EXETER CITY v 1ST RIFLE BRIGADE

Saturday, September 28th,
at St James's Park.

Friendly:
Exeter City were defeated by the Rifle Brigade, who are now back from their annual training at Okehampton, by 3 goals to 1.

City: Ancliff; W.Wells, Fenwick; Warner, Oliver, Letheren; Clark, Eveleigh, Mudd, Sellick, Singlehurst.

Brigade: Ogden; Coates, Ashment; Doyle, Creasor, Watkinson; Vansinter, Harris, Pryce, Pickup, Smith.

The Rifle Brigade are as good as any Plymouth League side, and a really fine team. The City need not be disheartened by losing to them by a margin of only two goals, but many chances were wasted by Exeter through sticking to the close passing game.

Exeter City met with another defeat on Saturday, when they were overcome by the 15th Brigade Royal Field Artillery by three goals to one. The sides were not at full strength. The soldiers were certainly much. The better team, and thoroughly deserved their victory. They showed decidedly better combination, and were faster than their opponents. It is evident that Exeter City will have to improve considerably before they can claim to be as good as some of the teams in the Plymouth League, and unless some fresh blood is discovered their record this season is not likely to be very brilliant. Complaints are made that the Committee have failed during the last couple of seasons to properly look after younger players, and now some of the old hands have dropped there is difficulty in filling the places with really good men.

Friernhay v City Reserves 

The City Reserves beat Friernhay at Marsh Barton by 2 goals to 1.