Reg Bowden

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]

Reg Bowden

Personal information
Full name	Reginald Bowden
Born	(1949-12-17) 17 December 1949 (age 75) Widnes, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	12 st 0 lb (76 kg)
Playing information
Position	Scrum-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1969–80 Widnes 374 42 2 4 134 1980–84 Fulham RLFC 120 14 0 0 42 1984 Warrington 9+1 0 0 0 0 Total 504 56 2 4 176 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1975–79 Lancashire 10 3 0 0 9
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1980–84 Fulham RLFC 80 26 2 52 33 1984–85 Warrington 68 28 0 40 41 Total 148 54 2 92 36
Source: [1][2][3][4] As of 1 March 2021

Background

Reginald Bowden was born in Widnes, Lancashire, England.

Playing career

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

He was player-coach at Fulham RLFC 1980-84, then coached for two years at Warrington.^[8]

Administrative career

After leaving Warrington he joined the board of directors at Widnes, where he spent a further 10 years as a director.^[3]