2006–07 Leicester City F.C. season

{{Short description|2006–07 season of Leicester City}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2014}}

{{Infobox football club season

|club=Leicester City

|season=2006–07

|manager=Rob Kelly (until 11 April)
Nigel Worthington (caretaker)

|chairman=Andrew Taylor (until 1 February)
Milan Mandarić (from 8 March)

|stadium=Walkers Stadium

|league=Championship

|league result=19th

|cup1=FA Cup

|cup1 result=Third round

|cup2=League Cup

|cup2 result=Third round

|cup3=Player of the Year

|cup3 result=Iain Hume

|league topscorer=Hume (13)

|season topscorer=Hume (14)

|highest attendance=30,457 vs Barnsley
(16 Dec 2006, Championship)

|lowest attendance=6,298 vs Macclesfield Town
(22 Aug 2006, League Cup)

|average attendance=23,206

|pattern_la1=_whiteborder|pattern_b1=_thinwhitestripes|pattern_ra1=_whiteborder|

leftarm1=0152A1|body1=0152A1|rightarm1=0152A1|shorts1=FFFFFF|socks1=0152A1|

pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=_blackleftsashonwhite|pattern_ra2=|

leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=00CCFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=000000|socks2=000000|

|prevseason=2005–06

|nextseason=2007–08

}}

During the 2006–07 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

Another poor season saw Leicester struggle near the foot of the Championship table. Manager Rob Kelly was sacked after a 3–0 defeat at Plymouth Argyle and replaced by former Norwich City boss Nigel Worthington, who steered the Foxes to safety. Worthington expressed an interest in becoming permanent manager, but instead the club appointed Milton Keynes Dons manager Martin Allen as manager.

Kit

Leicester retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by British company JJB Sports and sponsored by Narborough-based bank Alliance & Leicester.

Final league table

{{main|2006–07 Football League Championship}}

{{:2006–07 Football League Championship|only_totals=y|showteam=LEI}}

Results

Leicester City's score comes first{{Cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/2006-2007/results |title=Leicester City results for the 2006-2007 season - Statto.com |access-date=9 January 2013 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043451/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/2006-2007/results |url-status=dead }}

=Legend=

class="wikitable"

|style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"|Win

|style="background-color: #ffffdd;"|Draw

|style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"|Loss

=Football League Championship=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 5 August 2006

Luton TownA0–28,131
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 8 August 2006

BurnleyH0–119,035
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 12 August 2006

Ipswich TownH3–118,820Kisnorbo, Hughes, Hume
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 18 August 2006

Coventry CityA0–020,061
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 26 August 2006

Southend UnitedH1–019,427Kisnorbo
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 9 September 2006

West Bromwich AlbionA0–219,322
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 12 September 2006

Hull CityH0–118,677
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 16 September 2006

SunderlandA1–135,104Fryatt
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 23 September 2006

Colchester UnitedH0–022,449
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 30 September 2006

Birmingham CityA1–118,002Hammond
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 14 October 2006

SouthamptonH3–221,347Hume (2), Stearman
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 17 October 2006

Leeds UnitedA2–116,477Tiatto, Hume
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 21 October 2006

Crystal PalaceH1–128,762Hume (pen)
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 28 October 2006

Queens Park RangersA1–112,430Kisnorbo
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 31 October 2006

Stoke CityH2–121,107Hume, Hughes
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 4 November 2006

Sheffield WednesdayA1–222,451Fryatt
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 11 November 2006

Plymouth ArgyleH2–221,703Hume, Porter
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 18 November 2006

Preston North EndH0–122,721
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 25 November 2006

Derby CountyA0–128,315
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 28 November 2006

Norwich CityA1–323,896McCarthy
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 2 December 2006

Sheffield WednesdayH1–422,693Hughes
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 9 December 2006

Wolverhampton WanderersA2–118,600Hammond, Porter
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 16 December 2006

BarnsleyH2–030,457Hammond, Porter
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 23 December 2006

Cardiff CityH0–022,274
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 26 December 2006

Hull CityA2–118,523Kisnorbo, Williams
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 30 December 2006

SouthamptonA0–224,447
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 1 January 2007

SunderlandH0–221,975
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 13 January 2007

Colchester UnitedA1–15,915Hume
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 27 January 2007

Cardiff CityA2–312,057Kisnorbo, Hammond
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 3 February 2007

Luton TownH1–120,410Yeates
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 10 February 2007

Ipswich TownA2–021,221McAuley (2)
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 17 February 2007

Coventry CityH3–025,816Horsfield (2), Johnson
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 20 February 2007

BurnleyA1–010,274McGreal (own goal)
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 24 February 2007

West Bromwich AlbionH1–125,581McAuley
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 3 March 2007

Southend UnitedA2–210,528Hume (2)
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 10 March 2007

Crystal PalaceA0–216,969
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 13 March 2007

Leeds UnitedH1–125,165Hume
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 17 March 2007

Queens Park RangersH1–324,558Hume (pen)
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 31 March 2007

Stoke CityA2–413,303Kenton, Hammond
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 6 April 2007

Derby CountyH1–124,704Fryatt
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 9 April 2007

Plymouth ArgyleA0–310,900
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 14 April 2007

Norwich CityH1–221,483Kenton
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 17 April 2007

Birmingham CityH1–224,290Newton
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 21 April 2007

Preston North EndA1–014,725Johansson
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 28 April 2007

BarnsleyA1–020,012Austin (own goal)
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 6 May 2007

