1948/49
All Results and information
Squad photo from the 1948/49 season
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Exeter finished in 12th position and made it to the Third Round of the FA Cup.
First Team Results
Final Table
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Reserve team Results
Final Table
Southern League.
Friendlies
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Exeter finished in 12th position and made it to the Third Round of the FA Cup.
First Team Results
21/08/1948 | Northampton Town | H | W | 5-1 | 9586 | Johnston | Regan 3 | Smart |
25/08/1948 | Southend United | H | D | 0-0 | 11229 | : | ||
28/08/1948 | Norwich City | H | W | 4-1 | 10000 | Smart 2 | Regan | Mackay |
31/08/1948 | Southend United | A | D | 0-0 | 14000 | : | ||
04/09/1948 | Torquay United | A | L | 1-2 | 14000 | Dymond | ||
08/09/1948 | Aldershot | H | D | 3-3 | 11500 | Dymond | Mackay | Bartholomew (p) |
11/09/1948 | Bristol City | A | L | 0-1 | 16519 | : | ||
15/09/1948 | Aldershot | A | W | 2-1 | 6500 | Regan | Harrower | |
18/09/1948 | Swindon Town | H | W | 3-1 | 11578 | Regan | Smith 2 | |
22/09/1948 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | A | L | 0-1 | 15119 | : | ||
25/09/1948 | Leyton Orient | A | L | 2-5 | 20000 | Bartholomew (p) | Mackay | |
02/10/1948 | Port Vale | H | W | 2-1 | 10672 | Bartholomew 2 (1p) | ||
09/10/1948 | Walsall | H | W | 2-1 | 10844 | Smith | Dymond | |
16/10/1948 | Notts County | A | L | 0-9 | 37647 | : | ||
23/10/1948 | Reading | H | L | 1-2 | 10534 | Regan | ||
30/10/1948 | Swansea Town | A | L | 0-6 | 29000 | : | ||
06/11/1948 | Watford | H | W | 2-1 | 7739 | Mackay | Dymond | |
13/11/1948 | Crystal Palace | A | D | 1-1 | 14000 | Regan | ||
20/11/1948 | Ipswich Town | H | L | 1-3 | 9167 | Smith | ||
18/12/1948 | Northampton Town | A | L | 0-4 | 7850 | : | ||
25/12/1948 | Brighton and Hove Albion | H | D | 1-1 | 7000 | Mackay | ||
27/12/1948 | Brighton and Hove Albion | A | L | 0-2 | 17000 | : | ||
01/01/1949 | Norwich City | A | L | 0-3 | 18915 | : | ||
15/01/1949 | Torquay United | H | W | 2-0 | 12988 | Harrower | Smith | |
22/01/1949 | Bristol City | H | D | 1-1 | 9762 | Regan | ||
05/02/1949 | Swindon Town | A | D | 1-1 | 13444 | Regan | ||
12/02/1949 | Bristol Rovers | A | L | 1-3 | 16802 | Regan | ||
19/02/1949 | Leyton Orient | H | W | 3-1 | 9375 | Durrant | Mackay | Harrower |
26/02/1949 | Port Vale | A | D | 1-1 | 8300 | Durrant | ||
05/03/1949 | Exeter City | A | L | 3-4 | 6000 | Harrower 2 | Hutchings | |
12/03/1949 | Notts County | H | W | 3-1 | 14000 | Regan 2 | Fallon | |
19/03/1949 | Reading | A | L | 0-2 | 13877 | : | ||
26/03/1949 | Swansea Town | H | D | 1-1 | 13000 | Regan | ||
02/04/1949 | Watford | A | W | 1-0 | 7337 | Johnston | ||
09/04/1949 | Crystal Palace | H | W | 3-1 | 7656 | Mackay | Durrant | Hutchings |
15/04/1949 | Millwall | A | L | 1-2 | 27000 | Hutchings | ||
16/04/1949 | Ipswich Town | A | D | 2-2 | 15000 | Smith | Powell | |
18/04/1949 | Millwall | H | W | 3-0 | 10920 | Clark (p) | Smart | Rew |
23/04/1949 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | H | L | 2-3 | 9088 | Smith | Clark (p) | |
30/04/1949 | Newport County | A | W | 2-0 | 8000 | Smart | Regan | |
