Lot Essay
In the Home Championship/World Cup Qualifying match against Northern Ireland, played on 3rd October 1953 at Belfast, Scotland won 3-1. In the Home Championship/World Cup Qualifying match against Wales, played on 14th November 1953 at Glasgow, Scotland and Wales drew 3-3. In the Home Championship/World Cup Qualifying match against England, played on 3rd April 1954 at Glasgow, Scotland were defeated by England 4-2.
The above Scotland International cap was awarded to the former Celtic and Chelsea right-half/centre-half Bobby Evans, who made a total of 48 appearances for Scotland between 1949 and 1960. Scotland's Player of the Year' in 1953, Evans joined Celtic in 1954 from St. Anthony's. During a very successful period with Celtic he won the Division 1 Championship in 1954 and the Scottish Cup in 1951 and 1954. He also won the Scottish League Cup with Celtic, in 1957 and 1958 and was a Scottish Cup Runner-up in 1955 and 1956. He joined Chelsea in May 1960 and the following season was transferred to Newport County as player/manager before coming back north of the border in July 1962 to join Morton. Thereafter there were periods with Third Lanark and Raith Rovers before retiring in 1967.
The above Scotland International cap was awarded to the former Celtic and Chelsea right-half/centre-half Bobby Evans, who made a total of 48 appearances for Scotland between 1949 and 1960. Scotland's Player of the Year' in 1953, Evans joined Celtic in 1954 from St. Anthony's. During a very successful period with Celtic he won the Division 1 Championship in 1954 and the Scottish Cup in 1951 and 1954. He also won the Scottish League Cup with Celtic, in 1957 and 1958 and was a Scottish Cup Runner-up in 1955 and 1956. He joined Chelsea in May 1960 and the following season was transferred to Newport County as player/manager before coming back north of the border in July 1962 to join Morton. Thereafter there were periods with Third Lanark and Raith Rovers before retiring in 1967.