During the 2006–07 English football season, Leeds United A.F.C. The 2006–07 season started badly with Leeds conceding late goals in several matches, and in September 2006 Blackwell's contract as manager of Leeds United was terminated. Leeds United Squad Photo 2006-2007 Back Row: Dean Riddle (Head Fitness … Defender Matthew Kilgallon left in January to join Sheffield United, and the team never succeeded in escaping the relegation zone after a 5–1 thumping by Luton Town in late October, despite Wise bringing a number of experienced loan players and free transfers on short-term deals into the squad. Blackwell's shrewd tactics away from Elland Road and attacking style at home proved highly effective, and by the end of February, Leeds were third in the Championship. 20 Sep 2006: With his squad gutted and having won just two of the opening seven league games, Blackwell is sacked. Results did begin to improve as the season drew to an end, but relegation rivals Hull City and Queens Park Rangers went on even better runs at the same time, and this combined with Leeds's awful goal difference made survival all but impossible. Leeds hired John Carver as caretaker manager but his spell was not a success. competed in the Football League Championship. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1524&teamTabs=managers, http://www.leedsunited.com/matchreport/20061024/leeds-1-southend-3_2247678_36305, http://www.11v11.com/teams/leeds-united/tab/players/season/2007, 2006 English football corruption investigation, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2006–07_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season&oldid=983596404, 2006–07 Football League Championship by team, Short description with empty Wikidata description, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 15 October 2020, at 04:06. With relegation virtually assured, Leeds entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement (administration) on 4 May 2007, thus incurring a league imposed 10-point deduction which officially relegated the club to the third tier of English football.[4][5]. In the first round of the play-offs, against Preston North End, Leeds dre… It also contains a table with average age, cumulative market value and average market value for each player position and overall. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Squad Leeds United This page displays a detailed overview of the club's current squad. However, from that point onwards Leeds slumped, gaining just 4 points from a possible 18, and eventually had to settle for a play-off place. The 2006–07 season started badly with Leeds conceding late goals in several matches, and in September 2006 Blackwell's contract as manager of Leeds United was terminated. With new players brought in over the summer, the club's goal during the 2005–06 season was promotion. Defender Matthew Kilgallon left in January to join Sheffield United, and the t… Carver was relieved of his duties and Dennis Wise was eventually installed as his replacement after a month without a permanent manager. It shows all personal information about the players, including age, nationality, contract duration and current market value. Leeds hired John Carver as caretaker manager but his spell was not a success. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Carver was relieved of his duties and Dennis Wise was eventually installed as his replacement after a month without a permanent manager.