Saturday, December 9th 1950.
F.A.Cup 2nd round.
City v Swindon Town.

Because of similarity in colours both Exeter City and Swindon had to change, under the rules of the F.A.Cup competition. The City played in gold shirts with black collars and sleeves, and the Railwaymen turned out in blue.

EXETER CITY: Singleton; Clark, Rowe;
Harrower, Doyle, Davey; McClelland, Fallon, Smith, Mackay, Regan.
SWINDON TOWN: Burton; Hunt, May;
Kaye, Hudson, Batchelor; Lunn, Wheeler, Onslow, Simner, Bain.

ATTENDANCE 14,764, receipts £1,383. RESULT:
EXETER CITY 3 SWINDON TOWN 0.

After surviving strong pressure in the first half Exeter City were the more assertive force in this grimly fought F.A.Cup 2nd round tie at St James's Park this afternoon. The winners made full use of scoring chances. The losers showed glimpses of midfield craft which was not backed by anything like the same ability to finish. The City deserved their victory. There can be no two opinions over that, just as every impartial observer will concede that the three goals to nil margin was flatteringly big. The heavy state of the pitch imposed a big test upon the stamina of the players, and Exeter, better endowed in this respect, were the stronger finishers. The goals were scored by Smith (8 minutes), Fallon (70), Mackay (82).

Southern League:
Cheltenham Town 4 City Reserves 1 (Allcock, own goal).

ROBINS' FORWARDS WERE SUPREME

Not since the closing days of September have the faithful 2,500 who watch Cheltenham Town play at Whaddon-road seen their team score four goals in a match. And perhaps it is longer than that since the Robins played as Irresistibly as they did in the first half of their Southern League game against Exeter City Re- Serves on Saturday. 

In the second half they fell from the high standard they had set themselves and allowed water to score, making the final tally 4-1, but the fall can readily be forgiven, as their two points were by then secure. 

Cheltenham's superiority in the first half was emphatic. The forwards always found their men with their passes. They swept down the field with moves as well co-ordinated as if they had been rehearsed.

Exeter had no answer to this. Warren and Powell, the backs, defended as grimly as they  could, but after twenty minutes, goals began to come freely. Before half-time, four were scored. Dean scrambled in the first, the ball being deflected off Warren's back. Mills scored the second, and the fourth, and Aldred the third. It was pleasant to surmise during the interval how many the Cheltenham forwards would score if they remained in this mood.

However, Exeter recovered. They ceased allowing the home forwards to make rings around them, and took the play to their opponents' half. Their only goal came fifteen minutes from the end, Dunlop's free kick being deflected into the net by Allcock. Mills was one of the best forwards on the field. Playing unobtrusively and unexcitedly, he often, by a quick move, gave the required touch of danger to a raid that had hitherto seemed harmless.

Shiner was not among the goal-scorers, but he was probably as great a problem to Exeter as any man. The defenders dealt very ably with the few Exeter attacks there were in the first half, and they remained sound and unflurried during the Exeter revival.

Match Report 2

Southern League 
CHELTENHAM BEAT
CITY RESERVES 4-1

Exeter City Reserves, who were dangerous early, at Cheltenham this afternoon, failed to counter tricky forward play from their opponents, and were one goal down after twenty minutes. The home lead came after the whistle had blown for a goal by Mills. This was disallowed following con sultation between the referee and the linesmen. A minute later, maintaining pres sure. Cheltenham were one up, when the ball went in off. It was a very harassed Exeter team who tried their utmost to withstand constant Cheltenham pressure. Noth ing Warren. Powell or Carter could do could stop the home forwards once they were on the move; while well as Salter played in goal he could not face up to the sharp shoot ing tactics against him.
Cheltenham went further ahead when MILLS scored from a pass from Dean. ALDRED headed in a third, and just before the interval MILLS added a fourth.

Half-time:
CHELTENHAM 4-0  EXETER CITY RES
Exeter had more of the game in the second half, the defence refusing to
be drawn as it was in the earlier stages. Ten minutes after the interval the Reserves should have reduced their opponents lead when Coltman failed to clear from a free kick, but an attacking forward missed with an easy shot.

Result:

CHELTENHAM 4-1 EXETER CITY RES



Saturday, December 16th 1950.

MILLWALL v EXETER CITY,
POSTPONED.

Reports from all over the country tell the same story of snowbound and icy Soccer pitches, and several grounds were unplayable today. The fate of the City's match at Millwall was uncertain yesterday, when there were several inches of snow on the ground. The decision to abandon the game was made by the referee, Mr S.V.Davis, this morning due to the snow freezing overnight.

The match at St James's Park between the City Reserves and Royal Marines was also cancelled.