The 2006-07 squad
| Date | Opponent | Result | Scorers | Att | Pos | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 5 Aug | Bury | Home | FL2 | 2-1 | McLeod (2) | 5,329 | 6th |
| Tue 8 Aug | Mansfield Town | Away | FL2 | 1-2 | Wilbraham | 4,033 | 12th |
| Sat 12 Aug | Macclesfield Town | Away | FL2 | 2-1 | Platt, Swailes (o.g.) | 1,711 | 8th |
| Sat 19 Aug | Bristol Rovers | Home | FL2 | 2-0 | Dyer, Platt | 5,125 | 4th |
| Tue 22 Aug | Colchester United | Home | FLC | 1-0 | McLeod | 2,747 | FLC |
| Sat 26 Aug | Boston United | Away | FL2 | 1-0 | Platt | 2,032 | 3rd |
| Sat 2 Sep | Notts County | Home | FL2 | 3-2 | Dyer (2), Taylor | 6,323 | 2nd |
| Sat 9 Sep | Hartlepool United | Home | FL2 | 0-0 | 5,630 | 4th | |
| Tue 12 Sep | Swindon Town | Away | FL2 | 1-2 | McGovern | 8,304 | 5th |
| Sat 16 Sep | Lincoln City | Away | FL2 | 3-2 | McLeod, Wilbraham, Platt | 5,310 | 5th |
| Tue 19 Sep | Barnsley | Away | FLC | 2-1 | Wilbraham (2) | 4,411 | FLC |
| Sat 23 Sep | Chester City | Home | FL2 | 1-2 | Platt | 5,476 | 5th |
| Tue 26 Sep | Torquay United | Home | FL2 | 3-2 | McLeod (2), Wilbraham | 5,378 | 5th |
| Sat 30 Sep | Barnet | Away | FL2 | 3-3 | O'Hanlon, Chorley, Dyer | 2,819 | 5th |
| Fri 6 Oct | Peterborough United | Home | FL2 | 0-2 | 6,647 | 6th | |
| Sat 14 Oct | Wrexham | Away | FL2 | 2-1 | O'Hanlon, McLeod | 3,828 | 5th |
| Sat 21 Oct | Hereford United | Home | FL2 | 1-3 | McLeod | 5,609 | 6th |
| Wed 25 Oct | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | FLC | 0-5 | 8,306 | FLC | |
| Sat 28 Oct | Walsall | Away | FL2 | 0-0 | 6,275 | 6th | |
| Wed 1 Nov | Brighton & Hove Albion | Away | JPT | 1-4 | Page | 2,774 | JPT |
| Sat 4 Nov | Grimsby Town | Away | FL2 | 3-1 | McLeod, Wilbraham (2) | 3,268 | 5th |
| Sun 12 Nov | Farsley Celtic | Away | FAC | 0-0 | 2,200 | FAC | |
| Sat 18 Nov | Shrewsbury Town | Home | FL2 | 2-0 | Edds, Platt | 5,830 | 5th |
| Tue 21 Nov | Farsley Celtic | Home | FAC | 2-0 | McLeod (2) | 2,676 | FAC |
| Sat 25 Nov | Darlington | Away | FL2 | 0-1 | 4,017 | 6th | |
| Sat 2 Dec | Blackpool | Home | FAC | 0-2 | 3,837 | FAC | |
| Tue 5 Dec | Stockport County | Home | FL2 | 2-0 | McLeod (2) | 4,564 | 5th |
| Sat 9 Dec | Accrington Stanley | Away | FL2 | 4-3 | McLeod, Wilbraham (2), O'Hanlon | 1,384 | 3rd |
| Sat 16 Dec | Wycombe Wanderers | Home | FL2 | 3-1 | Andrews, McLeod (2) | 5,977 | 3rd |
| Sat 23 Dec | Rochdale | Home | FL2 | 2-1 | McLeod, Standon (o.g.) | 5,459 | 2nd |
| Tue 26 Dec | Torquay United | Away | FL2 | 2-0 | Platt, McLeod | 2,715 | 2nd |
| Sat 30 Dec | Chester City | Away | FL2 | 3-0 | Platt, McLeod, McGovern | 2,211 | 2nd |
| Mon 1 Jan | Swindon Town | Home | FL2 | 0-1 | 6,797 | 2nd | |
| Mon 8 Jan | Lincoln City | Home | FL2 | 2-2 | McLeod, Edds | 7,140 | 2nd |
| Sat 13 Jan | Hartlepool United | Away | FL2 | 0-1 | 6,797 | 4th | |
| Sat 20 Jan | Barnet | Home | FL2 | 3-1 | Platt (3) | 6,447 | 3rd |
| Sat 27 Jan | Rochdale | Away | FL2 | 0-5 | 2,493 | 5th | |
| Sat 3 Feb | Bury | Away | FL2 | 2-0 | Knight, Andrews | 2,325 | 4th |
| Sat 17 Feb | Bristol Rovers | Away | FL2 | 1-1 | McGovern | 5,489 | 5th |
| Tue 20 Feb | Mansfield Town | Home | FL2 | 1-1 | Taylor | 5,070 | 5th |
