The 2006–07 season was the 110th season of competitive football in Scotland. [1]
9 July : Rangers defender Fernando Ricksen is banned for the club's pre-season trip to South Africa , following an incident on the outbound flight. Manager Paul Le Guen cited "wholly inappropriate and unacceptable" behaviour as the reason for Ricksen's omission. Ricksen later admitted that he fears for his future at Rangers claiming that the club have other motives for wanting him out.[2] He was later loaned to Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg .29 July : Scotland under-19s lose 2–1 to Spain in the final of the European Under-19 Football Championship .[3] 23 October: In the wake of their 2–0 home defeat to Kilmarnock, Hearts head coach Valdas Ivanauskas is given a two-week leave of absence after discussions with majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov . Ivanauskas cited ill-health as the reason for his temporary departure. Sporting Director, and former coach of Belarus , Eduard Malofeev is appointed for the interim.[4] 27 October: Hearts' majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov states that he will sell players if the club fail to beat Dunfermline Athletic in their forthcoming fixture. Club captain Steven Pressley released a statement shortly after expressing the players' discontent at the current situation at the club.[5] 14 November: After their 1–1 draw away at Falkirk, Hearts announce that interim head coach Eduard Malofeev is to be replaced by FBK Kaunas manager Eugenijus Riabovas , this is to allow Malofeev to pursue his Uefa coaching Pro-licence.[6] 24 November: Valdas Ivanauskas returns as Hearts head-coach.[7] 9 December: Hearts part company with captain Steven Pressley .[8] [9] 20 December: Dundee part company with striker Andy McLaren after he was given three red cards in a 2–1 defeat to Clyde.[10] 1 January: It is reported that Barry Ferguson has been stripped of the captaincy of Rangers and will not play for the club again under Paul Le Guen . Gavin Rae is appointed as the new captain.[11] 2 January: Paul Le Guen confirms that Gavin Rae will be the new Rangers captain. With regard to Barry Ferguson he stated "When you have someone you feel undermines you, it becomes harder and harder".[12] Asked whether Ferguson had been placed on the transfer list, Le Guen said "It remains to be seen. My own position, which is precarious, may have an influence on that."[13] 4 January: Paul Le Guen leaves Rangers by mutual consent after meeting with Rangers chairman Sir David Murray .[14] 8 January: The Scottish Football Association reject an approach from Rangers for manager Walter Smith .[15] A statement from the SFA revealed that Smith had requested to be relieved of his contract, however this was refused following a meeting.[16] 10 January: Walter Smith is confirmed as Rangers manager, having resigned from his position as Scotland manager.[17] The SFA release a statement stating that "No agreement has been reached with Mr Smith or Rangers Football Club on any compensation payment" and "In the absence of agreement, proceedings will require to be raised against Mr Smith for breach of contract and Rangers Football Club for inducement to breach the contract."[18] 11 January: The SFA agree a compensation package with Rangers over manager Walter Smith's switch to Ibrox.[19] 2 March: For the second time of the season, Hearts manager Valdas Ivanauskas is given leave of absence by the club. Sporting Director, and former CSKA Moscow player Anatoly Korobochka is appointed on a temporary basis.[20] 18 March: Hibernian win the Scottish League Cup , defeating Kilmarnock 5–1 in the final .[21] 7 April: Second Division team Forfar Athletic become the first team in Scotland to confirm their relegation following a 9–1 defeat by Greenock Morton .[22] 14 April: Greenock Morton are promoted as champions of the Second Division , despite losing 2–0 to Raith Rovers .