John "Jack" Owen: Man United left-half Profile & Stats
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John "Jack" Owen

Position: left-half

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 66.67
A 3 1 0 2 3 7 -4 33.33
TOTALS 6 3 0 3 13 12 +1 50.00

Name: John "Jack" Owen
Birthdate: 00-00-0000
Age: 0
Birthplace: Chirk, Wales
Height: 5' 6" (1.68m)
Weight: 11st 10lbs (74.39kg)
Years at Club: 1887-1893
Signing Info: Transferred from: Chirk, 08/1887, £
Previous Clubs: Chirk
Debut: 18/01/1889 v Preston North End (A) 1-6 (FA Cup 1st Round)
Farewell: Transferred to , 04/1893, £
Passed Away: 30/09/1915

Biography

Jack Owen spent six years with Newton Heath and they fell right in the middle of the club's 24-year history. Which was appropriate - his career linked the buccaneering days of the 1880s with Heath's entry into the Football League. In those half dozen years, Jack saw it all: he appeared in every game as the Heath won the 1888-89 Football Combination; played 54 Football Alliance games (more than most) over three years; was registered by the club in their first Football League campaign (though he did not play any matches); and won three consecutive Manchester Cup medals from 1888 to 1890.
Owen was a 5'6" half-back who specialized in long throw-ins and crunching tackles, with the emphasis on 'crunching'. He once went in so rough against Sheffield Wednesday in April 1890 and got sent off, which only incited the North Road crowd - they attacked referee and opposition players alike, and even stole the umpire's cap!
Jack was a Welshman who had previously been on Chirk's books, sometimes slotting at inside-right next to his older brother Bill. After helping Chirk win the Welsh Cup in 1887, they both joined Heath, although Bill's stay was rather brief. Jack was a coal miner who worked down the pit all week then traveled to Manchester on Saturdays, starting from his debut versus Accrington on September 3rd, 1887.
He was nearly always ever present for the first five years before settling on a place in the second string in his final campaign. Shortly after joining Heath, he was selected for the Manchester & District side that faced Wigan & District in November 1887, then he won full international recognition for Wales against England in March 1892. Having moved to Manchester by that time, Owen first found lodging with Heath's secretary Edward Hole then thereafter lived at the Crown Inn at 153 Church Street, Newton Heath, eventually passing away there in September 1915. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
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Season Goals Season Apps
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Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 1889-1890 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2. 1890-1891 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
3. 1891-1892 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
Player has never scored for club.
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Preston North End 1 0
2. Higher Walton 1 0
3. Bootle Reserves 1 0
4. Manchester City 1 0
5. South Shore 1 0
6. Blackpool 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Preston North End Committee 1
2. Higher Walton Committee 1
3. ? 1
4. Furniss, Lawrence 1
5. South Shore Committee 1
6. Blackpool Committee 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 6
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. North Road, (Monsall) 3
2. Bloomfield Road 1
3. Bootle Park 1
4. Deepdale 1
No Competition Count
1. FA Cup 6
No Opponent Count
1. Preston North End 1
2. Higher Walton 1
3. Bootle Reserves 1
4. Manchester City 1
5. South Shore 1
6. Blackpool 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 6
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 18-01-1890 FAC Preston North End L 1-6 A 0 Thomas Craig 5' Jimmy Ross 10', George Drummond 15', 40', 43', Nick J. Ross 79', Jack Gordon 81'
2. 04-10-1890 FAC Higher Walton W 2-0 H 0 George Evans ??' Alf Farman ??'
3. 25-10-1890 FAC Bootle Reserves L 0-1 A 0 McAuley 30'
4. 03-10-1891 FAC Manchester City W 5-1 H 0 John Sneddon 44', Alf Farman ??', ??', Roger Doughty ??', Alfred Edge ??' Jack Pearson ??'
5. 14-11-1891 FAC South Shore W 2-0 A 0 Alf Farman 43', Jack Doughty ??'
6. 05-12-1891 FAC Blackpool L 3-4 H 0 Alf Edge ??', ??', Alf Farman ??' (pen) Henry Tyrer ??', ??', ??' (pen), Harry Cookson ??'
 

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