Terry Owen

Terry Owen
Personal information
Full name Leslie Terence Owen[1]
Date of birth (1949-09-11) 11 September 1949 (age 75)[1]
Place of birth Liverpool, England[1]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1965–1966 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1970 Everton 2 (0)
1970–1972 Bradford City 52 (6)
1972–1977 Chester 176 (41)
1977 Cambridge United 1 (0)
1977–1979 Rochdale 83 (21)
1979–1980 Port Vale 18 (3)
1980–1981 Northwich Victoria
1981 Oswestry Town
1981–1983 Colwyn Bay
1983–1984 Caernarfon Town
1984–1985 Prestatyn Town
Total 332 (71)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leslie Terence Owen (born 11 September 1949) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. He is the father of former England international striker Michael Owen.

He began his career at Everton before signing with Bradford City in June 1970. He was sold to Chester in June 1972 for a fee of £1,000. He helped the club to promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1974–75, as well as a semi-final appearance in the League Cup and a Fifth Round appearance in the FA Cup. He joined Rochdale via Cambridge United in 1977 before moving on to Port Vale in 1979. The next year he entered the non-League scene with Northwich Victoria, Oswestry Town, Colwyn Bay, Caernarfon Town, and Prestatyn Town.

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  2. ^ Rollin, Jack (1980). Rothmans football yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 299. ISBN 0362020175. Retrieved 14 April 2020.