John Evans (footballer, born 1900)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Evans[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1900[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Barking, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| West Bromwich Standard | |||
| Ewells | |||
| 1921–1922 | Walsall | 1 | (0) |
| 1922–1923 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| 1923–1924 | Sheffield United | 2 | (0) |
| 1924–1925 | Stoke | 12 | (0) |
| Northwich Victoria | |||
| Shrewsbury Town | |||
| Stalybridge Connaughts | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Evans (12 February 1900 – unknown) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Sheffield United, Walsall and Stoke.[1]
Career
Evans was born in Barking and played for West Bromwich Standard and Ewells before joining Walsall in 1921.[1] He played once for the "Saddlers" and then played for Shrewsbury Town and two matches with Sheffield United before signing for Stoke in 1924.[1] He played 12 times for Stoke in 1924–25 failing to make much of an impact and was released from the Victoria Ground at the end of the season. He then went on to play for Northwich Victoria, Shrewsbury Town and Stalybridge Connaughts .[1]
Career statistics
Source:[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Walsall | 1921–22 | Third Division North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheffield United | 1923–24 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stoke | 1924–25 | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Career Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||