2006–07 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

December 2022 Blackburn Rovers 2006–07 Mark Hughes FA Premier League 10th FA Cup Semi-finals League Cup Third round UEFA Cup Round of 32 Benni McCarthy (18) Benni McCarthy (24)http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/Goalscorers/0,,10303~200610303,00.html https://archive.today/20120805190629/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/Goalscorers/0,,10303~200610303,00.html dead 5 August 2012 Blackburn Rovers | Match | Club Statistics | Goalscorers Rovers.co.uk 29 November 2011 29,342 (vs. Liverpool, 26 December 2006) 16,035 (vs. Watford, 18 April 2007) 21,275http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/Attendance/0,,10303~200610303,00.html Blackburn Rovers | Match | Club Statistics | Attendance Rovers.co.uk 29 November 2011 13 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250413023559/https://www.rovers.co.uk/page/Attendance/0,,10303~200610303,00.html dead 2005–06 2007–08 During the 2006–07 English football season, Blackburn Rovers F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. Season summary A run of only five wins from their first 18 gameshttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/blackburn-rovers/2006-2007 Blackburn Rovers 2006-2007 Home statto.com 29 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111125201807/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/blackburn-rovers/2006-2007 25 November 2011 live killed off Blackburn's hopes of improving on the previous season's 6th place to qualify for the Champions League, but the club's form was markedly improved in the second half of the season. Rovers overcame the sale of Craig Bellamy to Liverpool, with his replacement, former Porto striker Benni McCarthy, scoring 18 league goals to finish as the Premier League's second-highest scorer behind Didier Drogba. The Rovers had a successful UEFA Cup campaign, defeating Red Bull Salzburg in the first round and topping Group E in the next stage, before falling to Bayer Leverkusen in the Round of 32. The club also continued its recent trend of reaching cup semi-finals only to be eliminated by the eventual winners, exiting the FA Cup semi-final at the hands of Chelsea. Final league table 2006–07 FA Premier League BLB Squad 1 USA GK Brad Friedel 3 GEO DF Zurab Khizanishvili 4 ENG DF Andy Todd 5 TUR MF Tugay Kerimoğlu 6 NZL DF Ryan Nelsen captain 7 AUS MF Brett Emerton 8 WAL MF Robbie Savage vice captain 9 COD FW Shabani NondaNonda was born in Bujumbura, Burundi, but also qualified to represent the DR Congo internationally and made his international debut for the DR Congo in 2000. on loan from Roma 10 RSA FW Benni McCarthy 11 ENG FW David Bentley 12 NOR MF Morten Gamst Pedersen 14 IRL MF Steven ReidReid was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father, and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001. 15 RSA MF Aaron Mokoena 16 SUI DF Stéphane Henchoz 18 SCO FW Paul Gallagher 19 ENG MF David Dunn 20 NED DF André Ooijer 21 CGO DF Christopher SambaSamba was born in Créteil, France, but also qualified to represent the Republic of the Congo internationally and made his international debut for the Congo in 2004. 22 ENG DF Stephen Warnock 23 WAL GK Jason BrownBrown was born in Southwark, London, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally, and made his full international debut for Wales in May 2006. 25 SUI DF Bruno Berner 27 ENG FW Matt Derbyshire 30 GRN FW Jason RobertsRoberts was born in Park Royal, London, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally through his father, and made his international debut for Grenada in 1999. 