List of Everton F.C. managers

Everton F.C. is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club was founded in 1878, but did not participate in competitive football until 1887, when they first took part in the FA Cup. The club has had 26 permanent managers, though this role was previously filled by the club secretary.

Alexander Nisbet was the club secretary, before William Edward Barclay became the club secretary for Everton's first season in the newly founded Football League but was replaced the following season by Dick Molyneux. Molyneux brought the first title to the club, winning the First Division in the 1890–91 season. He managed the club for eleven seasons before being replaced in 1901 by William C. Cuff who brought further success in the shape of another League title in the 1914–15 season and the club's first FA Cup, a 1–0 victory over Newcastle United at Crystal Palace. Between the First and Second World Wars, the club enjoyed its first prolonged period of success under the guidance of Thomas H. McIntosh. Despite relegation to the Second Division in the 1928–29 season, he led the team to back-to-back Second and First Division championships in 1931 and 1932, the 1933 FA Cup and two successful appearances in the Charity Shield. A fifth league title was secured in 1938–39 while the club was managed by Theo Kelly, while in 1946 Kelly was appointed as the club's first manager after the succession of secretaries and senior coaches who were responsible for team selection. ^{[1] [2]}

With the pre-War team dispersed, the club struggled to reassert its dominance in the late 1940s and eventually suffered relegation to the Second Division under Cliff Britton in the 1950–51 season. After finishing second in the 1953–54 season, the club returned to the top tier of English football, the level at which they have played ever since. In 1961, the club appointed Harry Catterick as manager who led the club to the league title again in both the 1962–63 and 1969–70 seasons, with the league successes punctuated by another FA Cup triumph, this time a 3–2 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley.

The club failed to achieve further league or cup success until the appointment of former Everton player and club captain Howard Kendall in 1981. While results were initially mixed under Kendall, this was not to last as he led Everton to their most successful season ever winning the European Cup Winners' Cup and the First Division title in the 1984–85 season. ^[3] Following success in the Charity Shield thrice and another League championship in 1986–87, Kendall resigned from Everton to manage Spanish side Athletic Bilbao. He returned for two further spells during the 1990s (1990–1993 & 1997–1998) but without such success. Former Everton player and Oldham Athletic manager Joe Royle was appointed in 1994 following the disastrous reign of Mike Walker (1994 for 10 months) winning the FA Cup in the same season. Injury crises and players such as Andrei Kanchelskis being sold led to Royle's resignation in March 1997. ^[4] Former Rangers manager, Walter Smith, took the position in August 1998, but he failed to transfer the success he had achieved in Scotland. With three bottom-half finishes in his first three seasons and facing relegation in the 2001–02 season, Smith was sacked. He was replaced by fellow Scot David Moyes who led the club back into European football and also signed back striker Duncan Ferguson, before finishing fifth in the 2006–07 season. Under Moyes's 11-year managership, the club prospered, qualifying for the Champions League in 2005 and reaching the FA Cup final in 2009. However, the long-awaited trophy that his leadership deserved eluded him. Having stalled on contract renewal discussions, and following the announcement of Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement as manager of Manchester United at the end of the 2013 season, Moyes succeeded him at Old Trafford.

Moyes's replacement was Roberto Martínez, the club's first manager from outside Britain and Ireland. After three seasons, the last of which saw Everton return their worst home record in the club's 138-year history, Martínez was sacked in May 2016 and replaced by Ronald Koeman a month later. Koeman was sacked in October 2017 after 16 months in the job following a 5–2 defeat to Arsenal that had dropped the club into the relegation zone. ^[5] Sam Allardyce was named as Koeman's permanent replacement in November 2017. ^[6] He was replaced at the end of 2017–18 by Marco Silva after finishing in 8th ^[7] Silva was sacked in December 2019 following a 5–2 defeat to Liverpool, ^[8] with Duncan Ferguson taking over as interim manager until the arrival of Carlo Ancelotti on 21 December 2019. ^[9] Ancelotti would depart the club at the end of the 2020–21 season, returning to coach Real Madrid. ^[10] On 30 June 2021, Rafael Benítez was named as Ancelotti's successor. ^[11] He himself would be relieved of his duties on 16 January 2022 following a defeat to Norwich City which left Everton in 15th in the league. ^{[12] [13]} Benítez's six-and-a-half month tenure meant that he was the shortest-serving permanent manager in Everton's history. ^[14] He was replaced temporarily with Duncan Ferguson as caretaker manager again that same day, playing and losing one game against Aston Villa, before being replaced by Frank Lampard on 31 January 2022. ^[15] Lampard just about kept Everton up, but after a very below-par first half of the following season, alongside unrest from fans against the board, he was sacked on 23 January 2023 with the Toffeemen sitting bottom alongside Southampton with only 15 points, and he was replaced by Sean Dyche a week later on 30 January 2023. ^{[16] [17]} Dyche was also sacked, nearly two years later on 9 January 2025 after poor results, which left the club one point above the relegation zone. David Moyes returned as manager two days later on 11 January 2025.

Managers

As of match played 1 February 2025. Only professional, competitive matches are counted.

