Nolan Evans
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nolan Edwin Evans[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashton-in-Makerfield, England | ||
| Date of death | 1948 (aged 62–63)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Brynn Central | |||
| St Helens Recreation | |||
| 1910–1912 | Exeter City | ||
| 1912–1914 | Clapton Orient | 111 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nolan Evans (1885 – 1948), sometimes known as Peggy Evans, was an English professional football left back who played in the Football League for Clapton Orient.[1]
Personal life
Evans fought with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) (more popularly known as the 1st Football Battalion) during the First World War.[2] He was wounded at Delville Wood.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 93. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ "The Footballers' Battalions". www.football-league.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Visit to the Somme". ECFC Supporters Trust. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
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Categories:
- English football defender, 1880s birth stubs
- 1885 births
- 1948 deaths
- People from Ashton-in-Makerfield
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Association football fullbacks
- Brynn Central F.C. players
- St Helens Recreation F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- British Army soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- Southern Football League players