The following graph shows the total number of days missed by players at each club who were out with a reported 'significant injury' (defined as more than two weeks out). Obviously, the longer each player is unavailable for selection due to injury then the team has less chance of success. Apart from showing how many days the club's players were unavailable for selection, it allows an estimate of the financial cost of injuries to each club.
Total Days Lost Due to Reported Injuries: 2006/07
The Newcastle United injury ‘jinx' continued for a third year, with ‘The Toon' topping the 2,000 days lost mark for significant injuries. This is an unwanted first in the PhysioRoom.com Injury Database. As the man ultimately responsible, Glenn Roeder was sacked as Newcastle manager, with the team's abysmal injury record cited as one contributory factor in his dismissal. Newcastle's most injured players included Michael Owen (277 days); Damien Duff (197 days); Shola Ameobi (188 days); Stephen Carr (132 days) and Craig Moore (131 days).
Reading managed to over achieve in their first ever season in the Premiership despite losing over 1800 days through player injuries. Although The Royals never sustained the volume of injuries that Newcastle had to suffer, the serious nature of the injuries suffered by Reading players included a broken leg apiece for Aaron Brown and Simon Cox; Anterior Cruciate Ligament injuries for Peter Mate, Ibrahima Sonko and Bobby Convey; Marcus Hahnemann's broken hand; and we mustn't forget the removal of Dave Kitson's appendix. Steve Coppell didn't moan once despite the serious injuries and ‘grumbling appendix'.
Total Cost of Paying Injured Players per Club
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