Owain Warlow

Owain Warlow

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-10-25) 25 October 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Pontypridd, Wales
Position(s)	Left wing
Team 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
International career‡
2007	Wales U21	2	(0)
2009	Wales Semi-Pro	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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 centre 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. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
7. "Owain Warlow-2011-12-09". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
8. "Worksop Town FC Supporters Society". Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
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.

External links

• Owain Warlow at Soccerbase
• Owain Warlow Profile ^{[ permanent dead link ]} at The Forgotten Imp
• Lincoln City profile