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2002–03 season of Everton F.C.

Everton 2002–03 football season
Everton
2002–03 season
ChairmanPhilip Carter
ManagerDavid Moyes
StadiumGoodison Park
Premier League7th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tomasz Radzinski (11)
All: Kevin Campbell (12)
← 2001–022003–04 →

The 2002-03 Everton F.C. season was Everton's 11th season in the Premier League (known as the Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons), and their 49th consecutive season in the top division of English football. This meant that they became the first club to play 100 seasons in the top flight.

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

Main article: 2002–03 FA Premier League
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
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
9 Manchester City 38 15 6 17 47 54 −7 51 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

Win Draw Loss

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
24 August 2002 Sunderland Away 1–0 Campbell 28' 37,698 Styles
28 August 2002 Birmingham City Home 1–1 Cunningham 90' (o.g.) 37,197 Wolstenholme
31 August 2002 Manchester City Away 1–3 Unsworth 31' (pen.) 34,835 Knight
11 September 2002 Southampton Away 0–1 29,190 Bennett
14 September 2002 Middlesbrough Home 2–1 Campbell 33', 77' 32,240 Messias
22 September 2002 Aston Villa Away 2–3 Radzinski 50', Campbell 65' 30,023 Winter
28 September 2002 Fulham Home 2–0 Gravesen 45', Campbell 45' 34,371 Dunn
7 October 2002 Manchester United Away 0–3 67,629 Riley
19 October 2002 Arsenal Home 2–1 Radzinski 22', Rooney 90' 39,038 Rennie
27 October 2002 West Ham United Away 1–0 Carsley 70' 34,117 Wiley
3 November 2002 Leeds United Away 1–0 Rooney 80' 40,161 Barry
9 November 2002 Charlton Athletic Home 1–0 Radzinski 31' 37,621 Styles
17 November 2002 Blackburn Rovers Away 1–0 Campbell 19' 26,496 Poll
23 November 2002 West Bromwich Albion Home 1–0 Radzinski 35' 40,113 Winter
1 December 2002 Newcastle United Away 1–2 Campbell 17' 51,607 Halsey
7 December 2002 Chelsea Home 1–3 Naysmith 44' 39,396 Wolstenholme
14 December 2002 Blackburn Rovers Home 2–1 Carsley 12', Rooney 25' 36,578 Barber
22 December 2002 Liverpool Away 0–0 44,025 Poll
26 December 2002 Birmingham City Away 1–1 Radzinski 45' 29,505 Elleray
28 December 2002 Bolton Wanderers Home 0–0 39,480 Gallagher
1 January 2003 Manchester City Home 2–2 Watson 6', Radzinski 90' 40,163 D'Urso
12 January 2003 Tottenham Hotspur Away 3–4 McBride 10', Watson 58', Radzinski 74' 36,070 Dunn
18 January 2003 Sunderland Home 2–1 McBride 51', 57' 37,409 Dowd
28 January 2003 Bolton Wanderers Away 2–1 Watson 33', 38' 25,119 Styles
1 February 2003 Leeds United Home 2–0 Unsworth 56' (pen.), Radzinski 68' 40,153 Halsey
8 February 2003 Charlton Athletic Away 1–2 McBride 69' 26,623 Winter
22 February 2003 Southampton Home 2–1 Radzinski 85', 90+2' 36,569 Elleray
1 March 2003 Middlesbrough Away 1–1 Watson 23' 32,473 Rennie
15 March 2003 West Ham United Home 0–0 40,158 Halsey
23 March 2003 Arsenal Away 1–2 Rooney 56' 38,042 Wiley
6 April 2003 Newcastle United Home 2–1 Rooney 18', Unsworth 65' (pen.) 40,031 Barry
12 April 2003 West Bromwich Albion Away 2–1 Weir 22', Campbell 45' 27,039 Bennett
19 April 2003 Liverpool Home 1–2 Unsworth 58' (pen.) 40,162 Durkin
21 April 2003 Chelsea Away 1–4 Carsley 77' 40,875 Riley
26 April 2003 Aston Villa Home 2–1 Campbell 59', Rooney 90' 40,167 Poll
3 May 2003 Fulham Away 0–2 18,385 Barber
11 May 2003 Manchester United Home 1–2 Campbell 8' 40,168 Riley

