DONCASTER SCORES THE WINNING GOAL Fine Fast Shot Beats Wharton All the Way:

Saturday, November 21st 1931. NORWICH CITY 0 EXETER CITY 1.

Visiting the Nest, the peculiarly shaped Norwich City ground, this afternoon, Exeter City made their first team change for some weeks, Baugh, a wholehearted and experienced defender, replacing Gray at right full-back. Gray's recent loss of form prepared many of the club's following for the re-inclusion of Baugh, but in fairness to Gray it should be stated that he has the ability and will, no doubt, recover his normal form in due course. In brilliantly fine weather the game started before a crowd of about 12,000, and Varco, once a popular centre forward in the Norwich ranks, was accorded a cordial reception.

Norwich City:- Wharton; Hannah and Smith; Jobling, Williamson, and Lochhead; Pearson, Burditt, Ogle, Blakemore, and Murphy.

Exeter City: Davies; Baugh and Miller;
Clarke, Angus, and Barber; Armfield, Varco, Whitlow, Houghton, and Doncaster.

The Grecians repeated their last year's victory at the Nest, and deservedly so. For, individually and collectively, they were infinitely superior to the home eleven. Wharton, Hannah, and Smith stood between Exeter City and victory until twenty four minutes of the second half had gone by, when Doncaster scored the winning goal with a beautiful left-foot shot. The Exeter forwards, especially Houghton and Doncaster, were a constant source of worry to the Canaries, while Angus and his defensive colleagues kept the Norwich attacks well in check. Exeter were early prominent, a pass by Angus to the right wing setting up the first attack, but Armfield's centre was cleared. At length a brilliant run by Doncaster seemed likely to bring about a goal, but with the home backs out of position the ball was centred too squarely, and Williamson cleared. A centre from Armfield was kicked into the net by Whitlow, but the goal was disallowed on the grounds of offside. Wharton saved a certain goal when he dived to take the ball off Houghton's toes, and the goalkeeper won loud applause for another fine save, from Whitlow. The all important goal was scored twenty-one minutes from the end, Doncaster beating Wharton all the way with a fine swerving shot from fifteen yards. Whitlow should have scored a second goal, but his final shot lacked sting. The Grecians, except for spasmodic breakaways by Norwich, practically dominated the play throughout both halves, and it was only the goalkeeping of Wharton which limited the score to one goal. The Norwich forwards, who were led by Ogle, a full-back who was signed from Barnsley in the summer, were ineffective against the close marking of Angus and the backs.

Southern League
EXETER CITY RESERVES 4
LLANELLY 1.

Llanelly were beaten as stated in this afternoon's Southern League fixture at St James's Park, it being the City Reserves' first success of the season in this competition.

Reserves: F.G.Grigg; Gray, Bright; Purcell, Ditchburn, Robinson; Keen, Graham, Woodward, Halliday, and Courtney.
Llanelly: Owen; Causey, Evans; E. Williams, McNa, I.Williams; J.Williams, Samuel, Robbings, Jones, and Collins.
Referee:- Mr W.T. Brooking.

Llanelly took the lead in ten minutes through Samuel, and the best Exeter could manage were two shots over the bar by Woodward. Robbings netted again for Llanelly, but the goal was disallowed for reasons only known to the referee himself. After half an hour's play a free kick sent in by Ditchburn was collected by Graham, who headed across the goalmouth to Halliday, who jumped and headed the ball into the net. Exeter began the second half very briskly, Woodward scoring at close quarters. The capable play of Purcell, Ditchburn, and Robinson, and the dash of Woodward and Halliday were inspiring features of the game for Exeter, and Keen put the issue beyond doubt with a finely taken third goal. The lead was increased by Woodward from a fine pass by Courtney.

• BASTIN NOW AN INTERNATIONAL.
  Clifford Bastin was in the news again this week, when on Wednesday he won his first International cap, playing for England against Wales at the Liverpool club's ground at Anfield. England won by 3 goals to 1.

EXETER CITY v H.M.S. EXETER
at St. James's Park

Wednesday, November 25th 1931.

