Daly made his debut for the club, on 13 January 2007, in a 5–0 loss against Rangers. Having made eight appearance so far in his career, Daly scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against League champions Celtic. After the match, Daly performance was praised by Craig Levein, describing him as "tireless up front and a lot of people don't see all the work he does." He scored again, the last game of the season, in a 4–2 win over Aberdeen. In May 2007, Daly suffered a posterior cruciate ligament injury, ruling him out for around six months, which affected the start of the season.