Raymond Leslie "Ray" Evans (born 20 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full-back. He played for Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall, Fulham and Stoke City. He also played for a number of clubs in the United States.
Career Evans was born in Edmonton, London and joined Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice in May 1965, and signed as a full professional in 1967, making his league debut in March 1969 at Arsenal. He made 181 appearances, including four as substitute, in all competitions for the club from 1969 to 1974 and scored two goals.Hugman, B. J. (Ed) The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 (2005) p198 Retrieved 17 August 2008 Evans featured in both legs of the 1974 UEFA Cup final against Feyenoord with Spurs losing 4–2 on aggregate.
He joined Millwall for a fee of £35,000 in January 1975. He helped the Lions win promotion to the Second Division in the 1975–76 season and made 91 appearances for the club in three seasons. During the summer of 1977, Evans played for the St. Louis Stars of the North American Soccer League. He transferred to Fulham in March 1977, where he played 91 for the West London side as they posted three seasons of mid-table form in the Second Division. In 1978, he returned to the United States, where he played for the California Surf. He was selected for the First Team All-Star team in 1978. In August 1979, he returned to England and signed for Stoke City. He played 44 times for Stoke in the 1979–80 season, scoring a penalty against Aston Villa. He played in 36 matches in the 1980–81 season and 26 times in the 1981–82 season. He returned to the United States again, after making 106 appearances for the Potters.
In 1982, he moved permanently to the United States, when he signed with the Seattle Sounders for two seasons.1982 Seattle Sounders stats1983 Seattle Sounders stats In the autumn of 1983, he moved to the newly established Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He would play three seasons for Tacoma, before announcing his retirement in May 1986.STARS' RAY EVANS ENDING HIS 21-YEAR PRO SOCCER CAREER Seattle Post-Intelligencer – Friday, 2 May 1986 In 1989, he came out of retirement to play one season in the Western Soccer Alliance with the Seattle Storm.1989 Seattle Storm
Coaching career While with the Tacoma Stars, Evans also served as an assistant coach. He spent two seasons coaching the soccer team of Columbia Basin College in Washington. Where are they now? Retrieved 18 August 2008 He has also been a coach of the Three Rivers Soccer Club.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTottenham Hotspur1968–69First Division60000000601969–70First Division1600000001601970–71First Division70000000701971–72First Division2204050603701972–73First Division2202060813811973–74First Division40210101115331974–75First Division210001000220Total1342701302521794Millwall1974–75Second Division1310000001311975–76Third Division3215020003911976–77Second Division291109300394Total7436011300916St. Louis Stars1977NASL180———180Fulham1976–77Second Division1200000001201977–78Second Division3941020004241978–79Second Division352200000372Total866302000916California Surf1978NASL241———241Stoke City1979–80First Division4011030004411980–81First Division3202020003601981–82First Division220102100251Total9414071001052Seattle Sounders1982NASL3110———31101983NASL295———295Total6015———6015Career total4902820033425256834
Honours Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Cup: winner: 1971–72 1973–74; runner-up
Millwall Football League Third Division third-place promotion: 1975–76
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NASL/MISL stats Ray Evans