[23] 21 April: Berwick Rangers are promoted as champions of the Third Division after a 1–0 win over Arbroath .[24] 22 April: Celtic are crowned Scottish Premier League champions for the second successive season after defeating Kilmarnock 2–1.[25] 28 April: Gretna win promotion to the Premier League as First Division champions after beating Ross County 3–2 at Victoria Park, a result that relegated County to the Second Division.[26] 3 May: East Stirlingshire , having finished bottom of the Third Division for the fifth consecutive season, are told they will lose full member status if the club finish bottom again next season.[27] 5 May: Rangers ensure second place in the SPL and entry to the UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round after defeating Celtic 2–0 at Ibrox .[28] 12 May: Queen's Park gain promotion to the Second Division after defeating East Fife 7–2 on aggregate in the promotion play-off.[29] The Glasgow club swap places with Stranraer who lost to East Fife in the semi-final stage.12 May: Stirling Albion gain promotion to the First Division, and swap places with Airdrie United, after defeating the North Lanarkshire club 5–4 on aggregate in the promotion/relegation play-off match[30] The 2007 UEFA Cup Final was played at Hampden Park , Glasgow . 12 May: Dunfermline Athletic are relegated to the First Division. A 2–1 defeat at Inverness,[31] coupled with St Mirren's 3–2 win at Motherwell,[32] meant the Fife club exit the SPL after seven seasons in the top flight.16 May: Sevilla win the UEFA Cup after defeating Espanyol 3–1 on penalties at Hampden Park . The match had finished 2–2 after 90 minutes.[33] 20 May: Aberdeen seal a UEFA Cup place for next season after defeating Rangers 2–0 at Pittodrie in the final game of the season.[34] 26 May: SPL champions Celtic complete the double after defeating Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 to win the Scottish Cup for the 34th time.[35] Major transfer deals edit
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink moved from PSV Eindhoven to Celtic for £3.4mCeltic made preparations for the Champions League with the high-profile signings of Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink from PSV Eindhoven , Jiri Jarosik from Chelsea and Thomas Gravesen from Real Madrid while Stilyan Petrov left to join former boss Martin O'Neill at Aston Villa . Celtic also signed former Rangers striker Kenny Miller on a free transfer from Wolverhampton Wanderers . Rangers, under new manager Paul Le Guen , brought in several players including Jérémy Clément from Paris Saint Germain and Filip Sebo from Austria Vienna while Peter Løvenkrands departed for Schalke 04 . Hearts paid £200,000 for PAOK Salonika defender Hristos Karipidis and sold Rudi Skácel to Southampton after a dispute between the player and the club. Hibs brought in English League Two defenders Rob Jones and Shelton Martis but lost last season's top scorer Derek Riordan who joined Celtic.
20 June 2006 – Noel Hunt from Dunfermline Athletic to Dundee United , £50,000 23 June 2006 – Derek Riordan from Hibernian to Celtic , Undisclosed (reportedly £150,000) 1 July 2006 – Gary Caldwell from Hibernian to Celtic , Bosman 11 July 2006 – Ross McCormack from Rangers to Motherwell , Undisclosed 13 July 2006 – John Rankin from Ross County to Inverness CT , Undisclosed (reportedly £65,000) 11 August 2006 – David Proctor from Inverness CT to Dundee United , £35,000 19 August 2006 – David Fernández from Dundee United to Kilmarnock , Free 29 August 2006 – Jim Hamilton from Motherwell to Dunfermline Athletic , Undisclosed 31 August 2006 – Stephen Crawford from Aberdeen to Dunfermline Athletic , Free 31 August 2006 – John Stewart from Aberdeen to Falkirk , £50,000 31 August 2006 – Lee Miller from Dundee United to Aberdeen , Free 16 May 2006 – Libor Sionko from Austria Vienna to Rangers , Bosman 26 May 2006 – Karl Svensson from IFK Göteborg to Rangers , Undisclosed (reportedly £600,000) 8 June 2006 – Rob Jones from Grimsby Town to Hibernian , £100,000 16 June 