Roy Evans (footballer, born 1943)

Roy Evans
Personal information
Full name Royston Sidney Evans
Date of birth (1943-07-05)5 July 1943
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Date of death 20 January 1969(1969-01-20) (aged 25)
Place of death Hereford, England
Position(s) Right Back
Youth career
–1962 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1968 Swansea City 214 (7)
1968–1969 Hereford United
International career
1964 Wales 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Royston Sidney "Roy" Evans (5 July 1943 – 20 January 1969) was a Welsh international footballer who played professionally for Swansea City between 1962 and 1968, making 214 league appearances.[1] Evans also played for Hereford United. Evans died in a car-crash on 20 January 1969, alongside Brian Purcell.[2]

References

  1. ^ "SWANSEA CITY : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Death notices – Rest in Peace – 1960s and 1970s". Nigel's Webspace – Galleries of English Football Cards 1965/66 – 1979/80. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  • Roy Evans at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database


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