Buuxi weedha soo socota: Bowden wuxuu u saxiixay Herbert Chapman's Arsenal bishii Maarso 1933 lacag dhan £4,500, oo ah bedelka loogu talagalay David Jack. Wuxuu dhaliyay labadii kulan ee ugu horeysay toddobadii kulan ee horyaalka koowaad ee uu ciyaaray inta ka hartay xilli ciyaareedkaas, taas oo aan ku filnayn bilada horyaalka, laakiin wuxuu ahaa mid joogto ah labada xilli ciyaareed ee soo socda, maadaama Arsenal ay ku guuleysatay laba horyaal oo kale. Isaga oo u ciyaaraya sida ugu badan weeraryahanka gudaha, gadaashiisa Ted Drake, wuxuu wali dhaliyay saamiga saxda ah inkasta oo uu yaraa dhismaha waxa xilligaas ahaa ciyaar aad u jir ahaaneed. Gool dhalintiisa waxaa ka mid ahaa 13 gool sanadkii 1933/34, taas oo ka dhigtay isaga gool dhaliyaha ugu sareeya Arsenal ee horyaalka, si wadajir ah Cliff Bastin, iyo 14 sanadkii 1934/35, oo ay kujirtay hat-trick guuldaradii 8-1 ee Liverpool. Bowden wuxuu ku guuleystay kulankiisii ugu horreeyay ee England xilli ciyaareedkaas, ka hor Wales 29kii Sebtember 1934. Laba bilood ka dib, wuxuu ka mid ahaa todobadii ciyaartoy ee Arsenal ee ka qayb qaatay guushii 3-2 ee England ka gaartay
1934 Koobka Adduunka-guulaystayaasha Talyaaniga ee loogu yeero "Dagaalka Highbury", oo uu ku dhaawacmay giraangiraha. Guud ahaan Bowden wuxuu matalay dalkiisa lix jeer wuxuuna dhaliyay hal gool, ka hor Wales bishii Febraayo 1936; wuxuu sidoo kale laba jeer u ciyaaray Football League XI.