Football Career
Owen was born in St Leonards, Buckinghamshire and educated at Queen's College, Oxford where he played football for Oxford University. While at Trent College he joined the Sheffield club.
He made his solitary England appearance on 7 March 1874 against Scotland, playing as an outside forward. After "a most competitive game", Scotland won 2–1, with Robert Kingsford scoring England's goal in the 22nd minute, before the Scots scored twice.
He was described as being "very fast and a great goal-getter" by Charles Alcock's Football Annual for 1875. However, it also criticised him for being "too much used to be played for, and hardly does himself justice".
He also played representative football for the Sheffield F.A. and for Nottinghamshire.
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