Bert Evans

Bert Evans

Personal information
Full name	Hubert William Richard Evans
Date of birth	August 10, 1922
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales
Date of death	May 8, 2008 (aged 85)[1]
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1939-1940	Swansea Town
1945-1951	Lovell's Athletic
1951-1952	Newport County	14	(1)
1952-1957	Llanelli
1957-1961	McIlvaine Canvasbacks
1961-?	San Pedro Toros
National team
1959	United States	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Bert Evans was a Welsh-American football (soccer) player who earned one cap with the U.S. national team in an 8-1 loss to England on May 28, 1959.^[2]

Evans signed professional forms with Swansea Town on his 17th birthday in August 1939. Just three weeks later, however, war broke out and the Football League suspended operations. Evans would never get the chance to shine for his hometown team. He joined the Royal Air Force and played for their representative XI when stationed in Egypt. After the hostilities, Evans rebuilt his football career, signing for Lovell's Athletic. After winning the Welsh Football League, the club graduated to the Southern League in 1947. In April 1951, Hubert Evans signed for Newport County, at long last making his debut in the Football League at 28 years of age. After 14 appearances (1 goal), Evans returned to the Southern League with another Welsh club, Llanelli.^[3] In 1957, Evans moved to the United States and settled in California. When he arrived he joined the semi-professional San Pedro McIlvaine Canvasbacks, playing as a central defender and team captain when they won the 1959 National Challenge Cup.^[4] In 1961, he moved to the San Pedro Toros.

References

1. "Hubert R. Evans:". genealogybank. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
2. USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969
3. NEWPORT COUNTY: 1946/47 - 1987/88
4. "Dallas Pins Loss on Toros". Los Angeles Times. November 1, 1961.