Exeter City v
Mansfield Town
April 16th 1932.

EXETER CITY 3
MANSFIELD TOWN 0

There were five thousand spectators when play started at St James's Park in dull and damp weather. Mansfield were appearing for the first time there. Roberts in the twenty-eighth minute opened the scoring, breaking past the massed Mansfield defenders and netting the ball from point-blank range.

Exeter's second goal, in the second half, was also obtained by Roberts, and it was the one-hundredth conceded by Mansfield in League football this season. Several minutes before the finish Barber headed into the net from a corner kick taken by Purcell.

Exeter City:- Davies; Gray and Miller (captain); Clarke, Childs, and Barber;
Purcell, Roberts, Varco, Houghton, and Doncaster.

Mansfield Town:- Staples; Clifford and England (captain); Featherby, Robinson, and Blackburn; Storer, Broome, Johnson, Staniforth, and Bowater.

Referee:- Mr E.Pinckstone, of Birmingham.

Exeter City brought off their expected victory this afternoon, although for some time the team was not impressive. The Grecians' best work was done in the second half, when the forwards attained the same high standard as was shown by the half backs and defence all through the game.

Roberts delighted the crowd with his brace of smart goals, and his colleagues as well as the spectators would have been very pleased if he had had the good luck to complete a "hat-trick." There is no doubt that the City's new inside right is able to shoot very powerfully on occasion and that he has the art of keeping his shots low. Further, he demonstrated again in this match that he knows just how to employ the strong crossfield pass (the Alec James move) to the opposite wing most effectively. He swung out some wonderful passes to Doncaster, and each time the Mansfield defenders were outwitted.

Mansfield Town played better football than several higher placed sides which have been seen at St James's Park this season, and perhaps there is something in their contention that they have had nothing but bad luck in their away games. Both the City and Mansfield were very well served at full-back, and in Mansfield's case this was their strongest department.

Exeter, by today's result, have reached a total of twenty League victories this season, and so have set up a new record for the club in this respect.

Southern League
LLANELLY 1
EXETER CITY RESERVES 1.

Exeter City Reserves followed up their Western League victory over Taunton Town by bringing back one Southern League point from Llanelly.

The City were in brilliant form all through the first half, and it was a marvel that only one goal was scored. Whitlow netted netted with a beautiful shot just prior to the interval.

Llanelly did better after the change of ends and towards the close of the game Pope equalised. McNab greatly disappointed the crowd by missing with a penalty kick in the last few minutes. Earlier on there was a remarkable incident following a free kick to Llanelly, it being taken by McNab from just outside the Exeter penalty area. He shot hard for the net, the ball striking the crossbar. On the rebound it was sent behind the line by Baugh. The home players surrounded the referee in an appeal for a goal, and a number of spectators ran on to the field and surged about. Mr Goldsbrough, the Llanelly manager, meanwhile rushed on to the field and persuaded the crowd of excited spectators to return to their places. A corner kick was then awarded to Llanelly, which was cleared by Baugh.

Monday, April 18th 1932.
Southern League 
YEOVIL AND PETTERS 1
EXETER CITY RESERVES 1.

People who missed the match at Huish on Monday evening between Yeovil and the City Reserves in the Southern League missed one of the best games seen there in the present season. Exeter had fielded a strong team which savoured very much of their Third Division side, and even so they found Yeovil just as good, and only managed to save a point in the last moments of the game.

Yeovil & Petters:- Pym; Day and Penn; Mc Andrew, Jordan, and Parkin; Millington, Davin, Pemberton, Molloy, and Rankin.

City Reserves: Jones; Ditchburn and Baugh; Robinson, Angus, and Barber;
Armfield, Graham, Whitlow, Halliday, and Courtney.

The Yeovil forwards did not quite reach their usual standard in combination or shooting, and this fact more than any other prevented them from winning. In midfield there was little to choose between the two teams, and the game was made more exciting than ever by the fact that both defences were practically unpassable. Pym was in exceptionally good form, and saved one shot from Whitlow at only two yards' range when all seemed lost for the "Glovers." A moment later he ran out to intercept and clear from Armfield in spectacular style. But he would doubtless have remained unbeaten had it not been for an incident in front of his goal. The ball was centred by Armfield, and Penn and Whitlow, jumping for it, collided in mid-air. The City centre-forward fell heavily and lay still. The ball was then partly cleared and Pym went over to his fallen opponent. At the same time the ball was driven into the vacant net by Armfield. Yeovil's goal was obtained by Davin from a penalty kick given against Ditchburn for fouling Rankin.

Fred Whitlow was carried off the field and a doctor was called. The City player was removed in the Yeovil ambulance to the local hospital, where it was found he had fractured the cheekbone, and a slight operation was performed successfully. It is hoped that Whitlow will be sufficiently recovered to leave the hospital within the next two or three days.

Devon Championship
EXETER CITY BEATEN IN THE FINAL

Wednesday, April 20th 1932.
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 2 EXETER CITY 0.

Exeter City were beaten by two goals to nil by Plymouth Argyle in the final of the Devon Professional Championship at Home Park on Wednesday evening. The gate fell considerably below expectations, the receipts of £259 being much less than the average for the match.

Argyle: Harper; Roberts and Bland; Mackay, Pullen, and Hardie; Grozier, Bird, Bowden, Leslie, and Vidler.

City: Davies; Gray and Miller; Clarke, Childs, and Barber; Purcell, Roberts, Varco, Houghton, and Doncaster.

Although having as much of the first half play as their rivals Exeter failed to reveal their best form, the half-backs being slower than those of Plymouth. Also, there was not the same balance in the City forward line. Houghton put in much brilliant work and was in fact the cleverest forward on the field. Some of his clever passes ought to have been turned to better account. Varco was a very enterprising leader but was closely watched by Pullen. Bowden led the Argyle attack skilfully, and Leslie was the schemer of the line. Gray and Miller, however, covered Davies effectively, and at half time the score sheet wa was blank. In the second half Grozier was fouled by Miller a few yards from goal. Roberts netted from the penalty spot, beating Davies with a powerful drive into the top of the net. Fifteen minutes before the end Bowden increased the Argyle's lead with a well directed shot from Leslie's pass across the front of the goal. Exeter made a strong effort to get on terms in the play that followed, but they had left it too late.