1980/81
All Results and information
Squad photo from the 1980/81 season
Exeter finished 11th in Division Three. In The League Cup they made an early exit at the First Round but were more successful in the FA Cup reaching the Quarter Finals.
- League Position: 11th Played: 46, Won: 16, Drew: 13,Lost: 17 Goals For: 62, Goals Against: 66 Points: 45
- FA Cup
First Round: Leatherhead (H), 5-0
Second Round: Millwall (A), 0-1
Third Round: Maidstone United (A), 2-4
Fourth Round: Leicester City (A), 1-1. Replay, 3-1
Fifth Round: Newcastle United (A), 1-1. Replay, 4-0
Quarter Final: Tottenham Hotspur (A), 2-0
- League Cup
First Team
Results
16/08/1980 | Gillingham | H | W | 2-1 | 3630 | Kellow | Neville | ||
20/08/1980 | Oxford United | A | W | 2-1 | 3751 | Neville | Kellow | ||
23/08/1980 | Hull City | A | D | 3-3 | 3559 | Neville 2 | Hatch | ||
30/08/1980 | Colchester United | H | W | 4-0 | 3918 | Neville | Giles | Delve | Kellow (p) |
06/09/1980 | Chester | A | L | 0-1 | 1974 | : | |||
13/09/1980 | Burnley | H | D | 0-0 | 4534 | : | |||
17/09/1980 | Fulham | H | W | 1-0 | 5300 | Kellow | |||
20/09/1980 | Millwall | A | L | 0-1 | 3638 | : | |||
27/09/1980 | Charlton Athletic | H | W | 4-3 | 4916 | Kellow 3 | Prince | ||
01/10/1980 | Fulham | A | W | 1-0 | 4509 | P. Rogers | |||
04/10/1980 | Rotherham United | A | L | 1-3 | 6889 | Giles | |||
08/10/1980 | Brentford | H | D | 0-0 | 4665 | : | |||
11/10/1980 | Huddersfield Town | H | L | 1-4 | 4769 | P. Rogers | |||
18/10/1980 | Sheffield United | A | L | 1-3 | 10608 | Kellow | |||
21/10/1980 | Walsall | A | W | 3-1 | 3703 | P. Rogers | Kellow | Pratt | |
25/10/1980 | Swindon Town | H | L | 3-4 | 4688 | Kellow 2 (1p) | Pratt | ||
01/11/1980 | Reading | A | L | 1-2 | 4622 | Kellow | |||
03/11/1980 | Brentford | A | W | 1-0 | 6590 | Kellow | |||
08/11/1980 | Barnsley | H | L | 0-1 | 4019 | : | |||
12/11/1980 | Oxford United | H | D | 1-1 | 3241 | Delve | |||
15/11/1980 | Gillingham | A | W | 5-1 | 3725 | Delve | Kellow 3 | Pratt | |
29/11/1980 | Carlisle United | H | W | 2-0 | 3940 | P. Rogers | Kellow | ||
06/12/1980 | Blackpool | A | D | 0-0 | 3597 | : | |||
20/12/1980 | Chesterfield | H | D | 2-2 | 4075 | P. Rogers | Pratt | ||
26/12/1980 | Plymouth Argyle | A | W | 2-0 | 14792 | Kellow (p) | Pullar | ||
27/12/1980 | Newport County | H | D | 2-2 | 6295 | Pullar | Kellow (p) | ||
10/01/1981 | Walsall | H | L | 0-3 | 4590 | : | |||
14/01/1981 | Portsmouth | H | W | 2-0 | 3722 | Pearson | Pullar | ||
31/01/1981 | Hull City | H | L | 1-3 | 5022 | Hoolicken (og) | |||
03/02/1981 | Colchester United | A | W | 2-1 | 2357 | Forbes | Pullar | ||
07/02/1981 | Burnley | A | L | 0-1 | 5585 | : | |||
10/02/1981 | Portsmouth | A | L | 0-5 | 12743 | : | |||
21/02/1981 | Charlton Athletic | A | L | 0-1 | 7245 | : | |||
28/02/1981 | Millwall | H | W | 2-0 | 5408 | Kellow | Hatch | ||
18/03/1981 | Rotherham United | H | W | 2-1 | 4494 | Sparrow | Delve | ||
21/03/1981 | Sheffield United | H | D | 1-1 | 4224 | Kellow | |||
28/03/1981 | Swindon Town | A | D | 2-2 | 6509 | Pearson | Kellow | ||
31/03/1981 | Carlisle United | A | D | 1-1 | 4385 | P. Rogers | |||
04/04/1981 | Reading | H | W | 3-1 | 3890 | Pearson 2 | Kellow | ||
07/04/1981 | Huddersfield Town | A | L | 0-5 | 12009 | : | |||
10/04/1981 | Barnsley | A | L | 0-1 | 13445 | : | |||
18/04/1981 | Newport County | A | L | 1-2 | 5231 | Kellow (p) | |||
