Bolton Wanderers F.C. season 2006–07
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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 June 30 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.
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.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
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 June 30 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.
Three games before the end of the season, manager Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce
Samuel "Sam" Allardyce , nicknamed "Big Sam", is an English football manager and former professional player. In June 2011 he was appointed as manager of West Ham United....
announced his resignation as Bolton manager and was replaced by Sammy Lee
Sammy Lee (footballer)
Samuel "Sammy" Lee is an English football coach and former player. He played most of his career for hometown club Liverpool during the 1970s and 1980s as a midfielder, and also represented England fourteen times....
for the final three games of the season.
Squad
Left club during season
Matches
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| September |
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| October |
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| November |
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| January |
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| February |
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| March |
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| April |
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| May |
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Final league table
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 52 | 36 | 58 | UEFA Cup 1st Round |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 56 |
| 8 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 47 | 55 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Appearances
Bolton used a total of 23 players during the season.| P | Player | Position | PL | FAC FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
LC Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gary SpeedGary Speed Gary Andrew Speed, MBE was a Welsh football player and manager. He was captain of the Wales national football team until he retired from international football in 2004 and he remains the most capped outfield player for Wales and the second overall, having appeared 85 times at senior level between... |
Midfield | 38 (0) | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | 42 (0) |
| 2 |  Jussi JääskeläinenJussi Jääskeläinen Jussi Albert Jääskeläinen is a Finnish football goalkeeper, who plays for Bolton Wanderers.-Club career:Jääskeläinen was born in Mikkeli, and made his Veikkausliiga debut in Finland for MP Mikkeli in 1992, and became the club's first choice goalkeeper in 1994. In 1996, he moved to VPS Vaasa where... |
Goalkeeper | 38 (0) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 40 (0) |
| 3 |  Abdoulaye MéïtéAbdoulaye Méïté Abdoulaye Méïté is a French born Ivorian footballer who plays for Dijon FCO. He represents Côte d'Ivoire internationally and has been awarded 48 caps.-Career:... |
Midfielder | 35 (0) | 3 (0) | 2 (0) | 40 (0) |
| 4 |  Nicolas AnelkaNicolas Anelka Abdul-Salam Bilal on 14 March 1979) is a French international footballer, who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Chelsea. Anelka was also a regular starter for the French national team... |
Striker | 35 (0) | 2 (1) | 1 (0) | 38 (1) |
| 5 |  Nicky HuntNicky Hunt Nicholas Brett "Nicky" Hunt is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a right back.-Bolton Wanderers:Hunt made his professional debut as a substitute for Colin Hendry in the First Division match against Sheffield United on the final day of the 2000–01 season, shortly before Bolton won... |
Defender | 32 (1) | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | 36 (1) |
| 6 |  Iván CampoIván Campo Iván Campo Ramos is a retired Spanish footballer.Originally a central defender, Campo featured in a defensive midfield role in his later years... |
Midfielder | 31 (3) | 2 (0) | 1 (1) | 34 (4) |
| 7 |  El Hadji DioufEl Hadji Diouf El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays for Doncaster Rovers. He can play on both wings as well as in attack. He has also garnered a large amount of notoriety for a series of controversial incidents.-Early career:Diouf started his career in France with... |
Midfielder | 32 (1) | 1 (0) | 0 (1) | 33 (2) |
| 8 | Kevin Davies Kevin Davies Kevin Cyril Davies is an English footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers and the England national football team as a striker. He was made Bolton team captain in January 2009.... |
Striker | 30 (0) | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | 33 (0) |
| 9 |  Tal Ben HaimTal Ben Haim Tal Ben Haim is an Israeli professional footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth.He can play at either centre back or right back. He is also a member of the Israeli national squad... |
Defender | 30 (2) | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 32 (2) |
| 10 | Kevin Nolan Kevin Nolan Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level.... |
Midfielder | 30 (0) | 2 (0) | 0 (1) | 32 (1) |
