Ossie Evans Explained

Ossie Evans
Fullname:	Oswald Vernon Evans
Birth Date:	2 September 1916
Birth Place:	Llanelli, Wales
Death Place:	Blackburn, England
Position:	Goalkeeper
Years1:	–1946
Clubs1:	Milford Haven
Years2:	1946
Clubs2:	Fulham
Caps2:	1
Goals2:	0
Years3:	1949–1950
Clubs3:	Ashford Town
Caps3:	35
Goals3:	0

Oswald Vernon Evans (2 September 1916 – May 1986) was a Welsh footballer who made more than one appearance in the Football League for Fulham as a goalkeeper. While a Fulham player, he "reputedly weighed over 20 stone".^[1]

Career statistics

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Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fulham	1946–47^[2]	Second Division	1	0	0	0	―		1	0
Ashford Town	1948–49^[3]	Kent League	18	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
	1949–50		17	0	1	0	7^[4]	0	25	0
	Total		35	0	1	0	7	0	43	0
Career total			36	0	1	0	7	0	44	0

1. Web site: Fulham and the Second World War Part 4 – Season 1945/46 . 2 January 2023 . University of Wolverhampton.
2. Web site: Oswald Evans . 4 August 2019 . Fulhamweb.
3. Web site: Ossie Evans Player Profile . 25 June 2022 . Nuts and Bolts Archive.
4. 3 appearances in Kent League Cup, 2 appearances in Kent Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Kent Senior Shield

Honours

Ashford Town

• Kent League: 1949–50