ECFC 0-1 Southend United
Attendance: 6000

Southend United without Billy Goodwin in the forward line did not seem right, somehow. The ex-Grecian centre forward, who broke his leg late last season, is reported to be now in training at Staveley, his home town. News of another City player, Jimmy Green, who broke his leg in a match at Watford two seasons ago, is that he has been training at St James's Park lately, and has fixed up for a month's trial with Swansea Town. Exeter City today reverted to what may be termed their regular formation as far as the defence and half-backs are concerned, and Tommy Smelt, the recent signing from Accrington Stanley, got his first chance, at centre-forward, with the "Chiefs" after his form with the Reserves is usually described as brilliant.

Saturday, October 11th.

Played at St. James's Park, Exeter.

EXETER CITY 0 SOUTHEND UNITED 1.

Last season: City 2 Southend 0.

Exeter City:
Bailey 
Pollard Charlton
Pullan Crompton Potter
Matthews Kirk Smelt Murray Compton

Referee: Mr F.Todman, of Croydon.

Macdonald Dobson McClelland Bissett Johnson
Edwards O'Rawe Jewhurst
Sayles Donnelly
Hayes
Southend United:

Charlton won the toss, and Exeter occupied the St James's Road end in the opening half. Charlton was knocked out almost with the first kick, getting in the way of a hefty clearance from Pollard, but he was quickly on the field again. Exeter started an attack, the ball being passed from Charlton to Potter, and then forward to Compton. Compton made ground to the corner flag and whipped over a nice centre, all along the carpet. Smelt overran the ball in his haste to do well on his first appearance, but Kirk, running in, sent it sky-high and away into the crowd up the big bank. In the next few minutes Southend showed aggressive symptoms, McClelland and Bissett being prominent in turn, but nothing materialised. Quickly the City went through to the other end, and again the ball was centred by Compton. Smelt was hemmed in, but he slipped the leather out to Matthews, whose shot struck the angle of the goal, and from the rebound Compton drove in a shot which was saved at full-length by Hayes.

A FAST AND INTERESTING GAME.

Exeter pressed hotly again, and Kirk was fouled just outside the penalty area. The "Shrimpers" formed up solidly in front of the ball as Pullan passed sideways to Kirk, whose shot sailed over the bar. Smelt next dribbled through from the half-way line, and gave to Compton, who raced forward at speed and was shouldered off the ball. There was an appeal by Exeter for a penalty kick, which the referee ignored.
Southend took up the running, and Bailey saved from McClelland and Johnson. The crowd warmed up enthusiastically to a fast and interesting game, on a firm pitch, played in the now rare but welcome bright autumn sunshine. Southend got away in a line two minutes before the interval, and McClelland passed neatly inside to Bissett, who inexplicably failed to beat Bailey from five yards, right in front of goal. At half-time the score remained:
City nil, Southend nil.

SECOND HALF.

The second period began with Kirk volleying the ball right out of the ground and into the street, and ended with McClelland, on the half way line, dribbling through and planting the ball in the City's net, well wide of Bailey. It amounted to yet another home defeat after having the majority of the play, and the chances of scoring goals. It was a bitterly disappointing result as far as Exeter City were concerned.

Attendance:- 6,000. 

SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Bath City v City Reserves 

The Reserves recorded a splendid victory at the Bath City F.C. ground, where they scored three goals without reply from the home team. All three goals were obtained by Wilf.Lievesley.
The City Reserves were represented by:
Pavey; Coleburne and Flynn; Crawshaw, Jones, and Smith; Newman, Blackmore, Lievesley, Davis, and Shelton.