Match 41
28th March 1925
Millwall (a)
Southern League
Barry (h)
1st April 1925
Devon Professional Championship
Plymouth Argyle (h)
The Spooner Cup Final
Argyle Reserves v City Reserves
Millwall 2-0 ECFC
Attendance: 6,000
Millwall v City
Despite the counter-attraction of the F.A.Cup semi-final tie, at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, the match between Millwall and Exeter City at New Cross this afternoon created a considerable amount of interest. This was Stanley Charlton's last appearance in the League this season before he sets sail for Australia with the F.A. team.
Saturday March 28th.
MILLWALL 2 EXETER CITY 0.
Last season: Millwall 3 City 1.
Millwall: -
Crawford
Fort Hill
Pembleton Gomm Graham
Battiste Moule Parker Morris Gore
Referee: Mr F.W.Reeve, of Devonport.
Compton Shelton Lievesley Kirk Matthews Potter Crompton Pullan
Charlton Pollard
Bailey
Exeter City: -
There were only six thousand spectators, the weather being very cold. Charlton lost the toss, and Exeter had to face a very stiff breeze in the opening half. Play opened quietly, with the City holding their own. Millwall then forced the pace on their right wing, and a centre by Battiste went straight to Parker, who was well placed, but fortunately for Exeter his effort was charged down by Charlton. A long clearance by Crompton was gathered by Compton, who made ground on the left, but his pass to Shelton was intercepted by Fort, the old City back. Millwall took the lead after seventeen minutes, Gomm firing into the top of the net a centre from Gore, with Bailey being beaten in somewhat easy fashion.
SECOND HALF.
Four minutes after the resumption Millwall got away on the left, and Morris evaded a tackle by Pollard and shot for goal. The ball would have gone wide. Bailey came out to cover the shot, and Potter tried to kick the ball away, a most unnecessary action, the leather skidding off his foot and going into the net. Five minutes later a penalty was awarded the Grecians for hand-ball against Gomm, but Charlton drove the spot kick straight into Crawford, who threw the ball clear for Gore to race away up the wing, and with Charlton left stranded the situation looked dangerous for Exeter until Pollard intervened with a successful tackle on Gore.
CITY RESERVES V BARRY.
The Southern League match at St James's Park between these sides attracted a good "gate." In the absence of Flynn, who was injured, Jones captained the Grecians.
City Reserves:- Pavey; Coleburne, Lowton; Crawshaw, Sellick, Jones;
Newman, Smelt, Davis, Murray, and Lendon.
Barry: Bowen; Williams, Hinton; Moyle, Blondell, Gardner; John, Gill, Lavery, Doncaster, and Stephenson. Result:
City Reserves (Davis) 1 Barry (Lavery) 1.
DEVON PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
City v. Argyle at St James's Park
A brilliant game, fast and clever, resolute and yet splendidly sportsmanlike, was seen at St James's Park on Wednesday evening, when Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle met in the final of the Devon Professional Championship Competition.
Wednesday, April 1st.
EXETER CITY 2 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 3
EXETER CITY
Bailey
Pollard Charlton
Pullan Crompton Potter
Matthews Kirk Lievesley Davis Compton
Referee:- Mr W.D.Watson, of Torquay.
Black Leslie Cock Forbes Corcoran
Preston Pullen Logan
Russell Price
Craig
ARGYLE
The result was unfortunate because it was unfair. Exeter City, who played sparkling football in the first half, were beaten in the end by three goals to two. They opened the scoring with a brilliant goal by Lievesley, after fourteen minutes' play, and in just under half an hour Kirk very smartly drove into the net a square pass by Matthews following a corner kick. Two goals up, and playing fine football, Exeter appeared to have the game well in hand, and the five and a half thousand spectators cheered enthusiastically the clever moves of the Grecians. Then, after another five minutes, a clever bit of work by Cock
ended in a forward pass to Leslie, who was offside. Leslie. had no difficulty in netting the ball with a quick cross-shot. The referee allowed the goal, despite the fact that the linesman was flagging furiously and despite the persistent appeals of the City players. At any rate, Mr Watson, who was a last-minute deputy for Mr R.Bowden of Newton Abbot, refused to consult the linesman or vary his decision. Very soon afterwards Plymouth Argyle got the equaliser. Corcoran this time appeared to be distinctly offside when the ball was swung out to him from the middle, and this time the linesman in front of the grandstand "flagged." Again the referee allowed play to proceed. Corcoran's shot from the wing was shrewdly made, and the ball quite deceived Bailey, who advanced too far out, the leather passing over his head and entering the goal just under the crossbar. So at half-time the teams were level, and there was a great deal of heart-searching on the part of spectators in all parts of ground.
THE WINNING GOAL.
In the second half the sun had dipped below the horizon, and the teams had a fair field for the second innings. Cock scored after the half had progressed for fourteen minutes, and once again, there was a suspicion of offside about the move leading up to the goal. But the work of Black and Corcoran, a sweeping pass from left to right, clean across the width of the field, a smart raid by Corcoran and a transfer to Cock, de serves high commendation, although the goal would never have been scored but for a fatal hesitation on the part of the City defence. Davis could have equalised in the very last minute, but managed to get his head underneath the ball and send it soaring over the bar.
THE SPOONER CUP FINAL.
Plymouth Argyle won back the Spooner Cup, their Reserves beating the City Re serves at Home Park by two goals to one. Exeter's goal was scored by Shelton.
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