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John Robert Blayney Owen
Sheffield Club

 

1 cap 0 goals
0% successful
1874
disciplined: none
captaincies: 0
minutes played: 90


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John Robert Blayney Owen Profile

Full name Reverend John Robert Blayney Owen
Born  1848 in Reading
Died 13 June 1921
Height/Weight -

Club Career

Club(s) Attended Queen's College, Oxford, before joining Sheffield FC; also played for Maldon FC in Essex.  Represented various associations, including Sheffield, Nottingham and Essex.
Club honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

England Career

Player number One of seven who became the 21st players to appear for England.
Position(s) Forward;
First match No. 3, 7 March 1874, Scotland 2 England 1, a friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow; aged 25/26.
Last match No. 3, 7 March 1874, Scotland 2 England 1, a friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow; aged 25/26.
Major tournaments None.
Team honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

Beyond England

Owen was ordained in 1876 and held many scholastic appointments, including Second Master of Trent College 1872-81, Master of Hawkshead Grammar School 1881-83 and Headmaster of Trent College 1883-90.  He then gave up the academic life and was Vicar of Toftrees, Norfolk, 1890-1905 and REctor of Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, 1905-21. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.189.

 

John Robert Blayney Owen - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Mins. Goals Gls Av. min Capt. Disc.
1 1 90 0 0 min 0 None

 

John Robert Blayney Owen - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Away 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 00.0 -1
All 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 00.0 -1

 

John Robert Blayney Owen - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Friendly 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 00.0 -1
All 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 00.0 -1

 

John Robert Blayney Owen - Match History
Club: Sheffield F.C. - 1 cap
Coach: F.A. Committee - 1 cap
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
1 3 Scotland 07-Mar-1874 The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Partick, Glasgow F 1 2 AL Start n/a

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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