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2006–07 in Scottish football

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The 2006–07 season was the 110th season of competitive football in Scotland.

Notable events

2006

9 July: Rangers defender Fernando Ricksen is banned for the club's pre-season trip to South Africa, following an incident on the outbound flight. Manager Paul Le Guen cited "wholly inappropriate and unacceptable" behaviour as the reason for Ricksen's omission. Ricksen later admitted that he fears for his future at Rangers claiming that the club have other motives for wanting him out. He was later loaned to Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg.
29 July: Scotland under-19s lose 2–1 to Spain in the final of the European Under-19 Football Championship.
23 October: In the wake of their 2–0 home defeat to Kilmarnock, Hearts head coach Valdas Ivanauskas is given a two-week leave of absence after discussions with majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov. Ivanauskas cited ill-health as the reason for his temporary departure. Sporting Director, and former coach of Belarus, Eduard Malofeev is appointed for the interim.
27 October: Hearts' majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov states that he will sell players if the club fail to beat Dunfermline Athletic in their forthcoming fixture. Club captain Steven Pressley released a statement shortly after expressing the players' discontent at the current situation at the club.
14 November: After their 1–1 draw away at Falkirk, Hearts announce that interim head coach Eduard Malofeev is to be replaced by FBK Kaunas manager Eugenijus Riabovas, this is to allow Malofeev to pursue his Uefa coaching Pro-licence.
24 November: Valdas Ivanauskas returns as Hearts head-coach.
9 December: Hearts part company with captain Steven Pressley.
20 December: Dundee part company with striker Andy McLaren after he was given three red cards in a 2–1 defeat to Clyde.

2007

1 January: It is reported that Barry Ferguson has been stripped of the captaincy of Rangers and will not play for the club again under Paul Le Guen. Gavin Rae is appointed as the new captain.
2 January: Paul Le Guen confirms that Gavin Rae will be the new Rangers captain. With regard to Barry Ferguson he stated "When you have someone you feel undermines you, it becomes harder and harder". Asked whether Ferguson had been placed on the transfer list, Le Guen said "It remains to be seen. My own position, which is precarious, may have an influence on that."
4 January: Paul Le Guen leaves Rangers by mutual consent after meeting with Rangers chairman Sir David Murray.
8 January: The Scottish Football Association reject an approach from Rangers for manager Walter Smith. A statement from the SFA revealed that Smith had requested to be relieved of his contract, however this was refused following a meeting.
10 January: Walter Smith is confirmed as Rangers manager, having resigned from his position as Scotland manager. The SFA release a statement stating that "No agreement has been reached with Mr Smith or Rangers Football Club on any compensation payment" and "In the absence of agreement, proceedings will require to be raised against Mr Smith for breach of contract and Rangers Football Club for inducement to breach the contract."
11 January: The SFA agree a compensation package with Rangers over manager Walter Smith's switch to Ibrox.
2 March: For the second time of the season, Hearts manager Valdas Ivanauskas is given leave of absence by the club. Sporting Director, and former CSKA Moscow player Anatoly Korobochka is appointed on a temporary basis.
18 March: Hibernian win the Scottish League Cup, defeating Kilmarnock 5–1 in the final.
7 April: Second Division team Forfar Athletic become the first team in Scotland to confirm their relegation following a 9–1 defeat by Greenock Morton.
14 April: Greenock Morton are promoted as champions of the Second Division, despite losing 2–0 to Raith Rovers.
21 April: Berwick Rangers are promoted as champions of the Third Division after a 1–0 win over Arbroath.
22 April: Celtic are crowned Scottish Premier League champions for the second successive season after defeating Kilmarnock 2–1.
28 April: Gretna win promotion to the Premier League as First Division champions after beating Ross County 3–2 at Victoria Park, a result that relegated County to the Second Division.
3 May: East Stirlingshire, having finished bottom of the Third Division for the fifth consecutive season, are told they will lose full member status if the club finish bottom again next season.
5 May: Rangers ensure second place in the SPL and entry to the UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round after defeating Celtic 2–0 at Ibrox.
12 May: Queen's Park gain promotion to the Second Division after defeating East Fife 7–2 on aggregate in the promotion play-off. The Glasgow club swap places with Stranraer who lost to East Fife in the semi-final stage.
12 May: Stirling Albion gain promotion to the First Division, and swap places with Airdrie United, after defeating the North Lanarkshire club 5–4 on aggregate in the promotion/relegation play-off match

12 May: Dunfermline Athletic are relegated to the First Division. A 2–1 defeat at Inverness, coupled with St Mirren's 3–2 win at Motherwell, meant the Fife club exit the SPL after seven seasons in the top flight.
16 May: Sevilla win the UEFA Cup after defeating Espanyol 3–1 on penalties at Hampden Park. The match had finished 2–2 after 90 minutes.
20 May: Aberdeen seal a UEFA Cup place for next season after defeating Rangers 2–0 at Pittodrie in the final game of the season.
26 May: SPL champions Celtic complete the double after defeating Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 to win the Scottish Cup for the 34th time.

Major transfer deals

2006

Celtic made preparations for the Champions League with the high-profile signings of Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink from PSV Eindhoven, Jiri Jarosik from Chelsea and Thomas Gravesen from Real Madrid while Stilyan Petrov left to join former boss Martin O'Neill at Aston Villa. Celtic also signed former Rangers striker Kenny Miller on a free transfer from Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rangers, under new manager Paul Le Guen, brought in several players including Jérémy Clément from Paris Saint Germain and Filip Sebo from Austria Vienna while Peter Løvenkrands departed for Schalke 04. Hearts paid £200,000 for PAOK defender Christos Karipidis and sold Rudi Skácel to Southampton after a dispute between the player and the club. Hibs brought in English League Two defenders Rob Jones and Shelton Martis but lost last season's top scorer Derek Riordan who joined Celtic.

Domestic

20 June 2006 – Noel Hunt from Dunfermline Athletic to Dundee United, £50,000
23 June 2006 – Derek Riordan from Hibernian to Celtic, Undisclosed (reportedly £150,000)
1 July 2006 – Gary Caldwell from Hibernian to Celtic, Bosman
11 July 2006 – Ross McCormack from Rangers to Motherwell, Undisclosed
13 July 2006 – John Rankin from Ross County to Inverness CT, Undisclosed (reportedly £65,000)
11 August 2006 – David Proctor from Inverness CT to Dundee United, £35,000
19 August 2006 – David Fernández from Dundee United to Kilmarnock, Free
29 August 2006 – Jim Hamilton from Motherwell to Dunfermline Athletic, Undisclosed
31 August 2006 – Stephen Crawford from Aberdeen to Dunfermline Athletic, Free
31 August 2006 – John Stewart from Aberdeen to Falkirk, £50,000
31 August 2006 – Lee Miller from Dundee United to Aberdeen, Free