Table of Everton F.C. managers, including tenure, record and honours

Manager	Nationality	From	To	Games	W	D	L	Win %	Honours [18]	Notes
Alexander Nisbet	England	August 1886	12 June 1888	4	1	2	1	25.00
William Edward Barclay	Ireland	12 June 1888	23 August 1889	22	9	2	11	040.91
Dick Molyneux	England	23 August 1889	11 September 1901	388	196	64	128	050.52	1 Division One title
Will Cuff	England	11 September 1901	3 December 1918	575	273	110	192	047.48	1 Division One title, 1 FA Cup
W.J. Sawyer	England	August 1918	May 1919	16	7	3	6	043.75
Thomas H. McIntosh	England	1 December 1919	29 October 1935	715	282	179	254	039.44	2 Division One championships, 1 Division Two championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 Charity Shields
Theo Kelly	England	30 October 1935	4 March 1946	170	73	34	63	042.94	1 Division One championship
Theo Kelly	England	5 March 1946	10 October 1948	103	39	19	45	037.86
Cliff Britton	England	11 October 1948	24 February 1956	336	124	91	121	036.90
Ian Buchan	Scotland	3 May 1956	25 September 1958	99	32	22	45	032.32
Johnny Carey	Ireland	20 October 1958	15 April 1961	122	51	22	49	041.80
Harry Catterick	England	17 April 1961	11 April 1973	592	275	156	161	046.45	2 Division One championships, 1 FA Cup, 2 Charity Shields
Tom Eggleston *	England	12 April 1973	28 May 1973	6	1	2	3	016.67
Billy Bingham	Northern Ireland	28 May 1973	10 January 1977	172	64	55	53	037.21
Steve Burtenshaw *	England	10 January 1977	30 January 1977	4	0	2	2	000.00
Gordon Lee	England	30 January 1977	31 May 1981	234	92	72	70	039.32
Howard Kendall	England	1 June 1981	18 June 1987	338	183	78	77	054.14	2 Division One championships, 1 FA Cup, 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 3 Charity Shields
Colin Harvey	England	19 June 1987	31 October 1990	176	75	52	49	042.61	1 Charity Shield
Jimmy Gabriel *	Scotland	3 November 1990	3 November 1990	1	1	0	0	100.00
Howard Kendall	England	5 November 1990	4 December 1993	162	63	40	59	038.89
Jimmy Gabriel *	Scotland	8 December 1993	3 January 1994	7	0	1	6	000.00
Mike Walker	Wales	7 January 1994	8 November 1994	35	6	11	18	017.14
Joe Royle	England	10 November 1994	27 March 1997	118	47	36	35	039.83	1 FA Cup, 1 Charity Shield
Dave Watson *	England	5 April 1997	11 May 1997	7	1	3	3	014.29
Howard Kendall	England	27 June 1997	25 June 1998	42	11	13	18	026.19
Walter Smith	Scotland	1 July 1998	13 March 2002	168	53	50	65	031.55
David Moyes	Scotland	14 March 2002	30 June 2013	518	218	139	161	042.08
Roberto Martínez	Spain	5 July 2013	12 May 2016	143	61	39	43	042.66
David Unsworth *, Joe Royle *	England   England	15 May 2016	15 May 2016	1	1	0	0	100.00
Ronald Koeman	Netherlands	14 June 2016	23 October 2017	58	24	14	20	041.38
David Unsworth *	England	24 October 2017	30 November 2017	8	2	1	5	025.00
Sam Allardyce	England	30 November 2017	16 May 2018	26	10	7	9	038.46
Marco Silva	Portugal	31 May 2018	5 December 2019	60	24	12	24	040.00
Duncan Ferguson *	Scotland	5 December 2019	21 December 2019	4	1	3	0	025.00
Carlo Ancelotti	Italy	21 December 2019	1 June 2021	67	31	14	22	046.27
Rafael Benítez	Spain	30 June 2021	16 January 2022	22	7	5	10	031.82
Duncan Ferguson *	Scotland	16 January 2022	31 January 2022	1	0	0	1	000.00
Frank Lampard	England	31 January 2022	23 January 2023	44	12	8	24	027.27
Sean Dyche	England	30 January 2023	9 January 2025	84	26	26	32	030.95
Leighton Baines *, Séamus Coleman *	England   Ireland	9 January 2025	11 January 2025	1	1	0	0	100.00
David Moyes	Scotland	11 January 2025	Present	4	3	0	1	075.00

References

1. "Managers – Theo Kelly". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2007.
2. "Managers". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
3. "Managers – Howard Kendall". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2007.
4. "Managers – Joe Royle". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2007.
5. "Ronald Koeman: Everton sack manager after Arsenal defeat". BBC Sport. 23 October 2017. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
6. "Everton confirm Sam Allardyce will become new manager". Sky Sports. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
7. "Marco Silva: New Everton boss seeks 'great connection' between players and fans". BBC Sport. 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
8. "Everton sack Marco Silva as manager after 18 months in charge". BBC Sport. 6 December 2019. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
9. "Carlo Ancelotti: Everton appoint Italian as manager on four-and-a-half-year deal". BBC Sport. 21 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
10. "Carlo Ancelotti leaves Everton for Real Madrid return". BBC Sport. 1 June 2021. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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12. "Rafael Benitez: Everton sack manager after just six-and-a-half months in charge following Norwich defeat". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
13. "Benitez sacked by Everton". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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15. "Frank Lampard: Everton appoint former Chelsea boss as new manager to replace Rafael Benitez". Sky Sports. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
16. "Frank Lampard: Everton manager sacked after defeat by West Ham". BBC Sport. 23 January 2023. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
17. "Dyche appointed as Everton manager". BBC Sport. 30 January 2023. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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External links

• Official website – all dates taken from this site reflect the manager's first and last games rather than their dates of appointment and departure.