CITY'S "DOUBLE" OVER NORTHAMPTON.
EBDON'S GOAL THE REWARD OF QUICK THINKING.

Wednesday, September 18th 1946.

EXETER CITY 1 (Ebdon)
NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0
Half time: City 1 Northampton 0.

City: Singleton; Thompson, Coles; Cutting, Hanford, Walker; Mustard, Wardle, Ebdon, Wright, Regan.
Referee:- Mr L. Brown, of Barnes.
Northampton: Jones; Smalley, Allen;
Neal, Sankey, Barron; Roberts, Smith, Morrall, Blunt, Fowler.

Attendance 8,000.

Ebdon's smartly taken goal, the only score of the match, gave the City a deserved win over Northampton at St James's Park. Ebdon owed his chance to a through pass from Walker, and the goal was his reward for quick thinking. It was scored after half an hour's play. It was not a great game, but it did however contain some interesting phases, and the onlookers must have been impressed with the skilful play of Wardle and Smith, the two inside-rights, also by the clever and cool defensive work of Hanford and Smalley. Jones had a busy evening in the Northampton goal, and he thoroughly merited the cheers which a sporting crowd accorded him at the close of the game.