2006–07 Portsmouth F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Portsmouth 2006–07 Harry Redknapp Milan Mandarić (until September)Alexandre Gaydamak Fratton Park Premier League 9th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round Nwankwo Kanu (10) Nwankwo Kanu (12) 20,223 vs. Manchester Utd (7 April 2007) 19,105 vs. Bolton Wanderers (25 September 2006) 19,664 2005–06 2007–08 During the 2006–07 English football season, Portsmouth competed in the FA Premier League. Season summary 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. Kit The team kit was manufactured by German sportswear manufacturer Jako and sponsored by Japanese electronics company Oki. Final league table 2006–07 FA Premier League POR Results table b Matchday Ground H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result W/D/W/W/W/L/L/W/L/W/L/D/W/L/D/D/W/D/W/W/L/D/D/L/D/L/W/L/L/D/D/W/L/W/D/W/L/D Position 3/2/2/2/1/3/4/4/5/5/5/6/4/5/4/4/4/6/6/5/6/6/6/6/6/7/7/8/9/9/9/8/8/7/8/8/9/9 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd green1 blue1 red1 complete WorldFootball.com May 2013 Premier League 1 19 August 2006 15:00 Portsmouth 3–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4786635.stm Blackburn Rovers Taylor 11Todorov 26Stefanović 45Kanu 62 84 Neill 27 1 65Todd 0 90 Portsmouth Fratton Park 19,523 Alan Wiley W 2 23 August 2006 19:45 Manchester City 0–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5266156.stm Portsmouth City of Manchester Stadium Manchester 37,214 Dermot Gallagher D 3 28 August 2006 Middlesbrough 0–4 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5266322.stm Portsmouth Kanu 7 57Benjani 50Todorov 90 Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough 24,834 Chris Foy W 4 9 September 2006 15:00 Portsmouth 1–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5308198.stm Wigan Athletic Benjani 49 Hall 76 Fratton Park Portsmouth 19,508 Peter Walton W 5 16 September 2006 12:45 Charlton Athletic 0–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5330038.stm Portsmouth LuaLua 74 The Valley Charlton, London 26,130 Phil Dowd W 6 25 September 2006 20:00 Portsmouth 0–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5351798.stm Bolton Wanderers Nolan 22 Portsmouth Fratton Park 19,105 Uriah Rennie L 7 1 October 2006 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5373478.stm Portsmouth Murphy 2Defoe 35 pen. Kanu 40 White Hart Lane Haringey, London 36,063 Chris Foy L 8 14 October 2006 15:00 Portsmouth 2–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/5415968.stm West Ham United Kanu 24Cole 80 Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,142 Graham Poll W 9 21 October 2006 Chelsea 2–1 Portsmouth Shevchenko 55Ballack 57 Benjani 69 Stamford Bridge Fulham, London L 10 28 October 2006 15:00 Portsmouth 3–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6072874.stm Reading Gunnarsson 10 o.g.Kanu 52Mendes 65 Doyle 84 Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,146 Phil Dowd W 11 4 November 2006 15:00 Manchester United 3–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6094102.stm Portsmouth Saha 3 pen.Ronaldo 10Vidić 66 Trafford, Greater Manchester Old Trafford 76,004 Mike Dean L 12 11 November 2006 15:00 Portsmouth 1–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6116246.stm Fulham Cole 74 Knight 57 Fratton Park Portsmouth 19,563 Steve Bennett D 13 18 November 2006 15:00 Portsmouth 2–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6138902.stm Watford Kanu 44LuaLua 89 pen. Demerit 32 Fratton Park Portsmouth 19,738 Chris Foy W 14 26 November 2006 13:30 Newcastle United 1–0 Portsmouth Sibierski 69 St James' Park 48,743 Mark Halsey L 15 29 November 2006 Liverpool 0–0 Portsmouth D 16 2 December 2006 15:00 Portsmouth 2–2 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6183238.stm Aston Villa Taylor 52 80 pen. Barry 37 pen.