Match 39
2nd April 1938
Bournemouth (h)

Southern League
Bristol Rovers Res. (a)

EXETER CITY 2
BOURNEMOUTH & BOSCOMBE 1.

Saturday, April 2nd 1938.
Played at St James's Park, Exeter.
Attendance 5,000.

Exeter City staged a second half come-back and defeated their visitors from Bournemouth by three goals to one after being a goal behind at the interval. In a rousing rally the City dominated the exchanges during the second half. Even the brilliant Bournemouth defence wilted under the severe pressure which Exeter exerted in this period.

EXETER CITY
Church
B.Clarke Wallace
Shadwell Davies Angus
Coulston Bussey Bowl Ebdon Liddle
Referee:- Mr W.E.Plyer, of Weymouth.
Lovery O'Brien Rhodes Whittam Redfern Picton Pincott Coley
Marsden Millar
Brooks
BOURNEMOUTH

The City's goals were scored by Bowl, Bussey, and Shadwell. In the first half Rhodes had given Boscombe the lead with his second attempt, having struck the upright with his original shot.

Southern League
BRISTOL ROVERS RESERVES 2
EXETER CITY RESERVES 1.


The Rovers opened with a strong attack, the ball dropping into the Exeter goalmouth with none of the forwards in position.

Rovers Reserves:Ellis; Millar, Preece; Seward, McLean, Rose; Lewis, Withers, Hartill, Tolland, Sullivan.
Exeter City Reserves: Walker; Brown, Topping; Kavanagh, Coles, Barnes; W.Clarke, Farrell, Pollard, McGill, Pope.
Scorers:- Hartill and Sullivan (Rovers), McGill (City).

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