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Mickey Evans
Personal information
Full name	Michael Graham Evans
Date of birth	4 June 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth	Llanidloes, Wales
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1963–1964	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team
1964–1966	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1966–1979	Wrexham
Managerial career
1983–2007	Caersws
2009–	Caersws
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Michael Graham "Mickey" Evans (born 4 June 1947) is a Welsh former footballer who had a long playing career in the Football League with Wrexham.^[1]

==Career== Best Taidi Ever

Evans was born in Llanidloes and joined Wolverhampton Wanderers as a 15-year-old apprentice in 1963, signing professional forms on his 17th birthday under Stan Cullis.^{[citation needed]} However, he never managed to break through into Wolves' first team and left for Wrexham in 1966.

His Wrexham career lasted 13 seasons. He made some 500 first-team appearances, appeared in five Welsh Cup Finals, including one as captain, and won two promotions, which took the club to the second tier in the late 1970s for the first time in their history.^{[citation needed]} He also played for Wrexham in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1976; they reached the quarter-final before losing by the odd goal to Anderlecht.^[2] He also represented Wales at Schoolboy, Youth and Under-23 levels before his playing career was ended by a back injury sustained during a match at Fulham in 1978/79. EVAN LEWIS IS MICKEY EVANS GRANDSON

He joined Caersws in 1983, initially as player-manager. He served as manager for 24 seasons, taking the club to three Welsh League Cup triumphs and, in 2002, a place in the InterToto Cup. He resigned in June 2007, continuing to work for an oil company^[3] while scouting for former club Wrexham, but returned to the post two years later.^[4]

References

^ "Wrexham : 1946/47 – 2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
^ Struthers, Greg (14 October 2007). "Caught in Time: Wrexham in the European Cup Winners' Cup, 1976". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
^ Bicknell, Gareth (21 June 2007). "Good Evans it's tough to break up a love affair". Daily Post. North Wales. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
^ "Mickey returns as Bluebirds' boss". Welsh Premier League. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

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[NB-1] "Wrexham : 1946/47 – 2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

[CiT-2] Struthers, Greg (14 October 2007). "Caught in Time: Wrexham in the European Cup Winners' Cup, 1976". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

[3] Bicknell, Gareth (21 June 2007). "Good Evans it's tough to break up a love affair". Daily Post. North Wales. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

[4] "Mickey returns as Bluebirds' boss". Welsh Premier League. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

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 Evans was born in [[Llanidloes]] and joined [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] as a 15-year-old apprentice in 1963, signing professional forms on his 17th birthday under [[Stan Cullis]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} However, he never managed to break through into Wolves' first team and left for [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]] in 1966.
-His Wrexham career lasted 13 seasons. He made some 500 first-team appearances, appeared in five [[Welsh Cup]] Finals, including one as captain, and won two promotions, which took the club to the second tier in the late 1970s for the first time in their history.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} He also played for Wrexham in the [[European Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]] in 1976; they reached the quarter-final before losing by the odd goal to [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]].<ref name=CiT>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article2652477.ece |title=Caught in Time: Wrexham in the European Cup Winners' Cup, 1976 |first=Greg |last=Struthers |newspaper=The Sunday Times |date=14 October 2007 |accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref> He also represented [[Wales national football team|Wales]] at Schoolboy, Youth and Under-23 levels before his playing career was ended by a back injury sustained during a match at [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] in [[1978-79 in English football|1978/79]].
+His Wrexham career lasted 13 seasons. He made some 500 first-team appearances, appeared in five [[Welsh Cup]] Finals, including one as captain, and won two promotions, which took the club to the second tier in the late 1970s for the first time in their history.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} He also played for Wrexham in the [[European Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]] in 1976; they reached the quarter-final before losing by the odd goal to [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]].<ref name=CiT>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article2652477.ece |title=Caught in Time: Wrexham in the European Cup Winners' Cup, 1976 |first=Greg |last=Struthers |newspaper=The Sunday Times |date=14 October 2007 |accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref> He also represented [[Wales national football team|Wales]] at Schoolboy, Youth and Under-23 levels before his playing career was ended by a back injury sustained during a match at [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] in [[1978-79 in English football|1978/79]]. EVAN LEWIS IS MICKEY EVANS GRANDSON
 He joined [[Caersws F.C.|Caersws]] in 1983, initially as [[player-manager]]. He served as manager for 24 seasons, taking the club to three [[Welsh League Cup]] triumphs and, in 2002, a place in the [[InterToto Cup]]. He resigned in June 2007, continuing to work for an oil company<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport-news/welsh-football-league/2007/06/21/good-evans-it-s-tough-to-break-up-a-love-affair-55578-19330230/ |title=Good Evans it's tough to break up a love affair |first=Gareth |last=Bicknell |newspaper=Daily Post |location=North Wales |date=21 June 2007 |accessdate=23 March 2010 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120724021948/http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport-news/welsh-football-league/2007/06/21/good-evans-it-s-tough-to-break-up-a-love-affair-55578-19330230/ |archivedate=24 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> while [[scout (sport)|scouting]] for former club Wrexham, but returned to the post two years later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/news/887-mickey-returns-as-bluebirds-boss |title=Mickey returns as Bluebirds' boss |publisher=Welsh Premier League |date=3 July 2009 |accessdate=23 March 2010 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324120612/http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/news/887-mickey-returns-as-bluebirds-boss |archivedate=24 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>