In

16 May 2006 – Libor Sionko from Austria Vienna to Rangers, Bosman
26 May 2006 – Karl Svensson from IFK Göteborg to Rangers, Undisclosed (reportedly £600,000)
8 June 2006 – Rob Jones from Grimsby Town to Hibernian, £100,000
16 June 2006 – Lionel Letizi from Paris Saint-Germain to Rangers, Free
19 June 2006 – Jiri Jarosik from Chelsea to Celtic, Undisclosed (reportedly £2m)
1 July 2006 – Kenny Miller from Wolverhampton Wanderers to Celtic, Bosman
7 July 2006 – Jérémy Clément from Olympique Lyonnais to Rangers, £1.1m
15 July 2006 – Makhtar N'Diaye from Unattached to Rangers, Free
28 July 2006 – Mauricio Pinilla from Sporting Lisbon to Heart of Midlothian, Season loan
1 August 2006 – Graham Barrett from Unattached to Falkirk, Free
1 August 2006 – Colin McMenamin from Shrewsbury Town to Gretna, Free
2 August 2006 – Christian Kalvenes from SK Brann to Dundee United, Free
2 August 2006 – Joe Hamill from Leicester City to Livingston, Free
3 August 2006 – Christos Karipidis from PAOK to Heart of Midlothian, £200,000
3 August 2006 – Filip Sebo from Austria Wien to Rangers, £1.8m
4 August 2006 – Tiago Costa from Benfica to Heart of Midlothian, Free
11 August 2006 – Lee Martin from Manchester United to Rangers, Loan
11 August 2006 – Merouane Zemmama from Raja Casablanca to Hibernian, Free
14 August 2006 – Shelton Martis from Darlington to Hibernian, Free
15 August 2006 – Marius Zaliukas from FBK Kaunas to Heart of Midlothian, Loan
16 August 2006 – Phil Bardsley from Manchester United to Rangers, Loan
24 August 2006 – Lee Naylor from Wolverhampton Wanderers to Celtic, £600,000 (including Charles Mulgrew in exchange)
24 August 2006 – Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink from PSV Eindhoven to Celtic, £3.4m
29 August 2006 – Kęstutis Ivaškevičius from FBK Kaunas to Heart of Midlothian, Season loan
29 August 2006 – Andrius Velicka from FBK Kaunas to Heart of Midlothian, Season loan
29 August 2006 – Anthony Stokes from Arsenal to Falkirk, Loan
30 August 2006 – Thomas Gravesen from Real Madrid to Celtic, £2m
31 August 2006 – Saša Papac from Austria Wien to Rangers, £450,000
10 October 2006 – Lee Wilkie from Unattached to Dundee United, Free

Out

23 May 2006 – Peter Løvenkrands from Rangers to Schalke 04, Bosman
2 June 2006 – David McNamee from Livingston to Coventry City, £100,000
26 June 2006 – John Hartson from Celtic to West Bromwich Albion, Undisclosed
30 June 2006 – Steven Hammell from Motherwell to Southend United, Bosman
1 July 2006 – Kevin McNaughton from Aberdeen to Cardiff City, Bosman
29 July 2006 – Rudolf Skácel from Heart of Midlothian to Southampton, £1.6m
2 August 2006 – Jamie McAllister from Heart of Midlothian to Bristol City, Free
2 August 2006 – Chris Hackett from Heart of Midlothian to Millwall, Free
7 August 2006 – Adam Virgo from Celtic to Coventry City, Season loan
9 August 2006 – Lee Johnson from Heart of Midlothian to Bristol City, Free
11 August 2006 – Mohammed Camara from Celtic to Derby County, Free
14 August 2006 – Fernando Ricksen from Rangers to Zenit Saint Petersburg, Season loan
26 August 2006 – Hamed Namouchi from Rangers to FC Lorient, £500,000
30 August 2006 – Stilian Petrov from Celtic to Aston Villa, £6.5m
31 August 2006 – Stanislav Varga from Celtic to Sunderland, Undisclosed
31 August 2006 – Ross Wallace from Celtic to Sunderland, Undisclosed
28 November 2006 – Fernando Ricksen from Rangers to Zenit Saint Petersburg, £1m

2007

Celtic further strengthened their squad with the signings of Paul Hartley from Hearts and Mark Brown from Inverness, while Steven Pressley was also signed after being released by Hearts. Shaun Maloney joined Aston Villa after contract negotiations broke down. New Rangers manager Walter Smith brought in defenders David Weir, Andy Webster and Ugo Ehiogu and spent £2m on Hibs' highly rated midfielder Kevin Thomson. Hearts looked to boost their European qualification hopes with the signing of a further four players on loan from FBK Kaunas as well as Laryea Kingston from Terek Grozny. New Dunfermline boss Stephen Kenny brought in loan signings James O'Brien from Celtic, Adam Hammill from Liverpool and Stephen Glass from Hibs with the club bottom of the SPL.

