Arsenal F.C. season 2006-07

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This page details Arsenal Football Club's 2006-07 season.

[edit] Summary

Robin van Persie was the top goal scorer for Arsenal F.C. in the Premier League for the 2006-07 season.

Although Arsenal started the season strongly, a haul of only four points in November led manager Arsène Wenger to concede that his side were too far behind to seriously challenge for the Premiership title;^[1] Arsenal eventually finished fourth, level on points with third-placed Liverpool, having spent most of the season in the top four places. With a team largely filled with reserve and younger players, they reached the League Cup Final, which they lost 2-1 to Chelsea. However they were less successful in other competitions, being knocked out of the UEFA Champions League by PSV Eindhoven 2-1 on aggregate in the round of 16, and lost in a fifth round replay to Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup.

[edit] Playing squad

All statistics sourced from:^[2]

Squad number	Name	Position	Nationality	Appearances					Goals					Notes
Squad number	Name	Position	Nationality	PL	FA	LC	CL	Total	PL	FA	LC	CL	Total	Notes
1	Jens Lehmann	GK		36	0	0	8	44	0	0	0	0	0
2	Abou Diaby	M		12	1	4	1	18	1	0	0	0	1
3	Ashley Cole	D												Left club on 2006-08-31
4	Cesc Fabregas	M		38	2	4	10	54	2	0	0	2	4
5	Kolo Toure	D		35	4	4	10	53	3	1	0	0	4
6	Philippe Senderos	D		14	4	5	12	25	0	0	0	0	0
7	Tomas Rosicky	D		26	4	1	6	37	3	2	0	1	6
8	Fredrik Ljungberg	M
9	Julio Baptista	F												On loan from Real Madrid for entire season
10	William Gallas	D		21	2	0	6	29	3	0	0	0	3	Joined club on 2006-08-31
11	Robin Van Persie	F		22	1	0	8	21	11	0	0	2	13
12	Lauren	D												Left club on 2007-01-18
13	Alexander Hleb	M		33	3	2	10	48	2	0	0	1	3
14	Thierry Henry	F		17	3	0	7	27	10	0	1	1	13
15	Denilson	M		10	2	6	1	19	0	0	0	0	0
16	Mathieu Flamini	M		20	3	3	6	32	3	0	0	1	4
17	Alexandre Song	M		2	0	1	3	6	0	0	1	0	1	On loan to Charlton Athletic January-May 2007
19	Gilberto Silva	M		34	3	1	9	47	10	0	0	1	11
20	Johan Djourou	D		21	1	3	5	30	0	0	0	0	0
21	Mart Poom	G
22	Gael Clichy	D		27	5	2	6	40	0	0	0	0	0
24	Manuel Almunia	G		1	5	6	2	14	0	0	0	0	0
25	Emmanuel Adebayor	F
27	Emmanuel Eboue	D		24	2	3	6	35	0	0	0	1	1
29	Sebastian Larsson	M		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	On loan to Birmingham City for entire season
30	Jeremie Aliadiere	F
31	Justin Hoyte	D		16	4	6	6	32	1	0	0	0	1
32	Theo Walcott	F		22	4	4	6	36	0	0	1	0	1
33	Matthew Connolly	D		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	On loan to AFC Bournemouth November 2006-January 2007
33	Ryan Garry	D		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	Vito Mannone	G		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	On loan to Barnsley August-October 2006
37	Nacer Barazite	M		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	Giorgos Efrem	M		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	Gavin Hoyte	D		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	Henri Lansbury	M		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	Joe O'Cearuill	D		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	On loan to Brighton & Hove Albion January-May 2007
42	Fran Merida	F		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	Mark Randall	M		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	Jay Simpson	F		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	Armand Traore	D		0	1	6	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
––	Nicklas Bendtner	F		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	On loan to Birmingham City for entire season
––	Kerrea Gilbert	D		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	On loan to Cardiff City for entire season
––	Arturo Lupoli	F		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	On loan to Derby County for entire season
––	Fabrice Muamba	M		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	On loan to Birmingham City for entire season
––	Jose Antonio Reyes	F		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	On loan to Real Madrid for entire season
––	Anthony Stokes	F		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Initially on loan to Falkirk, joined Sunderland on 2007-01-08
––	Carlos Vela	F		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	On loan to Celta de Vigo for entire season

Key

Table abbreviations
PL	Premier League	FA	FA Cup	LC	Football League Cup	CL	UEFA Champions League

Positions key
GK	Goalkeeper	D	Defender	M	Midfielder	F	Forward

[edit] References

^ Wenger writes off title hopes. SkySports.com. Retrieved on November 27, 2006.
^ First Team Appearances 2006/07. Arsenal.com.

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