Everton's Average Starting Line-Up Ages
(Post-War only)

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By Manager - Chronologically

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Average Starting Line-Up Ages - By Manager: Youngest to Oldest
 (Managers in italics were caretaker managers whilst the club looked for a new boss)
 

Manager		 Seasons All Games League Only Youngest Line-Up Oldest Line-Up
  Tommy Eggleston 1972/73 24 years 176 days 24 years 176 days 23 years 143 days (D1) 25 years 11 days (D1)
  Howard Kendall 1981/82 - 1986/87 24 years 195 days 24 years 202 days 21 years 340 days (D1) 27 years 50 days (D1)
  Billy Bingham 1973/74 - 1976/77 24 years 328 days 24 years 332 days 23 years 14 days (D1) 26 years 155 days (D1)
  Harry Catterick 1960/61 - 1972/73 25 years 33 days 25 years 21 days 20 years 333 days (D1) 26 years 327 days (D1)
  Johnny Carey 1958/59 - 1960/61 25 years 53 days 25 years 58 days 23 years 208 days (LC) 26 years 300 days (D1)
  Steve Burtenshaw 1976/77 25 years 92 days 25 years 191 days 24 years 259 days (LC) 25 years 299 days (D1)
  Gordon Lee 1976/77 - 1980/81 25 years 150 days 25 years 144 days 23 years 328 days (D1) 27 years 23 days (D1)
  Duncan Ferguson 2019/20 25 years 247 days 25 years 218 days 25 years 45 days (PL) 26 years 116 days (PL)
  Directors 1958/59 25 years 253 days 25 years 253 days 24 years 81 days (D1) 26 years 103 days (D1)
  Leighton Baines/
Seamus Coleman		 2024/25 25 years 301 days 25 years 301 days 25 years 301 days (FAC) 25 years 301 days (FAC)
  Marco Silva 2018/19 - 2019/20 26 years 33 days 26 years 72 days 24 years 238 days (LC) 28 years 196 days (PL)
  Ian Buchan 1956/57 - 1958/59 26 years 111 days 26 years 112 days 23 years 321 days (D1) 28 years 345 days (D1)
  Jimmy Gabriel 1990/91 26 years 128 days 26 years 128 days 26 years 128 days (D1) 26 years 128 days (D1)
  Howard Kendall 1997/98 26 years 161 days 26 years 186 days 23 years 14 days (PL) 29 years 79 days (PL)
  Carlo Ancelotti 2019/20 - 2020/21 26 years 199 days 26 years 203 days 23 years 333 days (LC) 27 years 362 days (PL)
  Duncan Ferguson 2021/22 26 years 217 days 26 years 217 days 26 years 217 days (PL) 26 years 217 days (PL)
  Frank Lampard 2021/22 - 2022/23 26 years 253 days 26 years 242 days 24 years 254 days (PL) 28 years 37 days (PL)
  David Unsworth 2017/18 26 years 273 days 27 years 17 days 25 years 186 days (EL) 27 years 306 days (PL)
  Joe Royle/
David Unsworth		 2015/16 26 years 291 days 26 years 291 days 26 years 291 days (PL) 26 years 291 days (PL)
  Colin Harvey 1987/88 - 1990/91 26 years 364 days 26 years 359 days 25 years 234 days (D1) 28 years 328 days (D1)
  Sam Allardyce 2017/18 27 years 57 days 27 years 125 days 23 years 16 days (EL) 29 years 114 days (PL)
  Walter Smith 1998/99 - 2001/02 27 years 59 days 27 years 97 days 23 years 56 days (PL) 29 years 304 days (PL)
  Dave Watson 1996/97 27 years 132 days 27 years 132 days 26 years 47 days (PL) 28 years 319 days (PL)
  Mike Walker 1993/94 - 1994/95 27 years 140 days 27 years 141 days 26 years 11 days (PL) 28 years 237 days (PL)
  Rafa Benitez 2021/2022 27 years 169 days 27 years 226 days 24 years 353 days (PL) 28 years 213 days (PL)
  Ronald Koeman 2016/17- 2017/18 27 years 204 days 27 years 282 days 24 years 57 days (LC) 29 years 279 days (PL)
  Roberto Martinez 2013/14 - 2015/16 27 years 247 days 27 years 281 days 24 years 282 days (LC) 30 years 321 days (EL)
  Howard Kendall 1990/91 - 1993/94 27 years 269 days 27 years 296 days 25 years 363 days (D1) 29 years 128 days (PL)
  Sean Dyche 2022/23 - 2024/25 27 years 288 days 28 years 17 days 24 years 315 days (FAC) 30 years 36 days (PL)
  David Moyes 2024/25 - 2025/26 27 years 294 days 27 years 314 days 25 years 177 days (PL) 29 years 310 days (PL)
  Joe Royle 1994/95 - 1996/97 27 years 353 days 27 years 335 days 25 years 363 days (PL) 29 years 176 days (PL)
  David Moyes 2001/02 - 2012/13 27 years 364 days 28 years 39 days 22 years 320 days (EL) 30 years 263 days (PL)
  Cliff Britton 1948/49 - 1955/56 28 years 36 days 28 years 40 days 24 years 38 days (D2) 30 years 177 days (D1)
  Directors 1955/56 28 years 110 days 28 years 80 days 26 years 319 days (D1) 29 years 71 days (D1)
  Jimmy Gabriel 1993/94 28 years 130 days 28 years 130 days 27 years 256 days (PL) 28 years 230 days (PL)
  Theo Kelly* 1945/46 - 1948/49 29 years 81 days 29 years 95 days 26 years 348 days (D1) 32 years 167 days (D1)


* Theo Kelly was 'Secretary' rather than 'Manager' during the 1945/46 season.