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

Career

Evans, an inside-forward, joined

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

in May 1949 from

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, having previously played for Trelewis and

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side Nelson. He made his league debut the following season in a 1–1 draw with

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...

and, even though he played in less than half of the club's matches that season, he finished as the team's top scorer. He joined

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

on loan in March 1951, scoring six goals in twelve league games. He returned to Cardiff, playing one more season to finish his Ninian Park career with 18 goals in 46 games. In June 1952 he moved to

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pla ...

for a fee of £5,000 and played 17 times the following season. However, he did not appear in Albion's league side for the next two seasons and in June 1955 joined

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

for £1,250. In December 1956 he moved on again, after scoring 16 times in 34 league games for the Robins, joining

Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England. Southport lies on the Irish ...

for £600. He played 13 games for Southport without scoring to finish his league career. He subsequently played for non-league sides

Caernarfon Town Caernarfon Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl Droed Tref Caernarfon) is a semi-professional Welsh football club based in Caernarfon, Gwynedd. The club is nicknamed "the Canaries" because of its yellow and green strip, a nickname that dates from ...

and

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home groun ...

. Elfed Evans died in May 1988 aged 61.

References

1926 births 1988 deaths Welsh men's footballers Cardiff City F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Southport F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football forwards {{Wales-footy-forward-stub