# 2006–07 Football League

The 2006–07 Football League (known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 108th completed season of The Football League.
The Football League was contested through three Divisions in England and Wales. The divisions were the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two. The winner and the runner-up of the Championship were automatically promoted to the Premier League and they were joined by the winner of the Championship play-offs. The bottom two teams in League Two were relegated to the Conference Premier.

## Promotion and relegation from 2005–06
### Promoted from Conference National

* Accrington Stanley (champions)
* Hereford United (playoff winners)

### Relegated from the Premier League

* Birmingham City (18th)
* West Bromwich Albion (19th)
* Sunderland (20th)

## Final league tables and results

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website, with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.

## Championship

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sunderland (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 76 | 47 | +29 | 88 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Birmingham City (P) | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 86 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Derby County (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 84 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 81 | 55 | +26 | 76 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 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 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 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 | |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 65 | |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 64 | |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 62 | |
| 15 | Burnley | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 57 | |
| 16 | Norwich City | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 71 | −15 | 57 | |
| 17 | Coventry City | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 56 | |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 53 | |
| 19 | Leicester City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 53 | |
| 20 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 53 | 85 | −32 | 50 | |
| 21 | Hull City | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 49 | |
| 22 | Southend United (R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 47 | 80 | −33 | 42 | Relegation to Football League One |
| 23 | Luton Town (R) | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 53 | 81 | −28 | 40 | Relegation to Football League One |
| 24 | Leeds United (R) | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 72 | −26 | 36 | Relegation to Football League One |
* ↑ Leeds United had 10 points deducted for entering financial administration.

### Play-offs

| Semifinals 1st leg – 12/13 May; 2nd leg – 15/16 May 2007 | Semifinals 1st leg – 12/13 May; 2nd leg – 15/16 May 2007 | Semifinals 1st leg – 12/13 May; 2nd leg – 15/16 May 2007 | Semifinals 1st leg – 12/13 May; 2nd leg – 15/16 May 2007 | Semifinals 1st leg – 12/13 May; 2nd leg – 15/16 May 2007 | Final at Wembley Stadium 28 May 2007 | Final at Wembley Stadium 28 May 2007 | Final at Wembley Stadium 28 May 2007 |
| 3rd | Derby County (pen.) | 2 | 2 | 4 (4) | | | |
| 6th | Southampton | 1 | 3 | 4 (3) | | | |
| 6th | Southampton | 1 | 3 | 4 (3) | 3rd | Derby County | 1 |
| | | | | | 4th | West Bromwich Albion | 0 |
| 4th | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4th | West Bromwich Albion | 0 |
| 5th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Jamie Cureton | Colchester United | 23 |
| 2 | Michael Chopra | Cardiff City | 22 |
| 3 | Diomansy Kamara | West Bromwich Albion | 21 |
| 4 | Robert Earnshaw | Norwich City | 19 |
| 5 | Chris Iwelumo | Colchester United | 18 |
| = | Grzegorz Rasiak | Southampton | 18 |
| 7 | Steve Howard | Derby County | 16 |
| = | Alan Lee | Ipswich Town | 16 |
| = | Kevin Phillips | West Bromwich Albion | 16 |
| 10 | David Nugent | Preston North End | 15 |

## League One

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Scunthorpe United (C, P) | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 73 | 35 | +38 | 91 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 2 | Bristol City (P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 85 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 3 | Blackpool (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 49 | +27 | 83 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 82 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 79 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 75 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Swansea City | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 72 | |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 68 | |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 67 | |
| 10 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 66 | |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 63 | |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 60 | |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 66 | 72 | −6 | 60 | |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 59 | |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 59 | |
| 16 | Gillingham | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 77 | −21 | 59 | |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 54 | |
| 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 53 | |
| 19 | Bournemouth | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 52 | |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 77 | −16 | 51 | |
| 21 | Chesterfield (R) | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 47 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 22 | Bradford City (R) | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 47 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 23 | Rotherham United (R) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 58 | 75 | −17 | 38 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 24 | Brentford (R) | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 40 | 79 | −39 | 37 | Relegation to Football League Two |
* ↑ Rotherham United had 10 points deducted for entering financial administration.

