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| birth_date = 24 February 1949
| birth_place = England
| birth_place = [[Kiveton Park]], England
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| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
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| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] (Retired)
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| managerclubs1= [[Scarborough F.C.|Scarborough]] (assistant)
| pcupdate = 17:49, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
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'''Paul "Evo" Evans''' is a retired English [[Association football|footballer]] who played in goal for [[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]] in the 1980s. His time with [[Neil Warnock]] at Burton began a more than 10-year relationship with Warnock in football. He would spend time as Assistant Manager at [[Scarborough F.C.|Scarborough]], then coach at [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]], [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] and [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]. Evans was also known at these clubs as "Warnock's mate" and was seen many times in the dressing room calming Warnock down when he became angry.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQYuLiuGFyg</ref>
'''Paul Evans''' is a retired English [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]], [[Boston Town F.C.|Boston F.C.]] and [[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]] in the 1970s and 1980s. His time with [[Neil Warnock]] at Burton began a more than 10-year relationship with Warnock in football. He spent time as assistant manager at [[Scarborough F.C.|Scarborough]], then coach at [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] and [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]. Evans was also known at these clubs as "Warnock's mate" and was seen many times in the dressing room calming Warnock down when he became angry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQYuLiuGFyg|title = - YouTube|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
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| isbn = 978-0-340-93721-1 }}</ref> giving up 6 goals as City won 6–1.
| isbn = 978-0-340-93721-1 }}</ref> giving up 6 goals as City won 6–1.


Subsequently, the FA reviewed the game and a replay was played. Evans played in the rematch, and Burton was defeated again, albeit by a much more modest 1–0 score.<ref name="burtonalbionfc.co.uk"/><ref>{{Cite news
Subsequently, the FA reviewed the game and a replay was played. Evans played in the rematch, and Burton was defeated again, albeit by a much more modest 1–0 score.<ref name="burtonalbionfc.co.uk"/><ref>{{Cite news
| title= Juventus owns Super Cup, Burton loses rematch
| title= Juventus owns Super Cup, Burton loses rematch
| url= http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19850117&id=jLwyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=We8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2271,3598442
| url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19850117&id=jLwyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=We8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2271,3598442
| publisher= Ottawa Citizen
| publisher= Ottawa Citizen
| date= 17 January 1985
| date= 17 January 1985
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| accessdate= 15 November 2007
| accessdate= 15 November 2007
| first=Pete
| first=Pete
| last=Oliver}}</ref> Warnock and Evans arrived at Scarborough and quickly signed [[Cec Podd]], [[Barry Gallagher]] and [[Paul Kendell]] from [[Halifax Town F.C.|Halifax Town]], [[Mike Brolly]] and [[Tommy Graham (footballer born 1955)|Tommy Graham]] from [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]], [[David Kaye (footballer)|David Kaye]] from [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]] and [[Andy Harrison (footballer)|Andy Harrison]] and [[Steve Richards (footballer)|Steve Richards]] from [[Kettering Town F.C.|Kettering Town]]. Warnock also added Stuart Mell who was with Warnock and Evans at Burton Albion. The season started pretty average so Warnock signed [[Ian Bennyworth]] and [[Mitch Cook]]. With the season still going pretty average; Warnock signed [[Kevin Blackwell]] on a months loan from [[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]] in November 1986 and this started an upturn in fortunes. After the months loan ended Warnock paid [[Barry Fry]]'s Barnet £2,000 for Blackwell's services. On 13 December Scarborough went top of the league following Barnet's loss to [[Maidstone United F.C.|Maidstone United]]. However, a week after this the club was knocked sideways as the chairman; Barry Adamson died of a heart attack at an FA Trophy game against [[Morecambe F.C.|Morecambe]]. At one point in April, Scarborough were seven points clear at the top of the [[Football Conference|GM Vauxhall Conference]], and due to Barnet losing at [[Stafford Rangers F.C.|Stafford Rangers]] Scarborough won the title and were subsequently promoted to the Fourth Division. Basically, Warnock and Evans had brought instant success with Scarborough winning the Football Conference in 1987. Warnock and Evans remained at Scarborough until they moved on to [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] in 1989 after Warnock had fallen out with chairman [[Geoffrey Richmond]].
| last=Oliver}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Stapleton |first=David |date=1989-05-12 |title=Just the job, Neil |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-post-just-the-job-neil/148295287/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |work=Evening Post |pages=60}}</ref> Warnock and Evans arrived at Scarborough and quickly signed [[Cec Podd]], [[Barry Gallagher]] and [[Paul Kendell]] from [[Halifax Town F.C.|Halifax Town]], [[Mike Brolly]] and [[Tommy Graham (footballer born 1955)|Tommy Graham]] from [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]], [[David Kaye (footballer)|David Kaye]] from [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]] and [[Andy Harrison (footballer)|Andy Harrison]] and [[Steve Richards (footballer)|Steve Richards]] from [[Kettering Town F.C.|Kettering Town]]. Warnock also added Stuart Mell who was with Warnock and Evans at Burton Albion. The season started pretty average so Warnock signed [[Ian Bennyworth]] and [[Mitch Cook]]. With the season still going pretty average; Warnock signed [[Kevin Blackwell]] on a months loan from [[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]] in November 1986 and this started an upturn in fortunes. After the months loan ended Warnock paid [[Barry Fry]]'s Barnet £2,000 for Blackwell's services. On 13 December Scarborough went top of the league following Barnet's loss to [[Maidstone United F.C.|Maidstone United]]. However, a week after this the club was knocked sideways as the chairman; Barry Adamson died of a heart attack at an FA Trophy game against [[Morecambe F.C.|Morecambe]]. At one point in April, Scarborough were seven points clear at the top of the [[Football Conference|GM Vauxhall Conference]], and due to Barnet losing at [[Stafford Rangers F.C.|Stafford Rangers]] Scarborough won the title and were subsequently promoted to the Fourth Division. Basically, Warnock and Evans had brought instant success with Scarborough winning the Football Conference in 1987. Warnock and Evans remained at Scarborough until they moved on to [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] in 1989 after Warnock had fallen out with chairman [[Geoffrey Richmond]].


