EXETER CITY (Dale) 1
WALSALL
(Taylor Hodgkisson) 2.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH
AT ST JAMES'S PARK.

Walsall, who are top of the League, got two more points today when a disappointed home crowd saw the City beaten by 2 goals to 1. The City after several team experiments reverted to almost the opening line-up, with Dale on the left wing and Calland centre-forward.

City: Jones; Foley and MacDonald; Mitchell, Oliver, and Harvey; Stiffle, Micklewright, Calland, Rees, and Dale.

Walsall:- Christie; Haddington and Sharples; Billingham, Walker, and McPherson; Davies, Faulkner, Richards, Hodgkisson and Taylor.

This was not a particularly good game as far as soccer skill was concerned. The City were a shade unlucky to lose, especially as they made more goalscoring attempts today than they have all the season so far. The defence was not constructive and could be blamed for one of the goals. Stiffle and Dale were the best forwards by far.

Southern League 
Hinckley v City Reserves 

Hinckley 0
City Reserves (Birch, Hill) 2.

Birch after hitting the upright with one shot sent Exeter ahead six minutes later with another better one. Two minutes later a second goal was scored by Hill.

Hinckley: Sanders; Swingler and Ballenger; Cooper, Parkins, and King; Bate, Lane, Round, Robinson, and Brown.
City Res:- Lobbett; Butterworth and Whitnall; Cragg, Rapley, and Cleverly; Atkins, Hill, Bennett, Birch, and Rackley.

Referee Mr W.M.Webb of Derby.


South Western League
St Blazey (a)

Young Irish Winger Baffled Parke

St. Blazey 3, Exeter City 4

The clever young Exeter City footballers smashed St. Blazey's home record on Saturday, and, in winning 4-3, gave the more experienced St. Blazey players a lesson in cohesive attacking football. From a statistical point of view it was in the first 12 minutes of the second half that St. Blazey lost this match, for in that period Exeter scored three goals. But St. Blazey really lost their first home game in the first half, and for that they have only themselves to blame. In that St. Blazey missed some gilt-edged chances. If those chances had been con- verted into goals, the confidence of Exeter's young side would have been badly shaken and it is doubtful if they would have produced the same brand of football in the second half. But miss them St. Blazey did, and instead of holding a comfort- able lead at half-time, they were level at 1-1. Many people thought that with the strong wind behind them St. Blazey would canter through to a second half victory, but what a shock they got. Two goals in the fifth minute put Exeter 3-1 up. Four minutes later a penalty enabled St. Blazey to make it 3-2, but in the 12th minute Exeter were leading 4-2. The player responsible for St. Blazey's downfall was Exeter's 17- year-old Irish right-winger, Eric Welsh. He had Ken Parke. St. Blazey's best defender, completely mesmerised with his brilliant ball control, deft passes and excellent positional play. He set up several chances and banged in two perfect goals himself. St. Blazey took the lead after 10 minutes through Reynolds, follow- ing good play by young Barry Smeath. The youngster had a fair game, but is not yet of South Western League class, and St. Blazey made the mistake of playing to the left all the time instead of bringing their new right-winger, Derek Hunt, into the game. In the 34th minute Pullman equalised. Then came those great 12 minutes of the second half. Emery gave Exeter the lead. Welsh increased it, Parke scored at the second attempt from the penalty spot, and Welch made it 4-2. With 15 minutes to go, St. Blazey came back into the game with a chance when Hunt made it 4-3. but there was a lack of purpose in their attack and still far too much erratic finishing.
(Report from The Cornish Guardian.)