Domestic

1 January 2007 – Morgaro Gomis from Cowdenbeath to Dundee United, Nominal fee
2 January 2007 – Ryan Stevenson from St Johnstone to Ayr United, Undisclosed
5 January 2007 – James O'Brien from Celtic to Dunfermline Athletic, Loan
6 January 2007 – Stephen Dobbie from St Johnstone to Queen of the South, Undisclosed
8 January 2007 – David Templeton from Stenhousemuir to Heart of Midlothian, £30,000
11 January 2007 – Markus Paatelainen from Cowdenbeath to Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Undisclosed
11 January 2007 – Paul McHale from Clyde to Dundee, Free
18 January 2007 – Mark Brown from Inverness Caledonian Thistle to Celtic, Undisclosed
19 January 2007 – Derek Carcary from Rangers to Raith Rovers, Free
25 January 2007 – Stephen Glass from Hibernian to Dunfermline Athletic, Loan
26 January 2007 – Stuart Golabek from Inverness Caledonian Thistle to Livingston, Loan
26 January 2007 – Derek Lilley from Morton to St Johnstone, Free
26 January 2007 – Jamie Mole from Heart of Midlothian to Livingston, Loan
26 January 2007 – Matthew Doherty from Heart of Midlothian to Cowdenbeath, Loan
26 January 2007 – Jamie MacDonald from Heart of Midlothian to Queen of the South, Loan
27 January 2007 – Willie Gibson from Queen of the South to Kilmarnock, Undisclosed
27 January 2007 – Willie Gibson from Kilmarnock to Queen of the South, Loan
27 January 2007 – Stevie Murray from Kilmarnock to Queen of the South, Loan
27 January 2007 – Jamie Adams from Kilmarnock to Queen of the South, Loan
30 January 2007 – Kevin Thomson from Hibernian to Rangers, £2m
31 January 2007 – Stephen O'Donnell from Clyde to St Mirren, Undisclosed
31 January 2007 – Eddie Malone from Clyde to St Mirren, Undisclosed
31 January 2007 – Kyle Macaulay from Aberdeen to Peterhead, Undisclosed
31 January 2007 – Paul Hartley from Heart of Midlothian to Celtic, Undisclosed
31 January 2007 – Alan Archibald from Dundee United to Partick Thistle, Free
31 January 2007 – Robert Snodgrass from Livingston to Stirling Albion, Loan
31 January 2007 – Steve Tosh from Gretna to Queen of the South, Free
6 March 2007 – Zbigniew Malkowski from Hibernian to Gretna, Loan

In

1 January 2007 – Steven Pressley from Unattached to Celtic, Free
1 January 2007 – Craig Brewster from Unattached to Aberdeen, Free
1 January 2007 – Dean Holden from Peterborough United to Falkirk, Undisclosed
1 January 2007 – Danny Murphy from Cork City to Motherwell, Undisclosed
1 January 2007 – Trevor Molloy from St Patrick's Athletic to Motherwell, Undisclosed
1 January 2007 – Paul Keegan from St Patrick's Athletic to Motherwell, Undisclosed
1 January 2007 – Mark McChrystal from Derry City to Partick Thistle, Undisclosed
1 January 2007 – Derek McInnes from Millwall to St Johnstone, Free
3 January 2007 – Dumitru Copil from Atletico Arad to Heart of Midlothian, Free
5 January 2007 – Andrew Webster from Wigan Athletic to Rangers, Loan
5 January 2007 – Jon Daly from Hartlepool United to Dundee United, Undisclosed
6 January 2007 – Eduardas Kurskis from FBK Kaunas to Heart of Midlothian, Undisclosed
6 January 2007 – Arkadiusz Klimek from FBK Kaunas to Heart of Midlothian, Undisclosed
9 January 2007 – Steven Hogg from Shrewsbury Town to Gretna, Loan
11 January 2007 – Sean Dillon from Shelbourne to Dundee United, Undisclosed
11 January 2007 – Momo Sylla from Leicester City to Kilmarnock, Free
11 January 2007 – Kasper Schmeichel from Manchester City to Falkirk, Loan
11 January 2007 – Kevin Smith from Sunderland to Dundee, Free
13 January 2007 – Bobby Ryan from Shelbourne to Dunfermline Athletic, Undisclosed
16 January 2007 – David Weir from Everton to Rangers, Free
18 January 2007 – Adam Hammill from Liverpool to Dunfermline Athletic, Loan
19 January 2007 – Filipe Morais from Millwall to St Johnstone, Loan
25 January 2007 – Ugo Ehiogu from Middlesbrough to Rangers, Free
25 January 2007 – Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé from Stade Rennais to Celtic, Loan
27 January 2007 – Jamie Harris from Shelbourne to Dunfermline Athletic, Free
30 January 2007 – Kevin Thomson from Hibernian to Rangers, £2m
31 January 2007 – Krisztian Vadocz from Auxerre to Motherwell, Loan
31 January 2007 – Linas Pilibaitis from FBK Kaunas to Heart of Midlothian, Loan
31 January 2007 – Tomas Kancelskis from FBK Kaunas to Heart of Midlothian, Loan
31 January 2007 – Laryea Kingston from Terek Grozny to Heart of Midlothian, Loan
6 February 2007 – Thomas Sowunmi from Unattached to Hibernian, Free
14 March 2007 – Shana Haji from Real Zaragoza to Hibernian, Free