21/04/1981 | Plymouth Argyle | H | D | 1-1 | 8491 | Kellow | |||
29/04/1981 | Chester | H | D | 2-2 | 3056 | Kellow | Pratt | ||
02/05/1981 | Blackpool | H | D | 0-0 | 3864 | : | |||
08/05/1981 | Chesterfield | A | L | 0-1 | 3448 | : |
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Final Table
League Division 3 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. ROTHERHAM UNITED 46 17 6 0 43 8 7 7 9 19 24 61 2. BARNSLEY 46 15 5 3 46 19 6 12 5 26 26 59 3. CHARLTON ATHLETIC 46 14 6 3 36 17 11 3 9 27 27 59 4. Huddersfield Town 46 14 6 3 40 11 7 8 8 31 29 56 5. Chesterfield 46 17 4 2 42 16 6 6 11 30 32 56 6. Portsmouth 46 14 5 4 35 19 8 4 11 20 28 53 7. Plymouth Argyle 46 14 5 4 35 18 5 9 9 21 26 52 8. Burnley 46 13 5 5 37 21 5 9 9 23 27 50 9. Brentford 46 7 9 7 30 25 7 10 6 22 24 47 10. Reading 46 13 5 5 39 22 5 5 13 23 40 46 11. Exeter City 46 9 9 5 36 30 7 4 12 26 36 45 12. Newport County 46 11 6 6 38 22 4 7 12 26 39 43 13. Fulham 46 8 7 8 28 29 7 6 10 29 35 43 14. Oxford United 46 7 8 8 20 24 6 9 8 19 23 43 15. Gillingham 46 9 8 6 23 19 3 10 10 25 39 42 16. Millwall 46 10 9 4 30 21 4 5 14 13 39 42 17. Swindon Town 46 10 6 7 35 27 3 9 11 16 29 41 18. Chester City 46 11 5 7 25 17 4 6 13 13 31 41 19. Carlisle United 46 8 9 6 32 29 6 4 13 24 41 41 20. Walsall 46 8 9 6 43 43 5 6 12 16 31 41 21. SHEFFIELD UNITED 46 12 6 5 38 20 2 6 15 27 43 40 22. COLCHESTER UNITED 46 12 7 4 35 22 2 4 17 10 43 39 23. BLACKPOOL 46 5 9 9 19 28 4 5 14 26 47 32 24. HULL CITY 46 7 8 8 23 22 1 8 14 17 49 32FA Cup
1980/81 | |||||||
22/11/1980 | Leatherhead | Home | 5-0 | 5000 | Kellow 2, Pearson, L. Roberts. Hinshelwood (og) | R1 | |
13/12/1980 | Milwall | Away | 1-0 | 3426 | P. Rogers | R2 | |
03/01/1981 | Maidstone United | Away | 4-2 | 6000 | Pullar 2, Kellow, P. Rogers | R3 | |
24/01/1981 | Leicester City | Away | 1-1 | 21000 | Pullar | R4 | |
28/01/1981 | Leicester City | Home | 3-1 | 15268 | Kellow 3 (1 pen) | R4 Replay | |
14/02/1981 | Newcastle United | Away | 1-1 | 37420 | L. Roberts | R5 | |
18/02/1981 | Newcastle United | Home | 4-0 | 17668 | Hatch, Pearson, P, Roberts, M. Rogers | R5 Replay | |
07/03/1981 | Tottenham Hotspur | Away | 0-2 | 41000 | : | R6 |
League Cup
1980/81 |
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09/08/1980 |
Bristol Rovers |
Home |
1-1 |
4702 |
Kellow |
LC 1 Ist Leg |
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12/08/1980 |
Bristol Rovers |
Away |
1-1 |
4000 |
Kellow |
LC 1 2nd Leg |
Bristol Rovers won 7-6 on penalties |
Friendlies
1980/81 | ||||||
Exeter score 1st | ||||||
26/07/1980 | Exmouth Town | Away | Neville 7, | Steve Neville scored 7 goals, Tony Ellis was referee | ||
30/07/1980 | Bath City | Away | ||||
02/08/1980 | Watford | Home | 0-2 | 1546 | : | Luther Blissett played for Watford |
Taunton Town | Away | |||||
14/08/1980 | Portsmouth | Away | ||||
Ottery St Mary | Away | |||||
Falmouth Town | Away | |||||
08/09/1980 | Merthyr | Away | ||||
10/09/1980 | Plymouth Argyle | Home | ||||
Minehead | Away | |||||
13/10/1980 | Derby County | Home | 3-2 | 3500 | Pratt 2, Kellow | Sonny Clarke Testimonial |
13/11/1980 | Wimbledon | Home | 2-1 | 1100 | ||
10/03/1981 | Bournemouth | Home | ||||
07/05/1981 | Bridport | Away | John Rose and John Pengelly Benefit | |||
01/06/1981 | Heavitree United | Away | Centenary Match (Full City Squad) Tony Ellis was Referee!) |
FA Youth Cup
