2006–07 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

March 2015 November 2020 Wigan Athletic 2006–07 Paul Jewell Dave Whelan FA Premier League 17th FA Cup Third Round League Cup Second Round Heskey (9) 24,726 (v West Ham United, FA Premier League, 28 April 2007) 14,636 (v Reading, FA Premier League, 26 August 2006) _whiteflareatshoulder _whitesides _whiteflareatshoulder 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF _thinwhitesides _whitesides 000033 000033 000033 000033 000033 2005–06 2007–08 The 2006–07 Wigan Athletic F.C. season was the club's 29th season in the Football League and their second season in the Premier League. Season summary The club struggled to repeat the successes of its previous season and fell victim to "second season syndrome". They were knocked out of both domestic cups at the first round of entry, and finished 17th in the league after securing Premier League survival on the last day of the season in an away win against Sheffield United, who were relegated instead on goal difference. A day after the end of the season, manager Paul Jewell resigned after six years in charge of the club. His assistant manager Chris Hutchings was appointed as his replacement. Summer signing Emile Heskey (signed for a record fee of £5.5 million) finished the season as the club's top goalscorer with a total of eight goals, and left-back Leighton Baines won the Supporters' Player of the Year award, and the Players' Player award.http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~1026863,00.html The Bain Man 19 May 2007 1 August 2010 Transfers In PlayerFromFeeDateNotes ENG Fitz Hall ENG Crystal Palace £3,000,000 26 June 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/5116892.stm Wigan sign Palace defender Hall BBC Sport 26 June 2006 7 October 2010 POL Tomasz Cywka POL Gwarek Zabrze Undisclosed 5 July 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/5150202.stm Wigan complete signing of Cywka BBC Sport 5 July 2006 7 October 2010 ENG Emile Heskey ENG Birmingham City £5,500,000 8 July 2006 http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~865075,00.html Heskey in the jar 8 July 2006 7 October 2010 NED Denny Landzaat NED AZ Alkmaar £2,500,000 18 July 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/5172594.stm Holland star Landzaat joins Wigan BBC Sport 18 July 2006 7 October 2010 BRB Emmerson Boyce ENG Crystal Palace £1,000,000 1 August 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/5232258.stm Wigan sign Palace defender Boyce 1 August 2006 7 October 2010 BBC News IRL Kevin Kilbane ENG Everton £2,000,000 31 August 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/5303638.stm Wigan sign Kilbane from Everton 31 August 2006 7 October 2010 BBC News WAL David Cotterill ENG Bristol City £2,000,000 31 August 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/5304238.stm Latics swoop for £2m Cotterill 31 August 2006 7 October 2010 BBC News SCO Andy Webster SCO Hearts FreeWebster A 4 September 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/5233096.stm Fifa allows Webster to join Wigan BBC Sport 4 September 2006 7 October 2010 ENG Chris Kirkland ENG Liverpool Undisclosed 27 October 2006 http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~918790,00.html Latics beam up Kirk on a permanent deal 27 October 2006 7 October 2010 ENG David Unsworth ENG Sheffield United Free 7 January 2007 http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~960581,00.html Because he's 'Worth it! 7 January 2007 7 October 2010 IRL Caleb Folan ENG Chesterfield £500,000 26 January 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/6302089.stm Striker Folan secures Wigan move BBC Sport 26 January 2007 7 October 2010 NGR Julius Aghahowa UKR Shakhtar Donetsk Undisclosed 30 January 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6309601.stm Wigan complete deal for Aghahowa BBC Sport 30 January 2007 7 October 2010 Out