2006–07 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

Season summary

A run of only 5 wins from their first 18 games killed off Blackburn's hopes of improving on the previous season's 6th place to qualify for the Champions League, but the club's form was markedly improved in the second half of the season. Rovers overcame the sale of Craig Bellamy to Liverpool, with his replacement, former Porto striker Benni McCarthy, scoring 18 league goals to finish as the Premier League's second-highest scorer behind Didier Drogba.

After a history of European underachievement, Rovers had a relatively successful UEFA Cup campaign, beating Red Bull Salzburg in the first round and topping Group E in the next stage, before succumbing to Bayer Leverkusen in the Round of 32. The club continued their recent habit of reaching cup semi-finals to be eliminated by the cup winners, being knocked out of the FA Cup semi-final by eventual winners Chelsea.

Final league table

Main article: 2006–07 FA Premier League

Squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

:The following players did not appear for the senior team this season.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

Transfers

In

• WAL Jason Brown – ENG Gillingham, free, 26 June
• ENG Francis Jeffers – ENG Charlton Athletic, free, 3 July
• Grenada Jason Roberts – ENG Wigan Athletic, 3 July, undisclosed
• RSA Benni McCarthy – POR Porto, 28 July, undisclosed (believed to be £2,500,000)
• NED André Ooijer – NED PSV Eindhoven, 23 August, £2,000,000
• DRC Shabani Nonda – ITA Roma, season loan, 31 August
• SUI Stéphane Henchoz – ENG Wigan Athletic, free, 8 September
• ENG David Dunn – ENG Birmingham City, £2,200,000, 17 January
• ENG Stephen Warnock – ENG Liverpool, undisclosed (believed to be £2,500,000), 22 January
• Congo Christopher Samba – GER Hertha Berlin, £450,000, 25 January
• SUI Bruno Berner – SUI FC Basel, 30 January, nominal

Out

• WAL Craig Bellamy – ENG Liverpool, undisclosed (thought to be £6,000,000), 22 June
• FIN Shefki Kuqi – ENG Crystal Palace, £2,500,000, 1 September
• SCO Dominic Matteo – ENG Stoke City, free, 19 January
• AUS Lucas Neill – ENG West Ham United, £1,500,000, 22 January
• SCO Jay McEveley – ENG Derby County, £600,000, 29 January
• ENG Francis Jeffers – ENG Ipswich Town, loan, 2 March

Results

Premier League

Results by matchday

Nwankwo Kanu Didier Drogba Morten Gamst Pedersen Benni McCarthy Paul Gallagher André Ooijer Benni McCarthy Hayden Mullins Juan Pablo Ángel Benni McCarthy Steven Taylor Obafemi Martins David Bentley Hleb Adebayor van Persie Flamini Benni McCarthy Matt Derbyshire Benni McCarthy Thierry Henry Derbyshire Jay Demerit Frank Lampard Salomon Kalou Stephen Warnock Bobby Zamora Michael Carrick Park Ji-sung Ole Gunnar Solskjær Gabriel Agbonlahor Jason Roberts Benni McCarthy Hreiðarsson Derbyshire Jason Roberts David Bentley Matt Derbyshire Kevin Doyle Brynjar Gunnarsson

League Cup

Kalou

FA Cup

Pedersen Gallagher McCarthy McCarthy Pedersen Replay Derbyshire Final

Ballack

UEFA Cup

First round

Janko McCarthy Bentley

Group stage

Bentley Jeffers McCarthy

Round of 32

Ramelow Schneider Nonda

Top scorers

Premier League

• RSA Benni McCarthy 18
• DRC Shabani Nonda 7
• NOR Morten Gamst Pedersen 6
• ENG Matt Derbyshire 5
• ENG David Bentley 4
• GRN Jason Roberts 4

League Cup

• n/a

FA Cup

• ENG Matt Derbyshire 4
• RSA Benni McCarthy 3

UEFA Cup

• ENG David Bentley 3
• RSA Benni McCarthy 3

Notes

References

References

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