The visit of H.M.S.Exeter's Soccer team to St James's Park on Wednesday, to oppose Exeter City in a friendly match, aroused considerable interest, and as luck would have it the weather and ground conditions were favourable good to football. In honour of the unique occasion a huge Union Jack was flown by the club from the roof of the grand-stand, in front of the Directors' Box, which was decorated with bunting. There was a special round of applause for the Ship's Band when it took up its position in the middle of the field, and regaled the company with a selection of nautical airs. The Naval team included two Devon County players, Wesley and Cocker, and J.W.Demellweek, another Devon County player, would have assisted them but for the fact that he was at Portsmouth, playing for the team representative of the Atlantic Fleet. Exeter City fielded their full side, and played in white shirts and dark blue knickers. The Navy played in red with white knickers.

Exeter City:- Davies; Baugh and Miller; Clarke, Angus, and Barber; Armfield, Varco, Whitlow, Houghton, and Doncaster.
H.M.S.Exeter:- Cocker; Chism and Holmes; Howatt, Reynolds, and Lancashire; Williamson, Curtis, Way, Wesley, and Perkins.
Referee:- Mr R.G.Luscombe.

Cocker won the toss and the match started briskly. In ten minutes the Grecians took the lead through Houghton from Armfield's centre. Two minutes later a fine dribble down the left wing by Doncaster ended with him scoring Exeter's second goal. The visitors did not lack encouragement, for the repeated calls of "Come on the Navy" from the 2,000 spectators led to eager midfield play by the H.M.S. Exeter. Doncaster scored for the City and Wesley for H.M.S.Exeter. Houghton in 30 minutes and Barber two minutes later added to the City's score, which was five at half-time to one by the Navy. 
Scorers in the second half were Perkins for H.M.S.Exeter, Varco and Houghton, Way (H.M.S.Exeter), Varco, Clarke, and Whitlow for the Grecians.
An interesting and unusual match thus ended with the score:
Exeter City 10 H.M.S. Exeter 3.

Saturday, November 28th 1931.
CITY v THE BEDOUINS
Friendly Match at St James's Park
WHITLOW ON THE TARGET WITH EIGHT GOALS!

EXETER CITY 11 THE BEDOUINS 3.

Being without a Cup or League engagement this afternoon, Exeter City arranged a "friendly" with The Bedouins, an amateur combination which is better known in the North and Midlands than in the West-country. Fine weather prevailed, but friendly games do not make a great appeal these days, and there was a sparse attendance.

Exeter City:- Davies; Baugh and Miller; Clarke, Angus, and Barber; Armfield, Varco, Whitlow, Houghton, and Doncaster.

The Bedouins:- S.Wilson; G. Battrick and H. Bennion; G.Roberts, E.Henshaw, and E.Fish; -.South, E. Burglass, R.Edwards, J.Allinson, and E.W.Weeks.

Referee:- Mr F.Lovell.

Exeter's fine understanding and clever position play soon began to tell, and in the first minute or so a goal might have come the way of the Grecians. But first Whitlow was robbed in the act of shooting, and then Armfield dropped a centre behind the goal-net. Doncaster after a splendid round of passing by all the City forwards, shot tamely into Wilson's hands, but Houghton soon scored a nice goal from Armfield's centre. Barber registered the second goal with a long shot and Whitlow scored Exeter's third. Edwards then scored for the amateurs, but it was not long before Whitlow, getting possession a few yards out, took deliberate aim and then crashed the ball past the helpless Wilson. After the interval the City simply toyed with the opposition and indulged in a riot of goal-scoring. After Whitlow had scored twice South got a goal for the Bedouins. Exeter's seventh goal was netted by Armfield, who headed the ball in from Doncaster's centre. Edwards then got through for the Bedouins, and even now the scoring was not done with, for Whitlow netted thrice in quick succession for the Grecians. Really the Exeter leader should have "declared" before now! Varco, although not among the scorers, did much useful work in midfield, and just before the finish he sent Armfield away, and when the centre came across Whitlow headed the ball home for his eighth goal and the City's eleventh.