1930/31
All Results and information
The Club enjoyed one of their most famous FA Cup run in this season, reaching the Sixth Round. City were eventually knocked out after a replay defeat to Sunderland, in front of a record crowd at St James Park of 20,984.

FA Cup
First Round: Northfleet United (A), 0-3
Second Round: Coventry City (H), 1-1. Replay (A), 1-2
Third Round: Derby County (H), 3-2
Fourth Round: Bury (A), 1-2
Fifth Round: Leeds United (H), 3-1
Sixth Round: Sunderland (A), 1-1. Replay (H), 2-4.
First team results
30/08/1930 | Norwich City | H | W | 1-0 | 6000 | Varco | |||
03/09/1930 | Luton Town | H | D | 1-1 | 5000 | Houghton | |||
06/09/1930 | Brighton and Hove Albion | A | L | 2-3 | 5000 | Varco 2 | |||
08/09/1930 | Bristol Rovers | A | D | 1-1 | 6000 | Houghton | |||
13/09/1930 | Torquay United | H | D | 2-2 | 8000 | Halliday | Houghton | ||
17/09/1930 | Bristol Rovers | H | L | 0-3 | 3000 | : | |||
20/09/1930 | Northampton Town | A | L | 0-1 | 7000 | : | |||
27/09/1930 | Brentford | H | W | 4-0 | 5000 | Armfield | Baugh (p) | Doncaster | Houghton |
29/09/1930 | Luton Town | A | L | 1-3 | 2000 | Varco | |||
04/10/1930 | Crystal Palace | A | L | 2-7 | 12000 | Varco | Greener (og) | ||
11/10/1930 | Southend United | H | D | 1-1 | 6000 | Doncaster | |||
18/10/1930 | Thames | H | W | 4-3 | 6000 | Varco | Purcell | Armfield | Houghton |
25/10/1930 | Leyton Orient | A | W | 3-2 | 4000 | Doncaster | Armfield | Varco | |
01/11/1930 | Notts County | H | D | 3-3 | 5000 | Varco | Purcell | Baugh (p) | |
08/11/1930 | Watford | A | W | 1-0 | 6000 | Varco | |||
15/11/1930 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | H | W | 4-1 | 6000 | Armfield | Houghton 2 | Varco | |
22/11/1930 | Swindon Town | A | L | 1-2 | 5000 | Armfield | |||
06/12/1930 | Coventry City | A | L | 1-3 | 9000 | Purcell | |||
20/12/1930 | Queens Park Rangers | A | L | 2-7 | 5000 | Varco | Houghton | ||
25/12/1930 | Newport County | A | L | 0-4 | 6000 | : | |||
26/12/1930 | Newport County | H | W | 3-0 | 7000 | Houghton | Varco | Doncaster | |
27/12/1930 | Norwich City | A | W | 2-1 | 5000 | Houghton 2 | |||
03/01/1931 | Brighton and Hove Albion | H | D | 2-2 | 5000 | Varco | Wilkinson (og) | ||
14/01/1931 | Fulham | H | W | 3-2 | 3000 | Varco 2 | Lister | ||
17/01/1931 | Torquay United | A | D | 0-0 | 6000 | : | |||
28/01/1931 | Northampton Town | H | D | 3-3 | 3000 | Doncaster 2 | Armfield | ||
31/01/1931 | Brentford | A | L | 1-2 | 10000 | Houghton | |||
07/02/1931 | Crystal Palace | H | W | 4-3 | 4000 | Varco 2 | Houghton | Doncaster | |
18/02/1931 | Walsall | H | L | 2-5 | 3000 | Varco 2 | |||
21/02/1931 | Thames | A | L | 0-1 | 4000 | : | |||
07/03/1931 | Notts County | A | W | 2-1 | 12000 | Varco | Houghton | ||
14/03/1931 | Watford | H | W | 2-1 | 6000 | Houghton | Armfield | ||
18/03/1931 | Southend United | A | L | 1-5 | 4000 | Varco | |||
