Vivian Frederick Rowe (18 February 1901 – September 1967) was an English amateur

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who played in the

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for

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as an

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Personal life

Rowe was the uncle of

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sisters Rosalind and

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. His younger brother,

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, was also an amateur footballer.

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1901 births English men's footballers English Football League players Brentford F.C. players 1967 deaths Footballers from the London Borough of Lambeth People from Lambeth Men's association football inside forwards Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Wimbledon F.C. players Isthmian League players Hendon F.C. players V 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1900s-stub