2006–07 Sunderland A.F.C. season
# 2006–07 Sunderland A.F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was the 112th full season in Sunderland A.F.C.'s history and their 106th in the league system of English football. After recording a record low total of 15 points in the 2005–06 season, Sunderland finished bottom of the league and were relegated to the Football League Championship.

## Background

Sunderland began the 2005–06 season with Mick McCarthy as manager, having been promoted as champions the previous season. Before the start of the season, McCarthy recruited Daryl Murphy, Nyron Nosworthy, Jonathan Stead, Kelvin Davis, Tommy Miller, Martin Woods, Alan Stubbs, Joe Murphy and Andy Gray. Their first match back in the Premier League came against Charlton Athletic where they were beaten 3–1. Sunderland's first victory of the season came in the Tees-Wear derby, when goals from Tommy Miller and Julio Arca saw them to a 2–0 victory. After this win, they had to wait until January to record their next victory when they beat West Bromwich Albion.

On 6 March 2006, McCarthy was sacked, and former player Kevin Ball was brought in for the final ten games of the season. In a match against Fulham heavy snow forced the game to be abandoned while Sunderland were 1–0 down. The rearranged fixture was won by Sunderland, as they narrowly avoided being the only club in English League football to not win a home game. They finished the season with 15 points, which was a record low in the top flight until Derby County broke it with 11 points in the 2007–08 season. This also broke their own record low number of points, beating the 19 points they achieved in 2002–03.

## Review

### Pre-season

Much of the summer had involved rumours of a takeover deal between former player Niall Quinn and a consortium consisting mainly of Irish businessmen. Talks were confirmed between Quinn and the club on 28 April, and a takeover fee of £10,000,000 was later agreed. Just days before the takeover was complete, Quinn himself was appointed manager, with the start of the Championship looming. Quinn and the Drumaville Consortium completed the £10,000,000 takeover for 72.59% of the club's shares on 27 July. The pre-season transfer activity started with five signings for Sunderland and three players being transferred to other clubs. They recruited experienced players Kenny Cunningham, Darren Ward and Robbie Elliott for free transfers. Trevor Carson and Peter Hartley were promoted through the club's youth system. Sunderland allowed Kelvin Davis to join Southampton for £1,250,000, and former fan favourite Julio Arca left to join rivals Middlesbrough.

As Kevin Ball returned into his coaching role at the club, Kevin Richardson took charge of pre-season affairs. Their first pre-season match was against non-league Forest Green Rovers, which Sunderland won 3–0 with goals from Liam Lawrence, Daryl Murphy and Dean Whitehead. This was followed up by a 2–0 win against Rotherham United; Daryl Murphy and Jonathan Stead were the scorers. Murphy continued his pre-season scoring streak with a goal against Irish outfit Shelbourne; Rory Delap scored the other goal in a 2–0 victory. Sunderland finished their pre-season schedule with a 3–0 win over Carlisle United. Jonathan Stead, Liam Lawrence and Grant Leadbitter were the scorers, giving Sunderland an unbeaten pre-season record scoring ten goals, and not conceding any goals.

### August

Sunderland's season started against Coventry City on 6 August 2006. They had taken the lead with a goal from Daryl Murphy, but ended up losing the match 2–1. On 8 August, Sunderland signed Clive Clarke from West Ham United for £400,000. Captain George McCartney went the opposite way for £1,000,000 after eight seasons at Sunderland. Sunderland's next game was against Birmingham City on 9 August; they lost the game 1–0. They further bolstered their squad with the signing of Barcelona B player Arnau Riera for a free transfer. Sunderland continued their poor start to the season with a defeat against Plymouth Argyle on 12 August. They initially led the match after a Daryl Murphy goal, but finished up 3–2 losers; Stephen Elliott was the other scorer for Sunderland. They recorded their fourth defeat in as many games against Southend United on 19 August, being beaten 3–1. Jonathan Stead grabbed a consolation goal late on, but Sunderland went to the bottom of the league. On 22 August Sunderland began their League Cup campaign against Bury who were bottom of the Football League; they were beaten 2–0. Arnau Riera was sent off after making his first start for the club. Quinn secured the signings of William Mocquet from Le Havre for an undisclosed fee, and Tobias Hysén from Djurgården for £1,700,000. He also allowed Kevin Kyle to join Coventry City for £600,000.

With prospective manager Roy Keane watching in the crowd, Sunderland and Quinn achieved their first victories of the season. They beat West Bromwich Albion 2–0 on 28 August with goals from Dean Whitehead and Neill Collins. Keane was appointed Sunderland manager on the same day, signing a three-year contract, with Tony Loughlan as assistant manager. On the transfer window deadline day, Keane secured the signings of Dwight Yorke from Sydney, Ross Wallace and Stanislav Varga from Celtic for a combined fee of £1,100,000. He also brought in Liam Miller from Manchester United, Graham Kavanagh and David Connolly who both joined from Wigan Athletic.

