# 2006–07 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

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

## Season summary

In the 2006-07 season, manager Paul Sturrock was sacked after Sheffield Wednesday's slow start. He was replaced by former Scunthorpe United boss Brian Laws. They finished ninth in the Championship that season, just four points short of the play-offs.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 69 |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 67 |

## Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Championship

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 5 August 2006 | Preston North End | A | 0–0 | 15,650 | |
| 8 August 2006 | Luton Town | H | 0–1 | 22,613 | |
| 12 August 2006 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | 22,425 | MacLean (pen) |
| 19 August 2006 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–1 | 14,507 | McAllister, O'Brien |
| 27 August 2006 | Leeds United | H | 0–1 | 23,792 | |
| 9 September 2006 | Southend United | A | 0–0 | 9,639 | |
| 12 September 2006 | Stoke City | H | 1–1 | 19,966 | Brunt (pen) |
| 15 September 2006 | Hull City | A | 1–2 | 17,685 | Burton (pen) |
| 23 September 2006 | Derby County | H | 1–2 | 23,659 | Brunt |
| 30 September 2006 | Sunderland | A | 0–1 | 36,764 | |
| 14 October 2006 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | 28,687 | Whelan, Brunt |
| 18 October 2006 | Colchester United | A | 0–4 | 5,097 | |
| 21 October 2006 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3–2 | 23,813 | Tudgay (2), MacLean (pen) |
| 28 October 2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | 20,637 | Small, Brunt |
| 31 October 2006 | Crystal Palace | H | 3–2 | 19,034 | Tudgay, Coughlan, MacLean |
| 4 November 2006 | Leicester City | H | 2–1 | 22,451 | Tudgay (2) |
| 11 November 2006 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–0 | 21,830 | Tudgay, Bougherra |
| 18 November 2006 | Coventry City | A | 1–3 | 19,489 | Brunt |
| 25 November 2006 | Cardiff City | H | 0–0 | 23,935 | |
| 28 November 2006 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–1 | 21,695 | Whelan, Bougherra, MacLean (pen) |
| 2 December 2006 | Leicester City | A | 4–1 | 22,693 | Brunt (2, 1 pen), Whelan, Tudgay |
| 9 December 2006 | Norwich City | A | 2–1 | 24,816 | Camp (own goal), Burton |
| 16 December 2006 | Birmingham City | H | 0–3 | 26,083 | |
| 23 December 2006 | Southampton | H | 3–3 | 23,739 | Whelan (2), Crossley |
| 26 December 2006 | Stoke City | A | 2–1 | 23,003 | MacLean, Burton |
| 30 December 2006 | Barnsley | A | 3–0 | 21,253 | Andrews, Brunt, MacLean |
| 1 January 2007 | Hull City | H | 1–2 | 28,600 | Burton |
| 13 January 2007 | Derby County | A | 0–1 | 28,936 | |
| 20 January 2007 | Sunderland | H | 2–4 | 29,103 | Burton, Small |
| 31 January 2007 | Southampton | A | 1–2 | 20,230 | MacLean |
| 3 February 2007 | Preston North End | H | 1–3 | 22,441 | Burton |
| 10 February 2007 | Burnley | A | 1–1 | 12,745 | Burton |
| 20 February 2007 | Luton Town | A | 2–3 | 8,011 | Burton, Whelan |
| 24 February 2007 | Southend United | H | 3–2 | 24,116 | Tudgay, Prior (own goal), MacLean (pen) |
| 3 March 2007 | Leeds United | A | 3–2 | 25,297 | Tudgay, Brunt, Johnson |
| 6 March 2007 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–1 | 19,449 | MacLean |
| 10 March 2007 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | 15,188 | Brunt |
| 13 March 2007 | Colchester United | H | 2–0 | 18,752 | Simek, Mills (own goal) |
| 17 March 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–2 | 24,181 | Burton, MacLean |
| 31 March 2007 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–1 | 21,523 | Burton, Tudgay |
| 7 April 2007 | Cardiff City | A | 2–1 | 13,621 | Clarke, Burton |
| 9 April 2007 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–0 | 23,232 | Whelan, MacLean |
| 13 April 2007 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–0 | 20,415 | Burton |
| 21 April 2007 | Coventry City | H | 2–1 | 23,632 | Tudgay, MacLean |
| 28 April 2007 | Birmingham City | A | 0–2 | 29,317 | |
| 6 May 2007 | Norwich City | H | 3–2 | 28,287 | Johnson, Burton, Etuhu (own goal) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 7 January 2007 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | 28,487 | MacLean |
| R3R | 16 January 2007 | Manchester City | A | 1–2 | 25,621 | Bullen |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 23 August 2006 | Wrexham | H | 1–4 | 8,047 | Whelan |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | WAL | Mark Crossley (on loan from Fulham) |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Lee Bullen |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Peter Gilbert |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Kenny Lunt |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Graham Coughlan |
| 6 | MF | IRL | Glenn Whelan |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Marcus Tudgay |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Burton O'Brien |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Steve MacLean |
| 10 | FW | JAM | Deon Burton |
| 11 | MF | NIR | Chris Brunt |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Steve Adams |
| 14 | DF | ENG | John Hills |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Wade Small |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Richard Wood |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Leon Clarke |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | USA | Frank Simek |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Chris Adamson |
| 23 | MF | JAM | Jermaine Johnson |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Mark Beevers |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Rocky Lekaj |
| 26 | FW | IRL | Barry Corr |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Luke Boden |
| 28 | MF | NIR | Dave McClements |
| 29 | GK | ENG | Richard O'Donnell |
| 30 | FW | SCO | David Graham |
| 31 | MF | TOG | Yoann Folly |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Tommy Spurr |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Sean McAllister |
| 34 | FW | ENG | Matt Bowman |
| 35 | DF | NIR | Liam McMenamin |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Brad Jones (on loan from Middlesbrough) |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Lloyd Sam (on loan from Charlton Athletic) |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Wayne Andrews (on loan from Coventry City) |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Steve Watson (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) |
| 19 | GK | ENG | Shwan Jalal (on loan from Woking) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | GK | SCO | Iain Turner (on loan from Everton) |
| 21 | DF | ALG | Madjid Bougherra (to Charlton Athletic) |
| 23 | DF | NIR | Rory McArdle (to Rochdale) |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Drew Talbot (to Luton Town) |

## Transfers
### In

* Yoann Folly - Southampton
* Leon Clarke - Wolves, nominal
* Jermaine Johnson - Bradford City, £500,000

### Out

* Patrick Collins - Darlington, free
* Drissa Diallo - MK Dons, free
* Craig Rocastle - Oldham Athletic, free
* Jon-Paul McGovern - MK Dons, free
* Ben Kirby - Boston United, free
* Rory McArdle - Rochdale, nominal
* Drew Talbot - Luton Town, £250,000
* Madjid Bougherra - Charlton Athletic, £2,500,000