1956/57
All Results and information
Squad photo from the 1956/57 season, Exeter finished in 21st place in the league and exited the FA Cup at the First Round.
First Team
Results
Final Table
Devon Bowl
Friendlies
Reserves
Southern League
Results
Final Table
Southern League
Senior 1
- League Position: 21st Played: 46 Won: 12, Drew: 13, Lost: 21 Goals For: 61, Goals Against: 79 Points: 37
- FA Cup First Round:
First Team
Results
18/08/1956 | Coventry City | A | L | 0-1 | 20100 | : | |||
22/08/1956 | Norwich City | H | D | 0-0 | 9530 | : | |||
25/08/1956 | Southampton | H | L | 0-4 | 9127 | : | |||
29/08/1956 | Norwich City | A | L | 0-1 | 12073 | : | |||
01/09/1956 | Torquay United | H | D | 1-1 | 10936 | Burke | |||
05/09/1956 | Newport County | H | W | 2-0 | 5074 | Burke | Currie | ||
08/09/1956 | Crystal Palace | A | D | 0-0 | 11801 | : | |||
13/09/1956 | Newport County | A | D | 1-1 | 5000 | Burke | |||
15/09/1956 | Southend United | H | W | 6-1 | 7809 | Beer 2 | Buckle 2 | Currie | Burke |
19/09/1956 | Colchester United | H | L | 0-2 | 8360 | : | |||
22/09/1956 | Northampton Town | A | D | 1-1 | 9431 | John | |||
24/09/1956 | Colchester United | A | L | 0-4 | 6754 | : | |||
29/09/1956 | Queens Park Rangers | H | D | 0-0 | 7312 | : | |||
06/10/1956 | Brighton and Hove Albion | A | L | 0-3 | 13139 | : | |||
13/10/1956 | Gillingham | H | W | 4-0 | 6524 | Currie 2 | Thomas | Mitchell | |
20/10/1956 | Swindon Town | A | W | 5-3 | 8441 | Currie 2 | Buckle 2 | Thomas | |
27/10/1956 | Brentford | H | D | 1-1 | 8482 | Currie | |||
03/11/1956 | Aldershot | A | W | 4-1 | 4701 | Currie 2 | Willis | Rees | |
10/11/1956 | Watford | H | L | 1-2 | 7391 | Currie | |||
24/11/1956 | Walsall | H | L | 0-1 | 4617 | : | |||
01/12/1956 | Ipswich Town | A | L | 0-3 | 11731 | : | |||
15/12/1956 | Coventry City | H | W | 4-2 | 4119 | Thomas | Harvey 2 (2p's) | Houghton | |
22/12/1956 | Southampton | A | D | 2-2 | 12239 | John 2 | |||
26/12/1956 | Plymouth Argyle | H | W | 2-1 | 10301 | Houghton 2 | |||
29/12/1956 | Torquay United | A | L | 0-1 | 8065 | : | |||
05/01/1957 | Plymouth Argyle | A | L | 0-5 | 9857 | : | |||
12/01/1957 | Crystal Palace | H | W | 2-1 | 5015 | Lackenby | Buckle | ||
19/01/1957 | Southend United | A | L | 0-2 | 8321 | : | |||
26/01/1957 | Reading | H | D | 1-1 | 5492 | Rees | |||
02/02/1957 | Northampton Town | H | D | 0-0 | 5931 | : | |||
09/02/1957 | Queens Park Rangers | A | L | 3-5 | 8593 | Currie 2 | Harvey (p) | ||
16/02/1957 | Brighton and Hove Albion | H | L | 1-3 | 6545 | Tennant (og) | |||
23/02/1957 | Gillingham | A | L | 1-2 | 3398 | Buckle | |||
02/03/1957 | Swindon Town | H | W | 3-2 | 5244 | John 2 | Harvey (p) | ||
09/03/1957 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | A | L | 1-3 | 11257 | Currie | |||
13/03/1957 | Reading | A | L | 0-4 | 6714 | : | |||
16/03/1957 | Aldershot | H | D | 1-1 | 4798 | Thomas | |||
23/03/1957 | Watford | A | D | 1-1 | 7395 | Divers | |||
30/03/1957 | Shrewsbury Town | H | W | 5-1 | 4739 | Thomas | Currie 2 | Mitchell 2 | |
06/04/1957 | Walsall | A | L | 0-2 | 10500 | : | |||
13/04/1957 | Ipswich Town | H | L | 1-2 | 5953 | Harvey (p) | |||
19/04/1957 | Millwall | A | W | 3-1 | 11414 | Lackenby | Buckle | Currie | |
20/04/1957 | Brentford | A | L | 0-3 | 9200 | : | |||
22/04/1957 | Millwall | H | D | 1-1 | 6485 | Currie | |||
27/04/1957 | Shrewsbury Town | A | W | 2-1 | 5729 | Harvey (p) | Lackenby | ||
01/05/1957 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | H | L | 1-2 | 5708 | Lackenby |
Final Table
