| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland A.F.C. |
| Promoted | Sunderland A.F.C. Birmingham City F.C. Derby County F.C. |
| Relegated | Boston United Torquay United |
| New Clubs in League | Accrington Stanley Hereford United |
2007–08 → | |
The 2006–07 Football League (known as theCoca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 108th completed season ofThe Football League.
The Football League was contested through three Divisions in England and Wales. The divisions were theFootball League Championship,Football League One andFootball League Two. The winner and the runner-up of the Championship were automatically promoted to thePremier League and they were joined by the winner of theChampionship play-offs. The bottom two teams in League Two were relegated to theConference Premier.
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found atThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[1] with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.
| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland (5th second tier title) |
| Direct promotion toFA Premier League | Sunderland, Birmingham City |
| Promoted toFA Premier League through play-offs | Derby County |
| Relegated | Leeds United, Luton Town, Southend United |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,439 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jamie Cureton(Colchester United), 23[2] |
2007–08 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland(C, P) | 46 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 76 | 47 | +29 | 88 | Promotion to thePremier League |
| 2 | Birmingham City(P) | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 86 | |
| 3 | Derby County(O, P) | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 84 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 81 | 55 | +26 | 76 | |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 76 | |
| 6 | Southampton | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 77 | 53 | +24 | 75 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 74 | |
| 8 | Stoke City | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 73 | |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 71 | |
| 10 | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 69 | |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 67 | |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 65 | |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 64 | |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 62 | |
| 15 | Burnley | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 57 | |
| 16 | Norwich City | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 71 | −15 | 57 | |
| 17 | Coventry City | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 56 | |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 53 | |
| 19 | Leicester City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 53 | |
| 20 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 53 | 85 | −32 | 50 | |
| 21 | Hull City | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 49 | |
| 22 | Southend United(R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 47 | 80 | −33 | 42 | Relegation toFootball League One |
| 23 | Luton Town(R) | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 53 | 81 | −28 | 40 | |
| 24 | Leeds United(R) | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 72 | −26 | 36[a] |
| Semifinals 1st leg – 12/13 May; 2nd leg – 15/16 May 2007 | Final atWembley Stadium 28 May 2007 | ||||||||||
| 3rd | Derby County (pen.) | 2 | 2 | 4 (4) | |||||||
| 6th | Southampton | 1 | 3 | 4 (3) | |||||||
| 3rd | Derby County | 1 | |||||||||
| 4th | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | |||||||||
| 4th | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 5th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Scunthorpe United (1st third tier title) |
| Direct promotion | Scunthorpe United, Bristol City |
| Promoted through play-offs | Blackpool |
| Relegated | Bradford City, Brentford, Chesterfield, Rotherham United |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,386 (2.51 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Billy Sharp(Scunthorpe United), 30[2] |
| Highest scoring | Swansea city 3–6 Blackpool (5 May 2007) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches (Blackpool: 31 March – 5 May 2007); Scunthorpe United (27 January – 3 March 2007) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 19 matches (Scunthorpe: 22 December 2006 – 5 May 2007) |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches (Brentford: 28 October – 5 December 2006 and 21 March – 21 April 2007) |
| Highest attendance | 27,875 (Nottingham Forest 1–1 Rotherham United; 9 April 2007) |
| Lowest attendance | 3,341 (Chesterfield 0–0 Northampton Town; 6 December 2006) |
| Average attendance | 7,490 |
2007–08 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scunthorpe United(C, P) | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 73 | 35 | +38 | 91 | Promotion toFootball League Championship |
| 2 | Bristol City(P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 85 | |
| 3 | Blackpool(O, P) | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 49 | +27 | 83 | Qualification forLeague One play-offs |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 82 | |
| 5 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 79 | |
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 75 | |
| 7 | Swansea City | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 72 | |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 68 | |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 67 | |
| 10 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 66 | |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 63 | |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 60 | |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 66 | 72 | −6 | 60 | |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 59 | |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 59 | |
| 16 | Gillingham | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 77 | −21 | 59 | |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 54 | |
| 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 53 | |
| 19 | Bournemouth | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 52 | |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 77 | −16 | 51 | |
| 21 | Chesterfield(R) | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 47 | Relegation toFootball League Two |
| 22 | Bradford City(R) | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 47 | |
| 23 | Rotherham United(R) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 58 | 75 | −17 | 38[a] | |
| 24 | Brentford(R) | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 40 | 79 | −39 | 37 |
| Semifinals 1st leg – 11/13 May; 2nd leg – 18/19 May 2007 | Final atWembley Stadium, London[4] 27 May 2007 | ||||||||||
| 3rd | Blackpool | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| 6th | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 3rd | Blackpool | 2 | |||||||||
| 5th | Yeovil Town | 0 | |||||||||
| 4th | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 5th | Yeovil Town (a.e.t.) | 0 | 5 | 5 | |||||||
| Home \ Away | BOU | BLP | BRA | BRE | B&HA | BRI | CRL | CHL | CHF | CRE | DON | GIL | HUD | LEY | MIL | NOR | NOT | OLD | PTV | ROT | SCU | SWA | TRA | YEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Blackpool | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Bradford City | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Brentford | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Bristol City | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Carlisle United | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | |
| Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Chesterfield | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Gillingham | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
| Leyton Orient | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Millwall | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Northampton Town | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Port Vale | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | |
| Rotherham United | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Swansea City | 4–2 | 3–6 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Yeovil Town | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Walsall (2nd fourth tier title) |
| Direct promotion | Walsall, Hartlepool United, Swindon Town |
| Promoted through play-offs | Bristol Rovers |
| Relegated toConference | Boston United, Torquay United |
| New clubs in the league | Accrington Stanley, Hereford United |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,372 (2.49 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Richard Barker(Hartlepool United), 21 Izale McLeod(Milton Keynes Dons), 21[2] |
2007–08 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walsall(C, P) | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 89 | Promotion toFootball League One |
| 2 | Hartlepool United(P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 88 | |
| 3 | Swindon Town(P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 85 | |
| 4 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 76 | 58 | +18 | 84 | Qualification forLeague Two play-offs |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 74 | |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers(O, P) | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 72 | |
| 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 68 | 46 | +22 | 71 | |
| 8 | Stockport County | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 71 | |
| 9 | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 70 | 50 | +20 | 66 | |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 65 | |
| 11 | Darlington | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 65 | |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 62 | |
| 13 | Notts County | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 62 | |
| 14 | Barnet | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 59 | |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 57 | 73 | −16 | 59 | |
| 16 | Hereford United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 55 | |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 54 | |
| 18 | Chester City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 53 | |
| 19 | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 51 | |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 70 | 81 | −11 | 50 | |
| 21 | Bury | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 50 | |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 55 | 77 | −22 | 48 | |
| 23 | Boston United(R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 51 | 80 | −29 | 36[a] | Relegation toConference North |
| 24 | Torquay United(R) | 46 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 35 | Relegation toFootball Conference |
| Semifinals 1st leg – 12/14 May; 2nd leg – 17/18 May 2007 | Final atWembley Stadium 26 May 2007 | ||||||||||
| 4th | Milton Keynes Dons | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 7th | Shrewsbury | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 6th | Bristol Rovers | 3 | |||||||||
| 7th | Shrewsbury | 1 | |||||||||
| 5th | Lincoln City | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 6th | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||