Bristol City 5-1 ECFC 
Scorers: Wardle
Attendance: 7465

ANOTHER DEFEAT.

Eight thousand spectators at Ashton Gate, Bristol, saw Thomson in the Exeter goal complete several fine clearances in a fast game, before Clark gave Bristol the lead after 20 minutes. Bristol, faster and better balanced, took complete control after the interval when they got four more goals. The lone Exeter goal was scored by Wardle, who was again the losers' best forward.

FRIENDLY MATCH.
ROYAL MARINES AT ST. JAMES'S PARK.
Saturday, December 29th 1945.

EXETER CITY 11 (Ebdon 7, Warren 2, Regan 2) 
ROYAL MARINES 3 (Tripe, Crick, Parry)

Exeter City:- Leitch; Booth, Govier; Cutting, Coles, Partridge; Shiels, Warren, Ebdon, Perkins, Regan.

Royal Marines:- Waldron; Topham, Peck; Boyd, Hayes, Lewis; Astill, Crick, Tripe, Parry, Harper.

The Marines scored first but were overwhelmed and beaten by eleven goals to three in the friendly against Exeter City. The City included Arthur Coles, one of their prewar players, Shiels of Basingstoke, Perkins of Topsham, and Regan of the Fleet Air Arm. Ebdon, playing against different opposition from that to which he normally encounters, had an "afternoon out." He claimed seven goals including one penalty, and his marksmanship was more in keeping with the old Ebdon standard. Another City forward to impress was D.Regan, playing in his first match for the Grecians. He is an outside-left who controls the ball cleverly and knows how to beat his man and get into position. Perkins showed many clever and promising touches, while Warren had an abundance of energy and a fair degree of footcraft. The half back line, in which Coles and Cutting took most of the honours, had command of the majority of the midfield exchanges. Govier made a useful contribution at left back.

THIRTEEN GOALS AT THE PARK. LEADERS OF THE SERVICES LEAGUE BEAT EXETER CITY.

Saturday, January 5th 1946.

EXETER CITY 6 (Coles 2, Ebdon 3, Lake) HOLDING BATTALION ROYAL MARINES 7 (McGinty 3, Whewell, Gant, Coles own goal, Dunn)

Attendance 2,000.

Exeter City:- Tregale; Booth, Sage; Cutting, Coles, Angus; Regan, Lake, Ebdon, Casey, Langford.
Royal Marines:- Hannaford; Tallis, Whewell; Dunn, Biggs, Butcher; Stoker, McGinty, Gant, Gallagher, Harper.

Another high-scoring game was seen at St. James's Park, where an Exeter City XI was slightly unlucky to lose by the odd goal of 13 to the Holding Battalion Royal Marines, leaders of the local City
Services' League. Despite the score Tregale, a local amateur goalkeeper, gave a very creditable exhibition. Coles was outstanding in the half back 'line, which was handicapped through Cutting being injured before the half time interval. Regan again showed promise when he reverted to his true position of outside left in the second half. For the Holding Battalion Gallagher was in a class of his own. The winners were a strong and forceful side and their goals were mostly obtained from good attacking moves. Coles's two goals for the City were both shot from the penalty spot.