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
- League Cup
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 34FA Cup
1973/74 | |||||||
24/11/1973 | Alvechurch | Home | 0-1 | 4698 | : | R1 |
League Cup
1973/74 |
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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 12Youth Team
Devon and Exeter Youth League
Results
Final Table
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.