CITY LEAD FOR 65 MINUTES BUT LOSE.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10TH: EXETER CITY 1 WATFORD 2.

Quite against the run of the play Watford scored two late goals to deprive Exeter City of a victory which had seemed assured. Exeter scored in the 21st minute. Hunter had gathered a shot by Cook and made a long clearance down the middle. With a Watford player on either side of him Thomas collected the ball and pulled it back from the goal-line, Currie tapping in from short range.

Twenty minutes after the interval Watford got the equaliser with the City defence in a tangle. Graham was the scorer. Three minutes before the final whistle Allen broke through on the right and rammed home the winning goal.

Exeter City:- Hunter; Doyle, Ferrier; mJohn, Harvey, Porteous; Buckle, Thomas, Currie, Willis, Rees.
Watford: Gooch; Shipwright, Harrop; Catleugh, Atkinson, Mitchell; Allen, Meadows, Cook, Graham, Walker.

The City had played well until Watford secured the equaliser and they then lost their edge and resorted to wild kicking. The Mitchell plan, with Currie doing the deep-lying bit, was adhered to, and Currie was in fact the best of the forwards. Thomas enjoyed his best game for a long time.

Southern League
YEOVIL TOWN 5
EXETER CITY RESERVES 1.

Mitchell led the attack for the City Reserves at Yeovil, following a lay-off through injury.

Yeovil:- Bird; McAlone, Elder; Edwards, Nagy, Topping; Long, Alexander, McCaffrey, Fidler, McKay.
City Res:- Bell; Foley, Marsh; Packer, Parr, Houghton; Simpson, Divers, Mitchell, Phoenix, Beer.

So prominent was Yeovil's superiority in this match that even their full-backs joined in the attacks. At half-time they were four goals up and at full time 5-1 Simpson scored Exeter's goal.