31 GER MF Sergio Peter 32 IRL DF Eddie Nolan 33 ENG DF Michael Gray Left club during season 2 AUS DF Lucas Neill to West Ham United 9 FIN FW Shefki KuqiKuqi was born in Vushtrri, Kosovo (then SFR Yugoslavia). to Crystal Palace 17 ENG FW Francis Jeffers on loan to Ipswich Town 21 SCO DF Dominic Matteo to Stoke City 22 IRL MF Jonathan Douglas to Leeds United 24 SCO DF Jay McEveleyMcEveley was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and would make his international debut for Scotland in August 2007. to Derby County Reserve squad The following players did not appear for the senior team this season. 13 FIN GK Peter Enckelman 22 IRL MF Jonathan Douglas 26 ENG DF Andy Taylor 28 ENG GK Frank Fielding 29 IRL MF Keith Treacy 34 IRL DF Tony KaneKane was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and has represented Northern Ireland at youth level, but later chose to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally at level. He would however later switch allegiances back and was called up to the Northern Ireland squad in November 2007. ENG GK Zak Jones ENG DF Dean Winnard SWE DF Martin Olsson ENG MF Josh O'Keefe SCO MF Bryan Hodge on loan to Mansfield Town IRL MF Alan Judge ITA MF Raffaele De Vita AUS MF Rostyn Griffiths ENG FW Keith Barker on loan to Rochdale ENG FW Jamie Clarke ENG FW Joe Garner on loan to Carlisle United Statistics Appearances and goals Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 Brad Friedel GK USA 38 0 6 0 1 0 8 0 23 Jason Brown GK WAL 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 3 Zurab Khizanishvili DF GEO 17+1 0 3+2 0 1 0 6 0 4 Andy Todd DF ENG 6+3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 6 Ryan Nelsen DF NZL 12 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 7 Brett Emerton DF AUS 32+2 0 5+1 0 1 0 6 0 16 Stéphane Henchoz DF SUI 10+2 0 1+1 0 1 0 1 0 20 André Ooijer DF NED 20 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 21 Christopher Samba DF CGO 13+1 2 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 22 Stephen Warnock DF ENG 13 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 25 Bruno Berner DF SUI 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 Eddie Nolan DF IRL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 33 Michael Gray DF ENG 10+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 5 Tugay Kerimoğlu MF TUR 26+4 1 3 0 0 0 7 1 8 Robbie Savage MF WAL 21 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 11 David Bentley MF ENG 36 4 6 0 1 0 8 3 12 Morten Gamst Pedersen MF NOR 36 6 5 2 1 0 6+1 0 14 Steven Reid MF IRL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Aaron Mokoena MF RSA 18+9 0 6 1 1 0 2+4 0 19 David Dunn MF ENG 7+4 0 2+1 0 0 0 2 0 31 Sergio Peter MF GER 1+8 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 1+3 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 9 Shabani Nonda FW DRC 17+9 7 2 0 1 0 4+3 1 10 Benni McCarthy FW RSA 36 18 3+2 3 1 0 7+1 3 18 Paul Gallagher FW SCO 2+14 1 1+1 1 0 0 2+2 0 27 Matt Derbyshire FW ENG 8+14 5 4+2 4 0 0 2 0 30 Jason Roberts FW GRN 9+9 4 1+2 1 0+1 0 1+2 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season 2 Lucas Neill DF AUS 20 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 9 Shefki Kuqi FW FIN 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 17 Francis Jeffers FW ENG 3+7 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+3 1 24 Jay McEveley DF ENG 3+1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 15 May 2007 Competitions October 2016 Transfers In WAL Jason Brown – ENG Gillingham, free, 26 Junehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/5094320.stm BBC Sport Gills keeper seals Blackburn move 26 June 2006 29 November 2011 ENG Francis Jeffers – ENG Charlton Athletic, free, 3 Julyhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/5141102.stm BBC Sport Blackburn snap up striker Jeffers 3 July 2006 29 November 2011 Grenada Jason Roberts – ENG Wigan Athletic, 3 July, undisclosedhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/5142832.stm BBC Sport Blackburn sign Roberts from Wigan 3 July 2006 29 November 2011 RSA