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Syd Owen

1922 - 1998

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Sydney William Owen (29 September 1922 – 27 August 1998) was an English football player and coach. He spent nearly all his playing career as a centre half for Luton Town. Born in Birmingham to Florence Laura (née Whiley) and Henry Sydney Owen, Owen began his football career playing for the Birmingham YMCA team before joining Birmingham City as a youth player. After the end of the Second World War, he made it into the club's first team for the 1946–47 season, but played just five times in the Second Division and was allowed to leave at the end of the season. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Syd Owen is the 8,017th most popular soccer player (down from 8,014th in 2024), the 6,415th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,337th in 2019) and the 455th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Syd Owen ranks 8,017 out of 21,273. Before him are Andrea Dossena, Paul Lambert, Pernille Harder, Ousmane Dabo, Marco Cassetti, and Santi Denia. After him are Andrea Ranocchia, Lee Seung-woo, Patrice Garande, Masayuki Nakagomi, Archie Thompson, and Frederico Rosa.

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Among people born in 1922, Syd Owen ranks 456. Before him are Rajeshwari Chatterjee, Graham Whitehead, Eugenie Clark, Audrey Long, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and Lamont Johnson. After him are Randhir Singh Gentle, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Kay Starr, Len Lesser, Grayson Hall, and Mavis Gallant. Among people deceased in 1998, Syd Owen ranks 327. Before him are Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Donald Woods, Voitto Hellsten, Tony Shelly, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and Buddy Jeannette. After him are Matthew Shepard, Fred Wacker, Gene Raymond, Peter Sillett, Junkyard Dog, and Irene Hervey.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Syd Owen ranks 6,417 out of 8,785. Before him are Garth Ennis (1970), Paul Eddington (1927), Bill Forsyth (1946), Elkie Brooks (1945), Alistair Darling (1953), and Paul Lambert (1969). After him are Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster (1991), Mel Charles (1935), Paddy Pimblett (1995), Charlie Brooker (1971), Dominic Raab (1974), and Peter Safran (1965).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Syd Owen ranks 455. Before him are Jack Robinson (1993), Eddie Baily (1925), Tom Ince (1992), Stan Bowles (1948), Peter Reid (1956), and Paul Lambert (1969). After him are Mel Charles (1935), Andy Lonergan (1983), Danny Drinkwater (1990), Wilf Mannion (1918), Jack Kelsey (1929), and Adam Smith (1991).

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