Syd Owen

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Syd Owen
Personnel
Surname Sydney William Owen
birthday September 29, 1922
place of birth Birmingham ,  England
date of death August 27, 1998
Place of death Leeds ,  England
size 183 cm
position Middle runner
Juniors
Years station
Birmingham YMCA
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1945-1947 Birmingham City 5 (0)
1947-1959 Luton Town 388 (3)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1954 England 3 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1959-1960 Luton Town
1 Only league games are given.

Sydney William "Syd" Owen (born September 29, 1922 in Birmingham , † August 27, 1998 in Leeds ) was an English football player and coach . As a middle runner , he was a longtime player and captain of Luton Town in the 1950s . He also played three international matches for the English national team , including a game at the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland .

Athletic career

Owen began his football career at home with Birmingham City . There, however, he was rarely used immediately after the war-related break, which was particularly due to Ted Duckhouse , who consistently performed well on Owen's preferred defensive position. He then moved to second division rivals Luton Town in June 1947 .

At the "Hatters" Owen made his debut in a 3-0 away win against Brentford FC ; Hugh Billington managed a hat trick . In the following years Owen on the position of was central runner for key players of coach Dally Duncan , who built up around his captain a new team. In the medium term, the team put together in this way developed into a promotion aspirant and in the 1954/55 season succeeded in winning the second division championship (behind the ex-club from Birmingham) and the associated promotion to the highest English division. At that time, Owen had played himself in the focus of the English senior team and had his first and only three international matches there at the advanced football age of 31 years. He was part of the English squad for the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland and in the 4: 4 in the preliminary round against Belgium he was in the starting line-up. In addition to appearances for the national team, he was represented in other selection teams of the English Football Association (FA) and on trips to South Africa, Australia and the West Indies he led the respective teams as captain.

After promotion in 1955, Owen moved up to the coaching staff and followed Tim Kelly as Kotrainer. At the same time, he continued his playing career until 1959. The last season 1958/59 ended with a great success, when Owen reached the final of the FA Cup with Luton , which however was lost 2-1 to Nottingham Forest . In recognition of his sporting achievements, the English sports journalists also named him England's Footballer of the Year . After a total of 413 competitive appearances, Owen took over the post of head coach in the 1959/60 season. However, his phase as the person mainly responsible for sport was not a good star and it was not uncommon for disagreements with the club management to arise in relation to the player obligations. After relegation in 1960 , Owen's longstanding relationship with Luton Town ended and he left the club for Leeds United .

In Leeds he began a successful collaboration with Don Revie . Under Revie, Leeds developed as a former second division into a top English club, which immediately after promotion won the runner-up ( 1965 ) and later two league titles ( 1969 , 1974 ). In 1978 Manchester United signed him as the new youth coach. Owen later worked as a scout for the "Red Devils" before retiring in 1982.

Title / Awards

literature

  • Hayes, Dean P .: England! England! The Complete Who's Who of Players since 1946 . Sutton Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0-7509-3234-1 , pp. 78 f .

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personal data
SURNAME Owen, Syd
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Owen, Sydney William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Birmingham
DATE OF DEATH August 27, 1998
Place of death Leeds