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Owen
Williams |
Clapton Orient FC
2 appearances, 0 goals
P 2 W 1 D
1 L 0 F 4: A 2
75% successful
1922-23
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Timeline |
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Owen Williams |
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Birth |
23 September 1896 in Ryhope, County Durham
[registered in Sunderland, December 1896]. |
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According to the 1901
census, Owen is the third of fourth children to James and Mary Ann (née
Quinn). They live at 77 Railway Street in Ryhope Colliery area of
Sunderland. His father is a hewer in the coalmine. |
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None of the family can be
found on the 1911
census. |
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Marriage |
to Dorothy Oliver
[registered in Easington, County Durham, September 1918]. |
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According to the 1921 census,
Owen is now a professional footballer (for Clapton Orient FC) and is now
married to Dorothy and have one daughter Marion. They live with his
parents and eight siblings at 93 Station Road in Easington Colliery.
According to Passenger Lists, 26 year-old George Clifford was part of the FA
Tour that left Southampton bound for Quebec, Canada on 15 May 1926 on
board the Empress of Scotland, they returned to Liverpool on 23 July 1926
on board the Montroyal. His address is stated as 3 Chipchase Street in
Linthorpe, Middlesbrough. |
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According to the 1939 register, Owen, a general dealer, and Dorothy are
now married, and living at 13 Milton Lane in Easington, along with
daughter, Marion. |
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Death |
9 December 1960, aged
64 years 77 days
[registered in Durham East, December 1960]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Played schoolboy football in
Sunderland before playing with his pit team, Ryhope Colliery FC. During
which he had a trial with Sunderland AFC and signed amateur forms with
Manchester United FC. Played with the Easington Colliery Welfare FC pit
team from where he joined Clapton Orient FC in July 1919. After
162 league appearances and 33 goals, Williams returned north when
Middlesbrough FC signed him in February 1924 for a £3000
transfer fee. He scored forty goals in 184 league appearances.
In July 1930, Southend United FC took him back down south, and yet, a year
later, after just sixteen league appearances in which he scored
four goals, Shildon FC took him back north in September 1931. |
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Club honours |
Football League Division Two winners
1926-27, 1928-29; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Brother of T.H. Williams
(also Clapton Orient FC) |
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Height/Weight |
5' 8", 11st. 2lbs [1923]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of five
who became the 433rd
players (437)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-left |
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First match |
No. 130, 21 October 1922,
England 2
Ireland
0, a British
Championship match at The
Hawthorns, Sandwell, West Bromwich, aged
26 years
28 days. |
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Last match |
No. 131, 5 March 1923, Wales 2
England 2, a British Championship match at
Ninian Park,
Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged 26 years 163 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship
1922-23; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
FA
Tour of Canada 1926 |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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"One of the speediest
outside-lefts in the country, with good ball control." -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.269. |
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Owen Williams - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
180 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
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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Owen Williams
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Away |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All
-
British Championship |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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Owen Williams
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1922-23 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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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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BC |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
Notes
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