Benni McCarthy – POR Porto, 28 July, undisclosed (believed to be £2,500,000)https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/5223360.stm BBC Sport Blackburn sign striker McCarthy 28 July 2006 19 August 2012 NED André Ooijer – NED PSV Eindhoven, 23 August, £2,000,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/5276102.stm BBC Sport Blackburn snap up defender Ooijer 23 August 2006 19 August 2012 DRC Shabani Nonda – ITA Roma, season loan, 31 Augusthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/5303764.stm BBC Sport Rovers take Roma striker on loan 31 August 2006 29 November 2011 SUI Stéphane Henchoz – ENG Wigan Athletic, free, 8 Septemberhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/5327604.stm BBC Sport Henchoz moves back to Blackburn 8 September 2006 19 August 2012 ENG David Dunn – ENG Birmingham City, £2,200,000, 17 January 17 January 2007 Dunn completes Rovers return https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/jan/17/newsstory.sport12 16 December 2025 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 ENG Stephen Warnock – ENG Liverpool, undisclosed (believed to be £2,500,000), 22 Januaryhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/6286485.stm BBC Sport Blackburn complete Warnock deal 22 January 2007 19 August 2012 Congo Christopher Samba – GER Hertha Berlin, £450,000, 25 January25 January 2007 Blackburn bring in defender Samba https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/6300359.stm 19 August 2012 BBC Sport SUI Bruno Berner – SUI FC Basel, 30 January, nominalhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/6312549.stm BBC Sport Defender Berner joins Blackburn 30 January 2007 19 August 2012 Out WAL Craig Bellamy – ENG Liverpool, undisclosed (thought to be £6,000,000), 22 Junehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/5097454.stm BBC Sport Liverpool wrap up Bellamy switch 22 June 2006 19 August 2012 FIN Shefki Kuqi – ENG Crystal Palace, £2,500,000, 1 Septemberhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/crystal_palace/5305070.stm BBC Sport Striker Kuqi makes move to Palace 1 September 2006 19 August 2012 SCO Dominic Matteo – ENG Stoke City, free, 19 Januaryhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/6278413.stm BBC Sport Stoke seal Griffin & Matteo deals 19 January 2007 19 August 2012 AUS Lucas Neill – ENG West Ham United, £1,500,000, 22 Januaryhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/6282817.stm BBC Sport West Ham confirm capture of Neill 22 January 2007 19 August 2012 SCO Jay McEveley – ENG Derby County, £600,000, 29 Januaryhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/6309201.stm BBC Sport Rams sign McEveley from Blackburn 29 January 2007 19 August 2012 ENG Francis Jeffers – ENG Ipswich Town, loan, 2 Marchhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/6413579.stm BBC Sport Jeffers moves to Ipswich on loan 2 March 2007 19 August 2012 Results Premier League Results by matchday table b Matchday Ground A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H Result L/D/L/D/W/W/W/D/L/L/L/L/D/L/W/L/W/L/W/W/W/L/W/L/L/W/L/W/W/L/L/L/W/D/W/W/D/D Position 18/16/20/19/13/10/9/9/10/11/13/15/15/17/14/17/16/17/15/14/11/12/10/12/12/10/11/10/10/10/10/11/10/10/10/10/10/10 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss gold green1 blue1 red1 worldfootball.net 26 January 2020 1 19 August 2006 15:00 Portsmouth 3–0 L http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4786635.stm Blackburn Rovers Svetoslav Todorov 26Nwankwo Kanu 62 84 Fratton Park Portsmouth 2 23 August 2006 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 D http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5266126.stm Everton Benni McCarthy 50 Tim Cahill 84 Ewood Park Blackburn 3 27 August 2006 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 L http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/5266318.stm