2006–07 Preston North End F.C. season

During the 2006–07 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary The 2006–07 season started well under Simpson, seeing Preston rise to the top of the Championship in December, the highest league place the team has reached in 55 years. Despite much interest in striker David Nugent, Simpson was able to hold on to the player throughout the January transfer window. On 28 March, Nugent went on to get his full international debut for England, and even managed to score his first international goal in the 90th minute of the match against Andorra. This was the first time a Preston player received a full international cap for England since Tom Finney. It was around this time that Preston went into a decline, which in the end meant the team missing out on a playoff spot in the final few weeks of the season.

Final league table

Results Preston North End's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League Championship DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 5 August 2006 Sheffield WednesdayH0–015,650 8 August 2006 Norwich CityA0–224,676 11 August 2006 Wolverhampton WanderersA3–117,410Nugent (2), Whaley 19 August 2006 Queens Park RangersH1–111,879McKenna 26 August 2006 SouthamptonA1–120,712Whaley 9 September 2006 Cardiff CityH2–112,435Agyemang, Pugh 12 September 2006 West Bromwich AlbionH1–012,119Agyemang 16 September 2006 Derby CountyA1–122,220Pugh 22 September 2006 BarnsleyH1–011,728Agyemang 30 September 2006 Stoke CityA1–114,342Agyemang 14 October 2006 SunderlandH4–119,603Dichio, Alexander (pen), Whitehead (own goal), Whaley 17 October 2006 Ipswich TownA3–219,377Nugent, Chilvers, Whaley 21 October 2006 Hull CityH2–113,728Dichio (2) 27 October 2006 BurnleyA2–314,871Whaley, Ormerod 31 October 2006 Leeds UnitedH4–116,168Dichio, Pugh, Nugent, L Neal 4 November 2006 Luton TownH3–013,094Alexander (pen), Agyemang, Ormerod 11 November 2006 Southend UnitedA0–09,263 18 November 2006 Leicester CityA1–022,721Agyemang 25 November 2006 Crystal PalaceH0–014,202 28 November 2006 Coventry CityH1–113,104Nugent 2 December 2006 Luton TownA0–27,665 9 December 2006 Birmingham CityA1–323,159Ormerod 16 December 2006 Plymouth ArgyleH3–013,171Pugh, Ormerod, Alexander (pen) 23 December 2006 Colchester UnitedH1–014,225Nugent 26 December 2006 West Bromwich AlbionA2–422,905Alexander (pen), Nugent 30 December 2006 SunderlandA1–030,460Nugent 1 January 2007 Derby CountyH1–219,204Nugent 13 January 2007 BarnsleyA1–010,810Chilvers 20 January 2007 Stoke CityH3–215,151McKenna, Nugent, Wilson 30 January 2007 Colchester UnitedA0–15,085 3 February 2007 Sheffield WednesdayA3–122,441Ormerod, Nugent (2) 10 February 2007 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–115,748 20 February 2007 Norwich CityH2–111,601Pergl, Dichio 23 February 2007 Cardiff CityA1–412,889Alexander (pen) 5 March 2007 SouthamptonH3–113,060Mellor, Nugent, Baird (own goal) 10 March 2007 Hull CityA0–217,118 13 March 2007 Ipswich TownH1–012,925Ricketts 17 March 2007 BurnleyH2–017,666Nugent, Agyemang 30 March 2007 Leeds UnitedA1–218,433Ormerod 3 April 2007 Queens Park RangersA0–111,910 7 April 2007 Crystal PalaceA0–315,985 9 April 2007 Southend UnitedH2–313,684St Ledger, Alexander (pen) 14 April 2007 Coventry CityH4–021,117Sedgwick, Nugent, Ormerod (2) 21 April 2007 Leicester CityH0–114,725 28 April 2007 Plymouth ArgyleA0–213,813 6 May 2007 Birmingham CityH1–016,387Whaley

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR36 January 2007 SunderlandH1–010,318OrmerodR417 January 2007 Crystal PalaceA2–08,422Nugent, WilsonR518 February 2007 Manchester CityH1–318,890Nugent

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR123 August 2006 Port ValeA1–23,522Whaley

Squad

Left club during season

Transfers

In Sean St Ledger – Peterborough United, £225,000 Liam Chilvers – Colchester United, free Neil Mellor – Liverpool Michael Ricketts – Southend United, free Pavel Pergl – Sparta Prague, free Seyfo Soley – Genk, free Wayne Henderson – Brighton & Hove Albion, £200,000

Out Tyrone Mears – West Ham United, £1,000,000 Mark Jackson – Southport, free Alan McCormack – Southend United, free Brian Stock – Doncaster Rovers, £150,000 Andy Smith – Bristol City, free Danny Dichio – Toronto FC, free

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