Out

1 January 2007 – Moses Ashikodi from Rangers to Watford, Nominal fee
11 January 2007 – Stephen Pearson from Celtic to Derby County, £750,000
11 January 2007 – Julien Rodriguez from Rangers to Olympique de Marseille, Free
12 January 2007 – Alan Thompson from Celtic to Leeds United, Loan
17 January 2007 – David Marshall from Celtic to Norwich City, Loan
22 January 2007 – Oumar Konde from Hibernian to Panionios, Undisclosed
23 January 2007 – Dany N'Guessan from Rangers to Lincoln City, Free
25 January 2007 – Jérémy Clément from Rangers to Paris Saint-Germain, £1.8m
30 January 2007 – Lionel Letizi from Rangers to OGC Nice, Free
31 January 2007 – Richie Foran from Motherwell to Southend United, £200,000
31 January 2007 – Simon Lappin from St Mirren to Norwich City, £100,000
31 January 2007 – Kenny Deuchar from Gretna to Northampton Town, Loan
31 January 2007 – Shaun Maloney from Celtic to Aston Villa, £1m

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Motherwell	ENG Terry Butcher	Resigned	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/4989568.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Malpas is the new Motherwell boss	date=17 May 2006}}	SCO Maurice Malpas	4 August 2006
Dundee	IRE Alan Kernaghan	Sacked		20 April 2006	SCO Alex Rae	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/5002648.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Rae is player-boss at Dens Park	date=20 November 2006}}
Raith Rovers	SCO Gordon Dalziel	Mutual consent	1 September 2006	SCO Craig Levein	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/raith_rovers/5306266.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Raith appoint Levein as manager	date=5 September 2006}}
Hibernian	ENG Tony Mowbray	Resigned		13 October 2006	SCO John Collins	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/6097278.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Collins confirmed as Hibs manager	date=31 October 2006}}
Cowdenbeath	FIN Mixu Paatelainen	Resigned	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cowdenbeath/6073130.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Paatelainen makes Finland return	date=25 October 2006}}	SCO Brian Welsh	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/6100192.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Welsh named new Cowdenbeath boss	date=30 October 2006}}
Dunfermline Athletic	SCO Jim Leishman	Resigned	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/6086130.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Leishman stands down as Pars boss	date=26 October 2006}}	IRE Stephen Kenny	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/6138262.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Kenny appointed Dunfermline boss	date=10 November 2006}}
Dundee United	SCO Craig Brewster	Sacked	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/6096438.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Brewster ousted as Tannadice boss	date=29 October 2006}}	SCO Craig Levein	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/6099414.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Dundee United unveil Levein as boss	date=30 October 2006}}
Raith Rovers	SCO Craig Levein	Resigned	30 October 2006	SCO John McGlynn	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/raith_rovers/6159390.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Raith Rovers appoint McGlynn boss	date=20 November 2006}}
Stenhousemuir	SCO Des McKeown	Resigned	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stenhousemuir/6105836.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Stenhousemuir manager quits club	date=1 November 2006}}	SCO Campbell Money	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stenhousemuir/6136288.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=New boss Money aiming to cash in	date=10 November 2006}}
Airdrie United	SCO Sandy Stewart	Sacked	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/airdrie_united/6143858.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Airdrie part company with manager	date=14 November 2006}}	SCO Kenny Black	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/airdrie_united/6158264.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Black appointed new Airdrie boss	date=17 November 2006}}
