William Pierce Owen

William Pierce Owen (20 November 1860 – 13 December 1937) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a midfielder (winger, sometimes wing half) for Ruthin Town. He made a total of twelve appearances for Wales.

For other footballers and people with the name William Owen, see William Owen.

William Owen
Personal information
Full name William Pierce Owen
Date of birth (1860-11-20)20 November 1860
Place of birth Wales
Date of death 13 December 1937(1937-12-13) (aged 77)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1880–1884–? Ruthin Town
National team
1880–1884 Wales 12 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

William was the second son of Rev. Elias Owen and older brother of the younger Elias Owen, who also played for Wales. After his playing career, William became a solicitor in Aberystwyth.[1]

Club career

Owen played with Ruthin Town, one of the leading teams in North Wales at that time. He was part of the Ruthin team that lost the final of the 1880 Welsh Cup against Druids.[2]

International appearances

Owen made his senior debut on 15 March 1880 and was part of the first Welsh team that achieved an international victory (0–1 against England in 1881). He scored six times in twelve appearances for Wales in official international matches, as follows:[3]

DateVenueOpponentResult[upper-alpha 1]GoalsCompetition
15 March 1880Racecourse Ground, Wrexham England2–30Friendly
27 March 18801st Hampden Park, Glasgow Scotland1–50Friendly
26 February 1881Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn England1–00Friendly
14 March 1881Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Scotland1–50Friendly
25 February 1882Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Ireland7–12Friendly
13 March 1882Racecourse Ground, Wrexham England5–32Friendly
25 March 18821st Hampden Park, Glasgow Scotland0–50Friendly
3 February 1883Kennington Oval, London England0–50Friendly
13 March 1883Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Scotland0–30Friendly
9 February 1884Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Ireland6–02British Home Championship
17 March 1884Racecourse Ground, Wrexham England0–40British Home Championship
29 March 1884Cathkin Park, Glasgow Scotland1–40British Home Championship

Honours
Ruthin Town

Notes
  1. Wales score first

References
  1. Cholerton, Moira. "William Pierce Owen". Owen children. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  2. "Welsh Cup Final 1879/1880". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  3. "William Owen - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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