2006–07 West Ham United F.C. season

During the 2006–07 English football season, West Ham United competed in the FA Premier League. They finished the season in 15th place.

West Ham United

2006–07 season
Chairman	Terry Brown (until 21 November) Eggert Magnússon (from 21 November)
Manager	Alan Pardew (until 11 December) Alan Curbishley (from 13 December)
Stadium	Boleyn Ground
FA Premier League	15th
FA Cup	Fourth round (knocked out by Watford)
League Cup	Third round (knocked out by Chesterfield)
UEFA Cup	First round (knocked out by Palermo)
Top goalscorer	Bobby Zamora (11, all league)
Average home league attendance	34,719
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Season summary

West Ham started the 2006–07 campaign brightly, but slipped down the table due to off-field distractions. They were knocked out from UEFA Cup by the Italian Serie A side Palermo (4–0 on aggregate) and saw themselves dragged into the relegation zone.

Eventually an Icelandic consortium led by Eggert Magnússon bought the club on 26 November 2006.^[1] Following a poor run of form that left the club in 17th position, despite the signing of big name players Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez, the new owners sacked Alan Pardew,^[2] replacing him with former West Ham player Alan Curbishley^[3] who had recently ended a 15-year spell in charge of Charlton Athletic. West Ham won Curbishley's first game 1–0 at home against Manchester United, but went on to draw at fellow relegation strugglers Fulham, were crushed 6–0 at newly promoted Reading and were knocked out of the FA Cup by the bottom Premiership team, Watford. An end-to-end thriller at home to Tottenham Hotspur ended with West Ham losing 4–3 having been 3–2 in front with minutes to play, but the bright performance signified a change in form.

At the same time the signings of Mascherano and Tevez were being investigated by the Premier League, who were concerned that details regarding the transfers had been omitted from official records and whether the influence of MSI, led by Kia Joorabchian, breached Premier League rules regarding third party ownership of players. The media touted the idea that Tevez's contract could be terminated, possibly resulting in a deduction of points for playing an ineligible player.^[4] On 27 April 2007, West Ham pleaded guilty and were handed a record £5.5 million fine by the Premier League, but avoided a points deduction. Liverpool's signing of Mascherano was investigated and he was cleared to play after a two-week delay.

Following the verdict, Wigan Athletic's chairman Dave Whelan threatened legal action, supported by other relegation-threatened sides including Fulham and Sheffield United, saying "This is a very serious offence West Ham committed...They broke the law, told blatant lies and should have got a 10-point penalty. If we can sue West Ham or the Premier League, I am sure that will happen."^[5] Wigan's manager Paul Jewell suggested League officials had intimated they wished to see them relegated.^{[citation needed]}

In a period that came to be known by the club's fans as "The Great Escape",^[6][7] West Ham avoided relegation by winning seven of their last nine games, including a 1–0 win over Arsenal, and on the last day of the season, defeating the Premiership champions Manchester United 1–0 (becoming the first team in the Premier League era to complete league doubles over Arsenal and Manchester United in the same season^[8]) to finish outside the relegation zone in 15th. Sheffield United, who were relegated, later sued West Ham for up to £30m, and an FA arbitration panel found in their favour.^[9] The two clubs settled out of court for an undisclosed sum in 2009.^[10]

Final league table

Main article: 2006–07 FA Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Newcastle United	38	11	10	17	38	47	−9	43
14	Manchester City	38	11	9	18	29	44	−15	42
15	West Ham United	38	12	5	21	35	59	−24	41
16	Fulham	38	8	15	15	38	60	−22	39
17	Wigan Athletic	38	10	8	20	37	59	−22	38

