2006–07 Bristol Rovers F.C. season
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The 2006–07 season was the 124th year of
The season began with a subdued atmosphere among fans, caused by six previous seasons of poor performances and a bitter boardroom split, resulting in four directors leaving the club.
Review and events
The pre-season period was a turbulent one, with a potential take-over of the club by Mike Turl being rejected by then-chairman Geoff Dunford. Directors Kevin Spencer and Colin Williams left the club in protest at the rejection,[2] followed shortly after by the Bristol Rovers Supporters Club representative on the football club's board, Kim Stuckey.[3]
A number of players left the club following the end of the 2005–06 season. Senior players
The first game of the season was away to
The playoff campaign was high-scoring, with there being an average of 4+2⁄3 goals per game in the three matches played. The semi-final was against
The
Chronological list of events
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2006–07 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.
- 28 July: Played a pre-season friendly against Plymouth Argyle wearing pink shirts.[8]
- 22 August: Knocked out of the League Cup at the first round by Luton Town on penalties, having drawn the match 1–1.[9]
- 15 September: The club submit plans for a new 18,000-seat stadium to Bristol City Council.[10]
- 27 September: Rovers record their first win in a home midweek evening game for almost two years. The 2–1 win over Hereford United was the first since beating Chester City 4–1 on 7 December 2004. This was also the first game this season where Rovers scored more than one goal in the match.[11]
- 6 October: Chairman Geoff Dunford announces that he will step down from his position at the end of April 2007, but intends to remain as a director of the club.[12]
- 7 October: Back to back home wins recorded for the first time since May 2005, thanks to a 1–0 win over Hereford United the previous week.[11]
- 9 October: Kevin Hodges is appointed as head of youth football. He also takes charge of the reserve team as part of his duties.[13]
- 16 October: Rod King is appointed to the club's board of directors.[14]
- 17 October: Former player Carl Saunders is appointed as the club's Community Liaison Officer.[15]
- 11 November: Sean Rigg suffers a broken jaw after being punched by James Cotterill during an FA Cup first round match at Barrow.[16]
- 10 January: Rovers receive £50,000 as part of the deal taking Scott Sinclair to Chelsea[17] after he makes his debut for the London club.[18]
- 17 January: Bristol City Council grant planning permission for a new 18,000 capacity all-seater stadium to be built on the site of the Memorial Stadium.[19]
- 27 January: Rovers knocked out of the FA Cup in the fourth round by Derby County.[20]
- 27 February: Rovers reach the final of the aggregate over the two legs of the southern area final.[21]
- 29 March: Rovers announce that Ron Craig will succeed Geoff Dunford as chairman of the club from 2 April 2007.[22]
- 1 April: Rovers are beaten 3–2 (after extra time) by Doncaster Rovers in the final of the Football League Trophy at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.[23]
- 21 April: Byron Anthony signed a new 2-year contract with Rovers, tying him to the club until the end of the 2008–09 season.[24]
- 30 April: Steve Phillips signs a two-year extension to his contract, which was due to expire in summer 2008. This keeps him at the club until 2010.[25]
- 5 May: Rovers finish the season in 6th place, earning a spot in the playoffs.[26]
- 11 May: Mike Green and James Palmer were offered new contracts.[27]
- 16 May: Stuart Campbell signs a new two-year contract.[28]
- 17 May: Rovers beat League Cup final at the Millennium Stadium on 25 February 2007 and played the FA Cupfinal on 19 May 2007.
