Dorset-born Reg Dare played for Exeter City in 1950/51. He joined the club from Southampton after being given a belated opportunity in professional football. Better-known as a cricketer, he played in 109 first-class matches for Hampshire between 1949 and 1954. One of his few appearances for the Grecians was in a FA 4th round replay at Chelsea. 

Reg played for Hampshire side Alton Town prior to being given a professional opportunity by Southampton at the age of 27. He was unable to break into the first-team at a time he was making more headway as a cricketer with Hampshire.

Released by Saints to join Exeter City in August 1950, his Grecians debut was delayed by cricketing commitments and eventually came in the 4-2 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion in October 1950.

Retaining his place for the next three games, and making further appearances in February and April, Reg totalled half-a-dozen games in his solitary season at St James' Park before leaving for Dorchester Town. 

An oddity of his time at St James' Park was that, after not yet playing at all in the FA Cup, Reg appeared in the 4th round replay against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in front of a crowd of 40,000.
 
Continuing to play for Hampshire until 1954, and scoring a century against Worcestershire in 1952, he later played for Buckinghamshire and died in Bournemouth in 1993.