1984/85
All Results and information
League Stats: Position: 18th Played: 46 Won: 13 Drew: 14, Lost: 19 Goals For: 57 Goals Against: 79 , Points: 53
- Photo 1. In Colour and Waving.

Back Row, Martin Rogers, Graham Kirkup, Jim McNichol, Roy McDonough, John Sims, Jim Iley (Manager), Nick Marker, Ray Pratt, Danny O'Shea, Symon Burgher, Phil King. Front Row, Malcolm Musgrove (Trainer), Steve Neville, Martin Ling, Keith Viney, Steve Harrower, Frank Howarth, Mike Radford (Youth Manager). Seated on ground. Neville Crocker, Michael Lane, Andy Phillips, Darren Clifford.
First Team
Results
Date |
Match |
Result |
Venue |
Attendance |
Score |
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25 Aug 1984 |
Northampton Town |
W |
H |
3166 |
5-0 |
Og |
McDonough |
Pratt 2 |
Sims |
01 Sep 1984 |
Blackpool v Exeter City |
L |
A |
3663 |
0-3 |
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08 Sep 1984 |
Scunthorpe United |
W |
H |
2658 |
2-1 |
McNichol |
Pratt |
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11 Sep 1984 |
Wrexham |
L |
A |
1365 |
0-2 |
|
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15 Sep 1984 |
Aldershot |
D |
A |
2372 |
1-1 |
Pratt |
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22 Sep 1984 |
Bury |
L |
H |
2830 |
0-2 |
|
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28 Sep 1984 |
Southend United |
L |
A |
1952 |
0-1 |
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03 Oct 1984 |
Mansfield Town |
D |
H |
2097 |
0-0 |
|
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|
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13 Oct 1984 |
Chester City |
D |
H |
2347 |
1-1 |
Viney (pen) |
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16 Oct 1984 |
Colchester United |
W |
A |
1846 |
4-3 |
Harrower |
Pratt |
Sims |
Smith |
20 Oct 1984 |
Chesterfield |
L |
A |
3457 |
1-5 |
Pratt |
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|
|
24 Oct 1984 |
Swindon Town |
D |
H |
2139 |
1-1 |
Pratt |
|
|
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27 Oct 1984 |
Darlington |
D |
H |
2325 |
1-1 |
Neville |
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05 Nov 1984 |
Hartlepool United |
D |
A |
3657 |
1-1 |
Sims |
|
|
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10 Nov 1984 |
Rochdale |
D |
H |
2325 |
1-1 |
Pratt |
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|
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24 Nov 1984 |
Stockport County |
L |
A |
1335 |
0-1 |
|
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01 Dec 1984 |
Crewe Alexandra |
L |
H |
2413 |
0-2 |
|
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15 Dec 1984 |
Peterborough United |
L |
H |
2012 |
0-1 |
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21 Dec 1984 |
Tranmere Rovers |
L |
A |
1115 |
2-3 |
Pratt |
Morgan |
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26 Dec 1984 |
Torquay United |
W |
H |
3925 |
4-3 |
Pratt 3 |
Smith |
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|
29 Dec 1984 |
Hereford United |
D |
H |
3115 |
0-0 |
|
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|
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01 Jan 1985 |
Port Vale |
L |
A |
3306 |
1-5 |
Morgan |
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|
|
05 Jan 1985 |
Northampton Town |
L |
A |
1475 |
2-5 |
McNichol |
Morgan |
|
|
26 Jan 1985 |
Aldershot |
W |
H |
2134 |
3-0 |
O’Shea |
Pratt 2 (1pen) |
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01 Feb 1985 |
Southend United |
W |
H |
2337 |
2-1 |
Morgan |
Pratt |
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|
09 Feb 1985 |
Bury |
D |
A |
2726 |
2-2 |
Morgan |
Pratt |
|
|
13 Feb 1985 |
Wrexham |
W |
H |
1885 |
2-0 |
Barnard 2 |
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|
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23 Feb 1985 |
Halifax Town |
W |
H |
2549 |
1-0 |
Ling |
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|
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02 Mar 1985 |
Darlington |
L |
A |
2737 |
1-2 |
(Og) |
|
|
|
05 Mar 1985 |
Swindon Town |
L |
A |
2696 |
0-2 |
|
|
|
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09 Mar 1985 |
Chesterfield |
L |
H |
2401 |
0-1 |
|
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|