=== Notts County ===
=== Notts County ===
In January 1989, Warnock arrived at [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] and Warnock took Evans, physio Dave Wilson and [[Kevin Blackwell]] with him to [[Meadow Lane]] and would signal a start to a very exciting and successful era at Notts County. Evans joined as part of Warnock's backroom staff which consisted of [[Johnny Newman (footballer born 1933)|Johnny Newman]](Assistant Manager) and Dave Wilson (Physiotherapist). Then at the end of the 1988–89 season, Johnny Newman left Notts County and Mick Jones joined as Warnock's assistant. County won the 3rd Division Play-off Final in 1990 at Wembley, and as always Evans was on the bench with Warnock.
In January 1989, Warnock arrived at [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] and Warnock took Evans,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stapleton |first=David |date=1989-01-24 |title=Evans gets a new role |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-post-evans-gets-a-new-role/148295416/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |work=Evening Post |pages=26}}</ref> physio Dave Wilson and [[Kevin Blackwell]] with him to [[Meadow Lane]] and would signal a start to a very exciting and successful era at Notts County. Evans joined as part of Warnock's backroom staff which consisted of [[Johnny Newman (footballer born 1933)|Johnny Newman]](Assistant Manager) and Dave Wilson (Physiotherapist). Then at the end of the 1988–89 season, Johnny Newman left Notts County and Mick Jones joined as Warnock's assistant. County won the 3rd Division Play-off Final in 1990 at Wembley, and as always Evans was on the bench with Warnock.


Then the 2nd Division Play-off Final was won in 1991 and Notts County were subsequently promoted to Division 1 (now [[The Premiership]]). However, after only one season County were relegated and Warnock was sacked in January 1993 after two play-off wins.
Then the 2nd Division Play-off Final was won in 1991 and Notts County were subsequently promoted to Division 1 (now [[Premier League|The Premiership]]). However, after only one season County were relegated and Warnock was sacked in January 1993 after two play-off wins.


