2002–03 season of Everton F.C.
Everton 2002–03 football season
Everton 2002–03 season Chairman Bill Kenwright Manager David Moyes Stadium Goodison Park Premier League 7th FA Cup Third round League Cup Fourth round Top goalscorer League: Tomasz Radzinski (11) All: Kevin Campbell (12)
During the 2002–03 English football season, Everton competed in the Premier League (known as the Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons). They became the first club to play 100 seasons in England's top division this season.[1]
Season summary [ ]
After spending the last few seasons struggling against relegation, Everton, revitalised under David Moyes , spent the season challenging for European qualification, at one stage going ahead of arch-rivals Liverpool , who had finished runners-up the previous season. Everton memorably ended Arsenal 's unbeaten run in a match at Goodison Park which saw teenage striker Wayne Rooney score the winner, his debut Premiership goal. Rooney was later nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year award, but lost to Newcastle United 's Jermaine Jenas .
The club had less luck in the FA Cup. They were surprisingly knocked out by Third Division (now League Two) side Shrewsbury Town in the third round.
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
5
Liverpool
38
18
10
10
61
41
+20
64
Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round [a]
6
Blackburn Rovers
38
16
12
10
52
43
+9
60
7
Everton
38
17
8
13
48
49
−1
59
8
Southampton
38
13
13
12
43
46
−3
52
Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round [b]
9
Manchester City
38
15
6
17
47
54
−7
51
Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round [c]
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
^ Since Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Cup via the league, their place in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners reverted to the league and was awarded to Blackburn Rovers as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.
^ Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners went to Southampton, who were the FA Cup runners-up.
^ Manchester City qualified as the highest-ranked team not already qualified for European competitions of Premiership Fair Play League by The Football Association , the top association among UEFA Fair Play ranking winners.
Results [ ]
Premier League [ ]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
Referee
Ref.
17 August 2002
Tottenham Hotspur
Home
2–2
Pembridge 37', Radzinski 81'
40,120
Barry
[2]
24 August 2002
Sunderland
Away
1–0
Campbell 28'
37,698
Styles
[3]
28 August 2002
Birmingham City
Home
1–1
Cunningham 90' (o.g. )
37,197
Wolstenholme
[4]
31 August 2002
Manchester City
Away
1–3
Unsworth 31' (pen. )
34,835
Knight
[5]
11 September 2002
Southampton
Away
0–1
29,190
Bennett
[6]
14 September 2002
Middlesbrough
Home
2–1
Campbell 33', 77'
32,240
Messias
[7]
22 September 2002
Aston Villa
Away
2–3
Radzinski 50', Campbell 65'
30,023
Winter
[8]
28 September 2002
Fulham
Home
2–0
Gravesen 45', Campbell 45'
34,371
Dunn
[9]
7 October 2002
Manchester United
Away
0–3
67,629
Riley
[10]
19 October 2002
Arsenal
Home
2–1
Radzinski 22', Rooney 90'
39,038
Rennie
[11]
27 October 2002
West Ham United
Away
1–0
Carsley 70'
34,117
Wiley
[12]
3 November 2002
Leeds United
Away
1–0
Rooney 80'
40,161
Barry
[13]
9 November 2002
Charlton Athletic
Home
1–0
Radzinski 31'
37,621
Styles
[14]
17 November 2002
Blackburn Rovers
Away
1–0
Campbell 19'
26,496
Poll
[15]
23 November 2002
West Bromwich Albion
Home
1–0
Radzinski 35'
40,113
Winter
[16]
1 December 2002
Newcastle United
Away
1–2
Campbell 17'
51,607
Halsey
[17]
7 December 2002
Chelsea
Home
1–3
Naysmith 44'
39,396
Wolstenholme
[18]
14 December 2002
Blackburn Rovers
Home
2–1
Carsley 12', Rooney 25'
36,578
Barber
[19]
22 December 2002
Liverpool
Away
0–0
44,025
Poll
[20]
26 December 2002
Birmingham City
Away
1–1
Radzinski 45'
29,505
Elleray
[21]
28 December 2002
Bolton Wanderers
Home
0–0
39,480
Gallagher
[22]
1 January 2003
Manchester City
Home
2–2
Watson 6', Radzinski 90'
40,163
D'Urso
[23]
12 January 2003
Tottenham Hotspur
Away
3–4
McBride 10', Watson 58', Radzinski 74'
36,070
Dunn
[24]
18 January 2003
Sunderland
Home
2–1
McBride 51', 57'
37,409
Dowd
[25]
28 January 2003
Bolton Wanderers
Away
2–1
Watson 33', 38'
25,119
Styles
[26]
1 February 2003
Leeds United
Home
2–0
Unsworth 56' (pen. ), Radzinski 68'
40,153
Halsey
[27] [28]
8 February 2003
Charlton Athletic
Away
1–2
McBride 69'
26,623
Winter
[29]
22 February 2003
Southampton
Home
2–1
Radzinski 85', 90+2'
36,569
Elleray
[30]
1 March 2003
Middlesbrough
Away
1–1
Watson 23'
32,473
Rennie
[31]
15 March 2003
West Ham United
Home
0–0
40,158
Halsey
[32]
23 March 2003
Arsenal
Away
1–2
Rooney 56'
38,042
Wiley
[33]
6 April 2003
Newcastle United
Home
2–1
Rooney 18', Unsworth 65' (pen. )
40,031
Barry
[34]
12 April 2003
West Bromwich Albion
Away
2–1
Weir 22', Campbell 45'
27,039
Bennett
[35]
19 April 2003
Liverpool
Home
1–2
Unsworth 58' (pen. )
40,162
Durkin
[36]
21 April 2003
Chelsea
Away
1–4
Carsley 77'
40,875
Riley
[37]
26 April 2003
Aston Villa
Home
2–1
Campbell 59', Rooney 90'
40,167
Poll
[38]
3 May 2003
Fulham
Away
0–2
18,385
Barber
[39]
11 May 2003
Manchester United
Home
1–2
Campbell 8'
40,168
Riley
[40]
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
Referee
Ref.
