Walter Evans

Bilbao Football Club

Evans was born in England and at some point, at the turn of the century, he arrived in Bilbao due to work reasons. In 1901, together with fellow Englishmen, George Langford, George Cockram and William Dyer, he was one of the young English workers and residents in Bilbao who joined the recently established Bilbao Football Club. At the end of 1901, the two most important clubs in the city were Bilbao FC and Athletic Club, so a rivalry soon arose between them, and they played several friendlies at the Hippodrome of Lamiako. Evans played a fundamental role in this historic rivalry, netting a total of three goals in four matches, including one in a 1–1 draw on 1 December 1901 and the only goal in a 1–0 win on 15 December, thus sealing Bilbao FC's first-ever win over their city rivals. On 19 January 1902, Evans scored a consolation goal in a 4–2 loss, in a match that went down in history as the first time that a paid match was held in Biscay, since they charged a ticket price of 30 cents of a peseta. Evans was what would now be called a quality footballer and was perhaps the club's most talented footballer.

Club Bizcaya

The two rivals agreed to join the best players of each club to play two games against the Bordeaux-based side Burdigala. This temporary merge became known as Club Bizcaya, and Evans ousted Athletic's forwards for a spot in the first-ever line-up of the Bizcaya team against Burdigala on 9 March, netting once in a 2–0 win in…

Club Bizcaya

Copa de la Coronación: 1902 Athletic Club

Copa del Rey: 1903, 1904