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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  NIR Roy Carroll 2 DF  AUS Lucas Neill 3 DF  ENG Paul Konchesky 4 DF  WAL Danny Gabbidon 5 DF  ENG Anton Ferdinand 6 DF  NIR George McCartney 7 MF  SCO Christian Dailly 8 FW  ENG Teddy Sheringham 9 FW  ENG Dean Ashton 10 FW  ENG Marlon Harewood 11 MF  ENG Matthew Etherington 12 FW  ENG Carlton Cole 13 MF  POR Luís Boa Morte 14 DF  GHA John Paintsil 15 MF  ISR Yossi Benayoun 17 MF  ENG Hayden Mullins 18 DF  USA Jonathan Spector

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  WAL James Collins 20 MF  ENG Nigel Reo-Coker (captain) 21 GK  ENG Robert Green 22 MF  ENG Tony Stokes 23 GK  ENG Jimmy Walker 24 MF  ENG Mark Noble 25 FW  ENG Bobby Zamora 26 MF  ENG Shaun Newton 27 DF  ENG Calum Davenport 28 MF  ENG Kyel Reid 29 MF  ENG Lee Bowyer 30 DF  ENG James Tomkins 31 GK  CZE Marek Štěch 32 FW  ARG Carlos Tevez 33 MF  SCO Nigel Quashie[11] 35 DF  ENG Matthew Upson 37 FW  ESP Kepa (on loan from Sevilla)

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 2 DF  ENG Tyrone Mears[12] (on loan to Derby County) 13 GK  ENG Stephen Bywater (to Derby County) 13 GK  HUN Gábor Király (on loan from Crystal Palace)

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  ARG Javier Mascherano (to Liverpool) 27 FW  ENG Hogan Ephraim (on loan to Colchester United)

Results

Premier League

West Ham United v Charlton Athletic

19 August 2006 1	West Ham United	3–1	Charlton Athletic	London
	Zamora 52', 66' Cole 90'	Report	Bent 15'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,937 Referee: Howard Webb

Watford v West Ham United

22 August 2006 2	Watford	1–1	West Ham United	Watford
	King 63'	Report	Zamora 65'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,344 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Liverpool v West Ham United

26 August 2006 3	Liverpool	2–1	West Ham United	Liverpool
	Agger 42' Crouch 45'	Report	Zamora 12'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,965 Referee: Alan Wiley

West Ham United v Aston Villa

10 September 2006 4	West Ham United	1–1	Aston Villa	London
	Zamora 52'	Report	Ridgewell 4'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,576 Referee: Steve Bennett

West Ham United v Newcastle United

17 September 2006 5	West Ham United	0–2	Newcastle United	London
		Report	Duff 50' Martins 75'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,938 Referee: Rob Styles

Manchester City v West Ham United

23 September 2006 6	Manchester City	2–0	West Ham United	Manchester
	Samaras 50', 63'	Report		Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 41,073 Referee: Chris Foy

West Ham United v Reading

1 October 2006 7	West Ham United	0–1	Reading	London
		Report	Ki-Hyeon 2'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,872 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Portsmouth v West Ham United

14 October 2006 8	Portsmouth	2–0	West Ham United	Portsmouth
	Kanu 24' Cole 82'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,142 Referee: Graham Poll

Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United

22 October 2006 9	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	West Ham United	London
	Mido 45'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,162 Referee: Steve Bennett

West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers

29 October 2006 10	West Ham United	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	London
	Sheringham 21' Mullins 80'	Report	Bentley 90'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,833 Referee: Alan Wiley

West Ham United v Arsenal

5 November 2006 11	West Ham United	1–0	Arsenal	London
	Harewood 90'	Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,969 Referee: Rob Styles

Middlesbrough v West Ham United

11 November 2006 12	Middlesbrough	1–0	West Ham United	Middlesbrough
	Maccarone 74'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 25,898 Referee: Mark Halsey

Chelsea v West Ham United

18 November 2006 13	Chelsea	1–0	West Ham United	London
	Geremi 22'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,916 Referee: Mike Dean

West Ham United v Sheffield United

25 November 2006 14	West Ham United	1–0	Sheffield United	London
	Mullins 36'	Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,454 Referee: Mike Riley

