CITY AGAIN WEAK IN ATTACK BUT DRAW
Defence Better in Poor Match

Saturday September 29th.

EXETER CITY 0
QUEEN'S PARK RANGERS 0
Attendance 4,000.

EXETER CITY Hunter Doyle Ferrier
Mitchell Harvey Porteous Thomas Willis
Currie John Rees
RANGERS Springett Woods Ingham Petchey Rutter Andrews Hellawell
Denby Quigley Locke Angell

Keith Thomas returned to Exeter City's team for the Third Division match against Queen's Park Rangers at St James's Park today. He was at outside-right in place of the injured Colin Beer, and Willis and John changed places at inside-forward. The Rangers had Denby for Longbottom at inside-right. Bright sunshine greeted the spectators, but fifteen minutes before the kick-off only about three thousand were inside the ground. After a few minutes of aimless football the City were the first to attack. Doyle fed Thomas, and his pass down the wing was centred by Rees much too high for Currie to reach. Ingham then cleared from an attack initiated by Mitchell, the ball finally going to Willis, who lost possession, and the same Rangers back dispossed John as he was in the act of shooting. Chances were being wasted by both sides and the lack of someone who could plan attacks was obvious. Neither set of players had a midfield "general" to take command.
However, Currie almost broke through after receiving from Ferrier but was dispossed by Rutter. Rangers in the second half were gradually becoming the better side but it had been a poor match generally, with defences well on top.

SUMMARY.
The City cannot sink much lower than this. Against a very poor Rangers team they were every bit as bad and deserved no more than one point. The biggest weakness was again at inside-forward, where Willis and John were completely out of the game. Willis in fact was for most of the time more of a handicap than a help.Both wingers were off-form and Currie with no support had a bad game, for him. He missed the best chance of the match in the first half when clean through. The defence was sound without being brilliant but Hunter, Harvey, and Doyle came through without blotting their copy-books.

Southern League 
Headington United v Exeter City Res.

LATE GOALS BEAT CITY RESERVES.

Headington United, against Exeter City Reserves, had Denial, late of Sheffield United, making his debut at left-back. Exeter made a number of alterations.

Headington:- Smith; Ramshaw, Denial; Hudson, Odell, Harper; Smillie, Rees, Phillips, Adams, Taylor.

City Reserves:- Bell; Foley, Bowkett; Packer, Parr, Major; Simpson, Grinney, Houghton, Phoenix, Buckle.

Phillips drew first blood when he scored for Headington after fifteen minutes but Exeter hit back and Buckle equalised. Phoenix put the City in front after the interval, but late goals by Rees and Taylor ensured Headington the points, by 3 goals to 2.


Wednesday October 3rd.
PENALTY WAS CITY RESERVES SAVIOUR
Mitchell Scores Close on Time

EXETER CITY RESERVES 2 (Divers, Mitchell)
TONBRIDGE 1 (Saunders)

Half-time City Reserves 1 Tonbridge 0.

It took a penalty by Arnold Mitchell two minutes from time to give Exeter City Reserves the points against Tonbridge in the Southern League match at St James's Park on the above date. The City should have made the points safe earlier, when they had threequarters of the play. But they simply fell away in front of goal. The equalising Tonbridge goal came three minutes after half time, and was barged through. Bell caught a centre and as he held the ball he was charged into the net by Saunders. The referee, Mr Giles, of Somerset, gave a goal and did not consult the linesman, who kept waving his flag to signal a foul all the way back to the half-way line. That goal equalised the one headed by Divers in the 16th minute and after it only two efforts by Reid (Tonbridge and ex Portsmouth) one cannonball, one header, are worthy of mention. Then came the penalty for hands, scored by Mitchell, who alongside Harvey and John formed a good half-back line. This was by far the City's strongest department.

• The attendance (exclusive of season ticket holders) was 577, and that means a loss of about £150 for Exeter City.