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March 2002 - June 2013

Previously the manager of with Preston North End, David Moyes took over from fellow Scot Walter Smith. It was he who gave Everton their nickname of 'the People's Club'. Although Moyes endured a rough start, narrowly avoiding relegation in his first two seasons, he turned Everton into a reliable mid-to-top half club with a solid core of players, including Australian Tim Cahill, Spaniard Mikel Arteta, South African Steven Pienaar, Phils Jagielka, Phil Neville, Leighton Baines, Ireland's Seamus Coleman and Frenchman Marouane Fellaini . In 2012, Everton reached their first FA Cup final since 1995, although they lost to Chelsea.

When Sir Alex Ferguson's lengthy tenure at Manchester United ended in 2013, Moyes was his replacement. Although he received a rousing send-off in his last game at Goodison Park, his signing Marouane Fellaini for United and then trying to poach Leighton Baines earned the displeasure of some fans.

July 2013 - May 2016

Roberto Martínez had managed Wigan Athletic in Moyes' final season (2012-13) at Everton when they knocked Everton out of the FA Cup. They went on to win the FA Cup, beating Roberto Mancini's Manchester City. He was Everton's first Spanish manager and brought Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku to the club, originally on loan from Chelsea, then as a permanent fixture, who beat Duncan Ferguson's goal tally. Martínez also signed several former Wigan players, including goalkeeper Joel Robles, Antolin Alcaraz, James McCarthy and Arouna Koné.

Although Everton got off to a good start under Martínez, qualifying for Europe in his first season and reaching two cup semi-finals in his third, he became unpopular with fans, who called for him to be sacked. He was fired following a disastrous loss to relegation candidates Sunderland. Former manager Joe Royle and U23 manager David Unsworth took over for the rest of the 2015-16 season.

June 2016 - October 2017

Previously with Southampton, Ronald Koeman moved to Everton in the summer of 2016, although the decision was not announced until he returned from his holiday. Koeman was supported by an all-Dutch team; he brought his brother Erwin with him as assistant manager, along with fitness coach Jan Kluitenberg, and goalkeeping coach Patrick Lodewijks later joined from Feyenoord. He was given a massive budget to spend on new players; signings included Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Morgan Schneiderlin (previously under Koeman at Southampton), Davy Klaassen, and future England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. Former prodigy Wayne Rooney also briefly returned.

Koeman's over-reliance on Romelu Lukaku led to problems when Lukaku joined Manchester United in 2017. He had wanted to sign Olivier Giroud from Arsenal as a replacement, but Giroud's wife reportedly did not want to live in the northwest. Although Koeman got Everton into the Europa League in his first season, their Europe campaign the following season was disastrous and they crashed out under David Unsworth, who was caretaker manager following Koeman's sacking after a loss to Arsenal.

November 2017 - May 2018

David Unsworth spent a month in charge as caretaker manager, winning only two out of eight matches, before being replaced by Sam Allardyce for the rest of the 2017-18 season. The team's owner, Farhad Moshiri, had wanted Watford's Marco Silva, but had to settle for Allardyce, who had previously left Crystal Palace in May 2017. Although the football on offer was uninspiring, Allardyce did stabilise the club, who finished eighth. He also managed two draws against rivals Liverpool. Under Allardyce, Everton signed Theo Walcott from Arsenal and Cenk Tosun from Besiktas.

Allardyce's contract was originally until 2019, but he ended up leaving Everton after just six months and was unpopular with fans. He also criticised the board for announcing a restructure without informing him.

May 2018 - December 2019

Farhad Moshiri was finally able to get his man when Marco Silva, the latest casualty of Watford's (ongoing list of) sackings, arrived in May 2018. Watford had blamed Everton for his sacking, calling it an 'unwarranted approach by a Premier League rival' and blaming their poor results on his lack of focus. His first victory was a rather cruel 22-0 victory against ATV Irdning, an amateur Austrian team. Brazilian winger Richarlison was one of Silva's most notable signings, almost (but not quite) filling the giant hole left by Lukaku and becoming a fan favourite. Fellow Brazilian Bernard, Colombia's Yerry Mina, France's Lucas Digne and Portuguese goalkeeper João Virgínia also joined in Silva's first season, and Alex Iwobi, André Gomes, Fabian Delph and Jarrad Branthwaite in his second.

