EPL Shirt Sponsors: 2006-07 [1] Quiz

Answer: Emirates

Arsenal finished the season in 4th place, this was lowest position the club could finish in to qualify for the 2007-08 Champions League competition. Finishing fifth would have meant entry into the UEFA Cup. Emirates were the club's new sponsor having replaced the previous season's company, O2.

Answer: 32Red

Villa finished the season in 11th place after flirting with relegation. The team fell as low as 15th position, just avoiding falling into the bottom three.
32Red are an internet betting site and replaced the German investment company DWS.

Answer: True

Rovers were sponsored by Bet24. This company took over being the club sponsor from Rovers' kit manufacturer, Lonsdale. Blackburn Rovers are one 12 founding members of the Football league in 1888, having been founded themselves in 1875. Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, and Everton are the only other founding members who remained in Englands top football division.

The other clubs were Accrington Stanley, Burnley, Derby County, Notts County, Preston North End, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Answer: Reebok

Reebok had a long standing partnership with Bolton. They have been the shirt sponsor since 1990. The company had its name on the shirts and also the stadium. Wanderer's home ground is called The Reebok Stadium. This was their new home having left their previous stadium, Burnden Park, in 1997.

Answer: LLanera

Llanera are a Spanish construction company. They took over from the previous sponsor All Sports when they went into administration in 2006. Charlton's highlight of their time in the Premier League was a seventh place finish in the 2003-04 season.

Answer: Samsung

The Korean company were happy to continue their relationship with Chelsea for the season. Unfortunately, Chelsea were unable to win the league for a third consecutive season, finishing runner's up to Manchester United. Chelsea had the distinction of being the first club to play with numbers on their shirts.

This event occurred in 1928 when they played Swansea Town (Swansea were formed in 1912, as Swansea Town and later changed their name to Swansea City).

Answer: Chang

Everton had a good season finishing in 6th place and qualifying for the 2007-08 UEFA Cup competition. The top six teams in England automatically qualify for the next season's European competitions; the top four enter the Champions League; fifth and sixth enter the UEFA Cup. The club had experienced success once in Europe, in 1985 the club won the European Cup Winners Cup.

Answer: Pipex

Fulham were also a side that had the threat of relegation hanging over them for much of the 2006-07 season, finishing in 16th place. This situation cost manager Chris Coleman his job. Northern Ireland manager, Lawrie Sanchez, was brought in with 5 games left to ensure the club's Premiership survival, which he duly managed.

Answer: Carlsberg

Liverpool had a great season, finishing third in the league. The club also lived up to their reputation as one of the biggest clubs in Europe by reaching yet another Champions League final. The match was a repeat of the 2005 final, a match up with Italian giants AC Milan. This time, however, it was the Italians who came out on top.

Answer: No

It was rival holiday company Thomas Cook who sponsored The Blues for the season. 2006-07 turned out to be a disappointment for the club, a 14th place finish left them 13 places and 47 points behind their city rivals Manchester United. The club also scored fewer goals that any other, only 29.