2006–07 season of Brentford F.C.
Brentford 2006–07 football season
Brentford 2006–07 season Chairman Greg Dyke Manager Leroy Rosenior (until 18 November 2006 ) Scott B. Fitzgerald (18 November 2006 – 10 April 2007 ) Barry Quin (from 10 April 2007 )Stadium Griffin Park League One 24th (relegated)FA Cup First round League Cup Second round Football League Trophy Second round Top goalscorer League: Kuffour (12) All: Kuffour (14) Highest home attendance 7,023 Lowest home attendance 4,296 Average home league attendance 5,600
During the 2006–07 English football season, Brentford competed in Football League One. The club finished bottom of the league and was relegated to Football League Two.
Season summary Jo Kuffour top-scored in his single season with Brentford . After defeat in the 2006 League One play-off semi-finals ,[1] Brentford were rocked by the resignation of popular manager Martin Allen on 30 May 2006,[2] who stated he "had taken the club as far as I could and felt it was right for me to leave".[3] Chairman Greg Dyke revealed that, despite an FA Cup run and the £500,000 sale of forward DJ Campbell during 2005–06 season, Allen's departure was due to the reduction of the cash-strapped club's wage budget for 2006–07.[4] Chief scout John Griffin handled first team affairs until the appointment of Leroy Rosenior as manager on 14 June.[5] [6] Despite the off-season sales of star players Jay Tabb , Michael Turner and Sam Sodje generating upwards of £1,000,000, Rosenior was forced to bring in players on free transfers.[7] A new spine for the team was assembled from central defenders Adam Griffiths and Matthew Heywood , midfielder Thomas Pinault and forwards Jo Kuffour and Chris Moore.[7] Goalkeeper Stuart Nelson , full backs Andy Frampton and Kevin O'Connor, midfielders Ólafur Ingi Skúlason , Paul Brooker , Alex Rhodes and forwards Lloyd Owusu and Calum Willock remained from the previous season's squad,[8] though Owusu would miss much of the campaign with a groin injury.[9]
Brentford enjoyed a good start to the season, going undefeated in eight matches and rising as high as fourth in the table.[10] A 2–0 league defeat to Swansea City on 12 September began a sharp downturn in fortunes, with injuries to eight senior players forcing Rosenior to turn to inexperienced youngsters John Mousinho , Clark Masters , Darius Charles , Ryan Peters, Karleigh Osborne and Karle Carder-Andrews .[11] After injury to Calum Willock and a loss of form from Chris Moore, incoming forwards Clyde Wijnhard and Fola Onibuje failed to readdress the team's goalscoring problems.[7] After a winless run of 16 games which dropped Brentford into the League One relegation zone,[10] Leroy Rosenior was sacked as manager after a 4–0 home defeat to Crewe Alexandra on 18 November.[12]
Youth team manager Scott B. Fitzgerald took over as caretaker manager and was later given the job on a permanent basis until the end of the season.[13] Off the field there was a glimmer of hope in January 2007, when supporter Matthew Benham paid out nearly £3 million to take over some of the club's loans.[14] Despite a clear-out of the squad, an influx of new signings and an additional goal threat from emerging youngster Charlie Ide ,[7] rookie manager Fitzgerald fared little better than his predecessor, winning just four of 24 matches before his departure after Brentford's relegation was confirmed on 9 April.[10] [15] Head of Youth Barry Quin took caretaker charge for the final four matches of the season and despite a first win in over two months,[15] Brentford finished the campaign bottom of League One.[10]
As of May 2024, 2006–07 is the only season in which Brentford has finished bottom of a division of the Football League .[1] The club finished with the worst away, overall attacking, overall defensive and home defensive records in League One, in addition to the lowest overall and lowest home goal differences.[16] Club records set during the season included those of:[1] [17]
Fewest Football League wins in a season: 8 Fewest Football League home wins in a season: 5 (tied with 1946–47 ) Most home Football League goals conceded in a season: 41 Lowest negative home goal difference in a Football League season: -17 Fewest points in a Football League season (3 points for a win): 37 Lowest winning percentage in a Football League season: 17.39% Lowest winning percentage in a Football League season (all competitions): 15.686%[nb 1] League table
Source: [citation needed ] Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).(R) Relegated Notes:
Results Brentford's goal tally listed first. Legend Pre-season and friendlies Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) 8 July 2006 Staines Town A 1–3 1,249 Rhodes 13 July 2006 Ilfracombe Town A 6–0 250 Standing, Brooker , Moore, Griffiths , Willock , Fitzgerald 15 August 2006 Bideford AFC A 0–0 n/a 19 July 2006 Yeading A 2–2 n/a Trialist, Moore (pen) 22 July 2006 Hampton & Richmond Borough A 1–0 n/a Tomlin 25 July 2006 Basingstoke Town A 1–0 n/a O'Connor (pen) 28 July 2006 Crawley Town A 0–0 n/a 31 July 2006 Harrow Borough A 3–0 5,420 Ide , Trialist, Dimitrov October 2006 Hampton & Richmond Borough A 1–1 301 Tomlin