Everton v West Ham United

3 December 2006 15	Everton	2–0	West Ham United	Liverpool
16:00	Osman 51' Vaughan 90'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 32,968 Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Ham United v Wigan Athletic

6 December 2006 16	West Ham United	0–2	Wigan Athletic	London
		Report	Cotterill 51' Spector 58' (o.g.)	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,805 Referee: Alan Wiley

Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United

9 December 2006 17	Bolton Wanderers	4–0	West Ham United	Bolton
	Davies 17', 52' Diouf 77' Anelka 78'	Report		Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 22,283 Referee: Howard Webb

West Ham United v Manchester United

17 December 2006 18	West Ham United	1–0	Manchester United	London
16:00	Reo-Coker 75'	Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,966 Referee: Phil Dowd

Fulham v West Ham United

23 December 2006 19	Fulham	0–0	West Ham United	London
		Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 22,452 Referee: Chris Foy

West Ham United v Portsmouth

26 December 2006 20	West Ham United	1–2	Portsmouth	London
	Sheringham 81'	Report	Primus 16', 38'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,913 Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Ham United v Manchester City

30 December 2006 21	West Ham United	0–1	Manchester City	London
		Report	Beasley 83'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,574 Referee: Steve Bennett

Reading v West Ham United

1 January 2007 22	Reading	6–0	West Ham United	Reading
	Gunnarsson 12' Hunt 15' Ferdinand 30' (o.g.) Doyle 36', 78' Lita 53'	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,073 Referee: Lee Mason

West Ham United v Fulham

13 January 2007 23	West Ham United	3–3	Fulham	London
	Zamora 28' Benayoun 46', 64'	Report	Radzinski 16' McBride 59' Christanval 90'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Graham Poll

Newcastle United v West Ham United

20 January 2007 24	Newcastle United	2–2	West Ham United	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
	Milner 45' Solano 53'	Report	Cole 18' Harewood 22'	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 52,095 Referee: Uriah Rennie

West Ham United v Liverpool

30 January 2007 25	West Ham United	1–2	Liverpool	London
	Blanco 77'	Report	Kuyt 46' Crouch 53'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,966 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Aston Villa v West Ham United

3 February 2007 26	Aston Villa	1–0	West Ham United	Birmingham
	Carew 36'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,202 Referee: Chris Foy

West Ham United v Watford

10 February 2007 27	West Ham United	0–1	Watford	London
		Report	Henderson 12'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,625 Referee: Alan Wiley

Charlton Athletic v West Ham United

24 February 2007 28	Charlton Athletic	4–0	West Ham United	London
	Ambrose 24' Thomas 34', 80' Bent 41'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 27,111 Referee: Rob Styles

West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur

4 March 2007 29	West Ham United	3–4	Tottenham Hotspur	London
	Noble 16' Tevez 41' Zamora 85'	Report	Defoe 51' Tainio 63' Berbatov 89' Stalteri 90'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,966 Referee: Mike Dean

Blackburn Rovers v West Ham United

17 March 2007 30	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	West Ham United	Blackburn
	Samba 47'	Report	Tevez 71' Zamora 75'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 18,591 Referee: Howard Webb

West Ham United v Middlesbrough

31 March 2007 31	West Ham United	2–0	Middlesbrough	London
	Zamora 2' Tevez 45'	Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Mark Halsey

Arsenal v West Ham United

7 April 2007 32	Arsenal	0–1	West Ham United	London
		Report	Zamora 45'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,098 Referee: Graham Poll

Sheffield United v West Ham United

14 April 2007 33	Sheffield United	3–0	West Ham United	Sheffield
	Tonge 39' Jagielka 68' Stead 78'	Report		Stadium: Brammall Lane Attendance: 31,593 Referee: Steve Bennett