League Division 3 (South) P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. IPSWICH TOWN 46 18 3 2 72 20 7 6 10 29 34 59 2. Torquay United 46 19 4 0 71 18 5 7 11 18 46 59 3. Colchester United 46 15 8 0 49 19 7 6 10 35 37 58 4. Southampton 46 15 4 4 48 20 7 6 10 28 32 54 5. Bournemouth 46 15 7 1 57 20 4 7 12 31 42 52 6. Brighton & Hove Albion 46 15 6 2 59 26 4 8 11 27 39 52 7. Southend United 46 14 3 6 42 20 4 9 10 31 45 48 8. Brentford 46 12 9 2 55 29 4 7 12 23 47 48 9. Shrewsbury Town 46 11 9 3 45 24 4 9 10 27 55 48 10. Queen's Park Rangers 46 12 7 4 42 21 6 4 13 19 39 47 11. Watford 46 11 6 6 44 32 7 4 12 28 43 46 12. Newport County 46 15 6 2 51 18 1 7 15 14 44 45 13. Reading 46 13 4 6 44 30 5 5 13 36 51 45 14. Northampton 46 15 5 3 49 22 3 4 16 17 51 45 15. Walsall 46 11 7 5 49 25 5 5 13 31 49 44 16. Coventry City 46 12 5 6 52 36 4 7 12 22 48 44 17. Millwall 46 13 7 3 46 29 3 5 15 18 55 44 18. Plymouth Argyle 46 10 8 5 38 31 6 3 14 30 42 43 19. Aldershot 46 11 5 7 43 35 4 7 12 36 57 42 20. Crystal Palace 46 7 10 6 31 28 4 8 11 31 47 40 21. Exeter City 46 8 8 7 37 29 4 5 14 24 50 37 22. Gillingham 46 7 8 8 29 29 5 5 13 25 56 37 23. Swindon Town 46 12 3 8 43 33 3 3 17 23 63 36 24. Norwich City 46 7 5 11 33 37 1 10 12 28 57 31FA Cup
1956/57 | ||||||
17/12/1956 | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 0-2 | 13855 | : | R1 |
Devon Bowl
1956/57 | |||||||
08/04/1957 | Barnstaple | Home | 3-0 | Churms, Currie, Buckle | 1309 | SF | |
02/05/1957 | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 2-4 | Churms, Currie | 4000 | F |
Friendlies
1956/57 | |||||
Exeter score 1st | |||||
04/08/1956 | Reds v Blues | Home | 1-2 | 2000 | Divers v Sword, Beer |
11/08/1956 | Reds v Blues | Home | 3-1 | 2190 | Currie, Divers, Ferrier (og) v Phoenix |
22/09/1956 | Plymouth & District X1 | Home | 4-5 | ||
24/10/1956 | Poole Town | Away | 3-0 | 3600 | Thomas 2, Buckle |
08/12/1956 | Stockport County | Away | 2-4 | 5200 | Currie, Houghton |
12/02/1957 | Royal Marines | Home | 12-2 | 1500 | John 5, Divers, Houghton, Rees, Phoenix, Buckle 2, Mitchell |
01/04/1957 | Managers All-Star X1 | Home | 2-1 | 3322 | Churmes, Currie |
Reserves
Southern League
Results
Southern League 1956/57 | ||||||||
18/08/1956 | SL | Llanelly | H | 5-1 | Thomas | Sword 2 | Rees | Willis |
23/08/1956 | SL | Kidderminster Harriers | A | 2-2 | Phoenix | Grinney | ||
25/08/1956 | SL | Kettering | A | 1-2 | Willis | |||
29/08/1956 | SL Cup 1 | Bath City | H | 7-1 | Willis | Rees 3 | Divers | Parr (2p's) |
01/09/1956 | SL | Bedford Town | A | 0-2 | : | |||
06/09/1956 | SL Cup 1 | Bath City | A | 1-4 | Simpson | |||
08/09/1956 | SL | Headington United | H | 1-3 | Willis | |||
12/09/1956 | SL | Kidderminster Harriers | H | 2-0 | Mitchell | Marsh | ||
15/09/1956 | SL | Dartford | A | 0-4 | : | |||
19/09/1956 | SL | Gloucester City | A | 1-0 | Rees | |||
24/09/1956 | SL Cup | Gloucester City | A | 1-4 | Willis | |||
29/09/1956 | SL | Headington United | A | 2-3 | Buckle | Phoenix | ||
03/10/1956 | SL | Tonbridge | H | 2-1 | Divers | Mitchell | ||
06/10/1956 | SL | Merthyr Tydfil | H | 1-1 | Divers | |||
13/10/1956 | SL | Cheltenham Town | A | 3-3 | Willis 2 | Beer | ||
17/10/1956 | SL | Chelmsford City | H | 2-2 | Phoenix | Beer | ||
20/10/1956 | SL | Hereford United | H | 3-1 | Willis 2 | Houghton | ||
27/10/1956 | SL | Barry Town | A | 1-2 | Willis | |||
03/11/1956 | Friendly | Plymouth & District league X1 | H | 4-5 | Grinney | Divers | A.N Other 2 | |
10/11/1956 | SL | Yeovil Town | A | 1-5 | Simpson | |||
17/11/1956 | SL | Tonbridge | A | 1-2 | Phoenix | |||
24/11/1956 | SL | Gravesend and Northfleet | A | 0-3 | : | |||
01/12/1956 | SL | Weymouth Town | H | 3-3 | Divers | Beer | Houghton | |
08/12/1956 | SL | Bath City | A | 1-3 | Jenkins | |||
12/12/1956 | Friendly | Royal Marines Corp National X1 | H | 12-2 | John 5, Divers, Houghton, Rees, Phoenix, Buckle 2, Mitchell | |||
