Syd Owen (footballer, born 1885)

Syd Owen
Personal information
Full name Alfred Sydney Owen
Date of birth c. 1885
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Date of death 22 August 1925 (aged 3940)
Place of death Blackpool, England
Position(s) 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+)
International career
1909–1910 England amateur 3 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Sydney 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 amateurs team in a 7–0 win over Sweden at Anlaby Road on 6 November 1909. Owen was the brother of Wally, who played for North Staffs Nomads, Stoke, Manchester City and Port Vale.