David Moyes

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David Moyes
Personal information
Full name David William Moyes
Date of birth 25 April 1963 (1963-04-25) (age 45)
Place of birth    Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Manager
Club information
Current club Everton
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1980–1983
1983–1985
1985–1987
1987–1990
1990–1993
1993
1993–1998		 Celtic
Cambridge United
Bristol City
Shrewsbury Town
Dunfermline Athletic
Hamilton Academical
Preston North End		 024 0(0)
079 0(1)
083 0(6)
096 (11)
105 (13)
005 0(0)
143 (15)   
Teams managed
1998–2002
2002–		 Preston North End
Everton

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

David William Moyes (b. 25 April 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a football manager and former player. He was the 2003 and 2005 League Managers Association Manager of the Year.

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[edit] Playing career

Moyes enjoyed a career as a centre half, that began with Celtic, where he won a championship medal, and ended with Preston North End, with whom he secured his first managerial position. Moyes made over 550 league appearances in his career before becoming a coach at Preston, working his way up to assistant manager before eventually taking over as manager in 1998.

[edit] Manager at Preston

Moyes took over as manager in January 1998, taking over from Gary Peters as Preston struggled in Division 2 and were in danger of relegation. He had spent much of his playing career preparing for management, taking coaching badges at just 22 years of age and compiling notes on managers he had played under, their techniques and tactics[1]. Preston avoided relegation at the end of the 1997/98 season and reached the Division 2 playoffs the following season which they failed to win. The following season though, Moyes guided Preston to the Division Two title and a promotion to Division One. An even greater achievement perhaps was to steer Preston into the Division One playoffs the season after that, with largely the same squad. Unfortunately, Preston lost in the final of the playoffs in May 2001 and by towards the end of the following season, Moyes had left Preston for Everton, to take over from fellow Scot Walter Smith in March 2002. Moyes' record at Preston was impressive, He was in charge of Preston 243 times, of which his team won 113 games, lost 63 and drew 67.

[edit] Everton

Moyes joined Everton on 14th March 2002 and at his unveiling press conference, declared that Everton were 'The Peoples Club' on Merseyside. He said: "I am from a city (Glasgow) that is not unlike Liverpool. I am joining the people's football club. The majority of people you meet on the street are Everton fans. It is a fantastic opportunity, something you dream about. I said 'yes' right away as it is such a big club." [2] His first game in charge was against Fulham F.C at Goodison Park. Everton won the game 2-1, with David Unsworth scoring after just thirty seconds [1]. Everton managed to sustain some decent form for the run-in and secured Premiership safety once again.

[edit] 2002/2003 Season

In his first full season in charge at Everton, Moyes' side were a surprise package in the Premiership. After securing the services of Chinese international Li Tie, Nigerian defender Joseph Yobo and Goalkeeper Richard Wright[3], and axing ageing players such as Jesper Blomqvist and David Ginola, Everton managed to push for a UEFA Cup spot. Defeat on the final day to Manchester United meant that Blackburn Rovers took the final spot and Everton finished 7th in the league. Moyes claimed the accolade of LMA Manager of the year award for the first time at the end of this season[4].

[edit] 2003/2004 Season

After just missing out on European qualification the previous season, many Evertonians hoped that their team would push on and build on the progress the team had made under Moyes. Four signings were made at the end of the transfer window. Kevin Kilbane was signed from Sunderland, James Mcfadden from Motherwell, Nigel Martyn from Leeds United and Francis Jeffers returned on loan from Arsenal. Poor results followed though and Everton did not even secure 3 points in a game 2004 until the 28th February. Confrontation between Moyes and Duncan Ferguson at Evertons training ground [5] meant the doom and gloom was not confined to the pitch. It looked as though Everton were back on a downward slide and a 17th place finish and a points total of just 39 meant that Everton were strong favourites to be relegated the following season.

[edit] 2004/2005 Season

Despite a very disappointing 03/04 season , Moyes kept his position at Everton and once again turned the clubs fortunes around. Despite boardroom turmoil during the summer [6], Moyes managed to bring in players who would contribute to a massive improvement in fortunes and a pivotal season in the history of the club. Tim Cahill and Marcus Bent joined in August and as Tomasz Radzinski, Tobias Linderoth, David Unsworth and, most significantly Wayne Rooney, were amongst those who left the club. Everton went on to surpass all expectations by finishing fourth in the league and securing a place in the following seasons Champions League in an extraordinary season which saw Moyes claim the title of LMA Manager of the year for the second time.[7]. Moyes also broke the clubs transfer record to bring in striker James Beattie in January and as influential midfielder Thomas Gravesen left, Mikel Arteta came in on loan, later proved to be an excellent acquisition, as was Tim Cahill, who finished the season as top scorer for Everton.

