{{Short description|English football club season}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Use British English|date=December 2014}} {{main|History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)}} {{Infobox football club season | club = Aston Villa | season = 2006–07 | manager = Martin O'Neill | chairman = Randy Lerner | league = FA Premier League | league result = 11th | cup1 = FA Cup | cup1 result = Third round | cup2 = League Cup | cup2 result = Fourth round | league topscorer = Gabriel Agbonlahor (9) | season topscorer = Gareth Barry<br />Gabriel Agbonlahor (10) | highest attendance = 42,551 (vs. Tottenham, Man Utd, Liverpool, Sheff Utd) | lowest attendance = 27,450 (vs. Bolton) | average attendance = 36,214 | pattern_la1 = _astonvilla0607h | pattern_b1 = _astonvilla0607h | pattern_ra1 = _astonvilla0607h | pattern_sh1 = _astonvilla0607h | pattern_so1 = _astonvilla0607hl | leftarm1 = 88A7E0 | body1 = 970045 | rightarm1 = 88A7E0 | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = 88A7E0 | pattern_la2 = _astonvilla0607a | pattern_b2 = _astonvilla0607a | pattern_ra2 = _astonvilla0607a | pattern_sh2 = _astonvilla0607a | pattern_so2 = _astonvilla0607al | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = 970045 | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = 88A7E0 | socks2 = FFFFFF | prevseason = 2005–06 | nextseason = 2007–08 }} {{Infobox football club season | club = Second City Derby | league result = 50--36--28 | prevseason = 2005–06 | nextseason = 2007–08 }}
The 2006–07 English football season was '''Aston Villa's 15th season in the Premier League'''. It was Villa's first season under the management of Northern Irishman Martin O'Neill, who was appointed as manager following the sacking of David O'Leary at the end of the previous season.
Villa started life under Martin O'Neill strongly and were the last team in the Premier League to be beaten, going nine matches without defeat and taking points against the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea away before a 3–1 loss at Liverpool. A run of 11 games without victory during the middle of the season dragged Villa down to 14th place, putting paid to their early-season hopes of Champions League qualification, but Villa rallied and only lost 3 of their last 15 games to finish comfortably in 11th.
There were debuts for Ashley Young (210), Stiliyan Petrov (185), John Carew (113), Shaun Maloney (30), Isaiah Osbourne (19), Phil Bardsley (13), Chris Sutton (8), Didier Agathe (5), and Gábor Király (5).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons|title=Aston Villa's Seasons|website=AVFC History}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; " ! style="background:#660033;color:#FFFFFF; width:150px;"| Kit Supplier ! style="background:#660033;color:#FFFFFF; width:150px;"| Sponsor |- | Hummel || 32Red.com |} ==Boardroom== In August 2006, it was confirmed Randy Lerner had reached a £62.6m agreement with Aston Villa to take over the club. The statement to the London Stock Exchange confirmed that 60% of the club's shares, including the 39% stake of Doug Ellis had been sold to Lerner, beating competition from consortia led by Michael Neville, Nicholas Padfield QC, and Athole Still. Eleven days after the announcement, the LSE confirmed that Lerner had secured 59.69% of Villa shares, making him the majority shareholder. Lerner appointed himself Chairman of the Board of the club. The BBC reported in September 2006 that Lerner had moved closer to taking full control of the club, after increasing his share to 85.5%.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/5316052.stm | title=Lerner closer to control of Villa | work=Article on BBC Sport | access-date=September 5, 2006 | date=September 5, 2006}}</ref>
By the time that the deadline passed in September 2006, Lerner had secured the acceptance of 89.69% of the shareholders. Due to the acceptance only being 0.31% below the conditional limit, Lerner accepted it and made the bid unconditional. On September 19, 2006, Aston Villa PLC executive chairman Doug Ellis and his board resigned, and were replaced by Randy Lerner as chairman with General Charles C. Krulak, Bob Kain and Michael Martin serving as non-executive directors. At the close of the deal in 2006, Lerner became only the second American owner of a Premiership club. Ellis became a President Emeritus (Life President) of the club.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2018/10/11/rip-sir-doug-ellis |work=Aston Villa F.C. |date=11 October 2018 |title=RIP Sir Doug Ellis}}</ref>
==Premier League== {{main|2006–07 FA Premier League}} {{:2006–07 FA Premier League|showteam=AST}}
