EXETER CITY 3
NOTTS COUNTY 3
AT ST JAMES'S PARK. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6TH:

EXCITING GAME ENDS ALL SQUARE.

In one of the best games seen at St James's Park for some time the City and Notts County shared the points. After leading Exeter City crossed over trailing 2-3 but netted an equaliser in the second half. There were eight thousand spectators.

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

Notts:- Smith; Butler, Noon; Gibson, Loxley, Sheridan; Roby, Joyce, Newsham, Forrest, Bircumshaw.

Attendance 8,000,

City kicked off facing the sun and Wilkinson went through but shot straight at Smith. Rees scored for Exeter within four minutes of the start following a throw-in on the left. In quick succession Bircumshaw scored for Notts and Wilkinson for the Grecians. But Exeter could not hold on to their lead, and two goals in the space of three minutes by Joyce and Bircumshaw put the County into the lead by half-time. Wilkinson equalised in the second half.

Match Report 2
Saturday 6th February 1960
Exeter City 3 Notts County 3


Attendance: 8,000

If there was value for money in a Fourth Division match, it was provided by Exeter City and Notts County. The 3-3 draw gave the St James' Park supporters goals, good football and great entertainment.

In fact City fans had everything they wanted except for a victory. The Grecians did everything except win. Graham Rees shot City into a 4th minute lead and at that stage Exeter kept moving forward, apart from the occasional County attack.

Bircumshaw equalised for the visitors in the 14th minute, but just two minutes later City were back in front through Jack Wilkinson.

In the 37th minute Joyce scored to make it 2-2, and then for the only time in the match, County took the lead. Bircumshaw notched his second goal five minutes before the break.

Not to be outdone, Wilkinson netted his second goal of the match in the 74th minute, and it was a well deserved City equaliser. County got in a total of four dangerous attacks in the first half and they scored three goalsIt is a good side who can make odds like that turn in their favour. Sometimes City held the ball too long and made too many movesSometimes they were not direct enough. County covered well and there again City did endure some bad luck. Had it gone the Grecians way, then City would have won by a three of four goal margin, that their midfield play promised

City team:
Alan Jones, Theo Foley, Les MacDonald, Arnold Mitchell, Ken Oliver, Jimmy Thompson, Nelson Stiffle, Graham Rees, Ted Calland, Jack Wilkinson, Andy Micklewright.

County team: Smith, Butler, Noon, Gibson, Loxley, Sheridan, Roby, Joyce, Newsham, Forrest, Bircumshaw.

SOUTHERN LEAGUE:
BURTON ALBION 2
CITY RESERVES 1.

Considering that the ground at Eton Park, Burton, was under water less than a week ago, the pitch had dried out remarkably well and conditions at the kick-off were good.

Burton:- Hewitt; Tye, Meadows; Kennedy, Davis, Simney; Grainger, Clarke, Walker, Upton, Codd.

Exeter City: Lobbett; Butterworth, Whitnall; Williams, Rapley, Cleverly; Atkins, Pulman, Emery, Hill, Rackley.

Burton enjoyed the better of the opening exchanges but Emery gave the City Reserves the lead with a nice goal midway through the opening half. Davis with a penalty levelled the scores, and the home side after some rousing play in the second half won the game in the 65th minute when Grainger scored from close range.

TUESDAY 9th FEBRUARY 1960.

BROOME AND MANSFIELD RUMOURS. Exeter manager Frank Broome would make no comment today on rumours connecting him with the vacant managerial job at Third Division Mansfield Town, His name has been linked with Grimsby Town in the pastHe is believed interested in the Mansfield job and is said to be on that club's short list for the post

THURSDAY 11th FEBRUARY 1960.

DOYLE TO RETIRE.

Bad news from Bristol Rovers is that fullback Brian Doyle who joined them four years ago from Exeter City is giving up football due to chronic nasal trouble. He will stay with Rovers until June when he hopes to find a job in the West Country.

Southern League 

EXETER CITY RESERVES 2
Lobbett; Butterworth, Whitnall; Emery, Rapley, Cleverley; Atkins, Pulman, Bennett, Hill, Dale,
HINCKLEY 1.

Scorers Exeter City Bennett 2.

MONDAY 15th FEBRUARY 1960. GROUNDSTAFF ADDITION.

City have put a 15 year old local boy, Tony Irons on to their groundstaff, Irons a winger or wing half has played with the Colts all season and before that he was in Exeter junior football with Foxhayes,