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Allan James Evans (born 12 October 1956) is a Scottish former
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played for
Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently compete in the after winning the 2022–23 Scottish League One title. Dunfermline play at ...
(1973–77),
Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club (commonly referred to as simply Villa) is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club, founded in 1874, compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The team have p ...
(1977–89),
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(1989–90) and
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(1990–91).


Playing career

Evans began his senior career as a forward, at his home town club,
Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently compete in the after winning the 2022–23 Scottish League One title. Dunfermline play at ...
. His career peaked at
Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club (commonly referred to as simply Villa) is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club, founded in 1874, compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The team have p ...
, where he formed a pivotal centre back partnership with Ken McNaught. They won the English league title in 1980–81 and was part of Villa's 1982 European Cup winning team. They also beat
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over two legs to win the
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in the following season. Evans later became Villa club captain and helped them win promotion back to the First Division in 1988. He finished his playing career with short, uneventful spells at
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,
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, and
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before retiring in 1991. Evans won four caps for
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, all in 1982, and was a member of their 1982 World Cup squad.


Coaching

Evans returned to Aston Villa as assistant manager in 1995. Evans also managed Torpoint Athletic F.C. where he invited Aston Villa to Torpoint's home ground during the pre-season of 1995/96. Evans also managed Saltash United. On 19 May 2007, Evans was appointed as a youth team coach at Plymouth Argyle F.C. Evans is the first team coach of Truro College's Football Development Programme.


Honours

Aston Villa *
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: 1980–81 *
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1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...
(shared) *
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: 1981–82 *
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:
1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...


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Allan Evans
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