John Owen (1866 – unknown) was a Welsh footballer who played as a left half for Newton Heath from 1887 to 1893.[1] He also won one cap for Wales while with Newton Heath.[2]

Jack Owen
Personal information
Full name John Owen
Date of birth 1866
Place of birth Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
000?–1887 Chirk
1887–1893 Newton Heath LYR 67 (3)
International career
1892 Wales 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Chirk, Denbighshire, Owen began his football career with Chirk before signing for Newton Heath in October 1887.[3] His elder brother, William, also signed from Chirk at the same time. Owen scored six goals in 90 appearances over the span of a six-year career with the Heathens, before losing his place to new signing Fred Erentz, who would go on to serve the club for almost 10 years.

References

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Bibliography
  • Barnes, Justyn; Bostock, Adam; Butler, Cliff; Ferguson, Jim; Meek, David; Mitten, Andy; Pilger, Sam; Taylor, Frank OBE; Tyrrell, Tom (2001). The Official Manchester United Illustrated Encyclopedia. London: Manchester United Books. p. 105. ISBN 0-233-99964-7.
  • Dykes, Garth (1994). The United Alphabet: A Complete Who's Who of Manchester United F.C. Leicester: ACL & Polar Publishing (UK). ISBN 0-9514862-6-8.
  • Shury, Alan; Landamore, Brian (2005). The Definitive Newton Heath F.C. SoccerData. ISBN 1899468161.
Footnotes
  1. ^ "John "Jack" Owen - Manchester United Player Profile & Stats".
  2. ^ Dykes (1994), p. 291.
  3. ^ Shury (2002), p. 69.
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