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

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
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
Fourth round 4 December 2002 Chelsea Away 1–4 Naysmith 80' 32,322 Durkin

First-team 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 England ENG Richard Wright
2 DF England ENG Steve Watson
3 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Pistone
4 DF England ENG Alan Stubbs
5 DF Scotland SCO David Weir
6 DF England ENG David Unsworth
7 MF Sweden SWE Niclas Alexandersson
8 FW Canada CAN Tomasz Radzinski
9 FW England ENG Kevin Campbell
10 FW Scotland SCO Duncan Ferguson
11 MF Wales WAL Mark Pembridge
12 MF China CHN Li Tie
13 GK England ENG Steve Simonsen
15 DF Scotland SCO Gary Naysmith
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Denmark DEN Thomas Gravesen
17 MF Scotland SCO Scot Gemmill
18 FW England ENG Wayne Rooney
20 DF Nigeria NGA Joseph Yobo
22 MF Sweden SWE Tobias Linderoth
23 MF Brazil BRA Juliano Rodrigo (on loan from Botafogo)
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Carsley
27 DF England ENG Peter Clarke
28 DF England ENG Tony Hibbert
29 MF England ENG Kevin McLeod
30 FW England ENG Nick Chadwick
31 MF England ENG Leon Osman
35 GK England ENG Paul Gerrard

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
14 MF Israel ISR Idan Tal (to Rayo Vallecano)
19 FW United States USA Joe-Max Moore (released)
19 FW United States USA Brian McBride (on loan from Columbus Crew)
21 DF China CHN Li Weifeng (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF Egypt EGY Ibrahim Said (on loan from Al-Ahly)
25 GK Norway NOR Espen Baardsen (released)
32 MF England ENG Keith Southern (to Blackpool)
— MF Ghana GHA Alex Nyarko (on loan to Paris Saint-Germain)

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
33 DF England ENG George Pilkington
34 MF England ENG Sean O'Hanlon
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 GK Scotland SCO Iain Turner

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 England ENG Richard Wright 37 0 33 0 1 0 3 0
13 GK England ENG Steve Simonsen 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK England ENG Paul Gerrard 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Pistone 17 0 10+5 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF England ENG Alan Stubbs 38 0 34+1 0 1 0 1+1 0
5 DF Scotland SCO David Weir 34 1 27+4 1 1 0 2 0
6 DF England ENG David Unsworth 37 6 32+1 5 1 0 3 1
20 DF Nigeria NGA Joseph Yobo 26 0 22+2 0 0 0 2 0
27 DF England ENG Peter Clarke 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
28 DF England ENG Tony Hibbert 25 0 23+1 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
2 MF England ENG Steve Watson 19 6 14+4 5 0 0 0+1 1
7 MF Sweden SWE Niclas Alexandersson 8 1 4+3 0 0+1 1 0 0
11 MF Wales WAL Mark Pembridge 22 1 19+2 1 0 0 1 0
12 MF China CHN Li Tie 33 0 28+1 0 0+1 0 3 0
15 MF Scotland SCO Gary Naysmith 32 2 24+4 1 1 0 2+1 1
16 MF Denmark DEN Thomas Gravesen 35 1 30+3 1 1 0 1 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Scot Gemmill 19 0 10+6 0 1 0 1+1 0
22 MF Sweden SWE Tobias Linderoth 6 0 2+3 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF Brazil BRA Rodrigo Beckham 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Carsley 27 3 21+3 3 1 0 2 0
29 MF England ENG Kevin McLeod 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 MF England ENG Nick Chadwick 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF England ENG Leon Osman 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW Canada CAN Tomasz Radzinski 33 11 27+2 11 1 0 2+1 0
9 FW England ENG Kevin Campbell 39 12 31+5 10 0 0 3 2
10 FW Scotland SCO Duncan Ferguson 8 0 0+7 0 0 0 0+1 0
18 FW England ENG Wayne Rooney 37 8 14+19 6 1 0 2+1 2
Players transferred out during the season
19 FW United States USA Brian McBride 8 4 7+1 4 0 0 0 0
21 DF China CHN Li Weifeng 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
25 GK Norway NOR Espen Baardsen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 30 May 2003
Source:

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