Everton holds the record for the most seasons in England's top tier (Division One/Premier League), with 119 seasons out of 123, as of completion of the 2021-22 season (the club played in Division 2 in 193031 and from 1951 to 1954). Kevin was appointed Everton's Director of Football in February 2022. He is currently part of Mikel Arteta's coaching staff . During this period, Moyes broke the club record for highest transfer fee paid on four occasions: signing James Beattie for 6million in January 2005,[29] Andy Johnson for 8.6million in summer 2006,[29] Yakubu for 11.25million in summer 2007,[30] and Marouane Fellaini for 15million in September 2008. [49] Lampard was later also dismissed in January 2023 after extremely poor performance.[50]. A construction industry specialist with more than 35 years experience in the development sector, Colin was appointed to his current role in August 2018 to support the Clubs ambition of delivering a new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock. . [104], Since the 2020-21 season the club's primary shirt sponsor has been Cazoo, after the club announced the early termination of the previous deal with SportPesa in February 2020. His CV also includes a further two domestic cup triumphs during spells with Denmark's IK Skovbakken and FC Nordsjaelland. Sean Dyche A highly-regarded manager, Dyche arrived at Goodison Park with a team of trusted coaching staff from his successful spell at Burnley. He left the Everton coaching staff in the summer to pursue his ambitions of being a manager. According to a report by the English daily . When former Everton player Joe Royle took over in 1994, the club's form started to improve; his first game in charge was a 20 victory over derby rivals Liverpool. An interwoven "EFC" design was adopted between 1922 and 1930 before the club reverted to plain royal blue shirts until 1972 when bold "EFC" lettering was added. Really made his name at Burnley, where a pub is now named in his honour. [8][9], It was not until 1927 that Everton's first sustained period of success began. Before becoming Club Secretary, he had been Evertons Box Office Manager for seven years. [96], Everton F.C. Edwards spent the following 2016/17 season working as loan player technical coach, liaising closely with several players and coaching staff at their temporary clubs. However, the head coach said back in 2019 that he doesn't plan on naming his replacement . A highly-regarded manager, Dyche arrived at Goodison Park with a team of trusted coaching staff from his successful spell at Burnley. [60] Since going blue in 1901, the team has been given the simple nickname "The Blues". - Ogden: Lampard will find Everton job even harder than Chelsea - Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Howard Kendall took over as manager and guided Everton to its most successful era. L4 4EL He has also previously served as Sporting Director (2016-2020) and Head of Football Development and Recruitment (2013-16) at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Everton announced yesterday on the club website that new manager Rafa Benitez had identified some members of his backroom staff. Based at Goodison, Alan also coordinates operations at Evertons state-of-the-art training facility, Finch Farm, and the Everton in the Community campus. Instead, Houlding formed a new club, Liverpool F.C. Houlding purchased the land from Orrell in 1885 and effectively became Everton's landlord by charging the club rent, which increased from 100 to 240 a year by 1888 and was still rising until Everton left the ground in 1892. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. England midfielder agrees two-and-a-half-year deal with Blues. On 15 April 2022, Dyche departed Burnley after nine and a half years and at the end of that season, Burnley were relegated on the final day of the campaign. As it turned out Barry has stayed at Chelsea, but presumably in a meet in the middle type of conversation Edwards was happily allowed to leave Chelsea and join up with Lampard. The club's longest-serving manager has been Harry Catterick, who was in charge of the team from 1961 to 1973 for 594 first team matches. Cole is currently working with Chelsea's academy. 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Spells as manager of Swansea City, where he took charge in January 2017, Reading and Cercle Brugge followed, before Clement was confirmed as Lampards First-Team coach with Everton. One of the most experienced performance practitioners in English football. Ralph has long been viewed as a potential heir to Auriemma. Academy Coach. It was decided that the shirts would be dyed black, both to save on expenses and to instill a more professional look. Match attendances and the Clubs Season Ticket waiting list have grown to record levels through the work of Richards teams and, with a focus on the Clubs stadium project, he is now responsible for optimising sales of Season Tickets, Memberships, Tours and other non-matchday events, and acquiring new commercial partners. Johnson, who spent 14 months at the Stadium of the Light, leaves . [citation needed] The redesign was poorly received by supporters, with a poll on an Everton fan site registering a 91% negative response to the crest. Played in goal for Preston, Sheffield United and Blackburn and won 34 caps for the Republic of Ireland. a colleague on the Everton . Its capacity will be 52,888. [109] Umbro have been the club's kit manufacturer four times (197483, 19862000, 200409, and 201420). Goodison Road Jones worked with Lampard at Derby County and Chelsea and enjoyed huge success with a number of Stamford Bridge managers. Recently, on the field, matches have tended to be extremely stormy affairs; the derby has had more red cards than any other fixture in Premier League history.