2006 – Lionel Letizi from Paris Saint-Germain to Rangers , Free 19 June 2006 – Jiri Jarosik from Chelsea to Celtic , Undisclosed (reportedly £2m) 1 July 2006 – Kenny Miller from Wolverhampton Wanderers to Celtic , Bosman 7 July 2006 – Jérémy Clément from Olympique Lyonnais to Rangers , £1.1m 15 July 2006 – Makhtar N'Diaye from Unattached to Rangers , Free 28 July 2006 – Mauricio Pinilla from Sporting Lisbon to Heart of Midlothian , Season loan 1 August 2006 – Graham Barrett from Unattached to Falkirk , Free 1 August 2006 – Colin McMenamin from Shrewsbury Town to Gretna , Free 2 August 2006 – Christian Kalvenes from SK Brann to Dundee United , Free 2 August 2006 – Joe Hamill from Leicester City to Livingston , Free 3 August 2006 – Hristos Karipidis from PAOK Salonika to Heart of Midlothian , £200,000 3 August 2006 – Filip Sebo from Austria Wien to Rangers , £1.8m 4 August 2006 – Tiago Costa from Benfica to Heart of Midlothian , Free 11 August 2006 – Lee Martin from Manchester United to Rangers , Loan 11 August 2006 – Merouane Zemmama from Raja Casablanca to Hibernian , Free 14 August 2006 – Shelton Martis from Darlington to Hibernian , Free 15 August 2006 – Marius Zaliukas from FBK Kaunas to Heart of Midlothian , Loan 16 August 2006 – Phil Bardsley from Manchester United to Rangers , Loan 24 August 2006 – Lee Naylor from Wolverhampton Wanderers to Celtic , £600,000 (including Charles Mulgrew in exchange) 24 August 2006 – Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink from PSV Eindhoven to Celtic , £3.4m 29 August 2006 – Kęstutis Ivaškevičius from FBK Kaunas to Heart of Midlothian , Season loan 29 August 2006 – Andrius Velicka from FBK Kaunas to Heart of Midlothian , Season loan 29 August 2006 – Anthony Stokes from Arsenal to Falkirk , Loan 30 August 2006 – Thomas Gravesen from Real Madrid to Celtic , £2m 31 August 2006 – Saša Papac from Austria Wien to Rangers , £450,000 10 October 2006 – Lee Wilkie from Unattached to Dundee United , Free 23 May 2006 – Peter Løvenkrands from Rangers to Schalke 04 , Bosman 2 June 2006 – David McNamee from Livingston to Coventry City , £100,000 26 June 2006 – John Hartson from Celtic to West Bromwich Albion , Undisclosed 30 June 2006 – Steven Hammell from Motherwell to Southend United , Bosman 1 July 2006 – Kevin McNaughton from Aberdeen to Cardiff City , Bosman 29 July 2006 – Rudolf Skácel from Heart of Midlothian to Southampton , £1.6m 2 August 2006 – Jamie McAllister from Heart of Midlothian to Bristol City , Free 2 August 2006 – Chris Hackett from Heart of Midlothian to Millwall , Free 7 August 2006 – Adam Virgo from Celtic to Coventry City , Season loan 9 August 2006 – Lee Johnson from Heart of Midlothian to Bristol City , Free 11 August 2006 – Mohammed Camara from Celtic to Derby County , Free 14 August 2006 – Fernando Ricksen from Rangers to Zenit Saint Petersburg , Season loan 26 August 2006 – Hamed Namouchi from Rangers to FC Lorient , £500,000 30 August 2006 – Stilian Petrov from Celtic to Aston Villa , £6.5m 31 August 2006 – Stanislav Varga from Celtic to Sunderland , Undisclosed 31 August 2006 – Ross Wallace from Celtic to Sunderland , Undisclosed 28 November 2006 – Fernando Ricksen from Rangers to Zenit Saint Petersburg , £1m Celtic further strengthened their squad with the signings of Paul Hartley from Hearts and Mark Brown from Inverness, while Steven Pressley was also signed after being released by Hearts. Shaun Maloney joined Aston Villa after contract negotiations broke down. New Rangers manager Walter Smith brought in defenders David Weir , Andy Webster and Ugo Ehiogu and spent £2m on Hibs' highly rated midfielder Kevin Thomson . Hearts looked to boost their European qualification hopes with the signing of a further four players on loan from FBK Kaunas as well as Laryea Kingston from Terek Grozny . New Dunfermline boss Stephen Kenny brought in loan signings James O'Brien from Celtic, Adam Hammill from Liverpool and Stephen Glass from Hibs with the club bottom of the SPL.
