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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 |
summer 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 |
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 making a
solitary league outing for Stoke FC in 1906. He then
played one league game for Stockport
County AFC, before guesting for Port Vale in 1907. He then returned
to Stoke FC, and scored four goals in five
league appearances. He then moved on to Leicester Fosse FC in
September 1908, he returned to play two league
matches for Port Vale FC. In 1910 he moved on to Newcastle Town FC,
two league matches for Blackpool FC in 1911-12, Stoke FC, Northern
Nomads FC and English Wanderers FC. |
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Club honours |
not known |
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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 |
England
Football Online
vs. The Stripes,
31 January 1910.