Tony Evans (footballer, born 1960)

Anthony William Evans (born 14 March 1960) is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Colchester United.

Tony Evans
Personal information
Full name Anthony William Evans
Date of birth (1960-03-14) 14 March 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Colchester, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1981 Colchester United 29 (2)
Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball
1984 Wrexham 0 (0)
Tiptree
Chelmsford City
Haverhill
Wivenhoe Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

He started his career as an apprentice at Colchester United and made his first appearance for the club on 4 March 1978 against Hereford United. His first goal for the club came on 6 October 1978 in a 3–2 win over Swindon Town, with his other goal coming against Southend United.[1] He joined Norwegian side Kingsvinger, in 1980 and had a brief spell at Wrexham as cover for the 1st team, before retiring from the professional game and returned to the Colchester area to work in the construction business with his father. Tony featured in season 5 of The Only Way is Essex, alongside Mick Norcross.

References edit

  1. ^ "Player profile - Tony Evans". ColUData. Retrieved 4 October 2011.