West Ham United v Chelsea

18 April 2007 34	West Ham United	1–4	Chelsea	London
	Tevez 35'	Report	Wright-Phillips 31', 36' Kalou 52' Drogba 62'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,966 Referee: Mike Dean

West Ham United v Everton

21 April 2007 35	West Ham United	1–0	Everton	London
	Zamora 13'	Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,945 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Wigan Athletic v West Ham United

28 April 2007 36	Wigan Athletic	0–3	West Ham United	Wigan
		Report	Boa Morte 30' Benayoun 57' Harewood 82'	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 24,726 Referee: Graham Poll

West Ham United v Bolton Wanderers

5 May 2007 37	West Ham United	3–1	Bolton Wanderers	London
	Tevez 10', 21' Noble 29'	Report	Speed 67'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,404 Referee: Mike Riley

Manchester United v West Ham United

13 May 2007 38	Manchester United	0–1	West Ham United	Manchester
		Report	Tevez 45'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,927 Referee: Martin Atkinson

League Cup

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup

Chesterfield v West Ham United

24 October 2006 Third round	Chesterfield	2–1	West Ham United	Chesterfield
	Larkin 54' Folan 87'	Report	Harewood 4'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 7,787 Referee: Lee Probert

FA Cup

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup

West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion

6 January 2007 Third round	West Ham United	3–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	London
	Noble 49' Cole 58' Mullins 90'	Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 32,874 Referee: Mark Halsey

West Ham United v Watford

27 January 2007 Fourth round	West Ham United	0–1	Watford	London
		Report	McNamee 42'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 31,168 Referee: Howard Webb

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup

West Ham United v Palermo

14 September 2006 First round, first leg	West Ham United	0–1	Palermo	London
		Report	Caracciolo 45'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 32,222 Referee: Stefan Johannesson

Palermo v West Ham United

28 September 2006 First round, second leg	Palermo	3–0 (4–0 agg.)	West Ham United	Palermo, Italy
	Simplicio 35', 62' Di Michele 68'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 19,284 Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis

Statistics

Overview

Competition	Record
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	38	12	5	21	35	59	−24	031.58
FA Cup	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	050.00
League Cup	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
UEFA Cup	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	000.00
Total	43	13	5	25	39	66	−27	030.23

Goalscorers

Rank	Pos	No.	Nat	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	UEFA Cup	Total
1	ST	25		Bobby Zamora	11	0	0	0	11
2	ST	32		Carlos Tevez	7	0	0	0	7
3	ST	10		Marlon Harewood	3	0	1	0	4
4	ST	12		Carlton Cole	2	1	0	0	3
	MF	15		Yossi Benayoun	3	0	0	0	3
	MF	17		Hayden Mullins	2	1	0	0	3
	MF	24		Mark Noble	2	1	0	0	3
8	ST	8		Teddy Sheringham	2	0	0	0	2
9	MF	13		Luis Boa Morte	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	20		Nigel Reo-Coker	1	0	0	0	1
	ST	37		Kepa Blanco	1	0	0	0	1
Totals					35	3	1	0	39

League position by matchday

Matchday	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	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	W
Position	2	1	4	8	11	15	16	18	19	16	15	16	16	15	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	17	15

