David Moyes spent 11 years at Everton between 2002 and 2013 (Image: Getty)
have confirmed the appointment of 12 years after leaving Goodison Park for replacing Sean Dyche as manager.
Moyes spent a successful 11 years at Everton having first been appointed as manager in March 2002, taking charge of over 500 matches.
The Scot has been out of work ever since being let go by West Ham United at the end of the 2023/24 campaign.
He becomes the first manager appointed by The Friedkin Group after their takeover was confirmed late last year.
Speaking after his return was confirmed, Moyes told Everton: “It’s great to be back! I enjoyed 11 wonderful and successful years at Everton and didn’t hesitate when I was offered the opportunity to rejoin this great club.
“I’m excited to be working with The Friedkin Group and I am looking forward to helping them rebuild the club.
“Now we need Goodison and all Evertonians to play their part in getting behind the players in this important season so we can move into our fabulous new stadium as a team.”
Revered by the Everton faithful, Moyes’ best finish with the Toffees came in the 2004/05 season when they finished fourth – three points and one position higher than cross-town rivals .
It earned the Merseyside outfit a spot in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, but hopes of progressing to the group stage were slashed when Villarreal knocked them out across two legs.
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David Moyes managed over 500 games for Everton (Image: Getty)
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A further three European campaigns followed before Moyes waved goodbye to Goodison Park when he was given the United job following Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013.
It wouldn’t be the fairytale move Moyes – or United – hoped for, given he was relieved of his duties less than a season into the six-year deal he’d signed.
Across all competitions, Moyes lasted for 51 matches before being sacked, with the ex-Celtic and Preston North End player losing 15 of those games.
Stints at Real Sociedad and Sunderland followed for Moyes, prior to joining West Ham United initially in 2017, where he helped save the Hammers from relegation.
Moyes would be let go by the capital club in 2018, but was swiftly brought back a year later when West Ham were once again threatened by relegation.
He helped West Ham qualify for Europe in three consecutive seasons – a run that includes his greatest career achievement to date, the 2023 UEFA Conference League triumph.
Moyes’ return to Merseyside comes following Dyche’s sacking earlier this week, with the news having been confirmed on the day of Everton’s FA Cup clash against Peterborough United.
Commenting after the 2-0 victory, Leighton Baines, who was given his debut by Moyes, said: “We spoke to them before the game, losing managers and coaches is never what anyone wants and that normally means that something hasn’t gone quite right.
“It is never on one person that, it is on a lot of people that are involved in it and the players knew they had to try and show something in terms of a response to it and they did.”
Everton return to action at Goodison Park on Wednesday night against Aston Villa.