1929/30
All Results and information

Squad Photograph from the 1929/30 season that saw Exeter finish 16th in Division Three South and exit the FA Cup at the first stage.


FA Cup
First Round: Walsall (A), 1-0


Squad Photo
Back row (left to right): Sheffield, Gray, Alderson, Shanks, Dennington.
Front row: Purcell, Houghton, Guyan, Hemingway, Doncaster, Ditchburn.

First Team Results

31/08/1929 Luton Town H D 2-2 9000 Hemmingway Guyan    
04/09/1929 Gillingham H W 3-0 7000 Purcell Death Guyan  
07/09/1929 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic A L 0-3 5000 :      
11/09/1929 Gillingham  A L 0-2 6000 :      
14/09/1929 Walsall H L 0-2 7000 :      
18/09/1929 Torquay United H D 0-0 7000 :      
21/09/1929 Queens Park Rangers A L 0-2 10000 :      
28/09/1929 Fulham H W 2-1 7000 Purcell Guyan    
05/10/1929 Norwich City  A L 1-3 6000 Hannah (og)      
12/10/1929 Crystal Palace H W 6-1 6000 Houghton Guyan 2 Hemmingway Purcell 2
19/10/1929 Merthyr Town H D 1-1 6000 Houghton      
26/10/1929 Plymouth Argyle  A L 1-4 17000 Hemmingway      
02/11/1929 Swindon Town H W 5-1 6000 Hemmingway 3 Doncaster Guyan  
09/11/1929 Brighton and Hove Albion A D 1-1 7000 Doncaster      
16/11/1929 Bristol Rovers H W 5-2 5000 Guyan 2 Hemmingway 2 Houghton  
23/11/1929 Brentford  A L 0-2 5000 :      
07/12/1929 Coventry City  A D 3-3 6000 Purcell Houghton (p) Doncaster  
21/12/1929 Newport County  A L 1-4 5000 Houghton (p)      
25/12/1929 Southend United  A L 0-1 7000 :      
26/12/1929 Southend United H W 3-1 11000 Guyan Doncaster Purcell  
28/12/1929 Luton Town  A W 4-0 5000 Houghton 2 Purcell Guyan  
04/01/1930 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic H L 1-2 4000 Houghton (p)      
18/01/1930 Walsall A L 2-5 7000 Purcell Guyan    
25/01/1930 Queens Park Rangers H L 0-2 5000 :      
01/02/1930 Fulham  A D 2-2 18000 Houghton Guyan    
05/02/1930 Leyton Orient H W 4-0 4000 Purcell Doncaster Hemmingway 2  
08/02/1930 Norwich City H W 3-0 7000 Purcell Houghton Guyan  
15/02/1930 Crystal Palace  A D 1-1 12000 Purcell      
19/02/1930 Watford H W 1-0 4000 Doncaster      
22/02/1930 Merthyr Town A W 2-0 3000 Guyan Hemmingway    
01/03/1930 Plymouth Argyle H D 1-1 16000 Shanks      
08/03/1930 Swindon Town  A L 0-1 5000 :      
15/03/1930 Brighton and Hove Albion H L 1-4 5000 Purcell (p)      
22/03/1930 Bristol Rovers  A L 0-1 8000        
29/03/1930 Brentford H D 0-0 7000 :      
05/04/1930 Leyton Orient A L 0-3 8000 :      
12/04/1930 Coventry City H D 1-1 6000 Hemmingway      
19/04/1930 Watford  A L 1-2 8000 Hemmingway      
21/04/1930 Northampton Town H W 6-4 8000 Hemmingway 4 Armfield Mason  
22/04/1930 Northampton Town  A D 2-2 6000 Hemmingway 2      
26/04/1930 Newport County H L 0-4 6000 :      
03/05/1930 Torquay United  A L 1-2 5000 Houghton      