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16 Mar 1985 |
Chester City |
W |
A |
1400 |
3-1 |
Pratt 3 |
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19 Mar 1985 |
Scunthorpe United |
L |
A |
1566 |
1-7 |
Morgan |
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23 Mar 1985 |
Colchester United |
L |
H |
1825 |
1-5 |
Morgan |
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|
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26 Mar 1985 |
Halifax Town |
W |
A |
1011 |
3-2 |
McNichol |
Phillipson-Masters |
(Og) |
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30 Mar 1985 |
Hartlepool United |
W |
H |
1578 |
3-2 |
Ling 2 |
Morgan |
|
|
03 Apr 1985 |
Mansfield Town |
D |
A |
1703 |
2-2 |
Ling 2 |
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|
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06 Apr 1985 |
Torquay United |
D |
A |
3711 |
1-1 |
O’Shea |
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|
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08 Apr 1985 |
Exeter City |
W |
H |
2427 |
2-1 |
McNichol |
Morgan |
|
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13 Apr 1985 |
Rochdale |
L |
A |
1181 |
O-2 |
|
|
|
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17 Apr 1985 |
Blackpool |
D |
H |
1847 |
1-1 |
Howarth |
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|
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20 Apr 1985 |
Stockport County |
L |
H |
1834 |
0-2 |
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|
|
|
27 Apr 1985 |
Crewe Alexandra |
D |
A |
1593 |
0-0 |
|
|
|
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04 May 1985 |
Peterborough |
D |
A |
1464 |
0-0 |
|
|
|
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06 May 1985 |
Hereford United |
W |
A |
2730 |
2-1 |
Ling |
McNichol |
|
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11 May 1985 |
Tranmere Rovers |
L |
H |
1859 |
0-1 |
|
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Final Table
Football League Fourth Division 1984/85
|
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
Chesterfield |
46 |
26 |
13 |
7 |
64 |
35 |
+29 |
91 |
Blackpool |
46 |
24 |
14 |
8 |
73 |
39 |
+34 |
86 |
Darlington |
46 |
24 |
13 |
9 |
66 |
49 |
+17 |
85 |
Bury |
46 |
24 |
12 |
10 |
76 |
50 |
+26 |
84 |
Hereford United |
46 |
22 |
11 |
13 |
65 |
47 |
+18 |
77 |
Tranmere Rovers |
46 |
24 |
3 |
19 |
83 |
66 |
+17 |
75 |
Colchester United |
46 |
20 |
14 |
12 |
87 |
65 |
+22 |
74 |
Swindon Town |
46 |
21 |
9 |
16 |
62 |
58 |
+4 |
72 |
Scunthorpe United |
46 |
19 |
14 |
13 |
83 |
62 |
+21 |
71 |
Crewe Alexandra |
46 |
18 |
12 |
16 |
65 |
69 |
-4 |
66 |
Peterborough United |
46 |
16 |
14 |
16 |
54 |
53 |
+1 |
62 |
Port Vale |
46 |
14 |
18 |
14 |
61 |
59 |
+2 |
60 |
Aldershot |
46 |
17 |
8 |
21 |
56 |
63 |
-7 |
59 |
Mansfield Town |
46 |
13 |
18 |
15 |
41 |
38 |
+3 |
57 |
Wrexham |
46 |
15 |
9 |
22 |
67 |
70 |
-3 |
54 |
Chester City |
46 |
15 |
9 |
22 |
60 |
72 |
-12 |
54 |
Rochdale |
46 |
13 |
14 |
19 |
55 |
69 |
-14 |
53 |
Exeter City |
46 |
13 |
14 |
19 |
57 |
79 |
-22 |
53 |
Hartlepool United |
46 |
14 |
10 |
22 |
54 |
67 |
-13 |
52 |
Southend United |
46 |
13 |
11 |
22 |
58 |
83 |
-25 |
50 |
Halifax Town |
46 |
15 |
5 |
26 |
42 |
69 |
-27 |
50 |
Stockport County |
46 |
13 |
8 |
25 |
58 |
79 |
-21 |
47 |
Northampton Town |
46 |
14 |
5 |
27 |
53 |
74 |
-21 |
47 |
Torquay United |
46 |
9 |
14 |
23 |
38 |
63 |
-25 |
41 |
Other games
FA Cup
1984/85 |
|
|
Exeter Score 1st |
|
|
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17/11/1984 |
Enfield |
Home |
2-2 |
3000 |
Neville, Sims |
R1 |
20/11/1984 |
Enfield |
Away |
0-3 |
3261 |
|
R1 Replay |
League Cup
1984/85 |
|
|
Exeter Score 1st |
|
|
|
29/08/1984 |
Cardiff City |
Home |
1-0 |
3469 |
Viney (pen) |
LC 1 Ist Leg |
04/09/1984 |
Cardiff City |
Away |
0-2 |
2000 |
: |
LC 1 2nd Leg |
Football League Trophy
1984/85 |
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|
|
Exeter Score 1st |
|
|
|
|
06/02/1985 |
Newport County |
Home |
Group |
1-1 |
Harrower |
1272 |
Associate Members Cup |
Did not qualify for R2 |
22/01/1985 |
Newport County |
Away |
Group |
0-3 |
: |
1017 |
Associate Members Cup |
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Devon Bowl
The Devon Bowl was re-introduced after a gap of 11 seasons, and Exeter were the winners again.
