Alfred Sydney Owen (c. 1885 â 22 August 1925) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Stoke, Stockport County, Port Vale, Leicester Fosse, Newcastle Town, Blackpool, Northern Nomads, and English Wanderers. He scored a hat-trick for the England amateurs team in a 7âÂÂ0 win over Sweden at Anlaby Road on 6 November 1909. Owen was the brother of Wally, who played for North Staffs Nomads, Stoke, Manchester City and Port Vale.
Owen played for North Staffs Nomads before playing one First Division match for Stoke in the 1906âÂÂ07 relegation season. He also played one Second Division game for Stockport County before guesting for Port Vale in a 1âÂÂ0 win over Hanley Town in a North Staffordshire Federation League match at the Athletic Ground on 26 October 1907. He then returned to Stoke and scored his first league goal at the Victoria Ground in a 3âÂÂ0 win over Lincoln City on 11 April 1908. He bagged a hat-trick a fortnight later, in a 4âÂÂ0 win over Barnsley, and finished the 1907âÂÂ08 season with four goals in five games. Stoke then quit the Football League, and Owen scored two goals in four Birmingham & District League games at the start of the 1908âÂÂ09 season. He then moved on to Leicester Fosse. In September 1908, he returned to play two league and one cup games for Port Vale before returning to Leicester the following month. Afterwards he moved on to Newcastle Town, Blackpool, Stoke (without playing a game), Northern Nomads and English Wanderers.
Owen netted five goals in just three appearances for the England amateur team in 1909 and 1910. He made his debut for the team on 6 November 1909 against Sweden, netting a hat-trick in a 7âÂÂ0 win. He then scored one goal in both his second and last cap, a 9âÂÂ1 win over the Netherlands and a 2âÂÂ2 draw with Belgium. He also made an unofficial appearance against Ireland, scoring in a dramatic 4âÂÂ4 draw, which was the first time the Amateurs failed to win.