Personal information | |||
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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 | |||
0000–1962 | 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. Evans also played for Hereford United. Evans died in a car-crash on 20 January 1969, alongside Brian Purcell.
References
- "SWANSEA CITY : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- "Death notices – Rest in Peace – 1960s and 1970s". Nigel's Webspace – Galleries of English Football Cards 1965/66 – 1979/80. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
External links
- Roy Evans at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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- 1943 births
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- Footballers from Swansea
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- Wales men's international footballers
- Wales men's under-23 international footballers
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Hereford United F.C. players
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- Road incident deaths in England
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