▁He ▁made ▁three ▁appearances ▁for ▁Wales ▁against ▁England , ▁each ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁defeat . ▁ ▁Football ▁career ▁Evans ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bu il th , ▁Bre ck no ck shire , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁but cher . ▁As ▁a ▁youth , ▁he ▁excel led ▁at ▁many ▁sports ▁including ▁cr icket , ▁rugby ▁and ▁s occer . ▁Having ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁his ▁local ▁club , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁Boot le ; ▁Evans ▁made ▁four ▁appearances ▁for ▁Boot le ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 9 – 9 0 ▁Football ▁Alliance ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁which ▁Boot le ▁finished ▁as ▁run ners - up . ▁ ▁Evans ▁made ▁his ▁international ▁debut ▁while ▁still ▁a ▁Boot le ▁player ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Home ▁Championship ▁match ▁against ▁England ▁played ▁at ▁W re x ham ' s ▁Race course ▁Gr ound ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁England ▁were ▁scheduled ▁to ▁play ▁two ▁international ▁matches ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁and ▁field ed ▁their ▁strong est ▁side ▁against ▁Wales ▁with ▁a ▁slightly ▁we aker ▁team ▁going ▁to ▁B elf ast ▁to ▁play ▁Ireland ; ▁England ▁won ▁both ▁matches , ▁with ▁Edmund ▁Cur rey ▁scoring ▁twice ▁on ▁his ▁debut ▁and ▁T ins ley ▁Lind ley ▁continu ing ▁his ▁run ▁of ▁goals ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁Wales . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁Evans ▁joined ▁A ston ▁Villa