# 2006–07 Newcastle United F.C. season

During the 2006–07 season, Newcastle United participated in the Premier League, finishing 13th, and also competed in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup.

## Season summary

The summer transfer window saw Roeder sign Obafemi Martins from Inter Milan and Damien Duff from Chelsea, though he failed to follow up the club's interest in signing Sol Campbell, claiming he wanted younger players, and unsuccessful attempts were made to lure strikers Dirk Kuyt and Eiður Guðjohnsen to the club. As the transfer window closed Antoine Sibierski was signed from Manchester City, and young Manchester United striker Giuseppe Rossi was signed on a four-month loan. Roeder controversially made a last-minute withdrawal from the sale of winger James Milner to Aston Villa, to the fury of Villa manager Martin O'Neill.
A poor opening run of only two wins in the opening thirteen league outings saw Newcastle in deep problems at the wrong end of the table, with the team suffering from the worst injury crisis in the club's history, forcing Roeder to recruit players from the youth academy, notably David Edgar and Matty Pattison. Fan protestations against the club's board came following a mid-November defeat against Sheffield United with the club staring relegation in the face.
The return of senior players saw the club fight back up the league, but a 5–1 FA Cup hammering at home to Championship side Birmingham City left fans and players stunned. A UEFA Cup campaign following success in the Intertoto Cup had looked like the club's form of salvation, but the team crashed out to an agonising defeat on away goals at AZ Alkmaar. Following that the team ran out of steam, and manager Glenn Roeder resigned the week before the end of the season with the team left in mid-table obscurity. Things, however, did seem to look up with new manager Sam Allardyce and wealthy new owners confirmed in the off season.

### New ownership and Sam Allardyce

Billionaire businessman Mike Ashley began his quest to purchase Newcastle in the spring of 2007, successfully acquiring Sir John Hall's majority stake in the club. Chairman Freddie Shepherd remained defiant that he was not going to sell the club, and, despite a takeover being inevitable, appointed Sam Allardyce as manager following his departure from Bolton Wanderers in April. However, following Mike Ashley claiming a further majority stake hold, Shepherd was forced to sell his stake to Ashley and end his ten-year tenure as chairman. Ashley brought in lawyer Chris Mort as chairman, Tony Jimenez as vice-chairman and Derek Llambias as managing director.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 50 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 46 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 43 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 42 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 41 |

## Chronological list of events

* 14 June 2006: Scott Parker named as Newcastle United captain following the retirement of Alan Shearer.
* 23 June 2006: Damien Duff signed from Chelsea.
* 18 July 2006: Joe Joyce appointed new Academy Manager.
* 24 August 2006: Obafemi Martins signed from Inter Milan.
* 30 August 2006: Giuseppe Rossi signed on a four-month loan from Manchester United.
* 30 August 2006: Antoine Sibierski signed from Manchester City.
* 1 September 2006: Olivier Bernard signed after being released by Rangers earlier in the summer.
* 26 September 2006: Newcastle United terminate the contract of assistant manager Kevin Bond.
* 29 September 2006: Pavel Srníček signed after being released by Beira-Mar in the summer.
* 22 October 2006: Nigel Pearson appointed as assistant manager.
* 4 November 2006: A section of Newcastle supporters stage a protest after 1–0 defeat to Sheffield United. Many call for the resignation of chairman Freddy Shepherd and other members of the board.
* 14 November 2006: Paul Winsper resigns as fitness coach.
* 16 December 2006: Newcastle United named overall winners of the Intertoto Cup.
* 12 January 2007: Emre charged by The Football Association with using racially aggravated abusive and/or insulting words during the match with Everton.
* 30 January 2007: Oguchi Onyewu signed on a four-month loan from Standard Liège.
* 19 March 2007: Allegations of Emre using racially aggravated abusive and/or insulting words during the match with Everton are found not proven by the FA.
* 2 April 2007: Newcastle United unveil plans for a new £300 million development that would increase the capacity of the stadium to at least 60,000.
* 30 April 2007: Michael Owen appears in a match for Newcastle United following a 10-month absence through injury.
* 6 May 2007: Glenn Roeder resigns as manager.
* 6 May 2007: Nigel Pearson named as caretaker manager.
* 13 May 2007: Newcastle United's season came to an end following a 1–1 Premiership draw away to bottom-placed Watford.
* 15 May 2007: Sam Allardyce appointed as manager.
* 21 May 2007: Sam Allardyce releases six players from Newcastle United's squad, including Craig Moore, Titus Bramble and Antoine Sibierski.
* 23 May 2007: Businessman Mike Ashley becomes the largest shareholder in Newcastle United after buying Sir John Hall's 41.6% share for £55 million. He then launched a formal takeover bid.

