William Pierce Owen

William Owen
Personal information
Full name	William Pierce Owen
Date of birth	20 November 1860
Place of birth	Wales
Date of death	13 December 1937 (aged 77)
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
?–1880–1884–?	Ruthin Town
International career
1880–1884	Wales
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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]

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result^[A]	Goals	Competition
15 March 1880	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	England	2–3	0	Friendly
27 March 1880	1st Hampden Park, Glasgow	Scotland	1–5	0	Friendly
26 February 1881	Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn	England	1–0	0	Friendly
14 March 1881	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	Scotland	1–5	0	Friendly
25 February 1882	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	Ireland	7–1	2	Friendly
13 March 1882	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	England	5–3	2	Friendly
25 March 1882	1st Hampden Park, Glasgow	Scotland	0–5	0	Friendly
3 February 1883	Kennington Oval, London	England	0–5	0	Friendly
13 March 1883	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	Scotland	0–3	0	Friendly
9 February 1884	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	Ireland	6–0	2	British Home Championship
17 March 1884	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	England	0–4	0	British Home Championship
29 March 1884	Cathkin Park, Glasgow	Scotland	1–4	0	British Home Championship

Honours

Ruthin Town

Welsh Cup finalist: 1880

Notes

^ Wales score first

References

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

[4] Wales score first

[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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