanegra   22'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,612 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Bolton Wanderers v Everton

9 April 2007 33	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Everton	Bolton
15:00	Davies   18'	Report	Vaughan   33'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,179 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Everton v Charlton Athletic

15 April 2007 34	Everton	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Liverpool
15:00	Lescott   81' McFadden   90+2'	Report	D. Bent   89'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,028 Referee: Mark Halsey

West Ham United v Everton

21 April 2007 35	West Ham United	1–0	Everton	Upton Park, London
15:00	Zamora   13'	Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,945 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Everton v Manchester United

28 April 2007 36	Everton	2–4	Manchester United	Liverpool
12:45	Stubbs   12' Fernandes   50'	Report	O'Shea   61' Neville   68' (o.g.) Rooney   79' Eagles   90+3'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,682 Referee: Alan Wiley

Everton v Portsmouth

5 May 2007 37	Everton	3–0	Portsmouth	Liverpool
15:00	Arteta   59' (pen.) Yobo   62' Naysmith   90+4'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,619 Referee: Howard Webb

Chelsea v Everton

13 May 2007 38	Chelsea	1–1	Everton	Fulham, London
15:00	Drogba   57'	Report	Vaughan   50'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,746 Referee: Mark Halsey

League Cup

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup

Peterborough United v Everton

19 September Second round	Peterborough United	1 – 2	Everton	Peterborough
19:45	Benjamin   56'	Report	Stirling   24' (o.g.) Cahill   87'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 10,756 Referee: Iain Williamson

Everton v Luton Town

24 October Third round	Everton	4 – 0	Luton Town	Liverpool
20:00	Cahill   23' Keane   34' (o.g.) McFadden   53' Anichebe   83'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 27,149 Referee: Steve Tanner

Everton v Arsenal

8 November Fourth round	Everton	0 – 1	Arsenal	Liverpool
20:00	McFadden   19'	Report	Adebayor   85'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 31,045 Referee: Graham Poll

FA Cup

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup

Everton v Blackburn Rovers

7 January Third round proper	Everton	1 – 4	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
15:00	Johnson   69' (pen.)	Report	Derbyshire   5' Pedersen   21' Gallagher   38' McCarthy   90+2'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 24,426 Referee: Andre Marriner

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
30 May 2006	FW	Andrew Johnson	Crystal Palace	£8.6m^[4]
14 June 2006	DF	Joleon Lescott	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£5m^[5]
1 July 2007	GK	Tim Howard	Manchester United	Undisclosed^[6]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
8 May 2006	FW	Duncan Ferguson	Released^[7]
8 May 2006	MF	Jay Harris	Released^[7]
8 May 2006	FW	Paul Hopkins	Released^[7]
8 May 2006	MF	Li Tie	Released^[7]
8 May 2006	MF	Laurence Wilson	Released^[7]
8 June 2006	GK	Nigel Martyn	Retired^[8]
31 August 2006	MF	Kevin Kilbane	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed^[9]
16 January 2007	DF	David Weir	Rangers	Free^[10]
24 January 2007	MF	Simon Davies	Fulham	Undisclosed^[11]
31 January 2007	DF	Mark Hughes	Northampton Town	Undisclosed^[12]

Loan in

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	From	Ref.
1 July 2006	30 June 2007	GK	Tim Howard	Manchester United	^[13]
31 January 2007	30 June 2007	MF	Manuel Fernandes	Benfica	^[14]

Loan out

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	To	Ref.
12 September 2006	27 November 2006	GK	John Ruddy	Stockport County	^[15]^[16]
14 September 2006	17 October 2006	DF	Patrick Boyle	Norwich City	^[17]
16 November 2006	16 December 2006	GK	Iain Turner	Crystal Palace	^[18]
8 February 2007	7 March 2007	MF	Bjarni Viðarsson	Bournemouth	^[19]^[20]
9 February 2007	13 March 2007	GK	John Ruddy	Wrexham	^[21]^[22]
23 February 2007	23 April 2007	GK	Iain Turner	Sheffield Wednesday	^[23]^[24]^[25]
21 April 2007	28 April 2007	GK	John Ruddy	Bristol City	^[26]

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