Jack Evans (footballer, born 2000)

For other people named Jack Evans, see Jack Evans (disambiguation).

Jack Evans

Personal information
Full name	Jack Lucas James Evans [1]
Date of birth	(2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 23) [2]
Place of birth	Warrington, England
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position(s)	Left back, central midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Halifax Town
Number	12
Youth career
2006–2019	Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Blackburn Rovers	0	(0)
2019	→ Lancaster City (loan)	3	(0)
2020–2022	Forest Green Rovers	2	(0)
2020–2021	→ Hungerford Town (loan)	2	(1)
2021	→ Gloucester City (loan)	0	(0)
2022	→ AFC Fylde (loan)	7	(0)
2022–2023	Hereford	28	(3)
2023–	FC Halifax Town	29	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:04, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Jack Lucas James Evans (born 10 August 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back or as a central midfielder for National League club FC Halifax Town.

Career

Born in Warrington, ^[2] Evans began his career with Blackburn Rovers at the age of six and turning professional in 2018, ^[3] moving on loan to Lancaster City in December 2019. ^[4]

He transferred to Forest Green Rovers in July 2020. ^{[5] [6]} He made his senior professional debut on 8 September 2020, in a EFL Trophy match. ^[7] On 1 December 2020, Evans joined National League South side Hungerford Town on a one-month loan. ^[8] On 8 February 2021, Evans joined National League North side Gloucester City on a one-month loan deal. ^[9] On 13 January 2022, Evans joined National League North side AFC Fylde on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. ^[10] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Evans was one of seven players released by Forest Green. ^[11]

On 29 July 2022, Evans signed for National League North club Hereford. ^[12] He suffered a serious training injury in February 2023. ^[13]

On 3 August 2023, Evans signed for National League club FC Halifax Town. ^[14] He scored on his debut in the opening league fixture of the season. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Blackburn Rovers	2019–20 [16]	EFL Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lancaster City (loan)	2019–20 [17]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	3	0	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
Forest Green Rovers	2020–21 [7]	EFL League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	5	0
	2021–22 [18]	EFL League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	4 [lower-alpha 2]	0	4	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	9	0
Hungerford Town (loan)	2020–21 [2]	National League South	2	1	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	3	1
Gloucester City (loan)	2020–21 [2]	National League North	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
AFC Fylde (loan)	2021–22 [2]	National League North	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
Hereford	2022–23 [2]	National League North	28	3	2	0	—		0	0	30	3
FC Halifax Town	2023–24 [2]	National League	29	1	1	0	—		0	0	30	1
Career Total			71	5	3	0	0	0	9	0	83	5

1. Appearance(s) in Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Forest Green Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 30. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
2. Jack Evans at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
3. "Defensive duo depart after combined 27-years at Rovers". Lancashire Telegraph.
4. "Lancaster loan for Jack Evans". www.rovers.co.uk.
5. "Defender Evans joins Forest Green". BBC Sport.
6. Halliwell, Mark (7 July 2020). "Forest Green Rovers sign defender Jack Evans from Blackburn Rovers". GloucestershireLive.
7. "Games played by Jack Evans in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
8. "Evans makes loan switch to Crusaders". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 1 December 2020.
9. "Jack Evans makes County switch". www.gloucestercityafc.com. 8 February 2021.
10. "Evans leaves on loan". Forest Green Rovers FC. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
11. "Retained list confirmed". Forest Green Rovers FC. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
12. "NEWS : Jack Evans Signs for the Bulls". www.herefordfc.co.uk. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
13. "Hereford defender Jack Evans suffers serious injury in training". Hereford Times. 18 February 2023.
14. "JACK EVANS SIGNS FOR THE SHAYMEN". fchalifaxtown.com. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
15. "FC Halifax Town 2-0 Bromley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
16. "Games played by Jack Evans in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
17. "Lancaster City | Appearances | Jack Evans | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages".
18. "Games played by Jack Evans in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2021.