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Syd Owen |
Luton Town FC
3 appearances, 0 goals
P 3 W
0 D 1 L 2 F 5: A
12
17% successful
1953-54
captain: none
minutes played: 300 |
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Timeline |
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Sydney William Owen |
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Birth |
29 September 1922
in Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire
[registered in
Aston, December 1922]. To Henry Sydney and Florence Laura (née
Whiley) |
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According
to the 1939 register, Sidney, an electrical assembler, alongside his
younger brother, Henry, live at 108 Tynedale Road in Hall Green area of
Birmingham, along with their parents, Henry, a gardener at the hospital,
and Florence. |
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Marriage |
to Gertrude E.
Boswell
[registered in Birmingham, June 1946]. |
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Death |
27 August 1998
in Leeds, West Yorkshire, aged
75 years 332 days
[registered in Leeds, Yorkshire, August 1998]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Played his
junior football in Birmingham, particularly with the YMCA and South
Birmingham Schools, alongside Gil Merrick. Birmingham City FC beat Preston
North End FC and signed Owen as an amateur in October 1945, and
made just five Second Division appearances as a left-half before
Luton Town AFC paid £1500 for his transfer in June 1947 and moved him to
the centre. He remained at Kenilworth Road until his retirement from
playing in May 1959, having made 388 league appearances and
scoring three goals. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1958-59 (captain and manager); |
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Individual honours |
Football
League (two appearances). FWA Football of the Year
1958-59; |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
6'
0", 11st.
10lbs [1957]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management Career |
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Club(s) |
After his retirement, Syd Owen remained at Kenilworth Road when he became
manager on 29 April 1959, effective 3 May and for the 1959-60 season.
After undue criticism from his chairman for a poor season, Owen resigned
on 23 April 1960, he soon took up a coaching role at Leeds United AFC from
May 1960 until October 1975. Afterwhich he was the Birmingham City FC
assistant manager to Willie Bell from October 1975 until 20 May 1977.
First team coach at Hull City FC between December 1977 and February 1978.
Became the youth coach at Manchester United FC from May 1978 until 1981,
from when he acted as a part-time scout. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
731st
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-half |
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First match |
No. 286, 16 May 1954,
Yugoslavia 1 England 0, an end-of-season East European tour match at
Stadion Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija,
Savski Venac, Beograd, aged 31 years
229 days. |
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Last match |
No. 288, 17 June 1954, Belgium 4 England 4, a
World Cup Finals first phase group match at Sankt Jakob Stadium, Sankt
Jakob, Basel, Switzerland, aged 31 years 264 days. |
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Major tournaments |
World Cup
Finals 1954; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
England B
(trialist 1952, reserve twice 1952-53) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
|
Remained in the game following his
retirement, particularly at Leeds United FC, where he was the coach under
Jack Taylor and Don Revie. A fitness zealot and man of character. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.189. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
comp. apps |
minutes |
 |
captain |
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2 |
3 |
1 |
300 |
0 |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
-7 |
1 |
0 |
1.667 |
4 |
16.7 |
-2 |
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all his matches were played in a white shirt |
Venue Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Away |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
-7 |
1 |
0 |
0.50 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
-2 |
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Neutral |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Competition Record
|
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCF |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| World Cup |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| Friendly |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
-7 |
1 |
0 |
0.50 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
-2 |
Tournament Record
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World Cup Final Tournaments |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCF 1954 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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WCF
All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Match History
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Club:
Luton Town F.C. - three full
appearances (270 min) |
manager: Walter
Winterbottom - three full appearances
(270 min)x
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