## Team kit

The team kit for the 2006–07 season was produced by Adidas and the main shirt sponsor was Northern Rock.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | Previous club | Cost |
| 23 June 2006 | Damien Duff | Chelsea | £5 million |
| 24 August 2006 | Obafemi Martins | Internazionale | £10.14 million |
| 31 August 2006 | Giuseppe Rossi | Manchester United | Loan |
| 31 August 2006 | Antoine Sibierski | Manchester City | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2006 | Olivier Bernard | Rangers | Free |
| 29 September 2006 | Pavel Srníček | Beira-Mar | Free |
| 30 January 2007 | Oguchi Onyewu | Standard Liège | Loan |

### Out

| Date | Player | New club | Cost |
| 1 June 2006 | Daryl Smylie | Livingston | Free |
| 8 June 2006 | Lee Bowyer | West Ham United | Undisclosed |
| 14 June 2006 | Michael Chopra | Cardiff City | £500,000 |
| 8 July 2006 | Robbie Elliott | Sunderland | Free |
| 8 August 2006 | Amdy Faye | Charlton Athletic | £2,000,000 |
| 22 August 2006 | Jean-Alain Boumsong | Juventus | £3,300,000 |
| 18 January 2007 | Liam Atkin | Carlisle United | Free |
| 30 January 2007 | Carl Finnigan | Falkirk | Free |

## Players
### First-team squad

    All players in the Newcastle United squad during the 2006–07 season
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 | IRL | Shay Given |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Stephen Carr |
| 4 | MF | PER | Nolberto Solano |
| 5 | MF | TUR | Emre Belözoğlu |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Albert Luque |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Kieron Dyer |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Obafemi Martins |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Michael Owen |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Damien Duff |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Steve Harper |
| 14 | MF | FRA | Charles N'Zogbia |
| 15 | DF | USA | Oguchi Onyewu |
| 16 | MF | ENG | James Milner |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Scott Parker |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Craig Moore |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Titus Bramble |
| 20 | FW | FRA | Antoine Sibierski |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Lee Clark |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Nicky Butt |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Shola Ameobi |
| 24 | GK | CZE | Pavel Srníček |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Peter Ramage |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Steven Taylor |
| 30 | DF | CAN | David Edgar |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Paul Huntington |
| 33 | DF | NGA | Celestine Babayaro |
| 34 | DF | FRA | Olivier Bernard |
| 35 | MF | RSA | Matty Pattison |
| 37 | MF | IRL | Alan O'Brien |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Andy Carroll |
| 40 | GK | NED | Tim Krul |
| 42 | MF | AUS | James Troisi |
| 43 | MF | COD | Kazenga LuaLua |
| 49 | GK | ENG | Fraser Forster |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | DF | FRA | Jean-Alain Boumsong (to Juventus) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | ITA | Giuseppe Rossi (on loan from Manchester United) |

### Reserve squad

    The following players made most of their appearances for the reserve team this season, and did not appear in a first-team squad this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Kris Gate |
| — | DF | ENG | Phil Cave |
| — | DF | ENG | Chris Shanks |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Kieran Wrightson |
| — | FW | ENG | Carl Finnigan |

#### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | Liam Atkin (to Carlisle United) |

