[Beefy 1965]

With apologies to Beefy 1965 who I suspect was going to choose the same player ..

Stewart Evans; The end of an era.

Generations of Albion fans had been inspired by a succession of wonderful goalscorers. Ronnie Allen, Derek Kevan, Astle, Brown and Regis… looking back we had been spoilt over the years.

Then in the mid-80s something changed. I remember watching Stewart Evans in horror and with an impending sense of doom. This was a tall, gangly man made of spare deck chair parts. Think Peter Crouch with a perm. And a lot less footballing ability. After just 90 minutes watching our new striker I realized we were really in the shite, perhaps for many years to come.

In fairness, Goodman, Super-Bob and Hughes came along to ease the pain and Stewart Evens may well have been an effective target man for his previous club (Wimbledon) but I repeat… Ronnie Allen, Derek Kevan, Astle, Brown and Regis, ALL England internationals at some point. Seeing Stewart Evans at that time in an Albion shirt was a shock to the system and a sign of dark days to come.

Sorry, I had to get that off my chest.  

Oh well will have to write all of the Evans's down
Albert Evans (footballer, born 1874)
Elfed Evans
George Evans (footballer, born 1864)
Mickey Evans (footballer, born 1973)
Stewart Evans
Tom Evans (footballer, born 1907

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Sadly just remembered Big Ugo Ehiogu R.I.P Big Fella