Seth Owens

Seth Owens
Owens playing for Maldon & Tiptree in 2018.
Personal information
Full name Seth Owens[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-06) 6 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Hackney, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–2010 Wingate & Finchley
2010–2016 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Brentford 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2018 AFC Wimbledon 3 (0)
2017 → Whitehawk (loan) 1 (0)
2018 Maldon & Tiptree 6 (0)
2018 Staines Town 1 (0)
2018–2022 Farnborough 66 (8)
2022 → Leatherhead (dual-reg) 6 (0)
2022 Burnham 2 (0)
2022 South Park 2 (0)
2024 Saffron Walden Town 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:43, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

Seth Owens (born 11 November 1998) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender. He is a product of the Brentford academy and began his professional career with AFC Wimbledon in 2016. After his release in 2018, Owens dropped into non-League football.

Club career

Brentford

Adept at left back or centre back, Owens began his career with Wingate & Finchley, before joining the academy at Brentford and signing a scholarship deal at the end of the 2013–14 season.[3][4] He made 43 appearances and scored four goals for the youth team and had a one-month work experience loan at Hayes & Yeading United prior to his release in January 2016.[3][5][6][7][8]

AFC Wimbledon

Owens joined the Development Squad at League One club AFC Wimbledon on trial during the 2016–17 pre-season and impressed enough to sign his first professional contract on 9 August 2016.[1][3] He won his maiden call into the first team squad two months later, for a league match versus Bury on 18 October 2016 and remained an unused substitute during the 2–1 victory.[2] He made his debut with a start in a 2–0 EFL Trophy group stage loss against Newport County on 8 November 2016 and made his league debut versus Bury on 19 November, playing the full 90 minutes of the 5–1 victory.[9] He finished the 2016–17 season with six appearances and was nominated for the club's Young Player of the Year award.[9][10]

Early in the 2017–18 season, Owens joined National League South club Whitehawk on loan.[11] He made his only appearance for the club with a start in a 1–0 defeat to Concord Rangers on 19 August 2017.[12] Owens' loan was terminated after he sustained a knee injury in training in the days leading up to the Hawks' match with Braintree Town on 26 August.[13] The injury ruled Owens out for the majority of the 2017–18 season.[13] He returned to match play with the Development Squad in mid-April 2018 and was released at the end of the 2017–18 season.[14][15]

Non-League football

Prior to the beginning of the 2018–19 season, Owens dropped into non-League football to join Isthmian League North Division club Maldon & Tiptree.[16] After seven appearances, he transferred to Southern League Premier Division South club Staines Town.[17] After just two appearances for Staines Town,[18] Owens moved across the division to Farnborough in late-December 2018.[17] He played through until January 2022,[19] when he joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Leatherhead on dual-registration terms.[20][21] He ended the 2021–22 season with Combined Counties League Premier Division North club Burnham.[22] In September 2022, Owens transferred to Isthmian League South Central Division club South Park.[23] He made five appearances and did not appear past 14 November 2022.[24] On 3 August 2024, Owens made an appearance for Essex Senior League club Saffron Walden Town.[25]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 2015–16[19] National League South 2 0 — — — 2 0
AFC Wimbledon 2016–17[9] League One 3 0 1 0 0 0 2[a] 0 6 0
Whitehawk (loan) 2017–18[12] National League South 1 0 — — — 1 0
Maldon & Tiptree 2018–19[17] Isthmian League North Division 6 0 0 0 — 1[b] 0 7 0
Staines Town 2018–19[18] Southern League Premier Division South 1 0 — — 1[c] 0 2 0
Farnborough 2018–19[19] Southern League Premier Division South 19 2 — — — 19 2
2019–20[19] Southern League Premier Division South 24 2 2 0 — 2[d] 0 28 2
2020–21[19] Southern League Premier Division South 7 1 3 0 — 1[c] 0 11 1
2021–22[19] Southern League Premier Division South 16 3 2 0 — 5[e] 0 23 3
Total 66 8 7 0 — 8 0 81 8
Leatherhead (dual-registration) 2021–22[26] Isthmian League Premier Division 6 0 — — — 6 0
Burnham 2021–22[22] Combined Counties League Premier Division North 2 0 — — — 2 0
South Park 2022–23[24] Isthmian League South Central Division 2 0 — — 3[f] 0 5 0
Saffron Walden Town 2024–25[25] Essex Senior League 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 1 0
Career total 89 8 9 0 0 0 15 0 113 8
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in Isthmian League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance in FA Trophy
  4. ^ 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Hampshire Senior Cup
  5. ^ 3 appearances in FA Trophy, 2 appearances in Hampshire Senior Cup
  6. ^ 2 appearances in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ a b "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2016 and 31/08/2016". The Football Association. p. 9. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Seth Owens at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Slavin, Chris. "Seth signs pro deal". Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  4. ^ Wickham, Chris. "Brentford Football Club take on new Youth Team recruits for 2014/15 season". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  5. ^ Brett, Ciaran. "2013/14 Youth Team Statistics". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  6. ^ Brett, Ciaran. "2014/15 Youth Team player statistics". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Youth Team Player Stats". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  8. ^ Brett, Ciaran. "Seth Owens joins Hayes and Yeading United on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  9. ^ a b c "Games played by Seth Owens in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Vote: Players of the Year". Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Focus: Introducing the stars of AFC Wimbledon's development squad". Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Seth Owens". Whitehawk FC. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  13. ^ a b "Whitehawk v Braintree Town". it.bsportsfan.com (in Italian). Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Young Dons suffer blow in bid to retain title with defeat against Bournemouth". AFC Wimbledon. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Neal's end of season squad update". Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Seth Owens – 1st Team – Maldon & Tiptree". www.maldontiptreefc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  17. ^ a b c "Appearances | Seth Owens | 2018–2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Staines Town | Appearances | Seth Owens | 2018–2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  19. ^ a b c d e f "Seth Owens Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  20. ^ "New Arrivals". Leatherhead FC. 14 January 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Transfer Notice Board". The Non-League Football Paper. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  22. ^ a b "Seth Owens player stats | Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  23. ^ "A trio of Sparks". The Pitching In Isthmian Football League. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Appearances | Seth Owens | 2022–2023". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  25. ^ a b "Saffron Walden Town | Appearances | Seth Owens". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Appearances | Seth Owens | 2021–2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 14 August 2021.