No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) Notes 1 5 August 2006 Blackpool H 1–0 6,048 Skúlason 2 8 August 2006 Northampton Town A 1–0 5,707 Moore 3 12 August 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–2 6,745 O'Connor, Moore 4 19 August 2006 Huddersfield Town H 2–2 5,709 Kuffour (2) 5 26 August 2006 Scunthorpe United A 1–1 3,942 Kuffour 6 2 September 2006 Bradford City H 2–1 5,471 O'Connor, Kuffour 7 9 September 2006 Leyton Orient A 1–1 5,420 Tillen 8 12 September 2006 Swansea City H 0–2 5,392 9 16 September 2006 Bournemouth H 0–0 6,272 10 23 September 2006 Chesterfield A 1–3 3,877 Griffiths 11 26 September 2006 Millwall A 1–1 7,618 Willock 12 30 September 2006 Yeovil Town H 1–2 5,770 Kuffour 13 7 October 2006 Bristol City H 1–1 6,740 O'Connor (pen) 14 14 October 2006 Rotherham United A 0–2 4,722 15 21 October 2006 Gillingham H 2–2 5,759 Heywood , Willock 16 28 October 2006 Oldham Athletic A 0–3 4,708 17 4 November 2006 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 18,003 18 18 November 2006 Crewe Alexandra H 0–4 4,771 19 24 November 2006 Cheltenham Town A 0–2 3,646 20 5 December 2006 Doncaster Rovers H 0–4 4,296 21 9 December 2006 Tranmere Rovers H 1–1 4,878 Ide 22 16 December 2006 Port Vale A 0–1 4,166 23 23 December 2006 Carlisle United A 0–2 6,805 24 26 December 2006 Millwall H 1–4 6,925 O'Connor (pen) 25 30 December 2006 Chesterfield H 2–1 4,540 Kuffour (2) 26 1 January 2007 Swansea City H 0–2 12,554 27 6 January 2007 Bournemouth A 0–1 5,782 28 13 January 2007 Leyton Orient H 2–2 6,765 Ide (2) 29 20 January 2007 Yeovil Town A 0–1 5,373 30 27 January 2007 Carlisle United H 0–0 5,381 31 3 February 2007 Blackpool A 3–1 6,086 Frampton , Kuffour (2) 32 10 February 2007 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–0 7,023 Kuffour 33 17 February 2007 Huddersfield Town A 2–0 10,520 Ide , Kuffour 34 19 February 2007 Northampton Town H 0–1 5,164 35 24 February 2007 Bradford City A 1–1 7,627 O'Connor (pen) 36 3 March 2007 Scunthorpe United H 0–2 5,645 37 10 March 2007 Bristol City A 0–1 11,826 38 17 March 2007 Rotherham United H 0–1 4,937 39 25 March 2007 Oldham Athletic H 2–2 4,720 Richards , Keith 40 31 March 2007 Gillingham A 1–2 6,113 Kuffour 41 7 April 2007 Cheltenham Town H 0–2 4,831 Owusu 42 9 April 2007 Crewe Alexandra A 1–3 4,667 O'Connor (pen) 43 14 April 2007 Nottingham Forest H 2–4 6,637 Pinault , Ide 44 21 April 2007 Doncaster Rovers A 0–3 8,713 45 28 April 2007 Port Vale H 4–3 5,125 Ide (2), Keith (pen), Charles [nb 2] 46 5 May 2007 Tranmere Rovers A 1–3 6,529 Willock
FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance R1 11 November 2006 Doncaster Rovers H 0–1 3,607
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) R1 22 August 2006 Swindon Town A 2–2 (a.e.t.), won 4–3 on pens) 5,582 O'Connor, Kuffour R2 19 September 2006 Luton Town H 0–3 3,005
Sources: Soccerbase, 11v11 Playing squad Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2006–07 season. Coaching staff Leroy Rosenior (5 August – 18 November 2006) Scott B. Fitzgerald (18 November 2006 – 10 April 2007) Name Role Scott B. Fitzgerald Manager John Griffin Assistant Manager, Chief Scout Alan Reeves First Team Coach Jim Stannard Goalkeeping Coach Brett Hutchinson Physiotherapist
Barry Quin (10 April – 5 May 2007) Name Role Barry Quin Caretaker Manager John Griffin Assistant Manager, Chief Scout Jim Stannard Goalkeeping Coach Brett Hutchinson Physiotherapist
Statistics Appearances and goals Substitute appearances in brackets. Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: Soccerbase Goalscorers Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: Soccerbase Discipline Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: ESPN FC International caps Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Management Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League P W D L W % P W D L W % Leroy Rosenior 5 August 2006 18 November 2006 23 3 10 10 0 13.04 18 3 8 7 0 16.67 Scott B. Fitzgerald 18 November 2006 10 April 2007 25 4 5 16 0 16.00 25 4 5 16 0 16.00 Barry Quin (caretaker) 10 April 2007 5 May 2007 4 1 0 3 0 25.00 4 1 0 3 0 25.00
Summary Games played 50 (46 League One , 1 FA Cup , 2 League Cup , 2 Football League Trophy ) Games won 8 (8 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy) Games drawn 15 (13 League One, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) Games lost 28 (25 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) Goals scored 43 (40 League One, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) Goals conceded 87 (79 League One, 1 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy) Clean sheets 7 (6 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) Biggest league win 2–0 versus Huddersfield Town , 17 February 2007; 3–1 versus Blackpool , 3 February 2007 Worst league defeat 4–0 on two occasions Most appearances 44, Jo Kuffour (39 League One, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy) Top scorer (league) 12, Jo Kuffour Top scorer (all competitions) 14, Jo Kuffour
Transfers & loans Kit Supplier: Lonsdale Sponsor(s): Samvo
Source: Brentford F.C.
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