1949/50
All Results and information

In the league Exeter finished in 16th place and in the FA Cup made it to the Fourth Round.

Squad photo from the 1949/50 season.



First Team Results

20/08/1949 Crystal Palace H W 2-1 12180 Durrant McClelland  
24/08/1949 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic A L 0-2 19041 :    
27/08/1949 Watford  A W 2-1 11000 Mackay Regan  
31/08/1949 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic H L 1-2 12055 Regan    
03/09/1949 Reading H L 3-4 10853 Hutchings 2 Regan  
08/09/1949 Notts County  A D 3-3 32167 Regan 2 McClelland  
10/09/1949 Leyton Orient  A L 1-4 16000 McClelland    
17/09/1949 Aldershot H W 1-0 10108 Hutchings    
24/09/1949 Ipswich Town H D 1-1 9107 Mackay    
01/10/1949 Port Vale  A L 0-1 12000 :    
08/10/1949 Nottingham Forest  A L 0-5 25908 :    
15/10/1949 Northampton Town H L 1-3 8323 Regan    
22/10/1949 Norwich City  A W 2-1 22697 Smart Smith  
29/10/1949 Newport County H D 3-3 8000 McClelland Smart Regan
05/11/1949 Bristol City  A L 0-1 18880 :    
12/11/1949 Brighton and Hove Albion H L 2-3 7615 Clark Harrower  
19/11/1949 Walsall  A L 0-3 8700 :    
03/12/1949 Swindon Town  A L 1-7 10785 Smart    
17/12/1949 Crystal Palace  A L 3-5 15000 Smith Greenwood Regan
24/12/1949 Watford H W 3-1 7565 Greenwood Smart Fallon
26/12/1949 Southend United H D 1-1 14105 Smart    
27/12/1949 Southend United  A L 0-1 20000 :    
31/12/1949 Reading  A L 2-3 12999 Smart Regan  
14/01/1950 Leyton Orient H D 1-1 8917 Smart    
21/01/1950 Aldershot A W 2-1 4677 Walker Smart  
04/02/1950 Ipswich Town  A L 0-1 11431 :    
11/02/1950 Torquay United H D 1-1 14833 Smart    
18/02/1950 Port Vale H W 3-1 9472 Smart 2 Smith  
25/02/1950 Nottingham Forest H D 0-0 11680 :    
04/03/1950 Northampton Town  A D 3-3 11571 Smith Regan Mackay
11/03/1950 Norwich City H W 3-1 9875 Smart Regan Mackay
18/03/1950 Newport County  A W 2-1 6414 Clark (p) Smith  
25/03/1950 Bristol City H D 0-0 10937 :    
01/04/1950 Brighton and Hove Albion  A D 0-0 9610 :    
07/04/1950 Bristol Rovers H W 2-0 12121 Mackay Smart  
08/04/1950 Walsall H W 2-1 9291 Harrower 2    
10/04/1950 Bristol Rovers  A L 0-1 9698 :    
15/04/1950 Millwall  A L 1-3 15924 McClelland    
22/04/1950 Swindon Town H W 3-0 8664 Smith Harrower Mackay
26/04/1950 Millwall H W 2-1 6128 Smith Clark (p)  
29/04/1950 Torquay United  A W 4-1 9500 Smith McClelland 3  
06/05/1950 Notts County H D 2-2 10241 Hutchings Smith  

Football League Third Division South 
1949/50

Pld

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Notts County

42

25

8

9

95

50

58

Northampton Town

42

20

11

11

72

50

51

Southend United

42

19

13

10

66

48

51

Nottingham Forest

42

20

9

13

67

39

49

Torquay United

42

19

10

13

66

63

48

Watford

42

16

13

13

45

35

45

Crystal Palace

42

15

14

13

55

54

44

Brighton & HA

42

16

12

14

57

69

44

Bristol Rovers

42

19

5

18

51

51

43

Reading

42

17

8

17

70

64

42

Norwich City

42

16

10

16

65

63

42

Bournemouth & BA

42

16

10

16

57

56

42

Port Vale

42

15

11

16

47

42

41

Swindon Town

42

15

11

16

59

62

41

Bristol City

42

15

10

17

60

61

40

Exeter City

42

14

11

17

63

75

39

Ipswich Town

42

12

11

19

57

86

35

Leyton Orient

42

12

11

19

53

85

35

Walsall

42

9

16

17

61

62

34

Aldershot

42

13

8

21

48

60

34

Newport County

42

13

8

21

67

98

34

Millwall

42

14

4

24

55

63

32




Reserve Team
Southern League
Results

The Reserves finished 11th in the Southern League and Roy Rew was the leading scorer with 11 goals. 

