1925/26
All Results and information
Squad Photo from the 1925/26 season that saw Exeter finish 20th in Division Three South and exit the FA Cup in the First Round.
League Position: 20th
P 42 W 15, D 5, L 22 F-A 72-70 Points: 35
FA Cup First Round: Swansea Town (H), 1-3

Top Row-D Bolam, H Hawkins, W McDevitt, F Maven (Manager), W Lowton, A Matthews, A Tucker (Trainer)
2nd Row- C Myers, A Crawshaw, A Potter, H Bailey, S Pavey, R Pullan, W Lievesley, E Crompton
3rd Row- F Newman, G Shelton,R Pollard, S Charlton (Capt.), H Kirk, A Flynn, W Compton.
4th Row-W Casson, H Blackmore.
Exeter City
First Team Results
29/08/25 | Reading | A | L | 2-3 | 12834 | Compton 2 | |||
31/08/25 | Bristol Rovers | H | W | 1-0 | 10000 | Matthews (p) | |||
05/09/25 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | H | L | 0-1 | 5000 | ||||
09/09/25 | Bristol Rovers | H | W | 3-0 | 5500 | Myers | Casson | Compton | |
12/09/25 | Charlton Athletic | A | L | 0-1 | 5000 | ||||
19/09/25 | Gillingham | H | W | 2-1 | 5000 | Compton | Casson | ||
23/09/25 | Queens Park Rangers | H | W | 3-0 | 5000 | Myers | Kirk | Lowton (p) | |
26/09/25 | Merthyr Town | A | L | 1-3 | 8000 | Myers | |||
03/10/25 | Newport County | H | W | 1-2 | 7000 | Compton | Casson | ||
08/10/25 | Queens Park Rangers | A | D | 0-0 | 3000 | ||||
10/10/25 | Luton Town | A | D | 1-1 | 5000 | Blackmore | |||
17/10/25 | Bristol City | H | D | 1-1 | 8000 | Charlton (p) | |||
24/10/25 | Crystal Palace | A | L | 2-3 | 5000 | Shelton | Kirk | ||
31/10/25 | Norwich City | H | L | 0-1 | 6000 | ||||
07/11/25 | Southend United | A | L | 1-3 | 5000 | Blackmore | |||
14/11/25 | Brighton and Hove Albion | H | L | 2-4 | 5000 | Charlton (p) | Kirk | ||
21/11/25 | Aberdare Athletic | A | L | 0-5 | 5000 | ||||
05/12/25 | Millwall | A | L | 0-3 | 8000 | ||||
19/12/25 | Watford | A | L | 1-3 | 7500 | Blackmore | |||
25/12/25 | Plymouth Argyle | H | W | 4-0 | 10000 | Blackmore | Lievesley | Price (og) | Compton |
26/12/25 | Plymouth Argyle | A | D | 2-2 | 20000 | Compton | Blackmore | ||
28/12/25 | Brentford | H | W | 6-1 | 7000 | Shelton | Blackmore 3 | Matthews | Potter |
02/01/26 | Reading | H | W | 3-2 | 5000 | McDevitt | Lievesley 2 | ||
16/01/26 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | A | L | 1-2 | 2000 | Charlton (p) | |||
23/01/26 | Charlton Athletic | H | W | 5-3 | 5000 | Blackmore 2 | Lievesley 2 | McDevitt | |
30/01/26 | Gillingham | A | L | 0-2 | 4000 | : | |||
06/02/26 | Merthyr Town | H | W | 6-2 | 7000 | Lievesley 3 | Blackmore | Shelton | Charlton (p) |
13/02/26 | Newport County | A | L | 0-3 | 6000 | ||||
20/02/26 | Luton Town | H | D | 2-2 | 7000 | Lievesley | Compton | ||
27/02/26 | Bristol City | A | L | 0-1 | 15000 | ||||
06/03/26 | Crystal Palace | H | L | 0-1 | 6000 | ||||
13/03/26 | Norwich City | A | L | 1-3 | 7000 | Newman | |||
20/03/26 | Southend United | H | L | 0-1 | 5000 | : | |||
27/03/26 | Brighton and Hove Albion | A | W | 3-1 | 6000 | Kirk | Compton | Lievesley | |
02/04/26 | Swindon Town | H | L | 1-2 | 9000 | Compton | |||
03/04/26 | Aberdare Athletic | A | W | 4-0 | 7000 | Lievesley 3 | Shelton | ||
05/04/26 | Swindon Town | H | L | 1-2 | 11000 | Lievesley | |||
10/04/26 | Northampton Town | A | L | 1-2 | 4000 | Charlton (p) | |||
14/04/26 | Northampton Town | H | W | 1-0 | 3500 | Lievesley | |||
17/04/26 | Millwall | H | W | 3-1 | 6000 | Compton | Lievesley | Kirk | |
24/04/26 | Brentford | A | L | 0-2 | 5000 | : | |||
01/05/26 | Watford | H | W | 6-1 | 6000 | Lievesley 2 | Blackmore 3 | Compton |
Final Table
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Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
Reading |
42 |
23 |
11 |
8 |
77 |
52 |
57 |
Plymouth Argyle |
42 |
24 |
8 |
10 |
107 |
67 |
56 |
Millwall |
42 |
21 |
11 |
10 |
73 |
39 |
53 |
Bristol City |
