Isaac Owens (1881–1916) was an English footballer who played as an inside left or centre forward in the Football League for Woolwich Arsenal and Grimsby Town. He also played non-league football for Darlington (in three separate spells), Bishop Auckland, Crook Town, Plymouth Argyle, Bristol Rovers and Crystal Palace. Life and career Owens was born in Howden-le-Wear, County Durham, in 1881. He began his football career with Darlington of the Northern League, and then joined Bishop Auckland. He contributed to Bishops winning the 1900–01 Northern League title, and played for them in the first Champions versus Rest of the League fixture, before moving on to another Northern League team, FA Amateur Cup-holders Crook Town. His stay there was brief: in October 1901 he signed for Football League Second Division club Woolwich Arsenal. Owens made his debut in the Football League away to Gainsborough Trinity on 12 October; playing at inside left, he scored one of the goals in a 2–2 draw. He was not selected for the next match, but returned to the side for the one after, in the London League, and retained the inside-left position for twelve competitive matches, scoring once more, in a 2–0 win at home to Newton Heath. He also scored on his last senior Arsenal appearance, playing at outside left in a London League match against Queens Park Rangers. When not required for first-team matches, Owens contributed to Arsenal's junior teams winning the London League Reserve Championship and West Kent League titles. Owens returned to Darlington, playing for them in the Northern League and 1903–04 FA Cuphe contributed the winner against Shildon in the preliminary round replay and two goals in a 5–2 defeat of Bishop Auckland in the second qualifying round and then, in May 1904, he signed for Plymouth Argyle of the Southern League. His first appearance for Argyle came on 12 October in a Western League match at home to Queens Park Rangers. He played his first Southern League match some six weeks later, and scored his first goals on 10 December, contributing both Argyle goals in a 2–2 draw at home to Northampton Town in the Southern League. Assessing his performance in a friendly match against First Division club West Bromwich Albion, the Daily Express reporter described him as "essentially a trier, by no means lacking in dash or the finer points of the game." In the 1904–05 season, Owens was