2006–07 in Scottish football explained

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Header1:Premier League champions
Data2:Celtic
Header3:First Division champions
Data4:Gretna
Header5:Second Division champions
Data6:Greenock Morton
Header7:Third Division champions
Data8:Berwick Rangers
Header9:Scottish Cup winners
Data10:Celtic
Header11:League Cup winners
Data12:Hibernian
Header13:Challenge Cup winners
Data14:Ross County
Header15:Junior Cup winners
Data16:Linlithgow Rose
Header17:Teams in Europe
Data18:Celtic, Gretna, Hibernian, Heart of Midlothian, Rangers
Header19:Scotland national team
Data20:UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

The 2006–07 season was the 110th season of competitive football in Scotland. [1]

Notable events

2006

2007

Major transfer deals

2006

Celtic made preparations for the Champions League with the high-profile signings of Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink from PSV Eindhoven, Jiri Jarosik from Chelsea and Thomas Gravesen from Real Madrid while Stilyan Petrov left to join former boss Martin O'Neill at Aston Villa. Celtic also signed former Rangers striker Kenny Miller on a free transfer from Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rangers, under new manager Paul Le Guen, brought in several players including Jérémy Clément from Paris Saint Germain and Filip Sebo from Austria Vienna while Peter Løvenkrands departed for Schalke 04. Hearts paid £200,000 for PAOK Salonika defender Hristos Karipidis and sold Rudi Skácel to Southampton after a dispute between the player and the club. Hibs brought in English League Two defenders Rob Jones and Shelton Martis but lost last season's top scorer Derek Riordan who joined Celtic.

Domestic

In

Out

2007

Celtic further strengthened their squad with the signings of Paul Hartley from Hearts and Mark Brown from Inverness, while Steven Pressley was also signed after being released by Hearts. Shaun Maloney joined Aston Villa after contract negotiations broke down. New Rangers manager Walter Smith brought in defenders David Weir, Andy Webster and Ugo Ehiogu and spent £2m on Hibs' highly rated midfielder Kevin Thomson. Hearts looked to boost their European qualification hopes with the signing of a further four players on loan from FBK Kaunas as well as Laryea Kingston from Terek Grozny. New Dunfermline boss Stephen Kenny brought in loan signings James O'Brien from Celtic, Adam Hammill from Liverpool and Stephen Glass from Hibs with the club bottom of the SPL.

Domestic

In

Out

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Resigned 17 May 2006[36] 4 August 2006
Sacked20 April 2006[37] 24 May 2006[38]
Mutual consent 1 September 2006 5 September 2006[39]
Resigned13 October 2006[40] 31 October 2006[41]
Resigned 21 October 2006[42] 30 October 2006[43]
Resigned 26 October 2006[44] 18 November 2006[45]
Sacked 29 October 2006[46] 30 October 2006[47]
Resigned 30 October 200620 November 2006[48]
Des McKeown Resigned 1 November 2006[49] 10 November 2006[50]
Sacked 13 November 2006[51] 17 November 2006[52]
Mutual consent 4 January 2007 10 January 2007
Resigned 10 January 2007 29 January 2007[53]
Resigned 17 January 2007[54] 8 February 2007[55]
Sacked 26 February 2007[56] 22 March 2007[57]
Mutual consent 20 March 2007[58] 30 July 2007[59]
Sacked27 March 2007[60] 25 May 2007[61]
Sacked 15 April 2007[62] 23 May 2007[63]
Resigned 28 April 2007[64] 7 May 2007[65]
Resigned 30 April 2007[66] 17 May 2007[67]
Jim Chapman Sacked 7 May 2007[68] John McCormack 31 May 2007[69]

League competitions

Scottish Premier League

See main article: 2006–07 Scottish Premier League.

Scottish First Division

See main article: 2006–07 Scottish First Division.

Scottish Second Division

See main article: 2006–07 Scottish Second Division.

Scottish Third Division

See main article: 2006–07 Scottish Third Division.

