SATURDAY APRIL 2ND 1960

EXETER CITY 0 DARLINGTON 0.

MANY RAIDS BUT NO GOALS AT ST JAMES'S PARK. YET ANOTHER LOST POINT.

EXETER CITY 
Lobbett; Foley, MacDonald; Mitchell, Oliver, Thompson; Stiffle, Rees, Wilkinson, Calland, Dale,

DARLINGTON
Turner; Furphy, Henderson; Poole, Greener, Spencer; Rayment, Smith, Carr, Milner, Baxter,

Attendance 6,000.

Three home draws in a row, all against Northern opposition, City were well below their bestThey madep lenty of mistakes and they often let Darlington look a lot better than they really were. Both sides had chances, but because the terrible conditions were as much to blame for the lack of goals as either. The weather in what seems to have been the wettest winter and early spring that anyone can remember worried both teams, and though both the City and Darlington forwards raided keenly and purposefully the finishing was poor, due to some extent to the waterlogged state of the ground. Often at the crucial moment the ball either stuck in the mud or else skidded wildly on the pools of water. Exeter netted twice, but each time it was no goal, once when the referee whistled up for a foul, and once for offside. John Lobbett was definitely the City's man of the match. He made brilliant saves from Smith and Baxter and certainly prevented the City from being a couple of goals down at half-time. Exeter pounded Darlington for a lot of the second half, but they left their effort too late, and even allowing for the atrocious conditions it was a disappointing performance. In the 30th minute Mitchell slipped Rees through, and the inside right's shot beat the Darlington goalkeeper. But as he did so the referee whistled up for a penalty to Exeter, Rees having been the victim of a foul as he ran through. Turner saved Thompson's penalty kick and Exeter lost a perfectly good goal because of the referee's failure to apply the advantage rule.

Southern League 

Folkestone 5-2 City Reserves 

Exeter Reserves lost 5-2 at Folkestone, the goals for Exeter were scored by Bennett and Harvey.

Team 
Jones; Butterworth, Whitnall; Cragg, Harvey, Cleverley; Welsh, Hill, Bennett, Micklewright, Atkins, Scorers Exeter City Harvey, Bennett.

South Western League 

LAUNCESTON 4-1 EXETER CITY A.

TUESDAY 5th APRIL 1960.

OLIVER OUT FOR SEASON. Ken Oliver will definitely not be playing for Exeter City again this season. The City centre half was told by a Derby specialist yesterday, that he has badly strained his leg ligaments and slightly dislocated his ankle, His leg will be put in plaster for at least a month.

South Western League 

EXETER CITY A 1-0 HELSTON 


REAL KEPT DOWN CITY 'A' SCORE

EXETER CITY A's 1-0 win over Helston, under the lights at St. James's Park last night, was much more decisive than the score suggests-but there were two very important reasons why the City forwards didn't embark on a goal spree. First, and most important, was the superb display by Sam Real in the Helston goal. He was always flinging himself across the goal, or bravely diving at an on- rushing forward's feet, in a desperate effort to stop the City scoring, and only live-wire centre- forward Jim Emery was able to get past him with a stinging shot mid-way through the second-half. The other reason was the Cornish side's method of defence. Their plan was simple: pack as many men as possible into the penalty area and keep Exeter out by sheer weight of numbers. Exeter's speedy forward line should have been able to combat this, but though they wove many clever pass- ing patterns they were seldom able to break through the sturdy wall of Cornish brawn. Perhaps one reason for this was their lack of force and drive in the middle. Jim Emery worked hard and well, and though his fellow inside-forwards were competent in mid-field they could never match his fight in front of goal. Helston looked quite dangerous in their snappy breakaways, but a compact Exeter defence generally kept them on a tight rein.

Scorer Exeter City Emery.

RESERVES 4 FOLKESTONE 0

AT ST JAMES'S PARK.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 6TH:

WELSH THE STAR TURN.

Things looked bad for Exeter City Reserves when they were beaten at Folkestone by five goals to two, with Dennis Churms, their old for ward, getting three of the goals, but they more than made up for it with their 4-0 win in the return game on Wednesday afternoon.

City: Jones; Butterworth, Whitnall; Cragg, Rapley, Cleverly; Welsh, Hill, Bennett, Calland, Rackley.

Folkestone:- Scammell; Oakley, Bassham; Patrick, Addison, Woodison; Flynn, Churms, Tyrell, Tennant, Keeble.

It was not a classic of football, but it was a sound display by the City Reserves on a pitch that would not have disgraced a mud-wrestling ring. Exeter got two goals in each half after making a slow start in each one, and while Folkestone missed a few chances the Reserves did a lot more of the attacking and nearly got two more goals. It was partly the service of Butterworth and Rapley which helped to make Eric Welsh the City's star forward. The little Irishman, the youngest and smallest in the side, had one of his most impressive games yet as he moved intelligently, used the ball well, and made himself a 90-minute worker. He also scored the City's first goal. Exeter's other goals were scored by Hill (2) and Calland.