Third round
4 January 2003
Shrewsbury Town
Away
1–2
Alexandersson 60'
7,800
Dunn
[41]
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
Referee
Ref.
Second round
1 October 2002
Wrexham
Away
3–0
Campbell 25', Rooney 83', 89'
13,428
Kaye
[42] [43]
Third round
6 November 2002
Newcastle United
Home
3–3 (a.e.t. ) (3–2 p )
Campbell 11', Watson 85', Unsworth 112' (pen. )
34,584
Riley
[44] [45]
Fourth round
4 December 2002
Chelsea
Away
1–4
Naysmith 80'
32,322
Durkin
[46] [47]
First-team squad [ ]
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.
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
No.
Pos
Nat
Player
Total
Premier League
FA Cup
League Cup
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Goalkeepers
1
GK
ENG
Richard Wright
37
0
33
0
1
0
3
0
13
GK
ENG
Steve Simonsen
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
35
GK
ENG
Paul Gerrard
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Defenders
3
DF
ITA
Alessandro Pistone
17
0
10+5
0
0
0
2
0
4
DF
ENG
Alan Stubbs
38
0
34+1
0
1
0
1+1
0
5
DF
SCO
David Weir
34
1
27+4
1
1
0
2
0
6
DF
ENG
David Unsworth
37
6
32+1
5
1
0
3
1
20
DF
NGA
Joseph Yobo
26
0
22+2
0
0
0
2
0
27
DF
ENG
Peter Clarke
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
28
DF
ENG
Tony Hibbert
25
0
23+1
0
0
0
1
0
Midfielders
2
MF
ENG
Steve Watson
19
6
14+4
5
0
0
0+1
1
7
MF
SWE
Niclas Alexandersson
8
1
4+3
0
0+1
1
0
0
11
MF
WAL
Mark Pembridge
22
1
19+2
1
0
0
1
0
12
MF
CHN
Li Tie
33
0
28+1
0
0+1
0
3
0
15
MF
SCO
Gary Naysmith
32
2
24+4
1
1
0
2+1
1
16
MF
DEN
Thomas Gravesen
35
1
30+3
1
1
0
1
0
17
MF
SCO
Scot Gemmill
19
0
10+6
0
1
0
1+1
0
22
MF
SWE
Tobias Linderoth
6
0
2+3
0
0
0
1
0
23
MF
BRA
Rodrigo Beckham
4
0
0+4
0
0
0
0
0
26
MF
IRL
Lee Carsley
27
3
21+3
3
1
0
2
0
29
MF
ENG
Kevin McLeod
1
0
0
0
0+1
0
0
0
30
MF
ENG
Nick Chadwick
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
31
MF
ENG
Leon Osman
2
0
0+2
0
0
0
0
0
Forwards
8
FW
CAN
Tomasz Radzinski
33
11
27+2
11
1
0
2+1
0
9
FW
ENG
Kevin Campbell
39
12
31+5
10
0
0
3
2
10
FW
SCO
Duncan Ferguson
8
0
0+7
0
0
0
0+1
0
18
FW
ENG
Wayne Rooney
37
8
14+19
6
1
0
2+1
2
Players transferred out during the season
19
FW
USA
Brian McBride
8
4
7+1
4
0
0
0
0
21
DF
CHN
Li Weifeng
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
25
GK
NOR
Espen Baardsen
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Last updated: 30 May 2003 Source: [48]
References [ ]
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