=== Results by matchday === {{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b|header=Matchday |label1= Ground | res1=A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A |label2= Result | res2=D/W/W/D/D/W/D/D/D/L/W/W/D/D/L/D/D/L/L/L/L/D/L/W/L/W/L/L/D/D/D/W/D/W/D/W/W/D |label3= Position | res3=10/6/3/5/5/5/7/6/7/7/6/4/5/6/6/8/8/9/10/10/12/13/15/14/14/13/13/13/13/13/14/13/14/11/11/11/11/11 |text_H=Home|text_A=Away |color_W=green2|text_W=Win |color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw |color_L=red2|text_L=Loss |color_1=1st|color_2=2nd|color_3=3rd|color_4=green1| color_5-7=blue1| color_18–20=red1 |source=[https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te151/aston-villa/all-matches/ worldfootball.net] |date=26 January 2020|notes= }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 1 |date = 19 August 2006 |time = 15:00 |team1 = Arsenal |score = 1–1 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4786655.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = Gilberto {{goal|84}} |goals2 = Mellberg {{goal|53}} |location = Islington, London |stadium = Emirates Stadium |attendance = 60,023 |referee = Graham Poll |result = D }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 2 |date = 23 August 2006 |time = |team1 = Aston Villa |score = 2–1 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5266118.stm Report] |team2 = Reading |goals1 = Ángel {{goal|34|pen.}}<br />Barry {{goal|61}} |goals2 = Doyle {{goal|4}}<br />Sonko {{sent off|0|34}} |location = Birmingham, West Midlands |stadium = Villa Park |attendance = 37,329 |referee = Lee Mason |result = W }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 3 |date = 27 August 2006 |time = |team1 = Aston Villa |score = 2–0 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5266292.stm Report] |team2 = Newcastle United |goals1 = Moore {{goal|3}}<br />Ángel {{goal|38}} |goals2 = |location = Birmingham, West Midlands |stadium = Villa Park |attendance = 35,141 |referee = Howard Webb |result = W }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 4 |date = 10 September 2006 |time = 16:00 |team1 = West Ham United |score = 1–1 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/5308202.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = Mullins {{yel|45}}<br />Zamora {{goal|52}}<br />Zamora {{yel|58}} |goals2 = Ridgewell {{goal|4}}<br />Barry {{yel|26}}<br />McCann {{yel|55}} |location = Newham, London |stadium = Boleyn Ground |attendance = 34,576 |referee = Steve Bennett |result = D }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 5 |date = 16 September 2006 |time = |team1 = Watford |score = 0–0 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5330050.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = |goals2 = |location = Watford, Hertfordshire |stadium = Vicarage Road |attendance = 18,620 |referee = Mike Dean |result = D }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 6 |date = 23 September 2006 |time = |team1 = Aston Villa |score = 2–0 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5351926.stm Report] |team2 = Charlton Athletic |goals1 = Agbonlahor {{goal|35}}<br />Moore {{goal|62}} |goals2 = |location = Birmingham, West Midlands |stadium = Villa Park |attendance = 35,513 |referee = Mike Riley |result = W }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 7 |date = 30 September 2006 |time = |team1 = Chelsea |score = 1–1 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5373472.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = Drogba {{goal|3}} |goals2 = Agbonlahor {{goal|45}} |location = Fulham, London |stadium = Stamford Bridge |attendance = 41,951 |referee = Graham Poll |result = D }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 8 |date = 14 October 2006 |time = |team1 = Aston Villa |score = 1–1 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5415790.stm Report] |team2 = Tottenham Hotspur |goals1 = Barry {{goal|81}} |goals2 = Davenport {{sent off|0|73}}<br />Ángel {{goal|76|o.g.}} |location = Birmingham, West Midlands |stadium = Villa Park |attendance = 42,551 |referee = Martin Atkinson |result = D }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 9 |date = 21 October 2006 |time = |team1 = Aston Villa |score = 1–1 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6050668.stm Report] |team2 = Fulham |goals1 = Barry {{goal|26|pen.}} |goals2 = Volz {{goal|45}} |location = Birmingham, West Midlands |stadium = Villa Park |attendance = 30,919 |referee = Chris Foy |result = D }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 10 |date = 28 October 2006 |time = |team1 = Liverpool |score = 3–1 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6072868.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = Kuyt {{goal|31}}<br />Crouch {{goal|38}}<br />Luis García {{goal|44}} |goals2 = Agbonlahor {{goal|56}} |location = Liverpool, Merseyside |stadium = Anfield |attendance = 44,117 |referee = Steve Bennett |result = L }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 11 |date = 5 November 2006 |time = |team1 = Aston Villa |score = 2–0 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6094124.stm Report] |team2 = Blackburn Rovers |goals1 = Barry {{goal|41|pen.}}<br />Ángel {{goal|50}} |goals2 = |location = Birmingham, West Midlands |stadium = Villa Park |attendance = 30,089 |referee = Howard Webb |result = W }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 12 |date = 11 November 2006 |time = |team1 = Everton |score = 0–1 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6116240.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = |goals2 = Sutton {{goal|42}} |location = Liverpool, Merseyside |stadium = Goodison Park |attendance = 36,376 |referee = Phil Dowd |result = W }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 13 |date = 19 November 2006 |time = |team1 = Wigan Athletic |score = 0–0 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6138996.