21/03/1931 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | A | L | 1-3 | 6000 | Houghton | |||
28/03/1931 | Swindon Town | H | W | 3-1 | 5000 | Armfield | Baugh (p) | Houghton | |
03/04/1931 | Gillingham | A | W | 5-3 | 6000 | Varco | Doncaster | Houghton 2 | Purcell |
04/04/1931 | Fulham | A | L | 2-4 | 14000 | Purcell | Barber | ||
06/04/1931 | Gillingham | H | W | 3-0 | 7000 | Baugh (p) | Varco | Houghton | |
11/04/1931 | Coventry City | H | L | 2-3 | 5000 | Houghton | Varco | ||
15/04/1931 | Leyton Orient | H | W | 6-1 | 2500 | Houghton (p), Purcell, Armfield, Doncaster 2, Clarke | |||
18/04/1931 | Walsall | A | L | 1-2 | 4000 | Houghton | |||
25/04/1931 | Queens Park Rangers | H | W | 2-0 | 5000 | Purcell | Varco |
Final Table
|
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
Notts County |
42 |
24 |
11 |
7 |
97 |
46 |
59 |
Crystal Palace |
42 |
22 |
7 |
13 |
107 |
71 |
51 |
Brentford |
42 |
22 |
6 |
14 |
90 |
64 |
50 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
42 |
17 |
15 |
10 |
68 |
53 |
49 |
Southend United |
42 |
22 |
5 |
15 |
76 |
60 |
49 |
Northampton Town |
42 |
18 |
12 |
12 |
77 |
59 |
48 |
Luton Town |
42 |
19 |
8 |
15 |
76 |
51 |
46 |
Queens Park Rangers |
42 |
20 |
3 |
19 |
82 |
75 |
43 |
Fulham |
42 |
18 |
7 |
17 |
77 |
75 |
43 |
Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic |
42 |
15 |
13 |
14 |
72 |
73 |
43 |
Torquay United |
42 |
17 |
9 |
16 |
80 |
84 |
43 |
Swindon Town |
42 |
18 |
6 |
18 |
89 |
94 |
42 |
Exeter City |
42 |
17 |
8 |
17 |
84 |
90 |
42 |
Coventry City |
42 |
16 |
9 |
17 |
75 |
65 |
41 |
Bristol Rovers |
42 |
16 |
8 |
18 |
75 |
92 |
40 |
Gillingham |
42 |
14 |
10 |
18 |
61 |
76 |
38 |
Walsall |
42 |
14 |
9 |
19 |
78 |
95 |
37 |
Watford |
42 |
14 |
7 |
21 |
72 |
75 |
35 |
Clapton Orient |
42 |
14 |
7 |
21 |
63 |
91 |
35 |
Thames |
42 |
13 |
8 |
21 |
54 |
93 |
34 |
Newport County |
42 |
11 |
6 |
25 |
69 |
111 |
28 |
Norwich City |
42 |
10 |
8 |
24 |
47 |
76 |
28 |
FA Cup

FA Cup Results
1930/31 |
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|
Exeter Score 1st |
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|
|
29/11/1930 |
Northfleet United |
Away |
3-0 |
5000 |
Maitand (og), Houghton, Purcell |
R1 |
13/12/1930 |
Coventry City |
Home |
1-1 |
9600 |
Varco |
R2 |
18/12/1930 |
Coventry City |
Away |
2-1 |
8690 |
Varco, Doncaster |
R2 Replay |
10/01/1931 |
Derby County |
Home |
3-2 |
16500 |
Varco, Armfield, Houghton |
R3 |
24/01/1931 |
Bury |
Away |
2-1 |
15000 |
Varco, Houghton |
R4 |
14/02/1931 |
Leeds United |
Home |
3-1 |
19130 |
Armfied 2, Purcell |
R5 |
28/02/1931 |
Sunderland |
Away |
1-1 |
51642 |
Houghton |
R6 |
04/03/1931 |
Sunderland |
Home |
2-4 |
20984 |
Varco, Purcell |
R6 Replay |
Exeter City Reserves
The reserves played in the Southern League and Western League and ended as Champions of both.
