Elias Owen (1863 – 20 September 1888) was a Welsh amateur footballer who made three appearances as a goalkeeper for the Wales national team in 1884.

[4] Elias's elder brother, William Pierce Owen, also played for Wales, as did his cousins, Morgan and Hugh Morgan-Owen.

[1] His international debut came at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground on 9 February 1884; Wales ran out comfortable victors with a score of 6–0 with two goals each from Owen's brother William and Edward Shaw.

The Welsh team "had few answers to the skilful England forwards"[7] who won the match 4–0, including two goals from William Bromley-Davenport.

The Scottish team were weakened by the absence of players from Queen's Park who were playing in the FA Cup Final in London on the same day.

[10] By the next round of international matches a year later, Owen had been dropped from the selectors' plans, with Robert Mills-Roberts being preferred.

Some time after midnight, Owen went out into the churchyard where next morning he was discovered by Mary and another sister, Maggie, hanging from a pair of reins attached to a yew tree.

[13] At the coroner's inquest, the jury found that "the deceased committed suicide during temporary insanity" brought on by "great depression of spirits".