# 2001–02 Everton F.C. season

During the 2001–02 English football season, Everton competed in the FA Premier League.

## Season summary

In what had become a depressingly familiar pattern for the Goodison Park faithful, the 2001-02 season saw encouraging form early on, followed by a disastrous run of results after Christmas Day, plunging the Toffees deep into relegation trouble. The Everton directors finally lost patience with Walter Smith when they sacked him on 13 March, after being knocked out by Middlesbrough in the FA Cup quarter-final, with only one win in 13 league games which left Everton one point above the relegation zone. Former Preston and boss David Moyes was appointed as his successor, and did a good job of steering Everton clear of the drop zone, finishing 15th in the table.

## Kit

Everton retained the previous season's home kit, manufactured by Puma and sponsored by one2one. The away kit was Silver and the third kit was pink with black sleeves. Both away and third kits had black shorts.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 13 | Fulham | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 44 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 44 | |
| 15 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 43 | |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 40 | |
| 17 | Sunderland | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 40 | |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Statto

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | L |
| Position | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 |

## Results

Everton's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 18 August 2001 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–1 | 20,451 | Ferguson (pen), Weir |
| 20 August 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | 29,503 | Ferguson (pen) |
| 25 August 2001 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–0 | 32,829 | Campbell, Gemmill |
| 8 September 2001 | Manchester United | A | 1–4 | 67,534 | Campbell |
| 15 September 2001 | Liverpool | H | 1–3 | 39,554 | Campbell |
| 22 September 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–1 | 27,732 | |
| 29 September 2001 | West Ham United | H | 5–0 | 32,049 | Campbell, Hutchison (own goal), Gravesen, Watson, Radzinski |
| 13 October 2001 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–0 | 22,820 | |
| 20 October 2001 | Aston Villa | H | 3–2 | 33,352 | Watson, Radzinski, Gravesen |
| 27 October 2001 | Newcastle United | H | 1–3 | 37,524 | Weir |
| 3 November 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | 27,343 | Stubbs, Gascoigne |
| 18 November 2001 | Chelsea | H | 0–0 | 30,555 | |
| 24 November 2001 | Leicester City | A | 0–0 | 21,539 | |
| 2 December 2001 | Southampton | H | 2–0 | 28,138 | Radzinski, Pembridge |
| 8 December 2001 | Fulham | A | 0–2 | 19,338 | |
| 15 December 2001 | Derby County | H | 1–0 | 38,615 | Moore |
| 19 December 2001 | Leeds United | A | 2–3 | 40,201 | Moore, Weir |
| 22 December 2001 | Sunderland | A | 0–1 | 48,013 | |
| 26 December 2001 | Manchester United | H | 0–2 | 39,948 | |
| 29 December 2001 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–3 | 31,131 | |
| 1 January 2002 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–1 | 27,463 | |
| 12 January 2002 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | 30,736 | Blomqvist |
| 19 January 2002 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–1 | 36,056 | Weir |
| 30 January 2002 | Aston Villa | A | 0–0 | 32,460 | |
| 2 February 2002 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–2 | 33,069 | Unsworth (pen) |
| 10 February 2002 | Arsenal | H | 0–1 | 30,859 | |
| 23 February 2002 | Liverpool | A | 1–1 | 44,371 | Radzinski |
| 3 March 2002 | Leeds United | H | 0–0 | 33,226 | |
| 6 March 2002 | West Ham United | A | 0–1 | 29,883 | |
| 16 March 2002 | Fulham | H | 2–1 | 34,639 | Unsworth, Ferguson |
| 23 March 2002 | Derby County | A | 4–3 | 33,297 | Unsworth, Stubbs, Alexandersson, Ferguson |
| 29 March 2002 | Newcastle United | A | 2–6 | 51,921 | Ferguson, Alexandersson |
| 1 April 2002 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 3–1 | 39,784 | Pistone, Radzinski, Chadwick |
| 6 April 2002 | Chelsea | A | 0–3 | 40,545 | |
| 13 April 2002 | Leicester City | H | 2–2 | 35,580 | Chadwick, Ferguson |
| 20 April 2002 | Southampton | A | 1–0 | 31,785 | Watson |
| 28 April 2002 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–2 | 34,976 | Chadwick |
| 11 May 2002 | Arsenal | A | 3–4 | 38,254 | Carsley, Radzinski, Watson |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 5 January 2002 | Stoke City | A | 1–0 | 28,218 | Stubbs |
| R4 | 26 January 2002 | Leyton Orient | H | 4–1 | 35,851 | McGhee (own goal), Ferguson, Campbell (2) |
| R5 | 17 February 2002 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 0–0 | 29,399 | |
| R5R | 26 February 2002 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–1 | 10,073 | Radzinski, Campbell |
| QF | 10 March 2002 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–3 | 26,950 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 | 12 September 2001 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 (lost 4–5 on pens) | 21,128 | Ferguson (pen) |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Paul Gerrard |
| 2 | MF | ENG | Steve Watson |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Alessandro Pistone |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Alan Stubbs |
| 5 | DF | SCO | David Weir |
| 6 | DF | ENG | David Unsworth |
| 7 | MF | SWE | Niclas Alexandersson |
| 8 | FW | CAN | Tomasz Radzinski |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Kevin Campbell (captain) |
| 10 | FW | SCO | Duncan Ferguson |
| 11 | MF | WAL | Mark Pembridge |
| 12 | MF | SWE | Jesper Blomqvist |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Steve Simonsen |
| 14 | MF | ISR | Idan Tal |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Gary Naysmith |
| 16 | MF | DEN | Thomas Gravesen |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Scot Gemmill |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Wayne Rooney |
| 19 | FW | USA | Joe-Max Moore |
| 20 | DF | SCO | Alec Cleland |
| 22 | MF | SWE | Tobias Linderoth |
| 24 | MF | FRA | David Ginola |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Andy Pettinger |
| 26 | MF | IRL | Lee Carsley |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Peter Clarke |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Tony Hibbert |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Kevin McLeod |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Nick Chadwick |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Michael Ball (to Rangers) |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Paul Gascoigne (to Burnley) |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Danny Cadamarteri (to Bradford City) |
| 24 | DF | POR | Abel Xavier (to Liverpool) |
| 25 | MF | DEN | Peter Degn (to Brøndby) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | GK | NOR | Thomas Myhre (to Beşiktaş J.K.) |
| — | MF | GHA | Alex Nyarko (on loan to AS Monaco) |
| — | MF | ENG | Tom Kearney (to Bradford City) |
| — | MF | ENG | Matt McKay (retired) |

