2000–01 Everton F.C. season

During the 2000–01 English football season, Everton competed in the FA Premier League.

Everton
2000–01 season
ChairmanPhilip Carter
ManagerWalter Smith
Premiership16th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Campbell (9)
All: 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

Season summary

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.

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.

Astonishingly, this simple six-line entry is used by a contributor (Martin Mason) to the Toffeeweb Everton Fans' Forum as proof positive that "“The concept that Everton have only been bad in the last 20 years is a rewriting of history. We have been in managed and under-financed decline since 1970.”

Final league table
Main article: 2000–01 FA Premier League
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
Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001WatfordA2-115,645S Hughes, S Watson
R427 January 2001Tranmere RoversH0-339,207

League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Football 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  ENG Paul Gerrard
2 DF  ENG Steve Watson
3 DF  ITA Alessandro Pistone
4 DF  SCO Richard Gough
5 DF  SCO David Weir
6 DF  ENG David Unsworth
7 MF  SWE Niclas Alexandersson
8 MF  GHA Alex Nyarko
9 FW  ENG Kevin Campbell
10 MF  ENG Stephen Hughes
11 MF  WAL Mark Pembridge
12 DF  ENG Michael Ball
13 GK  ENG Steve Simonsen
14 FW  ENG Francis Jeffers
15 DF  SCO Gary Naysmith
16 MF  DEN Thomas Gravesen
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  SCO Scot Gemmill
18 MF  ENG Paul Gascoigne
19 FW  USA Joe-Max Moore
20 DF  SCO Alec Cleland
21 FW  ENG Danny Cadamarteri
22 DF  ENG Dave Watson (captain)
24 FW  SCO Duncan Ferguson
25 DF  DEN Peter Degn
26 FW  ENG Phil Jevons
28 DF  POR Abel Xavier
29 MF  ENG Kevin McLeod
30 DF  ENG Peter Clarke
31 MF  ENG Leon Osman
32 DF  ENG Tony Hibbert
33 MF  ISR Idan Tal
35 GK  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  IRL Richard Dunne (to Manchester City)
23 FW  WAL Mark Hughes (to Blackburn Rovers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF  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  ENG Andy Pettinger
— DF  ENG Anthony Gerrard
— DF  ENG Sean O'Hanlon
— DF  ENG George Pilkington
— DF  WAL Michael Price
— DF  WAL Ryan Valentine
— MF  AUS David Carney
— MF  ENG Sean Doherty
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Tom Kearney
— MF  IRL John Lester
— MF  ENG Matt McKay
— MF  ENG Steven Schumacher
— MF  ENG Keith Southern
— FW  ENG Nick Chadwick
— FW  ENG Wayne Rooney
— FW  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: £20,995,000
Transfers out: £13,700,000
Total spending: £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. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/everton/2000-2001/results
  4. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2000-2001/faprem/everton.htm
  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. http://www.11v11.com/teams/everton/tab/players/season/2001
  18. http://www.football-lineups.com/team/Everton/FA_Premier_League_2000-2001/fixture
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