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These photographs were taken at the 2011/2012 Ipswich Town Players Awards evening, on Saturday 21st April 2012
By Iain Ross, Haverhill Branch committee member, November 2009
Looking through one of my autograph books the other day, I came across a two page spread (left) which I knew were of Ipswich Town FC but that was as far as I knew. I started to look into the names shown and it was not long before I realised that what I had was in fact the first squad at training after the second world war – the signatures must have been collected when I was 11 although I do not remember where. The name a A S Duncan stood out – it was in fact that of the Manager at the time – he had been Manager from 1937 and took Ipswich into the football league gaining successive promotions from 3rd Division South to 2nd Division. He was in the end after a poor season, sacked in 1955 which left the door open for one of the famous names in Ipswich Management to take over – Alf Ramsey. The rest is history.
Player | Season | From | To | Appearances | Goals |
HARRY BAIRD | 46/52 | HUDDERSFIELD | RETIRED | 216 | 6 |
D BELL | 38/50 | DERBY | RETIRED | 171 | 3 |
M BURNS | 38/52 | PRESTON | RETIRED | 157 | 0 |
G CLARKE | 46/53 | RETIRED | 34 | 1 | |
ALBERT DAY | 46/49 | BRIGHTON | WATFORD | 63 | 25 |
GEOFF FOX | 46/47 | BRISTOL C | BRISTOL R | 11 | 1 |
IAN GILLESPIE | 46/47 | CRYSTAL PALACE | COLCHESTER | 6 | 1 |
DON GREEN | 46/52 | BRAMFORD | STOWMARKET | 52 | 0 |
T LANG | 46/47 | QUEEN OF SOUTH | TRAINER IPSWICH | 5 | 1 |
ANGUS MACKAY | 46/46 | HAMILTON ACC | EXETER | 5 | 0 |
M.O’MAHONEY | 46/49 | BRISTOL C | MAN YARMOUTH | 58 | 4 |
MARK DOUGLAS | 46/50 | BURY TOWN | 42 | 2 | |
ALEX MITCHELL | NO RECORD FOUND | ||||
BERT NUTT | NO RECORD FOUND | ||||
TOMMY PARER | 46/57 | ARMED FORCES | RETIRED INJURED | 428 | 86 |
TED POLE | 46/51 | LEYTON ORIENT | 39 | 13 | |
G RUMBOLD | 46/60 | LEYTON ORIENT | KINGS LYNN | 121 | 11 |
BOB SMYTH | 46/48 | H M S GANGES | HALIFAX | 2 | 0 |
OSSIE PARRY | 38/49 | CRYSTAL PALACE | RETIRED | 104 | 0 |
G PERRETT | 38/59 | FULHAM | RETIRED | 131 | 4 |
A.S.DUNCAN | 37/55 | MANAGER | SACKED |
Faces from the Past
The following picture is of our committee member Iain Ross on stage at the old Odeon Cinema, Ipswich, with Town players from the 1955/56 Season…….Vic Snell, Jimmy Leadbetter, Iain, George McLuckie, Kenny Malcolm, Tommy Parker, George McMillan.