William Digby Owen (1857 – 2 June 1901) was a Welsh amateur footballer who played as a forward in the first international match between Wales and England in January 1879.
[3] He was selected to represent Oxford University against Cambridge at football but was unable to play because of illness, thus missing out on a "blue".
[3] Described as "a fine athlete and a noted exponent of the dribbling game",[3] Owen first played football for Oswestry in 1876, but his appearances were rather intermittent, as they were interrupted by his academic studies.
The match was played at the Kennington Oval on 18 January and was shortened to two halves of only 30 minutes each because of the heavy snowfall.
[5][7] Owen also represented North Wales against Sheffield in 1877 and against Lancashire in 1879, and Shropshire against Staffordshire in 1879.