Arthur Sowden

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Arthur Sowden

| image = Arthur Sowden.jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| fullname = Arthur Sowden

| birth_date = 6 April 1878

| birth_place = Chelsea, London

| death_date = {{death date and age|1954|12|24|1878|4|6|df=yes}}

| death_place = Caulfield, Victoria

| originalteam = Caulfield

| height =

| weight =

| position = Wing

| statsend = 1906

| years1 = 1899–1906

| club1 = Melbourne

| games_goals1 = 117 (13)

| careerhighlights = *{{AFL Mel}} captain: 1906

}}

Arthur Sowden (6 April 1878 – 24 December 1954){{cite web|url=https://www.scotch.vic.edu.au/greatscot/2010sepGS/51.htm|title=Great Scot|date=September 2010|publisher=Scotch College|accessdate=30 August 2014}} was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).{{cite book|last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=978-1-920910-78-5}}

Sowden played as a wingman and represented the VFL in an interstate fixture against South Australia in 1902.{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/arthur%2Bsowden/1331| title=Arthur Sowden - Player Bio| publisher=Australian Football|accessdate=14 August 2015}} He was captain of Melbourne in the 1906 VFL season, his last.[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/A/Arthur_Sowden.html AFL Tables: Arthur Sowden]