Allan Evans (footballer)
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Allan Evans | |
| Date of birth | 12th October 1956 | |
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1973-1977 1977-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 |
Dunfermline Athletic Aston Villa Leicester City Darlington |
98 (14) 380 (51) 14 (0) 1 (0) |
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| Scotland | 4 (0) | |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2000 2000-2001 |
West Brom Morton |
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Allan Evans, (born 12 October 1956 in Dunfermline, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer who played for Dunfermline Athletic (1973-77), Aston Villa (1977-89), Leicester City (1989-90) and Darlington (1990-91). A central defender, Evans won the league title in 1980/1 and was part of Villa's 1982 European Cup winning team. He was later club captain and helped them win promotion back to the First Division in 1988, and returned to be assistant manager in 1995.
He finished his playing career with short, uneventful spells at Leicester City and Darlington before retiring in 1991.
Evans also won four caps for Scotland, and was a member of the country's 1982 World Cup squad.
On May 19, 2007 Allan Evans was appointed as a youth team coach at Plymouth Argyle F.C. Before that he was due to take up a post at Bodmin College, as coach of the football academy.
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[edit] Career honours
[edit] As a player
[edit] Aston Villa
Winner
- 1980/81 League Championship
- 1981/82 European Cup
- 1982/83 European Super Cup
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| Preceded by Dennis Mortimer |
Aston Villa F.C. Captain 1984 – 1989 |
Succeeded by Stuart Gray |
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Allan evans now runs a very successful driving school
