Few Regrets
THE PASSING OF ANOTHER SEASON

There are few regrets at the passing of another season, which, from Exeter City's standpoint, has contained a minimum of pleasing or noteworthy features. All are thankful that the club has managed to avoid having to make another re-election application, which had it been necessary would not have been successful in the opinion of people in touch with the powers-that-be of the Football League. Among directors, management, and supporters there is a feeling of genuine relief that the City's existence in the Football League is assured for at least another term. Exeter's escape is welcome. Indeed, it is about the one and only satisfactory feature of the campaign now ended. Once more the club has cut a moderate figure in the League and failed in the Cup. As regards the League, had it not been for a few points which were unexpectedly gathered in away matches, the position would be as desperate as it was last season.

CONSISTENCY LACKING.
Reviewing the performances, it at once becomes evident that the City have lacked consistency and that certain positions badly need strengthening in order to bring the club up to the standard which it occupied a few years ago. The Grecians then were a club with an enviable reputation in the Southern Section. Of late, the prestige of Exeter City has faded. What of the future? Examination of the retained list containing the names of thirteen players indicates that somewhere in the reg ion of a dozen new men will be signed, a goalkeeper, one full back, three half-backs, and five or six forwards. In the main the management will have to concentrate on halves and forwards. It is understood that Bill Fellowes is not stopping with Luton Town. He wants to get back to Devon, where he has a business. Fellowes does not want to give up football. What he desires is a club near home (Tavistock) in order that he could combine the two activities, and he is a centre or wing half who would suit Exeter City down to the ground. The irony of the situation is that a few years ago the City could have had him for nothing when the Argyle decided that they had no further use of his services. Exeter City missed a bargain, however, and Fellowes went to Clapton Orient and was subsequently sold to Luton at a big transfer fee. Today, the City would probably jump at the chance of signing on such a player with no fee payable. Although rumour has been assoс iating the name of Fellowes with one of the Devon clubs, it seems obvious, in the case of Exeter or Torquay, that everything depends upon Luton Town's attitude. They paid Clapton Orient about £1,000 to secure his transfer, and the probability is that they estimate his current value at round about the same mark. If, therefore, the Luton directors say in effect that they are expecting to get their money back, then there is no chance at all of Fellowes coming either to Exeter or Torquay. If, on the other hand, Luton reason the deal in another way, it may be that a free transfer could be effected. For if Luton put a big fee on the player's head he will most likely disappear from big football and his present club will get nothing.

SOME STATISTICS.
EXETER CITY'S GATES.
Statistics can be made interesting, sometimes. Here are details, rather significant in character, of match attendances at St James's Park and elsewhere. Taking the figures from the City club's official programme, the twenty-one Football League games at Exeter have been attended by a total of 130,178 people, and that the aggregate attendance on the other grounds on which the City have provided the opposition by a total of 157,911. Thus the average number of spectators at each League game on the St James's Park ground has been 6,199. For away matches the average has been 7,500. The two Cup-ties played at Exeter attracted a total of 17,587 spectators. Taking League and Cup games together, it is seen that the season's average at St James's was 6,424.
This is in other words nearly one in every ten of the city's population. League gates are slightly up on the previous season, but they still fall about 25 per cent. below the ruling average for the en tire Southern Section. The deficiency is capable of adjustment but only if a winning team is secured. How to provide that desirable and necessary asset, a winning team, will be the immediate concern of the directorate and management.

Appearances by Position:-
Goal: Church 28, Tierney 13, Miller 1. Right back: Brown 26, B.Clarke 14, Angus 2.
Left back: Wallace 37, B.Clarke 4, Topping 1.
Right half: Shadwell 37, Kavanagh 4, Ebdon 1.
Centre half: Bamsey 28, Davies 8, Angus 3, Coles 2, Pollard 1.
Left half: Angus 31, Davies 6, Shadwell 3, Kavanagh 2.
Outside right: Coulston 32, Miles 8, W.Clarke 2.
Inside right: Bussey 36, Ebdon 3, Storey 3. Centre forward: Bowl 33, Ebdon 5, B.Clarke 4.
Inside left: Ebdon 13, Pope 13, McGill 7, Farrell 6, Storey 2, Bowl 1.
Outside left: Liddle 28, W. Clarke 10, McGill 2, Miles 2.

Southern League Goalscorers

Farrell 11, B.Clarke 10, W.Clarke 10, Pollard 10, Miles 5, McGill 4, Pope 4, Coulston 3, 3, Ebdon 3, Storey 3, Bussey 2, Warren 2, Topping 1, Clark (Plymouth Argyle own goal) 1, Hartley (Tunbridge Wells own goal) 1, Williams (Cheltenham Town own goal) 1.

Exeter City's retained list 

Included the names of thirteen players, indicates that the directors are satisfied in the main with the men who have figured in the majority of the League matches this season.
Terms have been offered to:-
Church, goalkeeper;
Brown, Wallace, B.Clarke, full-backs;
Shadwell, Bamsey, Angus, half-backs; Coulston, Bussey, Bowl, Pollard, Ebdon, Liddle, forwards.

These have free transfers:-
Tierney, Walker, goalkeepers;
Topping, full-back;
Davies, Kavanagh, half-backs;
Miles, Farrell, Pope, McGill, W.Clarke, forwards.

Re-engagement is also being offered to the trainer, Mr W. Barr, the assistant trainer, Mr R.Pym, and the groundsman, Mr Greenaway.