### Under-18 squad

    The following players made most of their appearances for the under-18 team this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Mark Cook |
| — | DF | ENG | Paul Dummett |
| — | DF | ENG | Matthew Grieve |
| — | DF | ENG | Daniel Leadbitter |
| — | DF | ENG | Darren Lough |
| — | DF | ENG | James Tavernier |
| — | DF | ENG | James Taylor |
| — | DF | IRL | Callum Morris |
| — | MF | ENG | Stewart Bath |
| — | MF | ENG | Mark Bertram |
| — | MF | ENG | Rob Cavener |
| — | MF | ENG | Dean Critchlow |
| — | MF | ENG | Mark Doninger |
| — | MF | ENG | Alex Francis |
| — | MF | ENG | Jonny Godsmark |
| — | MF | ENG | Callum Little |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Greg McDermott |
| — | MF | ENG | Alex Patterson |
| — | MF | ENG | Glenn Reay |
| — | FW | ENG | Phil Airey |
| — | FW | ENG | Campbell Bell |
| — | FW | ENG | Ryan Donaldson |
| — | FW | ENG | James Marwood |
| — | FW | NED | Frank Wiafe Danquah |
| — | GK | | Tom Kindley |
| — | DF | | Ross Cowan |
| — | | | Liam Davidson |
| — | | | James Debbage |
| — | | | Tom Kilton |
| — | | | Lewis Marr |
| — | | | Ben Williamson |

### Trialists

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | Michael Morrison (on trial from Cambridge United) |
| — | DF | TUR | Erol Bulut (on trial from Olympiacos) |
| — | DF | EGY | Wael Gomaa (on trial from Al Ahly) |
| — | MF | SCO | David Templeton (on trial from Stenhousemuir) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ENG | Lee Kerr (on trial from Whitley Bay) |
| — | FW | FRA | Garra Dembélé |
| — | FW | CMR | Pierre Boya (on trial from Partizan) |

## Match results
### Friendlies

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 26 July 2006 | Norwich City | Away | Won 1–2 | 15,205 | Ramage, N'Zogbia |
| 29 July 2006 | PSV Eindhoven | Home | Lost 2–3 | 20,185 | Ameobi, Luque |
| 5 August 2006 | Villarreal | Home | Drew 3–3 | 20,144 | Ameobi, Butt (2) |