Ángel 82 Fratton Park Portsmouth 20,042 Uriah Rennie D 17 9 December 2006 15:00 Portsmouth 2–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6201480.stm Everton Taylor 14Kanu 26 Fratton Park Portsmouth 19,528 Mark Clattenburg W 18 16 December 2006 15:00 Arsenal 2–2 Portsmouth Adebayor 58Gilberto 60 Pamarot 45Taylor 47 D 19 23 December 2006 15:00 Portsmouth 3–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6185695.stm Sheffield United Kozluk 48 o.g.Campbell 54Pamarot 68 Hulse 4 Fratton Park Portsmouth 20,164 Graham Poll W 20 26 December 2006 West Ham United 1–2 Portsmouth Sheringham 81 Primus 16 38 W 21 30 December 2006 Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Portsmouth Faye 30Campo 40Anelka 62 Taylor 2Cole 89 L 22 1 January 2007 15:00 Portsmouth 1–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6205757.stm Tottenham Hotspur Benjani 29 Malbranque 50 Fratton Park Portsmouth 20,194 Andre Marriner D 23 13 January 2007 Sheffield United 1–1 Portsmouth Quinn 22 O'Neil 81 D 24 20 January 2007 15:00 Portsmouth 0–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6258733.stm Charlton Athletic Faye 79 Fratton Park Portsmouth 19,567 Mark Clattenburg L 25 30 January 2007 19:45 Portsmouth 0–0 Middlesbrough Fratton Park Portsmouth 19,820 Dermot Gallagher D 26 3 February 2007 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Portsmouth McCulloch 68 L 27 10 February 2007 15:00 Portsmouth 2–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6327163.stm Manchester City Mendes 5Kanu 81 Corradi 62 Portsmouth Fratton Park 19,344 Mike Dean W 28 25 February 2007 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Portsmouth Nonda 1 25Warnock 50 L 29 3 March 2007 17:15 Portsmouth 0–2 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6392451.stm Chelsea Ballack 25Drogba 33Makélélé 68Kalou 82 Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,219 Mark Halsey L 30 17 March 2007 Reading 0–0 Portsmouth D 31 31 March 2007 15:00 Fulham 1–1 Portsmouth Pearce 90 Kranjčar 4 Craven Cottage 22,806 D 32 7 April 2007 17:15 Portsmouth 2–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6513353.stm Manchester United Taylor30Ferdinand 89 o.g. O'Shea 90 Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,223 Mark Clattenburg W 33 9 April 2007 Watford 4–2 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6513373.stm Portsmouth Bouazza 28 pen. 73Mahon 45Priskin 51 Taylor 16Mvuemba 81 Watford, Hertfordshire Vicarage Road 18,119 Lee Mason L 34 14 April 2007 15:00 Portsmouth 2–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6534785.stm Newcastle United Benjani 7Taylor 59 Emre 69 pen. Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,165 Chris Foy W 35 22 April 2007 16:00 Aston Villa 0–0 Portsmouth Villa Park 31,745 Martin Atkinson D 36 28 April 2007 15:00 Portsmouth 2–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6578891.stm Liverpool Benjani 27Kranjčar 32 Hyypiä 59 Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,201 Peter Walton W 37 5 May 2007 Everton 3–0 Portsmouth Arteta 59 pen.Yobo 62Naysmith 90 L 38 13 May 2007 15:00 Portsmouth 0–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6627833.stm Arsenal Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,188 Graham Poll D Players First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2006-2007/faprem/portsm.htm FootballSquads - Portsmouth - 2006/07 1 ENG GK David James 2 ENG DF Linvoy Primus 3 SRB DF Dejan Stefanović captain 4 ENG DF Glen Johnson on loan from Chelsea 5 IRL DF Andy O'BrienO'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. 6 MLI DF Djimi TraoréTraoré was born in Saint-Ouen, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004. 