2006–07 Football League Championship
2006–07 Football League Championship
| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland (5th second tier title) |
| Direct promotion to Premier League | Sunderland, Birmingham City |
| Promoted to Premier League through play-offs | Derby County |
| Relegated | Leeds United, Luton Town, Southend United |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,439 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jamie Cureton (Colchester United), 23[2] |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → | |
The 2006–07 Football League Championship (known as the Coca-Cola Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the league under its current title and fifteenth season under its current league division format.
The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The top divisions of these is the League Championship. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship will be automatically promoted to the Premiership and they will be joined by the winner of the League Championship playoff. The bottom three teams in the Championship will be relegated to the second division, League One.
Sunderland finished top of the league with 88 points, closely followed by Birmingham City who had 86 points.[3] Derby County were promoted through the play-offs. Southend United, Luton Town and Leeds United were relegated.
| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland (5th second tier title) |
| Direct promotion to Premier League | Sunderland, Birmingham City |
| Promoted to Premier League through play-offs | Derby County |
| Relegated | Leeds United, Luton Town, Southend United |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,439 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jamie Cureton (Colchester United), 23[2] |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → | |
Changes from last (2005–06) season
Stadia and locations
See the map on the right
From Championship
Promoted to Premier League
Reading (1st)
Sheffield United (2nd)
Watford (3rd Play-offs)
Relegated to League One
Crewe Alexandra (22nd)
Millwall (23rd)
Brighton & Hove Albion (24th)
To Championship
Relegated from Premier League
Birmingham City (18th)
West Bromwich Albion (19th)
Sunderland (20th)
Promoted from League One
Southend United (1st)
Colchester United (2nd)
Barnsley (3rd Play-offs)
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland(C, P) | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +29 | 88 | Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League |
| 2 | Birmingham City(P) | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 24 | +25 | 86 | Promoted to FA Premier League |
| 3 | Derby County(P) | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 27 | +16 | 84 | Promoted to Premier League through play-offs |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 31 | +26 | 76 | Participated in play-offs |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 28 | +3 | 76 | |
| 6 | Southampton | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 33 | +24 | 75 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 36 | +11 | 74 | |
| 8 | Stoke City | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 25 | +21 | 73 | |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | +4 | 71 | |
| 10 | Colchester United | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 37 | +14 | 69 | |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 36 | +1 | 67 | |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 29 | +8 | 65 | |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 35 | +4 | 64 | |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 30 | +5 | 62 | |
| 15 | Burnley | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 26 | +3 | 57 | |
| 16 | Norwich City | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 46 | −15 | 57 | |
| 17 | Coventry City | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 37 | −15 | 56 | |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 39 | −14 | 53 | |
| 19 | Leicester City | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 33 | −15 | 53 | |
| 20 | Barnsley | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 56 | −32 | 50 | |
| 21 | Hull City | 46 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | −16 | 49 | |
| 22 | Southend United | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 42 | −33 | 42 | Relegated |
| 23 | Luton Town | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 41 | −28 | 40 | |
| 24 | Leeds United | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 42 | −26 | 36[1] |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Cureton | Colchester United | 23 |
| 2 | Michael Chopra | Cardiff City | 22 |
| 3 | Diomansy Kamara | West Bromwich Albion | 21 |
| 4 | Robert Earnshaw | Norwich City | 19 |
| 5 | Chris Iwelumo | Colchester United | 18 |
| = | Grzegorz Rasiak | Southampton | 18 |
| 7 | Steve Howard | Derby County | 16 |
| = | Alan Lee | Ipswich Town | 16 |
| = | Kevin Phillips | West Bromwich Albion | 16 |
| 10 | David Nugent | Preston North End | 15 |
Play-offs
- Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Southampton | 4–4 (3–4 pens) | Derby County 3rd | 1–2 | 3–2 aet |
| 5th Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–4 | West Bromwich Albion 4th | 2–3 | 0–1 |
- Final