1931/32
All Results and information

Squad photo from the 1931/32 season, which saw Exeter achieve a top-half finish in Division Three South, placing 7th. Although Exeter were given a bye to the Third Round of the FA Cup, they did not progress past this round.


FA Cup
Third Round: Grimsby Town (A), 4-1.

First Team Results

1931/32 Results

Exeter Score 1st

29 Aug 1931

Thames

A

D

0-0

10000

:

02 Sep 1931

Fulham

H

L

0-3

7000

:

05 Sep 1931

Brentford

H

W

4-1

6000

Whitlow

Houghton

Baugh (p)

Doncaster

07 Sep 1931

Northampton

A

L

1-2

7000

Whitlow

12 Sep 1931

Bournemouth and Boscombe

A

L

2-5

6000

Varco 2

16 Sep 1931

Northampton

H

D

0-0

7000

:

19 Sep 1931

Coventry City

A

L

0-4

12000

:

26 Sep 1931

Gillingham

H

W

4-0

6000

Childs

Houghton

Purcell

Barber

30 Sep 1931

Brighton & Hove Albion

H

W

3-1

4000

Varco 2

Clarke

03 Oct 1931

Luton Town

A

L

3-6

5500

Houghton 2

Varco

10 Oct 1931

Cardiff City

H

W

3-1

8000

Varco 3

17 Oct 1931

Queen’s Park Rangers

H

W

6-2

7000

Whitlow 3

Armfield

Houghton 2

24 Oct 1931

Bristol Rovers

A

W

4-2

7000

Whitlow

Houghton 2 (1p)

Armfield

31 Oct 1931

Torquay United

H

W

3-1

10000

Clarke

Armfield

Varco

07 Nov 1931

Leyton Orient

A

D

2-2

5000

Whitlow

Houghton

14 Nov 1931

Swindon Town

H

D

1-1

2500

Whitlow

21 Nov 1931

Norwich City

A

W

1-0

12000

Doncaster

05 Dec 1931

Mansfield Town

A

L

1-3

6000

Houghton

16 Dec 1931

Watford

H

W

2-0

2000

Armfield

Whitlow

19 Dec 1931

Crystal Palace

A

L

0-3

8000

:

25 Dec 1931

Southend United

A

W

1-0

10000

Whitlow

26 Dec 1931

Southend United

H

W

3-0

14000

Houghton

Woodward

Whitlow

02 Jan 1932

Thames

H

W

4-1

6000

Houghton (p)

Doncaster 2

Whitlow

16 Jan 1932

Brentford

A

D

2-2

15000

Houghton 2 (1p)

27 Jan 1932

Bournemouth and Boscombe

H

W

1-0

3000

Houghton

30 Jan 1932

Coventry City

H

W

3-0

6000

Doncaster

Varco

Purcell

06 Feb 1932

Gillingham

A

W

1-0

7000

Varco

13 Feb 1932

Luton Town

H

D

1-1

6000

Doncaster

20 Feb 1932

Cardiff City

A

L

2-5

8000

Barber

Purcell

27 Feb 1932

Queen’s Park Rangers

A

L

0-1

14000

:

05 Mar 1932

Bristol Rovers

H

W

1-0

7500

Woodward

12 Mar 1932

Torquay United

A

L

1-2

5500

Whitlow

19 Mar 1932

Leyton Orient

H

W

4-3

6000

Whitlow

Roberts

Houghton (p)

Doncaster

25 Mar 1932

Reading

A

L

0-2

20000

:

26 Mar 1932

Swindon Town

A

L

1-2

4000

Varco

28 Mar 1932

Reading

H

W

4-0

11000

Whitlow

Barber

Varco

Doncaster

02 Apr 1932

Norwich City

H

W

3-0

8000

Varco 2

Purcell

09 Apr 1932

Brighton & Hove Albion

A

D

1-1

4000

Roberts

16 Apr 1932

Mansfield Town

H

W

3-0

5000

Roberts 2

Barber

23 Apr 1932

Watford

A

L

0-1

7000

:

30 Apr 1932

Crystal Palace

H

L

0-1

4000

:

07 May 1932

Fulham

A

L

1-3

15000

Varco

 

