SATURDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 1970.
FOUR MINUTES FROM A POINT.

DARLINGTON 3,
Moor; Peverall, Horner; Hale, Carr, Albeson; Gauden, Graham, Harding, Peddelty, Sproates

EXETER CITY 2
Wilson, Crawford, Blain; Morris, Sharples, Balson; Rowan, Giles, Gadston, Wingate, Corr.

Scorers
Darlington Harding 2, Graham,
Exeter Rowan, Sharples

Attendance 3,472,

Exeter City are still without an away point in the Fourth Division this season. With 9 ainutes go at Darlington It looked as if they had pulled themselves into the game with an equaliser to make it 2-2. But Darlington scored the winning goal in the 86th minute, City had done enough to have gained a point but it was not to be so, City took the lead in the 28th minute Barry Rowan took a corner and there was a terrible mix up in the Darlington defence which ended with Moor judging the ball and it dropped into the net. Darlington were on terms again 8 minutes later when a low Ball ran through the City defence to give Graham the easiest of chances to push it into an empty nat. Just on half time John Corr had a goal disallowed for an offside decision. With a little more sharpness Exeter might have scored in a ten minute period after half time but it was Darlington who went in front on 62 minutes, Harding heading high into the City net. In the 80th minute exeter were awarded a penalty, Jimmy Blain took the kick but his first shot was parried by Moor, who also stopped Blain's shot from the rebound, from the resultant corner Brian Sharples headed the
equaliser,

Match Summary 

AFTER making all the early running against Exeter City and going close several times Darlington went behind after 28 minutes when left back Horner headed an own goal from a corner. Eight minutes later, however, the home side drew level again when Graham tapped home a simple goal with the Exeter defence. which had looked shaky throughout the first-half, at sixes and sevens. Exeter had a goal" disallowed seconds before half-time when Corr fired home from 18 yards. Harding scored twice for in second-half, and Brian Sharples scored for Exeter.

Result: DARLINGTON 3-2 EXETER 


JOHN RICHARDS NOT JOINING BOARD JUST YET,

John Richards one of the promotors of the Exeter Falcons Speedway' team will not be joining the Exeter City board of directors for the time being at leastIt was a month ago that the 42 year old garage owner at Bishops Lydeard near Taunton expressed an interest in joing the board. He has given it careful consideration but the pressure of business and speedway limits his time and he feels he cannot undertake a football directorship at this stageA recent accident whilst on holiday has also restricted his future plans, Richards is however still interested in becoming a City director and may try again next season,

WINGATE AND BALSON TRANSFER TARGETS ?

John Wingate and Mike Balson are two Exeter City players that have been watched by clubs recently. Both are young and agressiveBoth never seem to stop working and both have hidden reserves of energy, Whether Exeter could afford to let them go is another matter, Representatives from Bournemouth and Coventry City were at last week's match against Peterborough United, One report suggested that their target was Wingate