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = |goals2 = |location = Wigan, Greater Manchester |stadium = JJB Stadium |attendance = 18,455 |referee = Steve Bennett |result = D }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 14 |date = 25 November 2006 |time = |team1 = Aston Villa |score = 1–1 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6161046.stm Report] |team2 = Middlesbrough |goals1 = Barry {{goal|45|pen.}} |goals2 = Christie {{goal|43}} |location = Birmingham, West Midlands |stadium = Villa Park |attendance = 33,162 |referee = Peter Walton |result = D }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 15 |date = 29 November 2006 |time = |team1 = Aston Villa |score = 1–3 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6183146.stm Report] |team2 = Manchester City |goals1 = McCann {{goal|66}} |goals2 = Vassell {{goal|18}}<br />Barton {{goal|32}}<br />Distin {{goal|75}} |location = Birmingham, West Midlands |stadium = Villa Park |attendance = 30,124 |referee = Mike Dean |result = L }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 16 |date = 2 December 2006 |time = |team1 = Portsmouth |score = 2–2 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6183238.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = Taylor {{goal|52||80}}<br />Pedro Mendes {{sent off|0|86}} |goals2 = Barry {{goal|37|pen.}}<br />Ángel {{goal|82}} |location = Portsmouth, Hampshire |stadium = Fratton Park |attendance = 20,042 |referee = Uriah Rennie |result = D }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 17 |date = 11 December 2006 |time = |team1 = Sheffield United |score = 2–2 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6201524.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = Quinn {{goal|50}}<br />Webber {{goal|64}} |goals2 = Petrov {{goal|2}}<br />Baroš {{goal|65}} |location = Sheffield, Yorkshire |stadium = Bramall Lane |attendance = 30,957 |referee = Mark Halsey |result = D }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 18 |date = 16 December 2006 |time = |team1 = Aston Villa |score = 0–1 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6164335.stm Report] |team2 = Bolton Wanderers |goals1 = |goals2 = Speed {{goal|75|pen.}} |location = Birmingham, West Midlands |stadium = Villa Park |attendance = 27,450 |referee = Mark Clattenburg |result = L }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 19 |date = 23 December 2006 |time = |team1 = Aston Villa |score = 0–3 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6185625.stm Report] |team2 = Manchester United |goals1 = |goals2 = Ronaldo {{goal|58||85}}<br />Scholes {{goal|64}} |location = Birmingham, West Midlands |stadium = Villa Park |attendance = 42,551 |referee = Steve Bennett |result = L }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 20 |date = 26 December 2006 |time = |team1 = Tottenham Hotspur |score = 2–1 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6200161.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = Defoe {{goal|67||77}} |goals2 = Barry {{goal|81}} |location = Haringey, London |stadium = White Hart Lane |attendance = 35,293 |referee = Uriah Rennie |result = L }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 21 |date = 30 December 2006 |time = |team1 = Charlton Athletic |score = 2–1 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6205597.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = D. Bent {{goal|57}}<br />Hughes {{goal|90}} |goals2 = Barry {{goal|40|pen.}} {{sent off|0|61}} |location = Greenwich, London |stadium = The Valley |attendance = 26,699 |referee = Rob Styles |result = L }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 22 |date = 2 January 2007 |time = |team1 = Aston Villa |score = 0–0 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6213861.stm Report] |team2 = Chelsea |goals1 = |goals2 = |location = Birmingham, West Midlands |stadium = Villa Park |attendance = 41,006 |referee = Phil Dowd |result = D }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 23 |date = 13 January 2007 |time = |team1 = Manchester United |score = 3–1 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6236709.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = Park {{goal|11}}<br />Carrick {{goal|13}}<br />Ronaldo {{goal|35}} |goals2 = Agbonlahor {{goal|52}} |location = Trafford, Greater Manchester |stadium = Old Trafford |attendance = 76,073 |referee = Howard Webb |result = L }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 24 |date = 20 January 2007 |time = |team1 = Aston Villa |score = 2–0 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6258655.stm Report] |team2 = Watford |goals1 = Mahon {{goal|86|o.g.}}<br />Agbonlahor {{goal|90}} |goals2 = |location = Birmingham, West Midlands |stadium = Villa Park |attendance = 35,892 |referee = Peter Walton |result = W }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 25 |date = 31 January 2007 |time = |team1 = Newcastle United |score = 3–1 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6309683.