Pride of Anglia - Ipswich Town Football Club

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Amateur Players 1878 to 1936

Name/Full Name

The players commonly used name. For example O Westlake is listed as 'Twist' Westlake and likewise J William Malden is listed as Billy 'Swanky' Malden.

Position

The position shown for each player is that in which he played most frequently, or is most commonly associated * From the very first competitive games, up until 1946, it is widely assumed that teams always played a 2-3-5 formation, although since changes to the offside law where introduced in 1925 ** teams actually played 3-3-4 when the centre half position was converted to that of a centre back (although the term centre half continues to this day), and one inside forward was drawn into a deeper and more defensive role.

Town Debut

First appearance for Ipswich in a competitive game.

Club Appearance Record

Number of appearances and goals, scored in competitive matches, season by season.

Playing Position Abbreviations

(G)	Goalkeeper	(D)	Defender - General
(RB)	Right Back	(LB)	Left Back
(RWB)	Right Wing Back	(LWB)	Left Wing Back
(FB)	Both Full Back Positions	(CD)	Central Defender
(HB)	Half Back - Wing and Centre	(CH)	Centre Half
(RH)	Right Half	(LH)	Left Half
(WH)	Wing Half - Left or Right	(M)	Midfield - Central
(RM)	Right Sided Midfielder	(LM)	Left Sided Midfielder
(OR)	Outside Right	(OL)	Outside Left
(RW)	Right Winger	(LW)	Left Winger
(W)	Winger - either flank	(IF)	Inside Forward - Left or Right
(CF)	Centre Forward	(F)	Forward
(IL)	Inside Left	(IR)	Inside Right

* - According to The Men Who Made The Town.
** - The number of opponents needed to keep a player onside was reduced from three to two.

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Amateur Players 1878 to 1936