Arthur Sowden
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Arthur Sowden | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Chelsea, London | ||
| Date of death | 24 December 1954 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Caulfield, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Caulfield | ||
| Position(s) | Wing | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1899–1906 | Melbourne | 117 (13) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1906. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Arthur Sowden (6 April 1878 – 24 December 1954)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Sowden played as a wingman and represented the VFL in an interstate fixture against South Australia in 1902.[3] He was captain of Melbourne in the 1906 VFL season, his last.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Great Scot". Scotch College. September 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ "Arthur Sowden - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ AFL Tables: Arthur Sowden
External links
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- Arthur Sowden's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Arthur Sowden at AustralianFootball.com
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Categories:
- 1878 births
- VFL/AFL players born in England
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Melbourne Football Club players
- 1954 deaths
- English emigrants to colonial Australia
- People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne
- People from Chelsea, London
- Sportspeople from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Australian rules biography, 1870s birth stubs