Alan Irvine

James Alan Irvine (born 12 July 1958) is a Scottish former professional footballer and coach. Irvine played as a Winger for Queen's Park, Everton, Crystal Palace, Dundee United and Blackburn Rovers. As a coach, Irvine worked in various roles at Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End, Newcastle United and Everton before becoming a manager, firstly with Preston and then Sheffield Wednesday. After three years in charge of the Everton Academy, he became head coach of West Bromwich Albion. He rejoined Blackburn as assistant manager in November 2015. In March 2017, he became caretaker manager of Norwich 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.