2006–07 Cardiff City F.C. season

Season review

Kit

The kits were designed by Spanish company Joma. It was the first season they were sponsored by Communications Direct.

Events

• 31 May 2006 – Cardiff break their record for highest fee received for a player with the sale of Cameron Jerome to Birmingham City for £3 million.
• 22 December 2006 – Sam Hammam sells the club to Peter Ridsdale for £27 million.

League

The opening game saw Cardiff win 2–1 over Barnsley on 5 August 2006 before Cardiff fans saw Michael Chopra score his first competitive goal for Cardiff in a 1–0 win over Coventry City. City were undefeated through August four wins and one draw against West Bromwich Albion. Their first loss came at Deepdale in a 2–1 defeat against Preston North End where Chopra scored his second league goal. The side's next win did not come until two games later in a 4–1 win over Luton Town at Ninian Park, going on to win their next four games when Norwich City ended the winning streak. After a 1–0 win over Burnley, Cardiff went four games without scoring, drawing two of these and losing the other two.

On 9 December 2006 Darren Purse scored their first goal since the win over Burnley against Ipswich Town which ended in a 2–2 draw. On 20 January 2007 Cardiff broke their poor run of form after going eleven games without a win with a 2–1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. They then went undefeated until a month later on 20 February 2007 this time West Bromwich Albion ended Cardiff's run but the side were still mid-table. Even though they hit straight back with a win over Preston North End, another loss to Birmingham City then a 1–0 win over Norwich City was followed by a winless streak which lasted until the end of the season, finishing in 13th place.

FA Cup

Cardiff entered in the 3rd Round in a home game against Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur on 7 January 2007. A 0–0 draw at Ninian Park took the tie to a replay at White Hart Lane on 17 January which saw Cardiff lose 4–0.

League Cup

In the first round of the League Cup, Cardiff were drawn against League Two side Barnet but a team made up of reserve and youth players were beaten 2–0.

FAW Cup

Cardiff beat Carmarthen Town in the quarter-finals before being eliminated by The New Saints in the semi-finals.

First-team squad

Squad statistics

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Transfers

Summer transfer window ins

January transfer window ins

Loans in

Summer transfer window outs

January transfer window outs

Loans out

Standings

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Championship

Results by round

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Fixtures and results

[[2007–08 Football League|Championship]]

• Brian Howard
• Joe Ledley
• Steve Thompson
• Riccardo Scimeca
• Zoltan Gera
• Michael Chopra
• Willo Flood
• Joe Ledley
• Paul Parry
• Patrick Agyemang
• Danny Pugh
• Michael Chopra
• Kevin McNaughton
• Barry Hayles
• Darren Purse
• Steve Thompson
• Michael Chopra
• Darren Purse
• Paul Parry
• Michael Chopra
• Rowan Vine
• Darren Purse
• Riccardo Scimeca
• Joe Ledley
• Riccardo Scimeca
• Jody Craddock
• Malvin Kamara
• Paul Parry
• Stuart Green
• Michael Chopra
• Riccardo Scimeca
• Steve Thompson
• Dickson Etuhu
• Glenn Loovens
• Michael Chopra
• Steve Howard
• Giles Barnes
• Chris Brown
• Michael Chopra
• Michael Chopra
• Kevin McLeod
• Jamie Guy
• Jamie Cureton
• Michael Chopra
• Riccardo Scimeca
• Ray Jones
• Ricardo Fuller
• Liam Lawrence
• Mamady Sidibe
• Darren Purse
• Jon Macken
• Jon Macken
• Damien Delaney
• Dean Marney
• Craig Fagan
• Michael Bridges
• Michael Chopra
• Steve Thompson
• David Norris
• Lee Bradbury
• Seyi Olofinjana
• Michael Chopra
• Jason Byrne
• Michael Chopra
• Paddy Kisnorbo
• Elvis Hammond
• Peter Whittingham
• Michael Chopra
• Leon McKenzie
• Dele Adebola
• Michael Chopra
• Peter Whittingham
• Michael Chopra
• Nathan Ellington
• Peter Whittingham
• Michael Chopra
• Glenn Loovens
• Graham Alexander
• Seb Larsson
• Paul Parry
• Chris Baird
• Bradley Wright-Phillips
• Steve Thompson
• Peter Whittingham
• Steve Howard
• Giles Barnes
• Paul Parry
• Ross Wallace
• Roger Johnson
• Leon Clarke
• Deon Burton
• Steve Jones
• Paul McVeigh
• Michael Chopra
• Carl Hoefkens
• Dexter Blackstock
• Dean Windass
• Francis Jeffers
• Jon Walters
• Paul Parry

FA Cup

• Aaron Lennon
• Robbie Keane
• Steed Malbranque
• Jermain Defoe

League Cup

• Tresor Kandol

FAW Premier Cup

• Paul Fowler
• Danny Thomas
• Kevin Campbell
• Curtis McDonald
• Mike Wilde

Awards

• Football League Championship Apprentice of the Year: Chris Gunter

References

References

1. (17 January 2007). "Tottenham 4–0 Cardiff". BBC Sport.
2. (22 August 2006). "Cardiff 0–2 Barnet". BBC Sport.
3. (27 February 2007). "Cardiff City 0–1 The New Saints". BBC Sport.
4. Phillips, Terry. (2006-04-27). "Loovens agrees deal with Bluebirds".
5. (2006-05-26). "Dons' McNaughton joining Cardiff". BBC Sport.
6. (2006-06-01). "Arsenal keeper set for Bluebirds". BBC Sport.
7. (2006-06-14). "Newcastle's Chopra joins Cardiff City".
8. (2006-07-04). "Blues skipper joins Cardiff".
9. (2006-07-05). "Cardiff pick up MK Dons prospects". BBC Sport.
10. (2006-07-21). "Cardiff sign Glombard and Gilbert". BBC Sport.
11. (2006-08-02). "Bluebirds secure Campbell signing". BBC Sport.
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13. (2006-10-12). "Bluebirds sign Chambers on loan". BBC Sport.
14. (2007-01-05). "Torquay take Cardiff pair on loan". BBC Sport.
15. (2007). "Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007-08". Headline Book Publishing.
16. (3 August 2008). "Past winners". The Football League.