Match 32
30th January 1937
FA Cup 4th Round
Leicester City (h)
Southern League
Norwich City Res. (a)
ECFC 3-1 Leicester City
FA Cup 4th Round
Exeter City: Chesters; Brown, Boyle, Clarke, Angus, Shadwell, F.Smith, Bussey, Williams, Pope, Owen.
Leicester City: McLaren; Frame, Jones, S.Smith, Sharman, Grosvenor, Davis, O’Callagham, Bowers, Liddle, Stubbs.
Referee: F.J.Lowe (Bristol)
GIANTKILLERS once more – and shades of 1931
Report by Will Barrett
Exeter City were the shock team of the FA Cup fourth round in 1937, when they defeated Leicester City after being a goal behind 14 minutes after the start.
There was plenty of drama in this gruelling contest which was fought out on a waterlogged pitch. And how well the mud-spattered, rain soaked Exeter players stuck to their task.
They held Leicester in a vice-like grip for most of the match and Jack Bowers, who must have remembered Exeter City from his Derby County days, had never been more subdued than in this match.
The fact he was marking England’s centre-forward did not worry Exeter’s Jack Angus one bit. [William] Brown and [Michael] Boyle were reminiscent of the old Gray-Miller partnership of days gone by.
Leicester deserved some sympathy after losing Sep Smith with the recurrence of a knee injury and this naturally put a tremendous strain on the rest of the City players.
[Danny] Liddle opened the scoring after 14 minutes, heading home from a corner by [Taffy] O’Callaghan, but [Walter] Bussey levelled the scores ten minutes later. Ten minutes from half-time, [Rod] Williams put Exeter in front and, because of the bad light, the interval was curtailed to a couple of minutes. Rain began to fall, and the ground became even more treacherous.
Angus, who had made his name in the 1931 Cup campaign, ‘policed’ Bowers relentlessly and the former England forward hardly saw the ball. Sep Smith returned, but only to limp along the left wing, unable to offer much service, and the winning goal was banged home by Williams.
Full Time Exeter 3-1 Leicester City
Man of the Match
Rod Williams Exeter. (In Picture)
Southern League
NORWICH CITY RESERVES
v EXETER CITY RESERVES.
In wet weather a crowd of 1,700 spectators attended the Southern League match between these sides at Carrow Road, Norwich. Nothing was scored in the first half. Thirteen minutes after the resumption of play Maskell was brought down heavily in the penalty area and Clare scored from the "spot." Edwards and Clare both hit shots against the right hand upright of the Exeter goal with Tierney beaten. Maskell netted the second goal for Norwich in the 75th minute. The final score was:-
Norwich City Reserves 2
Exeter Reserves nil.
FA Cup 4th Round
Exeter City: Chesters; Brown, Boyle, Clarke, Angus, Shadwell, F.Smith, Bussey, Williams, Pope, Owen.
Leicester City: McLaren; Frame, Jones, S.Smith, Sharman, Grosvenor, Davis, O’Callagham, Bowers, Liddle, Stubbs.
Referee: F.J.Lowe (Bristol)
GIANTKILLERS once more – and shades of 1931
Report by Will Barrett
Exeter City were the shock team of the FA Cup fourth round in 1937, when they defeated Leicester City after being a goal behind 14 minutes after the start.
There was plenty of drama in this gruelling contest which was fought out on a waterlogged pitch. And how well the mud-spattered, rain soaked Exeter players stuck to their task.
They held Leicester in a vice-like grip for most of the match and Jack Bowers, who must have remembered Exeter City from his Derby County days, had never been more subdued than in this match.
The fact he was marking England’s centre-forward did not worry Exeter’s Jack Angus one bit. [William] Brown and [Michael] Boyle were reminiscent of the old Gray-Miller partnership of days gone by.
Leicester deserved some sympathy after losing Sep Smith with the recurrence of a knee injury and this naturally put a tremendous strain on the rest of the City players.
[Danny] Liddle opened the scoring after 14 minutes, heading home from a corner by [Taffy] O’Callaghan, but [Walter] Bussey levelled the scores ten minutes later. Ten minutes from half-time, [Rod] Williams put Exeter in front and, because of the bad light, the interval was curtailed to a couple of minutes. Rain began to fall, and the ground became even more treacherous.
Angus, who had made his name in the 1931 Cup campaign, ‘policed’ Bowers relentlessly and the former England forward hardly saw the ball. Sep Smith returned, but only to limp along the left wing, unable to offer much service, and the winning goal was banged home by Williams.
Full Time Exeter 3-1 Leicester City
Man of the Match
Rod Williams Exeter. (In Picture)
Southern League
NORWICH CITY RESERVES
v EXETER CITY RESERVES.
In wet weather a crowd of 1,700 spectators attended the Southern League match between these sides at Carrow Road, Norwich. Nothing was scored in the first half. Thirteen minutes after the resumption of play Maskell was brought down heavily in the penalty area and Clare scored from the "spot." Edwards and Clare both hit shots against the right hand upright of the Exeter goal with Tierney beaten. Maskell netted the second goal for Norwich in the 75th minute. The final score was:-
Norwich City Reserves 2
Exeter Reserves nil.
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