Ian Evans (born 30 January 1952) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international.
In October 1977 he sustained an injury in a tackle by George Best, playing for Fulham, which kept him out for over two years.
Other clubs included Barnsley, Exeter City and Cambridge United in a defensive role.
He subsequently worked as McCarthy's assistant coach at Sunderland and Wolves.
After his role as assistant manager at Wolves he then became part of the scouting network at Wolves, departing on 2 November 2012, one day after McCarthy accepted the manager position at Ipswich Town.