15/12/1956 | SL | Llanelly | A | 1-0 | Beer | |||
29/12/1956 | SL | Bedford Town | H | 2-0 | Divers 2 | |||
05/01/1957 | SL | Gravesend and Northfleet | H | 1-1 | Marsh | |||
12/01/1957 | SL | Chelmsford City | A | 0-4 | : | |||
19/01/1957 | SL | Dartford | H | 0-3 | : | |||
26/01/1957 | SL | Weymouth Town | A | 1-4 | Simpson | |||
02/02/1957 | SL | Hereford United | A | 0-5 | : | |||
11/02/1957 | SL | Worcester City | A | 3-1 | Currie 2 | Buckle | ||
16/02/1957 | SL | Merthyr Tydfil | A | 3-2 | Sword | Willis | Marsh (Alan) | |
23/02/1957 | SL | Cheltenham Town | H | 1-2 | Marsh (Alan) | |||
05/03/2005 | SL | Worcester City | H | 0-2 | : | |||
09/03/1957 | SL | Barry Town | H | 1-0 | Marsh (Alan) | Att 1382 | ||
16/03/1957 | SL | Gulidford City | A | 0-3 | : | |||
20/03/1957 | SL | Hastings United | H | 1-2 | Robinson | |||
23/03/1957 | SL | Yeovil Town | H | 1-1 | Rees | |||
30/03/1957 | SL | Hastings United | A | 0-3 | : | |||
06/04/1957 | SL | Gulidford City | H | 1-1 | Rees | |||
19/04/1957 | SL | Lovells Athletic | H | 1-1 | Robinson | |||
20/04/1957 | SL | Bath City | H | 0-1 | : | |||
22/04/1957 | SL | Lovells Athletic | A | 0-6 | : | |||
27/04/1957 | SL | Gloucester City | H | 2-2 | Marsh (Alan) | Kenshole | ||
04/05/1957 | SL | Kettering | H | 1-2 | Long (Tony) |
Final Table
Southern League
P W D L F A Pts 1.Kettering Town 42 28 10 4 106 47 66 2.Bedford Town 42 25 8 9 89 52 58 3.Weymouth 42 22 10 10 92 71 54 4.Cheltenham Town 42 19 15 8 73 46 53 5.Gravesend & Northfleet 42 21 11 10 74 58 53 6.Lovells Athletic 42 21 7 14 99 84 49 7.Guildford City 42 18 11 13 68 49 47 8.Hereford United 42 19 8 15 96 60 46 9.Headington United 42 19 7 16 64 61 45 10.Gloucester City 42 18 8 16 74 72 44 11.Hastings United 42 17 9 16 70 58 43 12.Worcester City 42 16 10 16 81 80 42 13.Dartford 42 16 10 16 79 88 42 14.Chelmsford City 42 16 9 17 73 85 41 15.Tonbridge 42 14 12 16 74 65 40 16.Yeovil Town 42 14 11 17 83 85 39 17.Bath City 42 15 8 19 56 78 38 18.Exeter City 42 10 10 22 52 89 30 19.Merthyr Tydfil 42 9 11 22 72 95 29 20.Kidderminster Harriers 42 7 10 25 60 83 24 21.Barry Town 42 6 11 25 39 84 23 22.Llanelly 42 5 8 29 39 123 18Final Table
Exeter City “A”
Exeter and District League
Senior 1
Senior 1
SENIOR 1 | |||||||
1 Exeter City A | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 121 | 64 | 44 |
2 Winkleigh | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 76 | 53 | 36 |
3 Sidmouth Town | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 96 | 42 | 35 |
4 Cullompton | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 75 | 44 | 35 |
5 Rockbeare | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 74 | 59 | 31 |
6 St Lukes College | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 74 | 58 | 27 |
7 Crediton United | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 66 | 66 | 25 |
8 Seaton Town | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 69 | 74 | 23 |
9 St Marks | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 68 | 83 | 22 |
10 Budleigh Salterton | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 58 | 79 | 21 |
11 Torrington | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 68 | 101 | 20 |
12 Topsham Town | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 59 | 92 | 16 |
13 University | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 62 | 99 | 16 |
14 Newton Poppleford | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 58 | 110 | 13 |
Comments
David Mitchell
i don't believe this to be a picture of the first team squad. My guess is that its more likely to be one of the reserve team photographs as there doesn't appear to be any first team players featured.