Tony Evans (footballer, born 1954)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Evans | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973 | Formby | 15 | (7) |
| 1973–1975 | Blackpool | 6 | (0) |
| 1975–1979 | Cardiff City | 124 | (47) |
| 1979–1983 | Birmingham City | 66 | (28) |
| 1983–1984 | Crystal Palace | 21 | (7) |
| 1984–1985 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | (5) |
| 1985 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1985 | → Exeter City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Swindon Town | 10 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Stafford Rangers | ? | (?) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Anthony "Tony" Evans (born 11 January 1954) is an English former professional footballer.
Evans was born in Liverpool. He played as a forward for clubs including Cardiff City, for whom he made well over 100 appearances,[1] and Birmingham City, for whom he was leading scorer in the 1981–82 season.[2]
Evans scored a hat-trick for Birmingham City against Manchester City in September 1981.[2] This was the last top-flight hat-trick for Birmingham City until Mikael Forssell scored three against Tottenham Hotspur in 2008.
He then spent 21 games of the 1983-84 season with Crystal Palace, scoring seven goals - all of them away from home - to ensure their safety in the Second Division.[3]
He joined Swindon Town on a free transfer from Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 1985, staying for the whole season but only racking up 14 appearances - mostly in August and September, and none after January - before he went to Stafford Rangers in May 1986.[4] He stayed there for one season.[5]
On retiring from football, he became a social worker, setting up the "Midnight League" to give young people an opportunity to play organised football at night as a diversion from possibly less constructive activities.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Tony Evans". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
- 1 2 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 85, 217. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.
- ↑
- ↑ "Tony Evans playing record". Swindon Town. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ "Tony Evans". World Football. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ Davies, Gareth A. (14 December 2000). "Rays of hope in the dead of night". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
- ↑ Hubbard, Alan (22 April 2001). "Just a kick at midnight". The Independent. Retrieved 25 February 2009.