Ray Evans (footballer)

Football player infobox
playername= Ray Evans


fullname=Raymond Leslie Evans
dateofbirth=birth date and age|1949|09|20|
cityofbirth= Edmonton, London
countryofbirth= England
dateofdeath=
cityofdeath=
countryofdeath=
position= Full back (retired)
years=1967–1974
1975–1976
1977–1978
1979–1981
clubs= Tottenham Hotspur F.C
Millwall F.C.
Fulham F.C.
Stoke City F.C.
caps(goals)= 134 (2)
074 (3)
086 (6)
094 (1)

Ray Evans (born Edmonton, London 20 September 1949) is a living, former, professional footballer. A full back, Evans played for Tottenham Hotspur F.C, Millwall F.C., Fulham F.C. and Stoke City F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur career

Evans joined Spurs as an apprentice in June 1967 and made his league debut in March 1969 at Arsenal F.C He made 181 appearances including four as substitute in all competitions for the club between 1969-1974 and scoring 2 goals.Hugman,B,J (Ed)"The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005" (2005) p198 ISBN 1852916656 Retrieved August 17 2008] Evans featured in both legs of the 1974 UEFA Cup Final against Feyenoord

Later career

He joined Millwall for a fee of £35.000 [ [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=17586 Photo of Ray Evans] Retrieved August 18 2008] in January 1975 where he made 74 Football League appearances and scoring on 3 occasions.

Evans transferred to Fulham in March 1977 where he appeared 86 times in the Football League and scoring six goals.

In August 1979 he was transferred to Stoke City where he went on to make a further 94 Football League appearances and scoring once.

North American Soccer League (NASL). Evans played in the USA for the St. Louis Stars (NASL) in 1977, California Surf 1978 and finally for Seattle Sounders (NASL) between 1982-1983. [ [http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#E Noth American Socer League players] Retrieved August 19 2008]

Honours

*1974 UEFA Cup Final Runner- up
*Evans represented his country at Youth level

Today

Evans is the head coach of the Columbia Basin College, Washington, U.S.A [ [http://www.mehstg.com/whereare.htm#E] "Where are they now"? Retrieved August 18 2008]

External links

* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/rayevans.htm Fact file]

References