Andy Owens

This article is about the English footballer. For the American judge and former college basketball player, see Andrew Owens.

Andy Owens

Personal information
Full name	Andrew James Owens^[citation needed]
Date of birth	(1989-10-15) 15 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Macclesfield
Youth career
2005–2006	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Stoke City	0	(0)
2009–2010	Stafford Rangers	7	(3)
2009–2010	Altrincham	2	(0)
2010–2011	Rhyl	7	(0)
2011–2012	Accrington Stanley	3	(0)
2012–2012	Southport	39	(4)
2012–2013	Mansfield Town	2	(0)
2012–2013	→ Southport (loan)	22	(5)
2013–2015	AFC Telford United	54	(7)
2013–2014	→ Barrow (loan)	3	(1)
2014–2015	→ Stockport County (loan)	6	(0)
2015–2016	Marine	27	(5)
2016–2017	Stalybridge Celtic
2017	Altrincham	14	(2)
2017–2018	Skelmersdale United[1]	20	(11)
2018–2019	Connah's Quay Nomads[2]	38	(12)
2019–2020	Airbus UK Broughton	23	(8)
2020–2021	Radcliffe	8	(2)
2020–2021	→ Chorley (dual registration)	6	(2)
2021–2022	Chorley	18	(2)
2022–	Macclesfield	12	(1)
2022–	→ Chorley (dual registration)	0	(0)
International career
2012	England C	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:41, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Andrew James Owens (born 15 October 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Macclesfield.

Career

Born in Liverpool, Owens began his career with his home town club Liverpool but later moved to Stoke City. After being released by Stoke he spent time with Stafford Rangers and Altrincham, before joining Welsh Premier League side Rhyl. He made his debut in a 3–1 defeat to Bangor City.^[3]

A former member of the Glenn Hoddle Academy,^[4] Owens spent time on trial with Morecambe before joining Accrington Stanley in August 2010.^[5] He made his debut for the club on 21 August 2010 in a Football League Two clash with Macclesfield Town which ended in a 3–0 home win at the Crown Ground, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sean Hessey.^[6]

It was announced by Accrington on 23 May that he would be released at the end of June 2011 when his current contract expired.^[7] He went on to join Southport on 13 July 2011 and made his competitive club debut on 13 August 2011 on the first day of the 2011–12 season.^[8] During his time at Southport, Owens began to play as a forward, having previously played as a defender.^[9]

In June 2012 he signed for Mansfield Town.^[10]

In November 2012 Owens re-joined Southport on loan from Mansfield Town until January.

In June 2013 he joined AFC Telford United, linking up with Liam Watson, who had previously managed Owens at Southport. He scored his first goal for Telford away to Brackley in a 1–1 draw. On 26 April 2014 he won promotion to the Conference Premier with Telford after they clinched the Conference North title on the final game of the season. He spent periods out on loan at Barrow, Stockport County and Marine, and later joined Marine on a permanent basis.

In June 2016, he signed for Stalybridge Celtic and scored on his debut against Boston United. He left the club in December 2016, having scored 7 goals in 22 appearances in all competitions.

Following his departure from Stalybridge. he signed forms with Buxton,^[11] but left for Altrincham days later. He made his debut for the Robins on New Years Day 2017, scoring in a 1–1 draw against FC United.^[12]

In January 2018, Owens returned to the Welsh Premier League with Connah's Quay Nomads.^[13] Owens played a key role in Connah's Quays successful 2017-18 Welsh Cup campaign, scoring a hat trick against Bangor City in the semi-finals,^[14] and scoring against Aberystwyth Town in the final.^[15]

In 2019, Owens joined Airbus UK Broughton.^[16] On 11 June 2020, he signed for Radcliffe F.C.^[17] and on 24 December he joined Chorley through dual registration, allowing him to play for both teams.^[18] He scored in his debut, with his first touch, two days later in a 3–1 win against A.F.C. Fylde.^[19] He signed permanently for Chorley in April 2021.^[20] In January 2022, he dropped down three divisions to sign for North West Counties Football League Premier Division side Macclesfield.^[21]

References

1. "Andy Owens - First Team - Skelmersdale United F.C." pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
2. "Andy Owens | Connah's Quay Nomads Football Club". Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
3. "Bangor's ex-Lillies sink arch-rivals Rhyl". welsh-premier.com. 7 February 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
4. "Accrington Stanley weigh up move for Hoddle Academy starlet". Lancashire Telegraph. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
5. "Barrow 5 Morecambe 0". Morecambe F.C. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
6. "Accrington Stanley 3–0 Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 21 August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
7. "Accrington Stanley release seven". Lancashire Telegraph. 23 May 2010. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
8. "Southport 2–2 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
9. "Andy Owens is proving a hit up top for AFC Telford". Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
10. "Cox sigs defensive duo". Mansfield Town FC. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
11. "Home". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
12. "Altrincham FC Match Report". Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
13. "Striker Owens signs for Connah's Quay". welsh-premier.com. 5 January 2018. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
14. "Connah's Quay Nomads 6 Bangor City 1: Deesiders hit opponents for six in Welsh Cup semi-final massacre". 7 April 2018. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
15. "Aberystwyth Town 1 Connah's Quay Nomads 4: Wilde double helps Nomads clinch first ever Welsh Cup triumph". 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
16. "StackPath".
17. "Bury Times: "Radcliffe boss brings in new faces Curtis Obeng and Andy Owens"". Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
18. "Chorleyfc: "Connor Hall Signs Permanent Deal (Plus Two More Signings): "*In other signing news, striker Andy Owens has joined us on a dual registration deal from Radcliffe and Sheffield United youngster Daniel Jebbison has signed a work experience deal."". Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
19. ""Magpies Grab Derby Victory"". Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
20. "Chorley: "Owens is a Permanent Magpie"". Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
21. "Silkmen Sign Andy Owens". 28 January 2022. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

External links

• Andrew Owens at Soccerbase
• Welsh Premier profile