04/05/1949 | Newport County | H | L | 1-2 | 6593 | Smart | ||
07/05/1949 | Bristol Rovers | H | W | 2-1 | 7000 | Durrant | Mackay |
Final Table
League Division 3 (South) P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. SWANSEA CITY 42 20 1 0 60 11 7 7 7 27 23 62 2. Reading 42 17 1 3 48 18 8 4 9 29 32 55 3. Bournemouth 42 15 2 4 42 17 7 6 8 27 31 52 4. Swindon Town 42 11 9 1 38 20 7 6 8 26 36 51 5. Bristol Rovers 42 13 5 3 42 23 6 5 10 19 28 48 6. Brighton & Hove Albion 42 11 5 5 32 26 4 13 4 23 29 48 7. Ipswich Town 42 14 3 4 53 30 4 6 11 25 47 45 8. Millwall 42 12 7 2 42 23 5 4 12 21 41 45 9. Torquay United 42 12 5 4 45 26 5 6 10 20 44 45 10. Norwich City 42 11 6 4 32 10 5 6 10 35 39 44 11. Notts County 42 15 3 3 68 19 4 2 15 34 49 43 12. Exeter City 42 12 5 4 45 26 3 5 13 18 50 40 13. Port Vale 42 11 3 7 32 21 3 8 10 19 33 39 14. Walsall 42 9 5 7 34 28 6 3 12 22 36 38 15. Newport County 42 8 6 7 41 35 6 3 12 27 57 37 16. Bristol City 42 8 9 4 28 24 3 5 13 16 38 36 17. Watford 42 6 9 6 24 21 4 6 11 17 33 35 18. Southend United 42 5 10 6 18 18 4 6 11 23 28 34 19. Leyton Orient 42 9 6 6 36 29 2 6 13 22 51 34 20. Northampton 42 9 6 6 33 20 3 3 15 18 42 33 21. Aldershot 42 6 5 10 26 29 5 6 10 22 30 33 22. Crystal Palace 42 7 8 6 27 27 1 3 17 11 49 27
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Reserve team Results
Southern League 1948/49 | |||||||||
Exeter Score 1st | Comments | ||||||||
21/08/1948 | League | Dartford | Away | 1-2 | Smith A | Jeffery | |||
26/08/1948 | League | Colchester | Away | 1-3 | Smith A | ||||
28/08/1948 | League | Cheltenham | Away | 0-3 | : | ||||
04/09/1948 | League | Bedford Town | Home | 3-2 | Harrower | Grant | Hutchings | ||
11/09/1948 | League | Barry Town | Home | 2-0 | Johnston 2 | ||||
18/09/1948 | League | Kidderminster | Away | 0-1 | : | ||||
25/09/1948 | League | Bath City | Home | 2-1 | Hutchings | Johnston | |||
02/10/1948 | League | Chelmsford | Away | 1-2 | Johnston | ||||
09/10/1948 | League | Chingford | Away | 2-2 | Johnston | Jim Cumming debut | |||
23/10/1948 | League | Gravesend | Away | 0-2 | : | ||||
30/10/1948 | League | Guildford | Home | 2-0 | Rew | Harrower | |||
13/11/1948 | League | Tonbridge | Home | 2-2 | Hutchings | Smith | Attendance 3061 | ||
20/11/1948 | League | Hastings United | Away | 0-1 | : | ||||
27/11/1948 | League | Hastings United | Home | 5-1 | Rew | Cumming 2 | Hutchings | O'Hagan | |
11/12/1948 | League | Worcester City | Away | 1-4 | Johnston | ||||
18/12/1948 | League | Chingford | Away | 0-0 | : | ||||
25/12/1948 | League | Torquay United | Away | 1-2 | Cumming | ||||
27/12/1948 | League | Torquay United | Home | 5-0 | Evans | Rew 3 | Hutchings | Attendance 4400 | |
01/01/1949 | League | Gloucester City | Home | 1-2 | Hegarty | ||||
08/01/1949 | League | Worcester City | Home | 4-3 | Cutting 3 (3 pens) | Hutchings | |||
15/01/1949 | League | Gillingham | Away | 1-7 | Hutchings | ||||
22/01/1949 | League | Tonbridge | Away | 1-2 | Grant | ||||
29/01/1949 | League | Cheltenham | Home | 0-3 | : | ||||
12/02/1949 | League | Barry Town | Away | 4-2 | Rew | Johnston 2 | Kelly (og) | ||
19/02/1949 | League | Hereford United | Away | 6-0 | Rew 4 | Smart 2 | |||
24/02/1949 | League | Merthyr | Away | 1-3 | Cumming | ||||