1984/85 |
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Exeter Score 1st |
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|
|
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29/04/1985 |
Torquay United |
Home |
1-0 |
O'Shea |
564 |
SF |
|
13/05/1985 |
Plymouth Argyle |
Home |
1-1 |
Graves (Dean) |
1257 |
F |
EXETER-WINNERS, Won 6-5 on penal |
Friendlies
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|
|
Exeter score 1st |
|
|
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06/08/1984 |
Teignmouth |
Away |
2-0 |
300 |
Neville, Pratt |
|
08/08/1984 |
Bideford |
Away |
1-2 |
|
Pratt |
|
10/08/1984 |
Dawlish |
Away |
1-0 |
|
McDonough |
Steve Guppy played in goal |
13/08/1984 |
Notts County |
Home |
0-1 |
816 |
: |
|
17/08/1984 |
Crystal Palace |
Home |
1-1 |
901 |
Neville |
Peter Ellis (a trialist played) |
16/02/1985 |
Aston Villa |
Home |
0-3 |
2590 |
: |
|
24/04/1985 |
Invitation X1 |
Home |
6-1 |
2376 |
Smith (Kevin) 3, Harrower, O'Shea, Graves v Kellow |
Jimmy Giles Testimonial, (Terry Cooper, Alan Ball, Charlie Nicholas, Paul Marriner) |
02/05/1985 |
Ilfracombe |
Away |
|
|
|
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19/05/1985 |
Saltash United v Combined League X1 |
Away |
|
|
|
For Bradford City DisasterFund, Combined X1 was 3 Devon Clubs |
FA Youth Cup
1984/85 |
|
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Exeter Score 1st |
|
|
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30/08/1984 |
Bournemouth |
Away |
0-3 |
: |
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Prelim. R |
Youth/Reserves
South West and Wales Youth League
Results
South West and Wales Youth League | ||||||||||
16/10/1984 | League | Bristol City | Away | 0-0 | : | |||||
28/10/1984 | League | Bristol City | Home | 5-1 | Hadley 2 | Harris (J) 2 | Hancox | |||
04/11/1984 | League | Cardiff City | Away | 3-2 | Burgher 2 | Smith (L) | ||||
03/12/1984 | League | Swansea City | Home | P-P | : | |||||
07/01/1985 | League | Maesteg Park | Home | P-P | : | |||||
14/01/1985 | League | Plymouth Argyle | Away | P-P | : | |||||
18/02/1985 | League | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 1-1 | Burgher | |||||
25/02/1985 | League | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 0-0 | : | |||||
12/03/1985 | League | Torquay United | Home | |||||||
18/03/1985 | League | Newport County | Home | 0-0 | : | |||||
Bristol City | Away | |||||||||
Newport County | Away | |||||||||
08/05/1985 | Torquay United | Away | 2-0 | Crocker 2 | ||||||
12/05/1985 | Cardiff City | Home |
Final Table
Youth Results
Under 17's and below
Friendlies
Under 17's,16's and below | ||||||||||
26/08/1984 | Friendly | Bridgwater Tigers | Home | 8-0 | Robson (M) 3 | Murray (M) | Hancox | Dobson | Harris (J) | Hadley |
07/10/1984 | Friendly | Twyford Spartans | C & F | 12-1 | Rawlins 5 | Nelson 3 | Robson (M) 2 | Hiley | Hancox | |
14/10/1984 | Friendly | Appledore & Bideford AAC | C & F | 15-0 | Harris (J) 6 | Hancox 4 | Hadley 3 | Rawlins | Robson | |
21/10/1984 | Friendly | Beacon Knights | C & F | 5-3 | Hadley 2 | Robson (M) 2 | Hancox | |||
28/10/1984 | Friendly | Crediton | C & F | 7-1 | ||||||
24/03/1984 | Friendly | Devon Minor League X1 | C & F | 3-1 | Hadley 2 | Nelson | ||||
Devon and Exeter League - Premier Division