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = Milner {{goal|5}}<br />Dyer {{goal|7}}<br />Sibierski {{goal|90}} |goals2 = Young {{goal|25}} |location = Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside |stadium = St. James' Park |attendance = 49,201 |referee = Howard Webb |result = L }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 26 |date = 3 February 2007 |time = |team1 = Aston Villa |score = 1–0 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6305405.stm Report] |team2 = West Ham United |goals1 = Carew {{goal|36}} |goals2 = |location = Birmingham, West Midlands |stadium = Villa Park |attendance = 41,202 |referee = Chris Foy |result = W }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 27 |date = 10 February 2007 |time = |team1 = Reading |score = 2–0 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6327173.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = Sidwell {{goal|16||90}} |goals2 = |location = Reading, Berkshire |stadium = Madejski Stadium |attendance = 24,122 |referee = |result = L }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 28 |date = 3 March 2007 |time = |team1 = Fulham |score = 1–1 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6392441.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = Bocanegra {{goal|23}} |goals2 = Carew {{goal|21}} |location = Fulham |stadium = Craven Cottage |attendance = 24,552 |referee = Lee Mason |result = D }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 29 |date = 14 March 2007 |time = |team1 = Aston Villa |score = 0–1 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6437189.stm Report] |team2 = Arsenal |goals1 = |goals2 = Diaby {{goal|10}} |location = Birmingham, West Midlands |stadium = Villa Park |attendance = 39,968 |referee = Martin Atkinson |result = L }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 30 |date = 18 March 2007 |time = |team1 = Aston Villa |score = 0–0 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6437247.stm Report] |team2 = Liverpool |goals1 = |goals2 = |location = Birmingham, West Midlands |stadium = Villa Park |attendance = 42,551 |referee = Lee Mason |result = D }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 31 |date = 2 April 2007 |time = |team1 = Aston Villa |score = 1–1 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6491145.stm Report] |team2 = Everton |goals1 = Agbonlahor {{goal|83}} |goals2 = Lescott {{goal|15}} |location = Birmingham, West Midlands |stadium = Villa Park |attendance = 36,407 |referee = Howard Webb |result = D }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 32 |date = 7 April 2007 |time = |team1 = Blackburn Rovers |score = 1–2 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6513347.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = McCarthy {{goal|24|pen.}} |goals2 = Berger {{goal|34}}<br />Agbonlahor {{goal|73}} |location = Blackburn, Lancashire |stadium = Ewood Park |attendance = 24,211 |referee = Martin Atkinson |result = W }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 33 |date = 9 April 2007 |time = |team1 = Aston Villa |score = 1–1 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6513363.stm Report] |team2 = Wigan Athletic |goals1 = Agbonlahor {{goal|50}} |goals2 = Heskey {{goal|21}}<br />Valencia {{sent off|0|34}} |location = Birmingham, West Midlands |stadium = Villa Park |attendance = 31,920 |referee = Mark Halsey |result = D }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 34 |date = 14 April 2007 |time = |team1 = Middlesbrough |score = 1–3 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6534775.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = Rochemback {{goal|13}} |goals2 = Gardner {{goal|45}}<br />Moore {{goal|70}}<br />Petrov {{goal|77}} |location = Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |stadium = Riverside Stadium |attendance = 26,959 |referee = Dermot Gallagher |result = W }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 35 |date = 22 April 2007 |time = 16:00 |team1 = Aston Villa |score = 0–0 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6555255.stm Report] |team2 = Portsmouth |goals1 = |goals2 = |location = Birmingham, West Midlands |stadium = Villa Park |attendance = 31,745 |referee = Martin Atkinson |result = D }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 36 |date = 28 April 2007 |time = |team1 = Manchester City |score = 0–2 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6578841.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = |goals2 = Carew {{goal|24}}<br />Maloney {{goal|75}} |location = Manchester |stadium = City of Manchester Stadium |attendance = 40,799 |referee = Mark Halsey |result = W }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 37 |date = 5 May 2007 |time = |team1 = Aston Villa |score = 3–0 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6602871.stm Report] |team2 = Sheffield United |goals1 = Agbonlahor {{goal|25}}<br />Young {{goal|42}}<br />Berger {{goal|55}} |goals2 = |location = Birmingham, West Midlands |stadium = Villa Park |attendance = 42,551 |referee = Peter Walton |result = W }} {{Football box collapsible |round = 38 |date = 13 May 2007 |time = |team1 = Bolton Wanderers |score = 2–2 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6627777.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = Speed {{goal|32}}<br />Davies {{goal|58}} |goals2 = Gardner {{goal|37}}<br />Moore {{goal|81}} |location = Bolton, Greater Manchester |stadium = Reebok Stadium |attendance = 26,255 |referee = Mark Clattenburg |result = D }}
