On this day in:- 

1945
It was announced by the City directors that they would not be issuing free season tickets to shareholders for the 1945-46 season. With ever changing money values after the cessation of the Second World War, the Club could not to successfully pay for the necessary reconstruction work to St James' Park with many hundreds of shareholders gaining admission to matches without paying. It was felt that the shareholders would appreciate the position and willingly help the City directors to revive the Club. It was further agreed that those supporters who had purchased season tickets for the 1939-40 season would be able to use the tickets for League matches during the 1945-46 season.

1954
Although City had signed goalkeeper Alec Bell from Partick Thistle and forward Gordon Kaile from Preston North End two days earlier, neither were included in the line-up that faced Crystal Palace in a Third Division South fixture at St James' Park. Both were, however, in the City reserve team that lost 2-1 at Tonbridge in a Southern League encounter, with Ray John netting for Exeter. Back at the Park the Grecians defeated Palace 2-0 before an attendance of 12,467, with goals from Charlie McClelland and Frank Houghton.

• Top of the Pops on this day in 1954 was Cara Maria sung by David Whitfield, accompanied by Mantovani and his Orchestra.
  

1961

Exeter City made a double swoop in the transfer market with the capture of George Northcott and George Spiers. Centre-half Northcott had been a regular member of the Torquay United first team until sustaining a knee injury 18 months before. When he was unable to get back in the team, Northcott asked for a transfer and was listed at a fee of £5,000. Instead of waiting for a League club he joined Cheltenham Town in the 1960-61 season, and moved to Exeter on a free transfer. Spiers, was a 21-year old utility player and came from Irish League club, Crusaders. It was revealed that the City had been negotiating for his transfer for some time, and were eventually successful by paying a small fee for him. Spiers was equally at home in a wing-half or inside forward position.

1965
Exeter City crushed visiting Oldham Athletic as Alan Banks, returning successfully after being sidelined for several months with a broken leg, hit two of the goals. Oldham were no match for a rampant City team, as Eric Welsh and George McLean also got their names on the score sheet before an attendance of 7,271. Unfortunately the 4-0 scoreline was reversed as the City reserves team lost at Salisbury City in a Western League fixture. However, there were ten youngsters in the City side which had an average age of just 18. Stars of the Grecians team was 17-year old former Bridport centre-half Mike Balson and 16-year old keeper Peter Davis.

• The Beatles were top of the pop charts for the third week running with 'Help!', having originally knocked the Byrds and 'Mr Tambourine Man' off the top spot.
  

1971
A stern warning was given to troublemakers at St James' Park by the chairman of Exeter Magistrates. He told the first of three groups of defendants to appear before the bench on charges arising from incidents at the Football League Cup tie the previous night against Bristol Rovers, which City lost 3-0: "We are not going to tolerate this behaviour in that might cause the closure of the ground if it continued. They appealed to supporters to inform the police or club identifying the ring leaders the city or any other place." Fines ranged from £40 upwards. Exeter City FC Directors warned that soccer rowdies were not welcome at St James' Park and steps would be taken to keep them out of the ground. The board deplored behaviour causing trouble.

1983
Plans to bring defender George Foster to Exeter City were blocked by Derby County who refused to give permission for Grecians player- manager Gerry Francis to speak to him. Francis was informed that another club had already opened negotiations with Foster, even though it was believed that County would want a fee of £17,000. The team building plans of Francis had been hit by the long term injuries suffered by Nick Marker, Frank Howarth and Martyn Rogers. Meanwhile Francis had been in great demand from local organisations and supporters and stated that he had little option but to cut down on his engagements in order to concentrate on getting the team fully prepared. He was spending more and more time away from his Surrey home in Bagshot, but was continuing to try and sell his business there in order to move down to Exeter.

• KC and The Sunshine Band were top of the singles charts for the second week running with 'Give It Up.'
  
  
  
  
  
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