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Born in [[Edmonton, London|Edmonton]] in London,<ref>{{Cite news|first=Edward |last=Pearce |title=Obituary: David Evans |date=24 October 2008 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2008/oct/24/conservatives |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6QwTTEqD6?url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2008/oct/24/conservatives |archivedate=9 July 2014 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref> Evans came from a [[working-class]] background and attended [[Tottenham|Tottenham Technical College]]. He failed his [[eleven-plus]] and as a youngster he showed promise as a [[association football|footballer]] and [[cricket]]er and played for [[Aston Villa]], although without making any first-team appearances, between 1950 and 1954. An opening batsman, he also played for [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club]] and [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club]] at cricket, although, again, without making any first-team appearances.
In 1960 Evans borrowed £500 to found his own industrial cleaning company, called Exclusive Office Cleaning, which later became Brengreen Holdings. He sold this for £32 million in 1986. Four years later, in 1990, he formed Broadreach, another industrial cleaning company, of which he was chairman for 12 years. Evans although economically successful was of limited brain power.
From November 1984 to 15 June 1989, Evans was the chairman of [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town Football Club]]. The club played in the [[Football League First Division]] during Evans' tenure as chairman, and he presided over a controversial membership-only scheme for fans under which only members were allowed to attend matches at the club's home ground and away supporters were banned from the stadium. Evans served on the club's board of directors from 1976 to 22 May 1990 when he resigned.
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