42 |
21 |
9 |
12 |
72 |
51 |
51 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
42 |
19 |
9 |
14 |
84 |
73 |
47 |
Swindon Town |
42 |
20 |
6 |
16 |
69 |
64 |
46 |
Luton Town |
42 |
18 |
7 |
17 |
80 |
75 |
43 |
Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic |
42 |
17 |
9 |
16 |
75 |
91 |
43 |
Aberdare Athletic |
42 |
17 |
8 |
17 |
74 |
66 |
42 |
Gillingham |
42 |
17 |
8 |
17 |
53 |
49 |
42 |
Southend United |
42 |
19 |
4 |
19 |
78 |
73 |
42 |
Northampton Town |
42 |
17 |
7 |
18 |
82 |
80 |
41 |
Crystal Palace |
42 |
19 |
3 |
20 |
75 |
79 |
41 |
Merthyr Town |
42 |
14 |
11 |
17 |
69 |
75 |
39 |
Watford |
42 |
15 |
9 |
18 |
73 |
89 |
39 |
Norwich City |
42 |
15 |
9 |
18 |
58 |
73 |
39 |
Newport County |
42 |
14 |
10 |
18 |
64 |
74 |
38 |
Brentford |
42 |
16 |
6 |
20 |
69 |
94 |
38 |
Bristol Rovers |
42 |
15 |
6 |
21 |
66 |
69 |
36 |
Exeter City |
42 |
15 |
5 |
22 |
72 |
70 |
35 |
Charlton Athletic |
42 |
11 |
13 |
18 |
48 |
68 |
35 |
Queens Park Rangers |
42 |
6 |
9 |
27 |
37 |
84 |
21 |
FA Cup
The format of the FA Cup changed in 1925/26 What previously was the 1st Round proper became the 3rd Round.
Exeter had reached the equivalent of the 3rd Round or beyond in:-
1908/09 4th Round
1911/12 3rd Round
1913/14 4th Round
1914/15 3rd Round
1920/21 3rd Round
1921/22 3rd Round
1923/24 4th Round
1924/25 3rd Round
1925/26 |
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Exeter Score 1st |
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28/11/1925 |
Swansea Town |
Home |
1-3 |
10000 |
Compton |
R1 |
Reserves and Youth Results
Southern League
Results
Southern League (West) | |||||||||
29/08/1925 | SL | Ebbw Vale | Home | 2-1 | Bolam | Lowton | |||
02/09/1925 | SL | Bristol Rovers | Home | 1-0 | Casson | ||||
05/09/1925 | SL | Torquay United | Away | 1-0 | Casson | ||||
07/09/1925 | SL | Bristol Rovers | Away | 0-1 | : | ||||
16/09/1925 | SL | Mid-Rhondda | Home | 3-1 | Bolam | Spencer (og) | Blackmore | ||
26/09/1925 | SL | Torquay United | Home | 2-2 | Lievesley | Blackmore | |||
05/10/1925 | SL | Mid-Rhondda | Away | 0-1 | : | ||||
17/10/1925 | SL | Bristol City | Away | 0-2 | : | ||||
07/11/1925 | SL | Yeovil | Home | 6-0 | Kirk 2 | Way | Casson 2 | Bolam | |
21/11/1925 | SL | Weymouth | Home | 0-2 | : | ||||
28/11/1925 | SL | Taunton Town | Away | 2-4 | Newman | Casson | |||
12/12/1925 | SL | Weymouth | Away | 1-2 | Budd | ||||
19/12/1925 | SL | Pontypridd | Home | 3-3 | Kirk | Bolam | Davis | ||
25/11/1925 | SL | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 1-3 | Salter | ||||
26/11/1925 | SL | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 3-5 | Kirk 2 | Casson | |||
02/01/1926 | SL | Yeovil | Away | 2-4 | Kirk | Myers | |||
13/02/1926 | SL | Bath City | Home | 4-1 | Casson | Myers 2 | Hawkins | ||
20/02/1926 | SL | Bath City | Away | 1-3 | Casson | ||||
27/02/1926 | SL | Bristol City | Home | 1-1 | Newman | ||||
13/03/1926 | SL | Barry | Home | 0-2 | : | ||||
20/03/1926 | SL | Barry | Away | 1-3 | Shelton | ||||
02/04/1926 | SL | Swindon | Home | 0-0 | : | ||||
05/04/1926 | SL | Swindon | Away | 0-4 | : | ||||
10/04/1926 | SL | Taunton Town | Home | 2-1 | Casson | Blackmore | |||
17/04/1926 | SL | Pontypridd | Away | 1-1 | Casson | ||||
30/04/1926 | SL | Ebbw Vale | Away | 3-2 | Chapman 2 | Milsom |
Final Table
Final table: 1925-26 SOUTHERN LEAGUE WESTERN SECTION | |||||||||
1 | Plymouth Argyle Reserves | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 67 | 31 | 2.16 | 41 |
2 | Bristol City Reserves | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 28 | 1.71 | 36 |
3 | Bristol Rovers Reserves | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 35 | 1.46 | 30 |
4 | Swindon Town Reserves | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 57 | 40 | 1.43 | 30 |
