CITY LOST THEIR HOME RECORD BEATEN BY NORTHAMPTON.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28th 1959

CITY 3 NORTHAMPTON TOWN 4.

Exeter City suffered their first home defeat of the season when the Cobblers of Northampton beat them 4-3 in front of their own support ers. Northampton, who played well from the start, took an early lead, but the City fought back and made it 2-1 in 20 minutes, only to allow the visitors to draw level before half time. They got two more in a six-minute spell to make it 4-2 and the City's efforts from then on were rewarded with a late goal.

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

Northampton:- Brewer; Bannister, Claypole; Mills, Gale, Smith; English, Baron, Leck, Woan, Fowler.

There were nearly 10,000 spectators present when the teams came out, and Calland gave away a free kick in the first minute, Gale's drive passing harmlessly over the goal-line. But the Cobblers were soon a goal up, Fowler lobbing the ball neatly past Hunter from a very sharp angle. Calland's shooting powers were again in evidence as he levelled the score and then gave Exeter the advantage, both goals being hammered home with unstoppable drives. By the time Exeter's last goal was scored (by Mitchell with a penalty awarded for a foul on Rees) Northampton had taken the game well in hand with Baron, English, and Leck each scoring for them. The City had to lose at home sometime, but it need not have been to day. Before and after half-time they missed great opportunities that could have turned the game round in their favour. Northampton played well enough once they were in the lead and their goals were all good ones. Exeter's penalty was the last kick of the game and consequently too late to make any difference.

Attendance 9,870.

SOUTHERN LEAGUE:
CHELMSFORD 5
EXETER CITY RESERVES 1.

Exeter, kicking off at Chelmsford before a crowd of about 2,000 were immediately on the defensive when Dicker got clear on the right, but his centre was missed by Butcher and the ball scrambled away. With eight minutes gone Chelmsford took the lead when McCorkindale scored from the rebound off Lobbett of his first shot, almost walking the ball in. Butcher got another goal and at half time Chelmsford led by two nil. Walker, Adey, and McCorkindale for Chelmsford and Hill for the City scored in the second half.


South Western League
Bugle (a)

Bugle fought back and won

Bugle 3, Exeter 2

Exeter visiting Bugle for the first time in their history, opened with fast, intelligent football fo and gave Bugle the "run-about for the first 30 minutes. After Bugle had made a couple of attempts to score, Exeter moved anto attack and in the 16th minute Willey cut through and scored. Exeter were clever and in Cragg at right-half, they had a player who quickly turned defence into Bugle with newcomer Kellow in their front line were somewhat casual and the visitors. still having most of the play, went further ahead when a shot from outside-right Williams was deflected into the net by Bugle's right back Glover. Bugle showed a wonderful fighting spirit, and in the 40th minute a precision through-pass from Davey was followed up by Fisher. who scored. Encouraged by this goal. Bugle gradually gained the initiative and a minute before half-time Brenton was there to level the scores.

After the interval the home side slowly got on top, forcing several corners, but were unable to press home their advantage. All the Bugle forwards were trying hard to break through a compact Exeter defence. In the 70th minute Bugle's top-scorer Brenton cleverly slipped away from centre-half England and coolly shot past the advancing Exeter goalkeeper. Berry, for Bugle's third and winning goal. The home team were full of fight and Fisher got ball into the Exeter goal, but was adjudged offside. The visitors made a grandstand finish but their shots were capably dealt with by Warrick, who was again in fine form.

2nd March 1959
South Western League 
Saltash United (h)

Saltash outplayed at Exeter

Exeter City 'A' 3-0  Saltash.

Saltash offered little opposiion to Exeter City 'A' at St. James's Park Exeter on Monday evening and were well beaten 3-0. The younger and fitter Exeter team outran and outpaced the Cornishmen and scored three times. Andrews put Exeter ahead after 15 minutes and they held lead until half-time. Willey increased the lead with the second goal ten minutes after half-time and 15 minutes from the end Grinney got third. The only bad luck that Saltash could claim  came five minutes from the end, when in one of their rare attacks, the inside-left's shot beat Exeter goalkeeper, but bounced out off an upright.