### Play-offs

| Semifinals 1st leg – 11/13 May; 2nd leg – 18/19 May 2007 | Semifinals 1st leg – 11/13 May; 2nd leg – 18/19 May 2007 | Semifinals 1st leg – 11/13 May; 2nd leg – 18/19 May 2007 | Semifinals 1st leg – 11/13 May; 2nd leg – 18/19 May 2007 | Semifinals 1st leg – 11/13 May; 2nd leg – 18/19 May 2007 | Final at Wembley Stadium, London 27 May 2007 | Final at Wembley Stadium, London 27 May 2007 | Final at Wembley Stadium, London 27 May 2007 |
| 3rd | Blackpool | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | |
| 6th | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 6th | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3rd | Blackpool | 2 |
| | | | | | 5th | Yeovil Town | 0 |
| 4th | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5th | Yeovil Town | 0 |
| 5th | Yeovil Town (a.e.t.) | 0 | 5 | 5 | | | |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Billy Sharp | Scunthorpe United | 30 |
| 2 | Leon Constantine | Port Vale | 22 |
| 3 | Chris Porter | Oldham | 21 |
| 4 | Lee Trundle | Swansea City | 19 |
| 5 | Chris Greenacre | Tranmere Rovers | 17 |
| = | Luke Varney | Crewe Alexandra | 17 |
| 7 | Darren Byfield | Millwall | 16 |
| = | Nicky Maynard | Crewe Alexandra | 16 |
| = | Andy Morrell | Blackpool | 16 |
| 10 | Luke Beckett | Huddersfield Town | 15 |
| = | Will Hoskins | Rotherham United | 15 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BOU | BLP | BRA | BRE | B&HA | BRI | CRL | CHL | CHF | CRE | DON | GIL | HUD | LEY | MIL | NOR | NOT | OLD | PTV | ROT | SCU | SWA | TRA | YEO |
| AFC Bournemouth | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Blackpool | 2–0 | | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Bradford City | 0–0 | 1–3 | | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Brentford | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Bristol City | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Carlisle United | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 |
| Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Chesterfield | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Gillingham | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| Leyton Orient | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Millwall | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–5 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Northampton Town | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Port Vale | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 |
| Rotherham United | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–5 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Scunthorpe United | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Swansea City | 4–2 | 3–6 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 2–1 |
| Yeovil Town | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |

## League Two

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Walsall (C, P) | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 89 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 2 | Hartlepool United (P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 88 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 3 | Swindon Town (P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 85 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 4 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 76 | 58 | +18 | 84 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 74 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 72 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 68 | 46 | +22 | 71 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Stockport County | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 71 | |
| 9 | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 70 | 50 | +20 | 66 | |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 65 | |
| 11 | Darlington | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 65 | |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 62 | |
| 13 | Notts County | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 62 | |
| 14 | Barnet | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 59 | |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 57 | 73 | −16 | 59 | |
| 16 | Hereford United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 55 | |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 54 | |
| 18 | Chester City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 53 | |
| 19 | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 51 | |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 70 | 81 | −11 | 50 | |
| 21 | Bury | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 50 | |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 55 | 77 | −22 | 48 | |
| 23 | Boston United (R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 51 | 80 | −29 | 36 | Relegation to Conference North |
| 24 | Torquay United (R) | 46 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 35 | Relegation to Football Conference |
* ↑ Boston United had 10 points deducted for entering a Company Voluntary Arrangement. They were relegated directly to the Conference North for not paying their footballing creditors.

### Play-offs

| Semifinals 1st leg – 12/14 May; 2nd leg – 17/18 May 2007 | Semifinals 1st leg – 12/14 May; 2nd leg – 17/18 May 2007 | Semifinals 1st leg – 12/14 May; 2nd leg – 17/18 May 2007 | Semifinals 1st leg – 12/14 May; 2nd leg – 17/18 May 2007 | Semifinals 1st leg – 12/14 May; 2nd leg – 17/18 May 2007 | Final at Wembley Stadium 26 May 2007 | Final at Wembley Stadium 26 May 2007 | Final at Wembley Stadium 26 May 2007 |
| 4th | Milton Keynes Dons | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 7th | Shrewsbury | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 7th | Shrewsbury | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6th | Bristol Rovers | 3 |
| | | | | | 7th | Shrewsbury | 1 |
| 5th | Lincoln City | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7th | Shrewsbury | 1 |
| 6th | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Richard Barker | Mansfield Town Hartlepool United | 21 |
| = | Izale McLeod | Milton Keynes Dons | 21 |
| 3 | Glenn Murray | Stockport / Rochdale | 19 |
| 4 | Jamie Forrester | Lincoln City | 18 |
| = | Clive Platt | Milton Keynes Dons | 18 |
| 6 | Chris Dagnall | Rochdale | 17 |
| = | Jermaine Easter | Wycombe Wanderers | 17 |
| 8 | Anthony Elding | Boston United Stockport County | 16 |
| = | Mark Stallard | Lincoln City | 16 |
| = | Andy Bishop | Bury | 16 |
| = | Richard Walker | Bristol Rovers | 16 |