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(1964-10-17) (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 Games (Goals)
1906 Collingwood 001 (0)
1908–12 Richmond 083 (5)
1913–15, 1918–19 St Kilda 066 (0)
Total 150 (5)
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]

  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.