Final Table

Pld

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Plymouth Argyle

42

30

8

4

98

38

68

Brentford

42

28

5

9

94

44

61

Queens Park Rangers

42

21

9

12

80

68

51

Northampton Town

42

21

8

13

82

58

50

Brighton & Hove Albion

42

21

8

13

87

63

50

Coventry City

42

19

9

14

88

73

47

Fulham

42

18

11

13

87

83

47

Norwich City

42

18

10

14

88

77

46

Crystal Palace

42

17

12

13

81

74

46

Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic

42

15

13

14

72

61

43

Southend United

42

15

13

14

69

59

43

Clapton Orient

42

14

13

15

55

62

41

Luton Town

42

14

12

16

64

78

40

Swindon Town

42

13

12

17

73

83

38

Watford

42

15

8

19

60

73

38

Exeter City

42

12

11

19

67

73

35

Walsall

42

13

8

21

71

78

34

Newport County

42

12

10

20

74

85

34

Torquay United

42

10

11

21

64

94

31

Bristol Rovers

42

11

8

23

67

93

30

Gillingham

42

11

8

23

51

80

30

Merthyr Town

42

6

9

27

60

135

21



FA Cup

1929/30
30 November 1929 Walsall Away 0-1 7898 : R1  



Reserves

SOUTHERN LEAGUE WESTERN SECTION Results 

Southern League (West)
14/09/1929 League Torquay United Away 0-4 :      
21/09/1929 League Torquay United Home 4-1 Houghton 3 Corrigan    
28/09/1929 League Taunton Town Away 3-3 Houghton 2 Corrigan    
12/10/1929 League Barry Away 1-4 Goldsworthy      
19/10/1929 League Merthyr Town Away 2-1 Corrigan 2      
26/10/1929 League Plymouth Argyle Home 3-0 Gumm 2 Armfield    
02/11/1929 League Swindon Away 1-1 Corrigan      
09/11/1929 League Newport County Home 4-1 Henderson Corrigan 2 McMullan  
16/11/1929 League Bristol Rovers Away 0-0 :      
23/11/1929 League Llanelly Home 4-1 Corrigan Henderson 2 Gumm  
30/11/1929 League Ebbw Vale Away 1-1 Armfield      
21/12/1929 League Barry Home 2-1 Gumm 2      
25/12/1929 League Bath City Home 1-2 Gumm       
26/12/1929 League Bath City Away 0-6 :      
28/12/1929 League Ebbw Vale Home 6-1 Armfield 3 Henderson 3    
18/01/1930 League Lovell's  Home 2-2 Armfield  Henderson     
25/01/1930 League Bristol City Away 1-1 McMullan      
01/02/1930 League Taunton Town Home 4-2 McMullan 2 Purcell 2    
08/02/1930 League Lovell's  Away 1-2 Henderson      
15/02/1930 League Bristol City Home 0-2 :      
22/02/1930 League Merthyr Town Home 1-0 Gumm      
01/03/1930 League Plymouth Argyle Away 1-3 Thomas      
08/03/1930 League Swindon Home 4-1 Doncaster 2 Gumm Ditchburn  
22/03/1930 League Bristol Rovers Home 2-2 McMullan Gumm    
29/03/1930 League Newport County Away 0-2 :      
18/04/1930 League Yeovil Home 0-4 :      
21/04/1930 League Yeovil Away 1-5 Guyan       
26/04/1930 League Llanelly Away 0-3        



SOUTHERN LEAGUE WESTERN SECTION
Final Table

1

Bath City

28

16

6

6

85

52

1.63

38 

2

Bristol Rovers Reserves

28

16

4

8

66

50

1.32

36 

3

Taunton Town

28

14

7

7

50

40

1.25

35 

4

Barry

28

15

3

10

65

55

1.18

33 

5

Yeovil & Petters United

28

12

7

9

63

47

1.34

31 

6

Plymouth Argyle Reserves

28

14

3

11

68

52

1.31

31 

7

Newport County Reserves

28

13

4

11

68

76

0.89

30 

8

Lovells Athletic

28

13

2

13

59

57

1.04

28 

9

Exeter City Reserves

28

11

6

11

49

54

0.91

28 

10

Bristol City Reserves

28

11

5

12

59

63

0.94

27 

11

Swindon Town Reserves

28

10

6

12

69

67

1.03

26 

12

Torquay United Reserves

28

10

6

12

76

77

0.99

26 

13

Llanelly

28

10

4

14

55

52

1.06

24 

14

Ebbw Vale

28

5

6

17

52

97

0.54

16 

15

Merthyr Town Reserves

28

5

1

22

48

93

0.52

11 



Western League
Results

Western League
31/08/1929 League Bristol City  Away 2-2 Houghton 2      
05/09/1929 League Yeovil Away 1-3 Doncaster      
07/09/1929 League Bristol City  Home 5-0 Thomas Henderson 2 Houghton 2  
11/09/1929 League Bath City Home 1-1 Death      
25/09/1929 League Yeovil Home 1-2 Henderson      
02/10/1929 League Plymouth Argyle Away 0-2 :      
05/10/1929 League Taunton Town Home 5-0 Corrigan 2 Ditchburn  Armfield 2  
07/12/1929 League Plymouth Argyle Home 2-0 Baldwin Henderson    
14/12/1929 League Bristol Rovers Home 0-0 :      
11/01/1930 League Bath City Away P-P        
27/02/1930 League Taunton Town Away 1-2 Henderson      
06/03/1930 League Bath City Away 3-3 Gumm Thomas 2    
15/03/1930 League Torquay United Away 2-2 Varco McMullan    
02/04/1930 League Bristol Rovers Away 2-0 Purcell Ware    
03/05/1930 League Torquay United Home 1-0 Mason      



FINAL TABLE
WESTERN LEAGUE

(DIVISION 1) 1929-30

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts

Yeovil & Petters U

14

10

2

2

32

13

22

Exeter City Res

14

5

5

4

26

17

15

Bristol City Res

14

5

5

4

28

27

15

Plymouth A Res

14

6

2

6

23

20

14

Taunton Town

14

6

2

6

17

30

14

Bath City Reserves

14

4

5

5

35

33

13

Torquay United Res

14

4

3

7

27

32

11

Bristol Rovers Res

14

3

2

9

18

34

8

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