Southern League 
Exeter Score 1st
20/08/1949 SL Hereford United Away 2-2 Roy Mitchell    
27/08/1949 SL Dartford Home 0-0 :      
01/09/1949 SL Bedford Town Away 1-1 Roy      
03/09/1949 SL Dartford Away 2-2 Roy Durrant    
07/09/1949 SL Merthyr Tydfil Away 1-2 Smart      
14/09/1949 SL Gloucester City Home 5-4 Durrant 3 Smart Bartlett (og)  
17/09/1949 SL Guildford City Away 1-3 Smart      
21/09/1949 SL Weymouth Away 0-1 :      
28/09/1949 SL Bedford Town Home 5-1 Squires Smith 2 Roy 2  
01/10/1949 SL Guildford City Home 3-1 Mitchell 2 Rew    
05/10/1949 SL Weymouth Home 1-1 Smith      
08/10/1949 SL Chelmsford City Home 1-8 Rew      
19/10/1949 Cup Chelmsford City Away 2-3 Mitchell  Durrant    
22/10/1949 SL Torquay United Home 1-0 Rew      
26/10/1949 SL Tonbridge Home 1-1 Smith      
29/10/1949 SL Cheltenham Town Away 1-0 Harrower      
05/11/1949 SL Hastings United Home 5-1 Greenaway 2 Rew Walker Harrower
12/11/1949 SL Headington United Away 1-3 Walker      
19/11/1949 SL Lovells Athletic Home 3-3 Rew Walker 2    
26/11/1949 SL Colchester United Home 2-3 Clark Rew    
03/12/1949 SL Gravesend  Home 0-0 :      
10/12/1949 SL Bath City Away 0-4 :      
24/12/1949 SL Torquay United Away 3-1 Mitchell McClelland Murphy  
31/12/1949 SL Bath City Home 4-1 McClelland Hutchings 3    
07/01/1950 SL Barry Town Away 0-0 :      
14/01/1950 SL Chelmsford City Away 1-2 McClelland      
21/01/1950 SL Cheltenham Town Home 3-2 Doyle Mitchell McClelland  
28/01/1950 SL Worcester City Home 1-0 Mackay      
04/02/1950 SL Barry Town Home 4-2 McClelland 3 Smith     
11/02/1950 SL Gillingham Away 1-1 Durrant       
25/02/1950 SL Kidderminster Away 0-0 :      
02/03/1950 SL Lovells Athletic Away 0-5 :      
04/03/1950 SL Headington United Home 1-0 Durrant      
08/03/1950 SL Merthyr Tydfil Home 0-3 :      
11/03/1950 SL Worcester City Away 2-0 Rickard Greenwood    
15/03/1950 SL Gravesend Away 2-0 Rickard Hutchings     
18/03/1950 SL Kidderminster Home 1-1 Rew      
25/03/1950 SL Chingford Away 1-1 Rew      
29/03/1950 SL Hastings United Away 1-5 Murphy      
01/04/1950 SL Hereford United Home 2-0 Rew Harrower    
07/04/1950 SL Yeovil Town Away 0-2 :      
10/04/1950 SL Yeovil Town Home 1-2 Rew      
15/04/1950 SL Gillingham Home 5-1 Hutchings 4 Rew    
19/04/1950 SL Chingford Home 2-2 Rickard Walker     
22/04/1950 SL Colchester United Away 0-3 :      
27/04/1950 SL Gloucester City Away 1-1 Mitchell      
06/05/1950 SL Tonbridge Away 1-4 Rew      

Southern Football League  1949/50

Final Table 

Pld

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Merthyr Tydfil

46

34

3

9

143

62

71

Colchester United

46

31

9

6

109

51

71

Yeovil Town

46

29

7

10

104

45

65

Chelmsford City

46

26

9

11

121

64

61

Gillingham

46

23

9

14

92

61

55

Dartford

46

20

9

17

70

65

49

Worcester City

46

21

7

18

85

80

49

Guildford City

46

18

11

17

79

73

47

Weymouth

46

19

9

18

80

81

47

Barry Town

46

18

10

18

78

72

46

Exeter City Res

46

16

14

16

73

83

46

Lovells Athletic

46

17

10

19

86

78

44

Tonbridge

46

16

12

18

65

76

44

Hastings United

46

17

8

21

92

140

42

Gravesend & N.

46

16

9

21

88

81

41

Torquay U Res.

46

14

12

20

80

89

40

Bath City

46

16

7

23

61

78

39

Gloucester City

46

14

11

21

72

101

39

Hereford United

46

15

8

23

74

76

38

Headington United

46

13

11

22

75

96

37

Cheltenham Town

46

15

7

24

72

97

37

Bedford Town

46

12

11

23

63

79

35

Kidderminster H.

46

12

11

23

64

108

35

Chingford Town

46

10

6

30

63

151

26

 

FA Cup

1949/50

Exeter Score 1st

26/11/1949

Millwall

Away

5-3

19487

Smart 3, Regan, Smith

R1

10/12/1949

Chester

Home

2-0

11025

Regan 2 (1 pen)

R2

07/01/1950

Nuneaton Borough

Home

3-0

14365

Greenwood, Regan, Fallon

R3

28/01/1950

Liverpool

Away

1-3

45000

Smart

R4

 

Devon Bowl 

1949/50

Exeter Score 1st 

17/04/1950

Torquay United

Home

3-0

McClelland, Hutchings, Smith

3548

SF

03/05/1950

Plymouth Argyle

Home

1-2

Smith

8963

F


Friendlies

1949/50

Exeter score 1st

10/08/1949

Reds v Whites

Home

0-1

4100

McClelland

1st Practice Match

13/08/1949

Reds v Whites

Home

5-0

4699

Roy, Rew 3, Smith

2nd Practice Match

10/09/1949

Devon County

Home

6-3

1200

Mitchell 4, Smith 2

Reserve Friendly

19/09/1949

Exmouth District

Away

4-2

1500

McClelland 2, Roy, Greenwood (pen)

At Maer Sports Ground

17/12/1949

Bristol  & District League X1

Home

6-0

1000

McClelland 4, Rew, Murphy

Reserve Friendly

27/12/1949

Plymouth Command

Home

4-3

3378

Murphy 2, Hutchings, Rew

Reserve Friendly

15/02/1950

FA Amateur X1 v Universities Athletic Union

At SJP

4-0

1008

(Harold Rickard St Lukes scored)

Representative Match

01/05/1950

Leicester City

Home

1-0

8000

McClelland

Benefit for Jimmy Gallagher and Stan CuttingThe 


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