Ray Evans (footballer, born 1949)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Raymond Leslie Evans[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 20 September 1949||
Place of birth | Edmonton, London, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1974 | Tottenham Hotspur | 134 | (2) |
1975–1976 | Millwall | 74 | (3) |
1977 | St. Louis Stars | 18 | (0) |
1977–1978 | Fulham | 86 | (6) |
1978 | California Surf | 24 | (1) |
1979–1982 | Stoke City | 94 | (1) |
1982–1983 |
Seattle Sounders | 60 | (15) |
1983–1986 |
Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 85 | (24) |
1989 |
Seattle Storm | ||
Total | 575 | (52) | |
Managerial career | |||
Tacoma Stars (assistant) | |||
2000–2001 | Columbia Basin College | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Raymond Leslie "Ray" Evans (born 20 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full-back. He played for Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall, Fulham and Stoke City.[1] He also played for a number of clubs in the United States.
Career
Evans was born in Edmonton, London and joined Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice in May 1965, and signed as a full professional in 1967, making his league debut in March 1969 at Arsenal. He made 181 appearances, including four as substitute, in all competitions for the club from 1969 to 1974 and scored two goals.[2] Evans featured in both legs of the 1974 UEFA Cup final against Feyenoord with Spurs losing 4–2 on aggregate.
He joined
In 1982, he moved permanently to the United States, when he signed with the
Coaching career
While with the
Career statistics
Source:[10]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tottenham Hotspur | 1968–69 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
1969–70 | First Division | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
1970–71 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
1971–72 | First Division | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
1972–73 | First Division | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 1 | |
1973–74 | First Division | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 53 | 3 | |
1974–75 | First Division | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Total | 134 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 179 | 4 | ||
Millwall | 1974–75 | Second Division | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
1975–76 | Third Division | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
1976–77 | Second Division | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | |
Total | 74 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 6 | ||
St. Louis Stars | 1977 | NASL | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
Fulham | 1976–77 | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
1977–78 | Second Division | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | |
1978–79 | Second Division | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
Total | 86 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 6 | ||
California Surf | 1978 | NASL | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
Stoke City | 1979–80 | First Division | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
1980–81 | First Division | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
1981–82 | First Division | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
Total | 94 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 2 | ||
Seattle Sounders | 1982 | NASL | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | 31 | 10 | |||
1983 | NASL | 29 | 5 | — | — | — | 29 | 5 | ||||
Total | 60 | 15 | — | — | — | 60 | 15 | |||||
Career Total | 490 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 568 | 34 |
Honours
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Millwall
- Football League Third Division third-place promotion: 1975–76
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ISBN 1-85291-665-6Retrieved 17 August 2008
- ^ The Year in American Soccer – 1978
- ^ 1982 Seattle Sounders stats
- ^ 1983 Seattle Sounders stats
- ^ STARS' RAY EVANS ENDING HIS 21-YEAR PRO SOCCER CAREER Seattle Post-Intelligencer – Friday, 2 May 1986
- ^ 1989 Seattle Storm
- ^ [1] Where are they now? Retrieved 18 August 2008
- ^ Gaschk, Matt (17 July 2014). "Former Seattle and Tottenham defender Ray Evans eager to attend Saturday's friendly". soundersfc.com. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Ray Evans at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "uefa cup - 1972". mehstg.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
External links
- Ray Evans at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- NASL/MISL stats
- Ray Evans