===Huddersfield Town===
===Huddersfield Town===
Warnock took over at [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]] in March 1993 and it wasn't until Warnock left Plainmoor in May and then in July 1993 Warnock take over at [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] and Evans, Jones (Assistant Manager), Blackwell (Youth Development Officer/Sub Goalkeeper) and Wilson (Physiotherapist) joined him.<ref name="Made in Sheffield: Neil Warnock - My Story 343-344">{{cite book
Warnock took over at [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]] in March 1993 and it wasn't until Warnock left Plainmoor in May and then in July 1993 Warnock take over at [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] and Evans, Jones (Assistant Manager), Blackwell (Youth Development Officer/Sub Goalkeeper) and Wilson (Physiotherapist) joined him.<ref name="Made in Sheffield: Neil Warnock - My Story 343-344"/>
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However the 1993–94 season was a relegation battle from the start but a trip to Wembley Stadium was ensured thanks to the [[Football League Trophy|Associate Members Cup]] where Town appeared in the Final against [[Swansea City F.C.|Swansea City]], however Town lost 3–1 on penalties. This season was also the last ever season at Town's stadium [[Leeds Road]] and Evans was a small part of this historic season.<ref name="Made in Sheffield: Neil Warnock - My Story 343-344"/> and the following season (1994–95) Town won two trophies. Early on in the 1994–95 season Town beat [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] to claim the Yorkshire Electricity Cup which became the first silverware to be lifted at The [[Galpharm Stadium|Kirklees Stadium]] and the first since Town had won the 1979–80 Fourth Division Championship. Then Warnock's men won the Play-off Final at Wembley on 28 May 1995 against [[Bristol Rovers]] with a 2–1 scoreline with [[Andy Booth|Andrew Booth]] and [[Chris Billy]] scoring.<ref name="Made in Sheffield: Neil Warnock - My Story 343-344"/>
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However, Warnock resigned 8 days later, so Jones, Blackwell and Evans followed him to [[Devon]], but Dave Wilson stayed on as physiotherapist at Huddersfield Town. Wilson died in 1996 after a long illness that had already forced him to retire earlier on in 1996. Wilson had worked with Warnock and Evans since 1986 when he was physiotherapist with Scarborough, then after Warnock tracked him down in Hong Kong Warnock recruited him to the backroom staff at Notts County and then in 1993 at Huddersfield.
| first = Neil
| title = Made in Sheffield: Neil Warnock – My Story
| publisher = Hodder & Stoughton
| year = 2008
| pages =
| chapter = From The Bottom Up
| isbn = 978-0-340-93721-1 }}</ref>
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However the 1993–94 season was a relegation battle from the start but a trip to Wembley Stadium was ensured thanks to the [[Football League Trophy|Associate Members Cup]] where Town appeared in the Final against [[Swansea City F.C.|Swansea City]], however Town lost 3–1 on penalties. This season was also the last ever season at Town's stadium [[Leeds Road]] and Evans was a small part of this historic season.<ref name="Made in Sheffield: Neil Warnock - My Story 343-344"/> and the following season (1994–95) Town won two trophies. Early on in the 1994–95 season Town beat [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] to claim the [[Yorkshire Electricity Cup]] which became the first silverware to be lifted at The [[Galpharm Stadium|Kirklees Stadium]] and the first since Town had won the 1979–80 Fourth Division Championship. Then Warnock's men won the Play-off Final at Wembley on 28 May 1995 against [[Bristol Rovers]] with a 2–1 scoreline with [[Andy Booth|Andrew Booth]] and [[Chris Billy]] scoring.<ref name="Made in Sheffield: Neil Warnock - My Story 343-344"/>
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However, Warnock resigned 8 days later, so Jones, Blackwell and Evans followed him to [[Devon]], but Dave Wilson stayed on as physiotherapist at Huddersfield Town. Unfortunately Dave Wilson died in 1996 after a long illness that had already forced him to retire earlier on in 1996, Wilson had worked with Warnock and Evans since 1986 when he was physiotherapist with Scarborough, then after Warnock tracked him down in Hong Kong Warnock recruited him to the backroom staff at Notts County and then in 1993 at Huddersfield.