Chelsea Frank Lampard 50 pen.Didier Drogba 81 Ewood Park Blackburn 4 9 September 2006 15:00 Sheffield United 0–0 D Blackburn Rovers Bramall Lane Sheffield 5 17 September 2006 Blackburn Rovers 4–2 W Manchester City Trevor Sinclair 18 o.g.Morten Gamst Pedersen 44Benni McCarthy 66Paul Gallagher 89 Joey Barton 39André Ooijer 45 o.g. Ewood Park Blackburn 6 23 September 2006 Middlesbrough 0–1 W Blackburn Rovers Shabani Nonda 27 Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough 7 1 October 2006 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 W Wigan Athletic David Bentley 45Benni McCarthy 81 Emile Heskey 2 Ewood Park Blackburn 8 14 October 2006 Liverpool 1–1 D Blackburn Rovers Craig Bellamy 64 Benni McCarthy 17 Anfield Anfield, Liverpool 9 22 October 2006 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 L Bolton Wanderers Iván Campo 62 Ewood Park Blackburn 27,662 (7,700 away) 10 29 October 2006 16:00 West Ham 2–1 L Blackburn Rovers Teddy Sheringham 21Hayden Mullins 80 David Bentley 90 Boleyn Ground Upton Park, London 11 5 November 2006 Aston Villa 2–0 L Blackburn Rovers Gareth Barry 41 pen.Juan Pablo Ángel 50 Villa Park Aston, Birmingham 12 11 November 2006 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 L Manchester United Louis Saha 64 Ewood Park Blackburn 13 19 November 2006 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 D Tottenham Tugay 23 Jermain Defoe 62 pen. Ewood Park Blackburn 14 2 December 2006 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 W Fulham Shabani Nonda 6Benni McCarthy 24 Ewood Park Blackburn 15 5 December 2006 Charlton 1–0 L Blackburn Rovers Talal El Karkouri 90 The Valley Charlton, London 16 9 December 2006 Blackburn Rovers 1–3 L Newcastle Morten Gamst Pedersen 47 Obafemi Martins 31Steven Taylor 35Obafemi Martins 90 Ewood Park Blackburn 17 16 December 2006 Reading 1–2 W Blackburn Rovers James Harper 41 Benni McCarthy 64David Bentley 84 Madejski Stadium Reading 18 23 December 2006 Arsenal 6–2 L Blackburn Rovers Gilberto Silva 10Hleb 23Adebayor 27 pen.van Persie 85 88Flamini 90 Nonda 3 pen. 69 Emirates Stadium Holloway, London 19 26 December 2006 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 W Liverpool Benni McCarthy 49 Ewood Park Blackburn 20 30 December 2006 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 W Middlesbrough Shabani Nonda 9Benni McCarthy 74 Yakubu 61 pen. Ewood Park Blackburn 21 1 January 2007 Wigan Athletic 0–3 W Blackburn Rovers Emile Heskey 37 o.g.Matt Derbyshire 58Benni McCarthy 76 pen. JJB Stadium Wigan 22 13 January 2007 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 L Arsenal Kolo Touré 37Thierry Henry 71 Ewood Park Blackburn 23 20 January 2007 Manchester City 0–3 W Blackburn Rovers Pedersen 44 62Derbyshire 90 City of Manchester Stadium Manchester 24 23 January 2007 Watford 2–1 L Blackburn Rovers Brett Emerton 12 o.g.Jay Demerit 70 Benni McCarthy 45 Vicarage Road Watford 25 31 January 2007 Chelsea 3–0 L Blackburn Rovers Didier Drogba 6Frank Lampard 67Salomon Kalou 90 Stamford Bridge (stadium) Fulham, London 26 3 February 2007 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 W Sheffield United Pedersen 22 90 Stead 25 Ewood Park Blackburn 27 10 February 2007 Everton 1–0 L Blackburn Rovers Andrew Johnson 10 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 28 25 February 2007 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 W Portsmouth Shabani Nonda 1 25Stephen Warnock 50 Ewood Park Blackburn 29 4 March 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–2 W Blackburn Rovers Anelka 87 McCarthy 58 pen. 68 pen. Reebok Stadium Horwich, Bolton 30 17 March 2007 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 L West Ham Christopher Samba 47 Carlos Tevez 71 pen.Bobby Zamora 75 Ewood Park Blackburn 31 31 March 2007 Manchester United 4–1 L Blackburn Rovers Paul Scholes 61Michael Carrick 73Park