PlayerToFeeDateNotes GRN Jason Roberts ENG Blackburn Rovers £3,000,000 4 July 2006 2006-07-03 Blackburn sign Roberts from Wigan en-GB BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/5142832.stm 2023-03-29 JAM Damien Francis ENG Watford £1,500,000 14 July 2006 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2006/7/14/sports/14833373&sec=sports Malaysia Star 14 July 2006 7 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110622062936/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2006%2F7%2F14%2Fsports%2F14833373&sec=sports 22 June 2011 dead dmy-all FRA Pascal Chimbonda ENG Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed 31 August 2006 http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~889808,00.html Chimbonda in record fee exit 31 August 2006 7 October 2010 IRL Graham Kavanagh ENG Sunderland £500,000 31 August 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/5304006.stm Irish trio make Sunderland switch BBC Sport 31 August 2006 7 October 2010 IRL David Connolly ENG Sunderland £1,400,000 31 August 2006 ENG David Wright ENG Ipswich Town Undisclosed 11 January 2007 http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~963220,00.html Exit stage Wright Wigan Athletic F.C. 11 January 2007 7 October 2010 SCO Gary Teale ENG Derby County £600,000 11 January 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/6251933.stm Teale leaves Wigan to join Derby BBC Sport 11 January 2007 7 October 2010 ENG Matt Jackson ENG Watford Free End of season http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/6687429.stm Jackson leaves Wigan for Watford BBC Sport 27 May 2007 7 October 2010 Released PlayerDateNotes SCO Steve McMillan 4 March 2007 http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~988172,00.html Mac to call it a day 4 March 2007 7 October 2010 NED Arjan de Zeeuw End of season http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~1026624,00.html Arry and Unsy leave club 19 May 2007 7 October 2010 ENG David Unsworth End of season Loans in PlayerFromStart dateEnd dateNotes ENG Chris Kirkland ENG Liverpool 12 July 2006 27 October 2006Kirkland B http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~866260,00.html Chris and Tell 12 July 2006 7 October 2010 ECU Antonio Valencia ESP Villarreal 11 August 2006 End of season http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~880910,00.html Victory for Valencia 11 August 2006 7 October 2010 BUL Svetoslav Todorov ENG Portsmouth 31 August 2006 31 December 2006 http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~890951,00.html Toddy's hot for Latics 31 August 2006 7 October 2010 NOR Kristofer Hæstad NOR Start 1 January 2007 31 March 2007Haestad C http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~948773,00.html Norwegian Blue 29 December 2006 7 October 2010 SWE Andreas Granqvist SWE Helsingborg 1 January 2007 End of season http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~948025,00.html Jewell's Swede on Granqvist 29 December 2006 7 October 2010 ENG Carlo Nash ENG Preston North End 19 February 2007 18 March 2007 http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~983890,00.html Nash landing 19 February 2007 7 October 2010 Loans out PlayerToStart dateEnd dateNotes AUS John Filan ENG Doncaster Rovers 6 October 2006 5 November 2006 http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~908060,00.html Donny Oz Man 6 October 2006 7 October 2010 POL Tomasz Cywka ENG Oldham Athletic 1 November 2006 20 December 2006Cywka D http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~920720,00.html Poles Apart Wigan Athletic F.C. 1 November 2006 7 October 2010 ENG Mike Pollitt ENG Ipswich Town 15 November 2006 23 November 2006Pollitt E http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~928469,00.html Polly-gone, but not for keeps 15 November 2006 7 October 2010 SCO Andy Webster SCO Rangers 5 January 2007 End of season