Terry Owen
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| Terry Owen | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Terence Owen | |
| Date of birth | September 11, 1949 | |
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1965–1966 | Everton | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1966–1970 1970–1972 1972–1977 1977 1977–1979 1979–1980 1980–1981 1981 1981–1983 1983–1984 1984–1985 |
Everton Bradford City Chester City Cambridge United Rochdale Port Vale Northwich Victoria Oswestry Town Colwyn Bay Caernarfon Town Prestatyn Town |
2 (0) 52 (6) 176 (41) 1 (0) 82 (21) 18 (3) 8 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Leslie Terence "Terry" Owen (born September 11, 1949 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker with several clubs in the 1970s, and is best known as the father of current Newcastle United and England international striker, Michael Owen.
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[edit] Playing career
Owen came through the ranks with Everton (the club Michael supported before joining rivals Liverpool as a youngster)[1] and made two top–flight appearances for the Toffees in the 1967–68. Unfortunately a place in the Everton side was always going to be difficult to come across and he moved to Bradford City in June 1970. His two seasons with the Bantams saw Owen manage six goals in 47 league appearances but Bradford were relegated to Football League Division Four shortly before his departure to Chester in June 1972 for £1,000.[2]
Owen spent five years at Sealand Road from 1972–77 in one of the most successful period's in the club's history. He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with Cambridge United in August 1972 and he went on to bag 41 Football League goals in 176 appearances.
The best remembered campaign was 1974-75, when Division Four side Chester defied the odds to reach the League Cup semi-finals. Playing in arguably the biggest game of his career, Owen scored in the 2–2 first–leg draw with Aston Villa and played in the return game as Chester narrowly lost 3–2 to deny Owen a Wembley Stadium date.[3] However, the season was to end in glory as Chester finished fourth in Division Four and won promotion for the first time. Owen finished as the club's top league scorer during the momentous season, with 14 efforts to his name.
He managed double-figures again in 1975–76 and played in the FA Cup fifth round for Chester at Wolves in February 1977 but left the club at the end of the campaign.
Owen played just one Football League game for his next club Cambridge United (against Chester) before returning to the north–west with Rochdale. He scored 21 goals in 82 league games for 'Dale from 1977–79 and finished his league career with three goals in 17 outings for Port Vale in the 1979–80.
After finishing his professional career, Owen's non-league clubs included Northwich Victoria, Oswestry Town, Colwyn Bay, Caernarfon Town and Prestatyn Town.[4]
[edit] Father of the Famous Son
As Michael (one of Terry's five children)[5] began to make the mark in junior football with Hawarden Rangers, he was regularly referred to in the Chester press as "son of former Chester striker, Terry".[6] However, as time wore on and Michael began to establish himself in his own right and the roles would be reversed, with Terry normally spoken of just as Michael's father!
In his role as well-known Dad, Terry has often been seen at events with Michael, such as when he won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in 1998.
Terry's son-in-law, Richie Partridge, was a team–mate of Michael's at Liverpool and currently plays for Chester City. He asked Terry for advice prior to joining the club in 2007.[7] One of Terry's other sons, Andrew, spent time with Chester as a youngster without making any appearances and later played for Holywell Town.[8]
[edit] Honours
Chester City
- Football League Division Four promotion as fourth placed team: 1974–75 (37 apps, 14 goals)
- Football League Cup semi-finalists: 1974–75.
[edit] External Links
[edit] References
- ^ Michael Owen (2004). Off the Record:My Autobiography. CollinsWillow, p.33. ISBN 0-00-218939-9.
- ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, p.84. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.
- ^ "Great Merseyside tradition of semi final drama", Liverpool Echo (see match 2), 2008-01-05. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
- ^ 'Where are they now?', Chester City v. Bradford City matchday programme; 6/2/1993; pg. 20
- ^ JockBio: Michael Owen Biography
- ^ Michael Owen (2004). Off the Record:My Autobiography. CollinsWillow, p.9. ISBN 0-00-218939-9.
- ^ "Partridge wings in for Blues", Liverpool Echo, 1999-06-22. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
- ^ Michael Owen (2004). Off the Record:My Autobiography. CollinsWillow, p.31-32. ISBN 0-00-218939-9.
