Steve Evans (footballer born 1962)

Stephen J. "Steve" Evans (born 30 October 1962) is a Scottish former footballer who is the current manager of Crawley Town. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Evans played professional football for Bolton Wanderers, Clyde, Albion Rovers, Ayr United, Hamilton Academical and St. Johnstone until a knee ligament injury ended his playing career at 28.

After his retirement he became a manager. Prior to taking charge at Crawley, he managed Stamford and Boston United, the latter on two separate occasions.

A controversial figure, whilst manager of Boston United he was successfully prosecuted for tax evasion.

Early life

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Evans was spotted by scouts from English team Bolton Wanderers when playing for his local youth football club in Glasgow,

Playing career

Evans failed to break into to first team at Bolton and was released in 1979. He then returned to his native Scotland and joined Clyde, where he played in 36 league matches, scoring four goals, before joining Albion Rovers in 1981, where he scored 28 goals in 76 league matches during three years at Cliftonhill. He then moved to Ayr United in 1984, scoring four goals in 30 matches, and to Hamilton Academical in 1985, where he only played in two...
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