George Owens | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
| BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
| DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
| CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
| TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of George Owens | ||||
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 HERITAGE NO : 356 George Owens was a very lively scrum half whose nickname was Dodger. The former Swansea RU Club and Wigan player had gained many honours in his days at Central Park. He played 7 matches for the Saints between January and March 1928 and drew winning pay on six of these occasions. Dodger scored two singleton tries against Leeds and Hull. In 1921 George was living in Crown Street, Poolstock, Wigan. He lived with his wife Jane. He worked as a Labourer and Footballer at Central Park, home of the Wigan Football Club. He was a in 1939 he was working in the Swansea docks as a labourer. George was living in Recorder Street, Swansea. George had a son named George Gwynn Owens (1924-2006) who was living with his parents in Swansea in the late 1940s. George Gwynn married Elizabeth Williams in 1949. George ‘Dodger’ Owens died in Swansea in April 1974 aged 83 and his death was recorded in South Glamorgan. We are looking for a descendant or near relative of George to pass on his Heritage Certificate. Dave Dooley | ||||
PLAYER HONOURS | ||||
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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| Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1927~28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| TOTALS: | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
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ALL MATCHES | ||||
| Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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| 7th Jan 1928 | 1 | W |
7 | Leeds | L | H | 8 | 0 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 18th Jan 1928 | 2 | W |
7 | Dewsbury | L | A | 6 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 21st Jan 1928 | 3 | W |
7 | Hull | L | H | 14 | 5 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 25th Feb 1928 | 4 | L |
7 | Salford | L | A | 5 | 14 | VIEW | |||
| 3rd Mar 1928 | 5 | W |
7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | L | A | 11 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 10th Mar 1928 | 6 | W |
7 | Barrow | L | H | 15 | 6 | VIEW | |||
| 17th Mar 1928 | 7 | W |
7 | Broughton Rangers | L | H | 24 | 0 | VIEW |
| *Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
| WINS : 6 | LOSSES : 1 | DRAWS : |
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