Syd Owen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sydney William Owen | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 August 1998 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | ||
| Position(s) |
Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Birmingham YMCA | |||
| Birmingham City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1947 | Birmingham City | 5 | (0) |
| 1947–1959 | Luton Town | 388 | (3) |
| Total | 393 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 1954 | England | 3 | (0) |
|
Football League XI | 2 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1959–1960 | Luton Town | ||
| 1960–1975 | Leeds United (first-team coach) | ||
| 1975-1978 | Birmingham City (assistant manager) | ||
| 1978–1981 | Manchester United (youth coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sydney William Owen (29 September 1922
Born in Birmingham to Florence Laura (née Whiley) and Henry Sydney Owen, Owen began his football career playing for the Birmingham YMCA team before joining Birmingham City as a youth player. After the end of the Second World War, he made it into the club's first team for the 1946–47 season, but played just five times in the Second Division and was allowed to leave at the end of the season.
Owen signed for Luton in June 1947. He played 388 league games for the club and 423 in all league and cup games, and after constant displays of natural ability in the
In 1959, his final season as a player, Owen was named the
After less than a year in the job, a "fundamental disagreement on policy" led to his resignation on 23 April 1960. He later became first team coach of Leeds United under Jack Taylor and then Don Revie throughout the 1960s and 1970s, bringing with him trainer Les Cocker.[5]
In 1978, he was hired by
References
- ^ Sydney William Owen in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ "England 4-4 Belgium". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "England Player Honours - Football Writers' Association Footballers of the Year". England Football Online. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "1959 FA Cup Final: Nottingham Forest vs Luton Town". therollingball. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Managers - Jack Taylor (1959-61)". mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Syd Owen". redStat. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Mark Hughes". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
External links
- Syd Owen management career statistics at Soccerbase
- Syd Owen at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Profile at England Football Online
- "Syd Owen". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
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