David Moyes played for Cambridge United, Bristol City, Shrewsbury Town and Dunfermline Athletic before ending his playing career with Preston North End. He became a coach at Preston, working his way up to assistant manager before eventually taking over as manager in 1998, his first managerial position. Moyes led Preston to the Division Two title in 1999–2000 and the Division One play-off final the following season. Moyes became manager of Everton in March 2002 and under him the club qualified for the third qualifying round for the UEFA Champions League in 2005 and reached the 2009 FA Cup Final. Upon reaching his
2007–08 Everton F.C. season result for a club with limited financial resources, and served to enhance manager David Moyes' reputation as one of the best managers in England. "Everton won 8–1 on aggregate." "Fiorentina 2–2 Everton on aggregate. Fiorentina won 4–2 on penalties." Kick-off delayed by 30 minutes to 3.30pm due to a fire outside the ground. ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season 2007–08 Everton F.C. season After a sluggish start, Everton climbed the table and stood fourth with ten