Cup honours

wisth=155Competitionwidth=140Winnerwisth=80Scorewidth=140Runner-upReport
Scottish Cup 2006–07Celtic1 – 0Dunfermline AthleticWikipedia article
League Cup 2006–07Hibernian5 – 1KilmarnockWikipedia article
Challenge Cup 2006–07Ross County1 – 1
(5 – 4 pen.)
ClydeWikipedia article
Youth CupRangers5 – 0Celtic
Junior Cup 2006–07Linlithgow Rose2 – 1 Kelty HeartsThe Herald

Non-league honours

Senior honours

width=180Competitionwidth=160Winner
Highland League 2006–07Keith
East of Scotland LeagueAnnan Athletic
South of Scotland LeagueThreave Rovers

Junior honours

West Region

width=180Divisionwidth=160Winner
Premier LeaguePollok
Division OneIrvine Meadow XI
Ayrshire LeagueKilbirnie Ladeside
Central League Division OneKirkintilloch Rob Roy
Central League Division TwoAshfield

East Region

width=180Divisionwidth=160Winner
Super LeagueLinlithgow Rose
Premier LeagueGlenrothes
North DivisionForfar West End
Central DivisionDundonald Bluebell
South DivisionNewtongrange Star

North Region

width=180Divisionwidth=160Winner
Premier LeagueCulter
Division OneEast End
Division TwoFochabers

Individual honours

SPFA awards

width=180Awardwidth=160Winnerwidth=140Team
Celtic
Kilmarnock
Celtic

SWFA awards

width=180Awardwidth=160Winnerwidth=140Team
Celtic
Hibernian
Celtic

Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

ClubCompetition(s)ProgressCoef.
CelticUEFA Champions LeagueRound of 1611.00
Heart of MidlothianUEFA Champions League
UEFA Cup
Third qualifying round
First round
2.50
RangersUEFA CupRound of 1613.00
GretnaUEFA CupSecond qualifying round0.50
HibernianUEFA Intertoto CupThird roundN/A

Average coefficient – 6.750

Celtic

DateVenueOpponentsScore[70] Celtic scorer(s)Report
Champions League Group stage
13 SeptemberOld Trafford, Manchester (A) Manchester United2–3Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Shunsuke NakamuraBBC Sport
26 SeptemberCeltic Park, Glasgow (H) FC Copenhagen1–0Kenny Miller (pen.)BBC Sport
17 OctoberCeltic Park, Glasgow (H) Benfica3–0Kenny Miller (2), Stephen PearsonBBC Sport
1 NovemberEstádio da Luz, Lisbon (A) Benfica0–3BBC Sport
21 NovemberCeltic Park, Glasgow (H) Manchester United (H)1–0Shunsuke NakamuraBBC Sport
6 DecemberParken Stadium, Copenhagen (A) FC Copenhagen1–3Jiří JarošíkBBC Sport
Champions League Round of 16
20 FebruaryCeltic Park, Glasgow (H) A.C. Milan0–0BBC Sport
7 MarchSan Siro, Milan (A) A.C. Milan0–1 BBC Sport

Heart of Midlothian

DateVenueOpponentsScoreHearts scorer(s)Report
Champions League Second qualifying round
26 JulyMurrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh (H) NK Široki Brijeg3–0Branimir Anic (o.g.), Ibrahim Tall, Roman BednářBBC Sport
2 AugustPecara Stadium, Široki Brijeg (A) NK Široki Brijeg0–0BBC Sport
Champions League Third qualifying round
9 AugustMurrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh (H) AEK Athens1–2Saulius MikoliunasBBC Sport
23 AugustOlympic Stadium, Athens (A) AEK Athens0–3BBC Sport
UEFA Cup First round
14 SeptemberMurrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh (H) Sparta Prague0–2BBC Sport
28 SeptemberAXA Arena, Prague (A) Sparta Prague0–0BBC Sport

Rangers

DateVenueOpponentsScoreRangers scorer(s)Report
UEFA Cup First round
14 SeptemberAker stadion, Molde (A) Molde FK0–0BBC Sport
28 SeptemberIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Molde FK2–0Thomas Buffel, Barry FergusonBBC Sport
UEFA Cup Group stage
19 OctoberStadio Armando Picchi, Livorno (A) Livorno3–2Charlie Adam, Kris Boyd (pen.), Nacho NovoBBC Sport
2 NovemberIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Maccabi Haifa2–0Nacho Novo, Charlie Adam (pen.)BBC Sport
23 NovemberStade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre (A) Auxerre2–2Nacho Novo, Kris BoydBBC Sport
14 DecemberIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Partizan Belgrade1–0Alan HuttonBBC Sport
UEFA Cup Round of 32
14 FebruaryBloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv (A) Hapoel Tel Aviv1–2Nacho NovoBBC Sport
22 FebruaryIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Hapoel Tel Aviv4–0Barry Ferguson (2), Kris Boyd, Charlie AdamBBC Sport
UEFA Cup Round of 16
8 MarchIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Osasuna1–1Brahim HemdaniBBC Sport
14 MarchEstadio Reyno de Navarra, Pamplona (A) Osasuna0–1BBC Sport

