Cliff Evans (rugby league)

Cliff Evans

Personal information
Full name	Clifford Evans
Born	Wales
Playing information
Position	Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, Scrum-half/Halfback
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
≤1934–≥34	Salford
≤1936–≥41	Leeds
	Total	0	0	0	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1936–41	Wales	7
Coaching information
Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
≤1963–67	Swinton
1967–70	St. Helens
1970–Dec 73	Salford
	Total	0	0	0	0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Clifford "Cliff" Evans was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s, and coach of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, playing at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Salford, and Leeds, as a Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 3 or 4, 6 or 7, and coaching at club level for Swinton, St. Helens and Salford.

Playing career

International honours

Cliff Evans won 7 caps for Wales in 1936–1941 while at Leeds.

Les Diables Rouges

Cliff Evans was one of the players who successfully toured in France with Salford in 1934, during which the Salford team earned the name "Les Diables Rouges", the seventeen players were; Joe Bradbury, Bob Brown, Aubrey Casewell, Paddy Dalton, Bert Day, Cliff Evans, Jack Feetham, George Harris, Barney Hudson, Emlyn Jenkins, Alf Middleton, Sammy Miller, Harold Osbaldestin, Les Pearson, Gus Risman, Billy Watkins and Billy Williams.

Challenge Cup final appearances

Cliff Evans played Centre, i.e. number 3 in Leeds' 19-2 victory over Halifax in the 1941 Challenge Cup final during the 1940–41 season at Odsal, Bradford, and played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5 in the 15-10 victory over Halifax in the 1942 Challenge Cup final during the 1941–42 season at Odsal, Bradford.

County Cup final appearances

About Cliff Evans's time, there was Salford's 2-15 defeat by Warrington in the 1929 Lancashire Cup final during the 1929–30 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 November 1929, the 10-8 victory over Swinton in the 1931 Lancashire Cup final during the 1931–32 season at the Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 21 November 1931, the 21-12 victory over Wigan in the 1934 Lancashire Cup final during the 1934–35 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 October 1934, the 15-7 victory over Wigan in the 1935 Lancashire Cup final during the 1935–36 season at Wilderspool, Warrington on Saturday 19 October 1935, and the 5-2 victory over Wigan in the 1936 Lancashire Cup final during the 1936–37 season at Wilderspool, Warrington on Saturday 17 October 1936.

Coaching career

Championship final appearances

Cliff Evans was the coach in Swinton's victory in the Championship during the 1962–63 season, and 1963–64 season, and was the coach in St. Helens' 24–12 victory over Leeds in the Championship final during the 1969–70 season at Odsal, Bradford on Saturday 16 May 1970.

Rugby league county leagues

Cliff Evans was the coach in St. Helens' victory in the Lancashire League during the 1968–69 season.

County Cup final appearances

Cliff Evans was the coach in St. Helens' 13-10 victory over (following a 2-2 draw with) Warrington in the 1967 Lancashire Cup final during the 1967–68 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 2 December 1967, and the 30-2 victory over Oldham in the 1968 Lancashire Cup final during the 1968–69 season at Central Park, Wigan on Friday 25 October 1968, and was the coach in Salford's 25–11 victory over Swinton in the 1972 Lancashire Cup final during the 1972–73 season at Wilderspool, Warrington on Saturday 21 October 1972.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final appearances

Cliff Evans was the coach in St. Helens' 4–7 defeat by Wigan in the 1968–69 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 16 December 1968.

External links

• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org