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  • Since 1884 to 1896, William Owen held Wales's record for international goals

Football player William Owen

William Pierce Owen
William Owen
Born on 20 November 1860, Llanllechid
Died on 13 December 1937, Aberystwyth (aged 77)

National team appearances of William Owen

TeamPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
Wales
1880 - 188412260.500
Total:12260.500

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballerPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
Ruthin FC, Ruthin15 Mar 1880 - 29 Mar 188412260.500
Player stats by competition
Competition
Played
Capt.
Goals
Goals/ Caps
British Championship (BC)
3
2
2
0.667
Friendly matches and other tournaments
9
4
0.444
Total:
12
2
6
0.500
Career highlights
Match dateOpponent teamEventAge
15 Mar 1880
England
debut19 years 3 months 24 days
25 Feb 1882
Ireland
first goal21 years 3 months 5 days
9 Feb 1884
Ireland
first cap as captain; record for goal scoring (held up to 29 Feb 1896)23 years 2 months 20 days
29 Mar 1884
Scotland
last appearance23 years 4 months 9 days
Record of William Owen's goals by opponent team
Opponent teamGoalsPen.Matches
with goals		Matches by goals in a matchGoals/Matches
with goals		CapsGoals/Caps
123>3
Ireland
4222.00022.000
England
2112.00050.400
(+) other teams5
Total:6303002.000120.500
Record of national team matches played by William Owen
National teamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstWinning Percentage
Wales football team12408243833.4

William Owen's international caps

as player of Ruthin FC, Ruthin:
debut age - 19 years 3 months 24 days
1
15 Mar 1880 15:00

Wrexham, The Racecourse

2-3
Wales vs England
Friendly International
2
27 Mar 1880 15:30

Glasgow, Hampden Park

5-1
Scotland vs Wales
Friendly International
3
26 Feb 1881 15:00

Blackburn, Alexandra Meadows

0-1
England vs Wales
Friendly International
4
14 Mar 1881 15:00

Wrexham, The Racecourse

1-5
Wales vs Scotland
Friendly International
age when scoring first goal - 21 years 3 months 5 days
5
25 Feb 1882 15:00

Wrexham, The Racecourse

7-1
Wales vs Ireland
Friendly International
2хgoal
6
13 Mar 1882 15:00

Wrexham, The Racecourse

5-3
Wales vs England
Friendly International
2хgoal
7
25 Mar 1882 15:30

Glasgow, Hampden Park

5-0
Scotland vs Wales
Friendly International
8
03 Feb 1883 15:00

Lambeth, Kennington Oval

5-0
England vs Wales
Friendly International
9
12 Mar 1883 15:00

Wrexham, The Racecourse

0-3
Wales vs Scotland
Friendly International
10
09 Feb 1884 15:00

Wrexham, The Racecourse

6-0
Wales vs Ireland
British Championship 1884
2хgoal
captain
11
17 Mar 1884 15:00

Wrexham, The Racecourse

0-4
Wales vs England
British Championship 1884
12
29 Mar 1884 15:30

Crosshill, Cathkin Park

4-1
Scotland vs Wales
British Championship 1884
captain
Comments

pieterkooijman - posted on 29 June 2011 at 16:18:00

Born: 20-11-1860 (link: )

Soproni Démon - posted on 4 June 2013 at 09:45:39 - 1

His brother, Elias Owen was also a member of the Welsh national team
His cousin, Hugh Morgan-Owen was also a member of the Welsh national team
(link: )

Zsorzsinju - posted on 22 January 2015 at 10:37:08

Good name:
William Pierce Owen (link: )

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