John Evans (footballer, born 1900)

John Evans

Personal information
Full name	John Evans[1]
Date of birth	12 February 1900[1]
Place of birth	Barking, England[1]
Date of death	Unknown
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	West Bromwich Standard
–	Ewells
1921–1922	Walsall	1	(0)
1922–1923	Shrewsbury Town
1923–1924	Sheffield United	2	(0)
1924–1925	Stoke	12	(0)
–	Northwich Victoria
–	Shrewsbury Town
–	Stalybridge Connaughts
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

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

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

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Walsall	1921–22	1	0	0	0	1	0
Sheffield United	1923–24	2	0	0	0	2	0
Stoke	1924–25	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.