Ray Evans (footballer, born 1949) explained

Ray Evans
Fullname:Raymond Leslie Evans
Birth Date:1949 9, df=y
Birth Place:Edmonton, London, England
Position:Full-back
Years1:1967–1974
Caps1:134
Goals1:2
Years2:1975–1976
Clubs2:Millwall
Caps2:74
Goals2:3
Years3:1977
Caps3:18
Goals3:0
Years4:1977–1978
Clubs4:Fulham
Caps4:86
Goals4:6
Years5:1978
Clubs5:California Surf
Caps5:24
Goals5:1
Years6:1979–1982
Clubs6:Stoke City
Caps6:94
Goals6:1
Years7:1982–1983
Caps7:60
Goals7:15
Years8:1983–1986
Clubs8:Tacoma Stars (indoor)
Caps8:85
Goals8:24
Years9:1989
Clubs9:Seattle Storm
Totalcaps:575
Totalgoals:52
Managerclubs1:Tacoma Stars (assistant)
Manageryears2:2000–2001
Managerclubs2:Columbia Basin College

Raymond Leslie "Ray" Evans (born 20 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full-back. He played for Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall, Fulham and Stoke City.[1] He also played for a number of clubs in the United States.

Career

Evans was born in Edmonton, London and joined Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice in May 1965, and signed as a full professional in 1967, making his league debut in March 1969 at Arsenal. He made 181 appearances, including four as substitute, in all competitions for the club from 1969 to 1974 and scored two goals.[2] Evans featured in both legs of the 1974 UEFA Cup final against Feyenoord with Spurs losing 4–2 on aggregate.

He joined Millwall for a fee of £35,000 in January 1975. He helped the Lions win promotion to the Second Division in the 1975–76 season and made 91 appearances for the club in three seasons. During the summer of 1977, Evans played for the St. Louis Stars of the North American Soccer League. He transferred to Fulham in March 1977, where he played 91 for the West London side as they posted three seasons of mid-table form in the Second Division. In 1978, he returned to the United States, where he played for the California Surf. He was selected for the First Team All-Star team in 1978.[3] In August 1979, he returned to England and signed for Stoke City.[1] He played 44 times for Stoke in the 1979–80 season, scoring a penalty against Aston Villa.[1] He played in 36 matches in the 1980–81 season and 26 times in the 1981–82 season. He returned to the United States again, after making 106 appearances for the Potters.[1]

In 1982, he moved permanently to the United States, when he signed with the Seattle Sounders for two seasons.[4] [5] In the autumn of 1983, he moved to the newly established Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He would play three seasons for Tacoma, before announcing his retirement in May 1986.[6] In 1989, he came out of retirement to play one season in the Western Soccer Alliance with the Seattle Storm.[7]

Coaching career

While with the Tacoma Stars, Evans also served as an assistant coach. He spent two seasons coaching the soccer team of Columbia Basin College in Washington.[8] He has also been a coach of the Three Rivers Soccer Club.[9]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur1968–69First Division6000000060
1969–70First Division160000000160
1970–71First Division7000000070
1971–72First Division220405060370
1972–73First Division220206081381
1973–74First Division4021010111533
1974–75First Division210001000220
Total1342701302521794
Millwall1974–75Second Division131000000131
1975–76Third Division321502000391
1976–77Second Division291109300394
Total7436011300916
St. Louis Stars1977NASL180180
Fulham1976–77Second Division120000000120
1977–78Second Division394102000424
1978–79Second Division352200000372
Total866302000916
California Surf1978NASL241241
Stoke City1979–80First Division401103000441
1980–81First Division320202000360
1981–82First Division220102100251
Total9414071001052
Seattle Sounders1982NASL31103110
1983NASL295295
Total601560!15
Career Total4902820033425256834

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur
Millwall

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. Hugman, B. J. (Ed) The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 (2005) p198 Retrieved 17 August 2008
  3. http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1978.html#NASL The Year in American Soccer – 1978
  4. http://soundercentral.com/gallery/albums/NASLSeattleSoundersStats/1982_G.jpg 1982 Seattle Sounders stats
  5. http://soundercentral.com/gallery/albums/NASLSeattleSoundersStats/1983_G.jpg 1983 Seattle Sounders stats
  6. STARS' RAY EVANS ENDING HIS 21-YEAR PRO SOCCER CAREER Seattle Post-Intelligencer – Friday, 2 May 1986
  7. http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1989/statswsa89.htm#Seattle 1989 Seattle Storm
  8. http://www.mehstg.com/whereare.htm#E
  9. Web site: Former Seattle and Tottenham defender Ray Evans eager to attend Saturday's friendly. soundersfc.com. Matt. Gaschk. July 17, 2014. 11 March 2024.
  10. Web site: uefa cup - 1972. mehstg.com. 6 May 2020.