Tony Evans (footballer, born 1954), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Tony Evans (footballer, born 1954)

professional footballer

Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1954

Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Profession: association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Anthony Evans (born 11 January 1954) is an English former professional footballer. Evans was born in Liverpool.
He played as a forward for clubs including Cardiff City, for whom he made well over 100 appearances, and Birmingham City, for whom he was leading scorer in the 1981–82 season.Evans scored a hat-trick for Birmingham City against Manchester City in September 1981.
This was the last top-flight hat-trick for Birmingham City until Mikael Forssell scored three against Tottenham Hotspur in 2008. He then spent 21 games of the 1983-84 season with Crystal Palace, scoring seven goals - all of them away from home - to ensure their safety in the Second Division.He joined Swindon Town on a free transfer from Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 1985, staying for the whole season but only racking up 14 appearances - mostly in August and September, and none after January - before he went to Stafford Rangers in May 1986.
He stayed there for one season.On retiring from football, he became a social worker, setting up the "Midnight League" to give young people an opportunity to play organised football at night as a diversion from possibly less constructive activities.