2006–07 FA Premier League

English football season April 2014 April 2014 FA Premier League 2006–07 19 August 2006 – 13 May 2007 Manchester United9th Premier League title16th English title Sheffield UnitedCharlton AthleticWatford Champions League Manchester UnitedChelseaLiverpoolArsenal UEFA Cup Tottenham HotspurEvertonBolton Wanderers Intertoto Cup Blackburn Rovers Top scorers Didier Drogba(20 goals) Pepe Reina (19 clean sheets) Reading 6–0 West Ham United(1 January 2007) Middlesbrough 0–4 Portsmouth(28 August 2006)Reading 0–4 Arsenal(22 October 2006)Bolton Wanderers 0–4 Manchester United(28 October 2006)Wigan Athletic 0–4 Liverpool(2 December 2006)Tottenham Hotspur 0–4 Manchester United(4 February 2007) Arsenal 6–2 Blackburn Rovers(23 December 2006) 380 931 9 gameshttp://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2006-2007/longest-sequences/full English Premier League 2006–07 statto.com 19 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150219073041/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2006-2007/longest-sequences/full 19 February 2015 live dmy-all Chelsea 14 gamesChelsea 8 gamesWigan Athletic 11 gamesAston VillaWatfordWest Ham United 76,098Manchester United 4–1 Blackburn Rovers(31 March 2007) 13,760Watford 2–1 Blackburn Rovers(23 January 2007) 13,058,755 34,365 2005–06 2007–08 The 2006–07 FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclays Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th season of the FA Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 19 August 2006 and concluded on 13 May 2007. Chelsea were the two-time defending champions. On 12 February 2007, the FA Premier League renamed itself simply to the Premier League. The change introduced a new logo, sleeve patches and typeface. The sponsored name remains the Barclays Premier League. The 2006–07 season was the lowest-scoring season in Premier League history, with only 931 goals (with a 2.45 goals per match ratio, the poorest in the history of Premier League).March 2024 Manchester United won their first Premiership title since 2003, following Chelsea's 1–1 draw with Arsenal on 6 May 2007. The result left the defending champions seven points behind United with two games left. It was their ninth title in fifteen seasons. The three relegation spots were occupied by Watford and Sheffield United who each lasted one season in the league, along with Charlton Athletic who went down after seven seasons. Teams Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Reading (playing in the top flight for the first time ever), Sheffield United (playing top flight football for the first time in twelve years) and Watford (returning to the Premier League after a six-year absence). They replaced Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland, who were relegated to the Championship after their top flight spells of four, two and one year respectively. Stadiums and locations England 440 right Locations of the 2006–07 Premier League teams England 51.5155 -0.0922 80 London Blue pog.svg right England 53.463053 -2.291325 80 Greater Manchester Green pog.svg right England 52.509103 -1.884786 80 Aston Villa right England 53.728569 -2.489206 80 Blackburn Rovers right England 53.438846 -2.966285 80 Everton left England 53.430845 -2.960823 80 Liverpool bottom England 54.578219 -1.216822 80 Middlesbrough right England 54.974 -1.614 80 Newcastle United left England 50.796344 -1.063803 80 Portsmouth right England 51.422311 -0.982639 80 Reading left England 53.370342 -1.470853 80 Sheffield United right England 51.649928 -0.401606 80 Watford left England TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 55.7 -0.2 80 London teams: Arsenal Charlton Athletic Chelsea Fulham Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United right England TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 50.7 -6.7 80 Greater Manchester teams: Bolton Wanderers Manchester City Manchester United Wigan Athletic right Greater London 300 right Greater London Premier League football clubs Greater London Premier League football clubs Greater London 51.557311 -0.116789 Blue pog.svg Arsenal 75 left Greater London 51.4863 0.0363 Blue pog.svg Charlton Athletic 75 right Greater London 51.481667 -0.191111 Blue pog.svg Chelsea 75 right Greater London 51.475 -0.221667 Blue pog.svg Fulham 75 bottom Greater London 51.5974 -0.0716 Blue pog.svg TottenhamHotspur 75 right Greater London 51.531944 0.039444 Blue pog.svg West Ham United 75 right Greater Manchester 300 right Greater Manchester Premier League football clubs Greater Manchester Premier League football clubs Greater Manchester 53.580578 -2.535644 Green pog.svg Bolton Wanderers 75 right Greater Manchester 53.483139 -2.2003 Green pog.svg Manchester City 75 right Greater Manchester 53.463053 -2.291325 Green pog.svg Manchester United 75 left Greater Manchester 53.547625 -2.654036 Green pog.svg Wigan Athletic 75 bottom Team Location Stadium CapacityArsenalLondon (Holloway)Emirates StadiumArsenal moved to the larger 60,000-seat Emirates Stadium after 93 years at Arsenal Stadium. 