1961/62
All Results and information
Exeter City chairman Reg Rose announced a radical rethink of the way in which the Club would be run this season. This would involve raising admission prices and the scrapping of the reserve team. Ground prices for the 1961-62 season would be raised from 2s 6d to 3s and the grandstand prices from 6s to 7s 6d.
1961/62 has no team photo in existence because there was no team to photo. Only 10 professionals, no money to pay players and they had released 12 including selling Theo Foley to Northampton, they also stripped out the A team and stopped playing in the Western League and joined the Exeter and District League.
As the squad photograph for the 1961/62 season was not done, the Express and Echo produced a photo of the players, who were signed and added a photo of the new players after that.
The Grecians finished in the bottom half of Division Four in this season, placing 18th. Exeter did not have much luck in the cup either, exiting both the FA Cup and League Cup at the first time of asking. 
League Position:
24th P 44 W 13, D 11 L 20 Goals F-A 62-77 Points: 37.
1st Team Results
|
Date |
Oppenents |
Venue |
|
Score |
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|
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19/08/1961 |
Mansfield Town |
A |
L |
1-3 |
7611 |
Welsh |
|
|
|
23/08/1961 |
Chesterfield |
H |
W |
4-1 |
5944 |
Carter 2 |
Rees |
Gordon |
|
26/08/1961 |
Barrow |
H |
W |
3-0 |
6153 |
Blue |
Gordon |
Jenkins |
|
28/08/1961 |
Chesterfield |
A |
L |
0-2 |
4300 |
: |
|
|
|
02/09/1961 |
Rochdale |
A |
L |
0-3 |
5062 |
: |
|
|
|
04/09/1961 |
York City |
A |
L |
1-2 |
9241 |
Jenkins |
|
|
|
09/09/1961 |
Crewe Alexandra |
H |
W |
2-1 |
5494 |
Gordon |
Wilson |
|
|
16/09/1961 |
Tranmere Rovers |
A |
W |
4-3 |
7889 |
McGugan (og) |
Rees |
Carter |
|
19/09/1961 |
Southport |
H |
D |
1-1 |
5739 |
Carter |
|
|
|
23/09/1961 |
Wrexham |
A |
W |
2-1 |
13138 |
Carter |
Jenkins |
|
|
25/09/1961 |
Southport |
A |
D |
1-1 |
4969 |
Blue |
|
|
|
30/09/1961 |
Doncaster Rovers |
H |
L |
1-5 |
6424 |
Gordon |
|
|
|
04/10/1961 |
Workington |
A |
L |
1-3 |
3472 |
Jenkins |
|
|
|
07/10/1961 |
Hartlepools United |
H |
D |
1-1 |
4173 |
Welsh |
|
|
|
11/10/1961 |
Workington |
H |
W |
3-1 |
4301 |
Gordon |
Carter 2 |
|
|
14/10/1961 |
Darlington |
A |
L |
0-1 |
5462 |
: |
|
|
|
28/10/1961 |
Oldham Athletic |
A |
D |
1-1 |
12491 |
McMillan |
|
|
|
11/11/1961 |
Aldershot |
A |
D |
1-1 |
5336 |
Jenkins |
|
|
|
18/11/1961 |
Bradford City |
H |
L |
1-2 |
4405 |
Carter |
|
|
|
02/12/1961 |
Colchester United |
H |
L |
0-2 |
4530 |
: |
|
|
|
09/12/1961 |
Chester |
A |
D |
1-1 |
3192 |
Harvey (p) |
|
|
|
16/12/1961 |
Mansfield Town |
H |
W |
2-1 |
3592 |
Blue |
Carter |
|
|
23/12/1961 |
Barrow |
A |
L |
0-3 |
