ECFC 1936/37

Squad photo from the 1936/37 season, Exeter finished 21st in Division Three South but made it to the FA Cup Fifth Round. 

FA Cup
First Round: Folkestone (H), 3-0
Second Round: Walthamstow Avenue (A), 2-3
Third Round: Oldham Athletic (H), 3-0
Fourth Round: Leicester City (H), 3-1
Fifth Round: Preston North Round (A), 5-3

Squad Photos


1st and 2nd Photo.
Back Row. C. Rourke, R Williams, J Shadwell, R Croft, P Tierney, A Chesters, C. Smith, R Ebdon, M Boyle, Wilf Lowton (Trainer)
Middle Row. Lt Col Hunter, F Smith, T Scott, P. McGill, J. Angus, E Hobbs, H Bamsey, W. Owen, G Simpson, J Keane, Groundstaff, Sid Thomas.
First Row. H. Johnson, N. Clarke, W. Brown, Michael McGahey, Jack English (Manager). A Young, F Urmston, Kerr.


3rd photo. Players in pre-season training. Left to right. 1 Thomas Scott. 2. UNKNOWN 3 John Shadwell 4 William Owen 5 Rod Williams 6 Arthur Chesters. 7. Hiley Bamsey. 8 Richard Ebdon. 9 George Stimpson. 10 Kerr. 11 Reg Clarke. 12 UNKNOWN. 13 William Brown

4th Photo
Team photograph from the 1936/37 season. FA cup 5th Rnd.

Back row (left to right): Clarke, W. Barr (trainer), Hobbs, Chesters, Stimpson, Jack English (manager), Shadwell. Front: Thompson, Scott, Williams, McGill, Urmson, W. Brown.

First Team 
Results

29/08/1936 Notts County  A L 1-3 10000 Scott    
02/09/1936 Torquay United H W 2-1 8766 Williams    
05/09/1936 Leyton Orient H L 0-2 7000 :    
09/09/1936 Torquay United A W 1-0 4000 Williams 2    
12/09/1936 Walsall  A L 2-4 4422 Shadwell Scott  
16/09/1936 Reading  A L 0-1 7231 :    
19/09/1936 Luton Town H L 2-4 8000 Williams    
26/09/1936 Cardiff City  A L 1-3 20000 Clarke    
03/10/1936 Crystal Palace H W 3-1 6000 Williams 2    
10/10/1936 Aldershot  A D 1-1 4000 Williams    
17/10/1936 Gillingham H D 1-1 5000 Scott    
24/10/1936 Newport County A L 0-2 11650 :    
31/10/1936 Southend United H D 2-2 5000 Williams Clarke  
07/11/1936 Watford  A D 1-1 6000 Keane    
14/11/1936 Brighton and Hove Albion H L 0-4 6000 :    
21/11/1936 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic  A D 0-0 6000 :    
05/12/1936 Bristol Rovers  A L 2-4 8000 Williams 2    
19/12/1936 Swindon Town  A L 1-3 6000 Williams    
25/12/1936 Queens Park Rangers  A L 0-4 14000 :    
26/12/1936 Notts County H L 1-3 11000 Williams    
28/12/1936 Queens Park Rangers H L 0-3 5000 :    
02/01/1937 Leyton Orient A L 0-1 9000 :    
09/01/1937 Walsall H W 3-0 4000 Williams Pope Owen
20/01/1937 Northampton Town H L 2-5 2000 Williams 2    
23/01/1937 Luton Town  A D 2-2 10000 Williams Owen  
03/02/1937 Cardiff City H W 3-1 3000 F.Smith Pope Bussey
06/02/1937 Crystal Palace  A L 0-8 12000 :    
13/02/1937 Aldershot H L 1-2 4000 F.Smith    
24/02/1937 Gillingham A D 2-2 5000 Johnson Williams  
27/02/1937 Newport County H W 3-1 4000 Owen Williams 2  
06/03/1937 Southend United A D 4-4 7000 Pope 2 Owen (p) Williams
13/03/1937 Watford H W 2-1 6000 F.Smith 2    
17/03/1937 Millwall H D 1-1 3000 Williams    
20/03/1937 Brighton and Hove Albion A L 0-1 11000 :    
26/03/1937 Bristol City A L 1-2 10000 Owen (p)    
27/03/1937 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic H D 1-1 6000 Williams    
29/03/1937 Exeter City  H W 3-0 9000 Williams 2 Bussey  
03/04/1937 Northampton Town  A L 1-2 6343 Williams    
10/04/1937 Bristol Rovers H W 3-2 2500 Williams 2 Owen  
17/04/1937 Millwall  A D 3-3 16000 Bussey Williams McGill
24/04/1937 Swindon Town H D 1-1 3500 Williams    
01/05/1937 Reading H W 2-0 3000 Bussey 2    


