SATURDAY 16th JANUARY 1904,
EAST DEVON LEAGUE,

110th BATTERY 1.
Johnson; Hore, Gallagher; Clarke, Salt, McNorton; Ebury, Charelton, Massey, Walker, Lewis,
St SIDWELLS UNITED 2.
Robinson; Bailey, Ashford; Wallage, Davidson, Morgan; Sellick, Gilbert, Thomas, Eveleigh, Winter,

Scorers
110th Battery:- Walker,
St Sidwells:- Eveleigh 2,

Match Report 
Exeter and Plymouth Gazette (from British Newspaper Archive) 

The 110th Battery lost their unbeaten certificate in the East Devon League on Saturday, when they suffered defeat at the hands of St Sidwell by two goals to one. It was a capital game to witness, play being very fast throughout. The soldiers were unlucky to lose, and a draw would, perhaps, have more correctly indicated the run of the game. The United scored their first point as a result of an infringement in the penalty area. Sellick and Russell had gone down the wing, and play was in goal-mouth when one of the attackers was fouled. Eveleigh took the penalty and found the net. Within a few minutes Winter had raced down the wing, and on the touch-line passed to Eveleigh, who, steadying himself, shot a beautiful goal. The soldiers did a deal of attacking afterwards, but had not scored up to the interval. They notched one point subsequently, and experienced very hard lines in not equalising, the ball once striking the cross-bar and re-bounding into play. They failed to penetrate the defence again, and retired defeated as stated. The civilians' front rank did some good things, but their combination was not of the best, the passes frequently being very ill-judged. Their play deteriorated after the interval. Thomas in the centre was off his game. He was at times very slow, and his passes were ill-judged. In the first half Eveleigh and Winter made things warm for the soldiers. Winter was very good on the wing, putting in some fine runs, but he did not appear 10 exert himself after crossing over. Eveleigh was always a trier, and twice in the second half got clean away, ouly to fail at the critical moment. He was the Saints' best forward, but in the second half might have fed Winter oftener. Sellick and Russell made a fair wing, the former being the better, some of his ruus being very dangerous. Or the halves, Davidson was in a class by himself. He played a sterling game, being equally good at stop- ping his opponents or feeding his forwards. He took everything very coolly, and some of his passes were beautifully timed. Bailey was in capital form, but had his work cut out in looking after the soldiers' right wing. Ashford has been seen to much better advantage. Robinson kept goal well, and effected some fine clearances.

The soldiers' forward line combined better than the Saints', and their attacks were always dangerous. A score seemed imminent on several occasions, but in front of goal they were lamentably weak. Massey worked hard in the centre, but he might often have passed out with advantage instead of endeavouring to get through himself. Ebery and Charleton gave the Saints considerable anxiety. Ebery is fast, and centres and shoots well. He put in some grand work on Saturday, and the first goal was obtained from his centres. Other centres of his were allowed to run to waste, and once the ball rolled clean across the goal-mouth, but no one was up to put it through. Charleton made some good openings for him. Walker did well, but did not get much assistance from Lewis. Salt was the pick of the halves, while McNorton did many good things. Johnson in goal kept his charge splendidly.

Match Report 2
From Alex Wilson's research papers 

110th Battery v St Sidwell's 

The above League match was played at the Camp Field before a good number of spectators. The commencement of play saw the ball being sent up and down the field in a series of fast exchanges. Massey nearly scored for the Battery, but a free kick for a foul taken by Eveleigh resulted in agoal for the United. Bailey andAshford played splendidly at the back for the United, and their well judged kicks to the forwards gave the latter several good chances of increasing the score, but Thomas and Winter both failed from close in. Winter then made a capital run along the touchline, and from his centre Eveleigh scored a 2nd goal for the Saints. After Lemons the soldiers stormed the United Citadel and on one occasion were unlucky not to score, Massey shooting over the bar, The spectators were very excited over some strange decisions by the Referee, whose knowledge of the rules was only elementary. Walker eventually found the net for the Military after receiving a nice pass from Ebury.