4094 |
: |
|
|
|
26/12/1961 |
Gillingham |
H |
L |
1-3 |
4326 |
Rees |
|
|
|
30/12/1961 |
Gillingham |
A |
D |
2-2 |
6786 |
Carter 2 |
|
|
|
06/01/1962 |
Stockport County |
H |
W |
4-3 |
4135 |
Brown |
Gordon |
Welsh |
|
13/01/1962 |
Rochdale |
H |
L |
1-3 |
4000 |
Carter |
|
|
|
20/01/1962 |
Crewe Alexandra |
A |
L |
1-3 |
4078 |
Brown |
|
|
|
27/01/1962 |
Carlisle United |
A |
L |
1-2 |
4993 |
Carter |
|
|
|
03/02/1962 |
Tranmere Rovers |
H |
W |
1-0 |
3628 |
Jenkins |
|
|
|
10/02/1962 |
Wrexham |
H |
D |
1-1 |
4257 |
Gordon |
|
|
|
16/02/1962 |
Doncaster Rovers |
A |
L |
1-3 |
2089 |
Malloy (og) |
|
|
|
24/02/1962 |
Hartlepools United |
A |
D |
0-0 |
2933 |
: |
|
|
|
03/03/1962 |
Darlington |
H |
L |
0-1 |
3341 |
: |
|
|
|
17/03/1962 |
Oldham Athletic |
H |
D |
3-3 |
3187 |
Carter 3 |
|
|
|
23/03/1962 |
Stockport County |
A |
L |
0-1 |
4148 |
: |
|
|
|
31/03/1962 |
Aldershot |
H |
W |
2-1 |
2740 |
Welsh |
Gordon |
|
|
07/04/1962 |
Bradford City |
A |
L |
1-5 |
5697 |
Brown |
|
|
|
11/04/1962 |
York City |
H |
W |
2-1 |
2919 |
Welsh |
Carter |
|
|
14/04/1962 |
Carlisle United |
H |
W |
4-0 |
3278 |
Welsh |
Harvey (p) |
Jenkins 2 |
|
20/04/1962 |
Millwall |
A |
L |
0-2 |
19666 |
: |
|
|
|
21/04/1962 |
Colchester United |
A |
L |
0-2 |
5530 |
: |
|
|
|
23/04/1962 |
Millwall |
H |
D |
1-1 |
5031 |
Carter |
|
|
|
28/04/1962 |
Chester |
H |
W |
5-0 |
3310 |
Blue 2 |
Jenkins |
Rees 2 |
Football League Fourth Division 1961/62
Final Table
|
|
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
Millwall |
44 |
23 |
10 |
11 |
87 |
62 |
56 |
|
Colchester United |
44 |
23 |
9 |
12 |
104 |
71 |
55 |
|
Wrexham |
44 |
22 |
9 |
13 |
96 |
56 |
53 |
|
Carlisle United |
44 |
22 |
8 |
14 |
64 |
63 |
52 |
|
Bradford City |
44 |
21 |
9 |
14 |
94 |
86 |
51 |
|
York City |
44 |
20 |
10 |
14 |
84 |
53 |
50 |
|
Aldershot |
44 |
22 |
5 |
17 |
81 |
60 |
49 |
|
Workington |
44 |
19 |
11 |
14 |
69 |
70 |
49 |
|
Barrow |
44 |
17 |
14 |
13 |
74 |
58 |
48 |
|
Crewe Alexandra |
44 |
20 |
6 |
18 |
79 |
70 |
46 |
|
Oldham Athletic |
44 |
17 |
12 |
15 |
77 |
70 |
46 |
|
Rochdale |
44 |
19 |
7 |
18 |
71 |
71 |
45 |
|
Darlington |
44 |
18 |
9 |
17 |
61 |
73 |
45 |
|
Mansfield Town |
44 |
19 |
6 |
19 |
77 |
66 |
44 |
|
Tranmere Rovers |
44 |
20 |
4 |
20 |
70 |
81 |
44 |
|
Stockport County |
44 |
17 |
9 |
18 |
70 |
69 |
43 |
|
Southport |
44 |
17 |
9 |
18 |
61 |
71 |
43 |
|
Exeter City |
44 |
13 |
11 |
20 |
62 |
77 |
37 |
|
Chesterfield |
44 |
14 |
9 |
21 |
70 |
87 |
37 |
|
Gillingham |
44 |
13 |
11 |
20 |
73 |
94 |
37 |
|
Doncaster Rovers |
44 |
11 |
7 |
26 |
60 |
85 |
29 |
|
Hartlepools United |
44 |
8 |
11 |
25 |
52 |
101 |
27 |
|
Chester |
44 |
7 |
12 |
25 |
54 |
96 |
26 |
Accrington Stanley resigned from the league after 33 games. Their results were expunged.
