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David Moyes

Everton· Premier League · Scotland flag Scotland · Age 63

Employed4-2-3-1Defensive OrganisationPremier League hub →

GafferScore

78/ 100

Strong

78th percentile of covered managers

High confidenceUpdated this week

Career snapshot

PermanentVerified 17 AUG 2026 · MEDIUM

Age

63

25 APR 1963

Appointed

11 JAN 2025

Tenure

1Y 9M

1 year, 9 months

Contractⓘ

Until Jun 2027

Contract confirmed

Senior managerial experienceⓘ

24 years, 11 months

Since 12 JAN 1998

In coaching

24 years, 11 months

Includes academy & assistant roles

Current role

Head Coach

Current base shape

4-2-3-1

Appointed

11 Jan 2025

Contract expiry

30 Jun 2027

Senior managerial experience

24 years, 11 months

Date of birth

25 Apr 1963

Place of birth

Glasgow

Tactical identity

Defensive Organisation

Provisional data

Season: 2026/27Competition: Premier LeagueUpdated: Updated this weekSource: GafferLens editorial review

Everton

Current Club — All Competitions

Matches

62

Wins

23

Draws

18

Losses

21

Win %

37.1%

GF 79 · GA 74 · GD 5 · 2025-01-15 → 2026-08-22

Current Season — League

1 matches · 1–0–0 · 100%

Current Club — League

58 matches · 22–17–19 · 37.9%

All verified competitive senior first-team matches managed during the current uninterrupted spell. Verified fixtures → match records → manager assignments → approved canonical layer.

Data profile

Prototype dataset

Metric	Value	Percentile	Comparison group
Attack	74	40th	Covered managers
Defence	86	91st	Covered managers
Pressing	75	43rd	Covered managers
Possession	70	35th	Covered managers
Build-Up	72	33rd	Covered managers
Transition	80	63rd	Covered managers
Player Development	81	66th	Covered managers
Tactical Flexibility	78	65th	Covered managers
GafferScore	78	78th	Covered managers

Verified career record

Aggregated from individual senior spells

Matches1730

Wins731

Draws440

Losses559

Win percentage42.3%

Points per game1.52

Goal differenceNot publicly confirmed

Senior spells counted9

Senior head-coach spells only. Assistant and development-team roles are excluded from win-loss totals, and each spell counts only matches managed at that club.

Methodology & data freshness

GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.

Updated this week · Confidence HIGH · Source: GafferLens editorial review

Image credits

Visual: GafferLens generic Everton shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for David Moyes (status: PLACEHOLDER).

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