Terry Owen

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 on to Chester in June 1972 for a fee of £1,000, and 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. Career Owen came through the ranks with Everton under Harry Catterick, and made two First Division appearances for the "Toffees" in the 1967–68 season. However he failed to add to his league appearances at Goodison Park, and moved to Bradford City in June 1970. Jimmy Wheeler's "Bantams" finished just two places and one point above the Third Division relegation zone in 1970–71, but were relegated to the Fourth Division after finishing in last place in 1971–72 under new boss Bryan Edwards. Owen scored six goals in 47 league appearances for Bradford, and was sold to Chester in June 1972 for a fee of £1,000. He made his "Seals" debut in a 1–1 draw with Cambridge United in August 1972, and went on to bag 41 league goals in 199 appearances in one of the most successful periods in the club's history. A 15th-place finish in the Fourth Division in 1972–73 was followed by a seventh-place finish in 1973–74. Ken Roberts's side achieved promotion in 1974–75 by securing the fourth automatic promotion place with only a slender higher goal average than fifth place Lincoln City. More remarkably, Chester reached the semi-finals of the League Cup, beating Leeds United and Newcastle United along the way. Owen scored in the 2–2 first-leg draw with Aston Villa at Sealand Road, and played in the return game as Chester narrowly lost 3–2 at Villa Park to deny Owen an appearance at Wembley Stadium. Owen finished as the club's top league scorer during the campaign, with 14 goals to his name. He managed double-figures again in 1975–76, as Chester retained their Third Division status. Another mid-table finish was achieved in 1976–77 under player-manager Alan Oakes, and Owen also featured in the FA Cup Fifth Round defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.