FA Cup
FA Cup
|
Date |
Opponents |
|
Venue |
Score |
|
|
|
04/11/1961 |
Dartford |
R1 |
H |
3-3 |
6162 |
McMillan 2, Mabey (og) |
|
08/11/1961 |
Dartford |
R1 Replay |
A |
1-2 |
6777 |
Carter |
League Cup
|
1961/62 |
|
|
Score |
|
|
|
|
11/09/1961 |
Mansfield Town |
Away |
2-5 |
5904 |
Gordon, Blue |
LC 1 |
Devon Bowl
|
1961/62 |
|
|
Score |
|
|
|
|
20/03/1962 |
Plymouth Argyle |
Home |
3-1 |
Welsh 2, Jenkins |
2962 |
SF |
|
16/04/1962 |
Torquay United |
Away |
2-0 |
Gordon, Rees |
2000 |
F |
Exeter were the winners
Friendlies
|
Date |
Opponents |
|
Score |
|
|
|
|
Not played |
Practice Match |
|
P-P |
|
|
There was no practice match, only 19 players signed on. |
|
26/10/1961 |
Car La Paz of Bolivia |
Home |
3-1 |
5004 |
Blue 2, Jenkins |
Mario scored for La Paz |
|
22/11/1961 |
OFK Belgrade Sports Club |
Home |
2-4 |
3548 |
Blue, Jenkins |
|
|
25/11/1961 |
Swindon Town |
Away |
0-4 |
2812 |
: |
|
|
01/03/1962 |
Offenbach Kickers |
Home |
1-1 |
2498 |
Gordon |
It was revealed that the City reserve team cost £7,000 per season to run in the Southern League, and gate receipts totalled £500. It was therefore decided to scrap the reserves, but an 'A' team would be playing in the Exeter and District League to encourage local footballing talent.
Youth Team
Exeter City Colts
Exeter and District League
Results
| Exeter and District League 1961/62 | |||||||||
| 19/08/1961 | League | Chelston | Home | 1-1 | Parsons | ||||
| 26/08/1961 | League | Cullompton | Away | 1-6 | Vanstone | ||||
| 06/09/1961 | League | Chelston | Away | 0-1 | : | ||||
| 09/09/1961 | League | Dawlish | Away | 3-1 | Welsh | Dodd | Burnett | ||
| 16/09/1961 | League | Sidmouth | Home | 5-0 | Hudson | Dodd | Vanstone 2 | Hitchcox | |
| 23/09/1961 | League | St Marks | Home | 5-0 | Quarrington 3 | Burnett 2 | |||
| 30/09/1961 | League | Seaton | Away | 3-1 | Mitchell | Hitchcox | Dodd | ||
| 07/10/1961 | League | Exmouth | Away | 3-1 | Mitchell | Vanstone 2 | |||
| 14/10/1961 | DS Cup R1 | Crediton | Away | 3-0 | Hitchcox | Dodd | Quarrington | ||
| Exeter played 4 pros' in the Cup and were expelled from the Cup, later were asked to replay the game | |||||||||
| 21/10/1961 | League | Tiverton | Away | 0-0 | : | ||||
| 04/11/1961 | League | Kingsteignton | Away | 2-0 | Burnett 2 | ||||
| 25/11/1961 | DS CupR1 | Crediton | Away | 4-0 | |||||
| 11/11/1961 | League | Lympstone | Home | 6-0 | |||||
| 02/12/1961 | League | St Lukes | Away | 2-2 | Welsh | Vanstone | |||
| 09/12/1961 | League | St Marks | Away | 1-2 | Burnett | ||||
| 23/12/1961 | DS Cup R2 | Tiverton | Home | 3-2 | Burnett 2 | Vanstone | |||
| 30/12/1961 | DS Cup R3 | Friernhay | Home | 0-2 | : | ||||
| 06/01/1962 | League | Beer | Away | 1-3 | Blue | ||||
| 13/01/1962 | League | Friernhay | Away | 2-1 | Vanstone 2 | ||||
| 20/01/1962 | League | Tiverton | Home | 4-2 | Rees 2 | Vanstone 2 | |||
