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Match Reports 1977/78

54 Items

Hopes and Expectations
'The Grecians'
1977-1978
Compiled by A. Wilson
Edited by P. Farley

The Squad
Pre-season Friendlies
Norwich City 30 July 1977
Sheffield United 2nd August 1977
Minehead 5th August 1977

Match 01
League Cup
13th August 1977 Plymouth Argyle - Home
16th August 1977 Plymouth Argyle - Away
23rd August 1977 Plymouth Argyle -

Match 02
20th August 1977
Football League
Walsall v Exeter City

Match 03
August 27th 1977.
Bury (home)

Match 04
August 31st 1977
Football League Cup 2nd Round
Aston Villa (home)

St James's Park, attendance 13,768. EXETER CITY 1 ASTON VILLA 3.

Match 05
September 3rd 1977.
Shrewsbury (away)

And in the Western League
Shepton Mallett (h)

Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury, attendance 3,300.

SHREWSBURY TOWN O EXETER CITY 2.

Match 06
10th September 1977
Third Division
Exeter City v Port Vale

Match 07
13th September 1977
Third Division
Rotherham v Exeter City

Match 08
17th September 1977
Third Division
Peterborough v Exeter City

Match 09
24th September 1977
Portsmouth (home)

Match 10
26th September 1977
Carlisle United (home)

Match 11
October 1st 1977.
Chesterfield (a)

Match 12
October 3rd 1977.
TRANMERE ROVERS (away)

Match 13
October 8th 1977.
WREXHAM (home)

Match 14
October 12th 1977.
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY (Home)

Match 15
October 15th 1977.
LINCOLN CITY (Away)

Match 16
October 22nd 1977.
PRESTON NORTH END (home)

Match 17
October 29th 1977.
SWINDON TOWN (Away)

November 2nd 1977. In the Western League
Bideford (Away)

BIDEFORD 1 EXETER CITY RESERVES 3.

Match 18
November 5th 1977.
OXFORD UNITED (home)

Match 19
November 12th 1977.
Gillingham (away)

Match 20
November 19th 1977.
BRADFORD CITY (home)

Match 21
November 26th 1977.
FA Cup 1st Round
NEWPORT COUNTY (Away)

Match 22
November 30th 1977.
FA Cup 1st Round Replay
NEWPORT COUNTY (home)

Match 23
December 3rd 1977
CAMBRIDGE UNITED (Home)

Match 24
December 9th 1977.
COLCHESTER UNITED (a)

And in the Western League
Falmouth (h)

Match 25
December 17th 1977.
FA Cup 2nd Round
MINEHEAD (Away)

Match 26
Tuesday, Dec. 26th 1977.
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE (Away)

Match 27
December 27th 1977
Hereford United (h)

Match 28
December 31st 1977.
OXFORD UNITED (Away)

Match 29
2nd January 1978
Chester City (home)

Match 30
FA Cup 3rd Round
January 7th 1978 Wolves (Home)
January 10th 1978 Wolves (Away)

Match 31
January 14th 1978.
WALSALL (home)

Match 32
January 17th 1978.
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY (Away)

Match 33
January 21st 1978.
BURY (Away)

Match 34
January 28th 1978.
SHREWSBURY TOWN (Home)

Match 35
February 8th 1978
Port Vale (Away)

Match 36
February 11th 1978.
PETERBOROUGH UNITED (Home)

February 25th 1978.
Western League
Mangotsfield (away)

St James's Park, attendance 4,017. EXETER CITY 1 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 0.

Match 37
February 28th 1978.
PORTSMOUTH (away)

Match 38
March 4th 1978
WREXHAM (away)

Match 39
March 8th 1978.
ROTHERHAM UNITED (home)

Match 40
March 11th 1978.
LINCOLN CITY (home)

March 14th 1978.
Western League
BARNSTAPLE TOWN (home)

Match 41
March 18th 1978.
PRESTON NORTH END (Away)

Match 42
March 22nd 1978.
SWINDON TOWN (home)

Match 43
March 25th 1978.
HEREFORD UNITED (Away)

Match 44
March 28th 1978.
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE (Home)

Match 45
April 1st 1978.
CHESTER (Away)

Match 46
Monday April 3rd 1978.
CARLISLE UNITED (Away)

Match 47
April 8th 1978.
GILLINGHAM (Home)

Match 48
April 15th 1978.
BRADFORD CITY (Away)

Match 49
April 18th 1978.
CHESTERFIELD (home)

Match 50
April 22nd 1978.
COLCHESTER UNITED (home)

Match 51
April 26th 1978.
TRANMERE ROVERS (home)

Match 52
April 29th 1978.
Cambridge United (away)

Season Summary 1977/78