Bobby Evans was an international footballer who represented England 4 times scoring 1 goal. His first cap was against Ireland on 11th February 1911 at 25 years old, and his last was vs Wales on 11th March 1912 aged 26. Evans, born on 21st November 1885, in Chester, has a FA Legacy Number of 355 and played as a Outside Left for his country.
Bobby Evans - 4 caps (1 goal)
- Full Name: Robert Ernest Evans
- Born: 21st November 1885, Chester
- Died: 28th November 1965, Chester aged 80
- England Career: 1911 - 1912
- Positions whilst with England: Outside Left
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Sheffield United (4)
- FA Legacy Number: 355
- Originally capped 10 times for Wales because of Welsh parents until the FA decided he should play for England in 1910
Played against England (for Wales) on 4 occasions 1906 1907 1908 & 1910.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Ireland (HC) on 11th February 1911 aged 25 years, 2 months, 20 days
- Last Cap: v Wales (HC) on 11th March 1912 aged 26 years, 3 months, 20 days
- First Goal: v Ireland (HC) on 11th February 1911 aged 25 years, 2 months, 20 days
- Career Length: 1 year, 29 days
- Starts: 4
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 4
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 4
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 4
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Outside Left
- 4
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 4
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Committee
- 4
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Bob Crompton
- 4 Matches
- Jesse Pennington
- 4 Matches
- Jock Simpson
- 4 Matches
- Billy Wedlock
- 4 Matches
- Tim Williamson
- 4 Matches
- Ben Warren
- 3 Matches
- Harold Fleming
- 2 Matches
- George Webb
- 2 Matches
- Kenneth Hunt
- 2 Matches
- Albert Shepherd
- 1 Match
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 10 sources from 4 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- WAL, 2 - 0, 11th Mar 1912 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 4.
Age: 26 years, 3 months, 20 days. - SCO, 1 - 1, 1st Apr 1911 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 3.
Age: 25 years, 4 months, 10 days. - WAL, 3 - 0, 13th Mar 1911 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 2.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 22 days. - IRE, 2 - 1, 11th Feb 1911 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 1.
Age: 25 years, 2 months, 20 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.