2006–07 Wigan Athletic F.C. season


The 2006–07 Wigan Athletic F.C. season was the club's 29th season in the Football League and their second season in the Premier League.

Season summary

The club struggled to repeat the successes of its previous season and fell victim to "second season syndrome". They were knocked out of both domestic cups at the first round of entry, and finished 17th in the league after securing Premier League survival on the last day of the season in an away win against Sheffield United, who were relegated instead on goal difference.
A day after the end of the season, manager Paul Jewell resigned after six years in charge of the club. His assistant manager Chris Hutchings was appointed as his replacement. Summer signing Emile Heskey finished the season as the club's top goalscorer with a total of nine goals, and left-back Leighton Baines won the Supporters' Player of the Year award, and the Players' Player award.

Final league table

Results

Wigan Athletic's score comes first

Legend

FA Premier League

Results by matchday

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 2006Newcastle UnitedA1-251,569McCulloch
26 August 2006ReadingH1-014,636Heskey
9 September 2006PortsmouthA0-119,508
16 September 2006EvertonA2-237,117Scharner
23 September 2006WatfordH1-116,359Camara
1 October 2006Blackburn RoversA1-217,859Heskey
14 October 2006Manchester UnitedH1-320,631Baines
21 October 2006Manchester CityH4-016,235Heskey, Dunne, Camara, Valencia
28 October 2006FulhamA1-022,882Camara
4 November 2006Bolton WanderersA1-021,255McCulloch
11 November 2006Charlton AthleticH3-216,572McCulloch, Camara, Jackson
19 November 2006Aston VillaH0-018,455
26 November 2006Tottenham HotspurA1-335,205Camara
2 December 2006LiverpoolH0-422,089
6 December 2006West Ham UnitedA2-033,805Cotterill, Spector
9 December 2006MiddlesbroughA1-123,638Camara
13 December 2006ArsenalH0-115,311
16 December 2006Sheffield UnitedH0-116,322
23 December 2006ChelseaH2-322,077Heskey
26 December 2006Manchester UnitedA1-376,018Baines
1 January 2007Blackburn RoversH0-314,864
13 January 2007ChelseaA0-440,846
21 January 2007EvertonH0-218,149
30 January 2007ReadingA2-321,954Heskey, Landzaat
3 February 2007PortsmouthH1-015,093McCulloch
11 February 2007ArsenalA1-260,049Landzaat
21 February 2007WatfordA1-118,338Folan
25 February 2007Newcastle UnitedH1-021,179Taylor
3 March 2007Manchester CityA1-039,923Folan
17 March 2007FulhamH0-016,001
31 March 2007Charlton AthleticA0-126,500
7 April 2007Bolton WanderersH1-318,610Heskey
9 April 2007Aston VillaA1-131,920Heskey
15 April 2007Tottenham HotspurH3-316,506Heskey, Baines, Kilbane
21 April 2007LiverpoolA0-244,003
28 April 2007West Ham UnitedH0-324,726
5 May 2007MiddlesbroughH0-121,204
13 May 2007Sheffield UnitedA2-132,604Scharner, Unsworth

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2007PortsmouthA1-214,336 McCulloch

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R219 September 2006Crewe AlexandraA0-23,907

Squad

Left club during season

Transfers

In

Out

Released

Loans in

Loans out

Statistics

Appearances and goals

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season