During the 2006–07 English football season, Charlton Athletic competed in the FA Premier League. The club also competed in the FA Cup, and the League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007.
Season summary Following Alan Curbishley's resignation after 10 years in charge of the Addicks, Northern Irishman Iain Dowie was snared from South London rivals Crystal Palace who were relegated in the previous season, but, despite being given more money to spend in the transfer market than any other previous Charlton manager, the club were in the relegation zone for most of his tenure and he was sacked in November. First-team coach Les Reed stepped into the breach, but also proved unsuitable for the job and was in turn replaced by former West Ham United manager Alan Pardew. Pardew was unable to stop the rot and after seven years in the top-flight, Charlton were relegated.
Kit Spanish apparel manufacturers Joma remained the suppliers with Spanish real estate company Llanera remains Shirt Sponsors.
Final league table
Kit Charlton retained their kit manufacturing deal with Spanish apparel manufacturers Joma, who produced a new kit for the season. The kit sponsorship deal with Spanish real estate company Llanera. Players First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Reserve squad The following players did not appear for the first team this season.
Trialists
Statistics Appearances and goals
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! 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 Cory Gibbs - Feyenoord, 8 May, free Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink - Middlesbrough, 11 July, free Djimi Traoré - Liverpool, 8 August, £2,000,000 Amdy Faye - Newcastle United, 8 August, £2,000,000 Scott Carson - Liverpool, 14 August, season-long loan Andy Reid - Tottenham Hotspur, 16 August, £3,000,000 Souleymane Diawara - Sochaux, 31 August, £3,700,000 Zheng Zhi - Shandong Luneng Taishan, 29 December, season-long loan Ben Thatcher - Manchester City, 11 January, £500,000 (rising to £750,000) Madjid Bougherra - Sheffield Wednesday, 28 January, £2,500,000 Alex Song - Arsenal, 30 January, season-long loan
Out Chris Powell - Watford, 1 July, free Francis Jeffers - Blackburn Rovers, 3 July, free Chris Perry - West Bromwich Albion, 4 July, free Jay Bothroyd - Wolverhampton Wanderers, 26 July, free Jason Euell - Middlesbrough, 31 August, £300,000 Djimi Traoré - Portsmouth, 13 January, £1,000,000 Shaun Bartlett - Kaizer Chiefs, free
Transfers in: £13,700,000 Transfers out: £1,300,000 Total spending: £12,400,000
Results
Results per matchday
Premier League WinDrawLoss RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance1West Ham UnitedAway1–3D. Bent 15' (pen.)34,9372Manchester UnitedHome0–3—25,4223Bolton WanderersHome2–0D. Bent 65' (pen.), 85'23,6384ChelseaAway1–2Hasselbaink 54'41,1945PortsmouthHome0–1—26,1306Aston VillaAway0–2—35,5137ArsenalHome1–2D. Bent 22'26,7708FulhamAway1–2D. Bent 78'19,1799WatfordHome0–0—27,01110NewcastleAway0–0—48,64211Manchester CityHome1–0D. Bent 28'26,01112Wigan AthleticAway2–3de Zeeuw 52' (o.g.), M. Bent 90'16,57213ReadingAway0–2—24,09314EvertonHome1–1Reid 68'26,43515Sheffield UnitedAway1–2Reid 17'27,36816Blackburn RoversHome1–0El Karkouri 90'23,42317Tottenham HotspurAway1–5Dawson 43' (o.g.)35,56518LiverpoolHome0–3—27,11119MiddlesbroughAway0–2—32,01320FulhamHome2–2Ambrose 19', D. Bent 45'25,20321Aston VillaHome2–1D. Bent 57', Hughes 90'26,69922ArsenalAway0–4—60,05723MiddlesbroughHome1–3Hasselbaink 27'26,38424PortsmouthAway1–0Faye 79'19,56725Bolton WanderersAway1–1El Karkouri 12'22,35726ChelseaHome0–1—27,11127Manchester UnitedAway0–2—75,88328West Ham UnitedHome4–0Ambrose 24', Thomas 34', 80', D. Bent 41'27,11129WatfordAway2–2Young 67', Ambrose 89'19,78230Newcastle UnitedHome2–0Zheng 53', Thomas 88' (pen.)27,02831Wigan AthleticHome1–0D. Bent 86' (pen.)26,50032Manchester CityAway0–0—41,42433ReadingHome0–0—26,27134EvertonAway1–2D. Bent 89'34,02835Sheffield UnitedHome1–1El Karkouri 59'27,11136Blackburn RoversAway1–4D. Bent 71'24,92137Tottenham HotspurHome0–2—26,33938LiverpoolAway2–2Holland 2', D. Bent 72'43,134 FA Cup WinDrawLoss RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceThird roundNottingham ForestAway0–2—19,017 League Cup WinDrawLoss RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceCarlisle UnitedHome1–0D. Bent 57'8,190Bolton WanderersHome1–0M. Bent 17'10,788ChesterfieldAway3–3 (4–3 p)Hasselbaink 40', 93', D. Bent 73'7,000Wycombe WanderersHome0–1—18,940
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