[89]. In addition, former Liverpool manager Sammy Lee will also be in the staff, along with goalkeeping coach Martyn Margetson and fitness coach Ryland Morgan. Sue Gregory But Edwards a key figure in the rise of young players such as England internationals Mason Mount and Reece James remained in his role under Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea and helped the club win the Champions League in 2021. The cup triumph was also Everton's passport to the Cup Winners' Cup, its first European campaign in the post-Heysel era. Goodison Park Majority shareholder on expertise underpinning manager appointment. Joined Everton in November 2016 from Crystal Palace. [38] Sam Allardyce was appointed Everton manager in November 2017,[39] but he resigned at the end of the season amid fan discontent at his style of play. [52] The home kit today is royal blue shirts with white shorts and socks. Appointed Contract expires Last club; Sean Dyche: Manager: 51: Jan 30, 2023: 30.06.2025 Ian Woan: Assistant Manager: 55: [31], At the end of the 201213 season, Moyes left his position at Everton to take over at Manchester United, bringing in staff from Everton to join him in July (assistant manager Steve Round, goalkeeping coach Chris Woods and coach Jimmy Lumsden),[32] with Everton players Phil Neville and Marouane Fellaini also leaving for United, the former joining the coaching staff. Here he explains why - along with Ajax's Head of Sport Science and Data Vosse de Boode. Graeme Sharp, Club Secretary / Director of Football Operations, Director of Communications, Revenue and International Growth, Head of Security and Stadium Safety Officer, Watch February's Castrol Save of the Month contenders, Watch February's Budweiser Goal of the Month contenders, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Standard. Everton against Aston Villa is the most played fixture in England's top flight. Jacob Arnold, Sports Scientist. It was the Clarets first taste of European action in more than half a century and the clubs highest-placed finish since claiming sixth spot in 1974. Before becoming Club Secretary, he had been Evertons Box Office Manager for seven years. Bill Kenwright CBE Kettering-born Dyche continuously impressed during his 11 years at Turf Moor, breaking a host of club records and consistently exceeding expectations placed on the . This article is about the English men's football club. The record attendance for an Everton home match is 78,299 against Liverpool on 18 September 1948. Dutch midfielder talks to evertontv after sealing loan switch. Everton have a midweek game this week and it's not an easy one either as the Toffees travel to Premier League leaders Arsenal. It is one of six teams to have played in every season of the Premier League since its inception in August 1992 the others being Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur. Everton F.C. The majority of the story is set during Everton's 196263 League Championship winning season, with then-manager Harry Catterick played by Colin Welland. One of his assistant managers will be 49-year-old Toffees legend Duncan Ferguson, remaining in his post from the previous coaching administration of Carlo Ancelotti. Working closely with Kevin, Gareth is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Evertons world-renowned Academy, implementing a strategy across age groups, developing talent and creating a clear pathway into the Blues First Team. NORWICH CITY Sporting Director Stuart Webber admits his long-term future may not be in football after revealing the abuse he has experienced from some sections of the clubs fanbase in the last year. Worked with the U23s for four-and-a-half years before being seconded to first team in January 2022. New manager speaks to evertontv after putting pen to paper. In Europe, the club won its first, and so far only, European trophy by securing the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1985. Club Secretary / Director of Football Operations New Everton manager Frank Lampard has confirmed Joe Edwards as Assistant Manager, while Paul Clement and Chris Jones have been appointed First-Team coaches. The club only avoided relegation due to its superior goal difference over Bolton Wanderers. The late centre half and former captain Brian Labone comes in second with 534 matches. Everton have sacked manager Marco Silva, the club announced on Thursday, with the team sitting 18th in the Premier League table. [138], Ken Loach's 1969 television film The Golden Vision combined improvised drama with documentary footage to tell the story of a group of Everton fans for whom the main purpose of lifefollowing the teamis interrupted by such inconveniences as work and weddings. [22] The following season, 198586, Everton was the runner-up to Liverpool in both the League and the FA Cup, but did recapture the League Championship in 198687. [117] Everton's record transfer paid was to Swansea City for the Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigursson for a sum of 45m in 2017. Fan Engagement Manager During this period, Richard and his team devised and led the consultation and engagement process for the Clubs new stadium a process which received widescale public support and resulted in planning permission being granted for both a new waterfront stadium and a community-led regeneration scheme on the Goodison Park site. The first official match took place in 1879. [99] The club's overdraft with Barclays Bank is secured against the Premier League's "Basic Award Fund",[100] which is a guaranteed sum given to clubs for competing in the Premier League. Since then, the Scotsman has remained part of Everton's first team coaching staff. Before joining Everton from Laing ORourke in 2016 as Head of Estates at Goodison Park, Colin had delivered a vast range of large-scale projects and been involved at a senior-level in stadium redevelopment projects at Old Trafford and the Manchester Commonwealth Games stadium, as well as the build of the DW Stadium. 