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		UEFA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	NIR	Roy Carroll	16	0	12	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
21	GK	ENG	Robert Green	27	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	JAM	Tyrone Mears	6	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF	AUS	Lucas Neill	12	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Paul Konchesky	25	0	22	0	0	0	0+1	0	2	0
4	DF	WAL	Daniel Gabbidon	22	0	18	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
5	DF	ENG	Anton Ferdinand	34	0	31	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
6	DF	NIR	George McCartney	25	0	16+6	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
7	DF	SCO	Christian Dailly	17	0	10+4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
14	DF	GHA	John Paintsil	7	0	3+2	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
18	DF	USA	Jonathan Spector	28	0	17+8	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0
19	DF	WAL	James Collins	17	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27	DF	ENG	Calum Davenport	6	0	5+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF	ENG	Matthew Upson	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
11	MF	ENG	Matthew Etherington	30	0	24+3	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
13	MF	POR	Luis Boa Morte	16	1	8+6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	ISR	Yossi Benayoun	32	3	25+4	3	1	0	0	0	1+1	0
16	MF	ARG	Javier Mascherano	7	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17	MF	ENG	Hayden Mullins	32	3	21+9	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
20	MF	ENG	Nigel Reo-Coker	39	1	35	1	1	0	1	0	2	0
24	MF	ENG	Mark Noble	11	3	10	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
26	MF	ENG	Shaun Newton	5	0	0+3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	ENG	Kyel Reid	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29	MF	ENG	Lee Bowyer	22	0	18+2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
33	MF	SCO	Nigel Quashie	8	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
8	FW	ENG	Teddy Sheringham	20	2	4+13	2	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
10	FW	ENG	Marlon Harewood	35	4	19+13	3	0	0	1	1	1+1	0
12	FW	ENG	Carlton Cole	21	3	5+12	2	2	1	0	0	1+1	0
25	FW	ENG	Bobby Zamora	37	11	27+5	11	1+1	0	1	0	1+1	0
32	FW	ARG	Carlos Tevez	29	7	19+7	7	1	0	0	0	2	0
37	FW	ESP	Kepa	8	1	1+7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
8 June 2006	MF	Lee Bowyer	Newcastle United	Undisclosed[13]
15 June 2006	DF	Jonathan Spector	Manchester United	£500,000[14]
5 July 2006	ST	Carlton Cole	Chelsea	Undisclosed[15]
6 July 2006	DF	Tyrone Mears	Preston North End	£1m[16]
1 August 2006	DF	John Paintsil	Hapoel Tel Aviv	£1m[17]
8 August 2006	DF	George McCartney	Sunderland	£1m[18]
16 August 2006	GK	Robert Green	Norwich City	£2m[19]
31 August 2006	MF	Javier Mascherano	Corinthians	Undisclosed[20]
	ST	Carlos Tevez
31 August 2006	GK	Marek Štěch	Sparta Prague	Undisclosed[21]
18 November 2006	GK	Gábor Király	Crystal Palace	Loan[22]
5 January 2007	MF	Luis Boa Morte	Fulham	£5m[23]
9 January 2007	MF	Nigel Quashie	West Bromwich Albion	£1.75m[24]
18 January 2007	DF	Calum Davenport	Tottenham Hotspur	Undisclosed[25]
22 January 2007	DF	Lucas Neill	Blackburn Rovers	Undisclosed[26]
22 January 2007	ST	Kepa Blanco	Sevilla	Loan[27]
31 January 2007	DF	Matthew Upson	Birmingham City	£7.5m[28]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
14 June 2006	ST	Yaniv Katan	Maccabi Haifa	Loan[29]
16 June 2006	DF	Elliott Ward	Coventry City	£1m[30]
1 July 2006	GK	Stephen Bywater	Derby County	Undisclosed
1 July 2006	GK	Shaka Hislop	FC Dallas	Free[31]
1 July 2006	DF	Trent McClenahan	Hereford United	Free
1 July 2006	DF	Chris Cohen	Yeovil Town	Free
1 July 2006	MF	Sekou Baradji	Tours	Free
1 July 2006	ST	Petr Mikolanda	Mladá Boleslav	Free
29 July 2006	MF	Carl Fletcher	Crystal Palace	£400,000[32]
8 August 2006	DF	Clive Clarke	Sunderland	£400,000[33]
18 August 2006	MF	Mark Noble	Ipswich Town	Loan[34]
31 January 2007	MF	Javier Mascherano	Liverpool	Undisclosed[35]
31 January 2007	DF	Tyrone Mears	Derby County	Loan[36]
10 March 2007	MF	Shaun Newton	Leicester City	Loan[37]