Arthur Sowden

Arthur Sowden
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Sowden
Date of birth	6 April 1878
Original team	Caulfield
Position(s)	Wing
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1899–1906	Melbourne	117 (13)
¹ Playing statistics to end of 1906 season .

Arthur Sowden (born 6 April 1878) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Sowden played as a wingman and represented the VFL in an interstate fixture against South Australia in 1902.^[2] He was captain of Melbourne in the 1906 VFL season, his last.^[3]

References

^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
^ "Arthur Sowden (Melbourne)". Full Points Footy. http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sn-sz.htm#Arthur%20Sowden%20%28Melbourne%29.
^ AFL Tables: Arthur Sowden

Captains of the Melbourne Football Club

1897–1898: Sutton • 1899: Sholl • 1900: Wardill • 1901–1904: McClelland • 1905: Langley • 1906: Sowden • 1907: Coutie • 1908: Purse • 1909: Nolan • 1910–1911: Coutie • 1912–1913: George • 1914: Incigneri • 1915: McKenzie • 1919–1920: Heinz • 1921–1923: Wilson • 1924–1927: Chadwick • 1928–1933: Warne-Smith • 1934–1935: Niven • 1936–1941: La Fontaine • 1942–1944: Beames • 1945–1947: Smith • 1948–1949: Don Cordner • 1950: McGrath • 1951–1953: Denis Cordner • 1954: Collins • 1955–1956: McMahen • 1957–1959: Beckwith • 1960–1964: Barassi • 1965–1969: Mann • 1970: Johnson • 1971–1972: Davis • 1973–1976: Alves • 1977–1978: Wells • 1979–1980: Ditterich • 1981–1987: Flower • 1988–1990: Healy • 1991–1997: Lyon • 1998–1999: Viney • 2000–2008: Neitz • 2009–2010: McDonald • 2011: Green

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Name	Sowden, Arthur
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Date of birth	6 April 1878
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