Rangers	FRA Paul Le Guen	Mutual consent	4 January 2007	SCO Walter Smith	10 January 2007
Scotland	SCO Walter Smith	Resigned	10 January 2007	SCO Alex McLeish	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6289073.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=McLeish unveiled as Scotland boss	date=29 January 2007}}
Montrose	SCO David Robertson	Resigned	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/montrose/6270429.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Robertson resigns Montrose post	date=17 January 2007}}	SCO Jim Weir	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/montrose/6344811.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Weir is new manager at Montrose	date=8 February 2007}}
Ayr United	SCO Bobby Connor	Sacked	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/ayr_united/6398427.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Ayr United part ways with Connor	date=26 February 2007}}	SCO Neil Watt	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/ayr_united/6480487.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Watt in charge at Somerset Park	date=22 March 2007}}
Heart of Midlothian	LTU Valdas Ivanauskas	Mutual consent	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6472263.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Hearts part with boss Ivanauskas	date=20 March 2007}}	UKR Anatoly Korobochka	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6920852.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Korobochka to remain with Hearts	date=30 July 2007}}
Partick Thistle	SCO Dick Campbell	Sacked		27 March 2007	SCO Ian McCall	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/partick_thistle/6693751.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=McCall takes control at Firhill	date=25 May 2007}}
Livingston	SCO John Robertson	Sacked	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/6561955.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Robertson positive after sacking	date=16 April 2007}}	ENG Mark Proctor	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/6648535.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Proctor takes over at Livingston	date=22 May 2007}}
Queen of the South	SCO Ian McCall	Resigned	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/queen_of_the_south/6594017.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=McCall set to depart Doonhamers	date=26 April 2007}}	SCO Gordon Chisholm	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/queen_of_the_south/6630729.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Chisholm confirmed as Queens boss	date=7 May 2007}}
Ross County	SCO Scott Leitch	Resigned	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/ross_county/6607865.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Leitch quits post at Ross County	date=30 April 2007}}	SCO Dick Campbell	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/ross_county/6659861.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Campbell confirmed as County boss	date=17 May 2007}}
Albion Rovers	SCO Jim Chapman	Sacked	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/albion_rovers/6632139.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Chapman surprise at Rovers sack	date=7 May 2007}}	SCO John McCormack	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/albion_rovers/6709611.stm	publisher=BBC Sport website	title=Albion Rovers appoint McCormack	date=31 May 2007}}

League competitions

Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Report
[Scottish Cup 2006–07](2006-07-scottish-cup)	Celtic	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	[Wikipedia article](2007-scottish-cup-final)
[League Cup 2006–07](2006-07-scottish-league-cup)	Hibernian	5 – 1	Kilmarnock	[Wikipedia article](2007-scottish-league-cup-final)
[Challenge Cup 2006–07](2006-07-scottish-challenge-cup)	Ross County	1 – 1
(5 – 4 pen.)	Clyde	[Wikipedia article](2006-scottish-challenge-cup-final)
Youth Cup	Rangers	5 – 0	Celtic
[Junior Cup 2006–07](2006-07-scottish-junior-cup)	Linlithgow Rose	2 – 1	Kelty Hearts	[The Herald](http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/football/display.var.1444307.0.0.php)

