Andrew James Owens (born 15 October 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a Defender for AFC Telford United and England C.
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 3â€"1 defeat to Bangor City.
A former member of the Glenn Hoddle Academy, Owens spent time on trial with Morecambe before joining Accrington Stanley in August 2010. He made his debut for the club on 21 August 2010 in a Football League Two clash with Macclesfield Town which ended in a 3â€"0 home win at the Crown Ground, coming on as a second half substitute for Sean Hessey.
It was announced by Accrington on 23 May that he would be released at the end of June 2011 when his current contract expired. 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 2011â€"12 season.
In June 2012 he signed for Mansfield Town.
In November 2012 Owens re-joined Southport on loan from Mansfield Town until January.
In June 2013 he joined AFC Telford United. 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.
In November 2014 he joined Stockport County from AFC Telford on a month loan.
Once Voted the worlds best footballer ... by Lee Pearson. (@leep18)
References
External links
- Andrew Owens career statistics at Soccerbase
- Welsh Premier profile