47-year-old Antonio Gomez, a former midfielder in the Real Madrid Youth team, will serve as the First-Team Everton Coach and Senior Analyst moving forward. The rivalry stems from an internal dispute between Everton officials and the owners of Anfield, which was then Everton's home ground. [22] The Everton board finally ran out of patience with Smith, and he was sacked in March 2002 after an FA Cup exit at Middlesbrough and with Everton in real danger of relegation. On Monday, the former England midfielder was announced as the new manager of the Toffees on a two-and-a-half-year contract until June 2024. Lampard had worked with both in his time at Chelsea and had been credited with taking set piece expert Barry to the club which current Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has taken advantage of since. Alans recent achievements include overseeing the revamp of Goodisons hospitality lounges and the provision and construction of a new accessibility platform that provides some of the best elevated viewing facilities for disabled football supporters in England. Gareth has also held the position of General Manager of the Professional Game Academy Audit Company (PGAAC), an organisation set up by the Premier League, English Football League and Football Association to quality assure the youth development programmes of all professional clubs in the country.Carl DarlingtonHead of Academy Coaching, John McKeown Head of Academy Sports Science, Chris Adamson Head of Academy Education & Player Care, EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAMThe Executive Leadership Team is tasked with overseeing and successfully delivering the Club's objectives. Both songs were met with complete disapproval by Everton fans.[70]. Returned to take his current role in February 2022. Dyches achievement was acknowledged and rewarded by the locals. OUR Scouting and Recruitment Webinar is back for a second edition and will once again provide industry insights from leading experts in the game. Prior to his coaching years, Dyche enjoyed a successful career as a player. Dr Denise Barrett-Baxendale MBE Made his first foray into management at Watford but was sacked after a year when new ownership came in, despite having guided the side to 11th in the Championship, their best finish in four years. [51] When the club moved to Goodison Park in 1892, the colours were salmon pink and dark blue striped shirts with dark blue shorts. [22] The European success came after first beating University College Dublin, Inter Bratislava and Fortuna Sittard. Working closely with Kevin, Gareth is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Evertons world-renowned Academy, implementing a strategy across age groups, developing talent and creating a clear pathway into the Blues First Team. Everton transfer news, rumours, gossip and speculation including latest on Aaron Ramsey, Wojciech Szczesny, Moise Kean, Theo Walcott, Kalidou Koulibaly and more. [83][84] Paul McCartney of The Beatles is one of the more recognizable Everton supporters. This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 22:28. [3] The club has won nine league titles, five FA Cups, one European Cup Winners' Cup and nine Charity Shields. [65], Goodison Park, the first major football stadium to be built in England, was opened in 1892. Paul joined Everton as Head of Risk & Governance in 2016, having previously spent four years as Head of Risk for Manchester Airport Group, overseeing risk management for four UK airports. Everton Football Club. Bill Kenwright CBE Lampard retains many of the coaching staff who have worked with him in the past at Derby and Chelsea at Everton. The club entered the UK singles chart on four occasions under different titles during the 1980s and 1990s, when many clubs each released a song to mark reaching the FA Cup Final. It was in Burnleys second successive top-flight season after finishing 16th the previous year. He was a youth-team player atNottingham Forestin the late 1980s, whileBrian Cloughwas manager. Dyche came close to helping the London side secure aPremier Leagueplace the following year, losing to eventual promotion winnersBirmingham City in the play-offs. He linked-up again with Ancelotti in June 2016 as assistant at Bayern Munich and landed the 2016 DFL-Supercup, defeating Borussia Dortmund 20 in the final of the competition. A period of sustained success came in the mid-1980s, when Everton won a further two League championships, one FA Cup, and the 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup. Rachael Jones Director of People Operations, Clare Kearney Director of People Engagement, Scott McLeod Director of Communications & Engagement, Neil RussellDirector of Venue Experience & Revenue, Jonathan Williams Deputy Director of Football Operations. Ralph will get head coaching experience. In her current role, she also oversees and advises on senior appointments, including to Senior Football Management and the Executive Leadership Team. Gareth became Everton's Director of Academy in June 2020, taking up a streamlined role created by Director of Football Kevin Thelwell as part of the Club's strategic review. Arsenal 4-0 Everton: Three