EXETER CITY 0 READING 2. Easter Monday, April 18th 1938.

At St James's Park, Exeter.
Billy Wright, one of the oldest players in football, and who was Reading's left half-back against Exeter City this afternoon, today accepted the post of trainer-coach to Rouen Football Club, France. He will take up his new appointment on April 30th. Throughout his long career in the Football League he has served only two clubs, Bolton Wanderers and Reading. The result of Saturday's match at St James's Park probably made 2,000 difference to the attendance, which was a little under 8,000 at the start. Exeter had Liddle for Clarke at outside left.

EXETER CITY
Church
B.Clarke Wallace
Shadwell Bamsey Angus
Coulston Bussey Bowl Ebdon Liddle
Referee:- Mr G.H.Hann, of Glastonbury.
Cook Layton Tait McGough Watkin
Wright Holmes Dougal
Ordish Hayhurst
Whittaker
READING

In striking contrast to last Saturday, Exeter played brilliantly, and Reading's goal underwent a series of thrilling escapes in the opening stages. From Coulston's corner Whittaker punched away in the nick of time as he and Liddle went up together for the ball, and in a further attack on the right Whittaker lost possession with Bussey and Bowl harassing him. The ball ran across the empty goalmouth and Liddle just failed to reach it. It ran to Angus, whose shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked by Hayhurst, who had doubled back.
VISITORS INJURED.
Ebdon, working purposefully in the home attack, caused a thrill with a flashing 20 yards' drive, Whittaker punching out in splendid style. Breaking away, Reading had a chance, but Watkin delayed his shot too long and it was blocked by Angus. A dull period ended when the City put a spurt on, and Bussey hooked the ball inches over the crossbar with Whittaker beaten. It was the best shot of the match, so far. Reading, whose display had savoured of indifference, now lost the services of Ordish, who went off the field with a cut over his eye, and while he was away Exeter's trainer went out to attend to McGough, who had injured his knee. Despite having all the play the City had nothing to show for it, and Bowl lofted a bouncing ball yards over when he should have had an easy goal. A few minutes from the interval Reading attacked with strength on the right, and Church cut out a centre from Watkin. In the next minute the visitors raided again and secured the lead when Cook, gaining possession after a shot from Layton had rebounded from the base of an upright, shot high into the net from a narrow angle.

Half-time came with Reading undeservedly in the lead. When Tait obtained Reading's second goal after the interval it completed a sad and sorry record for Exeter over the last four matches: Goals for 0, goals against 13.


Southern League
YEOVIL & PETTERS 3
CITY RESERVES 2 

End of the season lassitude was much in evidence at Huish, when Yeovil defeated the City Reserves by the odd goal of five. The only real excitement came when Wilkins scored two splendid goals in the closing few minutes. There were narrow escapes at each end at the start, Appleby and Farrow shooting wide for Yeovil and Pollard for Exeter. Yeovil did the bulk of the attacking, but the strength of the Exeter defence prevented a score until the 28th minute when Appleby beat Tierney after the goalkeeper had saved from Manns. A bouncing ball from the foot of McGill eluded Langford early in the second half to make the score even. The City pressed again, and Pollard beat Langford for possession to put them ahead. These surprises seemed to brighten up the game, and there were exciting incidents around the Exeter goal. Appleby netted, but was ruled offside, and a shot by Heward was tipped over by Tierney.
Then Yeovil changed their forward line, and Appleby went on the right wing. Wilkins, replacing him at centre-forward, scored twice in quick succession. Coles, Topping, and Brown were outstanding players in a stout City defence, and they had a stiff task keeping the lively Yeovil
forward line at bay.