Ched Evans scores for Chesterfield: Welshman ends four years of football exile by scoring for new club in 3-0 win over Ilkeston
CHED EVANS ended his four-year football exile by making a goalscoring return for new club Chesterfield.
Evans scored one and made another in their pre-season friendly win at non-league Ilkeston at the New Manor Ground yesterday.
Ched Evans ended four years of football exile by scoring for ChesterfieldWelshman celebrates with his new team-mates after finding the back of the netChed Evans spent two-and-a-half years in jail and has just got back into footballChed Evans won an appeal for his conviction of rape in April
The Welshman — who signed a one-year deal with the Spireites last month — played for an hour as he resumed his career at the League One club.
It was the striker’s first professional appearance since 2012, having spent two-and-a-half years in jail.
Evans, 27, won an appeal for his conviction for rape in April.
His retrial will be on October 4.
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