5 | Ebbw Vale | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 60 | 46 | 1.30 | 29 |
6 | Torquay United | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 59 | 46 | 1.28 | 29 |
7 | Yeovil & Petters United | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 48 | 0.90 | 26 |
8 | Mid Rhondda United | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 47 | 49 | 0.96 | 25 |
9 | Weymouth | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 64 | 60 | 1.07 | 23 |
10 | Exeter City Reserves | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 49 | 0.82 | 21 |
11 | Barry | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 55 | 0.85 | 20 |
12 | Taunton United | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 44 | 60 | 0.73 | 20 |
13 | Pontypridd | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 77 | 0.57 | 19 |
14 | Bath City | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 38 | 86 | 0.44 | 15 |
Western League Division I
Division One of the Western League consisted of three clubs from the old single-division league, plus two new clubs and five new reserve teams.
The number of clubs was thus reduced from thirteen to ten after Peasedown St John left the league.
The seven new teams were:
Bristol City Reserves, re-joining after leaving the league in 1921.
Bristol Rovers Reserves, re-joining after leaving the league in 1921.
Exeter City Reserves, re-joining after leaving the league in 1921.
Plymouth Argyle Reserves
Swindon Town Reserves, re-joining after leaving the league in 1921.
Taunton United and Torquay United, re-joining after leaving the league in 1922.
Western League Division 1Results
Western League | |||||||||
12/09/1925 | WL | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 1-1 | Quinn | ||||
19/09/1925 | WL | Yeovil | Away | 2-2 | Blackmore | Lievesley | |||
30/09/1925 | WL | Swindon | Home | 2-3 | Lowton | Shelton | |||
03/10/1925 | WL | Weymouth | Away | 2-5 | Bolam | Blackmore | |||
10/10/1925 | WL | Taunton Town | Home | 4-1 | Newman | Lowton 3 | |||
24/10/1925 | WL | Bristol City | Home | 0-0 | : | ||||
14/11/1925 | WL | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 1-3 | Myers | ||||
05/12/1925 | WL | Bath City | Home | 1-0 | Budd | ||||
09/01/1926 | WL | Bristol City | Away | 2-8 | Kirk | Casson | |||
16/01/1926 | WL | Torquay United | Home | 1-2 | Kirk | ||||
30/01/1926 | WL | Yeovil | Home | 5-3 | Casson 4 | Kirk | |||
06/03/1926 | WL | Bath City | Away | 3-0 | Kirk 2 | Bolam | |||
24/03/1926 | WL | Swindon | Away | 4-1 | Casson 2 | Compton 2 | |||
03/04/1926 | WL | Taunton Town | Away | 3-2 | Casson | Blackmore | Milsom | ||
06/04/1926 | WL | Bristol Rovers | Home | 0-2 | : | ||||
14/04/1926 | WL | Torquay United | Away | 1-3 | Cowley | ||||
28/04/1926 | WL | Weymouth | Home | 1-1 | Bolam | ||||
25/04/1926 | WL | Bristol Rovers | Away | 0-4 | : |
Final Table
Bristol City Reserves |
18 |
10 |
7 |
1 |
58 |
19 |
3.053 |
27 |
Bristol Rovers Reserves |
18 |
11 |
2 |
5 |
53 |
36 |
1.472 |
24 |
Torquay United |
18 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
28 |
22 |
1.273 |
22 |
Yeovil & Petters United |
18 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
33 |
27 |
1.222 |
21 |
Swindon Reserves |
18 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
32 |
33 |
0.970 |
20 |
Weymouth |
18 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
37 |
45 |
0.822 |
18 |
Plymouth Argyle Reserves |
18 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
31 |
25 |
1.240 |
17 |
Exeter City Reserves |
18 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
33 |
41 |
0.805 |
16 |
Taunton United |
18 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
18 |
45 |
0.400 |
9 |
Bath City |
18 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
20 |
50 |
0.400 |
6 |
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