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Basil Acres

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Basil Acres  

Position: Full Back

Born: Brantham, 27/11/1926

Full Name: Basil Derek John Acres

Town debut:  Brighton & Hove Albion (A) Division 3 (South) 12/9/1951

Final Town game:  Liverpool (H) Division 2 23/4/1960

Died: Ipswich, 23/7/2000

Club Appearance Record

  League Cup/
Play-offs
Total Other
1st Team
Reserves Youth/Third
  Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Click here for match-by-match details1950-51                 18      
Click here for match-by-match details1951-52 2       2       37      
Click here for match-by-match details1952-53 27   5   32       19      
Click here for match-by-match details1953-54 46 1 7   53 1            
Click here for match-by-match details1954-55 37 1     37 1            
Click here for match-by-match details1955-56 43 2 1   44 2 2          
Click here for match-by-match details1956-57 22 1     22 1            
Click here for match-by-match details1957-58 18 1 2   20 1            
Click here for match-by-match details1958-59 7       7   1          
Click here for match-by-match details1959-60 14       14              
 1960-61                        
  Totals 216 6 15   231 6 3   74      

Career Appearance Record

Club Date Signed Date Left Fee League Cup/
Play-offs
Total
Brantham - July 1951 - - - - - - -
Ipswich Town July 1951 June 1960 (Retired) - See Above

Our comments

A regular member of the Suffolk County FA side before joining Town from Brantham. Worked in the clubs Development Office.  (2002-12-22)

Your comments

Karl Brace (Ipswich Town): 1954-1955 Season Basil Played 38 Games and scored 1 goal The Match seems to be Birmingham City 08/09/54 Basil played in the number 2 shirt. The match report shows Ken Malcolm playing in the Number 2 Shirt. Ken Played the Match Before in which Basil did not Hull City 04/09/54 Source The Men Who Made The TOWN The Official History Of Ipwich Town F.C. from 1878 P.S. Great Web Site (2007-06-03)

Laura Spalding: I am Basil`s grandaughter. He was a wonderfull man and always had time for me and my brother and sister. It was devastating when he died but, would always tell stories about when he played. I am the proudest grand daughter in the world. Would be great if i could have natasha`s e-mail. Loved to talk to her (2007-02-21)

David Bull (Ipswich): An extract from a letter written by Basil Acres on 12/02/93; "...my most memorable moment in football was when Ipswich (Third Division South) played Birmingham City (Leaders of the First Division), in the fourth round of the FA Cup and beat them 1 - 0, together with a memory of playing Southampton and beating them 2 - 1 in the last game of the 1958 season. This result made us Division III champions and took us up to Division II and the scorer of the winning goal was none other than myself. The saddest time of my career was having played Manchester United in the FA Cup and losing 3 - 2 and learning of the terrible disaster in Munich when all that team of Manachester United were killed just 10 days after we played them..." (2006-12-01)

Andy Button (Ipswich ): Died 2000. (2006-05-22)

Natasha Acres (Ipswich): Basil was my great Uncle. He died a few years back but I remember him well for his great sense of humour - and being able to get us in behind the scenes when he worked at Ipswich Town F.C.!! He was very modest about his football times and so I was shocked to learn from your site that he played for Ipswich for 9 years. However from what I remember he loved the club and enjoyed working there after his playing career ended. (2003-06-29)

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Basil Acres

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