Easter Monday.

EXETER CITY 2
CLAPTON ORIENT 1.

April 10th 1939,
at St. James's Park.

Williams, who scored thirty six League and Cup goals for Exeter City in season 1936-37, received a grand welcome when he led out the Orient at St James's Park on Monday afternoon. Honoured with the captaincy for the occasion, he duly obliged by winning the toss.

Exeter City:- Church; Halliday and Little; Walker, Angus, and Fellowes; Bussey, Riley, Bowl, Ebdon, and C.Sutherley.
Clapton Orient:- Hall; Rennie and Whyte; Dodgin, Bartlett, and Black; Paterson, Walters, Williams, Smith, and Crawford.
Referee:- Mr E.W. Vokes, of Bath.

The crowd was smaller than usual for an Easter Monday match at Exeter, and there were about 5,000 present when the City kicked off from the railway end against a strong sun. Williams was fouled, and from the free kick, thirty yards out, Crawford shot over the bar. Church then safely disposed of a low shot from Black, and Hall saved from Bowl on his knees. In sixteen minutes the City took the lead, Bowl going through on his own to beat Hall with a low shot in the corner. Williams equalised for the Orient two minutes after the start of play in the second half, and Ebdon scored Exeter's second goal, following a corner well taken by Sutherley. 

Southern League
CHELMSFORD 4
EXETER CITY RESERVES 0.

Blore, although beaten four times at Chelmsford, played a grand game for the City Reserves, and alone saved them from losing a greater number of goals. He made two great saves from Wright, the former Argyle player, in the first half, when Wood scored the only goal by means of a penalty kick. Palethorpe, who played centre-forward for Sheffield Wednesday in the F. A. Cup Final at Wembley four years ago, had a hand in all three goals scored by Chelmsford in the second half. Blore was given a great ovation by the crowd at the end of the match.