SATURDAY APRIL 11TH 1959 

CITY FOURTH IN THE LEAGUE BUT STILL DISAPPOINTING.

CITY 1 (HILL)
CHESTER 1 (PEARSON).

Playing in Exeter City's Fourth Division side for the first time Hill scored the goal that put them in the lead until the last few minutes of today's home game with Chester. The cloying mud on the St James's Park ground did not make it a day for good football, and although they are keeping up well in the race for honours Exeter's form was again disappointing. Rain came steadily down as the teams entered the field, and Mitchell won the toss, setting Chester to face the storm.

City: Lobbett; Foley, Whitnall; Mitchell, Oliver, Thompson; Stiffle, Hill, Calland, Nicholls, Rees.
Chester:- Howells; Hughes, Gill; Souter, Spruce, Anderson; Williams, Bullock, Davis, Pearson, Richards.

Early in the second half Lobbett was injured, receiving a kick on the leg as he dived at Bullock's feet, and had to be carried out. Oliver went in goal, and was himself injured but carried on.

Southern League 
Kings Lynn v City Reserves 

At King's Lynn the City Reserves were forced on the defensive from the start and eventually beaten by 2 goals to nil. Barney Singleton, who has retired after a spell with Yeovil, again kept goal for Exeter.


13th April 1959
South Western League
Falmouth Town (h)

A young Exeter A team beat the league leaders, Falmouth Town 4-1 at St James Park with 2 goals from Bennett and 1 each from Williams and Vincent. 

Falmouth have been leading the field in the South Western League championship stakes for most of the season, but a crushing 4-1 defeat, at Exeter, on. Monday, may well have robbed them of the title. They are still league-leaders, but that defeat, leaves Truro City and Newquay in a stronger position to take the honours. Exeter's victory has left the destination of the title in even more delicate balance than it was previously. Until then Falmouth had to take seven out of eight points to ensure being champions.