Mickey Evans (footballer, born 1947) explained

Mickey Evans
Fullname:Michael Graham Evans
Birth Date:4 June 1947
Birth Place:Llanidloes, Wales
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1963–1964
Youthclubs1:Wolverhampton Wanderers
Years1:1964–1966
Years2:1966–1979
Clubs2:Wrexham
Caps1:0
Caps2:383
Goals1:0
Goals2:19
Manageryears1:1983–2007
Manageryears2:2009–2014
Managerclubs2:Caersws

Michael Graham Evans (born 4 June 1947) is a Welsh former footballer who had a long playing career in the English Football League with Wrexham.[1]

Career

Evans was born in Llanidloes and joined Wolverhampton Wanderers as a 15-year-old apprentice in 1963, signing professional forms on his 17th birthday under Stan Cullis. However, he never managed to break through into Wolves' first team and left for Wrexham in 1966.

His Wrexham career lasted 13 seasons. He made some 500 first-team appearances, appeared in five Welsh Cup Finals, including one as captain, and won two promotions, which took the club to the second tier in the late 1970s for the first time in their history. He also played for Wrexham in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1976; they reached the quarter-final before losing by the odd goal to Anderlecht.[2] He also represented Wales at Schoolboy, Youth and Under-23 levels before his playing career was ended by a back injury sustained during a match at Fulham in 1978–79.

He joined Caersws in 1983, initially as player-manager. He served as manager for 24 seasons, taking the club to three Welsh League Cup triumphs and, in 2002, a place in the InterToto Cup. He resigned in June 2007, continuing to work for an oil company[3] while scouting for former club Wrexham, but returned to the post two years later.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wrexham : 1946/47 – 2008/09 . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 23 March 2010.
  2. News: Caught in Time: Wrexham in the European Cup Winners' Cup, 1976 . Greg . Struthers . The Sunday Times . 14 October 2007 . 23 March 2010.
  3. News: Good Evans it's tough to break up a love affair . Gareth . Bicknell . Daily Post . North Wales . 21 June 2007 . 23 March 2010 . dead. https://archive.today/20120724021948/http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport-news/welsh-football-league/2007/06/21/good-evans-it-s-tough-to-break-up-a-love-affair-55578-19330230/ . 24 July 2012 .
  4. Web site: Mickey returns as Bluebirds' boss . Welsh Premier League . 3 July 2009 . 23 March 2010 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324120612/http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/news/887-mickey-returns-as-bluebirds-boss . 24 March 2012 .