List of Everton F.C. managers

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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 27 permanent managers, though this role was previously filled by the club secretary.

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Managerial history

1887-1946(club-secretaries)

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]

1946-2013

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 former player 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, they eventually improved, as Kendall 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 as Everton manager, to manage Spanish side Athletic Bilbao. He returned for two further spells in 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, finishing fourth in the 2004–05 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. He also signed young players like, Séamus Coleman. 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.

2013-present

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 until the 2022–23 season, 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 protests from fans against the board, he was sacked on 23 January 2023 with the Toffeemen sitting bottom alongside Southampton with only 15 points, and 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.

List of managers

As of match played 15 February 2025. Only professional, competitive matches are counted.

Club secretaries (1887-1946)

Table of Everton F.C. secretaries, including tenure, record and honours
SecretaryNationalityFromToGamesWDLWin %Honours and achievements
Alexander Nisbet England August 188612 June 1888412125.00—
William Edward Barclay Ireland 12 June 188823 August 188922921140.91—
Dick Molyneux England 23 August 188911 September 19013881966412850.52 First Division winners: 1890-91 First Division runners-up: 1889-90, 1894-95  FA Cup runners-up: 1892-93, 1896-97
Will Cuff England 11 September 19013 December 191857527311019247.48 First Division winners: 1914-15 First Division runners-up: 1901-02, 1908-09, 1911-12  FA Cup winners: 1905-06  FA Cup runners-up: 1906-07
W.J. Sawyer England August 1918May 19191673643.75—
Thomas H. McIntosh England 1 December 191929 October 193571528217925439.44 First Division winners: 1927-28, 1931-32 Second Division winners: 1930-31 FA Cup winners: 1932-33  Charity Shield winners: 1928, 1932 Charity Shield runners-up: 1933
Theo Kelly England 30 October 19354 March 194617073346342.94 First Division winners: 1938-39

Club managers (1946-present)

Table of Everton F.C. managers, including tenure, record abs honours
ManagerNationalityFromToGamesWDLWin %Honours and achievements
Manager 1Manager 2Nationality 1Nationality 2
Theo Kelly Flag of England.svg  England 5 March 194610 October 1948103391945037.86—
Cliff Britton Flag of England.svg  England 11 October 194824 February 195633612491121036.90 Second Division runners-up: 1953-54
Ian Buchan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3 May 195625 September 195899322245032.32—
Johnny Carey Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 20 October 195815 April 1961122512249041.80—
Harry Catterick Flag of England.svg  England 17 April 196111 April 1973592275156161046.45 First Division winners: 1962-63, 1969-70 FA Cup winners: 1965-66 FA Cup runners-up: 1967-68 Charity Shield winners: 1963, 1970 Charity Shield runners-up: 1966
Tom Eggleston* England 12 April 197328 May 1973612316.67—
Billy Bingham Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 28 May 197310 January 1977172645553037.21—
Steve Burtenshaw* England 10 January 197730 January 197740220.00—
Gordon Lee Flag of England.svg  England 30 January 197731 May 1981234927270039.32 League Cup runners-up: 1976-77
Howard Kendall Flag of England.svg  England 1 June 198118 June 19873381837877054.14 First Division winners: 1984-85, 1986-87 First Division runners-up: 1985-86 FA Cup winners: 1983-84 FA Cup runners-up: 1984-85, 1985-86 League Cup runners-up: 1983-84 European Cup Winners Cup winners: 1984-85 Football League Super Cup runners-up: 1985-86 Charity Shield winners: 1984, 1985, 1986 (shared)
Colin Harvey Flag of England.svg  England 19 June 198731 October 1990176755249042.61 FA Cup runners-up: 1988-89 Full Members Cup runners-up: 1988-89 Charity Shield: 1987
Jimmy Gabriel* Scotland 3 November 19903 November 19901100100.00—
Howard Kendall Flag of England.svg  England 5 November 19904 December 1993162634059038.89 Full Members Cup runners-up: 1990-91
Jimmy Gabriel* Scotland 8 December 19933 January 199470160.00—
Mike Walker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 7 January 19948 November 19943561118017.14—
Joe Royle Flag of England.svg  England 10 November 199427 March 1997118473635039.83 FA Cup winners: 1994-95 Charity Shield winners: 1995
Dave Watson* England 5 April 199711 May 1997713314.29—
Howard Kendall Flag of England.svg  England 27 June 199725 June 199842111318026.19—
Walter Smith Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1 July 199813 March 2002168535065031.55—
David Moyes Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 14 March 200230 June 2013518218139161042.08 FA Cup runners-up: 2008-09 UEFA Cup Group Stage winners: 2007-08 (Group A) Europa League Group Stage runners-up: 2009-10 (Group I)
Roberto Martínez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5 July 201312 May 2016143613943042.66 Europa League Group Stage winners: 2014-15 (Group H)
David Unsworth* Joe Royle* England England 15 May 201615 May 20161100100.00—
Ronald Koeman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 14 June 201623 October 201758241420041.38—
David Unsworth* England 24 October 201730 November 2017821525.00—
Sam Allardyce Flag of England.svg  England 30 November 201716 May 2018261079038.46—
Marco Silva Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 31 May 20185 December 201960241224040.00—
Duncan Ferguson* Scotland 5 December 201921 December 2019413025.00—
Carlo Ancelotti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21 December 20191 June 202167311422046.27—
Rafael Benítez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 30 June 202116 January 2022227510031.82—
Duncan Ferguson* Scotland 16 January 202231 January 202210010.00—
Frank Lampard Flag of England.svg  England 31 January 202223 January 20234412824027.27—
Sean Dyche Flag of England.svg  England 30 January 20239 January 202584262632030.95—
Leighton Baines* Séamus Coleman* England Ireland 9 January 20259 January 20251100100.00—
David Moyes Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 11 January 2025Present7412057.14TBD

Managers ranked by major titles won

Only major titles (namely the Football League First Division, FA Cup, European Cup Winners Cup and the FA Charity Shield) are included. Other professional, competitive honours such as the Football League Second Division and the UEFA Cup/Europa League group stage are not included as they are not widely considered ‘major titles’. Only managers who won a major title are listed.
Table of Everton F.C. managers, including tenure and honours won
RankingManager(s)NationalityTenureHonours
1 Howard Kendall England 1981-1987, 1990-1993, 1997-19987
2 Thomas H. McIntosh England 1919-19355
Harry Catterick England 1961-19735
4 Will Cuff England 1901-19182
Joe Royle England 1994-1997, 2016
6 Dick Molyneux England 1899-19011
Theo Kelly England 1935-1946, 1946-1948
Colin Harvey England 1987-1990


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.
  11. ↑ "Benitez Appointed Everton Manager". Everton F.C. 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  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.
  14. ↑ "Ex-Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez sacked by Everton to confirm shortest managerial reign in Toffees' history". Yardbarker. 16 January 2022. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  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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