2006–07 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

During the 2006–07 English football season, Accrington Stanley competed in Football League Two.

Accrington Stanley
2006–07 season
ManagerJohn Coleman
StadiumCrown Ground
League Two20th
FA CupFirst round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerPaul Mullin (13)
Average home league attendance2,260

Season summary

Stanley scored 70 league goals during which they were involved in a relegation battle for most of the season, but a run of 5 wins in their last 9 games allowed them to secure safety in 20th place, their highlight of the season being a 5-0 thumping of then-promotion-favourites Wrexham. More success came in the cups. In Stanley's first ever game in the Football League Cup, third-tier Nottingham Forest were beaten 1–0. This set an away tie to Premier League team Watford, who needed a penalty shootout to eliminate the Lancashire club. The club also performed well in the Football League trophy, reaching the area quarter-finals before being eliminated by Doncaster Rovers.

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ENG Peter Cavanagh
3 DF  ENG Leam Richardson
4 DF  ENG Robbie Williams
5 DF  ENG Michael Welch
6 MF  ENG Andrew Procter
7 MF  ENG Sean Doherty
9 FW  ENG Andrew Mangan
10 FW  ENG Paul Mullin
12 DF  ENG Phil Edwards
14 MF  BEN Romuald Boco[notes 1]
15 MF  ENG Danny Ventre
17 MF  ENG Andy Todd
18 FW  ENG David Brown
20 MF  ENG Jay Harris
25 GK  ENG Ian Dunbavin
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF  ENG Shaun Whalley
27 FW  ENG Leighton McGivern
32 FW  ENG Andrew Smith
33 FW  ENG Jimmy Bell
34 DF  ENG Peter Murphy
35 GK  ENG Martin Fearon
36 DF  ENG Alan Rogers
38 DF  POR Mauro Almeida
39 FW  WAL Stuart Fleetwood[notes 2] (on loan from Hereford United)
40 MF  ENG Tony Grant
41 GK  POL Przemysław Kazimierczak (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
41 GK  ENG David Martin (on loan from Liverpool)
41 DF  ESP Godwin Antwi[notes 3] (on loan from Liverpool)
41 MF  ENG Bobby Grant

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRL Rob Elliot[notes 4] (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
8 MF  ENG Ian Craney (to Swansea City)
11 MF  ENG Gary Roberts (to Ipswich Town)
16 DF  FRA Julien N'Da (released)
19 DF  ENG Andrew Tretton (retired)
21 DF  ENG Ashley Foyle (to Belper Town)
22 MF  ENG Joel Byrom (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK  FRA François Dubourdeau (released)
24 DF  ENG Rikki Bains (to Tamworth)
28 DF  WAL Joe Jacobson (on loan from Cardiff City)
29 MF  ENG David Mannix (on loan from Liverpool)
30 DF  WAL Curtis McDonald (on loan from Cardiff City)
31 DF  ENG Adam Dugdale (on loan from Crewe Alexandra)
37 DF  ENG Chris McGrail (on loan from Preston North End)

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2006-2007/fltwo/accring.htm

Notes
  1. Boco was born in Bernay, France, but also qualified to represent Benin internationally and made his international debut for Benin in 2004.
  2. Fleetwood was born in Gloucester, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and has represented them at under-17 and under-21 level.
  3. Antwi was born in Kumasi, Ghana, but was raised in Spain from the age of 14 and represented them at U-19 level.
  4. Elliot was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and represented them at under-19 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2014.
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