| Sat 24 Feb | Notts County | Away | FL2 | 2-2 | Dyer, Lewington | 4,031 | 5th |
| Sat 3 Mar | Boston United | Home | FL2 | 3-2 | Platt (2), McLeod | 6,605 | 5th |
| Sat 10 Mar | Peterborough United | Away | FL2 | 0-4 | 5,880 | 5th | |
| Tue 13 Mar | Macclesfield Town | Home | FL2 | 3-0 | McLeod, Platt, Lee (o.g.) | 5,681 | 4th |
| Sat 17 Mar | Wrexham | Home | FL2 | 2-1 | Andrews, Platt | 5,712 | 3th |
| Sun 25 Mar | Walsall | Home | FL2 | 1-1 | McLeod | 8,044 | 3th |
| Sat 31 Mar | Hereford United | Away | FL2 | 0-0 | 2,715 | 4th | |
| Sat 7 Apr | Shrewsbury Town | Away | FL2 | 1-2 | Platt | 5,238 | 4th |
| Mon 9 Apr | Grimsby Town | Home | FL2 | 0-1 | 5,238 | 4th | |
| Sat 14 Apr | Darlington | Home | FL2 | 1-0 | Platt | 5,730 | 4th |
| Sat 21 Apr | Stockport County | Away | FL2 | 2-1 | Platt, Andrews | 5,681 | 4th |
| Sat 28 Apr | Wycombe Wanderers | Away | FL2 | 2-0 | Smith, McLeod | 7,150 | 4th |
| Sat 5 May | Accrington Stanley | Home | FL2 | 3-1 | Andrews, O'Hanlon, Stirling | 8,102 | 4th |
| Mon 14 May | Shrewsbury Town | Away | L2P1 | 0-0 | 7,126 | L2P | |
| Fri 18 May | Shrewsbury Town | Home | L2P2 | 1-2 | Andrews | 8,212 | L2P |
| Date from | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 July 2006 | Jamie Waite | Sudbury | Free transfer |
| 03 July 2006 | Drissa Diallo | Free agent | |
| 03 July 2006 | Sean O'Hanlon | Free agent | Compensation |
| 04 July 2006 | Jon-Paul McGovern | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 14 July 2006 | John Hastings | Tooting & Mitcham United | Undisclosed |
| 01 August 2006 | Lloyd Dyer | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 30 August 2006 | Keith Andrews | Free agent | |
| 27 October 2006 | Lee Harper | Northampton Town | Loan to 27/01/2007 |
| 22 November 2006 | Paul Butler | Leeds United | Loan to 02/01/2007 |
| 04 January 2007 | Lee Harper | Northampton Town | Undisclosed |
| 23 January 2007 | Leon Knight | Swansea City | |
| 21 May 2007 | Dominic Blizzard | Watford | Free transfer |
| 10 January 2007 | Jonny Hayes | Reading | Loan to end of season |
| 10 January 2007 | Jonny Hayes | Reading | Loan to end of season |
| 01 March 2007 | Dominic Blizzard | Watford | |
| 22 March 2007 | Albert Jarrett | ||
| 23 March 2007 | Adam Watts | Fulham | |
| 21 May 2007 | Dominic Blizzard | Watford | Free transfer |
| Date from | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 July 2006 | Nick McKoy | Released | |
| 01 January 2007 | Jamie Waite | Released | |
| 02 January 2007 | Craig Morgan | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 05 January 2007 | Leon Crooks | Wycombe Wanderers | |
| 17 January 2007 | Joe Howe | Released | |
| 17 January 2007 | Joe Tillen | Released | |
| 17 January 2007 | Rob Webb | Released |
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Walsall | 46 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 66 | 34 | 32 | 89 |
| P | Hartlepool Utd | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 40 | 25 | 88 |
| P | Swindon Town | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 58 | 38 | 20 | 85 |
| 4 | MK Dons | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 76 | 58 | 18 | 84 |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 59 | 11 | 74 |
