NORTHAMPTON TOWN 1 EXETER CITY 1

SATURDAY DECEMBER 19th 1959

COBBLERS GET LATE EQUALISER.

Exeter City deserved to have taken both points from their match at the County Cricket Ground, Northampton, but after they had taken the lead in the second half Kane ran on to a centre from Mills and put the ball into the net as Jones came out. It was cold and raining slightly as the teams ran out on to a pitch that was saturated and strewn with sawdust in many parts.

Northampton:- Brewer; Claypole, Patterson; Cooke, Gale, Bowen; Griffin, Kane, Mills, Ward, Olah.

Exeter City: Jones; Foley, MacDonald; Mitchell, Oliver, Thompson; Stiffle, Rees, Wilkinson, Micklewright, Dale.

The Cobblers were lucky to get a point from this game with the goal snatched near the end. They had given the City some trouble in the last 20 minutes, but generally Exeter had been the better football ing side and were worth two points. Exeter's goal was scored by Wilkinson from Stiffle's pass, after 54 minutes. The attendance was 5,500.

Southern League 
City Reserves v Ramsgate


The City Reserves at St James's Park, beat Ramsgate by 3 goals to 2 after leading by 1-0 at half time. Atkins, Rackley, and Pulman got the goals by which the Reserves won, while Jones and Lloyd, from a penalty, scored for Ramsgate.

EXETER CITY RESERVES
Lobbett; Butterworth, Whitnall; Cragg, Rapley, Harvey: Atkins, Pulman, Bennett, Scorers

Attendance 5,282,

South Western League 
Exeter is sending a strong XI to Newton

Newton Abbot Spurs face tough opposition against Exeter City in their South-Western League match at Newton Abbot Recreation Ground to-morrow (kick-off 2.30). The City are sending an extremely strong team and several of the players included have Football League experience, the most notable being the club's top scorer last season. Ted Calland.

The team, which includes six professionals is as follows:
A. N. Other; D. Maunder, P. England; K. Parsons, Packer, Clevery; Welsh, Pulman, Emery, Ted Calland, D. Joslin.

Dave Mitchell makes a return for the Spurs after a recent injury. Nat Bradley switches to the right-wing and Brixham schoolboy. Gerald Howshall, makes his South-Western League debut at inside- right.

Newton Spurs L. Blackmore; В. Turner, H. Sanders; G Willis, W. Bannister. D. Mitchell; N. Bradley. G. Howshall, D. Morgan, A. Garrett, B. Rundle.

Newton Abbot Spurs v Exeter City A.

Calland Shoots City Ahead At Newton

Ted Calland at inside-left was in the Exeter City team which visited Newton Abbot Spurs in the South-Western League. In appalling conditions the Exeter side, with six professionals, were much faster on the ball and played good positional football. Several times Exeter were in possession of the home half, the Newton defence being badly at fault with their marking. Calland, with a hard ground shot, following a fine solo run put Exeter ahead in the sixth minute and in the 17th a defensive blunder left the home goal open and in trying to kick off the line Bradley scored an own goal,

Half-time: 0-2 
In the second half Calland added three more goals and Stockell two.

Result:
Newton Abbot Spurs 0-7 Exeter City

WEDNESDAY 23rd DECEMBER 1959.

NO MAJOR POLICY CHANGES AT PRESENT.

Exeter City manager Frank Broome denied there was any truth in the suggestion by a National newspaper that City were considering an number of major sweeping changes, The suggestion was made that City eight cut their playing staff from 30 to 15, That they might withdraw the reserve side from the Southern League and apply for membership of the Western League and that they might abandon their third team altogether