Bob Bowden

Bob Bowden
Bob Bowden
	Bowden in 1906
Personal information
Full name	Robert Emmett Bowden
Date of birth	29 March 1887
Place of birth	Richmond, Victoria
Date of death	17 October 1964 (aged 77)
Place of death	Windsor, Victoria
Original team(s)	Burnley
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1906	Collingwood
1908–12	Richmond
1913–15, 1918–19	St Kilda
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Robert Emmett Bowden (29 March 1887 – 17 October 1964)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood, Richmond and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Bowden, a wingman, came from Burnley originally and started his league career at Collingwood. He joined Richmond in 1908 for the club's inaugural VFL season and took part in their first ever game, eventually amassing a club record 83 appearances by the time he crossed to St Kilda in 1913. Playing on a wing, Bowden was a member of St Kilda's losing 1913 VFL Grand Final team.^[2]

References

^ "Bob Bowden". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
^ "THE FOOTBALL FINAL". The Argus. Melbourne. 29 September 1913. p. 12. Retrieved 30 October 2012 – via National Library of Australia. Bowden did splendidly on the wing, especially in the later stages.

External links

Bob Bowden's playing statistics from AFL Tables
"Robert Bowden biography". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011.
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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[1] "Bob Bowden". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

[2] "THE FOOTBALL FINAL". The Argus. Melbourne. 29 September 1913. p. 12. Retrieved 30 October 2012 – via National Library of Australia. Bowden did splendidly on the wing, especially in the later stages.

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