| Tony Evans | |
| Fullname: | Anthony Evans |
| Birth Date: | 11 January 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 1973 |
| Caps1: | 15 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 1973–1975 |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1975–1979 |
| Caps3: | 124 |
| Goals3: | 47 |
| Years4: | 1979–1983 |
| Caps4: | 66 |
| Goals4: | 28 |
| Years5: | 1983–1984 |
| Caps5: | 21 |
| Goals5: | 7 |
| Years6: | 1984–1985 |
| Caps6: | 23 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Years7: | 1985 |
| Clubs7: | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) |
| Caps7: | 4 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 1985 |
| Clubs8: | → Exeter City (loan) |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 1985–1986 |
| Caps9: | 10 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 1986–1987 |
| Clubs10: | Stafford Rangers |
| Totalcaps: | 269 |
| Totalgoals: | 94 |
Anthony Evans (born 11 January 1954) is an English former professional footballer.
Evans was born in Liverpool. He played as a forward for clubs including Cardiff City, for whom he made well over 100 appearances,[2] and Birmingham City, for whom he was leading scorer in the 1981–82 season.[3]
Evans scored a hat-trick for Birmingham City against Manchester City in September 1981.[3] This was the last top-flight hat-trick for Birmingham City until Mikael Forssell scored three against Tottenham Hotspur in 2008.
He then spent 21 games of the 1983-84 season with Crystal Palace, scoring seven goals - all of them away from home - to ensure their safety in the Second Division.[4]
He joined Swindon Town on a free transfer from Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 1985, staying for the whole season but only racking up 14 appearances - mostly in August and September, and none after January - before he went to Stafford Rangers in May 1986.[5] He stayed there for one season.[6]
On retiring from football, he became a social worker, setting up the "Midnight League" to give young people an opportunity to play organised football at night as a diversion from possibly less constructive activities.[7] [8]