During the 2006–07 English football season, Blackburn Rovers F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.
Season summary A run of only five 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.
The Rovers had a successful UEFA Cup campaign, defeating Red Bull Salzburg in the first round and topping Group E in the next stage, before falling to Bayer Leverkusen in the Round of 32. The club also continued its recent trend of reaching cup semi-finals only to be eliminated by the eventual winners, exiting the FA Cup semi-final at the hands of Chelsea.
Final league table
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 Jason Brown – Gillingham, free, 26 June Francis Jeffers – Charlton Athletic, free, 3 July Jason Roberts – Wigan Athletic, 3 July, undisclosed Benni McCarthy – Porto, 28 July, undisclosed (believed to be £2,500,000) André Ooijer – PSV Eindhoven, 23 August, £2,000,000 Shabani Nonda – Roma, season loan, 31 August Stéphane Henchoz – Wigan Athletic, free, 8 September David Dunn – Birmingham City, £2,200,000, 17 January Stephen Warnock – Liverpool, undisclosed (believed to be £2,500,000), 22 January Christopher Samba – Hertha Berlin, £450,000, 25 January Bruno Berner – FC Basel, 30 January, nominal
Out Craig Bellamy – Liverpool, undisclosed (thought to be £6,000,000), 22 June Shefki Kuqi – Crystal Palace, £2,500,000, 1 September Dominic Matteo – Stoke City, free, 19 January Lucas Neill – West Ham United, £1,500,000, 22 January Jay McEveley – Derby County, £600,000, 29 January Francis Jeffers – Ipswich Town, loan, 2 March
Results
Premier League Results by matchday
League Cup
FA Cup
UEFA Cup
First round
Group stage
Round of 32
Top scorers
Premier League Benni McCarthy 18 Shabani Nonda 7 Morten Gamst Pedersen 6 Matt Derbyshire 5 David Bentley 4 Jason Roberts 4
League Cup n/a
FA Cup Matt Derbyshire 4 Benni McCarthy 3
UEFA Cup David Bentley 3 Benni McCarthy 3
Notes
References
External links FootballSquads – Blackburn Rovers – 2006/07