Paul Evans (footballer, born 1974)

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Paul Evans
Personal information
Full name Paul Simon Evans [1]
Date of birth (1974-09-01) 1 September 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Oswestry, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United (Sports Massage Therapist)
Youth career
Oswestry Boys Club
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Shrewsbury Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1999 Shrewsbury Town 199 (26)
1999–2002 Brentford 130 (31)
2002–2004 Bradford City 42 (5)
2003 → Blackpool (loan) 10 (1)
2004 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 1 (0)
2004–2006 Nottingham Forest 46 (4)
2005 → Rotherham United (loan) 4 (0)
2006–2007 Swindon Town 15 (3)
2007–2008 Bradford City 25 (0)
2008–2009 Oxford United 3 (0)
2009 Halifax Town 0 (0)
2009–2010 Farsley Celtic
Total475(70)
International career
1992 Wales U18 4 (2)
1995 Wales U21 4 (1)
2002 Wales 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Simon Evans (born 1 September 1974) is an English-born Welsh former international football footballer. Evans played in the centre or on the right of midfield. He is currently Sports Massage Therapist as part of the backroom staff at Leeds United.

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Career

Born in Oswestry, Evans started his career from Shrewsbury Town and got signed professionally in 1993 when he was 19 years old. [1] He went on to make 238 appearances for the Gay Meadow club and scored 36 goals. [3] West London club Brentford signed him for £110,000 in March 1999. [3] It was while at Brentford that Evans famously scored goals in consecutive games from the halfway line, first at home to Preston North End, then at Burnley. [4] During his time at Brentford, Evans gained his first Wales cap and the attention of higher-division clubs. [4] He played 155 games for the club, all in the starting XI. [3] He managed to hit the net 34 times. [3]

It was Bradford City who got his signature when they signed him to a four year-contract on a free transfer from Brentford. [5] He made 21 appearances in his first season with them and scored two goals. [6] He was later loaned out to Blackpool for a couple of months, where he made 10 appearances, scoring once against Tranmere Rovers. [3] [7] When he returned to Bradford he forced his way into the first team due to a few of the usual performers being injured. He played another 25 games and scored another three goals. [8] After the regulars returned to full fitness, he was loaned out again, this time to Nottingham Forest.

After one appearance at the City Ground, Forest paid £25,000 for his services on a permanent basis. [3] He proved to be a bargain buy as he was one of the best performers in Joe Kinnear's side that was relegated at the end of the 2004–05 season. Evans is remembered at the City Ground for his goal against West Ham United shortly after Brian Clough had died. This goal set Forest on the way to victory. Shortly before their relegation, Gary Megson took charge of Forest, and in the 2005–06 season he was frozen out of Megson's plans.

After 45 appearances and four goals in his first full season with Forest, [9] Evans was not allowed to play reserve-team football and lost his fitness as a result. Then-Rotherham United boss and former Forest caretaker boss Mick Harford took him on loan to help regain his fitness. [10] After only four league appearances with the Millers, he suffered a knee injury. In addition to his league appearances at Rotherham he also played in and scored in a Football League Trophy tie against Macclesfield Town. [11]

When Megson left Forest and Ian McParland and Frank Barlow took charge, Evans continued training with Forest again and played a few reserve games; however, he was released at the end of the season. [12]

In July 2006, Evans was given a trial by Swindon Town boss Dennis Wise. He made his first appearance for the Town in a 1–1 draw against Reading and was subsequently offered a one-year deal, which he accepted. [13] Evans soon became an integral part of Swindon's midfield, scoring a number of vital goals including a 40-yard free kick against Wrexham.

He returned to Bradford City in summer 2007, three years after leaving Valley Parade. [14] On 29 April 2008, Evans was deemed to be surplus to requirements at Valley Parade and was released by manager Stuart McCall along with 13 other Bradford players. [15]

He had trials with fellow League Two sides Darlington [16] and Morecambe, as well as Oxford United of the Conference National, who he joined on a short-term contract in September 2008. [17] He played three games for Oxford but was released in January 2009. [18] He joined Halifax Town later the same month along with fellow Bradford City player David Brown. [19] He made his debut against Wakefield as Halifax won 4–1, with Evans helping to make one goal and hitting the crossbar. [20]

In August 2009, he joined Farsley Celtic. [21]

Coaching

After retiring as a player, Evans currently works at Leeds United as part of the sports science backroom team. [22]

Personal life

Evans is a Liverpool supporter. [4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shrewsbury Town 1996–97 [23] Second Division 426001000436
1997–98 [24] Third Division 39620201 [lower-alpha 1] 0446
1998–99 [25] Third Division32610231 [lower-alpha 1] 0369
Total1992613214412423836
Brentford 1998–99 [25] Third Division143―――143
1999-00 [26] Second Division33710202 [lower-alpha 1] 1388
2000–01 [27] Second Division43710407 [lower-alpha 1] 2559
2001–02 [28] Second Division401410204 [lower-alpha 2] 04714
Total13031308013315434
Bradford City 2002–03 [6] First Division 1920010―202
2003–04 [8] First Division2331010―253
Total4251020―455
Blackpool (loan) 2002–03 [6] Second Division111―――111
Nottingham Forest 2003–04 [8] First Division80―――80
2004–05 [9] Championship 3943030―454
Total4743030―534
Rotherham United (loan) 2005–06 [29] League One 4000001 [lower-alpha 1] 151
Swindon Town 2006–07 [30] League Two 153101100174
Bradford City 2007–08 [31] League Two250201000280
Total675303000735
Oxford United 2008–09 [32] Conference Premier 3000―1 [lower-alpha 3] 040
Career total4767023229527855585
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ 3 appearances in Second Division play-offs, 1 appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance in Conference League Cup

Honours

Brentford

Shrewsbury Town

Individual

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