Another City Victory

GOALS BY JENNINGS AND KELLOW SINK PRESTON

Saturday October 22nd 1977.

St James's Park, attendance 5,444.

EXETER CITY 2 PRESTON NORTH END 0

The City continued their climb back into the top half of the Third Division at St James's Park this afternoon with a smart victory over Preston North End. It was Exeter's third win in ten days.

Goals by Jennings (25 minutes) and Kellow (60) completed the success against a Preston side that came to the Westcountry without an away victory but with a good defensive record.

Exeter City:- Key; Templeman and Hore; Bowker, Saxton, and Hatch; Hodge, Kellow, Randell, Holman, and Jennings.

Preston North End: Tunks; Cameron and Wilson; Doyle, Baxter, and Cross; Coleman, Haslegrave, Thomson, Elwiss, and Smith.

Referee: Mr W. H. Bombroff of Bristol.

Linesmen: Messrs E.R.Bell and A.E. Montacute.

It was reported from St James's Park that Alan Beer, who suffered a serious injury to his knee in September, had broken down in training and is likely to be out of action for several more weeks. There is a possibility now that the player may have to undergo an operation.

Exeter Reserves 

Exeter City Reserves, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Tiverton at St James's Park last Tuesday, made another draw today in their match at the Cat and Fiddle Ground against St Luke's College. This game was dominated by the respective defences and no goals were scored.