Owen started his career with
Manchester City, with whom he turned professional in
1975 and made his debut aged 17, against
Wolverhampton Wanderers in March 1976. After winning the
League Cup earlier in the year, in October 1976 Owen scored his first goal, against
West Ham United. In
1979 Owen was sold, as part of City manager
Malcolm Allison's clear-out, to
West Bromwich Albion for £450,000, despite being a strong fans' favourite. At Albion, he was a regular, and although a midfielder, was awarded the number 10 shirt usually reserved for a striker, and he was also the club's first choice
penalty-taker. He suffered two broken ankles and
meningitis in the
1984–85 season, and the following year,
1985–86, lost his place in the side due to his injuries. West Bromwich were
relegated, and Owen joined
Panionios in Greece for
1986–87. For the
1987–88 season he returned to England for a year with
Sheffield Wednesday. He ended his career in season 1988–89 with
APOEL in Cyprus. Before going to Cyprus, he also played two games for Swedish club
Hammarby IF in 1988. It was two away games against
Malmö FF and
Örgryte IS for a total of 157 minutes. ==Post Playing==