Arthur Sydney Rowe (1 September 1906 – 5 November 1993) was an English

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, and later

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, who played as a

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in the 1930s.

Playing career

Rowe was born in

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and began his career at Tottenham Hotspur's nursery club Northfleet United as an amateur in 1923, before becoming a professional with "Spurs" in 1929. He also appeared as an amateur for

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in 1920. He was a Tottenham player for eight seasons, after making his debut in 1931, in which time he played 201 games, in all competitions, and earned his single cap for the

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team. He was forced to retire in 1939 due to a cartilage injury.

Managerial career

Chelmsford City

After finishing his career as a player, Rowe took a coaching job in Hungary although this was halted due to the outbreak of

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. He returned to Britain and joined the military as a

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. He joined Chelmsford City, as secretary-manager, in 1945 and made the club into a leading

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team.

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur were in the second division when Rowe returned to the club as manager in 1949 and his task was to gain promotion. This was achieved by becoming Champions and the following season the First Division Championship was won as well. These back-to-back championships made Spurs the first post-war team to win back-to-back titles. This was achieved through the use of '

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' football. Rowe was forced to resign as Tottenham manager in 1955 due to health issues.

Crystal Palace

After leaving Tottenham, Rowe took time off to recover and joined Crystal Palace in November 1958 as an assistant to George Smith. He was promoted to manager when Smith resigned in April 1960 bringing the club a promotion to Division Three in the 1960–61 season. The club consolidated its position in Division Three in 1961–62, but a poor start to the next season coincided with failing health for Rowe and he resigned in December 1962 to be replaced by assistant manager Dick Graham. Rowe returned to assist Graham in the 1963–64 season (when Palace was promoted to Division Two) and when Graham was dismissed by Palace in 1966, Rowe was appointed caretaker-manager. After Bert Head was appointed as manager later in 1966, Rowe continued with Palace in a

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capacity. He subsequently managed the Hall of Fame in London and also assisted Leyton Orient briefly in 1972. Rowe died on 5 November 1993 in Wallington, aged 87.

Career statistics

International

Honours

As a manager

Tottenham Hotspur *

Football League First Division The Football League First Division was the top division of the Football League in England from 1888 until the end of the 1991–92 season, when its teams broke away to form the Premier League. From 1992 to 2004, the name First Division was g ...

: 1950–51 *

Football League Second Division The Football League Second Division was the second level division in the English football league system between 1892 and 1992. Following the foundation of the FA Premier League, the Football League divisions were renumbered and the third tier ...

: 1949–50 *

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1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

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