1958/59
All Results and information

Squad photo from the 1958/59 season during which the Football League underwent a reorganisation that subsequently saw Exeter placed in Division Four.


They went on to finish 5th but lost in the First Round of the FA Cup.
  • League Position: 5th Played: 46 Won: 23, Drew: 11, Lost: 12 Goals For: 87, Goals Against: 61 Points: 57
  • FA Cup First Round:
Brentford (A), 3-2

First Team 
Results
21/08/1958 Walsall Away 3-0  W 8750 Rees Calland Harvey (pen)  
28/08/1958 Barrow Home 4-0  W 8836 Rees Calland Dale Harvey
30/08/1958 Darlington Away 1-1  D 7716 Harvey (pen)      
01/09/1958 Barrow Away 0-1 L 5707 :      
06/09/1958 Shrewsbury Town Home 1-0  W 8442 Dale      
10/09/1958 Oldham Athletic Home 3-2  W 9562 Calland Mitchell Rees  
13/09/1958 Coventry City Away 0-2 L 14537 :      
15/09/1958 Oldham Athletic Away 1-2 L 5139 Rees      
20/09/1958 Torquay United Home 2-2  D 13102 Calland Rees    
27/09/1958 Gillingham Home 3-0  W 8524 Rees Stiffle Birch  
04/10/1958 Carlisle United  Away 2-1 W 10260 Rees Calland    
08/10/1958 Aldershot Home 2-0  W 8528 Calland Rees    
11/10/1958 Northampton Town Away 1-1  D 10077 Nicholls      
18/10/1958 Workington Home 1-0  W 9257 Nicholls      
25/10/1958 York City Away 2-0 W 9748 Calland 2      
27/10/1958 Gateshead Away 2-1 W 3347 Nicholls Stiffle    
01/11/1958 Bradford Park Avenue Home 4-0  W 10808 Rees 2 Nicholls 2    
08/11/1958 Port Vale Away 3-5 L 14314 Rees 3      
22/11/1958 Chester Away 2-4 L 8040 Nicholls Calland    
29/11/1958 Watford Home 3-0  W 8866 Nicholls 2 Calland    
13/12/1958 Southport Home 3-2  W 8321 Mitchell (pen) Nicholls 2    
27/12/1958 Crewe Alexandra Home 3-0  W 11478 Rees 2 Calland    
03/01/1959 Darlington Home 2-2  D 9336 Calland Rees    
24/01/1959 Hartlepools United Away 3-3  D 4157 Rees Thompson Calland  
31/01/1959 Coventry City Home 2-1  W 12578 Calland 2      
07/02/1959 Torquay United Away 4-3 W 11511 Calland  Mitchell Stiffle Nicholls
14/02/1959 Gillingham Away 2-2 D 6545 Nicholls Mitchell    
21/02/1959 Carlisle United Home 2-1  W 10097 Calland 2      
28/02/1959 Northampton Town Home 3-4  L 9870 Calland 2 Mitchell    
05/03/1959 Crewe Alexandra Away 0-0  D 7092 :      
07/03/1959 Workington Away 2-2  D 4200 Calland 2      
14/03/1959 York City Home 0-2  L 9000 :      
17/03/1959 Walsall  Away 0-3 L 4656 :      
21/03/1959 Bradford Park Avenue  Away 3-0 W 7203 Calland 2      
27/03/1959 Millwall Away 1-1  D 16868 Calland      
28/03/1959 Port Vale Home 3-4  L 12088 Rees Stiffle Calland  
30/03/1959 Millwall Home 3-1  W 8950 Rees Calland Stiffle  
04/04/1959 Crystal Palace Away 1-1  D 20979 Rees      
06/04/1959 Gateshead Home 1-1  D 7670 Mitchell       
11/04/1959 Chester Home 1-1  D 6400 Hill      
15/04/1959 Crystal Palace Home 3-1  W 8352 Rees Nicholls  Stiffle  
18/04/1959 Watford Away 1-2 L 6150 Stiffle      
22/04/1959 Aldershot Away 0-1 L 3143 :      
25/04/1959 Hartlepools United Home 3-0  W 6561 Stiffle Mitchell Nicholls  
28/04/1959 Southport Away 1-0 W 2646 Nicholls      
30/04/1959 Shrewsbury Town Away 0-3 L 15318 :      



