Frank Lampard is seen by many as a 'young' Everton manager and given that three of his last four predecessors were all in their 60s, that may seem the case, but in fact his appointment is more of a return to what seems to be the more natural age for Blues bosses.
Current owner Farhad Moshiri had previously hired the four oldest managers in Everton history at the time of their appointment but history shows us that for a long time it was actually more of a younger man's job and Lampard, 43, is more in keeping with this.
Indeed the Blues' first nine bosses were all younger than Lampard when they first took charge and it wasn't until 1990 with the return of Howard Kendall - who was also the club's youngest-ever manager from the start of his first stint in 1981 - that they selected a manager older than the new gaffer is now.
That started a run of five consecutive managers older than Lampard before a 38-year-old David Moyes in 2002.
Here's the full run-down of Everton managers' ages at the time of their arrival.
Theo Kelly, aged 43 (1939)
Everton were one of the last major clubs to appoint a conventional manager having previously relied on selection committees and 'secretary-managers'.
Goodison stalwart Kelly, the man who devised Everton's crest and motto, was from a similar administrative background and stepped up from secretary to take the job.
Cliff Britton, aged 39 (1948)
After a poor start to the 1948/49 season, the Blues sent Kelly back to his secretarial office in search of a more experienced 'football man'.
Bristol-born Britton, the club's only manager from the south of England before Lampard, had made 242 appearances as a wing-half for Everton before the Second World War before cutting his managerial teeth with Burnley.
Ian Buchan, aged 36 (1956)
Perhaps the oddest appointment in Everton history, in an era before the two-tiered continental model of management came to Goodison, the Scot was appointed 'chief coach'.
A PT instructor, obsessed with physical fitness, in many ways he was ahead of his times but his methods did not bring success for the Blues in the 1950s.
Johnny Carey, aged 39 (1958)
The Irishman is best-known for his infamous exit as Everton manager, being sacked by John Moores while riding with his employer in the back of a taxi.
A long-serving Manchester United captain as a player, he came to be Blues boss on the back of a five-year stint at Blackburn Rovers, guiding them into the First Division in his final year at Ewood Park.
Harry Catterick, aged 41 (1961)
Darlington-born Catterick was a former Everton centre-forward who had already built up a decade's worth of managerial experience by the time he returned to Goodison Park.
Learning his craft in the lower divisions, he toiled at Crewe Alexandra and Rochdale before transforming Sheffield Wednesday's fortunes.
In 1959 Catterick steered the Owls to the Second Division title and in 1961 they were on their way to finishing runners-up in the First Division to double winners Tottenham before he jumped ship on April 22.
Billy Bingham, aged 41 (1973)
Former Everton outside right Bingham had enjoyed a varied managerial career before making his Goodison comeback.
The Belfast man started out in the dugout in Merseyside with Southport in 1965 who he steered to a first ever promotion out of the Fourth Division two years later.
After departing Haig Avenue in October 1967, Bingham took charge of the Northern Ireland national team but he combined this with club duties at Plymouth Argyle (1968-70) and Linfield (1970-71).
His last job before taking the Everton hotseat was as coach of the Greece national side from September 1971-February 1973.
Gordon Lee, aged 42 (1977)
A former Aston Villa right-back Lee, had three previous managerial positions before arriving at Goodison in January 1977.
He started off at Port Vale in 1968 where he succeeded Stanley Matthews, guiding them to promotion from the Fourth Division in 1970.
After five-and-a-half years in the Potteries, Lee switched to Third Division strugglers Blackburn Rovers in January 1974, steering the Lancashire club to the title the following season.
Lee jumped two divisions that summer as he switched to top-flight Newcastle United but his functional 'no stars' policy and decision to sell Malcolm Macdonald to Arsenal made him unpopular with some Magpies fans.
Howard Kendall, aged 35 (1981)
After originally departing Everton for Birmingham City as part of the deal to bring Bob Latchford to Goodison, Kendall also had a spell with Stoke City before embarking on his managerial career with Blackburn Rovers.
As player-boss he steered them to promotion into the Second Division in 1980 and after narrowly missing out on a place in the top flight the following season the Blues came calling again.
Colin Harvey, aged 42 (1987)
Apart from Buchan, Harvey is the only other Everton boss not to have held a senior managerial position at any other club either before or after his Goodison tenure.
