2006–07 Bristol Rovers F.C. season explained

Club:Bristol Rovers F.C.
Season:2006–07
Manager:Paul Trollope
Chairman:Geoff Dunford (until 1 April)
Ron Craig (from 2 April)
League:Football League Two
League Result:6th (promoted)
W:20 D:12 L:14 F:49 A:42
Cup1 Result:Fourth Round
Cup2 Result:Second Round
Cup3 Result:Runners-up
League Topscorer:Richard Walker (12)
Season Topscorer:Richard Walker (23)
Highest Attendance:11,530 (vs Bristol City, 27 February 2007)
Lowest Attendance:2,672 (vs Torquay, 17 October 2006)
Prevseason:2005–06
Nextseason:2007–08

The 2006–07 season was the 124th year of football played by Bristol Rovers, and their 80th season in The Football League, and covers the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. After finishing sixth in Football League Two, Rovers won the playoff final for the first time in their history, and won promotion for only the fourth time since joining The Football League. The previous promotions were all automatic, and came in the 1952–53, 1973–74 and 1989–90 seasons.[1]

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.[2] [3] However, as the season progressed the team gradually climbed up the league and reached the fourth round of the FA Cup, and the final of the Football League Trophy.

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]

Ryan Green had signed for the club from Hereford United at the end of the previous season,[4] and he was joined by three more new players before the start of the 2006–07 season. Sammy Igoe, who had been on loan at Rovers from Millwall the previous season, joined on a full-time basis, young defender Byron Anthony, who had yet to make an appearance in the Football League, joined from Cardiff City, and experienced goalkeeper Steve Phillips crossed the city to join from local rivals Bristol City.

A number of players left the club following the end of the 2005–06 season. Senior players John Anderson, who had been assistant manager to Paul Trollope during his spell as caretaker manager the previous year,[5] Ali Gibb, Jon Bass and Christian Edwards were released, while Jamie Forrester moved to Lincoln City on a free transfer. Also leaving the club were a number of younger players who had failed to earn extensions to their contracts. These were Mark Preece, Matt Thorne, Ben Willshire and goalkeepers Ryan Clarke and Martin Horsell.[6]

The first game of the season was away to Peterborough United in League Two, and ended in a 4–1 defeat,[7] resulting in the lowest league position, 23rd, that Rovers would occupy all season. As the season progressed, Rovers gradually climbed the league table, eventually clinching a playoff spot after winning their final league match 2–1 against Hartlepool United.

The playoff campaign was high-scoring, with there being an average of goals per game in the three matches played. The semi-final was against Lincoln City, and was played over two legs. The first leg at the Memorial Stadium was won 2–1 by Rovers, thanks to goals by Craig Disley and Richard Walker. The second leg was played at Sincil Bank and ended 5–3, with Stuart Campbell, Rickie Lambert, Richard Walker, Sammy Igoe and Sean Rigg scoring the goals. This gave Rovers a 7–4 aggregate win and a place in the final at Wembley Stadium. A record attendance for a League Two playoff final of 61,589 watched the game, and saw Rovers win the match 3–1 and gain promotion for only the fourth time in the club's history.[1] Richard Walker scored two of the goals and Sammy Igoe scored the other.

The League Cup campaign was a brief one. Rovers were knocked out in the first round by Luton Town on penalty kicks after drawing the match 1–1. The FA Cup was more successful, with the team reaching the fourth round where they were beaten 1–0 by Derby County. The best cup run of the season was in the Football League Trophy, where they reached the final after beating rivals Bristol City 1–0 in the southern area final. The game was played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, but resulted in a 3–2 defeat after extra time, the score being 2–2 after 90 minutes.

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.

Match results

Bristol Rovers played a total of 62 competitive matches during the 2006–07 season,[33] as well as nine pre-season friendlies, making a total of 71 games played. The team finished sixth in Football League Two, reaching the play-offs for the first time since the 1997–98 season.[1]

In the cup competitions, Rovers were knocked out of the League Cup at the first round stage in a penalty shootout, having drawn 1–1 with Championship side Luton Town after extra time. They fared better in the FA Cup however, reaching the fourth round stage where they lost again to a Championship team; this time Derby County. The most successful cup competition for Rovers was the Football League Trophy, in which they reached the final for the first time since the 1989–90 competition.[1] They were beaten by Doncaster Rovers after extra time at the Millennium Stadium.[23]

Legend

WinDrawLoss
!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Position!!Attendance!!Scorers
5 AugustPeterborough UnitedAway1–4234,890Igoe
8 AugustWycombe WanderersHome1–2225,319Hunt
12 AugustGrimsby TownHome1–0164,596Sandell
19 AugustMilton Keynes DonsAway0–2195,125
26 AugustShrewsbury TownHome1–0154,774Haldane
3 SeptemberStockport CountyAway1–2164,846R Walker
9 SeptemberRochdaleHome0–0174,689
13 SeptemberTorquay UnitedAway0–0183,145
16 SeptemberDarlingtonAway1–1173,654Haldane
23 SeptemberWalsallHome1–2215,260Sandell
27 SeptemberHereford UnitedHome2–1184,975R Walker (2)
30 SeptemberChester CityAway0–2192,151
7 OctoberBoston UnitedHome1–0174,327J Walker
14 OctoberNotts CountyAway2–1115,797R Walker, Haldane
21 OctoberMacclesfield TownHome0–0145,130
28 OctoberWrexhamAway0–2173,803
4 NovemberMansfield TownHome1–0135,044Disley
18 NovemberBuryAway2–0122,635Haldane, R Walker
26 NovemberBarnetHome2–095,351Nicholson, Lambert
5 DecemberLincoln CityAway0–1113,913
9 DecemberHartlepool UnitedHome0–2134,906
16 DecemberSwindon TownAway1–21510,010R Walker
23 DecemberAccrington StanleyHome4–0115,205R Walker (2 (1 pen)), Elliott, Nicholson
26 DecemberHereford UnitedAway0–0115,201
30 DecemberWalsallAway2–2135,941Elliott (2)
1 JanuaryTorquay UnitedHome1–096,475Sandell
13 JanuaryRochdaleAway1–072,547Lambert
20 JanuaryChester CityHome0–095,694
3 FebruaryPeterborough UnitedHome3–295,700Lambert, R Walker, Campbell
6 FebruaryDarlingtonHome1–295,511Disley
10 FebruaryGrimsby TownAway3–4105,883Disley (2), Haldane
17 FebruaryMilton Keynes DonsHome1–1105,489Nicholson
24 FebruaryStockport CountyHomeMatch postponed (waterlogged pitch)
2 MarchShrewsbury TownAway0–0144,227
6 MarchAccrington StanleyAway1–1151,302R Walker
10 MarchBoston UnitedAway1–2161,697Haldane
17 MarchNotts CountyHome2–0134,642Nicholson (2)
20 MarchStockport CountyHome2–1114,725Lambert (pen), Nicholson
24 MarchWrexhamHome0–1115,209
27 MarchWycombe WanderersAway1–0114,299Elliott
7 AprilMansfield TownAway1–092,392Elliott
9 AprilBuryHome2–096,266Lambert (2)
14 AprilBarnetAway1–192,541R Walker
21 AprilLincoln CityHome0–096,828
24 AprilMacclesfield TownAway1–081,940Rigg
28 AprilSwindon TownHome1–079,902Lambert
5 MayHartlepool UnitedAway2–167,629R Walker, Lambert

