| John Evans | |
| Fullname: | John Charles Evans |
| Birth Date: | 24 March 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Torquay, England |
| Sport: | Football |
| Position: | Winger |
| Club: | Torquay United |
| Medaltemplates: | Bowls |
John Charles Evans (born 24 March 1947 in Torquay) is an English former professional footballer and an international bowls player.[1]
Evans began his footballing career as an apprentice with Torquay United, turning professional in April 1965.[2] He made six league appearances as a winger, scoring once, before leaving Plainmoor.[3] But his football career took second place to bowls.[4]
He later became a regular member of the England bowls team, first capped in 1973,[5] then winning a silver medal in the 1974 British Commonwealth Games pairs competition with Peter Line.[6]
He won a bronze medal in the fours with Bill Irish, Tommy Armstrong and Peter Line at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg in addition to a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Cup).[7] He also won a silver in the pairs at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.[8] He reached the quarter-finals of the World Indoor Bowls Championships singles competition in 1991. In April 2001 he played in a trial to return to the England team for the first time since the 1982–83 bowling season, and later that year qualified to play in the 2002 World Indoor Championships.[9]
He ran a bowls tour company which ceased trading in 2008.[10]