Jim Bowden (rugby league)

James Bowden
Personal information
Full name James Bowden
Born unknown
Died c. 2003
Playing information
Position Centre, Prop

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1953–≥54 Huddersfield
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1953–≥53 Yorkshire ≥1
1953 England 1 0 0 0 0
1954 Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]

James Bowden (birth unknown – c. 2003), also known by the nickname of "Jim", was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a centre, or prop, i.e. number 3 or 4, or, 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums, and was a director of Bramley.[1]

Playing career

International honours

Jim Bowden won a cap for England while at Huddersfield in 1953 against France,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Huddersfield in 1954 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand.[3]

Jim Bowden also represented Great Britain while at Huddersfield between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-Test match).[4]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Jim Bowden played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in Huddersfield's 15-10 victory over St. Helens in the 1953 Challenge Cup Final during the 1952-53 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 25 April 1953, in front of a crowd of 89,588.[5]

County Cup Final appearances

Jim Bowden played, and scored 5-conversions in Huddersfield's 16-3 victory over Castleford in the 1950 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1950–51 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 4 November 1950.

Contemporaneous Article Extract

"Won Yorkshire Rugby Union schoolboy honours while at Giggleswick School, and played for his county in Rugby League Football as a centre. Huddersfield have switched him to the pack, where he is following in father's (a Bramley forward) footsteps."[5]

Outside of Rugby League

Jim Bowden worked for many years as a Dentist in Wakefield.

Genealogical information

Jim Bowden's father was a rugby league forward for Bramley.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Edgar, Harry (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0-9548355-3-0
  5. 1 2 3 McCorquodale, London S.E (25 April 1953). The Rugby League Challenge Cup Competition - Final Tie - Huddersfield v St. Helens - Match Programme. Wembley Stadium Ltd. ISBN n/a
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