8 ENG FW Andy Cole 9 BUL FW Svetoslav Todorov 10 CMR DF Lauren 11 FRA DF Noé Pamarot 14 ENG MF Matthew Taylor 19 CRO MF Niko Kranjčar 22 SCO MF Richard Hughes 23 ENG DF Sol Campbell 24 WAL DF Richard Duffy 25 ZIM FW Benjani Mwaruwari 26 ENG MF Gary O'Neil 27 NGA FW Nwankwo Kanu 28 ENG MF Sean Davis 29 CMR MF Roudolphe Douala on loan from Sporting CP 30 POR MF Pedro Mendes 32 COD FW Lomana LuaLua 34 COD MF Arnold MvuembaMvuemba 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. on loan from Rennes Left club during season 6 POR MF Manuel Fernandes on loan from Benfica 7 ENG MF David Thompson to Bolton Wanderers 16 ENG DF Andy Griffin on loan to Stoke City 17 SER MF Ognjen KoromanKoroman 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. on loan from Terek Grozny 20 CRO MF Ivica Mornar released 33 IRL GK Dean KielyKiely 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. to West Bromwich Albion 34 ENG FW James Keene to IF Elfsborg Reserve squad The following players did not appear for the first team this season. 15 ENG GK Jamie Ashdown 21 FRA MF Franck Songo'oSongo'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. 31 CAN GK Asmir BegovićBegović 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. 35 ENG GK Nicholas Jordan Statistics Appearances and goals Premier League FA Cup League Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 David James GK ENG 38 0 2 0 1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Linvoy Primus DF ENG 36 2 2 0 1 0 3 Dejan Stefanović DF SER 20 0 0 0 0 0 4 Glen Johnson DF ENG 25 1 2 0 0 0 5 Andy O'Brien DF IRL 1+2 0 0 0 2 0 6 Djimi Traoré DF MLI 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 Lauren DF CMR 9+1 0 1 0 0 0 11 Noé Pamarot DF FRA 21+2 2 0 0 2 0 23 Sol Campbell DF ENG 32 1 2 0 0 0 24 Richard Duffy DF WAL 0 0 0 0 1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 14 Matthew Taylor MF ENG 30+5 8 2 0 2 1 19 Niko Kranjčar MF CRO 11+13 2 2 0 2 0 22 Richard Hughes MF SCO 11+7 0 1 0 1+1 0 26 Gary O'Neil MF ENG 36 1 2 0 0 0 28 Sean Davis MF ENG 29+2 0 1 0 1 0 29 Roudolphe Douala MF CMR 1+6 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 30 Pedro Mendes MF POR 25+1 2 2 0 0 0 34 Arnold Mvuemba MF COD 1+6 1 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 8 Andy Cole FW ENG 5+13 3 2 1 2 0 9 Svetoslav Todorov FW BUL 1+3 2 0 0 0 0 25 Benjani FW ZIM 25+6 6 1+1 0 0+1 0 27 Nwankwo Kanu FW NGA 32+4 10 0+2 2 0 0 32 Lomana LuaLua FW COD 8+14 2 0 0 2 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season 6 Manuel Fernandes MF POR 7+3 0 0 0 2 1 7 David Thompson MF ENG 5+7 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 17 Ognjen Koroman MF SER 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 33 Dean Kiely GK IRL 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 May 2011 Competitions October 2016 Transfers In ENG Glen Johnson - ENG Chelsea, season loan, 28 Junehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/5124912.stm Portsmouth seal deal for Johnson 2006-06-28 2019-06-15 en-GB ENG David Thompson - ENG Wigan Athletic, free, 29 JulyPierce Bill 2006-07-28 Thompson joins Portsmouth on a one-year deal https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/jul/29/newsstory.sport8 2025-03-05 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 ENG Sol Campbell - ENG Arsenal, free, 8 Augusthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/5255064.stm Pompey complete Campbell signing 2006-08-08 2019-06-15 en-GB ENG David James - ENG Manchester City, estimated £1,200,000, 11 Augusthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/4779001.stm James completes Portsmouth move 11 August 2006 NGA Nwankwo Kanu - ENG West Bromwich Albion, free, 17 Augusthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/5261642.stm Portsmouth complete Kanu signing 2006-08-17 2019-06-15 en-GB SER Ognjen Koroman - RUS Terek Grozny, loan, 22 Augusthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/5274830.stm Koroman makes Fratton Park return 22 August 2006 ENG Andy Cole - ENG Manchester City, £500,000, rising to £1,000,000, 31 Augusthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/5300176.stm Portsmouth complete Cole signing 31 August 2006 