Wyndham Evans

Wyndham Evans

Personal information
Full name	Wyndham Edgar Evans [1]
Date of birth	(1951-03-19) 19 March 1951 (age 74) [1]
Place of birth	Llanelli, Wales [1]
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
1968	Llanelli Steel
1969–1971	Stoke City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1983	Swansea City	352	(20)
1983	Llanelli
1983–1985	Swansea City	37	(0)
1985	Pembroke Borough
Total		389	(20)
Managerial career
1983	Llanelli
1985	Pembroke Borough
	Llanelli
1996	Carmarthen Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wyndham Edgar Evans (born 19 March 1951) is a Welsh football commentator and former player and manager.

Playing career

Born in Llanelli, Evans played as a right back. After playing as an amateur with Stoke City, Evans turned professional with Swansea City in February 1971, making 389 appearances in the Football League for them over two spells. ^[2] While at Swansea, Evans competed in all four divisions of the Football League. ^[3]

Management career

Evans had spells as player-manager of both Llanelli and Pembroke Borough, ^[2] before returning to manage Llanelli. ^{[4] [5]}

Media career

Evans later became a commentator for Swansea City's TV service. ^[6]

Personal life

His nephew is Stuart Roberts, who also played for Swansea. ^[4]

Career statistics

Source: ^[7]

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
Swansea City	1970–71	Third Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	1971–72	Third Division	25	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	28	0
	1972–73	Third Division	38	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	39	5
	1973–74	Fourth Division	39	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	42	2
	1974–75	Fourth Division	42	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	44	8
	1975–76	Fourth Division	45	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	48	3
	1976–77	Fourth Division	43	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	48	0
	1977–78	Fourth Division	46	3	4	0	2	0	0	0	52	3
	1978–79	Third Division	35	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	43	0
	1979–80	Second Division	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
	1980–81	Second Division	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	1981–82	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
	1982–83	First Division	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
	1983–84	Second Division	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
	1984–85	Third Division	20	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	23	0
Career total			389	20	15	1	19	0	3	0	426	21

References

1. "Wyndham Evans". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
2. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
3. Gareth Vincent (9 December 2010). "'Brendan Rogers' boys can emulate 1981 team,' reckons Swansea City legend". This Is South Wales.
4. "Profile". Vital Football - Swansea.
5. "Past Players". Swansea City A.F.C. 1 May 2008.
6. "'Proud to be a Swan' | Swansea". swanseacity.com.
7. Wyndham Evans at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)