| P | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 72 |
| 7 | Shrewsbury | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 68 | 46 | 22 | 71 |
| 8 | Stockport County | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 65 | 54 | 11 | 71 |
| 9 | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 70 | 50 | 20 | 66 |
| 10 | Peterborough Utd | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 70 | 61 | 9 | 65 |
| 11 | Darlington | 46 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 56 | -4 | 65 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wdrs | 46 | 168 | 14 | 16 | 52 | 47 | 5 | 62 |
| 13 | Notts County | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 53 | 2 | 62 |
| 14 | Barnet | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 70 | -15 | 59 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 57 | 73 | -16 | 59 |
| 16 | Hereford United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 55 |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 58 | 63 | -5 | 54 |
| 18 | Chester City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 48 | -8 | 53 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 46 | 138 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 65 | -22 | 51 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 70 | 81 | -11 | 50 |
| 21 | Bury | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 61 | -15 | 50 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 55 | 77 | -22 | 48 |
| R | Boston United* | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 51 | 80 | -29 | 36 |
| R | Torquay United | 46 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 36 | 63 | -27 | 35 |
| APPS | GOALS | |
|---|---|---|
| Izale McLeod | 41 | 24 |
| Clive Platt | 48 | 18 |
| Aaron Wilbraham | 36 | 9 |
| Keith Andrews | 40 | 8 |
| Lloyd Dyer | 47 | 5 |
| Sean O'Hanlon | 43 | 4 |
| Jon-Paul McGovern | 52 | 3 |
| Gareth Edds | 43 | 2 |
| Scott Taylor | 42 | 2 |
| Dean Lewington | 52 | 1 |
| Jude Stirling | 46 | 1 |
| Gary Smith | 23 | 1 |
| Leon Knight | 18 | 1 |
| Ben Chorley | 15 | 1 |
| Sam Page | 2 | 1 |
*Boston Utd deducted 10 pts for entering a Company Voluntary Arrangement
Back row: Peter Cork (Associate Director), James Garner (Financial Controller), Lee Scriven (Promotions), Kieran Murphy, Joe Tillen, Gareth Edds, Leon Crooks, Ademole Bankole, Rob Webb, Adolfo Pilart, Craig Morgan, Dean Lewington, Junior Lewis, Joe Howe, Mark Frew (Assistant Groundsman), Joe Aylert (Head Groundsman), Andy Gardner (Assistant Secretary and Press Officer), Nick Turner (Club Shop).
Middle row: Kirstine Nicolson (Head of Football Operations), Gayle Sharpe (Box Office Manager), Gemma Knight (Reception/Box Office), Mike Dove (Director of Youth & Community), Adrian Whitbread (Assistant Manager & First Team Coach), Sam Page, Ben Harding, Clive Platt, Ben Chorley, Paul Mitchell, John Hastings, Drissa Diallo, Izale McLeod, Sam Baldock, Andy Sanson (Kit Manager), Simon Dwight (Head of Education and Welfare), Catherine Raper (Academy Physiotherapist), Mark Turner (Commercial Director), Mark Edwards (Director), Reg Davis (Associate Director).
