Everton
2000–01 season
ChairmanPhilip Carter
ManagerWalter Smith
Premiership16th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Campbell (9)
All: Kevin Campbell (10)
Highest home attendance40,260 vs Liverpool
(16 Apr 2001, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance24,491 vs Southampton
(14 Oct 2000, Premier League)
Average home league attendance33,945

During the 2000–01 season, Everton competed in the Premier League, the FA Cup, and the Football League Cup.

Season summary

When Walter Smith was appointed as Everton manager three years ago, he was intent on reversing the decline which had turned Everton from title winners to relegation battlers in barely a decade. Three years on, they are still in the Premiership, but have played some of the most unremarkable football ever seen at this level and have frustrated fans who have spent the last five seasons living in fear of relegation.

The 2000–01 season saw a major step back for Everton and the club once again fell into a relegation battle, not helped by long-term injuries to several key players. Even the arrival of Paul Gascoigne made little difference to the side, with the iconic Geordie performing like a thin shadow of his former self. In the early stages the club had looked to be heading for another season of mid-table safety, but a terrible run of form in December and January plunged them into a relegation battle that they remained embroiled in for the rest of the season, ultimately not securing safety until they beat already-relegated Bradford City in their third-to-last match. This season saw them finish 16th – their lowest finish under Smith's management. The cups offered no respite, with the club suffering a humiliating fourth-round FA Cup exit to Merseyside neighbours Tranmere Rovers, who were struggling at the foot of Division One.

In March 2000 American cable television provider NTL approached the club with a view to purchasing a 9.9% stake in the club. Everton expected to announce a deal before the beginning of the 2000–01 season,[1] but by October 2000 any chance of an agreement had disappeared leaving Everton with financial difficulties and forced to sell first team players, including Youth Academy products Francis Jeffers and Michael Ball, to balance the books – the board had already spent £18.4 million on purchasing new players including bringing back Duncan Ferguson, on the basis that an agreement was in place.[2] Around the same time Paul Gregg had been negotiating a deal with United News and Media but this never came to completion.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Middlesbrough 38 9 15 14 44 44 0 42
15 West Ham United 38 10 12 16 45 50 −5 42
16 Everton 38 11 9 18 45 59 −14 42
17 Derby County 38 10 12 16 37 59 −22 42
18 Manchester City (R) 38 8 10 20 41 65 −24 34 Relegation to the Football League First Division
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 11 9 18 45 59  −14 42 6 8 5 29 27  +2 5 1 13 16 32  −16
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultLWDLWLDLDWLLWWWLLDLLLDWDLDWLDLWWLLLWLD
Position1977107101113171214151412111314141414161615151515151516161514151516141516
Source: 11v11.com: 2000–01 Everton results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Everton's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 2000Leeds UnitedA0–240,010
23 August 2000Charlton AthleticH3–036,300Jeffers, Ferguson (2)
26 August 2000Derby CountyH2–234,840Jeffers, Gravesen
5 September 2000Tottenham HotspurA2–335,316Jeffers, Nyarko
9 September 2000MiddlesbroughA2–130,885Jeffers (2)
16 September 2000Manchester UnitedH1–338,541Gravesen
24 September 2000Leicester CityA1–118,084Unsworth
30 September 2000Ipswich TownH0–332,597
14 October 2000SouthamptonH1–124,491Ball
21 October 2000Newcastle UnitedA1–051,625Campbell
29 October 2000LiverpoolA1–344,718Campbell
5 November 2000Aston VillaH0–127,370
11 November 2000Bradford CityA1–017,276Naysmith
18 November 2000ArsenalH2–033,106Cadamarteri, Campbell
25 November 2000ChelseaH2–133,516Cadamarteri, Campbell
4 December 2000SunderlandA0–246,372
9 December 2000Manchester CityA0–534,516
16 December 2000West Ham UnitedH1–131,260Cadamarteri
23 December 2000Charlton AthleticA0–120,042
26 December 2000Coventry CityH1–235,704Gemmill
1 January 2001Derby CountyA0–127,358
13 January 2001Tottenham HotspurH0–032,290
20 January 2001Coventry CityA3–119,174Gemmill, Cadamarteri, Campbell
31 January 2001MiddlesbroughH2–234,244Naysmith, Tal
3 February 2001Manchester UnitedA0–167,528
7 February 2001Leeds UnitedH2–234,224Ferguson, Campbell
10 February 2001Leicester CityH2–130,407Jeffers, Campbell
24 February 2001Ipswich TownA0–222,220
3 March 2001Newcastle UnitedH1–135,779Unsworth
17 March 2001SouthamptonA0–115,251
31 March 2001West Ham UnitedA2–026,044Unsworth (pen), Alexandersson
8 April 2001Manchester CityH3–136,561Ferguson, Ball, Weir
14 April 2001Aston VillaA1–231,272Unsworth
16 April 2001LiverpoolH2–340,260Ferguson, Unsworth (pen)
21 April 2001ArsenalA1–438,029Campbell
28 April 2001Bradford CityH2–134,256Ferguson, Alexandersson
5 May 2001ChelseaA1–235,196Campbell
19 May 2001SunderlandH2–237,444Tal, Ball

