A look back at the eight major honours in Michael Owen’s career

The former England striker won trophies with Liverpool and United.

Published Mar 19, 2020

Michael Owen announced his retirement seven years ago after a glittering career that took in spells with Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle, Manchester United and Stoke. Here, the PA news agency looks at the major prizes he collected.

2001 League Cup – Liverpool 1 Birmingham 1 (Liverpool won 5-4 on pens)

Owen was an unused substitute when Liverpool won the League Cup in 2001 (PA)

2001 FA Cup – Liverpool 2 Arsenal 1

Owen won the FA Cup for Liverpool with two late goals in the final in Cardiff (PA)

2001 UEFA Cup – Liverpool 5 Alaves 4 (after extra time)

Liverpool beat Alaves to secure a cup treble (PA)

2001 UEFA Super Cup – Bayern Munich 2 Liverpool 3

Owen scored the decisive third goal as Liverpool raced into a 3-0 lead before
holding on to win 3-2 against the Champions League winners in Monaco.

2001 European Footballer of the Year

Owen won the Ballon d’Or for his exploits, beating the likes of Raul,
Oliver Kahn and David Beckham to the title.

2003 League Cup – Liverpool 2 Manchester United 0

Owen (left) and Steven Gerrard (right) both scored as Liverpool beat Man Utd in the 2003 League Cup final (Martin Ricket/PA)

2010 League Cup – Aston Villa 1 Manchester United 2

Owen scored a 12th-minute equaliser as he won a medal in his debut
season at Old Trafford, but had to be replaced just before half-time through injury.

2011 Premier League

Owen was involved when United won the Premier League in 2011 (PA)