===Plymouth Argyle===

In 1995 Warnock became Plymouth manager after resigning from the same post at [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] after a fall-out with the chairman, which was Terry Fisher. When Warnock joined Plymouth Argyle his backroom staff (Paul Evans, Mick Jones, Kevin Blackwell) followed suit, apart from Dave Wilson, who styaed on at Huddersfield Town. However, Mick Jones, Paul Evans and Kevin Blackwell were brought to Home Park and they all brought instant success at [[Home Park]] with Plymouth winning the Division 3 Play-off Final in 1996. However, Warnock left in February 1997 after falling out with the chairman and Evans also chose to leave. However, Mick Jones stayed on as Caretaker Manager and Blackwell as Caretaker Assistant Manager.<ref name="Made in Sheffield: Neil Warnock - My Story 343-344"/> Jones and Blackwell eventually got the jobs full-time and Jones subsequently fell out with Warnock and they did not speak for some years. However they did eventually make up and to this day Mick Jones is still Warnock's assistant manager now at [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]. It is unknown why Evans did not join Warnock at his next club [[Bury F.C.|Bury]].


===Warnock's spat with Bean===
===Warnock's spat with Bean===
On the last game of the 2006–07 season, [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] had just been relegated, when Evan's best friend [[Neil Warnock]] was manager. He was waiting in Warnock's office with Warnock's tearful wife and son, caused by [[Sean Bean]] bursting into Warnock's office, and shouting and swearing at them. When Warnock found out he was livid and wanted to go and find him, but Evans told him not to waste his time, again Evans calming Warnock down.<ref>{{Cite news
On the last game of the 2006–07 season, [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] had just been relegated, when Evans's best friend [[Neil Warnock]] was manager. He was waiting in Warnock's office with Warnock's tearful wife and son, caused by [[Sean Bean]] bursting into Warnock's office, and shouting and swearing at them. When Warnock found out he was livid and wanted to go and find him, but Evans told him not to waste his time, again calming Warnock down.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://talksport.com/football/526967/game-of-thrones-ned-stark-sean-bean-premier-league-neil-warnock-wife-cry/|title=Game of Thrones: When Ned Stark actor Sean Bean rowed with Premier League boss Neil Warnock and 'made his wife cry'|date=15 April 2019}}</ref>
| title= Bean's F-word shame.
| url= http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article250776.ece
| publisher= The Sun
| date= 31 July 2007
| accessdate= 2 April 2010
| location=London
| first=Mark
| last=Irwin}}</ref>


==Current life==
==Current life==
Paul Evans now works as a solicitor in Worksop. Evans is still Neil Warnock's best friend.
Paul Evans now works as a solicitor in Worksop. Evans is still Neil Warnock's best friend.<ref name="Made in Sheffield: Neil Warnock - My Story 343-344"/>
<ref name="Made in Sheffield: Neil Warnock - My Story 343-344"/>
<ref>{{Cite news
| title= Zoominfo Paul Evans, the address for Foys is incorrect.
| url= http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Evans_Paul_1182876948.aspx
| publisher= Zoominfo
| date=
| accessdate= 5 March 2010}}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
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*[[1989–90 in English football|1989–90]]: [[Football League Third Division|Division 3]] Playoff winners (promotion to [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]]) – [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] (Coach)
*[[1989–90 in English football|1989–90]]: [[Football League Third Division|Division 3]] Playoff winners (promotion to [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]]) – [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] (Coach)
*[[1990–91 in English football|1990–91]]: [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]] Playoff winners (promotion to [[Football League First Division|Division 1]]) – [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] (Coach)
*[[1990–91 in English football|1990–91]]: [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]] Playoff winners (promotion to [[Football League First Division|Division 1]]) – [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] (Coach)
*[[1994–95 in English football|1994–95]]: [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]] Playoff winners (promotion to [[Football League First Division|Division 1]]) – [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] (Coach)
*[[1994–95 in English football|1994–95]]: [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]] Playoff winners (promotion to [[Football League First Division|Division 1]]) – [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] (Coach)
*1993–94: [[Football League Trophy]] finalist – [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] (Coach)
*1993–94: [[Football League Trophy]] finalist – [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] (Coach)
*1994–95: [[Yorkshire Electricity Cup]] winners – [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] (Coach)
*1994–95: Yorkshire Electricity Cup winners – [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] (Coach)
*[[1995–96 in English football|1995–96]]: [[Football League Third Division|Division 3]] Playoff winners (promotion to [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]]) – [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] (Coach)
*[[1995–96 in English football|1995–96]]: [[Football League Third Division|Division 3]] Playoff winners (promotion to [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]]) – [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] (Coach)