| 11 | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye , more commonly known as Abdoulaye Faye, is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Championship club West Ham United... |
Defender | 29 (3) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 31 (3) |
| 12 |  Stelios GiannakopoulosStelios Giannakopoulos Stylianos "Stelios" Giannakopoulos , popularly known as Stelios, is a retired Greek footballer who is currently president of the Greek Professional Footballers Association... |
Midfielder | 11 (12) | 3 (0) | 2 (0) | 16 (12) |
| 13 |  Ricardo GardnerRicardo Gardner Ricardo Gardner is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers. He is naturally a left winger but can also play in the centre of midfield or at left wingback.-Early career:... |
Defender/Midfielder | 13 (5) | 3 (0) | 0 (0) | 16 (5) |
| 14 |  Henrik PedersenHenrik Pedersen Henrik Pedersen is a Danish footballer who currently plays as a striker for Silkeborg IF, having left Hull City by mutual consent for family reasons. He has played three games for the Danish national team.-Career:... |
Defender/Striker | 11 (7) | 0 (2) | 1 (0) | 12 (9) |
| 15 |  Andranik TeymourianAndranik Teymourian Andranik Timotian-Samarani , more commonly known as Andranik "Ando" Teymourian is an Armenian Iranian footballer. He usually plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also play as a side midfielder. He is notably the only Christian footballer in the Iranian national team.-Early career:Andranik was... |
Midfielder | 6 (10) | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | 10 (10) |
| 16 | Idan Tal Idan Tal Idan Tal is an Israeli footballer who plays for Hapoel Jerusalem, as a midfielder.-Club career:Tal started his career at Maccabi Petah Tikva FC during the 1996–97 season, and played 71 games until his move to Hapoel Tel Aviv FC in the midst of the 1998–99, winning the state cup, the first title in... |
Midfielder | 4 (13) | 1 (1) | 2 (0) | 7 (14) |
| 17 |  Quinton Fortune |
Midfielder | 5 (1) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (1) |
| 18 |  Ricardo Vaz TêRicardo Vaz Té Ricardo Jorge Vaz Tê is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Barnsley. Vaz Tê previously played for English clubs Bolton Wanderers and Hull City, Greek club Panionios and Scottish club Hibernian.- Early life :... |
Striker | 2 (23) | 1 (2) | 2 (0) | 5 (25) |
| 19 | David Thompson David Thompson (footballer) David Anthony Thompson is a former English football player who played as a midfielder.During his career Thompson played for Liverpool, Coventry City, Blackburn Rovers, Wigan Athletic, Portsmouth and Bolton Wanderers... |
Midfield | 3 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (5) |
| 20 |  Ľubomír MichalíkLubomír Michalík Ľubomír Michalík is a Slovakian footballer who plays as a centre back for Carlisle United and the Slovakian national team.-Bolton Wanderers:... |
Defender | 3 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (1) |
| 21 | Ian Walker |
Goalkeeper | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 2 (0) | 3 (0) |
| 22 |  Johann SmithJohann Smith Johann Smith is an American soccer player who is currently a free agent.- Youth :Smith grew up in Bloomfield, Connecticut and attended the Watkinson School, where he played varsity soccer for four years, garnering All-State honors during his junior and senior campaigns... |
Midfielder | 0 (2) | 0 (1) | 0 (1) | 0 (4) |
| 23 | César Martín |
Midfielder | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (1) |
Top scorers
| P | Player | Position | PL | FAC FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
LC Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Anelka Nicolas Anelka Abdul-Salam Bilal on 14 March 1979) is a French international footballer, who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Chelsea. Anelka was also a regular starter for the French national team... |
Striker | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Kevin Davies Kevin Davies Kevin Cyril Davies is an English footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers and the England national football team as a striker. He was made Bolton team captain in January 2009.... |
Striker | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Gary Speed Gary Speed Gary Andrew Speed, MBE was a Welsh football player and manager. He was captain of the Wales national football team until he retired from international football in 2004 and he remains the most capped outfield player for Wales and the second overall, having appeared 85 times at senior level between... |
Midfielder | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | El Hadji Diouf El Hadji Diouf El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays for Doncaster Rovers. He can play on both wings as well as in attack. He has also garnered a large amount of notoriety for a series of controversial incidents.-Early career:Diouf started his career in France with... |
Midfielder/Striker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Iván Campo Iván Campo Iván Campo Ramos is a retired Spanish footballer.Originally a central defender, Campo featured in a defensive midfield role in his later years... |
Midfielder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Kevin Nolan Kevin Nolan Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level.... |
Midfielder | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |