1978/79
All Results and information
Squad Photograph from 1978/79,
In this season Exeter finished 9th in Division Three and reached the Second Round of the FA Cup. In the League Cup however they fared well, losing in the Fourth Round.
- League Stats Played: 46 Won: 17, Drew: 15, Lost: 14 Goals For: 61, Goals Against: 56 Points: 49
- FA Cup
Second Round: Maidstone United (A), 1-0
- League Cup
Second Round: Blackburn Rovers (H), 2-1
Third Round: Bolton Wanderers (H), 2-1
Fourth Round: Watford (H), 0-2
First Team
Results
19/08/1978 | Mansfield Town | H | D | 0-0 | 3704 | : | ||
26/08/1978 | Chester | A | L | 0-3 | 3431 | : | ||
02/09/1978 | Brentford | H | D | 2-2 | 3604 | Bowker 2 | ||
09/09/1978 | Chesterfield | A | W | 1-0 | 3936 | Kellow | ||
13/09/1978 | Shrewsbury Town | H | L | 0-1 | 3732 | : | ||
16/09/1978 | Oxford United | A | L | 2-3 | 5441 | Bowker | Templeman | |
23/09/1978 | Hull City | H | W | 3-1 | 3733 | Kellow | Delve | Bowker |
27/09/1978 | Colchester United | H | W | 2-1 | 3421 | Kellow | Bowker | |
30/09/1978 | Peterborough United | A | D | 1-1 | 6714 | Holman | ||
07/10/1978 | Gillingham | H | D | 0-0 | 4241 | : | ||
14/10/1978 | Swansea City | A | L | 0-1 | 10957 | : | ||
18/10/1978 | Blackpool | H | W | 3-0 | 3993 | Kellow 2 | Bowker | |
21/10/1978 | Bury | H | W | 2-1 | 3840 | Kellow | Bowker | |
24/10/1978 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | L | 1-2 | 11139 | Kellow | ||
28/10/1978 | Watford | A | L | 0-1 | 14797 | : | ||
04/11/1978 | Tranmere Rovers | H | W | 3-0 | 3526 | Bowker 2 | Hatch | |
11/11/1978 | Brentford | A | D | 0-0 | 6390 | : | ||
18/11/1978 | Chester | H | L | 0-1 | 3985 | : | ||
02/12/1978 | Southend United | H | D | 0-0 | 3195 | : | ||
09/12/1978 | Carlisle United | A | D | 1-1 | 4568 | Roberts | ||
26/12/1978 | Walsall | H | W | 3-1 | 4159 | Sims | Randell | Pearson |
30/12/1978 | Lincoln City | H | W | 3-2 | 3810 | Sims 2 | Pearson | |
13/01/1979 | Chesterfield | H | W | 3-1 | 3671 | Neville | Delve | Roberts |
20/01/1979 | Oxford United | H | W | 2-0 | 4532 | Neville | Randell | |
02/02/1979 | Colchester United | A | D | 2-2 | 2767 | Neville 2 | ||
10/02/1979 | Peterborough United | H | W | 1-0 | 3844 | Pearson | ||
24/02/1979 | Swansea City | H | W | 2-1 | 7697 | Delve | Sims | |
27/02/1979 | Plymouth Argyle | A | L | 2-4 | 12637 | Delve | Sims | |
03/03/1979 | Exeter City | A | L | 2-4 | 3425 | Hatch | Giles | |
10/03/1979 | Watford | H | D | 0-0 | 7082 | : | ||
16/03/1979 | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 2-2 | 984 | Sims | Roberts | |
24/03/1979 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | D | 2-2 | 4521 | Neville | Sims | |
26/03/1979 | Mansfield Town | A | D | 1-1 | 4562 | Bowker | ||
31/03/1979 | Rotherham United | H | W | 2-0 | 3349 | Randell | Sims | |
03/04/1979 | Swindon Town | A | D | 1-1 | 7923 | Sims | ||
06/04/1979 | Southend United | A | W | 1-0 | 6733 | Neville (p) | ||
11/04/1979 | Swindon Town | H | L | 1-2 | 5548 | Sims | ||
14/04/1979 | Walsall | A | D | 2-2 | 3118 | Rogers | Delve | |
17/04/1979 | Plymouth Argyle | H | W | 1-0 | 8022 | Rogers | ||
21/04/1979 | Lincoln City | A | W | 1-0 | 2675 | Neville (p) | ||
24/04/1979 | Blackpool | A | D | 1-1 | 3136 | Sims | ||
28/04/1979 | Carlisle United | H | W | 3-2 | 4229 | Neville 2 (1p) | Rogers | |
05/05/1979 | Rotherham United | A | L | 1-2 | 2217 | Bowker | ||
07/05/1979 | Hull City | A | L | 0-1 | 4079 | : | ||
