Personal information | |
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Full name | John Charles Evans |
Born | Torquay, England | 24 March 1947
Sport | |
Sport | Football |
Position | Winger |
Club | Torquay United |
Medal record |
John Charles Evans (born 24 March 1947 in Torquay) is an English former professional footballer and an international bowls player. [1]
Evans began his footballing career as an apprentice with Torquay United, turning professional in April 1965. [2] He made six league appearances as a winger, scoring once, before leaving Plainmoor. [3] But his football career took second place to bowls. [4]
He later became a regular member of the England bowls team, first capped in 1973, [5] then winning a silver medal in the 1974 British Commonwealth Games pairs competition with Peter Line. [6]
He won a bronze medal in the fours with Bill Irish, Tommy Armstrong and Peter Line at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg in addition to a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Cup). [7] He also won a silver in the pairs at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games. [8] He reached the quarter-finals of the World Indoor Bowls Championships singles competition in 1991.
In April 2001 he played in a trial to return to the England team for the first time since the 1982–83 bowling season, and later that year qualified to play in the 2002 World Indoor Championships. [9]
He ran a bowls tour company which ceased trading in 2008. [10]
Personal information | |
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Full name | John Charles Evans |
Born | Torquay, England | 24 March 1947
Sport | |
Sport | Football |
Position | Winger |
Club | Torquay United |
Medal record |
John Charles Evans (born 24 March 1947 in Torquay) is an English former professional footballer and an international bowls player. [1]
Evans began his footballing career as an apprentice with Torquay United, turning professional in April 1965. [2] He made six league appearances as a winger, scoring once, before leaving Plainmoor. [3] But his football career took second place to bowls. [4]
He later became a regular member of the England bowls team, first capped in 1973, [5] then winning a silver medal in the 1974 British Commonwealth Games pairs competition with Peter Line. [6]
He won a bronze medal in the fours with Bill Irish, Tommy Armstrong and Peter Line at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg in addition to a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Cup). [7] He also won a silver in the pairs at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games. [8] He reached the quarter-finals of the World Indoor Bowls Championships singles competition in 1991.
In April 2001 he played in a trial to return to the England team for the first time since the 1982–83 bowling season, and later that year qualified to play in the 2002 World Indoor Championships. [9]
He ran a bowls tour company which ceased trading in 2008. [10]