Personal information | |||
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Full name | Allan James Evans | ||
Date of birth | 12 October 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1973–1977 | Dunfermline Athletic | 98 | (14) |
1977–1989 | Aston Villa | 380 | (51) |
1989–1990 | Leicester City | 14 | (0) |
1990–1991 | Darlington | 1 | (0) |
National team | |||
Scotland | 4 | (0) | |
Teams managed | |||
2000 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
2000–2001 | Greenock Morton | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Allan James Evans, (born 12 October 1956 in Dunfermline, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer who played for Dunfermline Athletic (1973–77), Aston Villa (1977–89),[1] Leicester City (1989–90) and Darlington (1990–91). A central defender, Evans won the league title in 1980/1 and was part of Villa's 1982 European Cup winning team.[2] He was later club captain and helped them win promotion back to the First Division in 1988, and returned to be assistant manager in 1995.
He finished his playing career with short, uneventful spells at Leicester City and Darlington before retiring in 1991.
Evans also won four caps for Scotland, and was a member of the country's 1982 World Cup squad.
On 19 May 2007, Evans was appointed as a youth team coach at Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Evans is the first team coach of Truro College's football academy.
Career honours
- Aston Villa
- 1980/81 League Championship
- 1981/82 European Cup
- 1982/83 European Super Cup
References
- ^ Aston Villa FC – English Premiership League
- ^ Plowright, Frank. "Scott's Man." In Always Next Year No. 3. Guildford, UK: WSC Books, 2001. 60.
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Preceded by Dennis Mortimer |
Aston Villa F.C. Captain 1984–1989 |
Succeeded by Stuart Gray |
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