Gareth Owen

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Gareth Owen
Personal information
Full name Gareth Owen
Date of birth September 21, 1982 (1982-09-21) (age 25)
Place of birth    Cheadle, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Central defender
Club information
Current club Stockport County
Number 5
Youth clubs
Cheadle Athletic
Stoke City
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001-2005
2004
2004
2005
2005-
2006-2007
2007-		 Stoke City
→ Oldham Athletic (loan)
→ Torquay United (loan)
→ Oldham Athletic (loan)
Oldham Athletic
→ Stockport County (loan)
Stockport County		 05 (0)
15 (1)
05 (0)
09 (0)
17 (0)
39 (0)
36 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 21:44, 8 June 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Gareth Owen (born 21 September 1982 in Cheadle, Staffordshire) is a footballer who currently plays for Stockport County. He pays as a defender. Although born in England, Owen qualifies to play for Wales through his Welsh mother and has represented Wales at Under-20 level.[1]

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[edit] Career

Owen began his career as a trainee with his local club, Stoke City, turning professional in August 2001. He struggled to establish himself at Stoke, having loan spells with Oldham Athletic in January 2004 and with Torquay United at the start of the 2004-05 season where he played six games.[2]

He returned to Oldham on loan in March 2005, playing nine times until the end of the season when he was transferred from Stoke to Oldham for a fee of £50,000.[3]

On 3 July 2006, Owen joined Stockport County on a season-long loan deal.[4] After a successful 2006-07 season, he was voted the club's Player Of The Season and joined Stockport permanently for un undisclosed fee in June 2007.[5] In the 2007-08 season, Owen went on to captain County back to League One, lifting the Play-Off Trophy after a 3-2 win over Rochdale at Wembley Stadium.

[edit] Personal life

Although from Staffordshire, he supports Chelsea, thanks to his father[6]

[edit] Statistics

Club Performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup Football League Cup Total
2001-02 Stoke City Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002-03 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003-04 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2003-04 Oldham Athletic Second Division 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
2004-05 Torquay United League One 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
2004-05 Stoke City Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2004-05 Oldham Athletic League One 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2005-06 17 0 3 0 1 0 21 0
2006-07 Stockport County League Two 39 0 1 0 1 0 41 0
2007-08 38 0 2 0 2 0 41 0
Total England 127 1 6 0 5 0 140 1
Career Total 127 1 6 0 5 0 140 1

[edit] References

  1. ^ Confessions of a young pro... the life and times of Gareth Owen
  2. ^ Gulls swoop for Owen
  3. ^ Defender Owen signs for Oldham
  4. ^ Stockport capture Oldham's Owen
  5. ^ Stockport sign Owen from Oldham
  6. ^ Gareth Owen interview

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NAME Owen, Gareth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Owen, Gareth
SHORT DESCRIPTION English footballer
DATE OF BIRTH September 21, 1982 (1982-09-21) (age 25)
PLACE OF BIRTH Cheadle , England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH