Dai Evans (footballer)

Dai Evans
Personal information
Full nameDavid Evans
Date of birth28 January 1902
Place of birthAbercanaid, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Date of death15 December 1951 1951 (aged 4849)
Place of deathSully, Glamorgan, Wales
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1921–1922Merthyr Town0(0)
1922–1923Nelson0(0)
1923–1924Bolton Wanderers0(0)
1924–1928Reading122(11)
1928–1929Huddersfield Town18(0)
1929–1930Bury19(0)
Total149(11)
National team
1926–1928Wales4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

David "Dai" Evans (28 January 1902 - 1951) was a professional footballer who played as a left half in the 1920s. He played for a number of teams in the Football League, including Reading, Huddersfield Town and Bury.[1]

He also won four caps for Wales, the first of which was against Ireland on 13 February 1926.[2]

He was known as 'Dai Gethin' after the pub owned by his parents.

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. Ireland v Wales 13 February 1926 - Wales line-up at Welsh Football Data Archive