Non-league honours

Senior honours

Competition	Winner
Highland League 2006–07	Keith
East of Scotland League	Annan Athletic
South of Scotland League	Threave Rovers

Junior honours

West Region

Division	Winner
Premier League	Pollok
Division One	Irvine Meadow XI
Ayrshire League	Kilbirnie Ladeside
Central League Division One	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Central League Division Two	Ashfield

East Region

Division	Winner
Super League	Linlithgow Rose
Premier League	Glenrothes
North Division	Forfar West End
Central Division	Dundonald Bluebell
South Division	Newtongrange Star

North Region

Division	Winner
Premier League	Culter
Division One	East End
Division Two	Fochabers

Individual honours

SPFA awards

Award	Winner	Team
Players' Player of the Year	Japan Shunsuke Nakamura	Celtic
Young Player of the Year	SCO Steven Naismith	Kilmarnock
Manager of the Year	SCO Gordon Strachan	Celtic

SWFA awards

Award	Winner	Team
Footballer of the Year	Japan Shunsuke Nakamura	Celtic
Young player of the Year	SCO Scott Brown	Hibernian
Manager of the Year	SCO Gordon Strachan	Celtic

Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

Club	Competition(s)	Progress	Coef.
Celtic	UEFA Champions League	[Round of 16](2006-07-uefa-champions-league)	11.00
Heart of Midlothian	UEFA Champions League
UEFA Cup	[Third qualifying round](2006-07-uefa-champions-league)
First round	2.50
Rangers	UEFA Cup	Round of 16	13.00
Gretna	UEFA Cup	Second qualifying round	0.50
Hibernian	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Third round	N/A

Average coefficient – 6.750

Celtic

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Celtic scorer(s)	Report
13 September	Old Trafford, Manchester (A)	ENG Manchester United	2–3	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Shunsuke Nakamura	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/5330026.stm)
26 September	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	DEN FC Copenhagen	1–0	Kenny Miller (pen.)	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/5377072.stm)
17 October	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	POR Benfica	3–0	Kenny Miller (2), Stephen Pearson	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6054824.stm)
1 November	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon (A)	POR Benfica	0–3		[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6094170.stm)
21 November	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	ENG Manchester United (H)	1–0	Shunsuke Nakamura	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6160910.stm)
6 December	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen (A)	DEN FC Copenhagen	1–3	Jiří Jarošík	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6209602.stm)
20 February	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	ITA A.C. Milan	0–0		[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6371283.stm)
7 March	San Siro, Milan (A)	ITA A.C. Milan	0–1		[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6414945.stm)

Heart of Midlothian

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Hearts scorer(s)	Report
26 July	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh (H)	BIH NK Široki Brijeg	3–0	Branimir Anic (o.g.), Ibrahim Tall, Roman Bednář	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/5192954.stm)
2 August	Pecara Stadium, Široki Brijeg (A)	BIH NK Široki Brijeg	0–0		[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/5234226.stm)
9 August	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh (H)	GRE AEK Athens	1–2	Saulius Mikoliunas	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/5255984.stm)
23 August	Olympic Stadium, Athens (A)	GRE AEK Athens	0–3		[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/5272568.stm)
14 September	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh (H)	CZE Sparta Prague	0–2		[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/5341280.stm)
28 September	AXA Arena, Prague (A)	CZE Sparta Prague	0–0		[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/5384724.stm)