Football League Two Playoffs

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Semi-Final Leg 112 MayLincoln CityHome2–110,654Disley, R Walker
Semi-Final Leg 217 MayLincoln CityAway5–37,694Campbell, Lambert, R Walker, Igoe, Rigg
Final26 MayShrewsbury TownWembley Stadium3–161,589R Walker (2), Igoe
!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
111 NovemberBarrowAway3–22,939R Walker, Disley, Anthony
22 DecemberAFC BournemouthHome1–16,252R Walker (pen)
2 (replay)12 DecemberAFC BournemouthAway1–04,153R Walker
35 JanuaryHereford UnitedHome1–08,978R Walker (pen)
427 JanuaryDerby CountyAway0–125,033
!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers!!Note
122 AugustLuton TownHome1–12,882R WalkerLost 5–3 in penalty shoot-out
!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
117 OctoberTorquay UnitedHome1–02,672Anthony
231 OctoberWycombe WanderersAway2–01,314Easter, Igoe
Southern QF29 NovemberPeterborough UnitedHome1–03,621Nicholson
Southern SF9 JanuaryShrewsbury TownAwayPostponed (waterlogged pitch)
Southern SF23 JanuaryShrewsbury TownAwayPostponed (frozen pitch)
Southern SF30 JanuaryShrewsbury TownAway1–03,199R Walker
Area final leg 121 FebruaryBristol CityAway0–018,730
Area final leg 227 FebruaryBristol CityHome1–011,530Lambert
Final1 AprilDoncaster RoversMillennium Stadium2–2
2–3 aet
59,024R 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] |}

Goalscorers

Fourteen 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]

!Name!!League!!Cup!!Total
Richard Walker121123
Rickie Lambert8210
Stuart Nicholson617
Craig Disley426
Lewis Haldane606
Steve Elliott505
Sammy Igoe145
Andy Sandell303
Byron Anthony022
Stuart Campbell112
Sean Rigg112
Jamal Easter011
James Hunt101
James Walker101

Discipline

During 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]

Red cards!!style="background:Yellow;"
Yellow cards
Aaron Lescott26
Stuart Campbell16
Sammy Igoe15
Craig Hinton14
James Hunt1
Lewis Haldane7
Byron Anthony5
Richard Walker5
Chris Carruthers4
Steve Elliott4
Stuart Nicholson3
Andy Sandell3
Craig Disley2
Ryan Green1
Joe Jacobson1
Samuel Oji1
Total:657

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 Rickie Lambert. The remainder of the transfers were free. In addition to this, five players were loaned in over the course of the season, with Stuart Nicholson having two loan spells at the club, and seven scholars from the Bristol Academy of Sport were awarded their first professional contracts at the end of the season.

The players that joined Bristol Rovers during the 2006–07 season, along with their previous club, are listed below.

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.

width=20% Datewidth=25% Playerwidth=30% New Clubwidth=15% Cost
30 August Junior AgogoNottingham ForestUndisclosed[52]
22 September Mike GreenMangotsfield UnitedLoan[53]
25 October Lewis PowellMangotsfield UnitedLoan[54]
26 October Scott ShearerShrewsbury TownLoan[55] [56]
4 November Darren MullingsClevedon TownLoan[57]
8 December Ollie BarnesGloucester CityLoan[58]
14 January James HuntGrimsby TownLoan[59] [60]
1 February Robbie RyanWelling UnitedReleased[61] [62]
14 May James HuntGrimsby TownFree[63]
27 May Scott ShearerWycombe WanderersFree[64]
30 June Ollie BarnesSalisbury CityReleased[65]
30 June Darren MullingsTorquay UnitedReleased[66]
30 June Lewis PowellWeston-super-MareReleased[67]

Team kit

The 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.

Awards

During the course of the 2006–07 season, Bristol Rovers staff won three divisional awards. First team coach Paul Trollope won the League Two Manager of the Month award in April after the team won four of the six games played, and kept five 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.

AwardRecipient
League Two player of the month (November)Steve Phillips[70]
League Two Manager of the Month (April)Paul Trollope[71]
League Two Puma Golden Glove awardSteve Phillips[72]
Bristol Rovers player of the yearSteve Phillips[73]
Bristol Rovers young player of the yearSean Rigg

See also

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  50. https://archive.today/20120630224927/http://www.bristolrovers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10328~999372,00.html Oji signs for a further month
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