Medwyn Evans

{{short description|Welsh footballer}}

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|fullname = Medwyn John Evans

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|11|08|df=y}}{{Hugman|6050|accessdate=5 December 2018}}

|birth_place = Brynteg, Anglesey, Wales

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|position = Midfielder

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|youthclubs1 = Wrexham

|years1 = 1983–1984

|clubs1 = Wrexham

|caps1 = 17

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|clubs2 = Bangor City

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|clubs3 = Bethesda Athletic

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|clubs4 = Glantraeth

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|clubs5 = Bodedern Athletic

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|clubs6 = Llannerchymedd

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Medwyn John Evans (born 8 November 1964) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made appearances in the English Football League with Wrexham.{{cite web|title=WREXHAM : 1946/47 - 2007/08 |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/wrexham/wrexham.html |work=Neil Brown |accessdate=5 December 2018}}

He also played in the Welsh leagues for Bangor City, Bethesda Athletic, Glantraeth, Bodedern Athletic and Llannerch-y-medd, the latter of which he went on to be an assistant manager at.{{cite web|title=Llannerch-y-medd make another acquisition |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/cpdllanerchymeddfc/news/llannerchymedd-make-another-acquisition-1557164.html |work=Llanerch-y-medd FC |accessdate=5 December 2018}}

Personal life

Evans had two sons, Chris and Deion. Chris was an apprentice at Wrexham and played for Bangor City and Llannerch-y-medd. and Deion was an apprentice at Tranmere Rovers.{{cite web|title=Young Bluebird Bowen keeps it in the family |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/young-bluebird-bowen-keeps-family-1936616 |work=Wales Online |accessdate=5 December 2018}} Chris died in 2015 aged 27.{{cite web|title=Wrexham FC pay tribute to Anglesey footballer Chris Evans |url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/wrexham-fc-pay-tribute-anglesey-9386613 |work=Daily Post |accessdate=5 December 2018}}

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