Final Table 
 
League Division 4
                              P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
 1. PORT VALE                46  14  6  3  62  30  12  6  5  48  28   64
 2. COVENTRY CITY            46  18  4  1  50  11   6  8  9  34  36   60
 3. YORK CITY                46  12 10  1  37  17   9  8  6  36  35   60
 4. SHREWSBURY TOWN          46  15  5  3  59  24   9  5  9  42  39   58
 5. Exeter City              46  16  4  3  55  24   7  7  9  32  37   57
 6. Walsall                  46  13  5  5  56  25   8  5 10  39  39   52
 7. Crystal Palace           46  12  8  3  54  27   8  4 11  36  44   52
 8. Northampton              46  14  5  4  48  25   7  4 12  37  53   51
 9. Millwall                 46  13  6  4  46  23   7  4 12  30  46   50
10. Carlisle United          46  11  6  6  37  30   8  6  9  25  35   50
11. Gillingham               46  14  6  3  53  27   6  3 14  29  50   49
12. Torquay United           46  11  5  7  45  32   5  7 11  33  45   44
13. Chester City             46  10  5  8  39  33   6  7 10  33  51   44
14. Bradford Park Avenue     46  15  1  7  51  29   3  6 14  24  48   43
15. Watford                  46  10  6  7  46  36   6  4 13  35  43   42
16. Darlington               46   7  8  8  37  36   6  8  9  29  32   42
17. Workington               46   9 10  4  40  32   3  7 13  23  46   41
18. Crewe Alexandra          46  11  5  7  52  32   4  5 14  18  50   40
19. Hartlepool United        46  11  4  8  50  41   4  6 13  24  47   40
20. Gateshead                46  11  3  9  33  30   5  5 13  23  55   40
21. Oldham Athletic          46  15  0  8  39  29   1  4 18  20  55   36
22. Aldershot                46   8  4 11  37  45   6  3 14  26  52   35
23. Barrow                   46   6  6 11  34  45   3  4 16  17  59   28
24. Southport                46   7  8  8  26  25   0  4 19  15  61   26
FA Cup
1958/59
15 November 1958 Brentford Away 2-3 15000 Calland, Mitchell (pen) R1  

Devon Bowl
04/04/1959 Plymouth Argyle Home 6-0 Rackley, Carberry 2, Hill 2, Pulman 3500 SF  
01/05/1959 Torquay United Home 2-1 Rackley, Mitchell 1500 F EXETER-WINNERS

Friendlies 
1958/59  
      Exeter score 1st      
16/08/1958 Probables v Possibles Home 3-2 1600 Nicholls, Calland, Stiffle v Oliver (og), Rees Practice Match
06/12/1958 Notts County Home 2-0 3010 Hill, Rees  
26/12/1958 South Western League X1 (U-23) Home 6-1 2000 Hill 3, Atkins 2, Rackley  
06/05/1959 Plymouth Argyle Neutral 6-3 4500 Rackley 4, Hill, Stiffle At Falmouth Bigland Park Rotary Club Benefit


