SOUTHPORT 3 EXETER CITY 2
AT SOUTHPORT.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 17TH:

GIFT GOALS FAIL TO SAVE POINT.

Two gift goals put Exeter City back into the game late in the second half after they had been trailing 2-0. But in the end the home side triumphed by 3 goals to 2.

Southport:- Barnard; Rutherford, Rankin; Grant, Darvell, Robinson; Taylor, Moss, Clayton, Reeson, Harrison. 

City: Lobbett; Foley, MacDonald; Harvey, Oliver, Thompson; Stiffle, Rees, Bennett, Birch, Micklewright. 

The City went into arrears after only five minutes through a lapse on the part of the defence. Southport's second goal came nearly an hour later. Then three goals in six minutes made it a very lively finish. Exeter, who were forced to make changes on account of Dale having been injured at Crewe in the week, won the toss and had the advantage of a gusty wind which made conditions difficult, and as a result much of the early play was scrappy. Exeter's two goals in the second half were both in the nature of gifts. In between them Moss scored Southport's third. Fifteen minutes from the end Stiffle won a duel with Rankin and put in a centre. The ball, caught by the wind, bounced over Barnard's shoulder and sailed into the net. Nine minutes from time a mix up in the Southport defence finished with Rutherford turning the ball past his own goalkeeper.

Southern League
CITY RESERVES 6 MERTHYR 1
AT ST JAMES'S PARK.

Calland gave Hill the pass from which the City inside left opened the score in 9 minutes and five minutes later Pulman shot number two with a hard crack into the net.

City: Jones; Butterworth, Whitnall; Cragg, Rapley, Cleverly; Atkins, Pulman, Calland, Hill, Rackley.

Merthyr:- Crump; Steel, Callan; Royall, Carpenter, Owen; Davies, Watkins, O'Carroll, Skyme, Humphreys.

After 36 minutes Hill from Calland's pass put Exeter further ahead, and the pattern was continued in the second half with Cragg, Hill, and Pulman getting three more goals between them. Watkins towards the close scored for Merthyr.

South Western League 

Wadebridge deserved their point

Wadebridge 1, Exeter City 1

Both sides deserved full marks for completing the full 90 minutes in atrocious conditions which could hardly have been worse, and the result. a 1-1 draw, could scarcely have been a fairer one. In fact, it would have been an injustice if either side had dropped both points. Wadebridge were the first to face the wind and rain, and Burnett put Exeter ahead almost before Wadebridge had time to settle down. Thereafter the Wadebridge defence kept a firm grip on the lively Exeter forwards and their attack, strengthened by the return of Johnny Brown after several weeks' absence through injury, made several raids on the Exeter goal. Neither goalkeeper, however, was overworked and the best efforts came when Cooper smartly punched over a powerful drive by Pulman and at the other end Lovegrove safely dealt with a shot from Crick. In the second half the pattern was reversed. with Wadebridge doing most of the attacking and the Exeter defence putting up a determined resistance. Although Crick and Chapman missed chances for Wadebridge and one shot crashed against the Exeter crossbar, it was late in the game before Johnny Brown forced his way through to equalise, his shot going into the net although centre- half Packer got his foot to the ball. Wadebridge more than deserved the equaliser.


South Western League 

EXETER CITY A 1. PENZANCE 1,

Scorer Exeter City Selway,

FOUR CITY MEN NOT FOR TRANSFER.

Exeter City manager Frank Broome denied a report that Atkins, Butterworth, Hill and Rutter are on the transfer list, he said that only Rutter is open to offers for the simple reason that he does not want to live in ExeterMr Broone said that it is the policy of Exeter City that all players live locally, At the moment there were three exceptions to the rule, Oliver has a business in Derby and only signed for City on the understanding that he continued to live there, Dale lives in the Worksop area, so that he can look after his father who is sick and Micklewright is expected to move to Exeter within the next fortnight,

TUESDAY 20th OCTOBER 1959.

Southern League Cup. Round 1

WEYMOUTH 7,
EXETER CITY RESERVES 0
Jones; Butterworth, Whitnall; Cragg, Rapley, Cleverley; AtkinsPulman, Bennett, Emery, Rackley.

THURSDAY 22nd OCTOBER 1959.

MR LINE WON'T BE AT CITY'S ANNUAL MEETING.

Mr Line will not be attending Exeter City's A.6.Mtomorrow evening, His doctor has ordered him not to go, because of his poor health Mr Line said today that it was a fact that when he accepted the chairmanship of the club in 1957, he did so knowing full well it would be at some cost to his health, however, he was appreciative of the honour given to his and galdly accepted facing the challenge of adversity that was facing the club at that time,

FRIDAY 23rd OCTOBER 1959.

JACK WILKINSON TO SIGN FOR CITY.

Port Vale centre forward Jack Wilkinson is expected to sign for Exeter City in time for tomorrow's game against Gillingham at St James's Park. He is to sign tomorrow morning Wilkinson cost £6,500 two seasons ago when Port Vale brought his from Sheffield Wednesday, City and Port Vale have agreed on a substantial fee. He made 33 appearances last season and scored 21