60,600Aston VillaBirminghamVilla Park 42,553Blackburn RoversBlackburnEwood Park 31,367Bolton WanderersBoltonReebok Stadium 28,723Charlton AthleticLondon (Charlton)The Valley 27,111ChelseaLondon (Fulham)Stamford Bridge 42,360EvertonLiverpool (Walton)Goodison Park 40,569FulhamLondon (Fulham)Craven Cottage 24,600LiverpoolLiverpool (Anfield)Anfield 48,677Manchester CityManchester (Bradford)City of Manchester Stadium 48,000Manchester UnitedManchester (Old Trafford)Old Trafford 76,212Old Trafford is now a fully completed 76,000-seater stadium, making it the largest club stadium in the UK.MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium 35,049Newcastle UnitedNewcastle upon TyneSt James' Park 52,387PortsmouthPortsmouthFratton Park 20,220ReadingReadingMadejski StadiumThe Madejski Stadium was a new Premier League ground for this season, Reading's first in the competition. 24,250Sheffield UnitedSheffieldBramall Lane 32,609Tottenham HotspurLondon (Tottenham)White Hart Lane 36,240WatfordWatfordVicarage Road 19,920West Ham UnitedLondon (Upton Park)Boleyn Ground 35,146Wigan AthleticWiganJJB Stadium 25,138 Personnel and kits (as of 13 May 2007) Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorArsenalFRA 1974 Arsène WengerFRA 1974 Thierry HenryNikeFly EmiratesAston VillaNIR Martin O'NeillENG Gareth BarryHummel32red.comBlackburn RoversWAL Mark HughesNZL Ryan NelsenLonsdalebet24.comBolton WanderersENG Sammy LeeENG Kevin NolanReebokReebokCharlton AthleticENG Alan PardewENG Luke YoungJomaLlaneraChelseaPOR José MourinhoENG John TerryAdidasSamsung MobileEvertonSCO David MoyesENG Phil NevilleUmbroChangFulhamNIR Lawrie SanchezUSA Brian McBrideAirnessPipexLiverpoolESP Rafael BenítezENG Steven GerrardAdidasCarlsbergManchester CityENG Stuart PearceIRL Richard DunneReebokThomas CookManchester UnitedSCO Sir Alex FergusonENG Gary NevilleNikeAIGMiddlesbroughENG Gareth SouthgateNED George BoatengErreà888.comNewcastle UnitedENG Nigel Pearson (caretaker)ENG Scott ParkerAdidasNorthern RockPortsmouthENG Harry RedknappSRB Dejan StefanovićJakoOkiReadingENG Steve CoppellSCO Graeme MurtyPumaKyoceraSheffield UnitedENG Neil WarnockENG Chris MorganLe Coq SportifCapital OneTottenham HotspurNED Martin JolENG Ledley KingPumaMansion.comWatfordENG Aidy BoothroydENG Gavin MahonDiadoraloans.co.ukWest Ham UnitedENG Alan CurbishleyENG Nigel Reo-CokerReebokJobserveWigan AthleticENG Paul JewellNED Arjan De ZeeuwJJBJJB Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Charlton Athletic ENG Alan Curbishley End of contract 24 April 2006Curbishley to leave Charlton job https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/4958402.stm BBC Sport 24 April 2006 1 July 2006Pre-season NIR Iain Dowie 27 May 2006 Middlesbrough ENG Steve McClaren Signed by England 4 May 2006McClaren named as England manager https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/4969592.stm BBC Sport 4 May 2006 4 May 2006 ENG Gareth Southgate 7 June 2006Southgate appointed as Boro boss https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/5052126.stm BBC Sport 7 June 2006 7 June 2006 Aston Villa IRL David O'LearySacked 19 July 2006 NIR Martin O'Neill 4 August 2006O'Neill named Aston Villa manager https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/5246190.stm BBC Sport 4 August 2006 4 August 2006 Charlton Athletic NIR Iain Dowie 13 November 2006Charlton part company with Dowie https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6145292.stm BBC Sport 13 November 2006 13 November 2006 20th ENG Les Reed 13 November 2006 West Ham United ENG Alan Pardew 11 December 2006Pardew sacked as West Ham manager https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/6169349.stm BBC Sport 11 December 2006 11 December 2006 18th ENG Alan Curbishley 13 December 2006Curbishley named West Ham manager https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/6171205.stm BBC Sport 13 December 2006 13 December 2006 Charlton Athletic ENG Les Reed 20 December 2006 19th ENG Alan Pardew 24 December 2006Pardew replaces Reed at Charlton https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6208387.stm BBC Sport 24 December 2006 24 December 2006 Fulham WAL Chris Coleman 10 April 2007Coleman out as Sanchez takes over Charlton https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/6543541.stm BBC Sport 10 April 2007 10 April 2007 15th NIR Lawrie Sanchez 10 April 2007 Bolton Wanderers ENG Sam AllardyceResigned 29 April 2007Allardyce resigns as Bolton boss https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/6605673.stm BBC Sport 29 April 2007 29 April 2007 5th ENG Sammy Lee 30 April 2007Lee appointed manager of Bolton https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/6606553.stm BBC Sport 30 April 2007 30 April 2007 Newcastle United ENG Glenn Roeder 6 May 2007Roeder resigns as Newcastle boss https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6630751.stm BBC Sport 6 May 2007 6 May 2007 13thENG Nigel Pearson (caretaker) 6 May 2007 League table Premier League#Competition main WDL QR 5 MUN Manchester United CHE Chelsea LIV Liverpool ARS Arsenal TOT Tottenham Hotspur EVE Everton BOL Bolton Wanderers REA Reading POR Portsmouth BLB Blackburn Rovers AST Aston Villa MID Middlesbrough NEW Newcastle United MCI Manchester City WHU West Ham United FUL Fulham WIG Wigan Athletic SHU Sheffield United CHA Charlton Athletic WAT Watford 28 5 5 83 27 C 24 11 3 64 24 20 8 10 57 27 