Final Team
League Division 3 (South)
                              P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
 1. LUTON TOWN               42  19  1  1  69  16   8  3 10  34  37   58
 2. Notts County             42  15  3  3  44  23   8  7  6  30  29   56
 3. Brighton & Hove Albion   42  15  5  1  49  16   9  0 12  25  27   53
 4. Watford                  42  14  4  3  53  21   5  7  9  32  39   49
 5. Reading                  42  14  5  2  53  23   5  6 10  23  37   49
 6. Bournemouth              42  17  3  1  45  20   3  6 12  20  39   49
 7. Northampton              42  15  4  2  56  22   5  2 14  29  46   46
 8. Millwall                 42  12  4  5  43  24   6  6  9  21  30   46
 9. Queen's Park Rangers     42  12  2  7  51  24   6  7  8  22  28   45
10. Southend United          42  10  8  3  49  23   7  3 11  29  44   45
11. Gillingham               42  14  5  2  36  18   4  3 14  16  48   44
12. Leyton Orient            42  10  8  3  29  17   4  7 10  23  35   43
13. Swindon Town             42  12  4  5  52  24   2  7 12  23  49   39
14. Crystal Palace           42  11  7  3  45  20   2  5 14  17  41   38
15. Bristol Rovers           42  14  3  4  49  20   2  1 18  22  60   36
16. Bristol City             42  13  3  5  42  20   2  3 16  16  50   36
17. Walsall                  42  11  3  7  38  34   2  7 12  25  51   36
18. Cardiff City             42  10  5  6  35  24   4  2 15  19  63   35
19. Newport County           42   7  7  7  37  28   5  3 13  30  70   34
20. Torquay United           42   9  5  7  42  32   2  5 14  15  48   32
21. Exeter City              42   9  5  7  36  37   1  7 13  23  51   32
22. Aldershot                42   5  6 10  29  29   2  3 16  21  60   23
FA Cup

1936/37
28 November 1936 Folkestone Home 3-0 6051 Keane 2, Williams R1  
12 December 1936 Walthamstow Avenue Away 1-1 11131 Clarke (Pen) R2 Match Abandoned at 65 minutes due to Fog, Frost and Snow
16 December 1936 Walthamstow Avenue Away 3-2 8000 Williams 2, Keane R2  
16 January 1937 Oldham Athletic Home 3-0 12412 Williams 2, Smith R3  
30 January 1937 Leicester City Home 3-1 13731 Williams 2, Bussey R4  
20 February 1937 Preston North End Away 3-5 28000 Owen 2, F Smith R5  


Third Division South Cup

1936/37
28/10/1936 Cardiff City Home 1-0 Johnson 1500 R2  
11/11/1935 Torquay United Away 1-2 Williams 1000 R3  

Rod Williams scored 37 goals in all competions, and at the end of the season was transferred to Reading, who apparently paid a club record fee for his signature. 



Exeter City Reserves
The reserves played in the newly amalgamated Western and Eastern Southern league and in the Exeter and District League 

Exeter City Reserves 
Southern League
Results
Southern League 
29/08/1936 SL Torquay  Home 4-1 Ebdon Johnson (og) Williams 2    
03/09/1936 Cup Yeovil & Petters United Away 1-4 Ebdon        
05/09/1936 SL Tunvridge Wells Away 0-6 :        
12/09/1936 SL Newport Home 2-2 F.Smith 2        
16/09/1936 SL Dartford Home 1-3 F.Smith         
19/09/1936 SL Folkestone Away 0-5 :        
03/10/1936 SL Plymouth Argyle Away 1-2 Keane         
10/10/1936 SL Aldershot Home 1-2 Ebdon        
17/10/1936 SL Guildford Away 0-2 :        
24/10/1936 SL Margate Home 1-3 Johnson        
07/11/1936 SL Cheltenham Home 3-1 Ebdon 2 C.Smith      
21/11/1936 SL Ipswich Town Home 2-2 Pope Ebdon      
05/12/1936 SL Bath City Home 5-0 Johnson 4 Ebdon      
12/12/1936 SL Cheltenham Away 1-7 McGill        
19/12/1936 SL Folkestone Home 5-3 Urmson  Ebdon F.Smith 2 Johnson  
25/12/1936 SL Plymouth Argyle Home 4-2 Pope Johnson 2      
26/12/1936 Sl Torquay  Away 1-1 Ebdon        
02/01/1937 SL Guildford Home 1-1 McGill        
09/01/1937 SL Bath City Away 2-3 Hobbs C.Smith      
23/01/1937 SL Norwich  Home 1-3 C. Smith        
30/01/1937 SL Norwich  Away 0-2 :        
06/02/1937 SL Barry  Home 6-3 Ebdon 3 McGill Johnson    
13/02/1937 SL Aldershot Away 2-2 Urmson  Scott      
27/02/1937 SL Newport Away 1-4 C. Smith        
03/03/1937 SL Ipswich Town Away 0-6 :        
13/03/1936 SL Barry  Away 4-2 C. Smith 2 Urmson Keane    
26/03/1936 SL Yeovil & Petters United Away 4-3 Urmson 3 Keane      
29/03/1936 SL Yeovil & Petters United Away 3-3 Keane 2        
12/04/1937 SL Dartford Away 1-2 C. Smith        
15/04/1936 SL Tunvridge Wells Home 0-0 :        
01/05/1936 SL Margate Away 1-3 Chudleigh        



Final Table
 1. Ipswich Town               30  19  8  3 68-35 46    
 2. Norwich City II            30  18  5  7 70-35 41          
 3. Folkestone                 30  17  4  9 71-61 38          
 4. Bath City                  30  15  5 10 66-52 35          
 5. Margate                    30  15  4 11 61-49 34  
 6. Guildford City             30  15  4 11 54-60 34          
 7. Yeovil & Petters           30  15  3 12 77-69 33          
 8. Newport County II          30  11  8 11 72-68 30          
 9. Plymouth Argyle II         30  11  8 11 64-58 30          
10. Barry                      30  12  4 14 58-72 28          
11. Cheltenham Town            30  10  4 16 61-70 24          
12. Exeter City II             30   8  7 15 57-78 23          
13. Dartford                   30   9  5 16 41-55 23         
14. Torquay United II          30   8  5 17 45-76 21         
15. Tunbridge Wells Rangers    30   7  6 17 62-64 20         
16. Aldershot II               30   7  6 17 47-72 20 


Exeter and District League
Results
Exeter and District League
31/08/1936 E&D. L Barnstaple Away 2-5 Kerr Miles      
07/09/1936 E&D. L Exmouth Away 3-2 O'Hara Smeath 2      
10/09/1936 E&D. L Dawlish Away 3-3 Smeath C.Smith Ebdon    
21/09/1936 E&D. L Bideford Away 6-2 Pollard 2 O'Hara 2 Smith Chudleigh  
24/09/1936 E&D. L Ilfracombe Away 3-0 Pollard  O'Hara  Bamsey    
26/09/1936 E&D. L Bideford Home 4-3 Chudleigh O'Hara 3      
30/09/1936 E&D. L St Marks Home ? ?        
14/10/1936 E&D. L St Luke's Home 2-1 ?        
31/10/1936 E&D. L U.C.S.W. Away 11-2 Ebdon 4 C.Smith 2 Pope 3 Chudleigh F.Smith
28/11/1936 E&D. L Budleigh Salterton Away 2-1 F.Smith Pope      
28/12/1936 E&D. L Newton Corinthians Away ? ?        
16/01/1937 E&D. L Kingsteignton Away 10-3 Urmson 4 C.Smith 3 Chudleigh 2 Ebdon  
17/02/1937 E&D. L St Luke's Away 4-2 ?        
20/02/1937 E&D. L Barnstaple Home 12-1 Ebdon 4 lawrence Williams 3 Urmson 2 Pollard (p)
24/02/1937 E&D. L U.C.S.W. Home ? ?        
06/03/1937 E&D. L Tiverton Home 5-2  Ebdon 2 Urmson 2 C.Smith    
20/03/1937 E&D. L South Molton Home 9-2 Bulley 4 lawrence Lock (og) Coles C.Smith 2
27/03/1937 E&D. L St Marks Away 8-1 ?        
03/04/1937 E&D. L Newton Corinthians Home 2-1 ?        
07/04/1937 E&D. L Friernhay Home ? ?        
10/04/1937 E&D. L Tiverton Away 7-2 Jarrett 3 Ebdon Pope 2 Bulley   
15/04/1937 E&D. L Ilfracombe Home 4-1 Pope 2 Bamsey Bussey    
21/04/1937 E&D. L Friernhay Away 3-0 ?        
24/04/1937 E&D. L South Molton Away 5-0 Pope 2 Keane (p) Urmson 2    
26/04/1937 E&D. L Dawlish Home ? ?        
28/04/1937 E&D. L Exmouth Home P-P ?        
? E&D. L Kingsteignton Home ? ?        
? E&D. L Budleigh Salterton Home ? ?        





Exeter and District League 
Final Table 

PREMIER DIVISION
P W D L F A PTS
1 Friernhay   28 24 4 0 104 32 52
2 Tiverton Town 28 17 4 7 79 57 38
3 Bideford United 28 17 3 8 92 75 37
4 Exeter City 28 15 2 11 106 34 32
5 Dawlish Town 28 14 4 10 58 50 32
6 Ilfracombe Town 28 14 4 10 69 60 32
7 Newton Corinthians 28 14 1 13 76 54 29
8 Barnstaple Town 28 12 5 11 64 73 29
9 South Molton 28 10 4 14 48 80 24
10 St Marks   28 9 5 14 63 75 23
11 Univ College SW 28 8 5 15 54 76 21
12 Exmouth Town 28 8 4 16 75 106 20
13 Kingsteignton 28 7 4 17 69 101 18
14 Budleigh Salterton 28 6 6 16 58 93 18
15 St Lukes College 28 7 1 20 65 114 15

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