St Sidwell's  v Ashley Villa (Bristol) 

This Easter Monday match kicked off at 11 am, at the Blackboy Ground, St Sidwells. From the outset the home club established themselves as the stronger X1, as far as weight and swiftness were concerned, but the Bristol team showed much finer combination. But if the game had been played on a ground on which the ups and downs were better acquainted with by the visitors, it might have been fatal for the Exeter team, In the first half all the scoring was done by St Sidwells, Eveleigh obtaining the first two goals and Sellick the 3rd. Play commenced in the 2nd half with the slope of the field in the favour of St Sidwells, and they quickly made their advantage felt, time after time sweeping down the field towards the Ashley goal. The goalscoring of the first half was repeated, Sellick getting one goal and Eveleigh two, The Bristol team, however, towards the end of the game, rallied in exceptionally fine style, and Bullock and Hoyle scored, Thomas accounted for the final goal for the Exeter team,

Final Score 
St Sidwell's United 7-2 Ashley Villa (Bristol)

Scorers
St Sidwells Eveleigh 4, Sellick 2, Thomas.
Ashley V. Bullock, Hoyle,

From Alex Wilson's unpublished work 


At Exeter. Eveleigh (2) and Sellick scored for the Saints in the first half. Eveleigh put on two more after the interval, and Sel- lick and Thomas one each, and Bullock and Hoyle found the net for the Bristolians.

From Exeter and Plymouth Gazette 

Saints Score Seven.

St Sidwell's United met Astley Villa, Bristol, on the Blackboy road ground, yesterday. The homesters had the advantage so far as weight and speed were concerned. In the first half all the scoring was done by St Sidwell's, Eveleigh scoring twice, and Sellick once. In the second half Sellick scored again, Eveleigh twice and Thomas once, while the Bristol team scored twice. Thus the result was a win for the Saints by seven goals to two. The game was a very interest- ing one, and a large number of spectators assembled on the field.

From the Western Times 1/4/1902