| 27/01/1962 | League | Dawlish | Home | 2-3 | Vanstone | Burnett | |||
| 03/02/1962 | League | Clyst Valley | Away | 2-1 | Blue | ||||
| 10/02/1962 | League | Lympstone | Away | 5-2 | Rutley | Quarrington | Dodd | Blue 2 | |
| 17/02/1962 | E D S Cup | Cullompton | Away | 0-1 | : | ||||
| 24/02/1962 | League | St Lukes | Home | 3-2 | Blue 2 | Burnett | |||
| 03/03/1962 | League | Sidmouth | Away | 1-1 | Burnett | ||||
| 10/03/1962 | League | Seaton | Home | 11-1 | Blue 4, Anning (og), Dood 2, Burnett, Mitchell, Rutley, Vanstone | ||||
| 22/03/1962 | League | Exmouth | Home | 2-1 | Vanstone | Jenkins | |||
| 24/03/1962 | League | Cullompton | Home | 3-1 | Blythe | Blue | Jenkins | ||
| 28/03/1962 | League | Heavitree | Home | 2-3 | Vanstone | Burnett | |||
| 04/04/1962 | League | Friernhay | Home | 1-0 | Vanstone | ||||
| 07/04/1962 | League | Friernhay | Away | 2-2 | Vanstone | Gard | |||
| 14/04/1962 | League | Beer | Home | 3-1 | Quarrington | Vanstone | Burnett | ||
| 18/04/1962 | League | Clyst Valley | Home | 3-1 | Dodd | Vanstone | Burnett | ||
| 20/04/1962 | League | Heavitree | Away | 6-0 | Og | Dodd | Burnett 3 | Vanstone | |
| 28/04/1962 | League | Kingsteignton | Home | 4-0 | Nicholas 2 | Hughes | Quarrington | ||
Final Table
Exeter City and District Football League
Premier League
| FINAL TABLE | |||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | |
| PREMIER | |||||||
| 1 Cullompton Rangers | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 102 | 36 | 48 |
| 2 Dawlish Town | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 103 | 41 | 47 |
| 3 Exeter City Colts | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 87 | 39 | 43 |
| 4 St Lukes College | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 105 | 65 | 40 |
| 5 Tiverton Town | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 92 | 65 | 37 |
| 6 Heavitree United | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 81 | 67 | 34 |
| 7 Clyst Valley | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 77 | 77 | 30 |
| 8 Chelston | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 63 | 28 |
| 9 Friernhay | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 90 | 90 | 27 |
| 10 Beer Albion | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 85 | 27 |
| 11 Seaton Town | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 67 | 92 | 23 |
| 12 St Marks | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 61 | 114 | 22 |
| 13 Lympstone | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 93 | 21 |
| 14 Exmouth Town | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 67 | 90 | 19 |
| 15 Sidmouth Town | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 56 | 92 | 17 |
| 16 Kingsteignton | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 57 | 107 | 17 |
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