TUESDAY 27th APRIL 1971.

CRAWFORD IS CITY PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

Campbell (Mr Consistency) Crawford is the Exeter City Player of the Year, the St James' Park full back receved the annual award at last night's Player of the Year dance in Exeter from the Mayor of Exeter, Percy Hilton, Crawford well deserved the award for his consistent, good and at times outstanding performances. He is a quick defender and loves to overlap to create dangerous situations for opposing defences. There was a second presentation at the event, A silver tray from the Exeter City Supporters Club and directors to Player Manager John Newman to mark his 500th Football League appearance earlier in the season.

MONDAY 3rd MAY 1971.

TIVERTON TOWN HOLD THE CITY.
TIVERTON HOSPITALS CUP.

TIVERTON TOWN 1-1 EXETER CITY 1,

Scorers:
Tiverton Butt
Exeter Morris.

Attendance

Exeter could manage only a draw against Tiverton Town at Ladysmead, Tiverton took a shock lead five minutes before half time when Butt scored with a brilliant glancing header from a free kick, The cheering of the home supporters was soon hushed however, for just two minutes later Steve Morris netted an equaliser after the home keeper had dropped the ball on the goal line. Exeter did not field their full first team, including a couple of St Lukes College players in their side as well as a rather portly Keith Harvey at centre half. The strange looking City XI were content to give Tiverton much of the game after the break and seldom played at any more than half pace.

WEDNESDAY 5th MAY 1971.
TROUT DENIES CITY.

FRIENDLY.

DAWLISH TOWN 0. EXETER CITY 1,

Attendance

Scorer
Exeter Wingate,

The City players had their final chance of the season to show what they could do before the retained list is issued in the next few days. It was Dawlish Town's goalkeeper Mike Trout though who stole the show with a string of magnificent saves. Exeter player manager John Newman signled out Trout for special praise in a Dawlish side that fought extremely hard but were helped by a series of missed chances by Exeter. The winner was scored by John Wingate, himself a former Dawlish Town player, The friendly fixture was played as a reward for the Dawlish Town club after they had sold the most tickets in the weekly Exeter City fund raising pool,

FRIDAY 7th MAY 1971.

EXETER CITY RELEASE THREE PLAYERS.

Forwards John Mitten and John Corr, and defender Brian Sharples have been given free transfers by Exeter City. Their names are not included oin the clubs retained list announced today, Mitten joined the club in July 1968 from Plymouth Argyle, John Corr was transfer listed midway through the season and came from Arsenal in the close season of 1967, Brian Sharples who has been plaqued with injuries joined City in december 1968 from Birmingham City,

FORMER CITY SECRETARY - NEW JOB.

Ian Tarr, controversially sacked as the secretary at Exeter City last month is to take up an administrative post with the Bristol Rovers Development Association, he will be based at Eastville and will work on fund raising schemes similar to those run by Exeter City commercial manager John Hillier,

FRIDAY 14th MAY 1971.

BIDEFORD F. C. UNHAPPY WITH EXETER CITY.

Exeter City have received a letter from Western League club Bideford criticising them for including a Bideford professional in their team for a friendly match without first making official contact with the North Devon club. The player, Colin Rowe, 18, who lives in Exeter, was included in the City team that played at Dawlish Town in a friendly nine days ago, It was not until what Bideford secretary Michael Pope describes as an eleventh hour telephone call that Rowe himself made to Bideford manager Graham Bond, that anyone at the club knew he was going to play for Exeter. Bideford have told City that while they welcome the opportunity for their young professionals to gain additional experience, Exeter should have applied for permission in the proper manner.

MONDAY 17th MAY 1971.

FETE HIT BY THE RAIN.

Rain badly dampened the Exeter City Football Club fete at St James' Park held on Saturday. City commercial manager John Hillier said it turned out to be a tragedy due to the weather and that it was a disappointment after the tremendous amount of hard work put into organising it. City will be lucky to break even financially on the days proceedings. The fete included both a 5-a-side and 7-a-side tournament, in which several local Exeter and District League sides played. There was also a fashion show, judo display, pony rides, baby show, and numerous side shows and stalls,

TUESDAY 25th MAY 1971.

TEXACO 5-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT SEMI FINAL
At the Mayflower Centre, Plymouth

TORQUAY UNITED 1. EXETER CITY 3
Exeter players
Wilson, Banks, Blain, Balson, Wingate,

THURSDAY 27th MAY 1971.

TEXACO 5-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT FINAL (At the Mayflower Centre, Plymouth),

BIDEFORD v EXETER CITY

Exeter players
Wilson, Banks, Blain, Balson, Wingate,