October 25th 1947.

EXETER CITY 1 (Fallon) 
NORTHAMPTON T. 1 (Garrett) 

Half-time City 1 Northampton 1.
League 3rd Division South,
at St James's Park.
Attendance 11,000.

City: Singleton; Thompson, Johnstone; Bartholomew, Gibson, Walker;Hutchings, Mackay, Ebdon, Wright, W. Fallon.
Referee:- Mr W.E.Dellow, of Croydon.
Northampton:- Jones; Smaller, Barron; Sankey, Dennison, Coley; Roberts, Smith, Garrett, Lowery, Fowler.

Exeter City's failure to beat Northampton was a disappointment to the big crowd at St James's Park. So was the way in which the game deteriorated into a scramble after a promising opening spell during which both sets of players had shown pace, skill, and cohesion. That the City gained no more than a division of the points was due to several missed chances in the first half hour. The foundations of victory ought to have been laid then, but at the time when the Cobblers' defence was uncertain and unsettled Exeter's forwards erred in marksmanship. Northampton's goal was scored by Garrett from a penalty for hands against Gibson. Exeter's equaliser by Fallon aroused a storm of protest from the Northampton team, claiming offside, but the referee would have none of it. He then rebuked Dennison for persistent arguing. Dennison earned further disapproval from the referee when he fouled Ebdon a few minutes later, and the Northampton team did not enhance their popularity with the crowd for indulging in time-wasting safety first tactics in the last quarter of an hour.


SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Guildford 2
Exeter City Reserves 3 (Smart 3)
at Guildford.

Team:- Hoyle; Coles, S.Rowe; Cutting, Davey, Evans; Dymond, Sutherland, Smart, Vaughan, Regan.