Ji-sung 83Ole Gunnar Solskjær 90 Matt Derbyshire 29 Old Trafford Manchester 76,098 32 7 April 2007 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 L Aston Villa Benni McCarthy 24 pen. Patrik Berger 34Gabriel Agbonlahor 73 Ewood Park Blackburn 33 18 April 2007 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 W Watford Christopher Samba 7Jason Roberts 10Benni McCarthy 32 Douglas Rinaldi 21 Ewood Park Blackburn 34 21 April 2007 Fulham 1–1 D Blackburn Rovers Vincenzo Montella 10 Benni McCarthy 61 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 35 28 April 2007 Blackburn Rovers 4–1 W Charlton Roberts 60 80Hreiðarsson 77 o.g.Derbyshire 83 Darren Bent 71 Ewood Park Blackburn 36 5 May 2007 Newcastle 0–2 W Blackburn Rovers Benni McCarthy 14Jason Roberts 73 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 37 10 May 2007 Tottenham 1–1 D Blackburn Rovers Jermain Defoe 67 Benni McCarthy 32 White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 38 13 May 2007 Blackburn Rovers 3–3 D Reading Benni McCarthy 21David Bentley 56Matt Derbyshire 67 Seol Ki-Hyeon 36Kevin Doyle 58Brynjar Gunnarsson 77 Ewood Park Blackburn League Cup Round 3 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Chelsea Joe ColeKalou 14,732 L FA Cup Round 3 7 January 2007 Everton 1–4 Blackburn Rovers Johnson (pen) DerbyshirePedersenGallagherMcCarthy 24,426 W Round 4 27 January 2007 Luton Town 0–4 Report Blackburn Rovers Derbyshire (2)McCarthyPedersen 5,887 W Round 5 Arsenal 0–0 Report Blackburn Rovers 56,761 D Round 5Replay Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Report Arsenal McCarthy 18,882 W Round 6 11 March 2007 16:00 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/5266318.stm Manchester City Mokoena 28Derbyshire 90 Ewood Park Blackburn 27,743 W Mike Dean SemiFinal 15 April 2007 16:00 GMT Blackburn Rovers 1–2 y http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/5266318.stm Chelsea Roberts 64 Lampard 16Ballack 109 Old Trafford Manchester 50,559 L Alan Wiley UEFA Cup First round 14 September 2006 19:45 Red Bull Salzburg 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Zickler 32Janko 90 Savage 32McCarthy 39 Wals-Siezenheim, Austria 17,000 (529 away) D Tomasz Mikulski (Poland) 28 September 2006 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Report Red Bull Salzburg McCarthy 32Bentley 56 Ewood Park Blackburn, England 18,888 W Joao Francisco Lopes Ferreira (Portugal) Group stage 19 October 2006 Wisła Kraków 1–2 Report Blackburn Rovers Cantoro 28 Savage 56Bentley 90 Stadion Miejski Kraków, Poland 14,000 (400 away) W SWE Stefan Johannesson 2 November 2006 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Report FC Basel Tugay 75Jeffers 89 pen.McCarthy 90 Ewood Park Blackburn, England 13,789 W UKR Oleh Oriekhov 23 November 2006 Feyenoord 0–0 Report Blackburn Rovers De Kuip Rotterdam, Netherlands 35,000 (2,500 away) D GER Knut Kircher 12 December 2006 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Report Nancy Neill 90 Ewood Park Blackburn, England 12,568 W AUT Gerald Lehner Round of 32 14 February 2007 18:15 Bayer Leverkusen 3–2 Report Blackburn Rovers Callsen-Bracker 18Ramelow 43Schneider 56 Bentley 38Nonda 87 BayArena Leverkusen, Germany 22,500 (1,125 away) L Pieter Vink (Netherlands) 22 February 2007 19:00 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Report Bayer Leverkusen Ewood Park Blackburn, England 25,124 (450 away) D Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Top scorers Premier League RSA Benni McCarthy 18 DRC Shabani Nonda 7 NOR Morten Gamst Pedersen 6 ENG Matt Derbyshire 5 ENG David Bentley 4 GRN Jason Roberts 4 League Cup n/a FA Cup ENG Matt Derbyshire 4 RSA Benni McCarthy 3 UEFA Cup ENG David Bentley 3 RSA Benni McCarthy 3 Notes notes 3 References External links FootballSquads – Blackburn Rovers – 2006/07 August 2010 Category:Blackburn Rovers F.C. seasons Blackburn