The Blues have always been Harvey's life though and after a brief spell with Sheffield Wednesday at the end of his playing career the former midfielder was back at the club in 1976 as youth team coach under Bingham.
He became reserve team coach on Kendall's return in 1981, was promoted to first team coach in 1983 and was at his ex-team-mate's side throughout the successes of the mid-1980s.
Harvey's selfless dedication to the Everton cause was exemplified by his decision to return to the Blues as Kendall's number two in 1990 just days after being sacked as manager.
Howard Kendall, aged 44 (1990)
Departing Goodison after a second title win in 1987 to try his hand at European football with Athletic Bilbao following the post-Heysel European ban, Kendall enjoyed two years in the Basque country.
He was back in the English First Division with Manchester City in December 1989 but after less than a year at Maine Road, that 'love affair' was over as it was time to come home to his 'marriage' with Everton.
Mike Walker, aged 48 (1994)
Colwyn Bay-born Walker was a goalkeeper as a player before his first stint at management with Colchester United where he'd spent the bulk of his career.
He lasted 18 months in charge of the Essex club between April 1986 and November 1987 before being sacked while they were top of the Fourth Division.
After a stint as Norwich City's youth team boss, he impressed during his brief spell in charge of the Canaries first team.
Playing an attack-minded brand of football, the Norfolk outfit finished third in the first season of the Premier League under Walker and knocked Bayern Munich out of the UEFA Cup the following year.
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Joe Royle, aged 45 (1994)
The former Everton centre-forward had a longer stint at Oldham Athletic than Moyes did at Goodison before returning to the Blues.
Royle was in charge of the Latics for 12 years between 1982-94 and as well as a rich pedigree in cup competitions that included FA Cup semi-finals in 1990 and 1994 and a League Cup final in 1990, he guided them into the top flight in 1991 where they stayed for three seasons before relegation in 1994.
Howard Kendall, aged 51 (1997)
After former Blues striker Andy Gray had entertained the overtures of Peter Johnson only to sign a lucrative new deal with Sky, Kendall was called upon again for a third spell in charge.
Since his second stint at Goodison, he had a spell in Greece with Xanthi and short-lived period at Notts County before taking charge of Sheffield United.
After saving the club from relegation to the third tier in 1996, he took them to within 90 minutes of the Premier League the following year by reaching the Play-Off final at Wembley.
Walter Smith, aged 50 (1998)
Replacing Anfield-bound Graeme Souness in April 1991, Smith led Rangers to seven consecutive Scottish titles to equal Celtic's record of nine in a row, enticing big names such as Brian Laudrup, Paul Gascoigne and Basile Boli to Ibrox.
After their Old Firm rivals finally ended Rangers' grip on power in 1998, Smith headed south of the border, and looked set to join Sheffield Wednesday before Peter Johnson stepped in to take him to Goodison Park.
David Moyes, aged 38 (2002)
The Glaswegian had taken his coaching badges aged 22 and after leaving Celtic the majority of his playing career as a centre-back was in English football's lower divisions.
Moyes got his big break in management at Preston North End where he replaced Gary Peters in January 1998.
Having steered the club clear of relegation danger in his first season, Moyes took them into the Division Two (then third tier) play-offs the following year.
In 2000, he won the Division Two title with Preston and the following season they came within a game of back-to-back promotion and a place in the Premier League for the first time as they lost a Wembley play-off final to Lancashire rivals Bolton Wanderers.
Roberto Martinez, aged 39 (2013)
The Catalan, who had been in the UK since joining Wigan Athletic back in 1995, was appointed to his first managerial post with Swansea City in February 2007.
Replacing Kenny Jackett, Martinez narrowly missed out on a League One play-off place in his first season but he guided them to the title and promotion the following year.
In 2009 he got his chance to manage in the Premier League with former club Wigan.
Despite implementing a more expressive brand of football than his predecessors, results on the pitch were generally disappointing.
Inheriting a side that had finished 11th, Martinez presided over finishes of 16th, 16th, 15th and ultimately 18th and relegation in 2013.
However, Everton chairman Bill Kenwright was impressed with how Martinez had overcome Manchester City in the FA Cup final the same year and handed him the Blues job.
Ronald Koeman, aged 53 (2016)
With eight previous positions behind him, including stints in charge of Dutch football's big three: Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord plus Vitesse and AZ in his homeland along with Benfica, Valencia and Southampton, Koeman was the oldest-man to be appointed Everton manager at the time.
