With club physiotherapist Nigel Adkins promoted to the manager's role, Scunthorpe United topped the league as champions, having been in the bottom two divisions since the early 1960s. 30 April 2007 – Manchester United remain five points ahead of Chelsea with both left with three games to play, but both have secured automatic Champions League qualification, meaning Liverpool and Arsenal will both have to face a two-legged tie to secure qualification to the group stage. Gary Johnson helped Bristol City achieve automatic-promotion after nearly a decade of near-misses and 2 play-off defeats, ending their eight-year exile from the Championship. In total, Premiership clubs spent the highest amount on transfers in the summer since the transfer window system was introduced.[234]. Wigan Athletic, in their second year in the top flight, narrowly avoided relegation on goal difference. After this season, Division One was split into two leagues: the Northern Premier League Division One North and the Northern Premier League Division One South. This season was the first to feature the new Division One sections after reform of the Isthmian League structure. Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2011. Despite finishing second, the Blues claimed a League Cup and FA Cup double, and Didier Drogba was the top flight's leading goalscorer with 20 in the league. Learn how and when to remove this template message, List of English Football League managers by date of appointment, 2006–07 Football League § Football League One, 2006–07 Football League § Football League Two, List of English football transfers 2006–07, Chelsea pays a heavy price for Reading win, Chelsea goalie Cech recovers from head surgery, "Mowbray in hot seat at Albion as Grant takes Norwich job", "Boro and Man City through in FA Cup thrillers", "As it happened: Liverpool 1–0 Chelsea (agg 1–1)", "Milton Keynes Dons – Where It All Started", "Scarborough Athletic FC | Official Web Site", Spurs win may harm Rovers' Intertoto chances, "Football photographic encyclopedia, footballer, world cup, champions league, football championship, olympic games & hero images by", Manchester Evening News: Doc in salute to Cavanagh, Burnley Citizen: Clarets legend Miller dies, 2006 English football corruption investigation, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2006–07_in_English_football&oldid=964834037, Articles with dead external links from August 2018, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles with dead external links from September 2018, Articles needing additional references from September 2013, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2020, Articles to be expanded from November 2010, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Highest Premier League finishers (10th) to have entered and not qualified for any other European competition, Manchester United regain the league title for the first time in four years, overcoming a stiff challenge from defending champions Chelsea to be crowned Premier League victors for the 9th time in 16 seasons, The number of divisions at Level 8 of the. Keane's former Manchester United colleague, Steve Bruce also took Birmingham City back into the Premier League, ensuring that they only remained in the Championship for one season. Torquay United had been both the last team to finish bottom under the old election system, and the last team to finish bottom of the League and survive due to the Conference champions not having a good enough ground. Southern League Eastern and Western divisions were replaced by Division One Midlands and Division One South & West. Cirencester Town and Northwood entered at this stage along with all the clubs who won their first round ties. Cardiff remain top of the Championship and Preston have claimed second place, with Burnley, Birmingham, West Brom and Plymouth not far behind.