David Moyes was appointed as the 16th permanent manager of West Ham United on 7 November 2017.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 25 April 1963, Moyes enjoyed a 19-year playing career that started with Scottish giants Celtic and took in spells with the likes of Cambridge United, Bristol City, Shrewsbury Town, Dunfermline Athletic and Preston North End, finishing with over 550 league appearances.
However, he had always been destined for a future in coaching – having taken his coaching badges at the age of just 22 – and when the opportunity came to step up at Preston in January 1998, the 34-year-old began his managerial career.
After saving Preston from relegation in 1997/98, he then led them to the Division Two title in 1999/2000, before following that up by reaching the Division One play-off final the following year, when they missed out on promotion to the Premier League by a whisker.
In March 2002, Moyes took over at Everton, replacing fellow Scotsman Walter Smith. He took over the Merseyside club when they were above the relegation zone on goal difference and led them to safety.
An impressive transformation of the club’s fortunes followed and they finished seventh in Moyes’ first full season in charge. In the 2004/05 campaign, Everton finished ahead of Merseyside rivals Liverpool in fourth position, their highest ever Premier League finish to date, and secured Champions League qualification as a result.
After establishing Everton as a successful Premier League side with top eight finishes in his last seven years in charge, Moyes was selected by Sir Alex Ferguson to take on the daunting challenge of replacing him at Old Trafford in May 2013.
Moyes won the Community Shield at Wembley in August – becoming the first Manchester United manager ever to win a trophy in his first season in charge, but left the club after just ten months.
In November 2014, he took over at Real Sociedad for a year-long spell in Spain’s La Liga, leading the club to a famous win over Barcelona in January 2015, before returning to the Premier League in the summer of 2016 with Sunderland, where a difficult first and only season in charge ended in relegation.
Moyes arrived in east London in November 2017 on a contract until the end of the 2017/18 season and successfully guided the Hammers out of the relegation zone to the safety of a 13th-place finish, scoring impressive wins over Chelsea, Leicester City and former club Everton along the way.
Using all of his experience, knowhow and man-management skills, the Scot guided the Irons to safety with two games to spare, having got the very best out of the likes of Marko Arnautovic, Manuel Lanzini and Arthur Masuaku.
Moyes returned to London Stadium on an initial 18-month contract in December 2019 and successfully led the Hammers to Premier League safety for a second time, despite the added challenge of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and a three-month postponement to competitive football in March 2020.
The 2020/21 season was a huge success, with the Irons winning a record 19 Premier League matches to amass a record 65 points and a record +15 goal difference on their way to a sixth-place finish and qualification for the UEFA Europa League group stage.
The 2021/22 season was also memorable as Moyes' Irons reached the UEFA Europa League semi-finals, defeating Dinamo Zagreb, Genk, Rapid Vienna, Sevilla and Olympique Lyonnais before losing to Eintracht Frankfurt.
The Hammers finished seventh in the Premier League too, and qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference League. There, they won a record ten consecutive matches to reach the knockout stages.
The 2022/23 campaign would end in glory, as after securing their Premier League status, Moyes led to Hammers to a first piece of major silverware in 43 years, defeating ACF Fiorentina 2-1 in Prague to lift the Europa Conference League trophy.
Appointed (first spell) 7 November 2017
Departed (first spell) 16 May 2018
Appointed (second spell) 29 December 2019
Games Managed 256
Games Won 111
Games Drawn 53
Games Lost 92
Win Percentage 43.4%