SATURDAY 22nd AUGUST 1970.
EARLY PROMISE FADES.

OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2
Short; Wood, Whittle; Bowie, Thomson, Cranston; Heath, Shaw, Fryatt, Bryceland, Bebbington,

EXETER CITY 1
Wilson; Crawford, Blain; Parker, Sharples, Balson; Giles, Banks, Gadston, Wingate, Mitten(Morris),

Scorers:
Oldham Bryceland, Fryatt,
Exeter Gadston,

Attendance 6,352,

Although they had he early chances and actually took the lead for a short spell in the first half, Exeter were beaten by Oldham AthleticCity played a 4-3-3 system in a bid to take at least a point City threatened to take the lead midway through the first half with a series of dangeroud attacks and in the 34th minute the goal came when Joe Gadston headed home a John Mitten free kick, Oldham struck back with an equaliser five minutes before half time when Bryceland hammered a shot past two groping Exeter defenders into the net. Oldham began to dominate the play in the second half and took the lead in the 60th minute when Fryatt' flicked the ball into the net, Oldham began to dominate the play in the second half and took the lead in the 60th minute when Fryatt flicked the past Bob Wilson. So after scoring first Exeter now had some hard work to do if they were to take anything away from their long trip. Wilson made a fantastic reflex save from Fryatt, whilst the other end Brian Sharples headed against the bar, In the 76th minute John Wingate had a header scrambled off the line, then Wilson came to City's rescue again. City played out the last 8 minutes with only 10 man after Alan Banks was led off the field after receivng a heavy knock in the face,

Match Summary 

CHANCES were hard to come by in a first half domina- ted by powerful defences in Exeter City's match at Oldham before a 7.000 crowd. Exeter had the first real break of the match in the 28th minute but winger John Giles shot wide of an open goal. Four minutes later Exeter took the lead when centre-forward Gadston headed home following a Mitten free kick. Just before half-time Oldham equalised, Bryceland scoring following a Heath corner. 

Half-time: Oldham 1-1 Exeter City.
Jim Fryatt (in photo) scored for Oldham in the second-half.

Result: Oldham 2, Exeter City 1.

GEORGE GILBERT DIES.

One of the Westcountry's best known sportsmen, George Gilbert of Fulford Road, Exeter, has died in hospital at Exeter aged 78. Until his retirement in 1960 he was for 15 years secretary and treasurer of Exeter City F.C, A London man he moved to Exeter in the 1920's, An all round sportsman he participated in athletics and boxing as well as football,

MONDAY 24th AUGUST 1970.
CITY COULD EARN £3,000.

Victory for Exeter City at Swansea in Tuesday night's Football League Cup replay could mean at least £3,000 to the clubThis is the estimate of Exeter's pickings if they go through to meet Tottenham at White Hart Lane in the second round of the competition. This is based on a comparable attendance to when Exeter went to White Hart Lane on 25th September 1968. That night a crowd of 25,798 saw the match. Another trip to London on 9th September 1970 is not as straight forward this time, City still have to replay at Swansea and they must be smarting at not taking their chances the first time at St James'Park.