==FA Cup== {{Football box collapsible |round = R3 |date = 7 January 2007 |time = |team1 = Manchester United |score = 2–1 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/6213959.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = Larsson {{goal|55}}<br />Solskjær {{goal|90}} |goals2 = Baroš {{goal|74}} |location = Trafford, Greater Manchester |stadium = Old Trafford |attendance = 74,924 |referee = Martin Atkinson |result = L }}
==League Cup== {{Football box collapsible |round = R2 |date = 20 September 2006 |time = |team1 = Scunthorpe United |score = 1–2 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/5351878.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = Sharp {{goal|73}} |goals2 = Ángel {{goal|42||64}} |location = Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire |stadium = Glanford Park |attendance = 6,502 |referee = Trevor Kettle |result = W }} {{Football box collapsible |round = R3 |date = 24 October 2006 |time = |team1 = Leicester City |score = 2–3<br /> {{aet}} |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/6072636.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = Stearman {{goal|42}}<br />Kisnorbo {{goal|85}} |goals2 = Ángel {{goal|5}}<br />Barry {{goal|45|pen.}}<br />Agbonlahor {{goal|119}} |location = Leicester, East Midlands |stadium = Walkers Stadium |attendance = 27,288 |referee = Mark Clattenburg |result = W }} {{Football box collapsible |round = R4 |date = 8 November 2006 |time = |team1 = Chelsea |score = 4–0 |report = [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/6116396.stm Report] |team2 = Aston Villa |goals1 = Lampard {{goal|32}}<br />Shevchenko {{goal|65}}<br />Essien {{goal|82}}<br />Drogba {{goal|84}} |goals2 = |location = Fulham, London |stadium = Stamford Bridge |attendance = 41,156 |referee = Mark Halsey |result = L }}
==First-team squad== :''Squad at end of season''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2006-2007/faprem/avilla.htm|title=FootballSquads - Aston Villa - 2006/07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/2006-07.html|title = Aston Villa Player Database}}</ref> {{Football squad start}} {{Fs player|no= 1 | nat=Denmark | pos=GK | name=Thomas Sørensen}} {{Fs player|no= 2 | nat=Wales | pos=DF | name=Mark Delaney}} {{Fs player|no= 3 | nat=England | pos=DF | name=Jlloyd Samuel<ref group=notes>Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his full international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009.</ref>}} {{Fs player|no= 4 | nat=Sweden | pos=DF | name=Olof Mellberg}} {{Fs player|no= 5 | nat=Denmark | pos=DF | name=Martin Laursen}} {{Fs player|no= 6 | nat=England | pos=MF | name=Gareth Barry}} {{Fs player|no= 8 | nat=England | pos=MF | name=Gavin McCann}} {{Fs player|no=10 | nat=Norway | pos=FW | name=John Carew}} {{Fs player|no=11 | nat=Bulgaria | pos=MF | name=Stiliyan Petrov}} {{Fs player|no=12 | nat=NIR | pos=MF | name=Steven Davis}} {{Fs player|no=13 | nat=England |pos=GK |name=Stuart Taylor}} {{Fs player|no=15 | nat=England | pos=FW | name=Gabriel Agbonlahor}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=16 | nat=Holland | pos=DF | name=Wilfred Bouma}} {{Fs player|no=17 | nat=England | pos=FW | name=Ashley Young}} {{Fs player|no=18 | nat=NIR | pos=DF | name=Aaron Hughes}} {{Fs player|no=19 | nat=England | pos=DF | name=Liam Ridgewell}} {{Fs player|no=20 | nat=England | pos=FW | name=Chris Sutton}} {{Fs player|no=21 | nat=England | pos=DF | name=Gary Cahill}} {{Fs player|no=22 | nat=England | pos=FW | name=Luke Moore}} {{Fs player|no=23 | nat=CZE | pos=MF | name=Patrik Berger}} {{Fs player|no=24 | nat=England | pos=DF | name=Phil Bardsley<ref group=notes>Bardsley was born in Salford, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Scotland in October 2010.</ref>|other=on loan from Manchester United}} {{Fs player|no=26 | nat=England | pos=MF | name=Craig Gardner}} {{Fs player|no=27 | nat=England | pos=MF | name=Isaiah Osbourne}} {{Fs player|no=28 | nat=Scotland | pos=MF | name=Shaun Maloney<ref group=notes>Maloney was born in Miri, Malaysia, but was raised in Scotland from the age of 5 and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Scotland in October 2005.</ref>}} {{Fs end}}
===Loans & transfers=== '''Transferred in''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:left; width:130px" |Date ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; width:40px" |Pos ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:left; width:180px" |Player ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; width:180px" |From ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:right; width:130px" |Fee |- ! ! ! ! ! |- | 30 August 2006 || style="text-align:center;"|CM || {{flagicon|BUL}} Stiliyan Petrov || style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic || style="text-align:right;"|£6,500,000 |- | 12 September 2006 || style="text-align:center;"|RM || {{flagicon|REU}} Didier Agathe || style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic || style="text-align:right;"|Free transfer |- | 3 October 2006 || style="text-align:center;"|CF || Chris Sutton || style="text-align:center;"|Birmingham City || style="text-align:right;"|Free transfer |- | 22 January 2007 || style="text-align:center;"|CF || {{flagicon|NOR}} John Carew || style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Olympique Lyon || style="text-align:right;"|£5,000,000<br> {{small|(P/EX)}} |- | 23 January 2007 || style="text-align:center;"|LW || Ashley Young || style="text-align:center;"|Watford || style="text-align:right; background:#D4AF37"|£9,650,000 |- | 31 January 2007 || style="text-align:center;"|AM || {{flagicon|SCO}} Shaun Maloney || style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic || style="text-align:right;"|£1,000,000 |- ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:right;"|'''£22,150,000''' |} {{small|{{legend2|#D4AF37|Record|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}}}