That status has since been usurped by no fewer than three other bosses in their 60s hired by Farhad Moshiri.
A legendary figure as a player, netting the goal that secured Barcelona their first-ever European Cup success in 1992, Koeman was nevertheless something of a journeyman in the dugout, leaving many Blues to feel like Everton was just another job for him, although he did steer Ajax and PSV to Dutch titles, winning the cup with the former, an achievement he matched in Spain with Valencia.
Sam Allardyce, aged 63 (2017)
Following Koeman's sacking and a difficult caretaker stint for Under-23s manager David Unsworth, Mr Moshiri turned to 'Fireman Sam' to extinguish the flames of Everton's season.
After learning his managerial trade in the lower divisions with Blackpool and Notts County, Allardyce established his reputation in the Premier League with Bolton Wanderers, who he guided to sixth place in 2005.
He also had spells at Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers, West Ham United and Sunderland - securing a great escape from relegation with the latter in 2016 - before landing himself the England job.
The Dudley-born former centre-half was delighted to secure such a high-profile position with the national team but his tenure lasted just one game as he left amid allegations of malpractice and he had a stint back in the English top flight with Crystal Palace before the Blues came calling.
Marco Silva, aged 40 (2018)
Cutting his teeth with Estoril and Sporting CP in his Portuguese homeland - winning the domestic cup with the latter - Silva enjoyed success in Greek football, guiding Olympiakos to the title in 2016, before trying his luck in England.
He took over Hull City midway through the 2016/17 season and although he was unable to save the struggling Tigers from Premier League relegation, he did enough to grab the attention of Watford who hired him for the following campaign.
After an impressive start at Vicarage Road, he was tracked by Everton as they looked to replace Koeman but understandably the Hornets were in no mood to lose a manager they had brought in just a few months earlier.
Although Silva initially stayed put at Watford, he was sacked the following January with the club claiming an ;unwarranted approach by a Premier League rival' had caused 'significant deterioration in both focus and results'.
The Blues would end up agreeing to pay the Hertfordshire outfit around £4million in compensation.
Carlo Ancelotti, aged 60 (2019)
Management royalty having won three Champions Leagues (the only man not to achieve the feat with a single club) and major honours in all five of Europe's big leagues, Ancelotti became conveniently available for Everton after Silva was sacked having fallen victim to the caprice of maverick Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis.
After coaching Reggiana, Parma, Juventus and Milan in his homeland - lifting a league, cup and two Champions Leagues with the latter - the Italian started his western European tour at Chelsea who he steered to a domestic double in his first season in charge before being sacked (while still inside Goodison Park) after 'only' finishing second the following year.
Ancelotti had further stints with Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid (who he guided to La Decima - their 10th European Cup) and Bayern Munich before going back to Serie A with Napoli.
Rafa Benitez, aged 61 (2021)
Starting off as a junior coach at Real Madrid, Benitez worked his way up in Spain, serving time at Valladolid, Osasuna, Extremadura and Tenerife before guiding Valencia to a brace of La Liga titles.
Liverpool were his first overseas assignment, steering them to Champions League success in his first season and the FA Cup in his second over a six-year tenure.
Benitez lasted just half a season at Internazionale, who had completed a treble under Jose Mourinho the previous season before returning to England two years' later as Chelsea's interim boss where he overcame a hostile reception from many fans to lift the Europa League.
After a couple of years at Napoli, he had another short stint back at Real Madrid before a third spell in England with Newcastle United.
Benitez was unable to save the Magpies from relegation but then won instant promotion and remained for a further two years in the Premier League before a troubled stint in China with Dalian Pro.
Frank Lampard, aged 43 (2022)
The Premier League's all-time leading goalscorer among non-strikers, Lampard got his big break in management with Championship Derby County.
He steered the Rams to a sixth place finish in 2018/19 - a repeat of the previous year - but missed out on promotion after losing the play-off final to Aston Villa at Wembley.
The nevertheless moved up to the Premier League that summer when Chelsea, the club where he spent the bulk of his player career, hired him to replace Maurizio Sarri.
Despite having to work under a transfer embargo, he guided the west London club to a fourth-place finish in the Premier League and FA Cup final in 2020 but was dismissed midway through his second season in charge.
