# 2006–07 Barnsley F.C. season

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

## Season summary

During the early stages of the season, Ritchie was approached by Sheffield Wednesday about their vacant manager's position, following the sacking of Paul Sturrock in October 2006. However, the request was turned down by the club. Ritchie was sacked by Barnsley on 21 November 2006, with the team in the relegation zone of the League Championship.
Simon Davey was then appointed caretaker manager following Ritchie's dismissal. After a successful start he was given the job on a permanent basis at the end of the year, and later led the club to a successful fight against relegation at the end of the season.

## Final league table

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

## Results
### Football League Championship

Championship match details :
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 5 August 2006 | Cardiff City | H | L | 1–2 | Howard | 12,082 |
| 8 August 2006 | Hull City | A | W | 3–2 | McIndoe, Richards, Hayes | 18,207 |
| 12 August 2006 | Colchester United | A | W | 2–1 | Richards, Howard | 4,249 |
| 19 August 2006 | Southampton | H | D | 2–2 | Richards, Hayes (pen) | 11,306 |
| 26 August 2006 | Norwich City | A | L | 1–5 | Hayes | 24,876 |
| 9 September 2006 | Stoke City | H | D | 2–2 | Wright, Hayes | 10,464 |
| 12 September 2006 | Burnley | A | L | 2–4 | McIndoe (2) | 10,304 |
| 16 September 2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | W | 1–0 | Richards | 11,350 |
| 22 September 2006 | Preston North End | A | L | 0–1 | | 11,728 |
| 30 September 2006 | Luton Town | H | L | 1–2 | Howard | 10,175 |
| 14 October 2006 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | L | 1–2 | Howard | 28,687 |
| 17 October 2006 | Plymouth Argyle | H | D | 2–2 | Kay, Richards | 9,479 |
| 21 October 2006 | Sunderland | A | L | 0–2 | | 27,918 |
| 28 October 2006 | Coventry City | H | L | 0–1 | | 10,470 |
| 1 November 2006 | Derby County | A | L | 1–2 | Hassell | 21,295 |
| 4 November 2006 | Leeds United | H | W | 3–2 | Devaney, McIndoe, Howard | 16,943 |
| 11 November 2006 | Birmingham City | A | L | 0–2 | | 19,344 |
| 18 November 2006 | Crystal Palace | A | L | 0–2 | | 20,159 |
| 25 November 2006 | Ipswich Town | H | W | 1–0 | McCann | 10,556 |
| 28 November 2006 | Southend United | H | W | 2–0 | Howard, Reid | 9,588 |
| 2 December 2006 | Leeds United | A | D | 2–2 | Nardiello (2) | 21,378 |
| 10 December 2006 | West Bromwich Albion | H | D | 1–1 | Hayes | 9,512 |
| 16 December 2006 | Leicester City | A | L | 0–2 | | 30,457 |
| 23 December 2006 | Queens Park Rangers | A | L | 0–1 | | 11,307 |
| 26 December 2006 | Burnley | H | W | 1–0 | Devaney | 12,842 |
| 30 December 2006 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | L | 0–3 | | 21,253 |
| 1 January 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | L | 0–2 | | 20,064 |
| 13 January 2007 | Preston North End | H | L | 0–1 | | 10,810 |
| 20 January 2007 | Luton Town | A | W | 2–0 | Howard, Devaney | 7,441 |
| 30 January 2007 | Queens Park Rangers | H | W | 2–0 | Richards, Howard | 9,890 |
| 2 February 2007 | Cardiff City | A | L | 0–2 | | 11,549 |
| 10 February 2007 | Colchester United | H | L | 0–3 | | 11,192 |
| 17 February 2007 | Southampton | A | L | 2–5 | Nardiello, Ferenczi | 22,460 |
| 20 February 2007 | Hull City | H | W | 3–0 | Ferenczi (2), Rajczi | 12,526 |
| 26 February 2007 | Stoke City | A | W | 1–0 | Ferenczi | 13,114 |
| 3 March 2007 | Norwich City | H | L | 1–3 | Ferenczi | 11,010 |
| 10 March 2007 | Sunderland | H | L | 0–2 | | 18,207 |
| 14 March 2007 | Plymouth Argyle | A | W | 4–2 | Nyatanga, Devaney (2), Ferenczi | 10,265 |
| 17 March 2007 | Coventry City | A | L | 1–4 | Hassell | 21,609 |
| 31 March 2007 | Derby County | H | L | 1–2 | Togwell | 17,059 |
| 7 April 2007 | Ipswich Town | A | L | 1–5 | Nardiello | 20,585 |
| 9 April 2007 | Birmingham City | H | W | 1–0 | Nardiello | 15,857 |
| 14 April 2007 | Southend United | A | W | 3–1 | Nardiello (2), Reid | 10,089 |
| 21 April 2007 | Crystal Palace | H | W | 2–0 | Nardiello (2, 1 pen) | 10,277 |
| 28 April 2007 | Leicester City | H | L | 0–1 | | 20,012 |
| 6 May 2007 | West Bromwich Albion | A | L | 0–7 | | 23,568 |

### FA Cup

FA Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Third round | 6 January 2007 | Southend United | A | D | 1–1 | Coulson | 5,485 |
| Third round replay | 16 January 2007 | Southend United | H | L | 0–2 | | 4,944 |

### League Cup

League Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 22 August 2006 | Blackpool | A | D | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Williams, Devaney | 3,938 |
| Second round | 19 September 2006 | Milton Keynes Dons | H | L | 1–2 | McIndoe | 4,411 |

## Squad

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 | Nick Colgan |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Bobby Hassell |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Paul Heckingbottom |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Paul Reid |
| 7 | DF | ENG | Sam Togwell |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Paul Hayes |
| 9 | FW | HUN | István Ferenczi |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Ritchie Jones (on loan from Manchester United) |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Brian Howard |
| 13 | FW | HUN | Péter Rajczi (on loan from Újpest) |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Neil Austin |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Antony Kay |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Adam Eckersley (on loan from Manchester United) |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Nicky Wroe |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Kyel Reid (on loan from West Ham United) |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Dale Tonge |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Robbie Williams |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Marc Richards |
| 22 | GK | WAL | Kyle Letheren |
| 23 | FW | WAL | Daniel Nardiello |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Michael Coulson |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Martin Devaney |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Simon Heslop |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Nathan Jarman |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Nathan Joynes |
| 30 | MF | NIR | Grant McCann |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Rob Atkinson |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Ryan Laight |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Thomas Harban |
| 34 | FW | SCO | Scott McGrory |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Rhys Meynell |
| 36 | GK | ENG | David Lucas |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Dwayne Mattis |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Luke Potter |

### 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 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Ronnie Wallwork (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Lewin Nyatanga (on loan from Derby County) |
| 6 | MF | IRL | Colin Healy (to Cork City) |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Leon Knight (on loan from Swansea City) |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Michael McIndoe (to Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | DF | SCO | Anthony McParland (to Wycombe Wanderers) |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Richard Kell (to Lincoln City) |
| 18 | GK | ITA | Vito Mannone (on loan from Arsenal) |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Tommy Wright (to Darlington) |