Christmastide Football 

EXETER CITY v. CRYSTAL PALACE

Postponed 

Exeter City's match against the Palace at Selhurst Park, on Christmas Day, had to be postponed on account of fog. Ten minutes before kick-off time visibility was perfect, and the players, referee, and linesmen were changed and ready to take the field. A sudden black cloud of fog dropped from nowhere, and completely blotted out the ground. Fog also was responsible for stopping matches at the following Football League centres:- Bolton, Chelsea, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton, Notts Forest, West Ham, Clapton Orient, Gillingham, Millwall, Northampton, New Brighton, and Port Vale.

Monday, December 27th 1937
at St James's Park.

EXETER CITY 2 (Liddle, Farrell)
CRYSTAL PALACE 2 (Waldron, Blackman) 
Attendance 12,000 (highest crowd of the season).

City: Church; B.Clarke, Wallace; Shadwell, Bamsey, Davies; Coulston, Bussey, Bowl, Farrell, Liddle.
Palace: Chesters; Gregory, Booth; Lievesley, Walker, Collins; Pritchard, Robson, Blackman, Waldron, Horton.
Referee:- Mr Lowe, of Bristol.


Southern League

Colchester U. 3 Exeter City Reserves 1.

EASY FOR COLCHESTER

In this Southern League game at Colchester, the spectators witnessed a fast game and good football from both sides. Barraclough gave Colchester the lead after 18 minutes as a result of a fine centre from Hodge. On the verge of half-time, the referee gave Exeter a free kick, inside the penalty area, and close to the goalmouth for an unintentional foul, and McGill scored. On the resumption Exeter pressed hard but after eight minutes Day scored for Colchester from a pass by Prendergast. Ten minutes before the end Cheyne scored Colchester's third goal from Barra- clough's pass.

Colchester: Dunn; Fairchild, Wood; Smith. Leslie, Richie; Hodge, Prendergast  . Day. Cherne, Barraclough.

Exeter: Tierney: Totting, Pollard: Cavanagh, Coles (A), Barnes (G): Miles, Storey. Ebdon. McGill, Clarke (W).