William Pierce Owen

William Owen
Personal information
Full name William Pierce Owen
Date of birth (1860-11-20)20 November 1860
Place of birth Wales
Date of death 13 December 1937(1937-12-13) (aged 77)
Playing position Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
?-1880–1884-? Ruthin Town
National team
1880–1884 Wales 12 (6)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

William Pierce Owen (20 November 1860 – 13 December 1937) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a midfielder (winger, sometimes wing half) for Ruthin Town. He made a total of twelve appearances for Wales.

Personal life

William was the second son of Rev. Elias Owen and older brother of the younger Elias Owen, who also played for Wales. After his playing career, William became a solicitor in Aberystwyth.[1]

Club career

Owen played with Ruthin Town, one of the leading teams in North Wales at that time. He was part of the Ruthin team that lost the final of the 1880 Welsh Cup against Druids.[2]

International appearances

Owen made his senior debut on 15 March 1880 and was part of the first Welsh team that achieved an international victory (0–1 against England in 1881). He scored six times in twelve appearances for Wales in official international matches, as follows:[3]

Date Venue Opponent Result[upper-alpha 1] Goals Competition
15 March 1880 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham  England 2–3 0 Friendly
27 March 1880 1st Hampden Park, Glasgow  Scotland 1–5 0 Friendly
26 February 1881 Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn  England 1–0 0 Friendly
14 March 1881 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham  Scotland 1–5 0 Friendly
25 February 1882 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham  Ireland 7–1 2 Friendly
13 March 1882 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham  England 5–3 2 Friendly
25 March 1882 1st Hampden Park, Glasgow  Scotland 0–5 0 Friendly
3 February 1883 Kennington Oval, London  England 0–5 0 Friendly
13 March 1883 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham  Scotland 0–3 0 Friendly
9 February 1884 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham  Ireland 6–0 2 British Home Championship
17 March 1884 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham  England 0–4 0 British Home Championship
29 March 1884 Cathkin Park, Glasgow  Scotland 1–4 0 British Home Championship

Honours

Ruthin Town

Notes

  1. ↑ Wales score first

References

  1. ↑ Cholerton, Moira. "William Pierce Owen". Owen children. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Welsh Cup Final 1879/1880". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 23 Aug 2014.
  3. ↑ "William Owen - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 23 Aug 2014.
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