Ray Owen (rugby league)
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| Full name | Raymond Owen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July→September 1940 Prescot, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 February 2006 (aged 65) Widnes, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half/Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Raymond "Ray" Owen (birth registered July→September 1940[1] — 5 February 2006 (aged 65)) birth registered in Prescot district, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, and chairman of the 1980s, playing at club level for Widnes, and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage #694), as a Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 7, and was chairman for Widnes from 1987 to 1991.
Playing career
Championship Final Appearances
Ray Owen played Scrum-half/Halfback, scored a try, and was man of the match winning the Harry Sunderland Trophy, in Wakefield Trinity's 21-9 victory over St. Helens in the Championship final replay during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton on Wednesday 10 May 1967, and scored two tries in the 17-10 victory over Hull in the Championship final during the 1967–68 season at Headingley Stadium on Saturday 4 May 1968.[2]
Challenge Cup final appearances
Ray Owen played Scrum-half/Halfback in Widnes' 13-5 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1965 Challenge Cup final during the 1964–65 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1964, and in Wakefield Trinity's 10-11 defeat by Leeds in the 1968 Challenge Cup final during the 1967–68 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1968.
County Cup final appearances
Ray Owen played Scrum-half/Halfback in Wakefield Trinity's 18-2 victory over Leeds in the 1964 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1964–65 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 31 October 1964.
Rugby league career
Ray Owen was chairman of Widnes during the glory years of the 1980s and was still involved, as chairman of the Widnes Past Players Association, up to his death.
Genealogical information
Ray Owen was the son of the rugby league footballer Harry Owen, and Margaret (née Leather, birth registered during July→September 1912 in Prescot district), the younger brother of the rugby league footballer for Widnes, and Liverpool City, Harry Owen, Jr. (birth registered during October→December 1932 in Prescot district), and the older brother of Christine Owen (birth registered during January→March 1943 (age 80–81) in Prescot district), and David Owen (birth registered during April→June 1945 (age 78–79) in Prescot district)[3]
References
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
- ^ "Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.