19 11 8 63 35 17 9 12 57 54 15 13 10 52 36 16 8 14 47 52 16 7 15 52 47 14 12 12 45 42 15 7 16 52 54 11 17 10 43 41 12 10 16 44 49 11 10 17 38 47 11 9 18 29 44 12 5 21 35 59 8 15 15 38 60 10 8 20 37 59 10 8 20 32 55 R 8 10 20 34 60 R 5 13 20 29 59 R green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round CL3 CL3 blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round 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. UC1 UC1 UC1 #CCCCFF Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round The highest-placed team who applied for the Intertoto Cup and not in an automatic UEFA Cup spot was awarded with a place in that competition. Blackburn Rovers occupied the Intertoto place, because Portsmouth and Reading did not apply.http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1364900.mostviewed.spurs_win_may_harm_rovers_intertoto_chances.php Spurs win may harm Rovers' Intertoto chances 13 May 2007 20 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080120195022/http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1364900.mostviewed.spurs_win_may_harm_rovers_intertoto_chances.php dead A further place in the UEFA Cup was up for grabs via the Premiership Fair Play League. The winner is placed into a draw with the winners of Fair Play leagues in other countries. The representatives from the two countries that come out of the hat first are given a place in the UEFA Cup first qualifying round. Since the winners of the Premiership Fair Play League, Tottenham Hotspur, had already qualified for the UEFA Cup by virtue of their league position, their place in the Fair Play draw was given to Aston Villa. However, the places in the UEFA Cup were awarded to the representatives from Finland and Norway. IC3 red1 Relegation to Football League Championship R R R complete 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Barclays Premier League Results main FBR grey ARS AVL BLB BOL CHA CHE EVE FUL LIV MCI MUN MID NEW POR REA SHU TOT WAT WHU WIG Arsenal 1–1 6–2 2–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 Aston Villa 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–3 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 1–2 0–1 4–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 4–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 3–0 3–3 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 Bolton Wanderers 3–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–4 0–0 2–1 3–2 1–3 1–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 0–1 Charlton Athletic 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–3 1–0 0–3 1–3 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 4–0 1–0 Chelsea 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 4–0 Everton 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–3 4–1 3–0 1–1 2–4 0–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 Fulham 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 Liverpool 4–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 4–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 Manchester City 1–0 0–2 0–3 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 Manchester United 0–1 3–1 4–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 5–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 4–0 0–1 3–1 Middlesbrough 1–1 1–3 0–1 5–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–4 2–1 3–1 2–3 4–1 1–0 1–1 Newcastle United 0–0 3–1 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 0–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 Portsmouth 0–0 2–2 3–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 Reading 0–4 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 0–2 6–0 3–2 Sheffield United 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 2–1 1–1 4–1 5–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–4 2–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 Watford 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–3 3–3 0–3 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 4–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 West Ham United 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–4 1–0 3–3 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 3–4 0–1 0–2 Wigan Athletic 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–3 3–2 2–3 0–2 0–0 0–4 4–0 1–3 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–3 1–1 0–3 complete Barclays Premier League Season statistics Scoring Biggest win: 6 goals – Reading 6–0 West Ham United (1 January 2007) Highest scoring match: 8 goals – Arsenal 6–2 Blackburn Rovers First goal: Rob Hulse for Sheffield United against Liverpool (19 August 2006) Last goal: Harry Kewell (pen.) for Liverpool against Charlton Athletic (13 May 2007) Overall Most wins: 28 – Manchester United Fewest wins: 5 – Watford Most losses: 21 – West Ham United Fewest losses: 3 – Chelsea Most goals scored: 83 – Manchester United Fewest goals scored: 29 – Manchester City and Watford Most goals conceded: 60 – Fulham and Charlton Athletic Fewest goals conceded: 24 – Chelsea Home Most wins: 15 – Manchester United Fewest wins: 3 – Watford Most losses: 10 – Wigan Athletic Fewest losses: 0 – Chelsea Most goals scored: 46 – Manchester United Fewest goals scored: 10 – Manchester City Most goals