The 2006–07 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 15th season in the Premier League and 29th successive season in the top division of the English football league system. The club also participated in the FA Cup, the Football League Cup, and the UEFA Cup.
Season summary
Expectations were high at the beginning of the season, after only a bout of food poisoning amongst the squad prevented Spurs from pipping arch-rivals Arsenal to fourth place in the Premiership and UEFA Champions League qualification at the end of the previous season. However, the season was marred by injuries, particularly in defense, with Ledley King, Paul Stalteri, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Lee Young-pyo, Anthony Gardner, Jermaine Jenas, Steed Malbranque and Teemu Tainio all suffering long-term injuries, while Didier Zokora, Dimitar Berbatov, Robbie Keane and Aaron Lennon all suffered short-term injuries during the season, causing Martin Jol to rarely have a settled first XI to pick for extended periods.
Tottenham's Premiership form in the first half of the season was erratic, although there was a famous home win over reigning champions Chelsea in November amongst the mire of mediocre results. Away form was poor during the first half of the season, but a vast improvement in the second half saw just two away losses from January to the end of the season, including one (narrow) defeat in their final six away games, against Chelsea, just 36 hours after playing a UEFA Cup tie in Spain. The improvement in Spurs' away form, good home performances and an excellent end to the season lifted Spurs into fifth position in the final table and UEFA Cup qualification for the second year running. Tottenham played attractive and effective football as Martin Jol made his mark on the squad, reaching the FA Cup quarter-final before losing 1–2 to Chelsea, having drawn 3–3 away, and the League Cup semi-finals, where they were knocked out by Arsenal after drawing 2–2 at home and losing 3–1 away in extra time. In the UEFA Cup Tottenham progressed to the quarter-finals, where they faced holders and eventual winners Sevilla in the quarter-finals, but were eliminated from the competition 4–3 on aggregate.
On 17 March 2007, Paul Robinson became only the third goalkeeper in Premiership history to score a goal, following his 80-yard lob in the 3–1 victory over Watford.
The highly effective Dimitar Berbatov–Robbie Keane strike partnership was rewarded when they were named joint Player of the Month for April.
Transfers
In
DatePlayerPrevious clubCost June 2006 Benoît Assou-Ekotto Lens£3,500,000 July 2006 Didier Zokora Saint-Étienne£8,600,000 July 2006 Dimitar Berbatov Bayer Leverkusen£10,900,000 July 2006 Tomáš Pekhart Slavia PragueFree July 2006 Dorian Dervite Lille Undisclosed August 2006 Mido Roma Undisclosed August 2006 Steed Malbranque Fulham£2,000,000 August 2006 Pascal Chimbonda Wigan Athletic£4,500,000 January 2007 Ben Alnwick SunderlandPlayer exchange January 2007 Adel Taarabt Lens Undisclosed January 2007 Ricardo Rocha Benfica£3,200,000 Total £32,700,000+
Out
DatePlayerNew clubCost June 2006 Marcel McKieReleasedContract expiry June 2006 Noureddine NaybetReleasedContract expiry June 2006 Goran BunjevčevićReleasedContract expiry June 2006 Mounir El Hamdaoui Willem IIFree June 2006 Dean Marney Hull City Undisclosed June 2006 Stephen Kelly Birmingham City £750,000 June 2006 Michael Carrick Manchester United £18,600,000 August 2006 Andy Reid Charlton Athletic£3,000,000 January 2007 Edgar Davids AjaxFree January 2007 Calum Davenport West Ham United £3,000,000 January 2007 Márton Fülöp Sunderland£500,000 £25,850,000
