Match 23
6th December 1957
Watford (a)

SATURDAY 7th DECEMBER 1957.

GOALS AGAINST FIGURES CLICK TO 45.

WATFORD 5,

EXETER CITY 4,
Bell; MacDonald; Butterworth, Harvey, Mitchell; Atkins, Rapley, Nicholls, Rees, Dale,
Scorers
Watford McMillan 3, Walker 2,
City Rapley 2, Rees, Atkins,
Attendance 4,361,

Exeter City have now the worst defensive record in the Third Division, The goals against figure has now clicked not so merrily up to 45 and five of them came in this game, What a defeat they scored four times, enough to win most away games but not for City. They were a goal down in the first minute, when McMillan scored for Watford. Within the next 29 minutes City had bult up a 3-1 leadDebutant 20 year old Rapley had scored twice and Rees added the third,

Before half time however, Watford had pegged City back to 3-3, McMillan and Walker the scorersThe same two players each scored in the second half to make it 5-3 before City's youngest ever debutant Trevor Atkins, 18 years and 112 days old made it a day to remember by scoring City's fourth goal,

He was a worthy member of City's most dngerous forward line of the seasonThe City defence however, was another story, the weakness started in the middle, Harvey had no answer to centre forward Cook, John had one of his worst games and neither wing half helped very much to give City the midfield control that they needed,

Southern League 

EXETER CITY RESERVES 3.

Hunter; Foley, Palmer; Beer, Packer, Waterman; Robinson, Wilson, Calland, Hill, Skuse,
TONBRIDGE 0

Scorers
Exeter City Hill 2, Skuse,
Attendance 1,528,
Receipts £63,2s. 6d.

MONDAY 9th DECEMBER 1957.

MILLWALL INTERESTED IN TED CALLAND.

Millwall are interested in Exeter City forward Ted CallandNo offer has yet been made but the London club intend to watch Calland at the first opportunity. City manager Bill Thompson said that Exeter City are not interested in parting with any players but they cannot stop Millwall from taking an interest in him,

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