1 January 2007 – Morgaro Gomis from Cowdenbeath to Dundee United , Nominal fee 2 January 2007 – Ryan Stevenson from St Johnstone to Ayr United , Undisclosed 5 January 2007 – James O'Brien from Celtic to Dunfermline Athletic , Loan 6 January 2007 – Stephen Dobbie from St Johnstone to Queen of the South , Undisclosed 8 January 2007 – David Templeton from Stenhousemuir to Heart of Midlothian , £30,000 11 January 2007 – Markus Paatelainen from Cowdenbeath to Inverness Caledonian Thistle , Undisclosed 11 January 2007 – Paul McHale from Clyde to Dundee , Free 18 January 2007 – Mark Brown from Inverness Caledonian Thistle to Celtic , Undisclosed 19 January 2007 – Derek Carcary from Rangers to Raith Rovers , Free 25 January 2007 – Stephen Glass from Hibernian to Dunfermline Athletic , Loan 26 January 2007 – Stuart Golabek from Inverness Caledonian Thistle to Livingston , Loan 26 January 2007 – Derek Lilley from Morton to St Johnstone , Free 26 January 2007 – Jamie Mole from Heart of Midlothian to Livingston , Loan 26 January 2007 – Matthew Doherty from Heart of Midlothian to Cowdenbeath , Loan 26 January 2007 – Jamie MacDonald from Heart of Midlothian to Queen of the South , Loan 27 January 2007 – Willie Gibson from Queen of the South to Kilmarnock , Undisclosed 27 January 2007 – Willie Gibson from Kilmarnock to Queen of the South , Loan 27 January 2007 – Stevie Murray from Kilmarnock to Queen of the South , Loan 27 January 2007 – Jamie Adams from Kilmarnock to Queen of the South , Loan 30 January 2007 – Kevin Thomson from Hibernian to Rangers , £2m 31 January 2007 – Stephen O'Donnell from Clyde to St Mirren , Undisclosed 31 January 2007 – Eddie Malone from Clyde to St Mirren , Undisclosed 31 January 2007 – Kyle Macaulay from Aberdeen to Peterhead , Undisclosed 31 January 2007 – Paul Hartley from Heart of Midlothian to Celtic , Undisclosed 31 January 2007 – Alan Archibald from Dundee United to Partick Thistle , Free 31 January 2007 – Robert Snodgrass from Livingston to Stirling Albion , Loan 31 January 2007 – Steve Tosh from Gretna to Queen of the South , Free 6 March 2007 – Zbigniew Malkowski from Hibernian to Gretna , Loan 1 January 2007 – Steven Pressley from Unattached to Celtic , Free 1 January 2007 – Craig Brewster from Unattached to Aberdeen , Free 1 January 2007 – Dean Holden from Peterborough United to Falkirk , Undisclosed 1 January 2007 – Danny Murphy from Cork City to Motherwell , Undisclosed 1 January 2007 – Trevor Molloy from St Patrick's Athletic to Motherwell , Undisclosed 1 January 2007 – Paul Keegan from St Patrick's Athletic to Motherwell , Undisclosed 1 January 2007 – Mark McChrystal from Derry City to Partick Thistle , Undisclosed 1 January 2007 – Derek McInnes from Millwall to St Johnstone , Free 3 January 2007 – Dumitru Copil from Atletico Arad to Heart of Midlothian , Free 5 January 2007 – Andrew Webster from Wigan Athletic to Rangers , Loan 5 January 2007 – Jon Daly from Hartlepool United to Dundee United , Undisclosed 6 January 2007 – Eduardas Kurskis from FBK Kaunas to Heart of Midlothian , Undisclosed 6 January 2007 – Arkadiusz Klimek from FBK Kaunas to Heart of Midlothian , Undisclosed 9 January 2007 – Steven Hogg from Shrewsbury Town to Gretna , Loan 11 January 2007 – Sean Dillon from Shelbourne to Dundee United , Undisclosed 11 January 2007 – Momo Sylla from Leicester City to Kilmarnock , Free 11 January 