Hello. It's been a while. During the last two years I have been doing plenty of soccer history work, but not necessarily regarding Ipswich, and if it is it is not in a state to publish. My main focus has been the life stories of Quilp, and also Arthur Thoby Prinsep. In fact I have added Prinsep's potted bibliography to this blog as a separate page as a adjunct to his soccer career of which I am still writing about.
I've also been helping other researchers with their own projects, and have found the earliest known game in NSW.
But there is some more recent history to publish.
Western Pride turned 10 in November 2023, and has completed 10 seasons. I've put together basic stats of all senior men players - league and cup appearances and goals, and the years they played senior football. The information can be found here. The senior women will be done once their season has finished in about a month.
I have been compiling Pride stats since I worked for the club between 2016 and 2018. The earlier stats were provided to me by the then media department of FQ, who kept their own corrected stats because GameDay/SportsTG gives appearance stats to unused subs.
This is to celebrate the many different players who have played for the senior men's team, whether for a hundred games or a brief sub appearance. The history of any club is its people, and I hope this lists helps celebrate but allows future researchers tracking individual players.
Amendum: I have added the stats for the 2023 season.
