William "Ernie" Owen was a former Australian professional soccer player who last played as a full-back for Wallsend, Speers Point and the Australia national soccer team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Owen | ||
| Place of birth | Wollongong, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Right-half[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mazeppas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919 | Minmi | ||
| 1920–1928 | Wallsend | ||
| International career | |||
| 1923–1924 | Australia | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
After Owen progressed from his junior career at Mazeppas in 1919, he joined Wallsend from 1920 to 1928. He joined Speers Points in a brief stint in the year of 1928.
International career edit
Owen began his international career with Australia in June 1923 on their second historic tour against New Zealand, debuting in a 1–4 loss to New Zealand.[3] He played two more matches for Australia against Canada men's national soccer team resulting in a 4–1 win and a 0–0 draw.
Career statistics edit
International edit
| National team | Year[3] | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Australia | 1923 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1924 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
References edit
- ^ "SOCCER". The Newcastle Sun. No. 1626. New South Wales, Australia. 13 June 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 8 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Howe, Andrew (2018). Encyclopedia of Socceroos: Every national team player. Fair Play Publishing. ISBN 978-0-648-13330-8.
- ^ a b "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. Retrieved 23 June 2009.