Jim Bowden (rugby league)

James Bowden (birth unknown – c. 2003) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a centre, or prop, and was a director of Bramley.^[1]

Jim 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]

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 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-goals in Huddersfield's 16–3 victory over Castleford in the 1950 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1950–51 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 4 November 1950.^{[citation needed]}

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]