27th December 1986
Wolves v Exeter City 

SUNDAY, 28th DECEMBER
Sunday Independent

EXETER MAKE POINT IN MOLINEUX FIGHTBACK

Exeter staged a marvellous fightback at Molineux to cancel out a two goal lead by once proud Wolves and keep alive their hopes of Division Three football next season. They made it 2-2 with a 76th minute goal after Andrew Watson had been given his marching orders. Exeter were a goal down after just 8 minutes when the menacing Steve Bull pounced to grab his 5th goal in 6 matches with a superb solo effort. Wolves increased their lead with a cracking shot from the enterprising Andy Thompson in the 17th minute. But 6 minutes later Exeter reduced the arrears with their first shot of the game after a defensive blunder. Chris Brindley in trying to clear nodded the ball straight to Mark Robson and he crashed home a low shot into the right hand corner. After the break Exeter looked the more positive and determined side. City levelled to earn a deserved point 60 seconds after the dismissal of Watson. A shot from Brendan O'Connell struck Wolves defender David Barnes on the back and it fell straight into the path of Kellow who gratefully accepted the chance.

Match Report 2

Published: Monday 29 December 1986
Newspaper: Shropshire Star

Wolves 2 Exeter 2
By PETER WHITE

Wolves two up and then throw it away

Perhaps it was fitting that Wolves should choose the last Saturday of 1986 to sum up the frustrations of a miserable year. As has happened so often in the past, they looked capable of taking their Fourth Division rivals by the scruff of the neck early on, only to fumble their way towards disaster in the latter stages. Manager Graham Turner will enter the New Year only too aware there needs to be pruning and re-building if Wolves are to mount even a hint of a challenge in the promotion stakes. In reality, such a prospect is already way beyond them. All that's left is to gain a position of respectability, bat even that status will be under threat if they continue to throw away points as they did against Exeter. They were given the ideal start as Steve Bull struck after only eight minutes and then provided the opening for his former West Bromwich Albion team-mate Andy Thompson to add the second, eight minutes later. But instead of building on such an unexpected Molineux bonus, they chose to stutter and stammer their way through the remaining 74 minutes, and eventually found themselves hanging on for even a point. An unfortunate mistake by Molineux debutant Chris Brindley enabled Mark Robson to cut the advantage
midway through the firs period. Then 14 minutes from time, substitute Tony Kellow rattled home the equaliser which on the balance of play was no more than Exeter deserved. Ironically, Kellow's crisp half-volley came only a minute after the visitors had been reduced to 10 men, central defender Andy Watson being ordered off for dissent. In the end it was just another game Wolves should have won but didn't. And unless Molineux can find a fairy godmother to wave in the New Year, it is the type of result which is likely to be seen all too often before this totally infuriating season is complete.

Wolves 
Barrett, Steutt, Barnes, Powell, Brindley, Clarke, Purdie Thompson, Bull, Mutch (N. Edwards) Holmes.

Exeter 
Shaw, Pugh, Viney, Marker. McCaffery. Watson, Taylee, (Kellow), Keough. Robson O'Connell (Biggins)

Attendance: 4,252