Thomas Raymond Evans (born 31 December 1976) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in England, he played for the Northern Ireland B team.
 Evans playing for York City in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Raymond Evans[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1976[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Doncaster, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1995 | Sheffield United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Harrow Borough (loan) | ||
| 1997 | → Coventry City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–2006 | Scunthorpe United | 245 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | York City | 81 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Alfreton Town | 16 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Boston United | ||
| Total | 346 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Northern Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Evans started his career with the Sheffield United youth system as a trainee before signing a professional contract on 3 July 1995.[1] He made no appearances for the side before joining Crystal Palace on a free transfer on 14 June 1996,[1] and was loaned out to Isthmian League side Harrow Borough in August.[2] Evans later made a loan move to Premier League side Coventry City in March 1997, but failed to make any appearances.[3]
Scunthorpe United
editPalace released him after his first season at the club and on 22 August 1997 he signed for Scunthorpe United.[1][2] Evans played for Scunthorpe in their 1–0 victory over Leyton Orient in the 1999 Third Division play-off final at Wembley Stadium.[4] He had surgery on a hand injury in May 2005, having suffered a problem with one of his knuckles on his index finger that had troubled him in previous seasons.[5] This operation led to him missing the first two months of the season, but returned to the line-up in early December.[1] He kept his place in the team for three months and after another spell on the sidelines he played in Scunthorpe's last six matches of the season.[1]
York City
editHe was released by Scunthorpe in May 2006 and joined Conference National club York City on 31 July after making a good impression on manager Billy McEwan during several weeks on trial.[6][7] He said that he believed promotion could be achieved for York with 20 clean sheets.[8] He was sent off in the 16th minute of an away match against Crawley Town on 9 September 2006 after fouling Dannie Bulman outside the penalty area, which York lost 3–0 with second choice goalkeeper Arran Reid brought on to replace him.[9] He was offered a new contract by York at the end of 2006–07.[10]
At the beginning of York's 2007–08 season, Evans came under-fire for poor performances by his manager, Billy McEwan and was later replaced by on-loan Bristol City goalkeeper Stephen Henderson.[11][12] Evans kept his place in the side after Henderson's recall back to Bristol City but was released at the end of the season.[13][14]
Later career
editHe signed for Alfreton Town in the Conference North in July 2008.[15] Evans found himself dropped from the Alfreton team at the beginning of December 2008 and in March 2009 Evans joined Gainsborough Trinity on a one-month loan, debuting in 1–1 away draw with Redditch United on 21 March 2009.[16] At Gainsborough, he made four appearances.[17] He finished 2008–09 with 24 appearances with Alfreton and he was released by the club,[18][19] after which he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division team Boston United on 23 July 2009.[20] He was released by Boston on 9 May 2010 after helping them win promotion to the Conference North after beating Bradford Park Avenue 2–1 in the 2010 Northern Premier League Premier Division play-off final.[21][22] He later returned to former club Scunthorpe to coach the youth team's goalkeepers.[23]
International career
editEvans played Northern Ireland at youth level and won his only cap for the Northern Ireland B team in a 2–1 defeat to Scotland on 20 May 2003.[3]
Personal life
editAfter retiring from professional football, Evans earned qualifications as a financial adviser and worked for Lloyds Bank before joining Paul Kerr Associates, the organisation of former player Paul Kerr.[24] He has a son called Bobby and a daughter called Molly
Career statistics
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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 1997–98[25] | Third Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998–99[4] | Third Division | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 1999–2000[26] | Second Division | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2000–01[27] | Third Division | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 54 | 0 | |
| 2001–02[28] | Third Division | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 2002–03[29] | Third Division | 46 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 54 | 0 | |
| 2003–04[30] | Third Division | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 2004–05[31] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005–06[32] | League One | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | 245 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 291 | 0 | ||
| York City | 2006–07[33] | Conference National | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| 2007–08[34] | Conference Premier | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[e] | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Total | 81 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 97 | 0 | |||
| Alfreton Town | 2008–09[18] | Conference North | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 2008–09[17] | Conference North | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 346 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 416 | 0 | ||
- ^ One appearance in Football League Trophy, one in Third Division play-offs
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
- ^ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in Third Division play-offs
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, two in Conference National play-offs
- ^ Seven appearances in FA Trophy, two in Conference League Cup
- ^ One appearance in Conference League Cup, one in FA Trophy
Honours
editScunthorpe United
Boston United
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2006). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006–07. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 134. ISBN 1-84596-111-0.
- ^ a b Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony (2007). Non-League Club Directory 2008. Kingsbridge: Tony Williams Publications. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-869833-57-2.
- ^ a b "Tom Evans". NIFG. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Tommy Evans in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Keeper Evans undergoes operation". BBC Sport. 26 May 2005. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Evans & Stanton leave Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 14 May 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Ex-Iron keeper Evans joins York". BBC Sport. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ Hughes, Claire (10 August 2006). "Good Evans wants City to follow his 20-plenty vision". The Press. York. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Flett, Dave (11 September 2006). "Bitter defeat". The Press. York. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "York boss releases eight players". BBC Sport. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Flett, Dave (31 August 2007). "Billy may axe Evans after nightmare start". The Press. York. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Kelly, Tony (1 September 2007). "City land loan star". The Press. York. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Woolford pens new York contract". BBC Sport. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Three players released by Walker". BBC Sport. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Evans is in Town". The Press. York. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Reshuffle for Gainsborough Trinity". Gainsborough Standard. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ a b Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 218–219. ISBN 978-1-869833-66-4.
- ^ a b Williams; Wright (eds.). Non-League Club Directory 2010. pp. 180–181.
- ^ "Reds in double swoop – Alfreton Town FC". Derbyshire Times. Chesterfield. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Evans becomes latest signing". Boston United F.C. 23 July 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Boston United release five after promotion season". BBC Sport. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Final Score". Boston United FC – The Original Website. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Professional dream is still alive for Winterton ace Jacob Hammond". Scunthorpe Telegraph. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Madden, Lawrie (13 April 2011). "PFA Careers after football: Tom Evans He has a son called Bobby Evans". Professional Footballers' Association. Archived from the original on 25 April 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Tommy Evans in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Tommy Evans in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Tommy Evans in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Tommy Evans in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Tommy Evans in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Tommy Evans in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Tommy Evans in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Tommy Evans in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ Batters, David (2008). York City: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 408–409, 420–421. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
- ^ Batters. York City: The Complete Record. pp. 410–411, 420–421.
External links
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- Tom Evans at Soccerbase
