History of Everton F.C. to promising young Preston North End manager David Moyes with the task of moving Everton forward after years of underachievement, and he was able to steer the club to safety in the last few games of the season, finishing 15th. In Moyes' first full season in charge, Everton finished seventh in the Premiership and just missed out on a UEFA Cup place in a campaign which was dominated by the emergence of brilliant young striker Wayne Rooney, who came to national prominence with a spectacular last-minute winner against league champions Arsenal, becoming the youngest English league goalscorer ever and Everton's
Ben Richards-Everton to join Conference Premier side Tamworth. During December 2013, with continued good form, Richards-Everton attracted the attention of many higher English clubs. Tamworth were expected to sell the defender in January 2014 before his contact expired, but he stayed at the club until August 2014. Ben was tracked by a number of Football League and Premier League clubs, but on 22 August 2014, Richards-Everton signed for Partick Thistle, after impressing on a trial period earlier in the summer. He was immediately loaned to Scottish League One club Airdrieonians, making his debut on 23 August 2014, in a 3–0 defeat against