EXETER CITY 11
CRYSTAL PALACE 6.

Due to their being engaged in the F. A. Cup with the Arsenal, next Saturday, Crystal Palace were a long way below strength, when they visited Exeter on Wednesday afternoon in the first round of the newly formed Third Division knock-out competition. The City had no such worries, and consequently fielded their fully representative side. There were 2,000 spectators.

Exeter City. Davies; Gray, Miller; Clarke, Webb, Hardie; Scott, Wrightson, Whitlow, Houghton, Hurst.

Crystal Palace. Beby; Tyler, T.Brown; G.Brown, Nicholas, Finn; Fyfe, Goddard, Dawes, Thompson, Bigg.

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

Early play was very much in Exeter's favour, and the spectators were thrilled when a shot by Wrightson cannoned against the Palace cross bar with Beby beaten. Successive corners availed Exeter nothing, and Beby once left his goal and cleared from Whitlow with a flying kick. Just as everything pointed to an easy Exeter victory the unexpected happened, and Fyfe scored for the Palace. Exeter were by no means disheartened, and eventually Whitlow, running into position smartly, met Hardie's free kick and tumed the ball into the net as Beby advanced.Whitlow, who was in his most brilliant form, scored three more goals before half time, the score at the interval being
Exeter City 4 Crystal Palace 1.

No fewer than twelve goals were scored in the second half, Whitlow two (one from a penalty), Hurst two, Wrightson two, and Scott for Exeter, and Dawes 2, Fyfe, and Thompson 2 for the Palace.

Match Report 2
From the Western Morning News published 25th January 1934

Heavy Scoring Cup-Tie, Seventeen Goals At Exeter, City Supreme In All Departments

By EXONIAN.

The remarkable total of seventeen goals was registered in the Third Division League (South) Cup-tie between Exeter City and Crystal Palace at St. James's Park, Exeter yesterday.

Eleven goals were scored by the City and six by the Palace and had the margin been much wider the City would not have been flattered.

The goals came in the following sequence: Fyfe, Whitlow (4), Wrightson, Whitlow, Thompson, Hurst (2), Dawes, Wrightson, Dawes, Scott, Whitlow, Fyfe, Dawes.

Although the Palace  were the first to score when Fyfe sent in a long shot which Davies might have saved, it soon became evident that the only question was the number of goals by which the City would win. Opposed by almost a reserve team, the City obviously held the advantage in every department, and once they started scoring they practically dominated the game. It was only occasionally that the Palace were allowed to get within striking distance, and the majority of their six goals could be attributed as much to defen- sive blunders as to any merit on the part of the forwards. With one еxсерtion, however, they were scored after the City had established the lead. But for that fact it is doubtful whether the visitors would have found the net on more than two occasions.

NOT A WALK-OVER.
The crowd, which numbered about 3,000, no doubt enjoyed the game. It was not a walk-over for the City, who at no period rested on their laurels. They gave the impression of securing as many goals as possible. The Palace on the other hand, never admitted defeat. Shortly after the interval they were five goals in arrears, and then they lost Bigg (R.), their outside-left, with a twisted knee. In spite of that handicap they continued to play with determination and pluck, and were dangerous on each occasion they broke away from their own territory. They obtained a second goal immediately after the interval, and in subsequent play replied with four more goals to the five obtained by the City.

WHITLOW DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF

Whitlow, who led the City attack, distinguished himself. After the Palace opening goal he obtained four consecutive goals, to give the City a three-goals lead at the interval. In the second half he netted twice, to make his total six. Other goals for the City were obtained by Wrightson (2), Hurst (2), and Scott, Houghton being the only City forward to fail to find the net, although he received every encouragement from the spectators. The Palace scorers were Dawes (3), Fyfe (2), and Thompson.