conceded: 30 – Wigan Athletic Fewest goals conceded: 7 – Liverpool Away Most wins: 13 – Manchester United Fewest wins: 1 – Fulham and Charlton Athletic Most losses: 14 – Sheffield United Fewest losses: 3 – Manchester United and Chelsea Most goals scored: 37 – Manchester United Fewest goals scored: 8 – Sheffield United Most goals conceded: 42 – Fulham Fewest goals conceded: 13 – Chelsea Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1CIV Didier DrogbaChelsea202ZAF Benni McCarthyBlackburn Rovers183POR Cristiano RonaldoManchester United174ENG Wayne RooneyManchester United14AUS Mark VidukaMiddlesbrough6ENG Darren BentCharlton Athletic13IRL Kevin DoyleReading8BUL Dimitar BerbatovTottenham Hotspur12NLD Dirk KuytLiverpoolNGA YakubuMiddlesbrough Historic goals 15,000th goal The Premier League expected to have the league's 15,000th goal scored at some point in the period between Christmas and New Year. The target was reached on 30 December when Moritz Volz scored for Fulham against Chelsea. Barclays, the Premiership's sponsor, donated £15,000 to the Fulham Community Sports Trust in Volz' name. Additionally, a fan who correctly predicted that Volz would score the historic goal in a contest presented the player with a special award prior to Fulham's game against Watford at Craven Cottage on 1 January.http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=1572495&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsSpecialFeatures VOLZ SCORES 15,000TH PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL https://web.archive.org/web/20070123083417/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=1572495&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsSpecialFeatures 23 January 2007 premierleague.com 30 December 2006 17 May 2007 The honour of scoring the 15,000th goal led to Volz being nicknamed "15,000 Volz".April 2018 Goalkeeper scores On 17 March 2007, Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Paul Robinson scored against Watford from an 83-yard free kick, which bounced over his England teammate Ben Foster, who was in goal for the Hornets, leading Spurs to a 3–1 win at White Hart Lane.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6437237.stm Tottenham 3–1 Watford BBC Sport 17 March 2007 17 May 2007 Sam Lyon This was the third goal scored by a goalkeeper in Premiership history. The other two were scored by Peter Schmeichel, for Aston Villa against Everton on 21 October 2001,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1606115.stm Schmeichel strike in vain BBC Sport 20 October 2001 17 May 2007 and Brad Friedel, for Blackburn Rovers against Charlton Athletic on 21 February 2004.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3496741.stm Charlton 3–2 Blackburn BBC Sport 21 February 2004 17 May 2007 In those two cases, the teams they played for lost. Robinson became the first keeper to score for the winning team in a Premiership match. Relegation controversy West Ham escaped relegation on the final day of the season with a 1–0 win over Manchester United, with Carlos Tevez scoring the winner.Nurse Howard Man Utd 0-1 West Ham https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6627803.stm 3 January 2019 BBC Sport 13 May 2007 Sheffield United were relegated, along with Charlton and Watford. Tevez was subsequently found to have been ineligible to play, as he was not owned by West Ham, but by a third party. Sheffield United sued to keep their Premier League status and, when that failed, went to an FA arbitration panel seeking up to £30m compensation. The arbitration panel found in favour of Sheffield United.Dollard Rory Sheffield Utd win ruling against West Ham over Tevez https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/sheffield-utd-win-ruling-against-west-ham-over-tevez-939361.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/sheffield-utd-win-ruling-against-west-ham-over-tevez-939361.html 1 May 2022 subscription 3 January 2019 The Independent 23 September 2008 The two clubs subsequently settled out of court for an undisclosed sum,Kelso Paul West Ham and Sheffield United reach out-of-court settlement over Carlos Tevez affair https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/4981170/West-Ham-and-Sheffield-United-reach-out-of-court-settlement-over-Carlos-Tevez-affair.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/4981170/West-Ham-and-Sheffield-United-reach-out-of-court-settlement-over-Carlos-Tevez-affair.html 12 January 2022 subscription live 3 January 2019 The Telegraph 13 March 2009 while West Ham were fined £5.5 million by the Premier League. Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthReferenceManagerClubPlayerClubAugustSCO Sir Alex FergusonManchester UnitedWAL Ryan GiggsManchester UnitedMan Utd pair win monthly awards https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/5288126.stm BBC Sport 1 September 2026 29 September 2026September ENG Steve CoppellReadingENG Andrew JohnsonEvertonCoppell wins manager of the month https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/5397704.stm BBC Sport 2 October 2006 29 September 2026October SCO Sir Alex FergusonManchester UnitedENG Paul ScholesManchester UnitedFerguson and Scholes win awards https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6126918.stm BBC Sport 10 November 2006 29 September 2026November ENG Steve CoppellReadingPOR Cristiano RonaldoManchester UnitedRonaldo is handed November award https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6215854.stm BBC Sport 7 December 2006 29 September 2026December ENG Sam AllardyceBolton WanderersPOR Cristiano RonaldoManchester UnitedRonaldo claims second successive award https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6246271.stm BBC Sport 12 January 2007 29 September 2026January ESP Rafael BenítezLiverpoolESP Cesc FàbregasArsenalFabregas wins January award https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6339339.stm BBC Sport 9 February 2007 29 September 2026February SCO Sir Alex FergusonManchester UnitedWAL Ryan GiggsManchester UnitedMan Utd pair win February awards https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6410307.stm BBC Sport 2 March 2007 29 September 2026March POR José MourinhoChelseaCZE Petr ČechChelseaCech and Mourinho land awards https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/cech-and-mourinho-land-awards FOX Sports 6 April 2007 29 September 2026April NIR Martin O'NeillAston VillaIRL Robbie KeaneBUL Dimitar BerbatovTottenham HotspurKeane & Berbatov win April award https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6631011.stm BBC Sport 7 May 2007 29 September 2026 Annual awards Award Winner Club Premier League Manager of the Season SCO Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United Premier League Player of the Season POR Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United PFA Players' Player of the Year POR Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United PFA Young Player of the Year POR Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United PFA Fans' Player of the Year POR Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United FWA Footballer of the Year POR Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United PFA Team of the Year2006–07 FA Premier League PFA Team of the Year https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/apr/23/newsstory.premierleague200607 The Guardian 23 April 2007 29 September 2026 Goalkeeper NED Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United) Defence ENG Gary Neville (Manchester United) ENG Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United) SRB Nemanja Vidić (Manchester United) FRA Patrice Evra (Manchester United) Midfield POR Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) ENG Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) ENG Paul Scholes (Manchester United) WAL Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) Attack CIV Didier Drogba (Chelsea) BUL Dimitar Berbatov (Tottenham Hotspur) Attendances { class"wikitable sortable" !#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendancehttps://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng2007.htm Attendances – Archive England european-football-statistics.co.uk 7 August 2025 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Manchester United 19 75,826 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Arsenal FC 19 60,045 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Newcastle United 19 50,686 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Liverpool FC 19 43,561 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Chelsea FC 19 41,542 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Manchester City 19 39,997 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Everton FC 19 36,739 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Aston Villa 19 36,214 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Tottenham Hotspur 19 35,739 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count West Ham United 19 34,719 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Sheffield United 19 30,512 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Middlesbrough FC 19 27,730 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Charlton Athletic 19 26,195 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Reading FC 19 23,829 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Bolton Wanderers 19 23,606 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Fulham FC 19 22,279 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Blackburn Rovers 19 21,275 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Portsmouth FC 19 19,862 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Watford FC 19 18,751 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Wigan Athletic 19 18,159 - } See also 2006–07 in English football 2006–07 Football League Notes External links 2006–07 Premier League Season at RSSSF Premier League 2006–07 on BBC Sport: News – Recent results https://web.archive.org/web/20070313215358/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/results/ 13 March 2007 – Upcoming fixtures https://web.archive.org/web/20081208194532/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/fixtures/ 8 December 2008 – Live Scores – Current standings https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20100909075403/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/table/default.stm 9 September 2010 Official Premier League site 2006–07 1 England