- Archie Bown
Infobox Football biography
playername = Archie Bown
fullname =
dateofbirth = 1882
cityofbirth =Highworth
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath =19 August 1958
cityofdeath =Southampton
countryofdeath =England
height =
nickname =
position = Inside Left
currentclub =
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = ?-1904
1904
1904-?
?-1907
1907-1915
1915-1919
1919-1922
1922-?
clubs = Swindon Casuals
Swindon Town
Swindon Casuals
Whiteheads
Swindon Town
Southampton (guest)
Bristol City
Weymouth
caps(goals) =
1 (0)
252 (125)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
manageryears =
managerclubs =Archie Bown (
1882 -19 August 1958 ) was afootball (soccer) Inside Left.Born in
Highworth , Bown began his football career playing for the local Swindon Casuals team. It was here that Swindon Town spotted him and offered him a trial, playing one first team match in February 1904. Having not proved himself adequately he returned to his old team and his job as a turner and fitter in theGreat Western Railway 's Workshop.cite book | title=Swindon Town Football Club 100 Greats | last=Mattick| first=Dick| date=2002| pages=19| publisher=Tempus Publishing | location=Stroud| id=ISBN 0752427148]Bown returned to Swindon Town in 1907, signing a professional contract. He went on to score 9 goals in 16 appearances that season and regularly appeared on the scoresheet from then on. 1911-12 was his most prolific season for the club, when he scored 23 goals in Southern League matches. He was part of the team that from 1909-12 won the
Dubonnet Cup and the Southern Charity Cup, whilst also becoming Runner's up of theCharity Shield and twiceFA Cup semi-finalists. He scored a goal in the 1912 FA Cup run that ultimately knocked Everton out of the competition, causing a minor upset at the time.Bown helped Swindon to their second Southern League championship in 1914, making 36 appearances and scoring 18 times and in April 1915 he scored all six of Swindon's goals in a 6-0 win against Watford. His career with the team was ended by the
First World War although he remains Swindon's fifth-highest goalscorer.He guested for Southampton during the war and afterwards appeared for Bristol City and Weymouth. He died in
Southampton on19 August 1958 .References
External links
* [http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Person.asp?PersonID=BOWNARCH Swindon Town player profile]
* [http://www.citystats.org.uk/playerdetail.asp?id=65&filter=B Bristol City player profile]
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