Reserves 
Southern League 1958/59
Results 
Southern League 1958/59
23/08/1957 League Hastings United Away 1-1 Atkins      
27/08/1958 League Guildford City Away 0-0 :      
30/08/1958 League Weymouth Home 1-3 Rapley (pen)      
03/09/1958 SL. Cup 1 Trowbridge Home 0-1 :      
10/09/1958 SL. Cup 1 Trowbridge Away 1-7 Robinson      
13/09/1958 League Trowbridge Home 3-2 Cruz Pulman Hill  
24/09/1958 League Cambridge United Home 3-3 Hill Robinson Atkins  
27/09/1958 League Yeovil Town Away 1-6 Robinson      
11/10/1958 League Bedford Town Home 1-1 John      
18/10/1958 League Cambridge City Away 0-2 :      
25/10/1958 League Chelmsford City Home 2-2 Hill Rackley    
29/10/1958 SL CUP Barry Town Home 4-1 Carberry Butterworth 2 Robinson  
01/11/1958 League Clacton Town Away 4-1 Rackley 2 Pulman 2    
08/11/1958 League Clacton Town Home 2-2 Willey  Cleverley    
15/11/1958 League Poole Town Away 1-8 Atkins       
22/11/1958 League Dartford Home 2-1 Rapley Pulman    
29/11/1958 League Trowbridge Away 2-3 Pulman Atkins    
13/12/1958 League Weymouth Away 1-1 Robinson      
26/12/1958 Friendly SW League X1 Home 6-1 Atkins 2 Hill 2 Robinson Rackley
10/01/1959 League Tonbridge Away 1-5 Carberry      
24/01/1959 League Yiewsley Home 4-1 Pulman Atkins Hill Harris (og)
31/01/1959 League Yiewsley Away 2-0 Rackley  Rutter    
07/02/1959 League Gravesend & N Home 1-1 Pulman      
14/02/1959 League Yeovil Town Home 1-1 Carberry      
18/02/1959 League Tonbridge Home 2-1 Hill 2      
28/02/1959 League Chelmsford City Away 1-5 Hill      
07/03/1959 League Kings Lynn Home 3-3 Pulman Hill 2    
14/03/1959 League Bedford Town Away 1-5 Hill      
21/03/1959 League Poole Town Home 1-1 Carberry      
28/03/1959 League Dartford Away 1-3 Birch      
30/03/1959 League Cambridge United Away 2-3 Pulman Carberry    
11/04/1959 League Kings Lynn Away 0-2 :      
18/04/1959 League Cambridge City Home 2-1 Rackley Bone (og)    
22/04/1959 League Hastings United Home 0-1 :      
25/04/1959 League Gravesend & N Away 0-1 :      
02/05/1959 League Guildford City Away 1-1 Carberry      


Final Table 
Southern League - South East Section
 
                                   P  W  D  L   F   A Pts
 1.Bedford Town                   32 21  6  5  90  41  48
 2.Gravesend & Northfleet         32 21  2  9  79  54  44
 3.Dartford                       32 20  3  9  77  41  43
 4.Yeovil Town                    32 17  8  7  60  41  42
 5.Weymouth                       32 13 11  8  61  43  37
 6.Chelmsford City                32 12 12  8  74  53  36
 7.King's Lynn                    32 14  5 13  70  63  33
 8.Poole Town                     32 12  8 12  60  65  32
 9.Cambridge City                 32 12  7 13  61  54  31
10.Hastings United.              32 13  5 14  60  59  31
11.Tonbridge                      32 14  3 15  51  59  31
12.Cambridge United               32 11  8 13  55  77  30
13.Trowbridge Town                32 12  4 16  53  75  28
14.Exeter City                    32  7 12 13  47  71  26
15.Guildford City                 32  7  6 19  45  67  20
16.Clacton Town                   32  6  7 19  44  81  19
17.Yiewsley                       32  3  7 22  36  78  13
Inter Zone Competetion 
Results

Inter Zone Competetion 
20/09/1958 League Weymouth Away 2-2 Hill 2      
15/10/1958 League Weymouth Home 0-2 :      
02/11/1958 League Yeovil Town Home 4-2 Pulman Cleverley Rapley Hill
10/12/1958 League Trowbridge Away 1-0        
20/01/1959 League Poole Town Home 0-1 :      
11/02/1959 League Trowbridge Home 2-0 Hill Robinson    
21/02/1959 League Poole Town Away 0-1 :      
24/02/1959 League Yeovil Town Away 0-2 :      

Inter Zone Final Table

Southern League Inter Zone 1958-59

Pos

 Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

1

 Yeovil Town

8

4

3

1

20

13

11

2

 Weymouth

8

3

4

1

16

10

10

3

 Poole Town

8

4

2

2

11

12

10

4

 Exeter City (Res)

8

3

1

4

9

10

7

5

 Trowbridge Town

8

0

2

6

10

21

2

 

