Bill Bowe

This is the player profile for William Knox Bowe (a.k.a. Bill Bowe), born in Maldon, Victoria in 1879. He played for Melbourne in the VFL/AFL.

Player Details

Name: William Bowe
Full Name: William Knox Bowe
Alias: Bill Bowe
DOB: 29/01/1879
POB: Maldon, Victoria
DOD: 11/03/1920
POD: Corowa, New South Wales
Height: 179cm

Player History

VFL/AFL History: (1900-1903, 1905-1906) - 74 matches, 3 goals

Melbourne (1900-1903, 1905-1906) - 74 matches, 3 goals

Player Accolades

VFL/AFL Accolades:

Melbourne (1900-1903, 1905-1906)
- 74 matches played for Melbourne in the VFL/AFL

Season History

Season	Premiership	Team	Matches	Goals	Rounds
1900	VFL Season	Melbourne	1	0	R01
1901	VFL Season	Melbourne	14	1	R03-12, R14, S01-03
1902	VFL Season	Melbourne	17	0	R02-14, S01-03, SF
1903	VFL Season	Melbourne	15	1	R01-04, R06-13, S01-03
1905	VFL Season	Melbourne	15	1	R02-09, R11-14, S01-03
1906	VFL Season	Melbourne	12	0	R02-06, R08-12, R14, S03

Relatives Details

Grandparents

William Bowe (b. 05/02/1814, d. 20/08/1883) - paternal grandfather
Rebecca Bowe (née Crosthwaite) (b. 19/02/1816, d. 12/11/1888) - paternal grandmother

Parents

William Bowe (b. c. 1850, d. 1929) - father
Helen Cowan Bowe (née Thomson) (b. 02/10/1850, d. 13/11/1915) - mother

Other (Blood Relatives)

Abraham Bowe (b. 22/11/1840, d. 16/09/1893) - paternal uncle
Arthur James Bowe (a.k.a. Artie Bowe) (b. 11/02/1888, d. 12/10/1949) - paternal cousin
Henry Leonard Bowe (a.k.a. Len Bowe) (b. 27/10/1885, d. 22/04/1954) - paternal cousin
John Bowe (b. 14/03/1839, d. 16/04/1914) - paternal uncle
Robert Charles Bowe (b. c. 1877, d. 05/06/1963) - paternal cousin

Distant (Blood Relatives)

John Bowe (b. 14/07/1911, d. 12/04/1990) - 5th degree
Ronald Doig Bowe (a.k.a. Ron Bowe) (b. 10/12/1939, d. 26/09/2025) - 6th degree
Ross Gregory Bowe (a.k.a. Ross Bowe) (b. 05/10/1943) - 6th degree

Links

The information provided on this site does not necessarily align with the official record. The purpose of this site is to present its author's attempt to amalgamate a variety of sources of information on the VFL/AFL, VFA/VFL, SANFL, WAFL, TSL and other competitions to provide its users a unified view of the people (e.g. players, coaches, draftees and umpires), places, events (e.g. matches, drafts and awards) and other entities that have contributed to the rich history of Australian rules football.