Evans made his full debut in 1969, going on to play three games in the 69/70 season.  During the next few years Evans made occasional appearances at left-back in Bill Shankly's all conquering team.  After Shankly's shock retirement the new manager Bob Paisley persuaded Evans to retire from playing in 1974, and at only 25 years of age, to direct his talents towards coaching.  Roy Evans thus became the youngest member of the legendary "Boot Room".  At the time, the then Chairman, John Smith, predicted "We have not made an appointment for the present, but for the future.  One day Roy Evans will be our manager."  Twenty years later he would be proved right.

Upon joining the "Boot Room", Evans was appointed Reserve Team coach, where he won the Central League Championship an incredible seven times in nine years.  Upon Joe Fagan's rise to manager, Evans was appointed to the senior coaching staff, where he was to play a significant role in the great triumphs under both Fagan and later Kenny Dalglish.  He was appointed assistant manager to Graeme Souness, but after Souness failed to deliver the title, Evans was eventually appointed Liverpool manager during the 93/94 season.

A complete opposite to Graeme Souness, Evans brought a calming influence to the club, which it desperately needed after the Souness era.  The new Chairman, David Moores, described Evans as the "last of the Shankly lads".  Evans appointment was a popular one amongst the fans, who saw in Evans a return to the old style of management employed by Shankly and Paisley.

Sadly for Evans his players never quite delivered for him on the pitch.  Despite an abundance of talent and many new young players (many of which Evans had helped to nurture and mature) the team failed to deliver the League title, although under Evans the team never finished lower than 4th.  The League Cup triumph in 94/95 was to be Evans only major success.

A pivotal moment in Evans managerial career saw Liverpool take on Man Utd in the 1996 FA Cup Final.  Had Liverpool won the game it may well have been the boost that Evans and Liverpool needed to mount a serious title challenge.  In reality Liverpool's performance on the pitch was poor, but it was the players white Armani suits that caused the most controversy, with many of Liverpool's leading players being labelled as "Spice Boys", implying that they put money and status above their performances on the pitch.

By the start of the 98/99 season the Liverpool hierarchy had run out of patience and appointed French manager Gerard Houllier to work alongside Evans.  Although this would have been an insult to many managers, Evans once again proved his class by fully committing to the relationship and backing his new assistant 100%.  Sadly the arrangement was not to work and on 12th November 1998, Roy Evans announced his retirement from Liverpool Football Club.

Although he never delivered the success the club desired whilst manager, Roy Evans' loyalty and service to the club should never be underestimated, nor should his impact on developing young talents, many of whom have gone on to become modern day Liverpool legends.