# 2006–07 Leeds United A.F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was Leeds United's third consecutive season in the Football League Championship.

## Season summary

The 2006–07 season started badly with Leeds conceding late goals in several matches, and in September 2006 Blackwell's contract as manager of Leeds United was terminated. Leeds hired John Carver as caretaker manager but his spell was not a success. Carver was relieved of his duties and Dennis Wise was eventually installed as his replacement after a month without a permanent manager. Defender Matthew Kilgallon left in January to join Sheffield United, and the team never succeeded in escaping the relegation zone after a 5–1 thumping by Luton Town in late October, despite Wise bringing a number of experienced loan players and free transfers on short-term deals into the squad. Results did begin to improve as the season drew to an end, but relegation rivals Hull City and Queens Park Rangers went on even better runs at the same time, and this combined with Leeds's awful goal difference made survival all but impossible. With relegation virtually assured, Leeds entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement (administration) on 4 May 2007, thus incurring a league imposed 10-point deduction which officially relegated the club to the third tier of English football.

## Pre-season

Pre-season friendly match details :
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| 13 July 2006 | Sparta Sarpsborg | A | 2–2 | Hansen 40' o.g., Bakke 65' pen. | 2,363 | |

## Competitions
### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 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.

#### Results

| Win | Draw | Loss |
Championship match details :
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 5 August 2006 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | Healy 41' pen. | 22,417 |
| 8 August 2006 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–2 | Lewis 65', Horsfield 82' | 13,996 |
| 13 August 2006 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 | | 17,218 |
| 19 August 2006 | Cardiff City | H | 0–1 | | 18,246 |
| 27 August 2006 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–0 | Healy 70' pen. | 23,792 |
| 10 September 2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–1 | | 16,268 |
| 13 September 2006 | Sunderland | H | 0–3 | | 23,037 |
| 16 September 2006 | Coventry City | A | 0–1 | | 22,146 |
| 23 September 2006 | Birmingham City | H | 3–2 | Healy 6', 15' pen., Tébily 85' o.g. | 18,898 |
| 30 September 2006 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–4 | Horsfield 82', Stone 88' | 21,435 |
| 14 October 2006 | Stoke City | H | 0–4 | | 18,173 |
| 17 October 2006 | Leicester City | H | 1–2 | Butler 87' | 16,477 |
| 21 October 2006 | Luton Town | A | 1–5 | Foxe 17' | 10,260 |
| 28 October 2006 | Southend United | H | 2–0 | Thomas-Moore 40', Blake 88' | 19,528 |
| 31 October 2006 | Preston North End | A | 1–4 | Healy 80' | 16,168 |
| 4 November 2006 | Barnsley | A | 2–3 | Derry 44', Blake 45' | 16,943 |
| 11 November 2006 | Colchester United | H | 3–0 | Blake 36', 53' pen., Cresswell 48' | 17,678 |
| 18 November 2006 | Southampton | H | 0–3 | | 19,647 |
| 25 November 2006 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–1 | Blake 3', Lewis 61' | 17,088 |
| 28 November 2006 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | Healy 87' | 15,061 |
| 2 December 2006 | Barnsley | H | 2–2 | Kandol 8', Ehiogu 45' | 21,378 |
| 9 December 2006 | Derby County | H | 0–1 | | 20,087 |
| 16 December 2006 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–1 | | 23,661 |
| 23 December 2006 | Hull City | H | 0–0 | | 22,578 |
| 26 December 2006 | Sunderland | A | 0–2 | | 40,116 |
| 30 December 2006 | Stoke City | A | 1–3 | Thomas-Moore 41' | 18,128 |
| 1 January 2007 | Coventry City | H | 2–1 | Healy 15', Douglas 53' | 18,158 |
| 20 January 2007 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–3 | Flo 3', Thompson 66' | 20,019 |
| 30 January 2007 | Hull City | A | 2–1 | Heath 21', Thompson 50' | 24,311 |
| 3 February 2007 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | Howson 20' | 25,018 |
| 10 February 2007 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–1 | Heath 27', Blake 72' | 19,228 |
| 17 February 2007 | Cardiff City | A | 0–1 | | 16,644 |
| 20 February 2007 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–0 | | 29,593 |
| 24 February 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | | 24,314 |
| 27 February 2007 | Birmingham City | A | 0–1 | | 18,363 |
| 3 March 2007 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–3 | Bullen 88' o.g., Cresswell 89' | 25,297 |
| 10 March 2007 | Luton Town | H | 1–0 | Cresswell 50' | 27,138 |
| 13 March 2007 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | Blake 45' | 25,165 |
| 17 March 2007 | Southend United | A | 1–1 | Healy 88' | 11,274 |
| 31 March 2007 | Preston North End | H | 2–1 | Blake 51', Healy 90' | 18,433 |
| 7 April 2007 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2–1 | Healy 45', Michalík 87' | 30,034 |
| 9 April 2007 | Colchester United | A | 1–2 | Lewis 53' | 5,916 |
| 14 April 2007 | Burnley | H | 1–0 | Heath 21' | 23,528 |
| 21 April 2007 | Southampton | A | 0–1 | | 29,012 |
| 28 April 2007 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | Cresswell 12' | 31,269 |
| 6 May 2007 | Derby County | A | 0–2 | | 31,183 |