[edit] 2005/2006 Season

Hopes were high at Everton following a successful season but this season started with disappointment in both league and cup, despite the additions of Nuno Valente, Andy van der Meyde, Simon Davies, Phil Neville, Matteo Ferrari on loan and Mikel Arteta on a permanent deal. Firstly, Everton were knocked out of the Champions League and UEFA Cup and there league form also struggled. Everton were bottom by October and after a string of poor results, a long-range winner from Simon Davies away at Birmingham boosted Everton who went on to have a moderate season, finishing 11th. This was a slightly disappointing season and continued an eventful, roller coaster reign of David Moyes at Everton.

[edit] 2006/2007 Season

Moyes broke the club transfer record for a second time at the start of the season with the £8.6m acquisition of Andrew Johnson. Joleon Lescott was also signed from Wolves and Tim Howard arrived on a loan deal, which was later made permanent. All of which proved to be successful signings, further enhancing Moyes' reputation. Whilst Everton's league formed flourished again, Moyes' record in the FA Cup with Everton was not improved as they crashed out in a 1-4 defeat to Blackburn Rovers in the third round. A improved league position of sixth was secured though and UEFA cup football for the next season. One of Moyes more shrewd signings, Joleon Lescott, was voted Everton's player of the year and was a credit to Moyes' dealings in the transfer market.

[edit] 2007/2008 Season

It was this season that Everton displayed the most consistency and stability since Moyes arrived at the club. In his sixth full season in charge, Moyes secured 5th place in the league and reached the Semi-final of the Carling Cup as well as the Last 16 of the UEFA Cup, eventually being beaten on penalties by Fiorentina. Moyes also signed three more players who turned out to be very important players for Everton this season. Yakubu was signed for another record fee of £11.25m, Steven Pienaar for £2.05m after an initial loan and Phil Jagielka was brought in for £4m. This season, following on from the previous, has given Everton and it's fans cause for much optimism around the teams performance and broken the pattern inconsistency which saw league finishes of 15th, 7th, 17th, 4th and 11th under Moyes. With consecutive top 6 finishes for the first time in the Premier League, there is confidence that David Moyes can continue to improve a club which was in complete disarray when he joined 6 years ago.

Moyes filed a successful lawsuit against publisher Harper Collins over libelous and defamatory information written in Wayne Rooney's autobiography. Moyes donated the undisclosed damages from the suit to the Everton Former Players Foundation.[8]

[edit] Player honours

  • Scottish youth & schools international
  • Scottish Premier League championship
  • English Third Division championship
  • English Associate Members' Cup

[edit] Managerial honours

[edit] Managerial stats

As of 17 May 2008.
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Flag of EnglandPreston North End January 12, 1998 March 15, 2002 234 113 58 63 48.29
Flag of EnglandEverton March 15, 2002 Present 283 118 65 100 41.69


[edit] References

  1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/football/teams/e/everton/1870407.stm
  2. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/1872234.stm
  3. ^ http://www.evertonfc.com/david-moyes.html?page=0
  4. ^ http://www.leaguemanagers.com/manager/honours-371.html
  5. ^ http://www.evertonfc.com/match/november-2003.html
  6. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/3913281.stm
  7. ^ http://www.leaguemanagers.com/manager/honours-371.html
  8. ^ Moyes wins libel pay-out after Rooney book claim

[edit] External links

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2 Hibbert • 3 Baines • 4 Yobo • 5 Lescott • 6 Arteta • 7 Van der Meyde • 8 Johnson • 12 Turner • 14 Vaughan • 16 Jagielka • 17 Cahill • 18 Neville • 19 Valente • 20 Pienaar • 21 Osman • 22 Yakubu • 23 Fernandes • 24 Howard • 28 Anichebe • 30 Ruddy • 32 Gosling • 34 Irving • 37 Rodwell • Manager: Moyes