1980/81 | |||||||
09/09/1980 | Bournemouth Poppies | Away | 3-1 | Kevin Hains, Paul Clatworthy, Ian Cole | Prelim. R | ||
25/09/1980 | Dorchester | Home | 5-0 | Ian Cole 2, Kevin Hains, Paul Clatworthy, Nick Marker | QF1 | ||
03/10/1980 | Swansea City | Away | 0-3 | : | QF2 |
Reserves
London Midweek Reserve League
Results
London Midweek Reserve League | |||||||||
10/09/1980 | League | Newport County | Away | 2-1 | Pratt | May (Jon) | |||
20/09/1980 | League | Millwall | ? | ? | |||||
30/09/1980 | League | Bournemouth | Home | 4-0 | Pullar | Roberts (Lee) | Forbes | Clatworthy | |
15/10/1980 | League | Bournemouth | Away | 2-0 | Cole (Ian) | Pratt | |||
10/11/1980 | L M Cup | Portsmouth | Home | 0-2 | : | ||||
13/12/1980 | League | Wimbledon | Home | 2-1 | Maybe 13th November | ||||
24/02/1981 | League | Newport County | Home | 2-5 | Pratt | Burte (Byron) | |||
Millwall | ? | ? | |||||||
24/03/1981 | League | Newport County | Home | ||||||
Wimbledon | Away |
Final Table
Reserves
Western Counties Floodlit League
Results
Western Counties Floodlit League | |||||||||
13/08/1980 | League | Portsmouth | Away | 0-4 | : | ||||
19/08/1980 | League | Portsmouth | Home | 2-0 | |||||
13/09/1980 | League | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 3-1 | Pratt | Pearson 2 pens | |||
03/11/1980 | League | Trowbridge | Away | 0-4 | : | ||||
04/02/1981 | League | Swansea | Home | ||||||
11/02/1981 | League | Bath City | Home | 1-3 | Ireland | ||||
24/03/1981 | League | Newport County | Home | 2-5 | Pratt | Burte | |||
Bath City | Away | ? | |||||||
Trowbridge | Home |
Final Table
DEVON & EXETER FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Senior 1A
Results
EXETER "A" Devon and Exeter League | |||||||||
16/08/1980 | League | Newton St Cyres | Home | 2-0 | Clatworthy 2 | ||||
23/08/1980 | League | Willeys Athletic | Away | 0-2 | : | ||||
30/08/1980 | League | St Marks | Away | 2-1 | |||||
06/09/1980 | League | Sidmouth | 6-0 | Pratt 2 | Clatworthy 2 | Burte | Hains | ||
13/09/1980 | League | Heavitree | Home | 2-0 | Cole | Williams (P) | |||
20/09/1980 | League | Thorverton | Away | 3-3 | Marker 2 | Cole | |||
27/09/1980 | League | Topsham | Away | 1-3 | Jones (Bryn) | Bryn was a coach! | |||
04/10/1980 | League | Budleigh Salterton | Home | 2-4 | Roberts (L) 2 | ||||
11/10/1980 | League | Clyst Valley | Away | 2-1 | Cole | Clatworthy | |||
18/10/1980 | |||||||||
25/10/1980 | League | Devon Motel | Away | Won | |||||
01/11/1980 | ED Cup | St Marks | Away | 5-2 | Thomas (P) 2 | Cole | Clatworthy 2 | ||
08/11/1980 | |||||||||
15/11/1980 | League | Devon Motel | Home | 3-1 | Marker 2 | Clatworthy | |||
22/11/1980 | League | Dunkeswell | Home | 7-0 | Hains 2 | Burte 2 | Clatworthy 2 | Marker | |
29/11/1980 | |||||||||
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20/12/1980 | ED Cup 3 | Kenton | Away | WON | |||||
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03/01/1981 | League | St Martins | Away | 1-3 | |||||
10/01/1981 | |||||||||
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24/01/1981 | League | St Martins | Home | 5-0 | Ireland | Prince 2 | Mills | Finn | |
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07/02/1981 | ED Cup 4 | St Martins | Home | 4-2 | Howarth 2 | Marker 2 | |||
23/02/1981 | League | Topsham | Home | 5-1 | Ireland 3 | Mills | Marker | ||
28/02/1981 | League | Budleigh Salterton | Away | 0-1 | : | ||||