26/02/1949 | League | Hereford United | Home | 2-0 | Smith A | Johnston | |||
02/03/1949 | League | Dartford | Home | 3-2 | Grant 2 | Smith A | Attendance 2125 | ||
05/03/1949 | League | Chelmsford | Away | 2-2 | Smith A | Smart | |||
12/03/1949 | League | Colchester | Away | 2-4 | Cumming 2 | ||||
16/03/1949 | League | Colchester | Home | 1-1 | Smith A | Attendance 2314 | |||
19/03/1949 | League | Lovells | Home | 3-3 | Smart 3 | Attendance 3618 | |||
23/03/1949 | League | Gillingham | Home | 2-2 | Grant 2 | ||||
26/03/1949 | League | Guildford | Away | 4-1 | Rew 2 | Rowe | Gibson | ||
31/03/1949 | League | Lovells | Away | 2-1 | Cumming | Harrower | |||
02/04/1949 | League | Gravesend | Home | 4-1 | Smart 2 | Rew 2 | |||
09/04/1949 | League | Bath City | Away | 2-3 | Johnston | Owen (og) | |||
16/04/1949 | League | Yeovil | Home | 0-2 | : | Attendance 4455 | |||
18/04/1949 | League | Yeovil | Away | 1-2 | Cumming | ||||
27/04/1949 | League | Merthyr | Home | 3-1 | Johnston | Smith A, 2 | Attendance 2548 | ||
30/04/1949 | League | Kidderminster | Home | 1-2 | Johnston | ||||
05/05/1949 | League | Bedford Town | Away | 4-0 | Harrower 2 | Dymond (pen) | |||
07/05/1949 | League | Gloucester City | Away | 1-1 | Grant | ||||
Final Table
Southern League.
P W L D F A Pts 1.Gillingham 42 26 6 10 104 48 62 2.Chelmsford City 42 27 8 7 115 64 61 3.Merthyr Tydfil 42 26 8 8 133 54 60 4.Colchester United 42 21 11 10 94 61 52 5.Worcester City 42 22 13 7 87 56 51 6.Dartford 42 21 12 9 73 53 51 7.Gravesend & Northfleet 42 20 13 9 60 46 49 8.Yeovil Town 42 19 14 9 90 53 47 9.Cheltenham Town 42 19 14 9 71 64 47 10.Kidderminster Har. 42 19 17 6 77 94 44 11.Exeter City 42 18 17 7 83 73 43 12.Hereford United 42 17 19 6 83 84 40 13.Bath City 42 15 19 8 72 87 38 14.Hastings United 42 14 18 10 69 93 38 15.Torquay United 42 15 20 7 73 93 37 16.Lovell's Athletic 42 14 20 8 73 74 36 17.Guildford City 42 12 18 12 58 85 36 18.Gloucester City 42 12 20 10 78 100 34 19.Barry Town 42 12 20 10 55 95 34 20.Tonbridge 42 9 26 7 54 105 25 21.Chingford Town 42 6 27 9 43 94 21 22.Bedford Town 42 5 29 8 32 101 18
FA Cup
1948/49 |
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04/12/1948 |
Barnet |
Away |
6-2 |
5224 |
Smith 4, Bartholomew, Dymond |
R1 |
11/12/1948 |
Hereford United |
Home |
2-1 |
8000 |
Dymond 2, |
R2 |
08/02/1949 |
Grimsby Town |
Away |
1-2 |
18000 |
Regan |
R3 |
Devon Bowl
1948/49 | |||||||
25/04/1949 | Torquay United | Away | 1-3 | Grant | 6000 | SF |
Friendlies
Exeter score 1st | ||||||
11/08/1948 | Reds v Blues | Home | 3-2 | 3351 | Smith 2, Jeffrey v Regan, Johnston | 1st Practice Match |
14/08/1948 | Reds v Blues | Home | 0-3 | 4305 | Smart, Regan, Smith | 2nd Practice Match |
28/09/1948 | Exeter & East Devon League X1 (Exmouth) | Away | 7-1 | 1700 | Dymond 3, Smith 2, Bartholomew 2 | At Cranford |
16/10/1948 | Bristol & District League X1 | Home | 4-1 | 1198 | Johnston 2, Regan, Long (og) | |
05/02/1949 | Plymouth Command RN | Home | 2-1 | 1000 | Norris (og), Smart. | |
04/04/1949 | Southampton | Home | 1-1 | 11260 | Mackay | Steve Walker Benefit, Tommy Lawton played for Exeter |
23/04/1949 | Axminster | Away | 2-1 | 1000 | Cumming 2. |
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