Nolan Evans
English footballer
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Nolan Evans (1885–1948), sometimes known as Peggy Evans, was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Clapton Orient as a left back.[1][4]
Full name
Nolan Edwin Evans[1]
Date of birth
1885
Place of birth
Ashton-in-Makerfield, England
Date of death
1948 (aged 62–63) [1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nolan Edwin Evans[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashton-in-Makerfield, England | ||
| Date of death | 1948 (aged 62–63) [1] | ||
| Place of death | Ashton-in-Makerfield, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1909 | Brynn Central | ||
| 1909–1910 | St Helens Recreation | ||
| 1910–1912 | Exeter City | 63 | (2) |
| 1912–1914 | Clapton Orient | 111 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Evans worked as a miner.[2] He served as a sergeant in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[5] Evans was wounded in the thigh at Delville Wood and nearly lost the leg as a result.[6] He was wounded again in March 1918 and the effects caused his retirement from football.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Exeter City | 1910–11[2] | Southern League First Division | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 1911–12[2] | Southern League First Division | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| Total | 63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 2 | ||
| Clapton Orient | 1914–15[7] | Second Division | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Career total | 100 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 2 | ||