2007 – Kasper Schmeichel from Manchester City to Falkirk , Loan 11 January 2007 – Kevin Smith from Sunderland to Dundee , Free 13 January 2007 – Bobby Ryan from Shelbourne to Dunfermline Athletic , Undisclosed 16 January 2007 – David Weir from Everton to Rangers , Free 18 January 2007 – Adam Hammill from Liverpool to Dunfermline Athletic , Loan 19 January 2007 – Filipe Morais from Millwall to St Johnstone , Loan 25 January 2007 – Ugo Ehiogu from Middlesbrough to Rangers , Free 25 January 2007 – Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé from Stade Rennais to Celtic , Loan 27 January 2007 – Jamie Harris from Shelbourne to Dunfermline Athletic , Free 30 January 2007 – Kevin Thomson from Hibernian to Rangers , £2m 31 January 2007 – Krisztian Vadocz from Auxerre to Motherwell , Loan 31 January 2007 – Linas Pilibaitis from FBK Kaunas to Heart of Midlothian , Loan 31 January 2007 – Tomas Kancelskis from FBK Kaunas to Heart of Midlothian , Loan 31 January 2007 – Laryea Kingston from Terek Grozny to Heart of Midlothian , Loan 6 February 2007 – Thomas Sowunmi from Unattached to Hibernian , Free 14 March 2007 – Shana Haji from Real Zaragoza to Hibernian , Free 1 January 2007 – Moses Ashikodi from Rangers to Watford , Nominal fee 11 January 2007 – Stephen Pearson from Celtic to Derby County , £750,000 11 January 2007 – Julien Rodriguez from Rangers to Olympique de Marseille , Free 12 January 2007 – Alan Thompson from Celtic to Leeds United , Loan 17 January 2007 – David Marshall from Celtic to Norwich City , Loan 22 January 2007 – Oumar Konde from Hibernian to Panionios , Undisclosed 23 January 2007 – Dany N'Guessan from Rangers to Lincoln City , Free 25 January 2007 – Jérémy Clément from Rangers to Paris Saint-Germain , £1.8m 30 January 2007 – Lionel Letizi from Rangers to OGC Nice , Free 31 January 2007 – Richie Foran from Motherwell to Southend United , £200,000 31 January 2007 – Simon Lappin from St Mirren to Norwich City , £100,000 31 January 2007 – Kenny Deuchar from Gretna to Northampton Town , Loan 31 January 2007 – Shaun Maloney from Celtic to Aston Villa , £1m Scottish Premier League edit ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches. ^ As Celtic , the Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed to Dunfermline Athletic , the cup runner-up. Scottish First Division edit Source:
"2006-2007 First Division - SPFL Archive" . SPFL . Retrieved 29 April 2021 .Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Scottish Second Division edit Source:
"2006–2007 Second Division - SPFL Archive" . SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 29 April 2021 .Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the First Division's 9th placed team. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2007–08 First Division, Airdrie United were relegated and Stirling Albion were promoted. ^ The 9th placed team were entered into a play-off with the Third Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2007–08 Second Division, Stranraer were relegated and Queen's Park were promoted. Scottish Third Division edit Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
^ The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2007–08 Second Division, Stranraer were relegated and Queen's Park were promoted. Scottish clubs in Europe edit Average coefficient – 6.750