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001WatfordA2–115,645S Hughes, S Watson
R427 January 2001Tranmere RoversH0–339,207

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg20 September 2000Bristol RoversH1–125,564Campbell
R2 2nd Leg27 September 2000Bristol RoversA1–1 (lost 2–4 on pens)11,045Jeffers

Squad

[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Paul Gerrard
2 DF England ENG Steve Watson
3 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Pistone
4 DF Scotland SCO Richard Gough (captain)
5 DF Scotland SCO David Weir
6 DF England ENG David Unsworth
7 MF Sweden SWE Niclas Alexandersson
8 MF Ghana GHA Alex Nyarko
9 FW England ENG Kevin Campbell
10 MF England ENG Stephen Hughes
11 MF Wales WAL Mark Pembridge
12 DF England ENG Michael Ball
13 GK England ENG Steve Simonsen
14 FW England ENG Francis Jeffers
15 DF Scotland SCO Gary Naysmith
16 MF Denmark DEN Thomas Gravesen
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Scotland SCO Scot Gemmill
18 MF England ENG Paul Gascoigne
19 FW United States USA Joe-Max Moore
20 DF Scotland SCO Alec Cleland
21 FW England ENG Danny Cadamarteri
22 DF England ENG Dave Watson (captain)
24 FW Scotland SCO Duncan Ferguson
25 DF Denmark DEN Peter Degn
26 FW England ENG Phil Jevons
28 DF Portugal POR Abel Xavier
29 MF England ENG Kevin McLeod
30 DF England ENG Peter Clarke
31 MF England ENG Leon Osman
32 DF England ENG Tony Hibbert
33 MF Israel ISR Idan Tal
35 GK Norway NOR Thomas Myhre

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Richard Dunne (to Manchester City)
23 FW Wales WAL Mark Hughes (to Blackburn Rovers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF England ENG Jamie Milligan (to Blackpool)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Andy Pettinger
— DF England ENG Anthony Gerrard
— DF England ENG Sean O'Hanlon
— DF England ENG George Pilkington
— DF Wales WAL Michael Price
— DF Wales WAL Ryan Valentine
— MF Australia AUS David Carney
— MF England ENG Sean Doherty
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Tom Kearney
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL John Lester
— MF England ENG Matt McKay
— MF England ENG Steven Schumacher
— MF England ENG Keith Southern
— FW England ENG Nick Chadwick
— FW England ENG Wayne Rooney
— FW England ENG Michael Symes

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee Notes
30 June 2000 DF Alessandro Pistone Newcastle United £3,000,000 [5]
1 July 2000 GK Andy Pettinger Scunthorpe United £45,000
4 July 2000 DF Steve Watson Aston Villa £2,500,000 [6]
13 July 2000 MF Alex Nyarko RC Lens £4,500,000 [7]
17 July 2000 MF Paul Gascoigne Middlesbrough Free transfer [8]
19 July 2000 MF Niclas Alexandersson Sheffield Wednesday £2,500,000 [9]
24 July 2000 MF Thomas Gravesen Hamburg £2,500,000 [10]
17 August 2000 FW Duncan Ferguson Newcastle United £3,750,000 [11]
17 October 2000 DF Gary Naysmith Hearts £1,500,000 [12]
17 October 2000 MF Idan Tal Maccabi Petah Tikva £700,000 [13]

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee Notes
9 June 2000 GK Dean Delany Port Vale Free transfer
15 June 2000 DF Carl Regan Barnsley Free transfer
13 July 2000 MF Mitch Ward Barnsley £200,000
14 July 2000 MF Don Hutchison Sunderland £2,500,000
14 July 2000 MF John Collins Fulham £2,000,000
18 July 2000 MF Nick Barmby Liverpool £6,000,000 [14]
16 October 2000 DF Richard Dunne Manchester City £3,000,000 [15]
24 October 2000 MF Mark Hughes Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [16]
21 March 2001 MF Jamie Milligan Blackpool Free transfer
Transfers in: Decrease £20,995,000
Transfers out: Increase £13,700,000
Total spending: Decrease £7,295,000

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[17][18]

References

  1. ↑ "Barmby contract put on hold". BBC Sport. 7 June 2000.
  2. ↑ Everton FC Accounts 2000–2001
  3. ↑ "Everton results for the 2000-2001 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "FootballSquads – Everton – 2000/01".
  5. ↑ "Pistone signs for Everton". BBC News. 30 June 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Everton sign Watson". BBC Sport. 4 July 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Everton clinch Nyarko deal". BBC Sport. 13 July 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Gazza signs for Everton". BBC Sport. 17 July 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Alexandersson completes transfer". BBC Sport. 19 July 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Gravesen set to join Everton". BBC Sport. 20 July 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Ferguson signs for Everton". BBC Sport. 17 August 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Naysmith completes Everton move". BBC Sport. 17 October 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Wait is over for Tal". BBC Sport. 17 October 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool land £6m Barmby". BBC Sport. 14 July 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Dunne signs for Man City". BBC Sport. 16 October 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Hughes moves to Blackburn". BBC Sport. 24 October 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "All Everton players: 2001".
  18. ↑ "Everton in FA Premier League 2000/2001 fixture".
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