Loaned out
DatePlayerClubLoan length August 2006 Wayne Routledge FulhamSeason August 2006 Rodrigo Defendi RomaSeason August 2006 Mark Yeates Hull CitySeason November 2006 Charlie Lee MillwallEight months January 2007 Reto Ziegler SampdoriaSix monthsJanuary 2007 Robert Burch BarnetSix monthsMarch 2007 Charlie Daniels ChesterfieldOne month
First-team squad
Left club during season
Competitions Overview
CompetitionRecord Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
Results
Premier League
Results by matchday
FA Cup
League Cup
UEFA Cup
First round
Group stage
Knock-out rounds
Final Premier League table
Statistics Appearances
No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsGoalkeepers 1 GK Paul Robinson 38 1 4 0 3 0 9 0 54 1 12 GK Radek Černý 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 5 0Defenders 2 DF Pascal Chimbonda 33 1 4 0 2 0 10 0 49 1 3 DF Lee Young-Pyo 20+1 0 5 0 1 0 4 0 30+1 0 7 DF Paul Stalteri 1+5 1 2+1 0 2 0 2+1 0 7+7 1 16 DF Reto Ziegler 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0 2+2 0 20 DF Michael Dawson 37 1 6 0 4+1 0 10 0 57+1 1 26 DF Ledley King 21 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 27 0 29 DF Phil Ifil 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 DF Anthony Gardner 6+2 0 2+2 0 3 0 1 0 12+4 0 32DF Benoît Assou-Ekotto 16 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 25 0 33DF Ricardo Rocha 9 0 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 12+1 0 35DF Dorian Dervite 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0Midfielders 4 MF Didier Zokora 26+5 0 5 0 2 0 9 0 42+5 0 6 MF Teemu Tainio 20+1 2 3+1 0 1 0 5+1 0 29+3 2 8 MF Jermaine Jenas 24+1 6 2 1 1 0 6 1 33+1 8 13 MF Danny Murphy 5+7 2 1 0 3 0 2+1 0 11+8 2 14 MF Hossam Ghaly 17+4 1 2+2 1 2+1 0 3+3 1 24+10 3 15 MF Steed Malbranque 18+7 2 4+2 1 4 0 4+2 2 30+11 5 19 MF Adel Taarabt 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 22 MF Tom Huddlestone 15+6 1 2+1 0 4+1 2 4+2 0 25+10 3 25 MF Aaron Lennon 22+4 3 5+1 1 1+2 0 7+1 1 35+8 5Forwards 9 FW Dimitar Berbatov 30+3 12 4+1 3 1+2 1 8 7 43+6 2310FW Robbie Keane 18+9 11 4+1 5 1+2 1 8+1 5 31+13 2211FW Mido 7+5 1 2+1 1 2+2 3 2+2 0 13+10 518FW Jermain Defoe 20+14 10 2+3 1 5 4 2+3 3 29+20 1839FW Andy Barcham 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0Players transferred out during the season 5 MF Edgar Davids 6+3 0 0 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 8+5 0 27 MF Calum Davenport 8+2 1 1 0 2 0 1+1 0 12+3 1
Goal scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total1 FW 9 Dimitar Berbatov 12 3 1 7 232 FW 10 Robbie Keane 11 5 1 5 223 FW 18 Jermain Defoe 10 1 4 3 184 MF 8 Jermaine Jenas 6 1 0 1 85 FW 11 Mido 1 1 3 0 5 MF 15 Steed Malbranque 2 1 0 2 5 MF 25 Aaron Lennon 3 1 0 1 58 MF 14 Hossam Ghaly 1 1 0 1 3 MF 22 Tom Huddlestone 1 0 2 0 310 MF 6 Teemu Tainio 2 0 0 0 2 MF 13 Danny Murphy 2 0 0 0 212 GK 1 Paul Robinson 1 0 0 0 1 DF 2 Pascal Chimbonda 1 0 0 0 1 DF 7 Paul Stalteri 1 0 0 0 1 DF 20 Michael Dawson 1 0 0 0 1 DF 27 Calum Davenport 1 0 0 0 1TOTALS56141120101
Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupUEFA CupTotal1 1 Paul Robinson 6 3 1 4 142 12 Radek Černý 0 0 1 0 1TOTALS632415
References
External links Official Club site BBC Tottenham Homepage
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