STOCKPORT COUNTY 1 (Ritchie)
EXETER CITY 0 

Played at Edgley Park.

MONDAY 24th AUGUST 1959.

BLOW AS CITY LOSE AT STOCKPORT.

City were on the threshold several times of getting an equaliser, where they played a lot of entertaining football but the poor use of some excellent chances was little short of astonding. For instance Rees and Calland could not hit the mark at all. Most of Exeter's hard work came from Micklewright and Dale who were a constant menace to the Stockport defence. Dale saw one shot hit the bar but City's inability to penetrate the defence was worrying,

All told the sides were evenly matched, Stockport also hit the City crossbar and Lobbett made thee or four grand saves under pressure, Oliver was the outstanding man in a strong Exeter halfback line but City's chance of an equaliser faded when eight minutes from time Oliver was carried off with an ankle injury, a bad blow so early in the season, Things were even all round except for what happened in the fifth minute. A brilliant move which started in the Stockport half ended with Ritchie finding the back of the City net without an Exeter player touching the ball.

Stockport:- Lee; Betts, Webb; Porteous, Murray, Lowis; Wilson, W.Kelly, Ritchie, G.Kelly, Davock.

City: Lobbett; Foley, Whitnall; Mitchell, Oliver, Thompson; Stiffle, Rees, Calland, Micklewright, Dale.

Referee:- Mr J.Finney of Hereford.

Attendance 5,000.