2001–02 Everton F.C. season

2001–02 Everton F.C. season

Everton

2001–02 season
Chairman	Bill Kenwright
Manager	Walter Smith (until March 13) David Moyes (from March)
Stadium	Goodison Park
FA Barclaycard Premiership	15th
FA Cup	Fifth round proper
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	Ferguson/Radzinski (6)
← 2000–01 2002–03 →

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

Season summary

The Everton directors finally lost patience with Walter Smith when they sacked him on 13 March. Preston boss David Moyes was named as his successor, and did a good job of steering Everton clear of the drop zone – though they finished 15th in the table.

Squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Paul Gerrard 13 GK Steve Simonsen 25 GK Andrew Pettinger 26 GK Thomas Myhre 27 DF Peter Clarke 28 DF Tony Hibbert 4 DF Alan Stubbs 6 DF David Unsworth 20 DF Alec Cleland 15 DF Gary Naysmith 5 DF David Weir 3 DF Alessandro Pistone 24 DF Abel Xavier (sold to Liverpool during season) 30 MF Nick Chadwick 18 MF Paul Gascoigne 29 MF Kevin McLeod

No. Position Player 2 MF Steve Watson 11 MF Mark Pembridge 17 MF Scot Gemmill 26 MF Lee Carsley 24 MF David Ginola 7 MF Niclas Alexandersson 12 MF Jesper Blomqvist 22 MF Tobias Linderoth 16 MF Thomas Gravesen 14 MF Idan Tal 21 FW Danny Cadamarteri 9 FW Kevin Campbell 18 FW Wayne Rooney 10 FW Duncan Ferguson 19 FW Joe-Max Moore 8 FW Tomasz Radzinski

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