Gordon Owen?!

Is now a taxi driver, he took me home at 4am this morning, we got talking about the reds and it turned out that the fella taking me home was an ex red!</p>

Top guy (Y)</p>

 

He used to drink in Monk Bretton - think he lives round there somewhere. Seems a top bloke

 

Great player ..scored a hat trick against Oxford when they were the team to beat..

 

It seems....

It seems that quite a few ex-Tarn players remain in the area after their careers... Now what does that tell you about our good and wholesome town (nods head proudly).

 

Ay but the club would rather

bring washday players in as Oakwell legends..

 

Remember that hat trick wasn't it a perfect hat trick , right foot , left foot and a header?

 

My memory isnt as good as it used to be but I am sure Owen was a local lad who moved away and then came back like Heckinbottom.

 

He did. We signed him from Cardiff.

 

& he started at Wednesday. Don't remember him ever getting any grief over it either.

 

I remember it well

Early season midweek match. No mean feat as Oxford went up as champions that season.

 

Thats cos he was fecking ace.

25 goals in 68 games says he was the best winger we have EVER had IMHO.</p>

I could be getting him confused with someone else but I am sue I once saw him come on as sub at home and immediately run and flying headbut an opposition player, just by the brewery touchline, cop end. Stood up and started walking before the ref even reacted.</p>

 

Monk Bretton lad - know him well