Mickey Evans (footballer, born 1973)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael James Evans | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Plymouth, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1991 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1997 | Plymouth Argyle | 163 | (38) |
| 1992 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1997 | Southampton | 22 | (4) |
| 1997–2000 | West Bromwich Albion | 63 | (6) |
| 2000 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | (3) |
| 2001–2006 | Plymouth Argyle | 221 | (34) |
| 2006 | Torquay United | 14 | (1) |
| Total | 504 | (87) | |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Michael James "Mickey" Evans (born 1 January 1973) is a former footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his career with Plymouth Argyle, for whom he scored 73 goals in 384 appearances in the Football League. He also played in the Premier League for Southampton and the Football League for West Bromwich Albion, Bristol Rovers and Torquay United. Evans earned one cap for the Republic of Ireland at full international level.
Evans originally joined Plymouth Argyle in December 1987 as an associate schoolboy. He made his first team debut in December 1990 at the age of 17, and signed his first professional contract in March 1991.
He was a member of Neil Warnock's Plymouth side which won promotion from the Third Division via the play-offs in 1996. Following that success, in March 1997 he was signed by Graeme Souness at Southampton for £650,000.
Souness signed Evans to add a bit of muscle to the forward line as Southampton entered the final lap of a desperate fight to avoid relegation from the Premier League in the 1996–97 season.
He was a big and brave striker and scored four crucial goals as Saints successfully beat the drop, finishing in 16th position. His greatest game in a Saints shirt came at Nottingham Forest's City Ground, where he scored a brace. For the second goal, he sprinted from the half-way line, taking a pass from Eyal Berkovic to beat goalkeeper Mark Crossley who could only half block the shot.
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