Wolverhampton WanderersH1–430,282Hume

=FA Cup=

{{Main|2006–07 FA Cup}}

class="wikitable"

|+

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

style="background-color: #ffffdd;"R36 January 2007FulhamH2–215,499Kisnorbo, Cadamarteri
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"R3R17 January 2007FulhamA3–411,222Fryatt, McAuley, Wesolowski

=League Cup=

{{Main|2006–07 Football League Cup}}

class="wikitable"

|+

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"R122 August 2006Macclesfield TownH2–06,298O'Grady, McCarthy
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"R219 September 2006Hereford UnitedA3–17,386Hammond, Stearman, Hume (pen)
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"R324 October 2006Aston VillaH2–327,288Stearman, Kisnorbo

Squad

{{Cite web|url=http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2006-2007/flcham/leicester.htm|title=FootballSquads - Leicester City - 2006/07}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.11v11.com/teams/leicester-city/tab/players/season/2007|title = All Leicester City players: 2007}}

{{fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=1|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=Rab Douglas}}

{{Fs player|no=2|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Alan Maybury}}

{{Fs player|no=3|nat=AUS|pos=DF|name=Patrick Kisnorbo}}

{{Fs player|no=4|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Darren Kenton}}

{{Fs player|no=5|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Paddy McCarthy}}

{{Fs player|no=6|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Stephen Hughes}}

{{Fs player|no=7|nat=CAN|pos=FW|name=Iain Hume}}

{{Fs player|no=8|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Mark Yeates|other=on loan Tottenham Hotspur}}

{{Fs player|no=9|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Geoff Horsfield|other=on loan Sheffield United}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Andy Johnson}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=AUS|pos=MF|name=Danny Tiatto}}

{{Fs player|no=12|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Matty Fryatt}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=AUS|pos=GK|name=Paul Henderson}}

{{Fs player|no=14|nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=Gareth McAuley}}

{{Fs player|no=15|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=Nils-Eric Johansson}}

{{fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Shaun Newton|other=on loan from West Ham United}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Richard Stearman}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=GHA|pos=FW|name=Elvis Hammond}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=AUS|pos=MF|name=James Wesolowski}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Alan Sheehan}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jason Jarrett|other=on loan from Preston North End}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Danny Cadamarteri}}

{{Fs player|no=25|nat=IRL|pos=GK|name=Conrad Logan}}

{{Fs player|no=26|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Louis Dodds}}

{{Fs player|no=27|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Levi Porter}}

{{Fs player|no=28|nat=CIV|pos=MF|name=Max Gradel}}

{{Fs player|no=29|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Scott Lycett}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Joe Mattock}}

{{Fs player|no=32|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Andy King}}

{{Fs player|no=33|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Eric Odhiambo}}

{{Fs end}}

=Left club during season=

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=8|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Gareth Williams|other=to Watford}}

{{Fs player|no=9|nat=Suriname|pos=FW|name=Mark de Vries|other=on loan to ADO Den Haag}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Josh Low|other=to Peterborough United}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Luigi Glombard|other=on loan from Cardiff City}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Chris O'Grady|other=to Rotherham United}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=GUI|pos=MF|name=Mohammed Sylla|other=to Kilmarnock}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Andy Welsh|other=on loan from Sunderland}}

{{Fs end}}

Transfers

=In=

class="wikitable"

|+

!Date

!Nation

!Position

!Name

!Team From

!Fee

!Source

5 June 2006

|{{flagicon|NIR}}

|DF

|Gareth McAuley

|Lincoln City

|Free

|{{Cite news |date=2006-06-05 |title=McAuley signs for Leicester City |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/5048224.stm |access-date=2024-08-22 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}

22 June 2006

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

|MF

|Andy Johnson

|West Bromwich Albion

|Free

|{{Cite news |date=2006-06-22 |title=Leicester snare Johnson and Low |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/5105854.stm |access-date=2024-08-22 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}

22 June 2006

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

|MF

|Josh Low

|Northampton Town

|Free

|

27 June 2006

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|DF

|Darren Kenton

|Southamption

|Free

|{{Cite news |date=2006-06-27 |title=Kenton signs two-year Foxes deal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/5120942.stm |access-date=2024-08-22 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}

31 January 2007

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|FW

|Geoff Horsfield

|Sheffield United

|Loan until end of Season

|{{Cite news |date=2007-01-31 |title=Leicester make triple loan swoop |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/6318449.stm |access-date=2024-08-22 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}

31 January 2007

|{{Flagicon|Republic of Ireland}}

|MF

|Mark Yeates

|Tottenham Hotspur

|Loan until end of Season

|

31 January 2007

|{{Flagicon|France}}

|FW

|Luigi Glombard

|Cardiff City

|One-Month Loan

|

8 February 2007

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|MF

|Jason Jarrett

|Preston North End

|One-Month Loan (extended 23 February{{Cite news |date=2007-02-23 |title=Jarrett extends Foxes loan spell |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/6390139.stm |access-date=2024-08-22 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}})

|{{Cite news |date=2007-02-08 |title=Leicester seal Jarrett loan deal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/6342481.stm |access-date=2024-08-22 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}

10 March 2007

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|MF

|Shaun Newton

|West Ham United

|Loan until end of Season

|{{Cite news |date=2007-03-10 |title=Leicester sign midfielder Newton |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/6438099.stm |access-date=2024-08-22 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}

=Out=

References

{{reflist}}

{{Leicester City F.C. seasons}}

{{2006–07 in English football}}

Category:Leicester City F.C. seasons

Leicester City

{{DEFAULTSORT:2006-07 Leicester City F.C. season}}