As well as paying tribute to the management of the club, Mr Marsden marks "the tremendous achievement of the club's players in returning Blackpool FC to the highest pinnacle of English football after 39 years".
Owens, who had loan spells with Chesterfield and Blackpool, was out of contract with Middlesbrough, had little prospect of first-team football with the relegated club and opted for a two-year deal at Rugby Park.