Elias Owen (footballer)

Elias Owen

Personal information
Date of birth	1st qtr 1863
Place of birth	Llanllechid, Wales
Date of death	(1888-09-20)20 September 1888
Place of death	Efenechtyd, Wales
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1880–1885	Ruthin School
International career
1884	Wales	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elias Owen (1863 – 20 September 1888) was a Welsh amateur footballer who made three appearances as a goalkeeper for the Wales national team in 1884. He killed himself while depressed over the outcome of his college final examinations.^[1]