Although Silva's first season was promising, his second was marred by injuries and poor VAR decisions that cost Everton points. He was sacked in December following a 5-2 defeat to Jürgen Klopp's resurgent Liverpool, which left Everton in the relegation zone. Duncan Ferguson took over as caretaker for three weeks.

December 2019 - June 2021

Carlo Ancelotti was one of Everton's more surprising choices of the 21st century, as was his signing of Colombia's James Rodriguez. His CV had previously included Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Juventus and AC Milan! Abdoulaye Doucouré, Ben Godfrey, Niels Nkounkou and Allan (who had previously played under him at Napoli) also joined the squad.

During Ancelotti's second season at Everton, the COVID-19 pandemic occurred and the season was temporarily suspended. Under him, Everton beat Liverpool at Anfield for the first time since 1999, and Arsenal at home for the first time since 1996. However, other results were mixed and Everton finished tenth. When Zinedine Zidane resigned from Real Madrid, Ancelotti left Everton to return to his old club, taking Rodriguez with him, despite saying he had wanted to stay until Everton moved to their new stadium.

June 2021 - January 2022

Rafael Benítez had previously angered Everton fans by calling Everton a 'small club'. This, along with his ties to Liverpool, made him an unpopular choice among fans. He was the second manager to manage on both sides of the divide, the first being William Edward Barclay back in the 19th century. Farhad Moshiri defended his choice, stating that he believed Benítez would bring success to the club. Everton's signings under Benítez included goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, Salomon Róndón and Andros Townsend all joining on free transfers, Demarai Gray, Dele Alli and Ukraine's Vitaliy Mykolenko.

Although Everton got off to a good start under Benítez, it did not last and by the New Year, they were close to relegation. Benítez was sacked following a loss to Norwich, with Duncan Ferguson in charge as interim manager for one game.

January 2022 - January 2023

Frank Lampard was one of Everton's younger managers when he joined the club in their turbulent 2021-22 season, and although Everton were in a relegation battle, they survived after they came back from 2-0 to beat Crystal Palace at home, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin scoring the winning goal for a 3-2 win in the second last game of the season. An emotional Lampard congratulated captain Seamus Coleman, and fans invaded the pitch.

Lampard fared little better in his second season, with Everton once again ending up in a relegation battle. The season was momentarily interrupted by the World Cup, which had to be held later than usual due to being held in Qatar. The loss of Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson did not help, and by 11th January 2022, Everton were second from bottom. Somewhat ironically, it was a loss to Lampard's old club West Ham United that led to his sacking.

January 2023 - January 2025

Sean Dyche, formerly manager of Burnley, arrived to steady the ship and was reunited with his former players James Tarkowski, Michael Keane and Dwight McNeil. Under him, Everton survived a second relegation battle, thanks to a goal against Bournemouth by Abdoulaye Doucouré, and Leicester City went down instead. The following season, Dyche had to contend with two points deductions due to Everton breaking financial rules in the COVID period, with Everton having a total of eight points knocked off. Despite this, they managed to beat Newcastle United, Chelsea and Liverpool at Goodison Park and finished fifteenth.

Everton brought in veteran player Ashley Young, Portugal's Youssef Chermiti and Guinea-Bissau forward Beto in the summer of 2023. Dyche's second season in charge was less successful, with Everton hovering around the bottom half. They won just three games in the first half of the 2024-25 season, and Dyche was sacked on the eve of an FA Cup game with Peterborough United, with captain Seamus Coleman and former defender Leighton Baines in charge.

Second time - January 2025 - he returns

After spells at Manchester United, Real Sociedad, Sunderland and West Ham United - where he won the Europa Conference trophy against Fiorentina - David Moyes returned to Everton for what would be their final season at Goodison Park, before their move to the new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock. The women's team were to take over Goodison Park after the men's departure. Of the players who had last played under Moyes, only Seamus Coleman remained, and Everton had been taken over by the Friedkin Group since the death of chairman Bill Kenwright.

Under Moyes, the previous season's new signing Beto flourished and became the club's top scorer, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin continuously injured. Everton managed to draw 2-2 with eventual title winners Liverpool in the Goodison Derby, thanks to a last minute goal by James Tarkowski; and a fight broke out between both squads when Liverpool's Curtis Jones took umbrage with Everton's Abdoulaye Doucouré celebrating in front of the away fans. Everton managed to claw back several points under Moyes, going on an unbeaten run for several games, although they still remained in the bottom half (they avoided relegation).