http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~960573,00.html Web sets sight on Rangers Wigan Athletic F.C. 5 January 2007 7 October 2010 ENG Mike Pollitt ENG Burnley 11 January 2007 10 February 2007 http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~963361,00.html Polly Gone – on loan Wigan Athletic F.C. 11 January 2007 7 October 2010 Pre-season DateOpponentVenueResultScorersNotes 25 July 2006 PersepolisN4–2Heskey, Camara (2), JohanssonJewell expects forwards to shine Wigan Observer 27 July 2006 27 July 2006 UtrechtN1–1LandzaatLandzaat the main man https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/landzaat-the-main-man-1036811 Manchester Evening News 30 June 2025 28 July 2006 1 August 2006 BarnsleyA2–1Connolly, CamaraJewell's victors fail to sparkle https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jewells-victors-fail-to-sparkle-1038040 Manchester Evening News 30 June 2025 2 August 2006 2 August 2006 SouthportA2–0King, McCullochSouthport's double sting Liverpool Echo 3 August 2006 5 August 2006 Halifax TownA2–1Camara, ConnollyJewell taking no chances with new signings https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jewell-taking-no-chances-with-new-1038337 Manchester Evening News 30 June 2025 7 August 2006 9 August 2006 RosenborgA2–1Connolly, McCulloch 12 August 2006 Vitesse ArnhemH1–1McCulloch Results Wigan Athletic's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/wigan-athletic/2006-2007/results Wigan Athletic 2006-2007 Results - statto.com 4 November 2013 4 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131104232111/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/wigan-athletic/2006-2007/results live Legend WinDrawLoss FA Premier League Results by matchday table b Matchday Ground A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A Result L/W/L/D/D/L/L/W/W/W/W/D/L/L/W/D/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/W/L/D/W/W/D/L/L/D/D/L/L/L/W Position 15/12/14/15/14/15/17/15/14/11/8/9/11/13/11/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/17/17/17/17/17/16/15/15/15/16/16/15/16/17/18/17 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss gold green1 blue1 red1 WorldFootball.net complete 13 June 2019 + Premier League match detailsGlenda Rollin Jack Rollin Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007–2008 2007 Headline Publishing Group London 978-0-7553-1664-9 410–411DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 19 August 2006 Newcastle UnitedA1–251,569McCulloch 26 August 2006 ReadingH1–014,636Heskey 9 September 2006 PortsmouthA0–119,508 16 September 2006 EvertonA2–237,117Scharner (2) 23 September 2006 WatfordH1–116,359Camara 1 October 2006 Blackburn RoversA1–217,859Heskey 14 October 2006 Manchester UnitedH1–320,631Baines 21 October 2006 Manchester CityH4–016,235Heskey, Dunne (own goal), Camara, Valencia 28 October 2006 FulhamA1–022,882Camara 4 November 2006 Bolton WanderersA1–021,255McCulloch 11 November 2006 Charlton AthleticH3–216,572McCulloch, Camara, Jackson 19 November 2006 Aston VillaH0–018,455 26 November 2006 Tottenham HotspurA1–335,205Camara 2 December 2006 LiverpoolH0–422,089 6 December 2006 West Ham UnitedA2–033,805Cotterill, Spector (own goal) 9 December 2006 MiddlesbroughA1–123,638Camara (pen) 13 December 2006 ArsenalH0–115,311 16 December 2006 Sheffield UnitedH0–116,322 23 December 2006 ChelseaH2–322,077Heskey (2) 26 December 2006 Manchester UnitedA1–376,018Baines (pen) 30 December 2006 WatfordAA–AAbandoned after 56 minutes due to a waterlogged pitch.Rain ends Watford v Wigan match http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6205703.stm BBC Sport 30 September 2025 30 December 2006 Heskey 1 January 2007 Blackburn RoversH0–314,864 13 January 2007 ChelseaA0–440,846 21 January 2007 EvertonH0–218,149 30 January 2007 ReadingA2–321,954Heskey, Landzaat 3 February 2007 PortsmouthH1–015,093McCulloch 11 February 2007 ArsenalA1–260,049Landzaat 21 February 2007 WatfordA1–118,338Folan 25 February 2007 Newcastle UnitedH1–021,179Taylor 3 March 2007 Manchester CityA1–039,923Folan 17 March 2007 FulhamH0–016,001 31 March 2007 Charlton AthleticA0–126,500 7 April 2007 Bolton WanderersH1–318,610Hunt (o.g.)Goal was originally credited to Emile Heskey, but was ruled as a Nicky Hunt own goal by the Dubious Goals Panel.Hesk strike chalked off http://www.wiganlatics.