Owen, who last played for England int he 2006 World Cup, made his international return following injury.
Manchester United striker Alan Smith opened the scoring with a fine low shot who arrowed into the corner.
Stewart Downing made it 2-0 after he pounced on goalkeeper Arjan Beqaj’s mistake.
Besart Berisha hit one back for Albania, before Downing made it 3-1 with a nice chip.
