Elfed Evans

Elfed Evans

Personal information
Full name	Elfed Ellison Evans
Date of birth	28 August 1926
Place of birth	Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales
Date of death	13 May 1988 (aged 61)
Place of death	Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1949–1952	Cardiff City	46	(18)
1951	→ Torquay United (loan)	12	(6)
1952–1955	West Bromwich Albion	17	(3)
1955–1956	Wrexham	34	(16)
1956–1957	Southport	13	(0)
	Caernarfon Town
	Burton Albion
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Elfed Ellison Evans (28 August 1926 – 13 May 1988) was a Welsh professional footballer.

Career

Evans, an inside-forward, joined Cardiff City in May 1949 from Treharris, having previously played for Trelewis and Glamorgan side Nelson. He made his league debut the following season in a 1–1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday and, even though he played in less than half of the clubs matches that season, he finished as the teams top scorer. He joined Torquay United on loan in March 1951, scoring 6 goals in 12 league games. He returned to Cardiff, playing one more season to finish his Ninian Park career with 18 goals in 46 games.^[1]

In June 1952 he moved to West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £5,000 and played 17 times the following season. However he didn't appear in Albion's league side for the next two seasons and in June 1955 joined Wrexham for £1,250. In December 1956 he moved on again, after scoring 16 times in 34 league games for the Robins, joining Southport for £600. He played 13 games for Southport without scoring to finish his league career.^[2] He subsequently played for non-league sides Caernarfon Town and Burton Albion.

Elfed Evans died in May 1988 aged 61.

References

1. Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
2. "Elfed Evans". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 4 April 2010.