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Revision as of 06:13, 31 May 2024

For other people with this name, see Paul Evans.

Paul Evans
Personal information
Date of birth 24 February 1949
Place of birth Kiveton Park, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
197x–19?? Mansfield Town (0)
198x–1986 Burton Albion[1]
Managerial career
1986–1989 Scarborough (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:49, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Paul Evans is a retired English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Mansfield Town, Boston F.C. and Burton Albion in the 1970s and 1980s. His time with Neil Warnock at Burton began a more than 10-year relationship with Warnock in football. He spent time as assistant manager at Scarborough, then coach at Notts County and Huddersfield Town. Evans was also known at these clubs as "Warnock's mate" and was seen many times in the dressing room calming Warnock down when he became angry.[2]

Playing career

Evans played in goal for Burton Albion in the 1980s and was part of Northern Premier League Challenge Cup winning team.

In 1985, while playing in an FA Cup clash with Leicester City, Evans was struck by a plank of wood thrown from the away end and was knocked out cold. As Evans partially recovered, Neil Warnock's protests for the game to be abandoned were ignored, and Evans had to return to the goal to finish the match. Becoming physically sick at one point, it was clear that he was not right,[3] giving up 6 goals as City won 6–1.

Subsequently, the FA reviewed the game and a replay was played. Evans played in the rematch, and Burton was defeated again, albeit by a much more modest 1–0 score.[1][4]

Evans left Burton Albion in 1986 to become assistant manager at Scarborough.

With Neil Warnock

Burton Albion

When Neil Warnock became the Manager of Burton Albion in January 1981, Evans was his goalkeeper and was part of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup winning team of the 1982–83 season, this is the first time that Evans worked for Warnock. Little did he know that by 1997 he would have worked at Scarborough, Notts County, Huddersfield Town and Plymouth Argyle and won promotion 5 times and won 1 trophy and come runner up in an Autoglass Trophy Final.

Scarborough

In 1986, Neil Warnock went to Scarborough as Manager and he took Evans, his former goalkeeper at Burton Albion, with him as his Assistant Manager.[5][6] Warnock and Evans arrived at Scarborough and quickly signed Cec Podd, Barry Gallagher and Paul Kendell from Halifax Town, Mike Brolly and Tommy Graham from Scunthorpe United, David Kaye from Chester City and Andy Harrison and Steve Richards from Kettering Town. Warnock also added Stuart Mell who was with Warnock and Evans at Burton Albion. The season started pretty average so Warnock signed Ian Bennyworth and Mitch Cook. With the season still going pretty average; Warnock signed Kevin Blackwell on a months loan from Barnet in November 1986 and this started an upturn in fortunes. After the months loan ended Warnock paid Barry Fry's Barnet £2,000 for Blackwell's services. On 13 December Scarborough went top of the league following Barnet's loss to Maidstone United. However, a week after this the club was knocked sideways as the chairman; Barry Adamson died of a heart attack at an FA Trophy game against Morecambe. At one point in April, Scarborough were seven points clear at the top of the GM Vauxhall Conference, and due to Barnet losing at Stafford Rangers Scarborough won the title and were subsequently promoted to the Fourth Division. Basically, Warnock and Evans had brought instant success with Scarborough winning the Football Conference in 1987. Warnock and Evans remained at Scarborough until they moved on to Notts County in 1989 after Warnock had fallen out with chairman Geoffrey Richmond.

