Owain Warlow

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Owain Warlow
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-10-25) 25 October 1987 (age 34)
Place of birth Pontypridd, Wales
Position(s) Left wing
Club information
Current team
 Penybont
Youth career
2005–2006 Lincoln City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Lincoln City 22 (0)
2008 → Kettering Town (loan) 4 (0)
2009–2011 Llanelli 42 (3)
2011 Gainsborough Trinity
2011 → Worksop Town (loan)
2011–2013 Worksop Town
2014 Merthyr Town
2015 Tamworth
2016– Penybont
National team‡
2007 Wales U21 2 (0)
2009 Wales Semi-Pro 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:35, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Owain James Warlow (born 25 October 1987) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for Penybont. He is also a former Wales under-21 international.

He has previously played for Lincoln City, Kettering Town, Llanelli and Gainsborough Trinity.

Club career[]

Lincoln City[]

Born in Church Village, near Pontypridd, Warlow is a product of Lincoln City's Center of Excellence youth academy. He made his professional debut on 10 February 2007 in a 2–0 win over Torquay United, going on to make a total of 5 appearances for the side in his first season and being handed a two-year contract.[1] After featuring in the first team squad more during the 2007���08 season, he joined Conference National side Kettering Town on loan at the start of the 2008–09 season, making four appearances before returning to Lincoln.

Llanelli[]

However Warlow did not feature for the club during the remainder of the season and was released in May 2009, along with six other players.[2] On 16 June 2009, it was announced that Warlow had signed for Welsh Premier League side Llanelli on a free transfer,[3][4] after spending time training with the side.[5] He made his debut as a 51st-minute substitute in place of player-manager Andy Legg during Llanelli's Europa League victory over Motherwell.

He departed the club, by mutual consent, in March 2011 to move to Barcelona.[6]

Gainsborough Trinity[]

On 23 July 2011 Warlow played for Gainsborough Trinity on trial in a friendly match against Frickley Athletic, before signing for the club on 9 August 2011.

Worksop Town[]

Following a successful loan spell, Warlow signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division team, Worksop Town, on 9 December 2011.[7]

Following a rough start to his Worksop career playing at left back, he was soon moved further forward into a left wing position, where he has enjoyed a great deal of success. The highlight of his Worksop career coming in the game against Frickley Athletic, where he rounded off a superb display by scoring the equalising goal in a game Worksop went on to win 2–1.[8]

In August 2014 he joined Merthyr Tydfil[9] and a year later Tamworth.[10] Following being unable to commit, Warlow retired from football in November, 2015. In 2016, Warlow returnes to football with Penybont.

International career[]

In early 2007, Warlow was called up to the Welsh Under-21 side, playing 90 minutes in a 4–0 win over Northern Ireland Under-21s.[11] He made his second appearance for the side on 21 August 2007 as a substitute for Joe Allen during a 4–3 win over Sweden Under-21s.[12]

In September 2009, Warlow was called to join the Wales Under-23 Semi Professionals for their friendly against Poland in Carmarthen, Wales.

Personal life[]

As a child, he attended Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen, a Welsh language secondary school.

Career statistics[]

As of 4 May 2010
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Lincoln City 2006–07 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2007–08 17 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 21 0
2008–09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Subtotal 22 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 26 0
Kettering Town (loan) 2008–09 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Llanelli 2009–10 29 1 2 0 5 0 2 0 39 3
Total 55 3 4 0 6 0 3 0 62 3

References[]

  1. ^ "Lincoln teenager signs new deal". BBC Sport. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Seven released in Imps clearout". BBC Sport. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Llanelli Sign Former Imp". The Forgotten Imp. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Llanelli complete Warlow signing". Welshpremier.com. 16 June 2009. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Warlow is Andy Leggs target". Welshpremier.com. 11 June 2009. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Warlow goes to Barcelona". NonLeague.Pitchero.com. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  7. ^ "Owain Warlow-2011-12-09". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Merthyr Town manager Steve Jenkins has added seven new signings for new Calor Southern League season". Wales OnLine. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Three new Lambs". NonLeague.pitchero.com. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Northern Ireland U21 0–4 Wales U21". BBC Sport. 6 February 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  12. ^ "Sweden U21 3–4 Wales U21". BBC Sport. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2009.

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