### September

With a strengthened squad, Keane achieved his first win as a manager over Derby County on 9 September, when Chris Brown and debutant Ross Wallace scored. Sunderland continued their successful start under the new manager with a 3–0 win over Leeds United on 13 September. The goals came from new recruits Graham Kavanagh and Liam Miller while Stephen Elliott grabbed the other goal. Their next opponents were Leicester City on 16 September. This game was Keane's first at home, and Tobias Hysén scored a goal to make sure they remained unbeaten under him. Sunderland experienced their first defeat under the new manager against Ipswich Town on 23 September. They originally took the lead through a Jason de Vos own goal, but were eventually beaten 3–1. They returned to winning ways the next match on 30 September, as a Grant Leadbitter strike lead them to a 1–0 win against Sheffield Wednesday.

### October

During the break for international games, Sunderland allowed Rory Delap and Jonathan Stead to join Stoke City and Derby County respectively on loan deals. They played their next match against Preston North End on 14 October, where they were beaten 4–1; Stanislav Varga scored the only Sunderland goal. They then met Stoke City on 17 October where they were beaten 2–1 despite having taken the lead through a Dwight Yorke goal. Delap, who was making his debut after recently joining Stoke on loan from Sunderland, suffered a broken leg after a tackle from Robbie Elliott. Sunderland themselves dipped into the loan market, signing left back Lewin Nyatanga from Derby County until January. They played Barnsley on 21 October, and goals from Dean Whitehead and Chris Brown earned them a 2–0 win. Sunderland achieved back-to-back wins when they beat Hull City 1–0 on 28 October. Ross Wallace scored a last minute goal but was sent off after removing his shirt in celebration. Sunderland played Cardiff City next on 31 October, and were beaten 2–1. Manager Keane said "We were very, very poor. We lost it everywhere – the goal we gave away, our passing, our tackling, our movement; everything really was poor."

## Match results

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |

### Pre-season

| Game | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 15 July 2006 | Forest Green Rovers | Away | 3–0 | 1,450 | Lawrence, Murphy, Whitehead |
| 2 | 19 July 2006 | Rotherham United | Away | 2–0 | – | Murphy, Stead |
| 3 | 24 July 2006 | Shelbourne | Away | 2–0 | – | Murphy, Delap |
| 4 | 29 July 2006 | Carlisle United | Away | 3–0 | 7,036 | Stead, Lawrence, Leadbitter |

### Championship

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 the Premier League |
| 2 | Birmingham City (P) | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 86 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 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 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 76 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 4 December 2018. Source: 11v11