'''Loaned in''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:left; width:130px" |Date ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; width:40px" |Pos ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:left; width:180px" |Player ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; width:180px" |From ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:right; width:130px" |Loan End |- ! ! ! ! ! |- | 13 December 2006 || style="text-align:center;"|GK || {{flagicon|HUN}} Gábor Király || style="text-align:center;"|Crystal Palace || style="text-align:right;"|8 January 2007 |- | 8 January 2007 || style="text-align:center;"|RB || {{flagicon|SCO}} Phil Bardsley || style="text-align:center;"|Manchester United || style="text-align:right;"|29 April 2007 |- ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | |}
'''Transferred out''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:left; width:130px" |Date ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; width:40px" |Pos ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:left; width:180px" |Player ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; width:180px" |To ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:right; width:130px" |Fee |- ! ! ! ! ! |- | 1 July 2006 || style="text-align:center;"|RB || {{flagicon|ECU}} Ulises de la Cruz || style="text-align:center;"|Reading || style="text-align:right;"|Free transfer |- | 1 August 2006 || style="text-align:center;"|CM || {{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Berson || style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Levante || style="text-align:right;"|£500,000 |- | 22 August 2006 || style="text-align:center;"|CF || Kevin Phillips || style="text-align:center;"|West Bromwich Albion || style="text-align:right;"|£700,000 |- | 11 January 2007 || style="text-align:center;"|LM || Peter Whittingham || style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Cardiff City || style="text-align:right;"|£350,000 |- | 11 January 2007 || style="text-align:center;"|RM || {{flagicon|REU}} Didier Agathe || style="text-align:center;"|- || style="text-align:right;"|Released |- | 22 January 2007 || style="text-align:center;"|CF || {{flagicon|CZE}} Milan Baroš || style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Olympique Lyon || style="text-align:right;"|£5,000,000<br> {{small|(P/EX)}} |- | 17 April 2007 || style="text-align:center;"|CF || {{flagicon|COL}} Juan Pablo Ángel || style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls || style="text-align:right;"|Free transfer |- ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:right;"|'''£6,550,000''' |}
'''Loaned out''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:left; width:130px" |Date ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; width:40px" |Pos ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:left; width:180px" |Player ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; width:180px" |To ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:right; width:130px" |Loan End |- ! ! ! ! ! |- | 29 September 2006 || style="text-align:center;"|RM || Lee Hendrie || style="text-align:center;"|Stoke City || style="text-align:right;"|1 January 2007 |- | 29 September 2006|| style="text-align:center;"|CF || Sam Williams || style="text-align:center;"|Brighton & Hove Albion || style="text-align:right;"|29 October 2006 |- | 20 October 2006 || style="text-align:center;"|LB || {{flagicon|IRL}} Stephen O'Halloran || style="text-align:center;"|Wycombe Wanderers || style="text-align:right;"|21 January 2007 |- | 23 November 2006 || style="text-align:center;"|AM || {{flagicon|CZE}} Patrik Berger || style="text-align:center;"|Stoke City || style="text-align:right;"|1 January 2007 |- | 12 January 2007 || style="text-align:center;"|DM || {{flagicon|CMR}} Eric Djemba-Djemba || style="text-align:center;"|Burnley || style="text-align:right;"|31 May 2007 |- | 30 January 2007 || style="text-align:center;"|RM || Lee Hendrie || style="text-align:center;"|Stoke City || style="text-align:right;"|31 May 2007 |- | 8 March 2007 || style="text-align:center;"|GK || {{flagicon|AUT}} Bobby Olejnik || style="text-align:center;"|Lincoln City || style="text-align:right;"|29 April 2007 |- ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | |}
'''Overall transfer activity''' {{col-begin}} {{col-3}}
'''Expenditure''' {{loss}} £22,150,000 {{col-3}}
'''Income''' {{gain}} £6,550,000 {{col-3}}
'''Balance''' {{loss}} £15,600,000 {{col-end}}
