G. Owen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1888–1889 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
G. Owen was an English
Davie Weir at centre-forward, the latter had moved to right-half. Within 8 minutes of the start Wanderers were 2–0 down and then got one back. As the half wore on both sides had chances to score but Wanderers got an equaliser to make it 2–2 at half-time. With the 2nd half under way again both teams could have taken the lead. However, Wanderers did get a grip on the match as they took a 4–2 lead. But Rovers, one of the best teams of 1888–89, came back and made it 4–4 at full-time.[2]
Owen's debut goal was scored on 22 December 1888 at Pike's Lane, Bolton, when the visitors were centre forward. Wanderers finished the season in 5th place. Owen scored 3 goals and assisted Wanderers to score 63 goals in 22 games, the 3rd highest of the season.[3]
Owen only played the one season. NOTE: G. Owen did not play in the first ever league game for Bolton Wanderers.
References
- ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ISBN 978-1-4456-1881-4.
- ^ "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 2 January 2018. (registration & fee required)
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