Ipswich Town: A History by Susan Gardiner Published by Amberley Publishing 2013, £16.99 [T]he past, as we all know, is another country, and the main thing we remember learning about that country is that English footballers of the early twentieth century had very amusing names. For all the Croesus-like riches of the modern era, your Mesut Özils and Yaya Toures can’t compete with the likes of Ernie Bugg, F.C. Peecock and Bert Haste for the sheer sensual pleasure to be derived from simply reading their names off a team sheet. As it happens, that magnificently-monikered trio all featured as players...
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