South Western League
Results
Exeter "A"
Exeter "A" South Western League
23/08/1958 SWL Bodmin Town Away 0-3 :      
08/09/1958 SWL Helston Athletic Away 2-2 Hill Williams    
15/09/1958 SWL Newquay Home 2-1 Pulman 2 (2p's      
20/09/1958 SWL Saltash United Away 1-1 Willey      
22/09/1958 SWL Penzance Home 4-3 Rackley Haig Andrews 2  
27/09/1958 SWL Penzance Away 2-4 Williams Willey    
04/10/1958 SWL Falmouth Town Away 0-8 :      
11/10/1958 SWL St Blazey Away 1-1 Pullman      
13/10/1958 SWL Helston Athletic Home 4-3 Cruz Newell Yardley 2  
20/10/1958 SWL Plymouth Argyle A Away 1-3 Willey      
25/10/1958 SWL Camelford Away 1-1 Willey      
27/10 1958 SWL Tavistock  Home 2-2 Western Willey    
01/11/1958 SWL St Austell Away 0-5 :      
08/11/1958 League Cup  Saltash United Away 4-2 Spurle Newell Atkins Andrews
29/11/1958 SWL Plymouth Argyle A Home 1-5 Willey      
08/12/1958 SWL Camelford Home 5-4 Western 2 Cruz Cragg Spurle
13/12/1958 SWL Launceston Away 1-4 Willey      
20/12/1958 League Cup QF Camelford Away 0-4 :      
26/12/1958 SWL Truro City Away 2-4 Newell Williams    
28/02/1959 SWL Bugle Away 2-3 Willey Garner (og)    
02/03/1959 SWL Saltash United Home 3-0 Andrews Willey Grinney  
10/03/1959 SWL Wadebridge Town Home 1-1 Newell      
14/03/1959 SWL Tavistock Away 2-0 Williams Bennett    
16/03/1959 SWL Bugle Home 1-0 Willey      
23/03/1959 SWL St Blazey Home 2-3 Selway Yardley    
24/03/1959 SWL Bodmin Town Home 2-3 Bennett Williams    
28/03/1959 SWL Newquay Away 0-2 :      
04/04/1959 SWL Wadebridge Town Away 1-4 Bennett      
07/04/1959 SWL Launceston Home 4-2 Harvey (p) Williams Willey Selway
13/04/1959 SWL Falmouth Town Home 4-1 Bennett 2 Williams Vincent  
20/04/1959 SWL Truro City Home 0-2 :      
27/04/1959 SWL St Austell Home 5-0 Bennett 3 Cleverley 2     
 
South Western League
Final Table
  South Western League 1958-59
1 Newquay 30 23 3 4 123 45 49
2 Falmouth Town 30 22 3 5 121 42 47
3 Truro City 30 21 5 4 98 58 47
4 Bodmin Town 30 18 1 11 73 67 37
5 Plymouth Argyle A 30 16 4 10 88 50 36
6 St Austell 30 18 0 12 81 68 36
7 Penzance 30 15 3 12 89 65 33
8 Launceston 30 13 7 10 77 70 33
9 St Blazey 30 13 3 14 80 101 29
10 Exeter City Reserves 30 10 6 14 56 75 26
11 Wadebridge Town 30 10 3 17 77 80 23
12 Helston Athletic 30 8 4 18 58 86 20
13 Camelford 30 7 5 18 51 88 19
14 Saltash United 30 8 2 20 52 113 18
15 Bugle 30 8 0 22 53 86 16
16 Tavistock 30 4 3 23 47 130 11 



Exeter City Colts

Exeter and District League
Senior 1

SENIOR 1
1 REME Honiton 26 21 3 2 176 49 45
2 Seaton Town 26 17 5 4 98 56 39
3 RM Lympstone 26 16 6 4 68 47 38
4 Kingsteignton 26 16 5 5 97 58 37
5 Budleigh Salterton 26 12 5 9 69 59 29
6 Willeys Sports 26 11 5 10 72 72 27
7 Exeter City Colts 26 10 4 12 86 89 24
8 Exmouth Town 26 10 4 12 69 82 24
9 St Marks 26 8 6 12 64 92 22
11 Cullompton Rangers 26 9 2 15 62 68 20
10 St Lukes College 26 8 3 14 79 80 19
12 Winkleigh   26 6 2 18 42 90 14
13 Crediton United 26 6 2 18 40 119 14
14 University 26 4 4 18 56 115 10

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