Ian Evatt
Ian Ross Evatt (born 19 November 1981) is an English professional football manager and former player. He is the manager of Bolton Wanderers. He also owns shares in Football Ventures (Whites) Ltd, the company that own Bolton Wanderers, making him one of minority owners of the club itself.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Ross Evatt | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bolton Wanderers (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Derby County | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Derby County | 34 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Chesterfield | 84 | (9) |
| 2005–2007 | Queens Park Rangers | 27 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Blackpool (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2007–2013 | Blackpool | 205 | (9) |
| 2013–2018 | Chesterfield | 148 | (4) |
| Total | 534 | (22) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Chesterfield (caretaker) | ||
| 2018–2020 | Barrow | ||
| 2020– | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Evatt began his career as a central midfielder, but was later converted to a central defender.
He began his professional career in 1999 at Derby County, and he also played for Northampton Town (on loan), Chesterfield (in two spells), Queens Park Rangers and Blackpool.
As a player, he gained promotion with Blackpool (from League One to the Championship in 2006–07, and from the Championship tier to the Premier League in 2009–10) and with Chesterfield (from League Two to League One, as champions, in 2013–14). As a manager, he won promotion with Barrow from the National League to League Two in 2019–20 and with Bolton from League Two to League One in 2020–21 as well as winning the EFL Trophy with Bolton.