- Birthdate: 28 August 1929
- Birthplace: Tilbury, Essex, England
- Date of death: 6 January 2004
- Other clubs: Tilbury, Watford (1948-49), Bata Sports (1949), Charlton Athletic (1949-53), Colchester United (1957-59), Romford (1960-62), Ford United (1962-65)
- Signed from: Charlton Athletic
- Signed for LFC: £12,500, 25.12.1953
- Liverpool debut: 26.12.1953
- Last appearance: 02.11.1957
- Debut goal: 02.01.1954
- Last goal: 02.03.1957
- Contract expiry: 21.11.1957
- Win ratio: 40.19% W:43 D:26 L:38
- Games/goals ratio: 2.02
- Total games/goals opposite LFC: 7 / 5
- League games / goals: 97 / 49
- Total games / goals: 107 / 53
Player Profile
Evans played 90 League matches in three and a half seasons for Charlton Athletic, scoring 38 times in the First Division. He was very prolific against Liverpool, having scored seven goals in five matches, including a brace in a 6-0 Charlton win three months before he was transferred to the Reds. Liverpool were sliding towards relegation after winning only five of their first 24 matches and at least Evans' introduction on Boxing Day 1953 saw a slight improvement with a draw taken from West Bromwich Albion's visit just 24 hours after the Midlanders had triumphed over Liverpool 5-2 at The Hawthorns. That started a run of 16 successive matches, in which Evans scored five times, but the introduction of a number of new players in the second half of the season could not prevent the drop.
Evans only missed four League games in 1954/55 as Liverpool got used to life in the Second Division and scored 29 times. He was the first Liverpool player to score five goals in one game for 52 years, as Bristol Rovers were defeated 5-3 at Anfield on 15 September 1954; a rare feat that only five players have managed in the club‘s history. Evans was one goal shy of repeating his achievement six months later when Bury were beaten at Gigg Lane, failing to add his fifth in the final twenty minutes of the game. Evans wasn't quite as prolific the next season but still managed 13 goals from 31 League appearances maintaining his record of scoring one goal every two games in his Liverpool career. But only a few weeks into the 1956/57 season, he lost his place to a young Jimmy Melia and was eventually transferred to Colchester United in Third Division South in November 1957, where he added another 22 League goals to an already impressive tally.
Appearances per season
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps |
Minutes |
Opponent |
6 |
570 |
Lincoln City |
5 |
450 |
Bury |
5 |
450 |
West Ham United |
5 |
450 |
Fulham |
5 |
450 |
Doncaster Rovers |
4 |
360 |
Blackburn Rovers |
4 |
360 |
Stoke City |
4 |
360 |
Rotherham United |
4 |
360 |
Leeds United |
4 |
360 |
Middlesbrough |
4 |
360 |
Plymouth Argyle |
4 |
360 |
Notts County |
4 |
360 |
Port Vale |
3 |
270 |
Hull City |
3 |
270 |
Bristol Rovers |
3 |
270 |
Huddersfield Town |
3 |
270 |
Nottingham Forest |
3 |
270 |
Manchester City |
2 |
210 |
Scunthorpe United |
2 |
180 |
Bolton Wanderers |
2 |
180 |
Leicester City |
2 |
180 |
Birmingham City |
2 |
180 |
Barnsley |
2 |
180 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
2 |
180 |
Luton Town |
2 |
180 |
Bristol City |
2 |
180 |
Swansea City |
2 |
180 |
Derby |
1 |
90 |
Cardiff City |
1 |
90 |
Sheffield United |
1 |
90 |
Charlton Athletic |
1 |
90 |
Ipswich Town |
1 |
90 |
Sunderland |
1 |
90 |
Aston Villa |
1 |
90 |
Tottenham |
1 |
90 |
Everton |
1 |
90 |
WBA |
1 |
90 |
Burnley |
1 |
90 |
Arsenal |
1 |
90 |
Preston North End |
1 |
90 |
Chelsea |
1 |
90 |
Accrington Stanley |
Total |
Venue |
54 |
Home |
53 |
Away |
Goals per season
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Milestone Appearances
# |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
26.12.1953 |
WBA |
Anfield |
League |
50 |
19.03.1955 |
Lincoln City |
Anfield |
League |
100 |
03.09.1956 |
West Ham United |
Upton Park |
League |
Milestone Goals
# |
Minute |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
2 |
02.01.1954 |
Bolton Wanderers |
Anfield |
League |
50 |
22 |
02.04.1956 |
Doncaster Rovers |
Anfield |
League |
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Other Clubs
Club |
Season |
Club rank |
League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Tilbury |
|
London league |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Watford |
1948-1949 |
England Third Division South |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Bata Sports |
1949 |
London league |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Charlton Athletic |
1950-1951 |
England First Division |
31 |
14 |
32 |
14 |
Charlton Athletic |
1951-1952 |
England First Division |
34 |
12 |
34 |
12 |
Charlton Athletic |
1952-1953 |
England First Division |
13 |
5 |
13 |
5 |
Charlton Athletic |
1953-1954 |
England First Division |
12 |
7 |
12 |
7 |
Colchester |
1957-1958 |
England Third Division South |
24 |
7 |
24 |
7 |
Colchester |
1958-1959 |
England Third Division |
27 |
14 |
31 |
16 |
Colchester |
1959-1960 |
England Third Division |
5 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
Romford |
1960-1962 |
Southern League Prenier Division |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Ford United |
1962-1965 |
Aetolian League |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total |
146 |
60 |
151 |
62 |