Dai Evans (footballer, born 1902) explained

Dai Evans
Fullname:David Evans
Birth Date:28 January 1902
Birth Place:Abercanaid, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Death Date:15 December 1951
Death Place:Sully, Glamorgan, Wales
Position:Defender
Years1:1921–1922
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1922–1923
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1923–1924
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1924–1928
Caps4:122
Goals4:11
Years5:1928–1929
Caps5:18
Goals5:0
Years6:1929–1930
Caps6:19
Goals6:0
Totalcaps:149
Totalgoals:11
Nationalyears1:1926–1928
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0

David "Dai" Evans (28 January 1902 – 1951) was a professional footballer who played as a left half in the 1920s. He played for a number of teams in the English Football League, including Reading, Huddersfield Town and Bury.[1]

He also won four caps for Wales, the first of which was against Ireland on 13 February 1926.[2]

He was known as 'Dai Gethin' after the pub owned by his parents.

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Soccerdata . 2004 . 1-899468-67-6 .
  2. Web site: Ireland v Wales 13 February 1926 – Wales line-up at Welsh Football Data Archive . 2 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160410061650/http://wfda.co.uk/international_details.php?id=128 . 10 April 2016 . dead .