1973/74
All Results and information



Squad photo from the 1973/74 season, Exeter finished in 10th position in Division 4 and exited the FA Cup at the First Round. In the League Cup they enjoyed more success and made it to the Fourth Round.
  • League Position: 10th Played: 46 Won: 18, Drew: 8, Lost: 19 Goals For: 58, Goals Against: 55 Points: 44
  • FA Cup
First Round: Alvechurch (H), 0-1
  • League Cup
First Round: Swansea City (A), 1-1. Replay, 2-1
Second Round: Rotherham United (A), 1-4
Third Round: West Bromwich Albion (A), 1-3
Fourth Round: Wolverhampton Wanderers (A), 5-1

First Team 
Results

25/08/1973 Bradford City H D 0-0 4176 :      
01/09/1973 Brentford  A W 1-0 4820 Giles      
08/09/1973 Workington H D 1-1 3815 Plumb      
12/09/1973 Darlington H W 3-0 4403 Binney (p) Balson Scott  
15/09/1973 Chester  A W 1-0 2884 Binney (p)      
17/09/1973 Hartlepool United  A W 3-1 2606 Plumb Wingate Binney  
22/09/1973 Reading H L 0-1 6822 :      
28/09/1973 Colchester United  A L 0-1 5466 :      
03/10/1973 Hartlepool United H W 2-0 4461 Giles Binney    
06/10/1973 Gillingham H W 2-1 4744 Plumb Binney    
13/10/1973 Rotherham United  A L 0-4 2958 :      
20/10/1973 Northampton Town  A W 2-1 4923 Binney Plumb    
22/10/1973 Darlington  A L 0-1 1804 :      
27/10/1973 Crewe Alexandra H W 2-0 4804 Binney 2      
03/11/1973 Peterborough United  A L 0-2 9641 :      
10/11/1973 Barnsley H W 6-1 4697 Plumb 2 Binney 2 Scott Wingate
14/11/1973 Doncaster Rovers H L 1-2 5259 Wallace      
17/11/1973 Lincoln City  A L 1-2 4100 Neale      
01/12/1973 Swansea City  A L 0-2 2046 :      
08/12/1973 Newport County H L 0-1 3476 :      
15/12/1973 Workington  A L 1-3 693 Parker      
22/12/1973 Colchester United H W 1-0 3638 Binney      
26/12/1973 Torquay United A D 0-0 9107 :      
01/01/1974 Brentford H W 2-1 5754 Binney Morrin    
05/01/1974 Stockport County A W 1-0 1803 Binney      
12/01/1974 Chester H W 2-1 5047 Bowker Wingate    
20/01/1974 Bradford City  A L 0-1 9041 :      
27/01/1974 Newport County A L 1-2 3812 Bowker      
10/02/1974 Reading  A L 1-4 5232 Parker      
23/02/1974 Gillingham  A L 1-2 7994 Bowker      
02/03/1974 Torquay United H W 4-2 5928 Binney 2 Harrison (og) Morrin  
09/03/1974 Mansfield Town H D 1-1 3669 Binney      
10/03/1974 Crewe Alexandra A W 5-2 1801 Binney 3 Morrin Bowker  
16/03/1974 Northampton Town H D 1-1 4052 Binney      
18/03/1974 Mansfield Town  A D 3-3 2406 Bowker Parker Wingate  
23/03/1974 Barnsley  A L 0-3 3067 :      
27/03/1974 Stockport County H W 2-1 3337 Binney Charter (og)    
30/03/1974 Peterborough United H L 1-2 3592 Wingate      
06/04/1974 Doncaster Rovers  A L 0-1 1373 :      
12/04/1974 Bury  A D 0-0 5043 :      
13/04/1974 Lincoln City H L 0-1 3687 :      
15/04/1974 Bury H L 0-3 2992 :      
22/04/1974 Scunthorpe United H W 4-0 2226 Binney 3 Bowker    
27/04/1974 Swansea City H W 2-0 2915 Binney Bowker    
30/04/1974 Rotherham United H D 0-0 2945 :      


