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Dai Evans (footballer)

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Full name
  
David Evans

Date of birth
  
28 January 1902


Playing position
  
Defender

Name
  
Dai Evans

Place of birth
  
Abercanaid, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales

Date of death
  
15 December 1951 1951 (aged 48–49)

Place of death
  
Sully, Glamorgan, Wales

David "Dai" Evans (28 January 1902 - 1951) was a professional footballer who played as a left half in the 1920s. He played for a number of teams in the Football League, including Reading, Huddersfield Town and Bury.

He also won four caps for Wales, the first of which was against Ireland on 13 February 1926.

He was known as 'Dai Gethin' after the pub owned by his parents.

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Dai Evans (footballer) Wikipedia