===Statistics=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|No. ! rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|Pos. ! rowspan="2" width="150"|Name ! colspan="2" width="100"|League ! colspan="2" width="100"|FA Cup ! colspan="2" width="100"|League Cup ! colspan="2" width="100"|Total |- ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals |- | 1 | GK | Sorensen | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |- | 3 | DF | Samuel | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |- | 4 | DF | Mellberg | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 |- | 5 | DF | Laursen | 12+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 |- | 6 | MD | Barry | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 9 |- | 8 | MF | McCann | 28+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31+2 | 1 |- | 9 | FW | Angel | 18+5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22+5 | 7 |- | 10 | FW | Baroš | 10+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 11+10 | 2 |- | 10 | FW | Carew | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |- | 11 | MF | Petrov | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 2 |- | 12 | MF | Davis | 17+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20+11 | 0 |- | 13 | GK | Taylor | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 |- | 14 | MF | Djemba-Djemba | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |- | 15 | FW | Agbonlahor | 37+1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41+1 | 10 |- | 16 | DF | Bouma | 23+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 |- | 17 | FW | Young | 11+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 11+2 | 2 |- | 17 | MF | Whittingham | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |- | 18 | DF | Hughes | 15+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19+4 | 0 |- | 19 | DF | Ridgewell | 19+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 22+3 | 1 |- | 20 | FW | Sutton | 6+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6+3 | 1 |- | 21 | DF | Cahill | 19+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 |- | 22 | FW | Moore | 7+6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8+6 | 4 |- | 23 | MF | Berger | 5+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+9 | 2 |- | 24 | DF | Bardsley | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |- | 26 | MF | Gardner | 11+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11+2 | 2 |- | 27 | MF | Osbourne | 6+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 |- | 28 | GK | Kiraly | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |- | 28 | MF | Maloney | 5+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 1 |- | 31 | DF | Agathe | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 |}<ref>{{cite web |title=Villa matches 2006-07 |url=http://home.aland.net/bolin.jakobsson/villamatches/2006-07.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224135608/http://home.aland.net/bolin.jakobsson/villamatches/2006-07.pdf |archive-date=24 February 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> ==Pre-season== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Date !Opponents !Home/<br />Away !Result<br />F–A !Scorers !Competition |- |21 July 2006 |Walsall |A |[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/5205308.stm 5–0] |Agbonlahor (2), Moore (2), Whittingham |Friendly |- |25 July 2006 |Hull City |A |[http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/astonvilla/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/06/07/25/SOCCER_Villa.html&TEAMHD=astonvilla&DIV=prem&TEAM=ASTON--VILLA&RH=Aston--Villa&PREV_SEASON=2005 2–0] |Davis, Gardner |Friendly |- |26 July 2006 |Chesterfield |A |[http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/astonvilla/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/06/07/26/SOCCER_Villa.html&TEAMHD=astonvilla&DIV=prem&TEAM=ASTON--VILLA&RH=Aston--Villa&PREV_SEASON=2005 2–0] |Bridges (2) |Friendly |- |29 July 2006 |Wolverhampton Wanderers |A |[http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/astonvilla/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/06/07/29/SOCCER_Wolves.html&TEAMHD=astonvilla&DIV=prem&TEAM=ASTON--VILLA&RH=Aston--Villa&PREV_SEASON=2005 3–0] |Ridgewell, Barry, Agbonlahor |Friendly |- |5 August 2006 |Hannover {{flagicon|GER}} |A |[http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/astonvilla/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/06/08/05/SOCCER_Villa_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=astonvilla&DIV=prem&TEAM=ASTON--VILLA&RH=Aston--Villa&PREV_SEASON=2005 0–0] | |Friendly |- |8 August 2006 |NEC Nijmegen {{flagicon|NED}} |A |[http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/astonvilla/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/06/08/08/SOCCER_Villa_Report.html&TEAMHD=astonvilla&DIV=prem&TEAM=ASTON--VILLA&RH=Aston--Villa&PREV_SEASON=2005 1–2] |Agbonlahor |Friendly |- |11 August 2006 |Groningen {{flagicon|NED}} |A |[http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/astonvilla/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/06/08/11/SOCCER_Villa.html&TEAMHD=astonvilla&DIV=prem&TEAM=ASTON--VILLA&RH=Aston--Villa&PREV_SEASON=2005 2–2] |Moore, Ridgewell |Friendly |}
