Arthur Sowden
Encyclopedia
Arthur Sowden was an Australian rules football
er who played with Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Sowden played as a wingman and represented the VFL in an interstate fixture against South Australia in 1902. He was captain of Melbourne in the 1906 VFL season
, his last.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Sowden played as a wingman and represented the VFL in an interstate fixture against South Australia in 1902. He was captain of Melbourne in the 1906 VFL season
1906 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1906.-Premiership season:In 1906, the VFL competition consisted of eight teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume...
, his last.