- 26 May: Rovers beat Richard Walker scored two goals and Sammy Igoe one after having gone 1–0 down. A record crowd for a League Two playoff final of 61,589 watched the game.[30]
- 5 June: The club announce that the first team will play their home games at Whaddon Road in Cheltenham while the Memorial Stadium is being redeveloped. The move is due to happen in December 2007.[31]
- 21 June: Steve Elliott signs a new three-year contract, running until June 2010.[32]
Match results
Bristol Rovers played a total of 62 competitive matches during the 2006–07 season,
In the cup competitions, Rovers were knocked out of the
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League Two
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Position | Attendance | Scorers |
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5 August | Peterborough United | Away | 1–4 | 23 | 4,890 | Igoe |
8 August | Wycombe Wanderers | Home | 1–2 | 22 | 5,319 | Hunt |
12 August | Grimsby Town | Home | 1–0 | 16 | 4,596 | Sandell |
19 August | Milton Keynes Dons | Away | 0–2 | 19 | 5,125 | |
26 August | Shrewsbury Town | Home | 1–0 | 15 | 4,774 | Haldane |
3 September | Stockport County | Away | 1–2 | 16 | 4,846 | R Walker |
9 September | Rochdale | Home | 0–0 | 17 | 4,689 | |
13 September | Torquay United | Away | 0–0 | 18 | 3,145 | |
16 September | Darlington | Away | 1–1 | 17 | 3,654 | Haldane |
23 September | Walsall | Home | 1–2 | 21 | 5,260 | Sandell |
27 September | Hereford United | Home | 2–1 | 18 | 4,975 | R Walker (2) |
30 September | Chester City | Away | 0–2 | 19 | 2,151 | |
7 October | Boston United | Home | 1–0 | 17 | 4,327 | J Walker |
14 October | Notts County | Away | 2–1 | 11 | 5,797 | R Walker, Haldane |
21 October | Macclesfield Town | Home | 0–0 | 14 | 5,130 | |
28 October | Wrexham | Away | 0–2 | 17 | 3,803 | |
4 November | Mansfield Town | Home | 1–0 | 13 | 5,044 | Disley |
18 November | Bury | Away | 2–0 | 12 | 2,635 | Haldane, R Walker |
26 November | Barnet | Home | 2–0 | 9 | 5,351 | Nicholson, Lambert |
5 December | Lincoln City | Away | 0–1 | 11 | 3,913 | |
9 December | Hartlepool United | Home | 0–2 | 13 | 4,906 | |
16 December | Swindon Town | Away | 1–2 | 15 | 10,010 | R Walker |
23 December | Accrington Stanley | Home | 4–0 | 11 | 5,205 | R Walker (2 (1 pen)), Elliott, Nicholson |
26 December | Hereford United | Away | 0–0 | 11 | 5,201 | |
30 December | Walsall | Away | 2–2 | 13 | 5,941 | Elliott (2) |
1 January | Torquay United | Home | 1–0 | 9 | 6,475 | Sandell |
13 January | Rochdale | Away | 1–0 | 7 | 2,547 | Lambert |
20 January | Chester City | Home | 0–0 | 9 | 5,694 | |
3 February | Peterborough United | Home | 3–2 | 9 | 5,700 | Lambert, R Walker, Campbell |
6 February | Darlington | Home | 1–2 | 9 | 5,511 | Disley |
10 February | Grimsby Town | Away | 3–4 | 10 | 5,883 | Disley (2), Haldane |
17 February | Milton Keynes Dons | Home | 1–1 | 10 | 5,489 | Nicholson |
24 February | Stockport County | Home | Match postponed (waterlogged pitch) | |||
2 March | Shrewsbury Town | Away | 0–0 | 14 | 4,227 | |
6 March | Accrington Stanley | Away | 1–1 | 15 | 1,302 | R Walker |
10 March | Boston United | Away | 1–2 | 16 | 1,697 | Haldane |
17 March | Notts County | Home | 2–0 | 13 | 4,642 | Nicholson (2) |
20 March | Stockport County | Home | 2–1 | 11 | 4,725 | Lambert (pen), Nicholson |
24 March | Wrexham | Home | 0–1 | 11 | 5,209 | |
27 March | Wycombe Wanderers | Away | 1–0 | 11 | 4,299 | Elliott |
7 April | Mansfield Town | Away | 1–0 | 9 | 2,392 | Elliott |
9 April | Bury | Home | 2–0 | 9 | 6,266 | Lambert (2) |
14 April | Barnet | Away | 1–1 | 9 | 2,541 | R Walker |
21 April | Lincoln City | Home | 0–0 | 9 | 6,828 | |
24 April | Macclesfield Town | Away | 1–0 | 8 | 1,940 | Rigg |
28 April | Swindon Town | Home | 1–0 | 7 | 9,902 | Lambert |
5 May | Hartlepool United | Away | 2–1 | 6 | 7,629 | R Walker, Lambert |
Football League Two Playoffs
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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Semi-Final Leg 1 | 12 May | Lincoln City | Home | 2–1 | 10,654 | Disley, R Walker |
Semi-Final Leg 2 | 17 May | Lincoln City | Away | 5–3 | 7,694 | Campbell, Lambert, R Walker, Igoe, Rigg |
Final | 26 May | Shrewsbury Town | Wembley Stadium | 3–1 | 61,589 | R Walker (2), Igoe |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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1 | 11 November | Barrow | Away | 3–2 | 2,939 | R Walker, Disley, Anthony |
2 | 2 December | AFC Bournemouth | Home | 1–1 | 6,252 | R Walker (pen) |
2 (replay) | 12 December | AFC Bournemouth | Away | 1–0 | 4,153 | R Walker |
3 | 5 January | Hereford United | Home | 1–0 | 8,978 | R Walker (pen) |
4 | 27 January | Derby County | Away | 0–1 | 25,033 |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Note |
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1 | 22 August | Luton Town | Home | 1–1 | 2,882 | R Walker | Lost 5–3 in penalty shoot-out |
Football League Trophy
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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1 | 17 October | Torquay United | Home | 1–0 | 2,672 | Anthony |
2 | 31 October | Wycombe Wanderers | Away | 2–0 | 1,314 | Easter, Igoe |
Southern QF | 29 November | Peterborough United | Home | 1–0 | 3,621 | Nicholson |
Southern SF | 9 January | Shrewsbury Town | Away | Postponed (waterlogged pitch) | ||
Southern SF | 23 January | Shrewsbury Town | Away | Postponed (frozen pitch) | ||
Southern SF | 30 January | Shrewsbury Town | Away | 1–0 | 3,199 | R Walker |
Area final leg 1 | 21 February | Bristol City | Away | 0–0 | 18,730 | |
Area final leg 2 | 27 February | Bristol City | Home | 1–0 | 11,530 | Lambert |
Final | 1 April | Doncaster Rovers | Millennium Stadium | 2–2 2–3 aet |
59,024 | R Walker (pen), Igoe |
League progress
This chart shows the league position of Bristol Rovers F.C. over the course of the season. The green area represents the automatic promotion positions (positions 1 to 3), the yellow area represents the play-off positions (positions 4 to 7) and the red area represents the relegation places (positions 23 and 24). The lowest position in the league that Bristol Rovers reached during the course of the season was 23rd, after the first game, and their highest placing was 6th, after the final game.