### Premier League
#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | D |
| Position | 8 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 19 August 2006 | Wigan Athletic | Home | 2–1 | 51,569 | Parker (38), Ameobi (64) |
| 27 August 2006 | Aston Villa | Away | 2–0 | 35,141 | |
| 9 September 2006 | Fulham | Home | 1–2 | 50,365 | Parker (54) |
| 17 September 2006 | West Ham United | Away | 0–2 | 34,938 | Duff (50), Martins (75) |
| 20 September 2006 | Liverpool | Away | 2–0 | 43,754 | |
| 24 September 2006 | Everton | Home | 1–1 | 50,107 | Ameobi (14) |
| 1 October 2006 | Manchester United | Away | 2–0 | 75,664 | |
| 15 October 2006 | Bolton Wanderers | Home | 1–2 | 48,145 | Ameobi (19 pen.) |
| 22 October 2006 | Middlesbrough | Away | 1–0 | 30,060 | |
| 28 October 2006 | Charlton Athletic | Home | 0–0 | 48,642 | |
| 4 November 2006 | Sheffield United | Home | 0–1 | 50,188 | |
| 11 November 2006 | Manchester City | Away | 0–0 | 40,571 | |
| 18 November 2006 | Arsenal | Away | 1–1 | 60,058 | Dyer (30) |
| 26 November 2006 | Portsmouth | Home | 1–0 | 48,743 | Sibierski (69) |
| 6 December 2006 | Reading | Home | 3–2 | 48,182 | Sibierski (23), Martins (57 pen.), Emre (84) |
| 9 December 2006 | Blackburn Rovers | Away | 1–3 | 19,225 | Martins (31, 90), Taylor (35) |
| 13 December 2006 | Chelsea | Away | 1–0 | 41,945 | |
| 16 December 2006 | Watford | Home | 2–1 | 49,231 | Martins (49, 85) |
| 23 December 2006 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | 3–1 | 52,079 | Dyer (3), Martins (7), Parker (34) |
| 26 December 2006 | Bolton Wanderers | Away | 2–1 | 26,437 | Dyer (8) |
| 30 December 2006 | Everton | Away | 3–0 | 38,682 | |
| 1 January 2007 | Manchester United | Home | 2–2 | 52,302 | Milner (33), Edgar (74) |
| 14 January 2007 | Tottenham Hotspur | Away | 2–3 | 35,942 | Huntington (16), Martins (72), Butt (73) |
| 20 January 2007 | West Ham United | Home | 2–2 | 52,095 | Milner (45), Solano (53 pen.) |
| 31 January 2007 | Aston Villa | Home | 3–1 | 49,201 | Milner (5), Dyer (7), Sibierski (90) |
| 3 February 2007 | Fulham | Away | 2–1 | 24,340 | Martins (90) |
| 10 February 2007 | Liverpool | Home | 2–1 | 52,305 | Martins (26), Solano (70 pen.) |
| 25 February 2007 | Wigan Athletic | Away | 1–0 | 21,179 | |
| 3 March 2007 | Middlesbrough | Home | 0–0 | 52,303 | |
| 27 January 2007 | Charlton Athletic | Away | 2–0 | 27,028 | |
| 31 March 2007 | Manchester City | Home | 0–1 | 52,004 | |
| 7 April 2007 | Sheffield United | Away | 1–2 | 32,572 | Martins (17), Taylor (80) |
| 9 April 2007 | Arsenal | Home | 0–0 | 52,293 | |
| 14 April 2007 | Portsmouth | Away | 2–1 | 20,165 | Emre (69 pen.) |
| 22 April 2007 | Chelsea | Home | 0–0 | 52,056 | |
| 30 April 2007 | Reading | Away | 1–0 | 24,109 | |
| 5 May 2007 | Blackburn Rovers | Home | 0–2 | 51,226 | |
| 13 May 2007 | Watford | Away | 1–1 | 19,830 | Dyer (29) |

### Intertoto Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| Third round 1st leg | 15 July 2006 | Lillestrøm | Home | 1–1 | 31,059 | Luque |
| Third round 2nd leg | 22 July 2006 | Lillestrøm | Away | 0–3 | 8,742 | Ameobi (2), Emre |

### UEFA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| Second qualifying round, 1st leg | 10 August 2006 | FK Ventspils | Away | 0–1 | 6,000 | Bramble |
| Second qualifying round, 2nd leg | 24 August 2006 | FK Ventspils | Home | 0–0 | 30,498 |
| First round, 1st leg | 14 September 2006 | Levadia Tallinn | Away | 0–1 | 7,917 | Sibierski |
| First round, 2nd leg | 28 September 2006 | Levadia Tallinn | Home | 2–1 | 27,012 | Martins (2) |
| Group H | 19 October 2006 | Fenerbahçe | Home | 1–0 | 30,035 | Sibierski |
| Group H | 2 November 2006 | Palermo | Away | 0–1 | 16,904 | Luque |
| Group H | 23 November 2006 | Celta Vigo | Home | 2–1 | 25,079 | Sibierski, Taylor |
| Group H | 30 November 2006 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Away | 0–0 | 47,000 |
| Round of 32, 1st leg | 15 February 2007 | Zulte Waregem | Away | 1–3 | 8,015 | Dindeleux (o.g.), Martins, Sibierski |
| Round of 32, 2nd leg | 22 February 2007 | Zulte Waregem | Home | 1–0 | 30,083 | Martins |
| Round of 16, 1st leg | 8 March 2007 | AZ Alkmaar | Home | 4–2 | 28,452 | Steinsson (o.g.), Dyer, Martins (2) |
| Round of 16, 2nd leg | 15 March 2007 | AZ Alkmaar | Away | 2–0 | 16,401 |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| Third round | 25 October 2006 | Portsmouth | Home | 3–0 | 25,028 | Rossi, Solano (2) |
| Fourth round | 7 November 2006 | Watford | Away | 2–2 (4–5 on penalties) | 16,791 | Sibierski, Parker |
| Fifth round | 20 December 2006 | Chelsea | Home | 0–1 | 37,406 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| Third round | 6 January 2007 | Birmingham | Away | 2–2 | 16,444 | Taylor, Dyer |
| Third round replay | 17 January 2007 | Birmingham | Home | 1–5 | 26,099 | Milner |