Gretna

DateVenueOpponentsScoreGretna scorer(s)Report
UEFA Cup Second qualifying round
10 AugustFir Park, Motherwell (H) Derry City1–5Ryan McGuffieBBC Sport
24 AugustBrandywell Stadium, Derry (A) Derry City2–2David Graham, Ryan BaldacchinoBBC Sport

Hibernian

DateVenueOpponentsScoreHibernian scorer(s)Report
UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
2 JulyEaster Road, Edinburgh (H) Dinaburg5–0Chris Killen, Scott Brown, Ivan Sproule, David Murphy, Steven FletcherBBC Sport
8 JulyCeltnieks Stadium, Daugavpils (A) Dinaburg3–0Amadou Konte (2), Ivan SprouleBBC Sport
UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
15 JulyFionia Park, Odense (A) Odense BK0–1BBC Sport
22 JulyEaster Road, Edinburgh (H) Odense BK2–1Rob Jones, Paul DalglishBBC Sport

Scotland national team

See main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results.

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)Report
2 SeptemberCeltic Park, Glasgow (H)6–0ECQ(B)Darren Fletcher, James McFadden, Kris Boyd (2, 1 pen.),
Kenny Miller (pen.), Garry O'Connor
BBC Sport
6 SeptemberS Dariaus ir S.Gireno SC, Kaunas (A)2–1ECQ(B)Christian Dailly, Kenny MillerBBC Sport
7 OctoberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–0ECQ(B)Gary CaldwellBBC Sport
11 OctoberOlympic Stadium, Kyiv (A)0–2ECQ(B)BBC Sport
24 MarchHampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–1ECQ(B)Kris Boyd, Craig BeattieBBC Sport
28 MarchStadio San Nicola, Bari (A)0–2ECQ(B)BBC Sport
30 MayGerhard Hanappi Stadium, Vienna (A)1–0FriendlyGarry O'ConnorBBC Sport
6 JuneSvangaskard Stadium, Toftir (A)2–0ECQ(B)Shaun Maloney, Garry O'ConnorBBC Sport
Key

