John Owen (1866 – unknown) was a Welsh footballer who played as a left half for Newton Heath from 1887 to 1893.
[1] He also won one cap for Wales while with Newton Heath.
[3] His elder brother, William, also signed from Chirk at the same time.
Owen scored six goals in 90 appearances over the span of a six-year career with the Heathens, before losing his place to new signing Fred Erentz, who would go on to serve the club for almost 10 years.
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