Boxing Day, Friday, December 26th 1947.

EXETER CITY 3 (Thompson, Sutherland, Mackay)
BRISTOL CITY 1 (Townsend)
Half-time Exeter 2 Bristol 0.

League 3rd Division South, at St James's Park.
Attendance 12,627.

City: Singleton; Thompson, Johnstone; Gibson, Davey, Walker; Dymond, Mackay, Sutherland, Evans, Regan.

Bristol:- Clack; Guy, Bailey; Morgan, Roberts, Thomas; Hopkins, Townsend, Clark, C.Williams, S.Williams.

One of the outstanding players in today's match was Fred Davey, of Crediton. In his first Football League game Davey was not overawed in the least. He went out with one object, to subdue Don Clark, the Bristol sharpshooter. How well he succeeded is shown by the fact that Clark's worthwhile scoring attempts were a close-range header which Singleton gathered and a low shot at goal which went wide. Otherwise Davey in his first season as a professional was the master of the Third Division's most highly rated leader. Mackay, the arch-schemer of the Exeter attack, also got his name in the headlines by scoring his first goal for the club. Sutherland and Thompson, the latter with a penalty, were Exeter's other scorers. Bristol City's only success was delayed until two minutes from time and scored by Townsend.

SOUTHERN LEAGUE CUP.
Torquay Reserves 0
City Reserves 3 (Wright, Smart, W. Fallon)
played at Plainmoor.

• EXETER CITY RECORDS.
  Both Exeter teams are enjoying their most successful runs of results and immunity from defeat for some years. The records of both teams since the last week in September are:
• 1st team: Played 12 won 6 drawn 5 lost 1; 19 goals against 10.
• 2nd team: Played 15 won 10 drawn 3 lost 2; 44 goals against 16.