Evan Gumbs (born 21 July 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Warrington Town.

Evan Gumbs
Personal information
Full name Evan Gumbs[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-21) 21 July 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Runcorn, England
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Warrington Town
Youth career
2010–2014 Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2020 Tranmere Rovers 7 (0)
2015Burscough (loan) 3 (0)
2015Trafford (loan) 11 (1)
2015–2016Salford City (loan) 23 (1)
2016Bradford Park Avenue (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2017Warrington Town (loan) 11 (0)
2017Warrington Town (loan)
2020– Warrington Town 8 (1)
2021Flint Town United (loan) 14 (0)
2021Runcorn Linnets (loan) 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:58, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Career edit

Gumbs joined Tranmere Rovers's youth setup in 2010, after failed trials at Everton and Liverpool.[2] On 15 November 2014 he made his professional debut, playing the last 18 minutes in a 0–1 away loss against Luton Town in a League Two fixture.[3]

On 19 June 2015, Gumbs along with three other youth system products signed his first professional one-year contract.[4]

On 13 August 2015 Gumbs joined Northern Premier League side Burscough on a one-month youth loan.[5] Following his return to Tranmere he twice has been an unused substitute before joining on loan another Northern Premier League side Trafford on 12 October.[6] Initial one-month loan was extended for another month.[7]

On 7 August 2020 Gumbs joined Northern Premier League side Warrington Town on a permanent basis,[8] after his release from parent club Tranmere Rovers.

In February 2021, Gumbs joined Cymru Premier club Flint Town United.[9] In October 2021, he was sent out on loan to Northern Premier League Division One West side Runcorn Linnets on loan in order to gain some match fitness following a knee injury.[10] He went on to make nine appearances in all competitions.[11]

Statistics edit

As of match played 16 April 2016.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tranmere Rovers 2014–15[12] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2015–16[13] National League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burscough (loan) 2015–16 Northern Premier League 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
Trafford (loan) 2015–16 Northern Premier League 11 0 0 0 3 1 14 1
Salford City (loan) 2015–16 Northern Premier League 23 1 0 0 0 0 23 1
Tranmere Rovers 2016–17[14] National League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 39 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 44 2

References edit

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Tranmere Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 73. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ "By Gumbs, What Delight! Family No Strangers to Success". Liverpool Echo. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Luton 1–0 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Four Sign First Pro Deals". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Ben Jago Joins Hyde United On Loan". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Three in For Trafford". nonleague.pitchero.com. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Gumbs Loan Extension". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  8. ^ Gordon, James (7 August 2020). "Gumbs back in Yellow". Warrington Town. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Flurry of transfer activity as Flint Town United snap up Warrington quintet". February 2021.
  10. ^ Turner, Matt (1 October 2021). "Warrington Town defender joins Runcorn Linnets on loan". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Runcorn Linnets – Appearances – Evan Gumbs". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Games played by Evan Gumbs in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  13. ^ "Games played by Evan Gumbs in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  14. ^ "Games played by Evan Gumbs in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

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