Notts County

In January 1989, Warnock arrived at Notts County and Warnock took Evans,[7] physio Dave Wilson and Kevin Blackwell with him to Meadow Lane and would signal a start to a very exciting and successful era at Notts County. Evans joined as part of Warnock's backroom staff which consisted of Johnny Newman(Assistant Manager) and Dave Wilson (Physiotherapist). Then at the end of the 1988–89 season, Johnny Newman left Notts County and Mick Jones joined as Warnock's assistant. County won the 3rd Division Play-off Final in 1990 at Wembley, and as always Evans was on the bench with Warnock.

Then the 2nd Division Play-off Final was won in 1991 and Notts County were subsequently promoted to Division 1 (now The Premiership). However, after only one season County were relegated and Warnock was sacked in January 1993 after two play-off wins.

Huddersfield Town

Warnock took over at Torquay United in March 1993 and it wasn't until Warnock left Plainmoor in May and then in July 1993 Warnock take over at Huddersfield Town and Evans, Jones (Assistant Manager), Blackwell (Youth Development Officer/Sub Goalkeeper) and Wilson (Physiotherapist) joined him.[3] However the 1993–94 season was a relegation battle from the start but a trip to Wembley Stadium was ensured thanks to the Associate Members Cup where Town appeared in the Final against Swansea City, however Town lost 3–1 on penalties. This season was also the last ever season at Town's stadium Leeds Road and Evans was a small part of this historic season.[3] and the following season (1994–95) Town won two trophies. Early on in the 1994–95 season Town beat Hull City to claim the Yorkshire Electricity Cup which became the first silverware to be lifted at The Kirklees Stadium and the first since Town had won the 1979–80 Fourth Division Championship. Then Warnock's men won the Play-off Final at Wembley on 28 May 1995 against Bristol Rovers with a 2–1 scoreline with Andrew Booth and Chris Billy scoring.[3] However, Warnock resigned 8 days later, so Jones, Blackwell and Evans followed him to Devon, but Dave Wilson stayed on as physiotherapist at Huddersfield Town. Wilson died in 1996 after a long illness that had already forced him to retire earlier on in 1996. Wilson had worked with Warnock and Evans since 1986 when he was physiotherapist with Scarborough, then after Warnock tracked him down in Hong Kong Warnock recruited him to the backroom staff at Notts County and then in 1993 at Huddersfield.

Warnock's spat with Bean

On the last game of the 2006–07 season, Sheffield United had just been relegated, when Evans's best friend Neil Warnock was manager. He was waiting in Warnock's office with Warnock's tearful wife and son, caused by Sean Bean bursting into Warnock's office, and shouting and swearing at them. When Warnock found out he was livid and wanted to go and find him, but Evans told him not to waste his time, again calming Warnock down.[8]

Current life

Paul Evans now works as a solicitor in Worksop. Evans is still Neil Warnock's best friend.[3]

Honours

As a player

As a coach

References

  1. ^ a b "Burton Albion | Club | History | Potted | Club History". Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  2. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
  3. ^ a b c d e Warnock, Neil (2008). Made in Sheffield: Neil Warnock – My Story. Hodder & Stoughton. pp. 105–106. ISBN 978-0-340-93721-1.
  4. ^ "Juventus owns Super Cup, Burton loses rematch". Ottawa Citizen. 17 January 1985. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  5. ^ Oliver, Pete (22 March 2007). "Warnock back at Scarborough". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
  6. ^ Stapleton, David (12 May 1989). "Just the job, Neil". Evening Post. p. 60. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  7. ^ Stapleton, David (24 January 1989). "Evans gets a new role". Evening Post. p. 26. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Game of Thrones: When Ned Stark actor Sean Bean rowed with Premier League boss Neil Warnock and 'made his wife cry'". 15 April 2019.
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