Owen Dale

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Owen Dale
Personal information
Full name Owen Dale[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-01) 1 November 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Warrington, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)
Winger
Team information
Current team
 Oxford United
Youth career
0000–2016 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2022 Crewe Alexandra 92 (12)
2017–2018 → Witton Albion (loan) 25 (5)
2018 → Altrincham (loan) 12 (3)
2021–2022 → Blackpool (loan) 7 (1)
2022–2024 Blackpool 31 (3)
2022–2023 → Portsmouth (loan) 43 (2)
2024– Oxford United 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:47, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Owen Dale (born 1 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a

winger for Oxford United. Signed from Blackpool in February 2024, he previously played over 100 games for Crewe Alexandra and had loan spells at Witton Albion, Altrincham, Blackpool and Portsmouth
.

Career

Crewe Alexandra

Dale signed professional terms with Crewe in March 2016.[3][4] He made his debut on 29 August 2017, coming on as a 70th minute substitute for Charlie Kirk in an EFL Trophy group stage game against Newcastle United U21s at Gresty Road.[5] He made his league debut in Crewe's next game, coming on as a second-half substitute for Callum Ainley at Grimsby Town on 2 September 2017.[6]

In November 2017, Dale joined Witton Albion, initially on a month's loan,[7] later extended to the end of the 2017–18 season,[8] scoring five times in 25 first team appearances.[9] In August 2018, Dale joined Altrincham on a month's loan[10] (later extended by a further month)[11] making his debut at Darlington on 25 August. He scored his first Altrincham goal, the opener in a 3–1 home win against Alfreton Town, on 13 October 2018.[12] He returned to his parent club in November 2018 after impressing during his time with Altrincham.[13]

Dale scored his first senior goal for Crewe in a 6–1 defeat of Crawley Town at Gresty Road on 16 March 2019.[14] After 26 appearances as a substitute, he made his first start in a Crewe shirt against Salford City at Gresty Road on 21 September 2019.[15]

A contract extension clause was triggered by Crewe in June 2020.[16] After scoring four goals in four games, Dale was named EFL League One Player of the Month for December 2020.[17][18] In Crewe's end-of-season awards, Dale won four awards including Player of the Season.[19]

Blackpool (loan)

Dale joined Blackpool on 1 September 2021. This was initially reported as a £500,000 transfer deal,[20] but was later confirmed as a loan deal, with the option to complete a transfer in January 2022.[21] He scored on his debut for the Lancashire club, shortly after coming on as a second-half substitute in Blackpool's 3–2 victory at Reading on 20 October 2021; he also provided an assist for one of Blackpool's other goals.[22] However, he made just six further appearances, and returned, unfit to play, to Crewe on 11 January 2022.[23][24]

Blackpool

On 13 January 2022, Blackpool signed Dale, for an undisclosed fee, on a two-year contract.[25][26] On 26 April 2022, he scored his first goal as a permanent Blackpool player, in a 2–0 victory against Barnsley at Oakwell.[27]

Portsmouth (loan)

On 7 August 2022, Dale joined

EFL League Cup first round win at Cardiff City on 9 August 2022,[29] and scoring his first goal in a 3–1 victory against Bristol Rovers on 20 August 2022.[30]

Oxford United

Dale returned to Blackpool and made 32 appearances, mainly at wing-back, but started just one League One game in December 2023 and January 2024. With under six months left on his Tangerines contract, he moved to Oxford United on 1 February 2024,[31] making his debut two days later as a 68th minute substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Reading.[32] He scored his first goal for Oxford in the side's 4–0 defeat of Fleetwood Town on 1 April 2024.[33]

