Blackpool midfielder makes Portsmouth admission after building on past promotions with Ipswich Town, Wigan Athletic and Wolves

The 30-year-old left Ipswich Town at the beginning of February in order to pick up regular minutes following his recovery from surgery for a long-term knee injury. 

He joined Portsmouth the following month, and featured four times as John Mousinho’s side secured the League One title. 

As well as providing him with some game time prior to his summer move to Bloomfield Road, it also added another promotion to his CV, following past successes with Ipswich Town, Wigan Athletic and Wolves. 

Reflecting on his time at Fratton Park, he said: “It was good - I snuck another medal in.

“I felt a part of it, they played me in probably the three toughest games in the run-in, which spoke about what John Mousinho thought of me, and likewise in his first proper season in the Football League, he did a great job, it’s a credit to him. 

“It was probably a gamble from me because I could’ve stayed with Ipswich until the end of the season, but I wanted to show people that I was fit.

“Going there secured me the move to Blackpool, so I’m glad I did it and I’m excited for this season.”

Evans admits his time with Portsmouth was always meant to be a short-term arrangement that helped both parties. 

“It was just about seeing them over the line,” he added.

“It worked for both of us, I wanted to get fit and played games. There wasn’t much talk about going back.”