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Syd Owen |
Leicester Fosse FC
reserve
1910 |
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Timeline |
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Alfred Sydney Owen |
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Birth |
Sunday, 28 June 1885 in
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire |
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registered in July-September 1885 |
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Baptism |
30 August 1885 in Newcastle-under-Lyme |
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According to the 1891 census,
five year-old Alfred is the middle of five children to Alfred Middleton and Mary (née Slinn),
living at 8 Victoria Road in Newcastle-under-Lyme. His father is a land
agent. |
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According to the 1901 census,
15 year-old Alfred is still the middle of the five children still living
with their parents, now at 35 Florence Street. His father is still a land
agent. |
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Cannot be found on the 1911 census, however...
His
father died in 1913, and his mother a year later. |
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Marriage |
to Madeline Doris Forester, in summer 1917 at
St. Peter's Church, Caverswall, Staffordshire. |
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registered in Cheadle July-September 1917 |
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Cannot be found on the 1921 census. |
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Death |
Saturday, 22 August 1925 in Blackpool |
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aged 40 years 55 days |
registered in Fylde July-September 1925 |
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Funeral |
August 1925 in Hartshill Cemetery in
Stoke-on-Trent |
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Source |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Owen played for
North Staffs Nomads FC, before
Stoke FC in 1906. He then moved on to Stockport
County AFC, before guesting for Burslem Port Vale in 1907. He then returned
to Stoke FC, before he then moved on to Leicester Fosse FC in
September 1908, he for Burslem Port Vale FC. In 1910 he moved on to Newcastle Town FC,
Blackpool FC in 1911-12, Stoke FC, Northern
Nomads FC and English Wanderers FC. |
League honours
52 appearances, 16 goals |
Stoke FC 1907 one appearance
only:
19 January 1907 Stoke FC 1 Notts County FC 1.
Stockport County
FC 1907 one appearance
only (division
two): 9 September 1907 Stockport County FC 3 Grimsby Town FC 0.
Stoke FC 1908 five appearances, four goals
debut (division
two): 11 April 1908 Stoke FC 3
Lincoln City FC 0.
Leicester Fosse FC 1908-11 43 appearances, twelve goals
debut:
7 November 1908 Leicester Fosse 0 Nottingham Forest FC 3.
Blackpool FC 1911 two appearances
debut (division two):
23 September 1911 Fulham FC 3 Blackpool FC 0.
last (division two): 30
September 1911 Blackpool FC 1 Derby County FC 0. |
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Club honours |
none |
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Individual honours |
not known |
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Distinctions |
not known |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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England Career |
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Position(s) |
Forward |
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Individual honours |
The Whites (one appearance, 1ᵍ January 1910); |
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Beyond England |
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None |
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