he impressed during a trial in 1964, however, he had decided to sign for Midland rivals Wolves. He remained at Villa Park for just two-and-a-half seasons, before being allowed to leave for fellow Midlanders Walsall for £30,000 on 14 December 1975, after 71 games and 17 goals. Ironically, 5 months after Evans departed, Villa gained the promotion back to the big time they yearned for, finishing runner-up to Manchester United by 3 points. Following two full seasons at Walsall, which included scoring a goal that knocked Leicester out of the F.A. Cup and won 'Goal Of The Month' on Match Of The Day, the striker ended his career abroad playing in both the US and Australia (with South Melbourne FC, Morwell Falcons and Sandringham City SC). Honours Aston Villa Football League Cup: 1974–75 References External links Thisisanfield.com Forgotten Heroes Player profile at LFChistory.net 1949 births Living people English footballers England under-23 international footballers English people of Welsh descent Association football forwards English Football League players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Walsall F.C. players South Melbourne FC players Los Angeles Wolves players United Soccer Association players Sportspeople from Kidderminster Gippsland Falcons players English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States English expatriate footballers FA Cup Final players