Jack Owen (footballer)

Jack Owen

Personal information
Full name	John Owen
Date of birth	1866
Place of birth	Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales
Height
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

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

Born in Chirk, Denbighshire, Owen began his football career with Chirk before signing for Newton Heath in October 1887. 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.

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External links

• Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk

• http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/owen_jack.html
• Dykes (1994), p. 291.
• Shury (2002), p. 69.