EVERTON have announced David Moyes as their new manager.
The Scot, 61, returns to Goodison Park more than 11 years after leaving for Manchester United.
Moyes replaces former Toffees boss Sean Dyche, who was brutally sacked just hours before his side’s FA Cup clash with Peterborough on Thursday night.
Everton went on to beat Posh 2-0 to advance to round four under the caretaker charge of club legends Leighton Baines and Seamus Coleman.
Moyes previously managed the Toffees between 2002 and 2013.
He won 218 of his 518 games in charge – leading Everton to a top four finish during the 2004-05 season.
The Toffees achieved eight top-seven finished during Moyes’ 11 full seasons in charge.
They also reached the 2009 FA Cup final, in which they were defeated by Man Utd.
Moyes left Goodison Park to replace Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford.
He lasted just seven months at United before being axed in April 2013.
Moyes subsequently spent a year in Spain with Real Sociedad, before taking Sunderland down to the Championship during the 2016-17 campaign.
The experienced boss resurrected his reputation across two spells at West Ham.
He kept the Hammers up during the 2017-18 campaign, before being replaced by Manuel Pellegrini.
Moyes returned to the London Stadium for a second stint in December 2019, staying for nearly five years.
Arguably his career highlight came during the 2022-23 campaign, when he masterminded the Hammers’ Europa Conference League triumph.
During Moyes’ time in East London, West Ham also reached the Europa League semi-finals.
David Moyes’ managerial career by numbers
1998-2002 – Preston P 234 W 112 D 50 L 62
2002-2013 – Everton P 518 W 218 D 139 L 161
2013-14 – Man Utd P 51 W 27 D 9 L 15
2014-15 – Real Sociedad P 42 W 12 D 12 L 15
2016-17 – Sunderland P 43 W 8 D 7 L 28
2017-18 – West Ham P 31 W 9 D 10 L 12
2019-2024 – West Ham P 231 W 103 D 45 L 83
Moyes left the Hammers at the end of last season when his contract was not renewed.
His replacement Julen Lopetegui was sacked earlier this week, with Graham Potter being brought in.
Moyes arrives at Everton with the Toffees sitting 16th in the Premier League.
Dyche won just one of his last 11 games in charge.
But in December he did achieve creditable draws against Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City.
Moyes’ first Prem game back in charge of Everton will be against Aston Villa on Wednesday.
The Toffees then host Tottenham on Sunday week.
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