Deaths

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006/07 - The Scottish Football League . 2012-09-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121216051940/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/2000-2007/200607 . 16 December 2012 .
  2. News: Ricksen fears for Rangers future . BBC Sport website. 10 July 2006.
  3. News: Scotland U19 1-2 Spain U19 . BBC Sport website. 29 July 2006.
  4. News: Malofeev relishing temporary job. BBC Sport website. 24 October 2006.
  5. News: Romanov issues warning to players. BBC Sport website. 27 October 2006.
  6. News: Riabovas to take over at Hearts. BBC Sport website. 14 November 2006.
  7. News: Ivanauskas to make Hearts return. BBC Sport website. 24 November 2006.
  8. News: Steven Pressley – club statement. https://archive.today/20121224000011/http://www.heartsfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HeartsNewsDetail/0,,10289~940781,00.html. dead. 24 December 2012. Heartsfcpremiumtv.co.uk. 9 December 2006.
  9. News: Pressley 'courted by five clubs'. BBC Sport website. 10 December 2006.
  10. News: McLaren and Dundee part company. BBC Sport website. 20 December 2006.
  11. News: Gers strip Ferguson of captaincy. BBC Sport website. 1 January 2007.
  12. News: Le Guen points blame at Ferguson . BBC Sport website. 2 January 2007.
  13. News: Le Guen insists Ferguson tried to 'undermine me'. Belfast Telegraph. 3 January 2007.
  14. News: Le Guen and Rangers part company. BBC Sport website. 4 January 2007.
  15. News: Gers have Smith approach rejected. BBC Sport website. 8 January 2007.
  16. News: SFA STATEMENT ON WALTER SMITH. Scottish FA website. 8 January 2007. 8 January 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184655/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news.cfm?newsid=2576. 30 September 2007. dead.
  17. News: Smith appointed boss of Rangers. BBC Sport website. 10 January 2007.
  18. News: WALTER SMITH – A STATEMENT. Scottish FA website. 10 January 2007. 10 January 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070307165844/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news.cfm?newsid=2587. 7 March 2007. dead.
  19. News: Rangers agree Smith compensation. BBC Sport website. 11 January 2007.
  20. News: Hearts appoint interim head coach. BBC Sport website. 2 March 2007.
  21. News: Kilmarnock 1-5 Hibernian. BBC Sport website. 18 March 2007.
  22. News: Morton 9-1 Forfar Athletic. BBC Sport website. 7 April 2007.
  23. News: Raith 2-0 Morton. BBC Sport website. 14 April 2007.
  24. News: Berwick Rangers 1-0 Arbroath. BBC Sport website. 21 April 2007.
  25. News: Kilmarnock 1-2 Celtic. BBC Sport website. 22 April 2007.
  26. News: Ross County 2-3 Gretna. BBC Sport website. 28 April 2007.
  27. News: Shire given one year to improve. BBC Sport website. 3 May 2007.
  28. News: Rangers 2-0 Celtic. BBC Sport website. 5 May 2007.
  29. News: East Fife 0-3 Queen's Park. BBC Sport website. 12 May 2007.
  30. News: Airdrie Utd 2-3 Stirling Albion. BBC Sport website. 12 May 2007.
  31. News: Inverness CT 2-1 Dunfermline. BBC Sport website. 12 May 2007.
  32. News: Motherwell 2-3 St Mirren. BBC Sport website. 12 May 2007.
  33. News: Espanyol 2-2 Sevilla. BBC Sport website. 16 May 2007.
  34. News: Aberdeen 2-0 Rangers. BBC Sport website. 20 May 2007.
  35. News: Celtic 1-0 Dunfermline. BBC Sport website. 26 May 2007.
  36. News: Malpas is the new Motherwell boss. BBC Sport website. 17 May 2006.
  37. News: Dundee part with boss Kernaghan. BBC Sport website. 20 April 2006.
  38. News: Rae is player-boss at Dens Park. BBC Sport website. 20 November 2006.
  39. News: Raith appoint Levein as manager. BBC Sport website. 5 September 2006.
  40. News: Mowbray leaves Hibs for West Brom. BBC Sport website. 13 October 2006.
  41. News: Collins confirmed as Hibs manager. BBC Sport website. 31 October 2006.
  42. News: Paatelainen makes Finland return. BBC Sport website. 25 October 2006.
  43. News: Welsh named new Cowdenbeath boss. BBC Sport website. 30 October 2006.
  44. News: Leishman stands down as Pars boss. BBC Sport website. 26 October 2006.
  45. News: Kenny appointed Dunfermline boss. BBC Sport website. 10 November 2006.
  46. News: Brewster ousted as Tannadice boss. BBC Sport website. 29 October 2006.
  47. News: Dundee United unveil Levein as boss. BBC Sport website. 30 October 2006.
  48. News: Raith Rovers appoint McGlynn boss. BBC Sport website. 20 November 2006.
  49. News: Stenhousemuir manager quits club. BBC Sport website. 1 November 2006.
  50. News: New boss Money aiming to cash in. BBC Sport website. 10 November 2006.
  51. News: Airdrie part company with manager. BBC Sport website. 14 November 2006.
  52. News: Black appointed new Airdrie boss. BBC Sport website. 17 November 2006.
  53. News: McLeish unveiled as Scotland boss. BBC Sport website. 29 January 2007.
  54. News: Robertson resigns Montrose post. BBC Sport website. 17 January 2007.
  55. News: Weir is new manager at Montrose. BBC Sport website. 8 February 2007.
  56. News: Ayr United part ways with Connor. BBC Sport website. 26 February 2007.
  57. News: Watt in charge at Somerset Park. BBC Sport website. 22 March 2007.
  58. News: Hearts part with boss Ivanauskas. BBC Sport website. 20 March 2007.
  59. News: Korobochka to remain with Hearts. BBC Sport website. 30 July 2007.
  60. News: Campbell axed by Partick Thistle. BBC Sport website. 27 March 2007.
  61. News: McCall takes control at Firhill. BBC Sport website. 25 May 2007.
  62. News: Robertson positive after sacking. BBC Sport website. 16 April 2007.
  63. News: Proctor takes over at Livingston. BBC Sport website. 22 May 2007.
  64. News: McCall set to depart Doonhamers. BBC Sport website. 26 April 2007.
  65. News: Chisholm confirmed as Queens boss. BBC Sport website. 7 May 2007.
  66. News: Leitch quits post at Ross County. BBC Sport website. 30 April 2007.
  67. News: Campbell confirmed as County boss. BBC Sport website. 17 May 2007.
  68. News: Chapman surprise at Rovers sack. BBC Sport website. 7 May 2007.
  69. News: Albion Rovers appoint McCormack. BBC Sport website. 31 May 2007.
  70. The score of the Scottish team is shown first.
  71. News: Bert Slater . The Scotsman . 25 July 2006 . 26 December 2014.
  72. News: Bobby Shearer . The Scotsman . 7 November 2006 . 26 December 2014.
  73. Web site: Rangers pay tribute to Johansen . BBC Sport . BBC. 13 May 2007 . 26 December 2014.