Southern League
Results
Southern League (West) | |||||||||
30/08/1930 | League | Llanelly | Away | 1-5 | Parsons | ||||
06/09/1930 | League | Llanelly | Home | 1-0 | Parsons | ||||
13/09/1930 | League | Torquay | Away | 3-2 | McCosh | Allison | Baugh | ||
25/09/1930 | League | Bath City | Away | 0-1 | : | ||||
27/09/1930 | League | Merthyr | Away | 3-1 | Allison 2 | Lister | |||
04/10/1930 | League | Merthyr | Home | 5-0 | Gumm | Lister 2 | Halliday 2 | ||
11/10/1930 | League | Ebbw Vale | Away | 2-0 | Parsons | Gumm | |||
25/10/1930 | League | Ebbw Vale | Home | 5-0 | Halliday | Allison 3 | Lister | ||
29/11/1931 | League | Bristol Rovers | Home | 4-1 | Allison 2 | McCosh | Gumm | ||
20/12/1930 | League | Taunton | Home | 7-1 | Parsons 6 | Lister | |||
25/12/1930 | League | Newport | Home | 7-0 | Allison 2 | Halliday | Lister | Parsons 3 | |
26/12/1930 | League | Newport | Away | 4-1 | McCosh 2 | Lister | Parsons | ||
17/01/1931 | League | Torquay | Home | 3-2 | Parsons 2 | Halliday | |||
07/03/1931 | League | Swindon | Home | 3-0 | Parsons 2 | Halliday | |||
25/03/1931 | League | Bristol Rovers | Away | 2-4 | Parsons 2 | ||||
26/03/1931 | League | Taunton | Away | 1-1 | Halliday | ||||
03/04/1931 | League | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 1-0 | McCosh | ||||
06/04/1931 | League | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 2-4 | Parsons 2 | ||||
18/04/1931 | League | Bath City | Home | 2-0 | Parsons | Halliday | |||
25/04/1931 | League | Barry | Away | 1-4 | McCosh | ||||
29/11/1931 | League | Bristol Rovers | Home | 4-1 | Allison 2 | McCosh | Gumm | ||
02/05/1931 | League | Barry | Home | 1-0 | Ditchburn |
FINAL TABLE SOUTHERN LEAGUE
(WESTERN DIVISION) 1930-31
|
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
Exeter City Res. |
22 |
15 |
2 |
5 |
59 |
28 |
32 |
LIanelly |
22 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
72 |
39 |
28 |
Merthyr Town |
22 |
12 |
3 |
7 |
62 |
49 |
27 |
Plymouth A Res |
22 |
12 |
2 |
8 |
55 |
34 |
26 |
Bath City |
22 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
47 |
39 |
26 |
Torquay U Res |
22 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
66 |
49 |
23 |
Swindon T Res |
22 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
48 |
52 |
21 |
Bristol Rovers Res |
22 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
58 |
64 |
20 |
Barry |
22 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
29 |
39 |
19 |
Taunton Town |
22 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
36 |
62 |
17 |
Newport C. Res |
22 |
6 |
2 |
14 |
36 |
66 |
14 |
Ebbw Vale |
22 |
5 |
1 |
16 |
32 |
79 |
11 |
Exeter City Reserves were Champions of the Southern League, Western Division.
Western League
Results
Western League | |||||||||
08/10/1930 | League | Bristol Rovers | Home | 5-1 | Parsons 3 | Halliday 2 | |||
08/11/1930 | League | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 3-0 | McCosh 3 | ||||
22/11/1930 | League | Bristol City | Home | 3-2 | Gumm | Parsons | Allison | ||
27/12/1930 | Friendly | Friernhay | Home | 8-3 | Courtney 2 | Kenshole 2 | Halliday 3 | Inglis | |
03/01/1930 | League | Bristol City | Away | 3-2 | Halliday | Allison 2 | |||
24/01/1931 | League | Yeovil | Away | 0-12 | : | ||||
31/01/1930 | League | Yeovil | Home | 6-0 | Parsons 3 | McCosh | Halliday | ||
21/02/1930 | League | Taunton | Home | 5-0 | Halliday 3 | Parsons 2 | |||
28/02/1930 | League | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 1-5 | Parsons | ||||
07/04/1931 | League | Torquay | Home | 4-1 | Halliday 2 | Parsons | Lister | ||
15/04/1930 | League | Torquay | Away | 2-1 | Parsons | Halliday | |||
22/04/1930 | League | Bristol Rovers | Away | 0-0 | : | ||||
30/04/1932 | League | Taunton | Away | 2-0 | Halliday | McCosh |
Final Table
Western League 1930/31
|
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
Exeter City Res |
12 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
34 |
24 |
19 |
Yeovil & Petters U |
12 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
43 |
27 |
16 |
Bristol Rovers Res |
12 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
28 |
19 |
15 |
Bristol City Res |
12 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
34 |
28 |
10 |
Taunton Town |
12 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
20 |
34 |
10 |
Plymouth A Res |
12 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
23 |
33 |
7 |
Torquay U Res |
12 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
18 |
35 |
7 |
Exeter City Reserves were Champion's of the Western League Division 1.
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