John Evans (footballer, born 1900)

John Evans (born 12 February 1900) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Sheffield United, Walsall and Stoke.[1]

John Evans

Personal information
Full name	John Evans[1]
Date of birth	12 February 1900[1]
Place of birth	Barking, England[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1919–1920	West Bromwich Standard
1920–1921	Ewells
1921–1922	Walsall	1	(0)
1922–1923	Shrewsbury Town
1923–1924	Sheffield United	2	(0)
1924–1925	Stoke	12	(0)
1925	Northwich Victoria
1926	Shrewsbury Town
1927	Stalybridge Connaughts
Total		15	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Evans was born in Barking and played for West Bromwich Standard and Ewells before joining Walsall in 1921.[1] He played once for the "Saddlers" and then played for Shrewsbury Town and two matches with Sheffield United before signing for Stoke in 1924.[1] He played 12 times for Stoke in 1924–25 failing to make much of an impact and was released from the Victoria Ground at the end of the season. He then went on to play for Northwich Victoria, Shrewsbury Town and Stalybridge Connaughts .[1]

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Walsall	1921–22	Third Division North	1	0	0	0	1	0
Sheffield United	1923–24	First Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
Stoke	1924–25	Second Division	12	0	0	0	12	0
Career Total			15	0	0	0	15	0

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. John Evans at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)