Saturday, October 26th 1935.
EXETER CITY 1 LUTON TOWN 2.

At St James's Park, Exeter.

In dull weather and with a drizzle of rain threatening, there were no more than four thousand spectators at the start. The City kicked off from the far end, Lowton having lost the toss.

EXETER CITY
Chesters
Gray Lowton
Clarke Robinson Angus
Hurst T.Scott R.Ebdon McLean V.Hoyle

Referee:- Mr C. E. Lines, of Birmingham.

Stephenson Roberts Ball Martin Crompton
Fellowes Nelson Finlayson
Smith Mackey
Coen
LUTON TOWN

After eight minutes of quiet play Ball scored for Luton. The City forwards showed improved form, and carried out several fine moves, but all were wasted. One priceless opportunity of levelling the score was missed by Scott, who was too slow to reach the ball as it travelled slowly across the Luton goal line with Coen and the backs hopelessly out of position. However, Ball did much the same thing at the other end in one of Luton's sweeping raids. Half-time: City 0 Luton 1. Luton were heavily aggressive at the restart but after eleven minutes Ebdon ran through to score for Exeter. Both goals had narrow escapes before the next and last score, Crompton putting through for Luton. Exeter retaliated with several sharp raids in which Hoyle was always conspicuous, but the Luton defence never loosened its grip. Two men stood out in the City side. They were Robinson, a sheet anchor in defence, and McLean, who revealed constructive ideas far and away in advance of his colleagues. But McLean's passes were not always successful because the other forwards did not anticipate them quickly enough.