IMPROVEMENT AT GILLINGHAM City Speed Up in Cup-Tie

Southern Section Cup Tie

Wednesday, October 2nd 1935.
GILLINGHAM 0 EXETER CITY 0 

Exeter City made further changes for the Southern Section Cup tie (first round) at Gillingham on Wednesday afternoon.

The side which was so heavily beaten at St James's Park last week end was:- Chesters; Lowton and Miller; Risdon, Robinson, and Angus; Hurst, Dunn, McCambridge, McLean, and McArthur.

The Exeter City side which played at Gillingham was:- Chesters; Angus and Miller; Risdon, H. Bamsey, and Fantham; Scott (Jack), Scott (T), McCambridge, McArthur, and McArdle.

The Gillingham side in both matches was:- Whitelaw; Turton and Lester; Randle, Barrie, and Hopkins; Tadman, Fisher, Duncan, and Doncaster. Baldwin,

GRECIANS FINE DEFENCE.

Two timely tackles by Turton kept McCambridge in check. Exeter's new centre forward was leading the City's front line with dash and thrust. Doncaster, who scored two goals for Gillingham on Saturday, very nearly got another one when he cut in at speed and shot against the upright. Tadman, who had previously missed a good chance, headed the ball high over the net from a centre by Doncaster. Gillingham pressed hotly as the game progressed, but could not pierce the fine defence offered by the Grecians. The City had speeded up their game considerably since last Saturday, and in their efforts to check the dangerous Doncaster and Duncan left wing they were infinitely more successful.

MCARDLE INJURED.

Towards the close Turton suffered a serious knee injury, and was removed to hospital, and soon afterwards McArdle, who was the City's most dangerous forward, was injured in a collision with Barrie and although he carried on was little better than a passenger.

• EXETER CITY'S NEW MANAGER.
  MR JACK ENGLISH, OF NORTHAMPTON.

Exeter City have lost no time in appointing a new manager to succeed Mr W. McDevitt. On Saturday, October 5th, Mr Jack English, who was formerly the manager of Darlington and Northampton Town, was appointed. As a player Mr English was one of England's best full-backs in the years immediately preceding the war, and he was a member of the Football League XI v the Scottish League in 1914-15. He was a dour defender, and would probably have won full International honours but for the fact that he was contemporary with Jesse Pennington and Bob Crompton, who were peerless among full backs at that time. Mr English was left-back in the Sheffield United team which won the F. A. Cup in 1915. Whilst manager at Darlington Mr English engaged Arthur Childs and Tom Scott. Childs later went to Hull City, thence to Exeter City, while Scott was transferred to Liverpool.