## Player statistics
### Goalscorers

| Name | League | Other | Total |
| Obafemi Martins | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| Antoine Sibierski | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Kieron Dyer | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Shola Ameobi | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| James Milner | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Scott Parker | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Steven Taylor | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Nolberto Solano | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Emre | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Albert Luque | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Damien Duff | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| David Edgar | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Huntington | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Titus Bramble | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Giuseppe Rossi | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nicky Butt | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 38 | 25 | 63 |

### Discipline

| Name | Yellow cards | Red cards |
| Scott Parker | 10 | 0 |
| Nicky Butt | 10 | 0 |
| Nolberto Solano | 8 | 0 |
| Steven Taylor | 6 | 1 |
| Titus Bramble | 6 | 1 |
| Emre | 7 | 0 |
| Craig Moore | 7 | 0 |
| James Milner | 5 | 0 |
| Celestine Babayaro | 5 | 0 |
| Paul Huntington | 4 | 0 |
| Charles N'Zogbia | 3 | 0 |
| Shay Given | 2 | 0 |
| Peter Ramage | 2 | 0 |
| Obafemi Martins | 2 | 0 |
| Damien Duff | 1 | 0 |
| Shola Ameobi | 1 | 0 |
| Albert Luque | 1 | 0 |
| Kieron Dyer | 1 | 0 |
| Alan O'Brien | 1 | 0 |
| Giuseppe Rossi | 1 | 0 |
| Antoine Sibierski | 1 | 0 |
| Total: | 86 | 2 |
In all competitions.

### Appearances and goals

    All players to have appeared in the matchday squad during the 2006–07 season.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Intertoto Cup | Intertoto Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | IRL | Shay Given | 33 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Steve Harper | 25 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | CZE | Pavel Srníček | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | NED | Tim Krul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | GK | ENG | Fraser Forster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | IRL | Stephen Carr | 32 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | PER | Nolberto Solano | 44 | 4 | 25+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Oguchi Onyewu | 11 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Craig Moore | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Titus Bramble | 31 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Peter Ramage | 32 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Steven Taylor | 44 | 4 | 26+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 30 | DF | CAN | David Edgar | 4 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Paul Huntington | 16 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | NGA | Celestine Babayaro | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | TUR | Emre Belözoğlu | 38 | 3 | 21+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Kieron Dyer | 30 | 7 | 20+2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Damien Duff | 33 | 1 | 20+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | FRA | Charles N'Zogbia | 35 | 0 | 10+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | James Milner | 53 | 4 | 31+4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Scott Parker | 41 | 4 | 28+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Nicky Butt | 47 | 1 | 27+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | RSA | Matty Pattison | 12 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | IRL | Alan O'Brien | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | AUS | James Troisi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | COD | Kazenga LuaLua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ESP | Albert Luque | 16 | 2 | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Obafemi Martins | 46 | 17 | 32+1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+2 | 6 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Michael Owen | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | FRA | Antoine Sibierski | 39 | 8 | 14+12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8+1 | 4 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Shola Ameobi | 16 | 5 | 9+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Andy Carroll | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | FW | ITA | Giuseppe Rossi | 13 | 1 | 3+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 31 May 2007 Source: Competitions

### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Glenn Roeder |
| Assistant Manager | Lee Clark |
| First Team coach | Kevin Keegan |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Andy Woodman |
| Development Coach | Terry McDermott |
| Reserve Team Coach | David Ginola |
| Chief scout | Steve Clarke |
Last updated: 3 May 2011 Source: