Reginald Bowden (born 17 December 1949) is an English former professional rugby league footballer, and coach. He played for Widnes, Fulham and Warrington.[1] He played as a scrum-half. He was head coach at Fulham and Warrington.[2][5]
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| Full name | Reginald Bowden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 December 1949 Widnes, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 0 lb (76 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
Reginald Bowden was born in Widnes, Lancashire, England.
Playing career edit
Bowden signed for Widnes in 1968.[6] He made his first team début in 1969.[3]
He made 16 major cup Final appearances for Widnes, including four Wembley cup finals.[7]
Bowden moved to Fulham in 1980. He cost the club £25,000 at a time when the world record transfer fee was £40,000.[3]
Coaching career edit
He was player-coach at Fulham RLFC 1980-84, then coached for two years at Warrington.[8]
Administrative career edit
After leaving Warrington he joined the board of directors at Widnes, where he spent a further 10 years as a director.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d Farrar, Dave; Lush, Peter (2000). From Fulham to Wembley : 20 years of Rugby League in London. London: London League Publications. ISBN 978-0952606444.
- ^ From Fulham to Wembley, 20 years of rugby league in London (2000) edited by Dave Farrar and Peter Lush, published by London League Publications Ltd page 263 ISBN 0952606445
- ^ Emery, David (1984). WHO'S WHO IN RUGBY LEAGUE. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-10436-2.
- ^ "Reg Bowden honoured in London". Widnes Vikings. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". LBSA. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Part 22: Best final In History?". Warrington Guardian. 23 June 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2017.