### FA Cup

FA Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| Third round | 6 January 2007 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–3 | Robinson 90' o.g. | 16,957 | |

### League Cup

League Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 22 August 2006 | Chester City | H | 1–0 | Bakke 57' | 10,013 |
| Second round | 19 September 2006 | Barnet | H | 3–1 | Blake 7', Thomas-Moore 55', 74' | 7,220 |
| Third round | 24 October 2006 | Southend United | H | 1–3 | Thomas-Moore 44' | 10,449 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From† | Fee |
| 5 July 2006 | MF | Sébastien Carole | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free transfer |
| 21 July 2006 | MF | David Livermore | Millwall | Undisclosed |
| 26 July 2006 | MF | Kevin Nicholls | Luton Town | £700,000 |
| 11 August 2006 | DF | Hayden Foxe | | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2006 | MF | Jonathan Douglas | Blackburn Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2007 | DF | Robbie Elliott | Sunderland | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2007 | DF | Matt Heath | Coventry City | Free transfer |
| 3 January 2007 | FW | Tore André Flo | (Vålerenga) | Free transfer |
| 4 January 2007 | FW | Trésor Kandol | Barnet | £200,000 |
    † Brackets around club names denote the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Leeds.

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 3 August 2006 | FW | Geoff Horsfield | Sheffield United | 2 January 2007 |
| 4 August 2006 | GK | Tony Warner | Fulham | 1 January 2007 |
| 10 October 2006 | DF | Alan Wright | Sheffield United | 10 November 2006 |
| 16 October 2006 | MF | Adam Johnson | Middlesbrough | 18 November 2006 |
| 27 October 2006 | GK | Graham Stack | Reading | End of season |
| 9 November 2006 | DF | Matt Heath | Coventry City | 1 January 2007 |
| 23 November 2006 | FW | Trésor Kandol | Barnet | 1 January 2007 |
| 23 November 2006 | DF | Ugo Ehiogu | Middlesbrough | 1 January 2007 |
| 12 January 2007 | MF | Alan Thompson | Celtic | End of season |
| 31 January 2007 | GK | Casper Ankergren | Brøndby IF | End of season |
| 19 February 2007 | MF | Jemal Johnson | Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of season |
| 2 March 2007 | MF | Radostin Kishishev | Charlton Athletic | End of season |
| 9 March 2007 | DF | Ľubomír Michalík | Bolton Wanderers | 19 April 2007 |
| 22 March 2007 | DF | Michael Gray | Blackburn Rovers | End of season |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To† | Fee |
| 26 June 2006 | MF | Danny Pugh | Preston North End | £250,000 |
| 6 June 2006 | MF | Jermaine Wright | (Southampton) | Mutual consent |
| 3 July 2006 | FW | Michael Ricketts | Southend United | Free transfer |
| 7 July 2006 | MF | Simon Walton | Charlton Athletic | £500,000 |
| 26 July 2006 | GK | Ian Bennett | Sheffield United | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2006 | MF | Ian Morris | Scunthorpe United | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2006 | MF | Eirik Bakke | (SK Brann) | Mutual consent |
| 15 December 2006 | MF | Steve Stone | | Retired |
| 2 January 2007 | DF | Paul Butler | (Milton Keynes Dons) | Mutual consent |
| 5 January 2007 | MF | Sean Gregan | (Oldham Athletic) | Mutual consent |
| 8 January 2007 | DF | Matthew Kilgallon | Sheffield United | £1,750,000 |
    † Brackets around club names denote the player joined that club after his Leeds contract expired.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 28 July 2006 | DF | Ben Parker | Bradford City | 1 January 2007 |
| 5 October 2006 | FW | Jermaine Beckford | Carlisle United | 5 November 2006 |
