Spencer Evans

Spencer Evans
Personal information
Full name	Robert Spencer Evans
Date of birth	24 September 1911
Place of birth	St Asaph, Wales
Date of death	1981 (aged 69–70)
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Half-back; wing-half; inside-forward
Youth career
	Rhyl Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Wrexham
	Rhyl Athletic
1931–1932	Chester
1934	Stoke City
1934–1936	Altrincham
1936–1938	Port Vale
1938–19??	Northwich Victoria
1953	Mossley
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Spencer Evans (24 September 1911 – 1981) was a Welsh footballer who played as a half-back for Rhyl Athletic, Wrexham, Chester, Stoke City, Altrincham, Port Vale, and Northwich Victoria before World War II.

Career

Spencer played for Rhyl Athletic (over two spells), Wrexham, Chester, Stoke City (without making a first-team appearance) and Altrincham before joining Port Vale in July 1936.^[1]^[3] He featured in 34 Third Division North games in both the 1936–37 and 1937–38 seasons.^[1] Having fallen out of favour at The Old Recreation Ground, he was given a free transfer to Northwich Victoria in May 1938.^[1] He played at Mossley for one season at the end of his career in 1953, scoring nine goals in 23 appearances.^[4]

Source:^[5]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chester	1931–32	Third Division North	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Port Vale	1936–37	Third Division North	34	0	1	0	3	1	38	1
	1937–38	Third Division North	34	0	2	0	1	0	37	0
	Total		68	0	3	0	4	1	75	1

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 96. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ "Port Vale. Famous coach". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xvi – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Altrincham FC". www.lusaweb.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
^ Spencer Evans at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Personal information
Full name	Robert Spencer Evans^[1]
Date of birth	(1911-09-24)24 September 1911
Place of birth	St Asaph, Wales
Date of death	1981 (aged 69–70)
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)^[2]
Position(s)	Half-back; wing-half; inside-forward
Youth career
	Rhyl Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Wrexham
	Rhyl Athletic
1931–1932	Chester	1	(0)
1934	Stoke City	0	(0)
1934–1936	Altrincham
1936–1938	Port Vale	68	(0)
1938–19??	Northwich Victoria
1953	Mossley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals