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Thomas Raymond Evans (born 31 December 1976) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in England, he played for the Northern Ireland B team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Raymond Evans[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 31 December 1976||
Place of birth | Doncaster, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
–1995 | Sheffield United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1996 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
1996 | → Harrow Borough (loan) | ||
1997 | → Coventry City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1997–2006 | Scunthorpe United | 245 | (0) |
2006–2008 | York City | 81 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Alfreton Town | 16 | (0) |
2009 | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Boston United | ||
Total | 346 | (0) | |
International career | |||
2003 | Northern Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Evans started his career with the Sheffield United youth system as a trainee before signing a professional contract on 3 July 1995.[1] He made no appearances for the side before joining Crystal Palace on a free transfer on 14 June 1996,[1] and was loaned out to Isthmian League side Harrow Borough in August.[2] Evans later made a loan move to Premier League side Coventry City in March 1997, but failed to make any appearances.[3]
Palace released him after his first season at the club and on 22 August 1997 he signed for Scunthorpe United.[1][2] Evans played for Scunthorpe in their 1–0 victory over Leyton Orient in the 1999 Third Division play-off final at Wembley Stadium.[4] He had surgery on a hand injury in May 2005, having suffered a problem with one of his knuckles on his index finger that had troubled him in previous seasons.[5] This operation led to him missing the first two months of the season, but returned to the line-up in early December.[1] He kept his place in the team for three months and after another spell on the sidelines he played in Scunthorpe's last six matches of the season.[1]
He was released by Scunthorpe in May 2006 and joined Conference National club York City on 31 July after making a good impression on manager Billy McEwan during several weeks on trial.[6][7] He said that he believed promotion could be achieved for York with 20 clean sheets.[8] He was sent off in the 16th minute of an away match against Crawley Town on 9 September 2006 after fouling Dannie Bulman outside the penalty area, which York lost 3–0 with second choice goalkeeper Arran Reid brought on to replace him.[9] He was offered a new contract by York at the end of 2006–07.[10]
At the beginning of York's 2007–08 season, Evans came under-fire for poor performances by his manager, Billy McEwan and was later replaced by on-loan Bristol City goalkeeper Stephen Henderson.[11][12] Evans kept his place in the side after Henderson's recall back to Bristol City but was released at the end of the season.[13][14]
He signed for Alfreton Town in the Conference North in July 2008.[15] Evans found himself dropped from the Alfreton team at the beginning of December 2008 and in March 2009 Evans joined Gainsborough Trinity on a one-month loan, debuting in 1–1 away draw with Redditch United on 21 March 2009.[16] At Gainsborough, he made four appearances.[17] He finished 2008–09 with 24 appearances with Alfreton and he was released by the club,[18][19] after which he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division team Boston United on 23 July 2009.[20] He was released by Boston on 9 May 2010 after helping them win promotion to the Conference North after beating Bradford Park Avenue 2–1 in the 2010 Northern Premier League Premier Division play-off final.[21][22] He later returned to former club Scunthorpe to coach the youth team's goalkeepers.[23]
Evans played Northern Ireland at youth level and won his only cap for the Northern Ireland B team in a 2–1 defeat to Scotland on 20 May 2003.[3]
After retiring from professional football, Evans earned qualifications as a financial adviser and worked for Lloyds Bank before joining Paul Kerr Associates, the organisation of former player Paul Kerr.[24] He has a son called Bobby and a daughter called Molly
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Scunthorpe United | 1997–98[25] | Third Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
1998–99[4] | Third Division | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
1999–2000[26] | Second Division | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
2000–01[27] | Third Division | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 54 | 0 | |
2001–02[28] | Third Division | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
2002–03[29] | Third Division | 46 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 54 | 0 | |
2003–04[30] | Third Division | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
2004–05[31] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2005–06[32] | League One | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
Total | 245 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 291 | 0 | ||
York City | 2006–07[33] | Conference National | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
2007–08[34] | Conference Premier | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
Total | 81 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 97 | 0 | |||
Alfreton Town | 2008–09[18] | Conference North | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 2008–09[17] | Conference North | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Career total | 346 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 416 | 0 |
Scunthorpe United
Boston United
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