CMR Roudolphe Douala - POR Sporting CP, season loan, 31 August31 August 2006 Portsmouth sign Cameroon winger https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/5304056.stm POR Manuel Fernandes - POR Benfica, loan, 31 AugustAdams Tom Pompey land Fernandes on loan https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2388150/pompey-land-fernandes-on-loan 2025-03-05 Sky Sports en CRO Niko Kranjčar - CRO Hajduk Split, undisclosed, 31 August31 August 2006 Pompey complete Kranjcar signing https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/5301336.stm MLI Djimi Traoré - ENG Charlton Athletic, undisclosed, 11 Januaryhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/6251829.stm Portsmouth clinch Traore signing 2007-01-11 2019-06-15 en-GB DR Congo Arnold Mvuemba - FRA Rennes, season loan, 11 Januaryhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/6251775.stm Pompey snap up midfielder Mvuemba 2007-01-11 2019-06-15 en-GB CMR Lauren - ENG Arsenal, undisclosed, 18 Januaryhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/6275901.stm Portsmouth complete Lauren deal 18 January 2007 Out NED Sander Westerveld - released, 11 May (later joined ESP Almería)2006-05-11 Pompey release keeper Westerveld https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/4761825.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GB FRA Grégory Vignal - FRA Lens, free, 24 May 2006-05-24 Vignal quits Pompey https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-30260171.html 2025-03-05 Irish Examiner en FRA Vincent Péricard - released (later joined ENG Stoke City), 19 June2006-06-19 Striker Pericard signs for Stoke https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/5095918.stm 2019-06-15 en-GB DEN Brian Priske - BEL Club Brugge, 25 Julyhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/5191300.stm Priske leaves Pompey for Brugge 25 July 2006 COL Jhon Viáfara - ENG Southampton, undisclosed (estimated £750,000), 4 August2006-08-04 Southampton sign Viafara & Licka https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/5242090.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GB BUL Svetoslav Todorov - ENG Wigan Athletic, season loan, 31 Augusthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/5304354.stm Todorov makes loan move to Wigan 31 August 2006 IRL Dean Kiely - ENG Luton Town, month loan, 23 NovemberBBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Luton Town | Kiely secures loan move to Luton https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6178270.stm IRL Dean Kiely - ENG West Bromwich Albion, undisclosed, 30 JanuaryBBC SPORT | Football | My Club | West Bromwich Albion | West Brom clinch Kiely transfer https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6314875.stm ENG David Thompson - ENG Bolton Wanderers, nominal fee, 31 Januaryhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/6319209.stm Bolton sign Portsmouth's Thompson 31 January 2007 POR Manuel Fernandes - POR Benfica, loan ended ENG Andy Griffin - ENG Stoke City, loan, Septemberhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/5396820.stm Potters extend Griffin loan deal 2006-10-01 2019-06-15 en-GB SLO Aleksandar RodićRodić 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. - released (later joined BUL Litex Lovech) SEN Aliou Cissé - released (later joined FRA Sedan)https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6128304.stm Cisse completes Sedan move 8 November 2006 ZAM Collins Mbesuma - POR Marítimo, season loan, July POL Emmanuel OlisadebeOlisadebe was born in Warri, Nigeria. but gained Polish citizenship and made his international debut for Poland in 2000. - contract terminated ITA Andrea Guatelli - released ENG Gary Silk - released (later joined ENG Notts County) CRO Ivica Mornar - contract terminated, September ENG James Keene - SWE IF Elfsborg Notes notes References Category:Portsmouth F.C. seasons Portsmouth