Date Venue Opponents Score[70] Celtic scorer(s) Report Champions League Group stage 13 September Old Trafford , Manchester (A) Manchester United 2–3 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink , Shunsuke Nakamura BBC Sport 26 September Celtic Park , Glasgow (H) FC Copenhagen 1–0 Kenny Miller (pen. )BBC Sport 17 October Celtic Park , Glasgow (H) Benfica 3–0 Kenny Miller (2), Stephen Pearson BBC Sport 1 November Estádio da Luz , Lisbon (A) Benfica 0–3 BBC Sport 21 November Celtic Park , Glasgow (H) Manchester United (H)1–0 Shunsuke Nakamura BBC Sport 6 December Parken Stadium , Copenhagen (A) FC Copenhagen 1–3 Jiří Jarošík BBC Sport Champions League Round of 16 20 February Celtic Park , Glasgow (H) A.C. Milan 0–0 BBC Sport 7 March San Siro , Milan (A) A.C. Milan 0–1 (a.e.t. ) BBC Sport
Date Venue Opponents Score[70] Rangers scorer(s) Report UEFA Cup First round 14 September Aker stadion , Molde (A) Molde FK 0–0 BBC Sport 28 September Ibrox Stadium , Glasgow (H) Molde FK 2–0 Thomas Buffel , Barry Ferguson BBC Sport UEFA Cup Group stage 19 October Stadio Armando Picchi , Livorno (A) Livorno 3–2 Charlie Adam , Kris Boyd (pen. ), Nacho Novo BBC Sport 2 November Ibrox Stadium , Glasgow (H) Maccabi Haifa 2–0 Nacho Novo , Charlie Adam (pen. )BBC Sport 23 November Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps , Auxerre (A) Auxerre 2–2 Nacho Novo , Kris Boyd BBC Sport 14 December Ibrox Stadium , Glasgow (H) Partizan Belgrade 1–0 Alan Hutton BBC Sport UEFA Cup Round of 32 14 February Bloomfield Stadium , Tel Aviv (A) Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–2 Nacho Novo BBC Sport 22 February Ibrox Stadium , Glasgow (H) Hapoel Tel Aviv 4–0 Barry Ferguson (2), Kris Boyd , Charlie Adam BBC Sport UEFA Cup Round of 16 8 March Ibrox Stadium , Glasgow (H) Osasuna 1–1 Brahim Hemdani BBC Sport 14 March Estadio Reyno de Navarra , Pamplona (A) Osasuna 0–1 BBC Sport
Date Venue Opponents Score[70] Hibernian scorer(s) Report UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round 2 July Easter Road , Edinburgh (H) Dinaburg 5–0 Chris Killen , Scott Brown , Ivan Sproule , David Murphy , Steven Fletcher BBC Sport 8 July Celtnieks Stadium , Daugavpils (A) Dinaburg 3–0 Amadou Konte (2), Ivan Sproule BBC Sport UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round 15 July Fionia Park , Odense (A) Odense BK 0–1 BBC Sport 22 July Easter Road , Edinburgh (H) Odense BK 2–1 Rob Jones , Paul Dalglish BBC Sport
Scotland national team edit Date Venue Opponents Score[71] Competition Scotland scorer(s) Report 2 September Celtic Park , Glasgow (H) Faroe Islands 6–0 ECQ (B )Darren Fletcher , James McFadden , Kris Boyd (2, 1 pen. ), Kenny Miller (pen. ), Garry O'Connor BBC Sport 6 September S Dariaus ir S.Gireno SC , Kaunas (A) Lithuania 2–1 ECQ (B )Christian Dailly , Kenny Miller BBC Sport 7 October Hampden Park , Glasgow (H) France 1–0 ECQ (B )Gary Caldwell BBC Sport 11 October Olympic Stadium , Kyiv (A) Ukraine 0–2 ECQ (B )BBC Sport 24 March Hampden Park , Glasgow (H) Georgia 2–1 ECQ (B )Kris Boyd , Craig Beattie BBC Sport 28 March Stadio San Nicola , Bari (A) Italy 0–2 ECQ (B )BBC Sport 30 May Gerhard Hanappi Stadium , Vienna (A) Austria 1–0 Friendly Garry O'Connor BBC Sport 6 June Svangaskard Stadium , Toftir (A) Faroe Islands 2–0 ECQ (B )Shaun Maloney , Garry O'Connor BBC Sport
Key (H) = Home match (A) = Away match ECQ(B) = European Championship qualifying (Group B)