2000–01 season of Everton F.C.
Everton 2000–01 football season
Everton 2000–01 season Chairman Philip Carter Manager Walter Smith Premiership 16th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Second round Top goalscorer League: Kevin Campbell (9) All: Kevin Campbell (10) Highest home attendance 40,260 vs Liverpool (16 Apr 2001, Premier League ) Lowest home attendance 24,491 vs Southampton (14 Oct 2000, Premier League ) Average home league attendance 33,945
During the 2000–01 season , Everton competed in the Premier League , the FA Cup , and the Football League Cup .
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.
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
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
38
11
9
18
45
59
−14
42
6
8
5
29
27
+2
5
1
13
16
32
−16
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 A H A H H A A H A H H A A H A H A H A H A H H A H A A H A H A H A H Result L W D L W L D L D W L L W W W L L D L L L D W D L D W L D L W W L L L W L D Position 19 7 7 10 7 10 11 13 17 12 14 15 14 12 11 13 14 14 14 14 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 15 14 15 15 16 14 15 16
Results [ ]
Everton's score comes first [3]
Legend [ ]
FA Premier League [ ]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
19 August 2000
Leeds United
A
0–2
40,010
23 August 2000
Charlton Athletic
H
3–0
36,300
Jeffers , Ferguson (2)
26 August 2000
Derby County
H
2–2
34,840
Jeffers , Gravesen
5 September 2000
Tottenham Hotspur
A
2–3
35,316
Jeffers , Nyarko
9 September 2000
Middlesbrough
A
2–1
30,885
Jeffers (2)
16 September 2000
Manchester United
H
1–3
38,541
Gravesen
24 September 2000
Leicester City
A
1–1
18,084
Unsworth
30 September 2000
Ipswich Town
H
0–3
32,597
14 October 2000
Southampton
H
1–1
24,491
Ball
21 October 2000
Newcastle United
A
1–0
51,625
Campbell
29 October 2000
Liverpool
A
1–3
44,718
Campbell
5 November 2000
Aston Villa
H
0–1
27,370
11 November 2000
Bradford City
A
1–0
17,276
Naysmith
18 November 2000
Arsenal
H
2–0
33,106
Cadamarteri , Campbell
25 November 2000
Chelsea
H
2–1
33,516
Cadamarteri , Campbell
4 December 2000
Sunderland
A
0–2
46,372
9 December 2000
Manchester City
A
0–5
34,516
16 December 2000
West Ham United
H
1–1
31,260
Cadamarteri
23 December 2000
Charlton Athletic
A
0–1
20,042
26 December 2000
Coventry City
H
1–2
35,704
Gemmill
1 January 2001
Derby County
A
0–1
27,358
13 January 2001
Tottenham Hotspur
H
0–0
32,290
20 January 2001
Coventry City
A
3–1
19,174
Gemmill , Cadamarteri , Campbell
31 January 2001
Middlesbrough
H
2–2
34,244
Naysmith , Tal
3 February 2001
Manchester United
A
0–1
67,528
7 February 2001
Leeds United
H
2–2
34,224
Ferguson , Campbell
10 February 2001
Leicester City
H
2–1
30,407
Jeffers , Campbell
24 February 2001
Ipswich Town
A
0–2
22,220
3 March 2001
Newcastle United
H
1–1
35,779
Unsworth
17 March 2001
Southampton
A
0–1
15,251
31 March 2001
West Ham United
A
2–0
26,044
Unsworth (pen), Alexandersson
8 April 2001
Manchester City
H
3–1
36,561
Ferguson , Ball , Weir
14 April 2001
Aston Villa
A
1–2
31,272
Unsworth
16 April 2001
Liverpool
H
2–3
40,260
Ferguson , Unsworth (pen)
21 April 2001
Arsenal
A
1–4
38,029
Campbell
28 April 2001
Bradford City
H
2–1
34,256
Ferguson , Alexandersson
5 May 2001
Chelsea
A
1–2
35,196
Campbell
19 May 2001
Sunderland
H
2–2
37,444
Tal , Ball
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
6 January 2001
Watford
A
2–1
15,645
S Hughes , S Watson
R4
27 January 2001
Tranmere Rovers
H
0–3
39,207
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg
20 September 2000
Bristol Rovers
H
1–1
25,564
Campbell
R2 2nd Leg
27 September 2000
Bristol Rovers
A
1–1 (lost 2–4 on pens)
11,045
Jeffers
Squad [ ]
[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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]
GK: #1, Paul Gerrard , 34
RB: #2, Steve Watson , 38
CB: #5, David Weir , 39
CB: #6, David Unsworth , 20
LB: #12, Michael Ball , 32
RM: #7, Niclas Alexandersson , 20
CM: #16, Thomas Gravesen , 33
LM: #11, Mark Pembridge , 22
CM: #17, Scot Gemmill , 26
CF: #9, Kevin Campbell , 29
CF: #14, Francis Jeffers , 12 (#8, Alex Nyarko , has 21 starts as a central midfielder)
References [ ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , Senior )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions