Ernie Owen
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Owen | ||
Place of birth | Wollongong, Australia | ||
Position(s) | Right-half[1] | ||
Youth career | |||
Mazeppas | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1919 | Minmi | ||
1920–1928 | Wallsend | ||
International career | |||
1923–1924 | Australia | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William "Ernie" Owen was a former Australian professional soccer player who last played as a full-back for Wallsend, Speers Point and the Australia national soccer team.[2]
Club career
After Owen progressed from his junior career at Mazeppas in 1919, he joined Wallsend from 1920 to 1928. He joined Speers Points in a brief stint in the year of 1928.
International career
Owen began his international career with Australia in June 1923 on their second historic tour against
New Zealand, debuting in a 1–4 loss to New Zealand.[3] He played two more matches for Australia against Canada men's national soccer team
resulting in a 4–1 win and a 0–0 draw.
Career statistics
International
National team | Year[3] | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Australia | 1923 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1924 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
References
- ^ "SOCCER". The Newcastle Sun. No. 1626. New South Wales, Australia. 13 June 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 8 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ISBN 978-0-648-13330-8.
- ^ Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. Retrieved 23 June 2009.