# 2006–07 Everton F.C. season

The 2006–07 Everton F.C. season was Everton's 15th season in the FA Premier League, and their 53rd consecutive season in the top division of English football.

## Season summary

Everton finished in sixth place in the Premier League table – enough for participation in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 68 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 60 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Everton | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 58 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 56 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 8 | Reading | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 55 | |
* ↑ 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.

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of 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 | ENG | Richard Wright |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Tony Hibbert |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Gary Naysmith |
| 4 | DF | NGA | Joseph Yobo |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Mikel Arteta |
| 7 | MF | NED | Andy van der Meyde |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Andrew Johnson |
| 9 | FW | ENG | James Beattie |
| 11 | FW | SCO | James McFadden |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Iain Turner |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Alan Stubbs |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Joleon Lescott |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Tim Cahill |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Phil Neville (vice-captain) |
| 19 | DF | POR | Nuno Valente |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Leon Osman |
| 22 | FW | ENG | James Vaughan |
| 23 | DF | ITA | Alessandro Pistone |
| 24 | GK | USA | Tim Howard |
| 26 | MF | IRL | Lee Carsley |
| 28 | FW | NGA | Victor Anichebe |
| 30 | GK | ENG | John Ruddy |
| 36 | DF | SCO | Patrick Boyle |
| 37 | MF | POR | Manuel Fernandes (on loan from Benfica) |
| 38 | MF | BRA | Anderson de Silva |
| 41 | MF | ISL | Bjarni Viðarsson |

### 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 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | David Weir (to Rangers) |
| 10 | MF | WAL | Simon Davies (to Fulham) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | IRL | Kevin Kilbane (to Wigan Athletic) |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Mark Hughes (to Northampton Town) |

### Player awards

* Player of the Season - Mikel Arteta
* Players' Player of the Season - Joleon Lescott
* Young Player of the Season - James Vaughan
* Reserve / U21 Player of the Season - John Irving
* Academy Player of the Season - Shaun Densmore
* Goal of the Season- James McFadden vs. Charlton Athletic

## Statistics
### Appearances

| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Richard Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Tony Hibbert | 12(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Gary Naysmith | 10(5) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Joseph Yobo | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Mikel Arteta | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Andy van der Meyde | 5(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Andrew Johnson | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | James Beattie | 15(18) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | James McFadden | 6(13) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | Iain Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Alan Stubbs | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Joleon Lescott | 36(2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Tim Cahill | 17(1) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 2 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Phil Neville | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Nuno Valente | 10(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Leon Osman | 31(3) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | James Vaughan | 7(7) | 4 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Alessandro Pistone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Tim Howard | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Lee Carsley | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Victor Anichebe | 5(14) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1(2) | 1 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | John Ruddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Patrick Boyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Manuel Fernandes | 8(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | Anderson Silva | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | Bjarni Viðarsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who made appearances but left the club during the season: |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | David Weir | 2(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Simon Davies | 13(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Kevin Kilbane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | DF | Mark Hughes | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Results
### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | W | D |
| Position | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |

#### Matches
### FA Cup
## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 30 May 2006 | FW | Andrew Johnson | Crystal Palace | £8.6m |
| 14 June 2006 | DF | Joleon Lescott | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £5m |
| 1 July 2007 | GK | Tim Howard | Manchester United | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 8 May 2006 | FW | Duncan Ferguson | Released | Released |
| 8 May 2006 | MF | Jay Harris | Released | Released |
| 8 May 2006 | FW | Paul Hopkins | Released | Released |
| 8 May 2006 | MF | Li Tie | Released | Released |
| 8 May 2006 | MF | Laurence Wilson | Released | Released |
| 8 June 2006 | GK | Nigel Martyn | Retired | Retired |
| 31 August 2006 | MF | Kevin Kilbane | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 16 January 2007 | DF | David Weir | Rangers | Free |
| 24 January 2007 | MF | Simon Davies | Fulham | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2007 | DF | Mark Hughes | Northampton Town | Undisclosed |

### Loan in

| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | From | Ref. |
| 1 July 2006 | 30 June 2007 | GK | Tim Howard | Manchester United | |
| 31 January 2007 | 30 June 2007 | MF | Manuel Fernandes | Benfica | |

### Loan out

| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To |
| 12 September 2006 | 27 November 2006 | GK | John Ruddy | Stockport County |
| 14 September 2006 | 17 October 2006 | DF | Patrick Boyle | Norwich City |
| 16 November 2006 | 16 December 2006 | GK | Iain Turner | Crystal Palace |
| 8 February 2007 | 7 March 2007 | MF | Bjarni Viðarsson | Bournemouth |
| 9 February 2007 | 13 March 2007 | GK | John Ruddy | Wrexham |
| 23 February 2007 | 23 April 2007 | GK | Iain Turner | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 21 April 2007 | 28 April 2007 | GK | John Ruddy | Bristol City |