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1922-23 CARDIFF CITY JOHN EVANS WELSH CUP WINNERS GOLD MEDAL
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1922-23 CARDIFF CITY JOHN EVANS WELSH CUP WINNERS GOLD MEDAL
15ct Gold
Evans was a apprentice printer and began playing for Cwmparc where he was spotted by Cardiff City, becoming the first player to be officially bought by the team when he signed for six shillings Club secretary Bartley Wilson later remarked that the fee "was all we had and included his fare from Treorchy
He made his first appearance for the club on 1 September 1910 in a friendly match to mark the opening of Cardiff's new ground Ninian Park against Aston Villa. Evans scored Cardiff's first ever goal at the ground in a 2–1 defeat.
Evans even helped construct the ground, earning 35 shillings a week for playing plus bonuses for undertaking other jobs at the ground. Later the same month, Evans scored his first competitive goal for the side on his league debut, helping his side to a 4–1 victory over Ton Pentre on the opening day of the 1910–11 Southern Football League season. In his first season, Evans scored 11 times in the Southern League, the second highest tally in the squad, including a hat-trick during a 7–1 win over Chesham in January 1911.
In 1912 he became the first ever Cardiff City player to receive a call-up for the Wales squad when he was called up to replace Ted Vizard for a match against Ireland. Evans possessed a cannonball shot which was eventually nicknamed the "Bala bang" on account of the fearsome power he put into his shots. His shots were so ferocious that one goalkeeper once broke his wrist attempting to stop the ball and a Manchester City goalkeeper was knocked out cold by another shot. He was a regular for Cardiff during the decade, only leaving the club to serve in World War I before returning. A consistent scorer he went on to score 52 goals in 170 Southern league appearances before moving into a more orthodox position for Cardiff's entry into the football league in 1920.
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1922-23 CARDIFF CITY JOHN EVANS WELSH CUP WINNERS GOLD MEDAL
15ct Gold
Evans was a apprentice printer and began playing for Cwmparc where he was spotted by Cardiff City, becoming the first player to be officially bought by the team when he signed for six shillings Club secretary Bartley Wilson later remarked that the fee "was all we had and included his fare from Treorchy
He made his first appearance for the club on 1 September 1910 in a friendly match to mark the opening of Cardiff's new ground Ninian Park against Aston Villa. Evans scored Cardiff's first ever goal at the ground in a 2–1 defeat.
Evans even helped construct the ground, earning 35 shillings a week for playing plus bonuses for undertaking other jobs at the ground. Later the same month, Evans scored his first competitive goal for the side on his league debut, helping his side to a 4–1 victory over Ton Pentre on the opening day of the 1910–11 Southern Football League season. In his first season, Evans scored 11 times in the Southern League, the second highest tally in the squad, including a hat-trick during a 7–1 win over Chesham in January 1911.
In 1912 he became the first ever Cardiff City player to receive a call-up for the Wales squad when he was called up to replace Ted Vizard for a match against Ireland. Evans possessed a cannonball shot which was eventually nicknamed the "Bala bang" on account of the fearsome power he put into his shots. His shots were so ferocious that one goalkeeper once broke his wrist attempting to stop the ball and a Manchester City goalkeeper was knocked out cold by another shot. He was a regular for Cardiff during the decade, only leaving the club to serve in World War I before returning. A consistent scorer he went on to score 52 goals in 170 Southern league appearances before moving into a more orthodox position for Cardiff's entry into the football league in 1920.
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