Takeaways | No Repeat Performance, The Blues tried to replicate a winning formula but were undone at the Emirates and close to total collapse in the second period, Nottingham Forest v Everton - Match Preview | Toffees need a result to avoid being cut adrift, A win could lift Sean Dyches side out of the drop zone, Rafael Benitez is the new Everton manager, Benitez welcomes another old staffing favorite to his Everton backroom, Benitez first Everton press conference | Small club comments, James future & transfer targets, Everton Women vs Aston Villa: WSL Match Preview, Dyche addresses rumours of surprise Iwobi departure, Fridays Everton News: Abraham linked, Iwobi rumours, Doucoure extension. "Everton Football Club can confirm . Bob Lennon Full-time job is as a consultant in Emergency Medicine at University Hospital Aintree. Colin Littlejohns. When David Moyes arrived as manager, he proclaimed Everton as "The People's Club", which has been adopted as a semi-official club nickname. Keith Southern. The dispute resulted in Everton moving to Goodison Park and the subsequent formation of Liverpool F.C. His CV also includes a further two domestic cup triumphs during spells with Denmark's IK Skovbakken and FC Nordsjaelland. [64] A further dispute between Houlding and the club's committee led to Houlding attempting to gain full control of the club by registering the company, "Everton F.C. Frank Lampard is set to take over the reigns at Everton after reaching an agreement with the club to replace sacked coach Rafa Benitez. At Everton, he will be Lampard's assistant manager. Nearby, 'The Princess Royal' pub was renamed 'The Royal Dyche' in honour of the Burnley manager. [55] A protest petition reached over 22,000 signatures before the club offered an apology and announced a new crest would be created for the 201415 season with an emphasis on fan consultation. Between 2012 and 2022, Woan spent almost a decade at Burnley, helping the club to secure promotions to the Premier League, as well as earning European football with . about sharing a proposed stadium on Stanley Park. Gareth Prosser Remarkably, there was only one injury at this game, which occurred when Tom Fleetwood was hit on the head by a coin thrown from the crowd whilst he marched around the perimeter and played the cornet with St Edward's Orphanage Band. Sean Dyche speaks to the media during the Everton press conference at Finch Farm on February 10, 2023 (Image: Tony McArdle/Everton FC via Getty Images) Sean Dyche hopes to welcome former. New Everton manager Frank Lampard has confirmed Joe Edwards as Assistant Manager, while Paul Clement and Chris Jones have been appointed First-Team coaches. Main Switchboard: 0151 556 1878 Black, white, grey, and yellow away shirts have also been used. Everton regularly take large numbers away from home both domestically and in European fixtures. Reporting directly to the Club's Board of Directors, he is the strategic lead for recruitment and all the Club's football departments, including First Team, Academy, coaching, sport science, medical services and analysis. As a result, it was decided to fine Liverpool in the amount of 25 thousand pounds. The team was an amalgam of the Toxteth Tigers community youth programme, which started in 1968. On return to the top flight in 193132, Everton wasted no time in reaffirming its status and won a fourth League Championship at the first opportunity. [66] Goodison Park has staged more top-flight football games than any other ground in the United Kingdom and was the only English club ground to host a semi-final at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Operations Director In the FA Cup semi-final againstMiddlesbrough,he scored a penalty to put his side 20 up in an eventual 33 draw. At Real Madrid, it seems likely that Ancelotti will continue with his habitual appointment of a former player as an assistant coach after working with Claude Makell at PSG, Zidane at Real. Clement was named assistant again, with fellow deputy Zinedine Zidane, as Ancelotti took the reins at Real Madrid in June 2013. Everton qualified for the 200708[28] and 200809 UEFA Cup competitions, and was the runner-up in the 2009 FA Cup Final. [115] The Everton manager to win the most domestic and international trophies is Howard Kendall, who won two First Division championships, the 1984 FA Cup, the 1985 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and three FA Charity Shields. Had been Head of Sport at New York Red Bulls for two years and Sporting Director at Wolves between 2016 & 2020. [72] Late in 2004, driven by the Liverpool Council and the Northwest Development Corporation, the club entered talks with Liverpool F.C. Former Chelsea coaches, Paul Clement and Chris Jones, will make up the rest of the coaching staff to assist Frank's duties at Goodison Park. Everton was founded as St. Domingo's FC in 1878[4][5] so that members of the congregation of St Domingo Methodist New Connexion Chapel in Breckfield Road North, Everton could play sport year round cricket was played in summer. Manager Gary Peters added Moyes to his coaching staff in 1994 and stepped aside midway through the 1997-98 season for the 34-year-old to become their player-manager. A UEFA Pro Licence coach since 2015, he arrived at Everton with a reputation for developing young talent and forming tight-knit squads. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Progress under Royle continued in 199596 as the team climbed to sixth place in the Premiership. Appointed by Everton ahead of the 2017/18 season. Academy, coaching, sport science, medical services and analysis. His spirit, personality and character are invaluable.