Player details
During the 2006–07 season, Rovers used 24 different players, and there were nine squad members who did not make an appearance on the pitch. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Play-off appearances are included in the league appearances column.[34]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | playoffs ) |
FA Cup | League Cup |
Football League Trophy
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ENG | Steve Phillips | 59 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
23 | GK | SCO | Scott Shearer | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
31 | GK | ENG | Mike Green
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | WAL | Ryan Green | 42 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
3 | DF | WAL | Joe Jacobson | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | EIR | Robbie Ryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ENG | Craig Hinton | 38 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
6 | DF | ENG | Steve Elliott
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54 | 5 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
11 | DF | ENG | Chris Carruthers | 54 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
15 | DF | WAL | Byron Anthony | 33 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
16 | DF | ENG | Samuel Oji
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF | ENG | Ollie Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | DF | ENG | Tom Parrinello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | DF | ENG | Aaron Lescott | 43 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
35 | DF | ENG | Ben Willshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | MF | ENG | Sammy Igoe | 55 | 5 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
7 | MF | SCO | Stuart Campbell | 57 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
8 | MF | ENG | James Hunt | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF | ENG | Andy Sandell | 48 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
20 | MF | ENG | Craig Disley | 61 | 6 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
22 | MF | ENG | Chris Lines | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
24 | MF | WAL | Paul Trollope | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | MF | ENG | Darren Mullings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | MF | WAL | Lewis Haldane | 60 | 6 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
30 | MF | ENG | James Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | GHA | Junior Agogo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ENG | Rickie Lambert | 49 | 9 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
10 | FW | ENG | Richard Walker
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61 | 23 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
18 | FW | WAL | Jamal Easter | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
19 | FW | ENG | Stuart Nicholson | 26 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
19 | FW | ENG | James Walker
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5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
27 | FW | ENG | Sean Rigg | 26 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
29 | FW | WAL | Lewis Powell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GoalscorersFourteen different players scored for the Rovers first team in 2006–07. The team scored 74 goals in all competitions during the course of the season. The top goalscorer was Richard Walker, who finished the season on 23 goals.[35]
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DisciplineDuring the 2006–07 season five different Rovers players were sent off, and fifteen players received at least one yellow card. In total the team received six red cards and 57 yellow cards.[36]
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Transfers
In
Five players were signed during the 2006–07 season, with a total transfer cost of £200,000, all of which was spent on
The players that joined Bristol Rovers during the 2006–07 season, along with their previous club, are listed below.
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Out
Six players were loaned out during the 2006–07 season, and seven left the club permanently. The club received a transfer fee for one player only, Junior Agogo, but the amount received was not made public.
Listed below are the players that were transferred out, loaned out or released during the season, along with the club that they joined. For players that were transferred or loaned, this is the club that they joined from Rovers. For players that were released by the club, the next team that they joined after leaving Bristol Rovers is listed, even if they did not join that club immediately.
Team kitThe team kit for the 2006–07 season was produced by Erreà and the main shirt sponsor was Cowlin Construction. The home shirt featured the traditional blue and white quarters, however the shade of blue was lighter than in earlier seasons, and the blue and white were reversed from the previous year. The away kit was dark blue with yellow trim, and the third choice kit was yellow with black trim. AwardsDuring the course of the 2006–07 season, Bristol Rovers staff won three divisional awards. First team coach clean sheets.[68] The other two awards both went to Steve Phillips, who won the League Two player of the month award in November and also won the Puma Golden Gloves award for League Two after keeping 28 clean sheets during the season.[69] At the end of the season, Steve Phillips was voted the Bristol Rovers Supporters Club player of the season, and Sean Rigg was voted young player of the year in his debut season, who scored two goals in 26 appearances and missed a portion of the season after suffering a double fracture of the jaw during an FA Cup match in November.
See alsoReferences
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