Saturday, March 4th 1939. 

The League:-
Port Vale 3 Exeter City 2. 

Southern League:- City Reserves 1 Gillingham 3.

Two goals behind after 32 minutes at Port Vale, the City fought back strongly. Then, when everything pointed to a drawn game, the City's defence was beaten for a third time.

Port Vale:
Jepson
Rowe Cumberlidge
Hannah Booth Smith
Masters Moreland Ward Nolan Smart
Referee:- Mr W. Martin, of Leeds.
Rich Ebdon Bowl Riley Turnbull
Fellowes Angus Walker
Clarke Halliday
Church
Exeter City:

Dismal conditions and a cold drizzle of rain were accompanied by an icy wind, and the attendance was less than five thousand. Nolan and Moreland scored for the Vale in the first half, Bowl replying for Exeter. For part of the second half Port Vale were reduced to nine men, with Rowe and Nolan both off the field, injured. The City were in the ascendancy now, and a shot by Bowl was headed into the net by Riley. The epidemic of injuries continued, and Riley was the next victim, but he soon resumed. Then, right at the end, Masters, the former Yeovil winger, who was unmarked, gave Church no chance with a low shot from about eight yards' range.

Southern League
Exeter City Res. v Gillingham 

At St James's Park the City Reserves were beaten by Gillingham after leading at half-time through Sutherley.

City Reserves:- Blore; Brown, Mellish; Barnes, Coles, Shadwell; Kemp, Bussey, Pollard, Branton, Sutherley. Wilson,

Scott, and Rowley scored for Gillingham in the second half.

Wednesday, March 8th 1939.
EXETER CITY RESERVES 3
DARTFORD 0.

The Southern League match between Exeter City Reserves at the "Park" attracted only a very small crowd. The weather was dull with rain threatening.

City Reserves:- Blore; Brown and Little; Coles, Bamsey, and Shadwell;
Turnbull, Mellish, Bussey, Sutherley, and Jewell.
Dartford:- Pearson; Berre cloth and Collins; Wilson, Clent, and Woolhouse; Fowler, Dell, Pollard, Goodren, and Parker.

Exeter took the lead after fifteen minutes, Mellish converting a well placed centre by Turnbull. Play was mainly in favour of the City, whose defence was only on two occasions in difficulties. Wilson was concussed in a collision and was led off with a badly cut head. Coles and Bussey scored for Exeter in the second half.