Arthur Rowe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Sydney Rowe | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Tottenham, London | ||
| Date of death | 5 November 1993 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Wallington, Surrey | ||
| Playing position | Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Northfleet United | ||
| – | Cheshunt | ||
| – | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929–1939 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| National team | |||
| ? | England | 1 | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1945–1949 | Chelmsford City | ||
| 1949–1955 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 1960–1962 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 1966 | Crystal Palace (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Arthur Sydney Rowe (1 September 1906 – 5 November 1993) was an English retired footballer, and later manager, who played as a centre half. He was the first manager to lead Tottenham Hotspur to the First Division Championship title in 1951. He also 'invented' the successful "one-two" method of play.
Rowe was born in Tottenham 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 Cheshunt 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 England team. He was forced to retire in 1939 due to a cartilage injury.
After finishing his career as a player Rowe took a coaching job in Hungary although this was halted due to the outbreak of World War II. He returned to Britain and joined the military as a physical training instructor. He joined Chelmsford City, as secretary-manager, in 1945 and made the club into a leading non-league team.
Tottenham 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 'Push and run' football.
Rowe was forced to resign as Tottenham manager in 1955 due to health issues.
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