**Results by matchday**

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W |
| Position | 19 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 1 | 6 August 2006 | Coventry City | Away | 1–2 | 22,366 | Murphy |
| 2 | 9 August 2006 | Birmingham City | Home | 0–1 | 26,668 | |
| 3 | 12 August 2006 | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 2–3 | 24,377 | Murphy, Elliott |
| 4 | 19 August 2006 | Southend United | Away | 1–3 | 9,848 | Stead |
| 5 | 28 August 2006 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 2–0 | 24,242 | Whitehead, N. Collins |
| 6 | 9 September 2006 | Derby County | Away | 2–1 | 26,502 | Brown, Wallace |
| 7 | 13 September 2006 | Leeds United | Away | 3–0 | 23,037 | Miller, Kavanagh, Elliott |
| 8 | 16 September 2006 | Leicester City | Home | 1–1 | 35,104 | Hysen |
| 9 | 23 September 2006 | Ipswich Town | Away | 1–3 | 23,311 | De Vos (o.g.) |
| 10 | 30 September 2006 | Sheffield Wednesday | Home | 1–0 | 36,764 | Leadbitter |
| 11 | 14 October 2006 | Preston North End | Away | 1–4 | 19,603 | Varga |
| 12 | 17 October 2006 | Stoke City | Away | 1–2 | 14,482 | Yorke |
| 13 | 21 October 2006 | Barnsley | Home | 2–0 | 27,918 | Whitehead, Brown |
| 14 | 28 October 2006 | Hull City | Away | 1–0 | 25,512 | Wallace |
| 15 | 31 October 2006 | Cardiff City | Home | 1–2 | 26,528 | Brown |
| 16 | 4 November 2006 | Norwich City | Away | 0–1 | 24,852 | |
| 17 | 11 November 2006 | Southampton | Home | 1–1 | 25,667 | Wallace |
| 18 | 18 November 2006 | Colchester United | Home | 3–1 | 25,197 | Elliott (2), Connolly |
| 19 | 24 November 2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | 1–1 | 27,203 | Elliott |
| 20 | 28 November 2006 | Queens Park Rangers | Away | 2–1 | 13,108 | Murphy, Leadbitter |
| 21 | 2 December 2006 | Norwich City | Home | 1–0 | 27,934 | Murphy |
| 22 | 9 December 2006 | Luton Town | Home | 2–1 | 30,445 | Murphy, Connolly |
| 23 | 16 December 2006 | Burnley | Away | 2–2 | 14,798 | Leadbitter, Connolly |
| 24 | 22 December 2006 | Crystal Palace | Away | 0–1 | 17,439 | |
| 25 | 26 December 2006 | Leeds United | Home | 2–0 | 40,116 | Connolly, Leadbitter |
| 26 | 30 December 2006 | Preston North End | Home | 0–1 | 30,460 | |
| 27 | 1 January 2007 | Leicester City | Away | 2–0 | 21,975 | Hysén, Connolly |
| 28 | 13 January 2007 | Ipswich Town | Home | 1–0 | 27,604 | Connolly |
| 29 | 20 January 2007 | Sheffield Wednesday | Away | 4–2 | 29,103 | Yorke, Hysén, Connolly, Edwards |
| 30 | 30 January 2007 | Crystal Palace | Home | 0–0 | 26,958 | |
| 31 | 3 February 2007 | Coventry City | Home | 2–0 | 33,591 | Yorke, Edwards |
| 32 | 10 February 2007 | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 2–0 | 15,247 | Connolly, Stokes |
| 33 | 17 February 2007 | Southend United | Home | 4–0 | 33,376 | Connolly, Hysen, John (2) |
| 34 | 20 February 2007 | Birmingham City | Away | 1–1 | 20,941 | Edwards |
| 35 | 24 February 2007 | Derby County | Home | 2–1 | 36,049 | Connolly, Miller |
| 36 | 3 March 2007 | West Bromwich Albion | Away | 2–1 | 23,252 | Yorke, John |
| 37 | 10 March 2007 | Barnsley | Away | 2–0 | 18,207 | Leadbitter, Connolly |
| 38 | 13 March 2007 | Stoke City | Home | 2–2 | 31,358 | Whitehead, Murphy |
| 39 | 17 March 2007 | Hull City | Home | 2–0 | 38,488 | Evans, John |
| 40 | 31 March 2007 | Cardiff City | Away | 1–0 | 19,353 | Wallace |
| 41 | 7 April 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Home | 2–1 | 40,748 | Murphy, Wallace |
| 42 | 9 April 2007 | Southampton | Away | 2–1 | 25,766 | Edwards, Leadbitter |
| 43 | 14 April 2007 | Queens Park Rangers | Home | 2–1 | 39,206 | Whitehead, Leadbitter |
| 44 | 21 April 2007 | Colchester United | Away | 1–3 | 6,042 | Yorke |
| 45 | 27 April 2007 | Burnley | Home | 3–2 | 44,448 | Murphy, Connolly, Edwards |
| 46 | 6 May 2007 | Luton Town | Away | 5–0 | 10,260 | Murphy (2), Stokes, Wallace, Connolly |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | 6 January 2007 | Preston North End | Away | 0–1 | 10,318 | | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 22 August 2006 | Bury | Away | 0–2 | 2,930 | | |

## Player details

    All players at the club with season in progress included. Duplicate squad numbers indicate departed players and current players.

| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Ben Alnwick | 11 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Stephen Wright | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | George McCartney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Lewin Nyatanga | 9 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Danny Simpson | 13 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Rory Delap | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Jonny Evans | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Kenny Cunningham | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Steven Caldwell | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Liam Lawrence | 10 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 10 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Carlos Edwards | 15 | 5 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (1) | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Dean Whitehead (c) | 43 (2) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 (2) | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jonathan Stead | 1 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Anthony Stokes | 7 (7) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (7) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Stephen Elliott | 15 (9) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 (9) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Daryl Murphy | 27 (11) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 (11) | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Nyron Nosworthy | 27 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 (2) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Darren Ward | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Tommy Miller | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Danny Collins | 36 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 36 (4) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Kevin Kyle | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Tobias Hysén | 15 (11) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 (11) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Andy Welsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | William Mocquet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Arnau Riera | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | Chris Brown | 10 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (6) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Stern John | 10 (5) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (5) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Kevin Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Clive Clarke | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Grant Leadbitter | 24 (20) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 (20) | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Trevor Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Neill Collins | 6 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Robbie Elliott | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Stanislav Varga | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Dan Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Graham Kavanagh | 10 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (4) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Peter Hartley | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Jake Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Christian Bassila | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | David Connolly | 30 (6) | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 (6) | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | Márton Fülöp | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Ross Wallace | 20 (12) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 (12) | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 34 | MF | Dwight Yorke | 28 (4) | 5 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 (5) | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Liam Miller | 24 (6) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 (6) | 2 | 7 | 1 |