Final Table 
League Division 4
                              P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
 1. PETERBOROUGH UNITED      46  19  4  0  49  10   8  7  8  26  28   65
 2. GILLINGHAM               46  16  5  2  51  16   9  7  7  39  33   62
 3. COLCHESTER UNITED        46  16  5  2  46  14   8  7  8  27  22   60
 4. BURY                     46  18  3  2  51  14   6  8  9  30  35   59
 5. Northampton              46  14  7  2  39  14   6  6 11  24  34   53
 6. Reading                  46  11  9  3  37  13   5 10  8  21  24   51
 7. Chester City             46  13  6  4  31  19   4  9 10  23  36   49
 8. Bradford City            46  14  7  2  45  20   3  7 13  13  32   48
 9. Newport County           46  13  6  4  39  23   3  8 12  17  42   45
10. Exeter City              45  12  5  6  37  20   6  3 13  21  35   44
11. Hartlepool United        46  11  4  8  29  16   5  8 10  19  31   44
12. Lincoln City             46  10  8  5  40  30   6  4 13  23  37   44
13. Barnsley                 46  15  5  3  42  16   2  5 16  16  48   44
14. Swansea City             46  11  6  6  28  15   5  5 13  17  31   43
15. Rotherham United         46  10  9  4  33  22   5  4 14  23  36   43
16. Torquay United           46  11  7  5  37  23   2 10 11  15  34   43
17. Mansfield Town           46  13  8  2  47  24   0  9 14  15  45   43
18. Scunthorpe United        45  12  7  3  33  17   2  5 16  14  47   42
19. Brentford                46   9  7  7  31  20   3  9 11  17  30   40
20. Darlington               46   9  8  6  29  24   4  5 14  11  38   39
21. Crewe Alexandra          46  11  5  7  28  30   3  5 15  15  41   38
22. Doncaster Rovers         46  10  7  6  32  22   2  4 17  15  58   35
23. Workington               46  10  8  5  33  26   1  5 17  10  48   35
24. Stockport County         46   4 12  7  22  25   3  8 12  22  44   34
FA Cup

1973/74
24/11/1973 Alvechurch Home 0-1 4698 : R1


League Cup

1973/74

28/08/1973      

Swansea City

Away

1-1

8000

Binney

LC 1

05/09/1973

Swansea City

Home   

2-1

5023

Binney 2

LC 1R   

10/10/1973

Rotherham United

Away

4-1

7000

Binney, Parker, Wingate, Joy     

LC 2

31/10/1973

West Bromwich Albion

Away

3-1     

10783  

Binney , Plumb

LC 3

04/11/1973

Wolverhampton Wanderers       

Away

1-5

7622

Plumb

LC 4



Devon Bowl

09/05/1974 Torquay United Home 3-0   796 F EXETER-WINNERS


Friendlies

1973/74  
      Exeter score 1st      
29/07/1973 Falmouth Town Away        
11/08/1973 Walton & Hersham Home P-P   : The FA did not allow the game to be played
13/08/1973 Halifax Town Home 2-2 860 Binney (pen), Neale  
14/08/1973 Chelsea X1 Neutral 0-3 450 : v Brian Bason, Keith Lawrence, Kenny Swain (for Chelsea) At Dawlish, (mostly resreves), Julian Tagg and Harry Holman played
15/08/1973 Swindon Town Home 2-0 1021 Wingate (pen) Binney (pen)  
17/08/1973 Elmore Away        
18/08/1973 Tiverton Town Away 2-0 0 Devlin, Plumb. Behind closed doors
19/08/1973 Plymouth Argyle Home 2-1 0 Neale, Binney Behind closed doors
20/08/1973 Ottery St Mary Away 2-0 250 Devlin 2 Opening of new changing rooms at Ottery.
01/05/1973 Taunton Town Away 3-3   Binney 2, Banks Mike Ferris and Dave Curtis Benefit 


FA Youth Cup 

Exeter did not compete.