Rangers

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Rangers scorer(s)	Report
14 September	Aker stadion, Molde (A)	NOR Molde FK	0–0		[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/5339904.stm)
28 September	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	NOR Molde FK	2–0	Thomas Buffel, Barry Ferguson	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/5384592.stm)
19 October	Stadio Armando Picchi, Livorno (A)	ITA Livorno	3–2	Charlie Adam, Kris Boyd (pen.), Nacho Novo	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6050936.stm)
2 November	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	ISR Maccabi Haifa	2–0	Nacho Novo, Charlie Adam (pen.)	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6106436.stm)
23 November	Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre (A)	FRA Auxerre	2–2	Nacho Novo, Kris Boyd	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6161154.stm)
14 December	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	SCG Partizan Belgrade	1–0	Alan Hutton	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6176333.stm)
14 February	Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv (A)	ISR Hapoel Tel Aviv	1–2	Nacho Novo	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6351733.stm)
22 February	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	ISR Hapoel Tel Aviv	4–0	Barry Ferguson (2), Kris Boyd, Charlie Adam	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6382523.stm)
8 March	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	ESP Osasuna	1–1	Brahim Hemdani	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6415057.stm)
14 March	Estadio Reyno de Navarra, Pamplona (A)	ESP Osasuna	0–1		[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6444701.stm)

Gretna

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Gretna scorer(s)	Report	UEFA Cup Second qualifying round
10 August	Fir Park, Motherwell (H)	IRE Derry City	1–5	Ryan McGuffie	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4775577.stm)
24 August	Brandywell Stadium, Derry (A)	IRE Derry City	2–2	David Graham, Ryan Baldacchino	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/5280926.stm)

Hibernian

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Hibernian scorer(s)	Report
2 July	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	LAT Dinaburg	5–0	Chris Killen, Scott Brown, Ivan Sproule, David Murphy, Steven Fletcher	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/5133742.stm)
8 July	Celtnieks Stadium, Daugavpils (A)	LAT Dinaburg	3–0	Amadou Konte (2), Ivan Sproule	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/5155650.stm)
15 July	Fionia Park, Odense (A)	DEN Odense BK	0–1		[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/5181292.stm)
22 July	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	DEN Odense BK	2–1	Rob Jones, Paul Dalglish	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/5194956.stm)

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results

Date	Venue	Score	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)	Report
2 September	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	6–0	ECQ(B)	Darren Fletcher, James McFadden, Kris Boyd (2, 1 pen.),
Kenny Miller (pen.), Garry O'Connor	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/5292876.stm)
6 September	S Dariaus ir S.Gireno SC, Kaunas (A)	2–1	ECQ(B)	Christian Dailly, Kenny Miller	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/5312354.stm)
7 October	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	1–0	ECQ(B)	Gary Caldwell	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/5397614.stm)
11 October	Olympic Stadium, Kyiv (A)	0–2	ECQ(B)		[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6037129.stm)
24 March	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	2–1	ECQ(B)	Kris Boyd, Craig Beattie	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6449543.stm)
28 March	Stadio San Nicola, Bari (A)	0–2	ECQ(B)		[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6495949.stm)
30 May	Gerhard Hanappi Stadium, Vienna (A)	1–0	Friendly	Garry O'Connor	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6696543.stm)
6 June	Svangaskard Stadium, Toftir (A)	2–0	ECQ(B)	Shaun Maloney, Garry O'Connor	[BBC Sport](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6713997.stm)

;Key

(H) = Home match
(A) = Away match
ECQ(B) = European Championship qualifying (Group B)

Deaths

18 July: Jimmy Leadbetter, 78, Ipswich Town winger.
21 July: Bert Slater, 70, Falkirk and Dundee goalkeeper.
5 November: Bobby Shearer, 74, Rangers, Hamilton and Scotland defender; Queen of the South manager.
13 May: Kai Johansen, 66, Morton and Rangers defender.

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2006–07 in Scottish football

Notable events

2006

2007

Major transfer deals

2006

Domestic

In

Out

2007

Domestic

In

Out

Managerial changes

League competitions

Scottish Premier League

Scottish First Division

Scottish Second Division

Scottish Third Division

Cup honours

Non-league honours

Senior honours

Junior honours

West Region

East Region

North Region

Individual honours

SPFA awards

SWFA awards

Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

Celtic

Heart of Midlothian

Rangers

Gretna

Hibernian

Scotland national team

Deaths

References

References