Final Table

Pld

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Fulham

42

24

9

9

111

62

57

Reading

42

23

9

10

97

67

55

Southend United

42

21

11

10

77

53

53

Crystal Palace

42

20

11

11

74

63

51

Brentford

42

19

10

13

68

52

48

Luton Town

42

20

7

15

95

70

47

Exeter City

42

20

7

15

77

62

47

Brighton & Hove Albion

42

17

12

13

73

58

46

Cardiff City

42

19

8

15

87

73

46

Norwich City

42

17

12

13

76

67

46

Watford

42

19

8

15

81

79

46

Coventry City

42

18

8

16

108

97

44

Queens Park Rangers

42

15

12

15

79

73

42

Northampton Town

42

16

7

19

69

69

39

Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic

42

13

12

17

70

78

38

Clapton Orient

42

12

11

19

77

90

35

Swindon Town

42

14

6

22

70

84

34

Bristol Rovers

42

13

8

21

65

92

34

Torquay United

42

12

9

21

72

106

33

Mansfield Town

42

11

10

21

75

108

32

Gillingham

42

10

8

24

40

82

28

Thames

42

7

9

26

53

109

23



FA Cup

FA Cup

Exeter were given a byes in R1 and R2 because of their performance in 1931/32

1931/32

Exeter Score 1st

09/11/1932

Grimsby Town

Away

1-4

12000

Woodward

R3

Reserves
Southern League
Results

Southern League (West)
09/09/1931 SL Cup F Dartford Home 2-7 Woodward  Angus      
10/10/1931 League Newport Away 0-1 :        
24/10/1931 League Bristol Rovers Home 1-4 Woodward         
31/10/1931 League Torquay Away 2-4 Purcell Woodward      
14/11/1931 League Swindon Away 3-3 Graham Woodward 2      
21/11/1931 League Llanelly Home 4-1 Halliday Woodward 2 Keen    
05/12/1931 League Ebbw Vale Home 4-2 Graham Stanton (og) Keen Woodward  
07/05/1932 League Merthyr Home 9-1 Halliday 4 Doncaster 2 Hurst 2 Graham  
02/01/1932 League Plymouth Argyle Away 1-0 Halliiday        
30/01/1932 League Barry  Away 2-2 Courtney Keen      
06/02/1932 League Barry  Home 3-2 Halliday Woodward 2      
13/02/1932 League Merthyr Away 2-2 Risdon Courtney      
20/02/1932 League Newport Home 3-1 Hurst 2 Woodward      
25/02/1932 League Bath City Away 1-1 Whitlow        
05/03/1932 League Bristol Rovers Away 1-0 Armfield        
12/03/1932 League Torquay Home 1-2 Hurst        
19/03/1932 League Ebbw Vale Away 0-3 :        
25/03/1932 League Taunton Home 0-1 :        
26/03/1932 League Swindon Home 13-0 Hurst 7 Halliday 3 Graham Robinson Courtney
28/03/1932 League Taunton Away 1-5 Whitlow        
16/04/1932 League Llanelly Away 1-1 Whitlow        
18/04/1932 League Yeovil & Petters Away 1-1 Armfield        
23/04/1932 League Bath City Home 3-1 Baugh Hurst Woodward    
04/05/1931 League Yeovil & Petters Home 1-1 Hurst        
07/05/1932 League Merthyr Home 9-1 Halliday 4 Doncaster 2 Hurst 2 Graham  

Southern League

1931/32

Final Table

Pld

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Yeovil & Petters U

24

16

4

4

65

31

36

Plymouth A Res.

24

15

5

4

81

31

35

Bath City

24

12

7

5

50

33

31

LIanelly

24

12

4

8

65

46

28

Taunton Town

24

13

2

9

53

58

28

Newport County

24

10

6

8

70

51

26

Exeter City Res

24

9

7

8

59

43

25

Merthyr Town

24

9

4

11

66

73

22

Bristol Rovers Res

24

8

4

12

54

47

20

Swindon Town Res

24

8

4

12

54

95

20

Barry

24

7

3

14

56

76

17

Torquay United

24

5

6

13

43

66

16

Ebbw Vale

24

3

2

19

34

102

8

Western League
Division 1
Results

Western League
29/08/1931 League Plymouth Argyle Home 2-1 Whitlow 2        
05/09/1931 League Plymouth Argyle Away 2-2 Woodward 2        
12/09/1931 League Bristol City Home 4-0 Courtney Keen Woodward Graham  
19/09/1931 League Torquay Home 1-4 Whitlow         
26/09/1931 League Bristol Rovers Away 0-4 :        
03/10/1931 Friendly E. D. & Vic. League Home 8-1 Whitlow 3 Halliday 3 Graham 2    
17/10/1931 League Torquay Away 0-5 :        
07/11/1931 League Bristol Rovers Home 2-6 Halliday Purcell      
25/12/1931 League Yeovil Home 1-2 Keen        
26/12/1931 League Yeovil Away 2-4 McDade (og) Gumm      
09/01/1932 League Lovells Athletic Away 1-4 Graham        
23/01/1932 League Bristol City Away 1-2 Woodward        
27/02/1932 League Lovells Athletic Home 1-2 Halliday        
09/04/1931 League Taunton Home 1-0 Whitlow        
16/04/1932 League Taunton Away 5-1 Whitlow 3 Doncaster Armfield    

Western League

1931/32

Final Table

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts

Plymouth A Res.

14

10

1

3

41

15

21

Yeovil & Petters U

14

8

3

3

42

26

19

Lovells Athletic

14

7

3

4

33

25

17

Bristol Rovers Res

14

8

0

6

32

28

16

Torquay U Res.

14

5

4

5

29

35

14

Bristol City Res

14

4

3

7

26

37

11

Exeter City Res.

14

4

1

9

23

37

9

Taunton Town

14

2

1

11

18

41

5

Files

Comments

Steve Bell

Saturday, 23rd January 1932.

Friendly Match.

Exeter City 2 (Purcell, Houghton) Southampton 0.

Steve Bell

Saturday, 23rd January 1932.

Friendly Match.

Exeter City 2 (Purcell, Houghton) Southampton 0.

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