Saturday, April 10th 1948. 

WATFORD (Osborne, Davies, Cheney) 3

CITY (Regan) 1.

League Division 3, at Vicarage-road. Attendance 10,000.

Watford: Rigg; Harris, Malpass; Eggleston, Farnen, Fisher; Woodroffe, Davies, Thomas, Osborne, Cheney.
Referee: Mr W.T.Strainge of Bristol.
City: Singleton; Johnstone, Blood; Bartholomew, Davey, Jeffrey;Hutchings, Evans, Dymond, Mackay, Regan.

Exeter City's performance at Watford was uninspiring, the whole team being too slow and lacking in determination. On a hard, dry pitch, with a lively ball requiring first-time methods Exeter's players stood and waited for the bounce, whereas the Watford men secured most of the possession and consequently dictated the game.

Southern League.
City Reserves 1 Chelmsford 3.

At St James's Park.

EXETER RESERVES DISAPPOINTING

Exeter City Reserves gave a disappointing display in their Southern League match against Chelmsford City, at St. James' Park.

Foreman, a virile and clever centre-forward, got Chelmsford's goals, but it was by no means a one-man show." Plunkett, in par- ticular, and the other forwards, were far superior to Exeter's attack, which never played as a unit. There were flaws in the defence, and Thompson, at left-back, was below form.

Sutherland scored Exeter's consolation goal.


Team:- Hoyle; Warren, Thompson; P.Fallon, Coles, Walker; Boylin, Vaughan, Sutherland, Wright, W.Fallon.
Scorers:-
Sutherland for Exeter,
Foreman 3 for Chelmsford City.