The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive association football in England. Overview 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 English football league system increased from four to five. Level 9 decreased from fifteen divisions to fourteen. Wembley Stadium was completed to host the FA Cup Final, however it was not ready for the national team's first three 2008 UEFA European Football Championship home qualifiers. The three matches were played at Old Trafford in Manchester. Arsenal moved into their new home, the 60,000-capacity Emirates Stadium. Emirates became the club's shirt sponsor. Following promotion from the Championship, Reading played in the Premiership and the "top flight" of English football for the first time in their 135-year history and won their first game, coming back from 0–2 down to beat Middlesbrough 3–2. They went on to finish 8th. Accrington Stanley (the third, present version) played in the Football League for the first time. The previous club of the same name dissolved with massive debts and in 1962 became the first club to leave the Football League mid-season. Oxford United played in the Conference National after being relegated from the Football League. They are the first former winners of a major trophy to play at this level, having won the League Cup in 1986. Diary of the season 22 June 2006 – Fixtures for the Premier League and the Football League are released. 30 June 2006 – Rupert Lowe resigns from Southampton. Michael Wilde's consortium takes control of the club. 27 July 2006 – A consortium led by Niall Quinn takes full control of Sunderland after previously buying out the former chairman Bob Murray. 1 August 2006 – Steve McClaren begins his job as England manager. 2 August 2006 – Leeds United chairman Ken Bates reports his former club Chelsea to The Football Association, Premier League and FIFA over the alleged 'tapping-up' of three Leeds youth team players. 5 August 2006 – The Football League season begins, with Luton Town beating Leicester City 2–0 in the first game. 8 August 2006 – The 500,000th goal in the history of English league football (FA Premier League and Football League) was scored by Huddersfield Town's Gary Taylor-Fletcher in