Owen James Windsor (born 17 September 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Leek Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Owen James Windsor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 2001[2] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leek Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Swindon Town | |||
| Southampton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Cirencester Town | 17 | (6) |
| 2019–2022 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Cirencester Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Taunton Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Newport County (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2023 | Chippenham Town | 28 | (8) |
| 2023–2024 | Chester | 7 | (1) |
| 2024 | Marine | 10 | (1) |
| 2024– | Leek Town | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:48, 29 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
He has played in the Football League for Grimsby Town, Newport County and Carlisle United whilst on loan from West Bromwich Albion. He has also appeared at Non-league level for Cirencester Town and Taunton Town.
Career
editAfter playing youth football for Swindon Town and Southampton,[4] Windsor began his senior career with Cirencester Town.[5][6]
After signing for West Bromwich Albion in June 2019,[7][8][9] he spent loan spells back at Cirencester,[4] and also with Taunton Town.[10][11] In October 2020 he moved on loan to Grimsby Town.[12]
Windsor scored twice in thirteen games for Grimsby including a goal in a 3–1 victory over Cheltenham Town, but after falling out of favour with manager Ian Holloway, his season-long loan was cut short on 19 December 2020, shortly before The Mariners 1–0 win over rivals Scunthorpe United.[13]
On 5 January 2021, Windsor signed for Newport County on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[14][15] He made his debut for Newport as a second-half substitute in the 1-1 League Two draw against Cheltenham Town on 19 January 2021.[16] However, on 1 February 2021 Windsor's loan at Newport was cancelled.[17]
On 31 January 2022, Windsor joined League Two club Carlisle United on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[18][19]
Windsor was not retained by West Bromwich Albion at the end of the 2021–22 season.[20]
Windsor signed for Chippenham Town on 3 February 2023.[21] He moved to Chester on 24 November 2023.[22]
On 14 February 2024, Windsor joined Marine until the end of the season.[23]
In October 2024, Windsor joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Leek Town.[24]
Career statistics
edit- As of 18 March 2024.
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cirencester Town | 2018–19[25] | SFL Division One South | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 23 | 6 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2019–20[26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21[26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cirencester Town (loan) | 2019–20[25] | SFL Division One South | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Taunton Town (loan) | 2019–20[6] | SFL Premier Division South | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Grimsby Town (loan) | 2020–21[26] | League Two | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Newport County (loan) | 2020–21[26] | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Carlisle (loan) | 2021–22[26] | League Two | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Chippenham Town | 2022–23[26] | National League South | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
| 2023–24[26] | National League South | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | ||
| Total | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 8 | ||
| Chester | 2023–24[26] | National League North | 7 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Marine | 2023–24[27] | NPL Premier Division | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 79 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 19 | ||
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Gloucestershire Senior Cup, one appearance in SFL Division One South play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in Wiltshire Premier Shield
Personal life
editWindsor attended Hartpury College.[4]
References
edit- ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Owen Windsor | West Bromwich Albion". www.wba.co.uk.
- ^ Owen Windsor at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ a b c Palmer, Jon (7 September 2019). "West Brom youngster makes loan return to Cirencester Town". GloucestershireLive.
- ^ "Owen Windsor's Profile – Cirencester Town FC". www.cirentownfc.com.
- ^ a b "Owen Windsor Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
- ^ Wilson, Matt. "West Brom signing teenage forward from non-league Cirencester Town". www.expressandstar.com.
- ^ Palmer, Jon (6 June 2019). "West Bromwich Albion set to sign Cirencester Town striker". GloucestershireLive.
- ^ Labellarte, Giuseppe (21 June 2019). "West Bromwich Albion fans react to Owen Windsor tweet after Hawthorns arrival". HITC.
- ^ "Young Striker Joins On Loan". 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Peacocks add young duo to squad". Somerset County Gazette.
- ^ "Grimsby sign Bennett and Windsor". BBC Sport.
- ^ "One in, one out for Grimsby Town as Owen Windsor returns to West Brom". Grimsbylive. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "County sign West Brom prospect on loan until end of season". South Wales Argus.
- ^ "Newport sign West Brom's Windsor on loan". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Newport keeper King scores in Cheltenham draw". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Loan forward makes swift return to Premier League side from County". South Wales Argus.
- ^ "LOAN: Striker joins from the Baggies". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Devitt among four Carlisle signings". BBC Sport.
- ^ "West Brom publish released and retained list".
- ^ "Owen Windsor joins The Bluebirds". Chippenham Town FC. 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Welcome to Chester FC, Owen Windsor!". 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Marine sign Owen Windsor". AFC Marine. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ @leektown (25 October 2024). "SIGNING ALERT The Club is delighted to announce the signing of Owen Windsor, a young striker who has league experience with Grimsby, Newport & Carlisle. Latterly he has played for Chippenham Town, Chester & Marine. Please join us in welcoming Owen to the Club" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 October 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Fixtures - First Team". www.cirentownfc.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "England - O. Windsor - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Marine | Appearances | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.