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| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 July 2006 – 20 May 2007 |
| Champions | Celtic 5th Premier League title 41stScottish title |
| Relegated | Dunfermline |
| Champions League | Celtic Rangers |
| UEFA Cup | Aberdeen Dunfermline |
| Intertoto Cup | None |
| Matches | 228 |
| Goals | 560 (2.46 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kris Boyd (20) |
| Biggest home win | Motherwell 5–0Kilmarnock (30 September) |
| Biggest away win | Motherwell 1–6Hibernian (18 November) |
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The2006–07 Scottish Premier League season was the ninth season of theScottish Premier League. It began on 29 July 2006.
Theleague champions,Celtic andrunners-up,Rangers, qualified for theUEFA Champions League on the return ofWalter Smith as manager following a brief and disastrous reign byFrenchmanPaul Le Guen. The team finishing third,Aberdeen qualified for theUEFA Cup, as did theScottish Cup finalistsDunfermline Athletic. However, being the bottom-placed team in the SPL, Dunfermline were also relegated to theFirst Division.
Promoted fromFirst Division toPremier League
Relegated fromPremier League toFirst Division
| Aberdeen | Celtic | Dundee United | Dunfermline Athletic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittodrie Stadium | Celtic Park | Tannadice Park | East End Park |
| Capacity:20,866[1] | Capacity:60,411[2] | Capacity:14,223[3] | Capacity:12,509[4] |
| Falkirk | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Falkirk Stadium | Tynecastle Park | ||
| Capacity:7,937[5] | Capacity:17,420[6] | ||
| Hibernian | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | ||
| Easter Road | Caledonian Stadium | ||
| Capacity:16,531[7] | Capacity:7,500[8] | ||
| Kilmarnock | Motherwell | Rangers | St Mirren |
| Rugby Park | Fir Park | Ibrox Stadium | Love Street |
| Capacity:17,889[9] | Capacity:13,677[10] | Capacity:50,817[11] | Capacity:10,800[12] |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 8 May 2006 | Sacked | Pre-season | 9 May 2006 | ||
| Motherwell | 17 May 2006 | Signed bySydney FC | 17 May 2006 | |||
| Hibernian | 13 October 2006 | Signed byWest Bromwich Albion | 7th | 31 October 2006 | ||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 26 October 2006 | BecameDirector of Football | 11th | 10 November 2006 | ||
| Dundee United | 29 October 2006 | Sacked | 12th | 30 October 2006 | ||
| Rangers | 4 January 2007 | Mutual consent | 2nd | 10 January 2007 | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 20 March 2007 | Mutual consent | 4th | 20 March 2007(caretaker) 30 July 2007(permanent) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic(C) | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 84 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Rangers | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 72 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 65 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 61 | |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 55 | |
| 6 | Hibernian | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 49 | |
| 7 | Falkirk | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 50 | |
| 8 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 46 | |
| 9 | Dundee United | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 42 | |
| 10 | Motherwell | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 38 | |
| 11 | St Mirren | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 36 | |
| 12 | Dunfermline Athletic(R) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 32 | Relegation to theScottish First Division and qualification forUEFA Cup second qualifying round[b] |
During matches 1–22 each team played every other team twice (home and away).
| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | DUN | DNF | FAL | HOM | HIB | INV | KIL | MOT | RAN | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Celtic | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Dundee United | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Falkirk | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Hibernian | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Kilmarnock | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Motherwell | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Rangers | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| St Mirren | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
During matches 23–33 each team played every other team once (either at home or away).
| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | DUN | DNF | FAL | HOM | HIB | INV | KIL | MOT | RAN | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Celtic | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | ||||||
| Dundee United | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Falkirk | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Heart of Midlothian | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Hibernian | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Kilmarnock | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | |||||||
| Motherwell | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Rangers | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |||||||
| St Mirren | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
During matches 34–38 each team played every other team in their half of the table once.
Top six[edit]
Source:[citation needed] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. | Bottom six[edit]
Source:[citation needed] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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| Scorer | Team | Appearances | Goals | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 32 | 20 | 0.63 | |
| Motherwell | 32 | 15 | 0.47 | |
| Kilmarnock | 37 | 15 | 0.41 | |
| Falkirk | 16 | 14 | 0.86 | |
| Hibernian | 18 | 13 | 0.72 | |
| Aberdeen | 36 | 13 | 0.36 | |
| Celtic | 21 | 13 | 0.62 | |
| Kilmarnock | 33 | 12 | 0.36 | |
| Rangers | 32 | 11 | 0.34 | |
| Dundee United | 29 | 11 | 0.38 | |
| St Mirren | 33 | 11 | 0.33 | |
| Inverness CT | 27 | 10 | 0.37 | |
| Dundee United | 28 | 10 | 0.36 | |
| Aberdeen | 27 | 9 | 0.33 | |
| Celtic | 37 | 9 | 0.24 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 27 | 8 | 0.30 |
| Scorer | For | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | Dundee United | 14 October 2006 | |
| Falkirk | Dundee United | 28 October 2006 | |
| Falkirk | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 November 2006 | |
| Celtic | St Mirren | 12 November 2006 | |
| Falkirk | Inverness CT | 30 December 2006 | |
| Celtic | St Mirren | 20 January 2007 | |
| Rangers | Kilmarnock | 11 February 2007 | |
| Rangers | Aberdeen | 17 March 2007 | |
| Dundee United | Heart of Midlothian | 17 March 2007 |
Overall 3.7 million spectators attended an average per match of just over 8,090. The average and highest attendances for SPL clubs during the 2006/07 season are shown below:
| Club | Average | Highest |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 57,928 | 59,659 |
| Rangers | 49,955 | 50,488 |
| Hearts | 16,937 | 17,369 |
| Hibernian | 14,587 | 16,747 |
| Aberdeen | 12,475 | 20,045 |
| Dundee United | 7,147 | 12,329 |
| Kilmarnock | 6,807 | 13,506 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 6,106 | 8,561 |
| Motherwell | 5,877 | 11,745 |
| St Mirren | 5,609 | 10,251 |
| Falkirk | 5,387 | 7,245 |
| Inverness CT | 4,879 | 7,522 |
Source:SPL official website
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