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10429~1027880%2C00.html Wigan Athletic https://web.archive.org/web/20090113035321/http://www.wiganlatics.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~1027880,00.html 13 January 2009 23 May 2007 9 April 2007 Aston VillaA1–131,920Heskey 15 April 2007 Tottenham HotspurH3–316,506Heskey, Baines, Kilbane 21 April 2007 LiverpoolA0–244,003 28 April 2007 West Ham UnitedH0–324,726 5 May 2007 MiddlesbroughH0–121,204 13 May 2007 Sheffield UnitedA2–132,604Scharner, Unsworth Final league table 2006–07 FA Premier League WIG FA Cup 2006–07 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR36 January 2007 PortsmouthA1–214,336 (477 away)McCulloch League Cup 2006–07 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR219 September 2006 Crewe AlexandraA0–23,907 (815 away) Statistics Appearances and goals Up to end of seasonhttps://www.11v11.com/teams/wigan-athletic/tab/players/season/2007/comp/56/ Wigan Athletic players: League Cup 2007 Premier League FA Cup League Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 John Filan GK AUS 10 0 0 0 0 0 12 Mike Pollitt GK ENG 4+1 0 1 0 1 0 13 Chris Kirkland GK ENG 26 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Andreas Granqvist DF SWE 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 Matt Jackson DF ENG 17+4 1 0+1 0 1 0 5 Fitz Hall DF ENG 22+2 0 1 0 1 0 6 Arjan De Zeeuw DF NED 21+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 17 Emmerson Boyce DF BRB 34 0 1 0 0 0 19 Ryan Taylor DF ENG 12+4 1 0 0 0 0 25 David Unsworth DF ENG 6+4 1 0 0 0 0 26 Leighton Baines DF ENG 35 3 1 0 1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 8 Kevin Kilbane MF IRL 26+5 1 1 0 1 0 10 Lee McCulloch MF SCO 25+4 5 1 1 0 0 11 Andreas Johansson MF SWE 4+8 0 1 0 1 0 14 Denny Landzaat MF NED 29+4 2 1 0 1 0 16 Antonio Valencia MF ECU 17+5 1 0 0 0 0 18 Paul Scharner MF AUT 22+3 3 0 0 1 0 21 Tomasz Cywka MF POL 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 David Cotterill MF WAL 5+11 1 1 0 0 0 24 Josip Skoko MF AUS 24+4 0 0 0 0 0 31 Lewis Montrose MF ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 7 Henri Camara FW SEN 18+5 6 0 0 0 0 9 Emile Heskey FW ENG 33+2 8 1 0 0+1 0 15 Julius Aghahowa FW NGA 3+3 0 0 0 0 0 20 Caleb Folan FW IRL 8+5 2 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season 2 Pascal Chimbonda DF FRA 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 8 Graham Kavanagh MF IRL 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 15 David Wright DF ENG 6+6 0 0 0 1 0 20 Gary Teale MF SCO 7+6 0 0+1 0 1 0 22 David Connolly FW IRL 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 23 Andy Webster DF SCO 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 25 Svetoslav Todorov FW BUL 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 27 Kristofer Hæstad MF NOR 1+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 |} Notes A. Webster For more information about this transfer, see Webster ruling. B. Kirkland Kirkland initially signed on a six-month loan, but the deal was made permanent on 27 October 2006. C. Haestad Haestad initially signed on loan until the end of the season, but the deal was ended early. D. Cywka Cywka was initially loaned out for a month, but the deal was later extended. E. Pollitt Pollitt was initially loaned out for a month, but was recalled early by Wigan See also List of Wigan Athletic F.C. seasons 2006–07 in English football References External links Wigan Athletic 2006/07 fixtures Category:Wigan Athletic F.C. seasons Wigan Athletic