2006–07 Preston North End F.C. season

During the 2006–07 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Preston North End
2006–07 season
ChairmanDerek Shaw
ManagerPaul Simpson
StadiumDeepdale
Championship7th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Nugent (15)

All:
David Nugent (17)
Average home league attendance14,430

Season summary

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The 2006–07 season started well under Simpson, seeing Preston rise to the top of the Championship in December, the highest league place the team has reached in 55 years. Despite much interest in striker David Nugent, Simpson was able to hold on to the player throughout the January transfer window. On 28 March, Nugent went on to get his full international debut for England, and even managed to score his first international goal in the 90th minute of the match against Andorra. This was the first time a Preston player received a full international cap for England since Tom Finney. It was around this time that Preston went into a decline, which in the end meant the team missing out on a playoff spot in the final few weeks of the season.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 22 10 14 59 56 +3 76 Qualification for Championship play-offs
6 Southampton 46 21 12 13 77 53 +24 75
7 Preston North End 46 22 8 16 64 53 +11 74
8 Stoke City 46 19 16 11 62 41 +21 73
9 Sheffield Wednesday 46 20 11 15 70 66 +4 71
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

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Preston North End's score comes first

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
5 August 2006 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–0 15,650
8 August 2006 Norwich City A 0–2 24,676
11 August 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–1 17,410 Nugent (2), Whaley
19 August 2006 Queens Park Rangers H 1–1 11,879 McKenna
26 August 2006 Southampton A 1–1 20,712 Whaley
9 September 2006 Cardiff City H 2–1 12,435 Agyemang, Pugh
12 September 2006 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 12,119 Agyemang
16 September 2006 Derby County A 1–1 22,220 Pugh
22 September 2006 Barnsley H 1–0 11,728 Agyemang
30 September 2006 Stoke City A 1–1 14,342 Agyemang
14 October 2006 Sunderland H 4–1 19,603 Dichio, Alexander (pen), Whitehead (own goal), Whaley
17 October 2006 Ipswich Town A 3–2 19,377 Nugent, Chilvers, Whaley
21 October 2006 Hull City H 2–1 13,728 Dichio (2)
27 October 2006 Burnley A 2–3 14,871 Whaley, Ormerod
31 October 2006 Leeds United H 4–1 16,168 Dichio, Pugh, Nugent, L Neal
4 November 2006 Luton Town H 3–0 13,094 Alexander (pen), Agyemang, Ormerod
11 November 2006 Southend United A 0–0 9,263
18 November 2006 Leicester City A 1–0 22,721 Agyemang
25 November 2006 Crystal Palace H 0–0 14,202
28 November 2006 Coventry City H 1–1 13,104 Nugent
2 December 2006 Luton Town A 0–2 7,665
9 December 2006 Birmingham City A 1–3 23,159 Ormerod
16 December 2006 Plymouth Argyle H 3–0 13,171 Pugh, Ormerod, Alexander (pen)
23 December 2006 Colchester United H 1–0 14,225 Nugent
26 December 2006 West Bromwich Albion A 2–4 22,905 Alexander (pen), Nugent
30 December 2006 Sunderland A 1–0 30,460 Nugent
1 January 2007 Derby County H 1–2 19,204 Nugent
13 January 2007 Barnsley A 1–0 10,810 Chilvers
20 January 2007 Stoke City H 3–2 15,151 McKenna, Nugent, Wilson
30 January 2007 Colchester United A 0–1 5,085
3 February 2007 Sheffield Wednesday A 3–1 22,441 Ormerod, Nugent (2)
10 February 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–1 15,748
20 February 2007 Norwich City H 2–1 11,601 Pergl, Dichio
23 February 2007 Cardiff City A 1–4 12,889 Alexander (pen)
5 March 2007 Southampton H 3–1 13,060 Mellor, Nugent, Baird (own goal)
10 March 2007 Hull City A 0–2 17,118
13 March 2007 Ipswich Town H 1–0 12,925 Ricketts
17 March 2007 Burnley H 2–0 17,666 Nugent, Agyemang
30 March 2007 Leeds United A 1–2 18,433 Ormerod
3 April 2007 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 11,910
7 April 2007 Crystal Palace A 0–3 15,985
9 April 2007 Southend United H 2–3 13,684 St Ledger, Alexander (pen)
14 April 2007 Coventry City H 4–0 21,117 Sedgwick, Nugent, Ormerod (2)
21 April 2007 Leicester City H 0–1 14,725
28 April 2007 Plymouth Argyle A 0–2 13,813
6 May 2007 Birmingham City H 1–0 16,387 Whaley

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2007 Sunderland H 1–0 10,318 Ormerod
R4 17 January 2007 Crystal Palace A 2–0 8,422 Nugent, Wilson
R5 18 February 2007 Manchester City H 1–3 18,890 Nugent

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 23 August 2006 Port Vale A 1–2 3,522 Whaley

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Andy Lonergan
2 DF   SCO Graham Alexander
3 DF   SCO Callum Davidson
4 MF   ENG Danny Pugh
5 DF   FRA Youl Mawéné
6 MF   ENG Jason Jarrett
7 MF   ENG Chris Sedgwick
8 FW   ENG Michael Ricketts
9 FW   GHA Patrick Agyemang
10 FW   ENG David Nugent
12 DF   IRL Sean St Ledger
13 GK   IRL Wayne Henderson
14 DF   ENG Liam Chilvers
15 MF   ENG Simon Whaley
16 DF   ENG Paul McKenna
17 FW   ENG Brett Ormerod
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   ENG Matthew Hill
20 DF   CZE Pavel Pergl
21 FW   ENG Dave Hibbert
22 GK   ENG Carlo Nash
23 MF   ENG Lewis Neal
24 FW   ENG Joe Anyinsah
25 MF   ENG Adam Nowland
26 MF   CMR Franck Songo'o (on loan from Portsmouth)
27 DF   GAM Seyfo Soley
28 DF   ENG Kelvin Wilson
29 GK   ENG Ben Hinchcliffe
30 GK   ENG Chris Neal
31 MF   ENG Warren Beattie
32 MF   ENG Ashley Parillon
33 FW   ENG Neil Mellor
34 FW   ENG Chris McGrail

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF   SCO Brian O'Neil (retired)
27 MF   IRL Alan McCormack (to Southend United)
20 MF   WAL Tommy Miller (on loan from Sunderland)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF   ENG Brian Stock (to Doncaster Rovers)
19 FW   NIR Andy Smith (to Bristol City)
11 FW   ENG Danny Dichio (to Toronto FC)

Transfers

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References

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