Ted Owens (footballer)

Ted Owens
Personal information
Full name Edward Owens
Date of birth 1913
Place of birth Trimdon Grange, England
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1934 Preston North End
1934–1945 Crystal Palace 164 (0)
1945–? Bath City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Edward Owens (1913 – unknown) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Crystal Palace as a defender. He also played for Preston North End, and in non-league football for Bath City.

Playing career

Owens began his career at Preston North End and in January 1934, signed for Crystal Palace of the Third Division South.[1] Between then and when regular league competition was suspended due to World War II, he made 164 league appearances for Palace without scoring.[1]

In the 1939–40 season of wartime regional football, Owens continued to appear for Palace making a total of 42 appearances in all competitions scoring once.[2] However, these were his last appearances for the club and in November 1945, he moved on to Bath City.[1] He had made 172 appearances in all senior competitions for Palace scoring once, in addition to his wartime football appearances.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 336. ISBN 0907969542.
  2. ↑ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 172. ISBN 0907969542.


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