John Owen was an international footballer who represented England 1 time scoring 0 goals. His only cap was against Scotland on 7th March 1874 at the age of 25. Owen, born on 25th May 1848, in St Leonards, Buckinghamshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 27 and played as a Forward for his country.
John Owen - 1 cap (0 goals)
- Full Name: Rev John Robert Blayney Owen
- Born: 25th May 1848, St Leonards, Buckinghamshire
- Died: 13th June 1921, Marylebone, London aged 73
- England Career: 1874
- Positions whilst with England: Forward
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Sheffield (1)
- FA Legacy Number: 24
- John Owen was born at St Leonards in Buckinghamshire where his father was Reverend. He went to study at Queen's College, Oxford and played for Sheffield Club, Sheffield Association, Nottinghamshire, Essex and Maldon FC. He spent most of his career as an academic being master of Trent College, Hawkshead Grammer School and then back to Trent College this time as headmaster until 1890. Ordained in 1876 and was vicar of Toftrees, Norfolk from 1890-1905 and Rector of Bradwell-on-Sea from 1905 until his death. He died of complications following surgery at a London hospital.
England Career Statistics
- Only Cap: v Scotland (FR) on 7th March 1874 aged 25 years, 9 months, 13 days
- Starts: 1
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 1
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Lost
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Forward
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Committee
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Francis Birley
- 1 Match
- Charley Chenery
- 1 Match
- John Edwards
- 1 Match
- Hubert Heron
- 1 Match
- Robert Kingsford
- 1 Match
- Robert Ogilvie
- 1 Match
- Cuthbert Ottaway
- 1 Match
- Alfred Stratford
- 1 Match
- Reginald Courtenay Welch
- 1 Match
- Charles Wollaston
- 1 Match
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- Death Registration Jun 1921 Marylebone 1a 590
- Birth Registration Mar 1848 Reading 6 248
- wikitrees.com
- 7 sources from 1 matchSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SCO, 1 - 2, 7th Mar 1874 (FR) Sheffield, Cap: 1.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 13 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.