This week’s Player Profile is a young starlet who knows how to score past leaky defences.
Dodworth Miners Welfare striker Liam Owen has toured the NCEL with a few guest appearances for Armthorpe Welfare and Nostell Miners Welfare this season but he can be found on a Saturday scoring goals and taking penalties (which sometimes go viral) in the EV2 Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League.
Name
Liam Owen
Age
25
Current Club
Dodworth Miners Welfare
Previous Clubs
Athersley Rec, Worsbrough Bridge, Ossett Town, Nostell Miners Welfare, Belper Town, Armthorpe Welfare
Day Job
External plumber
Best mate in football
Got loads of top mates but main three would be Jack Owen (brother) Calan Rollinson and Kai Hancock
Team you support
Liverpool
Football Idol
Steven Gerrard
Biggest influence on football career
Mostly seeing what my dad (ex-Barnsley player Gordon) achieved and wanting or trying to re live his stories
Career Highlight
Probably my first NCEL hat-trick playing up front with my brother (for Nostell), scoring 5 between us and linking up for every goal.
Most Memorable Game
Solihull Moors away in FA Cup for Ossett Town, atmosphere was incredible and was a pleasure been apart of it!
Lowest moment in football
Not had to many lows in football, probably my first sending off for Worsbrough Bridge (against Emley) having just scored moments before!
Biggest regret in football
Not sticking it out and nailing myself down at a higher level when things wasn’t going my way, maybe from been too young!
Funniest moment in football
All away days on coaches was class can’t pick a certain one but as we say win or lose on the booze, some class times on the coach back!
First semi-professional manager
Jason Dodsworth and Sean Margison (at Athersley Rec) both great people and coaches welcomed me and some other youngsters in and let us play with smile on our faces.
Non League Debut
Barton Town away with Athersley Rec at right back, never played there before but was now or never for Rec as we were sitting in relegation zone and had loads of injury’s so had to rope a few young ones in from reserves, me and (Kai Hancock) and from there I think we won 4 out of 5 to help keep us up!
First Red Card in Non League
Worsbrough Bridge vs Emley just scored and got sent off moments later wasn’t a very good thing to do maybe just over hyped after scoring equaliser.
First and Best Non League Goal
Can’t remember first, was in the Rec era but maybe only a tap in but best goal would be for Dodworth been a few 2 over head kicks and a 35 yard free kick. Don’t matter how they go in so I’ll stick with all my goals are my best goals as long as we have 3 points!
What do you want to achieve in football in the future?
I would of loved to continue playing football higher trying to get high as possible, but 2 kids now and hard for all travelling and I love my time at Dodworth so I’ll happily play rest of my days for the Miners.
Favourite Non League Ground
Tadcaster Albion, don’t know why but just like the pitch always seemed to play well there!
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