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{{short description|GB & England international rugby league footballer}}
{{other people||James Owen (disambiguation){{!}}James Owen}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name                = Jim Owen
|fullname            = James Reginald Owen
|imagesize           =
|caption             =
|birth_date          =
|birth_place         = unknown
|death_date          = 9 June 1947
|death_place         = Auckland, New Zealand
|height              =
|weight              =
|position            = {{rlp|WG|CE}}
|club1               = [[St Helens Recreation RLFC|St. Helens Recs]]
|year1start          = ≤1921
|year1end            = ≥23
|appearances1        =
|tries1              =
|goals1              =
|fieldgoals1         =
|points1             =
|teamA               = [[England national rugby league team|England]]
|yearAstart          = 1921
|yearAend            = 23
|appearancesA        = 5
|triesA              = 4
|goalsA              = 0
|fieldgoalsA         = 0
|pointsA             = 12
|teamB               = [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]]
|yearBstart          = 1922
|yearBend            =
|appearancesB        = 1
|triesB              = 0
|goalsB              = 0
|fieldgoalsB         = 0
|pointsB             = 0
|new                 = yes
|retired             = yes
|updated             = 22 April 2009
|source              = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jim-owen/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Owen&submit=Go&c=England|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref><ref name="Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Owen&submit=Go&c=GB|title=Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref>
}}
'''James Owen''' (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] and [[England national rugby league team|England]], and at club level for [[St Helens Recreation RLFC|St. Helens Recs]], as a {{rlp|wg}} or {{rlp|ce}}.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
==Playing career==
===International honours===
Jim Owen won [[Cap (sport)|cap]]s for [[England national rugby league team|England]] while at [[St Helens Recreation RLFC|St. Helens Recs]] in 1921 against Wales, [[Other Nationalities rugby league team|Other Nationalities]], and Australia, in 1923 against Wales (2 matches),<ref name="England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk"/> and won a [[Cap (sport)|cap]] for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] while at St. Helens Recs in 1922 against Australia.<ref name="Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk"/>
===County Cup Final appearances===
Jim Owen played at {{rlp|ce}} in [[St Helens Recreation RLFC|St. Helens Recs]]' 17-0 victory over [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]] in the [[1923 Lancashire Cup]] Final during the [[1923–24 Northern Rugby Football League season|1923–24 season]] at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] on Saturday 24 November 1923.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
==References==
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[[Category:England national rugby league team players]]
[[Category:English rugby league players]]
[[Category:Great Britain national rugby league team players]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing]]
[[Category:Place of death missing]]
[[Category:Rugby league centres]]
[[Category:Rugby league wingers]]
[[Category:St Helens Recreation RLFC players]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing]]
[[Category:1947 deaths]]