Derek Owen is a former English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 footballer who played as a goalkeeper

Goalkeeper (football)

In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

. He made seven appearances in The Football League

The Football League

The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...

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Signed by Chester

Chester City F.C.

Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...

 from Ellesmere Port

Ellesmere Port Town F.C.

Ellesmere Port Town F.C. were an English football club from the town of Ellesmere Port, The Wirral.-History:The club was originally formed in 1924 as Ellesmere Port F.C. and joined the Cheshire County League. After three season, in which they finished bottom twice, the club folded. They reformed as...

 in 1958, he made his professional debut in a 2–2 draw at Walsall

Walsall F.C.

Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...

 on September 11, 1958. He became the third Chester goalkeeper to appear for the first team that season after Brian Biggins

Brian Biggins

Brian Biggins is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made five appearances in The Football League for Chester....

 and Keith Griffiths

Keith Griffiths

Keith Griffiths is a former English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Griffiths began his playing career with Rhyl before joining hometown club Chester in the summer of 1955 along with John Devine...

, but new signing Ron Howells

Ron Howells

Ronald Gilbert "Ron" Howells is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was capped by Wales and played in The Football League for three clubs.-Playing career:...

 was to become regular keeper from the next game and Owen did not reappear until the final match of the 1959–60 season

1959-60 in English football

The 1959–60 season was the 80th season of competitive football in England.-Diary of the season:17 November 1959: Phil Taylor resigns as manager of Liverpool after three years as manager, with all three of his seasons in charge ending with a narrow failure to win promotion to the First...

 against Southport

Southport F.C.

Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008...

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In 1960–61

1960-61 in English football

The 1960–61 season was the 81st season of competitive football in England.-Overview:This season was a historic one for domestic football in England, as Tottenham Hotspur F.C. became the first club in the twentieth century to "do the Double" by winning both the League and the FA Cup competitions...

 Owen managed five league appearances and one FA Cup outing as he played second fiddle to Bill Brown. He did not play for the club again and moved on to Runcorn.