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | Anthony Gerrard |
| — | DF | ENG | George Pilkington |
| — | DF | WAL | Ryan Valentine |
| — | MF | AUS | David Carney |
| — | MF | ENG | Scott Brown |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Leon Osman |
| — | MF | ENG | Steven Schumacher |
| — | MF | ENG | Keith Southern |
| — | FW | ENG | David Eaton |
| — | FW | ENG | Michael Symes |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| 5 July 2001 | DF | Alan Stubbs | Celtic | Free |
| 17 July 2001 | FW | Tomasz Radzinski | Anderlecht | £4,500,000 |
| 8 November 2001 | MF | Jesper Blomqvist | Manchester United | Free |
| 31 January 2002 | MF | Tobias Linderoth | Stabæk | £2,500,000 |
| 8 February 2002 | MF | David Ginola | Aston Villa | Free |
| 8 February 2002 | MF | Lee Carsley | Coventry City | £1,900,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 4 July 2001 | MF | Stephen Hughes | Watford | Free |
| 6 July 2001 | FW | Phil Jevons | Grimsby Town | £250,000 |
| 20 July 2001 | MF | Peter Degn | Brøndby | Nominal |
| 17 August 2001 | DF | Michael Ball | Rangers | £6,500,000 |
| 15 November 2001 | GK | Thomas Myhre | Beşiktaş | £375,000 |
| 30 January 2002 | DF | Abel Xavier | Liverpool | £800,000 |
| 21 February 2002 | FW | Danny Cadamarteri | Bradford City | Free |
| 17 March 2002 | MF | Paul Gascoigne | Burnley | Free |
| 21 March 2002 | DF | Tom Kearney | Bradford City | Free |
    Transfers in: £8,900,000
    Transfers out: £7,925,000
    Total spending: £975,000

## Statistics
### Starting 11

    Considering starts in all competitions
* GK: #13, Steve Simonsen, 25
* RB: #2, Steve Watson, 24
* CB: #5, David Weir, 36
* CB: #4, Alan Stubbs, 29
* LB: #3, Alessandro Pistone, 25
* RM: #7, Niclas Alexandersson, 28
* CM: #17, Scot Gemmill, 31
* CM: #16, Thomas Gravesen, 22
* LM: #6, David Unsworth, 28
* CF: #8, Tomasz Radzinski, 23
* CF: #9, Kevin Campbell, 21