Owen Dale
Owen Dale (born 1 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Crewe Alexandra.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Owen Dale[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 November 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Attacker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Crewe Alexandra | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Crewe Alexandra | 47 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Witton Albion (loan) | 25 | (5) |
2018 | → Altrincham (loan) | 12 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2020 |
Career
Dale signed professional terms with Crewe in March 2016.[3][4] He made his debut on 29 August 2017, coming on as a 70th minute substitute for Charlie Kirk in an EFL Trophy group stage game against Newcastle United U21s at Gresty Road.[5] He made his league debut in Crewe's next game, coming on as a second-half substitute for Callum Ainley at Grimsby Town on 2 September 2017.[6]
In November 2017, Dale joined Witton Albion, initially on a month's loan,[7] later extended to the end of the 2017–18 season,[8] scoring five times in 25 first team appearances.[9] In August 2018, Dale joined Altrincham on a month's loan[10] (later extended by a further month)[11] making his debut at Darlington on 25 August. He scored his first Altrincham goal, the opener in a 3–1 home win against Alfreton Town, on 13 October 2018.[12] He returned to his parent club in November 2018 after impressing during his time with Altrincham.[13]
Dale scored his first senior goal for Crewe in a 6–1 defeat of Crawley Town at Gresty Road on 16 March 2019.[14] After 26 appearances as a substitute, he made his first start in a Crewe shirt against Salford City at Gresty Road on 21 September 2019.[15]
A contract extension clause was triggered by Crewe in June 2020.[16]
Career statistics
- As of 7 March 2020.
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Crewe Alexandra | 2017–18 | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2018–19[17] | League Two | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
2019–20[15] | League Two | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 36 | 2 | |
Crewe Alexandra total | 47 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 58 | 3 | ||
Witton Albion (loan) | 2017–18[9] | Northern Premier League | 25 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 5 |
Altrincham (loan) | 2018–19 | Conference North | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 3 |
Career total | 84 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 98 | 11 |
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- "Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- Owen Dale at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- Sharpe, Rich (10 March 2016). "Crewe Alexandra: Alex tie promising Academy pair to professional deals". Sentinel. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "Pickering & Dale Sign Professional Terms". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Newcastle Utd U21s". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- "Grimsby Town 1–0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. Sport. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "Loans: Dale Joins Witton, Udoh Remains At Halesowen, Finney Returns". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- "Owen Dale". Witton Albion. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- "2017–18 Players Records". Witton Albion FC. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- "Loan: Owen Dale Makes Switch To Altrincham". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- McDougall, John (25 October 2018). "Crewe Alex youngster Owen Dale extends loan deal at National League North side Altrincham". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- Edwards, John. "Altrincham 3–1 Alfreton Town". Altrincham FC. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- https://www.altrinchamfc.com/news/owen-dale-returns-to-crewe
- "Crewe Alexandra 6–1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "Games played by Owen Dale in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- Morse, Peter (10 June 2020). "Paul Green and Nicky Hunt released as Crewe Alex announce retained list". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- "Games played by Owen Dale in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 February 2019.