Seated: Paul Heald (Chief Scout & Academy Goalkeeping Coach), Andrew Stone (Academy Sports Scientist), Adam Sinclair (Assistant Academy Manager & Under-18 Coach), Sean O’Hanlon, Lloyd Dyer, Gary Smith, Jamie Smith, Martin Allen (Manager), Berni Winkelman (Director), Pete Winkelman (Chairman), Jon-Paul McGovern, Nicky Rizzo, Scott Taylor, Aaron Wilbraham, Damien Doyle (Sports Therapist), Mark Trowman (Assistant Academy Physio), Mark Collier (assistant FITC Officer).
Front row: James Nash, Tom Williams, Ted Day, Adam Moriarty, Dean Lovegrove, Miles Mitchell-Coop, Laurie Walker, Ryan Flood, Stephane Koffi, Ollie Thorne, Liam Kelly, Sam Collins, Adam Kent, Tom Battams.
THE PLAYERS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
TOP SCORERS
The season's transfers
IN
OUT
THE RESULTS
FL2: How they finished
No. Player
1 Ademola Bankole
2 Jamie Smith
3 Dean Lewington
4 Drissa Diallo
5 Dominic Blizzard
6 Sean O'Hanlon
7 Jon-Paul McGovern
8 Paul Mitchell
9 Clive Platt
10 Izale McLeod
11 Nick Rizzo
12 Jude Stirling
1 Ademola Bankole
2 Jamie Smith
3 Dean Lewington
4 Drissa Diallo
5 Dominic Blizzard
6 Sean O'Hanlon
7 Jon-Paul McGovern
8 Paul Mitchell
9 Clive Platt
10 Izale McLeod
11 Nick Rizzo
12 Jude Stirling
No. Player
13 Keith Andrews
14 Gary Smith
15 Gareth Edds
16 Leon Knight
17 Ben Chorley
18 Ben Harding
19 Scott Taylor
20 Aaron Wilbraham
21 Matt Baker
22 John Hastings
23 Lloyd Dyer
24 Junior Lewis
13 Keith Andrews
14 Gary Smith
15 Gareth Edds
16 Leon Knight
17 Ben Chorley
18 Ben Harding
19 Scott Taylor
20 Aaron Wilbraham
21 Matt Baker
22 John Hastings
23 Lloyd Dyer
24 Junior Lewis
No. Player
25 Jamie Waite
26 Paul Butler
27 Adam Watts
31 Adolfo Baines
35 Sam Page
36 Kieran Murphy
37 Joe Howe
38 Sam Baldock
39 Sam Collins
40 Oliver Thorne
41 Rob Webb
42 James Nash
25 Jamie Waite
26 Paul Butler
27 Adam Watts
31 Adolfo Baines
35 Sam Page
36 Kieran Murphy
37 Joe Howe
38 Sam Baldock
39 Sam Collins
40 Oliver Thorne
41 Rob Webb
42 James Nash
Martin Allen was born in Reading on 14 August 1965. He played more than 100 games as a midfielder for both Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United before finishing his playing career with Portsmouth and Southend United in 1998.
Five years later in March 2003 he took his first job in management at Conference side Barnet, leaving the following March to over from Wally Downes at Second Division side Brentford in March 2004. He had a good run at the club, saving them from relegation to the Third Division in what remained of the 2003–04 season. In the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons he took Brentford to the play-offs with fourth and third-place finishes respectively.
Allen then dropped down a level to manage Milton Keynes Dons for the 2006–07 season in League Two, taking them to the play-offs, but losing in the semi-finals to Shrewsbury Town.
In May 2007, Allen became the new manager at Championship side Leicester City, after Leicester and the Dons negotiated a compensation package. He was replaced at MK by Paul Ince.
Five years later in March 2003 he took his first job in management at Conference side Barnet, leaving the following March to over from Wally Downes at Second Division side Brentford in March 2004. He had a good run at the club, saving them from relegation to the Third Division in what remained of the 2003–04 season. In the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons he took Brentford to the play-offs with fourth and third-place finishes respectively.
Allen then dropped down a level to manage Milton Keynes Dons for the 2006–07 season in League Two, taking them to the play-offs, but losing in the semi-finals to Shrewsbury Town.
In May 2007, Allen became the new manager at Championship side Leicester City, after Leicester and the Dons negotiated a compensation package. He was replaced at MK by Paul Ince.
Martin Allen May 2006-May 2007
The new manager
Clive Platt
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