Herbie Evans
{{short description|Welsh footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Herbie Evans
| image = Evans, Herbie.jpg
| fullname = Herbert Price Evans
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1894|08|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Llandaff, Wales
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1982|11|19|1894|8|30|df=y}}
| death_place = Llandough, Penarth, Wales
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/19250824/072/0006 |url-access=subscription |title=Cardiff City |newspaper=Athletic News |page=6 |date=24 August 1925 |access-date=13 November 2020 |via=British Newspaper Archive}}
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = ?–1920
| years2 = 1920–1926
| years3 = 1926–1927
| clubs1 = Cardiff Corinthians
| clubs2 = Cardiff City
| clubs3 = Tranmere Rovers
| caps1 = ?
| caps2 = 93
| caps3 = ?
| goals1 = ?
| goals2 = 1
| goals3 = ?
| nationalyears1 = 1922–1924
| nationalteam1 = Wales
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Herbie Price Evans (30 August 1894 – 19 November 1982) was a Welsh professional footballer.
Career
Evans was born in Llandaff, Cardiff.{{NFT player|49185|accessdate=6 October 2018}} He played for Cardiff Corinthians when Cardiff City signed him in 1920 as part of the club's first season in the English Football League. Despite his signing with the club, he remained an amateur player until late into his spell, winning a Wales amateur cap when he played against England in 1922. Later that year, he also made his debut for the senior side on 4 February in a 2–1 win over Scotland.
He eventually turned professional for the club but suffered a broken leg shortly after, and a long recovery kept him out of league football for nearly two years. When he returned, he found his place taken by Harry Wake, and he left to join Tranmere Rovers in 1926, along with Alfie Hagan. However, he broke his other leg a year later and was forced to retire.{{Cite book | title = The Who's Who of Cardiff City | first = Dean | last = Hayes | publisher = Breedon Books | year = 2006 | page=59 | location=Derby | isbn= 1-85983-462-0}}
Evans was also a keen cricketer and played first-class cricket for Glamorgan in one match in 1922.
References
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Category:Welsh men's footballers
Category:Wales men's international footballers
Category:Cardiff City F.C. players
Category:Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Wales men's amateur international footballers
Category:Cardiff Corinthians F.C. players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
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