1969/70
All Results and information

Squad Photograph from the 1969/70 season, which saw Exeter City place 18th in the Fourth Division. The Grecians enjoyed an FA Cup run to the second round, exiting after a replay defeat to Northampton Town, but exited the League Cup after a first round replay defeat to Bristol City


  • League Position: 18th Played: 46 Won: 14, Drew: 11, Lost: 21 Goals For: 57, Goals Against: 59 Points: 39
  • FA Cup
First Round: Fulham (H), 2-0
Second Round: Northampton Town (A), 1-1. Replays 1-1, 2-1
  • League Cup
First Round: Bristol City (H), 1-1. Replay 3-2

First Team 
Results

09/08/1969 Wrexham  A L 0-3 6300 :      
16/08/1969 Darlington H L 1-2 5125 Morris      
23/08/1969 Newport County A L 0-2 2525 :      
25/08/1969 York City  A L 0-1 6200 :      
30/08/1969 Bradford Park Avenue H W 3-0 4457 Giles Wingate 2    
06/09/1969 Scunthorpe United  A D 0-0 4073 :      
13/09/1969 Workington H W 5-1 4536 Wingate Mitten 2 (1p) Pleat Banks
17/09/1969 Aldershot H W 2-1 6119 Pleat Banks    
20/09/1969 Notts County  A L 0-4 6358 :      
27/09/1969 Port Vale H L 1-2 5348 Sharples      
01/10/1969 Swansea Town H W 6-0 5183 Blain2 Corr 2 Wingate Mitten
04/10/1969 Lincoln City A L 0-1 5791 :      
06/10/1969 Darlington  A L 0-4 2888 :      
11/10/1969 Crewe Alexandra H W 3-0 5101 Walker Crawford Corr  
18/10/1969 Southend United A D 1-1 ? Mitten (p)      
25/10/1969 Grimsby Town H L 0-1 5459 :      
01/11/1969 Chester  A L 0-2 4387 :      
08/11/1969 Brentford H D 2-2 4897 Pleat Mitten     
22/11/1969 Oldham Athletic  A D 1-1 4351 Corr      
24/11/1969 Chesterfield  A L 1-2 7977 Gadston      
29/11/1969 Peterborough United H D 1-1 5027 Wingate      
13/12/1969 Workington  A W 2-1 1342 Gadston 2      
20/12/1969 Scunthorpe United H W 4-1 3534 Balson Gadston Wingate Walker
26/12/1969 Newport County H D 1-1 6700 Banks      
27/12/1969 Bradford Park Avenue  A L 1-2 ? Pleat      
10/01/1970 Notts County H D 1-1 3872 Gadston      
17/01/1970 Port Vale A L 0-2 4633 :      
24/01/1970 Hartlepool United H W 6-0 4341 Banks 3 Mitten (p) Gadston Gill (og)
31/01/1970 Lincoln City H L 1-2 ? Banks      
07/02/1970 Crewe Alexandra  A D 1-1 3000 Gadston      
14/02/1970 Wrexham H W 1-0 4210 Banks      
21/02/1970 Grimsby Town  A L 0-2 2767 :      
24/02/1970 Swansea Town  A D 0-0 ? :      
28/02/1970 Southend United H W 3-0 4343 Gadston Pleat Sharples  
02/03/1970 Northampton Town  A L 0-2 4974 :      
07/03/1970 Oldham Athletic H L 0-2 4440 :      
11/03/1970 Colchester United H W 2-1 4017 Mitten  Banks    
14/03/1970 Peterborough United A D 1-1 5283 Wingate      
16/03/1970 Hartlepool United  A L 0-2 1980 :      
21/03/1970 Northampton Town H W 1-0 4981 Gadston      
27/03/1970 Brentford A L 0-2 10110 :      
28/03/1970 Colchester United  A L 1-2 3842 Wingate      
30/03/1970 Chester H W 1-0 5722 Mitten      
04/04/1970 York City H W 2-1 4111 Binney Mitten (p)    
07/04/1970 Chesterfield H D 1-1 5443 Banks      
15/04/1970 Aldershot A L 0-1 5000 :      

Football League Fourth Division  1969/70

Club

Pld

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Chesterfield

46

27

10

9

77

32

64

Wrexham

46

26

9

11

84

49

61

Swansea City

46

21

18

7

66

45

60

Port Vale

46

20

19

7

61

33

59

Brentford

46

20

16

10

58

39

56

Aldershot

46

20

13

13

78

65

53

Notts County

46

22

8

16

73

62

52

Lincoln City

46

17

16

13

66

52

50

Peterborough U.

46

17

14

15

77

69

48

Colchester United

46

17

14

15

64

63

48

Chester

46

21

6

19

58

66

48

Scunthorpe United

46

18

10

18

67

65

46

York City

46

16

14

16

55

62

46

Northampton Town

46

16

12

18

64

55

44

Crewe Alexandra

46

16

12

18

51

51

44

Grimsby Town

46

14

15

17

54

58

43

Southend United

46

15

10

21

59

85

40

Exeter City

46

14

11

21

57

59

39

Oldham Athletic

46

13

13

20

60

65

39

Workington

46

12

14

20

46

64

38

Newport County

46

13

11

22

53

74

37

Darlington

46

13

10

23

53

73

36

Hartlepool

46

10

10

26

42

82

30

Bradford Park Avenue

46

6

11

29

41

96

23



Other Matches

FA Cup

1969/70

Exeter Score 1st

15/11/1969

Fulham

Home

2-0

9181

Corr, Banks

R1

06/11/1969

Northampton

Away

1-1

5000

Wingate

R2

10/11 1969

Northampton

Home

0-0

8930

:

R2 Replay

After Extra Time

15/12/1969

Northampton

Neutral

1-2

2434

Mitten (pen)

R2 Replay 2

Played at the County Ground, Swindon

League Cup

1969/70

Exeter Score 1st

13/08/1969

Bristol City

Home

1-1

8050

Banks

LC 1

19/08/1969

Bristol City

Away

2-3

10915

Corr, Parr(og)

LC 1R

Devon Bowl

1969/70

Exeter Score 1st

28/04/1970

Torquay United

Away

0-1

:

F

Hospital Cup

Exeter Score 1st

22/04/70

Tiverton Town

Away

7-2

Mitten 2, Gadston, Banks, Pleat 2, Parker

Final

Winners

Friendlies

Exeter Score 1st

Yeovil Town

Away

30/07/1969

Bideford

Away

3-1

800

Banks, Mitten (pen), Wingate

01/08/1969

Bristol Rovers

Home

1-1

2896

Giles (John)

10/11/1969

Yeovil Town v Minehaed

At SJP

5-0

FA Cup 4th Qualifying round 2nd replay

03/01/1970

Torquay United

Away

1-3

1991

Giles (John)

Fred Binney scored all 3 for Torquay

FA Youth Cup 

Exeter did not compete they had disbanded their youth and reserve teams                   

 

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