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.[1] While a Fulham player, he "reputedly weighed over 20 stone".[2]

Ossie Evans
Personal information
Full name Oswald Vernon Evans[1]
Date of birth (1916-09-02)2 September 1916
Place of birth Llanelli, Wales
Date of death May 1986 (1986-06) (aged 69)[1]
Place of death Blackburn, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1946 Milford Haven
1946 Fulham 1 (0)
1949–1950 Ashford Town 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 1946–47[3] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Ashford Town 1948–49[4] Kent League 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
1949–50[4] 17 0 1 0 7[a] 0 25 0
Total 35 0 1 0 7 0 43 0
Career total 36 0 1 0 7 0 44 0
  1. ^ 3 appearances in Kent League Cup, 2 appearances in Kent Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Kent Senior Shield

Honours

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Ashford Town

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ossie Evans". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Fulham and the Second World War Part 4 – Season 1945/46". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Oswald Evans". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Ossie Evans Player Profile". Nuts and Bolts Archive. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  5. ^ Ashford Town (Kent) F.C. at the Football Club History Database