| 8 November 2006 | MF | Sean Gregan | Oldham Athletic | 1 January 2007 |
| 22 November 2006 | DF | Paul Butler | Milton Keynes Dons | 2 January 2007 |
| 23 November 2006 | GK | Neil Sullivan | Doncaster Rovers | 21 December 2006 |
| 19 January 2007 | FW | Jermaine Beckford | Scunthorpe United | End of season |
| 9 February 2007 | MF | Sam Hird | Doncaster Rovers | 9 May 2007 |
| 19 February 2007 | GK | Neil Sullivan | Doncaster Rovers | 24 April 2007 |

## 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 | SCO | Neil Sullivan |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Gary Kelly |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Stephen Crainey |
| 4 | MF | IRL | Jonathan Douglas |
| 5 | DF | BUL | Radostin Kishishev (on loan from Charlton Athletic) |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Alan Thompson (on loan from Celtic) |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Ian Westlake |
| 8 | FW | NOR | Tore André Flo |
| 9 | FW | NIR | David Healy |
| 10 | DF | ENG | Michael Gray (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) |
| 11 | MF | USA | Eddie Lewis |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Robbie Elliott |
| 14 | FW | USA | Jemal Johnson (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Frazer Richardson |
| 16 | MF | ISL | Gylfi Einarsson |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Sébastien Carole |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Kevin Nicholls |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Matt Heath |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | AUS | Hayden Foxe |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Shaun Derry |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Ian Thomas-Moore |
| 23 | GK | IRL | Graham Stack (on loan from Reading) |
| 24 | DF | ANG | Rui Marques |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Richard Cresswell |
| 27 | MF | COD | Tresor Kandol |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Robbie Blake |
| 31 | DF | MOZ | Armando Sá (on loan from Espanyol) |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Jermaine Beckford |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Jonny Howson |
| 34 | MF | IRL | Robert Bayly |
| 35 | DF | IRL | Simon Madden |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Tom Elliott |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Fabian Delph |
| 40 | GK | DEN | Casper Ankergren |
| 42 | MF | ENG | Danny Rose |

### 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 | ENG | Alan Wright (on loan from Sheffield United) |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Ugo Ehiogu (on loan from Middlesbrough) |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Paul Butler (to Milton Keynes Dons) |
| 8 | DF | ENG | Sean Gregan (to Oldham Athletic) |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Geoff Horsfield (on loan from Sheffield United) |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Adam Johnson (on loan from Middlesbrough) |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Steve Stone (retired) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Eirik Bakke (to Brann) |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Matthew Kilgallon (to Sheffield United) |
| 26 | DF | SVK | Ľubomír Michalík (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) |
| 29 | MF | IRL | Ian Morris (to Scunthorpe United) |
| 31 | GK | TRI | Tony Warner (on loan from Fulham) |
| 36 | GK | ENG | Mark Wilberforce (to Scarborough) |

## Reserve 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 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Ben Parker |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 36 | GK | ENG | Jonny Lund |