Richard Evans (25 December 1875 – 13 January 1942)[2] was an English footballer, who played at outside-right, spending most of his career with Burslem Port Vale as well as two years at Southampton where he won two Southern League championships.

In the close season of 1902, Evans moved from Reading to fellow Southern League team Southampton, replacing the departing Archie Turner.

In his first season with the "Saints", he played 23 matches, scoring seven goals, as Southampton claimed the Southern League title for the fifth time in seven years.

[6] Ill health and injuries forced his retirement in 1904[4] — in his two years at The Dell, he made 41 appearances (16 goals) and helped the team to claim two championship trophies.

A return to Port Vale followed in September 1904, however, in only his second game – a 1–0 home defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Staffordshire Senior Cup — he suffered a career-ending injury and retired that year.