Syd Owen (footballer, born 1885)

Syd Owen

Personal information
Full name	Alfred Sydney Owen[1]
Date of birth	c.1885[1]
Place of birth	Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[1]
Date of death	22 August 1925[1]
Place of death	Blackpool, England[1]
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
	North Staffs Nomads
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1906	Stoke	1	(0)
1907	Stockport County	1	(0)
1907	Stoke	5	(4)
1907–1910	Leicester Fosse	45	(12)
1910	Newcastle Town
1911–1912	Blackpool	2	(0)
1912	Stoke	0	(0)
	Northern Nomads
	English Wanderers
Total		56+	(16+)
National team
	England amateur
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Alfred Sydney "Syd" Owen (c. 1885 – 22 August 1925) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Stoke, Stockport County, Port Vale, Leicester Fosse, Newcastle Town, Blackpool, Northern Nomads, and English Wanderers. He scored a hat-trick for the England amateur team in a 7–0 win over Sweden at Anlaby Road on 6 November 1909.

Career

Owen played for North Staffs Nomads, before playing one First Division match for Stoke in the 1906–07 relegation season. He also played one Second Division game for Stockport County, before guesting for Port Vale in a 1–0 win over Hanley Town in a North Staffordshire Federation League match at the Athletic Ground on 26 October 1907.^[1] He then returned to Stoke, and scored his first league goal at the Victoria Ground in a 3–0 win over Lincoln City on 11 April 1908. He bagged a hat-trick a fortnight later, in a 4–0 win over Barnsley, and finished the 1907–08 season with four goals in five games. Stoke then quit the Football League, and Owen scored two goals in four Birmingham & District League games at the start of the 1908–09 season. He then moved on to Leicester Fosse. In September 1908, he returned to play two league and one cup game for Port Vale, before heading back to Leicester the following month.^[1] Afterwards he moved on to Newcastle Town, Blackpool, Stoke (without playing a game), Northern Nomads and English Wanderers.^[1]

Personal life

Owen was the brother of Wally, who played for North Staffs Nomads, Stoke, Manchester City and Port Vale.

References

Specific

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 221. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

General

• Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.