==Reserve squad== :''The following players spent most of the season playing for the reserve team, and did not appear for the first team.'' {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=25 | nat=Austria | pos=GK | name=Bobby Olejnik}} {{Fs player|no=29 | nat=IRL | pos=DF | name=Stephen O'Halloran}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=ENG| pos=DF| name=Paul Green}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=BEL| pos=MF| name=Christian Tshimanga Kabeya<ref group=notes>Kabeya was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualifies to represent Belgium internationally and has represented them at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 level.</ref>|other=sacked}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=ENG| pos=FW| name=Scott Bridges}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=ENG| pos=FW| name=Sam Williams}} {{Fs end}}
==Youth squad== :''The following players spent most of the season playing for the youth team, and did not appear for the first team, but may have appeared for the reserve team.'' {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=ENG| pos=GK| name=Elliot Parish}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=IRL| pos=GK| name=David Bevan|other=on loan to Hull City}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=IRL| pos=GK| name=Lee Boyle|other=on loan to Bohemians}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=IRL| pos=GK| name=Stephen Henderson}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=ENG| pos=DF| name=Daniel Bradley}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=ENG| pos=DF| name=Ciaran Clark<ref group=notes>Clark was born in Harrow, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-20 level, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 2011.</ref>}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=ENG| pos=DF| name=Jordan Collins}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=ENG| pos=DF| name=Ben Love}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=ENG| pos=DF| name=Will Ricketts}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=ENG| pos=DF| name=Matthew Roome}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=ENG| pos=DF| name=Sam Simmonds}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=IRL| pos=DF| name=Danny Earls}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=IRL| pos=DF| name=Shane Lowry<ref group=notes>Lowry was born in Perth, Australia, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level before switching his international allegiance to Australia.</ref>}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=SWE| pos=DF| name=Erik Lund}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=AUS| pos=DF| name=Chris Herd}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=ENG| pos=MF| name=Marc Albrighton}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=ENG| pos=MF| name=Jonathan Hogg}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=SCO| pos=MF| name=Barry Bannan}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=SUI| pos=MF| name=Damian Bellón}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=SUI| pos=MF| name=Yagó Bellón}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=HUN| pos=MF| name=Zoltán Stieber}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=ENG| pos=FW| name=Nathan Delfouneso}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=NIR| pos=FW| name=Adam McGurk}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=SWE| pos=FW| name=Tobias Mikaelsson|other=on loan to Ljungskile SK}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=ENG| pos=MF| name=Josh Burge|other=on trial from Grimsby Town}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=| pos=DF| name=Steven Clancy}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=| pos=MF| name=Aaron Griffiths}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=| pos=MF| name=Danny MacDonald|other=contract terminated by mutual consent}} {{Fs end}}
==Other players== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=NOR| pos=GK| name=Lasse Staw|other=on trial from Fredrikstad}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=CYP| pos=MF| name=Stefanos Georgiou|other=on trial from Olympiakos Nicosia}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=CYP| pos=MF| name=Feidos Panagiotiu|other=on trial from Olympiakos Nicosia}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=SWE| pos=FW| name=Jacob Flingmark|other=on trial from Ljungskile SK}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=SWE| pos=FW| name=Robin Söder|other=on trial from Stenungsunds IF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=ENG| pos=MF| name=Phil Green}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=IRL| pos=DF| name=Mark Power}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=| pos=DF| name=Seyi Morgan|other=contracted cancelled}} {{Fs player|no=| nat=| pos=MF| name=Morgan Evans}} {{Fs end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Notes== {{reflist|group=notes}}
==External links== *[https://www.avfc.co.uk Aston Villa official website] *avfchistory.co.uk [https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/2006-07-season 2006–07 season] {{Aston Villa F.C. seasons}} {{2006–07 in English football}}
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