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 May 2006 | GK | Trevor Carson | Youth system | – |
| 23 May 2006 | DF | Peter Hartley | Youth system | – |
| 19 July 2006 | DF | Kenny Cunningham | Birmingham City | Free |
| 4 August 2006 | GK | Darren Ward | Norwich City | Free |
| 4 August 2006 | DF | Robbie Elliott | Newcastle United | Free |
| 8 August 2006 | DF | Clive Clarke | West Ham United | £400,000 |
| 10 August 2006 | MF | Arnau Riera | Barcelona B | Free |
| 22 August 2006 | MF | William Mocquet | Le Havre | Undisclosed |
| 23 August 2006 | MF | Tobias Hysén | Djurgården | £1,700,000 |
| 31 August 2006 | MF | Dwight Yorke | Sydney | £200,000 |
| 31 August 2006 | MF | Graham Kavanagh | Wigan Athletic | £500,000 |
| 31 August 2006 | DF | Stanislav Varga | Celtic | £1,100,000 |
| 31 August 2006 | MF | Ross Wallace | Celtic | £1,100,000 |
| 31 August 2006 | MF | Liam Miller | Manchester United | Free |
| 31 August 2006 | FW | David Connolly | Wigan Athletic | £1,900,000 |
| 2 January 2007 | GK | Márton Fülöp | Tottenham Hotspur | £500,000 |
| 2 January 2007 | MF | Carlos Edwards | Luton Town | £1,500,000 |
| 8 January 2007 | FW | Anthony Stokes | Arsenal | £2,000,000 |
| 29 January 2007 | FW | Stern John | Coventry City | Undisclosed fee |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 July 2006 | GK | Kelvin Davis | Southampton | £1,250,000 |
| 26 July 2006 | MF | Julio Arca | Middlesbrough | £1,750,000 |
| 31 July 2006 | MF | Christian Bassila | Larissa | Free |
| 8 August 2006 | DF | George McCartney | West Ham United | £1,000,000 |
| 18 August 2006 | DF | Dan Smith | Aberdeen | Undisclosed fee |
| 25 August 2006 | FW | Kevin Kyle | Coventry City | £600,000 |
| 2 January 2007 | DF | Robbie Elliott | Leeds United | Free |
| 2 January 2007 | MF | Liam Lawrence | Stoke City | £650,000 |
| 2 January 2007 | GK | Ben Alnwick | Tottenham Hotspur | £900,000 |
| 5 January 2007 | DF | Neill Collins | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £150,000 |
| 9 January 2007 | MF | Rory Delap | Stoke City | Free |
| 11 January 2007 | FW | Jonathan Stead | Sheffield United | £1,250,000 |
| 11 January 2007 | FW | Chris Brown | Norwich City | £325,000 |
| 1 February 2007 | DF | Steven Caldwell | Burnley | £400,000 |
| 23 March 2007 | MF | Andy Welsh | Toronto | Free |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Name | From | To |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 October 2006 | DF | Lewin Nyatanga | Derby County | 1 January 2007 |
| 23 November 2006 | GK | Márton Fülöp | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 January 2007 |
| 4 January 2007 | DF | Jonny Evans | Manchester United | End of season |
| 25 January 2007 | DF | Danny Simpson | Manchester United | End of season |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Until |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 October 2006 | MF | Rory Delap | Stoke City | 9 January 2007 |
| 13 October 2006 | FW | Jonathan Stead | Derby County | 2 January 2007 |
| 16 October 2006 | MF | Andy Welsh | Leicester City | 31 December 2006 |
| 23 October 2006 | MF | Clive Clarke | Coventry City | 1 January 2007 |
| 2 December 2006 | DF | Neill Collins | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 January 2007 |
| 31 October 2006 | FW | Kevin Smith | Wrexham | 31 November 2006 |
| 14 November 2006 | MF | Tommy Miller | Preston North End | 1 January 2007 |
| 23 November 2006 | MF | William Mocquet | Rochdale | 4 January 2007 |
| 23 November 2006 | MF | Arnau Riera | Southend United | 1 January 2007 |
| 9 January 2007 | FW | Kevin Smith | Dundee United | 1 May 2007 |
| 23 March 2007 | MF | William Mocquet | Bury | End of season |
