Owen Dale

Owen Dale (born 1 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Blackpool. Signed from Crewe Alexandra in January 2022, he has previously also played for Witton Albion and Altrincham.

Owen Dale
Personal information
Full name Owen Dale[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-01) 1 November 1998
Place of birth Warrington, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Blackpool
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2016 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2022 Crewe Alexandra 92 (12)
2017–2018 → Witton Albion (loan) 25 (5)
2018 → Altrincham (loan) 12 (3)
2021–2022 → Blackpool (loan) 7 (1)
2022– Blackpool 17 (2)
2022–2023 → Portsmouth (loan) 43 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:18, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Crewe Alexandra

Dale signed professional terms with Crewe in March 2016.[3][4] He made his debut on 29 August 2017, coming on as a 70th minute substitute for Charlie Kirk in an EFL Trophy group stage game against Newcastle United U21s at Gresty Road.[5] He made his league debut in Crewe's next game, coming on as a second-half substitute for Callum Ainley at Grimsby Town on 2 September 2017.[6]

In November 2017, Dale joined Witton Albion, initially on a month's loan,[7] later extended to the end of the 2017–18 season,[8] scoring five times in 25 first team appearances.[9] In August 2018, Dale joined Altrincham on a month's loan[10] (later extended by a further month)[11] making his debut at Darlington on 25 August. He scored his first Altrincham goal, the opener in a 3–1 home win against Alfreton Town, on 13 October 2018.[12] He returned to his parent club in November 2018 after impressing during his time with Altrincham.[13]

Dale scored his first senior goal for Crewe in a 6–1 defeat of Crawley Town at Gresty Road on 16 March 2019.[14] After 26 appearances as a substitute, he made his first start in a Crewe shirt against Salford City at Gresty Road on 21 September 2019.[15]

A contract extension clause was triggered by Crewe in June 2020.[16] After scoring four goals in four games, Dale was named EFL League One Player of the Month for December 2020.[17][18] In Crewe's end-of-season awards, Dale won four awards including Player of the Season.[19]

Blackpool (loan)

Dale joined Blackpool on 1 September 2021. This was initially reported as a £500,000 transfer deal,[20] but was later confirmed as a loan deal, with the option to complete a transfer in January 2022.[21] He scored on his debut for the Lancashire club, shortly after coming on as a second-half substitute in Blackpool's 3–2 victory at Reading on 20 October 2021; he also provided an assist for one of Blackpool's other goals.[22] However, he made just six further appearances, and returned, unfit to play, to Crewe on 11 January 2022.[23][24]

Blackpool

On 13 January 2022, Blackpool signed Dale, for an undisclosed fee, on a two-year contract.[25][26] On 26 April 2022, he scored his first goal as a permanent Blackpool player, in a 2–0 victory against Barnsley at Oakwell.[27]

Portsmouth (loan)

On 7 August 2022, Dale joined Portsmouth on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season,[28] making his first Pompey start in a 3–0 EFL League Cup first round win at Cardiff City on 9 August 2022,[29] and scoring his first goal in a 3–1 victory against Bristol Rovers on 20 August 2022.[30]

Career statistics
As of 9 May 2023
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra2017–18League Two4000002[lower-alpha 1]060
2018–19[31]League Two161000000161
2019–20[15]League Two27041203[lower-alpha 1]1362
2020–21[32]League One431120102[lower-alpha 1]14812
2021–22[33]League One2000100030
Crewe Alexandra total 921261407210915
Witton Albion (loan)2017–18[9]Northern Premier League255------255
Altrincham (loan)2018–19Conference North12330----153
Blackpool (loan)2021–22[33]Championship7100000071
Blackpool2021–22[33]Championship8100000081
Portsmouth (loan)2022–23[34]League One43210204[lower-alpha 1]0502
Career total 187241016011221327
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Club

Crewe Alexandra

Individual

Personal life

In October 2023, Dale and his partner, Jess, experienced a miscarriage.[36]

References
  1. "Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. Owen Dale at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. Sharpe, Rich (10 March 2016). "Crewe Alexandra: Alex tie promising Academy pair to professional deals". Sentinel. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. "Pickering & Dale Sign Professional Terms". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. "Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Newcastle Utd U21s". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  6. "Grimsby Town 1–0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. Sport. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  7. "Loans: Dale Joins Witton, Udoh Remains At Halesowen, Finney Returns". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  8. "Owen Dale". Witton Albion. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  9. "2017–18 Players Records". Witton Albion FC. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  10. "Loan: Owen Dale Makes Switch To Altrincham". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  11. McDougall, John (25 October 2018). "Crewe Alex youngster Owen Dale extends loan deal at National League North side Altrincham". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  12. Edwards, John. "Altrincham 3–1 Alfreton Town". Altrincham FC. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  13. Edwards, John (28 November 2018), Owen Dale returns to Crewe, Altrincham F.C.
  14. "Crewe Alexandra 6–1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  15. "Games played by Owen Dale in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  16. Morse, Peter (10 June 2020). "Paul Green and Nicky Hunt released as Crewe Alex announce retained list". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  17. "Sky Bet League One: December Manager and Player of the Month winners". EFL. EFL. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  18. "Owen Dale Named Sky Bet League One Player Of The Month". CreweAlex.net. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  19. "Our End Of Season Awards Winners 20/21". Crewe Alexandra F.C. CAFC. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  20. "Blackpool finally get their man as Crewe winger completes last-minute deadline day switch" – Blackpool Gazette, 1 September 2021
  21. "Owen Dale Completes Loan Move To Blackpool". CreweAlex.net. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  22. Reading 2–3 Blackpool – BBC Sport, 20 October 2021. Retrieved: 21 October 2021.
  23. "Dale Set To Return To Crewe After Blackpool Loan Spell". CreweAlex.net. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  24. "Owen Dale: Crewe forward returns as Blackpool move falls through". BBC Sport. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  25. Scrafton, Matt (13 January 2022). "Blackpool finally announce the permanent signing of Crewe Alexandra winger Owen Dale". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  26. "Owen Dale Joins Blackpool On Permanent Deal". CreweAlex.net. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  27. "Barnsley 0-2 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  28. FC, Blackpool. "Owen Dale Joins Portsmouth On Loan". Blackpool FC. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  29. "Cardiff City 0-3 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  30. "Portsmouth 3-1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  31. "Games played by Owen Dale in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  32. "Games played by Owen Dale in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  33. "Games played by Owen Dale in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  34. "Games played by Owen Dale in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  35. "Our End Of Season Awards Winners 20/21". Crewe Alexandra FC. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  36. "Blackpool FC: Neil Critchey discusses Owen Dale's involvement against Liverpool U21s following difficult moment" – Blackpool Gazette, 10 October 2023
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