David Moyes David Moyes David William Moyes ( ; born 25 April 1963) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who was most recently the manager of West Ham United. He was previously the manager of Preston North End, Everton, Manchester United, Real Sociedad and Sunderland. Moyes was the 2003, 2005 and 2009 League Managers Association Manager of the Year. He is also on the committee for the League Managers Association in an executive capacity. Moyes made over 540 league appearances as a centre-half in a playing career that began with Celtic, where he won a championship medal. He then
Alan Irvine (footballer, born 1958) City before leaving in November 2017 to join West Ham United under new manager, David Moyes. He left the east London club at the end of the 2017–18 season, after Moyes' contract was not renewed. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Irvine studied for qualification as an insurance broker whilst playing for Queen's Park. Irvine is a boyhood Leeds United fan, citing fellow Scot Eddie Gray as his favourite player. After Queen's Park, Irvine went on to play for Everton, Crystal Palace, Dundee United and Blackburn Rovers. He helped Everton win the 1983–84 FA Cup: despite being left out of the final