Owen Dale (born 1 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Portsmouth, on loan from Blackpool. Signed from Crewe Alexandra in January 2022, he has previously also played for Witton Albion and Altrincham.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Owen Dale[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-11-01) 1 November 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Portsmouth (on loan from Blackpool) | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| 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 | 8 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Portsmouth (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2017–18 | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018–19[31] | League Two | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2019–20[15] | League Two | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 36 | 2 | |
| 2020–21[32] | League One | 43 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 48 | 12 | |
| 2021–22[33] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra total | 92 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 109 | 15 | ||
| Witton Albion (loan) | 2017–18[9] | Northern Premier League | 25 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 5 |
| Altrincham (loan) | 2018–19 | Conference North | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 3 |
| Blackpool (loan) | 2021–22[33] | Championship | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Blackpool | 2021–22[33] | Championship | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Portsmouth (loan) | 2022–23[34] | League One | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Career total | 158 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 182 | 26 | ||
Crewe Alexandra
Portsmouth F.C. – current squad | |
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Crewe Alexandra F.C. Player of the Year | |
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