Reg Owens
Personal information
Full name John Reginald Owens
Date of birth 6 February 1890
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death 23 January 1944 (aged 53)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910 St Cleopa's
1911 Wallasey Rovers
1912 Cammell Laird
1913 Bromborough Pool
1914 Wallasey Rovers
1918 Tranmere Rovers
1920 Pontypridd
1921—1922 Rochdale 14 (7)
Total 14 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Reginald Owens (6 February 1890 – 1944) was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward for Rochdale. In 1921 he became the first ever player to score a hat-trick for Rochdale since they joined the Football League Third Division North.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Third Division. Northern Section. Rochdale". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
  2. ↑ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  3. ↑ "Hat Trick Heroes - Rochdale News".
  4. ↑ https://www.enfa.co.uk (subscription required)


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