SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1st

CITY 4 BRADFORD 0. 

CITY FINISH OFF BRADFORD IN CHAMPION STYLE. 

REES AND NICHOLLS TWO GOALS EACH.

Top of the League Exeter City, who were given a terrific reception by the crowd of ten thousand at St James's Park this afternoon, added a further win to their impressive record. Their Northern visitors, Bradford, were well beaten by 4 clear goals, and could have no possible complaints concerning the score against
them.

City:- Hunter; Foley, MacDonald; Mitchell, Oliver, John; Stiffle, Rees, Calland, Nicholls, Dale.

Bradford: Routledge; Suddards, Bates; Dean, Batty, Robinson; Kendall, Brims, Buchanan, Atkinson, Devlin.

Today's victory puts the Grecians in a stronger position at the head of things in Division 4 with an advantage of one point over Coventry City and Port Vale, who are joint second. ....

SOUTHERN LEAGUE:
Clacton 1-4 Exeter City Reserves 

Exeter after their long journey were slow starters on their first ever visit to the Old Road ground, Clacton. They went ahead however in the 15th minute when a bad clearance gave Rackley possession and that player's shot beat the goalkeeper.

Exeter scorers were:- 
Rackley 2, Pulman 2.

South Western League 
St Austell (a)

Another three goals for Reynolds

St. Austell 5-0 Exeter City A

Few people gave Exeter City's youngsters much of a chance against the more experienced St. Austell and when they took the field with only 10 men - inside- right Len Goodman failed to arrive-it was really a case of how many goals St. Austell would win by. In the end it was 5-0. It should have been many more, for, St. Austell missed numerous chances, especially in the first half. Exeter earned a great deal of praise from St. Austell supporters for their continuous attempts to play football. They used the ball intelligently and played some neat. pattern-weaving football. But they lacked an experienced player to weld them into a team. Their brilliant young left-half, Mike Cleverley, did his best to get his four-man attack working but much of his good work was wasted. St. M Austell's forward line never really played as a unit. Spasmodically it fired on all five "cylinders" but more often than not it relied on one, or perhaps two. "cylinders." Even so, St. Austell dominated the game. In the first half Halloran had hardly a shot to save. Exeter's best per- formance came midway through the second half when St. Austell seemed content to rest on their 4-0 lead. It was then that Exeter really tested the St. Austell defence. It was not found wanting. although on one occasion Halloran was lucky when a shot cannoned off his chest and the rebound was sent only inches wide. Dave Reynolds gave St. Austell the lead in the 17th minute and increased it in the 36th. A minute later "Tiny" Rowe, got the third. Rowe had a good game at right- half and, with left-half Tony Congdon, kept a tight rein on the Exeter inside men. In the second half Reynolds got his third from a penalty and Peter Bennett added the fifth.


CITY RESERVES TOP YEOVIL.
NOVEMBER 4th
CITY RES 4 YEOVIL TOWN 2.

The last time Exeter City Reserves played Yeovil, on September 27th, they were soundly beaten to the tune of six goals to one. This time, in the Southern League at St James's Park Exeter won a deserved and meritorious victory by 4 goals to 2. Yeovil made about half-a-dozen changes in their team for this game, but if they are hoping to take this side to Southend in the F.A.Cup next week they had better make another half-dozen. For the City Reserves, playing as well as they played so far in the present season, made them look completely inferior, and easily beat them. Pulman gave Exeter the lead after 20 minutes and McConnon equalised just on half-time. By the time O'Donnell had scored again for Yeovil in the second half the Reserves had already got another two goals, Cleverly and Rapley. scoring. The final goal came from Hill 10 minutes from the end.