2006–07 Manchester United F.C. season
The 2006–07 season was Manchester United's 15th season in the Premier League, and their 32nd consecutive season in the top division of English football. United enjoyed a much more successful season than the previous three seasons, winning the Premier League by a six-point margin over Chelsea. They also reached the final of the FA Cup and the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, losing to Chelsea and Milan respectively. However, for all their success in the major competitions, the club was unable to defend the League Cup title they had won in 2005–06, losing to Southend United in the Fourth Round.
| 2006–07 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Joel and Avram Glazer | |||
| Manager | Sir Alex Ferguson | |||
| Stadium | Old Trafford | |||
| FA Premier League | 1st | |||
| FA Cup | Runners-up | |||
| League Cup | Fourth Round | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Cristiano Ronaldo (17) All: Cristiano Ronaldo Wayne Rooney (23 each) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 76,098 (vs. Blackburn Rovers, 31 March) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 61,325 (vs. Middlesbrough, 19 March) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 75,826 | |||
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Manchester United were not only dominant on a team level in 2006–07, but also on an individual level, with eight United players earning spots in the PFA Team of the Year, as well as Cristiano Ronaldo picking up no less than eight individual awards for his performances over the season and Sir Alex Ferguson winning the Premier League's Manager of the Season award.
The 2006–07 season also marked the 50th anniversary of the Busby Babes' first foray into European competition. The event was marked by a charity football match, organised in collaboration with UEFA, who were commemorating 50 years since the signing of the Treaty of Rome, against a team of the best players from Europe's top clubs.