Reserves
Western League
Results 
Western League 1973/74
25/08/1973 League Welton Rovers Away 2-2          
30/08/1973 League Bridport Town Away 2-0 Gibson  Devlin       
01/09/1973 League Bridgwater Home 1-2 Devlin        
08/09/1973 League Barnstaple Away 4-2          
11/09/1973 League Exmouth Town Away 3-2 Hodge Tootell Neale    
15/09/1973 League Mangotsfield  Home 2-0 Devlin Neale       
22/09/1973 League Keynsham Away 1-2          
29/09/1973 League Frome Town Home 2-1 Neale Hodge      
06/10/1973 League St Lukes College Away 3-1 Neale 2 Gibson       
10/10/1973 League Exmouth Town Home 5-0 Hodge 3 Devlin Neale     
13/10/1973 League Mangotsfield Home 2-0          
20/10/1973 League Devizes Home 1-1 Hodge        
27/10/1973 League Ashtonians Away 1-0          
31/03/1973 League Dawlish Home 1-2 Devlin        
03/11/1973 League Glastonbury Home 2-1 Tootell 2        
10/11/1973 League Bridgwater Away 0-1 :        
17/11/1973 League Welton Rovers Home 1-4 Devlin        
24/11/1973 League Keynsham Town Away 1-0          
01/12/1973 League Tiverton Home 0-0 :        
08/12/1973 League Glastonbury Away 0-2 :        
15/12/1973 League Tiverton Away 2-0 Hodge Dibble       
29/12/1973 League Ashtonians Home 5-2 Devlin 3 Plumb  Neale     
01/01/1974 League Dawlish Away 4-1 Devlin 2 Plumb  Hodge     
05/01/1974 League Taunton Away P-P :        
12/01/1974 League Frome Town Away 0-1 :        
19/01/1974 League Taunton Home 0-0 :        
26/01/1974 League Weston Super Mare Away 0-0 :        
17/02/1974 League Bradford Avon Away 1-0        
20/02/1974 League St Lukes College Home 2-2          
23/02/1974 League Chippenham Town Home 2-0          
02/03/1974 League Taunton Away 0-0 :        
16/03/1974 League Chippenham Town Away 1-0          
23/03/1974 League Weston Super Mare Home 3-0          
30/03/1974 League Devizes Away 1-3          
03/04/1974 League Bridport Town Home 2-0          
06/04/1974 Cup Ashtonians Home 0-1 :        
24/04/1974 League Barnstaple Home 2-1          
11/05/1974 League Bradford Avon Home 2-0          



Final Table
Western League
                                   P  W  D  L   F   A Pts
 1.Welton Rovers                  36 27  5  4  80  32  59
 2.Taunton Town                   36 25  8  3  86  19  58
 3.Bridgwater Town                36 23  6  7  71  34  52
 4.Exeter City                    36 21  7  8  61  33  49
 5.Devizes Town                   36 18  9  9  73  44  45
 6.Glastonbury                    36 18  7 11  69  46  43
 7.Frome Town                     36 16  9 11  64  43  41
 8.Barnstaple Town                36 17  7 12  76  60  41
 9.Mangotsfield United            36 17  7 12  57  52  41
10.Dawlish                        36 17  6 13  53  67  40
11.St. Luke's College             36 14  5 17  48  48  33
12.Weston-super-Mare              36 13  7 16  44  50  33
13.Keynsham Town                  36 11  5 20  39  65  27
14.Tiverton Town                  36  7 11 18  42  67  25
15.Bridport                       36 10  5 21  41  67  25
16.Exmouth Town                   36  6 11 19  31  70  23
17.Ashtonians United              36  8  5 23  43  75  21
18.Avon (Bradford)                36  5  6 25  36  85  16
19.Chippenham Town                36  3  6 27  25  82  12

Youth Team
Devon and Exeter Youth League
Results

Final Table

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Comments

Alan Dolling

On the 4th November 1973, you note that Exeter lost by 5 goals to 1 away to Wolverhampton in what was then the League Cup. 

Please note that the correct date of this match was the 20th November. I can verifiy this as I was working in Croydon at the time and travelled from there to Wolverhampton and back to see the game.

I can remember that we were well beaten that day and it was a sobering journey back to Croydon that evening.

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