During the 2006–07 English football season, Crystal Palace competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary Peter Taylor was appointed as manager at Crystal Palace after the club paid Hull City a compensation package of £250,000. Chairman Simon Jordan received praise from Hull chairman Adam Pearson for his conduct in the process of appointing Taylor. Most Palace fans were pleased with this appointment, and were looking forward to an exciting 2006–07 season.

Taylor made a host of summer signings, and despite a start which saw Palace at the top of the table after three games, a terrible run of form saw the Eagles slip down the order, falling to 20th at one stage. Despite this, Jordan was content to leave Taylor in charge of first-team affairs, and his faith was rewarded as Palace picked up their form in the post-Christmas period.

After being unbeaten in eight games, the Eagles lost to Dennis Wise's struggling Leeds United side. Controversy followed the game as Wise revealed an unnamed Leeds player had shared information about the Leeds teamsheet to Taylor's side before the game. Many Palace and Leeds fans believed that former Eagle Shaun Derry might have been the player who shared the information, and though Derry's agent played down these reports, it is notable that Derry rejoined Palace in the following season.

After a season of ups and downs, Palace eventually finished in 12th position.

In June 2007 Jordan succeeded in his High Court battle against Coventry City boss Iain Dowie, with The Hon. Mr Justice Tugendhat ruling that Dowie had lied when negotiating his way out of his contract at Palace. Dowie won the right to appeal and thus the case dragged on, finally being settled out of court the following April for an unknown fee.

Final league table

Results Crystal Palace's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League Championship DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 5 August 2006 Ipswich TownA2–125,413McAnuff, Scowcroft 8 August 2006 Southend UnitedH3–118,072Cort, Freedman, Hudson 13 August 2006 Leeds UnitedH1–017,218Morrison 19 August 2006 Birmingham CityA1–220,223McAnuff 26 August 2006 BurnleyH2–216,396Cort, Scowcroft 9 September 2006 Luton TownA1–29,187Scowcroft 12 September 2006 SouthamptonH0–217,084 16 September 2006 Norwich CityA1–024,618Kuqi 23 September 2006 Coventry CityH1–016,093Morrison 30 September 2006 Hull CityA1–118,099Cort 14 October 2006 Cardiff CityH1–218,876Green 17 October 2006 West Bromwich AlbionH0–216,105 21 October 2006 Leicester CityA1–128,762Soares 28 October 2006 Plymouth ArgyleH0–117,084 31 October 2006 Sheffield WednesdayA2–319,034Kuqi, Soares 4 November 2006 Queens Park RangersA2–413,989Soares, Morrison 11 November 2006 Stoke CityH0–118,868 18 November 2006 BarnsleyH2–020,159Scowcroft, Morrison 25 November 2006 Preston North EndA0–014,202 28 November 2006 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–117,806Freedman 2 December 2006 Queens Park RangersH3–017,017Freedman, Kuqi, Morrison 9 December 2006 Colchester UnitedH1–316,762Morrison 16 December 2006 Derby CountyA0–123,875 22 December 2006 SunderlandH1–017,439Hudson 26 December 2006 SouthamptonA1–130,548McAnuff 30 December 2006 Cardiff CityA0–013,704 1 January 2007 Norwich CityH3–116,765Hudson, Kuqi, Green 13 January 2007 Coventry CityA4–216,582Fletcher, Kuqi, Cort, McAnuff 20 January 2007 Hull CityH1–117,012Fletcher 30 January 2007 SunderlandA0–026,958 3 February 2007 Ipswich TownH2–017,090Cort, Ifill 10 February 2007 Leeds UnitedA1–219,228Cort 17 February 2007 Birmingham CityH0–117,233 20 February 2007 Southend UnitedA1–010,419Ifill 24 February 2007 Luton TownH2–116,177Morrison (2) 3 March 2007 BurnleyA1–110,659Morrison 10 March 2007 Leicester CityH2–016,969Fletcher, Watson (pen) 14 March 2007 West Bromwich AlbionA3–217,960Morrison, Watson (pen), Grabban 17 March 2007 Plymouth ArgyleA0–111,239 31 March 2007 Sheffield WednesdayA1–221,523Morrison 7 April 2007 Preston North EndH3–015,985Kuqi (2), Cort 9 April 2007 Stoke CityA1–213,616Zakuani (own goal) 14 April 2007 Wolverhampton WanderersH2–217,981Hudson, McAnuff 21 April 2007 BarnsleyA0–210,277 29 April 2007 Derby CountyH2–019,545Morrison, Kennedy 6 May 2007 Colchester UnitedA2–05,857Scowcroft, Watson

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR36 January 2007 Swindon TownH2–110,238Kuqi, McAnuffR427 January 2007 Preston North EndH0–28,422

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR122 August 2006 Notts CountyH1–24,481Hughes

Players First-team squad Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Transfers

In +DateNationPositionNameClub FromTransfer Fee30 June 2006DFLeon CortHull City£1.000.00011 July 2006MFMark KennedyWolverhampton WanderersFree13 July 2006GKScott FlindersBarnsley£1,000,00025 July 2006FWJames ScowcroftCoventry City£500,00029 July 2006MFCarl FletcherWest Ham United£400,0002 August 2006MFMatthew LawrenceMillwallUndisclosed31 August 2006MFStuart GreenHull City£75,00031 August 2006FWShefki KuqiBlackburn Rovers£2,500,0008 January 2007MFPaul IfillSheffield United£750,00023 January 2007MFDave MartinDartford£25,000 Out +DateNationPositionNameClub ToTransfer Fee30 May 2006FWAndrew JohnsonEverton£8.600.00026 June 2006DFFitz HallWigan Athletic£3.000.0004 July 2006MFMikele LeigertwoodSheffield United£600,00012 July 2006MFSam TogwellBarnsleyUndisclosed19 July 2006DFTony Popovic Al-ArabiFree1 August 2006DFEmmerson BoyceWigan Athletic£1,000,00031 January 2007FWJon MackenDerby CountyFree31 January 2007FWMarco ReichKickers OffenbachFree

Glenn Wilson – Rushden & Diamonds, free Nathan Simpson – St Albans City, free

References

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