11/03/1981 | League | Budleigh Salterton | Away | 0-1 | : | ||||
23/02/1981 | League | Topsham | Home | 5-1 | Ireland 3 | Mills | Marker | ||
28/02/1981 | League | Budleigh Salterton | Away | 0-1 | : | ||||
28/03/1981 | League | Dunkeswell | Away | 3-1 | |||||
10/04/1981 | League | Newton St Cyres | Away | 4-3 | |||||
12/04/1981 | ED Cup SF | Dolphin United | Neutral | ||||||
18/04/1981 | League | Crediton | Away | 3-1 | |||||
22/04/1981 | League | Honiton | Away | 4-0 | |||||
25/04/1981 | League | Newtown | Away | 7-0 | |||||
03/05/1981 | ED Cup F | Willand | At Heavitree | 4-3 | |||||
Clyst Valley | Home | ||||||||
Honiton | Home | ||||||||
Willeys Athletic | Home | ||||||||
Crediton | Home | ||||||||
St Marks | Home | ||||||||
Newtown | Home | ||||||||
15/02/1981 | League | Thorverton | Home | ||||||
Sidmouth | Away | ||||||||
Heavitree | Away |
Final Table
SENIOR 1A | |||||||
1 Budleigh Salterton | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 99 | 22 | 52 |
2 Exeter City | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 88 | 35 | 47 |
3 Clyst Valley | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 76 | 26 | 44 |
4 Sidmouth Town | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 85 | 49 | 38 |
5 Heavitree United | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 50 | 36 |
6 St Martins | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 76 | 50 | 35 |
7 Devon Motel | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 57 | 49 | 33 |
8 Honiton Town | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 55 | 31 |
9 Topsham Town | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 67 | 30 |
10 Willeys Athletic | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 52 | 60 | 27 |
11 Crediton United` | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 49 | 67 | 25 |
12 Newton St Cyres | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 43 | 71 | 23 |
13 Thorverton | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 74 | 22 |
14 St Marks | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 48 | 95 | 14 |
15 Newtown | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 48 | 112 | 14 |
16 Dunkeswell Rovers | 30 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 29 | 83 | 9 |
South West Counties Floodlit Youth League
Results
YOUTH TEAM - South West Counties Floodlit (Youth League) | |||||||||
06/09/1980 | League | Torquay United | Away | 4-0 | Hains | Jones | Burte | Williams (P) | |
10/09/1980 | League | Newport County | Away | 2-1 | Pratt | May (Jon) | |||
24/09/1980 | League | Swansea | Away | 0-4 | : | ||||
02/11/1980 | League | Cheltenham | Home | ||||||
10/11/1980 | League | Newport County | Home | 1-1 | Pratt | ||||
10/01/1981 | League | Swansea | Home | 0-3 | : | ||||
03/02/1981 | League | Cardiff City | Home | P-P | : | ||||
09/02/1981 | League | Torquay United | Home | 1-1 | Burte | ||||
17/02/1981 | League | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 0-1 | : | ||||
03/02/1981 | League | Cardiff City | Home | ||||||
07/04/1981 | League | Hereford | Away | 0-4 | : | ||||
14/04/1981 | League | Cardiff City | Away | 2-2 | |||||
21/04/1981 | League | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 0-5 | : | ||||
Hereford | Away | 0-4 | |||||||
Trowbridge | Home | ||||||||
Final Table
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