Saturday, November 17th 1934.

EXETER CITY STAGE ANOTHER RALLY

Six Goals Shared After Swindon Led 3-1 

GRECIANS BEST IN LAST HALF HOUR

Exeter City 3 Swindon Town 3.

Another dramatic come-back was staged by Exeter City to-day at St James's Park when, after appearing a badly beaten side they rallied to such purpose as to divide the points at three goals all. The City's best work was confined to the last half-hour, and if the team had played as well throughout as they did then, they would have won comfortably. There were weaknesses in the Exeter half-back line, and the defence lacked its usual steadiness. Poulter never spared himself, and proved a constant menace to the Swindon rearguard. Once again, however, his luck was right out in front of goal, but he never gave up trying.

EXETER CITY
Davies
Gray Angus
Clarke Webb Lewis
J.Scott Wrightson Poulter T.Scott Hurst

Referee:- Mr J.M.Wiltshire, of Sherborne.

Gunson Bowl Fowler T.Armstrong Peters Horrocks W.Armstrong Nixon
Herod Duckworth
F. Houldsworth
SWINDON TOWN

The weather was dull and cloudy, but dry, and Swindon are as a rule popular visitors to St James's Park. In the circumstances, therefore, the attendance of 5,000 was disappointing. T.Scott won the toss and Fowler kicked off towards St James's Road. In their first attack Swindon made progress on the right, Davies punching out a centre from Peters and Gray completing the clearance. In Exeter's first raid Poulter, receiving the ball from Wrightson, tested Houldsworth, and the Swindon goalkeeper, who is an amateur, saved on his knees. Tom Scott tried to get the City attack moving, but each time he did the ball was over run, first by Hurst and then by Poulter. Play had been in prog ress 22 minutes when Peters received the ball on the half way line, brushed past Lewis, and made a brilliant run down the touchline. With the other Exeter defenders hesitating he cut in and beat Davies with a close range shot for the opening goal. The City made a strong bid for the equaliser, and Hurst raced inside to test Houldsworth with a flashing oblique drive. The goalkeeper saved, but only by punching the ball out, direct to T.Scott, who with the easiest of chances spooned hit shot over the bar. Ten minutes before the interval Fowler threaded his way through and gave to Bowl, who drove past Davies from close in.

HALF TIME: EXETER O SWINDON 2.

When the game re-started it was seen that Angus and Webb had changed places. Gray pulled up Fowler when the Swindon leader was making one of his speedy runs, and when the City got into their stride J.Scott spoiled a promising move by firing yards over after Poulter had flicked on Hurst's centre to him with his head. In fifteen minutes, however, Exeter scored. J.Scott atoned for his earlier failures by putting the ball across low and hard to Wrightson, who ran on and beat the advancing goalkeeper from a range of eight yards. The City now had a definite chance to save the game, but the Swindon defence covered well and the Grecians were driven back. Swindon were quicker to the ball than Exeter, whose half-backs were inferior, and Angus was no more successful against the diminutive but thrustful Fowler than Webb had been. Twenty-two minutes after the restart Bowl, from Gunson's centre, headed the ball past Davies for Swindon's third goal. Exeter now showed more fight than at any stage previously, and once again pulled off one of their late rallies, which are now becoming a habit. Seventeen minutes from the end the energetic Poulter passed on a ball from Clarke to J.Scott, who scored in the bottom corner. Still the City attacked, and a storming raid on the left wing brought about the equaliser. Hurst centred to Poulter, whose shot rebounded from the goalkeeper's body. Tom Scott bored his way through, got to the ball first, and fired hard into the top of the net amid scenes of wild enthusiasm. In the last minute they nearly got the winner, a header by Poulter rebounding off the crossbar for Houldsworth to punch clear.

YEOVIL 5
EXETER CITY RESERVES 3.

For their meeting with the all conquering Yeovil and Petters eleven at Huish the City Reserves were strengthened by the return to duty of Charlie Miller, the first-team skipper, who has been out of the game for two months.

Yeovil: - Lynoh; Woods, Birks (absent); Crewe, Price, Parkin; Grimes, Savidge, Cook, McNeil, and Parle.

City:- Chesters; Lock, Miller; Risdon, Keefe, McClure; Hoyle, Dudley, McArthur, Tierney, and Dryden.

Exeter, led by Miller, received a warm welcome. They were then followed by Yeovil, captained by Tommy Parkin, a Grecian of a few seasons ago. Yeovil started without Birks, who was held up through car trouble. Hoyle and Dryden gave Exeter an early lead, and after about 25 minutes a round of applause greeted the appearance of Birks and Yeovil played better. Hoyle scored for Exeter, but Yeovil then got three quick goals through McNeil (2) and Savidge.
Savidge and Parle scored for Yeovil in the second half.