Paddy Bugden
Australian rugby league footballer
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Full name | Patrick Alfred Bugden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1918-12-18)18 December 1918 Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 February 1993(1993-02-17) (aged 74) Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patrick Alfred 'Paddy' Bugden (18 December 1918 – 17 February 1993) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.
Playing career
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/1943_Newtown_premiers.jpg/300px-1943_Newtown_premiers.jpg)
Bugden started his rugby league career at Marist Brothers, Lismore, New South Wales. He was a half-back who played five seasons for Newtown between 1942–1943 and 1945–1947. He also played one season with Western Suburbs in 1944.
The highlight of his career was playing in Newtown's winning 1943 Grand Final winning team that defeated North Sydney.[1]
Bugden died on 17 February 1993, aged 74.[2]
References
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Preceded by Henry Bolewski 1944 | Coach![]() Western Suburbs 1944 | Succeeded by Frank McMillan 1945 |
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Newtown Jets squad – 1943 NSWRFL Premiers (3rd title)
- 1 Tom Kirk
- 2 Sid Goodwin
- 3 Len Smith
- 4 Norm Jacobson
- 5 Bruce Ryan
- 6 Tom Nevin
- 7 Paddy Bugden
- 8 Gordon McLennan
- 9 Jimmy Brailey
- 10 Frank Farrell (c)
- 11 Keith Phillips
- 12 Herb Narvo
- 13 Charles Cahill
- Coach: Arthur Folwell