Career statistics

As of 2 April 2024
Club Season Division League FA Cup
League Cup
 Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crewe Alexandra 2017–18
League Two
 4 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 6 0
2018–19[34] League Two 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
2019–20[15] League Two 27 0 4 1 2 0 3[a] 1 36 2
2020–21[35]
League One
 43 11 2 0 1 0 2[a] 1 48 12
2021–22[36] League One 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Crewe Alexandra total 92 12 6 1 4 0 7 2 109 15
Witton Albion (loan) 2017–18[9] Northern Premier League 25 5 - - - - - - 25 5
Altrincham (loan) 2018–19
Conference North
 12 3 3 0 - - - - 15 3
Blackpool (loan) 2021–22[36] Championship 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Blackpool 2021–22[36] Championship 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
2023–24[37] Championship 23 2 4 1 1 0 4[a] 1 32 4
Blackpool total 31 3 4 1 1 0 4 1 40 5
Portsmouth (loan) 2022–23[38]
League One
 43 2 1 0 2 0 4[a] 0 50 2
Oxford United 2023–24[37]
League One
 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Career total 220 27 14 2 7 0 15 3 255 33
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Club

Crewe Alexandra

Individual

Personal life

In October 2023, Dale and his partner, Jess, experienced a miscarriage.[40]

References

  1. ^ "Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ^ Owen Dale at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. ^ Sharpe, Rich (10 March 2016). "Crewe Alexandra: Alex tie promising Academy pair to professional deals". Sentinel. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Pickering & Dale Sign Professional Terms". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Newcastle Utd U21s". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Grimsby Town 1–0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. Sport. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Loans: Dale Joins Witton, Udoh Remains At Halesowen, Finney Returns". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Owen Dale". Witton Albion. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  9. ^ a b "2017–18 Players Records". Witton Albion FC. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Loan: Owen Dale Makes Switch To Altrincham". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  11. ^ McDougall, John (25 October 2018). "Crewe Alex youngster Owen Dale extends loan deal at National League North side Altrincham". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  12. ^ Edwards, John. "Altrincham 3–1 Alfreton Town". Altrincham FC. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  13. ^ Edwards, John (28 November 2018), Owen Dale returns to Crewe, Altrincham F.C.
  14. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 6–1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Owen Dale in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  16. ^ Morse, Peter (10 June 2020). "Paul Green and Nicky Hunt released as Crewe Alex announce retained list". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  17. ^ a b "Sky Bet League One: December Manager and Player of the Month winners". EFL. EFL. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Owen Dale Named Sky Bet League One Player Of The Month". CreweAlex.net. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Our End Of Season Awards Winners 20/21". Crewe Alexandra F.C. CAFC. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Blackpool finally get their man as Crewe winger completes last-minute deadline day switch" – Blackpool Gazette, 1 September 2021
  21. ^ "Owen Dale Completes Loan Move To Blackpool". CreweAlex.net. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  22. ^ Reading 2–3 Blackpool – BBC Sport, 20 October 2021. Retrieved: 21 October 2021.
  23. ^ "Dale Set To Return To Crewe After Blackpool Loan Spell". CreweAlex.net. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Owen Dale: Crewe forward returns as Blackpool move falls through". BBC Sport. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  25. ^ Scrafton, Matt (13 January 2022). "Blackpool finally announce the permanent signing of Crewe Alexandra winger Owen Dale". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  26. ^ "Owen Dale Joins Blackpool On Permanent Deal". CreweAlex.net. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  27. ^ "Barnsley 0-2 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  28. ^ FC, Blackpool. "Owen Dale Joins Portsmouth On Loan". Blackpool FC. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  29. ^ "Cardiff City 0-3 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  30. ^ "Portsmouth 3-1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  31. ^ "Owen Dale: Oxford United sign winger from League One rivals Blackpool". BBC Sport. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  32. ^ "Oxford United 1-1 Reading". BBC Sport. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  33. ^ "Oxford United 4-0 Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  34. ^ "Games played by Owen Dale in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  35. ^ "Games played by Owen Dale in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  36. ^ a b c "Games played by Owen Dale in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  37. ^ a b "Games played by Owen Dale in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  38. ^ "Games played by Owen Dale in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  39. ^ "Our End Of Season Awards Winners 20/21". Crewe Alexandra FC. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  40. ^ "Blackpool FC: Neil Critchey discusses Owen Dale's involvement against Liverpool U21s following difficult moment" – Blackpool Gazette, 10 October 2023

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