Steve Evans (footballer, born 1962)
[2] Evans fell out of football following his retirement, and was working in sales for Budweiser,[7] when he became manager at Peterborough League side Gedney Hill.[15] Evans was also suspended from the game for 20 months in January 2003 for involvement of the affairs of Boston,[16] in which players' contracts lodged with the FA contained false salary details.[25] Also in October, Evans was sent from the dugout after an altercation with Wycombe Wanderers player Tommy Doherty[26] for which he later received a £1,000 suspended fine from the FA.[32] Francis Green gave Boston a 1–0 half-time lead, but in the second half United conceded a penalty kick, which Wrexham defender Ryan Valentine converted.[41] Despite this, Evans was named October Manager of the Month after achieving five wins, including a 5–2 away victory at AFC Wimbledon, strengthening their push for a second consecutive promotion.[42] Evans left Crawley on 9 April 2012 to be appointed manager of fellow League Two club Rotherham United on a three-year contract.[43] In September 2012, Evans was given a six-match stadium ban and fined £3,000 by the Football Association after being found guilty of "using abusive and insulting words and behaviour" towards a female member of Bradford City's staff, an incident which occurred during his time at Crawley.[45] Starting the following season in League One, Evans continued to produce good results, an honorable mention being the 6–0 win at home against Notts County.[46] Rotherham were promoted later that season in May 2014, drawing the play-off final 2–2 over 120 minutes, and subsequently beating Leyton Orient 4–3 in a penalty shootout.Evans wore a sombrero, shorts and sandals to the fixture against Leeds United at Elland Road on the final day of the season by way of a celebration.[51] On 19 October 2015, Evans joined fellow Championship side Leeds United on a rolling contract until the end of the 2015–16 season, with the option of a second year, replacing previous head coach Uwe Rösler.[54] After the final game of the 2015–16 season against Preston North End, a tearful Evans proclaimed that he had a 'gut feeling' that his contract would not be renewed by club owner Massimo Cellino.[69] On 9 January 2022, following a 4–0 home defeat to Ipswich Town that left the side 22nd in the table, seven points from safety, Evans was sacked by the club.