Owen Windsor

Owen Windsor

Personal information
Full name	Owen James Windsor [1]
Date of birth	(2001-09-17) 17 September 2001 (age 23) [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)

Owen James Windsor (born 17 September 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Leek Town.

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

After 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

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 [lower-alpha 1]	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 [lower-alpha 2]	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

1. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Gloucestershire Senior Cup, one appearance in SFL Division One South play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in Wiltshire Premier Shield

Personal life

Windsor attended Hartpury College. ^[4]

References

1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
2. "Owen Windsor | West Bromwich Albion". www.wba.co.uk.
3. Owen Windsor at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
4. Palmer, Jon (7 September 2019). "West Brom youngster makes loan return to Cirencester Town". GloucestershireLive.
5. "Owen Windsor's Profile – Cirencester Town FC". www.cirentownfc.com.
6. "Owen Windsor Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
7. Wilson, Matt. "West Brom signing teenage forward from non-league Cirencester Town". www.expressandstar.com.
8. Palmer, Jon (6 June 2019). "West Bromwich Albion set to sign Cirencester Town striker". GloucestershireLive.
9. Labellarte, Giuseppe (21 June 2019). "West Bromwich Albion fans react to Owen Windsor tweet after Hawthorns arrival". HITC.
10. "Young Striker Joins On Loan". 25 November 2019.
11. "Peacocks add young duo to squad". Somerset County Gazette.
12. "Grimsby sign Bennett and Windsor". BBC Sport.
13. "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.
14. "County sign West Brom prospect on loan until end of season". South Wales Argus.
15. "Newport sign West Brom's Windsor on loan". BBC Sport.
16. "Newport keeper King scores in Cheltenham draw". BBC Sport.
17. "Loan forward makes swift return to Premier League side from County". South Wales Argus.
18. "LOAN: Striker joins from the Baggies". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 31 January 2022.
19. "Devitt among four Carlisle signings". BBC Sport.
20. "West Brom publish released and retained list".
21. "Owen Windsor joins The Bluebirds". Chippenham Town FC. 3 February 2023.
22. "Welcome to Chester FC, Owen Windsor!". 24 November 2023.
23. "Marine sign Owen Windsor". AFC Marine. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
24. @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.
25. "Fixtures - First Team". www.cirentownfc.com.
26. "England - O. Windsor - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
27. "Marine | Appearances | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.