Results
Devon and Exeter League (Exeter A) | ||||||||||
25/08/1984 | League | Exmouth Town | Away | 4-1 | Smith (Leon) 3 | Graves | ||||
01/09/1984 | League | Civil Service | Home | 5-0 | Pannell 2 | Burgher | Smith (L) | Harrower | ||
08/09/1984 | League | Exeter Arms | Away | 1-2 | Burgher | |||||
15/09/1984 | League | Feniton | Home | 5-0 | Pannell 2 | Tagg | Graves | Vickerstaff | ||
22/09/1984 | League | Bideford | Away | 2-2 | Crocker | Burgher | ||||
29/09/1984 | League | Budleigh Salterton | Home | 3-0 | Graves | Howarth (F) | Harrower | |||
06/10/1984 | League | Willand | Home | 4-2 | Burgher | Ling | Howarth (F) | McDonough | ||
13/10/1984 | League | Exeter University | Away | 2-2 | Graves | Howarth (F) | ||||
20/10/1984 | League | Dawlish | Home | 2-0 | Vickerstaff | Clifford | ||||
27/10/1984 | League | St Martins | Away | 4-1 | Vickerstaff 3 | Graves | ||||
03/11/1984 | League | St Martins | Home | 7-1 | Graves 3 | Hall (R) | King | Taylor (N) | Pannell | |
10/11/1984 | League | Cullompton | Away | P-P | : | |||||
17/11/1984 | League | Willeys Athletic | C & F (H) | 9-1 | Burgher 3, | Marker (N) | Smith (K) 2 | Harrower | Vickerstaff | Kirkup |
01/12/1984 | League | Feniton | Away | 1-1 | Smith (L) | |||||
15/12/1984 | League | Cullompton | C & F (H) | 3-4 | Smith (L) 2 | Graves | ||||
22/12/1984 | League | Alphington | Home | 4-1 | ||||||
29/12/1984 | League | Clyst Valley | Away | 1-4 | Howarth (F) | |||||
05/01/1985 | League | Bideford | Home | 2-3 | Graves 2 | |||||
09/02/1985 | League | Budleigh Salterton | Away | 1-1 | Pannell | |||||
16/02/1985 | League | Clyst Valley | Home | 4-1 | ||||||
23/02/1985 | League | Honiton | Away | 4-1 | Smith (K) | Graves | Howarth (F) | Howarth (P) | ||
02/03/1985 | League | Exmouth Town | Home | 2-3 | Smith (K) | Howarth (F) | Howarth (P) | |||
09/03/1985 | League | Willand | Away | 5-3 | Howarth (F) 2 | Howarth (P) | Robson(M) | Og | ||
16/03/1985 | League | Exeter University | Home | 3-1 | Graves 2 | Howarth (F) | ||||
23/03/1985 | League | Alphington | Away | 4-2 | Howarth (F) 2 | Graves | Smith (L) | |||
30/03/1985 | League | Dawlish | Away | 2-0 | Harrower | Smith (L) | ||||
06/04/1985 | League | Honiton | Home | 7-0 | Vickerstaff 3 | Smith (L) | Burgher | Pannell | Graves | |
13/04/1985 | League | Exeter Arms | Home | 0-0 | : | |||||
20/04/1985 | League | Budleigh Salterton | Away | 1-1 | Pannell | |||||
27/04/1985 | League | Willeys Athletic | Away | |||||||
E D L Cup | Cullompton | Away | 3-2 | |||||||
Final Table
Devon and Exeter League - Premier Division
P W D L F A Pts 1.Budleight Salterton 30 21 5 4 82 44 47 2.Exeter City 'A' 30 17 8 5 90 37 42 3.Exeter Civil Service 30 17 5 8 52 43 39 4.Bideford Reserves 30 14 8 8 62 48 36 5.Cullompton 30 14 7 9 73 50 35 6.Clyst Valley 30 12 9 9 58 62 33 7.Exmouth Town Reserves 30 12 8 10 77 63 32 8.Honiton Town 30 11 9 10 54 62 31 9.Exeter Arms 30 9 12 9 35 34 30 10.Exeter University 30 12 5 13 53 55 29 11.Alphington 30 12 4 14 59 58 28 12.Dawlish Town Reserves 30 12 5 13 41 50 25 13.St Martins 30 9 7 14 52 77 25 14.Willeys 30 5 8 17 32 67 18 15.Feniton 30 5 4 21 33 71 14 16.Willand 30 4 4 22 42 81 12
(Dawlish Town Reserves deducted 4 points)
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