14/05/1979 | Gillingham | A | L | 0-2 | 8788 | : | ||
17/05/1979 | Shrewsbury Town | A | L | 1-4 | 14441 | Delve |
Final Table
League Division 3 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. SHREWSBURY TOWN 46 14 9 0 36 11 7 10 6 25 30 61 2. WATFORD 46 15 5 3 47 22 9 7 7 36 30 60 3. SWANSEA CITY 46 16 6 1 57 32 8 6 9 26 29 60 4. Gillingham 46 15 7 1 39 15 6 10 7 26 27 59 5. Swindon Town 46 17 2 4 44 14 8 5 10 30 38 57 6. Carlisle United 46 11 10 2 31 13 4 12 7 22 29 52 7. Colchester United 46 13 9 1 35 19 4 8 11 25 36 51 8. Hull City 46 12 9 2 36 14 7 2 14 30 47 49 9. Exeter City 46 14 6 3 38 18 3 9 11 23 38 49 10. Brentford 46 14 4 5 35 19 5 5 13 18 30 47 11. Oxford United 46 10 8 5 27 20 4 10 9 17 30 46 12. Blackpool 46 12 5 6 38 19 6 4 13 23 40 45 13. Southend United 46 11 6 6 30 17 4 9 10 21 32 45 14. Sheffield Wednesday 46 9 8 6 30 22 4 11 8 23 31 45 15. Plymouth Argyle 46 11 9 3 40 27 4 5 14 27 41 44 16. Chester City 46 11 9 3 42 21 3 7 13 15 40 44 17. Rotherham United 46 13 3 7 30 23 4 7 12 19 32 44 18. Mansfield Town 46 7 11 5 30 24 5 8 10 21 28 43 19. Bury 46 6 11 6 35 32 5 9 9 24 33 42 20. Chesterfield 46 10 5 8 35 34 3 9 11 16 31 40 21. PETERBOROUGH UNITED 46 8 7 8 26 24 3 7 13 18 39 36 22. WALSALL 46 7 6 10 34 32 3 6 14 22 39 32 23. TRANMERE ROVERS 46 4 12 7 26 31 2 4 17 19 47 28 24. LINCOLN CITY 46 5 7 11 26 38 2 4 17 15 50 25FA Cup
1978/79 | |||||||
25/11/1978 | Brentford | Home | 1-0 | 3782 | Forbes | R1 | |
16/12/1978 | Maidstone United | Away | 0-1 | 3685 | : | R2 |
League Cup
1978/79 |
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12/08/1978 |
AFC Bournemouth |
Away |
1-0 |
5000 |
Kellow |
LC 1 Ist Leg |
15/08/1978 |
AFC Bournemouth |
Home |
1-1 |
3500 |
Delve |
LC 1 2nd Leg |
29/08/1978 |
Blackburn Rovers |
Home |
2-1 |
4250 |
Bowker, Delve |
LC 2 |
04/10/1978 |
Bolton Wanderers |
Home |
2-1 |
9151 |
Delve, Kellow (pen) |
LC 3 |
08/11/1978 |
Watford |
Home |
0-2 |
14740 |
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LC 4 |
Friendlies
1978/79 | ||||||
Exeter score 1st | ||||||
26/07/1978 | Axminster | Away | 7-0 | 400 | ||
27/07/1978 | Foxhole (Cornwall) | Away | 8-1 | 300 | Kellow 4, Bowker, Hodge, Ingham 2 | Opening of new pitch at Foxhole |
02/08/1978 | Stoke City | Home | 0-1 | 1000 | : | |
03/08/1978 | Torquay United | C & F | N/K | |||
09/08/1978 | Wellington | Away | 1-2 | 300 | Hatch (pen) | |
27/11/1978 | Poole Town | Away | ||||
11/12/1978 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 2-2 | 4474 | Roberts, Neville | Alan Beer Testimonial |
18/01/1979 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 0-5 | 9479 | : | Nicky Jennings Testimonial. |
28/03/1979 | Great Britain v Belgium | At SJP | Police International Football Match | |||
30/04/1979 | Ilfracombe | Away |
FA Youth Cup
1978/79 | |||||||
04/09/1978 | Poole Town | Home | 1-2 | Roy Ireland (pen) | QF1 |
Reserves
Western League Premier Division
Results
Western League | |||||||||
09/08/1978 | Friendly | Wellington | Away | 1-2 | Hatch | ||||
12/08/1978 | Friendly | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 2-0 | |||||
19/08/1978 | League | Bideford | Away | 0-2 | : | ||||
22/08/1978 | League | Dawlish | Home | 2-1 | Colin Bickley | Andy White | |||
26/08/1978 | League | Clevedon | Home | 3-0 | Roy Ireland 2 | Frank Howarth | |||
30/08/1968 | League | Ilminster | Away | 3-2 | Fred Ingham 2 | ||||
02/09/1978 | League | Clandown | Away | 1-0 | Fred Ingham | ||||
06/09/1978 | League | Shepton Mallet | Away | 0-2 | : | ||||
09/09/1978 | League | Keynsham | Home | 1-0 | Andy White | ||||
16/09/1978 | League | Mangotsfield | Home | 1-3 | Andy White | ||||
19/09/1978 | League | Tiverton | Away | 0-1 | : | ||||
23/09/1978 | League | Weston Super Mare | Away | 1-1 | Ingham | ||||
30/09/1978 | League | Barnstaple | Home | 2-7 | Roy Ireland | Steve Reed | Steve Neville Debut | ||
07/10/1978 | League | Falmouth | Away | 1-2 | Fred Ingham | ||||
10/10/1978 | League | Saltash | Home | 1-3 | Andy White | ||||
14/10/1978 | League | Paulton Rovers | Home | 1-2 | Andy White | ||||
21/10/1978 | League | Frome | Away | 1-1 | Colin Bickley | ||||
04/11/1978 | League | Barnstaple | Away | 1-5 | Roy Ireland | ||||
11/11/1978 | League | Falmouth | Home | 0-4 | : | ||||
18/11/1978 | League | Saltash | Away | 1-2 | |||||
25/11/1978 | League | Bridport | Away | 0-2 | : | Ian Pearson Debut | |||
02/12/1978 | League | Keynsham | Away | 1-2 | |||||
06/12/1978 | League | Bideford | Away | 0-4 | : | ||||
09/12/1978 | League | Weston Super Mare | Home | 1-7 | Fred Ingham | ||||
16/12/1978 | League | Paulton Rovers | Away | 1-0 | Roy Ireland | ||||
26/12/1978 | League | Dawlish | Away | 1-1 | Roy Ireland | ||||
30/12/1978 | League | Bridgwater | Away | 2-0 | Andy White | Fred Ingham | |||
20/01/1979 | League | Glastonbury | Away | 1-2 | Simon Harris | ||||
03/02/1979 | League | Bridgwater | Home | 1-2 | Ingham | ||||
10/02/1979 | League | Clevedon | Away | 5-3 | Hartnell | Andy Bell | Andy White | Maybury | Balson |
24/02/1979 | League | Tiverton | Home | 1-1 | Roberts | ||||
03/03/1979 | League | Glastonbury | Home | 0-1 | : | ||||
06/03/1979 | League | Frome | Home | 1-3 | Gay | ||||
17/03/1979 | League | Clandown | Home | 2-1 | Ingham | Howarth | |||
20/03/1979 | League | Ilminster | Home | 0-1 | : | ||||
24/03/1979 | League | Welton Rovers | Away | 0-4 | : | ||||
03/04/1979 | League | Bridport | Home | 2-2 | Andy Bell 2 | ||||
07/04/1979 | League | Shepton Mallet | Home | 5-0 | Andy Bell 3 | Andy White | Ingham | ||
28/04/1979 | League | Mangotsfield | Away | 1-3 | Ingham | ||||
05/05/1979 | League | Welton Rovers | Home | 2-0 | Andy Bell 2 |
Final Table
Western League - Premier Division
P W D L F A Pts 1.Frome Town 38 21 12 5 60 29 75 2.Bideford 38 22 8 8 76 39 74 3.Saltash United 38 19 10 9 65 39 67 4.Barnstaple Town 38 18 10 10 65 35 64 5.Tiverton Town 38 17 9 12 71 60 60 6.Clandown 38 16 11 11 58 49 59 7.Weston Super Mare 38 14 15 9 65 48 57 8.Falmouth Town 38 15 9 14 51 47 54 9.Paulton Rovers 38 15 9 14 40 48 54 10.Bridport 38 13 13 12 54 50 52 11.Bridgwater Town 38 14 9 15 57 53 51 12.Keynsham Town 38 13 12 13 47 57 51 13.Mangotsfield PF 38 15 2 21 53 64 47 14.Ilminster Town 38 11 12 15 45 55 45 15.Welton Rovers 38 11 8 19 44 59 41 16.Exeter City Reserves 38 12 5 21 48 75 41 17.Clevedon Town 38 11 7 20 50 64 40 18.Dawlish Town 38 10 10 18 43 61 40 19.Shepton Mallet 38 10 10 18 48 74 40 20.Glastonbury 38 8 9 21 42 76 33South West and Wales Youth League
Results
South West and Wales Youth League | |||||||||
14/10/1978 | League | Cheltenham Town | Home | 1-2 | Howarth (Peter | ||||
25/10/1978 | League | Cheltenham Town | Away | ||||||
06/03/1979 | League | Bridgend Town | Away | 2-1 | Dummett | Lewis | |||
03/04/1979 | League | Mangotsfield | Away | 1-1 | Musgrove | ||||
Final Table
Contributor
John Hansford
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